AN: I'm so happy ^_^ I have 30 reviews on this story now! You guys seriously have no idea how much reviews encourage me to write this story, so thank you!
I would like to give a big thank you to SteathHunter4l for beta-reading my story, he's an amazing writer and you all should check out his fanfics!
As usual, replies to reviews are at the bottom of this chapter.
I've noticed that there hasn't been much "werehorse" stuff happening, so I'm trying to move the story ahead so we can start focussing on what drew many of you lovely readers to the story in the first place :D
Warning: Major fluff ahead…
Enjoy and don't forget to review!
"Armin, do you think I should kiss Jean?" Mikasa asked the blonde teen.
"Uh I really don't know Mikasa, that's kinda between you and him? If you feel like you should, then go for it, I guess." Armin replied, rather confused by Mikasa's sudden and surprising question.
"Well he told me that kissing was normal, but I don't really know since I've never kissed anyone before."
"Really? You've never kissed any… oh wait that makes sense actually…"
"I think I'd like to kiss him, but it looks really strange and I don't want to make him feel awkward so maybe you could teach me how to kiss properly?" The girl said, all the while maintaining a completely straight face.
"Oh, um, I don't think that's a good idea Mikasa, it's kind of weird to do that, kissing is usually done between two people who care about each other a lot, you know?" Armin said, blushing more than Mikasa thought was possible, not that she had ever even considered Armin blushing.
"But we do care about each other don't we? And besides, it's just practice, it's not like it means anything." Mikasa replied to him.
Armin's jaw dropped as he stared at the completely oblivious girl in front of him.
"Bad idea, it's very much inappropriate for you to be practicing kissing with someone else other than the person you're in a relationship with. Very bad idea."
"Oh, I think I understand it a bit better now. So kissing is something that is only for couples who really like each other right?" Mikasa said, realisation dawning upon her face.
"Yes. Now can we please stop talking about this? Its making me feel uncomfortable…"
It was two days after Jean's failed attempt of a kiss with Mikasa and both had been avoiding each other, Jean because of embarrassment, Mikasa because she wasn't a social person anyway and Jean just thought she was avoiding him.
It was hands-on combat training and as usual, Eren had the misfortune of being paired against Jean. It was a win-lose situation for the two of them. Jean would gain the upper hand and floor Eren, then Eren would get up and floor Jean. One would almost pity them yet their determination was certainly something to be admired.
"Jean, come over here for a second" Mikasa called over to Jean who was busying himself with the task of removing the sand from his face after Eren somehow flipped him onto his face.
"Sure thing, what is it?" Jean asked, smirking at Eren who was sending him deathglares.
"I've thought about what happened the other day and I've come to an important decision regarding what happened the other day." The raven haired beauty said almost shyly at him.
"Really?! I mean, that's cool." Jean replied, turning his back to Mikasa's ever irritating brother. Are they even siblings? I mean, she's Oriental and he's not… how did they meet? I wonder…
"We can talk after practice. Meet me after training." She said, turning back to fight Annie, her hair swishing in the breeze as she walked off.
It was all Jean could do to not jump up in the air and do a victory dance.
After training:
Jean had the fastest shower in his life, making sure he was fresh before meeting Mikasa.
He got dressed into his best clothes before running off to wait by the girls dorm to see Mikasa.
"You're here already? We'll go to the forest, it won't do to have Sasha listening and spreading some ridiculous gossip about us." She said as she grabbed his hand and led him outside the training grounds and away from the dorms.
After ten or so minutes of walking, when Mikasa felt they had walked far enough she turned to face Jean.
"Well, I've been thinking a lot about what happened the other day, and I've spoken to Armin about it and he thinks if I feel it's right, I should do it." She said, looking at him with her beautiful jet black eyes.
Suddenly, as Jean was still trying to comprehend what Mikasa was telling him, he felt a pair of soft lips press against his. Alas it was not to last, as just as soon as it happened it ended as Mikasa pulled away, her face flushed pink and looking down at the ground shyly.
It was in that moment that Jean realised how big this was for her, this decision must have taken her several days, and Jean felt an overwhelming feeling that he may not deserve such a beautiful girl and his heart was full of gratitude and fondness for the beautiful angel in front of him.
Jean quickly shook such mushy feelings from his head as he pulled Mikasa close to her and kissed her again. It was sweet and innocent as was befitting of the girl kissing him back.
Jean could not hide the smile from his face as he walked back to the boys dorm later that day, having said goodbye to Mikasa after he walked her to her dorm.
Jean truly believed this was the best day of his life.
AN: That got really mushy at the end XD I barely realised I was writing this so mushy but I was watching 007 and was kinda writing as I was watching the movie XD If you don't like fluff, then please let me know and I will make sure to refrain from writing it :D And don't fear, Jean will not turn into a fluffy duckling! I will make sure that the moments are fleeting and don't last so he can still be his arrogant self.
Replies to reviews:
annavale23: I know right? I think I'll let Mikasa soften up towards him, but not too much! The awkwardness is way too much fun :D
Golden Sheath: Yes, definitely XD I'm not too sure if Eren is jealous, or just really pissed that Mikasa would "stoop so low" and date Jean…
OnyeezU: Hmmm… I'm quite tempted to write about how Reiner became the "dating expert" which he clearly is not :D I might include Reiner a bit more into the story since I reckon he'd be a lot of fun to write.
Tenshoru: That's what I love most about her; her cluelessness ^_^ I'd like to write a bit from Mikasa POV so we can see more of her sensitive side, and who knows? Maybe she's more attracted to Jean that she's letting on ;)
popmuzik68: Thank you so much ^_^ I'm so happy you like it ^_^
SteathHunter4l: Yes, I was quite proud of how I wrote that XD I thought of the weirdest way to describe kissing and my mind came up with that :D
Guy With Animaniacs Addiction: I'm so glad you're enjoying the story! I don't really know if Jean would force Mikasa to kiss him, as I reckon he isn't as insensitive as he seems to be. He likes to think of himself as a gentleman (he's not) so I don't think he would do that. Though I really want them to just kiss already but Mikasa is just so clueless :D
1OnyeezU (guest): Here, I've updated XD Sorry for being rather slow… I have heaps going on right now and it's only recently that I've had time to really be able to write.
