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Author's Notes: HighQueen here, again. The illustrious deathmakesapoet has contributed yet another piece of glorious smut. I helped a bit too. This piece was something he wrote inspired by/based off of the second chapter of my fic Losing Control. It's MikaEren, so if you haven't read it, please do check it out if you're interested! This story will also make more sense to you if you know the background haha.

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Warning: Rated M for sMut

Darkness

Mikasa pulled her precious maroon scarf tighter around her face. It was cold that night. Deathly cold. She felt the wind bite at her skin as she spurred her horse onwards. No sound could be heard save the steady beating of hoofbeats against the dirt. It was dark, and she could barely see where she was going. But she never faltered. She didn't need vision to know what was ahead of her.

Eren.

The Titan-shifter rode hard and fast right in the middle of the group, with Lance Corporal Levi taking point. Mikasa could make out the silhouette of his back bobbing up and down under the moonlight. She wished that she could see his face right now. It felt like ever since Wall Maria was breached all those years ago, all she had been doing was chase Eren as he ran off on his own.

What happened to us, Eren? What happened to you? Where's the Eren that gave me this scarf? Where's the Eren that would hold my hand and drag me off to see the Scouting Legion? You used to tell me everything.

Mikasa shook her head and tried to banish the thoughts from her mind. This was not the time to wallow in self pity. They had a mission to complete. When she looked up, she could see Wall Rose looming large before them, as imposing as any Titan she'd ever seen. The thought that it housed hundreds of colossal Titans all along its length made her shiver in her saddle.

As they neared the wall, the land became more and more densely packed with trees. They had to slow their speed down to a trot as they weaved their way through the overgrowth. It was quieter here. Peaceful. But it was a beautiful lie at best. Who knew how many Titans were standing in the darkness. They could have been inches from one and it wouldn't have moved a single muscle to attack them, because Titans are inactive at night. It did not make the sight of them any less disturbing, though.

Levi signaled for them to stop when they finally broke from the cover of the trees into a small clearing right at the foot of the wall. A small wooden cabin nestled into its side, like a small, black flea latching onto bare skin : tiny and insignificant in comparison to the vastness of its host.

"We're resting already?" Eren asked as he dismounted from his horse. Mikasa was already on the ground, and Levi had just hopped off his. The Lance Corporal did not bother to answer his question. He pulled a large, rusted key from under his cravat and slid it into the cabin's lock. The metal screeched terribly as he twisted the key, and the hinges squealed in protest as he pushed the double doors open.

"Hey. We're never going to get to the basement in time if we're taking a rest stop so soon!" Eren pressed, annoyance starting to seep into his words.

"If only we could kill Titans by whining. We wouldn't need soldiers any more. You could wipe them all out in an hour," Levi said dryly as he led his horse into the building. A thick layer of dust coated the floor and the walls. The air inside was stagnant and smelled of moist decay. There was nothing in the room as far as Eren could tell.

Levi scuffed the toe of his boot along the floor, as if he was feeling around for something.

"Filthy," he muttered under his breath as he stepped gingerly across the floorboards.

"I hope you don't plan to make us clean it," Mikasa remarked.

"I'll make you clean it, along with your filthy mouth, the moment we get back from this mission." Levi continued to kick at the floor until his toe finally hit something that sounded like metal. He crouched down and pulled a handkerchief out from his pocket. Slipping the piece of cloth around the iron ring that he'd found on the floor, he gave it a strong yank. The wood creaked loudly as he pulled the trap door open, revealing a shallow, open-topped cage. It was hard to see in the darkness, but some of the moonlight that found its way into the cabin reflected off its dull, tarnished surface.

"Alright then. You get in." Levi nodded at Mikasa without giving any further explanation.

Mikasa led her horse into the cage. The animal was fearful at first, planting its hooves firmly into the ground when asked to step onto the somewhat unstable metal, but it finally stepped inside after some gentle coaxing from its rider.

Levi walked over to one of the walls and felt for a lever. Once he found it, he glanced over one more time to make sure that both Mikasa and the horse were safely within the cage before activating the elevator. The cage jerked suddenly, and then started to slowly descend down the shaft.

"It's a lift!" Eren gasped.

"Aren't you a genius?" Levi said sarcastically.

It took a surprisingly long time - almost twenty minutes - before the cage re-emerged, this time without Mikasa, or her horse.

"You turn, Eren."

"But how will you-"

"Just go."

Eren whispered soothing words into his horse's ear and gently stroke its mane, calming it enough for him to lead it into the cage. Once they were inside, Levi pulled on the lever again, sending them down into the depths.

The shaft ran deep into the earth. Deeper underground than Eren had ever been. His horse started to become skittish as they made their descent, and he couldn't blame him. He felt nervous himself. All around him was nothing but damp soil. When the cage finally ground to a halt, Eren could barely make out Mikasa and her horse standing in front of him.

"Are you alright?" she asked immediately.

"I'm fine," Eren replied. He stepped out with his mount, careful not to trip on the uneven dirt floor. Once they were out of the lift, Mikasa pulled a lever that jutted out of the wall right next to her. The sound of metal clanging and chains ringing echoed in the enclosed space as the cage made its slow ascent upwards.

"Where is this place?" Eren asked, looking around. There was little ambient light in the room, with the moonlight shining through the shaft offering what little illumination that they could get. Once the cage ascended high enough, it blotted out even that, leaving them in pitch blackness.

"We're underground. Probably below the foundations of the wall," Mikasa's voice said from his left.

"So, this tunnel…"

"It seems to lead right under Wall Rose, though I don't know till where."

"Hm." Eren nodded at her, though she couldn't see him anyway. He tried not to think about the fact that they were probably standing beneath the feet of slumbering colossal Titans, but like a nagging itch, it stayed on the edge of his conscious thoughts.

"Where are you?" he asked after a moment. "I can't see you."

He could smell her faintly; the sweet smell of her hair that always reminded him of home. Eren reached out, and his hand brushed against her hair.

"I'm here, Eren," Mikasa whispered. Eren reached his hand out and took two steps in her direction. Again, his fingers pressed against something immensely soft, but this time, the sensation that graced his skin was not hair, but fabric. He felt a soft thump against his palm that quickened almost immediately. He heard a sharp gasp from the girl, and it took him a few more seconds for his mind to register what he had just grabbed.

"Oh my god!" Eren yelled as he pulled his hand back as quickly as he could. "I'm- I'm sorry! I didn't mean to-"

"It's okay! Really! It's fine," Mikasa said hastily. She felt heat rising to her face, and despite knowing that Eren did not mean to touch her like that, she felt her heart flutter at the thought of it.

"It's been awhile since it's been just you and me, huh?" she asked after a few moments. Her voice was trembling, which seemed strange to Eren.

"We've been alone with each other a few times recently, haven't we?" he replied.

"No. I mean like this. Really alone. No one but you and me."

"And the Corporal."

"He doesn't count. He's still up there."

"He's on his way down soon."

Mikasa brushed her hand across the wall and felt for the lever. When she found it, she pushed it up, stopping the cage in its tracks. They could here the Levi's muffled cries through the dirt, but she couldn't have cared less at that moment.

"What are you doing?"

"I've had enough, Eren!" she said. She sounded like she was going to cry.

"What's wrong?" Eren's voice was distant. Not the voice of the boy that she used to know.

"What happened to you?" Mikasa asked. "What happened to the Eren I used to know?" She reached her hands out to him, and when she felt him, she grabbed hold of his shirt and pulled him towards herself. Pressing her face against his chest, she started to sob. "All I've ever wanted was to be by your side. And yet you keep running. I'm afraid, Eren. I'm afraid that one day you'll run too fast for me to catch up."

Stiff as a board, Eren stood silent. He could feel Mikasa's body heat on his skin, and his shirt was starting to get wet with her tears. He felt like something was stuck in his throat, and his heart was beating faster than he was used to. He was suddenly reminded of the first time he met Mikasa. A wave of nostalgia washed over him as he recalled that crying baby girl who he'd given his scarf to so long ago.

"Now's not the time," he said gently. "We need to get to the basement."

"If not now, then when? You're going to get yourself killed, Eren! I can't protect you forever!"

"I don't need you protection!" Eren snapped, stepping away from her. "There you go again. Stop treating me like a baby! If you think I'm so hard to protect then just leave! I don't need you or your protection!"

"Stop it! Don't say that!" Mikasa whispered pathetically, though in the small room, Eren could hear each and every word as clearly as if she had shouted it. "Why do you keep doing this to me? You think of me as family right? Then why can't you see that I'm scared to death of you getting yourself killed? Why do you keep pushing me awa-"

"Because I'm the one who's supposed to protect you!" Eren blurted out.

Mikasa couldn't find any words to say. The silence that followed seemed to stretch on forever. Eren shifted uneasily where he stood, accidentally kicking a loose rock that tumbled noisily across the floor before rolling to a halt some distance away.

"You have protected me. You do-" Mikasa began before being cut off by Eren.

"No I haven't. You're too perfect. Everything I can do, you can do with one arm tied behind your back. You don't need me. You've never needed me."

"I do, Eren. I need you. You don't know how much I need you Eren." She wrapped her arms tightly around him. He could feel her softness against his chest, and his heart broke into a frantic rhythm. "I need you more than I can say. When I'm with you, I feel like I can do anything."

"You already can do anything. Unlike me. I lost to Annie. I couldn't beat Reiner and Bertholdt. Even with my Titan powers, I'm not nearly as good as you." Eren's arms still hung languidly by his sides as Mikasa hugged him tightly. "I tried to kill you Mikasa." His voice cracked as he said it, his words coming out as nothing more than a hoarse whisper.

The memory of it was like a knife through her chest. Yes, he had tried to kill her when they were trying to retake Trost. She'd spent many a sleepless night over it, and so did he, the moment he found out about it. It was something that they'd simply chosen not to address, until now.

"You didn't mean to. You just-"

"What if I did?"

Mikasa nearly choked. Her eyes widened and she felt sick to her stomach.

"What do you mean?"

"When I saved you that night, all those years ago," Eren whispered," I made a promise to myself that I would protect you. But you've been the one protecting me. And I hate it. I'm always so angry at you for it. What if-"

"Eren-"

"What if me trying to kill you wasn't an accident? What if I wanted it, deep down?"

Mikasa gulped. She loosened her grip on him and took a step back.

"Did you?" she asked hesitantly.

"I don't know."

Another lengthy silence ensued, punctuated by the sound of boots scuffing against the floor and their shallow breathing.

"Eren."

"Yeah?"

"Am I your family?"

"Of course."

"So do you love me?"

He did not reply.

Mikasa started crying again. Eren couldn't see her, but it broke his heart.

"I love you," she said between sobs, "I love you more than I can bear. But it hurts. It hurts so much. It's so cold, Eren. The scarf isn't enough anymore. I have no home anymore."

Eren found her shoulders with his hands and gently pulled her towards him. She was desperately wiping the tears from her face, just like the Mikasa he swore to protect all those years ago.

"Tell me how to make it warm for you again," he said. "Tell me what you need me to do." He could feel her breath against his face now. He looked straight at her.

"I just want you, Eren. It's all I've ever wanted. I want to be happy with you." She moved her face closer to his. She couldn't see him at all, but their lips somehow met in the dark; the softest, slightest of brushes. But it was enough to remove all pretense of self control from her. She couldn't hold herself back any longer. She pressed her lips tenderly against his, causing him to gasp in surprise. He tried to pull away, but Mikasa held him firmly in place as she continued to kiss him.

Mikasa's lips danced aggressively upon Eren's, and though he had shown little response thus far, she took in all that she could. His taste. His hair between her fingers. His hands grasping weakly onto her wrists. She wanted so much more, but for now, it was enough.

Then his lips started to move against hers. She felt his hands slide down her body to settle lightly on her hips. The suddenness of his response scared her. He was giving her hope, and she was afraid that it would only end in disappointment. She ended the kiss and started to pull away, but Eren shoved her roughly against the wall, pinning her wrists to the surface with his hands. She was afraid, but as Eren continued his ministrations, what fear she had soon gave way to a sudden rush of excitement. Their lips locked once again, but this time, it was Eren leading the dance. The room echoed with the sounds of their lips smacking, moist and frantic. He poked his tongue out tentatively against her teeth, and when she felt it, she met it with her own. Like a pair of fencers, they jabbed and parried, each of them jockeying for position. Their tongues mingled and twisted with varying degrees of intensity. It took a long time for them to finally come apart once again, the both of them breathing heavily as they tried to catch their breath.

"I love you so much, Eren," Mikasa whispered tearfully. She was still crying, but now, they were tears of joy. It was really happening. He was responding to her affections.

"Mikasa." Eren leaned in to peck her cheek. He didn't know what had come over him. Everything happened so fast. All he knew was that it felt right. Like her tender kiss had drawn out feelings even he never knew existed. He rained kisses down on her face, and she smiled at him in the dark. He could taste the saltiness on her skin where her tears had run down. It hurt him to know that he had made her cry. The thought of it made him tighten his grip on her wrists, causing her to cry out softly.

"Sorry," he whispered as he made release her.

"Don't let go of me," Mikasa said, kissing the tip of his nose softly. "I don't want you to let go of me, Eren."

They kissed again briefly, and then Eren started to work his kisses ever downwards. First he kissed her chin, then he loosened her scarf and pushed it to one side as he gradually made his way down to her neck, each moist peck and playful nibble drawing a sharp gasp from the girl. She bit her lower lip and squirmed against the wall.

"Lower."

Eren kissed his way down to her collarbones.

"Lower, Eren. Ahh- Lower."

He stopped and looked up at her. He was just as afraid as she was. This was all so frighteningly foreign. Yet so exciting. But most importantly, it was happening. Against all odds, it was happening.

"You want me to go lower?" He asked, his voice shaking with hesitation.

Mikasa didn't deign to reply. She was no longer in the mood for his dallying. She pulled her hands free from his grasp and grabbed hold of him. In one swift movement, she spun him around so that he was the one pinned against the wall. Before he could react she'd taken his hands pushed them up against her chest. She peppered his face with moist kisses as she guided his hands with her own, helping him to explore her body.

Their lips met again, and now Mikasa pulled his hands up to the top of her shirt. She undid the first button - a not so subtle hint to Eren of what she wanted him to do. With trembling fingers, he followed suit, clumsily fumbling with her buttons as she playfully slid her own hand down his pants. The sensation seemed to startle him, and she heard a sharp intake of breath from him as she ran her fingers over his length.

"Lower, Eren. Kiss me lower," she whispered when her shirt was undone all the way. Not wasting any time, Eren yanked her bra down and closed his mouth over her left breast while grabbing hold of the other with his right hand. Mikasa's fingers dug into Eren's back as he licked and teased her. She pushed up against his crotch, and she could feel the bulging hardness through the cloth. Her breaths were short and sharp. She wanted more. She rubbed against him slowly, causing him to gasp as well.

As Eren continued to explore her upper body, Mikasa undid her pants. She pulled them down without throwing off his rhythm before tossing them to the ground. Eren couldn't see it happen, but the sound of it made his heart skip.

"Lower," Mikasa repeated insistently as she grabbed him roughly by the collar. Eren grabbed her shoulders and pushed her back against the wall before kneeling down in front of her. He slid a hand between her thighs, forcing her legs open as he leaned in. She trembled in anticipation as she felt his the warmth of his breath between her legs, but he did not touch her.

"Eren." She gulped.

He reached his tongue out and made the slightest of contacts, but it immediately sent a jolt through Mikasa's entire body that almost made her knees buckle underneath her. He flicked his tongue upwards, and she squirmed under his power, hating and loving every second of his taunting. He teased her, giving her just a little taste each time but never fully committing. It was torture.

"EREN!" she yelled, her fingers tugging roughly on his hair. He knew that she couldn't resist it any longer, so he buried his face between her legs. She cried out in ecstasy as he explored inside her for the first time, with one hand grasping firmly on her thigh for balance while his other hand kneaded her breast, his thumb flicking at her nipple in time with his strokes. Her moans were getting louder now as he got closer and closer to her core.

And then Eren was the one who couldn't take it anymore. He got to his feet and undid his belt buckle. Mikasa tried to help him pull his pants down, but he slapped her hands aside before spinning her around so she was facing the wall. He took her roughly by the hips and pulled her towards him before pushing her back so that she was bent over. Mikasa pressed her palms flat against the cold wall and set her legs apart. She held her breath as she waited for him, her excitement building within her with each passing moment.

"Are you sure?" Eren whispered in her ear.

Mikasa nodded vigorously, a breathless sigh escaping from her mouth. "Please, Eren. I want you."

The moment he slid inside of her, she clenched up tightly around him, sharp gasps escaping from both their lips. His first thrust went deep, and she bit down on her lower lip but was unable to fully suppress the cry of pain that escaped her lips. Afraid that he might have hurt her, Eren started to slow down.

"Are you okay?" he asked, sounding slightly panicked. "Did I hurt you? Should I stop?"

"No. Don't stop. Please don't stop," she replied between labored breaths.

Mikasa felt his hands grip tightly onto her sides, sending a shiver down her spine. She braced herself as he started moving against her again.

She attuned herself to his rhythm and started moving in time with his thrusts. His hands slid up and down her waist as he slammed into her repeatedly.

"Eren," she cried loudly when he started going faster and harder. "Eren!" She lost herself in a world of sensation. The pain slowly turned to pleasure, and her muted cries of pain turned into lustful moans. Eren leaned down and ran his tongue along the small of her back, and his hands snaked up to her chest.

"Ahh… oh God… Eren…"

"Mikasa-" he bit out, his pounding reaching a crescendo of speed and intensity, "-I can't hold back much longer!"

"It's okay, Eren!" Mikasa said breathlessly. "You don't - Ahh - You don't have to!"

Eren was at his limit, and her words were all the coaxing that he needed. He arched his back and tilted his head upwards, thrusting into her one last time.

"Mikasa!" he cried out as he exploded inside of her.

"Eren!" she moaned in response. A few moments later, Mikasa felt a wave of indescribable pleasure the likes of which she'd never felt before wrack through her entire body, and she clenched her thighs around him, her fingernails frantically scratching at the walls. When it was over, he took a few moments to gather himself before slowly pulling out of her. She missed his warmth almost immediately.

There was a long silence between them. She could hear him behind her, pulling his pants up and buttoning them. Reluctantly, she picked her clothes off the floor and dressed herself as well.

"I think we've kept Corporal Levi waiting too long," Eren said. He seated himself on the floor and leaned himself against the wall.

"He can wait a little longer." Mikasa tried to feel for him in the darkness, and when she found him, she joined him on the floor. He wrapped an arm around her waist and she rested her head on his shoulder.

"Hey, Mikasa?"

"Yeah?"

"You know I'd never want to kill you, right? I'd never want to hurt you."

"Of course." Mikasa planted a loving kiss on his cheek. "I've never had any doubt."

There was a slight pause before Eren finally replied. He mumbled the words to her, his voice so soft that she barely heard him.

"I love you, Mikasa."

Mikasa felt her heart leap at his words. As Eren leaned in to kiss her softly, she couldn't help but smile against his lips.

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Omake/Deleted Scenes (because deathmakesapoet and I have sick minds)

"Ahh… oh God… Eren…"

"Mikasa-" he bit out, his pounding reaching a crescendo of speed and intensity, "-I can't hold back much longer!"

Mikasa sighed.

"If I were a guy, I would have lasted twice as long. Just saying."

"Shut up!"

"I love you, Mikasa."

Mikasa felt her heart leap at his words. As Eren leaned in to kiss her softly, she couldn't help but smile against his lips.

"Oi, you filthy, horny brats!" Levi's annoyed voice called out from above. "If you're done fucking like dogs in heat, I'd like to be let down from this shithole sometime soon!"

"Mikasa!" he cried out as he exploded inside of her.

"Eren!" she moaned in response.

"Petra!" came an excessively creepy cry from above.

Eren and Mikasa both froze, too shocked by what they had just heard.

"Was that," Eren began. "Did he just - "

"She's dead," Mikasa muttered. "That's gross."

"You're one to judge, filthy brats!" the corporal's voice rang out in response. "Do you realize you just did it while standing under a bunch of fucking Titans?"

Eren went immediately went limp inside her.

"Okay," he groaned, pulling out of Mikasa. "Sorry, but he just killed my libido."

"That fucking chibi," Mikasa hissed, "I swear, one day…"

These humans really fuck like animals, neighed Eren's horse.

I can't believe they just ignored us this whole time, Mikasa's horse snorted in response.

You guys got it lucky! I'm stuck in this tiny ass lift while this dwarf plays with himself! said Levi's horse.

The End. Sorry we're not sorry.