XlAN: Eh, sorry again for the slow update. Just been looking at all the wonderful stories about AoT, then comparing them to mine and getting sad. It's just a weird feeling when you have so many great authors on here. Like Scattershot, Author of Not in Here Please, A blacksmiths tale, the Mikannie drabble collection, and so many more. Then you have my amateur-rish stories. Eh, it's not a competition, so I shouldn't care. Anyway, Trying yet again to hold back at just throwing Annie and Eren in a relationship. Wanted to include more Mikasa vs Annie stuff in this chapter. So it may be uneventful, sorry bout that. I feel like putting the notice that I read your guy's reviews up here is a bit annoying, but I just want you guys to know I read every review! I really want to take things slow and make these as good as I can, but I don't wanna get sick of reading it over and over again or lose my drive. Anyway, enjoy the chapter!
Annie and Eren trudged to the exit of the Air Palace, clearly groggy and exhausted. Eren yawned as he opened the glass doors, revealing a dark and starry night. They both stepped out. There were a lack of lights outside, aside from the very dim Air Palace sign just above them. Annie quickly stopped in her tracks. The lights to the building shut off behind them, leaving them in almost complete darkness, aside from the shining moon.
Annie's heart began to beat faster. She didn't like the dark, no matter how much she didn't want to admit it. She had no idea where the roots of her fear were from, but she didn't care right now. Annie just wanted to get to Eren's car.
"You good?" Eren asked as he saw Annie freeze in her tracks.
"Yeah, it's just a little dark" Annie said trying to hide her fear
"Oh, then come on!" Eren replied walking down the stairs to his car
"W-wait for me!" Annie panicked trying to catch up to him
Annie walked close to Eren the entire time they made there way to the car. She had a urge to hold his hand, but she felt it was too childish. Annie was a grown woman after all, even if she was scared of the dark. I mean, everyone has fears right? After a few seconds, they made it to the car. Annie quickly got in, savoring the safety of light as Eren turned the car on.
Annie fiddled with the seat warmer until she got it to the highest setting, squirming in her seat to sink herself further in. Eren noticed this in the corner of his eye and smiled. He thought she looked cute doing that. He started up the car, looking at the time. He sighed, seeing it was 9 PM.
"Hey Annie, unless we wanna sneak back into the college, we gonna have to get a hotel close to it." Eren said.
Annie nodded, understanding the situation. Eren called the hotel closed to the college and booked a room for too. He told Annie they had room 55 and began to drive towards the hotel. Meanwhile, Annie looked at the pictures she and Eren took while at Air Palace. A lot of them were selfies, both of them smiling while sitting in front of the trampolines. She posted a small gallery consisting of 5 pictures on social Media.
She smiled, quickly getting likes from Sasha, Connie and Reiner. She looked up, seeing they were already at the hotel. She frowned, not seeing very much light. Eren got out, being quickly followed by the scared blonde. She once again stayed close by Eren, especially when they arrived at the hotel. They walked in, smelling the cheap air freshener used. Eren tried turning on the light, realizing it was useless as it wouldn't turn on.
"Shit, it looks like the lights aren't working in this shitty ass hotel" Eren groaned, not feeling Annie lean onto him.
He then noticed there were no windows either. The room started to remind him of a prison cell. He left the door open so the moon would bring some light in the room. He left Annie in the moonlight, inspecting the sheets and such on the bed with his phone flashlight.
"Surprisingly, the bed is super clean" Eren announced "If there was light, we could probably shower and stuff."
Eren then used the dial phone in the room, calling the front office and then informing them on the situation. They told him that all of the rooms were filled out, and that the lights in that room never worked in the first place. Eren groaned again as he shut the door and sat on the bed. He and Annie kicked there shoes off, carefull to not let there socked feet hit the nasty ground.
Annie noticed her phone about to die, and sighed as that was her last source of light. Eren felt Annie leaning on him, shaking. He looked concerned for his friend, even though you couldnt see it.
"You good, Annie? Why are you shaking?" Eren asked softly
"I'm just a little, well, I don't like the dark." Annie said, finally informing Eren.
"Oh... Well here-" Eren said turning on the flashlight on his phone and placing it on the counter
"It's not much, but it should do" Eren smiled at her, she could barely see it thru the light of his phone.
"Thanks" Annie said as she laid down, pulling the sheets up to her shoulders.
"No problem" Eren did the same, except he tucked it under his side instead of letting it droop off the side.
Annie saw this a and tried it, immediately feeling more warm. It was still very cold though. Annie started shaking again, needing to feel more heat. She drug herself right next to Eren, placing her head against his chest. They both payed on there side, and Annie rested her hands on his chest too.
"I was cold" Annie said, already knowing what Eren was going to say.
Eren was really warm, she couldn't explain it. That familiar feeling came back from the Halloween party and she blushed. Noone could see it, but Eren was blushing too. They soon drifted to sleep, with Annie occasionally nuzzling into Erens chest.