𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓.ᴀɴɴɪᴇ ʟᴇᴏɴʜᴀʀᴅᴛ, ᴍɪᴋᴀꜱᴀ ᴀᴄᴋᴇʀᴍᴀɴ

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𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋 𝟏𝟒𝐓𝐇, 𝟖𝟓𝟎 𝐀𝐓 𝟏𝟑:𝟎𝟑

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  Her fingers weaved almost perfectly with yours, her surprisingly smooth skin -given all the training that was your daily schedule- meeting to your slightly rougher (S/C) tone as your thumb gently traced circles upon her flesh, a smile gracing your features at the softer moment between you both. The rest of the week leading up to this very day seemed to pass by at an agonising pace, the fact that you had personal training with Annie every night after dinner -without exceptions- not helping with your anticipation; although it did bring you a momentary relief from your everyday life, 'And I still haven't managed to even hit her. Granted, I don't fall over while trying to kick back at her that often anymore, but she's still way too skilled for me to land a hit. I don't know what I was expecting though, she's said to be one of the strongest in hand-to-hand.' You and the platinum blonde had continued to travel every evening to the first spot you had sparred, in fact, your body still ached with the use of muscles that typically remained dormant -as well as being littered with bruises underneath your uniform from Annie keeping her end of the bargain, the girl taking you out with seemingly everything she had, 'At least I know that I'll improve by the time that's all over.'

  "(Y/N)," Mikasa gently spoke, slightly tugging on your hand to garner your attention and pulling you out of your memory-filled thoughts, "We're almost there." As of current, you and your girlfriend were on that date she had asked you out on a few days ago; the ravenette happened to take you to the same forest that Annie had multiple nights prior to train, but based on the fact that you were heading in a different direction at an upwards angle -away from the mostly flat plain where you had spared- you could only assume that the two of you were not heading to the same location.

  "I can't wait, Mika." you replied, turning your head to her slightly and giving her a grin. You felt your heart melt when she gave you one in return, a tender aspect about hers that imprinted itself in your mind to recall at a later date while you both continued to make your way up the bump in the terrain. You both still wore your uniforms as you trudged uphill -'If we were to wear better clothes, they would just get ruined up here in all these trees and bushes. That, and it would be more difficult for us to stay hidden as dating if we were to.'- the both of your two pairs of boots crunching and snapping twigs that were pressed into the dirt with you holding back a slight wince as you pushed yourself to keep up with the Japanese woman, 'Man, my legs are so weak after not even a full week of training with Annie. Just how sore am I going to be by the time I'm strong enough to impress Mika?' Usually, you'd be able to travel this distance without a problem -but seeing as you've been having extra practice as of late, things weren't as they would normally be.

  Fortunately, you didn't have to silently struggle any longer; because it wasn't even a full minute later that you both seemed to reach the crest of the elevated ground, your eyesight breaking over the horizon and, with a few more steps, being able to overlook part of the forest below you. With a partially agape mouth, you felt your breath leave your body as your eyes skimmed over the picturesque image -below you was an endless sea of trees, spots of green able to be seen mixed in with brown as the branches began to sprout new leaves for the upcoming weather. The trees and other shrubbery broke off into a clearing, where you could see a small lake -and at noticing that it also had sand lining its edges that faded into dirt, you realised with a slight startle that this spot overlooked the area where Annie and you had been training for the past few days; if you looked closely enough, you could even vividly imagine you and the stoic girl practising beneath the covering of the trees.

  "Mika, I..."

  Even though you had seen the sight before, you found yourself stunned by it once more -the different angle the partial cliff face provided causing it to feel like it was an entirely foreign place once more, "This is so beautiful..."