Levy studied him. She didn't know what he was after. There wasn't anything she knew.Zeref that would help the metal Dragonslayer. Zeref was practically unkillable. Then, a thought hit her.What if it's not something he wants to expose, but something he wants to stay hidden? Maybe,heknows something about Zeref. Something I don't know.She met his gaze. "Not as much asyoudo." She stated evenly. He reeled. "What are you sayin'? You think I got something on Zeref, don'tcha?" He snapped. Levy met his gaze. In truth, she was terrified. He was scary. But she refused to show how frightened she was. "Perhaps. Maybe you and Zeref had a history." At Gajeel's expression, she knew she had been correct. "Maybe not anallbad one. I'm guessing it ended badly. But, I sense hurt. So it must've been important to you. Otherwise you wouldn't keep it hidden. Were you two possibly friends, at one point?" She pressed. Gajeel glared harder. "Shut yer mouth, Pixie!" He seethed. Levy shivered.Yep, that's what I thought.She realized. She knew she was treading on dangerous territory, but, her curiosity got the best of her. "So, you think that dragging me here, to bring Zeref here, will help you with your personal vendetta against him? You do realize that if you tick him off, you won't be able to beat him?" She told him. Gajeel crossed his arms, stubbornly. "Sure it is! The angrier someone gets, the more mistakes they make!" He pointed out. Levy laughed. "Formostpeople, yes. But, Zeref isnotmost people. The angrierhegets, the moreaccuratehe fights. Zeref's very smart. He's smarter than me. And that's hard to beat." She stated. Gajeel sighed. "I know." He admitted. Levy felt an aura of sadness. Then, it was gone. " I plan to beat him." He growled. Levy laughed. "Good luck with that, Gajeel!"
Later, that night, Gajeel found himself thinking of the blue haired beauty. Yes, he found her beautiful. Kinda short, but beautiful. Her words haunted him too.How the hell did she know Zeref and I were friends? Did he tell her?It was possible, but...not likely. She would've known his real name, Kurogane. And she wouldn't have had to guess.I suppose she really is smarter than most people. She sure pegged me.He knew that he had almost spilled his story to her.Am I gettin' soft?He wondered."You're notthatscary. You're just tough. And mean. Zeref gets like that. He doesn't like to show weakness."She had said. He knew that wasn't true about Zeref. Sure, Zeref hid hispower relatedweaknesses. But, he never hid his true feelings. One might see that as a weakness, but Gajeel never did. He had seen Zeref in action, first-hand. When he was younger, before he joined Phantom Lord Guild, Gajeel was constantly getting targeted, because he was a Dragonslayer. Zeref had followed him when he had gotten kidnapped once, and that's when Gajeel saw his friend angry for the first time. Zeref had fed off his anger with an intensity unknown to Gajeel. His eyes turned crimson, like blood. And his body was enveloped with black and red flames."I've had enough of this!"He had yelled."Kurogane is not a tool! He has a heart, just like anyone else! Leave him alone, or I'll send you jerks to hell, where you belong!"Gajeel sighed.Zeref truly knew what it was like to be fearedandtargeted. He hated it when everyone picked on me because they were too afraid to mess with him. It made him mad. Because he was the only one who cared about what happened to me. I wish I had never left him. I just wanted a dad so badly, I betrayed the only person on Earthland who loved me like family. That's why I'm bringing him here. I don't care if he kills me. I just wanna see him again. One more time. Before I become completely absorbed into this evil lifestyle.He realized. He would never admit it aloud, but he missed Zeref. Alot.