So originally this was going to be a short oneshot for BYS where Gajeel accidentally captures a fairy and they fall for each other...but then it ran away from me and turned into a length story! It didn't help I rewatched Hook, Once Upon a Time and Peter Pan when poof! I had twelve pages written in half a day! Yerba Mate for the win!
Apparently this plot bunny needed to be told. Enjoy this story!
Doubt and Trust
First Impressions
If he blinked one more time, surely it wouldn't be real. How in the bloody blazes did a fairy get into his trap?!
Gajeel stared at the tiny thing about six inches high(a shrimp really!) chirping frantically, her gossamer wings flapping like a hiccuping hummingbird. This small creature was definitely not a dragon, which is Gajeel's trade to trap and slay for resources. Every part of the dragon can be used (but the meat is too tough for human consumption) and sold for a pretty penny.
From how scarce it was to even see one of the Fae folk, surely to capture one is unheard of. Already the money he could earn from selling her alive was an enormous amount! His red eyes practically formed money signs, drool dripping down his chin at the mere thought of the money.
Gajeel felt as if someone punched his gut and then squeezed the air from his lungs. He's gonna be rich!
Levy tried shrugging the heavy, metallic fire proof netting off her sensitive wings, feeling the appendages fracture from the weight. She knows what this contraption is used to hold and she is not a dragon! Did the stupid human not know a dragon from a cockroach?!
Trilling angrily, Levy looked for an end to the massive net for a chance at freedom.
"I'm gonna be rich!" the black haired human bellowed with glee, running forward to kneel in front of her. She felt disgusted at the greed radiating from his gleaming eyes.
She'd sooner die than be sold like some bit of gold at the highest bidder. Hissing, she threw a handful of dirt at his face. It was only once he bent over with curses flying from his lips did she spot the telltale flicker between the leaves behind him.
Eyes wide, she dug for handfuls of earth and pelted the male human, even as the metal bit and rubbed harsh against her flesh and wings.
"Why you-!" he bellowed, only to be cut off as pelts of rocks zeroed in on the back of his head. Eyes rolling back, the human fell backwards unconscious.
Chirping for help, Levy pushed at the netting. All at once, her Fae family flew from the safety of the trees to pull at the net. With an united effort, they raised the nearest corner up so that Levy can crawl free. Her wings looked crimped and bent, surely a few weeks to heal properly.
"Little sister, you okay?" Elfman asked as he landed in front of her, looking concerned at her damaged wings.
"Yes, take me home!"she pleaded, reaching out her arms to encircle his neck. As he pulled her up into his arms to fly away, she watched the human until he was no longer out of sight.
Never would she be curious of their kind again.
Until the next chapter!
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