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He ran as fast as he could to the guild, slammed the door wide open and yelled: "Has anyone seen Levy? Was she here today?"
Natsu and Lucy who were sitting together at one table shook their heads. Juvia stopped bothering Gray and came closer to Gajeel. She asked, worried about the man's desperate face expression: "What happened Gajeel-kun?" The tall man was too distraught to answer and made his way to the exit with the aim to search for the girl he was missing. Natsu and Gray hurried to get in his way. Gray grabbed his shoulder: "Oi, first tell us what's wrong! At least we can try to help you."
"Remember the bastards who picked up a fight with me when Levy and I were on a walk? I guess they're looking for revenge."
"Are you talking about the pathetic new guild? Natsu said angrily, "This would be not our first hassle with them... one of that bastards annoyed Lucy trying to get a chance for a date by following her home... what a creep... I beat the shit out of him." Lucy blushed because of Natsu's scolding. Also it was so obvious that the thought of another guy harassing her made him furious. Still, the memory of the stranger made her shiver.
Gajeel answered: "On our walk Levy and I had a confrontation with some of their guild members, too. She is so small, I have the feeling that those bastards think they can do anything to her... or with her." The man shook his head to escape his own thoughts. "I didn't like their looks back then."
The ice-mage asked with concern: "Why are you so sure that Levy's disappearance has something to do with the new guild?"
"Our incident was yesterday... after beating two of them up, Levy managed to calm me down... as those bastards left they said I would regret ever getting in their way. As soon as a woke up this morning, I headed of to Levy's place... I wanted to pick her up and accompany her to the guild... damnit... If I would just look for her sooner..." He clenched his fist, his eyes full of regret.
The guild members could not bear to see the usually emotionally reserved Iron Dragon Slayer in such pain. Mirarjane quickly came up with a plan and divided the city into multiply parts. The guild split up so they could search for Levy more efficiently. Natsu and Lucy formed up a team as usual. Juvia followed Gray who wasn't wondering about his recently established team formation anymore. Elfman took off with Lisanna. Cana left with Erza. Happy, Charle and Lily flew away very quick as well, since they were able to observe the city from above. The immediate help of his guild members raised a tiny gleam of hope in the Iron Slayer. He started to run in search for the little girl he was worried about so much it drove him insane.
Levy woke up at 8 a.m. as usual. She got ready, put her favorite beige dress and a rose-gold hairband on. While she prepared breakfast, she thought about her date with Gajeel last night. By adding milk to her chocolate flakes cereal she smiled absently. She was thinking about Gajeel's rage last night when these strange guys ran into them and tried to hit on her. She also felt protected, because he didn't like the way they talked to her. Those jerks really acted like they would have an easy job of her.
Well, I really don't have to think about these weirdos anymore, she thought; besides that incident our walk last night was amazing... He listened, he cared about me even though he is not good at showing it...still I know it, I know that he cares about me. The blue-haired smiled happily.
At this very moment the doorbell rang. She ran towards the front door in excitement, expecting to see Gajeel at the other side of the door. She opened it with a thrill of anticipation. However, there was not her tall, raven-haired Dragon Slayer standing in the front door, but one of the men from last night. He had a disgusting grin on his face. Levy was about to automatically shut the door, but the beefy man put his food in the door gap.
"Oh don't be so mean and lock me out right away little one⦠now, don't you remember me?," asked the man sarcastically.
"What do you want?" said Levy with a shaky voice, trying not to show the panic raising in her eyes.
"I just wanted to apologize for yesterday you know... we didn't mean to bother you two."
"Ehm thank you... I guess... now I really have to get ready, my... my boyfriend is about to come any minute you know... so...," said the girl, trying to close the door fairly casually.
"Oh I'm sure he will." Said the man with an evil blaze in his eyes.
From that point on Levy didn't remember much. She felt someone overbearing her, something heavy hitting her head; she heard laughter, noises in her apartment and eventually rough hands grasping and carrying her away. It was not comfortable; actually the grasp was so harsh it even hurt. She was carried a few times by Gajeel... his body is hard and his hands rough, but he always tried to be careful with her... Gajeel... she passed out with pain.
