Annie looked up from where she sat, Eren and the store owner were there. "S-She's so skinny..." Eren said, disbelieving that it was Annie sitting on the floor before him. "Why is she chained to a damn wall?!" Eren yelled at the man, holding him up against wall the by the collar of his shirt. "What else am I suppose to do? Let a titan rome loose around my home?" he retorted. Eren let go and walked back over to Annie. "I told you I'd come back." he told her. Annie didn't say a word, she had begun to dislike Eren for this. Eren loosened the collar around Annie's neck and slipped it over her head, she was free, but didn't dare move. Annie felt afraid to stand. "Come here." Eren murmured to her, helping her up and hugging her. Annie began to cry, nuzzeling her face into his shoulder. "It's alright, I'm here now, I'm here." Eren tried to calm her down. "I love you." she choked out. "I love you too." he assured. Eren let go of Annie and she let go too as he handed the store owner money. "There, happy now?" he muttered. "Yeah, hope your sister or whatever gets better." Eren picked up Annie and walked home. That night Eren woke, lying on his side, he propped himself up a little with a arm, then looked over Annie's side at her. She had her back to him. Annie looked so innocent, peaceful, beautiful. He watched the small rise and fall of her chest and she breathed. To Eren, she was adorable when she slept. A bit of hair that was in her face rised and fell, in unision of her breathing. Before lying back down, Eren kissed Annie's forhead gently without waking her up. He laid back down, wrapping his arms around her waist and holding her close as he fell asleep. Annie woke a while after Eren fell asleep, her mind whirled, she didn't know what was happening. Then all of a sudden, Annie forgot what she was doing and murder rushed through her mind. 'Why didn't I kill you guys when I had the chance?!'
Then she looked down at Eren's arms held tightly around waist. That's why. That's why Annie didn't kill them. It was because he loved her, even though she was a monster. Annie looked over her shoulder at his sleeping face. 'Why does he love me?'
Annie closed her eyes and sighed. The memory of her first night here at his house, about two years ago. The memory of being afraid of him, ending his name in '~san' as she did for everyone else. Annie remembered, feeling trapped, not aloud outside unless he was home, wondering why. Eren had told her, over and over, that he just wanted to protect her. The confusion she still felt every day of being aloud to talk or even look at Reiner and Bertholdt. Why? She always wondered why. Eren had told Annie the same answer for that as he did for everything else, 'To protect you.' that's what he'd tell her. All those nights sleeping on the couch until he finally invited her to sleep with him, and she felt scared. Annie didn't know what to do, why he was being a little too friendly, then she had relaxed, and that was her life. Back in the present life, Annie felt a searing pain but ignored it, she didn't want to wake Eren, instead she rested her back down and nuzzeled herself closer. When the pain finally drained away, Annie fell asleep.
Eren woke up really late, it was almost noon, Annie should've woken him up, but instead she was still sleeping. "Annie, Annie you got to wake up baby." he tried gently moving her, but she didn't budge. "Annie?" Eren asked. She was way too still. "Annie!" he yelled frantically. Annie still didn't move. Eren got up and picked her up. He felt for a pulse in her wrist, it was all too faint, though she was unconcious, she looked so innocent and peaceful. Eren ran, faster than he ever had, down to the survey corps HQ with Annie limp in his arms. He needed to find Hanji, Annie needed help, fast. Eren bumped into Levi and almost fell over. "Watch it Titan Brat!" he scolded. "Move out of my way and let me do my shit!" Eren snapped and ran inside, Annie still in his arms. He bursted into Hanji's office. "Hanji~san!' Eren yelled. Hanji turned around. "Annie! What's the matter?!" she asked, quickly runnig up to take a look at Annie. "She won't wake up." he choked out. "Set Annie down on the table." Hanji instructed. Eren set Annie down on Hanji's experimentation table. Hanji first felt for breathing, there was none. Hanji had worried look in her eyes. Hanji leaned down and put her ear to Annie's chest for heart-beat, there was none. Hanji looked down and closed her eyes. "You have to wake her up Hanji~san, you've done it before." Eren murmured solemnly. "I can't this time Eren, she's gone." Hanji choked out, her eyes still closed but tears still ran down her face. "N-No, she's strong, she can't be dead." Eren said disbelievingly. "Eren, there's a time and place for everything, and she's at that time and place." Hanji explained, hugging him and crying. "She died in her sleep, she was lucky." Eren choked out. When they let go of eachother, Eren looked at Annie and put his hand over her's, she was still warm. After an hour, it was time to bury Annie. Everyone in the survey corps, even the people who hated her, brought flowers. Eren came last to Annie's casket, she laid so peaceful. Eren thought sadly that she couldn't die a hero. She couldn't be buried her uniform since she burnt it, but Eren didn't just bring a bouquette of flowers for her, but the badge from her uniform jacket that she kept and the one blade. Eren put the flowers in Annie's hands, and put the badge with them. He laid the one blade she kept across her chest. "You died a true warrior Annie, you really did." Eren choked out. A tear of his dropped into Annie's casket. He kissed her forhead once more and stepped back to let Hanji seal the casket. He would never see Annie again until the after-life. "She was a real trooper to go through all that pain and suffering." Erwin told Eren, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Yeah, she was lucky, she died peacefuly in her sleep." Eren agreed. "I buried a cross necklace tied around her neck." Mikasa told him. "I wanted to make sure she was safe." Eren nodded, "Thank you." Levi walked up to them as the casket was being buried. "I won't forget that hell-bound bitch." he muttered. Back at the house, Eren sat at the table and held his head in his hands, then began crying. He'd never forget his feisty lover, Annie Leonhardt.*
Then she looked down at Eren's arms held tightly around waist. That's why. That's why Annie didn't kill them. It was because he loved her, even though she was a monster. Annie looked over her shoulder at his sleeping face. 'Why does he love me?'
Annie closed her eyes and sighed. The memory of her first night here at his house, about two years ago. The memory of being afraid of him, ending his name in '~san' as she did for everyone else. Annie remembered, feeling trapped, not aloud outside unless he was home, wondering why. Eren had told her, over and over, that he just wanted to protect her. The confusion she still felt every day of being aloud to talk or even look at Reiner and Bertholdt. Why? She always wondered why. Eren had told Annie the same answer for that as he did for everything else, 'To protect you.' that's what he'd tell her. All those nights sleeping on the couch until he finally invited her to sleep with him, and she felt scared. Annie didn't know what to do, why he was being a little too friendly, then she had relaxed, and that was her life. Back in the present life, Annie felt a searing pain but ignored it, she didn't want to wake Eren, instead she rested her back down and nuzzeled herself closer. When the pain finally drained away, Annie fell asleep.
Eren woke up really late, it was almost noon, Annie should've woken him up, but instead she was still sleeping. "Annie, Annie you got to wake up baby." he tried gently moving her, but she didn't budge. "Annie?" Eren asked. She was way too still. "Annie!" he yelled frantically. Annie still didn't move. Eren got up and picked her up. He felt for a pulse in her wrist, it was all too faint, though she was unconcious, she looked so innocent and peaceful. Eren ran, faster than he ever had, down to the survey corps HQ with Annie limp in his arms. He needed to find Hanji, Annie needed help, fast. Eren bumped into Levi and almost fell over. "Watch it Titan Brat!" he scolded. "Move out of my way and let me do my shit!" Eren snapped and ran inside, Annie still in his arms. He bursted into Hanji's office. "Hanji~san!' Eren yelled. Hanji turned around. "Annie! What's the matter?!" she asked, quickly runnig up to take a look at Annie. "She won't wake up." he choked out. "Set Annie down on the table." Hanji instructed. Eren set Annie down on Hanji's experimentation table. Hanji first felt for breathing, there was none. Hanji had worried look in her eyes. Hanji leaned down and put her ear to Annie's chest for heart-beat, there was none. Hanji looked down and closed her eyes. "You have to wake her up Hanji~san, you've done it before." Eren murmured solemnly. "I can't this time Eren, she's gone." Hanji choked out, her eyes still closed but tears still ran down her face. "N-No, she's strong, she can't be dead." Eren said disbelievingly. "Eren, there's a time and place for everything, and she's at that time and place." Hanji explained, hugging him and crying. "She died in her sleep, she was lucky." Eren choked out. When they let go of eachother, Eren looked at Annie and put his hand over her's, she was still warm. After an hour, it was time to bury Annie. Everyone in the survey corps, even the people who hated her, brought flowers. Eren came last to Annie's casket, she laid so peaceful. Eren thought sadly that she couldn't die a hero. She couldn't be buried her uniform since she burnt it, but Eren didn't just bring a bouquette of flowers for her, but the badge from her uniform jacket that she kept and the one blade. Eren put the flowers in Annie's hands, and put the badge with them. He laid the one blade she kept across her chest. "You died a true warrior Annie, you really did." Eren choked out. A tear of his dropped into Annie's casket. He kissed her forhead once more and stepped back to let Hanji seal the casket. He would never see Annie again until the after-life. "She was a real trooper to go through all that pain and suffering." Erwin told Eren, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Yeah, she was lucky, she died peacefuly in her sleep." Eren agreed. "I buried a cross necklace tied around her neck." Mikasa told him. "I wanted to make sure she was safe." Eren nodded, "Thank you." Levi walked up to them as the casket was being buried. "I won't forget that hell-bound bitch." he muttered. Back at the house, Eren sat at the table and held his head in his hands, then began crying. He'd never forget his feisty lover, Annie Leonhardt.*