Highschool au. Annie notices Mikasa following her.

After class

Annie was walking through the hallway, when she suddenly turned around to face Mikasa.

"Why are you following me?"

"I am? Sorry, I wasn't really paying attention." Mikasa said.

"Seriously? This isn't the first time. You've been following me a lot the past few weeks. If I didn't know any better I'd think you were turning into some kind of stalker."

"What? I'm not a stalker. I'm not planning on following you home or anything. It's just... I'm..." Mikasa shyly looked off to the side.

"You're what?" Annie crossed her arms. It was rather rare to see the other girl so flustered. She seemed more like a regular girl than someone who could knock a grown man down with just one hit.

"I..." Mikasa was looking at her shoes now, a light blush apparent on her cheeks. "I think you're really beautiful."

Annie just stared. Out of all things, she did not expect this.

"Anyway, I should get going." Mikasa said and passed by Annie.

Annie quickly grabbed her wrist. "Hold on. You can't just call me beautiful and walk away. You don't just give people compliments. You're Mikasa Ackerman."

"Yeah, but you're Annie Leonhardt. You're special." When Annie didn't reply to that, she leaned down and kissed the blonde on her cheek.

Annie watched her go, utterly confused by Mikasa's actions, as well as by the rapid beating of her heart.