Home is Where the Heart Is (Aruani Fanfic)

Getting Into The Swing Of Things

Armin began to stand slowly as the light faded from around him. The bullet that was in his chest had dissolved into nothingness and his major wounds closed. He looked down at his scarred, bruised body. His shirt was in shreds and covered blood. Armin's flexed and stretched his arms only to wince in pain. He tried to walk around but had to stop because his feet are bruised and sore. "We have to leave and come back," Mikasa stated looking around, looking for any sign of movement. Annie and Armin nodded and starting weaving hand signs. Armin weaved the Dog, Monkey, and Tiger seals while Annie weaved the Dragon, Snake, and Rabbit signs. Then they linked their hands into the Horse hand seal and mixture of green, orange, and yellow energy erupted around the three friends. It snaked across their bodies. Bruises and cuts were closed and healed. Blood was washed away and chakra and energy was restored. The energy faded away and Armin, Mikasa, and Annie nodded in agreement. They ran away from the burning Farm, a feeling of accomplishment rising in their chests. "Delta 6," Armin commanded. Armin stopped and wrote a few seals in his own chakra. He then wrote Annie's, Mikasa's and his name under them. " Sējiāto: Shunji No Ugoki (Sage Art: Instantaneous Movement)," Armin said as everything around him blurred into one. When everything came back into focus, three friends were in a cabin not too far from the Farm. It was secluded, hanging snugly under a cliff. Mikasa walked to the far corner of the room. She bent down and removed a panel in the floor. Inside was some pistols, all in a line with the handles up. "Armin. Desert Eagle, Glock, or 9mm?" Mikasa asked without turning around. "Uhhhhhhh.....Glock," Armin said slipping out his ripped jeans and into another black pair pants. He grabbed a roll of bandages dipped in black ink and began to wrap his arms with them. Mikasa grabbed the two Glocks and took out clips. She threw them behind her to Armin who caught them without looking and continued to wrap his arms with the bandages. Armin had finished wrapping his arms. He stood and ripped the rest of his shirt off and Annie handed him a new black one. Mikasa stood and clapped her hands together. " Shadouāto: Ifuku Sōsa (Shadow Art: Clothing Manipulation)," she said. Her clothes began to stitch themselves back together and turned black. They all finished changing and gathering their weapons. Armin stopped and looked at the far wall. He saw a star etched into the wall. He started to laugh and hop around like a little kid. Annie and Mikasa just looked at him. "Nani?" they said in unison. Armin stopped hopping around and walked to the wall. "We won't need all this stuff. I forgot it was here. Oh my God, why didn't I remember it was here?" Armin said, pushing the wall in. It slid back and to the side to reveal three stands with Omni-Directional Mobility Gear. Annie began to squeal with delight. "I GET TO FLY AGAIN!" she exclaimed. She carefully placed her swords, pistols, and throwing stars back in their hiding spots. She stood next to Armin and laughed happily. "I forgot Hanji put these here. I only remembered from the small star she marked everything with," Armin said. He turned to right and Mikasa was smiling slightly. "These are Hanji's MK 12 models. The gas canisters are placed on your back, making mobility faster and smoother. The canisters themselves are smaller but hold more gas. The holsters hold up to 8 blades now and they are made of titanium infused with a chromium-vanadium alloy. This makes them sharper and more durable. She also added a blade shooting feature. Basically, Hanji is a fucking genius," Armin said, his eyes shining. They each stepped forward and began to assemble their ODM Gear. "You can infuse your chakra with the blades. Hanji said to use 6 drops of chakra to fully replenish the gas and 12 to replace the blades once we run out," Mikasa said, smirking. They finished assembling their ODM Gear and walked to the middle of the floor. "Now I know why Hanji put a drop away floor right here. Alright, let's get going. And make sure your safety is off," Armin said, clicking a switch on his triggers that caused a little gas to escape his ODM Gear. Mikasa and Annie did the same, looking at each other and smiling. Armin stepped back and pressed a small red button. The floor slid apart and three friends looked down at the trees below them. "I just want to say I love you both. Thank you, Mikasa, for being by our side through all of this. You will forever be my sister.  Annie, I love you more life itself. So let's finish this together," Armin said with a few tears falling from his eyes. Mikasa kissed Annie and Armin's foreheads and chuckled a little. "You sappy son of a bitch," she said smiling and wiping her eyes with the back of her hand. Armin kissed Annie and smiled. He then backed up to the far wall of the cabin. He took a few steps and cartwheeled into a backflip. At the end of that, he launched himself up and shot down towards the trees. Mikasa hit a corkscrew and free-fell towards the trees behind the trees. Annie did a gainer and tumbled towards the trees. They each shot an anchor into a tree and launched into the air towards the Farm.