Amaranth

Chapter 17: Sunflower

"Mikasa!" Eren yelled.

"Hmm?" she hummed tired as she looked up to see her brother leaning over her on her bed.

"Someone's at the door for you," he answered easily.

"Can't you just let them in?" she asked angrily.

"Well you were still asleep, and I didn't want them to have to deal with.... This," Eren said with an amused smirk.

"Fuck you," she said as she rubbed her eyes, "just let them in and send them up here."

"If you say so," Eren shrugged as he left her room.

"Thank you," she growled under her breath as she turned over on her bed and wrapped her blanket around her.

"Are you asleep?" she heard a familiar voice ask from the doorway.

Tiredly, she turned her head to the side, seeing blonde hair and blue eyes. "Annie?" she asked as she squinted.

"Who else would come see your ass on a Saturday?" she teased as she stepped in.

"You're an ass," Mikasa huffed as she pulled the blanket completely over herself, hiding.

"You're that tired?" Annie asked, and Mikasa could tell she knelt next to the bed to try and look at her.

"Not really," she admitted, "Eren's annoying ass woke me up, and I never fall asleep again once I hear his voice." Annie laughed quietly as she pulled at the blanket over Mikasa. "Nope!" she exclaimed as she pulled it over herself.

"What, cold?" Annie asked.

"No, I look like shit," Mikasa answered.

"I doubt that," Annie said as she tugged at the blanket.

This went on for a while, the two struggling against each other until Annie finally gave up. "You're stronger than you look," she sighed. Mikasa laughed as she peeked her head out from under the covers to stick her tongue out at the girl.

"You're in a surprisingly good mood," Annie commented as she put her back against Mikasa's bed, staring at the wall instead of the taller girl.

"I guess," Mikasa shrugged, "That reminds me, what did you want?"

"Am I not allowed to visit you whenever?" Annie asked, "That's what friends do, right?"

"Pffft, like I'd know," Mikasa laughed.

"Really, I just wanted to check on you," Annie admitted, "My dad told me he ran into you yesterday."

"Mhm," Mikasa hummed in confirmation.

"That's all I get? 'Mhm'?" Annie asked playfully.

"Mhm," Mikasa hummed again, more to annoy Annie than anything.

"Mikasa!" Eren yelled for his sister again.

"What?" she yelled back in an annoyed manner.

"Armin's coming over!" Eren yelled back.

"Okay?" she yelled back, obviously not sure what that had to do with her.

"Since your lame ass won't help me with the science homework!" he yelled back, answering her unasked question.

"Oh, fuck you!" she yelled back as she flipped him off, not that he saw.

"Is it always like this?" Annie asked with a laugh.

"Pretty much," Mikasa nodded, "Carla makes us apologize sometimes, but not always."

"Seems nice," Annie commented.