Forgive & Don't Forget

[Eren]

Omg update finally. Thank u guys for reading my story! Hope you enjoy! Before we begin I just wanna say that I was thinking about AoT and I was like hmmm remember that EreAnnie scene they never animated? Well that thought motivated me to write again. Soo yep. Hope this chapter isn't TOO boring. Enjoy my lovely EreAnnie shippers! Plz follow me I am hungry for follows >:) also sorry for my bad English lmao u know what I mean.

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Annie has been on my mind lately. But it's not like that. It's the way we used to "talk". I missed those days as a cadet, eager to get outside and beyond the walls. But it was the moments like training with Annie or sharing stories with Reiner and Bertholt that made me want to stay a cadet.

I did miss Reiner and Bertholt. They were like brothers to me. I miss them a lot. I don't think I'll ever be able to forgive them for what they've done. They've cost me so much destruction and lives. But then again, so did Annie; and here I am thinking about her all day.

I went outside to a small fountain located in a plaza connected to the headquarters. I came here to think a lot. Today I would think about Annie. Why was she on my mind? First off, what do I think about her? Is she a comrade? A friend? An enemy? She never was an enemy. She was an ally at heart. Teaching me those moves and indirectly saving my life from Reiner?

Is this feeling toward her out of respect, or is it something more.

I guided my hand through my shirt brown hair. I hadn't done that since Annie left me bruises on my head from throwing me in the dirt so many times.

Annie...

Why did Annie out of all people have to be so solemn and cold all the time? Why couldn't she be an easy person to talk to?

But then again I do like challenges and that's what she is?

Wait... so do I like her??

I should... I should go talk to her.

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I made my way down to her quarters. I walked with confidence and stroked my neck; I expected to feel the key necklace that was usually around my neck but... Annie has missed out on a lot.

I knocked on her door. No response.

I knocked again. Still nothing.

"Annie? You there? It's me. Eren."

Nothing.

I walk around the area maybe to spot her.

"Kindness is virtue, Kirstein."

It was her voice.

"Oh yeah?"

And also, Jean's voice.

I allowed the voices to guide me and they brought me to the main kitchen. I found Jean and Annie washing dishes, together...?!

They were fairly... close.

They looked like they were having fun.

Annie had a small smile wedged on the ends of her mouth and Jean had his usual rosey face.

Strange. I thought he was only flustered around Mikasa.

"Since when do you know what kindness is?" Jean exposed Annie.

She dried the dishes softly and placed them away. "I may not be the nicest person, but I have a whole different side you don't know about." She replied.

She has a whole other side? Wow, I'd like to meet that side.

"Maybe I can meet this 'Annie 2.0' sometime, eh?" Jean teased.

"Maybe. But only if you do what I said to do." She rose a brow.

Jean sighed and turned off the sink water, for they were finished.

"Do I really have to?" Jean said dramatically.

"Mhm." Annie nodded with precision.

"Agh, your a pain in the ass."

"Tell me about it." she giggled.

Annie?! Giggling? And not even with me? With playboy Jean?

Get a grip Eren... why are you so sensitive all of a sudden?

Jean stopped and smiled at Annie. Intact they both stood and stopped to stare at each other. I could feel the heat coming off Annie from afar. I always knew she wasn't the best in heart to heart conversations.

Annie began to stutter. "Daghh~~" she just blurted out.

"You alright there?" Jean chuckled.

"Yea never mind. Do what I told you and let's get it over with." Annie looked away all red.

Jean smirked. "In a rush eh? Me too. I'll be on my way." He dried his hands and left the room.

What did they discuss?

"Annie?" I made my way into the kitchen as Jean left.

Annie looked up and her redness and emotion faded to her paleness once again.

"Eren. Something needed?" She asked.

"Uhm. No. I just needed to talk to you." The words made their way out of my mouth. This was my chance.

"Sure. What's up?"

Go for it Eren!

"What do you think of me?"