A Warrior's Heart | Annie Leonhardt x Male Reader

Heartache

A/N: Important (Y/N) and Annie part towards the end of the chapter :)

Year: 849

"Get up." (Y/N) muttered while standing over the smaller boy. He crossed his arms and stood stilly while he waited for the other boy to rise from the dusty ground.

"Or have you given up, Eren?" (Y/N) questioned the boy who attempted to push himself up.

Eren grunted "No." he said while pushing himself off the ground and rising to his feet clumsily.

"Good. Now we go again" (Y/N) stated while positioning his fighting stance. The taller boy stood at and angle with his left foot in front and his two fists raised.

Eren slowly readied himself to once again defend against (Y/N)'s attacks. The past few rounds had been uncontested. Eren was very good at hand to hand combat, but (Y/N) was just incredible. 

"I'm ready." Eren muttered.

(Y/N) swiftly stepped forward and began kicking at the other boy's groin. Weakening and turning red after each kick Eren received.

(Y/N)'s fighting style was quite unique compared to most cadets. He fought very methodically and loved to be in control of the fight. Doing so by keeping his distance from his opponent and opting for strikes like kicks and long jabs.

(Y/N) would soften up his opponent until they felt unbearable pain in their legs. At that point, he would quickly lunge forward to perform a lethal takedown. He would always prefer to bring the fight down to the ground since his wrestling was superior. The only person that gave him a slight challenge was Annie and Mikasa.

Eren on the other hand was an easy match up for (Y/N). The smaller boy was physically fit and had the determination, however, he lacked the strength and technique that (Y/N) had.

"C'mon Eren, you need to close the distance between us. A few more kicks to your leg and it looks like it's gonna break." (Y/N) said while kicking him again.

At those words Eren charged forward and tried to swing at (Y/N)'s face. The taller boy managed to slip all the punches and decided it was time to end the fight. 

(Y/N) lunged towards Eren's weakened legs and performed a single leg take down. The taller boy used his body weight to put pressure onto Eren until maneuvering to a position where he executed an armbar. After about 15 seconds, the pain in Eren's arm was too severe and he tapped out while clutching his arm in pain.

"Are you trying to kill me?!" Eren shouted while laying on the ground in agony.

"I'm trying to help you." (Y/N) responded while patting the dirt off from his uniform.

"Yeah, cause almost snapping my arm in half helping." Eren said sarcastically.

"You want to destroy the titans don't you?" (Y/N) questioned while standing over him.

Eren was silent for a few moments. "Of course. I have to make them pay for what they did to me. To all of us." He whispered angrily.

"Vengeance is an idiot's game." (Y/N) stated.

"Huh?" Eren questioned.

"I understand your drive and intentions but I can't help but feel that you're too reckless. You seek vengeance from the events of the past." (Y/N) said while turning around to the seated boy.

(Y/N) crouched down to his eye level "We can't change what's done, we can only move on."

"You're wrong." Eren said while rising from the ground. "I'll only be satisfied if the titans are wiped away from existence."