AOT: New Enemies

Love & Hate

"Ok, now that all of you are here, I want to tell you why I have been gone, not hanging out with any of you." I said, nervous, I was about to confess about everything, how I felt, what I was doing, and why I did it. "So, when I was little my mom and dad were killed in front of me.

"It went like this, I was with my parents, it was an ordinary day. In till a couple of my dad's friends came and k-killed my father. The-they then killed my m-m-mom, who was, who was just t-trying to p-protect m-" I stopped, I had started to cry, and it hurt. The harder I started to cry, the more it hurt, but I couldn't stop.

Armin came to sit next to me, Leena, who was across from Armin, sitting on the other side of me, was completely still. She didn't like this story.

"It's ok, take your time." Armin said, comforting me. Once I was done crying I continued.

"She told me to run away and I did, I ran and hid. They left before Leena's parents, and Leena came and took me in with them." I finished, and started to cry again.

"Shh, its ok Chrystal, were here for you." Armin comforted me again. I was happy he was here, I couldn't do this without him next to me. He made me strong, especially when no one else could.

"So, ever since then, I always wanted revenge. And, Leena's father tried to get the guys, but he could never catch them. When I saw Eren so determined about getting revenge on Titan's for killing his mother, made me want revenge even more. I stopped hanging out with you, Eren, because you made me want revenge and I wanted to try to ignore that feeling. It didn't work."

"Wait, can I ask a question." Leena said, finally moving again.

"Yeah,"

"Why were you so mad at me? You usually forgive me by now."

"I know I do. It was more then being mad at you. I was taking my anger on the people who killed my parents on you, it'll make more sense in a second." I said, I couldn't believe I was actually doing this.

"So, eventually I decided to get revenge, because the feeling was still there and I knew it wouldn't go away in till I got revenge. Then, I became obsessed with getting revenge, that's all I did, as you guys noticed."

"Did you find anything?" Armin asked. "Did you find who did it?"

"No, I found out nothing, not even their names." I said sad, looking down.

"I'm sorry." Armin said, I looked up at him, he was looking at me with pity, and something else I couldn't tell what though.

"Yeah, whatever, I'm sorry guys, I shouldn't have made my revenge priority over your friendships." I said, and instead of looking at everyone, I kept my eyes on Armin.

"We forgive you." Eren said. "I get it, revenge can be powerful, especially when the person who died you were close to."

"True."

Later (Armin's POV)

I couldn't believe Chrystal's story. Especially about what happened to her parents.

I just cant believe Chrystal went through all that. I felt so sorry for her, also kinda proud. Proud that she got out of it all, strong and still the same.

Yes, she changed, but she got it together in the end.

I knew no one was there so I decided to go visit.

"Hi," I said, when I got there coming into her room.

"Hey," She said, she looked really bad. The docters said she had a couple of broken ribs, a huge concussion, and a lot of other sprains and bruises.

"How are you feeling?" I asked sitting down next to her.

"I've been better."

"You've been worse." I noted.

"Don't remind me." She said, and, for the first time in a while, she laughed. "Ow,"

"You okay?" I asked worried.

"Stop worrying, it just hurts to laugh."

"I will never stop worrying about you." I said and then, I realized, I shouldn't have. I was embarrassed.

"Really?" She said. "Your blushing! Oh, don't be embarrassed."

"Hard not to be." I said. What I said next I didn't even know I wanted to say, it just poured out. "Here I am trying to be your friend and ignore the feeling to kiss you, and I say stuff like that."

"You want to kiss me?"

"Yes, always." I said, again, without thinking. It was too late now, it was tell the truth, or have her know I'm lying to her. And she told me why she was so busy, and I forgive her there was no reason to not be with her again.

Then I realized there was one reason, one word. Haylie. I was dating another girl.

"I love you, of course I want to kiss you, I want to always be next to you, to hold you, to protect you, to never let you go."

"I love you too." I said. I knew it was now or never. Who cares about Haylie. I never cared about her, least not as much as I care about Chrystal. I took the chance and I kissed her.

It had been weeks since I'd kissed her, it was a lot different then kissing Haylie. Haylie kissed with a lot of passion, I just kissed her, it was not like this, no where near this kiss. We kiss with equal passion, equal love, we move together, as one, rather then two.

All I had to do now was break up with Haylie, that'll be easy.

Later with Haylie and Armin.

"Haylie, can we talk?" I asked her, we were on a walk and I've been trying to get the right time to do this.

"Sure. What is it, Armin?" She asked. She was always happy and peppy.

"Well, I kissed another girl." I said, which was harder then I thought it would be.

"WHAT?!" Haylie yelled, all the happiness that she always had was gone. "WHO?!"

"Chrystal, my ex-girlfriend."

"Did she kiss you or you her?"

"I kissed her."

"Why?"

"Because I still love her, I always have, always will."

"Okay, I understand." She said so calmly it scared me. No one should be that calm when being broken up with. Especially when that person cheated. "Go, be with her."

"Okay, I will." I said and walked away. Yes, I was free of Haylie, and was free to be with Chrystal again.

With Haylie

"I will get you, Chrystal!" Haylie said.

Questions: Will Armin and Chrystal be together? What did Haylie mean? Will Chrystal get her revenge?