Mikasa Ackerman was a beautiful person.

     No matter what expression she wore, no matter what came from her mouth or mood she was in – she was beautiful. Almost too beautiful for words and as cheesy as it was, Annie couldn't fathom how beautiful she was. From the dark strands of hair, the slight twinkle in her eyes when she was amused and the subtle curve of her lips into a small smile. She could imagine those pale pink lips against her own gently pressing in a lazy attempt to convey voiceless feelings.

     "Annie?"

      Knocking herself out of a daydream, Annie raised her head slowly before glancing over her shoulder at Armin Arlert. He was well known around Regiment Academy, apparently he was dating Eren Jaeger who was Mikasa's adopted brother. It slowly dawned on her. Armin equaled Eren, and Eren meant Mikasa. Her heart thudded in her chest as she could hear the familiar yelling and griping of the brunette, and the flutter of red fabric belonging to the object of her affections. Armin had turned to greet them but couldn't mistake the look of utter adoration in Annie's eyes directed towards the oriental girl approaching them.

     Standing in all her glory, Mikasa Ackerman keeping a calm and composed expression as Eren ranted and raved about her stealing his glory. The two of them were dressed in gym attire except for Mikasa's scarf which remained tossed around her shoulder and wrapped about her neck. Sweat glistened on her brow dribbling down only to be wiped away with the sleight of hand, and her eyes remained passive without a single hint of aggression or annoyance. Dealing with Eren Jaeger must have been a tiresome job but she handled it as if it were nothing at all.

     Armin's soothing tone and Eren's yelling fell on deaf ears once Mikasa's eyes met hers. The two of them stared eye to eye, a battle of wills, neither willing to back down. Annie could feel her hands trembling slightly and she quickly shoved them into the pockets of her hoodie. Mikasa's eyes flickered down from her hands to her eyes, and she tilted her head before opening her mouth to speak.

     "You look beautiful today, Annie."

     Everything went quiet in that moment. Surrounding people stared with widened eyes, Armin and Eren gawked with open mouths. Annie tried to control the surprise on her face but it simply wouldn't go away, and her heart thundered in her chest.

     "You were waiting to see me, weren't you? Your class is Calculus, it is in the other corridor. Not this one."

     That had been true, but there was no way that she was going to let her know that. Opening her mouth retort, she was utterly baffled as Mikasa's hand reached out for the one tucked in her hoodie pulling it from its confine and holding it with her own.

     "I'll take you there,"

     Without warning, she dragged her down the corridor ignoring the stares and the whispering. Annie's ears burned red and she couldn't help but feel her knees turn to jelly and if it wasn't for Mikasa pulling her then she wouldn't have had the strength to move at all. It wasn't until she looked up that she realized they weren't in the right corridor. Opening her mouth to speak, she felt hands touching her shoulders and a gentle kiss pressed against her forehead. Mikasa smiled lightly and tilted her head to the side.

     "Isn't there something you wanted to tell me?"

     Annie's heart thundered against her rib cage and rattled her body, but she couldn't get the words out. PDA wasn't something that she liked to do or even wanted to indulge in, and Mikasa knew that so she brought her here so that -. Coming to a realization, Annie smiled lightly and reached up to touch her face drawing the taller woman down into an eager kiss.

     "..You're beautiful, Mikasa."