This is an explanation as to why Gajeel and Levy were sleeping together at the start of the Alvarez Empire arc.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Fairy Tail or any of it's excellent characters. All characters belong to Hiro Mashima.
He was falling.
His body fell, further away from her with each passing moment. She tried to move, to save him, but she couldn't take control of her limbs.
She could only watch as the dark shadows of the water took the man she loved.
She tried to scream, for someone to come and help, to make this stop, but no sound came out.
She watched as the depths consumed him, and felt tears blurring her vision, and screamed at the unfairness of it all, and how he was beginning to redeem himself, how he was changing for the better. How he was changing because of her.
And now that was all thrown away because she had been too weak.
She couldn't save him.
The realization hit her, and the torrent of emotions became too much. She sat up with a start, a scream dying on her lips, and tears running down her pale cheeks as she took in the dark room around her.
"Just a nightmare…?" She muttered to herself as she felt for the light switch. She took deep breaths, her heart was still beating wildly. She reminded herself that he was still alive, that they were both still alive and well, and it was just a dream.
Still, she couldn't get over the fact at how real it was. She's been having the same nightmare, over and over again, and every time she has to watch him die.
Him.
Gajeel.
She smiled to herself as she thought of him. And then mentally slapped herself in the face. He couldn't like her in that way. Could he? She thought about him alot ever since Tenrou Island. How he protected her. He had worked hard to atone for what he did to her and her teammates ever since he had joined the guild. And then the day when she realized that she had fallen for him. She thought about all the things she had been through with him at her side.
Some say she had a crush on him, but she would always deny it out of embarrassment. And that she was too afraid of how he'd react when he found out.
She sighed. She was getting nowhere thinking about her relationship with Gajeel. She switched the light on, and the clock read 8:00 am.
Time to get ready for another day.
The day ahead was going to be a busy one. She still had a fair share of her translation work to do, some research for the Magic Council, and all the Fairy Tail members had a major meeting in the guild hall to discuss their current enemy: the Alvarez Empire.
She shivered as she thought about all the things she had read about them. How they were so powerful, their army was like a black blanket spreading across the earth. How each one of the Spriggan 12 could topple a continent as easily as Erza could finish cake. How could they ever face such a powerful enemy, even with Natsu's motivation and Master Mavis's genius tactics? Could they even fight back? Would they end this battle grieving for lost comrades, or celebrating late into the night at their victory with no one gone?
More importantly, she didn't want Gajeel to die. She wanted him to live on and get the future that he deserved, by her side. She almost wanted to slap herself for real this time as her thoughts strayed back to him again. She sighed deeply, wondering what he was doing at that moment as she got dressed and made herself a light breakfast.
She got out some of her translation work and fiddled around with the pen for a bit, but she couldn't think about anything except for their enemy, and the fear that her comrades wouldn't make it. She sighed, defeated, and put the work away and headed out the door to face the day.