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Chapter 5

Annie stared out of the passenger side window of Mikasa's car. After a conversation about where and how to get to the place Annie last saw her pack, the group piled into Mikasa's car and drove. It took a couple of minutes, but after a very silent car ride, they arrived at the spot where Armin found Annie.

"Alright," said Annie, taking off her seatbelt. "Thanks for the lift. I can take care of myself now."

"Are you sure?" said Mikasa. "You were hurt pretty bad."

"I'm fine. I heal quickly." With that, Annie left the vehicle and started walking towards the woods. Eren climbed over the center console to the frontseat of the car.

"Well," he said. "She was...interesting."

Armin shrugged. "Well, at least she can find her pack now."

"I don't know, guys." said Mikasa, turning the car around and heading back home. "I have a feeling about this."

"How so?" asked Armin.

"I don't know. I just have a feeling something's going to happen."

Annie POV

Annie walked through the woods as she heard the car drive off. She was walking for about ten minutes before she heard the cracking sound of a twig. She rolled her eyes and sighed.

"You know, you're not very good at sneaking up on people, Connie."

"It's not sneaking up on someone if you want them to know you're there." Connie emerged from the trees in his wolf from. He morphed into his human form and sniffed the air around Annie. "Do I smell...human?" he asked.

Annie nodded. "Yeah, but no worries. They weren't hunters."

"Reiner's not going to be pleased."

"Since when does Reiner have a say in the..." Annie saw the grim look on Connie's face. "Oh no."

"While we were waiting for you, Reiner and Sasha went back to the clearing. Everyone is dead. Even Erwin." Connie hung his head.

"Those sons of bitches."

"Annie!" Annie was tackled from the side by a very happy Sasha in wolf form. Landing on her bad side, Annie nearly cried out in pain.

"Get off of me!" Annie growled through gritted teeth.

"Sorry" Sasha instantly got off of Annie and morphed.

"What's going on over-" Reiner appeared in his human form and stopped when he saw Annie. "Where the hell were you?"

"Good to see you too, Reiner." Annie rolled her eyes.

"I asked you a question." Reiner walked up to Annie, him towering over her. He sniffed the air around Annie. "And why do you smell like human?"

Annie sighed. "If you must know, I was hit by a car." she said. She saw Connie and Sasha trying to hold in their laughter. "A human took me in and gave me shelter for the night."

Reiner looked like he was about to burst with anger. "You were in the house of a HUMAN?"

"Relax, he wasn't a hunter. I did a quick check when he wasn't-"

"Hunter or not, you're an idiot for collaborating with a human." Reiner interrupted. "Did he see your wolf form?"

Annie sighed. "Unfortunatly, yes. My body changed in front of them when I was-"

"I've heard enough!" Reiner was beyond mad.

"Reiner," Sasha said. "I don't see what the problem is."

"She showed herself to a human and possibly lead hunters to us! How do you not see the problem?!"

"I didn't lead any hunters here, you paranoid son of a bitch!" Annie snapped.

"I would suggest you stop talking like that to your pack master!" Reiner yelled.

"No, Erwin was my pack master. You're just one hell of a sorry excuse!"

"That's it!" Reiner's eyes glowed gold as he voice deepened. "Annie Leonhardt, I banish you from this pack!"

Annie froze. "Dammit!" she thought. "Not again."

Even though she was crushed, her anger shone brighter. "Gladly, you piece of shit!" She then ran off, ignoring the pain in her side and the sound of yelling behind her.

About ten minutes had past and Annie found herself sitting near a creak. Cool water lapped against her bare feet as she held her head in her hands, thinking of what to do now that she didn't have a pack anymore.

"You can't do everything on your own, Annie." Her mother's words echoed through her head.

"Oh, shut up." she mumbled.

"But, I didn't say anything." Annie looked behind her to see Sasha.

"What do you want?" Annie said, looking back at the creek.

"Look," Sasha took a seat next to Annie. "I know this seems bad, but I'm pretty sure you've been through worse."

"Yeah, I guess."

"Listen, Annie. You'll find another pack. Hell, you found us only a week after you lost your last pack."

Annie shrugged. "True."

"Yep." Sasha stood up. "Well, I'd better get back to Reiner. Be careful out there, ok?"

Annie nodded and Sasha walked away. "Alright," said Annie. "Here we go again."

Two days later...

"Dammit!" growled Annie, watching the deer run away. She picked herself up and shook out the dirt in her gray fur. Two days had been enough for her ribs to heal enough to the point where she could morph, but not enough to find a pack. Apparently, the only pack in the entire city of Sammamish, Washington (A/N: Yes, this is an actual place) was Reiner's pack. Annie growled at the thought of him.

"The nerve of that guy." she mumbled. "Paranoid little bitch." . "Again?" she groaned. "It rained yesterday!" She sighed and just started walking. A few minutes later, she found herself in a backyard of someone's house.

"As long as I stay along the tree line, I'll be alright." Annie said, lying down in the tree line and letting the rain coat her fur. After a matter of minutes, sleep captured her.

Until she heard a familiar voice call her name.

Armin POV

Armin yawned as he drove down the street his house was on. It had been a long day. Mr. Ackerman had sent out a new project for the company to work on and Armin was dealt with the budget and schematics for the entire thing. The only thing he was looking forward to was lounging on the couch and enjoying his day off tomorrow.

Pulling into his driveway, he exited the car with his umbrella in hand. The news had said that it would be raining until two o'clock in the morning. Armin ran inside his house before he could get too soaked. He took off his jacket and placed it on his coat rack. Just as he did so, the lights flickered and went out.

"Aw, son of a bitch!" Armin yelled. He grabbed his jacket again and walked out of the house. He went into the backyard to look for his generator.

The generator was next to the house. Luckily, is was gas powered so he wouldn't get shocked if it ever got rained on. Armin pulled the starter on the generator and it fired up with a low roar. The lights in the house illuminated the backyard. Armin was about to head back inside when something caught his eye.

Armin peered into the treeline of the woods behind his house. There, he saw a gray figure right at the outline of the trees. Curious, Armin careful walked towards the figure. Something in his head told him to run, but he didn't listen. He was now right in front of the figure. When he saw what, no who, it was, his eyes widened.

"Annie?"

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