𝑡𝑜𝑥𝑖𝑐 | 𝚊𝚛𝚖𝚒𝚗 𝚡 𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚘𝚌

𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑟

s u n d a y
3: 20 pm
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"you were with reiner?" 

my eyes widened, scared that kiana only told half of the truth which was why armin was somehow pissed at me. "reiner? wait, what?" i sat up straight in the bed, confused as fuck. "don't make me repeat myself, dakota."

oh he was pissed. 

"when you left, he came up to me and we talked a little. i was honest to god waiting for you to come back but you didn't and he offered to help find you." i explained. "then what the fuck is this?" armin shoved his phone in my face and i glared at him for a second before grabbing his phone. 

it was a photo of me and reiner coming down the steps together at the new years eve party. my hand on his shoulder, looking like i was his girlfriend from public interpretation but in reality, i almost fucking tripped due to so many people in the fucking house. 

"this isn't what it looks like. hear me out," i started, getting out of bed and handing him back his phone. "we really did go look for you. someone took this and made it seem like we were dating but i promise you we're not!" 

armin narrowed his eyes at me, glancing at his phone before looking at me fully. "keep going." 

"keep going?" 

"yeah, your hand is on his shoulder so keep going. keep explaining." 

"i almost fucking tripped. don't you trust me?! you have no reason not too!" i got defensive at his claims. "of course i trust you, dakota! i don't trust him. didn't we have this conversation before?" he brought up that whole situation with reiner. me going on a date with him and me having a mental breakdown after the fact. 

"i was just being nice. i didn't wanna cause a scene in front of this entire crowd of people." i argued, getting up from the bed and heading to the bathroom. "stop walking away from me. why didn't you tell me about this earlier? why did i find out this info from kiana of all people." 

i laughed, "it seems like deja vu to me." i mumbled as i rolled my eyes. armin grabbed my upper arm, pulling me towards him in a rush. i looked down at his arm before looking back at him. "don't walk away from the conversation. talk to me like an adult." 

"don't fuck with me, armin." 

"i'm not fucking with you, dakota. i'm just confused as all." his tone got soft. i glanced at his hand again, waiting for him to let me go. armin sighed, letting go and i backed away from him. "confused at what?" i asked exasperated, "you didn't even ask me how i felt? you just kept pointing fingers and that hurt, armin." 

"i'm sor-." 

"no. i know your not so don't say that you are." 

"dakota..." 

i rolled my eyes, leaving the bathroom and going back into the bedroom to get my bags. "i'm going to take a shower." i stated, looking for an outfit to wear for the rest of the day. "i can join you." 

"i don't want to be around you right now. i'll talk to you after it."
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s u n d a y
9:20 pm
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it was pretty silent between armin and i. 

i didn't have anything to say to him because of his accusations. armin could be like that, harsh and pointing fingers one minute before turning into this soft, caring person the next. it was hard to keep up with. 

but i loved him. 

i loved him so much it hurts but i was still stubborn at the end of the day. meaning i would ignore the shit out of him even though i loved him so much.