A/N: Hey guys, I know it's been a while, but I've been swamped. Luckily, I'm graduating soon! Anyways, I finally found sometime to write! Yay. Also, thank you sooooo much for the reviews. I read them all (I know I don't reply, but I'm an awkward child who doesn't know how to talk to people. But feel free to message me if you wanna talk!)

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Levy's POV

We walked along the side of the road. Both of us were silent. I glanced at him but never caught his eye. It had been agonizingly silent and awkward since this morning. Is he mad at me? I shifted my pack. No, he would have said something. Right? I stumbled on a rock, but was steadied by his hand on my arm. I looked at him, but he wouldn't meet my gaze.

We walked for hours and finally arrived at the town. The streets were crowded for the evening. As we went towards the center of the city, it thickened. People bumped against me. I was thrown off balance several times. I was so busy trying to stay on my feet, I lost Gajeel. Oh no. I looked around frantically. He was nowhere to be seen. How long has he been gone?

"Gajeel!" I yelled. I probably looked like an idiot standing in the middle of the street screaming. Did I care? No. People kept pushing past me. I was tossed around. I barely noticed. I spun in circles. My height didn't help. "Gajeel!"

"Hey, pretty lady." I spun at the voice. A man smirked at me. He was the same height and build as Gajeel, but was definitely not him. "Whaddya say ya forget about this character that left ya here and come with me?" He touched my arm, and I stepped out of his reach.

"N-no." No one seemed to notice this man about to abduct me. Or they just don't care. He stepped closer, and I kept backing away. He lunged forward. I bolted. I weaved through the crown not really caring where I was going. My size was now to my advantage. I hid in an alleyway. I waited until I couldn't hear him to peek out.

I wandered back into the street. I glanced around. I must have gone far because nothing looked familiar. None of the street names or corners. I ran my small hands through my messy hair. Deep breath. Deep breath. I could feel the panic building up in my chest. Tears threatened.

"Hey you! Seen a tiny blue haired girl? You! What about you? Seen a small bluette woman?" My head snapped up. I knew that voice. I climbed on the trash bin next to me. Sure enough there was my huge companion. He was grabbing random people asking about a small, blue haired, woman. Most of them cowered away. One man peed himself and another woman fainted.

I felt tears stream down my face. I laughed and covered my mouth. I almost called out when I spotted the man who had been chasing me. He walked straight up to Gajeel. No. I jumped down and raced through the crowd. I didn't even notice two men following me.

Gajeel's POV

How could I have lost her? Damn. I searched frantically. Nothing. I knew she was small, but I didn't think she'd disappear. I wandered aimlessly. Anytime I saw blue hair, I ran towards it. I didn't care how many people I knocked over. If it was her, I had to get there as soon as I could before she disappeared again. Though, I still hadn't found her.

"Hey you! Seen a tiny blue haired girl?" I grabbed a random guy. What could I say? I was shook his head and peed himself. "You! What about you? Seen a small bluette woman?" The woman I asked next fainted. I ran a hand down my face. This was getting me nowhere. "Hey you!" I walked up to another man. "Have you seen-"

"I have." I heard a voice behind me. I spun, forgetting the terrorized guy behind me.

"Really?" I asked ignoring the warning in the back of my head. I was too excited to finally hear something about Levy.

"Oh yeah." The guy said smugly. "She's a cutie. She was a little reluctant to come with me, but ya know. Everyone can be persuaded." He put emphasis on the last word, and I knew what he meant. After all, I had been just like him. I also knew how fragile she was.

"What did you do to her?" I ground out. He laughed. I clenched my fists and swung at him. He caught my hand.

"Oh, is that it? I hope she's not counting on you to save her. Makes me wonder if she ran away from you." I hit him in the jaw with an iron fist. He stumbled back. I felt as my entire body turned to solid iron.

"Where. Is. She?" I growled. He spit out blood and snapped his fingers. Two men stepped forward each holding Levy. One had a black eye and the other's lip was bleeding. I felt proud to see she had put up a decent fight. Then I saw the bruises on her and blood dripping from her nose. "Let. Her. Go." I turned back to the guy I had hit.

"I don't think so." He began walking in a circle. Then I noticed there was a crowd watching, but they were staying plenty far away. Smart. "Give us the box and the letter and we'll leave you alone. Until then, she stays."

"What box?" Levy had mentioned something about a letter, but a box?

"Jinx. I don't think they've picked it up yet." The guy with the black eye spoke up.

"Shut up, Kyle." The bloody lip guy said. "Don't speak while the boss is doing business."

"Don't tell me what to do, Link!" Kyle shot back. They began yelling back and forth over Levy's head. They argued over who was stupider and shot insults. Next to me, Jinx facepalmed. I swear he pulled on his hair, too.

"Kyle! Link! Shut up!" He looked more embarrassed than angry. "Get that box and letter then meet us at midnight. There we will exchange."

"I need Levy."

"We all have needs. You can wait until tonight." Kyle spoke up.

"Yeah," Link agreed. "If it's that bad just take care of it yourself for the time being. What do you think showers are for?"

"To clean yourself, idiot." Kyle said. "Though that's not a bad idea."

"No. No. No! I didn't mean like that!" I shouted. What the hell is wrong with them? "I mean I need her to get the box. I don't know where we are going. She's the smart one! You think I could decipher the letter?!" I tried to sound convincing. Though, it was true. I didn't know the first thing about decoding.

"Damn it! Shut up all of you." Jinx yelled. Then he started mumbling about how this wasn't how it was supposed to go. He paced and mumbled some more. Suddenly, he spun and pointed at me. "We'll be back!" He said dramatically. Then he snapped his fingers and he and his henchmen disappeared.

I rushed over to Levy as she collapsed. I picked her up. I looked around and the crowd had disappeared, too. The streets were completely empty. "This is weird." I mumbled to myself. I straightened and looked for a hotel we could check into.

"Two blocks north." Levy whispered. I glanced down at her. She smiled weakly. "Hotel." I nodded, turned, and began walking.