Secrets and Lies (Aurani Aot/Snk) Book One

Three

(Annie)

It was around midnight when I heard cries and shouts. I rose from my bed, and looked at the door. Mina walked to my left side and blinked.

"What's going on?" She asked.

"I don't know. Let's just hope it's nothing important." I said. I turned back around and walked to my bed.

I thrown my covers, back over my body. I heard the door quickly swing open and someone run out.

I opened my eyes and sat up.

"Who just ran out?" I asked Mina. She looked at me.

"Mikasa." She replied. But Mikasa running out like that could only mean one thing. Eren or.....

Armin.

(Armin)

I slowly opened the door to my cabin. Ignoring the creaking it made. Eren awoke and looked at me, rubbing his right eye with his right hand.

"A-Armin?" He called. I then fell to the ground. The loud thump made everyone jump and look down.

Eren ran over before anyone had the chance to sit up. He ran to my side, and placed my head on his lap.

I shook and sob. Eren brushed away the hair from my dirty, battered face. I was so cold, and scared.

"Oh god! Armin!" Eren cried. Connie used his elbows to lift up his upper body to look at me. His eyes wide, and mouth open. His right hand was shaking. Nothing else, just his right hand.

I couldn't tell if it was worry, fear, or anger. Until I saw his teeth clench.

"Who did this to you?" He asked angrily. Since I was sobbing so hard, I couldn't answer.

I moved closer to Eren for warmth. He kept brushing the hair away from my face.

I shook and sobbed a lot harder now. I coughed. And hard. I clenched my right hand, and covered my mouth.

I moved off of Eren, and faced the floor. My left hand supporting the best it could, to keep me from falling.

I was hoping blood won't show up on my hand. I looked still coughing hard, and no blood was shown -yet.

I stopped coughing and continued to sob and shake. Eren moved me back to him.

He placed me on my back, and continued to brush the hair away from my face.

Then a shadow at the door appeared. It was Jean, but who was with him? I looked closer and found our trainer rush over and pick me up.

I didn't want to go. Not without Eren. I started to thrash, trying to reach Eren. The trainer growled.

"Jean!" He called. Jean rushed over, and moved my hair away from my neck.

"Sorry Armin." I heard him whisper. Then a sharp object pierced my neck. I felt sleepy. But that's what I mainly wanted.

Was sleep.