So this was somewhat difficult to write, I don't know if it was a bit ark for the readers, but it was dark for me... Anyways, thanks for the follows and the review!
"Where have you been, this late at night? And is that alcohol I smell on your breath!? You are a seventeen year old girl! That is unacceptable. And now I'm going to have to punish you." Her father said with a twisted smile.
"N-No! Not a-again." Levy said, sobbing uncontrollably. "P-please! I'm so s-sor-"
She was cut off by a whip of her father's belt to the face. Her father started yelling about how she was such a disgrace and she has never made him proud, and she gained the courage to stand. He stopped yelling and gave her a deathly glare, which she returned to her 'father'.
"Excuse me, young lady? You'd better get back on the floor if you know what's good for you." He hissed.
"No." Levy said shakily.
Her father shoved her to the ground towards the living room. He threw plates at her, glasses, anything he could find and throw easily. He screamed at her more and more, continuing hitting her and throwing things at her. This continued for about half an hour, until Levy had backed herself up to the wall.
"I am utterly embarrassed and ashamed to call you my daughter! Your mother would feel the same way... that is, if I didn't murder her myself." Levy's father said with a laugh. He let that sink in and watched Levy's spirit slowly break.
Levy gasped at this awful man's wordss. "I-it was y-you..? You m-monster! H-how could you!?"
"You ain't even mine," he chuckled, "well, at least not by your mother's choice. Only reason I kept you around after her little "accident" was because I was waitin'. For you to be a little more my age type.."
Levy's sobs suddenly stopped. "No.. you d-don't mean..."
Her so-called "father" Smiled evilly as he nodded slowly.
Levy took off running while her admirers distracted Gajeel. He pushed through them and ran after her in the rain. Lightning struck not too far away. 'Oh, shit... Shrimp's deathly scared of lightning/thunder storms'. Little did he know, this was the least of Levy's problems. He couldn't stay that close behind Levy, oddly enough, but was able to figure out where she was headed. He took a minute to rest, allowing Levy to get out of sight.
He remembered that he only knows that apartment complex she lives in, and not the apartment number or floor. 'Fuck. How am I supposed to find her now?' His sense of smell was being thrown off by the rain.
He ran through the lobby to the desk where a small man sat behind a desk, typing away at his computer. "Did a small, blue-haired girl run through here?"
The man looked up at him and said, "How is that any of your business? She seemed to be running away from someone, and I'm assuming that someone is you. So, I can't give you that information, but I'd be glad to call security if you want to try something." He obviously sensed Gajeel getting angrier as he spoke.
Gajeel glared at the man and thought about beating his face in, but decided that wouldn't get him any closer to helping Levy. He sat there for maybe 15 minutes thinking. "Please. I need to go talk to that little Shrimp..." Gajeel pleaded. Slightly smiling at remembering when he first gave her that nickname, and how she hated it.
The man at the desk sighed. "Why is this so important?"
"Well... I hurt her feelings and fucked up... I.." Gajeel trailed off. He heard a scream. Levy's scream. "Shrimp! That was her! What room is she in!?"
"Room 24B, floor 2. I'll alert the authorities." The man said quickly and nervously.
"Don't bother." Gajeel grunted back to the man as he took off sprinting towards the stairs. 'Elevators are too damn slow. I'm so sorry that I let something happen to you, Shrimp.' Gajeel reached her door and put his ear up to the door. He could hear things breaking. Levy yelled, "Please, no!"
Gajeel busted the door in to see the house was wrecked. There was broken glass everywhere, her table was flipped. Gajeel walked around slowly, but surely, looking for his Shrimp. He walked down the hall towards her bedroom and her bathroom. The light was on in the bathroom and the water was running. He heard a small whimper coming from the bathroom and he opened it slowly, revealing a naked Levy in the bath with something covering her mouth. Gajeel rushed in and closed and locked the door behind him. "Levy!"
Levy jerked her head back and looked at him. Her eyes widened and she shrieked, although it was muffled. Gajeel kneeled down by the tub and blushed, noticing that her hands and ankles were bound together.
"Hey, it's going to be okay. I'm gonna get ya outta here, Shrimp." Gajeel said softly. He reached into the warm water and untied her ankles and then her wrists. He removed the cloth over her mouth and he picked her up carefully and set her down very gently on the mat. Tears spilled out of her hazel eyes as her face contorted into an image of pain and desperation. Gajeel had never felt as much pain before that night. Seeing her this way, in pain, and yet he still thought she looked so fucking beautiful.
"Gajeel..." Levy whispered. He handed her a towel, along with her pair of panties that were on the floor. Every other item of clothing she had was soaked, so he pulled his black long sleeved shirt off and pulled it over her head and helped her put it on.
"Let's get you outta here, Shrimp." Gajeel said as he picked her up softly, not wanting to hurt her.
Levy couldn't help but feel much safer in his strong, protective arms. Gajeel slowly and silently opened the bathroom door, looking for the man, or woman, responsible. When he saw that no one was to be seen, he ran to the front door and slipped out with Levy still in his arms. Although Gajeel was pissed off at this person, he knew he couldn't deal with a run-in with anyone at the moment. His top priority is, has, and always will be Levy and her safety or happiness.
Gajeel walked out of the apartment through the back entrance, not wanting to deal with the nosy man at the desk. It was still raining, complete with thunder and lightning. Each time lightning struck and thunder clapped, Levy pulled herself closer to Gajeel, flinching each time. Gajeel carried Levy into his house and to his bedroom. He set her down on his bed. "You should change outta that shirt, it's soaked. Let me get you a dry shirt."
Levy just stared blankly at the bed as Gajeel walked to his closet and pulled a big, black sweater off of a hanger and set it down next to Levy. "I'll step out so you can change."
Gajeel walked to the door and opened it when he heard Levy squeak, "Please don't leave. I... I don't want t-to be alone.."
Gajeel nodded and closed the door, just facing the door as he heard Levy changing. "Want me to throw your.. um.. panties," Gajeel blushed as he said this, "into the dryer so you don't freeze your ass off? Literally?"
"What w-would I wear then?" Levy whimpered. She sounded so broken, everything in her voice, everything about her right now, just sounded and looked as if she'd been defeated. Gajeel couldn't help but feel the urge to go over to her and hug her, but he decided not to.
"I can lend you a pair of boxers.." Gajeel mumbled. He walked over to one of his drawers and grabbed his smallest pair of boxers. He set them down next to her and took her soaked underwear. "I'll go put these in the dryer."
"Wait.. Let me go with you.. I really d-don't want to be alone." Levy pleaded.
She slid on the boxers when Gajeel looked away and she slowly stood to walk with him. They walked out of his room to the dryer, which was full of wet clothes that Gajeel had neglected to dry. He threw them in and carried Levy back to his room. He set her down on the bed and she continued to stare blankly at the blankets. Gajeel sat down next to her, unsure of what to do, and he embraced her, holding her tightly. He could feel her warm tears against his bare chest.
Gajeel let her go and laid her down, pulling the blanket up to her shoulders. He laid down next to her and she turned around and buried her face into his chest, while he put her arms around her, pulling her as close to him as he could. He felt oddly content, yet he wanted to kill the bastard who did this to her, caused her so much pain. It made him think of the "incident" between them when Phantom Lord attacked Fairy Tail. It made him shiver, pulling Levy into him more, and pulling the blanket up higher. He kissed the top of her head and whispered, "Goodnight, Levy."
So... Did you like it? I really appreciate any reviews and follows c: I'm going to try to update at least once or twice a week.