SORRY! It took a little bit to write the ending of this chapter just because I didn't know I wanted to end it. I hope you all enjoy it and thanks for waiting patiently! It is longer than the other chapters just to make the late posting worth it for ya'll!- I do not own Fairy Tail.
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Mirajane went back to her regular routine, passing out drinks and food for her guild mates, and dealing with the occasional drunk. In order to build up some revenue for the Guild the Master agreed to open up their lounge area to the citizens of Magnolia. She started to think about what Lucy and Levy had told her, she didn't really have a reason to agree to it. I mean, she wanted them to be safe and she understood their reasoning's to do it without the guys, to be so dependent can get on one's nerves. Mira could pin point the time where Elfman decided he wouldn't take any help from her anymore because of how dependent he and Lisanna had been for so long.
She let out a deep sigh but continued to smile as usual, being positive and upbeat was the only way she could get through life sometimes.
"And then he said." A man at the bar whinned, he had been there for only an hour and was already pretty inebriated to the point where she started putting food dye in water to pretend it was beer, "He says. You didn't find it in time." He was one of the new members of the Guild that came after the Grand Magic Games hype. Master accepted some mages here and there to keep the popularity going and rebuild the team but some didn't realize how hard it was and ended up this way.
He was just above his mid-twenties and she only knew his face, never once had he told her his name but he knew her quite well.
Mira started to refill his phony drink again and she gave him a comforting smile, "Sorry to hear that."
In response to his story he slammed his hands on the bar table, "H-he never said nothin' 'bout bein' TIME" He ended up reaching for the drink before she was even ready to give it to him, which caught he a little off guard. She would have dropped the drink if it weren't for a very familiar arm reaching for the man's hand. "WOAH!"
"I think it's time for you to go home." The tone was hoarse and deep. It gave off a powerful feel that sent shivers up her spine and across her neck.
His arms were so big, the thought of being help in those arms – almost – made her blush. She was very good at keeping her composure though, it was a piece of cake to do in this situation. With all that she has had to go through in life faking calm and keeping composure is something she trained herself to do. "Awe Laxus, no need to be so mean." Mirajane reached over to where the two met and made a 'shoo' motion. Laxus reluctantly let go and the drunkard thanked her under his breath.
Unexpectedly, Laxus didn't have his crew to back him up, it was rare and a blessing. She scanned the area to make sure though, sometimes they stood in the shadows because of their weird obsession. "What's your problem man?" Oh, that's right he was still there.
"Dear it's time for you to go home." Mirajane gently touched his hands and started to turn him around in his stool and push him away from the bar.
He pouted and went along with it but he started to curse under his breath and whine, "But Mirraaaa. You're my go to gal!" He carried on as he left, not bothering to turn around and refuse, guess he actually did care about what said. Laxus looked like he was going to snap at any second, which was amusing to her.
Mirajane giggled and waved at him, he still carried on about something she couldn't quite hear, she almost jumped out of her skin when Laxus slammed his hand on the bar top, "We need to talk."
"Oh wow, that doesn't happen often." She made sure there was obvious malice in her tone, it always made his skin crawl in good and bad ways.
Mira kept smiling at him even though she was upset, she began to clean up the glasses and get ready for her next customer while he regrouped and found the words he wanted to say.
He grabbed the glass filled with the fake beer that she had started to reach for and squeezed it a little too tight, she guessed that he was trying to be intimidating. "Now please."
Mirajane couldn't help but shoot him the nastiest glare she could muster while still pretending to be sweet and kind. This was the kind of expression that sent the bad crawls across his skin, it was just creepy how she could do that. 'I'm sorry who put you in charge of me?"
"I did. When I almost lost you."
His direct approach made her heart skip, and her stomach began to form some butterflies, but it would not sway or break her. "I don't believe I asked for you to do that."
He was pissed at her now, she could see it in the ways his muscles began to move in his arms. "Mira." His voice has a small booming affect that went straight through her, the command in his voice made her knees just a little weaker. It almost seemed like he was doing it on purpose now. "Tell me what they said to you. Something is fishy and-"
"That's my business. Laxus." She emphasized his name in return to make it seem like she wasn't intimidated by him. It seemed to work but as she continued he started holding the glass tighter and tighter until the glass started to form some cracks. "And I don't have to tell you anything."
That did it, the liquid started to seep from the sides of the glass. "I will find out Mira, one way or another. And if it puts this Guild in danger, I will be disappointed in all of you." He leaned in closer to her and almost reached her ear completely, "And don't expect me to save you."
Mirajane wanted to fall into his arms when she felt his warm breath on her ear, but her dignity would not allow her to do so, especially in public. She shoved his face to the side and flicked his hand making him loosen his grip around the glass. "Have I ever needed saving?" He stayed silent and stared at her emotionlessly, "That's what I thought."
He backed up and looked her up and down. "I am watching you all." He started to walk away but that last comment caused her to worry about the secrecy of their plan, she had to think of something quick.
"Laxus." He stopped dead in his tracks and looked over his shoulder, "It's a shopping trip."
Laxus raised an eyebrow at her and a confused expression, "Shopping?" He turned his body completely around and was interested in it now. "What for?"
Mira crossed her arms and leaned onto the bar top, making her boobs look absolutely fantastic, he wouldn't admit but she could see the small redness on the tops of his ears, "For something special. It's a limited edition item that we have to travel far to get. Levy and Lucy wanted me to help barter for it so they could get it cheap for the guys." He chuckled and crossed his arms over his torso in disbelief. "They are upset that they won't tell them what it is so that's why they aren't here. Those babies are pouting."
This seemed to get him in a better mood, maybe it was because she entrusted him with the information or maybe it was the thought of those two losers pouting in their rooms. The pieces added up for now and Mirajane had never lied to him before so why would he question it? "Have fun I guess."
Bingo. Men were easy to fool, pull away enough and when they least expect it give a little incentive and information and they would be putty in your hands. She gave a genuine smile as he walked away but her heart hurt that he didn't stay. She always wanted to treasure the moments alone that they had but he only ever came to her if he needed something from her. "I need to leave tonight." This mission would help her feel more like her old self again, the truth was that she loved missions and feeling like she was relied on. Lunch time was over now and she started to prepare for the dinner crowd to keep her mind at ease.
Levy stood outside of Gajeel's dorm, fear rose up and kept her from knocking, she was hoping he hadn't noticed the book was the wrong one and that he would just exchange the two without asking why. The likeliness of that happening was slim though. "Just do it…" She whispered and took a couple deep breaths, "Take the chance. The longer you wait the more time he has to read that book."
The short girl reached for the door with her petite fist and instead of knocking she sort of punched the door, causing her knuckles to ache really badly. Her heart began to race with every silent second that passed until she realized that there wouldn't be an answer, "Gajeel?" Levy called and tried to look through the peephole the opposite way. Using her good hand she tapped on the door lightly, "Hello?"
There was no answer still, "He isn't here? Then where is he?" She looked down the halls each direction for any sign of movement. If he wasn't here or at the Guild where could he possibly be? It took her a moment but she remembered the only other thing he does was train, he must be at an area that was easy to train in.
Just as she was about to leave, the door creaked open and she jerked around to see Panther Lily, "Sorry Levy I was resting. I was hoping you were Gajeel."
"Hoping?
Lily rubbed his eyes and glance up at her with a guilty expression, "He hasn't been in all night and all day."
Oh shit, her stomach started to rumble with anxiety, "Did he say why?"
The cat shook his head and threw his tiny arms up, "He hasn't said anything that's the problem. I don't know what got into him."
Levy touched her stomach and looked at the ground, it was all because of last night. He just tried to help but she kept pushing him away to keep her secret, there was no way she could predict him acting this way though, it was so unlike him. If she could think back to Tenrou Island he would have shrugged it off. "Where is he?"
Lily pointed back toward the room, "The woods. Last time I checked at least."
Levy kneeled down to him and pat him on the head, "Thank you Lily, I know Gajeel means a lot to you and to keep something like this from him is hard." Lily smiled at her and shook his head.
"I care about you too Levy. I also agree that this secret is in his best interest." They both shared some caring glances and Levy said her goodbyes, promising to bring Gajeel back and letting him know that they were leaving tonight and to be prepared for the call. Lily had already swiped the Lacrima since Gajeel had been busy and with his tiny stature and ability to fly it was easy to get in and out with it.
The bluenette walked out of the boy's dorm and clutched the strap of her yellow backpack tight. "Stay strong." The cool wind blew and it felt great on her neck she for some reason she felt a little more powerful than before.
Lucy rushed home to get prepared for the mission. Toothbrush, perfume, pajamas, hair brush, underwear same old same old things you would pack for a long trip. Her diary was also a necessity, talking to her mother was important and she loved documenting her adventures with friends. On her desk she managed to find a picture of her father to frame, oddly enough it was picture where he was smiling, a picture of her mother sat on the upper level of her desk, she missed them both dearly but she wanted to live her life to the fullest for them.
A little twinge in her heart resounded and it hurt but also reminded her how much she loved them. Now back to packing! Snacks for the trip, mouth wash, pen to write with, make up, magic cat- magic cat? Lucy unpacked Happy and stared at him, "Wh-what are you doing here?"
Happy sniffled and whined, "Natsu won't go anywhere and he keeps ignoring me!"
Lucy smiled and hugged the cat, "Where is he?"
The blue cat rubbed his eyes and went limp in her arms, "He has been outside all day training, Natsu never works out this much!"
He was right, Natsu never trained on his own, the only time he got fighting experience was through their missions and the constant rough housing. That guy was just naturally good at fighting and abnormally strong, it was odd that he was being proactive for such a long time. She thought back to last night and had a feeling he was acting weird because of her, the smart thing to do would be to leave without a word and hope he gets over it, if she went over there he would want answers that she could not provide. The right thing to do was to try and make up with him before she left, if something were to happen to her she wouldn't want the last thing they remembered was their little fight.
Which one to choose? Her heart said talk to him but her brain said he would be fine. Lucy started to think back on everything they've done together and he had never left her alone like she would be doing to him. He never hid anything from her though. Lucy was going to go with heart like always, "Alright Happy leave it to me. I think Carla's still at the Guild if you want to wait there?" Happy flew out of her arms with excitement and cheered. They both agreed to meet at the Guild with Natsu later. He told her that Natsu had been hanging around their house and the lake in the wood where Happy and he fished, she left her packing supplies at her apartment for now.
It took her until an hour before dinner time to get to Natsu's gross and broken up house. The Master always tried to fix the place up but Natsu always insisted that it was only a temporary place and not worth putting money into. It was a quaint little hut that made her smile, she had only been there a few times because he always came over to her place, the inside was a mess and one time she actually decided to clean it! It lasted a week before it all went back to the way it started.
In the distant she started to hear some strange noises, they were loud but she couldn't tell if someone was just yelling noises or actually saying something. Lucy looked around to try and find a light source from his fire and ever so faintly she saw momentary flashes of light toward the lake area. "What could he be doing still?"
She trudged through the brush and made her way closer to him, she tried to be quiet to make sure she didn't ruin what he was doing. She could hear his grunts getting louder and louder and Lucy tried to see what it was, bending down and looking around leaves to see, it wasn't helping too much though. The celestial mage for a moment had not watch where she was stepping and as she came close to him and she caught her foot on a root and fell flat on her face. "KYAA!" Lucy was able to put her arms in front of her face to at least cushion her fall.
Natsu had been doing a bunch of tedious chores the whole day and lost track of time. At first he punched some trees, cut some wood with an axe he found in the rubble of his home, swam in the lake, caught fish, and now he was practicing his magic as well as his fighting. It felt great to do all those things for a change, before he knew it though a whole day had gone by, Happy had come to beg him to come home but he just really needed to get everything out of his system before he faced everyone.
That's when in the middle of his training he heard rustling in the woods, at first he thought it was either Happy or some animals that were just curious, as he kept going though he started to notice that the steps were insecure and made by something larger than just a stray dog or a raccoon. It wasn't until he heard the squealing that he recognized it was his team mate Lucy, he sighed heavily and stopped his practicing.
Lucy let out some grumbles and flipped over to her back, she had dirt all over her now and a couple scrapes from the sticks and rocks she landed on. "Shit..." She cursed a couple more times until she saw a pair of familiar legs and she grinned awkwardly. "Hey there! Just um… Coming to check on you."
He didn't really look to amused until he saw the pathetic state she was in, he couldn't help but smirk and hold out a hand to help her up, "More like I'm checking on you."
She giggled a little and then flipped on her stomach, Lucy took his offered hand to help herself get up and a small blush came to her cheeks. "Y-yeah sorry. Um." The blonde paused and took the time to try and brush some loose dirt off and pick off some twigs, "Happy said you've been out here all day?"
Natsu nodded and looked back at the small open area next to the lake he was at, "Yeah. I uh felt like cutting wood and stuff." The situation was beginning to get a little awkward as they both fell silent.
"Look. Natsu…" Her saying his name grabbed at his heart for a moment and she had his full attention. "Happy is worried about you working too hard." Well that hurt a little bit. Natsu took a shallow breath in, for some reason hearing that only Happy was worried made him angry.
He cracked his knuckles and refused to make eye contact with her, "Oh so you're here because Happy sent you?"
"Well yes." She realized what she had just said and saw his anger so she quickly held up her hands almost touching his sweaty torso, "I mean we both are. I was going to come find you anyway but Happy ended up finding me and told me where you were."
That felt a whole lot better, he smirked and cracked his neck, the situation was still a little stale and he just couldn't stand still. "Well, here I am."
She nodded and started to twirl her fingers around one another, the way she bit her bottom lip inticed something inside of him. "Yeah um I wanted to tell you something too, want to walk back with me and I can tell you?"
The dragon slayer really didn't want to hear what she was going to say, he just had a feeling it was going to be something bad or something that would make him mad. No good news comes after something like that. "Yeah sure." Shit.
They both started to walk through the woods side by side, she still hadn't gotten the courage to say anything that she wanted to say and it was killing her with every step. The silence had been killing Natsu as well, he almost wanted to start running if she wasn't going to say something soon.
"I-." Lucy started to say it but her words caught in her throat. It went on like that for a few minutes as the navigated the woods, it was harder to see as the sun started to dip down further and further toward the horizon. She would trip or fall into his strong shoulders and he was so solid that she could fall into him and he wouldn't falter, it was kind of convenient.
"Natsu I'm sorry." She finally said it. "I know you want me to open up to you but it's hard." The weight in her heart was starting to lift and she ended up smiling at her cowardly self.
He looked over at her expression that seemed so lost and lonely and started to feel bad for letting her be in this position. "Luce its fine I understand. Just." Natsu couldn't go any further. He was about to tell her to lean on him and let him protect her. That wasn't something he hadn't said before but it seemed like the wrong time, the words caught in his throat and he didn't feel worthy of telling her. "I'm here as a team mate if you need me."
"Just a team mate?" His heart skipped and she looked at him with the saddest of eyes.
"Well I mean we are best friends too I'm just- just saying I'm here."
Lucy stared at him but ended up accepting his explanation and looking away from him. She put both of her arms behind her back and held her hands together, it felt nice that he had offered his ear as a friend but it hurt that he still didn't think of her the way she did him. "Alright. Thanks."
They both went silent again and as they reached the edge of the woods Lucy once again misplaced her step and almost fell forward, she let out a whine and closed her eyes but the ground never hit. Instead, a pair of strong hands held her and her face lay perfectly on a muscular chest. Her heart began to race while being in this position and as she adjusted her standing, she looked up into his worried face and for a moment, she wished he would stay like this forever with her. "You alright?" His voice broke through her warm thoughts and she had to blink a couple times to clear her perverted cloud.
"Y-yeah I just tripped. Thanks for catching me." She wasn't moving anytime soon, now she wanted to see his long he was going to let her be this close to him. Lucy placed her hands on his chest and the sensation of his warm skin danced across her skin.
Natsu was having a hard time keeping composure, he could feel her plump chest against his body and her fingers traced his muscles every now and then. Her face was so innocent and lost that he had feelings he never had before. Natsu wanted to pull her in for a hug and even more he wanted to feel her lips against his. "No problem… That's what I'm here for." Oh lord she stepped forward a little more and pushed herself against him even more, his hands slid down her arms and they both started to feel chills.
"Wow I never realized how cold it was starting to get." Lucy gave him her adorable smile and kept looking at him like she was an innocent baby bunny rabbit. She pushed herself against him even more, "Gosh you are so warm as always."
God she was killing him. He grabbed her arms again and pushed her away a little to get some breathing room. "Yeah! I am a fire dragon slayer after all" He started to laugh like numbskull and rubbed his salmon colored hair with his right hand. When he looked back her she looked really hurt.
"Yeah right…" Lucy tried to smile at him and go along with the mood he was setting. She honestly thought for a moment that he would respond to her and now she felt like an idiot for trying. "Let's keep going, Happy is at the Guild."
Natsu let her go and watched her walk away, "Yeah ok."
She was silent for a majority of their walk but wasn't angry enough to walk without him. She needed to tell him she was leaving tonight without him now before she got back to the Guild, she really shouldn't waste time walking back to the Guild with the idiot, but she promised Happy. "Hey. Mira, Levy and I are going out of town for a little while, just to let you know."
Well that was a bomb shell for him, "Want any more company?"
Lucy looked over at him for only a moment but refused to make eye contact, "Well it's actually a make-up trip for girl's night. We'll be back in no time though. Mira will be with us too so you don't have to worry about us."
Well that was a huge rejection, it made sense though that they wouldn't want any men on the trip though. "Yeah ok. Have fun then. When are you leaving?"
"Tonight."
"Oh." Well there went the mission he had seen in the Guild yesterday.
"Yup." They were silent the rest of the way to the Guild and once they reached the doors Lucy said her goodbyes. Some ruckus could still be heard inside and Natsu watched her walk away, something in his stomach churned and he felt like something bad was happening, almost as if he wouldn't see her again.
Natsu waited until he couldn't see her anymore before opening the doors to the Guild and walking inside, Happy immediately attacking his face upon entry. Hopefully Lucy was going to come back soon, and hopefully girl's time out didn't get crazy.
Levy had a harder time in the wooded area of course, her dragon slayer had the power of iron instead of fire. The sun was setting and she tried really hard to tread carefully, especially since there were rocks and roots everywhere that would hurt if she fell on them. "Jeez this stinks." She grumbled and then looked over to find a dead animal just beginning to rot. "Literally."
The bluenette wandered what seemed like forever, the only light source she had was fading quickly into the distance and she didn't have enough energy to use her magic. Her nerves were setting in when she started to realize just how lost she was. "Gajeel!" She called out desperately.
She yelled like that multiple times and had no results, which was odd because of his sensitive hearing. Levy felt her heart beat in her finger tips and her throat as she started to grow scared, where was he and which way was she supposed to go?
That's when she decided to keep walking in one direction until she found something, the odds that she wouldn't see a familiar land mark at some point were low. The sun was falling fast and her heart beat stayed slow but strong. "I still haven't packed for the mission…" At this point saying Goodbye to him or apologizing wasn't worth it.
Little did she know, Gajeel had already returned to the dorms when the sun touched the horizon. He had done the same as Natsu but he had journeyed a little farther into the woods to find creatures to brawl with. Lily had popped in and out all day to check up but for some reason his cat friend hadn't shown up these past couple of hours.
The tall and muscular mage trudged through the streets feeling better about the night before, though he was feeling disappointed that she had not come to look for him. Gajeel made it to his room and pushed the door open, surprising Lily, "G-Gajeel I didn't expect you to be home," The black cat looked around to try and find Levy but only the dragon slayer stood there. "Where is Levy?"
Gajeel crossed his arms and glared, "How should I know?"
"She went to go get you a long time ago." Lily shifted his stance to cover a satchel behind his back, Gajeel was too distracted by the news to even register what Panther Lily was doing.
"And you let her go alone?"
"You've been out since last night, I didn't think you were going to come back at your own."
He really didn't have time for the arguing, they needed to find Levy because nightfall was coming and she was in the woods alone. "Lets go." Gajeel was out of the door fast with Lily trailing behind him.
Panther Lily had grabbed the bag with the Lacrima inside for the girls, becoming his humanoid form which was just a buff and talle panther that could walk on two legs. This was his exceed magic that was special to him, he chose to do this so he could keep up with Gajeel and hold the bag properly.
Levy took a rest by a tree, walking for so long took a toll on her body and her mind, she was starting to get very tired and her eyelids were heavy, "Ah jeez…"
She managed to look around and began to notice that the area she stopped in was familiar. "What is going on?" Levy could have sworn she passed this area several times.
"Find me…"
Her heart felt like it had stopped for a moment after she heard the whisper in the air.
"Free ME…."
It was still a whisper but it somehow seemed closer and louder to her. She whipped her head around to try and find the person behind the voice, it sounded like the one in the Library only a little different, it could have been the growling undertone when it spoke. There was no sign of a person in the woods with her no matter how many times she tried to looked around the trees and bushes.
"FIND… Me…."
It got louder and more demanding, it seemed like she was supposed to obey him rather than help him. Levy grabbed her head and yelled out to it, "Leave me alone!" She felt like she was being rattled around and the world began to spin. Somewhere in the darkness of the woods she saw a distorted black shadow. The petite girl closed her eyes tight and almost started to cry, her body went weak and limp and she was about to snap.
"Shrimp!"
"Levy!"
Levy woke up violently from the dragon slayer shaking her shoulders, she was still in the woods like in her dreams but when she looked around she could see the lights of the Guild and the Dorms off in the distance unlike in her dream. The shaggy black haired male was towering over her small frame and had a stressed expression, his teeth were clenched so tight she could see the muscle in his jaw move. "Gajeel?" Levy started to wake up after just a few seconds, the dram she had was so real.
Panther Lily had a shocked looked on his face as he ran up to them both, it almost seemed like he was glaring at her.
"Oh hey guys…" She smiled at them both still a little out of it but feeling better after her nap, Levy was just happy to be awake at this point too.
"Don't hey guys me." Lily growled. "You said you'd be fine!"
Gajeel lifted her gently off the ground and looked between the two, "What are you going on about?"
Levy made a slicing motion with her hand across her throat to try and get Lily to stop talking but the Exceed seemed to be ignoring it completely.
"No Levy, I'm done. You aren't going anymore." Lily held onto the strap of the satchel tight, she had realized that it contained the lacrima when she saw the creases in the bag.
"That's not for you to decide!" She tried to yell at him and forced her way off the ground. Gajeel was confused as hell and decided to let them go at it and wait until one of them spills the beans.
Lily threw his bulky arms in the air in frustration and turned away from her so he didn't explode. He rubbed the bridge of his nose and then turned back to face her, "What sane person would let you go in this condition?"
"Lily shut up!" She started to cry and her face was beet red. "Stop please."
Gajeel intervened at this point and stepped between the two, he started by facing Lily, What are you two talking about?"
Levy forced himself around her dragon slayer bodyguard and gave Lily a look, "I'm leaving tonight to go with Lucy and Mirajane on a trip."
Panther Lily was at his boiling point now, "A trip?! You can't take care of yourself and you want us to feel OK about you going on your "trip"?" Lily put a sarcastic tone to the word trip, trying to emphasize her little white lie.
"How did you know about her trip? And what trip is this?" Gajeel interrupted their squabble and watched the two react awkwardly, Lily had made a decision that this mission could not go on without the dragon slayers knowing but as he stepped forward to tell Gajeel, Levy stopped him with a soft hand on his arm.
She looked up at Lily and had a very tired expression, her eyes just seemed so vacant but she continued the conversation for him. "I'm going to investigate something with Lucy and Mirajane. I asked Lily for help."
So she asked Panther Lily for help before him? That stung worse than his first piercing. Panther Lily crossed his arms and grunted, not satisfied with the vague answer but wasn't going to destroy everything just yet. "Does it have to do with the way you've been all week?"
Levy looked pained and she started to play with her dress, "Uh yeah… I just haven't been able to sleep well and I really want to do this on my own… I need you guys to trust me to do this." She wouldn't make eye contact.
Lily and Gajeel locked eyes and even though he saw resistance in his comrade's eyes, he didn't feel he had the right to stop her from doing what she wanted. It was nice of her to even ask for his trust, even though it should've been the other way around. "I can't tell you what to do Shrimp." He stared at her and she still refused to make eye contact with him and he grunted, "If you're going to do this you need to be more confident then that!"
She jumped and accidentally caught his eyes.
"Do whatever you have to do." Levy gave him the happiest smile he had seen in a while, it gave him a lighter feeling but the worry still rose. "I'll be here waiting for you to ask for help though."
Levy giggled and nodded, "Ok!" The smaller girl reached into her bag and pulled out his second book, "I accidentally gave you the book I need for this."
He reached into his vest and grabbed the journal to hand over to her, he took a peak at the author of the book as he handed it over to her. Levy reached for it but he snapped it back at the last second, "Levy." Oh gosh he used her name again, her cheeks felt warm and she melted internally. "Is this thing dangerous?"
"I- um." She wanted to tell him it could be, but if he worried more about it maybe he wouldn't let her go, "I promise I'll ask for help if it becomes too much. But I can't say more than that."
Gajeel flipped the book back into her hand and grabbed his. "Let's go Shrimp." He started to walk and Levy quietly followed him. Lily couldn't help but sigh at those two, if only they would admit their feelings for one another, Gajeel would have had the courage to force more information out of her, or maybe she would have just told him. He looked at his bag with the Lacrima inside and decided to go along for now, but if Gajeel asked for details, he would reveal them.
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ALRIGHT! The mission is going to start! Shit is going down! Will Laxus find out what is going on before they can leave? Will Natsu let Lucy go without him? How will the guys deal with them being gone? And we all know it's going to happen but will Gray really tell Natsu his newfound information? We will find out in the next couple of chapters so please keep reading to find out!