Chapter 1
"Levy wakes up"
Levy woke as a dim light began to pierce into her consciousness. Her mind ached at the effort. She tried to move from the cold wall and found her wrists and ankles bound by metal chains. Her joints shot pain in protest and Levy gasped as she could feel the blossoming of a purple bruise on her stomach. She struggled to look up, trying to remember where she was. Her mind sagged with the effort, trying to fight against a haze. Where were Jet and Droy? her mind remembered being with Shadow Gear, walking from the guild hall after a rambunctious night. It had been late. They had been happy and laughing. Where were they now? She hiccuped a sob. They had been attacked. Jet and Droy had not stood a chance against their assailant. Levy's eyes grew watered as she recalled the image of Jet and Droy laying on the ground, defeated and beaten. Jet had looked painfully at her and whispered crookedly to run. Levy had tried to. Her feet had slapped against the ground tracing her steps back towards the guild. It's light could still be seen against the night sky, a gold glow against the foreboding shadows. She could not remember how far she had managed to run, just that, as she rounded a corner she had collided with the very shadow that had attacked them. The monstrous red eyes reared in her vision. Levy shrunk against the mental image and fought against her binds as she fought her mind against those eyes.
Levy was struggling against her binds as she heard a loud clang from farther down the passage. Her heart stopped and stuttered for a moment. She strained her eyes to see into the gloom towards the source of the sound.
"Oy, ya up yet?" Came a harsh gravel of a voice.
Levy shrunk against the wall, trying to make herself small and to create distance from the sound. The air began to smell of metal. Levy's nose itched at the sensation and her mind began to flash with memories. Jet and Droy beaten. Feet running against the cobblestones. A feeling an intense dread. And permeating it all, was that smell of metal. Levy's heartbeat accelerated as she tried to choke down the paralyzing fear that had risen with her memories.
Heavy footsteps began to reverberate against the walls. Levy struggled against the binds and pushed herself further into the stone wall behind, feeling it's mortar pressing into her skin. A callused hand gripped her under her chin and forced her to look up. Hazel fear-laced eyes met cold red ones. Levy forced down her fear as she met those eyes. She had to, for her friends, her teammates. She could not let that fear consume her. For fairy tail she had to be strong. She began to fill with determination adn fire, warming her against the night.
The shadow made a strange noise "Gihi" followed by a swift punch to her stomach. Levy gasped as the walls slipped from her vision and her eyes fell to blackness. She did not feel the ground as her face fell forward.
(AN: It's a little slow in the beginning and all, but I wanted to try and set up the premise and scenery a lil bit before moving forward. I also wanted to mention that it has an M rating due to implication and mmmmaybe some citrisy chapters later on. If I can work up the courage to write them. Critiques are always welcome. Ciao all you gorgeous people!)