Next chapter to this beginning story. Sorry for it taking so long.

Chapter 4

Meeting

So things were pretty good starting out. Everyone made it on time and all was as planned. But the moment they realized Levi was in the room along with their possible arch enemy that was when things started to go up in flames.

"Why is he here?" Jean Kristen, bounty hunter, questioned while pointing to Eren Jaeger, rival bounty hunter.

"Why is HE here?" Eren copied while pointing to Jean. Along with everyone else they were pretty much arguing and questioning the same way. Before long Levi was about to start a fight. That was when I had to act quickly to avoid a massive massacre. Quickly I took out my empty bomb shell and threw it into the middle of the chaos. Immediately everyone quieted down and moved away from the shell.

"Listen up everyone. Some of you may be enemies with the person next to you or you may be not. But whatever the case may be, sooner or later you'll be working side by side with that same person who you now call enemy. This meeting is meant to be a meeting of peace and agreement. Not an all-out murderous battle. Do I make myself clear?" I announced.

"So the rumors are true. The famous 'Shadow Assassin' is a girl." Jean commented. Immediately I turned my head and stared at him angrily.

"Got a problem with that, Jean?" I responded.

"What if I do? What are you going to do? Are you going to cry and whimper like a little girl?" I grinned in amusement, then in a blink of the eye I threw one of my daggers at him, pinning him to the wall for the moment by the collar.

"Don't forget Jean that I'm no ordinary girl. I'm 'The Shadow Assassin'. I live to kill and I'm not afraid to kill you in a moment's notice, but I need you alive so don't get me angry again. Now if we could all please gather back to the table so we can talk out my deal." Like that I pulled the dagger off him and everyone went back to the table and acted quite normal in a way. Though, they were still making war silently in their heads.

"Now time to move onto business. I have gathered all of you here to join a new group called the Shingeki Creed. And at the moment our main goal is to take down a big threat that is causing my old creed to turn against its code which also means taking it down. So as reward you'll each get $500,000. That is all I have to say. Are there any questions?" I announced. For a moment I could tell all was shocked by the prize in this, but the one that was the most shocked was Levi that he suddenly pulled me out of the room for a moment to have a word with me.

"Are you nuts? Erwin doesn't have that kind of money to give to all these so called members!" he exclaimed.

"I know that and don't worry. I happen to have that kind of money so relax. Anyways many of them will end up dying before the goal is actually finished. Now let's get back before they suspect something's wrong."

"Wait, why didn't you tell them we were going up against Kenny?"

"…It would be best not to let them know we're just sending them to their deaths for some money they might not even get. And anyways they already know since they've been doing jobs like this so they should know that the bigger the money the bigger risk they have of living." Then just when I opened the door to go back in nearly everyone inside started to leave. That startled me. If everyone was going to back out then what was I going to do about members for the creed? What could I even do? These were the best people for the job and if they back out who will accept?

"Are you really going to back out?" I shouted at them. Apparently as everyone continued to leave I noticed there were only two left that stayed and that was Mikasa and Eren. So I went in with Levi following close behind and we closed the door to continue the meeting with the two who stayed.

"Thank you both for staying. As you would have figure this wouldn't be an easy task. You may not even come back alive. So are there any questions you want me to explain?" I announced.

"Just who are we up against?" Eren replied.

"…Kenny the Riper. He's our main goal."

"Good, I've had a score to settle with him and I heard from the others it was him you were going up against. So I stayed for that reason. Now what are we going to do?" For a moment I didn't really know. I was planning on doing a group spy mission to find out Kenny's true meaning of doing this so I might have as well told him what my original plans were. But then Levi jumped right in and answered Eren's question, though, it wasn't a bad idea.

"I was hoping to go and interrogate some of Kenny's subordinates if that was alright with you." Like that I wanted to slap him for doing my job when one of Sturmhond's sons busted through door.

"Kenny is here and he's looking for you." he announced. Like that I was going to hurry out when Levi grabbed onto my shoulder and held me back.

"Stop, it's just what Kenny wants. He brings you out and kills you right on the spot. Don't do it." Levi advised.

"Please Alina, my father is pinned with a knife to his head and Kenny's threatening to kill him if you don't come out." Sturmhond's son pleaded. Like that Levi tightened his grip on me and I hung my head down in frustration.

"Where's that pipsqueak? Does she really not care for her most trusted friend?" I shouted as I tightened my grip around Sturmhond's neck. Surely, that no good assassin should come out and surrender. I'm so close to my goal that I couldn't let that female assassin stop me especially now when she's teaming up with Erwin and that nosy Levi. Later that boy I sent to fetch her came back with blood coming out of the side of his head.

"What happened?" I questioned.

"Ha-ha, seems like she's smarter than what you think." Sturmhond mocked. Quickly I kicked him away and walked away angrily.

"I swear 'Shadow Assassin' I will get you and put an end to your pesky days!" I swore under my breath.

Quickly after punching Sturmhond's son away I lead Levi and the others out the back door were our horses were also waiting. Then I lead them to my house far away from there where Kenny and his gang hopefully don't follow. There I quickly contacted Erwin that things weren't going so well on top of that Kenny showed up and tried to kill us. After that I went to bed along with everyone else. Though, I couldn't sleep. I was still worried that Kenny might have followed us somehow.

So I got up and stood watched in the hallways, on the roof, and pretty much all around my house. I was so paranoid that I started to check all the windows every five minutes. Then just when I was about to check all around the house for the sixteenth time someone came up behind me and placed a hand on my shoulder. That scared the heck out of me that I ended up flipping and pinning to the ground whoever that was.

Then the lights suddenly went on and I saw just who I attacked. Quickly I got off Levi and helped him up while turning away awkwardly. As I turned I noticed the one that turned the lights on was Mikasa and in the room next to her Eren was staring out weirdly from the door.

"What was that about, Jade? And why are you up and about in the middle of the night? Do you always do that?" Levi questioned.

"*sighs* I was being paranoid and decided to patrol around the house. Then that was when you scared me and I attacked you out of reflex… I'm sorry…" I explained.

"Well what use are you if you're so tired? Get some sleep and relax. And anyways have you ever been attacked in your house before?"

"I've been in worst scenarios where I couldn't get one wink of sleep in a week and was still able to fight like a hundred men! And in the past I have had people try to murder me in my sleep! So be happy I'm taking the extra precautionary to keeping your life safe considering he's been trying to kill you for the past however long this started!"

This chapter took me so much revising and editing. So hopefully you enjoy it. Thanks for reading. Until next time.

~PetraRal7853