The Devils Inside

The Devils Inside - Chapter 20

Danielle's PoV

I Get Escorted Back To Captain Levi After I Spent A Few Hours With Annie and When I Walk Through The Door I Hear, "Oww" I Look Over At Eren and I See Commander Erwin Kneeling Down In Front Of Him and He States, "Sorry About That But You Did Get Your Point Across To The Commander-In-Chief, Anyway." Eren Nods and Says, "Right" I Close The Door Silently and I Lean On It.

Erwin Grins and Replies, "and That Gave Us The Perfect Chance To Play The Card We Had Up Our Sleeve. Believe Me, It Was Worth The Pain. You Have My Respect" He Reaches His Hand Out and Continues, "I Look Forward To Working With You" Eren Shakes Erwin's Hand and He Replies, "Sir. Thank You For Having Me." Levi Sits Down Next To Eren and He Jumps Three Feet In The Air.

I Supress A Chuckle and Levi Says, "Tell Me Eren." Eren Looks At Him and Asks, "Y-Yes Sir?" Levi Looks At The Boy and He Questions, "Do You Resent Me?" Eren Shakes His Head Vigorously and He Stammers, "N-No, Sir. I Know You Needed To Put On A Show" Levi Nods and Answers, "Very Well." Miche Looks At Me and He Grunts Quietly, Indicating Me To Stand Up Straight.

He Looks At Levi and Grunts, "Levi. Your New Protégé Is Here" Levi Looks At Me and I Stand Firmly In A Salute and I Say, "Sir!" Levi Smirks and Commander Erwin Walks Over To Me and He Says, "Welcome To The Survey Corps, Danielle" I Tighten My Salute and I Say, "Thank You Commander" Erwin Nods At Me and Levi Calls, "Danielle!" I Nod At Him and Say, "Yes Sir!" He Beckons Me Over and He Grunts, "Come Over Here" I Walk Over To Him and I Stand In Front Of The Couch.

He Looks At Me and Motions To The Boy Next To Him and He Asks, "I Believe You Know Eren?" I Nod and Answer, "Yes Sir" Levi Nods and Eren Asks, "Captain? What Is Danielle Doing Here?" Levi Smirks and Answers, "She Is The Newest Member Of The Special Operations Squad. Just Like You" I Smirk At The Boy and I Hold My Hand Out and I Say, "I Look Forward To Working With You Again, Yeager" He Shakes My Hand and Answers, "Likewise, Redwolf" Levi Raises A Brow and Asks, "What's Wrong With Using His Name, Danielle?" I Am About To Answer When I Get Cut Off.

"Redwolfs Aren't Particularly Trusting. It Is Embroidered Into Their DNA." Hanji Answers For Me and Levi Replies, "Makes Sense". Levi Looks Me Over and I See His Eyebrows Raise. I Gulp and Levi Says, "You Are Clean, Well Dressed and From The Reports That I Have Read, You Are The Perfect Soldier" Eren Nods and Answers, "She Is Sir. Throughout Training, Danielle Was Top Of All Our Classes and She Had High Marks In All The Tests" I Rub The Back Of My Neck With A Sheepish Grin.

"It's Not A Big Deal Sir.... Really" I Answer and Miche Asks, "Now I'm Curious. How Many Titans Have Actually Fallen Victim To You?" I Turn To Him and I Answer, "67 Solo Kills In The Battle Of Trost Sir In The Battle Of Trost, Sir. 13 In A Team and 59 Assists" Levi Looks At Me With Surprise and He Says, "That Is 139 Kills In Total" Hanji Nods and Comments, Impressive. For A Trainee That's Above Average" Eren Looks At Me and Gasps, "That...." I Look At The Floor and I Feel My Cheeks Heat Up At The Praise.

"Why Did You Keep This To Yourself?" Erwin Asks With Curiosity In His Tone and I Reply, "Because I Don't Want To Seem Like I Was Boasting" Miche Chuckles and Complements, "Damn Kid. That's Impressive" I Rub My Neck and Levi Grunts, "Redwolfs Do Strive For Perfection After All" Everyone Nods At This and Hanji Kneels Down To Give Eren A Look Over and She Gasps, "Damn Levi! You Could Have Shown Some Restraint.... He Broke A Tooth! Look!" I Wince Slightly and I Look At The Captain.

"I'd Say That Beats Getting Dissected Any Day." Levi Replies Stoically and I Say, "From Personal Experience, I Agree With Captain Levi. Having A Sharp Blade Dragged Through Your Flesh Is A Painful Thing To Go Through" Everyone Looks At Me and Erwin Asks, "From Personal Experience?" I Lift Up My T-Shirt To Reveal The Scar On My Abdomen.

Eren Nods and Answers, "Yeah.... I Agree With Captain Levi and Danielle" Hanji Shrugs and Says, "Fair Enough. Eren, Show Me Your Mouth" Eren Opens His Mouth and I Hear Hanji Gasp, "Huh?" We All Look At Her and She Mutters, "It's Growing Back".