So I FINALLY got my bearings and know what I'm doing, but unfortunately I love the reviews I got on here so I'm just gunna start a whole new story :P

Here ya go! s/11927055/1/Sprinkles-Take-Two

Please enjoy! (or not...I don't care either way.)

Sincerely, Mistress of-

*Fanfiction police bust through wall* YOU CAN'T-

Me: I ALREADY GOT A ONE-SHOT GEEZ HERE NOW STOP MESSING UP MY HOUSE

Myth

"Hey, I have an idea!" Connie said as the boys from the 104th sat bored in their barracks. "Let's play truth or dare!"

"Hell no," Reiner answered, "last time we played that we almost set the barracks on fire and poor Bertoldt almost got castrated by Annie and Mikasa at the same time."

"Oh, I remember that," Eren said, nodding solemnly. "So let's not do that. What do you think Armin?"

Eren turned to his best friend, who didn't even register his presence. His nose was stuck in a book, as always, and Eren laughed. "Alright then, who else has a suggestion?"

"Well…" everyone's eyes fell on Marco. "If you guys are comfortable about it, we can talk about where we came from…"

There was a pause, and Marco scratched the back of his head. "O-only if you feel comfortable with—"

"It's alright," Thomas said, "does anyone disapprove?"

There was a collective "no" and a shaking of heads, and Marco clapped his hands. "Alright! I'll go first! I remember a tradition from my village was that during the winter we'd give each other presents just for the heck of it!"

"Whoa, really!?" Connie asked in awe, "Why!?"

"Because it was just tradition!" Marco replied with a smile, "We called it 'Christmas' because of a myth that we had—though some people insist it's true. I don't know if it is or not, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was!"

"What was it?" Eren heard his best friend ask, finally closing his book. "I may have heard it before."

"Armin's basically a storybook of myths," Eren supplied at Marco's confused face.

"Ah," Marco replied, smiling again. "Well God sent his Son down to earth, and Christmas marks the day he was born. He was born of a virgin in a manger, though He was the Son of God."

Everyone stared as the gears in Armin's head started to work. "Later on he was crucified, correct?"

Marco nodded vigorously. "Yeah!" He said excitedly, "and he came back to life three days later!"

"I don't buy that," a voice piped up, "that's impossible."

"Shut the hell up Jean!" Eren exploded, moving to stand.

"I-It's probably a myth," Marco said, laughing nervously. "Y-you don't have to believe it if you don't want to…"

"My turn my turn!" Connie shouted, raising his hand. "There was once a person who had a super patient wife, so he put through all of these awful trials and stuff to see how loyal she was to him! He took her kids and claimed that he was to kill them, and she barely batted an eye! Later on he said he was marrying someone else, and she arranged the wedding!"

"What the hell?" Eren asked, "Who'd put their wife through all of that!?"

"That's really messed up," Reiner agreed, "What happened after that? Was she just tossed to the curb?"

"No, no," Connie replied, shaking his head. "He revealed that it was all a test, and the woman he was going to marry was actually her daughter! They lived happily ever after!"

"Now that's ridiculous," Thomas said, shaking his head as well. "Tragic."

"But they lived happily ever after," Bertoldt said, "that counts for something, right?"

"What about you Eren?" Reiner asked, "Got any myths from your home town?"

Eren thought for a moment. "I remember the morals to some," he said, "but like I said, Armin was the storyteller in the town."

His friend laughed, blushing. "W-well I may know a few…"

"C'mon Armin, tell us!" Connie said excitedly, "You're smart, so you should have some really good ones!"

Armin thought for a moment, and then nodded. "Alright," he said, sitting up straighter. "I've got a good one—there was once a god who fell in love with a mortal woman named Metis. Metis didn't want anything to do with him, so she evaded him as much as she could, even going as far as changing forms. However, Zeus was just as proficient at shape-shifting and kept chasing her until she gave in when he was a beautiful swan.

But then an oracle from the earth goddess Gaea said that the first daughter was to be a girl, and the second a boy who would overthrow him and take his power. In order to stop this, he swallowed Metis and their unborn baby to save his throne."

There was a collective gasp, but Eren was focused on Armin. He had heard this story before, but his best friend's soothing voice and bright eyes twinkling with excitement made it worth hearing again.

"Then one day he got a headache," Armin continued, "And suddenly, Athena burst out from his head, in full armor and all!"

"What the actual fuck!?" Connie asked incredulously, "He-he just gave birth to an adult in full battle armor!?"

"Yep," the blonde affirmed, "Like an idea—that's why she's the goddess of wisdom, though she's also technically a war goddess.

"Well Zeus is an asshole," Reiner stated simply, everyone nodding in agreement.

"Any other stories?" Bertoldt asked, "Because it's gonna be lights out soon…"

Marco yawned. "I don't think so," he replied, "I mean, it is getting late…"

"Besides," Connie added, "I don't think anyone's got anything that'll top Armin's story…"

Jean grumbled under his breath, but everyone ignored him.

"W-well…there might be," Armin murmured, his face flushing slightly.

"Well it'll have to wait," Eren decided, crawling into bed. "'Night guys."

One chorus of "goodnights" later, everyone was sound asleep.

Lol here. BTW Connie's story comes from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, more specifically The Franklin's Tale. IT's an interesting set of short stories/poems, you should check it out—I had to read it for school and it wasn't half bad…(PUN NOT INTENDED THIS TIME I SWEAR)