Daylight Is Coming To Break The Dawn

Armin POV

Armin had a sinking suspicion that he was going to be made to drink a LOT. Some of the people in this group were rather vindictive, and Hitch in particular had a malicious twinkle in her eye.

"Well, I guess continuing off of Mikasa, never have I ever kissed a guy." Bertolt said.

"I'm being targeted." Armin huffed, before taking his shot.

"I'm not." Ymir grinned.

The only ones to not drink were Marco, Connie, and Ymir. "Really, Marco?" Reiner asked. "You never kissed another guy before?"

"I would have thought you would have at least been kissed by Jean." Ymir smirked.

"Shut up, Ymir." Jean snipped.

"No. I haven't kissed another guy." Marco said.

Armin was struck with an idea. "Do you want to?"

Marco furrowed his brow. "Are you offering, Armin?" Armin shrugged his shoulders.

"What does that mean?" Reiner asked.

"I think he's leaving it up to Marco." Hitch answered.

Armin could see most people's gaze was on Marco. Sasha and Connie were looking between the two. But Jean…Jean was just staring right at Armin. Maybe he shouldn't have said anything. In the month since Marco's party, Armin hadn't seen Jean, and Jean hadn't made any moves like he wanted to pursue what had been started, but maybe he wanted to. Maybe he felt just like Armin did, unsure and tongue tied.

"I think I'll keep my streak going." Marco finally said, breaking the tension.

"Then, it's my turn." Annie said. Armin breathed a sigh of relief as Jean finally looked away. He had started to feel uncomfortable with how intensely Jean had been staring at him. "Never have I ever kissed Eren." Annie said.

Reiner and Mikasa both took a shot. "Wait, where are we talking about? Any specific body parts?" Armin asked.

"What body part are YOU talking about?" Ymir asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm not asking you." Armin replied. "Annie?"

"Anywhere." Annie answered.

"Dammit." Armin groaned, before taking his shot. He could feel Jean's eyes on him again. "You all can get your mind out of the gutter. It wasn't anything dirty." He huffed.

"Eren and Armin have always been super affectionate with each other." Mikasa explained.

"You said that in current tense." Hitch said in a questioning tone.

"That's because they still are." Mikasa shrugged.

"My turn." Reiner said as the glasses were refilled. "Never have I ever drank whiskey."

"I hate all of you." Armin huffed, taking his shot.

"Armin's going to be trashed." Hitch giggled.

"Yeah, we're going to get a repeat of Marco's party." Armin sighed.

"No, we're not." Jean said. Armin looked over at him. His face looked concerned.

"How about you switch to something else for a while?" Mikasa suggested.

"That's probably a good idea." Armin said.

"My turn." Historia giggled. Everyone else had taken a shot on the last round. "Let's see…never have I ever smoked weed."

"How could you betray me like this?" Ymir gasped as she took her shot.

"Oh thank god." Armin breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he didn't have to drink.

Connie, Sasha, and Hitch all took shots, as did Jean, Reiner, and Mikasa. The most surprising were Bertolt and Marco. "Marco, you've become much more interesting to me." Ymir smirked.

"I can't believe Mina hasn't had pot before." Connie said.

"Hey, hey, hey. That wasn't the statement." Mina countered, making them laugh. "The statement was SMOKE it. Edibles are not a part of that."

The room erupted into laughter. "I appreciate your bending of the rules." Reiner chuckled.

"No, no. I didn't bend the rules. I followed the rules exactly." Mina grinned.

"Alright, I think it's my turn." Ymir said.

"But we didn't find anything else for Armin to drink." Sasha interjected.

"I think Arlert's good for one more round." Ymir smirked.

"You're trying to kill me, aren't you?" Armin groaned.

"Maybe I'm trying to tank Hitch. She's equal with you."

"So am I." Reiner said. "And I think Jean."

"Yes." Jean sighed. Armin glanced over at him. Was Jean keeping track of much Armin was drinking? Coupled with his earlier sentiment, Armin couldn't help but find it sweet.

"Alright. This is going to be hard because I've done most things." Ymir said.

"Hitch is going to have the same problem." Jean smirked.

"Shut up. I already know what I'm saying and SOMEONE is not going to like it." She stared right at Armin as she said it.

Fuck. She wasn't going to bring THAT up, was she? She couldn't be that vindictive. To do that would be venturing into cruel. "Hitch, I swear to God-"

Ymir cut him off. "You two can have your couple's quarrel later."

"I'm not sure who's supposed to be the other half of my couple here." Hitch giggled.

"We're actually a polyamorous threesome." Armin said dryly. Jean snorted loudly, which made Armin laugh.

"Alright, I'm cutting you off again because you all didn't get the hint the first time." Ymir huffed jokingly.

"Sorry, Mom." Jean smirked.

"Don't ever call me that again." Ymir said. "Ok. Never have I ever intentionally touched a dick…with any part of my body."

Armin just sighed as he took his shot. Also drinking were Reiner, Mikasa, Sasha, Hitch, and Mina. "Does it count if it's your own?" Connie asked.

"Yes, so drink you dirty masturbator." Ymir said. Connie, Marco, and Bertolt all drank. "Annie, I'm proud of you. You don't need penises in your life."

"Okay, I'm switching to lower alcohol content." Mikasa said, standing up. "Does anyone else want some cider or beer? Armin, don't even bother raising your hand, you're switching."

"Could I get some water?" Marco asked.

"I'll switch with Armin." Jean said.

"Anyone else?" Mikasa asked. "Also, know that if you puke on my floor, I'm breaking bones." Connie and Sasha looked at each other before they both raised their hands.

"Fuck it. I'll switch too." Reiner said.

"Yeah, might as well." Hitch sighed.

"I'll take a beer please, Mikasa." Bertolt said sweetly.

"I'll just grab some for everybody and you all can sort out what you want." Mikasa said.

"Let me help." Armin scrambled to his feet and followed her out of the room.

"So, having fun?" Mikasa asked as soon as they were alone.

"Yeah. Are you? It's your birthday party after all."

"I am. This is nice. Learning all sorts of things about our friends." She smiled.

"Yeah, things you would never expect." He stood next to the fridge and took the bottles she handed to him.

"So, Jean seems awfully protective of you tonight." Mikasa grinned.

Armin breathed out a quick sigh of relief. "Oh thank God. I'm not the only one who noticed."

"I definitely noticed. And you almost got yourself in trouble with that Marco comment."

"Ugh, don't remind me. Most uncomfortable minute of my life and I've lived a pretty shitty life."

Mikasa laughed as she straightened up, her arms also full of bottles. "Let's go, Lover Boy."

The drinks were placed on the coffee table and distributed around the room. "It's my turn then." Mina said. "Let me think. Never have I ever punched someone."

"Well, we can't all have an even temper, can we?" Ymir said before taking a drink. Almost all of the group drank, with the exception of Marco, Historia, and Armin.

"Wow, I have a lot of violent friends." Mina giggled.

"I'm next." Marco said. "Ok. Never have I ever gotten so drunk I threw up." The group collectively groaned. Apparently, what Armin had gone through at Marco's party was a fairly universal experience. The only ones not the drink were Mina and Bertolt.

"Marco, you live a very soft, boring life, don't you?" Hitch asked.

"Yes, and I enjoy it very much." Marco shot back.

"My turn!" Sasha exclaimed.

"You know you don't get to drink when it's your turn, right?" Ymir smirked.

"Yes, I am aware." Sasha frowned slightly before smiling again. "Never have I ever listened to One Direction." She looked at Mikasa as she said it.

"You know what? There is nothing wrong with their music!" Mikasa glared before taking a drink. Armin laughed as he took his sip of cider. He'd listened to them a lot while hanging out with Mikasa. Historia drank, as did Ymir.

"Ymir!" Sasha gasped.

"What? Historia likes them." Ymir shrugged.

Connie snorted loudly when Reiner took a drink. "They play them all the time at the store." Reiner said quickly.

"There's nothing wrong with liking boy bands." Annie reached over and patted his knee.

"Amen sister." Hitch said before taking a swig. Jean also drank.

"Really, Jean?" Connie raised an eyebrow.

"I don't have to explain myself to you." Jean said flatly. Mina and Marco also drank.

"Well, I guess it's my turn." Connie said with a sigh.

"You don't have anything, do you?" Ymir grinned.

"Shut up! Just give me a damn second." He snapped back. That made everyone laugh. "Never have I ever cleaned a toilet."

"Believe me, I KNOW." Jean huffed, making everyone laugh.

"It wouldn't kill you to start." Marco said softly.

"Or learn to aim your dick like a grown man." Jean muttered.

"Shut the fuck up!"

"You ARE a little messy." Sasha said as she took a sip. Everyone else took a sip too.

"Not you too." Connie's voice softened.

"That's it. I've changed my mind. Sasha can stay in the house. Connie, it's you that has to go now." Jean said.

"This was not a thing to be proud of, Connie." Reiner said.

While Armin was grossed out, he also felt bad for Connie. "I'm sure we can all think of someone else who has never cleaned a toilet."

"FLoch." Hitch, Jean, and Marco all said in unison.

"That's not company I want to be in!" Connie exclaimed.

"Then clean your damn toilet!" Ymir yelled.

"Moving on from this gross ass topic, it's my turn." Hitch had a devilish grin on her face that made Armin's blood run cold.

"Hitch no." he said softly.

"Hitch yes." She answered.

"What have I ever done to you? Name one thing."

"Nothing. I'm just a cold hearted bitch."

"What the fuck do you have on him?" Ymir asked.

"Never have I ever kissed-"

Armin took drastic action. He dove over Jean and slapped his hand over Hitch's mouth, tackling her into the couch. "Shut up!" he yelled.

"Well, Arlert has become infinitely more interesting. What did you do? Who were you kissing? We need answers." Ymir declared.

Hitch wiggled under Armin, trying to get her mouth free. They both rolled into Connie, who pushed them off the couch. As they hit the floor, Hitch on top of Armin, her mouth came free. "FLOCH!" She practically screamed. "Never have I ever kissed Floch!"

Armin went limp, and his face turned red. That was meant to be a dirty little secret that was carried to the grave. "You did WHAT?" Connie yelled.

The room was in an uproar, with everyone talking at once. Armin wanted them all to shut up. "When did this happen?" Mina asked.

"WHY?" Reiner demanded.

"Where were you kissing him?" Historia asked.

"How many times?" Bertolt questioned.

"Was it with tongue?" Sasha implored.

"No, but seriously, why?" Reiner repeated. Ymir was just cackling.

"Armin, you never told me." Mikasa said softly.

"Would all of you shut up?" Jean roared over them. "SHUT! UP!"

The room quieted down. Armin could have kissed Jean in that moment. "But I need to know-" Reiner continued.

"Okay, one, you kissed Eren Jaeger so you don't get to judge anyone else." Jean snapped. "Two, Armin doesn't owe any of you an explanation. And three, get OFF of him you devil woman!" Jean pushed Hitch off of Armin. She just fell to the side, laughing.

"We've all kissed people we wished we hadn't." Marco said diplomatically.

"Yeah, except Connie." Mina giggled.

"What the hell did I do?" Connie yelled.

"Not kiss Hannah." Annie said wryly, making the whole room laugh.

Mikasa and Jean helped Armin sit up and he returned to where he had been sitting. He took a deep breath. "It's….fine. I mean, since everyone knows now-" he shot his most menacing glare at Hitch, and she had the decency to look sheepish. "I was at work at the library, the late night shift. Floch came in, as he always does, but Marlowe wasn't with him, which was weird." He sighed.

"That is weird." Hitch confirmed. "Those two are apart less than Armin and Eren."

"No one asked you." Jean hissed, digging an elbow into her side.

"Anyway," Armin continued. "Floch was following me around, as I was doing reshelving. We were just talking, and suddenly, he grabbed my face and was kissing me. I didn't know what to do, so I just froze."

"How does Hitch know?" Historia asked.

"THAT was when she walked in." he sighed heavily. "And she made some sort of sarcastic comment and Floch bolted."

"I believe I said something along the lines of 'Oh, apparently I am interrupting something I never wanted to see.' Because let's be honest, NONE of us want to see Floch maul anyone's face." Hitch said.

"She does have a point." Sasha chimed in.

"When was this?" Annie asked.

"Last spring."

"Why didn't you tell anyone?" Mikasa asked. Armin knew she meant why didn't he tell her.

He looked down at the carpet. "I was embarrassed."

"You have nothing to be ashamed of." Jean said, patting his leg. "It's never your fault when you get assaulted by a creep."

"Amen." Ymir said. "Do you want me to sock him next time I see him?"

He looked up at her. "Thank you, but no."

"Can I sock him anyway? I'm sure he's done something else to deserve it."

"YMIR!" Historia scolded. That made Armin smile.

"Is that why you didn't want to tell us how many guys you had kissed?" Bertolt asked.

"Yeah."

"Understandable." Sasha nodded her head.

"So…how many have you?" Connie asked after a moment.

"Oh, short stuff, as insensitive as ever." Ymir sighed.

"You're one to talk." Connie shot back.

"Six." Armin said, looking at Jean.

"What number was Floch?" Hitch asked.

"Do you really get to ask questions here?" Mikasa asked, sounding offended.

"He was five. And I have to say, six was a major improvement over five, even if I was sloppy drunk." He heard Mikasa snort. Jean grinned, and Armin felt him relax. Clearly, he had upset Jean with stuff he had said earlier, but this made up for it. Good.

"Okay, enough about Armin's love life. It's my turn and I know exactly what I'm going to say." He shot a look at Hitch that made her pale.

"You wouldn't."

"I would and I'm going to." He smirked before looking at the group. "Never have I ever cried after sex."

Everyone's jaw dropped open and the room was silent. "Finally, Ymir spoke. "Is it Christmas? Because it feels like Christmas."

"Shut up." Hitch sulked, taking her drink.

"Who did you have sex with that made you cry?" Annie asked.

"I'm not talking about it."

"Was it because it hurt?" Mina asked.

"I said I'm not talking about it." Hitch crossed her arms.

"It doesn't feel good, does it?" Jean asked in a superior tone. Armin didn't like when he was like this.

"Shut the fuck up."

"Armin was a better sport about it." Connie said.

"You can shut the fuck up too." Hitch punched him on the arm.

"OW! What the hell?"

"Karma's a bitch." Mikasa muttered.

"I don't think we're getting answers out of Sulky Sally, so Armin, it's your turn." Reiner said.

"I hate all of you." Hitch grumbled.

"We love you too." Ymir replied.

"Ok, I have a good one. Never have I ever been to church." Armin said.

"Damn you." Mikasa said, taking a drink. Bertolt, Reiner, Historia, Ymir, Sasha, Connie, Hitch, and Jean all took a drink.

"Really? I've been to church but you haven't?" Ymir asked, clearly flabbergasted.

"I'm an atheist." Armin replied. "And it's not exactly like I had the most stable upbringing."

"What about the rest of you?" Connie asked.

"I'm Jewish." Annie said flatly.

"Me too." Marco said.

"Me three." Mina chimed in.

"I'm Jewish on my mother's side." Hitch said. "But my dad's Christian so I got dragged to both services. It's why I cried when I lost my virginity. Because I felt like a bad Jew AND a bad Christian." She kicked Jean in the ribs.

"Ow! Bitch!"

"See, that makes it not funny. That makes it sad." Mina said.

"How about now?" Ymir asked.

Hitch grinned. "Now I KNOW I'm a bad Jew and a bad Christian. Because I don't want to be either."

"That's my girl!" Ymir grinned. "Cheers to agnostic lesbians and the first round being over!"

"Cheers!" They all raised their bottles and taking a drink. Armin felt Jean lean against him and smiled. This was turning into a great night.