Gejeel Redfox was walking down a silent forest path with Levy McGarden at his side. As he walked with his hands buried deep in his pockets he looked over at Levy. The small blue haired girl had her face buried nose deep in a navy blue book. They had just finished a job and with some of the reward money Gajeel bought Levy a book she was admiring in a store window. At first she protested saying she could pay for it herself but Gajeel grabbed her by the scruff of her shirt and moved her aside so he could pay for the book. She pouted and objected at first but once the book was in her small hands she forgot all about it. But Gajeel sort of regretted that now because she wasn't going to put it down the whole way home. Still he smiled at her he liked seeing her eyes grow brighter as they danced across the page and he loved it when she'd pout if her favorite character was getting into trouble. He felt butterflies in his stomach every time her face came alive as she read. And listening to her retell it was just a fun since she would get all excited and her bright brown eyes would glaze over with a dreamy expression. He never understood the concept of reading a book unless you had to. That is till he met Levy and he discovered the magic that books actually had. That and the fact that they made her completely oblivious to everything else. This prove to be true as they kept walking and Levy tripped over another rock. Gajeel sighed and stepped forward snatching her by her belt and lifted her up and held her next to his face.

"That's the fifth time I've had to catch you midget" he snarled

Levy fidgeted uncomfortably and giggled.

"Sorry this is book is just so good." She said burying her nose in its pages again.

Gajeel sighed and lifted Levy higher till she dangled behind his head. He then rested her on his shoulders so her legs dangled in front of his chest.

"Gajeel!" Levy exclaimed fidgeting her legs on his shoulders.

"I'm not catching you every time you fall because your nose is buried in that book you're going to get hurt." Gajeel grumbled.

Levy stopped squirming and rest her book on top of Gajeel's head.

"Thanks Gajeel." Levy said leaning against him now.

Gajeel felt a blush creep into his cheeks but he forced it down and grumbled you're welcome. At this point he wished he knew what to say next or that Pantherlily was here to tell him. But the PatherLily was currently on other mission. But Gajeel continued to walk and found peace being this close to Levy she smelled like flowers subtle but sweet. Hearing her heart beat and feeling her body heat prickle against his skin was comforting to hi. As they moved on the sun slowly reached its highest point meaning it was noon and by this time Levy finally finished the book. Yet she didn't ask Gajeel to put her down instead she crossed her arms and rested them on his head. With a content sigh she began to retell the story and every once and a while Gajeel would interject.

"Wait why couldn't he just punch the guy?" Gajeel asked.

"Because he could have hurt his friend!" Levy answered.

"So if they claim to be equals he should be able to handle a punch from his equal. Like Gray and Natsu." Gajeel said smugly.

"Or there is a diplomatic solution." Levy pointed out.

"That's boring." Gajeel answered.

"Or just requires brainpower." Levy said slyly.

"Hey!" Gajeel exclaimed.

Levy started to laugh but stopped short as a drop of water hit her nose she looked up as the clouds started to darken.

"Oh looks like rain." She said pouting.

Gajeel grunted and looked around he speedily walked deeper into the forest till he saw a suitable oak tree that provided ample protection. That still didn't stop them from getting pretty wet as they reached the tree. Once at the tree Levy leaped off and started to wring out the water from her bright blue hair as Gajeel took a more dog like approach and shook the water out vigorously.

"Gajeel!" Levy exclaimed while laughing but she was cut short by a roaring burst of thunder.

She squealed and jumped closer to Gajeel who felt his heart shoot up to his throat but fought it down something was wrong. Gajeel felt his senses spark to life his ears and nose twitched in response and a growl formed in his throat.

"Come on out." He said loudly his voice echoing out into the forest.

"What are you talking about?" Levy asked clutching his arm.

"I'd expected as much from a Fairytail Mage." A voice said from behind the trees.

Slowly figures emerged from the trees till Gajeel could count nearly thirty mages in total and well trained ones at that. He took a step forward protectively putting himself between the small army and Levy. Gajeel gritted his teeth his brain started firing on all cylinders both him and Levy were pretty worn out from their previous job he estimated they only had about a bit more than half of their magical energy recovered. Granted it was more than most mages full strength but against thirty well trained mages that was cutting it close. Gajeel knew a head on battle wasn't the best and put both himself and Levy critical danger the best method was divide and conquer.

"Levy." He said pressing his back against hers.

She nodded out of the few people who could truly work with Gajeel she was second best to Pantherlily she'd no doubt worked out the same plan and possibly quicker than Gajeel.

"Solid Script: Smoke!" Levy exclaimed.

As smoke began to expand around Levy Gajeel changed his fist into iron and delivered a powerful blow to the ground below. The shock waves ripped throughout the ground breaking it apart as it crumpled under the feet of army. That attack couldn't trap them but hopefully stall and injure at least a couple of the mages. The smoke thickened and Levy and Gajeel broke apart running farther and farther away from the smoke heading toward the coastline just outside the forest. The coastline gave an open area which would make it easier for them to attack. By the time they reached it Gajeel hoped they would have taken care of few mages to make it easier. They quicken their pace and Levy who was more agile sprinted in front of Gajeel when suddenly she came to a halt.

"Bombs!" she yelled.

Gajeel saw it a nest of bombs tied to a four trees Gajeel snarled the mages probably guessed that they would try to pick them off one by one by maneuvering around the forest. Gajeel gritted his teeth he hated stupid evil mages but the one thing he hated more were smart evil mages. He lunged at Levy grabbing her and cradling her in one arm and extending the other into an iron rod. He hooked onto the bundles and swung it to the back of him. He retracted his arm and landed on a tree branch before leaping off again. Gajeel jumped across the branches faster trying to put as much distance as he could between Levy and those explosions. He heard the explosion and several cries it must have a hit at least five of those mages. However both him and Levy were safe and only felt the weakening shock wave. As he cradled Levy she shifted leaning over his shoulder to face the back.

"Solid Script: Fire!" she exclaimed.

As Levy's words blazed to life she sent them toward the trees setting the forest ablaze and Gajeel could hear several other mages cry in anger. However Gajeel could sense it both him and Levy were running out of magical energy the previous job really did a number on them. The rain was only drizzling but soon it would pour quickly putting out Levy's fire wall. They had to get the coast line that would make the enemy give up their element of surprise. However as Gajeel leaped he heard a sharp crack and chain shot forward and hooked itself around his ankle jerking him back. Levy went flying out his arm and Gajeel was slammed to the ground creating a deep crater. Levy landed safely and ran over to Gajeel who was ripping the chain from his ankle. Gajeel had quickly changed the density of his body but the attack still managed to shake him up. He was ok but another hit like that the story might be a bit different but this was no time to think about that. A stream of green liquid came shooting toward them and Gajeel recognized it as acid magic a painful type of magic that Pantherlily once faced. Levy ran in front of Gajeel and used her solid script to summon a thick steel wall. Gajeel jumped into action once again and grabbed Levy as the acid started eating away at the wall. They kept running while various types of magic were being thrown at them ranging from Ice Magic to Chain Magic all Caster type magic like Gajeel and Levy. As the battle dragged on Gajeel measured they took care of more than half of the mages their plan worked and they still had a good amount of magical energy left over.

However now the rain was thick and it blurred Levy's and Gajeel's vision. But now they were closer to the coast line as they kept running Gajeel noticed Levy was counting always in between the thunder and lightning strikes. However he couldn't wonder about that now as the noises of the mages were getting closer but now the cliff that marked the end of forest was in view and beyond that was coastline. But just as it came into the view what Gajeel knew as blast magic erupted from behind them. Gajeel hardened his flesh but Levy squealed as the flames blazed across the layers of her skin. They were blasted forward off the edge of the forest and onto the stone path that rested on the coastline and lead out to docks. Gajeel crashed into one of the lamp posts that lined the path and felt his brain bounce around in his skull. Levy crashed onto the path itself she shuddered but struggled to her knees. Gajeel felt his head get cloudy and blood began to trickle down the base of neck. This was bad now Gajeel had blood dripping down his neck from his cracked skull and he couldn't stand much longer. Levy was bruised up now but her magical energy wouldn't hold up against the remaining mages if Gajeel fainted. But Gajeel noticed she was still counting however his attention snapped back as the remaining fourteen mages appeared dressed in steel armor bearing a strange emblem that Gajeel recognized. That emblem belonged to a dark bounty hunter guild that hunted down powerful mages that became a threat to dark guild. It was rumored that even the council hired them to take out some powerful mages that belonged to light guilds. Gajeel gritted his teeth he learned a long time that powerful person is a threat whatever team they played for. No wonder so many came after him and Levy. They were pretty smart too cornering them both after a tiring job. Slowly the mages became to advance and Gajeel began to panic everything was going black and soon he wouldn't be able to stand.

"Gajeel when I saw so extend your iron rod as high as you can and infuse with my carbon." Levy whispered as she stood beside him.

It suddenly clicked in Gajeel's mind why Levy was counting she was thinking five moves ahead thinking of the worst case scenario like right now. She didn't have enough energy to pull off a big wide range attack that wouldn't guarantee a hit on every single mage but if she infused her carbon with my iron. It would create a steel rod and with her timing a perfect lightening rod that would also be attracted to the armor of the mages. Gajeel wasn't sure what he should do smile and scare the hell out of the mages or embrace Levy but he soon got his answer. The mages leaped forward and Levy screamed on cue Gajeel extended his iron rod up into the sky as Levy jumped up.

"Soild Scirpt: Carbon!" she exclaimed.

Placing her hands on the rod he could feel the rod infusing itself with the carbon particles Levy was creating. The rod turned to steel and on Levy's count the lightning struck the rod. Gajeel grunted but after all the shocks from Laxus this was barely anything. The lightning struck the mages who were practically cooked in their armor. The air tingled with heat, there was a sharp ringing in the air, the air became thick and heavy finally with an explosion of energy the lightning ceased and the mages collapsed to the ground. Gajeel retracted his arm down his chest rising and falling but he chuckled as he turned to hug Levy he saw that she wasn't behind him. Gajeel's heart seized however before he could speak his knees buckled and his eyes rolled back into his head. He became aware of all the blood that was trickling down his spine and fell to the ground. The world grew fuzzy and his body shut down making it impossible to move but before he blacked out Gajeel called out.

Levy…

Cliffhanger you guys know my MO. So tune in for the next chapter I am so sorry for not posting new content you know school and stuff urghh. But I AM BACK and with plenty of new stories this the first of I believe ten that are in progress ranging from Fairytail to Naruto so tune in for that. Anyway is Levy alive did she survive the blast I mean she is mage after all or was she obliterate by the sheer force of the blast find out. I knowing I usually update nearly daily I want to do that but I want to also spend decent amount of time creating good content. I won't keep you guys waiting for like a month I PROMISE but if I don't update every day I am sorry but creativity doesn't always work with me. Writer block is my worst enemy but I promise to update almost daily I will certain try my fricking hardest. That is all for today much love and byyyyeeee!