A/U. A/N: Time frame is present. No Titans here. Mikasa (17) and Annie (18) are both HS students, and they're already a couple in secret. Up to speed? Perfect.
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Her body shifted as she remain sitting down at the edge of her bed, and Annie realize that she found herself in a familiar situation. Dejavu. She was staring at the same undone lace before her. She glanced up at her clock and noticed that she has literally spend 10 mins trying to tie up her boots. A task that takes her under a minute to do at most, evidently, she was very nervous. I don't have time for this-I'm running late. Annie thinks a bit irritated knowing the only thing getting between walking side by side with her girlfriend was her boots. And she wasn't going to be defeated by such a pitiful thing as an undone lace.

My girlfriend. A thought that always makes her smile, it's been almost a month since they became a couple, and she was forever grateful that Mikasa got the nerved to actually asked her out. Whoever thought that calling out someone on their awkwardness was a gateway to happiness? Her smile brighter than before as she recollects memories of how it all began. Mikasa had asked to walked her home only because she would be walking the same way after school, an excuse, Annie believes. She knew that Mikasa wasn't very forward at the start, it was weird really, considering how many times Mikasa boldly called out people regardless of how others will see fit, but when it came to Annie, she was nervous. She cared what Annie thought of her.

And had she not asked, Annie would be bend over the possibility of Mikasa wanting anything to do with her. Enough to the point of having a psychotic breakdown if Mikasa hadn't said anything along the way. The mere statement of admitting that you enjoy spending time with them was enough to encourage her to asked her out. Awkwardly, but none the less, asking. It wasn't like those ideal situations that you'd wish to brag about with your friends if they'll ever be asked on how it all began. For now Annie didn't wished to be asked, she wanted this secrecy to last a bit longer.

My girlfriend.

Again, Annie feels her cheeks flustered up as thoughts of her dominate them and blinks as she stares down to see perfectly tied boots. Miraculously. She had woken up 30 minutes earlier just to get herself ready, for my girlfriend, she was no fashion expert, but she liked looking presentable for her. She had abandon her usual hairstyle and let it all down, Mikasa was even bold enough to call her cute upon doing so, Annie had been a anxious when Mikasa leaned closer to her that afternoon and was half expecting a kiss when Mikasa simply pulled her hair tie making her hair come un-done; letting it all fall back for once.

You're very cute, Annie. Mikasa had said with a small whisper and smile as she pressed her lips against yours that day; giving you what you were expecting at first. Your reward for allowing it to be down. No other girl could had been any happier than you that day, and you never went back to your usual style since then. Because deep inside Annie wanted to be cute. Not scary. She wanted Mikasa to desire her like an girlfriend should. Just the joy it brought her to see you with it down afterwards was enough for you to bear that you couldn't helped yourself but hold her hand as you walked side by side home making her blush.Your other reward. Annie wanted to repeat that memorable day today, it wasn't very often that they got the chance to walked together to school. So today was of vital importance.

She jolted up and fixed her jeans, while still not a fan of skirts, Annie has to make sure they were still properly pressed from the night before after sitting down for what seem to had been an eternity with her boots, she stood before her mirror and turned around to make sure everything was perfect. Her smiled turned into a devilish grin as she decides to treat her girlfriend so early in the morning by applying a small line of clear flavor lip gloss across her lips. Her reward. Never a fan of makeup, but lip gloss had it's perks. It made kissing much more fun. Annie decided, it had cause her father heartache when he first noticed it on her and Annie had to reconfirm to him that she wasn't dating any boys. It wasn't a lie. She wasn't. It's just complicate. Her father wasn't the only one to notice a cheerful side to her, her peers started to notice. Armin paid her a compliment soon after she let her hair down, and while it was pleasant, she just wanted Mikasa's approval above all.

She grabs her trusty midsize jacket declaring herself to be finally ready and starts to make her way towards her room door.
A loud thunder stops her at her tracks as she grabs her door handle and quickly looks out her window.