Secrets and Lies (Aurani Aot/Snk) Book One

Six

(Jean)

I regretted for stabbing the syringe in Armin's neck. As soon as I saw him in Eren's lap, I ran out as fast as I could to get the trainer.

When Armin slowly fell asleep, I cleaned him up. I was disgusted of how bad he was tortured. He was beaten brutally, and raped violently.

As I slowly cleaned him up, tears prickled in my eyes every minute or two. I wondered who sick bastard would do this to him.

I could clearly hear Eren crying, and Mikasa's voice from outside. I listened in on the conversation, while I cleaned Armin's bum.

I used wipe, after wipe until he was clean with no blood in sight. Then I went to his wrists. I had to use tweezers just to get the wire out of them, before I could bandaged them up.

I wiped a tear from my eyes. Armin was still, breathing barley hearable. I took a small sniff, and continued to clean him up.

Once I bandaged up his right wrist, I moved to his head. I slowly turned his head to the left, so I can get behind his neck and ears.

I cleaned off the sperm, that was all over his mouth and parts of his neck. I collected the sperm, so someone - or myself - can do a test and see whom did this to Armin.

Cleaning up the dirt from his face, I drenched the napkin in rubbing alcohol and cleaned his wounds on his forehead and cheeks.

Some of the wounds were small and just scars, some were deep and dirt covered them.

I softly cleaned his wounds, and made sure that they won't cause an affection and make Armin worse.

After bandaging Armin's small head, I finally grabbed the fresh warm sweat pants and slipped them on Armin, before doing the same thing with his new shirt.

Covering Armin up with the blanket, from the end of his ribcage and down, I grabbed his torn up dirty, bloody trainee uniform and headed for the door. Looking at Armin one last time.

(Annie)

Eren softly shook me awake. I opened my eyes and found myself looking at him. I also found my head next to Armin's stomach, and my left hand so close to Armin's that they nearly touched. If our hands were not even a centimeter closer, we would've been holding hands.

I rose my head, and rubbed my eyes.

"What time is it?" I asked Eren. Eren blinked.

"It's almost midnight." He said. I looked up at him, then back at Armin.

"Do you think he's gonna be okay?" I asked. Eren covered his mouth, and I saw tears go down his cheeks.

"I don't know?" He replied trying not to cry. Eren looked at Armin's face. He slowly sat right besides me. Not caring if our butts almost touched, and reached out to pet his cold, under freezing temperate cheek.

"I'll warm his face up a bit." I said getting up and grabbing a soft rag, and hot water.

I slowly dipped the rag into the water tray, and walked over to Armin. Damping his face softly.

Armin's nose was super cold. Like a glacier, or an iceberg. I damped his nose until it was just right.

After warming Armin up, I leaned against the wall. My legs and arms crossed.

"I want him to come back." I whispered quietly to Eren. Eren brushed some of Armin's hair away from his face.

"Me most." He said.

"We're gonna need him." I said. "Wherever he is right now, he must be cold and freighted. Trying to find his way back. Back to us." And me.

"Let's just hope he's trying to come back. I can't live without him." Eren said. I placed a hand on his shoulder.

"And I'm sure he can't live without you Eren." I said.

"My first friend, who actually understood me."

"And he still does."

"Yeah but...what if will never come back?" He asked.

"He will. And you need to trust me on that. He will only leave this world, if you and Mikasa goes with him. He won't leave you two alone."

"What if he has too?"

"He won't." I said. "And if he does, he will find a way back. And try over and over, until he does. To come back to you." And me.

"You really do think so?" He asked.

"I know so." I said. Eren wiped his face with his sleeve.

"Let's just hope your right Annie." He said.

Yeah. Let's just hope I'm right.