Hello Guys!

** Before reading **

This is a bonus chapter. Indeed, even though it isn't a GaLe fanfiction, the absolute fan of this amazing couple I am couldn't resist the urge to write their own special chapter explaining how they met.

Of course, I'm well aware that this is a Miraxus/Elfever fanfic. So I made sure that those who aren't interested with this bonus chapter can skip it without missing any vital information about the rest of the story.

So, for all of those who are, just like me, charmed by the Gajeel/Levy couple, I hope you'll enjoy it :D

** Two years earlier **

Levy still couldn't believe what was happening to her. Barely a few days ago, she was walking, a bright smile on her face, to the library where she worked. That wonderful place full of light, of culture and filled with multiple thrilling books she kept reading when the visitors didn't need her help… Then in a nick of time, all of it was gone, her dream job becoming a nightmare. She had been recruited by the DFA, and that simply because a ring circled her thumb. A shiver crossed her spine.

How could someone as small as her, without any combat experience, could do anything against the terrible creatures that were called fallen? And it wasn't only her body that was desperately unsuitable for fighting. The power of her ring didn't accord her any physical advantage. She would probably be one of the first to fall in combat but what could she do about it?

Levy turned again and again in her bed until she couldn't bear it anymore: she had to do something. The young woman, however, suspected that the organization wouldn't agree with her initiative, but she needed to at least take a small walk, even if it was only inside the wall, and leave that room in which she was kept with other bearers since the day before.

Walking lightly, she left the commune room, taking advantage that they were in the middle of the night and of the guardian napping against the door. Levy hated the idea of being constantly watched. If she would be spending the rest of her life in there, she at least needed a little more freedom, military building or not.

A smile appeared on her lips when she realized that she was far enough to be sure the guard didn't see her. Of course, she couldn't let her guard down, but at least she succeeded the first step. After a few minutes of wandering in the hallways she, however, had to admit she was disappointed. Everything in there looked alike, seemed tern, depressing… Every step she took reminded her how much she disliked the place. Resigned, she turned back, ready to get back to the dormitory. However, an open door got her attention. The young woman's curiosity having the last word, Levy entered it.

The room was pretty normal, composed of a couple of cupboards and a simple desk at its center. The later reminded her of the one she used to work on at the library, another reminder of what she forever lost. Without anything better to explore, she sat at the desk and opened a drawer. She could see a couple of papers, office supplies, but what caught her attentions was a notebook. The writing on its cover was in a language she didn't know. "A code-language of the organization" she understood, knowing practically every existing language. Not wasting any time, she focussed on the first paragraph, the young bearer starting to get the signification of it after a few minutes only.

Her heart raced with pleasure from this new discovery. She absolutely loved that sensation she got while learning a new dialect, especially since the languages she didn't know were now very rare.

She continued reading translating until her heart skipped another beat, this time not of excitement but because of fright. Her hands trembling, the young woman dropped the notebook while reading the worst information ever: the creation of the fallens. They knew… they knew where the fallens came from. Even worst, they became the fallens by stealing the other bearer's life force. She immediately had to… Her blood froze in her veins when she heard footsteps, Levy hiding under the desk in attempt to remain unseen in the only possible hiding spot in the mostly empty room.

"I'm certain I heard something" said a voice.

"You imagined it" retorted a second once. "There's never anything interesting anyways when we are on guard duty."

"I swear I heard something in here… Bingo!" said the triumphant man entering the room in which Levy was.

"What are you talking about".

"I can hear a heart beat in this room" he said, proud that his power could be useful for once.

Then he slammed the door open, walking without hesitation in the desk's direction, noticing the notebook Levy dropped. A moment later, he was dragging Levy out from under the desk by a firm grip on her hair.

"What are you doing here?"

Levy wanted to at least say something but couldn't formulate a single word, fear overwhelming her. Sadly, her panicked expression alerted the guard that looked at the notebook before landing his glare on her.

"Did you read this?" He asked in a dry tone.

The blue haired girl shook her head in negation.

"Of course she can't read that" sighed the other guard, exasperated.

"Yes, she can" insisted the first one. "Her heart beat was faster when she denied. She's lying."

To that, surprise could be seen in the second man's expression, understanding the menace Levy now represented.

"I'm gonna go fetch the captain" he announced before leaving the room.

As for Levy, she may struggle all she wanted, her opponent didn't even seem to find it hard to keep her immobilized. Then the door opened once more, revealing the man she saw when she first got here, captain Thompson. The later looked at her from top to bottom without saying a word.

"I would never have guessed that such a small being could cause that much problems".

A wave of hate filled the young woman about the man. Her disdain for the man only grew when he lifted her chin with his hand.

"You have an impressive amount of magical energy" he noticed at her contact. "Too bad, I could have used you as a long-term source of energy. Oh well… A girl capable of learning a new language in a matter of minutes can surely understand that it's now impossible to let you live".

Tears filled Levy's eyes. Of course she knew that she would be executed the second the guard figured out the truth, but hearing it out loud… it was simply too much for her. She then felt the energy quit her body by the place where Thompson's hand made contact with her skin. The horrible sensation however attenuated itself after a while and, to the captain's frustrated expression, she confirmed that it was indeed harder to absorb her energy than at first. Understanding he would soon be unable to absorb more magic, he let her go.

"Let's make the process a little easier" he said with a sadistic grin, raising his fist, ready to hit her with it.

Much to Levy's surprise, he stopped his movement. Obviously, he just had an idea.

"Captain?" asked one of the soldiers who didn't seem to understand his superior's action.

"It's the perfect opportunity to add a new recruit to our ranks. No one comes in or leaves until I get back" he ordered, closing the door behind him.

As for Levy, she only had one thing in mind: end it as soon as possible. How could they be cruel to the point of letting her waiting like that minutes before her inevitable murder? However, no matter how much she was anxious for this nightmare to be over, she felt a weight on her heart when the door opened again on the captain, soon followed by a man with eyes the color of blood. When those eyes crossed her own, the young woman realized that he would probably be the last person she would ever meet, the later being the one to end her days. Then his fist made contact with her ribs, then her lip… She may have expected it, the pain was excruciating and, when he was done, she was barely conscious.

Gajeel growled when someone woke him up in the middle of the night. He just got to the wall, after a long absence patrolling in the villages. In fact, he did this most of his career as a DFA soldier. However, a couple of days before, a ring had appeared on his thumb and he was summoned to the wall by the captain himself as soon as the news reached him. The young man wasn't really surprised. For years, the captain Thompson had said that Gajeel had the potential to be part of the DFA's elite and that, if one day a power manifested in him, he would be formed at his full potential. The young man, however, didn't expect it to happen on the first day…night.

With slow moves, he left his bed, officially saluting his superior despite his disdain for such formalities.

"We have the perfect occasion to initiate you" smiled the man. One of our new recruits appears to be an enemy to the DFA's cause and stole vital information.

Gajeel stiffened, now wide awake, ready to catch the enemy.

"Where did he go?"

"Oh no! Don't you worry, we intercepted her."

The young man left an eyebrow, curious.

"Why waking me up if that so?"

"Because it's time to initiate you to the organization's elite. But to do so, I need you to make sure she's weakened enough".

Gajeel's expression became even more surprised realizing what he meant by weakening.

"You want me to beat up someone?"

"An enemy" he specified. "Once you're done, you'll understand how crucial that is".

The young man clenched his teeth. He wasn't at ease with the order he just received, but who was he to oppose to the one responsible of the organism in charge of the kingdom's security? He followed his captain and executed the orders. "The woman in front of you is a criminal" he tried to convince himself despite the hard time he hard to associate this girl to anything dangerous. Once he was done, he turned to Thompson who smiled with satisfaction.

"Excellent!" he said. "Both of you, out of my sight" he said to the other guards".

When they were alone with the girl, Thompson started explaining.

"What you're about to witness, only the most deserving have access to it. Prepare yourself to be introduced to a power you never even dreamt of".

"What must I do?"

"Nothing for today. Observe".

To that, he grabbed once more the chin of the girl that seemed half-conscious and started once more to absorb, this time a lot faster, her energy. A light cry escaped her lips, her level of energy way too low for a louder sound. As for Thompson, his eyes now had an orange tint which froze Gajeel's blood. Only fallens had the same iris color as Thompson's right now.

"What the fuck is that?" Let out Gajeel.

"That is how you become part of the elite" he said with a smile, more inhuman than ever. "No matter what's their power, every bearer has an amount of magical energy that allows you to reach your full potential when you add it to yours."

Gajeel couldn't believe his eyes that were indeed seeing is captain becoming a fallen, the very creature he always thought he had fought. Had he just gotten the opportunity of becoming this powerful? He always dreamt to climb up to the top of the organization controlling the kingdom. It was his life goal to become powerful, his motivation kept high by the captain himself that practically took him under his wing. But that? And this girl… Judging by the almost translucent color of her skin, the energy was stolen from her body at a fast pace and, soon enough, her lungs and heart wouldn't even have the right amount of energy to work.

Before even he could figure out what he was doing, he pushed his captain's hand away from the face of the blue haired girl. He could feel an immense anger from Thompson even with those animal traits of his.

"I'll give you one last chance, Gajeel. Get away from her and I'll let this little misunderstanding slip."

The young man however let his defying look locked to the fallen's cold one, staying between the girl and the other. With an inhuman speed, the captain lowered his claws on him, Gajeel instinctively protecting himself with his arm. The young man let out a sigh of relief remembering his new acquired power, allowing his skin to be extremely resistant. Before Thompson's surprise, he didn't waste any time and dove his sword in the fallen's abdomen. The later fell on his knees, but barely took a few seconds to get back on his feet and extirpate the weapon from his body.

Even though such a blow would easily be lethal to a human being, Gajeel knew he wasn't defeated in his actual state. However, he could maybe have bought enough time to escape with the girl. Without wasting a second, he took her in his arms and left the room. In the hallways like that, his odds were close to zero. However, even if he hadn't been here for the past years, he had lived in this wall long enough to discover a few secret tunnels.

Nearly an hour later, he collapsed next to a river in the forest, out of breath, having survived such an escape by some kind of miracle. His head was still buzzing but he'll think about the consequences of his actions later: something more urgent was laying against his chest. He placed her lightly next to the water, but realized soon enough that he didn't have a clue on what to do. He was a soldier, or at least he had been until now. He didn't know how to deal with someone so delicate, especially someone with this number of bruises to which he was responsible.

Out of ideas, he threw water at her face in hope to wake her up, but it didn't have any effect. Then he decided to gently wipe the blood where her skin had opened under his own fists. He was about to clean her wounded lip when her eyes opened. Fear filled the hazel eyes as soon as they crossed his look and, before he could do a thing, she grabbed a stone and used it to smash it against his temple. The hit was violent, especially for a small shrimp like her and, without his thickened skin, he would probably have been dizzy after such a blow.

"Calm down!" he said in the softest tone he could use, even if he was miserably failing. "I'm not gonna hurt you."

"Do you think I'll believe that after what you did to me? I almost…"

She didn't finish her sentence, the slight amount of strength she had left was already gone and her legs collapsed under her. Gajeel caught her just before she hit the ground.

Levy's head was about to explode with all that happened in such a short amount of time. The truth on the DFS was in itself shocking, but waking up in the arms of the very man that almost beat her to death was simply too much for a girl to take. However, once the choc had dissipated, a revelation hit her mind: she was still alive. How? She was practically certain she had been so damn close to her death…

As her brain started to work clearly again, she understood he had caught her before she would injure herself anymore on the ground. And his look… it may have been the same eyes as before, they seemed so different right now…

At this moment, her conscious was begging her to be wary of him, to run away, to not believe any of the lies he was about to say… Even so, something inside of her pushed Levy to stay right there, between those arms trained for combat that, yet, seemed protective when around her shoulders.

** Present **

Levy woke up. With a quick scan of her surroundings, she realized that she was at the campsite she and Gajeel had built alongside the others after many months on the run. Then she thought about her dream. It had been a long time since she dreamt about her meeting with Gajeel. She couldn't help but smile. Despite the fact that her memory first had the appearance of a nightmare, the young woman knew very well that it quickly turned into a dream. Yes, they had a rough start. Yes, she had needed some time to forget what he did to her. But when he opened up to her, when she understood the reason behind his actions, and that not considering the fact that he saved her life in the end, Levy had forgiven him. With days, then weeks, she did much more than forgive… She simply couldn't picture her life without him.

The sky was still dark and filled with stars, but Levy couldn't go back to sleep, the memory of the wall too fresh in her mind. So she got out of her sleeping bag and left her tent. She found a familiar silhouette on the ground, the place she knew to be Gajeel's favorite spot to sleep when the sky was clear, the later preferring to sleep outside.

She crouched next to him, replacing a rebellious strand of hair covering his face. To her contact, the young man, beat his eyelids without however opening his eyes.

"What's wrong shrimp?" no needing his sight to recognize her.

"I can't sleep" she simply said.

To that, Gajeel lifted his arm, making her an opening. Levy gladly took the opportunity and slid next to him, instantly getting comfortable against him. When she thought he was back asleep, she felt his hand in her hair.

"Lev?"

"Hum?"

"You're sure you're fine?"

The girl smiled against his chest. Yes, she was fine. How could she not be as she was laying in the arms of the man she loved?

"Absolutely sure" she said without hesitation before falling asleep.

That was it! My special and precious bonus GaLe chapter :) And without any surprise, Gajeel and Levy inspired me the longest chapter I've written/translated up to now. I seriously think I have a problem **cough** fangirl **cough** hahaha ;)

Hope you enjoyed Gale's point of view of this fanfiction and see you soon for the next chapter!