Chapter 4: some room to grow

In the last nine months Armin has spent with Annie he had never been more happier. He felt so loved whenever she was in his company. Every day when she would get home from school or karate practice she would always take the time to play with him. And whenever he had a nightmare or couldn't sleep at night she would groggily get out of bed and cradle up next to him in his plush corner until he calmed down and fell back asleep.

Sometimes he would grab one of Annie's science books out of her backpack from school and have her read to him about the ocean and all of the sea creatures living there before bedtime. Sure it was boring to Annie, but it was worth seeing Armin's reactions. He would be so pleased whenever she turned the book around to show him a picture of a great whale or a fat chubby walrus sitting on shore.

Other times they would play dress up and act out different stuff. Usually it would involve Armin pretending to be a princess with Annie dressed as his knight coming to save him. He didn't mind the ossdressing though, if anything girl clothes were very comfortable to him.

Over the course of those five months Annie had come to learn other things about her doll too. Apparently he didn't only just walk or talk, he was also one of those dolls that could go to the bathroom too. How she knew about this? Armin had bed wetting problems. One night she had let him cuddle with her in bed while it was storming outside because he was so frightened by the sound of thunder that he couldn't go to sleep. and what happened next? She had woken up to a gigantic puddle in her bed the next morning."Armin you BED WETTER!" She growled

This had caused poor Armin to get unceremoniously kicked out of her bed and onto the floor. Angela heard this and went into her room to see what was wrong. "Annie what are you-" she looked from the angry Annie, to the puddle, to Armin, to the giant wet stain in his lion footie pajamas, to the puddle and back to the poor doll again before putting two and two together. Angela clamped a hand to her mouth trying not to laugh.

Armin wanted nothing more than to start crying and burst out in tears. It's bad enough that his Annie was pissed at him for peeing on her bed, but having his owner's mother laugh at him about it too? 'Somebody just yank out my wind up key..' He whimpered to himself miserably. "Um..did Armin have an accident?" Angela asked holding in snickers. Annie nodded angrily and pointed to her sheets"look what he did!" She hissed glaring at Armin. Poor Armin sniffled as he heard Annie's rant. He didn't want Annie to hate him, he wanted her to love him forever. He hoped she wouldn't throw him away for this.

"Here, I'll clean him up" Angela said taking Armin and bringing him to the him down on the clean floor with a towel underneath him, she unzipped his footies and slipped them off along with his underwear. Armin tried not to blush in embarrassment as Angela grabbed some baby wipes to clean him off down there. Once she was finished cleaning him up she went to Annie's room seized the damp sheets from her bed, and threw them in the washer.

When she finished that task he had went to Annie's room a third time and went over to Annie's vanity drawer. Opening one of the drawer up at the bottom you could see some lolita clothing and costume type clothing neatly folded and tucked away. This was where she usually kept Armin's clothes. Angela had picked out some dark almost blood red overalls that had a little devil tail attached to it followed by a white long sleeved shirt and a red headband with red devil horns protruding out of them.

She then pulled out some blood red lace up combat boots that stopped above the knee and headed back to where Armin laid on the bathroom floor. His eyes twinkled when he saw the outfit Angela had for him. He loved how she was always nice enough to go and get him some new clothes. He didn't care if they were a bit on the girly side, it was still a nice gesture and they were very comfortable. Lifting him up Angela had put on the white shirt first, then his underwear,The overalls third. She then grabbed a pair of red and white striped stockings that looked like candy canes and slid them up his legs until they reached low thigh.

Putting the finishing touch to his ensemble, she grabbed the horns and placed them on top of Armin's head. "Now don't you look better?" Angela cooed. Armin inwardly smiled. He definitely felt better now that he was dry. Angela then picked Armin up toddler style again and set him back down in his cozy plush corner in Annie's room. Annie didn't look that mad anymore but she was still glaring at Armin. "No more Apple juice for you before bedtime" she said confiscating his sippy cup and sat next to the doll's plush corner.

Armin looked down at the floor like a kicked puppy. "Are you going to throw me away?" Armin whimpered. The very idea frightened him. "Of Course not you dorky doll" Annie said. "You're too cool to throw away, much cooler than these other dolls" she exclaimed gesturing to her Barbie dolls that sat on her shelves. "Unlike you they don't do anything" she continued. "And you're even smart enough to talk!" Armin blushed at this compliment.

"Thank you Annie" he replied. He then looked at her with glassy blue orbs as if wanting to ask her something. "Hey Annie?" He started. "Hm? What is it?" She said. " where does your daddy be at all of the time? Not to be nosy but I don't think I've ever seen him around here before" he wondered. "Is he on vacation?" He asked. ",No" Annie said shaking her head. "Because of daddy's work he be having to go on business trips sometimes but he should be back home soon" she said .

"Ohh okay" Armin said nodding. "Hey Annie?" Armin spoke up again. "What?" Annie replied. " Do you love me?" He asked. "Sure I do" Annie said. "Enough to love me and keep me forever?" He asked hopefully. "Here you dork" she said holding out her pinky against Armin's cold one. "Let's pinky swear on it okay? I promise that we'll always be together forever" she said giving him a reassuring smile.

Armin smiled in glee at this and nodded."Together Forever " he agreed. He blushed as Annie wrapped her arms around her doll giving him a tight hug "I love you Armin" she mumbled into the crook of his neck. "I love you too Annie" he replied returning the hug. It was the truth too, Armin was with all his heart, in love with his owner. He sighed in bliss as the pair sat there cuddling together. Annie started to quietly sing a lullaby to him and before long he fell asleep in her arms.

An hour later the doorbell rang, waking Armin up from his nap. He heard Annie in the living room open up the front door."Hey reiner, Hi Bertholt" she said greeting her two friends. Bertholt muttered a nervous "hello" and Reiner gave a little nod before entering the house."hey um, that doll isn't around is it?" Bert asked looking around. "No he's in my room" Annie replied, "why?" She asked. Reiner and Bert glanced at each other as if wanting to say something but quickly shook their heads as if to dismiss it. "Uh..no reason" Reiner said. "Want to go outside and play baseball with us? He asked. " yeah let me get my bat"

Annie went back to her room to see Armin wide awake. "Where are you going Annie?" He asked watching her grab her bat. "Just going to go play a little baseball with Reiner and Bertholt for a minute" she replied skipping a pink and grey baseball cap on. "Will you be okay up here by yourself?" Armin's eyes darkened for a moment at the mention of Reiner and Bertholt but he Quickly perked back up and smiled at Annie.

"No, it's okay I'll be fine,you go have fun" Armin replied. Annie smiled and quickly trotted outside to her back yard where Reiner and Bertholt were at. Once she was gone Armin frowned and looked out her bedroom window wishing he could get Annie to stay up there with him for a little bit longer. His gaze then shifted to the two boys. Bertholt he could probably tolerate just a little bit but there was no way in hell that he liked Reiner.

He could clearly tell that the tough blonde kid had feelings for Annie. He could tell by the way he looked at Annie while playing with her. He growled angrily As he continued to watch. Just the mere thought of him possibly wanting to be Annie's boyfriend was really pissing him off! He was so mad right now he could just hit something! It was at that moment when Armin had an idea. A devilish smile worked it's way up Armin's face as he unbuckled the straps of his overalls

XXX meanwhile with the children XXX

"You guys want to play a different game now?" Annie asked. "How about hide and seek?"Bertholt suggested. Annie and Reiner nodded in agreement and soon ran to their hiding spots while Bertholt counted backwards from 50. Annie hid in the garage while Reiner hid in some giant bushes underneath Annie's window.'he'll never look for me here' Reiner thought smirking. his smirking soon ceased however when he felt something warm and wet trickling down on his baseball cap. " what the hell? " Reiner muttered backing away from the drippage and looked up. His face paled once he realized what it was.

Armin was standing at Annie's second floor window looking at the boy smiling evilly and..oh my God Armin ..PEEING and aiming for Reiner's short bleach blonde hair. sadistic giggles could be heard from the doll as he continued to try and give Reiner a golden shower. 'Is that creepy bastard really trying to pee on me?!' Reiner thought staring at Armin in shock.

As if that wasn't enough Armin started to giggle some more and stuck his butt out the window, mooning Reiner and teasing him. Yep, this doll was about to get his ass kicked. Grabbing his bat, the boy charged into the house and headed straight for Annie's room. Once he opened the door, he was greeted by the sight of Armin with his overalls back on sitting innocently and smiling cutely at Reiner. Reiner stormed over to Armin and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt ruffling him up a bit.

"What's the big idea you dumb doll?!" He growled looking at the still doll . "well? Say something! I know you can talk!" Reiner said shaking Armin some more." Say something or I'll rip out that silly wind up key!" He demanded. Armin blinked for a moment before smiling and giggling evilly. "I told you to stay away from my owner if you knew what was good for you" he said in a low voice. What Armin did then, Shocked Reiner. Removing himself from Reiner's grip, he calmly popped one of his Arms out of his sockets letting it fall on the floor. Then to Reiner's horror,he had popped an eyeball out of his head letting it roll around on the floor too before laying himself down making himself look sprawled out. "The heck are you doing?" Reiner asked raising a thin eyebrow.

Armin only responded by flashing Reiner a wicked smile before he started screaming Annie's name."ANNIE! ANNIE! OH MY GOD ANNIE PLEASE HELP MEEE!" He screeched thrashing about on the floor. As if on cue Annie came rushing through the door into her bedroom at the sound of Armin's voice. She gasped as she saw the crshe scene before her. Armin was sprawled out on the floor crying with his hand over his empty eye socket while poor Reiner was standing over him. The fact that Reiner was still holding his baseball bat just made him look all the more guilty.

"Reiner!" Annie yelled rushing over to Armin's side. "What the hell did you do to Armin!" She yelled cradling the doll. "I didn't do anything!" Reiner protested. "He did that himself!" Bertholt soon came in to see what was happening and nearly fainted at the dismembered Armin. "Just because you don't like Armin and the rest of my dolls doesn't mean you can just beat them up!" She continued. Armin whimpered shifting his one eyed gaze towards Annie." A-Annie" Armin sobbed. "Look what he did ..*sniff* why did he hurt me?"

Annie grabbed his parts and carefully popped them back into place. Once she was sure that Armin was okay and all back in one piece, she whipped around and glared at Reiner ready to give him a piece of her mind until he quickly ran out the room. Annie turns bat shit insane whenever she gets mad so Reiner and Bert have reason to fear her when she's upset. A wide shit eating grin silently made it's way to Armin's face as she heard Annie chase after Reiner, Screaming all kinds of curses and obscenities at him. 'Don't fuck with the doll' Armin thought smiling wickedly.

xxx eight years later XXX

Armin silently watched as Annie carefully applied the light makeup to her face. He blushed as his gaze appreciate fell from her plump glossy lips to the soft womanly curves on her body to her nice long shapely legs. Annie was no longer that cute little girl anymore, she was sixteen now and she had grown into a beautiful young woman,which made Armin come to love her all the more. come to think of it, she was as big as he was now. If not that then a couple inches taller than him At least. It wasn't just the outside that had changed but the inside as well.

Her bedroom had also changed. Over time she had ditched all of the kiddie stuff, such as her vast collection of Barbie dolls and toys and donated them to Goodwill. Her pale pink walls were now decorated with various posters of artists such as "Gorillaz"," Paramore" "P!nk" a little bit of "Taylor Swift" and a few other stars covered her room. Music CDs and make-up littered her dresser and the giant fluffy plush pile that had previously been occupied by Armin was now gone.

Much to Armin's surprise however, she had made a cozy little plush room for the doll in her walk in closet. Armin was ecstatic over this. There were times when she had thought about giving him away to some other little girl as she was getting rid of her old stuff But for one reason or another she just couldn't bring herself to do it. Even when Reiner, Bertholt, or her dad tried to persuade her to get rid of the doll she just couldn't go through with the deed. So coming up with an alternative she had made a proper space for him. Out of sight, out of mind.

But as Annie matured over the years, Armin couldn't help but notice that Annie started to spend less time with him and more with her friends from school. if she wasn't at soccer practice with Mikasa, then she was out on dates with her boyfriend Reiner (much to Armin's dismay). And if she wasn't with him, then she would be up all night getting homework and assignments from student council out of the way and leaving no time for him. Sometimes she would be so preoccupied with other things until it would be days or even a week before she would turn him back on and give him some attention.

But with the little free time she did have and whenever her parents or friends weren't around, she would take the time to at least wind him up to make sure that he was okay. This pleased the doll whenever she did this because it would remind him of the old times from when she first took him home and started playing with him. And despite looking the same age he did when he first met Annie, Armin had did a lot of maturing himself too.

He no longer had those awful bed wetting problems, he was no longer afraid of the dark, he could handle the sounds of thunder now whenever it rained or stormed violently, and most noticeably, he slowly started to behave more like a teenager and less like a five year old. He also proved to be really smart too. Whenever Annie was at school he would sit his beloved next to him and spend hours reading the dictionary or some other educational book until she came back.

Other times he would read a rather morbidly dark novel just to pass the time or read something borderline erotic. His love for lolita clothing, overalls, and stockings still remained though. But back to what was happening right now. Armin was currently sitting on her bed kicking his legs back and forth. He watched in silence as Annie started to apply her eyeliner and mascara. He loved it whenever he got to see her do her makeup and hair cause she would always let him give her a few helpful tips or comments about it. "How about you change your hairstyle today?" He suggested ."you're always pinning your hair up in that bun so why not try something different?"

Annie looked over to where Armin was perched at on her bed and gave him a brief thoughtful look. "What other style do you think would suit me?" She asked curiously. Armin had an idea and gestured Annie to come over while patting his lap. "Let me borrow your comb for a second" Annie did as he asked and sat in his lap much to his pleasure and handed him the comb. "Nothing too silly, OK?" She asked. Armin nodded and soon got to work. He took his time brushing her hair as he smelled her sweet scent and eyed the nape of her neck. He really wanted to kiss her there so bad it hurted.

Armin lowered his head a bit and gave Annie a little peck on the nape of her neck. Annie was surprised by this and whipped her head around to look at her doll. "Armin ? What was-" she was cut off by another peck back there. "It's a good luck charm" he said putting her hair up in a stylish high ponytail." For your day at school " he cooed. Grabbing a flower hair clip he had pinned it into the loose strands of hair that framed the right side of her face.

"There, all done " he said . Annie got up and looked at herself in her full body Mirror, admiring Armin's handiwork. "Looks nice" she said. Armin smiled softly and then handed her her blue backpack and her school work. "See you Annie" Armin said waving her goodbye. "See you later Armin, I'll be back this evening okay?" And with that she went downstairs, grabbed a piece of toast and bid her parents farewell. "Wait a minute Annie," her father called out from the kitchen. A middle aged man with graying blonde hair and icey blue eyes looked up from his newspaper to get a better look at Annie.

"Your hair looks really nice like that" Mr. Leonhart said. You should wear it like that more often " Annie gave a little nod at the compliment and quickly hurried out of the door to her bus. She received a bunch of cat calls and whistles from boys as she glared at them all and found her seat next to a sexy Asian girl with chin length hair, black skinny jeans, red converses, a matching t-shirt and a giant dark red scarf wrapped around her neck. "Annie" she greeted. "Mikasa" Annie replied. Over the years they both learned to share a rather mutual respect for each other.

A smaller blonde girl wearing a blue jean Mini skirt,silver hoop earrings, and a white tank top shirt looked over to Annie and complimented her on her hair. "You're hair looks really nice today Annie" Krista chirped. "Yeah what's the occasion?" A taller, tan girl wearing her dark hair in a low ponytail yawned giving her a lazy look. Her name was Ymir. "I guess I just wanted to try something different" Annie replied.

XXX later that evening at Annie's house xxxx

Armin laid on his tummy in Annie's bed reading a book waiting for Annie to come home. "I wonder what Annie is doing right now?" He wondered out loud to himself. Twenty minutes later, Annie came through the door. He was about to say hello and ask her how her day was until he heard another person come in with her.

Quickly hiding himself in Annie's closet,he quietly peeked through the cracks of the pink closet doors to see what was going on. " damn you look so hot in that ponytail babe" he heard a voice say. Was that Reiner? "Thanks" he heard Annie say. Reiner walked in after Annie and sat on the bed with pulling her into his lap. Armin felt a twinge of jealousy at this. "You should definitely wear it like that more often" he purred rubbing her thigh in a rather sensual motion. Armin's jaw dropped. 'Fucking BASTARD!' Armin yelled inside his head. His silent rage only escalated as Reiner slowly started to make out with her earning pleased moans from the girl.

Armin's fists clenched on his blankets as he watched Reiner take off Annie's faded pink sweatshirt and tossed it aside. 'That should be ME getting to touch Annie! That should be ME being able to pleasure her like that!" He seethed in pure envy as Reiner removed her sexy lace bra and shower her lovely mounds with hot kisses making her moan some more. Armin pictured himself in Reiner's place instead, kissing her, tasting her, rubbing her, pleasuring her until she practically screamed his name begging for more.

'It wasn't fair' he thought listening more to the spectacle outside his closet. It just..wasn't... Fair. Hot angry tears started to leak out of his eyes as he watched Reiner remove the last of Annie's clothing and made out with her some more,getting on top of her. He had seen enough. He couldn't take it anymore. scooting away from the closet doors he curled up in his bundle of blankets and fluffy pillows next to feeling heartbroken and crying himself to sleep.

The next morning Armin had woken up feeling hurt and broken. His mind kept flooding back to the memories of last night making him sick. He had to do something to put that beefcaked bastard out of his misery once and for all but how? Armin quietly got up and opened the closet door seeing his beautiful owner still sleeping peacefully. A soft little smile formed on his lips as he watched her snore loudly in her sleep. It was Saturday and She was quite a heavy sleeper so she wouldn't be up for a while. He let his fingers run through her hair but stopped when he eyed the faint bright red bruises covering her neck. Armin's eyes darkened at the memory of seeing his Annie get pleasured by another man. It made him so fucking sick. His attention turned to Annie's smartphone as he heard a notification pop up on her phone.

Flicking the lock away off the screen, he seen that it was from none other than the big blonde beef cake himself. It had read, "meet me by the softball field at school today at 12:00pm babe, there's something I really want to give you" Armin looked at Annie and then the text message. Thinking of an idea, he texted the Reiner back and replied saying 'okay, I'll be there soon, please wait for me okay?' A moment later a small "Ping!" Sounded as he received another message from Reiner that said 'okay babe I'll see you soon' and with that Armin had erased the messages and walked back over to Annie's closet rummaging through some clothes. It Looks like he was about to get his chance to fix his little problem after all.

(A/N: Finally! FINALLY! at long last chapter four is finally finished! As long as this chapter was I must say I had a LOT of fun writing this! Hopefully it was good enough. Thanks for reading my fic and I will see you all in chapter five!)