The trains were a little late, and there were a lot of people. The Skate competitions had just ended, and of course the crowd had been great. Now she was waiting in the station for their train. Armin sitting on a bench, a suitcase at his side and a sports bag with his friends: Connie, Jean, Mikasa and Eren, who had made the trip to encourage him. Their train arrived and they climbed inside, putting themselves in the last compartment, they settled down and obviously the discussion was centered on the competition which had lasted 3 days. Armin had made several performances, but unfortunately he had not arrived in the first three, but despite that, he had fond memories during those days.

The landscape passed by at full speed, it passed from the city to the countryside, revealing fields as far as the eye could see. The thoughts of the blond returned to the competition, he remembered each person who passed in front of the judges, the couple of dancer Reiner and Historia who had made an incredible performance with their impeccable coordination. They had made several throws on the ice, Historia often fell on one foot, which made the task more difficult, but it brought them points. In addition, they had danced on a beautiful music, sweet and emotional, which had moved the judges. Berthold and Annie had been extraordinary, as at every competition actually ... They had ended on a "spiral of death". Berthold had lowered Annie to the ice as she took a bent position while sliding on one foot. The skater held her partner's hand while rotating it around a circle, her head almost touching the ice. Berthold had to take the correct pivot position for the item to be executed properly. They were almost one of the only couples to practice this kind of figure that was dangerous for the skater. Armin remembered a performance they had done on the song: "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga, it was one of their best. It was a pretty sensual dance with lots of staves and jumps, their stuck perfectly with the music, Berthold had a black shirt with a little red bowtie and a black stocking, Annie with a black dress revealing his beautiful back naked. His eyes were made up of blacks, giving him a predatory look, which reflected his character ...

- Armin?
- Huh? the blond asked as he withdrew from his thoughts as he saw his friends heading for the exit. We already arrived?
- Yeah yeah Jean snorted.

Armin slipped the shoulder strap of his gym bag over his shoulders and grabbed his suitcase, following his friend who joined Eren, Mikasa and Connie waiting for them. They went to a little bistro for a drink, and the TV that was there, reminisce the moments of skating, Armin could see his performance whose jumps slowed down, it was very well filmed elsewhere.

- It's our Armin! Eren said staring at the screen while typing in the back of his friend, who choked on his lemonade.
- You patinas very well smiles Mikasa while drinking his orange juice, eyes riveted on the screen.
- Ah, the darlings of the judges! Jean said, looking back at the screen.

Armin stared at the two skaters who were jumping up and down: Berthold Hoover and Annie Leonhart. The blonde stared at each of their movements without a word, Annie dancing so well, with all the grace she had in her. He felt his elbows hit him on the shoulder.

- Armin stop watching, we're going to say Eren getting up followed by his friends. That's it, we go boxed!
- Oh yes ! smiled Jean.
- Not added Mikasa, disgusted and not in the mood to go.

On the side of the champions, their train arrived at the station, they came down acclaimed by a crowd and photographers, the paparazzi, the horror ... Annie hated these people, always stick to it, to ask him billions of questions, even intimate they were sick. Reiner made a small passage with Berthold in the crowd, followed by Annie who was lucky to be small for once. After answering a few questions, they returned to their private vehicle, driven by a driver.

- Nice medal! said the blond, looking at the golden pallet in Berthold's hand.
"We tore up," said the big brown man with a smile. It deserves a small run of skate on the way home!
"I'm going to win," Annie added, shrugging her shoulders.
- We'll see !

Arrived at the rink where they train tirelessly, the trio quickly put on their skates and launched on the ice warming a little. Annie skated on one foot then on the other, as if she caressed the ice. Reiner put on his gloves and darted off the track, making a short loop followed by Berthold. Annie accelerated her speed before jumping and making several laps, arms crossed over her shoulders, and falling back on one foot. She skated backwards before getting close to her friends who waited for the small race.

- Well, as usual, we made three rounds, the first arrives wins, the last offers us the pizzas smiles Reiner while preparing.

They left at the same time, skating at full speed, making sharp turns, Annie took advantage and passed between the two large, quietly. Skating behind her back, she took her time as her two friends competed for second place. Reiner accelerated the pace smirking at his friend, who looked at him with red cheeks, which obviously destabilized him, making him lose speed. Annie saw Reiner passing her, and shit, she resumed her run trying to catch up and keep her first place. Reiner crossed the line and Berthold paid for the pizzas, a beautiful evening.

Slumped in the sofas, the trio watched the TV where he repassed the images of the championship, including their benefits and also the testimony after that. They could see the passage of other candidates including the French who were also fighting for the gold medal: Armin Arlert for the individual man, the couple Hitch Doris and Marlowe Freudenberg, the couple Pieck and Porco Galliard, the individual man Mike Zacharias and the couple Hanji Zoe and Livai Ackerman. They all danced very well and had worked for years to get to this point, Annie spent 3 hours a night to train, with the help of her father, who was also her coach, Reiner, Historia and Berthold. He was sometimes tough but it was thanks to him that they won the gold medal all the same.
The next day, Annie was training solo for an ice dance. She chose the music: MARUV & BOOSIN - Drunk Groove. It was a pretty "sexy" dance, which even gave hot. The blonde wore a top revealing her belly and a camouflage striped leggins. Reiner and Berthold had come to see her to film her performance and then see the flaws that had to be corrected immediately to win.

- Go give everything! screamed Reiner putting the music on.

Annie started from the middle of the rink, squatting, before getting up at the moment when the music was triggered. Berthold was filming while Reiner was taking pictures for their Facebook page where they were teaching advanced and beginner classes. They had opened their own skating club, open to all. The blonde swayed on the track while turning on itself while skating back. Annie chained the saltos then a few jumps before falling back on the ice properly. Skating quickly, the bung lifted her right leg, behind her, digging her back before recovering normally. She chained with a waltz jump, she projected forward making a half turn in the air before getting on the outer edge of the opposite leg.

- Perfect ! smiled Reiner. Like always !


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