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Sunlight pours into your messy attic room. "You're late!" Your mother yells from downstairs. "Coming, Mom!" You scream back at her with no remorse.

You shove all your books into your bag and place it over your shoulders in a hurry. Quickly spraying perfume all over your body. You adjust your necklace and rake your fingers through your hair before sprinting down the stairs to the kitchen. 

"Honey, about your grades..." Your mother begins. She stands by the kitchen counter. "Can we not bring that up now? I told you I'll fix them." You furiously reply and jog over to the fridge.

"I've already got you a tutor. Very smart guy, he's in your grade. You'll meet him in the library after school every day." She says while organising plates. 

"What the hell, Mom. I'm not going to some nerdy tutoring every day of the damn week," you hiss back. You angrily shut the fridge after finding nothing to your liking. 

"You're going no matter what. No exceptions." She demands while giving you an angry look. 

You sigh in frustration and rush out of the house, slamming the door behind you. Stupid Mom. I'm not gonna be learning crap from some nerd. 

You grab your bike from your driveway and begin pedalling quickly to reach school.

...

The last school bell rings, and you shove all your books into your bag furiously. "Hey, hey hey, what's up with the angry attitude?" Jean, an auburn-headed guy in your class, snarkles.

You look up and give him a stank eye. "Leave her alone, Jean." Your best friend Ymir hisses. 

You smile at her and pick up your bag, walking out with her ensemble as Jean angrily storms away. "So really, what's up with the attitude?" She asks curiously. 

"My stupid mom has got me tutoring every day after school at the library. Apparently with some guy in our grade." You rant with a hint of annoyingness. 

"Dude, that's hilarious. Let's hope he's hot." She jokes, laughing crazily. "What kind of hot guy does tutoring?" You mumble back.

You two reach the library, and she peeks in, scanning for any hot guys. "I see Armin over there. Maybe he is your tutor?" She remarks. "Armin? Who's that?" You ask. 

You had only moved to Trost High School a year ago, and you were still unfamiliar with people in the other classes. 

"He's a nerd from the other class, pretty cute if you ask me. And blonde." She rejoices with a smile on her face.

"Whatever." You mumble. "See you later, Ymir."

She waves with a grin before walking off to wherever she goes at this time. 

Holy mother of god, your tutor was really Armin.

He notices your presence and looks at you while you sit down in front of him. "So you're my tutor, huh?" You say with a frown. "Pleasure to meet you," He says politely, his blonde hair catching your eye.

"Yeah, yeah, let's just get this over with," you say, rolling your eyes. 

He quickly understands and grabs a couple of books before speaking again. "What subject would you like to start with?" He asks politely again.

"Math seems good."

His eyes light up in joy after hearing your response. 

What a weirdo.

"We'll be beginning with Trigonometry," 

You sigh in frustration; it was never your best subject.

...

The tutoring session finally after what seemed like ages came to an end. You grab all your stuff and push your chair back, completely ignoring Armin's presence.

"Wait up!" He called. You stop and look back at him, hurriedly rushing towards you.. "You know you're actually smart when you try," He muttered while looking in another direction.

Why is he complimenting.

"Thanks," You reply quickly before making your way out of the library. 

The session lasted for hours, so the school remained empty, and the sunset glow peered in through the windows, leaving an orange hue in the hallways. 

You push through the doors, then grab your bike, and begin pedalling home without looking back.

...

"How was tutoring?" Your mother asks patiently as you slam the door. 

"Crazy boring!" 

She sighs and continues cutting a vegetable or whatever. 

You hurry up the stairs and slam your bedroom door after entering. You plop yourself on your bed and grab your phone to text Ymir.

You: You won't believe it. Armin dude is my tutor.

Ymir:  Omg girl you got lucky, he's actually cute. You should hit'

You:  I'm good, thanks.

Ymir: 😂😂😂

You sigh and slam your phone on your nightstand before wrapping your blanket over you. How will I get out of this tutoring...

Suddenly, your phone buzzes. You check and see that an Unknown number texted you.

Unknown number: Hey, this is Armin! Your mom gave me your number, just in case. I'm excited to continue our lesson tomorrow :) What would you like to go over?

He acts so into you that you honestly feel bad at this point. But you can't help your feelings; you're just not into him. 

You: Idk.

Hope this gives him the hint to shut up.

Armin: How about Biology? Or history. You can pick between the two!

You groan and leave him on delivered.

...

You grab your bag as the last bell rings. "Hey! Me, Historia, and Sasha are going to the mall! Can you skip your hot guy tutoring and join us?" Ymir says while walking up to you.

You think about skipping, maybe if you texted Armin a good, smart excuse. "Okay, sure, let me just text Armin." 

"Oooo, already on texting terms, I see." Ymir teases. 

"It's not like that; he got my number from my mom and keeps texting me." You reply while grabbing your phone. 

You quickly type up a message, completely ignoring his message from yesterday that you left on delivered.

You: Sorry, can't come today. Girl problems if ykyk :( My mom doesn't know, though, please keep it between us!!!

It was a really weird excuse, but you know, based on his personality, that he's probably blushing from embarrassment. And, you know for sure he won't mention it to your mom. 

He replies quickly.

Armin: So sorry to hear that >-< I hope you feel better. See you tomorrow!!

You like the message and shut your phone. 

"Let's go." 

...

You 4 giggle while running through the mall heading to Zara. You all went with Ymir's car and got Starbucks on the way. 

"This would suit you," Historia says, handing you a black silk tight dress while you guys shop at Zara. "Hmm, let me try it on then!" 

You take it from her and walk to the changing room to put it on. It looks really good on you. 

"Woooah it looks really good," Sasha says as you walk out. "Perfect to impress Armin!" Ymir teases once again. "Armin!?" Sasha and Historia yell in sync. 

"Yeah, he's her new tutor. I sense a romance coming," Ymir says. They all start laughing, "Armin is a cupcake. If ya'll dated, you would have full control." Sasha says while giggling, hardly. 

"Guys, I'm sure they would be a great couple. IF she wants to date him." Historia says while giving you a reassuring wink. 

"Yeah, guys, so knock it off." You hiss back as a joke. 

You ended up buying the dress, and Ymir dropped all of you guys off at home. 

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"Shit, shit, shit." You yell once you realise you have forgotten your bike at school. Ymir had dropped you off, so the bike that you went to school with was left there. 

Your mom already left for work, Christa and Sasha take the school bus, and walking would take too long and be dangerous. 

I'll just ask Ymir.

You: Ymir can you please take me to school. I forgot my bike there.

Ymir: Sorryyy I'm getting my passport redone rn. Not coming to school today.

You: Ughh what do i do

Ymir: Maybe ask Armin or your mom?

You: Moms at work. Blonde guy it is!

Ymir: ;)

You switch to Armin's chat. 

You: Hey, ik this late, but can you pick me up and take me to school. I forgot my bike there. (praying you have a car)

You fidget with your fingers, waiting for a response. Buzz.

Armin: Of course, send me your location. And yes, I have a car haha.

You sigh in relief and send him your location along with a casual thanks.

A couple of minutes pass before you see his car outside and walk out to him. You open the car door, and he smiles.

"Hey, sorry if I'm late." He says. "No worries, you aren't."

He hands you a matcha iced latte from Starbucks. "I don't know if you'd like this, but it's my favourite." 

It's also your favourite.

"Thank you." You say. You were so thirsty, and you gurgled the matcha latte down. 

The car reaches the school. You get out in a hurry, hoping not to be late, without saying anything to Armin. 

...

"Can I get a volunteer to pass out the exam scores?" Mr. Erwin, your history teacher asks the class. You were afraid to see your grade because it was from before you began tutoring.

"I'll do it!" Jean says, obviously, to see people's scores. 

He passes the papers around and reaches your table. "You know I could always tutor you, since you're pretty dumb." He snarkles and winks as he places your paper on the desk. 

You weren't dumb, you were always smart in your old school. When your dad left you and your mom alone, your mother was going crazy and moved here to start 'fresh'. And dealing with your dad being gone and your mom becoming a crazy perfectionist caused your grades to drop.

But the bright red F on the paper stares at you.

It was absolutely terrible.

The bell rings and interrupts your sad moment. 

You grab your bag and throw the test paper in the trash. "Can I speak to you privately?" Mr. Erwin asks you politely. You nod. 

You two wait for the class to clear up. Once, it finally does, he clears his throat.

"Look, the other teachers and I have noticed how you're doing horribly in academics. We are very worried because it could cause you to be held back."

Your heart drops.

"Listen, if something is going on at home, you could always talk to the school counsellor or one of your teachers." He adds.

The mention of something going on at home reminds you of your dad leaving. Tears slowly form in your eyes and slip out a tiny bit. You never cried much and just kept it all in. 

"Thank you, Mr. Erwin. I'll try to raise my grades." You mumble. As you prepare to walk out, somebody else walks in. Armin.

"Mr. Erwin, I discovered something new I could show you!" He exclaims before realising you're there. You turn around, and he sees your tears. 

You don't even bother talking to him; you just walk out.

It was lunch break. You weren't hungry after the talk. 

You put on earphones and play a song from TV Girl. "Hey, over here!" Someone says with a muffled voice. 

You remove your earphones and see Historia and Sasha waving at you from a table. And, of course, Jean is also sitting there. 

You head to the table and plop yourself in the empty seat next to Historia. Now that you sat down, you realised there is also a Black short-haired girl with black eyes sitting next to a brunette boy with green eyes. 

Who are these people?

"Hi, I'm Eren." The brunette boy says. "Nice to meet you, Eren." You say back and say your name too. "She doesn't care about who you are!" Jean yells at Eren. 

Eren gives him a nasty look, and they begin arguing with each other. "I'm Mikasa, they always fight like this." The black haired girl says.

"Nice to meet you, too, Mikasa." 

Two figures approach the table, one of them being Armin. The other has brown hair and freckles. "Hey, sorry we're late," Armin says. 

You quickly hide your face from him. Please don't see me. 

"Hey! I'm Marco." The brunette with freckles says to you. You tell him your name and proceed to avoid eye contact with Armin.

"Eren, don't tell me you and Jean are arguing again," Armin says in a worried tone. "This bastard was saying she doesn't care about who I am when I was only introducing myself to her!" 

"Yeah, because she doesn't!" Jean hisses. "And, how do you know that? Do you own her or what?" Eren says sarcastically.

"Guys, stop." Armin interrupts. "Instead of arguing, just think about how she feels." 

"That's true. Jean, you're being rude for no reason; obviously, she cares. And Eren, you have no reason to argue, just ignore him." Marco adds.

What a funny group.

"Umm, so Armin, are you gonna eat that," Sasha says while drooling and staring at a cupcake on his tray. "No haha, knock yourself out." 

She gobbles his cupcake down.

"You're being very quiet," Historia says to you. "What am I supposed to say when you guys are arguing about me?" You snarkle.

"She is right," Mikasa says. "See, Mikasa gets me. One of the only sane people here." You inform.

She gives you a light smile. A genuine one. 

"Are you in any clubs?" Marco asks. "Umm, no, but I'd like to join one after I get my grades up. What about you guys?" You ask. You could hopefully join a club if your grades get better and you stop tutoring. 

"I'm in the Gardening club, Armin is in the history club, Sasha, Historia, and Ymir are in the cooking club. And Mikasa, Jean, and Eren are in the martial arts club.

"Now that's a mix of talent. We got a gardener, a philosopher, three chefs but one missing sadly, and 2 people can kick my ass." You joked. 

The table laughs, including Jean, before he realises. "Wait, you said 2 fighters, what about Eren?" 

"Yeah, I said two. Eren and Mikasa."

"Hah, you forgot me."

"Because I know you suck at it."

Everyone giggles, and Jean turns red due to embarrassment. "Damn you all!" He yells before storming away. "Go back to your nest, Jean!" Eren shouts out to him. You smile.

The bell rings, and you all scatter towards your classes.

"Hey!" Armin says behind you. "Yeah?" You reply, hoping he forgot about seeing you cry.

"Listen, if you don't wanna talk about what I saw, it's fine. But just know I'm here for you if you need to talk, okay?" He exclaimed.

His words make you think about something from the past.

I'm here for you. 

"I heard about your dad leaving. I'm here for you my love." Porco says with a look of lust in his eyes. You smile at him before leaning in for a kiss. "Thank you." 

The next day, you find him kissing Pieck, your best friend. I'm here for you, huh. Stupid cheater, glad I'm leaving this school. 

"Did you hear me?" Armin adds. "Yeah, I'm sorry my head's just fuzzy. Thank you, though. See you after school." You stammer.

Armin notices something is wrong with you. 

But you had already gone to class before he could say anything else.

...

The tutoring went by way more smoothly this time. He explained everything nicely, and for once, you began to feel smart again. 

The session was finished quicker, maybe cause you were so focused. "Thank you Armin," you say. "Take everything slow, and don't worry about your next scores. I can already tell they'll be great." He reassures.

You smile, "Thank you, really." He nods and you two walk out of the school. He goes towards his car and waves at you. 

You wave back and take your phone out. 

Ymir's chat:

You: maybe he isn't that bad.

You then grab your bike and begin pedalling home.

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You had been doing so much better at school lately. Even your mother is proud and gave Armin a raise. 

The lunch table group have been making your day too, and you completely forgot about your dad and the memories from your old school. 

"Hmm, okay, so you're doing good at basically everything now," Armin says as he skims through a notebook during your tutoring lesson. 

"Well, I do have a biology exam with Ms. Hange tomorrow." You say in worry about how you'll do in it.

"Mmm. Okay, let's review that." He insists.

"We have only 5 minutes left of our tutoring session." 

"Oh, I'm sorry, can you study alone then at home? You can text me any questions I'll help you." He says sweetly.

"Maybe you could come over and help me study." You propose. 

His cheeks turn slightly pink, "Sure, if it's okay with you and your mom." 

"Let me just let her know." You grab your phone and text her, she replies fast with a simple 'sure'.

"Yep, she's fine with it. Come on." You say. 

You two stand up and pack your stuff. 

The sunset glows throughout the hallways, making his blonde hair look golden. Nice..

"Can we go in my car, and I'll take you to school tomorrow morning?" He asks.

"Good idea, thank you." You chime.

His blue eyes glow, and he smiles at you. He opens the door of the passenger seat for you to sit inside. 

"Okay on-niva!" He exclaims. 

"Mmmm, your French is ass." You tease him. 

He turns on his car and begins driving. "Oh yeah, can you do better?" 

"Umm, j'aime du croissant et baguette." You utter.

"Yeah, definitely not better than mine." He jokes. You two laugh harder than you ever laughed. 

Armin is a kind person once you get to know him.

He parks the car in front of your house and opens the door for you. Again.

"I really hope I pass the test." You murmur. "Don't worry, I know you will." He insists, with an honest tone. 

"My mom's at work, so it'll only be the two of us." You say. He nods, and you show him the way to your room. 

You open the door, and he takes a moment to look at your room before he places his bag down. 

"Shall we sit on the floor and study?" He proposes. 

"Alright." You reply before sitting down next to him.

He pulls out notes from his bag and begins reviewing with you. 

...

You two studied for hours, and you're exhausted. "I'm 200 per cent sure you'll get a good grade now." He says with exhausted eyes.

"Hopefully. By the way, are you tired?" You ask. 

"Sorry, I'm an early bird. It's really late for me." He says.

"Okay, thank you for helping me study. I think I'm good now, and you can go home and sleep." 

He smiles and gets up. You get up along with him, "Call me if you need anything." He says. You nod and smile. 

He grabs his stuff and walks out of your room, silently shutting the door. You sit by the door listening to him as he leaves your house. 

You enjoyed studying, not only because you learnt a lot, but because Armin makes great company. 

...

The next day, Armin picked you up as promised and took you to school. He walked you to your first period, which is Biology, and you didn't see him after that. 

The test was stressful, and you couldn't wait to see your score the next day. 

A couple of periods pass, and it finally ends up being lunchtime. 

On your way to get lunch, you see Armin talking to Eren.

"Knowledge is obviously more useful than strength. It can be so powerful, and you can easily understand others, create smart tactics, and you can even win combat by outsmarting them." Armin argues with Eren. 

"No, strength is so much more useful. You can give all your opps a big fat smack and beat the shit out of them. That's better than outsmarting them." Eren argues back. 

"Hey, you guys." You say as you approach them. 

Armin's eyes light up with joy once he sees you. 

"Hey, how was the test?" He asks, completely letting go of the argument he just had with Eren. 

"Stressful, but I hope I got a good grade." You say back. "I'm sure you did," Armin says with confidence.

You two smile at each other, and Eren looks at you two suspiciously. "Well, guys, I'm gonna go sit down." He says before walking away quickly.

"What was that about?" You say to Armin. "I dunno." He says with a look of confusion, too.

...

"Guys, we need to make plans to hang out after tomorrow!" Ymir announces to the lunch table. "I'm down, where to?" Eren says still suspicious of you and Armin.

"Hmm, what about... ICE SKATING!!" She suggests happily. Everybody agrees to the idea, including you and Armin. 

You all begin planning the day, and you girls secretly plan to get ready together at Historia's house before. 

"A lot of girls will be coming up to us because I'll be there," Jean says with a proud smirk on his face.

"The only reason anyone would come up to you is to tell you that your buttcrack is showing." You tease him, with everyone laughing after. 

He looks at you angrily again. And you give him a big, warm smile full of sarcasm.

...

Once lunch break finishes, you and Ymir walk to class together. 

"You and Armin have grown close, according to Eren," She says with that usual smirk on her face.

"He said that!? Ugh, that Eren, and I guess we are a little close." You say. 

"Mhm, I told you something is gonna happen." She exclaims. You open your mouth to say something back, but honestly, Ymir is right, and she always is.

"See, that's what I thought." She adds.

You stay silent as you two walk into class. "Alright, class, settle down," your math teacher, Ms. Petra, says. 

You sit down next to your assigned seat to see someone you've never seen before next to you. "Have I met you before?" You ask with curiosity. 

"Hi, I'm Reiner. I've been in this school, I just transferred to this class today." He says with a smile.

Reiner huh?

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"Ding, ding." You ring the doorbell at Ymir's house. In a matter of seconds, she opens it, and you hear a bunch of music and girls talking upstairs. "Hey, you're here! Come on, we're just getting ready," She says. You walk up to her room, where you find Mikasa doing her makeup and Historia curling Sasha's hair.  

"Hey!" Sasha says with a smile. You wave at her and place your purse on top of Ymir's messy bed. "Okay, makeup is over there, hair stuff over there, and if you need clothes, just go into my closet," Ymir says in a hurry to you. "I'm gonna go get us energy drinks from the fridge." She sprints down the stairs.

You had already gotten dressed and didn't bring much. "Do you want me to curl your hair?" Historia says after finishing with Sasha. Sasha runs down to the kitchen to fill her stomach up, "Hey, don't let your curls fall out!" Historia yells. 

"Yeah sure," You reply. She pats the vanity seat, and you go down and sit on it. 

Ymir's vanity is full of posters on the wall, pictures of her and her friends, mostly Historia.

She has a bunch of lipliners in dark shades with eyeshadow palettes that are brown and downtown girl-ish. 

Meanwhile, Historia parts your hair into two; she uses one of Ymir's clawclips to clip up the top part as she curls the pieces in the bottom. 

Mikasa is still doing her makeup in silence; her aesthetic seems gothic-ish. 

Ymir and Sasha sprint back up the stairs. They hand you all an energy drink, and Sasha's curled hair has fallen into waves. 

"So, what's going on with you and Armin now?" Ymir asks, showing no remorse for the other girls tuning in. You don't mind, though, because you trust them.

"Nothing!!" You stutter with your face blushing red. "At first, I believed she didn't actually like him, but now it's very obvious." Sasha remarks. 

Mikasa's eyes glow, "You like Armin?" Her face turns red, she isn't used to people telling her crushes. 

"Fine! Maybe I do." You cry out in embarrassment. Historia pauses before returning to finishing curling the top part of your hair. "I'm surprised," She says with a shocked look. 

"I TOLD YOU ALL," Ymir announces with a fierce look. You give her a side eye, and she laughs. 

Historia finishes your hair and scrunches some hair oil into it. You thank her and she gives you a wink.

"Alright, should we go now?" Ymir asks. You all agree and run down the stairs to her car. Mikasa stops you once everyone is outside in the driveway.

"I also like someone, Eren." She mumbles shyly. Your eyes widen, "Then, we can go on double dates!" You squeal, as if you guys will date your crushes. 

She blushes even more, "Can you help me get closer to him? I'll help you with Armin." You nod in agreement, since it's a pretty good idea after all. She quickly puts her number in your phone, in case it's needed. 

You hurry out with her into the car, and Ymir begins driving to the Ice skating arena while on call with Jean to make sure the boys are also on their way.

Once, you all reach the arena, the boys are also there. You all pay and receive your rental skates, and Armin manages to break away from the boy crowd and talk to you.

"You look nice," he mutters. "Thank you," you mutter back while blushing. "Have you ever skated before?" He asks with curiosity. "Nope," you say. 

He holds your hand as you walk into the ice. "I'll teach you," he says. He skates along the sides, making sure you're on the side that's next to the wall. 

His hand doesn't loosen; he holds yours tightly as ever. You follow his steps and slowly get the hang of it. 

"Okay, can you try without me?" He asks politely. You nod, and he lets go of your hand. 

You swiftly move your legs along the ice, slowly, and everything goes well. 

Suddenly, you lose your balance and slip forward. 

Armin swiftly moves in front of you and catches you in his arms. 

"That was so close," you stutter in shock. He chuckles and lifts you carefully. "You're learning fast, don't worry," he says. 

You smile and thank him. The girls are all scattered around skating, but all secretly watching you. "I'm gonna go get a drink from the bar," You say. He nods and skates towards the other boys.

You hold on to the wall and slide slowly to get out. 

There's a small bar that serves mocktails. You walk to the waiter and order a pineapple mocktail. Eren walks up next to you. "You're also getting a drink?" He says. "Yeah," you reply. 

You knew this was your chance to bring up Mikasa. 

"So what's going on with you and Armin?" He asks. "What's going on with you and Mikasa?" You ask back.

His face turns red. 

"If you tell me what's going on with you and Armin, I'll tell you what's going on with me and Mikasa." 

"Fine. I have a crush on him, I don't know if he does back." You say. "I like Mikasa too, I don't know if she likes me back."

"She does," you say flatly. He turns even redder, "Now go and talk to her."

He nods and grabs his drink before walking quickly back to the ice to skate towards her. You give her a wink and she understands what you did. She sends you a message.

Mikasa: Thank you.

You like the message and wait for your drink. 

You stare at Armin skating next to Marco and talking to him with a smile. You can't help but feel a tingle in your stomach. 

You were so caught up with staring, you hadn't noticed a man standing next to you and your drink was already being served.

"Thank you," you say to the waiter and hand him the money. The ice in your drink was sinking, but you hadn't even noticed

The man is tall, middle-aged, and slim. You wonder what he is doing here. He has a black hat on a light beard, and a moustache. He remains silent, which is kinda creepy, knowing he was standing right next to you before you had noticed your drink was served. 

You brush it off and drink all of the mocktail quickly to go to Armin faster. You return the cup to the waiter, and you walk to the ice again. 

But your vision blurs. 

What's happening to me?

You walk a couple more steps before slipping. 

Somebody catches you, "Are you okay?"

You struggle to look up but see a blonde guy holding you. "Armin?" You ask, disoriented. The man chuckles slightly at your attempt at saying his name, and he then says his actual name. 

You couldn't hear it in time before you had already blacked out.

...

You wake up in the backseat of a car. "How long are we gonna wait for her to wake up?" A girl sitting beside you says. "Just keep waiting, Annie." A shy brunette says from the passenger seat. 

You notice in the driver's seat, it is the same man who caught you. It was Reiner, not Armin.

"You're awake." The blonde girl beside you says. Annie.

Reiner turns around and smiles. "Hey, how are you feeling?" 

"Fine. I think that man spiked my drink." 

"We took care of him," Annie says confidently. You smile. 

"Can you tell us where you live so we can take you home?" The brunette says. "I'm Bertholdt by the way!" 

You nod and give them your location before Reiner starts the car and drives.

What happened to the others?

You pick up your phone and see a bunch of messages, and it has been an hour since then.

New messages:

Mikasa: Eren and I are going on a date tomorrow! Armin also says he has a crush on you.

Ymir: Girl we are leaving soon, where r u? You better find a ride back if your not already home.

Armin: Hey where are you. 

Armin: Are you okay??

Armin: I'm so sorry I had went home before saying goodbye! I couldn't find you.

You reply to each one.

Mikasa's chat:

You: That's good for you. Thank you for talking to Armin! 

You blush at the thought that he likes you back.

...

Ymir's chat: 

You: Sorry I passed out due to a man spiking my drink. I got a ride from a friend, though and i feel so much better.

Ymir: Omg im so so sorry men r so dangerous here i shouldve warned you im so sorry for leaving you. Let me know if you need ANYTHING.

You like the message.

...

Armin's chat: 

You: I'm sorry this creepy man spiked my drink. I got a ride home from a friend, luckily. 

You shut your phone as soon as you send the response. 

"Thank you for the ride. And for taking care of the man." You say to Reiner, Annie, and Bertholdt. They nod, and you walk out. Luckily, you had felt so much better. You hadn't known about the dangers of the men here. 

The door shuts behind you as you walk up to your room. 

You open Armin's chat.

Armin: I'm so sorry, I should've helped you, taken you home. Please let me make it up to you. Can I come over?

You: Yes, please.

He likes the message, and you squeal in excitement for him to come. The whole thing was a shock to you, but you knew Armin could help make you feel better. 

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Within minutes, Armin has reached your home. He rings the doorbell.

You rush down the stairs, you wanted to see him so bad. You wrap your arms around his torso as soon as you open the door and see his face. 

He places a bag down and hugs you tightly, lifting your body up slightly. "I'm so glad you're okay." He mumbles with a worried tone. 

You let go of the hug first. He grabs his bag and walks inside. "My mom's at work, we can watch a movie." You say. 

He nods, and you hold his hand and accompany him into the living room. You plop yourself down on the couch, and he sits next to you and places an arm around your shoulder. 

"Here is some candy, and Starbucks," He says and hands you the stuff from his bag. You can't help but squeal with excitement. "Thank you!" you chime and thank him multiple times afterwards.

You play a movie and drink the Matcha latte from Starbucks he got you. Armin eats some of the candy, but makes sure he leaves you a lot more than he ate. 

At this point, you completely forgot about the spiked drink. You didn't want to think of it. You were so happy with Armin. 

You turn your head to look at him. You feel his breathing against yours. Before you can realise, you're leaning and you kiss him. 

"I'm sorry," You say in embarrassment after realising what you did. He doesn't react, he just places a hand on the back of your head and kisses you back, softly. 

You both pull away after a couple of seconds. You wrap your arms around his neck and lay on his chest. 

The movie plays for a while before you get sleepy. You slowly fall asleep in his arms, while he runs his fingers through your hair in a relaxing way.

When Armin realises you're asleep, he carries you bridal style to your room. 

He places you on the bed slowly before returning to the living room to clean the place up and turn off the TV. 

Then he returns to your room and lies beside you. 

...

You wake up feeling regret. You hadn't known Armin that well, and he didn't know you well either. You liked him, you really do. 

But you didn't know if you could trust him. Porco--Porco did bad things, but before he di,d he treated you so sweetly, just like Armin. You didn't know whom you could trust at this point.

You turn over to see Armin lying beside you asleep. You tap him multiple times before his eyes flutter open. 

"Armin, can you go home. My mom will be coming soon." You whisper. His eyes show a look of confusion before he nods and gets up. 

He kisses you on the forehead. You pulled him away before the kiss really finished. 

He notices something wrong with you, but he brushes it away in the hope that you'll go back to normal.

You stay silent as he leaves your room and goes down the stairs. You don't want to say anything to him.

You didn't know what you were doing at this point, what was going to happen next, or what you would say. You just hoped for you to understand what to do next at one point. 

...

You don't talk to Armin for the rest of the weekend. School begins again, and you avoid him in the hallways. 

It was time for lunch. 

"Hey, how are you?" Ymir asks in the hope that you feel better. "I'm fine," you say. 

She looks at you in worry, but you walk away from her. You didn't wanna sit at the table with Armin, he hadn't done anything wrong, but you don't know anything. 

"Hey, how are you feeling from that day?" Reiner says with Annie and Bertholdt by his side. "Much better," you say back. "Wanna come eat lunch with us in the courtyard?" he asks kindly. 

You nod and walk with them outside. 

They lead you to a tree in the courtyard where they all sit down. 

You sit down in front of them. "So, let me introduce everyone." 

"Annie and Bertholdt are dating." He says bluntl,y causing them both to blush. "They're in the class I used to be in before I joined yours," he adds. 

"You know you didn't have to introduce us that way," Annie yells at Reiner. You laugh, it's nice to see a small friend group like this. 

"Don't worry," You say back. "Anyways, what were you three doing in the ice skating arena." 

"Going to ice skate obvio-" Bertholdt covers Annie's mouth. "We wanted to ice skate but found you, and the man who spiked your drink went to the bathroom but Reiner and Annie followed him knocked him unconscious so he'll know not to that again. And then took you to Reiner's car to wait for you to wake up before asking for your adress then taking you home." 

Annie twists his arm back. "I could've said a much shorter summary." She hisses. He nods and apologizes quickly. "So the man is still out there?" You ask in worry of him doing it to other girls. 

"Nope, the waiter called the cops after we told him what happened," Reiner reassures you. 

"Oh okay," You say. "Anyways, are you in any clubs?" He asks. 

"Nope, I only have Armin as my tutor every day after school."

"Armin is in my class, he's a smart guy." Bertholdt says. "Are you two dating?" Annie asks bluntly.

"Umm, well, we had something going on but I kinda started avoiding him." You shyly respond. 

"Why would you do that?" Annie asks trying to keep her cool with Bertholdt eyeing her. "I had an ex named Porco in Marley high school, he was sweet like Armin but then cheated on me and I moved here after. So I don't know if I should trust Armin."

Their eyes widen. "Porco!?" Reiner yells. "Porco managed to bag her?" Annie says in shock.

"We used to go to Marley high school, years ago." Bertholdt explains. 

"Oh, then you guys moved here long ago, that's probably why I didn't recognize you." You say.

"Yeah and that school was filled with people." Reiner adds. "But about Armin, he is a real nice guy, I don't know how you can compare him and Armin but Armin is 10 times nicer and wouldn't do the same thing to you.

"I need to go apologize then." You yell, finally realizing what you had done. "Yeah, if it isn't too late." Annie says without noticing how she made you feel worse.

You run back to the cafeteria to Armin's table, but he isn't there. "Where's Armin?" You ask. 

You realize Mikasa and Eren are holding hands. "He didn't show up today, we all thought you two were making out in the Janitor's clo-" Historia elbows Ymir in the stomach. "We haven't seen him." Historia says kindly.

You begin running around the whole school looking for him. You checked every classroom, the courtyard and you seemed hopeless.

But the rooftop was still left. It used to be a popular lunch place but everyone just stopped eating there soon. 

You run up the stairs and push the doors open to the roof top. Scanning your eyes you find Armin standing watching over the school by the fence. 

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You run straight at him. 

You didn't wanna lose him.

He was the kindest boy you've met. 

You couldn't even think about how you compared him to Porco when he was so much better.

"Armin." You say. He turns to look at you, his eyes brightening.

"I'm sorry I avoided you a bit. I had an ex who did bad things after being so nice, so when I kissed you, I slowly started to regret it because I thought you would do bad things to me. But then I realised you wouldn't ever do that and you're so perfect, so I understand if you don't wanna talk to me anymore, but I really like you and don't wanna lose yo-"

He kisses you softly.

"I'd never do anything bad to you," he mumbles while pulling away.

You hold his hand and sit down with him. The air blows your hair along with him

He turns his head to look at you. "Will you be my girlfriend?" he asks, with nothing but love in his eyes.

"Yes," you say without hesitating. He kisses you again without hesitation. You don't wanna let go of his touch.

You spend the rest of the lunch period with him, hand in hand.

...

Armin doesn't flirt with you while tutoring you. He knows how to keep it professional. 

You had gotten unfocused due to wanting to spend time with Armin in a romantic way.

Armin doesn't realise you are so unfocused and continues going over Algebra lessons. 

"Armin." You mutter. 

He quickly looks at you.

"Wanna go to Starbucks after this?" You ask.

"Yes." He says without hesitation. 

You chuckle at his quick response, but you didn't wanna get unfocused.

"Okay, let's continue this." You say. He smiles and hands you worksheets. 

"Answer these and I'll check them once you're done." 

You nod and begin working on the worksheets. Armin waits patiently. 

"Armin, I'm done." You say while handing him the worksheet. He places his phone down and grabs the worksheets, scanning them quickly. 

"Looks like you got everything correct." He says and pats your head to show his pride. 

"That means we are done?" You ask. He nods, and you begin packing your bag quickly. 

You and Armin walk out of the school together, and he drives you to Starbucks.

...

The place is quite empty. The sounds of coffee being made echo throughout the place. 

"Hey, is that Eren and Mikasa?" Armin says, pointing to a table in the back. "It is." You say.

They notice you guys and begin waving. "Come join us," Eren yells. 

"Go join them, I'll get our orders," Armin whispers in your ear, which you quickly nod to. 

You grab two chairs to put in front of Mikasa and Eren. "Looks like you guys also had the idea to come here?" Eren remarks with a positive look. "It's really nice to see you," Mikasa says calmly.

"I'm glad to see the couple I created having a good time." You announce loudly on purpose. They both blush, and you laugh. 

Armin brings over two matcha lattes to the table. He hands one to you and keeps one for himself.

You sip as you all talk. 

"When was your guys' first kiss?" Eren asks. "On the couch while watching a movie. What about you?" You say without caring about the weird question.

"While Ice skating," Mikasa says while blushing. "It was during the hangout?" Armin asks with a surprised look.

"Yes," Eren replies. "And nobody noticed?" Armin adds. 

"Luckily, nobody did," you say referring how Ymir and Jean would act. 

"Yeah, luckily," Mikasa agrees to your statement, and completely understanding your reference. 

"How long have you been dating," Eren asks. "Since lunch period," Armin says in response, flatly. 

"You have so much compatibility," Mikasa says. 

"I agree," Eren adds. 

"Oh, well, you guys also seemed perfect from the start." You say. 

Mikasa and Eren start blushing, you had already lost count of how many times they won(t stop blushing for a couple thats already together.

Armin can't help but laugh at their blushing

...

You had a great time with Eren and Mikasa. Even though you weren't romantic with Armin. 

"It was really fun," Armin remarks as he drives you home. 

You agree, and he parks in front of your house. 

"I'm really glad I met you." You comment.

He blushes and leans in to kiss you softly.

"I'm glad I met you too," he says in between kisses.

His breath feels hot against yours and he runs his fingers through your hair as he kisses you for one last time. 

The last kiss before pulling away from each other causes a tingle in your stomach that you use all your strength to hide.

"See you tomorrow," You say.

...

As you walk inside your home, you couldn't stop thinking about how happy you are with Armin.

Your mother is in the kitchen making dinner.

"Sweetie, come over here for a second." She says.

You nod and walk to her. "I'm so proud of you, you're grades are amazing now. We can cancel tutoring now." She says.

"Actually, I wanna keep it." You mutter, and she pauses.

"Are you my daughter, or am I hallucinating?" 

"It's just I'm dating Armin now. I'd like to spend more time with him." 

"Dating!? Why didn't you tell me?" She squeals in excitement.

"It just happened." 

She doesn't bother to ask any more questions, and you walk up to your room.

You type up a message in a group chat with Historia, Ymir, and Sasha.

You: I'm dating Armin now. 

They all begin spamming with different responses. Ymir brings up how she told you your tutor could be hot, and now you guys are already dating.

You stop and think.

It's true.

Your tutor just magically became the best boyfriend.