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Remember when I said that there wouldn't be much more Gajevy in this fanfic? I lied apparently. I got a really good, and dramatic, idea and I just had to do it. I'm sorry.

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Chapter Eight: Gray's Feelings


Gajeel could hear the commotion, because of his enhanced hearing as a dragon slayer. He turned suddenly and started back up the stairs, towards the roof. There was screaming and the rain was getting harder. There was no doubt about it, Juvia was in trouble. He heard the rain stop, and felt his heart clutch. Something bad had happened to Juvia. He didn't want to admit it, but he was fond of his friend. She'd stuck by him after everything he'd done, even being part of the reason for him joining Fairy Tail. She was crazy and a little annoying, but he cared about her. He owed her a lot and he didn't know how he'd forgve himself if something happened to her.

"HELP! SOMEBODY HELP!" He heard Gray scream right as Gajeel opened the door to the roof.

The dragon slayer froze in fear as he saw Juvia limp in Gray's arms. The ice mage was already moving Juvia to start CPR on her by the time Gajeel was able to move again.

He was about to run towards Gray and Juvia when he heard another familiar voice that caused him to run in another direction.


Levy took the stairs down the hallways, going up. The stairs seemed to continue forever, but eventually she arrived at the top with a door labeled 'roof'. She could hear the rain outside, it was incredible sounding. It sounded like a powerful waterfall. In fact, it was all she could hear.

That is, until it stopped. Levy gasped and opened the door, immediately stepping into the puddle that seemed to cover the entire roof. On the far end of the building, she could see people trapped in ice. She began to dash towards the scene, clearly worried about her friend.

Then she saw someone come running towards her. A female carrying a small blue lacrima. Levy quickly connected the dots. This person stole Juvia's magic!

'Solid Script: Fire'

The woman was knocked down by the blast, but she didn't drop the lacrima.

"Give me that lacrima!" Levy exclaimed, prepared to attack again. She knew that Juvia could be saved if she got her magic back, but only if the lacrima was implanted into her soon. Levy had no time to waste.

"Levy watch out!" she heard Gajeel scream, Levy turned to find him, but instead found some stranger's arms keeping her in place.

"Oh no my beautiful solid script princess. You're staying right here." the male voice said. Levy was too worried about Juvia to even be scared right then.

"Gajeel. That woman has the lacrima with Juvia's magic! We need to get it to Juvia!"


Gray knew right from the beginning, from the first time they met, that this woman was going to be part of his life. He didn't know how, but he just had that feeling. It was scary. It was always scary to let someone new into your life, someone who could hurt you. But with Juvia it was different. Because not only was he sure that he could be hurt by her, but he could hurt her as well. The thought was so scary that his instinct was to push away.

Somehow he couldn't really do that. The constant admissions of her love for him made Gray uncomfortable. After all, he had no idea why she would feel that way. He hadn't been any kinder to her than anyone else, right? That's what he thought at least. What had he done to deserve her love?

That didn't seem to matter to Juvia at all though. No matter how many times Gray rejected her, she always came back to him. Somehow, throughout all of that, Gray began to realize his own feelings. Sure, he still was confused by her affection for him. But his own affection, grown out of admiration of her kindness, her strength, and her thoughtfulness, became clearer to him.

He loved Juvia.

He loved how she called him 'Gray-sama', he loved when they were by each other's side, without the silliness that came with her presence a lot of the time. He loved how they worked together. He loved that she believed in him so strongly. He loved believing in her. Until a few weeks ago, he had no reason to believe that he shouldn't.

And even know, he still believed in her with all of his heart, knowing that whatever had happened was only a misunderstanding.

But that didn't matter.

Juvia was dead.

Gray sobbed openly as he finished the first set of chest compressions. He opened her airway, noticing that she still wasn't breathing. After a deep breath of his own to calm himself enough, he pressed his lips against hers and gave her mouth to mouth.


Gajeel growled when he saw the man approaching an apparently clueless Levy.

"Levy watch out!" he screamed, but it was too late, the man already had her.

The woman Levy had attacked was getting to her feet again, and while the man was distracted with Levy's outburst, Gajeel took her hostage, and by extension the lacrima in her possession as well.

Levy struggled weakly against her captor. "Gajeel, go save Juvia!" she exclaimed.

Gajeel found himself in awe of how brave his shrimp was. He was also in awe of how stupid she was.

"He has a knife to your throat shrimp. I can't leave you like that." he responded calmly. Despite having their lives in danger, he was still scared of starting a fight with her.

"Hm, how about a trade? I'll let your 'shrimp' go if you let go of my sister and the lacrima?" the man offered.

"NO!" Levy screamed before attempting to kick the man behind her.

"Don't do it Gajeel. Juvia will die if you let them get away with that lacrima." Levy warned.

The dragon slayer was clearly conflicted. Levy was in danger! Why was he hesitating to save her? But at the same time, Juvia's life was very much in danger. Could he make the decision that would lead to one of his best friend's life being lost forever?

Gajeel took the lacrima from the grasp of the woman he'd trapped, and shoved it in his pocket.

"I'll let her go, but I keep the lacrima."

The man smiled. "Fine. I'll spare your shrimp in that cause but..." the knife trailed down Levy's body, making her squirm.

"You'll be paying for the lacrima with the life she's carrying."

The four people were all silent for several seconds until Gajeel spoke up.

"Levy, what should I do?" he asked slowly. He was going to leave this up to her. This wasn't a decision he could make on his own. He couldn't live with either choice unless Levy was okay with it.

A sob escaped Levy. She was more conflicted now than she was before. Part of her wanted to remember that she wasn't even sure that she was pregnant. And after all, Juvia's life was more important at this point. She and Gajeel could always have another child, and they could plan for it this time. Mostly she was worried about how Gajeel would feel. She could live with the sacrifice to save Juvia. But could Gajeel live with her, knowing about the decision she'd made.

Juvia would die if she didn't have the lacrima.

So that had to be it. That had to be the answer. Levy looked up at Gajeel with tears in her eyes.

"Save Juvia." she whispered.


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Anyone sensing that part of this is based off of Naruto? Around chapter 661? Hehe. Just know that I ship NaruSaku only as a BrOTP(actually one of my favs) because I LOVE NARUHINA!

Anyways, what's going to happen next? Told you I had some drama!

Next:

Chapter Nine: Lyon Vastia

"I remember her kiss, her lips were so soft. It felt amazing at first. And then it didn't. Because I know that I made her unhappy. I don't deserve her. If I were really in love, I wouldn't hurt that person, no matter how much it hurt me."