Haha, sorry for leaving you at a cliffy last chapter, but I thought it was time to end the chapter. I hope you liked it and I hope you like the story so far. The fight scene is pretty much the same as the one in the anime, just replace every other attack from Natsu to Gajeel with Erza and without Lucy present, since they are waiting. Okay? So I'm just gonna skip it. Alright, let's get on with the chapter.
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After Natsu and Erza had fought and beaten Gajeel, they grabbed Lucy and Levy and headed back to Fairy Tail along with the rest of the guild. They had taken down the Elemental 4 and the guild master, Jose. Natsu hadn't told Levy what happened to Gajeel and just let her assume that Gajeel let them take her back for some reason. Once they got back to the guild, however, she started asking questions.
"Natsu, what happened to Gajeel?" She asked. No one answered her, "Natsu?" It had been a few days since the incident at Phantom Lord and she had been forced to stay in the infirmary just to be sure she was okay, and to make sure her arm was okay.
Makarov cleared his throat, "Gajeel was defeated." He stated simply.
Levy was stunned, frozen to the spot, and unable to speak. Gajeel had been brought down, and she didn't know if he was okay. Her eyes filled up with tears, and she stumbled back as she shook herself out of her stupor, "I-is he okay?" She choked out.
Natsu frowned, "I hope not, cuz then I won't have to fight him again." Suddenly, he stumbled backwards, rubbing his cheek. He stared wide eyed at Levy.
She was breathing hard, tears flowing down her cheeks, and her fist was raised. She had punched him clear across the face, "Don't you EVER say that again about him." She warned, "You bastard." She pivoted around, and walked out of the guild.
Once she was out of the doors and they had shut behind her, she dashed away from the guild, toward the mountains she knew were in the distance. To the guild she knew was in the distance. She ran, and ran, until she was at the forest's edge and leaned against a tree, catching her breath. Her face was red with exhaustion, and she was about to fall over. She wasn't the type for physical labor, much less running from one side of Mangolia to the other.
I have to find Gajeel, She thought, He has to be okay.
She took a deep breath, and ran on. After fifteen minutes, she slowed to a walk, unable to run any longer. Looking around, she now noticed that the sun had set and it was pitch black, save for the spots where the moon shone through the trees.
Levy sighed, sliding her back down a tree. She put her head in her hands, and began to sob. She was lost, tired, and worried about Gajeel. She didn't know what she was going to do. If he was hurt, she would have to find a way to take care of him until he was better. If he was okay, she would have to decide whether she wanted to stay with him or go back. But, if he was... No, she wasn't going to think about that. He wasn't dead. He couldn't be.
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Levy awoke the next morning, blinking against the harsh sunlight. She looked around, remembering why she was in the woods; Gajeel. Rested and ready for more walking, she stood, and ventured south. As she was walking, she grew thirsty, mostly from her consistent sobbing the previous day. She heard a stream somewhere close by, and followed the sound of rushing water. Soon, she found it, and drank greedily. Once her throat was soothed, she stood straight up and sighed, looking around.
Now she was more lost than she was before. And she didn't know how to get herself un-lost. She didn't know how to find Gajeel. And she didn't know how to get home, where ever that was for her now.
Taking a deep breath, she found the nearest tree and grabbed a low enough branch. She started to climb the large foliage, and got pretty far up when she could see above the forest she was in. Looking around, she noticed a mountain range pretty far away, but she could make out some kind of building. That had to be it.
With newly found courage and hope, she made her way down the tree. However, halfway down the tree, she had somehow ended up on the other side of the tree, attempting to get her foot on a branch three feet toward the other side of the tree when the one she was on snapped. Levy screamed and grabbed the one she was trying to reach as she fell. She looked down, panicking because she was still a good ways away from the ground. And there was no branch close enough for her to get on without falling before she had the chance to steady herself.
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Gajeel sighed, taking a large bit of the steel piece he had been munching on. When he had woken up, he was alone. With none of the other guild members near, he found a peaceful quiet as he healed and regained his strength. A few hours after he had woken up, he had seen Levy calling him, smiling at him, and telling him to come with her. He was hallucinating of course and as he grew stronger once, more, the hallucinations faded away, leaving him with his own thoughts and memories of her once more.
Today, he was sitting, looking into the forest that the guild overlooked. He didn't know what he was looking for, but he found himself searching for something, gaze returning to a patch of trees near a stream more than once, though reason escaped him as to why he was doing it. After a few hours of looking, he was about to just walk away when a flash of blue caught his eye. There was something blue in the tree, something that wasn't there a moment ago.
Thinking back to what he remembered, there was only one thing, or person technically, that he knew was blue. His Levy. His sweet, adorable, loveable, passionate, beautiful, blue-haired Levy. She was there, in the forest. So close to him, but something wasn't right about the situation. He stood, wanting to go to her, when something caught his ear.
"GAJEEL!" It was her, yelling for him, though it only sounded like a whisper to him, but that was enough to send him off.
He ran through the forest, following her scent and the stream until he found her. She was hanging by a branch, sobbing his name. On occasion she would loosen her grip a bit before tightening once again, meaning that she was tiring. And if she tired, she would fall.
Not one to just stand there, Gajeel took action, climbing up the tree with speed and vigor. When he was below her, he stopped and looked up at her, grateful that she had worn skin tight pants today.
"Levy!" She looked down, relief shining through her tears, "I'm here now. I've got you, just let go." He told her.
"B-but I'll f-fall!" She exclaimed, horror covering her face.
"I know, and I'll catch you. I swear." He promised her, "I'll catch you, Levy, I'll never let you fall."
Levy sniffled, took a deep breath, and let go. Before she could get past him, he caught her and held her close as she sobbed out of fear again. He pressed numerous kisses to the top of her head and told her that she was okay now, that she was safe in his arms.
She looked up, "Thank you." She whispered, pressing her lips to his for a second.
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Once they were back at his guild, he took her to one of the rooms that had been vacant while the guild was still active. They laid together on the bed cuddling and talking about things that meant nothing and weren't very important. Eventually, they fell asleep together, Gajeel having fought sleep for a few moments so that he could stare at the sweet innocent face he had missed so much before he fell asleep as well.
While they slept, Levy snuggled close to him, using his arm as a pillow, and Gajeel pressed his other arm around her waist. They slept comfortably for a couple of hours until the sun hit their faces, causing them to wake up slowly. Levy smiled up at Gajeel and began pressing kisses to the side of his neck, to which he groaned in response.
After a bit of teasing on her part, he pushed her under him as he rolled on top of him while, literally, ripping her clothes off. He removed his harshly as well, throwing the tattered clothing to the ground next to the bed and swiftly entered her moist and neglected folds.
"AH! Gajeel!" Levy moaned, throwing her head back.
He pushed himself in and out of her quickly, feeling her tighten around his, a sure sign of her approaching orgasm. He thrusted into her a couple more times before she screamed, coming undone in his arms. He was able to press his lips to hers roughly before he came inside her, pressing the base of his shaft against her heat as he filled her with his seed.
As they lay there catching their breath, Levy turned on her side, facing him, "I missed that. I missed you." She confessed. He turned his head, smiling at her.
"Good." He whispered, cupping her cheek with the palm of his hand, "Because I missed you as well." He admitted.
She giggled, "Oh, I could tell." She told him, glancing down at him now limp appendage. It twitched in response, "Down, boy." She teased.
Gajeel shook his head, "Levy?"
"Mm?" She yawned.
"I think that I might love you." He blurted out, staring up at the ceiling again.
He felt her press a kiss to his bicep, "Good. I love you, too." She responded.
Gajeel smiled. Now he was her prisoner… Of love.
