The Beast and the Beauty
She was walking. Walking in the forest to a special destination that was deep within the forest, it had a special flower that helped with medicine, and after, then maybe she could finally be able to write her book. Her adventures always made exciting stories, and to the townspeople she was somewhat popular.
Her friend came down with a terrible illness that was killing people in the village, and the young maiden refused to see her best friend die! If she didn't do anything it would be inexcusable!
Even if her friend was mayor's daughter and the richest person in town. But she knew better, that those doctors couldn't do anything, even if she was afraid of the beast in the forest. She would do it anyway; she would die for her best friend.
But the forest that held the medicine also held a visitor, and a long time one. The beast of Magnolia forest was a ferocious beast, and everyone feared it. He ate anyone who entered his forest. Soldiers had once tried to subdue the beast, but that thing knew the forest like the back of it's hand, those soldiers never stood a chance.
The maiden walked through the bushes, brambles and thorn brussels trying to make it to where the flower was located.
As she strutted she saw a shadow zoom through the trees which caused her to be taken back in fear, but kept going anyway.
She remembered hearing her family's voice in her head pleading her not to go.
"Levy! Oh please don't go, we just can't lose you!" Levy's mom pleaded as Levy continued packing her bag.
"I'm sorry mom, but I must go. Lucy's health is in dire straits, and I can assure you I will return within a few days," Levy replied when her little sister pulled her leg. "Levy-nee, please don't leave. The forest is scary," she said as tears poured down her face.
"Don't worry Wendy, I'll promise you I will return. Now please, be a big girl and wait until I return," and Levy was off, into the forest.
The maiden knew why her family was so against the idea of her going into Magnolia's forest. Her older brother was among the soldiers that tried to subdue the beast. And after a few weeks of waiting for a letter from him, they had come to believe he died, along with the rest of the soldiers.
After the shadow disappeared from the trees night fell and Levy decided it would be best to camp for the night, so she stopped by a circle formation of rocks.
She pulled out a book that read: "Located in Magnolia Forest is a rock formation that is said to have the power to ward of any evil spirits or body with the magic within the circle."
Levy gave off a sigh of relief knowing she would be protected by the formation of rocks.
The maiden pulled out her supplies and ate an orange that she brought along then went to sleep.
Morning came around and Levy woke up to see one of the formations scratched, beaten and cracked.
'Did something try to get through the barrier?' Levy thought walking towards the rock, examining the markings on it outer part.
'Something was trying to get through. But what?'
As she walking around it examining it she wrote in her journal about her experience so far. From the time in to when she decided to go to bed. The maiden was so caught up in her examination that she walked to the outer part of the rock exiting the barrier that protected her from the dangers of the forest.
Levy brushed her fingers against the rock when gigantic claws outstretched from the darkness and snatched Levy with them.
As the maiden was asimulating into the darkness the light was at the right angle when she caught a tiny look at the monster's face.
"Ah!" Levy screamed fainting as the beast carried her away.
Levy awoke in a cave later that day as her arms were chained to the wall as she tried to break free vigorously pulling and squirming at the metal cuff that binded her.
"Your never gonna break free like that squirt," a deep voice said from the shadows.
"S-Show yourself at once!" The maiden demanded in a loud, but faltering voice. 'Did I really just sound that weak?' Levy questioned herself as the thing from the shadows appeared to reveal a tall man with black hair, piercings, ripped clothing and the most red eyes Levy had ever seen.
"Who are you!? Where's the beast?" The maiden asking in fear of the beast returning.
"Me? I'm Gajeel, and sorry to disappoint you squirt, but your looking at it," Gajeel answered.
Levy sat there in terror as sweat trailed down her face. 'No way. T-This is the beast, b-but it can't,' she inwardly thought struggling even harder against her chains.
"You really don't pay attention do you. I said you can't escape or break those chains, their reinforced with iron and steel. You won't be getting out for awhile," the black haired beast walking towards Levy.
She unsteadily in fear of the beast eating her or putting her on his menu. His rough hands grabbed her cheeks as the maiden stared at his red eyes with her brown ones.
"Pretty." She choked out as Gajeel roughly unsnaked his hands from her cheeks.
"Hmm, your too small to even equal a full meal, but I bet you could make a good appetizer," Gajeel pondered.
Levy taken back a bit was shocked. First, too small! She was not, she just wasn't springing up as fast as everyone else. There was a difference. And second, appetizer!? Did that mean he had more humans besides her?
"Please don't eat me!" The maiden pleaded.
"Oh really, and why should I?" The black haired beast inquired. "Because! My friend is sick and this forest has a special antidote," Levy answered.
Gajeel stood there looking at her and thought, 'Wait? This squirt knew about this forest, but she came on anyway. Even if she knew she would die, she came into help her friend anyway.'
"Gajeel-kun!" A girl called from outside the cave as younger version of Gajeel appeared. He calmly walked out with his little hands in his pockets and asked, "What do you want Juvia?" There standing in front of the tiny beast was a tiny girl, but she wasn't ordinary.
Juvia was the water spirit of the lakes, rivers and waterfalls in the forest, and was great friends with Gajeel.
"I want to play," the water spirit replied smiling as the boy beside her sighed and nodded.
Half of the time Gajeel and Juvia hung out together in the forest playing, laughing and even sharing meals together, but one day all this ended.
Gajeel was walking to Juvia's waterfall that held the Cupid Irises. It was the water spirit's favorite flower and waterfall to watch over and when she usually didn't come over to the little beast's cave she was mostly there.
But Juvia hadn't come in a week which worried Gajeel. He arrived at the waterfall to see the most terrible thing.
The water in the spring was stained a terrible murky red as he found the source from where it came from. The little beast ran to find Juvia's body by the spring's as she was permenantly losing conscinous.
"Gajeel-kun," she quietly choked out reaching for his cheek as he swiped her hand to get it there. "Juvia! Please don't die!" He yelled when he looked at Juvia's face to see it was wet. He was... crying.
"G-Gajeel-kun, p-please take me t-to the spri-spring, a-and put my body in... it," Juvia requested as Gajeel quickly did it.
Soon the water spirit started forming into water and mixing with the water when the little beast yelled, "Juvia! Juvia! What are you doing?!"
Juvia merged with the water and said just before fully merging, "Gajeel-kun, now I'll always be with you, watching over you by the lakes, rivers and waterfalls. I am now one with the water. Goodbye, dear friend," and she was gone. Disappeared through the water as she had said.
Soon after Gajeel had figured out that she was being hunted by the humans of the outside world. They had been stalking her so she stayed away from her friend for the week. To keep him safe.
When the little beast learned this he started killing anyone and everyone who entered his forest, showing no mercy.
Gajeel snapped out of his trance and turned away huffing and said, "Maybe I won't eat ya squirt."
"Squirt?" Levy questioned. "Yea, your tiny and short and that's your nickname," the beast replied. A week passed by as Gajeel kept Levy as she kept resisting to escape.
One day he unexpectedly walked over to the maiden and unlocked her chains as she was shocked at the matter. "Y-Your letting me...go?"
"Yea, your doing this for your friend. I ain't gonna stop you from that. Now go, the flower's located on the west side of the forest," Gajeel responded as Levy got up and courtesied to the beast.
Levy walked up to Gajeel and gave him a tiny kiss on the cheek and whispered, "Thank you," and was off. The beast stood there blushing then snapped out of his trance struting from his cave.
Gajeel walked to the waterfall and sighed putting his hands in the water.
"Hey Juvia, sorry I couldn't talk I was busy, but I'm back now. I met or should say kidnapped a really cute girl. She picked one of your flowers, sorry 'bout that, but she said it was for some special friend that was really sick. So I let her go," he said running his hand through the water.
The water was still for a few minutes then raged furiously splashing the beast in his face, close to the spot where Levy kissed.
"I know, I know!" Gajeel ranted. "I like her, but she's a human, and I'm a beast. It'd never work!"
As he kept going on the water kept raging on splashing and hitting the rocks as Gajeel got a sign to get the girl before it as too late. "Okay, okay, I'm going, I'm going. I'll leave the forest and find her. Thanks Juvia, bye," he said s he walked away from the waterfall.
"Goodbye Gajeel-kun, you've found a good girl, don't lose her, and good luck."
It was nightfall and Levy walked to her window in her room and stared out at the forest.
"Oh Gajeel."
A/N: Hey guys hope you enjoyed the first chapter. This is my two-parter Gale fanfiction , and stay tuned for chappy 2 to see what happens to Gajeel and Levy's relationship.