Again Eren woke up early but he didn't mind. He walked around and saw Annie staring at something.

"She's lost in thought..." Eren smirked. "She always on my ass about keeping my guard down...look at her." He slowly walked over to her, threw his arms up under her hers, trying to put her in a full Nelson but she smacked his hands downwards causing him to grab both of her breasts. "Oh god Annie I-"

"What's this your plan? To get a quick feel?" She looked back at him.

"Of course not!"

"It seems like you were." She elbowed him in the mouth hard, he let go of her and held his nose. "Pervert."

"Ow! That was uncalled for."

"It was."

"Besides, you knocked my hands to make me touch them."

"Well, unlike you, I stay on guard."

"I noticed...hey.."

"What?"

"That takedown thing, you did on me and Mikasa, it's pretty good."

"Thanks."

"I mean, when you did on me, I swear I thought my back was gonna break. You are a good fighter Annie."

Annie smiled a bit which shocked Eren. "If you like it so much, I can teach it too you later."

"Awesome, thanks Annie, you are a good friend."

Annie was a stunned for a minute. "Friend?"

"Yeah, we are friends right."

"Yeah but friends don't usually touch their-"

"It was an accident!"

"Sure it was." She walked off.

"Weird girl."

(With Annie)

Annie walked to a small tree away from everyone with Bertholdt and Reiner next to it. "You two."

"Look at Annie, getting all buddy buddy with the Jaegar boy." Reiner said, laughing.

"What's it too you?"

"You haven't forgotten our mission right?"

"No."

"Good, quit trying to make friends."

"You can't tell me what to do."

"Look Bertholdt, she's in love with Eren-"

Annie punched Reiner hard in his face, causing him to fall hard into a rock. "Shut up."

"Woah Annie calm down!" Bertholdt yelled at her as he helped Reiner up.

"He had it coming."

"Reiner, you okay?"

Reiner laughed. "Was that supposed to hurt Annie?"

"Yes, alot."

"It didn't, unlike that Eren you like, I don't go down easy."

"Hmph." She walked off away from them, she couldn't handle their dumbness. Mikasa past by her, the tension grow thicker.

"Annie." Mikasa spoke up. "Have you seen Eren?"

"A few minutes ago, I don't know here he went."

"Okay, sorry for starting that fight, I over reacted."

"It's fine."

"I just care alot about Eren."

"Why is that?" What the hell am I doing? I shouldn't care.

"He saved my life you can say and he gave me this." "She pointed at the red scarf around her neck.

"Wow."

"Yeah, I care for him and with you hurting him, I kinda snapped."

"He wants me to do it so I give it to him."

"I know I know, sorry and see ya." Mikasa walked off to go find Eren.

When time for training came around and Eren tried to sneak attack Annie again which Annie reacted and now Eren was flat on his stomach on the ground.

"Ow..." Eren groaned.

"Always stay on guard."

"I know..." He stood up.

"Hand to hand combat." She went into her fighting stance. "Try and take me down with the move from yesterday."

"I got it!" Eren charged at and swung his fist, Annie side stepped and kicked him hard in the stomach. "Gah!"

"Don't leave yourself open."

"I know I know!" He charged at her again, this time trying to grab her, Annie saw through his move and spun behind him. "What the-"

She kicked his legs from underneath him and he landed flat on his back. "Never let your enemy behind you."

"I get that!" He jumped to his feet and swung another punch at her, Annie ducked under it and did the same take down like yesterday. "Gah!"

"You still are leaving yourself open."

"I get it Annie...quit choking me."

"Have you learned?" For some reason, she didn't wanna let go, she enjoyed his warmth.

"Yes...that you are a beautiful strong woman!"

Annie was stunned for a minute. "What?"

"Ha!" Eren flipped over and pinned Annie down by her arms. "You let your guard down Annie!

"It seems so." She could feel her cheeks grow a bit red.

"I wasn't gonna be your punching bag for long."

"Hmm...now get off me, if people see the position we are in, they will get the wrong idea."

Eren let her go and she sat up. "We don't want that."

"You are always so rough."

"Sometimes, I think you like it rough."

Annie smiled. "You can say that."

"Woah."

She laughed a bit. "I'm joking."

"Woah! You just laughed, never thought I would hear laughter from you."

"I'm still human Eren."

"I know but still! It's just weird to me."

"Are we gonna keep talking about me or continue?"

"Oh yeah." He rushed at her again and of course, got dropped on his ass.

The day went by quickly, soon it was night and Annie, Bertholdt and Reiner were standing by the usual tree.

"Annie is forgetting about the mission." Reiner told Bertholdt.

"How so?"

"Because of that Eren."

"Huh?"

"She's getting too attached, I over heard her laughing with him."

"So what?!" Annie yelled at him. "I do what I want, no one controls me."

"That Eren is getting to your head!"

"I have no idea what you are talking about."

"For God's sake, I saw you two, laughing, all close to each other and shit."

"Training."

"Why are you training him?"

"Because I want to."

"You maybe because-"

"Fine! I like him a little!" She felt her cheek grow alot red.

"You are forgetting what we are here for Annie!"

She stood up and crossed her arms across her chest. "I know what we are doing so shut the hell up." She walked off and sat at the edge of a cliff where a small pond was below.

"Annie you ok?" Eren asked as he sat next to her.

"I'm fine."

"You sure?"

"Yes Eren."

"Alright then."

"Yeah."

"I know something up with you."

"Woman problems."

"Oh...well, Mikasa would be someone to talk to about that but I could try."

"Not like that, you wouldn't understand."

"Not if you don't tell me."

Annie sighed. "Say you liked a person, how would you tell them?"

"Well, when I first got here, I kinda liked Sasha but I got over it but I was gonna get her some good food so I guess do something that the person would really like then tell them."

"I see."

"So, who do you like Annie? Armin? Jean?"

"No."

"Reiner? Bertholdt? You hang with them alot."

"Definitely not them.".

"Then who?"

She didn't know whether to tell him or drop hints. "Y...y..." For the first time, she found her self unable to speak.

"Ymir? Woah Annie you swing that way?"

"No, just forget it." She looked down at her lap.

Eren reached over and placed his hand on hers. "You don't got to keep everything a secret."

His hand feels so warm. Annie thought. "I..."

"Annie..."

"I like you Eren..." She said it so quietly.

"What was that?"

"Nothing nothing."

"You'll tell me soon."

"How can you be so sure of that?"

"Because, I'm your friend."

"You are so cocky."

"And you are so..."

"So what?"

"Pretty." He smiled.

Annie squeezed his hand tight and her cheeks were furiously red. "Tomorrow, I won't hold back."

"Me neither, I got a few tricks." He smirked.

"I would love to see them." She stood up and looked up at him.

"Good night Annie."

"Good night Eren." She nodded at him and walked off.