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2 HOURS LATER:
Gajeel was currently pushing through the already crowded streets of Magnolia Town to reach the designated location on the flyer that Levy gave to him two hours prior. He didn't really dress up for the 'job', despite how festive the flyer appeared. He tied his hair back and wore a black t-shirt with bold 'ROCK' lettering, and underneath was a graphic design of a microphone. He tied in his attire with some gray ripped up jeans with some chains hanging by the side, and wore metallic colored sneakers. True, he did seem a little more casual, but he didn't deem this 'job' to be very serious. Finally he was nearing towards the center of Magnolia Town.
Ughhh, why do I always get caught up in this idiotic crap? Currently, I've been pacing around this stupid crowd for what seems like hours, and they are beginning to accumulate by the second. "UGHHHHH! What is with this crap!?" Gajeel yells aloud. The crowd around Gajeel suddenly disperses, probably scared after his outburst. He looks up and sees the sign indicating that he has reached the center of Magnolia Town. "Finally, I reached the stupid place. God, I wanna punch something! But there's too many freaking people," Gajeel grunts as he sits down on a nearby bench and waits for Levy so he could possibly get on with this stupid job, then go home and eat some more metal scraps. AND, maybe spar with Pantherlily, to brush up on his skills.
During his daydreams for his plans after the job, Gajeel's sensitive ears pick up a high pitched yell calling his name. He looks up and his jaw practically touches the floor as he stares at what he couldn't imagine to be the little Shrimp he once knew. Levy was waving at Gajeel from a little distance away, but with his height, he had no problem spotting the short bluenette. But her greeting wasn't what caused him to go into shock, it was her attire. Suddenly, Gajeel's thoughts towards the Shrimp were slowly turning naughtier as he continued to gaze at her.
Unlike Gajeel's dark, punk-rock look, Levy's outfit was the complete opposite of him. She curled her hair which framed her face gently, making her look cute, yet elegant. Abandoning her usual orange headband, she substituted it for a bright, orange, hibiscus flower pin to hold back her azure bangs loosely. She didn't put much make-up on her face besides a light peach blush to highlight her cheekbones. She also slightly added some peach-flavored lip gloss, which Lucy gave to her long time ago.
She didn't wear any accessories. She wore a cute orange halter top with a beige cardigan. A baby pink bow in the middle of the halter top livened up her attire by making her look even more identical to a cute doll. She then wore some washed out baby blue shorts and orange sneakers. Overall, she was devastatingly adorable, and Gajeel couldn't look away.
Levy was hurrying, yet politely pushing through the enormous crowd to reach her partner. When she saw the expression he still held as she was nearing him, she couldn't help but blush a little, thinking that he may like what she was wearing. She spent a whole good two hours trying to come up with this outfit. It clashed greatly with what he wore, but as they say, opposites attract.
What is with this crowd today? I know Magnolia Town is busy, but this is WAY too many people. Maybe it's because of the Moon Festival? Levy thinks as she finally frees herself from the thick mob. She catches her breath a little, and looks up to see Gajeel still looking at her with a look of stupor and shock. She silently gathers up her confidence and smirks at him, as he would always do to her, and says, "Like what you see?" He snaps out of it and responds with a "Tch". Levy was about to take it as a yes, until he says, "Sorry, shrimp, but that outfit can't impress me."
It stings her a little, since she had worked so hard in trying to dress up. Not for him... Obviously, Levy responds, "Sure, says the guy who was shamelessly staring at me for a good five minutes..." He then replies with, "Tch, I was simply surprised, since you looked different. So I was trying to verify if it was actually you. Plus, you also look smaller, so I had to squint harder to see you." Levy was about to take the first part as a slight compliment, but the last part pissed her off. "Whatever. Hmph, let's just get on with the job." She grabs Gajeel by his ear and drags him with her into a less crowded area of Magnolia Town where the finishing preparations were being made for the events of tonight's Moon Festival.
"Ow, ow, ow, OWWW!" Dang, for a shrimp, she had a tight and- "Ow!" Gajeel uttered. -strong grip! Maybe she was mad by what I said... Ugh, my stupid ego got in the way and I said the exact opposite of what I meant. When she asked me with that smirk on her face if I liked what I saw, I suddenly had the need to just pull her into my arms and reply huskily, "Yes, of course," but my words came out harsh. She was smart though, and retorted back. That was my chance to compliment her! But I failed again, when I made the snarky remark about her height. Now, I'm being dragged by her to who knows where while my ear is being tortured.
Hmph! Gajeel is a BAKA! Stupid him, stupid comments, stupid face, and stupidly handsome... W-wait, NO! Ughh, stupid Gajeel! Levy continued to rant about Gajeel's stupidity in her head as they reached the MC of the Moon Festival who was the one who sent the request. She finally lets Gajeel's now red ear go, and dusts her hands on her shorts and lightly taps the MC, Myra Jen on his shoulder.
He turns around and it seems like he immediately realizes what the two mages were here for. He tells them that the job was to simply participate as a guest for the final event of the Moon Festival. After the explanation, Gajeel responds only with a grunt, which Levy takes as a 'Fine, whatever' and agrees to accept Myra Jen's request. He gives her a thumbs up and begins to go help the staff.
Levy was about to leave with Gajeel in tow once again, to kill some time before the events to come, but she forgot to ask what event they were to participate in. She calls to Myra Jen and asks, but his only response is a raised finger to his smiling lips, indicating that it was a secret. The solid script mage feels a little suspicious with the fact that they aren't allowed to know what they were participating in exactly, but her worries fly out the door when she goes back and finds Gajeel in a fist fight with an ominous-looking group of gangster mages.
Levy rushes to the scene, but she can tell that negotiating wasn't an option, as she could practically see the electricity sparking and clashing within the eyes of Gajeel and the gang's leader. I back away a little when one member of the gang looks towards me and shows me a not-so-welcoming smile. Gajeel must have seen that and soon the stupid metal-head launches a punch towards them. Then, the fight breaks out, and at first, it seems like an easy win for Gajeel. But soon, more lackeys come along, and Levy has to ward off some of them using her script magic.
However, she fails to see one of them and he blasts her with an explosion. It isn't strong, since he is still a rookie, but it knocks her over a couple feet. Levy quickly gets back up and hears Gajeel scream at the mage who had attacked her, and he assaults him with a multi-combo of iron dragon fist attacks. Levy is about to summon her script magic to help him, but another mage who was a lot faster prevented her from finishing, by launching a few arrows at her which she mostly dodged, however one of them managed to skim her exposed calf. Levy winced slightly in pain, and Gajeel quickly came to her side and asked, "Shrimp, you okay?" She tells him, "Yeah, I'm fine. This is nothing! What about you?" He looks a little beat up, but his level surpasses these young mages. Yet, their numbers were beginning to tire the experienced duo out. "Yeah, I'm fine, these guys can barely fight as well as Lily can."
They are soon back to back and panting a little as they gazed at the angry faces of the group of mages surrounding them. Suddenly, Gajeel speaks, "Shorty, I'm gonna make an opening for 'ya. These guys aren't much of a threat to me, but I don't wanna risk you getting hurt." Levy was touched by what he said, but she remembered a similar scene being played back during the meeting with the Grimoire Heart members during the S-class test. She quickly refuses, "Thanks, but I'm not gonna leave you. My body may be small, but my courage is great, and these punks ain't nothing!" She yells out and launches her Script Magic, Tornado, which sucks up some unlucky mages and tosses them in different directions, some being launched into others. Gajeel then launched his Roar of the Iron Dragon.
Slowly, the number begins to dwindle, and only two are left. One of them was the leader, who was beaten up pretty badly, but still stands with an inflamed look in his eye. The other has a maniacal smile and his eyes aren't in focus but seem to dance around and jitter. Gajeel and Levy are beat. They are covered in bruises and cuts everywhere, while panting heavily. Levy looks at Gajeel and he nods in agreement, this would be it. They were gonna have to give it their all.
Gajeel attacks first and Levy soon follows, but due to the fact that they were worn down, the two mages quickly dodged their attacks. The leader attacks Gajeel from behind with a binding magic. It restricts Gajeel with invisible binds, which then shift into spikes that cut into his flesh. Due to shock, he forgets to alter his human flesh into iron, and he was not fast enough.
He yells out in pain and Levy quickly runs to his aid, but the other crazy mage won't let her. He grabs her arms and yanks Levy toward him. She hits his chest hard, yet he remains still. She hesitantly looks up, and to her horror, he is staring down at her with his creepy smile. But what made her heart stop is how his blood red irises are focused and zoned in on her.
Levy tries to push him away; however, his hold on her arm grows only tighter and tighter. She can't help but wince and slightly tremble under his grip and menacing gaze. He suddenly bends down very close to my face until they are only three centimeters apart. Then, he suddenly talks with his ragged, hoarse voice, saying, "DIE. FAIRY. TAIL!" Right then, the surrounding area detonated. The bloodcurdling screams of both Gajeel and Levy resonate while the crazed laughters of the other mages rise like the flames surrounding them.
A/N: Hi again! this chapter was a little creepy? scary? violent? well it maybe because I just watched some Soul Eater AMV's *I recommend you watch this anime it is awesome!* Besides that though ohhhh I'm so evil hehe I kinda left you guys with a cliffy hehe please stay tuned to find out what happens next and please review because they are like unicorn kisses! And thank you soo much once again for being patient and waiting for my lazy butt to start moving again and upload this chapter haha I love you so much thank you for all your reviews I LOVE YOUUU GUISE! Also please wait for an upcoming story with tons of NALU FEELS! (hint! *because I love your buns* it's based of a drama!) perhaps we should change this from fluff to extreme violence... DON'T WORRY, STAY TUNED!