It was five in the afternoon on a Friday, and Mikasa was getting ready to head out. She pulled Jean's jersey over her head and slipped on her converse, she had a long sleeve shirt on underneath just in case it got cold during the night.
"I'm heading out!" Mikasa called to her parents as she opened the door.
"Be careful, call if you need a ride back." Mrs. Ackerman replied from the kitchen.
Mikasa shut the door and began walking to the football field. It was still early and the game didn't start until seven but she was going to meet up with Eren and a few of his friends for the tailgate. Her phone rang in her pocket and she pulled it out, the caller ID saying "Annie". She smiled and answered the phone.
"Hey babe, I didn't think you would be calling."
"I was wondering if you wanted to meet up with me and Reiner at the warehouse for a while?" her girlfriend spoke with a hint of hope in her voice.
Mikasa sighed "I totally forgot to tell you, I have to go to Jean's football game tonight"
"You don't have to do anything, you chose to say yes…"
Both girls stayed silent for a moment, Mikasa wasn't sure what to say.
Then finally Annie spoke. "Is Eren going to be there?"
"Y-yea he's keeping me company"
"Cool, you guys have fun I'll talk to you later…"
With that Annie hung up.
Mikasa sighed again, 'this is getting worse' she thought to herself.
What was she supposed to say? No? That would raise too many questions, then she would have to lie her way out of that and there's already too much lying going on to begin with. But while she's keeping Jean and her parents happy, Annie is hurting…. Mikasa doesn't even know what to do anymore. She should have never went on that first date with Jean, things would probably be different but not a whole lot, Annie probably wouldn't be as upset as she is now though.
Mikasa sighed for probably the hundredth time today. 'It's gonna to be a long night'
~~~(At the Game)~~~
Eren waved when he saw Mikasa approaching, she smiled and greeted him and his two friends Thomas and Connie. Mikasa wasn't close with Eren's friends but they knew each other well enough to the point where it wasn't awkward when they were together.
"Only a long sleeved shirt?" Eren looked Mikasa over "You're gonna catch a cold like that, I have a spare hoodie in my car wait right here I'll go get it!"
Eren turned and started running towards the parking lot.
Connie shook his head "He's such a mom, why do we hang out with him again?"
"He even looks like his mom but with short hair, makes it even more creepy…" Thomas added
Mikasa let out a small laugh and rubbed her hands across her arms, It was colder than she thought it would be so she's grateful he had the spare. Eren had always been like a brother to her, always looking out for her and being there when she needed a shoulder to cry on. But he was a little too overprotective, especially when it came to her and Jean dating, he was against it from the beginning but has warmed up a little to Jean since then. Mikasa loves Eren and she can trust him with almost anything.
Eren returned with the hoodie and put it on Mikasa, making sure to zip it up as well. Mikasa had to pry his hands away as he was trying to straighten it out a little while Connie and Thomas tried not to laugh.
"Okay Eren I'm bundled up now, thank you." Mikasa smiled at her cousin warmly
"Sorry, just want to make sure you don't get sick" Eren looked around the area then frowned.
There were two boys standing over by the gates, they were holding hands and talking like they were a couple, which they probably were. Mikasa smiled at the image, reminding her of when she's together with Annie. But the smile didn't last long after the comment Eren made.
"That makes me sick, why do they have to do that out in public?"
Thomas and Connie looked in the same direction. "Oh Otabek and Yurio? Just leave them be, let them have a good time." Thomas spoke
"Why? I don't want to see that!" Eren began to yell making some people look their way "Why can't they just do that at home or not at all? It's a disgusting sin and they're going to pay for it in the after life!"
Everyone was silent for a moment and stared at him. This is why Mikasa couldn't share everything with Eren.
"Jeez dude calm down okay?" Connie whispered "Come on the game is about to start"
XX
The game was… boring. Mikasa was bored out of her mind, even if she was with Eren this was just not her scene, Eren had calmed down since his little outburst and everyone began to have a good time after that. Mikasa tried to have a good time too but by the time the third quarter rolled around she had enough, she prayed that something interesting would happen or at least a distraction for a while. As if her prayers had been answered, Mikasa phone lit up in her hand. She looked at the text, it was from Annie.
Annie: Come to the parking lot
Mikasa had a puzzled look but did so anyway, she excused herself saying that she had to use the restroom then made a beeline for the parking lot. She passed through the gate entrance and looked around, though she didn't know exactly what she was looking for. Suddenly a pair of hands wrapped around her from behind and she almost elbowed the person right in the face if they hadn't said anything.
"Relax babe it's me" Annie whispered
Mikasa sighed a breath of relief and turned around with a big smile. "What are you doing here?"
"I had a feeling you'd get bored here, football isn't your thing." the blonde moved up on her toes and kissed her.
Mikasa knew she should be more careful because they were in a public place, but she missed this shortie so she kissed her back for a few extra seconds then pulled away and stepped back out of her embrace. Annie didn't seem bothered by it and looked at her.
"How about we get out of here for a while? You just tell them you got a stomach ache or something and I'll bring you home before it gets too late" Annie spoke with hopeful eyes and took ahold of Mikasa's hands.
Mikasa really wanted to take her up on her offer, she wanted to leave so badly, but then she thought about Jean and how nervous he was about her being here tonight and it would really upset him if she left.
She sighed loudly and slowly pulled her hands away from Annie's. It was like slow motion as she watched her girlfriends face go from bright and happy to crushed in a matter of seconds.
"I'm sorry Annie, but I can't leave, Jean will be upset if I do." She avoided eye contact as best she could.
Annie stared at her for what felt like forever and then she gritted her teeth "I can't believe this…. You're choosing him over me again" she sounded so broken.
"He was expecting me here tonight, if I left so suddenly it wou-"
"You always choose him over me!" Annie cut her off. "Every goddamn time…."
Mikasa didn't know what to say, instead she tried to put her hand on Annie's shoulder but it was forcefully shoved away. "Annie I'm sorry…"
"No you're not, if you were you wouldn't be doing this all the time" by now Annie's face had gone back to being stoic as she stared at Mikasa showing no emotion in her features but the sound of her voice was a dead giveaway.
"I'm so tired of this.. I'm tired of this routine, having to hide, and act like we don't know each other.. I'm tired of it all Mikasa."
Mikasa was frozen, it sounded like the end. She didn't want that, oh god she didn't want that! Anything but that! "Annie let me fix this okay"
"You can't fix this, not without ruining your 'image' I know how this goes Mikasa." Annie went around Mikasa and started walking off.
"W-wait! Where are you going?" Mikasa eyes widened as she turned around.
"Home? The park? I don't know, anywhere but here" She went to take another step but Mikasa grabbed her arm.
"Please don't leave" Mikasa spoke while trying to hold back her tears. "I'll go with you just please… don't walk away"
Annie paused, still keeping her back to Mikasa. "You already made your choice." Her voice was low and deprived of any emotion. "...I'll see you later" She pulled her arm out of Mikasa's grasp and walked away, leaving Mikasa with tears finally escaping her eyes.
Mikasa watched her until she was out of sight while aggressively trying to wipe away her tears and not shed anymore. She took a few deep breaths and stood there for a few minutes. 'I fucked up, I fucked up so bad…. Now what do I do?' She knew this would happen, but she wasn't expecting it this soon.
There was a noise that came from a few cars down it sounded like something running away? Mikasa couldn't see anything it was too dark, she just assumed it was an animal or something and shrugged it off. She looked back in the direction Annie walked off in and started to cry again.
'Damnit...'
