Promise me [Levi Ackerman x OC]

XXVII: Jewel

Hazel returned to her office and finished the reports of today's training. The contendants' performing were good so far. As she wrote down her impressions of every cadet, her eyelids grown heavier and fell asleep over her desk.

A noisy slam in her door waked her up at morning. "Sleeping again in your desk? You're such a workaholic, sweetie." Hange, came closer to the desk after entering the office. Hazel started to look at the messy papers all over and start picking them up. "I'll do it, you take a shower meanwhile." She took the papers from Hazel's hands and give her a push to her dorm.

Still sleepy, Hazel did as her friend said. Minutes after, fresh and awake, she met Hange with all the papers in a pile while she read one.

"'A true leader, knows how to rule a team, amazing skills.' You forgot the part that he is an ass." She left the sheet of Levi's report with the others.

"I didn't. There it says that he doesn't know how to ration properly the gas." Hazel took the pile of papers and start exiting her office with Hange following her with a pout.

"You know what I mean. Let me check your wound." She stopped Hazel and looked at the cut in her forehead touching it with delicacy to inspection for an infection or pain. "I'm very proud of this stitches, you're a master piece. C'mon, let's go with Commander Brows."

Together they make their way to the mess hall after visiting Erwin's office to left the reports. Hazel quickly spotted Levi who was with vague eyes alone in his table. As both friends picked up their trays and walked to the table, Hazel watched from there how some cadets had taken seat with him and a sudden ache in her chest hit her with the sight of Rose getting closer to him.

"Who does she think she is? Flirting like if nobody can see it." The grip on her fork tightened and a scowl appeared in her face.

"Hmm?" Han was stuffing her mouth with the scrambled eggs and turned to where Hazel was watching. "Oh, that clingy girl it's doing it again. If he is an ass as I think, he will prefer her. You are better, baby, don't worry." She started to eat again not giving it importance.

Hazel kept sight stalking them and without thinking it, she stood rapidly when Rose took Levi's hand devouring him with her look full of lust. She was behind them with the scowl still in her face, hands over her waist imposing authority and cleared her throat to make them notice her. "Morning, soldiers!" Rose felt the savage energy she was emanating and let go from his hand with a big gulp. "It's physical day, don't eat too much. I don't want anyone throwing up."

She was walking between the tables where her Squad were and took a little peak to Levi when she passed closer finishing her announcement. A bit more relaxed she turned back to her table where Hange was astonished for what she saw.

"What the hell? That was pathetic."

"Shut up." Just after doing it, she started to think how awkward has being the scene and started to blush, hiding her face from her friend. "Damn."

"Wow, I didn't know you were a jealous one." She giggled a bit at first, but then laughed out loud. "You're so cute."

Hazel eat instead of heard Hange teasing her. Making a great effort she tried not to look in his direction and focused in finishing her food before leaving for the training.

She went up her bench looking how the cadets warmed up running their laps around the field. When they finished, she instruct the maneuvers they were going to practice asking them to form pairs.

She would expect to find Levi as a partner of one of his male team mates but to her disgust Rose was with him practicing. The combat maneuvers she was explaining them requires a bit of closeness.

Hazel reprimed the urge of burst infuriated several times when she saw the way Rose looked at him and 'accidentally' fell over him practicing. She imagined different ways of approach and confront her from her bench looking straight in their direction, the other soldiers didn't exist in that moment.

Pull her hair? Very childish. Make her tripping accidentally? Very rude. Make her run extra laps? Nah. Make her spar with me? I would win her anyways, boring. Let's just...

"Soldiers, line up!" She recovered her attention and waited for everyone to form. "Now, after all this maneuvers of attack and defense, you should be more prepare for combat. Used them against your opponent." The people was about to disperse but she stopped them. "Not so fast, I'll make the pairs." With a grin she stepped down the bench and randomly sort them into pairs, not letting Rose being with Levi.

Everyone started to sparred, while she walked between the pairs examining their fighting. She got back to her spot and Hange was sitting there looking at the cadets.

"I heard that you've been grumpy all day."

"I've already arranged it." She sat beside her with the grin of satisfaction still in her face.

"Very mature, Hazel. I never thought that you would be the one who will be jealous AND you shouldn't." Hange look her in the eyes to make it clear. "Just look at you, stupid."

She sighed and close her eyes resting her head over the back of the bench. "I don't know what it's happening." She knew that it was wrong, the whole day she had spent it being cranky. "I need to control myself."

Hange took her by her face and look right through her eyes. "You are Hazel fucking Section Commander! The most swift and skilled soldier, a strong, intelligent, cool and kind woman, not to mention a pretty underground jewel, everyone admires and loves you. Don't make me punch you for being jealous of some girl whose only attribute are her boobs." She let go of her face and took a breather.

Hazel was speechless, a little tear fall from the happiness. Hange really make her thought the situation, she has nothing to worry about and she has no one to be jealous for. "You are right, Hange." Both sat with their arms touching resting their heads together to look at the cadets. "You are the best, you always know how to cheer me up."

"Look, there goes boobies girl." Hange just made a little move with the head into the direction, both laughing for the nickname and ignoring that Levi was staring in their direction.

Meanwhile the cadets finished their sparring, bit by bit everyone started to go for their lunch at the mess hall. The two friends went too, with their loudly and cheery talk, making everyone turned their heads to them.

"May be that's the reason she's slow at the ODM."

"Well, it's a lot of extra weight." Hazel took seat where Nanaba was already eating.

"What are you talking about?"

"Did you remember the girl who stalked Miche when she arrived and insisted to be in his squad?" Hange threw herself over the table to whisper, Nanaba nodded and made a gesture over her chest simulating a bigger boobs, the three laughed again. "Well, she's after Halzel's man now."