Gajeel came back with a serious and nervous face, few minutes later of his scene with Natsu in the middle of the guild. The mood was still tense. He was probably irritated. "Maybe he knew what was happening since the beginning..." They wondered. Levy and Wendy didn't need to wonder. They knew that Gajeel realized it since the beginning, thus the reason for him be irritated.
Without saying a single word, he got in the infirmary, meeting him again, sitting in the chair next to Lucy's bed, holding her right hand.
"Natsu" That was the first time Gajeel called him by his name since he brought Lucy in his arms "Gimme a minute with her"
Without questioning, Natsu stood up and quietly, with his head down, head over to the door. By passing Gajeel, whom was not in the middle of the way, Natsu meant to hit his shoulder in his arm. "He's provoking..." Gajeel thought.
A second before opening the door, Natsu turned to face him and said: "Don't you dare think this is over"
"That never passed my mind not even for a second, hot-headed".
After that being said, Natsu walks out, against his will, leaving the both of them alone. Gajeel stood in the same position, watching the door for a couple of seconds, like he waited Natsu to come back. When he didn't, he turned to Lucy. She was awakening.
Her brown eyes twinkled a little bit, trying to send the blur away. She felt her body heavy, her head hurts, like she had just woken up from a afternoon nap. The longest nap in her life. Lucy sat on the bed, trying to recognize where she was. Then she saw Gajeel. As soon as he saw Lucy awakening, ran to her and sat on the chair, worried. Lucy realized it and she smiled at him.
She stared at him and he stared at her.
A little spark passed between the both of them. A tiny little spark, almost nonexistent. But it was there. Their eyes said more than just words. That look denounced the history between the both of them.
It was a look that made other people ask: "After all, what happened between you two?"
"You brought me here?" Lucy asked after a moment of silence. Gajeel shook his head. Lucy stared down. "Does Natsu knows I'm here?"
"He was here up until now. I asked him to be alone with you" He said thoughtfully. His rough voice came out calmer, like a whisper. He realized and corrected himself, coughing a little bit before standing up and saying "I'll call Wendy to come take a look in you"
"No." She said, pulling his shirt. Gajeel stepped back, turning to stare at her. She not yet let go of his shirt. "Can you take me home? I don't want to see anyone in this state." Lucy said, stuttering a little bit. There was fear in her voice. Gajeel was stumbled. Not even him knew exactly what happened to her. But it seemed that it changed her, deeply. There was fear all over her eyes.
That is why he decided to meet her request. Normally he wouldn't, but he had promised. Not to mention that he was curious as well. At some point, when she got better, he would ask.
Then he picked her up. There's something Lucy never hoped to see. Being carried in bridal style by Gajeel Redfox. If she was going to be held that way, she would wish it was Natsu. But he had replaced her. And that still hurts.
With Lucy in his lap, Gajeel jumped the window, not really thinking about that the other would say about their disappearance. Without wandering around in the city, Gajeel ran to Lucy's apartment where he jumped her window. Her bed was very close to the window. A "short-cut", like Natsu once said by climbing up and laying down in her bed, floating her bed with his heat.
With a care that she didn't know existed, Gajeel put her on the bed.
"There". He said. Lucy smiled a little bit. "Wendy told me you needed a break. I'm going to leave you alone". Said, hesitant, ready to jump down the window. Lucy pulled his shirt once more, unconsciously. She could not explain why his presence soothed her.
"Please." She mumbled. "Stay a little more"
He tried to protest, but her eyes saddened once more. She did not wanted to be alone. He also didn't want to leave her alone.
Then, Gajeel pulled a chair and stood there. By Lucy's side.
