Attack on Titan Armin Arlert X Reader Fanfiction

Chapter 1

Luna's POV

No one died this time. The scouting regiment squads went outside the walls for our mission to kill a certain amount of titans. To celebrate, it was decided that we would go ice skating. While walking back to my room, I noticed Armin was sitting outside his door. He looked.... sad. Depressed, even. "Aren't you going ice skating?" I asked, sitting next to him, concerned. I had known Armin all my life and it was very unlike him to be without a smile for long.

"I was thinking... Do you want to go somewhere else? J-just the two of us?.." he asked, not meeting my gaze.
"Like where?"
"I don't know..."
"How about... bowling?" I suggested.
He shrugged. "Sounds good, actually." He got up, extended his hand to me and I took it. I followed him out of the building and we walked side by side. The walk wasn't that long.

"Are you okay, Armin?" I asked. He was silent. Then, he stopped.
"I... I'm sorry. I'm making you worry about me..." He scratched his head. "No, I'm okay. I just need to have fun."
We continued our walked; out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a shady looking guy. I looked back at him. He was staring at us. Why was he staring at us? I considered telling Armin, but decided against it. I had a reputation for being paranoid.
As we passed an alleyway, another shady looking guy jumped out.
"Uhm.. Excuse us." I said. I took Armin's hand and tried to run, but one of the guys swiftly moves right in front of me, blocking my path. Before I knew it, he had put his hands on my shoulders. My mind was racing. Thinking quickly, I put my arms in between his and pushed them away, kicking him in the groin at the same time. In the corner of my eye, I saw the other guy going for Armin. Armin looked completely frozen, probably from shock. I kicked the guy in the back of the knee and pushed him down. I grabbed Armin's hand and ran. Just ran. As fast as I could, practically dragging Armin. We arrived at the entrance of the bowling alley and stopped to catch our breath.
"How did you... do that?" Armin asked, gasping.
"I.. I don't even know.."

We entered the bowling alley. We paid, got our shoes, and our balls.
"Armin, I've actually... never been bowling before." I confessed. I've always wanted to and I thought would be the perfect oppurtunity. Armin was surprised.
"I don't know how to bowl..." I continued. I stood in front of my alley. To my surprise, Armin stood behind me. He put his hand on my elbow and bent it. "Bend your elbow like this. Now bend down, swing your arm back, bring it foward again and release."
I followed his steps and knocked down 7. I looked at Armin and he smiled at me in approval. "Thanks." I said. It was his turn. Armin was a really good bowler. He got a strike. "Wow. Where did you learn to do that?"
"I read a lot of books..."
Well of course. He was Armin. Being adorable with his nerdiness. And helpful without wanting a thing in return. How was he able to do that? But.. Something was still bugging me. Why did he want to go alone somewhere? With me?

Armin won by a long shot. He scored 214 and I scored 105. Then again, I didn't expect to win. We walked back, careful of the alleyway. I thanked Armin for the night out. His face seemed even more sunken than before... I figured I would get him to talk tomorrow.

TW: c*tting, s*icide attempt
I plopped on my bed and looked at the calendar. Today was the 6 year anniversay of my family's death. Upon this thought, my mind went completely dark and pretty much shut off. I walked in the bathroom, started the bath, and stripped of my clothes. I was like... a robot. I was aware that I had a problem, but I couldn't stop myself when I thought about my family's deaths. I took out a blade, and got in the bath. I cut myself, leaving 8 marks on my wrist, deeper than usual. I went completely under water, no longer breathing as the nausea took over. I listened to the constant sound of the water running out of the faucet. 'Oh well' was the last thing I thought before everything went black.

Armin's POV

I've been wanting to tell Luna about my feeling for her, but I just... can't bring myself to say the words. I was too afraid of rejection. Eren's voice popped in my head. 'Don't be a pussy.' he said when I told him how scared I was. He was right.

I stood outside Luna's door. I knocked, my mind at war.
Minutes went by and when no one answered, I started to get worried. Didn't she just go in? I tried the door. It was unlocked. I know I shouldn't've but I went in because I was concerned. Her room was dark, but I noticed a beam of light underneath a door. I knocked on it, "Luna?" I called.
No answer. I opened it and peeked in, not wanting to see something I wasn't supposed to. I saw a sliver of the room- it was a bathroom. There was water overflowing the bathtub, and it was bloody. The first thing I felt was shock, then fear, then sadness. 'Please don't be dead.', 'Why did you do this?' Thoughts ran through my head as I opened the door and quickly got her out of the tub and onto the floor. I checked for a pulse. There was none. 'Oh God, no'

I did CPR, over and over. Blowing air into her mouth and pressing her chest multiple times. I would not give up, not until she was here. There's no way I'm losing anyone else. Tears flowed from my eyes.

It was useless. I sat there crying and looking at her. 'Luna...'

I don't even know how much time had passed before she suddenly jerked up, spewing water from her mouth. She was deathly pale, her were lips blue, and she was shivering violently. She looked at me and tried to talk, her mouth was moving but no sound was coming out. I got up quickly and got a towel and a bandage. When I returned, she was hugging her legs, still shaking violently. I wrapped her wrist with the bandage and wrapped her in the towel. I carried her to her bed. 'I should probably get her something to eat...' I thought. I heated up some soup and brought it to her. She say up to eat it.

My feelings towards this were... mixed. I was mad at her for hurting herself, but at the same time I wanted to comfort her....

"I'm sorry..." she said. I stood against the wall, looking down. "I never meant to-"

"why would you do that..?" I asked, a sharp tone in my voice.

"Because... 6 years ago, my family died..."

"Mine did too." I gritted my teeth. "But I don't cut myself!" I yelled.

Her face was shocked, and she looked hurt. Was I too harsh..?

"Trust me, I know. You're right.." she croaked out.
I sighed. Now I felt bad. I walked over to her bed and sat on the edge of it. "I'm sorry, that was harsh."
She shook her head. "I needed to hear it. Thank you, Armin. For that, and for helping me."
Nothing but silence for minutes. I need to tell her, but I don't think now is the right time...
"It's alright.. are you okay now?"
"Yes, I'm okay.."
"Well, goodnight, Luna-"
She put her index finger up, as if putting me on pause. She got up, went in her closet and came out in a shirt and underwear. I looked away, blushing. "Luna?..."

"Armin... will you stay with me tonight?" she asked.

She's been through a lot tonight. Maybe she needed me to make sure she wouldn't do anything else.

"Okay." I nodded.
"You can strip too. I-if you want. I wouldn't want you uncomfortable." She giggled, and I giggled with her. So I did, feeling embarassed. We crawled into bed, and she hugged me. Her head fit in the crook of my neck and I wrapped my arms around her, rubbing her back. Minutes-no- seconds later, I heard snoring.

A/N: so it is 7/31/16 and I wrote this about 2 years ago and decided it needed major editing. I finished this chapter and plan on doing the rest. thank you for all the support on this fanfic, it means a lot since it was my first one. if you don't know what I'm talking about then don't pay attention to this lol.