A force of nature

By: LabyrinthStarGazer

Chapter 3: Limited time...

As they sat in comfortable silence, he eyes the dirt and crusted blood on her exposed skin as she explored the metal in his forearm. She squeaked as he held her to him and stood up, her small hands gripped the navy blue fabric of his top while he walked out of the room. Levy stared up at him as he made his way into the bathroom, shutting the door as he let her down and he walked over to the bath, turning on the faucet for hot water. He turned to her and she instantly grabbed the red T-shirt, pulling it further down her legs, it was clear that she knew what her body was seen as by most men and he grumbled. He turned to her and she shifted uncomfortably as her face went red, he grabbed the nearest towel on his radiator, walking over to her he pushed it under her top. She squeaked and tried to move back as he slipped it around her and made sure it was secure before pulling the shirt off of her. He threw it in the wash basket as she gripped the front of the towel, it was a small one that covered just a quarter of her thighs, she looked rather appealing in just a towel as he raked his eyes over her pale skin. She mewed shyly and he coughed turning to test the warmth of the water and flicked the cold tap on so it was slowly running. He walked over to her, grabbing her wrist and she squirmed as he pulled her towards the tub, she gingerly stepped over the side, her hand now gripping his almost painfully. She sat down in the water before pulling her knees up to her chest and discarding the now soaked towel, Gajeel moved it and sat down next to the bath. Her small fingers loosened on his has she started to rub the dirt off of her skin, when the bath got to three quarters full, covering upto the top of her chest, he switched off the taps and she mewed diving under the water. She remerged a few seconds after with a small gasp and giggled up at him shaking her head and sending sprays of water everywhere. He wiped the droplets off of his face with a chuckle and leaned over the bath, grabbing his loofa and the soap, dipping both into the warm water and rubbing them together until the loofa was covered in suds. Placing the soap back on the bath side he gently rubbed the soapy fabric into her shoulders, she jumped but didn't pull away, instead she turned so her back was facing him. Her back was covered in deep gashes as well and he snarled to himself, the only places she wasn't scarred was on her hands and face from what he'd seen. He rubbed the loofa into her skin and she purred with a contented sigh, when her skin was wet with soap suds he handed her the loofa so she could do her front and he pulled up his sleeves more as he poured warm water over her back. Leanig over the tub again he grabbed his shampoo and conditioner, he squeezed some shampoo into his fingers, throwing the bottle else where as he massaged her scalp the liquid slowly started to turn frothy as he doused her blue locks in it.

"Gajeel..." she murmered thoughtfully as she turned her head slightly and he smiled at her while she soaked the loofa in the water.

"what is it pet?" He asked and she bit her lip, her golden eyes looking at him before she turned to face him, her body still hidden under the water and she glared at her hand in concentration.

"Levy...hurts!" She whined looking proud for a second at her statement and he furrowed his brows in confusion, he knew what she was saying but he didn't understand why.

"where, where are you hurting?" He questioned and she looked up at him, her hands moving as she placed them over her soapy locks.

"hurts!" She cried and he felt a strange change in the air, she started to cry and he stood up, something was most certainly not right as she sobbed, clutching her small head and he saw the water around her start to disturb as ripples splashed against the sides. He stepped back when he saw the cloud of purple tendrils forming from behind her and swirling in the air, taking no time as he ducked into his shadow form. She let out an ear peircing scream before the purple cloud exploded, the glass of his mirror shattered, the water around her bubblee as it started to boiled but it wasn't hurting her. Gajeel clutched his ears with a growl, his eyes firmly on her as the cloud of purple disapeared and she sat sobbing in the hot water of the tub. He was so confused, what the hell was that? She was a Migas, they had now power controls, what was that power? He stepped out of his shadows from the wall, walking up to the sobbing girl as he bent down, pulling her head up, he gasped as he watched her eyes go from pure black to gold again. Gajeel wasn't stupid, what ever those marks where and what ever she was were linked and it was certainly not of natural causes, she sniffled, scared and in pain as he used his loofa to pour water over her locks.

"it's okay pet, you're okay...calm down" he soothed as she shook and whined, mewing and sobbing, tears falling down her creamy cheeks. When he was done with her hair, he turned to grab a fresh towel, staring at the shards of mirror in the sink, he picked up the new towel. He turned his face and held it out so she could wrap it around herself. She was still shaking when they left the bathroom, walking into his bedroom where he placed her on the bed and grabbed another, fresh, grey shirt. He let her put it on herself amd slipped the towel away from her, she whined when he sat on the bed with his legs crossed and pulled her into his lap. There he plucked away the towel and gently started to rub her wet hair dry.

"G-Gajeel...?" Came her small voice and he stopped rubbing for a second then started up again, he just didn't know what was going on and he didn't like it..

"hmmm?" He answered and Levy coughed well more of choked and he turned her head to see the blood she had coughed up. Yeah somthing wasn't right... he used the to wipe away the blood when he heard the loud knock at the door. He stood her up, gently taking her hand and she grabbed the back of his shirt with a whine, they walked to the front door and he looked through the peep hole seeing his two friends.

The blonde, light breed was tapping her feet, dressed in a small, yellow, frilly dress with white, strapped heel large, white salmon haired mate was dressed in black cargo shorts, a white tank top with his signature white scalf and scandals, with a pair of sunglasses. In short Gajeel thought he looked like a fucking regect but not eeyone could have a good sense of dress. He slowly opened the door and saw the boxes of clothes and crate of blood bags that he wanted to devour.

"So what have you gone an done...now...?" Lucy asked and trailed off when Levy peered round the large vampires side in curiosity. Her golden eyes met the blonde vampires chocolate orbs and there was a moment of silence before they spoke."Gajeel, why does that girl smell like a Migas?" She questioned and Gajeel let them in before speaking, Lucy carried the crate of blood bags while Natsu juggled the three boxes of clothes.

"Right, first let me explain, this girl ain't a Migas, she's different, smell her!" He said and the pair cocked their eyebrows but did as he said and took a large whiff of the nervous girl who hissed as they got to close. They nodded in agreement before he finished. "I was walking home yesterday and found her unconscious and bloody in an alleyway, I brought her here cause she was covered in this wierd green liquid and she was in a hospital gown, that's not the strangest bit" he took a breath before continuing. "I've just given her bath and she... this power came off of her... it was like a burst of energy, it shattered my mirror and boiled the water, fuck knows what it wpuld have done to me if I didn't go shadow before hand, not only that but her eyes went black and she coughed up blood!" He exclaimed and they looked at him like he had two heads."Oh and she can hardly speak..." he added and they looked down at the small vampire who was clinging to him.

"She looks fine now... dude are you sure you ain't just got a lack of sleep...?" Natsu asked and he growled, why wpuld he make up such an elaborate lie?

"Go look in my bathroom, you'll clearly see the broken mirror!" Gajeel ordered and Natsu shook his head as if claiming defeat.

"He's not lieing, Natsu... she's got powers, their called Telekinesis... my mother use to tell me about it... it's beautiful and rare but... how does a Migas have that much power?" Lucy explained as she stepped closer to the shy girl who hid further next to her tall guardian.

"Come on little one... she ain't gonna hurt you, this is Lucy..." he said in a low and smooth voice as he looked down at Levy as she bit her pale lips.

"L-Luuucccy..." she said, unsure of her voice and Gajeel nodded as he pushed her frther in front of him so they could see her properly.

"Aww, she's such a cutie, I'm Lucy and this is Natsu!" She smiled, her voice making the small Migas a little more relaxed, it was sweet and soft making her feel at ease.

"She's scared and in pain... guys I don't know what I'm suppose to do with her..." he said and Lucy gave him a look of concern, he knew it was strange seeing him so worried but he couldn't help it.

"Gajeel... have you heard of the PLVTF...?" Lucy asked and he scrunched his face up, was it meant to mean something to him. "It's Phantom Lords Vampire Testing Foundation... they take in vampires from the streets, Migas, Felver even some pure bloods, vampires no one would miss or come looking for... their a group of humans and some lesser vampires on the elder council... they do tests on them, inject them with traits from different breeds and try to control their brains... their hunger... it's probably where she was from... why she is the way she is..." Lucy explained and all eyes were on her.

"Lucy... how do you know so much, have you seen this happen?!" Natsu asked, anger was laced in his voice and his mate took a deep breath in.

"Because... my father, Jude Heartfelia... he works for them... that's why I don't talk to him any more, the tests they are barbaric, it's disgusting but it doesn't explain how she is alive..." she said and peered at the little Migas, making her nervous and she turned to bury her face in Gajeels lower chest. He wrapped a protective arm around her as she purred, feeling safe I his hold.

"What's that suppose to mean?!" Gajeel growled in confusion as Lucy took off her sunhat and placed it on the arm of the couch.

"Gajeel... the power of Telekinesis is deadly, vampires can't withstand the strength of it, it'll burn her up from the inside out, hence why she coughed up blood, her body is dying... a pure blood can hardly live up to a hundred with that power, imagine how long she has left... with the rate of deterioration it has on a full blood, I'd say she's got less than a few weeks... I'm sorry..." Lucy answered, her voice quite and slow, like she didn't want to say it. His heart slammed against his ribs, he'd only just met her and now she was going to be ripped away from him. He looked down at her golden eyes... they were shining at him as she smiled, unaware of what horrors she was going to be met with, the pain she would endure. It broke his heart and he shook his head.

"No... there has to be a way to save her... can't we take the power out of her?!" He yelled and Levy flinched and Lucy and Natsu stared at each other with a knowing look of affection.

"Gajeel... if there is... maybe... maybe Makarov knows but I'm not saying there is... if there is he will know but please... don't hold me to my word..." Lucy told him and he looked down at the little woman in his arms, so happily snuggled against him.

"You here that... we're gonna save you Levy..." he whispered as he looked up at the pair before him. "Where is he now?" He asked his voice full of determination and emotion that it shook the mates to their core and in truth it frightened them a little.