Annie waited impatiently at the front door a month later, Eren had invited Armin for dinner again and she had great news to tell them both. When she heard them come up the steps to the front door, she opened the door, grabbed Eren's arm, pulled him inside and did the same with Armin, closing the door afterword. "Annie what the hell?" Eren asked laughing. "Don't get mad at what I'm going to say and don't interrupt me no matter what, okay?" Annie told him. "Fine." Eren answered. Armin looked confused. "Today something felt, different. So I went to the doctor a couple of minutes ago and just got back," she started. Eren didn't look to happy she left the house but got over it, "Carry on." he urged. "I'm expecting." Annie murmured joyfully. "What?!" Eren asked disbelievingly and joyfully at the same time. "I'm expecting your child!" she told him. Eren picked her up and swung her around, laughing. 'Well you guys were busy.' Armin thought, but excited for his friends anyway. "Armin do you know this means?" Eren asked Armin excitedly, setting down Annie. "Annie's going to have a baby?" Armin tried. "No you idiot! I'll make sure it knows you as Uncle Armin!" Eren picked up Annie and headed out the door, "Come on! We have to tell Mikasa." Armin shut the door behind him and followed Eren. When they got to Mikasa's house Eren knocked on the door on the front porch, and set down Annie. When Mikasa answered the door she gave Eren and Armin a hug, but didn't look too excited to see Annie. "What's asshole doing at my door?" she asked Eren, giving Annie the glare that said, 'Step off.' Annie understood the look and got off her front porch. Mikasa came out the door and shut it behind her with a her foot. "Yes?" she asked Eren. "You're going to be an aunt Mikasa." Eren told her. "Hm?" she was confused. "Annie's expecting my child." he told her. Mikasa came up and gave him another hug, Mikasa felt a rush of excitment. Mikasa looked over at Annie and still had a friendly look on her face. Mikasa let go of Eren and looked at Annie. "Get the hell up here Annie." she said in a friendly gesture. Annie was confused, but stepped up onto the porch. "Yes Mikasa~san?" she asked. To Annie's surprise, Mikasa gave her hug. "I'm happy for you." She told Annie. When Mikasa let go, her and Eren started talking. Annie looked behind her, she could see Bertholdt and Reiner walking. She looked at Eren, he was still talking to Mikasa. Annie turned around and ran, then finally caught up to them. Eren and Mikasa didn't notice her leave, Armin did, but he kept his mouth shut, he wanted Annie to see her friends. Bertholdt stopped and turned around. "Annie?" he asked, disbelieveingly. "Hey guys!" she said excitedly. They both hugged her and she hugged back. "You guys have to be gentle when you hug me next time." she warned as she let go. They let go too. "Why?" Reiner asked. "I'm expecting a baby in nine months or so." she said with a smile on her face. They hugged her again, more gentle though, Annie was fragile now. "You're going to be an amazing mother." Bertholdt told her. "And you're both going to be great uncles!" When they let go, they heard a voice behind Annie. "Reiner, Bertholdt." it greeted. "Armin." the both greeted. Annie turned around to look up into Armin's face, which was looking at Reiner and Bertholdt. "A-Armin~san?" she asked, completely surprised. Annie cowered back to Reiner and Bertholdt in fear. "It's alright Annie, I saw you come over here, but didn't say anything because I wanted you to talk to your friends." Armin looked down at her. "You'd better get back before Eren notices though, and don't worry, I won't tell on you." Armin said, putting a hand on her shoulder. "Thank you, Armin~san." Annie murmured. She turned to Reiner and Bertholdt and gave them one last hug. "I'll make sure that you both know when the baby's born." she told them. They nodded and said goodbye. With a hand still on Annie's shoulder, he led her away, and Eren nor Mikasa knew that she left, thanks to Armin.
It was eight months later Annie felt something was off. She normally felt the baby move around, or even felt sore of caring it's moving weight. Annie began to pace by the front door, Eren normally came home for lunch by now, or he'd send someone to check on her. A knock on the door sounded and she answered frantically. It was Armin, "Hey Annie! Eren told me to come check on you." he told her. "I need to get to the doctor's, NOW!" She told him frantically. "Is the baby coming?" he asked. "No, we need to go though!" she rushed. Armin picked her up and ran to the nearest doctor. Armin didn't set down Annie, he carefully held her and knocked on the door at the same time. "Ah Annie, back so soon?" the doctor asked her. "She needs help, NOW!" Armin said fantically. After an hour the doctor figured out what worng with her. Annie's baby had died a month before it was even ready to be born. Annie sat and cried into her hands and Armin kneeled infront of her, trying to calm her down. Armin looked like he was about to tear up. "Do you want me to get Eren? He's eating with Mikasa today for lunch." Armin asked. Annie nodded. After a while Armin came back. "He's on his way." he informed her. Armin kneeled infront of where Annie sat. "What am I going to tell Eren?" she asked. "Exactly what the doctor told you." Armin murmured. "Can you?" she asked. "If you want." Armin agreed. Eren walked in the room. "Annie," he murmured. Annie stood and hugged him. Eren almost teared up as she cried harder. The doctor pulled Eren to the side to talk to him. "We need to perform a surgery, today, to remove the baby from Annie before it becomes a serious matter. If we don't, it could become fatal for Annie." the doctor explained to Eren. Eren looked over his shoulder at Annie, she didn't hear the conversation and was still crying, Armin sat with her. "What's the chance Annie will survive the surgery?" Eren asked. "50/50." was the answer. Eren gritted his teeth nervously. "It has to be today?" Eren asked. "Do you want Annie to reach her fate earlier than it needs to be?" the doctor asked. "Gee, now that you say that." Eren scratched the back of his head and looked down. "Don't you care about her?" Eren nodded, "Yeah, yeah I do." he looked back again at Annie, she was still crying into Armin's shoulder. "When she wakes, will she be able to see her baby before it has to be buried?" Eren asked. "When she does, it'll be already when she's home, but before the burial yes." the doctor answered. Eren knew what he said about WHEN she woke up was a lie, it was really an IF she woke up.
The day after the surgery Annie woke up on the couch with Eren kneeling next to her, holding her right hand. Annie looked at herself, the surgery removed the belly fat from pregnancy. "Where's my baby? I want to hold it." she murmured proudly, she was a mother. Eren felt a rush of greif, Annie forgot what the surgery was for from after her unconsiousnes. "It's dead Annie, don't you remember? The surgery was to remove the dead child." he informed gently. Annie began to remember. "C-can I at l-least see it?" she asked. "Before the burial, you can hold it." he told her. "Can Reiner and Bertholdt come, since Armin and Mikasa are?" she asked. "Yeah, yeah I guess." the burial was that day but they had time to let Annie rest. "What gender was it?" Annie asked. "A little girl." Eren answered. "C-can I name it?" she asked. "Yeah, of course." Eren agreed. "I always thought Malena Joy was a pretty name." she said. "Yeah, it's name will be Malena now. What about it's last name? I would'nt blame you if you made it a Leonhardt." he told her. "Take it as your family name, I have no family left." Annie told him. Eren nodded and got up, leaving Annie to rest.
A while before they had to bury the baby, Annie was told she could take it out of the casket, and hold it for the first and last time. "She's so cute." Annie murmured, wishing the baby was alive. Eren left her alone with her child and stepped outside, he'd never get to see his own kid grow up. Mikasa came in and stood next to Annie, looking at the peaceful baby. "My brother tells me it's name is Malena Joy, it's a very pretty name." Mikasa commented. "Thank you, Mikasa~san." Annie murmured. "Do you want to hold your neice, you won't get the chance after this." Annie offered solemnly. "Sure." Annie handed her the baby. "It's cute." Mikasa said. She heard the door open, Reiner, Bertholdt, Armin, and Eren all came back in. Everyone had a chance to hold the baby befor they closed the casket and had the child buried. Annie felt she would never feel the same.
It was eight months later Annie felt something was off. She normally felt the baby move around, or even felt sore of caring it's moving weight. Annie began to pace by the front door, Eren normally came home for lunch by now, or he'd send someone to check on her. A knock on the door sounded and she answered frantically. It was Armin, "Hey Annie! Eren told me to come check on you." he told her. "I need to get to the doctor's, NOW!" She told him frantically. "Is the baby coming?" he asked. "No, we need to go though!" she rushed. Armin picked her up and ran to the nearest doctor. Armin didn't set down Annie, he carefully held her and knocked on the door at the same time. "Ah Annie, back so soon?" the doctor asked her. "She needs help, NOW!" Armin said fantically. After an hour the doctor figured out what worng with her. Annie's baby had died a month before it was even ready to be born. Annie sat and cried into her hands and Armin kneeled infront of her, trying to calm her down. Armin looked like he was about to tear up. "Do you want me to get Eren? He's eating with Mikasa today for lunch." Armin asked. Annie nodded. After a while Armin came back. "He's on his way." he informed her. Armin kneeled infront of where Annie sat. "What am I going to tell Eren?" she asked. "Exactly what the doctor told you." Armin murmured. "Can you?" she asked. "If you want." Armin agreed. Eren walked in the room. "Annie," he murmured. Annie stood and hugged him. Eren almost teared up as she cried harder. The doctor pulled Eren to the side to talk to him. "We need to perform a surgery, today, to remove the baby from Annie before it becomes a serious matter. If we don't, it could become fatal for Annie." the doctor explained to Eren. Eren looked over his shoulder at Annie, she didn't hear the conversation and was still crying, Armin sat with her. "What's the chance Annie will survive the surgery?" Eren asked. "50/50." was the answer. Eren gritted his teeth nervously. "It has to be today?" Eren asked. "Do you want Annie to reach her fate earlier than it needs to be?" the doctor asked. "Gee, now that you say that." Eren scratched the back of his head and looked down. "Don't you care about her?" Eren nodded, "Yeah, yeah I do." he looked back again at Annie, she was still crying into Armin's shoulder. "When she wakes, will she be able to see her baby before it has to be buried?" Eren asked. "When she does, it'll be already when she's home, but before the burial yes." the doctor answered. Eren knew what he said about WHEN she woke up was a lie, it was really an IF she woke up.
The day after the surgery Annie woke up on the couch with Eren kneeling next to her, holding her right hand. Annie looked at herself, the surgery removed the belly fat from pregnancy. "Where's my baby? I want to hold it." she murmured proudly, she was a mother. Eren felt a rush of greif, Annie forgot what the surgery was for from after her unconsiousnes. "It's dead Annie, don't you remember? The surgery was to remove the dead child." he informed gently. Annie began to remember. "C-can I at l-least see it?" she asked. "Before the burial, you can hold it." he told her. "Can Reiner and Bertholdt come, since Armin and Mikasa are?" she asked. "Yeah, yeah I guess." the burial was that day but they had time to let Annie rest. "What gender was it?" Annie asked. "A little girl." Eren answered. "C-can I name it?" she asked. "Yeah, of course." Eren agreed. "I always thought Malena Joy was a pretty name." she said. "Yeah, it's name will be Malena now. What about it's last name? I would'nt blame you if you made it a Leonhardt." he told her. "Take it as your family name, I have no family left." Annie told him. Eren nodded and got up, leaving Annie to rest.
A while before they had to bury the baby, Annie was told she could take it out of the casket, and hold it for the first and last time. "She's so cute." Annie murmured, wishing the baby was alive. Eren left her alone with her child and stepped outside, he'd never get to see his own kid grow up. Mikasa came in and stood next to Annie, looking at the peaceful baby. "My brother tells me it's name is Malena Joy, it's a very pretty name." Mikasa commented. "Thank you, Mikasa~san." Annie murmured. "Do you want to hold your neice, you won't get the chance after this." Annie offered solemnly. "Sure." Annie handed her the baby. "It's cute." Mikasa said. She heard the door open, Reiner, Bertholdt, Armin, and Eren all came back in. Everyone had a chance to hold the baby befor they closed the casket and had the child buried. Annie felt she would never feel the same.