Hey Everyone!

I decided to write a complete fanfic after many years of putting it off. I just happen to recently watch Shingeki no Kyojin. Afterwards, Annie X Armin was the first fanfic I read. After reading their fanfics, I decided to ship them. Since there wasn't that many fanfics of them, I decided to contribute to this pairing. SO I hope yuu guys enjoy my first fanfic.

Disclaimer : Shingeki no Kyojin is not mine =.="

Chapter one : The Spark

Heavy breathing filled the air as he wiped the sweat formed at his forehead. A touch of pink flooded into the cheeks of her stoic face as she watched him brush aside his sun-kissed hair. Without releasing their eye contact, he boldly stepped forward. Again, in a blink of an eye, she had him down on the ground. This time however, he moved his head near hers and whispered huskily in her ears, "Annie . . ."

His unexpected close proximity surprised her. Hearing her name up close from his lips made her flustered. Taking advantage of her temporary lapse, he flipped her over onto her back.

"Annie." He whispered again as he stared into her surprised sapphire eyes. A slight tingle of excitement drifted down his spine at the image of her trapped beneath him. In this position, she looked weak and fragile compared to her usual cold, intimidating aura. His vision became vague and blurry as he breathed heavily against her face. His judgement was cloudy from exhaustion. Unable to fight against his urges, his self control broke as he reached down to trace her face.

Unsure about his sudden actions, Annie laid still and kept her face neutral despite the turmoil within her as his fingers slowly traced down to her jaws. Before he reached her neck she flipped him over and regained her dominance once again.

"Armin. What are you doing?"

Her sudden question snapped him out of his reverie. His face turned red as he realised what he had just done. He stood up immediately in embarrassment and knocked Annie down while he was at it.

"Oh. Sorry Annie." He mumbled. "Here," he said as he held his hand out for her.

She gave him a cold glare before she slapped his hand away and got up by herself.

"Ah. Well...umm...let's stop today's practice here." He stuttered slightly before he turned his back to her and hurried away in the opposite direction.

In the midst of confusion, she watched him disappear as she struggled to process the event that had just occurred. She had felt something strange stir within her heart. Whilst those feelings were still new, they were not unwelcome. She had long gotten use to them appearing before she dismissed them again, and again.

When Armin arrived at his room, he slammed the door and collapsed onto his bed.

"Dammit, " he muttered frustratedly.

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He knew he was weak. To make up for always relying on Eren and Mikasa, Arim would use his intelligence. However, sometimes he would feel that his portion was not enough to make up for his reliance on his friends. He had always admired their strengths and courage. When he joined the 104th Training Squad, his admirations for his comrades expanded. In particular, Annie Leonhart.

There was just something mysterious that drew him towards her. Despite her cold demeanor, he had seen her rare soft side during his observations. For some strange reason, his eyes were always drawn towards her. Before he knew it, she was always the first person he searched for.

After months of just looking at her from a distance, he finally decided to take action. It's not to say that he hasn't ever spoken to her. It was just that those short greetings were not enough to satisfy him. He decided to create an opportunity to get closer to her and there was no better plan than to fight with her.

Annie had never took interest in anybody. To her the world was dark. She didn't need to get up close and personal with anyone. It was just enough to know briefly everybody's traits , strengths and weaknesses. Her time at the squad was not to play but simply a stepping stone for her mission. She did not have time to spare for relationships. Neither could she risk having feelings for anybody.

She had long emptied her thoughts and facial expressions. In order to survive in this cruel world, she had no choice but to be a lone wolf. It had never occurred in her imagination that she would have anything to do with Armin.

She had never really paid attention to him. Her data on him was also simple. Armin Arlert. 15 years old. 163cm. Intelligent but weak. Top of the 104th Squad in terms of academic but is the weakest in terms of physical strength. Childhood friends with Erem Yeager and Mikasa Ackerman.

When he first approached her to request for private training, she had rejected him coldly. Everyday he would return for the same request. When he saw her, he would acknowledge her presence with a smile or a short greeting. Despite the warm feelings that had spread within her, she would turn away and head for the opposite direction.

Finally her tolerance came to an end. She decided to teach him a lesson to end this once and for all. Like usual, she did not partake during the sparring session. She would walk off and only return when it was over. When Armin saw her, his face beamed as he headed towards her.

"Ann-"

"Arlert ," she cut him off, "Instead of wasting time you should concentrate on training yourself. I will never train you so give it up. I'm warning you. Don't ever ask me again unless you want to get beaten up."

With that she left him there, stunned with what she had just told him.

"WAIT. ANNIE." He yelled as he ran up towards her. "Annie, please," he continued as he reached her side.

She ignored him and walked on. Desperately, he ran up and blocked her way.

"Annie…give me a chance. I want to grow stronger. I'm sick of being weak and needing protection. Please help me...you are the strongest fighter here."

She gave him a deadpan stare and replied tonelessly, "I already warned you. Get out of my way." With that comment she pushed him roughly down to the ground and out of her way.

"Annie…" Armin continued as he got up and tried to block her path.

Again, she knocked him down and continued walking away.

Yet each time Armin would stand up and persist on blocking her. And each time he did, he would be thrown down to the ground again.

She continued to ignore his attempts until her patience ran dry. This time she had to make sure to beat him so he could not stand up again. Even though her style was not to bully the weak; he had left her with no other choice.

Banishing her emotions, she punched him in the face, then proceeded to kneeing him in the stomach. Even though he was in pain, Armin still showed signs of resilience. Despite her discomfort, Annie had no choice but clenched her teeth and prepared to punch him in the stomach until she felt it was enough to stop him from standing back up.

But even after beating him, his determination never faded away. As she began to walk off again, he grabbed her foot in order to hinder her.

"An...nie…" he muttered painfully before passing out.

Even if she pretended to be an ice queen, her heart was fragile. Her crystal ice protection would melt away whenever no one was around her. She bent down and examined him. For someone weak, he had a lot of determination. She gently brushed his fringe away to get a clearer view of his face. Guilt crept in as she saw the damage she had inflicted on his face and body.

Annoying or not, she couldn't just leave him out in the fields. With a sigh, she lifted him up and piggybacked him to his room.

By now, the sky was covered with glittering stars. Everyone was eating their dinner in the dine cabin. This allowed Annie to reach his room without encountering anyone on her way. She stumbled into his room and collapsed onto his bed with him on her back. After taking a break for a couple of minutes, she turned onto the side of the bed to get off his chest.

The shimmering moonlight from the window allowed her to see his innocent unconscious face. She brushed his fringe away with her right hand and let her fingers trailed down from his face to his jaw. She paused and examined the bruise she left near his mouth on his left cheek. With the same hand, she gently brush over the bruise with her thumb.

Thoughtlessly she continued to let her thumb brush against his smooth skin until she realised her thumb had trailed across his soft lips. She flushed slightly as she removed her hands quickly away from his face.

She questioned her increased heart rate only to quickly dismissed the strange thoughts and hurried onto removing his boots. In a flash he was tucked into bed. Before she could decide whether or not she should attend to his injuries and clean up the dry blood, Eren and Mikasa had burst into the room.

The two friends had been worried about Armin's absentee at dinner. Upon seeing Annie, Eren asked in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

"Since you guys finally arrived, you can take care of the rest. Armin is injured. Go and fix him up." stated Annie with her stoic face.

Without further notice, Annie swiftly left the room for dinner before anymore questions could be asked.

"Armin!" Eren exclaimed as he saw his injured friend. Misaka, on the other hand, stayed calm even though she was surprised.

When Armin finally woke up, it was morning and his injuries had already been attended to.

"Eh, Eren. What happened?" Armin mumbled sleepily as he rubbed his eyes.

"That's what I should be asking you." Eren replied. He himself had just gotten up and was changing into his uniform. "Who did this to you?"

Armin sat up painfully and grunted, "It's nothing. Don't worry."

"What do you mean nothing? You know you can tell me anything. Who did this to you? I'll give that bastard a good lesson."

"It's nothing Eren. You don't have to give anyone a lesson."

"Why? Did someone bully you? Wait, was it Annie? She was in your room last night...Was she the one who injured you?!"

"NO! It wasn't her okay? I was just trai...sparing okay? There is nothing for you to worry about. Just leave the topic alone already."

"Fine then." Eren replied with a sigh. If Armin wasn't going to give him the answers then he'll just have to find out what happened from Annie instead.

SO...how was it? Please rate/review :)

It was pretty fun writing this, even though I had nothing planned out. I'm just writing as I go whilst listening to Shingeki no Kyojin OSTs xD

BTW new chapters will be uploaded every Sunday ~~~

Special thanks to my beta : Jessica x3