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𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒

1:30 pm
L O C A T I O N : armin's car
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"why didn't-."

"stop talking."

if looks could kill, armin would be six feet under. no! if i wasn't such a bitch to fight mikasa, then she could be six feet under. i was happy. i got to think about nothing for an hour before all that happiness was ripped away from me.

"shit, my car won't start." i hit my car on the side and mikasa pursed her lips together. "sucks," she shrugged. "what are you gonna do?" i crossed my arms and looked at her. "can you take me?" mikasa shook her head. "i gotta pick up jean remember?" i scoffed as she walked to her car. "fuck jean, i'll sit in the back. i promise i won't make any noise. please no one else can take me!" kiana was with eren, deja was probably getting high, jasmine was with connie and his friends and i was here. with a un-running car and mikasa being my only option to get home.

"you know, armin is probably available."

i glared at her, "you have me fucked up on all levels, lemme get in this car." mikasa simply shook her head, " i would phone him, i checked the weather and it seems like it's gonna rain." my mouth dropped open as she got in her car before waving at me.

i wasn't gonna do it. i was stubborn as hell, there was no way i was gonna phone armin. but that crack of thunder changed my mind quickly and i grabbed my phone to look for his number. my finger hovered over his name and i had to remind myself the consequence of my actions. i clicked it before looking away from the screen and waiting for him to pick up.

"hello?"

"don't ask any questions nor say anything but i need you to pick me up and i'll send you the location."

"what-?" i hung up without a thought in my brain as i hoped and prayed armin was nice enough to help a girl out.

i looked up from my knees to see a black camaro pulling up to the empty parking lot of this yoga establishment. rain already started to drizzle down and i quickly got in the passenger seat. we sat in silence for a bit, the car not moving but it was running. "no explanation at all." he mumbled and pulled off.

i looked down at my lap the entire ride, i was embarrassed at this stupid shit. why did mikasa have to leave and why did my car not have to start?

"you-."

"stop talking."

armin scoffed and pulled over to the side of the road. "what are you-."

"i'm being, probably the nicest guy you've ever met, for giving you a car ride out of the blue." armin gripped onto his steering wheel. "dakota, you are a nice girl but your attitude is a big turn off." i whipped my head in his direction. "i didn't ask for this! blame mikasa since she left me out there." i waved him off and he pointed at me. "but thank me, because i didn't leave your ass stuck out there in the rain while it was lightning and thundering."

"all i was gonna ask is if you wanted food but now i don't think you deserve it." armin shifted in his seat. "don't tell me what i deserve, nigga." armin hummed like he didn't hear me and pulled off again. i bounced my leg up and down. i actually really wanted that food.

i glanced over at him, his eyes focused on the road. i got a glimpse of his nose piercing and the loop that hung from his ear. i clenched my jaw before relaxing it. "thank you, armin." i muttered in his direction. he lifted an eyebrow as he turned to me.

"i'm sorry, i didn't hear you."

"thank you, armin." i said a bit louder so i didn't have to repeat myself again. he nodded at my gratitude then turned back to the road. I waited for a while and bit my lip before tapping his shoulder. "so is food still an option?" armin chuckles and shakes his head while pulling of the freeway. "where to then, kota?"

for the first time, my name didn't sound to bad on his tongue.

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"i don't wanna fuck up your car, blondie." i said as we got our food and decided to eat in his car. "just eat, it won't matter while you're fucking up your food." i flipped him off as i stuffed some fries into my mouth. "i assumed you were gonna get something healthy considering you came from yoga."

i shake my head at his thoughts. "yoga isn't for my body, i do it for stress." i explained and he gave me a look of concern.

"what are you stressing about, beautiful?"

i choked on my beverage at his new nickname and he came up behind me to pat me on the back. "too soon?" i nodded, "wayyyy too soon." he laughed before popping a chicken nugget in his mouth. "no but seriously, stressing over what?"

"college, family stuff, bullshit stuff basically." i shrugged. armin shook his head. "if it's causing you stress then it's not bullshit stuff."

"but it is. it's stuff i shouldn't even be stressing over because i can't control it." i leaned back in the car seat, the rain drops dripping down the windows in slow motions. i sighed. "it fine, as long as i live another day, most of the shit that happens to me just builds me to be a bigger person." life was always stressful regardless if i did things to help the stress. yoga was great and all but after that, the world set in again and i was just me. living on this big ass rock while trying to keep my head above water.

armin reached over to wipe a tear that fell from my eye and i leaned into his touch. his thumb strokes my cheek in a sympathetic way as if he was trying to make all the bad go away. "i'm sorry for being such a bitch to you." i mumbled. he didn't deserve that, armin was a really nice guy and i was being a bitch for no reason. i felt myself spiraling into a episode of anxiety. "dakota? are you okay." he asked softly and i nodded. armin didn't need to know about that part of my life. it's better if i keep it away from him.

armin's pov

after we ate, dakota fell asleep. the rain sounds took her out after only being in the car for 10 minutes. the moment we had as dakota was apologizing threw me off. here was this 18 year girl-women who was just had the worst attitude was now so vulnerable with me. when jasmine introduced her this morning, i felt like i wasn't gonna get through to her. dakota looked like she didn't give a shit about anyone and as much as i liked her, nothing was gonna happen.

i looked over at kota sleeping, her face calm and hair up in a bun with little twist in the front, framing her face. she was a goddess just sleeping there. i felt uneasy about what dakota had told me so i rang up jasmine.

"yo armin." connie answered the phone. "dude, i needa talk to jasmine. why do you have her phone?" i questioned as i over hear jasmine saying, "baby who's that?"

"armin, he wants to talk to you." i heard some shuffling around before jasmine answered the phone this time. "sup armin, you still have my sis?" she asked. "yeah, she's knocked out. we just had food so i'm heading your way." connie laughed. "don't tell me you fucked already!" i rolled my eyes at his behavior, a little ow coming from the other side of the phone. "shut the hell connie, ain't no one banging my little sister unless it comes from her directly."

i shook my head at their theatrics, "i only called to ask about something with dakota."

"okay, shoot."

i looked over at kota still sleeping, must i say she was a heavy sleeper too. "does dakota have any mental illnesses?" there was a pause before jasmine cleared her throat. "uh noooo, kota most of the time is pretty happy so she's fine. we don't really have mental illnesses." i furrowed my eyebrows. "who doesn't?"

"the black community, we kinda just...live." i didn't understand, kota looked like she was gonna have a anxiety attack right here in the car. "oh okay, i was just checking." i decided not to press, i'd let dakota tell me herself. "well, i left the door open for kota incase she forgot her keys. drive safe." we ended the call, my mind mainly focused on what jasmine had said and what dakota had done.

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