Hello my dearies!

Well I'm sorry for the delay but I finally got the second chapter finished! I've been a bit busy with school and such... Who am I kidding I was wallowing in self pitty over Valentine's cause my boyfriend lives in another country... Wine helps. It helps a lot.

But anyway! I'm sure ya'll are eager to find out what's going to happen! The reviews that I've gotten have all been really positive and excited sounding so I hope that this second chapter lives up to your expectations! I think I'm going to be focusing more on writing out fight scenes and such... That scene I did near the end of UMH was super fun to right... So the romantic stuff probably won't be making an appearance till the endish... I'm not really sure yet. We'll see!

Writing's been a bit difficult cause I've been watching shows other than Fairy Tail... I know... I'm awful... But I've really been wanting to watch Ouran Highschool Host Club (absolutely fabulous btw, really funny), Tokyo Ghoul (read it before and finally watching it, LOVING IT), and I just got started on Noragami (only on episode two but liking it so far!)... But never fear my dearies! I just read the new Fairy Tail chapter this morning and it had rekindled the fire in my belly! (See what I did there?)

I'm dying to find somewhere where I can talk to others about the newest chapters and episodes so if ya'll have any suggestions please let me know! (None of my friends are quite as obsessed as I am or they're not caught up on it...)

Let's see... Anything else...? I don't think so...

Well as always, leave a review or suggestions! I absolutely love getting feedback from ya'll! I may start taking votes for the pairing of the sequel after this early so I can start thinking of what I want to happen in it... So let me know if you want Jerza or Gruvia in the next fic!

Much love

Sabina

Chapter 2

Levy's POV

Gajeel...? Captured...?

"But... But how is that possible?" said Levy quietly as she sat by Lily's bed in the infirmary. She hadn't left the little cat's side since he had returned to the guild hall, and she was becoming delirious with exhaustion. She had cried. When Lily had told them Gajeel had been captured, she had cried and cried until the tears wouldn't come anymore. Lucy and the others had tried to console her but their voices had been faint in her ears as she had been consumed with worry...

How had Gajeel been captured? He was so strong... There was no way that even a dark guild could take him down... But... If that guild knew some of his weaknesses...

"Phantom Reborn..." she whispered to herself. Apparently Gajeel's old guild had decided to reform...changing from a legal guild to a dark guild in the process... Levy shuddered at the memories of Fairy Tail's last confrontation with Phantom... Back then Gajeel had been one of their strongest members, and he had been ruthless and cruel... Why were they after him now?

"Levy... You should get some rest..." said Lucy as she slipped into the room, shutting the door to the main hall behind her so as to shut out all the noise. Levy shook her head and looked at Lily's sleeping face. The little black exceed was still very weak. His physical wounds had been healed but it would be a little while before his full strength returned.

"I can't... I just... I hope he's okay..." said Levy quietly, her small fists clenching in her lap. Lucy came over and sat down next to her, throwing a comforting arm over the bluenette's shoulders. Levy trembled as she tried to hold in her sobs. She knew that she cared for the iron slayer, but she hadn't expected herself to react like this...

"I know Levy... I'm sure he's fine... You know how tough he is... We'll find him..." said the blonde soothingly. Levy could feel the first few tears running down her face and finally she broke down. She clung to her best friend, crying as quietly as she could so as to not wake Lily. Lucy stroked her hair and held the solid script mage tightly.

"Lu... I... I don't want him to be hurt... I-I..." she began, her heart wanting to say something but her mind keeping her from doing so. Lucy gave her a sad, gentle smile.

"You love him don't you Levy?" Lucy asked. Levy stiffened, tears still flowing down her face. Did she love him? She knew he was attracted to him... But she hadn't thought that her feelings were much deeper than that. She looked up at her blonde friend, eyes wide and a look of confusion on her face. Lucy smiled warmly at her and passed the blunette a tissue. "It's okay to admit it Levy. I've been able to see it for a while, even if you haven't completely realized it. You look at him the same way I look at Natsu," she said softly, her eyes sparkling the way they did when she thought about her mate.

"Do I really...?" asked Levy, staring down at her palms as she calmed down a little. Lucy nodded and patted the other woman on the back.

"You sure do girl... He's changed a lot since he's joined the guild, and I think that you've had a lot to do with that. You don't see it, but he's always watching you... Always looking out for you," said the celestial spirit mage. Levy couldn't help the small smile that spread across her face as her heart skipped a beat. He really did that? She clenched her fists and looked up at Lucy, her eyes shining and her expression determined.

"I have to rescue him Lu... I... I wanna tell him..." said Levy. Lucy beamed at her and hugged her tightly.

"You're much braver than I was Levy... But I'll go with you, Natsu too. We'll help you rescue Gajeel," said Lucy, holding Levy at arm's length and looking her in the eyes. Levy could feel tears running down her face again as she nodded. She was truly lucky to have such wonderful friends.

"I'm going too..." said Lily, sitting up in the bed. He had a determined gleam in his eye and they both knew that he wouldn't let himself be left behind.

"Wouldn't dream of leaving you behind Lily," said Levy, scratching gently behind his ears. They all jumped when someone walked around from behind the privacy curtain. It was the Master.

"Master... I assume you heard?" said Levy slowly, a little afraid of what he'd say but not willing to back down. The small man nodded, his face stern. Levy was beginning to get worried when his expression softened.

"You have my blessing... We cannot allow one of our own to be taken away from us. Phantom Reborn has made an enemy of Fairy Tail yet again... And we will respond the same way we did last time," said the master, and everyone in the room shuddered as his tone became rather frightening. "Select a team to go with you. I suggest the rest of Lucy's team and perhaps Juvia as well. She was once a member of Phantom... She may be at risk as well, but I believe the best place for her to be is where the enemy doesn't expect her. I'll leave it up to Erza to decide who else should go along," said Makarov, nodding at Lucy who stood up and exited the room to gather up the team.

"Master..." began Levy, not sure what to say. The old man shook his head and gave the young woman a sad smile.

"You don't need to say anything my child. I understand all too well the desire to protect those we hold dear..." he said. Levy gave him a weak smile and glanced out the window. She could see dark clouds rolling in towards Magnolia.

A storm was coming.

Gajeel's POV

Darkness...

Pain...

Confusion...

The iron dragonslayer groaned as he slowly regained consciousness. He didn't know where he was or how he had gotten there. It was a dark cave of some sort, damp and foul smelling. He wrinkled his nose in disgust. Why did he always end up in shit holes like this? He tried moving his arms and legs.

Nope. Chained up. And from the looks of it it was made out of titanium, something he hadn't managed to eat yet. Just perfect... He sighed and resigned himself to wait to see what would happen next. It didn't look like he'd be going anywhere anytime soon.

It turns out he didn't have long to wait before his captors made an appearance. He smelled them first. It was a sour stench... It reeked of dark magic. His eyes narrowed as three figures entered the dank cave from a door he hadn't noticed. They stood before him, and he found that he could recognize them.

"Aria? And Sol? Haven't seen you guys in ages... Still up to no good I see..." said the slayer weakly. He was really beat up, not to mention starving.

"That is Monsieur Sol to you, traitor," said the thin man on the right. He was a former member of Phantom Lord's Element Four, Sol of the Land. He was eyeing Gajeel with contempt, obviously disgusted by what he saw. "You're looking... Foul...I must say Black Steel..." Gajeel snorted and turned his eyes to the larger figure on the left.

"Aria, still as much of a crybaby as I remember..." he said, seeing the tears streaming from the large man's bandaged eyes. The big man began sobbing loudly and Gajeel rolled his eyes.

"It saddens me to see a former comrade turned traitor! To the very guild that destroyed us and sent us from the top guild of years ago to a bunch of strays. Gajeel, you bring sorrow to my heart at your betrayal!" The big man continued to bawl as the center figure stepped forward to peer at Gajeel's bruised face.

"Indeed... It's a shame you had to ally yourselves with those pathetic fairies Gajeel my boy..." said Jose Porla, the former master of Phantom Lord. Gajeel wrinkled his nose in disgust; the older man reeked of foul magic and his close proximity was making the iron dragonslayer nauseous. "But we'll soon fix that..."

"What are you talking about?" snarled Gajeel, wrenching at the chains that held him tightly. A spell must have been placed on them to keep them from breaking... The dark mage chuckled and began pacing back and forth in front of the place where Gajeel was chained to the wall.

"Why... I'm referring to your return to the guild. Phantom Reborn is in need of strong members if we are to make our glorious comeback... As the former strongest member of the guild, you are an asset if we are to become stronger than before. We'll be heading after Miss Juvia as well... I hear she's gotten quite strong since Phantom disbanded..." Gajeel snorted in derision. The old man had to be joking.

"You're out of your mind if you think that we'd join back up with you. Phantom Lord was a joke. It wasn't a real guild...ARGH!" Gajeel coughed blood as Jose's fist slammed into his gut with tremendous force. Gajeel's eyes were wide with pain; the old man had monstrous strength now. What had he done...? Was this the effect of the strange dark magic he could sense?

"I thought that this would be a difficult process... It seems as if we're going to have to resort to more intense methods to...persuade you..." hissed the older man, a dark gleam in his eyes.

Gajeel had a feeling that things were only going to get worse from this point on...

He braced himself for the next impact...