Oh wow thank you guys so much for the reviews! I got my usual reviewers plus some new ones which is just awesome. A lot of you mentioned that there were spelling grammars; I'll try best to fix those in the future. I'm glad you guys are still enjoying this fic. Oh and the time setting is after Edolas arc and before S-trial arc. Don't know if I mentioned the time setting.


"Gajeel, please talk to me" Wendy pleaded as she once again healed the dragon-slayer that day.

The two were alone in the master's room since the others went down to the guild's main hall to get some breakfast. Wendy's magic had done wonders to the iron dragon-slayer's condition, but the success was only physical. Mentally the dragon-slayer was slowly decreasing as he stared all morning at one spot of the ceiling.

Wendy had woken up to Gajeel's screams as he was being terrorized by night terrors. From what the man was screaming the dreams consisted of his time with Ivan.

"I dont know, I don't know" Gajeel screamed as he tousled and turned in his bed. He cried out in pain when he rolled onto his still healing arm and leg. When the pain registered into his mind, he lied completely still. One would have thought he fell back asleep but the others could see his eyes were forcefully closed and he was clenching his jaw. His breathing was fast enough that the child was afraid he was going to hyperventilate himself.

After those night terrors Gajeel usually feigned sleep.

Wendy had noticed that the dragon-slayer was purposely avoiding in talking to her. She had walked in the room several times to find him and Pantherlily talking to one another in low voices. When her presence was immediately noticed the conversation died.

After several failed attempts to talk to Gajeel, Wendy and Charle returned to Fairy Hills. They sat in their room trying to take advantage of their time off before they had to go back up to master's room. They laid on their beds in silence. It wasn't broken until Wendy asked "Charle do you know what happened"

The exceed gave her a blank stare. "What do you mean"

"Well you have precognition. So did you by chance see how Gajeel was captured"

"Captured" Charle repeated.

"Yeah how did that mean man capture him, did you see any visions about that" Wendy asked again.

Charle said nothing and she looked at Wendy in the corner of her eye as both their ears registered the sound of heels coming in their direction. Charle reminded her of the masters warning by motioning a hand gesture across her lips. Wendy nodded and gestured the throwing away of a key. Soon enough Erza was in front of them and pushing a bowel of ice cream towards Wendy with a smile.

"Wendy I remembered you like ice cream and there was a sale in town"

"Thank you Erza-san" Wendy squealed as she dove right in the frozen treat.

Erza watched her for a moment and sat down on the bed next to the two girls. She waited a moment before speaking "So Wendy what did Master want so late at night"

The spoon full of ice cream stopped halfway in Wendy's mouth and she stared at Erza with wide eyes. After a moment she placed the spoon down and said normally as possible"A person was seriously ill in town and Master asked if I could heal him"

"She of course said yes" Charle added with no emotion in her voice.

Erza stared at them both and choosing her words wisely she said "That's funny no one in town mentioned about illness"

Wendy said nothing and Charle just stared blankly at Erza. The three stared at one another in silence until Erza had enough and stood up. "Alright I'm off, Wendy enjoy the ice cream"

"Thank you again Erza-san"

As Erza stalked off to her room, outside she was calm but inside she was raging.

She had never been excluded before. She had always known the secrets and the truth behind the rumors in the guild. She felt powerful when she watched the other guild members gossip with one another about rumors and there she stood knowing the master trusted her with the truth. But now, now she was in the dark and it didn't look like she was coming out if it. For the first time, she wasn't trustworthy to the master.


"Gajeel I'm sorry if this brings up any memories but I must know how you were discovered by Ivan"

The iron dragon slayer looked at Makarov with his one eye that wasn't bandaged. The guild master couldn't help but feel guilt build in him. He watched as Gajeel sighed and reluctanltly told the day he was caught for being a double agent.

Gajeel was perched on a rooftop munching on some scrap metal he brought along. He was use to Ivan taking his sweet ass time in meeting with him. Usually the man just sent a shikigami informing him of what his next task was. So when he got the message that Ivan wanted to see him personally, he was a bit surprised.

So here he was waiting for the Raven Tail master to make an appearance. While waiting he stared at the small city the meeting was supposed to take place in. He had a good ariel view of the town center and he watched the townspeople. The large fountain which had a vicious tiger statue mounted on it glared at Gajeel as if it knew what he was yearning for.

All Gajeel wanted was what the townspeople probably did every day. Families were strolling around and people were taking a break while sitting on the fountain. Smiles and laughter were everywhere and Gajeel soon found himself losing himself as he watched the people live their lives.

Everyone was enjoying the nice weather of the ending day and he soon saw couples holding hands. He watched couples, whom stared at the sunset while interlacing each other's fingers. For a split second, he thought of the small blue haired mage, Levy. As fast as the girl entered his mind, she quickly left leaving only a sharp pang of loneliness.

Gajeel hated this feeling and as much as he didn't like to admit it, this feeling came very often. That heavy feeling that seemed to attack him and always made him think. Think of his past doings, his outnumbering regrets, and the bleak future that lay in front of him. He was trying so hard to change his path and stop burning every fucking bridge he walked by. He was slowly rebuilding some bridges, as Levy once again made her way into his mind. She didn't seem to be afraid of being alone with him anymore.

Fuck.

He really messed up with that girl. Crucifying such a small helpless figure made him sick to his stomach just thinking about it. He couldn't ever do such a thing again.

"Good evening Gajeel-kun" A voice whispered in his ear.

He knew who the voice belonged to and it took all his control not to take a step away from the man. Instead he turned around and bowed respectfully "Master"

Ivan smiled down at Gajeel and placed a hand on the young man's shoulder. Gajeel while staring at the man couldn't help but think how this man looked neither like Laxus or Makarov. He was tan and muscular and his style was…well Gajeel didn't know what style consisted of an ornate cloak, dress shirt and in an ascot.

"Gajeel-kun how long have you been in my guild" He asked with a large smile on his face.

"A couple months, maybe half a year at the most" Gajeel answered.

"Well today is the day where all your hard work pays off. It is time for your revenge"

Gajeel regretted that he let his expressions be so easily read as his face fell. At that moment he heard two distinct voices.

"Natsu-kun I want strawberry icecream"

"Alright stay here while I go get some"

Gajeel turned to the voices and saw Natsu and Wendy. The idiot was leaving Wendy by the fountain. The child was defenseless and neither of their cats was with them.

Shit this isn't happening

"This is it Gajeel-kun, kill them. Be the only Dragon slayer left, your power will be unrivaled" Ivan whispered. He outstretched his hands and pulled them inwards in one swift movement. He breathed in deeply and continued this pattern of breathing for a few movements. When he laid his gaze back on Gajeel, golden eyes met red.

"If you don't mind Gajeel-kun I don't want to be left out of all the fun" With that said Ivan raised his arm and pointed right at where Wendy was standing. In front of Gajeel's eyes, the tiger on top of the fountain opened its eyes and came to life. Eyes set on the small dragon slayer the tiger leapt from the fountain and landed right in front of the child.

The town panicked and soon chaos erupted as the crowded town center tried to evacute. Everyone tried to avoid the statue but unfortunately Wendy could not escape. Turning to the girl the lion had a grin that matched its master. Ivan laughed and turned to Gajeel.

"I'll toy with this weakling until you kill the other dragon slayer" Ivan said with a smile. Gajeel turned to look at Natsu and saw him running back to Wendy, Ice cream cones wasted on the floor. He stood there with a moment of hesitation. Ivan watched him with the corner of his eye and saw how still his guild member was. He mistook the moment of hesitation as unsatisfactory.

"Ah I see Gajeel-kun you want to eliminate both of them. Don't worry I understand go ahead and kill the child" Ivan turned towards where Natsu was and smiled "Revenge makes me feel all tingly inside"

With that said Ivan left towards Natsu direction, leaving Gajeel frozen in his place. Ivan turned around and stared at Gajeel in confusion. Gajeel gave him a smile and headed towards the small child he had to kill. He heard Ivan chuckle and he quickly ran in vain to get away from the horrible sound.

Lcukily for him the statue followed Ivan and was now heading towards Natsu. Gajeel didn't have to worry though, the bastard could take care of himself. He was more worried for the kid and where she was.

It wasn't hard to find her as she was crouched behind a building. She stared at the statue that turned to life before her eyes. Right now it was attacking Natsu and other innocent bystanders. Gajeel looked at the small child who looked around with fearful eyes. She was helpless and he was ordered to kill her. For a second Levy replaced her and he felt his chest tighten as he was once again in the same position.

But this time it was going to be different.

Though Wendy was afraid, she looked for anyone that might need help. She was so busy looking that she didn't hear the heavy footsteps and the smell of metal infiltrating her nose. She turned her head but never got to see the person as something hit her in the side of the head.

Gajeel looked up and smiled at Ivan who was watching him from afar. With a nod of approval Ivan turned around to control the statue that was currently toying with Natsu. When he was sure Ivan wasn't looking Gajeel scooped the small child in his arms and ran to the nearest alley. He leaned her against the wall and knelt down next to her. He quickly looked over the small child and to his relief she only had a small scratch on her forehead.

Gajeel's face fell when he thought of the predicament he was in. During the chaos Gajeel didn't notice that it was already dark which right now he could use to his advantage. He could just hide the kid and beat the hell out of the pink headed bastard. If he put a good show maybe the other guild members will show up and Ivan will hopefully flee. Yeah that sounded like a good plan.

Gajeel was about to pick up some trashcans to cover Wendy when he heard footsteps enter the alley. He turned around to face an expressionless Ivan who was staring at him. Gajeel felt fear crawl up his spine and he couldn't help but miss the crazed smile that usually was donned on Ivan's face. Not knowing what was going through his crazy mind was truly terrifying.

"Gajeel what are you doing" Ivan asked.

The iron dragonslayer 's face dropped when he realized that the Ivan did not address him with the "kun". Acting fast he turned around and reached for Wendy so he could run the hell out of there and return to Fairy Tail. This mission needed to be aborted and Gajeel now feared for all their lives.

He reached out to Wendy but an arm with inhuman strength gripped the back of his head. Before he could even fight back he was faced first in the gravel.

"You fucking traitor" Ivan hissed in his ear. Lifting his foot he stomped repeatedly on the traitors head watching with glee as the impact caused cracks in the pavement. When he was sure the young man wouldn't be getting up he walked to the young girl. He stared at her for a moment before sighing and grabbing her by the arm. Dragging her through the alley he carelessly threw her into the open where the pink headed boy could find her.

Walking back to the Gajeel he whistled a cheery tune as he kicked him so he could see his face. The sight of his blood covered face made him smile but it soon fell when he realized there was some on the ground. Still whistling the tune he pulled a shikigami and placed it on the puddle of blood. Standing on his tiptoes he watched with fascination as the shikigami soaked up the blood.

Out of sight Out of mind.

With that done, Ivan grabbed the traitor by the hair and walked to the end of the alley. He heard the pink headed boy call for the little girl.

Gajeel struggled to keep his eyes open in order to see if Natsu would find Wendy. To his relief Natsu saw Wendy and was quickly by her side. Natsu shook her a couple times and soon her eyes opened, but she didn't look at Natsu. Instead she turned towards the alley and for a split second she and Gajeel met eye contact. That one second was all it took for Wendy to register the fear and pain in the eyes she couldn't look away from. Gajeel hoped that she didn't know it was him.

."And that's how Ivan found out that I was working for you"

Gajeel didn't dare look up to meet Makarov's gaze after he told how he was found out of being a double agent. He had failed a mission; the one mission he was given that could have turned his whole future around. He had failed it. Just another thing in his life he managed to screw up.


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