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"I was...I was scared. I didn't know why you fainted..." Annie whispers, as she leans her forehead against yours, causing you to blush ever so slightly. What would I do without her?...you ask yourself. "I'm just glad you're okay now." You were surprised at Annie's openness. You feel her arms tighten around you as she whispers barely audibly.

"I'm joining the Military Police..."

"What?" You ask quietly, looking at the crown of Annie's head as she continues to rest on your chest. She tightens her grip around you.

"I-I'm sorry." She whispers, in a voice you can just barely hear. You cringe as you feel your heart drop into your stomach, and your chest suddenly feels heavy. Annie was joining the Military Police and you were joining the Scouts. Does this mean you'll never see each other again? Your body tenses almost painfully. How could live without Annie? Someone you had spent the past three years with. Every since the day you two became friends, you two were a package. Where Annie was, you were. You were in the mess hall? So was Annie-glued at the hip. But now, what were you going to do?

"Come with me." She says, knocking you out of your thoughts.

"What?"

"Come with me." She repeated. "Live with me withing the walls of Sina. We'll be safe together. You'll be safe." She whispered the last part.

"Annie..." You start. "I-I can't." Every since the Titans breached the first wall, and you watched on as you neighbors and friends...your parents, were killed by those monsters, you promised you would be a Scout. You vowed to yourself that you would be the best. That you would kill every last Titan, just as they killed every last person you cared about. There was no way you would change your decision...not even for Annie. "You know I can't. I have to join the Scout Regiment-

"You'll get yourself killed!" Annie yells, shocking you mildly, as she pushes herself off of you. You've seen Annie mad, but never once had she raised her voice. Not once.

"Annie, I-"

"No!" She yells, again, cutting you off mid sentence. "Why would you risk your life! How could you be so reckless? What if you pass out again? What if there isn't anyone there to help you? What do you do then? Do you just lay there and die!" She almost screams, and you can hear her voice cracking as it raises a few octaves. This wasn't like Annie. You've never seen her so emotional, even when she cries in the middle of the night, she still shows some type of composure, but not now.

"Annie-" you try once more, but to no avail.

"You were ranked 1st place. You can join the Military Police! I don't understand why you would want to join the Scouts. What if there's a-" She pauses mid rant, almost as if she doesn't know how to continue. "You never know what you can encounter on those missions." She quiets down. "I just, I just want you to be safe."

The thought of you being first place hovers in your mind, before you refocus on the conversation at hand. Annie was trying so hard to persuade you to change your mind but you couldn't alter your decision now. Not this far into the game.

"I can't bare the thought of you in the Scout Regiment." She says this with so much raw emotion, you're left speechless. "You are one of the best out there, and I know you'll join Squad Levi because you can... you'll be on the front line of every mission, and no matter how great you are," she paused, her lips began to tremble ever so slightly. "One wire too low, one wrong swing around a corner, hell you could be running across a building and fall, and break your leg or something! One tiny mistake (y/n), and you're dead!" She yelled even louder then before, not caring about disturbing the other patients.

You want Annie by your side, but you know how dangerous the Scouts are, and you know that you have no right to ask Annie to live a life such as that. She'd be safe with the Military Police. You also knew how right Annie was about that fact that you could die quickly out there with one slip up. You know that you may never be able to see Annie again, if you both decide to go your separate ways, and that scares you.

"Annie, please. You know I can't go with you-"

"I can't live without you! No, join the Garrison for all I care, you don't even have to be with me, but please, I just need to know you're safe," A pause. "I love you too much." Annie says as a blush creeps up her neck and onto her delicate features. Tears silently begin to slide down her tinted cheeks. Your heart leaps into your chest at this. You had not expected that...well maybe you did...a little.

You guys were always playfully teased by the others. Being called the 'Almighty Power Couple'. You smile every time you thing about it, because you always remember the blush Annie wears when people call you guys a couple...A couple... It was something you had thought about, but you were too scared to think about something as intimate as love. Especially in this world. Love is distracting. Love is dangerous. But was it so bad to fantasize? Couldn't you just live in a fantasy, just a little longer?

You sit up, grabbing Annie by her shoulders and smash her into your chest. There were so many things you wanted to say to her, but you were a coward, you were scared. So you just hugged her tighter, reveling in the feeling of her warmth. The words were hanging off your tongue, but could you say them? What would happen once you did? You would tell her, have a tinder, intimate moment then what? Go your separate ways, and probably never see each other again.

"Annie- I...I lo-"

"There's trouble at the wall!" you both hear someone yell. It was the nurse from before.

"What?" You say, as you let Annie go. "What did you just say?" The nurse looks over at you, as soldiers begin to run out of the infirmary.

"There's trouble at the wall." She repeated again. "Some of your training squad were doing repairs on it, when the Colossal Titan appeared out of nowhere. It- it kicked in the wall."

You eyes widened at this news. The wall was breached? Again? Flashbacks of that day, rolled through you. You looked over at Annie, who's face showed no emotion, before looking back at the nurse.

"Where is it now?" You ask as you begin to stand up.

"It-it disappeared, again. Just like before."

Why now...you think. What did it appear now? And where the hell did it go?

"Did the Titans already get in?"

"Yes, but the- wait! (y/n)! What are you doing?"

"I need to help my team." you say simply as you begin to strap on your belts.

"What? W-w-wait! You can't. You're in no condition to- you're supposed to be on bed rest for the next two day." The nurse says, trying to stop you, but you simply ignore her objections, and shrug her hands off you.

"Do you really think I can just lay here as my friends and fellow comrades fight for their life?" you almost yell, but keep your voice even as you give the nurse a hard stare. You look over at Annie as you pull on your boots, and her apathetic face surprises you, but then suddenly a piercing scream enters your ears, and you begin to panic.

"Where's my gear?" You ask, as you begin looking around and notice your gear is under your bed. You grab it quickly, running out of the infirmary tent, Annie hot on your heels.

You get to the main base, and people are running around frantically, you find Garrison squad leader Hymes and ask where you're own squad is. He looks at you with fear-filled eyes, almost too scared to answer.

"Sir!" You say jolting him out of his trance.

"They're dealing with the titans near the hole that was kicked in, but you're need at the front."

"Sir?"

"I don't have time to explain. Ackerman!" he yells beckoning the raven haired girl to him. "(Y/n) is going with you explain to her what she has to do." Mikasa salutes as she looks towards me, her face as emotionless as ever, even in a situation like this. "Leonhardt, you're with me at the rear." The squad leader commands as he begins to walk away.

"We're stationed at the front. We need to make sure everyone is evacuated safely. Let's go." Mikasa says as she turns to leave. You look towards Annie, her face showing worry. You hug her tightly.

"Don't do anything reckless." Annie says.

"I won't die, if you promise not to." You giggle as you feel a lump in your throat. Annie just simply nods her head, and you both go your separate ways. Mikasa waits for you, her scarf muffling her words as she speaks.

"We need to hurry."

"Right!"

You both had been trailing a particular variant who had been running straight for the group of people at the entrance trying to escape.

"Mikasa! We need to immobilize it!" You yell, the wind whipping across your face as you two continued to follow the variant.

"I know." She replies, with a pause. Suddenly, Mikasa shoots her wire towards its fast running feet, hooking on to it's Achilles Tendons. She allows herself to be pulled towards the titan, and she cuts through the tendons with ease, sending the titan falling straight in front of the crowd of frightened people. You act quickly hopping onto the Titans neck and slicing through its nape quickly. A cheer amongst the people erupt, as the titan's blood begins to evaporate off of you. You hop onto the ground next to Mikasa.

"We make a good team." You say as you switch out your swords, watching as Mikasa does the same.

"I suppose we do." She pauses. "Everyone is just about evacuated, we should help the others." Mikasa says with a quiet voice.

"Alright, one sec." You ask as you make a 9th Tally mark on your gear. As you finish carving the small groove, you look up to see Mikasa staring down at you. You knew she was worried about Eren, so you finished up quickly. "Okay, let's go."

As you guys make your way to where you knew Eren's group to be, you feel slight panic set in when you see most of your comrades but not Annie.

"Where's Eren?" The raven- haired girl asks, looking around.

"Annie?" You try as well.

Everyone looks down solemnly. Your jaw tightens, as Connie walks up to you two and points to Armin. The blonde boy, sat against a wall, a distraught horror etched onto his face. Mikasa runs over to him.

"Annie?" You try again, but everyone shrugs. You look around. Where's the rest of the squad?...

"The cadets of squad 34 put up a vicious fight and upheld their duties...they died honorably during the battle against the tiatns!" You heard Armin yell. You feel every muscle in your body tighten, and every ones' face around you are casted with shadows at this news.

"Everybody in his squad was killed?" You hear Jean say to Marco. Everyone stays quiet, and you look over at Mikasa. Her head hangs low, and her body is deathly stiff.

"How could they all be..." Sasha starts, but never finishes. You suddenly hear a voice pierce through the thick air, filled with grief.

"Franz...no please! Franz, wake up! Wake up. Come on, wake up!" You hear Hannah yell at the lifeless body of her love.

"Hannah! It's not safe down there! Get on a roof!" You hear someone yell, but Hannah ignores him, as she continues to cling onto Franz. Even from atop a roof, you could see the tears fall from her eyes. You run and jump off the roof, lowering yourself to Hannah . You check Franz' pulse- there is none.

"Hannah, it's dangerous here, you have to go. He's gone." You say, but Hannah continues to cry hysterically. You grab her, taking the initiative and pulling her onto a close-by roof. The grieving woman, falls onto the ground as she curls into a tight ball. You look over at Mikasa, as she continues to stand silently, probably wallowing in her own grief. Suddenly, a image of Annie pops into your head. You had to find her. You hurry to where you know the rear to be and run to the first soldier you see.

"Where is Squad Leader Hymes?" You demand. He would know where Annie was. The woman looks to the left and you follow her line of sight. You walk slowly to the white sheet covered body. You're breathing is measured, and you're scared to pull back the sheet, for the fear that it may be Annie. Your steps become smaller as you near the body. Slowly, you lift the sheet to reveal Hymes. You let out a guilty sigh of relief. Guilty because you were relieved that it was him and not Annie.

"(Y/n)!" You hear a familiar voice and your eyes begin to water. You turn and run into Annie's arms. If it had been her under that sheet, you don't know what you would have done, and honestly, you don't ever want to think about it. You pull the short blonde closer to you, as tears continued to roll down your face, as you thought of your fallen comrades. You let out a happy whimper when Annie's arms slip around you waist.

This was the world you lived in. One of grief, and sadness, and death. You needed to use every chance you had to be happy. You looked at the blonde in her arms. When will be the last time you two could do this? The last time you could hold her? See her smiling face (even though it was rare.)? It could be tomorrow, a year into the future. It could be now. This could easily be the last time you two held each other. You could die today. In the next couple of hours, you could be dead without Annie ever knowing how you felt. You pull back looking into deep blue eyes.

You take a deep breath, as you begin to slowly lean forward. Your faces are without any space in between, and you feel soft lips brush against your own. Your heart is beating in your ears, as every nerve ending in your body is set off. After a few slow seconds, you pull away. Annie's eyes were closed, and a red tinted her cheeks.

"Annie, I love you so much. I just need you to know that." You confess, looking straight into her warm eyes. Your heart leaps when Annie smiles up at you. She throws her small arms around your neck.

"I've waited so long..." She whispers.

"Annie. I'm still joining the Scouts." You know you had probably just ruined the moment, but you didn't need Annie's hopes getting too high.

"I know, but let's just be together now. While we can." You nod, but you hear an odd sounding roar filter through the air. It was unmistakably a Titan. Annie's eyes widened, as were hear loud crashed behind us. We turn to see a large, maybe 15 meter, titan fighting...other titans?

"What the hell is that thing?" You say out loud, but Annie doesn't reply. Instead, she just stares dumbfounded at the creature. "A titan killing titans? Is it a variant, maybe?" but Annie just shakes her head. Suddenly the monster collapses and you notice movement around it's nape. You strain to see it's nape open, revealing a person. Eren. Only seconds later, do you see Mikasa running over to the boy as she drags him from the nape.

"What the hell?" How was Eren?...That's impossible. You look at Annie, her face shows complete utter shock, before being replaced by an emotionless mask.

"Annie..." You say in a low voice under your breath.

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