104th Gaming Squad: Chapter Two

Hit Cap

Both Eren and Armin slowly watched through the lunch line... As Eren winced at the smell, of whatever the abomination that had been cooking was. Armin in this time, was more distracted at the previous situation with Annie... He felt as his mind constantly wandered towards that note, while unintentionally muting out Eren as he continued to chime on about the new patch for World Of Warcraft that had come out this morning.

As Eren received his meal, he had become quite the meal critic within the school, and always poked fun at the lunch lady... However, the lunch lady was not a lady in the least... No she was a he, a he who was named Hannes. Though there were other assistant's within the cafeteria, Hannes was the man in charge of the cafeteria. The two constantly found them self within verbal debates over the quality of the given food.

As Hannes placed the small bowl upon Eren's tray, he bent over, narrowed his eyes, and gave it a suspicious look.

"What is this, gourmet, nourishment?" He spoke up curiously, as he gently took his fork, and poked it. He slightly winced upon the first poke, worried something could jump out at him.

"It's chili." Hannes spoke hastily, as he hoped to get Eren out of the line quickly. He was quite used to the stubborn bastard poking his buttons, and he could already feel his frustration began to mount within him.

Eren continued to poke it, "It's moving as if there is something in it... Something, breathing within it... I wasn't aware that chili was supposed to do this." Eren spoke authoritatively as he narrowed his eyes, and stood up entirely once more, letting his fork rest on his tray.

"Yes, it's a brand new thing. Chili breaths now. It's a brand new hippity hoppin' trend." Hannes spoke in sarcasm, as he rolled his eyes at Eren. Though he cared about the boy, it didn't mean that the boy couldn't irritate the living crap out of him.

Eren took in all this information, as he slowly nodded his head a few times with closed eyes, while holding his hand to his chin. It was then that Eren opened his eyes, look towards Hannes, and spoke up.

"This troubles me, Hannes... We're practically brothers... Brothers! And yet, you still lie to me... It breaks-" Eren began in pretend despair, as he held his hand to his heart, and faked a hurt frown. He then gleamed large innocent eyes to the man.

"It breaks my heart!" Eren concluded with false heartache, as he closed his eyes, and shied away from man, as he held a hand to cover his face.

"Damnit, Eren! Just take your lunch, and go!" Hannes spat irritably, as his eyes narrowed at Eren in frustration.

It was then that Eren turned back into the food critic, "I'll have you know, that I spend my hard earned money on this food! I bust my back, and this is what I get?! It's unjust!" Eren once more continued, in false outrage. As he slammed his hand upon the serving counter.

It was then that Hannes let out a long sigh, as he leaned over on the counter and looked towards Eren with an all knowing look.

"Eren, your mom pays for your lunch." Hanne's chided in amusement, as he watched how Eren would react.

Sadly, it didn't dismay Eren in the least, instead, he nodded his head and while holding a hand to his chin. His eyes closed once more, as he processed the information.

"Mhm, mhm. Yes, this may be true... And you very well may have a point, but! I have something to say!" Eren began once more, as he looked towards Hannes with a serious look and opened eyes.

"Damnit! What is it Eren?!" The man spat out in irritation, as he hoped that he had won the battle, but Eren wasn't going to let it slide that easily.

It was then, that Eren once more gave Hannes large innocent eyes, and turned his waist, as if he were retreating his posture from the man. He then placed both hand's on his heart, as he looked to up towards Hannes in fake innocence.

"I j-just w-wanted t-to t-t-t-t-tell you..." He began in fake heartache, as he looked towards the visibly fuming Hannes with false whimpers... Eren closed his eyes, as he then took a deep breath, acting as if these next words were too troubling to converse. He then, opened his mouth to speak.

"I-I just wanted to tell you, t-that you looked very handsome, today!" Eren yelped in false hurt, as Hannes faced turned beat red while his eye twitched slightly. It was then that Eren took his tray, placed his hand on his face, and started giving fake sobs. He then turned around and jogged away, false sobs playing tune all the way...

Armin slowly hesitated, before he came up to the counter to get his lunch. He honestly wasn't surprised by the pranks Eren pulled anymore, as he had been a recipient to many of them. Though, the students behind him seemed slightly confused and bewildered, this had been all too common to Armin.

"Damnit!..." Hannes seethed, "That kid is so, freaking weird... What's wrong with him?" Hannes spoke with a irritated sigh and frown, but couldn't help but inwardly smile. Though Eren was really, really odd at times, Hannes could always look back on the things he did and laugh about them. As they wouldn't be funny to him now, but they would be eventually.

Armin however gave a small shrug, as Hannes gave him his food. Hannes noticed Armin seem out of it, as Armin spoke up.

"Thank you, Hannes." Armin smiled and bowed his head politely, as he always did to Hannes, and really to anyone who gave him anything. He would even say his thanks to bullies that would maybe hit him one less time than normal, something that greatly outraged Eren for obvious reasons. He left his gaze focus on the counter, as his eyes somberly fell motionless upon the steel below. It was then, that Hannes voiced his concern.

"What's up, champ? You seem... out of sync, today." Hannes said as he crossed his arms, and leaned upon the serving counter...

Armin didn't talk, but Hannes noticed as a slight redness tainted the boy's cheeks, it was then that Hannes spoke up with an all knowing tone.

"Oh... It's about a girl, huh?" Hannes chimed suspiciously, with a smirk, as he looked towards Armin, Armin then in an instant, raised his gaze with wide-eyes towards Hanne's as his cheek's burned deeper than they had previously. Armin spoke up hastily, as he visibly fumbled.

"W-W-What?! N-No! J-Just some s-stressful homework, i-is all!" Armin stuttered nervously with wide-eyes, as he felt some of the other students began to snicker behind him. He felt his whole face burn, as he realized he wasn't doing the best job at hiding this.

"Armin. I don't want to tell you this, but you are an awful liar." Hannes chimed up in amusement, as he let out a small chuckle. Armin sighed as he realized he was defeated, he then dropped his gaze...

"C'mon, spill the beans. Give me some details, as you may not know this... But-" It was then that Hannes held a prideful smirk on his face, as he stood up straight once more, and flexed both his arms in the air.

"I, am a woman expert!" Hannes spoke confidently, as he continued his smirk... He then let his arms drop as he gazed down towards Armin once more as he narrowed his eyes confidently towards the boy.

Armin watched the man, as his eyes glinted in curiosity. Though, Hannes was an awesome friend, and he constantly looked out for both Eren, and him. Sometimes even coming to their aid on occasions of physical abuse. He couldn't help but slightly doubt, that Hannes wasn't entirely a woman expert as he said... But he still respected Hannes greatly, and did need someone to talk to.

Armin began to open his mouth to speak, but found himself hesitating as he looked towards his left, and found impatient kids awaiting their food. He then closed his mouth, as he looked back towards Hannes, before opening it once more to speak a different set of words.

"I would, but they've been waiting patiently... I should probably go...-" Armin began, as he slowly began to walk away, before Hannes grabbed him on the wrist and gave him a serious look.

"Dude, we're bro's. And bro's, have got to tell their bro's, what's bothering them. Plus, I don't really care about those students. They can starve, for all I care." Hannes chimed happily with a smile, as the students that were awaiting their lunch grew outraged.

"Hey!" One of them yelled in irritation, as one of Hannes assistants came up from behind him.

"Hannes! You can't just ignore them! What the heck is wrong with you?!" An assistant spoke sternly towards Hannes, as he rolled his eyes.

"Fine..." Hannes then, came out from behind the lunch counter, as he then took his apron off, and threw it towards his lady assistant who spoke her concern from behind him. He then shoved his hair-net in his pocket, as he turned away. He then called to the lady from over his shoulder...

"Take over for me! I got serious business to handle!" Hannes chimed, as he began to walk away...

"Wait! What?! No! Get back here!" The assistant yelled in shock, as Armin looked wide-eyed at the situation. The assistant looked quite disgruntled and upset, she visibly fumed while, Armin felt himself awkwardly slowly walk backwards towards Hannes while facing the assistant.

He gave her a nervous smile, and wave. "T-Thank you!" He chimed, as he turned away and followed Hannes. The assistant visibly fumed, as she sighed, and put on the apron. She then handed out the lunch to the awaiting students, one at a time, as they came.

As Armin caught up with Hannes, matching his pace. He then looked up towards his left to the man, as he spoke up curiously...

"W-Where do you umm, w-want to talk?" Armin slowly asked nervously, as he looked up towards Hannes, as Hannes walked in no apparent direction.

Hannes then pointed to where Eren was sitting by himself, as he held a happy smirk. Armin quickly shook his head, as he interjected Hannes as he walked.

"N-No! I mean, n-not there... I haven't told Eren, yet..." Armin spoke out in distress as he stopped, while Hannes turned to him. Armin looked down, as he avoided Hannes alerted gaze.

"What?! You haven't told Eren, yet? What did I tell you about the bro's?! Bro-code number two hundred and seventy-three, bro's tell their best bro's about who they are crushing on." Hannes spoke up authoritatively, as he saluted his hand to his chest, as if the 'Bro code', was some real organization.

Armin stuttered nervously while his cheeks burned, "I-I-I am not, crushing, on anyone!" Armin then, let out a small sigh as he shook his head. There was a small silence, before Hannes dropped his arms, before speaking up once more.

"Bro-code three hundred and twenty three; no denying to other bro's who you are crushing on." Hannes spoke up authoritatively, as Armin let out a frustrated groan.

"Fine! Let's just go!" Armin spoke irritably, as he randomly began walking once more at a rapid pace towards Eren's table, Hannes followed shortly after.

As they arrived at the table, Armin dropped his lunch tray upon the table, as Eren looked over towards his direction, as he was mesmerized by something else. Eren sat on the outside of the bench, as his legs rested upon the vacant emptiness of the bench, while resting his arm upon the table.

"Hey man, I - oh, didn't see you Hannes... Hmm, did you come to tell me that you were lying, and chili isn't supposed to breath?" Eren spoke up curiously with a grin, as Hannes rolled his eyes. Both Armin and Hannes sat down upon the circular bench, as Hannes rest his arms upon the tables.

"Eren, I believe Armin needs to tell you something." Hannes spoke almost as a therapist, as he looked towards Armin. Eren looked with a curious gaze towards Armin, as Armin let out a small sigh before announcing what the 'bro-code' forced him to... At least, what that's what Hannes said.

"I..." Armin began slowly, as his cheeks burnt once more... He bowed his head as he continued, "I... h-have a small infatuation with s-someone..." Armin concluded timidly, as he closed his eyes nervously, avoiding Eren's gaze.

Eren blinked, before a mischievous grin crossed his face. "Oh, Armin!... You should have told me sooner! I feel the same way!" Eren concluded with a smile, as his eyes glistened in false affection. He threw his hands up in the air, as he made the scene that much more obvious. Hannes felt himself slightly chuckling, as for once, it wasn't at his expense.

"No!" Armin shook his head violently, "This is why I don't tell you things! Ugh! Now I'm not telling you at all!" Armin concluded irritably, as he huffed, crossed his arms, and looked away from the table entirely.

"Well, that's fine with me. Cause I, already know." Eren cued with joy, as he drank his milk, and looked back in the direction he had been previously, before Hannes and Armin had arrived.

Armin felt the need to challenge this, "Oh, is that so? Then who-"

"Annie Leondhart, right?" Armin froze, as Eren looked back toward Armin's direction with a plain look on his face. Armin bowed his head, as he looked away from the table once more. He could feel his cheeks burn.

"Why else would you be joining me when we go and watch the wrestling training, after school? When we first started, you seemed all bored, then when showed up, you became suddenly interested again. I'm not that dumb. However, I can't say I'm thrilled with your candidate though." Eren replied casually, as he took a sip of his milk, before looking back in the direction of which he had been previously.

Armin felt his eyes widen, as he nervously scratched the back of his head, head bowed all the way...

'Have I really been that obvious...? Or can Eren just read me well...?' Armin thought curiously, but ignored it, as he raised his head with a small sigh, rejoining the conversation.

"Wait. Why have you guys been watching the wrestlers train? And I didn't know the wrestlers had a female division." Hannes spoke in confusion, as he looked towards Eren.

"They don't, and..." Eren gently nodded in the direction he'd been looking with a blissful smile, "because of that..."

In a secluded corner of the lunchroom, a girl sat in solitude. A girl, that had long, onyx hair, who was slightly pale, yet held slightly pink lips, as her eyes glistened lifelessly, in a taupe grey. She wore all black, as she kept only a basic attire, of a long black turtle neck, and black jeans that were tucked into petite, jet black boots.

She seemed to be emotionless, while silently staring at the table. The world around her seemed to arouse no interest within her. She kept her hands in her lap, as she crossed her hands over one another, while still remaining entirely still, and idle.

"Yeah, she seem's like a pretty girl." Hannes spoke happily, as he really was,unfamiliar with the girl, and hadn't met her before. Eren spoke up in reply to Hannes with slight irritation.

"Pssht, pretty. - She's not pretty, she's exquisite. And don't label her like that." Eren spoke defensively, though he hadn't even talked to the girl once, he was inwardly determined to one day, at least approach the girl.

"Jeez - sorry. I'll make sure to refer to her as 'the gleaming goddess of the second moon', from now on, just to make sure that it'll be to your liking. Will that please you, your highness?" Hannes spat sarcastically, as he rolled his eyes.

"Yes." Eren replied simply, as he continued to be mesmerized by the girl. Hannes inwardly fumed, as he put it aside and asked another question.

"What's her name?" He then asked curiously, as he watched Eren continued to not look in his, nor Armin's direction.

"Dunno, they never mention her name when they train. Annie's dad just refers to her as, 'titan killer'. I don't know how she got it, why she is called that, but they never say her real name. Though, her father says Annie's real name, he doesn't say her's. And well, Annie mostly just doesn't speak to her at all. Those two just share an eerie silence, it's kind of weird, but Annie's dad doesn't seem to mind it." Eren began as he set his now empty milk cartridge upon the table.

"Oh, well.. If Annie wrestles too, why isn't there a female wrestling league, or something like that?" Hannes spoke up in curiosity, as he continued to look towards Eren.

"Because, you haven't seen these two wrestle. They fight dudes, and destroy them with ease. The only true opponent they have, is each other. They have scrimmage wrestling, but neither of them ever wins. So, they are on a team together, and remain undefeated. I heard that they even take on teams that have up to ten people, and don't even break a sweat." Eren chimed in awe, more specifically however, to the girl he was currently gazing at.

"Wow.. Wait, you guys don't go see them because they wear those wrestler outfits, do you?" Hannes spoke up in suspicion. Armin instinctively raised his head, and began shaking it rapidly. He opened his mouth to speak, but Eren spoke before him.

"No, they wear some type of variation of yoga pants, that cover all of their legs, and transfer at the very bottom to some type of boot made of cloth. They usually then just wear a sleeveless shirt with that. You know, we're not pervs, Hannes. Bro-code three-hundred and three, never think the worst about a bro." Eren spoke calmly, as he recited once more the infamous 'bro code', Hannes had mention.

Armin groaned, "You know what that is, too?" Armin said in irritation, as he rubbed both of his eyes with both of his palms, while resting his elbows upon the lunch table.

"Mhm." Eren spoke casually, as he then turned back over towards the table, bringing his legs within the table. He let out a long sigh, before Hannes interrupted.

"You should go talk to her. She is sitting by herself, you know." Hannes spoke up assertively, as he looked towards Eren, as Eren now faced him.

Armin, how was now slid his lunch tray aside, and had his face resting upon the table, as his arm engulfed the exterior of his head. He raised his free forearm that had been resting on the table, and pointed his index finger up.

"I second this." Armin spoke calmly, as his voice was muffled by the table below.

"What, are you guys nuts? Nobody ever approaches her, and she's always by herself. Plus, with her strength, she could throw me through a table. And everybody always let's me know, that I, 'say the wrong things, at the wrong times'. " Eren said as he narrowed his gaze specifically towards Hannes, as Armin continued to have his face planted upon the lunch table.

"Also, in case you hadn't noticed. Armin and I, aren't exactly the most popular of kids. In fact, we're quite the opposite... If you hadn't noticed." Eren concluded with a frown, as his eyes slightly grew in dejection, however, he pushed it aside with a sigh.

"Well, since she is alone, it's all the more reason to approach her, and..." Hannes felt his words trailed off, "Armin, you have to have something in that brain of yours. Tell Eren to stop being a wimp, and go talk to the girl." Hannes said with hope, as he then looked towards the out of sync Armin.

"Hey! I'm not a wimp!" Eren protested, as he narrowed his gaze towards Hannes.

Armin then raised his face from the table, as he looked towards Eren's direction, it almost seemed with how quickly he managed to re-sync himself, that he was ready for this question. Eren looked towards Armin's direction when he noticed this.

"Just be yourself, and act like you would normally. It may sound cheesy, and something that is commonly said, but it's true. Just make sure not to mention two things, one being Warcraft, and the second being the 'bro-code'. As though I enjoy Warcraft, I feel my brain cells die whenever you two bring that up." Armin said firmly, as he looked towards Eren, as sincerety filled his eyes. It was then that Hannes once more interjected.

"Bro-code one hundred and sixty three, don't hate on the bro-co-" Hannes began, but was interrupted.

Armin roughly slammed his hands on the table, "Hannes! Shut up with the damn, 'bro-code', already! It's the worst thing I have ever heard in my damned life!" Armin yelled uncharacteristically, as fury filled his eyes, as he looked towards the table... He then noticed a small silence in the lunch room, as he hesitantly looked backwards.

He then saw an endless amount of eyes focused upon him... He gave a small hesitant laugh, a nervous wave, while closing his eyes, before slowly turning back around as crimson engulfed his cheeks. He then began to speak up once more, as he looked towards Hannes apologetically.

"I-I'm sorry Hannes... I don't know what got into me, there... I just really...really...really...hate, the 'bro-code'." Armin spoke with remorse, as he gave a warm smile to Hannes. Hannes smiled in reply, as he then spoke his very next words.

"Those people that stared at you, that's bro-karma." Hannes chimed in cheerfully, as he ensured his ranks within whatever the 'bro', was.

Armin continued to stare, as his smile slowly dropped into a menacing frown... His eyes were filled with vexation, as he slowly turned his head towards Eren... Eren watched, as he hadn't seen it before, but Armin wore the most hatred seething look that Eren had ever seen in his life.

"Eren. Go talk to the girl, now." Armin said sternly, as he looked Eren dead in the eyes with an endless quantity of rage.

"What?! Are you serious Armin-" Eren began, but was immediately cut off.

"Eren, I swear to god, if you don't go talk to her right now, I will hack, and delete your WoW account. You will never see it again, and it will be gone, forever." Armin threatened, as his tone turned more grave. Eren frowned, as for once, Armin actually looked scary.

Eren then sighed, "Fine." He finally surrendered, as he hopped his legs around the lunch bench, before standing up from it entirely. He then looked over his shoulder to Hannes.

"Thanks, Hannes." Eren spat sarcastically, as he narrowed his eyes angrily to the man.

"Hey! No problem." Hannes spoke cheerfully, as he gave two thumbs-up's towards Eren, while flashing a grin.

Eren rolled his eyes, as he then began to walk towards the girl...

With each step he took, he felt his insides tighten, as he felt his heart begin to slowly race... He found his fingernails digging into his palms with each step, as he desperately wanted to turn the other direction... But this time...

He was really going to do this...

To Be Continued...

Hey all! :) I hope you enjoyed! Sorry I didn't have this chapter out sooner! Quick note, when I upload my next chapter, I'm also going to transfer the story to the Shingeki No Kyojin topic, as for some reason both Attack On Titan and Shingeki No Kyojin are in separate topics. :| But! I hope you enjoyed the chapter, and thanks again for the reading, reviews, follows, and favorites! They mean a ton, and they help me out a lot! ^_^ Thanks again! And I hope you enjoyed! Also sorry if there were any typing mistakes with this! I finished this chapter up really late, haha! :)

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