Breaking the Ice (Shingeki no Kyojin fanfic ArminxAnnie)

Chapter 2: Hooked

 "Your dorms are this way." The enthusiastic Sasha cheered. Annie and Nyra followed behind the ecstatic girl, looking up and down at the doors. Behind them, followed Jean, Armin, Reiner and Bertholdt. Jean poked Nyra, while Armin occasionally glanced at Annie, then to the ground. He didn't know why, but when they had first made eye-contact, he felt something spark. But, from the way Annie acted, she felt like she was made from ice, and nothing more. He knew that wasn't the case, but that was how it felt. Annie gave off the feeling of isolation, and no doubt apathy. It was no surprise she didn't want to be here. The hard look in her already icy blue eyes explained it all. She wanted to get over with this. All Armin wanted to know, was why.

 "Jean. Poke me again, and I'll put you on your ass." Nyra hummed, purple eyes sliding back to look up at the taller male. Jean looked down at her. Nyra didn't look dangerous at all, she was tiny, and seemingly docile. Reiner and Bertholdt exchanged looks, and a small grin grew on Annie's face, closing her eyes. Sasha stopped, looking back to the tall man, and the much, much shorter woman. Armin stepped back, as Jean moved to poke Nyra again. The girl grabbed his hand, using her other hand to punch him in the stomach. When the male pulled back and doubled over, Nyra slid to the ground, and with a kick, she knocked Jean backwards by kicking his legs out from under him, dropping him to the ground. Standing, Nyra crossed her arms under her chest, while Jean sat up, holding his stomach. 

 "I told you." Nyra smirked proudly, tucking a piece of hair behind her ear. Annie turned around, the grin still on her face. "She and I came here because of our fighting technique. We're shorter then all of you, which gives us the advantage. You see, when you're as short as us, you really do need to learn how to protect yourself. I learned a technique on how to protect myself against others taller then myself. I taught it to Nyra. She has a good grasp of it." Annie said, resting her hand on Nyra's shoulder. Reiner leaned over, picking Jean up. Armin looked to Annie, his mouth slightly agape at the grin. Catching the look, Annie quickly looked away, face hardening, and going back to it's neutral expression. Armin quickly looked back to Jean. "Dammit. You punch hard. What the hell was Commander thinking letting these two in?" he grumbled.

"We'll, we do need some security around here." Reiner commented.

"I thought that was why Mikasa was here." Bertholdt said.

"Mikasa came for many things. Besides, their technique seems better, especially since people will think that they're weak." Sasha noted.

"I feel bad for those people." Jean groaned, still rubbing his stomach. Nyra shook her head with a smile. Looking up at the door, Nyra looked back to Annie, as Sasha was called over by Connie. "Hey. I'm gonna steal these guys so they can show me around the school. We'll go later." Nyra spoke, turning to the much taller males. "Bye, Annie!" Nyra chimed happily, taking the three tall males and running off, leaving Annie with Armin.

"Your personalities clash, but you two are really close." Armin noted. Annie nodded. "Her brother died, and she was getting into trouble. I stopped her and she lived with my Dad and I. Now we're here." the blonde explained, pushing the door opened to their already furnished room, where the suitcases lay by their own beds. Armin nodded his head.

"You don't really like it here, do you?" Armin asked. The blonde stared at the bed, before shaking her head. "No. But I have to be here, I suppose." Annie said coldly, keeping her back to Armin. She was clearly hiding something, but he wouldn't speak out on it. "What does this school even have to offer?"

"Well, classes to improve the skills you have, as well as other skills. The higher ups take care of.. well, cannibals. Around here, if you haven't noticed, people are scared of the cannibals. They're a huge group. They're smart too. They've engineered stronger animals, and made themselves stronger with their experiments. They're dangerous here, and they only continue to get stronger. One's already bitten off the Commander's arm." Armin explained. At the mention of the lost arm, Annie's eyes widened slightly. "They do sound dangerous. How do you kill them?" Annie asked. "A sword straight through their jugular." Armin said, pointing at his own neck.

Annie shook her head with a soft sigh, looking over at Armin. She had opened up her suitcase and was putting things away while they spoke, and sometime when she was only listening to him, had he started helping her put her things away. Annie smiled slightly to herself, before shaking her head and digging her nails into her skin, removing the smile and bringing her back to her own, hardened self.

They took a while longer to clear everything up, making meaningful small talk every now and then. They left when Nyra and Jean walked in however. "I don't trust the Jean kid in there with her." Annie outright stated. Armin laughed, taking her wrist and pulling her to the food court. "I think Jean is pretty much afraid of Nyra." Armin reminded, as Nyra had put him on his ass not too long ago. This time, Annie smiled. A real, true smile, as they sat down to get food. Maybe this school wasn't too bad.

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Nyra was laying down in the bed beside Jean, who had an arm wrapped around her small waist. She played with her hair, while Jean kissed herd cheek. Turning to him, Nyra looked at his lip ring. "It's cold." Nyra said. Jean looked down at his ring, then Nyra, rolling his eyes, before kissing her. "Deal with it." he smirked,

aging back down, so Nyra could rest her head on his chest. "Ass." she hummed, looking up at the ceiling. While Jean began to play with Nyra's hair and sweatshirt, the girl lay there thinking. Sitting up and propping herself on her elbows, Nyra said what she thought. "Annie likes Armin. I have no doubt in my mind."