Well, here's chapter 3! Enjoy, everyone!

Eren fell asleep in Annie's arms, peaceful as a baby. She gazed down upon him, and suddenly felt her pulse start to quicken. He was an average-looking guy, but in the faint light of the campfire, Annie appreciated how handsome he actually was. His parted lips were curled into the faintest of smiles, and his lashes rested peacefully over his closed eyes. His chocolate hair flopped down lazily over his face, giving him a sort of messy, but endearing appearance. Annie'a soft smile slowly morphed into a frown as she realized...

What would Eren think if he knew who I really am?

Annie pushed these thoughts from her head and raised her eyes skyward. She sighed and closed her eyes. When she opened them again, she gazed up at the sky, taking in the millions of twinkling stars in the sky. She hated them. They were probably laughing as they watched her, taunting her with the fact that they had more freedom than her. They didn't have such complicated lives...

Annie was so jealous of them.

But that didn't matter. Her life was screwed up, but at least she had Eren looking out for her.

Speaking of Eren, Annie's feelings about him were still so mixed up... She didn't know exactly what to feel about him. She'd remembered the mutual respect they'd acquired for each other during training, the way Eren made her smiled, their first kiss, and the one they had only an hour earlier. At the memory of their earlier kiss, Annie's cheeks blazed a fiery crimson, and she couldn't help but stare longingly at his lips, aching for just one more kiss, just one last taste of him. Annie slapped herself lightly and shook her head. For god's sake, why was she like this? She couldn't understand how and why this boy made her feel so... Safe. Why did she so badly want to be with him? To feel his warm embrace, his stringy, messy hair, the gentle brushing of his lips against hers...

Is this what it means to be in love?

"WHAT?!" Mikasa bellowed as she slammed her fist into the wall. After Eren had been missing for several hours, Mikasa knew the plan had gone awry, but nothing like this!

"Sorry, Mikasa-san..." Jean muttered, running a hand through his hair. "Krista saw it. She said so herself. And it's not just Eren and Annie. Bertholdt, Connie, Sasha, and Reiner were seen leaving with them as well." Mikasa raised her fist in anger and started towards a flustered, frightened Krista, but Ymir stepped between them defensively, separating the two.

"That doesn't matter," she remarked coolly, locking eyes with Mikasa. "It doesn't matter if the two are in love, and it sure as hell doesn't matter if some of our friends left with them. What does matter, though, is catching them before they do something they might regret. And I'm not just talking about venturing into Titan territory." Everyone snickered at this, except for Mikasa. "We're going to catch them. I don't care how long it takes, but we're going those two..."

"Indeed. I'm not done with my little toy just yet," Levi scowled, stepping out of the shadows.

Hanji, who was casually smoking a cigar from the sidelines, added, "Yeah! And I need to perform more experiments on Eren's Titan form!"

A maniacal grin slowly began to spread on Mikasa's face (YANDERE!). "Then it's settled. Tomorrow, we'll go after them."

"Wake up, sleepyhead!"

Annie slowly opened her eyes and moaned, "Not yet, mom... It's still too early." Suddenly, she heard a boyish laugh, and looked up to see Eren grinning at her, his features illuminated in the bright morning sun. "Rise and shine, beautiful."

Annie scowled. "Don't ever wake me up early again if you want to live." As Eren backed away in surprise, Annie reached out for him. "No, sorry, that was a joke. Come on, you should know me that well by now." Eren breathed a sigh of relief and the smile returned to his face. "Jesus Christ, Annie, don't scare me like that!"

"I love it when you call me Jesus Christ."

Eren scoffed and said, "You're not very good at jokes, are you?" This earned a childish pout from Annie, and she huffed, walking away to wake up their other friends. When she was only five feet away, Eren called out, "You look better when you're asleep. Younger, somehow. Innocent." With a smirk, he added, "And best of all, you don't scowl. You look better when you don't scowl." Obviously, this brought a scowl upon Annie's face as she punched Eren's shoulder playfully. "Shut the hell up, Eren."

Eren laughed and made a zipping motion on his lips. Annie rolled her eyes skyward, and Eren couldn't help but notice how beautiful she really was. She'd taken her hair out of a bun, and now her golden locks fell flawlessly over her face. Her lips were pursed together in an exasperated frown, and her sea blue eyes reflected the bright morning sky above. He could get lost in her eyes and stay lost forever, given the chance.

However, Eren's life was screwed up, and he never got a chance to do anything he wanted.

This time, the screw-up came in the form of Levi, Hanji, and Mikasa, along with his friends from the 104th Trainee Squad. But Eren didn't know that. He did, however, know that he wanted to make the most of his time with Annie. His hand outstretched, he smiled, "Come on, let's go for a walk."

Annie hesitated for a moment and held her hand out slightly, as if she was deciding whether or not to accept. Finally, she relented, "Okay. I'd like that. I'd like that a lot." She smiled, flashing her perfect teeth, and for a moment, Eren's heart stopped.

Reiner was stirred by the sound of laughing. Groggily, he sat up, rubbed his eyes, and yawned. He looked into the distance and squinted, watching Eren and Annie giggle like little girls as they rolled around together in the grass. A smile played upon his lips, and he muttered to himself, "They look so cute..." Little did he know, Bertholdt, Connie, and Sasha were awake as well, and, by pure coincidence, they joked simultaneously, "You know who'd really be cute? You and Krista!"

For a moment, Reiner was silent, but then he roared, "I'll kill you three!" and started to chase after them.

Later that night...

Eren smirked arrogantly as he pinned Annie down. "Lost your edge, have you?" he teased. Annie retaliated, kneeing Eren where it hurts most, then flipping him over. She giggled at the resounding "OOF!" that escaped from his mouth and slipped her finger under his chin, lifting his face up to look at her. With a start, Eren realized that this was the exact position the Female Titan had him in during their fight, and, now that he looked closer, without a bun, Annie's hair looked just like the Female Titan's. This thought brought a fresh wave of worry to his mind, and he tried, with -but just barely- success, to clear his mind of such thoughts. A grin spread across his face as Annie smiled down at him playfully and mocked, "Lost your edge, have you?"

Eren shrugged and craned his head up, kissing Annie suddenly. Her eyes widened in surprise, then gradually closed as she let herself melt into Eren's embrace. Seeing his chance, Eren flipped Annie over and pinned her down once more. She pouted up at him, her lips quivering slightly. "Not fair! You took me by surprise!"

Eren shrugged and ran his finger down Annie's cheek. "So what?" With a wink, he added, "You know, if you behave, I can give you another kiss."

"Okay, Mr. Bigshot, I'll let you kiss me again" Annie relented, though she secretly craved Eren's lips as much as he did hers. Eren rolled his eyes and said endearingly, "As you wish, little princess." Annie was about to make a biting remark, but was interrupted as Eren's lips hesitantly brushed against hers, then gently pressed down. His mouth obediently conformed to whatever wishes hers had, and she threw her arms around him, pulling him closer. She could feel his warmth, his body pushing down ever so slightly on hers, and she loved it. She wanted more of it. More of him. After a moment of passionate kissing, Annie slowly dropped her hand down to Eren's Adam's Apple and started to tickle it.

Eren broke away just a bit, panting like a dog in the Sahara. His chocolate-colored hair flopped down messily over his face, and his eyes shined a bright green. Hesitantly, he whispered, "Annie... What was that for?" The blonde's cheeks turned as red as the Colossal titan, and she stammered, "Ju-just forget... Forget about it..." Eren dipped his face closer to hers and whispered, "Come on, you can tell me."

Annie bit her lip and sighed, "I'm sorry... I'll stop if it makes you uncomfortable..."

With an endearing smile, Eren replied, "No, not at all. Please, keep doing it." He pushed his lips against hers once more, and as Annie began tickling him again, he gently ran his finger down her neck, then traced little circles in the hollow of her throat. He flicked his fingers back and forth in the area between her collarbones, and was rewarded with a girlish giggle from Annie. Eren smirked triumphantly, "Yeah, not so nice when you're the one getting tickled, is it?" Annie scoffed and gazed up at him, his features illuminated by the full moon behind them. Why did he have to be so damn handsome?

Eren bit the inside of his cheek and grinned, "I like your nose. It's weird, and it makes you look cute."

Annie threw her arms around his neck and laughed, "Shut up, Eren." Panting heavily, Annie drew Eren in closer and kissed him again, this time solely for the purpose of stopping him from talking. She pulled away suddenly, and inquired, "Did you hear that?"

Eren scowled in the twilight, his features faintly illuminated by the moon, and concurred, "Yeah... What is that?"

The young couple could make out the faint voices of Connie, Bert, Reiner, and Sasha as they sang jokingly, "Can you feel the love tonight? You needn't look too far. Stealing through the night's uncertainties, love is where they are."

Eren took a drop breath, stood up, and marched through the foliage, his face quickly reddening. He bellowed, "I'M GONNA KILL YOU FOUR! REINER, BERT, CONNIE, SASHA!"

At that moment, four heads poked out from an oak tree above Eren. Connie hissed, "Crap, let's make a run for it!" and leapt out of the tree, but accidentally slipped, faceplanting on the ground. Eren leered down at him mercilessly, then turned his gaze to the others. "Get down. Now."

Well, that's the end of this chapter. I hope you all liked it! ^_^ please leave a review!