"get up."
annie slowly opened her eyes.
"will you get up already, fucktard?"
it was afternoon and annie decided to take a nap after class. mikasa was not there so she felt comfortable enough falling asleep. however that girl was also the one to ruthlessly wake her up.
"what the fuck?" annie growled.
"you said you wanted to get this shit ass project done, so get up already."
annie slowly got up from her bed.
"i don't have all day" mikasa rushed and annie got ready to start with the project.
"how'd you find out what to do?" annie wanted to know.
mikasa didn't say anything.
"we need to.." the black haired girl was hesitant to finish her sentence at first.
"we need to take pictures of each other and draw them with acrylics"
"what?" mikasa didn't react to annie.
"are you sure you got the task right?" annie added since mikasa didn't seem to pay attention to her confusion.
"don't question me, shitrag" she began. "i don't think this is the task, i know it. now don't let me wait. get dressed, we'll meet at 4 on campus"
mikasa left and annie just shook her head. she tried to be kind and understanding, she really did. but she didn't see why that other girl was worthy of any sort of nice treatment. she really disliked her.
even though annie was still confused about the task, she just went with it and got dressed. she chose a black skirt along with a black shirt and a leather belt. here and there she added some chains and left the dorm.
in no way she tried to impress anyone, she didn't even contemplate it. she simply wanted to look good for the task.
as she walked through the corridor she realized it was only just 2:40 and that she still had plenty of time left.
why'd that girl leave already?
annie wondered however she figured she'd probably be with her boyfriend.
she texted reiner that she'd come over to pick the two up. as she arrived at the boys' room she slowly knocked on the door. the door was opened but not by berthold or reiner.
"oh, hi! what brings you here?" eren asked and it took annie a few seconds to process it was mikasa's boyfriend.
"i'm sorry, i-.. i think i got the wrong room"
as annie was about to leave, reiner stepped into her picture.
"no you didn't. i'm sorry i just saw your message."
"oh, you two know each other?" eren looked at reiner.
"yeah, berthold and i are childhood friends of hers" reiner said while grabbing berthold by the arm.
"just like armin and you!" he finished with a smile.
annie wondered who armin was while still standing at the doorframe.
"oh, i'm sorry, come inside." eren invited her in.
was she really about to enter a boys' room? alone?
"don't worry, i was about to head out anyway. just waiting for someone" eren said and leaned against the wall.
as annie watched the two boys get changed, after eren already left, she looked at her watch and it was already 3:05.
reiner and berthold finished and the three left the dorm.
"how do you know eren?" berthold wanted to know.
"he is my roommates' boyfriend. when i entered the room the other day they sat together real close"
"boyfriend?" reiner questioned and looked over to berthold.
"didn't he-"
"anyway, i can't be long. i have to meet up with that girl because we were assigned a project for art that we have to do together." annie tucked her hair behind her ear. "she left a little earlier, probably meeting up with that eren boy or something"
"eren didn't meet up with a girl. he said he waited for armin to come back from the library so they could go eat ice-cream together."
"who's that armin guy anyway?"
"that's our other roommate" berthold answered.
"oh? anyway, let's go for a walk and grab some snacks on the way. i must not be late. she'll probably chop my head off if i am"
the three strolled around the university eating snacks and talking about stuff. every now and then they burst out in laughter remembering old times.
"hold on, what time is it??" berthold asked all of a sudden, remembering annie's meeting with her roommate.
annie widened her eyes and looked at her phone.
"crap.." annie realized it was already 3:56 and that she only had 4 minutes left.
"guys i gotta go. take my stuff, ill pick it up later" she said, running off towards university.
the university was about ten minutes away. maybe she could make it in time if she ran, she thought.
she arrived on campus at 4:03 and already spotted the raven-haired girl. slowly approaching her she realized she looked really mad. not like she didn't always look like that but this time she had a certain ferocity inside of her that was very visible.
"i'm sorry for-"
"shut it. i didn't expect you to be on time anyway."
mikasa was also wearing a skirt and tied her hair up in twin tails. if someone saw her like that the last thing they'd guess is that that attitude of hers lies beneath that skin, annie thought.
"let's just get this over with already. i don't intend to spend my whole evening here with you" annie said, stretching her arms.
"likewise" the other girl responded and grabbed her camera.
"stand over there. and do something, anything. i don't really care. i'll take some pictures and then we switch." mikasa pointed at a tree near-by.
annie approached the tree and leaned with crossed arms against it. mikasa just sighed and placed the camera in front of her face.
"can you do something other than that crossed-armed pose?" she said annoyed after a few minutes.
"i thought you didn't care?" annie smirked.
"listen here, shit-head. you were the one who wanted to get this done as fast as possible. now stop being such a smart-ass and do something else"
for a few seconds annie remained leaning crossed-armed against the tree. then she swung her arms above her head and pressed her back against the tree. she bent her knee and placed her foot also on the tree, revealing a bit of her bare thighs.
mikasa widened her eyes and frowned her brows. she quickly placed the camera in front of her face again, trying to hide the slight flush on her cheeks.
annie on the other hand just starred back dully into the lense, being completely oblivious to mikasa's excitement. she was good at hiding it.
"hey.."
mikasa didn't answer. she just kept looking through the lense and she didn't press the photo button for a while either.
"haven't you taken enough photos already?"
mikasa finally removed the camera from her face.
"let's switch" she simply said, moving towards annie, who still stood at the tree.
"that's what i just suggested..."
mikasa handed the apparatus to annie.
"give it a single scratch and i'll make sure you'll walk on crutches for at least a year." she added with a death stare. annie simply glared back and took the camera out of her hands.
