Admin: So regarding Agafa Shelly's review (so eren left armin to get hurt then think hes his?) I'll explain what happened there since it was probably lost in translation/unclear. Basically Eren left Armin because he was getting fed up with his failure to learn to skate. So instead of being angry, he walked away leaving Armin alone. When Eren sees him and Jean together he gets jealous since he forgets that they are fake married. It goes along the lines that Eren is use to being the center of someone's attention. So therefore he thinks Armin is his even though the real condition of what is happening is slipping his mind. I hope that makes sense. Eren is a bit of a complex character to understand a bit.
-America at a night club-
"They're married now what do you plan on doing?" Annie asked her two friends as she brings a beer up to her lips.
"Simple, now that we know that Cho Hee is a boy we can hold this against those two." Historia replies bitterly as she leans into Ymir's hug.
"But you can't just go out and say it babe, that's not what you call a perfect revenge." Ymir replies.
"I know, I'm not going to tell them just yet. I'll let those two go through their little fling. And by the looks of it, Armin doesn't like Eren so much. The time will come where I will strike."
"I love it when you talk like that."
"Anyways, I have to wait until Armin actually falls in love with Eren. And when that time comes I can watch their world crumple right in front of me."
"Revenge seems a bit fruitless, after all what are you going to do when Eren doesn't want to marry." Annie ask.
"Simple his father is the one who runs things, you heard his speech at the wedding."
"Then what is our plan for now."
"We will apologize to Armin, and pretend to be his friends. Once he develops trust in us, we'll be able to work from there as a wing man for Eren. After that, my plan to take Eren back will commence. Then that Armin character will regret the day he was born."
"Why are you so set on this Eren guy anyways;you have me." Ymir inquires.
"Yes, but as I told you before he was the ideal man for me. Also no one breaks up with me and lives happily if I have anything to say about it. After all I'm second in line for being the most popular female model. There is no winning against Mikasa..."
"True. Well then why don't we start partying, dead days are coming soon and we need the practice."
"O-Oh yeah, okay." Watching as her two friends wandered to the dance floor, Historia fixed her hair. As she did so her eyes narrowed and eye brows frowned. Looking into her pocket, she found Armin's ID holder observing the man that stole Eren from her, she muttered curses in her head.
You stole my man, my fortune, and quite possibly most of my power over people. Armin Arlert you'll pay for taking Eren away from me. And you'll pay for making me a second rate singer. Just you wait.
-Next Morning-
"Hey get up, we're going to be late." Eren said nudging Armin's shoulders waking the blond.
"W-What time is it?" Armin ask looking to his side where beams of light touched his face.
"It's 12, and we need to get back to America."
"B-But I thought we were staying here for week."
"Well things changed, and we have to go to the dead days at our school. My dad is forcing us to. I promise I'll make it up to you somehow, now come on." Eren throws clothes at Armin's direction so that he may change. Sighing as he faced his reality, Armin slowly hopped out of bed and over to the bathroom where he changed. Soon after exiting with his new attire, Armin grabbed his bag and noticed the rings on his fingers.
One a reminder of the horrible Eren Jaeger, and the other of his thoughtful friend Jean. Concentrating more on Jean's ring, flashes of his face started to pop into Armin's head. The way he laughed, and the way he talked to him Armin could only yearn to see him again.
"What are you doing?" Eren asked impatiently tapping his foot.
"N-Nothing, l-let's just go..." Armin replied angrily.
"Fine then come on." Nodding Armin limbs over carefully trying not to aggravate his injury. Watching as Armin came closer, Eren could feel a vein in his head pop. Rushing towards him, Eren grabbed the Armin's bag forcefully. Quickly realizing what he had done, Eren took one step backwards and looked at a dumbfounded Armin.
"U-umm...d-do you need help?" He ask shly almost embarrassed that he was actually trying to be nice again.
"No I don't obliviously I'm nothing but a burden to you. I can manage myself thank you very much." Stealing his bag back, Armin sucked in his pride and started to walk as he regularly would without the injury. As he got into the car, Armin sat still and compose until the driver and closed his door. Inside he was screaming. Banging his hand against the car door he tried to nullify his pain through another one.
"It's all your fault stupid." Eren replies once he enters the car, and they set off for the airport.
"W-well sorry I was trying to make your part easier..."
"Okay listen, I'm sorry for last night okay...I was being a jerk."
"Wow that didn't just totally come out of the blue at all." Armin replies sarcastically.
"I-I'm being serious...I-Is your ankle alright anyways? W-what do you have? I-Is it bad? You're not going to die right?" Eren ask worriedly trying to let out all of his anxiety and guilt in one go, hoping Armin would notice.
"W-Well I do have a slight sprain, and just a few bruises that's all. No cranial damage or concussion."
"Good, you're okay."
"Glad to see you actually care for once."
"No, I've cared before."
"Oh yeah name the time."
"The time I treated your wounds after you were bullied."
"Which you soon after threw the medicine at me so I had to treat myself."
"F-fine, how about the time we sat in the backyard and you sang. I asked what was up."
"No you asked me what was wrong with me, then after we talked mostly about you. It was nice to have gotten a little bit closer to you."
"Ah why are you making this so hard."
"It's not hard if you had been nice to me from the start."
"W-Well you obviously know I have issues."
"Yeah but you can't let your issues run your life."
"So what, I don't want to work on them."
"Well you have to if you want to be happy again."
"Pfft, I doubt it."
"Hey I promised you I'd make you happy."
"Well you're not doing such a good job at it."
"That's because you always have your guard up. I only have you when your guard is down every so often."
"Well I wouldn't have to keep my guard up if you cooperated with me."
"I do cooperate with you."
"How?"
"I do everything you ask."
"Really, you didn't do what I said and stay away from Jean."
"I only agreed to that when I am in girl form."
"Which you obviously forgot last night."
"I couldn't help it I was lonely because someone left me alone."
"Well you weren't skating any better."
"You said you were going to teach me."
"And I did, just like how I did with Mikasa."
"Well I don't learn physical things so quickly like her."
"Must suck to be you."
"You know you just went from jerk to complete jerk in just three minutes."
"You started the fight."
"No I didn't, you did by taking my words the wrong way."
"Well I wouldn't have if you didn't sound so pissy and sarcastic."
"I am not. You just have a short temper."
"I am not short tempered I just know when I'm being screwed over by a stupid weakling like you who has little to no fam-..." Pausing in his tracks, Eren realized he has made a huge mistake. As he said those words Armin's face grew grimly dark, and his eyes became soulless. He then watched as Armin slowly turned his head away no longer making eye contact with him.
Hitting himself in the face, Eren cursed what he had just done. For in that second he knew Armin's face was etched into his memories for hours.
"H-Hey, A-Armin...I-I didn't m-mean to..." Eren mutters with a apologetic tone, only to be ignored by the other. Knowing he could not right his wrong in that second, Eren remained quiet and waited until they got back to America. However this proved to be a challenge. Armin throughout the flight was silent always looking out the window as if wanting to jump off the plane.
And no matter what Eren did, Armin would not look or listen to him. His guilt eventually turned to anger as they waited anxiously for the next day to come where they would be home. The day they landed didn't change either, the same cold treatment remained as they entered their house. Mikasa who had waited patiently hugged the two individually, while sensing something had gone wrong.
Armin then excused himself to his wing, as he bid Mikasa farewell. Eren with his oh so familiar angered expression began walking towards his, until he was stopped by a hand around his wrist.
"What happened?" Mikasa asked sternly making sure Eren would not lie to her.
"What's it to you?" Eren replies as he yanks to hand back.
"It has everything to do with me. Armin is one of my friends. He use at least tolerate standing next to you, but now he looks like he wants to run away."
"Whatever..."
"Don't you whatever me, tell me what happened."
"No."
"You said something wrong didn't you."
"And if I did?" Raising her right hand, Mikasa smacked Eren across the cheek.
"Eren, what is wrong with you?"
"Everything is wrong with me you know that."
"Eren this is not a game, I'm sorry I had to slap you;please tell me what happened. I won't judge you, I just want you two to have peace for once."
"Fine you really want to know what happened?"
"Yes that would actually make things simpler."
"If you must know I got into a fight with horse face after leaving Armin at a skating rink. Then things happened he ended up in the hospital, then we got into a fight and I accidentally called him a stupid weakling with little to no family."
"Oh my gosh Eren how could you say such a thing?Especially to someone who has helped you so much."
"W-Well people make bad choices when they're angry okay. You know I kind of blank out when I have one of my episodes."
"Yes, but that's still no excuse to even say that."
"You don't think I know that? I feel terrible for saying that, and now he won't even talk to me anymore. I tried apologizing he just won't listen!"
"Probably because he is still in shock. My gosh Eren why did you get so angry? And what is this about Jean again? You two always seem to be in the middle of a fight."
"I was angry because he interrupted our honeymoon while we were skating."
"Wait how did he interrupt when you told me earlier that you left him alone. He had the right to."
"Well I didn't like it...Then he was about to kiss him so I lost it like when it was his birthday. Then I kicked horse face, but he was holding onto Armin so he fell to the ground and has a sprained ankle. So he fell unconscious and Jean took him to the hospital saying he would take Armin away."
"Oh my goodness," Mikasa sighs as she pinches the bridge of her noes. "You kicked Jean when you still had skates on, and then sent him and Armin to the hospital. Eren, just...My goodness."
"What I blanked out and my body worked on it's own. I know what I did was bad, but he was going to take what is mine away from me."
"Wait, Armin is not yours he never was."
"Yes he is!"
"No human is property, and just because you two are faking a marriage does not give you the right over him. He can chose who he wants to be with or not."
"W-Well then how do you explain the uneasiness when I see those two around?"
"That's called jealousy."
"J-Jealous, you think I'm jealous of him?"
"Well I didn't exactly say it you did."
"I am not!"
"Hmm, if you're jealous that must mean you actually like Armin."
"Like Armin, okay now you're making up jokes."
"Wouldn't it make sense, you hate seeing someone who obviously has feelings for Armin around him. Also you seem to always want his attention."
"No I don't."
"Eren stop denying it. But here is some advice, the day you admit that you like Armin will be the day you will start to change."
"Ha ha ha, Mikasa you're really funny."
"Just wait and see, Also apologize to Armin."
"How he won't listen to me, help me."
"You have to fix your own problems, I can't always fix them for you. I have a photo shoot now, just try not to get into any other fights tomorrow at school."
"Stop acting like a mother."
"When you stop acting childish."
-Next day-
School started with much anxiety as the students got ready for the New Year's concert. It was to be a concert where each one would bring in the new year showing their improvements. The singers were all preforming duets or solos, while the actors ran over lines, and dancers practiced the movements. Armin and Eren remained in a car together with the atmosphere remaining as it was for the past two days.
As the two students pulled up to the school, a crowd of people surrounded their path anxiously waiting to see the married couple. The two sighed in unison once the doors opened, knowing at some point they would have to converse. With a simple, 'we've arrived' from the driver, the two stepped out of the car with smiles painted onto their faces masking their true emotions.
Far beyond the crows a figure was jumping up and down happily yelling Armin's female name. Giving a pure smile for the first time in days Armin knew it was Connie who anxiously waited to talk about the winter animes he had watched. Stepping forward before Eren, the blond was met with three men clothes in black suits. Looking back at Eren for the answer, the brunette sighs before replying.
"They are you're bodyguards. They will be with you all day and where ever you go. They'll make sure you don't get hurt, and they will only listen to me and you."
Nodding Armin walks past the men silently without another word until he met with his friends on the other side of the crowd.
"Cho Hee I missed you!" Connie shouts still proceeding to jump with joy.
"I missed you too Connie." Armin replies giving his bald friends a tight hug to get rid of the hurt his heart had felt.
"How was your honeymoon in the home of anime."
"It was alright, I enjoyed most parts of it."
"That's awesome, did you get me anything before you left."
"Totally, as promised," Armin pauses searching through his bag to find a package with the name Connie on it. Taking the box gratefully, Connie sniffles a bit.
"Thank you so much."
"I hope you take care of her, she was hard to find."
"I promise, Cho Hee you're an angel!"
"N-No I'm not."
"He's not lying." Jean says from behind with a smile.
"J-Jean, y-you're here..." Armin says with a blush trying to calm himself down.
"Well duh I go tot this school."
"True..."
"Anyways have you considered my offer."
"Yeah, can you please help me with my final?"
"Sure can, but what about Jaeger? He won't worry."
"No he won't." Armin replies almost instantaneously with a grim smile.
"A-Alright then, then let's say we all start to head to a classroom where we can practice."
"Sure!" Connie and Armin yell.
"Oh wait before we go, who are the goons over there behind you?" Connie whispers into Armin's ear.
"Oh those are just my body guards, Eren is making them follow me everywhere."
"Eh why?"
"To make sure I'm safe."
"Why need them when you have me to protect you."
"Oh yeah the all powerful Connie mask?"
"Pssh, who else?"
"Come on, let's start practicing."
"Okay."
"Cho Hee!" A voice calls in the distance causing the blond to pause once more and roll his eyes.
"H-Historia, what do you want?" He says in a irritated tone, not wanting his bully even be near him."
"I just wanted to talk." She replies oh so innocently.
"Well I don't."
"Can we talk in private, you know alone?"
"No."
"Oh come on, I think it might be in your interest that you do." She says urgently as she slowly pulls out Armin's university ID for him to see. Once his eyes make contact with it, Armin knew the importance of going with her.
"O-Okay I will."
"Without company." She adds on pointing to Armin's friends and bodyguards.
"I-I understand...Connie and Jean I'll meet up with you in the choral room. You guys meet me there as well, I'm going to be having a chat with a classmate for a while." Armin says with a fake smile, before quickly turning and following the shorter blond they walked he pondered on how she could have possibly had his real ID, and what her real intentions were.
Knowing that she didn't him, and still liked Eren he feared that she would have the paparazzi involved if he couldn't have stopped her. Stopping in a rose garden, Armin was memorized by it's beauty. It was as if they had walked into a painting of the royal gardens. In the center was a sitting area with seats,a table, and an awning guarded by a wall of roses.
Watching as Historia had called him over to sit there, Armin took a seat across from her anticipating her next move.
"So Cho Hee your real name is Armin and you're a boy. What do you have to say?" She ask trying not to sound malicious.
"How did you get that?"
"I found it when you ran away from Ymir and I when we were bullying you."
"What do you want?"
"I don't want anything to be honest. I just wanted to return this to you that's all."
"That can't possibly be it, I mean you know the biggest secret in the gossip world in your hands."
"Well I'm just not that type of girl, and plus I'm here to say I'm sorry."
"S-Sorry?"
"Yes, I'm sorry for treating you so badly. I was just so mad at Eren I forgot that maybe fate told us we weren't meant to be."
"U-Umm..."
"Although I'm still kind of envious of you..."
"D-don't be, Eren is as mean as ever..."
"How so?"
"Just things, anyways why are you apologizing so suddenly."
"Well during the holiday season, I had an epiphany and I realized that I can start my life over without Eren. And I wanted you two to have happiness."
"And you're not freaked out at all that he's married to a guy right?"
"Of course not, I believe in equal love."
"Somehow I don't believe the words you say."
"Trust me would I ever lie?"
"Yes."
"Maybe in the past but not now. Armin or Cho Hee, whichever you prefer please give me another chance."
"Why?"
"Because I'm a changed girl, I'll even tell Ymir and Annie to stop out casting you."
"Being an outcast isn't what I'm worried about."
"Nonetheless, please give me a chance. I-I just want to be your friend." Historia states as she allows tears to fall down her face, hoping Armin was one who would hate seeing a person cry.
"A-Ahh don't cry. U-Umm, okay but if you do anything mean I'm telling Eren."
"I promise I won't go against you Armin." Historia graciously says as she crosses her fingers behind her back.
"Well, I-I better go meet the boys. We have a lot of work to do."
"C-Can Ymir, Annie and I join you guys for lunch sometime?"
"S-Sure that could be a good ." Armin waves off with a forced smile.
Oh Armin you are making this all so much easier. But now to make you fall for Eren so I can have my revenge faster, that is the question.
-Choral Room-
"Sorry I was so late guys." Armin bows in apology with bated breathe coughing a bit as he tried to regain a steady breathing rhythm.
"No worries, but are you okay there?" Connie ask as he placed a hand on Armin's back to sooth him more.
"Y-Yeah, j-just a little out of breath."
"Well will start singing when you can breath again." Jean says.
"Thanks," Armin huffs out before allowing silence to fall before them all. Once fully recovered, he gave a smile and took another deep breath to speak once more. "Okay let's get started, I want to go to regular college soon."
"Regular college?" Connie ask.
"Oh yeah you don't know, well I go to another school for mostly academics. But I won't tell you where you just have to trust me on that. I don't want too many people noticing me you know?" Armin lies quickly forgetting that Connie was oblivious to his current situation.
"Understandable, just make sure you plan some time to hang out with your favorite guy friend."
"Of course Connie, I could never forget about you. In fact why don't we have a sleep over at my house? We could also practice together."
"Are you sure that's okay? Eren won't mind?"
"Oh him, don't mind him. We may be married, but we're very loyal so having guys sleep over isn't a thing to worry about."
"Sweet,sleep over at Cho Hee's!"
"Am I invited too?" Jean asked with a chuckle.
"Of course you are, you're my best friend. Now, let's get to rehearsing for the New Year's concert final!"
-Night time-
Humming to himself peacefully Armin set up his wing for his two friends to visit. Excited for their visit, he had almost forgotten why he was mad earlier. However, as he walked down the halls to the kitchen he walked passed Eren's wing . Looking at the dark wing of the house, anger brewed within Armin. Taking a few breathes he willed himself to calm down not wanting his emotions to take over his leveled head.
Walking back to him room, Armin proceeded to make his way to his as he skimmed through his girl clothes, he held some of them in front of him as he approached a mirror to decide on what pajamas he would wear. Finally giving up and wearing a Rilakkuma kigurumi, Armin dressed in a hurry before rushing to the kitchen getting the food for the sleep over ready.
Minutes later Armin heard the front bell ring, and sprung into action as he rushed for the door before anyone else could. Grasping the golden knob tightly he flung the door open, the wind knocking his hood off of his head to reveal Connie and Jean.
"Hi Cho Hee." They both chimed with excitement as the entered with bags in their hands.
"Hi guys, I've been waiting a long time! Foods almost ready. Why don't you guys set up in my wing. Jean can you help Connie get there?"
"Sure can."
"Okay sweet, be right back with the pasta and sweets." Armin says before dashing off once more to get the food. After fixing everything up, Armin carefully walked through the hall ways once more and into his room. Connie who was already spread onto Armin's bed laid down staring up at the ceiling, as Jean was sitting watching him.
"What are you guys doing?" The blond ask with giggle.
"Just watching him see your girly ass room. Do you need help?" Jean replies as he gets up.
"Sure, I have small tables for everyone in the corner of the room. You can set those up so we can eat."
"Got you."
"I want to help too." Connie shouts.
"W-Well can you start up some music as I get our sleeping arrangements ready."
"Right on!" The bald one says with a closed eyes smile before getting to work on finding a music station to listen to. Happy that Connie was now preoccupied, Armin started to place the food down onto the small tables that Jean had set up on the floor. Soon after Armin laid pillows onto the floor for them all to sit on so they would feel more comfortable. After that was done, he set up the sleeping bags and sat until the two came to join him.
"I like your music selection Connie." Armin compliments listening to Sakura Kiss.
"Well, you know me. I always have to have some anime in my life."
"Agreed."
"Hey maybe we can read some manga later on."
"Sweet, but how about some otome games?"
"Those are mostly for girls aren't they?"
"Well you're a girl, and who cares games are games. Hey do you have a WiiU?"
"Yup."
"Good because I brought the newest Super Smash Bros game."
"Oh my gosh, please tell me you're not lying."
"Would a face like this lie to you?" Connie points at himself trying his best not to contradict his point by changing expressions."
"Hmm, I don't know~!" Armin teases.
"Aw come on!"
"Okay, I believe you. However I'm still kicking your butt."
"I beg to differ."
"Hey, you're looking at a top ranking student. And not to mention one who is very good at tactics."
"She's right you know, I could never beat her in video games." Jean adds in.
"See."
"We'll have to see about , Cho Hee this food smells awesome!"
"Well then we shouldn't just watch it get cold, dig in guys!" And with that the room became silent. The only things that could be heard was the constant slurping of noodles coming from the three occupants of the room. Once they were all done, the three smiled as they patted their full bellies in satisfaction.
"You're an amazing cook Cho Hee." Connie states still in his food coma.
"Thanks a bunch, I use to cook for my grandfather all the time."
"Well he must be a well fed old dude."
"Yup he is, and as healthy as ever."
"So what do you guys want to do right now?"
"Well we could practice for our final."
"Oh yeah I almost forgot about that. Ahh, man I just remembered my other school's finals! I haven't really studied, I'm going to fail!"
"Cho Hee calm down, you've passed plenty of finals with last minute memorizing; you'll do fine." Jean reassures placing a hand on Armin's shoulder.
"Yeah, but still I like to have a little bit of a safety net you know."
"Well then we can help you study after our preforming since it won't take that long."
"Okay, I'll take you up on that."
"Okay, Jean get out your guitar we need to start singing our song."
"Sure, you got the sheet music for me?"
"Yup."
"Connie what are you going to do in the mean time I almost forgot you're not singing..."
"Well, I still haven't memorized my lines so I'm just gonna go solo on that."
"Okay, if you need anything just tell us."
"Sure will."
"Now then, where is that sheet music?" Armin inquires as he crawls on all fours looking under his bed for the music. Finally finding it, he crawls over to the brunette handing him the sheet music happily. Watching as Jean began to read and strum he noticed that he started to practice fingering the notes. Waiting for music to come out of the guitar, Armin heard the shuffling of feet from the other side of the door. Assuming it was Mikasa, Armin directed his attention towards Jean once more.
This time however, he noticed he was playing a different song than what he was given.
"Jean what are you doing? That's not the song."
"Well I just wanted to do another song by myself for a second before we start. You know just to get the vocals warmed up."
"O-Oh sure thing."
"Will you listen to my song just to make sure you'd like the duet with me."
"Well I wouldn't have chosen you in the first place if you couldn't sing, but okay; I'm all ears!"
"Good well here goes nothing." Taking a deep breath, Jean strummed the beginning and started to sing.
"You're always on my mind
I think about you all the time
Um, no
Let's not talk about it
Drama: we can live without it
Catch a wave if we're bored
There's a clock we'll ignore
Find a way around it
Hey girl, I can tell there's something
Even when you say it's nothing
When you're playing with your hair
Like you just don't care
It's a tell you're bluffing
Now please don't take this the wrong way
I love the things you do
It's how you do the things you love
But it's not a love song, not a love song
I love the way you get me
But correct me
If I'm wrong
This is not a love song, not a love song
I love the things you do
It's how you do the things you love
The way you say it,
Put me through it
I guess I always knew it (I always knew)
I love the way you get me
But correct me
If I'm wrong
This is not a love song, not a love song (Not A Love Song by Ross Lynch)."
Finishing his last line, Jean rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly with a blush hoping that the song wasn't too revealing of his feelings. Looking up to see Armin's face, he saw him with his hands over his heart and a smile with teary eyes. Observing the way that the blond has wiped the tear from his eye, he tried to hold back his anxious feelings as he waited for the other's reaction.
"Not a love song huh, well it kinda sounded like one. So I am correcting you since you're wrong. That was a cute song anyways, who did you write it for?"
"I wrote it for you idiot, duh, why did you think it wasn't a love song."
"Well it sounded like one to me."
"Yeah yeah, but it's just a song to say I appreciate you."
"Well then, I appreciate that you have an awesome singing voice so you can help me get an 'A' on the final."
"Wow using your best friend for such selfish reasons."
"Whatever, now let's get singing so I can study and game later."
"Yeah yeah."
-Hours later-
"Ahhh I'm pooped. I don't think I can lift another finger!" Armin complains as he lays on Connie's stomach in defeat.
"You're telling me, Jean was going to kick my butt if I didn't project more." Connie replies."
"Well sorry I'm trying to help you get a good grade." Jean adds on as he lets a macaroon enter his mouth.
"Nonetheless we're done studying for tonight. My head hurts from reviewing the history of titans, and all this biology stuff."
"We're done and that's what matters."
"Hey Cho Hee I've been wondering, why don't you sleep in the same bed and wing as Eren?" Connie ask innocently staring off into space.
"W-Well, s-since umm..W-Well, t-that's an excellent question...You see, I decided it was best we sleep in separate places. I-I mean after all I am pretty old fashioned, I would rather wait to sleep in the same bed then you know what when I'm like 21."
"Makes sense, we are pretty young, but then again you're a married woman. I'm still wondering how Eren is even okay with two guys sleeping in your room when he can't even sleep with you."
"That's because he doesn't know, and no he is not okay with it." Eren interrupts as he stands at the door."
"E-Eren, w-what are you doing in my wing?" Armin ask as he gets up from his position.
"Well I heard a lot of male voices yelling and went to see if it was the body guards fighting, but it turns out it was a sleep over. One that I wasn't told about."
"Oh c-come on sweetie, y-you know it's just Connie. They wouldn't do anything to me."
"Connie isn't who I'm afraid of doing anything. Can I talk to you in private?"
"S-Sure, c-can you guys just wait for a second?"
"S-Sure..." The two males replied watching as Armin timidly left the room.
"Do you think she's in big trouble?" Connie ask in a worried tone of voice.
"Who knows,but I won't let anything bad happen to her even if that's her husband."
"Me too, she helped me when I needed her so if she needs me I'll help her. S-She's one in a million." Connie blushes as he says so imaging 'Cho Hee' by his side laughing like they always did.
"I just hope she'll be okay..."
What are you up to Jaeger?
The two walked until they approached a room that Armin had never seen before. Entering it Eren closed the door carefully as if making sure it wouldn't fall. Once the two were perfectly settled into the room, Armin began to speak.
"What do you want Eren? You know I still haven't forgiven you for what you said."
"I said I was sorry okay!"
"Oh wow he's sorry, where have I heard that before? Y-You know you may be charming and have everyone star struck, but your charms don't work on me. I still won't accept your apology. W-What you said was unforgivable, I-I can't why?" Armin holds back his tears trying to keep a level head while expressing how he felt to Eren.
"Look, I'm trying I really am...I just if you only understood..."
"Understood what?"
"I have issues."
"Gee, I never noticed."
"Hey, I'm serious. I'll go get help whatever you want me to, just please I'm really sorry. I've been feeling like shit for the past few days for what I said...And believe it or not just saying that is killing me on the inside since I know you won't forgive me." Eren grits his teeth and clenches his fist hiding his desperation with an angry exposition.
"How do I know you'll go through with this? I don't want to keep feeling like it's unsafe here. I don't want to hate my life here, I came here to study and frankly you've disrupted my life. Ever since I came here everything has been one big roller coaster. I want a normal life. I'll forgive you if you let me go, let me free."
"I-I can't, you know I can't do that! I need you! I need you to help me!"
"Yeah but have you ever considered helping me. Not in a way you consider as helping me, but in a way I consider you helping me. So far all that has happened to me has been forced."
"I just suck with people. Please just hear me out."
"I've heard you out lots of times, b-but I don't know if I can trust you anymore..."
"Please, I-I just want you to like me..." A tear falls onto Eren's cheek. "Y-You're the only person besides Mikasa who has ever known what is wrong with me, and have actually tried to be my friend. I-I just didn't know what I was saying. W-When I saw you with J-Jean, I just g-got friend jealous...I knew I could never be as important to you as he was. S-So I just got angry, and that time in the car I was just so angry I wasn't thinking. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. Hell my dad was right when he said I would never get any friends when I was small... I'm sorry..I never meant to hurt your feelings. I'm just messed up."
Watching as Eren cried in the center of the room. Armin didn't know what to think anymore. Everything logical was gone from his mind, and what remained was the light ache of his heart from hearing Eren's words. Cursing his conscience, Armin knew that he couldn't stay angry at Eren for long. Especially now that for the first time Eren had become so vulnerable that he cried. Knowing that his apology was sincere, Armin bit his lip and slowly walked up to Eren giving him an awkward hug from behind.
Allowing Eren to feel his heart beat from behind, he hoped it would calm down the other. Hearing only but the hiccups for breath and sniffles from Eren's nose, Armin remained silent not knowing what to do next. He couldn't leave Eren like this because he was doing him a favor, but something in him snapped saying to stay for as long as he could. Hearing the other's sobs die down, he took a deep breath and searched for the words to say next.
"I-I...Forgive you Eren," Armin began,"I-I won't leave, I'm sorry I've been mean to you too. I keep forgetting that you're a special case sometimes. But please understand that Jean is my best friend since childhood so of course I'll want to be with him more. B-But that doesn't mean you can't hang out with us too. Y-You just have to stop being jealous since there is no reason to be.
If there is room for Connie to be with us, there is room for you too. And if you ever get angry, just find something to distract you from your anger. Think of something you like and focus on that. That'll help you until you see a doctor and get some medicine. O-Okay?"
For a moment Eren didn't reply, his bangs hung low blocking Armin's view the other's face. Hoping and praying his words helped him.
"O-Okay...I-I'll try my best I really will. B-But Armin c-can I ask you something?"
"S-Sure what?"
"C-can you be my boyfriend even in our private life. I-I know you don't want a love life, but if I can learn to love even if it's fake it'll help me. Please, just date me. You can act like you like me, I don't even care if it's pity. I just want to be cured from what my father made me to be."
"E-Eren...I...I..."
"I was just joking, I-I'll just act like a better husband and , and this time I'll keep it." Eren turns around giving a pained smile that pierced through Armin's heart.
"Ha ha, g-good one. W-Well then, s-since we're starting over a new leaf again have one request."
"What?"
"You must join my sleep over, but you have to get along more with Jean got it. Oh and another thing if you ever lie or say something mean to me again I-I won't forgive you. Do we have a deal?"
"Yeah, I think we do. And I promise to be better this time. No more mister mean Jaeger."
"Good that's what I was looking for. Now come on we've been gone for too long."
"Yup,I'll meet you there. I need to go get my sleeping bag."
"Well you can use my bed."
"No you should use it. It's yours, I'll sleep on the ground with the guys."
"You do remember I'm a guy,don't you?"
"O-Of course I knew that..."
"Ha ha, well in your defense sometimes you all make me feel like a girl. Heck I think I might even start liking being a girl, I feel more comfortable this way."
"Whatever you feel is you, is you."
"I'll keep that in mind. S-See ya at the room." Waving at Eren as they parted, Armin walked to the kitchen to get himself a glass of water. Taking deep breaths calming himself down, because on the inside he was freaking out. Millions of thoughts ran through his mind as he reflected on what has just happened and it made him feel uneasy.
The more he thought about Eren's words the more he felt troubled, and the more his breathing didn't agree with him. Searching through his pockets Armin could practically imagine himself collapsing on the floor out of breath.
"W-Where is i-it!P-PLEASE!" He gasped and coughed trying to find his relief in the form of medication. Finding it deep within his pocket Armin inhaled, and pinched himself willing his uneasy feelings to turn into pain. Exhaling and pinching himself with his nails, Armin gradually became calmer as the medicine started to sink in. Sighing in relief, the blond heard something move which caused him to jump. Walking over to where he had heard the sound Armin hoped no one had seen what had just happened.
Seeing no one was there, Armin shrugged it off and continued to his wing where his friends were waiting.
With her back pressed against the wall, blocked by a curtain Mikasa waited until Armin's foot steps died down to get out. Watching the blond leave, she couldn't help but wonder if he was okay. Taking out her phone she punched in #2 of her speed dial and waited for the other end to answer.
"Hello, is this Mister Arlert? I'm Mikasa Ackerman, Armin's sister-in-law/friend. I have a few question regarding Armin's health."
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