In Another Lifetime

.Understanding your past and lonely eyes.

Credits to the owner of the video above.

Play the song if you'd like♡

Past Annie(854) - written in bold
Present day Annie - written in italic.

To avoid confusion :)

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Annie's P. O. V

I just got home from work. I rushed to my room and immediately continued to read the book examining every single chapter.

I don't know what truly went on with Armin and The woman who looked like me and even has a similar name, but i could see that she was important to him.

My eyelids felt heavy and i closed the book and went to bed, thinking about him.

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I was at the beach again. I look around for armin i see him but this time instead of being beside the grave he was now standing on the Beach's shore. I went near and saw him holding a seashell while a small tear escaped his left eye as he stared at the ocean.

I tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention. He looks at me and widens his eyes in surprise.

Annie?? Is that really you?!? When i first saw you again i thought i was hallucinating after all i was a bit drunk. But right now I'm very much sober... So is that really you? He reaches for my face and gently caressed it.

I felt my cheeks heat up and a familiar feeling in my stomach rose, something flashed in my mind. It was armin reaching out to me...? It looked like a crystal was blocking him though and he was caught by a woman that had similarities to hitch. Then it was gone.. and i was brought back to armin hopefully staring at me.

What was that flash of memory though?

I-I'm... Sorry but.. I'm not who you think i am... I'm not the Annie you're looking for.. I'm a different Annie Leonhardt. I sadly told him, Dissapointment was written on his face as he retreated his hand back and apologized to me saying he thought i was someone else.

I wished i could be the one you're looking for... But I'm not her sadly. Why couldn't i be you Annie leonhardt. I thought to myself as i looked at the poor state armin was in... I know i just met him and in a dream too but why do i feel so much for him?

Hey.. I'm sorry i wasn't who you wanted to see... I attempted a conversation as i sat on the sand of the beach.

Armin sat beside me seeming to accept the silent invitation to a conversation.

No.. It's fine.. She's been long gone.. So i should stop hoping she'll come back. It's not just her who left... Many of my friends left too.... Though they never wished to..it's just this world..is cruel.. But i like to think that maybe somewhere out there..there's a place that would make me believe that life's still beautiful despite the hard life we live in.

Something i noticed was that i liked listening to him talk... It's calming in a way like it just has so much familiarity that i feel like it's deja vu.

I listened intently to each word he said. When mentioning his friends and Her.. His eyes became darker than it already was. I took his right hand caressed it, I don't know..how i can help you.. But you can talk to me about it... I know you barely know me but... Trust me..i just want to be a good person to you.

When i said the last words his eyes sparkled for a moment like he was brought to life.

Hah... You remind me so much of her..She said something similar before.... Honestly..from your looks and name itself...I could see her in you... But some things are different you look a bit more happier than her. He said a sad smile on his face.

I don't really get what you're saying...but I want you to see me for me. I tell him.

Hm, Yeah... You're Annie not Her.
I got it.. He says with an unreadable expression.

Say.. I've told you about myself..so can i know more about you? Annie...?

Hmm.. Sure. Im 23 years old now, I'm a police officer. My life is pretty dull i guess... My mom died in a car crash.. And my dad became an alcoholic after that. And well that's about it..i don't really have a very interesting or very sad backstory... I spoke while trying to hold back tears as i talked about my mother.

What do you mean? That's already a sad story Annie....
And I'm sorry about... Your mother... I could tell she was important to you.. He combed my hair comfortingly.

What about you..? What were your parents like armin...? I ask him and he froze so i assumed that might be a touchy subject.

I-im sorry forge-

No. It's okay... My mom was a smart woman she was an inventor while my father was a teacher he loved reading books just like me.. One day they both started building a mechanism... That could fly them away to the walls and see the outside world... They succeeded but they left me to my grandfather i guess.. They didn't want me to be in danger.

But after that i don't know what happened to them... They were gone...just like that. Armin told me while he looked at the sky.

I guess everyone I love and care about just leaves me huh....?

I won't. I seriously said.

He turned his head towards me and went closer to my face so close i could feel his breath on my skin.

Armin then whispered on my ear, Don't lie to me again... Annie.

What? I was confused by what he meant by again? And hey i did not lie!

Im serious! I stare back at him with determination.

I would've believed you... If you weren't disappearing. Armin says emptily.

What? I look at my hands and they were slowly becoming transparent . What the!?

Armin! I call out to him and tried to reach for him.
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Only for me to end up awake in my bed reaching out to nothing.

Armin..
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