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Chapter 5

Like that, on top of being stressed out, paranoid, and just tired, I started the argument. For a while Levi and I argued for like an hour. Then after a quick slap to the face I realized I was being foolish. So I ended the argument and tried going back to sleep once again. This time I ended up falling asleep for real.

When I woke up I headed down into the kitchen to grab something to eat. In the kitchen, I realized Erwin was there along with Levi. And it seemed as though the two of them had just finished some sort of secret meeting. Immediately I started to get worried that something bad had happened.

"You're awake, good morning, Jade. Did you sleep well?" Erwin greeted. Slowly and cautiously I moved towards my fridge to grab a glass of milk while not letting my eyes off them.

"Jade, are you sure you're alright now after getting some sleep?" Levi questioned.

"Maybe… maybe not… Where are Eren and Mikasa?" I responded worriedly.

"They're in town running some errand… Don't tell me you're still paranoid."

"Well sorry if I'm paranoid. That's just how am!" Before I knew it we ended clashing heads… literally! And it got to the point where Erwin had to pry us off each other.

"Will you two stop arguing?! You're supposed to be working together as a team! Not trying to rip each other's head off!"

"She started it, Erwin." He muttered under his breath. And like that I was going to pull out my shurikens when something caught my eye outside in the trees. Shortly after I was sensing my entire house was surrounded.

"Shit, Erwin she sensed the others! I told you this was a bad idea!" Levi whispered. Slowly I started to back away nervously.

"What's going on?" I questioned.

"Jade, relax, everything is being taken care of." Erwin reassured.

"And what's that?"

"Your paranoia, Levi sent me a message late at night telling me you were having paranoia that Kenny might come after you. So I had your house entirely surrounded."

"Are you an idiot? Kenny's men are looking for us and when one of his men notices a house being secured to tightly like this he'll immediately know it's us! Get rid of them now!" But sadly it was already too late. In a moment's notice my danger sense was ringing insanely. Out of reflex I pulled out a katana, jumped over a chair, and blocked a shuriken that was about to hit Levi. Afterwards I threw one of my shurikens at the same direction it came from thus knocking the attacker from the tree. And when I looked outside I found we were now surrounded by Kenny's men with Erwin's men lying dead all over the place.

"We need to get out of here and fast, follow me!" I ordered. Quickly I lead the two of them downstairs to the basement. From there I opened my secret emergency tunnel and ordered the two of them to go through. As they went through I stayed back for the moment and hoped that Kenny's men haven't gotten into the house yet.

"Jade, what are you doing?" Levi questioned.

"Keep going, I need to go back and grab something! I'll meet you guys at the end of the tunnel, hurry now!" I explained. Then I quickly locked up the tunnel and rushed upstairs. Just as I got upstairs, Kenny's men were just starting to break into my house. Quickly I tried dodging every one of them while trying to my room on the top floor.

When I finally got into my room I immediately locked it behind me. And just when I thought I was safe, Kenny suddenly appeared out of nowhere in my room and slowly started to clap. Carefully I tried reaching for my shuriken when Kenny suddenly pulled out a gun and shoved it right at my neck.

"Well look who's trying to play hero. Did you really think that having an entire place surrounded by hidden soldiers would bypass my radar? Ha-ha, you were always such a fool to begin with." Kenny stated.

"First of it wasn't my idea to do that… it was Erwin's… and I won't let you get away with this!" I declared.

"Ha-ha can't you hear yourself? You sound like a little kid… a spoiled, little kid…" Afterwards Kenny pulled the trigger back and was prepared to shoot me. Slowly I started panicking as I might really not get out of this alive.

"Any last words, you little pest?" Kenny questioned as he evilly laughed afterwards. And before I knew it I took the risk, broke away, pulled a sword out from under my bed, and slashed Kenny's shooting hand. Afterwards I quickly grabbed a bag from underneath my drawer and jumped out the window. Luckily my horse was waiting right out the window and I quickly galloped away after landing right on the saddle. I didn't even dare to look back after that.

"Hey Erwin… do you think Jade is alright?" I asked.

"*sighs* Levi for the tenth time, I'm sure she's alright. She is the famous Shadow Assassin after all." Erwin replied. Ever since Jade ordered us into the tunnel and suddenly left to get something I had a bad feeling something bad happened to her. It's been hours that we've been walking through this tunnel and it seemed as though it would never end. Just when I was about to ask Erwin just how long this tunnel is he suddenly started to giggle.

"What's so funny?" I questioned.

"*giggles* It's nothing." He responded.

"Erwin"

"It's nothing, really… *giggles*"

"Sooner or later I'll get it out of you so you might as well save some time and tell me already!"

"Have you even heard yourself for the past hour or two?"

"What are you talking about?"

"The only things you've been saying ever since we got into the tunnel are about Jade. 'Erwin do you think Jade is alright?' 'Do you think Jade is hurt?' 'Do you think we should go back and try to help her?' You're in love with her aren't you?"

"As if, I'm only looking out for her since all she's been doing are such risky, idiotic things. And she flipped me in the middle of the night! Why would I like a girl like that?"

"You sure you're not a tiny bit in love with her? And do consider that you've been talking only about her ever since we got in this tunnel." After a while of denying it I finally realized I really was in love with Jade. For a moment I was really shocked. I never expected to fall in love with someone, especially one who flipped me in the middle of the night. Soon Erwin saw the end of the tunnel and we both rushed out as fast as we could.

There waiting at the end was Eren, Mikasa, and Jade. To my relief Jade looked alright and still in one piece. Though, I could only see her right side. And when she turned around her injuries finally showed. Her left eye was patched with a small bandage, her left arm was also bandaged, and her left ankle seemed as though it was bleeding from the stain on the bandage around it. I was just so in shock that I couldn't even speak.

"Jade, what happened?" Erwin asked.

"It's just a little injury, a small price to pay, I'm fine and I can still fight if I have to." I explained. Just when Erwin was about to talk, Levi suddenly snapped at me.

"What were you thinking? You were practically going up against Kenny with his entire army! Were you trying to commit suicide?! Look at yourself! You're practically all bandaged up on one side! How do you plan to keep fight like that?!" he shouted. Usually when someone yells at me like that I never get emotional. But this time his words shot me through to the heart like an arrow. It felt weird along with its pain.

And quickly out of angry and confusion I tossed the bag I ran back up for at him. For a moment he was confused about what was inside. But once he opened it he was actually quite shocked.

"That's what I ran back up for. I knew Erwin and you barely have enough money left so I had to grab it. And if you thought it was stupid then just throw it away. I could care less what you do with it anymore!" I angrily explained. After that I started to limp away since my left ankle was shot by Kenny as I tried to desperately escape.

"Where are you going?" Erwin questioned.

"As far as I can get before I drop."

"Why?"

"It's because I don't want to see him (points to Levi) anymore! And yes I'm quitting the creed!"

"You shouldn't walk! Where's your horse?"

"It died."

"How did it die?"

"Kenny shot it while I was escaping. That's how I got injures on my eye and arm. Just leave me alone!" Before I knew it Eren had picked me up and carried me back over to Erwin and Levi. Though, I did try fighting back, but I felt as though I might've tear through more skin on my arm.

"Jade you can't leave! You swore to help us through this!" Erwin argued.

"Technically I swore to no oath and you never wrote it down and made me sign it either so you can't force me to stay! And anyways Levi there thinks I'm insane! What's the point if he doesn't want to work with someone as insane as me who knows what the goals are and is willing to take the risk to get there?" I countered. Suddenly Erwin looked angrily over to Levi who seemed to be frozen in place.

"Jade, you're the best chance we got against Kenny. We need you. Everyone else who has been under the torture of Kenny needs your help." Erwin encouraged.

"Sorry… but if my parents didn't make it against Kenny, what chance do I have? Look at me now, I'm injured all on my left side and I can barely walk normal." I announced. Suddenly just like that everyone was frozen shocked like Levi. And I pretty much felt like an idiot for revealing a tiny bit of my history.

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~PetraRal7853