Next up: Beruani. Please enjoy!
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"Great," Annie mumbled, stopping in her tracks. The world outside the glass doors was under siege, fat raindrops splashing to the pavement, mercilessly soaking everything in sight. Little blobs of color were running amidst the downpour, poor little students trying to keep as dry as possible. Annie resented the fact that she was about to be on of them. Of course it had been sunny when she'd left for class that morning, and was now she was caught with no jacket or anything to shield her on her trek to her next class across campus.
Annie sighed, taking a step towards the door.
"Annie wait!"
The blonde girl turned, fixing emotionless blue eyes on the figure of Bertholdt Hoover, both her lab partner and her boyfriend, who'd stayed to talk briefly with their chemistry professor after class.
"What's up?" she asked as he joined her by the doors.
"I thought you could use a lift," the boy replied with a nervous smile as he pulled a blue umbrella out of his backpack.
"Did Reiner tell you to pack that?" Annie asked. Bertholdt blushed, looking down at his shoes.
"Yeah," he replied. Annie laughed, and looped her arm around his.
"Come on, you moron," she said with a smile. "I'd love a lift." Bertholdt smiled back, his green eyes sparkling as the duo pushed through the doors out into the stormy world. The boy popped the umbrella, shielding them from the worst of the rain.
"Where are you headed?" Bertholdt asked.
"The humanities building," Annie replied. Bertholdt nodded and the two set off, doing their best to avoid puddles, which proved to be a laborious task. Pools of water had taken refuge throughout the pathways, finding the slightest dip in the pavement and turning it into a waterlogged pitfall. Even if one was able to dodge the minefield of mini lakes, the rain itself was falling hard enough to drench your shoes clean through from the top.
But wet shoes were the least of Annie's worries. The height difference between the blonde and her brunette didn't pose a problem normally, however, when two people were trying to fit under an umbrella and one was five foot while the other was six two…
"This isn't working," Annie said plainly, stopping in her tracks as the rain was still assaulting her against her companion's best efforts. Her left side was uncomfortably wet, and she shifted her bag to the right side where it would be safe. Bertholdt halted awkwardly after her, making sure to keep the blonde under the umbrella. "You can drop it, it's fine."
"But what about…?"
"Bertl, I'm already partially soaked," Annie interrupted, gesturing to the left side of her body. "And that's okay. It's just water. I'm not going to melt."
The brunette shook his head. "No it's not. You have to go to class. Here, you hold the umbrella," he suggested, removing himself from the umbrella's ring of protection and holding the handle out to her. His dark hair was plastered to his forehead in seconds.
"No, cause now you're gonna get completely soaked," Annie protested, shaking her head. She didn't accept the umbrella either, crossing her arms over her chest instead. The blonde did not, however, step away from the proffered umbrella and very much appreciated that the boy had lowered it a few inches to suit her better.
"But I'm just going back to the dorm so I'll be fine," Bertholdt said with a shrug. "I can change, you can't. And the humanities' building is freezing. Keep the umbrella."
The blonde's eyebrows rose in amusement. "The water's going to seep through your backpack and get your notes wet," she challenged. Bertholdt wasn't usually one to argue, so when he did fight back, Annie couldn't help but snatch at the opportunity to test his resolve.
"They'll be fine," Bertholdt argued plainly, taking her bait. He thrust the umbrella towards her again to emphasize that he wasn't about to give up that easily, even as he blinked a few heavy raindrops away from his eyes. Annie pursed her lips.
"Your socks are gonna be soaked and Reiner's going to freak out if you get water all over your dorm room," she replied.
"He can deal with it," the brunette said. Annie snorted. Reiner didn't deal with things like that. But Bertholdt's position didn't waver. The girl smirked.
"You're gonna get sick," she said in response, half serious in the midst of their battle of wits.
Bertholdt shrugged again. "Then you have a legitimate reason to come hang out at our place instead of with your roommate." Annie's smile completely vanished at that thought. The boy smiled. She hadn't been expecting that one, and judging by the look in her eyes, she was considering it. Or considering something. Bertholdt gave the umbrella another tip in her direction.
Annie met his eyes. "You know what I think?" she asked thoughtfully.
"Hm?" Bertholdt prompted her to continue.
"I think I can skip class today. It's just English after all," the blonde said, slowly pushing the umbrella away by the handle. The look of confusion on Bertholdt's face was priceless.
"Annie, what are you…?"
Annie cut him off as she pulled him down by the collar of his shirt and touched her lips to his. She let go after a few moments had gone by and smiled up at her blushing boyfriend. "You're cute when you're nervous. But you're down right sexy when you're wet. We should do this more often."
"What, kiss in the rain?" Bertholdt asked, his cheeks flaring an even deeper shade of red with Annie's last comment.
"No, fight over an umbrella," Annie rolled her eyes sarcastically. "Of course I meant kiss in the rain. Cliché or not. Now get down here, you tree." Before her words were finished, Annie had a hold on Bertholdt's collar and was already pulling him back towards her. The brunette wrapped his arms around Annie's waist as their lips met again, completely abandoning the umbrella to the pavement and forgetting everything else in the world if only for a moment.
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