It was as if he'd been struck by lightning.

The minute Connie Springer laid his eyes on a certain brunette girl, he was head over heels. It was as simple as that.

The first time he'd seen her was when he, Eren, Jean, Marco, and Armin had bounded over to McDonald's after school on Friday. It was something the band did before practice at Connie's house; McDonald's on Fridays.

To be perfectly honest, Connie didn't really like McDonald's. He thought the food was a bit too unhealthy for his taste. But if his friends liked it...then whatever. He'd order medium fries and a Big Mac just for the hell of it.

That fateful Friday afternoon, though, things were different. "Yo, Connie, what do you want? Fries again?" Jean asked, waiting in line before he could place his order.

From the booth behind Jean, Connie muttered a barely audible 'sure'. He was bored to death, and he wanted to leave, but he didn't. Somehow, there was a vibe surrounding him that told him something different was going to happen. Sitting across from Connie were Armin and Eren and seated next to Connie was Marco.

"Whoa..." Eren craned his neck, peeking at something-no, someone, behind Connie and Marco. "Dude, who's that? Never seen her around before..." His Carribean blue eyes widened. Connie and Marco turned around.

Taking Jean's order was a perky brunette girl, about sixteen. Her amber eyes were bright and she was smiling like she had no worries whatsoever. She was, in a down-to-earth way, beautiful.

Connie stared.

Eren was right. In the whole population of the small town of Maria, Connie had never seen anybody like her. She was definitely new.

"Do you think she'll go to our high school?" Marco asked. Armin shrugged.

Suddenly, the girl glanced over at Connie's booth. He quickly spun around, hoping she didn't see him staring at her like some creepy stalker. He could hear some laughter-was it hers? Was she laughing at him?

Jean walked over with a receipt in his hand. "Hey, what's going on? Sasha said you were looking at her like she was a crazy person," he sat down next to Connie, tapping his foot impatiently.

"So that's her name," Marco pondered. "Uh, yeah, it was on her name tag," Jean frowned, "What's the sudden interest in her?"

Eren coughed, "Connie."

Connie shot Eren a why-the-hell-did-you-do-that look, and let out an exasperated sigh. "Ehhh, I mean, she is pretty decent," he rubbed the back of his neck.

"If you mean cute by decent, then yes, she is," Armin piped up. Connie turned red.

"Y'know what..." Connie got up and squeezed pass Jean, "...I'm gonna go talk to her."

"Whoo-hoo, that's my bro! You go, Conn-ster!" Eren clapped, and Connie rolled his eyes, feeling his heart leap up into his throat with every step he took.

"Order number...sixty-six? Two orders of medium fries, one McFlurry, two Big Macs, and twenty pieces of chicken nuggets!" Sasha's cheerful voice chirped out Jean's order. "Ooh, I'm getting hungry..." she muttered as she pushed the tray of food farther foward on the counter.

Connie reached for the tray, eyeing Sasha, who was now taking someone else's order. She was taller than him-about two or three inches taller. Close-up, she looked visibly tired of working, though her smile masked most of her fatigue. Connie swallowed, trying to relieve his jumping heart.

He grabbed the tray of food and raced back to the booth his friends sat in. "Aw, come on! Why didn't you go talk to her?!" Jean asked, disappointed. "I can't!" Connie hissed, stuffing three fries into his mouth.

Jean pushed him off the chair. "Get back out there and don't come back until you talk to her!" He warned.

"Why do you have to be so harsh, Jean?" Armin munched on a chicken nugget. "I'm just trying to help him," Jean sipped some soda.

Connie grimaced. Thanks a lot, Jean. I'm just going to make a fool out of myself... He thought, and then walked up to the register. Sasha greeted him with a small smile and blinked twice.

"Yes...?" She asked, patiently waiting for his order. "Uhhh..." he stuttered, tilting his head to look at his friends for a minute. They gave him nods and mouthed 'You can do it!'.

"...So uh..."

"Mm-hm? What do you want?"

"You're...uh..."

"...Hm?"

"...Can I have a mango smoothie and a club sandwich..."

"Sure! Is that all?"

Sasha peered at him with curious eyes.

"Uh...with fries on the side. Medium fries..." Connie mustered.

He bet that Jean was probably mad at him, but he didn't care. At least he stopped himself before looking like a total idiot.

"Here's your order!" Sasha handed him a tray. Connie gave her a half smile and managed to let out a soft 'thanks'.

He trudged back to his seat. Jean shook his head. Armin gave Connie a sympathetic look. Eren was finishing up his soda, and Marco was just sitting there.

After a split second, Marco stood up. "I'll talk to her for you," he offered, and Connie widened his eyes. "Really? You'd do that? Thanks, man!" Connie gave him a low-five and Marco headed over to the register.

He came back about twenty minutes later, full of info. "So her full name's Sasha Braus, and she just moved here from Dauper. I think that's a town in Rose. She's going to start going to our high school next week-she's in our grade," he explained.

Sasha Braus... Connie thought in his mind, ...cool name.

And that was the moment he vowed to himself that he was going to ask her out one day.

One day...


Weeeeell. That was a lazy first chapter...I hope you liked it! I'm going to try to spice things up a bit later.

-InsaneAngel22