Hello~ It's MikasaAckerman123. Anyway, please don't hate me, but this IS a high school AU for Attack on Titan. Hope you enjoy...
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She hears the sound of her own feet involuntarily moving through the empty hallways. As her feet carry her forward, she listens to each echo as she stares at the pearly white walls of the narrow hallways.
Pitter-PATTER.
She hears her heart, ferociously pounding in her chest. She stuffs her cold, clammy hands into her coat's pockets. She has been told many times that being in a public high school is a game of survival of the fittest. It is her first time in the premises of a public school; she has been guarded all her life in the bubble of private education and has an extremely protective father who trained her to be not only physically fit, but mentally stable. She forces her cerulean eyes to look up and have a glimpse of her surroundings.
Metallic gray lockers line the walls, leaving enough room for a few inspirational posters. Pitter-PATTER, pitter-PATTER. Her heart still pulsates uncontrollably in her chest, despite the cold glare she is wearing. Black and white tile lines the floor that she treads on. Her fists clench, her long nails digging into her palms. I will NEVER lose in this survival game!
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"Miss Leonhardt... Miss Annie Leonhardt?"
Someone wakes her up from her daydream. She forces her eyes up slowly. A tall woman with a slightly messy brown ponytail and glasses is there. She has a small smile. "Welcome to Rose High School! I will be your principal, Hanji Zoe. Now, what class are you in... Oh, that's right! Grade 10B. Here's a map... and a schedule... can you find your homeroom? It began a few minutes ago, and you don't want to miss your introduction, do you?" Annie does want to miss her introduction. Nevertheless, she maintains her composure and nods. "Thank you." With the terse comment, she seizes the map and the schedule, turns around, and trudges to class.
After finding her classroom, she narrows her eyes and stares at the doorknob through her blond locks. She grips the metal knob with all her strength. She twists it to the right quickly, pushing it away from her. I don't care if I'm short. I will not lose this game of survival... no matter what.
Her feet carry her into the room. She sees desks, she sees a globe, she sees a map, she sees textbooks, she sees people. Right there, she feels as if a million pairs of eyes are staring at her. She does not let the eyes burn holes in her back. She is too strong for that.
Click-click-click.
A woman in high heels walks towards her, smiling. Annie glances at the woman. She is fairly petite... but not as petite as Annie. This woman has orange hair and hazel eyes. "Are you Annie Leonhardt?" Annie nods, her composure still cold. The woman extends her hand towards Annie. "Hello! I'm your homeroom teacher, Ms. Petra Ral. Why don't you introduce yourself to the class and take a seat after that?" Annie hates introductions. She goes to the middle of the class, narrowing her eyes and folding her arms intimidatingly across her chest. Tension builds up in the room as a deafening silence fills the air. Eventually, Annie tersely breaks it with her introduction. "Annie Leonhardt." She clenches her fists and walks down the classroom stiffly. She takes the only seat left, which is in the back left corner of the room, waiting for the bell to ring.
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RRRINNGGGG!
Everyone starts filing out of the classroom as the bell rings. Annie grabs her backpack and walks out when everyone is gone, avoiding any interaction with Ms. Ral. She starts walking out of the hallway when she hears someone whisper, "Did you see the new girl? She's short, isn't she?" The blonde stops walking. She feels the anger pound in her head, but does not throw a fit. But her irritation is blatantly obvious from the irate look in her eyes and the way she purses her lips into a thin white line. A noisy, murmuring crowd gathers around them when they see her scary demeanor. She dangerously narrows her eyes and slowly looks at the idiot who dared to say that. It is a boy of medium height. He has dark brown hair and turquoise eyes with hints of silver in them. Next to him is a girl who was just about as tall as him and a slightly shorter boy. The girl has creamy peach skin, beautiful and shoulder-length black hair, and gray eyes. A red scarf adorns her neck. The boy has chin-length blond hair and bright blue eyes. He flinches a little when he sees Annie. "E-Eren, you... probably shouldn't have..." He looks up at Annie. "I'm sorry! Please forgive him." Ignoring the apologetic blond kid, Annie approaches this so-called Eren and clenches her teeth, snarling. He backs up defensively. "Whoa, whoa, Annie..." Without warning, she punches him in the jaw. He screams, falling backward. He falls to the floor as the black-haired girl and the blond boy yell in sync, "Eren!"
Annie walks away, aloof. She rolls her eyes at the murmuring, jostling crowd. "Idiot... I'm probably late for math on my first day." But by the time she walks into her math classroom, class has just barely started. She doesn't show her relief as she walks through the door.
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A few hours later...
RRRRINGGGG!
Annie looks up from her paper apathetically. The history teacher, Mr. What's-His-Name, calls, "Class dismissed!" Annie throws a glance at her schedule. It's break time. She walks out of the door and through the hall, pulling an apple out of her backpack and shoving her teeth into it. Murmurs engulf the air. She pauses for a second to listen.
"Did you see that transfer student?"
"Yeah, I heard she beat up Jaeger for calling her short!"
"God, that chick has a temper!"
"She's not stupid, though, she answered so many questions in math today, and it's only her first day..."
"You think? She's probably from a private school."
Annie glares at the people who are trying to talk about to her. They immediately slink back in fear shut up. Annie sighs in exasperation as she walks outside, finishing her apple. She'd have to deal with these idiots for a couple more years to come. They talked about her as if she was from outer space. Just as she is about to throw away her apple core, she hears a familiar voice.
"Annie, wait!"
...Is that the jerk who called her short?
Hey! Thanks so much for reading this! Please feel free to leave a review and follow the story. Also, would you all be kind enough to leave a review regarding whether Annie should end up with Eren or Armin? Thanks!
