A short piece about an event during their trainee days. (canonverse)

Band Aid For The Heart

"Tch." Annie gritted her teeth and took a quick glance around. Everyone was too busy with their own gear to notice she cut herself on one of the parts. She licked the blood off her finger in the least attention catching way she could manage, feeling how her skin had already healed underneath. With a tiny cut like this she didn't have to worry about anyone noticing the steam, you'd have to know it was there to find it. She continued cleaning the inside of her gear, and when she was done she joined the other trainees on their way to the canteen.

"Annie." She paused when she heard her name, and turned around to see Mikasa. "Do you need a band aid?"

"What?" What was she talking about?

"You cut your finger earlier, I just wondered if you needed a band aid to keep it from getting infected."

"Oh, right." Annie looked at her hands, not even remembering which hand she had hurt. "It's just a tiny scratch, by tomorrow it'll be like nothing ever happened."

"That's good." Annie started to turn around when Mikasa called her name again. "Annie." She now stood a lot closer to her. "Take good care of yourself." She patted Annie on the head and walked off, leaving Annie to stare at her retreating figure, a small smile lighting up her features.

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