Freedom Scouts School for Powered Individuals

Dropping Hints

Before I could process what was said Auruo had come back in the class and called me to come out in the hall. I walked out mind now distracted. I swear every time I have to do my power something pops up and stresses me out.

Well if Levi doesn't want a friend I won't be his friend. Nope. But then again he never said he wasn't looking for a boyfriend. God am I really going to start dropping hints. I mean, what else can I do. He doesn't want to be my friend, and he's obviously oblivious to anything that's happened so far. Hey if I'm going to get rejected then might as well have it be right away.

"How are you doing today?" Auruo asked me as I closed the door behind me.

"I'm alright," I gave him a quick smile with an awkward nod to match.

"Okay, I think by now you know the drill right?" He asked.

"Yup."

"I know these lessons probably seem like they are going nowhere but once we've all seen your power and got a feel for what you are capable of then we will be able to help you work on it and maybe even expand your power. Sound good?"

"Sounds like a plan," I said again. I was actually more comfortable with where I was on my power so the expanding part can be years away and I'd be just as happy. Besides, I didn't even know my power was linked to my emotions. I think I'm probably the slowest person ever when it comes to my powers.

Well maybe not the slowest, I can at least semi control my powers when I'm happy. Well, except when I get really happy and start floating but hey that's not that bad. Armin, on the other hand, will start phasing through his chair and sometimes the floor.

That was the day Armin got scared got stuck under a manhole for like an hour before Mikasa and I could find which one. When we did Mikasa moved it out of the way and I had to go down and get him. He was too scared to wait at the top of the ladder so he waited towards the bottom. I swear we couldn't take enough showers to get the smell off of us. That's the last time we let Armin stand on a manhole.

Thinking of this memory was the perfect thing to distract me. It made me smile and made it a lot easier to levitate. After I finished showing him my power he had a fascinating face. You could tell he really loved his job and genuinely cared about his students and their abilities.

I'm realizing that's a common thing to see with the teachers here. They all genuinely love what they do and care about us which is rare to see.

"That's awesome," he said before writing down and checking whatever was written. "Alright, Erwin's notes tell me to place a hand on your shoulder would that be okay?"

"Yup that's perfectly fine." Maybe he'll actually tell me the reason everyone's acting so weird.

He placed his hand on my shoulder and as I started to levitate I watched his eyes widen and a smile appear on his face. When my feet touched the floor he was practically jumping with excitement.

"That was amazing," he said picking up his notepad. "Do you feel like that every time you use your power?"

"Feel like what?" I asked and he looked up at me.

"Well let's put it this way, what do you feel when you use your power?"

"Light or weightless," I said, trying to remember what I told Hanji the other day.

"I see," he said a little confused, "so you don't feel it."

"It?"

"Well there's a lot of things that I felt but I'm only going to tell you that I can't tell you." He said before mumbling, "Hanji would kill me if I said more than that now that I finally know what she's been going on about." He looked back up at me and said, "I know that all this probably sounds really confusing."