Rate : 13+
Genre : Romance, Friendship, School
Warning : Modern AU, Bad grammar, I didn't come from an English-speaking country
Attack on Titan ©Hajime Isayama
"Sasha! Give a nice serve!" a loud female voice called her.
Sasha served the ball through the net and the ball was saved by a libero. Chance ball. They prepared to attack Sasha's team. Sasha was a libero in her team too so she must prepared to save the ball.
The attack passed the blockers, and Sasha tossed the ball to the air. She saved her team. The setter girl named Nanaba tossed the ball to their ace, Hange Zoe. Hange responded quickly and smashed the ball to the other side of the net. One point for Sasha's team.
"Great work, Sasha!" Nanaba patted her on the head. After the team scored the coach told them to take a rest.
Sasha smiled widely. What a feeling when you were just joined the volleyball team for a week and the senior said you were great. Even though Sasha was a great volleyball player since Middle School—she had been in National Tournament but her team lost in the quarter-finals— she wasn't really proud. Sasha was a humble girl, no, not humble, Sasha was an insecure girl.
"I think you will join us as the first team in our first winter competition," said Nanaba, the second-year student.
"E-eh? U-um… I'm still a junior… I'm not as skilled as you," Sasha smiled.
"But you bring out victory that way," Nanaba replied.
"Sasha Blouse," the coach called her. "You are in the first team now."
"W-what? U-um I'm just here for a week—"
"You are appointed as a libero in our first team," the coach didn't want to hear any refusals from her.
When the training was over, Sasha walked up to the indoor swimming pool. The way from the volleyball gymnasium to the indoor swimming pool passed the music room. She walked in front of the music room just as she always did.
But suddenly she stopped.
She heard a high-pitch male voice singing her favourite song, Symphony by Zara Larsson.
"It's Jean," she said to herself. Then she continued her way to the indoor swimming pool because she had a big news for Connie to hear.
The thin-silver-haired boy got out of the water, taking the towel Sasha had given. He dried his hair while listening to his best friend.
"Connie, do you know that? I was appointed as the first team libero! I can't help I'm so happy!"
"Ah, you always do great," Connie placed his wet towel to her head.
Sasha jumped back in shock. "HOW DARE YOU ASSHOLE."
"I dare you," Connie held Sasha's hand and jumped to the water.
Sasha tried to adapt with the water. "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ALL SON OF A BITCH?"
"Celebration," Connie said with his bright golden eyes that made Sasha couldn't hate him.
"THIS IS NOT A CELEBRATION AT ALL!" she got mad and pushed Connie deep down the pool.
Connie laughed along with her, swearing each other while all the swimming club members left the place without letting them know.
"WHAT? WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?" they both screamed in panic.
"You sing really well, Jean," said the blond-haired boy with a coconut haircut.
"Oh, thanks, Armin," Jean replied calmly. They both silenced for some minutes until Jean started speaking again.
"H-hey, Armin, is Mikasa a kind girl?" the dirty-blonde asked.
"She's very kind to me and Eren," he said. "I was a bullying victim as a child but they always helped me."
"T-then, why she seemed so cold?"
"She lost her parents when she was 9, so she lived with Jaeger's family until the Ackerman family took her."
"So she lived with her… cousin, maybe?"
"She lived in her aunt's house, Mrs. Kuchel. She was a single parent with only one son, Levi. But at the time Levi decided to study abroad and left his mother alone, so Mrs. Kuchel took Mikasa as her child, not her niece anymore."
"Levi was still on the other country?" Jean asked again.
"No. He is here, teaching the Math," Armin calmly answered. "Why are you so curious about Mikasa?"
Jean blushed really hard, let's say it was as red as Akashi Seijuro's hair. "N-nothing."
"I have known from the start, that you're in love with Mikasa," Armin automatically played a love song with the grand piano where Jean sat.
"I-it's nothing!" Jean turned his head on the other side, hiding his blushing face.
"Ah, Mikasa is so beautiful. It's not a bad thing to fall in love with her, right?" Armin slightly laughed seeing his reaction.
"Y-yeah but… I think I couldn't date her. She's so tied up to Eren," Jean looked up to the sky on the other side of the window.
"You cannot resist that fact because Eren had saved her life and now she builds a very strong bond between them but… let's say they're like… brothers and sisters?" Armin tried to cheer Jean up, knowing that Mikasa really had romantic feelings for Eren, different from siblings love.
Jean tried to believe in him, reminding himself that Mikasa was only a sister to Eren.
"Wanna see Mikasa at the theatre club?" Armin asked him.
"S-sure. Let's go," Jean got down from the grand piano and walked out from the music room. He really wanted to see Mikasa and didn't notice that he didn't have any idea where was the theatre club room. Armin, who walked behind him just secretly laughed seeing his classmate became a fool for falling in love.
Armin patted him on the back. "Let me show you the way."
When they arrived at the theatre club, Mikasa was standing there, singing like a Disney movie character. She danced and looked so tied up to the character she was playing. She looked so amazing. Jean couldn't believe that she was Mikasa Ackerman, the cold girl in the class with a very calm expression.
"Mikasa is an amazing actress," Armin said behind Jean's back. Jean didn't respond him, he was too amazed by the graceful voice and moves of the girl he was in love with.
Armin smiled, but inside his mind he felt worried. He was really happy knowing now someone really have a crush on Mikasa, but on the other side, he didn't dare to tell her because it would be nothing. Mikasa would still choose Eren over everyone, even though her favourite actor. And then, Eren was more popular than Jean. Armin couldn't hurt his two friends. He couldn't tell Jean the truth, besides that, he couldn't make Mikasa like Jean.
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Have you guys ever been in Armin's position?
