(Eren's POV - The day Before the Project)

It has been a week now since Annie and I were in a few classes together. The day after I pranked her, I bumped into her on the way to the football stadium. She was already angry for some reason, and I could clearly see it was other than me pranking her. I glared at her and told her to watch her way. She started yelling at me for not paying attention. She called me a block head. That's when I made a fatal mistake. I called her by the name she hates the most, (And was MY humble, genius, world-changing invention, of course): Bitch-Face McGee.

She got angry and attacked me and we got into the same old fights that we used to get into when we were little. We never had a moment of peace together.  And I doubt we ever will at this point.

We always fight. We were the ultimate fight debate of every school we went to. Bullies feared her, girls stayed around me for some reason. She is an expert with hand to hand combat in some martial arts but I am a weapons expert, especially melee weapons. Also I am a survivalist. I spent lots of time in the woods with my dad, learning how to survive.

I play a lot of call of duty. Also Battlefield and metal gear solid, to learn how to shoot and stealth, since my dad doesn't like me carrying ballistic weapons. Though I can't deny I've used real guns and carbine rifles before.

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(The day After the Project)

I woke up in the middle of the night to a message on my phone from an unknown number.

Meet me at these coordinates

I looked at the message for a while before deciding to go and meet this person, whoever it is. Why? Because I love the danger.

I got up and went to the bathroom to brush my teeth. Then I put on some clothes. Then some sneakers and grabbed my phone and some earphones.
Then I stopped and thought to myself. If I am gonna go meet a mysterious person I might as well look mysterious as hell myself.

So I grabbed a cap, some shades, a balaclava half face mask, a black hoodie and a black jacket over it. I also grabbed myself a pocket knife that I might use just in case. Also I found some leather gloves and binoculars while searching the house so I wore the gloves and headed out through the window so I don't wake my mom.

I left to the destination. When I arrived there I discovered it to be a dark alleyway with no one there and only a streetlight to light the way. It was long, with water puddles on the ground and spray painted trash cans to accompany them.

I hid on top of the emergency staircase that was a little far from the actual meeting point just in case that person was an armed robber who knew me and wanted to kidnap me. Then again, what kidnapper would believe that their victims would willingly come to their meeting place in the middle of the night, all by themselves and with no one informed?

The person arrived and stood there. I couldn't see their face but I noticed that they are short. I could only see their dark silhouette that was looking around. My phone was on silent so when the person texted me my phone vibrated a small vibration.

I pulled it out and looked at the message through low brightness.

Where are you?

I took a picture of the person just in case while still hiding. I opened a photo editing app on my phone and adjusted the brightness of the photo. What I noticed is that the person is a short girl wearing a white hoodie and jeans.

I'm waiting

I decided to message back

Me: And what if I did not come?

Unknown: then I might leave.

Me: why should I care?

Unknown: you'll know why once you arrive.

Me: you're someone I know?

Unknown: you can say that.

I stared at the person as she was texting.

Me: What do you want?

Unknown: just arrive and you'll see.

I decided to trick her.

Me: I am still in bed.

I saw the person sigh in anger and type angrily.

Unknown: COME ON ALREADY.

I jumped down the emergency staircase and landed behind her on my feet a few meters away.

She looked back and saw me. I was hidden so she didn't see my face.

"So you are already here." She said as I walked towards her in a dark and brooding manner.

"Obviously" I replied in a dark and brooding deep voice.

She sighed. "Look, Yeager. I want to settle our childhood rivalry once and for all. I am sick and tired of you and your fighting."

"Why?" I asked. "I thought you enjoy fighting me."

"Do you think that this is fun?! No I do not enjoy it! I have enough on my hands that I can barely manage! And every day you have to pull a trick that gets me irritated even more! As if I don't have enough to worry about!" She exclaimed.

"Listen here, Annie. Don't judge me. I also wanted to talk to you about this and probably get to a mutual agreement, a truce, you can say. It all started because of a stupid ball, which I now own by the way, so... yea! The ball is mine." I didn't know what to say but I wanted to mention the ball. So there you go.

"That was supposed to be my ball!" She yelled at me.

"No. Mine." I replied.

"You... I'll make you pay." She said in a hostile tone.

She got into her fighting stance. I got into one too which surprised her.

"Try me." I said.

I delivered a punch but she grabbed my arm and twisted it. Before the pain took over I quickly punched her stomach, pushing her away from me. She held her stomach while I held my arm.

"Impressive." She said. I did not reply.

She delivered one of her punches which I grabbed. I then punched her face. Then she kneed me in the stomach. I then hit her with an uppercut to her face and did a leg sweep which she dodged. She then kicked my glasses off.

I was now on the ground but that lasted for only two seconds. I got up and picked my glasses up from the ground and placed them away. Then I took the hoodie off my head and lowered the balaclava. The cap was the only thing left on my head. I was ready to fight her until one of us yields, and I wasn't planning on yielding anytime soon.

"You really do love to fight me!" I exclaimed.

"It brings out the best of me. Also I get to take my rage out on you."

"Whatever it is that's making your life miserable. I don't think it is worth taking it all out on me."

"You know nothing of my suffering!"

I predicted her next movement. She is gonna put her fighting stance on and wait for me to charge at her in which she is going to grab me and flip me over.

"Did you enjoy yesterday?" I asked. She looked away, blushing.

"Y-Yes."

"Me too!"

I charged at her and waited for her to flip me over and when I reached her she grabbed me and tried to flip me over but I placed my foot in between her legs and grabbed hold of her and we fell together to the ground.

But something extremely unexpected happened, a thing I will never forget. The moment that changed my life.

Her lips fell on mine! We were accidentally kissing! Our eyes were wide opened. I could swear I felt her kiss.

She immediately got up and placed her hand on her mouth and booked it back to her home while I was still on the ground, placing my hands under my head and crossing my legs, looking at the night sky.

Her soft... beautiful lips were on mine... Annie Leonhardt... was kissing me. Her lips were felt so soft and beautiful. I think I want to taste them again...

I got up and opened my phone and scrolled to her number. As I was writing a text message, she messaged me. I already saved her number

Annie: Forget this ever happened.

I smirked at the message and replied with the message I was going to send.

Me: I could swear I felt you kissing me.

Annie: MO!

Annie: I MEAN NO!

Me: Your soft beautiful lips were on mine.

Annie: I said forget it!

I started imagining her as I typed. Her lips made me feel crazy for her! I wasn't in love, just thirsty. It was I?

Me: That was amazing.

Me: Your gorgeous blue eyes. They're so alluring.

Me: your soft beautiful blond hair.

Annie: STOP!

Me: Annie. We should meet again.

After a few minutes she responded.

Annie: Okay. We'll settle this another time. But prepare to get your ass handed to you.

Me: I was thinking something more civilized, but if you want that, sure.

Picking my stuff off the ground, I made my way back to my place. I kept rethinking of what happened between her and I right then.
She kissed me. I felt her lips pressed against mine. It wasn't because of the fall, she did press her lips against mine.

I made my way inside my room through the house, and texted Annie, who was still online by the way.

Me: Still awake?

Annie: How could I sleep?

Me: I know I am not sleeping anytime soon.

Annie: Sure.

Me: Can I ask you something?

Annie: What?

Me: That kiss. How did it feel?

Annie: We didn't kiss. My lips just collided with yours.

Me: We both know you kissed me though. You did actually press your lips against mine immediately! I felt it. And it felt nice.

Me: So I ask you. How did it feel?

A minute went by and she didn't answer. I started taking my clothes off and going back into the clothes I was wearing before waking up.

Another minute went by. I made my way to the kitchen and started drinking milk from the fridge.
Milk is good. I like milk.

And another minute went by, nothing. She was still online, and probably still gawking at her phone, on our conversation.

And then finally, on the fourth minute, she answered.

Annie: Great.

Annie: It felt great.