Annie came back one day from grocery shopping to a quiet house.

"Kids, I'm home!" the only thing that greeted her was silence and the now ten-year-old wolf hobbling over to greet her.

"Hi Rooger." she murmured, setting down the bags and going through a frantic search for her kids. Annie searched until she found Mikasa sitting on the couch reading a book.

"Where are the kids?!"

"Calm down Annie, they're at Levi and Petra's."

"Maybe I should give them a call to see if they're alright."

"They'll be fine."

"What if Mika forgot her favorite toy?"

"I made sure she had it."

"What about Ann?"

"She has her's."

"What if they're scared of the dark?"

"They'll be alright."

"How long will they be gone?"

"Three days."

"Three days?!"

"Don't worry."

"But they're my babies! What if something happens?"

"Levi will kick who's ever ass needs to be kicked."

"But-"

"Shut up and sit down."

Annie sat side ways in Mikasa's lap, resting the side of her head on Mikasa's chest.

"I miss them already." Annie murmured. Mikasa began running her fingers through Annie's hair.

"What? Are you bored of me now?" Mikasa joked.

"No, I just- I'm scared to leave them."

"Well what were you going to do when they had to start going to school?"

"I don't know."

"I love them too Annie but, kids are kids, you have to let them grow up."

"I guess you're right."

"Aren't I always?"

Annie sighed and closed her eyes, she had gotten used to her children running around and begging her to play with them. Mikasa set down her book and cuddled there on the couch with Annie for a while.

About a week later Annie was wearing the exact outfit she wore on her first day of being Mikasa's assistant as her twins followed behind her, she always brought them with her.

"Good morning Annie." Petra greeted.

"Good morning."

"Good morning Auntie Petra!" Ann chirped.

"Good morning Ann." Petra said with a smile on her face.

"Hi Uncle Levi!" Mika greeted.

"Morning Mika." Levi greeted, rubbing the girl's head with his hand.

After getting to Mikasa's room, Annie did her routine and gave the kids some paper and pencils for them to go draw with, and they did. Annie came over behind Mikasa's chair. Mikasa looked at her and backed her chair from her desk, gesturing Annie sit on her lap. Annie did so Mikasa rested her chin on the blond's shoulder, working around her.

"Mommy?"

"Yes Mika?"

"Can I go see Auntie Hanji at her desk?"

"If that's alright with daddy."

"Daddy?"

"Yes, you can go see Auntie Hanji, just let your mother make a call to her first." Mikasa murmured, not looking from her papers.

Annie smiled softly and picked up the phone on the desk, calling Hanji's desk and telling her Mika was going to go see her.

Annie sat back into Mikasa's hold and enjoyed the silence.

Mika went into the elevator and did what Annie showed her to do and pressed the floor Hanji worked on.

Annie was just about to fall asleep there in Mikasa's lap when Ann walked up and slid a paper onto the desk. Both Mikasa and Annie looked up.

"Guess what it is!" Ann chirped.

"Hm, well I see a pretty birdy, a rainbow, and a pony." Annie murmured.

Ann nodded excitedly and pulled out another one.

"I see our house, Rooger, you and Mika, and me and mommy." Mikasa guessed this time.

Ann nodded again, a big smile on her face.

"Can you fold these?" Ann asked, handing them to her mother.

"Mhm." Annie folded them and handed them to Ann, who put them in Annie's purse.

The desk phone rang and Annie stood up so that Mikasa could reach the phone.

"Good morning Petra... oh." Mikasa's faint smile turned into a frown. "Send him up." she muttered, hanging up.

Annie looked inquisitively at her.

"Bring Ann down to Hanji, now."

Annie knew what was happening, Mikasa either had an important businessman coming over, or someone she didn't want the kids to meet.

Annie to Ann by the hand and murmured to her, "Come on, we're gonna go see Auntie Hanji."

When Annie got back to Mikasa's office, she saw Jean standing at Mikasa desk, he was dead serious about whatever he was here for. Mikasa looked really pissed off, her teeth were clenched and her deep eyes were serious as well.

Annie walked over to Mikasa's desk and the Asian woman pulled her onto her lap, protective arms held tightly around Annie.

"Get out of here Jean." Mikasa warned.

"Calm down now you oriental bitch."

Mikasa gritted her teeth in annoyance.

"I only wanted to say 'Hi' to my daughters."

Annie winced, she hated to be reminded that they were his too.

Mikasa gave Annie the look that meant 'Go call for security'.

Annie made a grab for the phone and Jean grabbed her arm quickly.

"Let go!" Annie yelled frantically, tears in her eyes.

"You didn't say that five years ago now did you?" he hissed in her face.

Annie closed her eyes and silently cried. "But-But that was five years ago..."

"You still can't change it though! You can never get back what you threw away!"

"Enough!" Mikasa spat, having Annie stand up as she did. The oriental woman stomped over to Jean, punched him in the face, drop kicked him, and looked down at him. "Go." she muttered darkly.

Jean just stared at her.

"I said go! Haul ass!"

Jean scrambled into the elevator and left the building.

Mikasa turned around to see her crying girlfriend.

"Come here baby." she cooed to her.

Annie stumbled into Mikasa's opened arms and cried softly over the taller girl's shoulder.