Bertholdt didn't know what to say to keep the conversation going. He wanted to talk to her but nothing came out of his mouth. He was nervous and he was sweaty.
Annie was confused about the situation.
Has someone ever been nice to her?
If so, she didn't remember.
The only nice person she has known was her father. Her wonderful father

"We can go to the Italian place… is close to the café where we are going to do the homework." Bertholdt said

Annie didn't turned around to see him

"Yeah… that's fine."

"You can pick the place if you don't want Italian." He said nervously

"I like Italian." She said looking at him "besides you are paying"

Bertholdt was looking at the road.
Many cars were passing them by.
Annie studied Bertholdt for a moment, looked away, and then looked back at him.
His dark skin and dark hair made him look better against the white background.
She hadn't really paid any attention to him all throughout her life. He did stand out from everyone, but she didn't pay attention to him. Mostly because she didn't want to get attention. She had never really talked to him or attempted to. She wanted to be left alone.
But that wish was before she felt so lonely.
She was afraid to talk. She didn't know this Bertholdt at all. She knew more about Reiner because he would always joke in the class and talk to her from time to time, Reiner even invited her to sit at his lunch table. But she liked to sit alone… well no, she didn't but she didn't want to socialize. It made her fell uncomfortable.

"Argh, what am I doing?" she thought "I should have said I wasn't hungry"

Bertholdt turn to look at Annie who was looking at him.

Annie and Bertholdt immediately looked away from each other.
Both felt their cheeks burn.
Suddenly Annie didn't want to be there with him but left alone.

"We're here" Bertholdt said quietly

"…"

Annie got out of the car and followed Bertholdt into the restaurant.

"Order whatever you'd like" Bertholdt said embarrassed

Annie only nodded. Bertholdt wanted to start a conversation but he didn't know how.
They ate in silence and got out of the restaurant quickly. No one said a word to each other and they never met each other's gazes.

They got back into the car when they were inside Annie touched Bertholdt's shoulder, Bertholdt turned around immediately and looked at her.
Annie felt her brain about to explode.

"I… Umm… Thank you" she said

"Y-y-you're welcomeee" Bertholdt said turning the car on.

Did he always stutter like that?
He was so weir.


"So you are saying that the high middle ages were not that bad?" Annie asked Bertholdt

"Yes, that's what the books said." He had stayed up till late the day before studying that time period

"Okay…" Annie said "I guess we're done"

"Yeah…" Bertholdt said a little sad.

All they did in their reunion was talked about the assignment. Annie didn't let him ask anything about her.

"Bertholdt?" Annie said looking at her acquaintance "Are you good at math?"

Bertholdt was surprise by the question

"I'm okay." He said

"Could you help me do some of my Calculus homework?" she asked with her bored voice

"Yes!" Bertholdt said immediately

"I have my books back at home" she said looking down to her feet "would you mind looking at it?"

"Not at all!" he said. Bertholdt felt so happy. He couldn't believe what was happening.

"Okay." Annie said getting up from her sit

Bertholdt was so happy he had a big smile on his face. This was a plus

"Did something make you happy?" Annie asked looking up at him

"Yes." Bertholdt said

"Ah…" she said

He open the door to his car and Annie got in
Bertholdt couldn't believe what was going on.

He smiled.
He felt like he was going to melt the snow.

The driving back home wasn't bad.
Like any other 'driving back home' it was faster than the one going away from it.

When they arrive to her house she got down from the car and went to her front to open it.
Bertholdt followed her after he had turned off the car.
Annie turned around to wait for Bertholdt.
He was sweating.
She couldn't believe it. It was so cold outside.

They got into the house

"Wait for me here" Annie said while she went to one of the rooms in the back

She came back with a book and a note book

"Sorry you had to come" she said

"Don't worry about it" he said "I'm glad to help you"

She wanted to smile but she couldn't, she wasn't ready

Bertholdt looked at the problems and smile when looking at them
He was really good at trigonometry. He was so happy she had asked him for his help.

"This is trigonometry" he said looking at her

Annie just looked at him like he was stupid

"I know what it is" she said

Bertholdt felt embarrassed

"Well you have to use this formula to get it, and apply it here…"

Bertholdt explain everything to Annie.
She was so close to him, he could feel her heat.
She was putting attention to his lesson and he couldn't stop but think that this was going well.
Annie nodded at times and sometimes looked confuse.
He knew her expressions, when he saw her confuse look he would explain it again slower.
Annie was quite happy that he was able to help.
When they were done they both look satisfied.
Bertholdt, because he spend more time than planed with the love of his life;
Annie, because she had finish all her homework for the weekend.

"We're done" she said "thank you. I appreciate it."

"You're welcome" Bertholdt said very softly

He turned around to leave her house when he was in the doorway she was right behind him.
They were looking at each other.

Annie felt her heart get this emotion she had never allowed in.
It was something sweet and sour, something pink and violet and a little red.
She put attention to Bertholdt and only him. She looked at him in the eyes and didn't move.
He was handsome. He really was.

"Why am I thinking this?" she asked herself "I want to do something about it"

She saw how Bertholdt's eyes shine when looking at her in that moment. She didn't know how to explain that but she felt a connection happen. Right in those seconds they were sharing together.

Bertholdt could feel his brain about to explode.
Annie's bored eyes suddenly didn't look bored. They had something inside of them. The loneliness they share was dissipating.
His constellation was looking right at him.
Every time he heard her voice it pulled him to this alternate universe where everything was perfect. The constellation was perfect it'll circle around and around. He couldn't stop it, not that he wanted.
His heart could feel her heart. He could hear his heart's bumps.

Annie got closer to him. She wanted to share her loneliness so it'll be easier to carry it. She wanted to give him something of her…

"Is this what friendship feels like?" she thought "Or is it something different?"

Bertholdt looked like a tomato and he knew it, but he didn't care. Something was happening. God had answered his prayers…
He lowered his face a little and Annie got on her tippy toes.
Everything seemed synchronized; it was like the planets were aligned.
His dream…
Her dream…
Everything was coming together.
Annie didn't really process all that in her brain, just like Bertholdt didn't.
They got closer to each other by the second, one going up and the other down and then…
Their noses touched.

Annie jumped backwards and Bertholdt looked away.
People were walking in the sidewalk

"I-I-I-I need to go back inside" Annie said

"Wait" Bertholdt said

Bertholdt pulled an envelop out of his winter jacket and gave it to Annie.
She grabbed it rapidly and Bertholdt turned around as soon as he gave it to her.

Annie closed the door and went to her window close to the fire place. She peeked through the close drapes and saw him get in his pick up truck and leave her house quite fast.
Annie lay down on her little bed by the window and open the enveloped.
She didn't know if she should read it or not… It was something else. The feeling she had.

"Every time I see your face
I feel lucky.
Destiny put you in my way.
I'm happy it did so.

I've fallen for you
You're a princess to me
You've cured my sickness
Just by looking at me

If you cry, I promise
I'll cry with you
If you need more air to breath
I will give it to you

If you ever feel cold
I'll be your protection
I promise it!"

Annie didn't know what to think of the note.
She turned it around and it had one more thing writing down on it

"It would be an honor if you sit with me and my friends"

And that was all.
She was impressed.
She couldn't hold her tears back.
She felt her heart warm, she didn't exactly feel happiness in her heart but it was the closest thing to it.
She was thankful to Bertholdt.

Annie ran to her room and got the pillows and the blankets, put them in the bed by the window.
After that she went and got some wood, put them in the fire place and lit them up.
Snow begun fallen from the sky. IT was like the day before, but today she had the warm fuzzy feeling in her heart. Her father was doing something for her.
That's what she thought anyway.

"Something is changing, daddy" she said while hugging the note and looking out in the window

She was already covered up by the blankets in the bed by the window.

Annie saw that her not so distant future was going to have more fuzzy and warm moments.
She thought that happiness couldn't be reach, but she was okay with it. The fuzzy and warm moments would help her open up and see what the world is like.


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