Faye: *Glares at Ai*

Ai: So, guess Levi is catching on to ya huh Faye?

Faye: Why do you have him on my tail anyway? Can't I just go back to the forest?

Ai: Nope. you're important to the corps and need to stay put.

Faye: Geez, you sound just like Eyebrows. *Mutters something while walking off*

Ai: Anyway, I don't own AoT. I only own my OC

Chapter Five

*Faye's POV*

I scurried into the spare room that was my designated chambers and slammed the door. He had figured me out and it was all because of my stupid mistake. Suddenly it felt like I couldn't breathe. Quickly, I locked my chamber door and threw my cloak off. The world was a whole lot different when seen without the obstruction of a black veil. It was a wonder I could even slay titans with that thing on.

My head began to swim as my panic attack grew more intense. Slowly and carefully, I lowered myself down unto the floor and began attempts to control my breathing. Why did I have to slip up? Why did I have to say the exact same thing I had said to him? Why?

"Why am I such an idiot?" I muttered.

I was jolted from my thoughts when a knock resounded through my room. It was gentle, yet strong enough to demand attention.

"Who is it?" I asked, glancing at the door.

"It's Petra."

Petra? Why would she be visiting me? I smiled and put my veiled cloak back on before I answered the door. Petra smiled once she saw me. However, I just blinked at her. She wasn't alone. Right behind her was Eld and Gunter.

"We just wanted to thank you," Petra smiled, a small blush dusting her cheeks.

"Uh, you're welcome."

"If there is anything we can do for you," said Eld, a smile on his face.

"As you went above and beyond for us," Petra added.

"Just let us know," Gunter finished, his smile both warm and kind.

I stared at them for a while before I sighed for the umpteenth time that day. I was going mad not telling anyone who I was and I was sure that if I didn't tell anyone soon, I was going to slip up again.

"There is something. I want to tell you all something, but you have to keep it between us," I said, "Not even Captain Levi can know."

The three soldiers looked at one another before nodding at me. I stepped aside and allowed them to enter my room before I closed the door once more.

"Okay, so what is it you want to tell us?" Eld asked.

"My identity," I said.

"Really?" Petra asked excitedly.

I nodded and reached for the clasp of my cloak.

"Levi had already met me before, but I don't want him to know it's me just yet," I said as I took off my cloak letting my red braid flow freely.

Petra, Gunter, and Eld stared wide eyed at me for a long period of time. At first I thought they were just shocked at the fact that I had just called the captain by his name with no honorific. Then it donned at me that they were in fact surprised by what laid under the veil.

"Blades, you're so beautiful!" Petra exclaimed.

I blushed and looked away from the three soldiers.

"Faye," I muttered under my breath.

"What?" Gunter asked.

"My name," I said, looking up at the blonde man, "Its Faye. Faye Lawson."

Silence followed my declaration, making me feel uncomfortable. Did I just slip up again by trusting these three? What if they tell Levi? Or worse, what if they tell Eyebrows? I shifted my weight as the three squad members stared at me wide eyed.

"That's a bit of an unusual name," Eld laughed, "Though I really have no room to talk with a name like Eld."

Gunter laughed at his friend and nudged him before smiling warm heartedly at me, "You've shown great trust in telling us this. What would you have done had one of us ran off to tell a commanding officer?"

"Truthfully? I don't know," I sniffed, "I was just going mad not telling anyone and I had to tell someone before I slipped up like I did tonight."

"Wait, what do you mean 'like tonight'?" Petra asked, taking a step towards me.

I hesitated. Should I tell them? I had already gone this far, what could it hurt if I told them even more? With another sigh I went and dragged Petra with me to sit on the edge of my bed.

"Remember what I said when everyone was staring at their food like it was tampered with?"

"Yeah," the trio said, all eyes on me.

"It was the exact same thing I said to Le- Captain Levi when he found me in the titan forest over a week ago," I explained.

"So that's why he looked surprised," Gunter muttered.

I nodded and lowered my head, "I really didn't want to tell anyone who I was. I just wanted to be like a shadow that watched over mankind and helped it hide when it needed to."

"I understand," Petra smiled, placing a comforting hand on my own, "It took a lot of courage to do what you did by yourself. You really have made a difference for mankind."

It had felt good telling Petra my real name. It was like the bond between us was sealed and we had become fast friends. Petra had advised me to let Hanji into the small circle of people who knew who I was. She did have a point too when she told me I needed more people than her, Gunter, and Eld to help keep me same. So, reluctantly, I found myself in front of Hanji's door.

"Hanji?" I called out as I knocked on her wooden door.

"Come on in," Hanji's voice called out excitedly.

With a sigh, I did as told and entered her room to see her at her desk staring at a vile. I carefully made my way to the front of her desk, eyeing her cautiously beneath my veil.

"Is this a bad time?" I asked.

Hanji placed the vial on her desk and smiled up at me, her glasses gleaming. She looked kinda crazy as she just sat there smiling at me.

"Not at all! What's up?" she asked, lacing her fingers in front of her mouth.

"Well," I said as I sent a glance to the closed door, "I wanted to confide something with you."

"Wha?! Really?!" Hanji exclaimed, practically falling out of her chair.

I nodded as I backed up to her door and locked it. Just like the situation with the trio, I swore Hanji to secrecy before I removed my cloak.

"Okay, I admit, I had envisioned you as a good looking woman," Hanji said circling me like a predator, "But you're not."

I glared at her for that. She was insulting me.

"You're more so. Heck, Blades, you're gorgeous!"

I was at a loss for words. This crazy woman thought I was gorgeous? I would've just settled for beautiful. I shook my head of the thoughts plaguing my mind and smiled at Hanji.

"If I'm going to show you my face then I'm going to tell you my name," I told her.

The squad leader jumped around excitedly while her face was enveloped in a gigantic smile.

"Whoo hoo! What is it? Emily? Susan? Kelly?"

"Faye."

"Faye," Hanji repeated.

"Yes, my name is Faye Lawson."

"Suits you. Hey, does Shorty know you? Is that why you don't want him to know?"

I nodded and looked at the window. I wanted to walk among to soldiers without my cloak, but I didn't trust them all completely.

"Hanji, do you by any chance have anything to keep a veil over someone's head?"

"Uh, yeah, probably. Why?"

"I don't trust all of the soldiers, but I want to walk around without my cloak. I guess you can just call it a way of me warming up to this world."

"This world?" Hanji asked.

"Oh, yeah," I sighed, "I'm from a different world. In my world this is all an animated show. None of it is real there. Somehow I ended up here and have been living in the forest for a few months."

"Wow. That's interesting," Hanji said shoving her face closer to mine, "Commander Erwin and Shorty wouldn't believe it."

"I know, that's why I want that part to stay strictly between us. Petra, Gunter, and Eld know my name and face, but they don't know my origin. My true origin."

The brunette woman smiled and nodded like a bobble head. She promised to keep my secret and ended up following me back to my chambers to help me secure a black veil on my head. It felt so much better to have just a veil on over my clothes instead of a cloak. Apparently, it was a shock for the soldiers as they just stared at me as I walked around with Petra outside.

Levi was among those that stared at me. I knew he was onto me, but I didn't want to give him the satisfaction of him being the one to bring me to confession.

"Blades, I see you're without your cloak today," Eyebrows said as he walked up to me and Petra.

"Yes, good observation blondie," I said, rolling my eyes beneath the veil.

Petra elbowed me discreetly at the commander glared at me.

"Yes, quite. I'll take it you're warming up to the corps."

"Sorta," I said glancing at Petra, "But I still don't trust all of you."

"You will eventually."

I glared at the commander. He was so smug in his actions and tone it made my blood boil.

"Says you," I hissed, "I might trust some of the corps, but who's to say I will trust all of them?"

Eyebrows smirked at me before turning to face is second in command. When did he show up? Last I saw the corporal he was bossing greenhorns around, now he's standing behind the commander.

"Perhaps you're just not 'human' anymore," Erwin sighed, "Maybe you're just as much of a titan as the rest."

"Making me angry won't help you any," I said crossing my arms over my chest, accidently raising my veil a bit, "If anything it will make me trust you less than I do right now."

"Blades, your hair is showing," Petra hissed under her breath.

I jumped and looked at the captain. He was staring at me with knowing eyes. Crap, had he found me out?

"So, you have red hair," Erwin said, "Definitely doesn't blend in with a forest now does it?"

"Piss off," I growled.

He was starting to get on my nerves. What does it matter if I'm Faye or Veiled Blades to him? I am me in any persona.

"Not till I know the real you."

"Blades," Petra warned, knowing I was about to snap.

"Can you get Hanji please? Perhaps she can get the commander to back off," I said through clenched teeth.

Petra nodded and ran off to do so. I knew Hanji was nearby, but I also knew that the commander wouldn't have me leave at that moment. I was his prey and he was the predator.

"Tell me who you are," Erwin hissed under his breath.

"Why?! Why does it matter to you?!" I snapped, "Why can't you just settle for Veiled Blades you egotistical asshat!"

The entire courtyard fell silent as every eye fell on me and a speechless commander. I was so pissed at this man mostly because he wouldn't leave me alone about who I was. What? Did he expect me to have a family somewhere within the walls?

"Cadet," Erwin started, his own temper barely in check, "Stand down."

"No! I will not 'stand down' when you brought this on with your constant nagging! You want to know why I don't trust you? Because you use people like pawns and don't treat them with respect. If anything, I trust your second more than you," I ranted at the man, "Hell, I even trust the titans with my identity more than you! Just give up and leave me alone!"

With that said I stormed away from the commander and went to the storage house where my hunting gear sat. I was needing to let off some steam and the best way for me to do so was by tracking game.

"Blades!" Erwin called out angrily.

I ignored him and slid my quiver and bow into place. When I was three paces from the HQ gates the commander decided to order me again while approaching me. Big mistake.

"Blades! Stand down now! That's an order!"

I spun around, nocking an arrow in the process, and shot at the spot between his feet. Gasps erupted as the arrow zipped into the ground, inches from the commander.

"Shut. Up," I hissed, aiming another arrow at the commander, "Unless you want to experience what those titans do when I'm angry you will back off and let me go."

Erwin growled and took a step forward, only to be met with another arrow centimeters from his foot.

"Last warning," I stated harshly.

"Blades," Hanji's voice called out, "Go on ahead and cool yourself. Its best for all of our safety."

I nodded and left, my bow still aimed at the commander. I didn't lower my bow until I was far away from headquarters and safely in the forest. I didn't like the commanders constant hounding, nor did I like Levi calling me brat all the time. But I couldn't blame them. After all I was a mystery that had shown up close to the same time as the shifters.

"Way to go Faye," I sighed as I flipped the veil over my head, causing it to lay like a wedding veil, "Some mess you got yourself into this time."

"Blades!" Eren's voice called out from above.

'Shit! No time for me to hide myself! Nice timing kid,' I thought as Eren landed in front of me.

I tried to duck my face to hide from his gaze, but that only got him even more curious.

"So this is the face that hides, huh?" Eren teased.

I glared at him playfully as he circled me like a predator.

"So you saw my face, so what? Still don't know my name."

"Give it a rest," Eren chuckled, "Faye."

"Shit. You heard me say it didn't you?"

"Yup. Suits you by the way. Much better than Blades in my opinion"

"Thanks Jager," I smiled, "By the way the full name is Lawson."

"So I earned your trust."

"You're the fifth to do so."

"Fifth?!"

"Petra was the first. Then it was Eld and Gunter, followed by Hanji," I explained, "Then you."

"And us," came Armin's voice behind Eren.

I glanced behind the shifter and saw Armin and the rest of the cadets Eren graduated and joined the scouts with.

"Damn, guess that's more for the inner circle," I chuckled.

"Well, we had to make sure you were alright," Christa said, "You did make an excellent point about your identity Faye."

"Thank you Christa. Everyone."

"The hell you brats doing out here?!" Levi's voice exclaimed loudly, causing me to yelp.

Eren quickly laid my veil over my face and acted like he was trying to help me out. The others soon followed suit.

"Just helping a fellow soldier out sir," Eren replied once the broody man appeared.

"Geez, Levi," I sighed, "No need to be grumpy. They were just helping me out. In fact thanks to them I fell a lot calmer now."

Levi eyed me up and down before he moved closer to me. I couldn't help but tense up. He had shot me in the foot and that wound wasn't healed yet.

"Guess that means they earned your trust," the captain said, though it kind of sounded like a question.

"Yes. I would trust them with my life."

"Blades," Eren started, obviously shocked by my revelation.

"She's a tough one, yet she's also kind to all of us," Christa spoke up, "I'd trust her with my life."

"Me too."

"Same here."

"She's better than none."

I stood there, gaping at my fellow soldiers as they all agreed they'd trust me. This was going to suck if I ever returned to my own world.

"Hm, guess that makes the whole corps who would trust you," Levi stated, his eyes glued on me, "Myself included."

"Wha?! Really?" I asked, quoting Hanji.

Levi nodded and mouthed my name. My real name.

So just to clear things up a bit, Levi is only guessing. He doesn't really know Blades is Faye, but he has a hunch. That being said, would he ever find out who Veiled Blades is? ;P

Please R&R! No flames please. I have said it before and I will say it again, if you don't like the story then don't read it.