All That We Wanted~ REINER X READER

Sparring Day (Part Two)

"______, come on, please, I wanna play with you," the blonde coconut headed boy laughed as he tugged at your sweater sleeve."Hold on, Armin, I gotta finish this drawing," you giggled as you added the last few strokesto your paper."What is it, ______," Armin asked, peeking over your shoulder."It's you and me silly," you said as you held it up proudly for him to see."I love it, _____," he cried as he took the paper and hugged it to his chest tightly.Your heart swelled with joy, seeing him hug the paper, "We'll always be together, right, ______?""Of course Armin," you replied as you ruffled his hair.The two of you walked off together hand-in-hand, smiling bigger than ever."Armin," you cried as you sat up straight in the infirmary bed panting.What a strange dream to have. It was so long ago, you thought you wouldn't remember it, yet, there it was in a dream. Sweat beads covered your forehead as you looked around. It was dark and it appeared to be empty. Just then, the curtain to your left rustled and in walked none other than Reiner. He had a concerned look on his face as he stared into your eyes. You sighed and dropped your head, staring at your lap."What was that all about, the whole 'Armin' thing," he asked softly as he sat on the edge ofthe bed closest to you."I-I had a dream...a memory from when we were little," you replied, tears choking yourvoice."Listen, I'm really sorry about earlier, I never meant to catch you off guard or hit you thathard, I thought you were ready," Reiner explained, "I would never intentionally hurt you."You looked up at him, tears in your ______ eyes, "But I wasn't ready, not for this, not foranything," you whispered."What are you talking about _____," he asked, as he put an arm around your shoulders."That day the Colossal and Armoured Titans showed up...in my heart I knew it was allover," you explained tearfully, "I knew all happiness would end for many right then and there. My family....they were killed by a big, ugly, disgusting titan, I was the only one that managed to get away, but i got separated from Armin and Mikasa and Eren, at that point, they were my only lifeline."Reiner's expression was one of remorse and empathy as he listened, his head hung lowwith sadness."Like Eren, I made a vow that day to get my revenge on all titans everywhere so that noone else would have to suffer, but....Reiner," you sobbed, "I'm not ready."Reiner didn't say a word, but instead, pulled you into a deep embrace, rocking you backand forth. You sobbed quietly in his arms as he stroked your ______ ______hair, then he whispered, "I'm sorry, _____""Hey Armin," you asked, sitting at the foot of his bed, "Do you remember that picture I drew if us when we were little?""Do I," he exclaimed, his face lighting up as he ran to his bed and pulled it carefully outfrom under the mattress, unfolding the paper carefully, "I take it everywhere."You smiled sadly as you looked at the poorly drawn figures from when you were five and remembered your dream some time earlier."I had a dream about that day after I passed out," you said quietly, "And had an epiphany, Iwasn't ready to do any of this, but I did it because I wanted to help other people, I wanted to be a hero to people."Armin looked at you sideways, "But you weren't ready?""That's what a hero is, Armin, even if they aren't ready, they rise to the occasion, stare danger in the face and even though they're scared, they run in, sword raised, battle cry wailing," you explained, something beginning to rise in you."You've always done that, ______," Armin replied, "So...you're already a hero...to me."The two of you smiled and then embraced. You had Reiner to thank for helping you get there.