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To answer your questions, narutofan1091: There isn't a special reason for Mystogan to save Levy. He is an extremely positive character so he won't let her die, even thought he is not a Fairy Tail member any longer. You will find the answers of your other questions in the next chapters. (As for the grammar mistakes, I'm sorry! English is not my native language.)

To advisory177: Mystogan can still use his magic in this story.

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Chapter 7. Levy's promise

"Oh, no! Anyone but her!" Jellal thought. He bit his lips. "Why doesn't she sleep?"

Turning back, he saw Erza Knightwalker. Yes, it was no one but her. She was standing in the middle of the corridor. Despite the late hour, she was fully dressed and was holding a sword in her hand. Her red hair surrounded her face. Even in the semi-darkness he noticed how pale that face was. She looked him up and down and her eyes sparkled with anger. Jellal knew that glance very well. It promised nothing good.

An idea flashed across his mind to use his sleeping magic over her but at the next moment he discarded it. It would only make the situation worse.

"I must calm down," he ordered to himself. He closed his eyes for a second and took a deep breath. "I shouldn't look nervous! She doesn't know where I was, after all!"

Erza Knightwalker took a step forward. Her fingers tightened around the hilt of her sword. Obviously she wanted very much to use it.

"Well, what will you say, your majesty? I'm waiting to hear your explanation! Aren't you supposed to be in your room at this time?" she asked in a threatening tone. "Where have you been?"

Jellal was thinking what he should do in that situation. "It is beyond any doubt that she will attack me without hesitation if my answer doesn't satisfy her," he said in his mind. "And the last thing I need right now is a battle with her."

"Isn't it a king's right to go round his palace any time he wants, even during the night?" the blue-haired man asked with all dignity he could show at the moment.

Erza didn't look convinced. "Is it so?" she said through clenched teeth. "And what are these strange clothes of yours?"

She pointed at his cloak, and then at his magical staff that he was holding in his hand.

"That's none of your business, Erza Knightwalker," he answered, making an effort his voice to sound cold and indifferent. "I think I'm the king here and not you. Am I right?"

The woman gnashed her teeth but didn't say anything. Her sixth sense told her that there was something strange here... She was sure about it. But what was it? What?

"I think that you are hiding something, your majesty," she said. Her eyes were boring into him.

"That's only your imagination. I require you to leave, Erza. And immediately!" he commanded her.

There was no answer. She continued staying immovably as if she hadn't heard his words. For a few seconds they just stared at each other.

"Did you hear what I ordered you?" Jellal asked. "Or I need to repeat?"

Erza cast a murderous glance at him but didn't dare disobey him.

"Very well, I take my leave. But it will be better for you to be careful, your majesty. You may pay a high price for your midnight walks! If I find out that you are doing something wrong, you will regret bitterly about it, I assure you!" Without waiting to hear his answer, the red-haired woman turned and walked away from him.

Jellal followed her with his eyes. When she disappeared in the dark corridor, he gave a sigh of relief.

"Oh, that was close… She definitely suspects something. I must be extremely careful tomorrow night!" he thought, entered his room and closed the door.

-ooo-

Levy was hearing the conversation between the king and Erza Knightwalker and cold sweat was streaming down her face. Tucked herself up in the bed, she didn't dare take breathe. Just then she realized what a great risk Jellal had taken for her sake.

"If someone sees me or learns the truth about his midnight visits to Earth Land, Edolas people will consider their king to be a traitor and he will lose his throne… and maybe his life too!" she thought.

She finally heard Erza's steps moving away. At the next moment Jellal entered the room.

Approaching Levy's bed, he noticed that she was awake. Her face was extremely pale and her eyes were wide open. She was trembling like an aspen leaf.

"Aren't you sleeping? What is wrong? You don't look well!" he said.

"Has Erza Knightwalker really gone?" Levy yelled. She wanted to say something more but she couldn't because Jellal pressed his hand against her lips.

"Don't yell! Please be quiet or someone may hear you!" he said. "And that is the last thing we need at the moment!"

Levy realized that he was right and nodded. He removed his hand.

"I'm so sorry…" she whispered. "Please forgive me. I was so scared… I heard your conversation…"

"Don't worry, Erza is gone. And she doesn't know that you are here."

He didn't want to trouble her any more so he didn't pronounce his thought: "If Erza Knightwalker knew that Levy is here, she would probably kill her."

"But you are taking a great risk because of me!" the blue-haired girl told him. She didn't want to say it but these words escaped her lips. "It may be dangerous for you if someone finds out that you are helping me…"

"Don't think about this, everything will be okay. Erza Knightwalker doesn't know what is going on. Nothing will happen to me. I know what I'm doing. If you really want to return my favour, promise me something," Jellal said.

"Anything you want."

"Promise me that nobody will learn about your stay here. Don't tell anyone that I saved your life. Did you understand? Don't tell even your team mates and master Makarov!"

Levy didn't expect such a request. For a second she just stared at the man.

"What will you say? Do I have your word?" Jellal asked.

"Of course," she replied. "If this is your wish, nobody will learn that you saved me."

A trace of smile appeared on his lips. "Thank you, Levy. I'm counting on your word. Now calm down and try to get some sleep," he said in a comforting tone.

"It is impossible for me to sleep after the conversation I heard!" the girl said and these words were the truth itself. She was still trembling.

"Impossible, you say? Well, I will make it possible," Jellal answered. Before she could ask what his words meant, he touched her with his magical staff and almost immediately she felt an irresistible wish to sleep.

"It is his magic… It can't be anything else," she thought. Her eyes closed and she fell into a deep sleep.

-ooo-

Erza Knightwalker's nerves weren't soothed yet. She wasn't far away from Jellal's room. With her sword in her hand, she was walking nervously across the dark corridor. Her beautiful face was convulsed with anger.

Then she stopped short. It seemed to her that she had heard a yell from the king's room. And it was a female voice; there was no doubt about it. Erza pricked up her ears but the yell didn't repeat.

"Something unusual is going on here… Well, whatever it is, I will find it out at every cost!" Knightwalker vowed. "Maybe his majesty is hiding someone in his room? Yes, maybe that's the explanation… What should I do?"

At the next moment a satisfied smile formed on her lips.

"I know. I will search his room in the morning. Yes, I will definitely do it… And woe to the king if I find someone who shouldn't be there!"

As you see, the relations between Mystogan and Erza Knightwalker aren't romantic. Do you like the story this way?

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(Also, if you have any suggestions, please let me know!)