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Side Note: It's mostly focused on the childhood trio with Rivamika being in the background mostly. 

Side Ship: Annie x Bertholdt x Reiner. 

https://youtu.be/FtBiUra_SCg

The trio had found themselves surprisingly together during an sunny afternoon. 

Even more surprising to two of the three in the trio was that Eren seemed in a happier and more content mood compared to his more grumpier and darker moods. It's something that Mikasa and Armin hasn't felt for at least a year now, leaving them both fearing they had been losing their dear friend.

It's why, they were happy to just co-exist together in the grass and enjoy the happy peace blissfully given to them for the afternoon.

The sun was warm as sunbeams shined down on them from above, the clear blue sky making them all think over the ocean once more and listening to the chatter and laughter over passing soldiers around them. 

The walls seemed more lively than they've ever been before.

Queen Historian had been a good choice for all the sakes within the walls. 

Armin found himself reading out loud, laying on his stomach with the book laid under his chin as he use to read like a child in the safety of both Alerts and Jaegers home. Mikasa half draped over Armin's butt, avoiding whenever he excitedly kicked his feet back and forward. Leaving Eren laying cuddled over the two of them, always feeling more relaxed when he was crushing the other two of their trio, having them both close and where he could feel their body heat. 

Carla had always complained whenever the three would have drifted to sleep as they lay. Warning them over bad backs and sore bodies. As well as complaining over how difficult it was to wake the trip whenever they slept in a kitten pile together. Half the time the three would wake up to one or two blankets draped over them as best at possible. 

But none of the three would sleep today, none were tired enough to sleep just yet and they held no family to drape blankets over them even if they did. No one to carry them to bed, softly complaining over them growing to big to be carried or lecturing them for acting like needy toddlers still. 

Armin's voice filled both Mikasa's and Eren's ear as he read out loud like he use to do. It would start with him mumbling the words under his breath before his voice would grow louder and louder until it was just loud enough to be heard by his friends. Never daring to read too loud, knowing most of his books were forbidden and didn't want to risk the wrong people overhearing from the window. 

The youngest's voice helping to calm the older two, leaving the stress to leave their bodies as they felt like they were frozen in time and unstoppable once more. Saving this precious peaceful moment into the deepest parts of their hearts, keeping the memory alive forever within them. 

And Eren's weight shifting from laying on his youngest friend to laying his head on Mikasa's stomach and draping his feet across Armin's back instead. Being comforted and cradled by the only family he did have left. Protecting as he was curled and squashed between them like a defenceless child once more. 

It left Mikasa running her fingers through Eren's hair, her other hand tapping an old tune her father would hum, never learning or remembering the words of the song anymore, against Armin's lower back. 

Armin's voice staying loud enough to be heard but growing softer, not daring to ruin the moment and keeping the feeling of safety floating around them all. 

It left the present unthought over for now. 

History left behind them. 

And the future unscared over. 

For now, they just had each other and the comfort over knowing they were all still alive and together. That fate hasn't stolen everyone from them just yet and nothing could currently hurt them. 

So, it was the perfect moment to spill secrets and thoughts they've all been having but haven't felt brave enough to speak over while their bonds had been distance and rocky. That their friendship was left unsteady as they were forced apart or focused on the current war at hand. 

"I'm dating Levi"

"I want to go undercover"

"I saw Bertholdt's memory over him showering with Reiner and I can't unsee things"

Three things spoken that were plaguing their minds and they desperately needed to speak to one another over. Been waiting for the right time where they're all gathered again and can just be themselves without any fear over true judgment or heartbreak. 

All slowly blinking, calmly sitting up and shuffling to sit facing each other in a semi formed triangle between the three of them. Staring at one another and taking in all three sentences blurted out to each other. 

"We've all seen Reiner naked. And it's not a secret that Reiner, Bert and Annie were dating after entering the walls together. We've all caught them being a couple at least once. Some of the unlucky one's seeing just how far they get as a couple. The moment Annie's no longer cowering behind that crystal.. I'm getting her to buy me new sheets. She owes me money for them" Mikasa simply replied as she placed an comforting hand on the blonde's shoulder, growing rather bitter as she remembers needing to get some money out of Annie once she wakes up again. 

"What type of undercover work are you thinking over? We shouldn't be too rash in anything we do. We've all checked our Marley but I'm not sure any of us would do well living there short term for the sake of a mission. We're still too new to everything there" Armin curiously asked with an concerned furrowed of his eyebrows as he looks towards Eren. Holding his chin in thought as he didn't think undercover was a good idea currently. 

"The captain's capable of love? Are you sure? Y-You didn't kidnap him.. did you? H-He's not been threatened or blackmailed into dating you, because that's not allowed. We've talked about this" Eren cries back rather startled and panic, fearing for the captain's life as he knew Mikasa wasn't the best with her emotions or acting on them correctly. He had pictured her threatening the captain somehow or hiding up his best cleaning supplies until he agrees to date her.

"Eren has his father's memories, he might be able to handle going undercover. He knows a little more over Marley then anyone else in the Survey Corps. Apart from the Marley soldiers that joined our side. We can get them to fill him in with other information needed and send him in. Marley wouldn't expect us to send in an known name as a spy" Mikasa calmly mumbles back as she turns her attention back towards the blonde man, having high hopes over Eren being capable over acting a spy at Marley. Knowing having someone they trusted to go over would be best then relying on Marley spies that swapped to their side in secret. 

"The three of them were dating?! What type of memories am I at risk of seeing, Mikasa?! Tell me? Please, I thought the shower game was strange but I don't want to peek on another person's relationship. Can I control the memories I see? I don't want to spy on their relationship memories, it feels rude. I might have ate the guy but still, he deserves his privacy in a relationship" Armin blurts back with wide eyes, having never noticed the poly couple being an actual couple. He noticed they were close but he knew his own trio of childhood friends were clingy sometimes and assumed they were the same. Panic and dread filling him as his hands cling to his head, fearing what other memories he might be witnessing in due time. 

"Why has no one answered over the Captain willing dating her or not? This could be a crime?!" Eren snapped back, frighten over what legal stuff Mikasa might have committed behind their backs. 

Armin and Mikasa sighs together, looking like tired parents before turning their gaze towards the third member of their trio. Rolling their eyes over his distressed expression and the fact he seemed ready to sprint towards Captain's Levi's office and give the man a chance to signal for help if Mikasa was forcing him into a relationship with her, a romantic one. 

"Eren, we're trying to have a serious and mature conversation over your future. Can you leave the dramatics for another time, please?" Armin replied to his friend with an unimpressed frown and looking a little disappointed that he wasn't taking these matters seriously. 

"And please calm Armin's nerves by explaining if he holds control over the memories he'll access from Bertholdt or not. You know if he stresses too much he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight" Mikasa asks of her adopted brother in hopes to ease Armin's own concerns otherwise it'd be a long night over them having to comfort him again. 

"Two votes on me going undercover counts as a win since it's two against one. The trio voting has been done and the rules followed. That conversation is done with. Armin, I've explained the titan shifter life to you already. Good luck with those unwanted memories and don't tell me a single detail over them. I've seen things between my father's first marriage and his second that made me want to jump into the closest titans mouth. I don't need to learn over another person's romantic relationship too. Meaning the last topic left to discus is one that I am very worried over, Mikasa's love life that might currently be a crime happening" Eren huffs back as he focuses on answering all that needs to be spoken over until only his own problems are left to be dealt with. Sending different looks between his friends as he talked and helped deal with it all swiftly. 

Mikasa and Armin nodded, accepting it all before standing up. Ready to take Eren to visit the Captain at his new office and let him find out if Mikasa was forcing the captain to date her or committing a crime somehow. 

Eren running ahead, wanting a heads up to give the captain time to send a signal or hint over needing to be saved by his obsessive sister if needed before Mikasa arrives with Armin. 

Armin happily asking Mikasa over her relationship and showing how happy he was that she was finally allowing her to be selfish and follow her heart. To live a bit of her own life and find a new home outside of their trio. Expecting to be the best man at her wedding or the man that walks her down the aisle when the time is needed. He knew Eren would do the opposite role that he's chosen for. 

Both childhood friend's walking with arms hooped together. Mikasa shyly but happily talking over her relationship of six months with the captain and admitting the warmth she's gain since accepting her feelings for the shorter man. How much happier and freer she's felt, she wasn't just a soldier or a dependable friend but.. someone to be cherished and loved as she stood to be herself. 

Armin growing all silly smiles and giggly over the gossip shared over his friend's love life. In a much better and joyful mood as they finally do reach the captain's office. Finding Levi seeming ready to throw Eren out of the window as their friend begs for Levi to just.. breath if he's in danger from Mikasa somehow. 

"Eren! Leave the Captain alone. He can still beat you up and I won't allow you to cause the couple to fight about it afterwards" Armin snaps back like a scolding parent as he storms over to pull his friend away from the irritated captain. 

"You told them?" Levi states more then he asks as he glances towards the arguing males before his window as he steps away from them both. 

"I said I would" Mikasa pointed out without much care over the fighting pair, knowing Armin would probably win since it was over her love life. 

"I was hoping for it to be after the war" Levi admitted with a small grimace, knowing he'd be dealing with two overprotective brothers from now onwards. 

"Now we don't have to hide as much. I can love you openly, Levi. For now and forever long I hold breath in my lungs" Mikasa tells him with a private smile that was always only for him. 

"You better train that brat to act better when our wedding day comes around. I won't have him ruining our precious day" Levi huffs back, taking her hand in his, lacing their fingers together and accepting their sealed fate together. 

"Weddings?!" Eren yelps back, his brain short-circuiting over the man's intentions with his sister. 

And a wedding do comes after the war as promised. 

It was small, only their oldest closest friends a few of their newer friends gained during the war were presence. 

Their newly friends sat on the grooms side, leaving their older friends spaced out on the bride's side. 

Annie and Reiner sat in the back, a gap left between them for where Bertholdt would have sat if he was still alive. 

Connie and Jean sitting together, one having a potato placed beside him while the other laid a bit of old bread beside them. Both keeping Sasha's memory alive, knowing she'd have been thrilled over the day she got to see Mikasa marry. 

Armin, ugly crying as he walks Mikasa down to Levi, giving her away before acting as her best man afterwards. 

The front bench on the groom's side being where the belongings of the dead they gravely missed but wanted to be apart of their big day steal. A pair of old, broken glasses frames. An key to an basement that didn't work. Carla's broken comb found in the rubble and Armin's Grandpa's hat. Erwin's necktie, Mike's favourite boots, Moblit's sketchbook. Furlan's vest and Isabel hairbands. An rusted knife belonging to Mikasa's father, found in the rotten and left to fall apart Ackerman farm's cabin, Mikasa's mother's cross-stich needle. 

A mixture of the living and the dead there with them as they sealed their hearts together under god, neither caring for the man that allowed so many to die that didn't deserve such shortened lives. But they liked the matching rings and legal gain that came with marriage, leaving them to happily share a kiss as husband and wife. 

Cheers filling the tiny church, a marriage to the two who'd fight until they're too badly broken to stand were finally gaining a happy ending for themselves. 

It proved peace had finally fallen upon them all and they could finally turn those dreamful futures into their presents. 

Happiness soon risen from both the living that witnessed the marriage in person and from the dead that watched from above, wiping ghostly snot on each other.