The second Book to my collection of Attack on Titan fanfictions. So if you enjoy reading Attack on Titan related stories including ones with Armin, Eren or Mikasa, feel free to read! Enjoy
If you want to read French version: https://my.w.tt/jrUZnBPk...
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Kiyomi doesn't know what was with Armin today. He's been short with her, and he has seemed a bit irritated. Was it something she did? Was it something she said? What was bugging him so much?
His irritation eventually turned over to anger and then that anger appeared to be more of a feeling of hatred. The sudden change shocked Kiyomi!
Honestly Armin being angry is like a foreign language to her. Armin rarely ever got angry. And when he does get mad, if your wise, you'd know it to be best to leave him alone and to give him some space.
But Kiyomi didn't want to leave Armin alone. She knew it to be much smarter to leave him be, but she just couldn't. She wanted to know what was bothering him so much. She wanted to help him.
So she'd ask what was wrong and eventually after at least three times of asking, despite her using a gentle calm voice, despite her sincere intentions, Armin exploded!
Armin was so angry, his eyes were nearly bulging right out of their sockets! His teeth was snarled like an angry wolf, ready to bite. His nose was curled, and he meant business.
"A-Armin..."
"SHUT UP!!!" Armin silence the girl, his voice quivering with rage as his blood pressure increased along with his breathing as he tried to calm himself, which he failed terribly at.
"I...I just..."
Kiyomi wanted nothing more but to ease Armin from whatever was bothering him. She had good intentions. But he seems so angry, it was as if he was being possessed by a demon at this moment.
Kiyomi backed away from Armin, giving him his space but longingly gazed at him. She wanted to help Armin. She truly did. But she can't if he won't let her.
"I-Is...is it something I did or said...? I-If so...I'm sorry-!!" Kiyomi stammered out, before her voice could get the chance to break down into a sobbing noise.
Armin was never angry. Not like this. Something absolutely horrible had to have happened to cause him to become this way. But what could it been?
As Armin shouted at Kiyomi, things she didn't understand, things she knew weren't true, things she wanted to protest and correct him at, he eventually began to lose his marbles and grabbed her wrist violently, and...well...things were becoming quite crazy. What has sweet Armin become? A beast?
"S-Stop!" Cried Kiyomi. Armin continued to shout and scream at her, words of hate, and eventually, at the top of her lungs, Kiyomi screamed louder than Armin could ever hope to have his volume reach...
"SHUT....UUUUUP!!!!!"
Silence filled the room after that single shriek she let out. Kiyomi's eyes were squint shut, wet with staining tears. Her eyes eventually flickers open and through her hazy eyes that were all but a blur, she can she a shocked Armin.
He looked as if he was snapped out of a faze or a curse. He seemed shocked, not by Kiyomi's scream...but at himself.
He looked away from Kiyomi shakily before looking over to see his hand tightly holding Kiyomi's wrist that looked like it could easily be torn off.
"I-I-I'm..." Armin stutters, unable to finish the one word he began to whisper, shocked to the core by what he's done. Taking out his misfortunes, his angers, his confusions, everything-- it was unlike him.
It was especially not like him to do this to Kiyomi. She was and still is the most sweetest girl he's come to know. She's never gotten angry at him, she's always kind and understanding, and willing to be there for him, just like she was a moment ago.
And this...this is how he repays her. To Armin, this was absolutely unforgivable. But then, he knows, Kiyomi would probably forgive him in a heartbeat like she always does.
But...even if she forgives him, he knows it deep down...that he will never be able to bring it in himself to forgive his actions.
"I-I-I...I don't know what came over me." Armin starts, trembling from head to toe. "I-I'm so...I'm so sorry, Kiyomi. I'm...I'm sorry."
He apologises all the while self-loathing himself. How could he have ever allowed this to happen...? Tears streamed from both Armin and Kiyomi's eyes.
But Armin realized something. What was originally a frowning girl before him, became a smiling girl. Her sky blue eyes were still covered and stained with wet tears, overflowing with new drops, but her lips curled into a smile. But why? Armin couldn't figure out why she'd be smiling after everything he did and said.
"It's okay, Armin. I forgive you. I know you didn't mean the things you said. Y-You were just....upset." Kiyomi forced a smile. But behind that smile, Armin could see the pain it held.
"N-No...you...you shouldn't...be able to forgive me so easily." Armin whispered. "Why...how...how can you...forgive me in a heart beat like that...?"
"Because...because I love you."
Armin was originally shocked...but now...now he was more than just shocked! He was astounded in disbelief! At this point, he was beginning to wonder if he was drugged or other.
After all he did and said, there's no way in the existence of life that she would say something so...so...bizzare! Kiyomi chuckled lightly, while watching his reaction.
"Armin the reason I am able to forgive you so easily...is because you've always been there for me. And I understand that all people have times like these when emotions like hatred and sorrow can take us over. It happens to all of us. And there can be times we might even self-loathe ourselves. I even have...but, because you've always been willingly to help me whenever I was in trouble, because you always showered me with kindness I didn't even deserve, because you've remained by my side no matter what...I forgive you. And I know you too well to know you didn't mean the things you said. People say many things in anger...things that may not be true. And I get that. So please, don't hate yourself for this. Because...I forgive you."
Armin was taken aback by Kiyomi's words, but then felt a pinch of guilt in his stomach. "Shouldn't...I be the one giving the speech...?" Armin thinks allowed.
Armin felt that he should be the one giving the speech but of apologies as to why he's sorry and how much he's sorry for being such a...such a....pain in the coconut to deal with.
Armin never again takes out his feelings on Kiyomi ever again. Instead, he calmly talks to her about it and they come up with a peaceful resolution or other.
Hopefully the beast inside Armin never releases itself ever again...cause trust me, you wouldn't want to be in the presence of Armin Arlert when he's like that. TRUST ME.
