Clarity-AruAni Fanfic

Make It Official

"What?!" Erens eyes nearly popped out of his head. "Are you serious?!"

Armin covered his mouth and tried telling him to be quiet. Annie has a sixth sense then find them sooner or later. "Who else would I ask other than my best friend? You're the only person I could come to about this and I'm afraid she will-" He took a breath and looked at the ground. "I'm afraid she will say no."

Eren was still in shock but, he could see that his friend was struggling with this. Armin was the least expected to get married first. "Armin.. I don't know much about this mushy stuff but," he placed a hand on his shoulder and gave him a serious look. "Just ask her. Do it your way and I'm positive that Annie will say yes. You're the only person I see being with her. She loves you. Both of you sacrificed your lives for each other!"

Armin stated at Eren in disbelief. "Y-you're right. Eren!" He shook him back and forth. "Eren is actually right for once!! I'm going to ask her! Now!"

He pulled back his blonde friend from taking off into the Lunch Hall. "Woah there! I think you should wait a bit and see when the time is right. Maybe later."

"It's best if I ask her as soon as possible. She's the one. Plus, we will never know when our last moment will be." Armin thought a bit about the proposal. "I have an idea but, it's going to require some big help."

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"Armin. I'm really tired from today, can we just go back home?" Annie complained as she was blindfolded and couldn't see anything. "Where are we going?"

"I told you that it's a surprise. I can't tell you that confidential information." He was guiding her into the woods. Occasionally telling her to step over wood and rocks. "We're almost there."

Annie was dragged out of the Lunch Hall earlier by Armin. He insisted that she follow him and put the blindfold on her afterwards. Apparently a surprise was in the works for her. Armin seemed excited about this so she went along with it.

They stopped after a good 15 minutes then he took off the blindfold. "Ta Da!" Annie had to gasp at the sight. She wasn't much to show emotion around her friends but, this was beautiful. Everyone of their group as there in a arch-like line facing them.

It was where they first kissed. The opening in the woods with the large waterfall and everything was set up with decorations that made it stand out even more. Sasha, Connie, Reiner, Berholdt, Ymir, Christa, Mikasa, and Eren all stood on the outsides of the water fall, each holding a white rose.

"A-Armin?" She didn't know what was going on but, couldn't help the tears from trying to fall. "W-what's going on?"

He held his hand out to her and lead Annie to the first person. Christa placed her rose in Annie's hand with a smile. "Unity."

"Peace." Ymir placed hers with Christas before both of them stepped back.

Connie, "Friendship."

"Family." Sasha.

"Honesty." "Love." Reiner and Berholdt.

Mikasa was next. "Strength."

"Courage." Eren stepped to the side as Armin lead Annie to the middle with his white rose next.

Annie couldn't stop the few tears from falling as she now had 8 roses from her friends and each one represented her and Armins relationship.

Armin held her hand and looked deep into her crystal blue eyes. The waterfall and moonlight made them shine bright tonight. "Annie. Yesterday, I realized how much you meant to me. I realized, that you're the one I want to be with my whole life. You're the reason why I fight my fears and conquered them. I wanted that power to protect you. Annie, you helped me become the man I am today. Our love is so strong that we defeated the chances of death in the past. I will keep sacrificing myself for you. I will always be here for you. So, because of the world we live in, I want to be with you, permanently." He handed her the rose and said the last representation. "Clarity."

Annie couldn't believe what was going on. Her heart was beating so fast and she couldn't control it. The tears were streaming down her face at his speech. He meant so much to her.

Armin pulled a box from his pocket and opened it to her. Inside was his great grandmothers' ring. It looked so beautiful. "Squad Leader, Female Titan." They chuckled at the nickname. "Annie Leonhardt, will you marry me?"

The pause was long. Annie didn't know what to say. This was one thing she didn't think of or plan. Everything around her was happening so fast. Armin was actually asking for her hand in marriage. Why? Why choose the person who killed all of our friends in the past?

Armin's courage was slowly diminishing and their friends were holding their breathe at the sight. She hasn't said anything yet. What's going on?

Suddenly, she had a smile on her face with tears of joy coming down her cheeks. "Yes. Yes, Armin!" Annie hugged him as he stood up and kissed her on the lips. They stepped back as he placed the crystal blue ring on her finger. Everyone behind them was cheering for the newly weds.

"You had us there for a second." Armin said before he kissed her again.

Annie wiped a tear from her face. "I like drama."

He laughed before hugging his fiancé. "I love you Annie."

"Love you too." She replied with a smile.

The nine white roses. Each represented the elements of their relationship. Things they both live for and stand by. These white roses will one day be tainted by the blood of the fallen. The world of titans still lives on. But, that one rose will stay white as their love will also live on and bind them together. Keeping the beautiful rose as pure as snow in the bouquet of blood red.

Annie was Armins white rose.
His clarity.

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A/N: Its probably not over! Tell me what you think and I might keep going? I might just leave it here and say it's completed. But, depends on how well you respond to this chapter. Please comment and share this story with your friends?
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