HEYA! New chapter doods! Hope you like it~
There was a 30-minute break from the 104th squad's training as Sasha walked around the HQ with a steamed potato in hand, happily eating the said food. As she was walking, she was about to turn to a corner for the pathway towards the horses' stable when she heard a groan from a familiar person. It was Annie's voice.
"Are you hurt, Annie?" Sasha heard Armin ask gently.
"Y-you're getting better at this. And no, it doesn't" She then heard Annie mutter.
She placed her back against the wooden wall of the HQ and slowly leaned to take a peek on what the two blonds were talking about and why was she groaning. As she took sight of what was happening, her steamed potato fell, the poor root crop dirtied. With her jaws hanging and eyes wide as saucers, she froze.
Armin was on top of Annie, pinning her down.
That was a quite a sight to see.
"I am? Thank you! That means a lot to me!" Armin replied.
That's it, Sasha thought. She hurriedly went back to her hiding place, seemingly traumatized on what she just saw.
"You're getting quicker too. I didn't even notice you come to me from behind." Annie said.
After hearing that, Sasha decided that it was best to just run away and leave the two of them to their business.
"But you still aren't strong enough, Armin." Annie said as she kneed Armin in his gut, but not strong enough to cause a bruise. It did hurt him though. Armin fell on his back.
"Ow…" he muttered.
Annie sat up and slowly stood before walking towards her classmate to help him up. Armin smiled at her and took her lending hand as she pulled him up. After dusting himself, Armin asked Annie on tips and advice on how he could improve for their next hand-to-hand combat training. The two walked towards the stable, continuing their conversation, unbeknownst to them that a certain potato girl ran off after seeing them, misunderstood.
foodloverrr entered the chatroom
foodloverrr added conniespringles, makeitRein, colossalgiant, ymir-sama, theangel, moveslikejaeger and mikasa_ackerman to the chatroom
foodloverrr: YOU GUYS OMG I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU AND OMG IT'S REALLY WEIRD.
conniespringles: what tge hell is it this time?
conniespringles: *the
ymir-sama:this better be worth my time.
theangel:Is everything okay, Sasha?
colossalgiant: Is this about meat again? We can't have another punishment.
makeitRein: I hate to clean the whole HQ. Freaking Corporal's gonna want it to sparkle.
moveslikejaeger: Oh god Sasha please don't tell us that you stole meat.
mikasa_ackerman: And why is Armin, Annie and Jean not included in this chat?
foodloverrr: THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I ADDED YOU GUYS HERE.
conniespringles: ?
foodloverrr: THE ONES THAT I DIDN'T ADD HERE DID IT.
ymir-sama: whoa what the hell
colossalgiant: What?
moveslikejaeger: YOU MEAN TO TELL US THAT ARMIN, ANNIE AND JEAN ARE GETTING IT ON? HOW THE HELL IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?
foodloverrr: What? Jean is with them too?
makeitRein: Well you didn't add Jean to the chat.
foodloverrr: Oh. Sorry about that. I forgot about Jean lol. I meant Armin and Annie only.
colossalgiant: WHAT?!
ymir-sama: this IS worth my time hahaha
mikasa_ackerman: How did you find out?
foodloverrr added jean-boy to the chatroom
foodloverrr: I saw them near the stable during our break.
foodloverrr: Annie was telling Armin that he was getting better at this, Armin was asking if it hurt, and she was groaning omgggg
jean-boy: What the hell are you guys talking about?
conniespringles: Armin and Annie are hooking up.
jean-boy: WHAT THE HELL
makeitRein: Are you sure that they were doing it?
moveslikejaeger: Yeah, maybe they were just training.
foodloverrr: ARMIN WAS ON TOP OF ANNIE
ymir-sama: DAMN.
conniespringles: Wow. I never knew Armin had it in him.
jean-boy: Our boy Armin is now a man.
ymir-sama: he's probably a man for God knows how long. Potato girl did say that Annie said 'he was getting better at this'
moveslikejaeger: Oh my god. But he never told me nor Mikasa about it!
mikasa_ackerman: He always tells us everything.
theangel: Well, for the past few days, Armin and Annie are getting quite close. Maybe they were just shy?
makeitRein: You alright there Berth?
colossalgiant: …yeah I am hanging on.
ymir-sama: ohohohoho daaaamn. Big-Bs's getting jealous!
colossalgiant: Shut up Ymir
jean-boy: Oh right, you have a thing for Annie, right Berth?
theangel: Ohhhh. Right. I'm sorry Berth :(
moveslikejaeger: really?
foodloverrr: OH MY GOSH IS THIS TRUE?
conniespringles: As true as the titans, Sasha.
makeitRein: Told ya it was obvious, Berth.
colossalgiant: Oh my god. Annie never told us anything.
makeitRein: Annie never tells us anything, dude.
jean-boy: Well, Annie was always nice to Armin. And Armin is frequently talking with Annie. Connect the dots?
mikasa_ackerman: I can't believe we missed that, Eren.
moveslikejaeger: I don't know what to say. As his best friends, we kind of suck.
mikasa_ackerman: I just wish he told us.
theangel: Aw take it easy, guys. Maybe Armin was going to tell you at the right time.
colossalgiant: …I gotta go guys. I'm not feeling too good.
foodloverrr: Aw, Berthie! Stay and talk :(
ymir-sama: man up, Big-B
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theangel: I feel so sorry for Berthold :( He seemed really sad.
ymir-sama: leave him be, babe. He can handle his own.
makeitRein: He was just surprised. We didn't really see it coming.
moveslikejaeger: Alright. I'll ask Armin directly. I'll be going.
mikasa _ackerman: Wait, Eren. We have to sort this out logically.
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mikasa_ackerman: Damn it.
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jean-boy: …
conniespringles: do we wait?
makeitRein: Not me. I'll talk to Berthold. See ya guys.
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ymir-sama: I guess I'll be going to.
theangel: Dinner is about to served anyway. We better go guys. We wouldn't want to be late.
foodloverrr: FOOD!
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conniespringles: is there a penalty for being late for dinner?
jean-boy: We wouldn't want to figure it out the hard way, don't we?
conniespringles: right
jean-boy: I don't want to clean the whole freakin' HQ
theangel: Bye guys! See you at the dining hall :)
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Armin sat with Eren and Mikasa at the dining hall. He could feel the weird stares of some of their classmates but he decided to place it aside. Unusually though, Eren was acting weird too. His brunet friend kept on glancing at him, as if he was a suspicious stranger. Then Armin glanced at Mikasa, who was acting like the usual. He decided to break the awkward silence.
"Is everything okay, Eren?" he asked, startling his childhood friend.
"You tell me, Armin. How about you? How are you doing? Do you have anything to tell—"
"Eren." Mikasa's soft yet stern voice made Eren stop mid-sentence. She stared at him, as if conveying a message. He crossed his arms, giving up.
"Armin, what Eren means is that if you have something you want to tell us, you know can always count on us. We're here for you." she said gently.
Armin blinked at his friends, obviously confused on what the two was on about.
"Okay...?" Armin replied meekly.
"How's Annie, Armin?" Mikasa suddenly asked.
Eren almost choked on his potato.
"P-pardon?" Armin stuttered. Mikasa's eyes were staring intensely at him. He knows that there is no escape now. He had to answer her question.
"She's fine. We had a combat training during our break and I pinned her down, but it didn't really hurt her so she's okay." the blond theoretician explained slowly, making sure that his every word was understood by Mikasa. And sure enough, she heard every word clearly. She stared at Armin in shock.
Eren – again – almost choked on his potato.
"Combat training?" Mikasa muttered.
"Is that so? You don't have anything more to tell us? No more, I don't know, secrets?" Eren pressed. The brunet leaned on the table, his piercing glare made Armin uneasy and somehow guilty. He really had to tell his best friends someday about this. The two of them always tell him what their thoughts are. It would be quite unfair to hide something from them. Armin let out a sigh.
"So I guess I had to say it sometime, huh? I was nervous about your reaction when I tell you about this… so I decided to not tell you… yet."
Eren and Mikasa glanced at each other, somehow intrigued. Then, they placed their attention back to Armin.
"For the past few weeks… I have… taken a liking… for…" Armin stuttered.
"With…?" Eren abruptly interrupted, making Mikasa elbow him lightly.
As Armin revealed to his best friends who it was he likes, Eren ultimately choked on his steamed potato. Like the usual, Mikasa instantly took action for Eren's sake. She performed the Heimlich maneuver on him. Back to our story, Armin scratched the back of his head, feeling a bit bashful that he finally had to admit it to his friends about his crush. Eren kept on coughing as Mikasa held a cup of water for his brunet friend to drink. He took the cup of water rashly before drinking it without a second to waste.
"You like Annie?" Eren asked.
"Is there anything wrong with that?" Armin defensively replied.
"'Course not! I was just really surprised that you'll like someone like Annie."
As Armin was about to say something, Corporal Levi entered the dining hall with his arms crossed and his usual stoic expression showing on his face. Along with him is Squad Leader Hanji. Instantly, the soldiers showed their respect by doing their salute.
"Alright brats. Dinner's over. You know what to do." the corporal said sternly. Those at the dining hall who were done eating picked up their plates and cups and walked towards the kitchen to place their utensils on the dishwashing area.
"And whoever's in charge for dishwashing tonight better make sure that there is not a single speck of dirt on any of those utensils. Dismissed." he added. In the midst of the soldiers going in and out of the kitchen, Connie and Jean grumbled.
"You may be humanity's strongest, Levi, but when you start showing your freakish side to everyone, you're not as intimidating, y'know?" Hanji jokingly said, receiving a death glare from Levi.
"Shut up before I actually do something to seriously hurt you."
moveslikejaeger entered the chatroom
moveslikejaeger added mikasa_ackerman and ArminArlert to the chatroom
moveslikejaeger: So what did you like about Annie, Armin?
mikasa _ackerman: Really, Eren?
moveslikejaeger: What? It's a perfectly normal question.
mikasa_ackerman: Don't you think it's a bit too abrupt to ask questions like that?
moveslikejaeger: Hell no.
mikasa_ackerman: Why are you so curious about it anyway? Is there something wrong with Armin liking Annie?
moveslikejaeger: Why do you damn care anyway? There is no fucking wrong with it, I was just curious.
ArminArlert: Guys… calm down.
mikasa _ackerman: Well, it seems like you don't like the fact that Armin likes Annie.
moveslikejaeger: What the hell?
ArminArlert: Mikasa?
mikasa _ackerman: Do you have the same feelings as Armin? All you had to do was tell us a concrete answer.
moveslikejaeger: Are you out of your fucking mind, Mikasa? What the hell are you on about? You know sometimes, I just don't know how your mind works.
mikasa_ackerman: …
mikasa _ackerman: well… you aren't denying it. I just had to confirm my thoughts. I apologize if I lost my cool.
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moveslikejaeger: What the hell is she on about?
ArminArlert: I'll give you a tip, Eren; Mikasa is a girl.
moveslikejaeger: What the hell is that supposed to mean?
ArminArlert: I'm not in the position to say anything. This matter is something only you and Mikasa can resolve.
moveslikejaeger: Are you mad at me too?
ArminArlert: No I am not. Not in the least. But I think Mikasa is, and you should do something about it.
moveslikejaeger: …
moveslikejaeger: dammit fine. I'll apologize for swearing too much.
ArminArlert: Just for the swearing?
moveslikejaeger: Oh what the hell. For everything that I told her too.
ArminArlert: That's the spirit!
moveslikejaeger: oh and before I log out, just wanna tell you that Sasha misinterpreted you and Annie during the break near the stables. She thought that you and Annie were doing a quickie.
moveslikejaeger: and she told everyone about it
moveslikejaeger: so uh… you better explain to the guys soon.
ArminArlert: WHAT?
moveslikejaeger: talk to you later, dude
ArminArlert: Eren wait!
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ArminArlert: Oh god
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jean-boy: god. You guys have no idea how hard it is to clean the whole freaking kitchen and the dishes to match with the corporal's standards. I almost thought we'd be cleaning there all night.
conniespringles: I second that
conniespringles: Shadis is nothing compared to corporal Levi
foodloverrr: OMG I am scared I am the next dishwasher along with Mikasa D:
makeitRein: you have Mikasa. There's nothing to be scared about, seriously.
foodloverrr: good point. Only Mikasa has the guts to actually glare at corporal Levi
jean-boy: That's Mikasa for you.
ymir-sama: Where is she anyway? And Jaeger too. And Armin.
ArminArlert entered the chatroom
ArminArlert: Hey guys…
ymir-sama: HEY WADDUP ARMIN MY MAIN MAN
conniespringles: whoa chill Ymir
jean-boy: You don't have to attack Armin bro
foodloverrr: HEEEEEEEEY ARMIIIIIN
foodloverrr: HOW WAS YOUR AFTERNOON?
conniespringles: WTF really Sasha? Really?
theangel: Guys, you should really let Armin talk first.
ArminArlert: Uh… yeah, I know that you guys have some information that concerns me and…
makeitRein: Annie's not in the chatroom. She said she's way too tired.
foodloverrr: TIRED FROM THE LOVE MAKIN'
conniespringles: oh god Sasha WILL YOU STOP MAKING THINGS AWKWARD
foodloverrr: I am sorry I can't help myself. I ship them so much.
jean-boy: What the hell is 'ship'?
ArminArlert: So uh… I just want to clarify what happened. Annie and I were training. I swear. You can ask her.
foodloverrr: How come you're on top of her?
ArminArlert: I pinned her. For the first time, actually. She told me that I was getting better at combat training.
ArminArlert: She wasn't really hurt or anything.
jean-boy: That's really quite plausible. Isn't it, Sasha?
foodloverrr: uh… well… from my point of view, it was really… y'know
makeitRein: Great, Sasha. Real great. You do know that when Berthold decides to sulk, it will take weeks to get him back to normal.
foodloverrr: Whaaaaat? I'm sorry okay! I'll explain everything to Berth and I'll even apologize.
ArminArlert: If you want, I'll come with you to help explain, Sasha.
foodloverrr: Thank you Armin!
theangel: I am sure Berthold will understand :)
ymir-sama: And I really thought that there was something between you and Annie. I kinda sensed some sexual tension between the two of you
ArminArlert: …what?
makeitRein: god, Ymir stop making the situation awkward.
ymir-sama: I was just telling the truth bro
makeitRein: Yeah right. Anyway, know that it's all settled, hopefully we can go back to normal tomorrow.
makeitRein: Thanks for clearing it up, Armin.
makeitRein: I mean seriously, I never really thought that you can tame Annie hahahaha
ArminArlert: Are… you meaning to tell me… that I actually can't do something like that?
makeitRein: Uh… no, but it's Annie we're talking about here bro.
ArminArlert: Oh. I see.
jean-boy: You really are a scumbag sometimes, Reiner
makeitRein: What?
ArminArlert: Don't make a fuss over it guys. I'm cool :)
foodloverrr: awkward
conniespringles: oh god Sasha. Seriously?
theangel: Um… do you guys have any idea why Eren and Mikasa aren't in the chat right now?
ArminArlert: They're having a small argument. You know how those guys disagree on some matters.
ArminArlert: Anyway, I'd love to stay and chat, but I gotta go. Training starts early tomorrow.
ArminArlert: You guys should hit the hay too. See you tomorrow.
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jean-boy: Armin has a point. We better call it a night too.
ymir-sama: but seriously though. Dick move, Braun.
makeitRein: Shut up Ymir. I didn't know Armin would take it seriously.
ymir-sama: Do you even know Armin?
theangel: Guys, I think Armin really meant that he was okay. But Reiner, phrase your sentences better next time, please.
makeitRein: sure thing
foodloverrr: Sooooooo g'night guys!
jean-boy: You too, Sasha. Don't jump to conclusions.
foodloverrr: Alright alright! I did apologize. And I will to Big-B.
foodloverrr: see you guys!
theangel: I'll be going to :)))) Goodnight!
ymir-sama: peace out
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makeitRein: I guess I'll see you guys tomorrow.
jean-boy: yeah. G'night.
conniespringles: night
makeitRein: 'night.
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I hope that this one's good enough :) I really did an effort to insert these story bits ad I'll insert more in the further chapters to really make a legit story.
And I also hope you guys enjoyed this chapter~ See you in the next one!
Peace out ya'll.