Today we had an early release since it was Halloween, the classes again weren't that interesting. I had a shift at the maid-cafe that started at night, we had a special Halloween event, we wore cute costumes and the cafe opened and closed late. I was planning to go as a "fallen dove" like Sasha requested. What the hell is a fallen dove, I didn't really care so I just let Sasha deal with what I wore today.
Hanji had wanted to go as a pirate, she also decided Levi to go as a vampire. In return she had to clean our dorm and help me make costumes. Sasha was planning to go as little red riding hood but I'm pretty sure she just wanted the basket of snacks. I decided to make their costumes since I knew how to design and make clothing. I hadn't done it before but I'm pretty sure I could do it, it was simple just material, cutting, measuring, cutting, sewing, and decorating is really all you have to do. Hanji and Sasha had created a design of my costume, I had already made a typical vampire prince outfit in my head. Hanji had a special design she had wanted, and all Sasha wanted was for it to have a basket of snacks with it.
I started making them on Monday, Halloween was on Saturday, and I already finished making Levi, Hanji, and Sasha's outfits on Friday. I just had to finish up my outfit, it was a bit complicated making the wings but with Hanji's help I had made it and honestly I think I did a good job.
On Levi's outfit I had made his usual white cravat a blood red one, I also added extra bat wings and told him to slick his hair back. Hanji also made him wear black boots to match the outfit.
Sasha's outfit I had made a white blouse with lace and black button up corset and of course a red skirt with white frills and finally a red cover up and a basket filled with snacks. I also put in some extra space in for candy she was definitely going to hunt for.
I had made Hanji's outfit a bit more detailed like she wanted, a long black coat with gold linings. a blue pleated skirt and a brown corset all tied together with a red belt.
I had finally finished making my own costume and looked at my creation....
I had my own costume with strings tying from my chest twisting to my neck and finally like a choker around my neck with a triangular shape hanging at the bottom. I had added some simple black thigh high socks and sewed up extra fabric on it to make it attach to the skirt. It was cute but slightly gothic at the same time. I also planned to attach my stiletto onto my thigh when we went out just in case of emergencies. It was a long slender silver titanium knife, with an edge like sharper than a vampire bat's teeth.
Hanji had praised me on my handiwork and left to find Levi so she could clean our dorm before we had to leave for the maid cafe. We opened at 6:00pm and closed at 11:00pm, since our curfew for the weekend was 12:00 we should be fine. I started cleaning the mess around my "creating station" and saw Levi scolding Hanji about something with the cleaning she had to do. I continued to clean my area while Levi was ordering Hanji around like a slave.
I decided to help Hanji since she helped me so much, "Corporal, anything I could do to help?" I asked. He nodded and replied "Hanji is cleaning the floor, so you can start by dusting the book shelf, make sure every corner of the book shelf is clean. I nodded and got a duster and a stool, even if I was taller than Heichou, I still needed a stool to get me up to the bookshelf. The stool was about three feet tall and two feet wide. I took out all the books and saw that the bookshelf was dustier more than the rest of the room. I couldn't help but smirk, that literal shrimp.
"Oi Ackerman, is anything funny?" I heard behind me, I turned around quickly and replied "Nothing captai-" I got cut off as the stool fell over and I tried to balance myself before I hit the ground, instead I felt strong hands on my waist prevent me from falling. "Tch Ackerman, you can kill three titans with one swing but you can't even stay still on a damn stool." Levi said. Thank the lord he was behind me, I could feel my cheeks heat up like the freaking sun, "I-I apologi-ize" I quickly said and got up. He stepped back and I got the stool back up, I heard his famous "Tch" behind me.
I got back to cleaning and even got my phone and earbuds to help my mind get off things. I finished dusting and set the books back in alphabetical order like they were in before. I was going to put a very thick book on the shelf when I noticed it smelled like a floral, fruity, earthy scent all at the same time. Why does this book so hecking good? I opened it up and saw that on every page was a tea bag and a description of the tea. So, he's not only a clean freak, but he's also a tea freak, typical. I started singing quietly while I wasn't properly conscience..
Come little children, I'll take thee away~
Into a land of enchantment~
Come little children, the time's come to play, here in my garden of shadows~
Come here sweet children, I'll show thee the way~
Through all the pain and the sorrows~
Weep not poor children, for life is this way~
Murdering beauty and passions...
Hush now dear children, it must be this way~
To weary of life and deceptions~
Rest now my children, for soon we'll away~
Into the calm and the quiet~
I had hummed the melody of the song as I continued putting books back on the shelf
Come little children....
I'll take thee away, into a land of enchantment~
Come little children, the time's come to play~
Here in my garden of shadows..~
(This song is not mine!)
I continued to hum the rest of the song and finish cleaning the bookshelf.
I snapped back to reality when I saw Hanji and Levi staring at me with their mouths slightly open. I pulled my earbuds out of my ears and muttered "Shitty dicks" Hanji started laughing "Never heard Mikasa, the girl worth a 100 soldiers curse like that before!", "I never took you for a singer Ackerman" said Levi. I sighed and went to my bed. I stopped singing after my parents had died, it reminded me of my mother, the song I had sang was a traditional oriental lullaby she used to sing to me as child.
People have asked me to sing before yes but I always rejected them, if I wasn't an Ackerman, they would be alive right now. But if I wasn't I wouldn't be able to protect the people I care about including captain Lev-, Shit. This again, why can't it be easy to tell how you feel. Do I like him? Yes? No? Maybe? Tch, my excuse was always that I didn't have time but now I do. I tried to think about something else and just made some iced tea.
I usually drink warm tea to help me focus or warm up depending on the tea flavor. But when I want to just clear my mind and go for something colder I drink iced tea. I decided to make a dragon fruit iced tea, I didn't like adding the actual chunks of dragon fruit since it turned soggy and just broke down in the tea. I added 4 cups of water and mixed in some dragonfruit drink powder. I added some oat milk since I didn't like adding mango or white grape juice, made it too sweet in my opinion. I mixed the liquid and sat down.
I poured two cups for Hanji and Levi as well, I took a sip it was delicious and definitely refreshing. Commander Hanji, Corporal, I made dragonfruit iced tea if you want some. "Mikasa you don't have to call me Commander Hanji anymore, you know that, same goes for Levi" Hanji replied while sipping some of the juice that she was holding. "Not bad brat" Levi commented after taking a sip from his cup, I checked the time and it was 2:46 p.m, "Hey Hanji if you're done with cleaning do you wanna go to Ramen place Sasha recommended for lunch?" I asked, Hanji looked over to Levi, he sighed and nodded.
She looked back at me with a smile and said "Alright let's go!" she exclaimed and kicked Levi out so that we could change first. Levi left with a simple "Tch, damn shitty glasses", she went into my wardrobe while I sat down on the bed. Sasha game rushing in threw the door and "I heard the news, I'm going too and helping Mikasa getting changed" she said quietly. "Why are you so quiet?"
I asked, she gestured toward the door and I understood, something about this she didn't want Levi to hear. Suddenly both Hanji and Sasha were looking threw my wardrobe, I was still confused on why they were doing this. As quickly as Sasha appeared, Hanji had disappeared and Sasha shoved me into the bathroom and told me to change. I stumbled into the bathroom and looked at the clothes she gave me, it was a off shoulder black blouse with a black pencil skirt with two gold buttons on the side and a black mini-backpack that Historia had gotten for me on my birthday. She also handed me a pair of black platform boots.
I honestly didn't mind the outfit and just changed into it, I walked out of the bathroom to see Sasha with ready to do something standing behind my desk chair. "Sasha?", she gestured me to sit down and took a rather large black velvet box. "Remember this? You asked me to take care of them while you were on that expedition in case you didn't survive." she explained, "My mother's jewelry.." I remembered. "Yup, and now your gonna wear it." she said. "But, it could put us all in danger, you know that Sasha." I replied. "Yeah but it'll go to waste if you don't even wear it" she said. I sighed "Alright you can wait outside" I told her, she nodded and walked out. I opened the large box filled with my mother's old oriental jewelry, I had to say she had good taste for jewelry. But it also represented orientals and I'm the last of my kind so it would be dangerous to wear. But as Sasha said, I didn't want it to go to waste so I took each piece out one by one. A necklace, 3 hair pieces, earrings, was presented out in front of me. I tied my hair in a high ponytail and placed the hair pieces carefully in my hair. I put on my necklace and earrings, the earrings had dangled down my ears and the necklace had glimmered in the sun.
got my wallet, phone, and dorm key and left the room, I saw Hanji and Sasha staring at me with their mouths open. "D-Does it look okay?" I asked, "I knew it would suit you!" Sasha exclaimed. "Brat where did you get the jewelry?" I heard a voice behind me say. I turned around and saw Levi in a white blouse with jeans and a black leather jacket. "I-it was my mother's" I replied, he sighed "Well blouse is right about that, it does suit you" he said and walked away. "C'mon brats, I'm starving dammit." he said. I nodded and walked with Sasha and Hanji beside me. We made it to the ramen place in 15 minutes and I'm pretty sure Hanji needed a new handkerchief from how drenched it was with Sasha's drooling.
We went inside and got some seats, I had noticed eyes set on me from the walk and inside the restaurant but I shrugged it off. It might not seem like it but I have been observant of my surroundings. Sasha had sit next to me while Hanji had sat next to Levi. We all ordered a medium sized ramen bowl, except Sasha of course. "Mmmm Swasha, dis rwamen is amazwing!" Hanji said with her mouth full.
Sasha had been too busy slurping noodles and just bobbed her head, I on the other hand was silently slurping on noodles and just observed the two girls. Levi had been silent this entire time and it's bothering me, it's just like at the maid cafe, a silent but observant person aka a stalker. I could feel his sharp grey eyes stabbing into my onyx ones at times.
Hanji at one point had landed a drop of ramen soup onto Levi's face, he left to the bathroom after a short scolding for Hanji. Sasha had finished her ramen and was not satisfied, I let her finish mine since I wasn't very hungry, I lost my appetite a bit ago for some odd reason. When Levi came back we were all ready to go and left the restaurant after paying.
-Levi's POV-
Mikasa had come out of the dorm and I saw the lacy black necklace that had placed itself on her porcelain white skin, and hair pins that elegantly pinned into her hair. It was a sight to see, I had never seen her with jewelry or lady-like things on her. It reminded me of when she first came to the survey corps at 15 years old, unlady like, rude, dominant. She had turned into a woman over the years, she had become polite, dominant but gentle, understanding, and she even walked more like a lady with her back straight and chin up. Had a fallen for her?
-Mikasa's POV-
We exited the ramen restaurant by 2:46 p.m, we decided to go to an anime mall. Hanji thought it would be a fun place to go. They had food, mangas, costumes, albums, stickers, posters, keychains, and a lot more. My had read mangas before and I loved them, my favorite characters are Violet Evergarden and Mei Misaki. (Other anime characters from Violet Evergarden and Another) I also did like black butler and other animes, you could say I was more than excited to go to the anime mall. I just
We made out way to the anime mall and when we got there we saw that it as huge, it had three floors and there were quite a bit of people. I checked the time, 3:04pm.
We went inside the mall, I had seen cosplays, posters, small accessories, everywhere. We decided to go in pairs, Hanji and Sasha, me with Levi, we would all meet at the food court in two hours so around 5:00 p.m, then we would head to the maid cafe. "So, anywhere you wanna go?" I asked, "No, not necessarily", "Well then let's head over there, I said pulling his sleeve, I lead him to a Violet Evergarden store. We both took a look around, he just followed me around since he didn't have anything to do.
"Corpor- I mean Levi, is there not anything that interest you?" he shook his head. I continued looking around, I the suddenly found a brooch, it had a white curves framing the onyx gem in the middle. I then thought about the white cravat Levi always wore, I picked it up in my hand. "Hey Lev-", "Your eyes..", "Hm?" Levi picked up a piece of jewelry, "These look very much like your eyes". "That's ironic, that's what Violet Evergarden said when she found the emerald brooch that-" I walked over to Levi and looked at the piece of jewelry that he had in his hand. "Oh, I see you have an eye for jewelry corporal, it's very beautiful.", he suddenly took my hand and slid the ring on my finger. "Oh yeah, here..I thought it would look good with the stupid cravat you always wear."
I said handing him the white and black brooch. He then looked up at me and looked surprised, I then realized I had smiled, a real genuine smile....