(Mikasa's POV)

Arriving at the motel rooms/apartments we were given by one of Jean's friends who seemed to own the place, we were very eager to start planning.

In the van, I took a look to my left and saw Annie's sleeping. I tapped her shoulder to wake her up, and wake up she nearly did.

Her eyes were barely open. She didn't do anything at all besides tilting her head to my side and doze off once more.
I snapped my fingers in front of her to try and wake her up just slightly less gentle and slightly louder. But I failed. I heard her mumble saying something along the lines of "I don't feel so good."

That's when decided to shake her.
"Annie. Hey, Annie. Wake up."

"Hm?" She muttered.

"We arrived. Now come on." I said before going out of the van.

"Yea sure." She said right before jumping out of the van following me.

"You forgot your stuff." I said.

"Dammit..." she replied before lazily going back and grabbing her backpack.

"Good." I said before opening the door to our shared apartment.

"So this entire complex is for us right now?" Annie asked.

"Yea I guess. We're to meet up with Jean the day of the auction but right now we-" I took a look back at her and saw that she dozed off on the couch. "Is she really this sleepy?"

I went to the kitchen to see what's inside and apparently everything was cleared for us.

"Couldn't leave us a thing, eh? Guess I'm gonna have to go and buy some stuff."

Krista messaged me saying that she's gonna go and have a stroll around the town.

Me: I'm going to go and buy some quality shrimp and make noodles with it. Wanna come?

Krista: Sure! Just a sec!

I got out of the motel room and headed down to the street. Soon Krista followed.

"So you're making noodles?" She asked.

"Yes." I replied.

"Yay! I love making noodles as much as I love consuming them!" She stated.

"Really? What do you like your noodles with?" I asked.

"Anything! Noodles are life!" She replied.

"Can't agree more."

As we walked around town we searched for anywhere that would sell noodle packs and shrimp. Why shrimp, that's a question I cannot answer. Because I don't know why. Just decided on it. Yes.

"You know. I really enjoy the fact that all of us are on a trip together. We really should do that more often." She said.

"Yes but remember. We're here for a reason and not just to delve around and have fun." I replied.

"Yea I know but... we really need to do this more. I really like it. And the rest enjoy it as well. What about Annie?"

"She's asleep. Very asleep. I dare you to try and wake her up." I said right before my gaze landed on a store that sells t-shirts
where anything you want can be printed on them.

"Hmm..." I said to myself as Krista stared at me confused.

"You wanna print a shirt?" She asked.

"Yes. Though I'm gonna have to keep it a secret because I only want Eren to see it. If I find him that is." I said before drifting my vision towards the store.

"Aw! You will find him. Just keep holding on to your dream and it'll come true. Now I'm gonna head back 'cause I got a text from Ymir and I need to see what she's up to. See ya!" She said before leaving.

I walked inside the store and talked to the guy in charge there who seemed pretty chill. I ended up printing 3 t-shirts and not just one.

Then I went back into our motel room and started to cook. I have a vast culinary knowledge and it's not a secret either. I usually cook around the house when my mom is at work. I learned how to cook ever since I was little but I really didn't want anyone to go around and flabbergast at the fact that I'm a good cook so I just kept it to myself.

Annie then started to smell the shrimp being cooked and finally woke up from her deep eternal slumber.

"What are you cooking?" She asked.

"Noodles. With shrimp. Oh, you'll love it." I said as I resumed cooking.

"So I'm not the only one who's great at cooking?" She asked.

"Yea you're good but I'm better."

"Oh, yeah sure." She replied sarcastically.

She ate her words after eating the food. And she gladly accepted defeat.

"Never doubt my skills again."

"Sure won't, chef."

As we both ate my phone rang and it was Connie.

I answered the phone

"Hey M. We're planning to go out and scout the hotel. Are you two coming?" Connie asked.

"M?" I asked.

"Uh, Yes. It's... you know what? Forget it. Wanna come?" He asked.

"We're good."

"Okay. I'll text you if I find something."

I heard Jean on the other end of the call saying: "what do you mean 'I'?! As if you're the only one searching!"

I hung up and finished my noodles. Annie had already finished hers and sat next to me on the couch after placing her bowl in the sink. I was sitting with my hands wrapped around my knees and my chin resting on them.

"You know? We're actually only a few hours from where Eren lives." Annie said.

"I know."

"And it's bothering you, right?"

"Yes."

"Because you feel so close yet so far away?"

"Uh-huh."

"And it's confusing?"

"Exactly."

"So, uh... why don't we... after this heist of ours..." she said while slowly drifting one of her index finger along the side of my leg. "Go and visit him, hm?"

I looked at her and then back at the void inside of me.

"And you believe he'll be there?"

"Yes, I mean why wouldn't he? Look. I'm not saying we will 100% find him there, but we just might. I mean what's to lose, we just started summer vacation. We'll be fine."

Annie then grabbed my face and turned it so I'd face her. Then she inched closer and closer until our lips were just centimeters apart.

"I don't want you going depressed on me ok?"

Before she could plant the kiss my phone vibrated and the alert tone went off.

"What now?" She said irritated by whatever interrupted her.

I picked up my phone and looked at the text message that said:

Ackerman relic has arrived. Auction starting in 4 days

The photo of the necklace was attached. And it looked like it was held on a small stand inside a glass box with a removable bottom.

"So this is it..." Annie said within her state of awe.

The necklace is made out of different rare crystal-like materials that have been created into one necklace in the ages of the very first Ackerman. And that's all I know about it.

I do not know who is the first Ackerman nor of which era he comes from. Though I have a feeling it's from the 14th century when Emperor Go-Daigo initiated the Genkō War.
When Larry King lost his virginity.

Back to modern times, as Annie admired the necklace, I was on my laptop learning everything I can about the hotel. And then Annie said: "I can't wait until you and I are in bed and I'll make you wear this necklace while ramming your pussy with my strap-on dildo and hear you moan. Oh, it's gone be so wonderful!"

"Yea. Keep that thought in for a second, I need to find out anything about their security. And there! Barely a surveillance room and a few guards that are on patrol at all times! We're set!" I said before I closed my laptop and got pulled by Annie into a long make-out session.

"Geez. I mean it's not even nighttime yet."

I pushed her off and got off the couch and into a fighting position.

"What's this all about?" She asked, riddled by my behavior.

"Well, we're gonna fight a mob, aren't we? Let's train since I'm pretty sure you're rusty."

"Oh, you're sure about that?" She said as she got into her own fighting position.

"Show me what you got!"

And then the kicking started. Trying to land her first kick, I grabbed it with my hands and threw her forward. She did a backflip and landed on her feet. I step-slid forward and hit her right shoulder with a palm strike. Then I moved her arm away to the side and hit her with a punch to the solar plexus. Then I lifted my foot, did a cross step and hit her with a thigh kick on her right leg and knocked her off balance. After shuffling forward and trapping her right hand down I hit her with the backhand chop, disrupting her balance once again. Hitting her right hand twice with both hands, I stepped forward and punched her in the jaw, with a corkscrewed fist, knocking her down and nearly knocking her unconscious.

She slowly tried to get up. And as she did she wiped the blood off her mouth.

"Where did you learn to do that?" She asked.

"Eren taught me!" I replied.

"What?!" Annie replied, clearly shocked by what she just heard.

"Yes, he did. He truly is a man of many talents."

I pulled my hand out for her and she reached for it, prompting me to pull her up.

"Continue?" I asked.

"Have I asked you to stop?" She said, smirking.