The Complications-SNK fanfic

Eren

I pretty much shamed myself to sleep, reminding myself of how stupid I am. Why would I blush? Now he might think I like him or something... I don't want that happening.

I woke up the next morning feeling slightly better. I groaned , as I felt emotionally better, but I must have lacked a bit of sleep. I got out of my bed groggily and wondered if I was training today. I couldn't remember. Maybe I'll ask Mikasa or Armin.

CRAP!

I totally forgot about them! I just ran off after the meeting was over. Crap, they're gonna ask so many questions.. and Mikasa seemed pretty pissed. It looks like I've got to apologize to her.

I quickly put my shirt on and leave my room. I go down to the dining hall to see Armin sitting by himself. I grab some food and join him.

"Morning," I say as I plop down next to him. He looks up and nods.

"Good morning," he replies. He takes a bite of his food as do I. When I finish my mouth full, I ask him,

"So um, how's Mikasa? I realized that I didn't apologize or say anything to her and she looked pissed last time I saw her."

Armin looks at me before explaining,

"Oh yeah, she was pissed that you assumed she liked Levi. She likes someone else but she wouldn't tell me who." He takes another bite of his food. I nod. 

"I see," I say. I look up, just in time to see the girl herself. Mikasa was rubbing her eyes as she grabbed a plate of food and looked around for us. When she finally sees us, she makes her way to our table and I thought she was going to sit next to me but sits across Armin instead. I look down a bit, slightly offended.

"Good morning!" Armin chirped at Mikasa. She nodded. She went straight for her food and didn't bother to say anything. I decide to speak up.

"Hey, I'm sorry about yesterday. I shouldn't have teased/ bothered you like that," I say. She looks up and sighs.

"It's fine, Eren. I wasn't angry for the same reason you think I am," she says. I look at her, confused. What?

"What do you mean?" I ask. She looks down before squeezing her eyes shut,

"God, you know what? I'm just gonna say it. I love you, Eren, and I don't mean in the brotherly-sister kind of way. I mean love, want-to-kiss-you kind of love. I have for a long time and I don't want to admit but here I am admitting it and go ahead, hate me." She re-opens her eyes, looking for my reaction.

I'm shocked. I didn't expect her to ever say that. Was that how she felt about me? I look at Armin. He turns into the reddest shade of red I've ever seen. He suddenly stands up and runs out of the room. 

Mikasa and I both stand up abruptly.

"What? What did you say?" I snap at her. Her eyes widen.

"N-nothing! I didn't say anything offensive!" she says. We both go to follow Armin to his room.

The door slams shut just as we turned around the hall and we both stop to it. Mikasa knocks on the door.

"Go away!" we hear come from the other side. 

"Armin? It's Mikasa. What's wrong?" Mikasa tries.

" I know it's you. That's why I said 'Go away!'" he replies. Mikasa sighs. 

"Okay, your turn," she tells me. I gulp, unsure of what to say.

"I.. Mikasa! I don't know what to say!" I hiss. She just motions me to say something. I sigh. "Um... Armin? I'm here too," I say.

"I don't even want to bother talking to you!" Armin yells at me. I stand back from the door and surprised he'd say something like that to me. For all of the years I've known Armin, I'd never have thought he'd be so bitter towards me. What did we ever do?

"Armin, this is getting ridiculous. We don't even know what we did wrong! What did we do that made you so upset? Please, talk to us!" Mikasa says, finally. The door opens and Armin stands there with a tear-stained face, a sign that he was heavily crying. 

"F-fine! Here's why. You confess your love to Eren but you know who's been standing on the lines, always trying to get your attention and to get your love? Me! Mikasa, I've loved you ever since I first saw you. You're beautiful and caring and I hate that you don't return those feelings! It hurts me so much. It seems that for everything I try, Eren always gets there before me! And now, he's got the one thing I truly cared about: YOU!" Armin shouts. Then, he breaks down crying and falls to the floor, curling in a ball. 

Mikasa immediately goes down to Armin and tries to console him and he hugs her right away. 

"I... I didn't know that's how you felt about me, Armin," she says. Armin snorts.

"Yeah, no kidding," he replies. 

I didn't know what to do or say. The day just started and everyone is confessing their love for each other. I don't know what to do next.

I don't feel that way about Mikasa, but I don't want her to hate me. Because she hates me, so will Armin. What do I do?