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Also, there's only one more chapter to this! And it'll be full of lemons. Hehe. But we need to wrap up this plot first!
Chapter Nine: Lyon Vastia
"Very well then." the man said before plunging the knife into Levy's abdomen. But before it could go very deep, an eagle made of ice snatched the knife away. The action caused the knife to cause a longer tear on Levy, but the wound was thankfully shallower than it would've been. It was still rather bad and the petite woman let out a pained scream. The man holding her let go.
Gajeel let go of the woman he'd been keeping hostage and ran to Levy. She fell towards the ground, clutching her injury, being caught by Gajeel right in time.
The pair that they were after ran in the opposite direction, escaping.
"Is she alright?" Lyon asked as he caught up to Gajeel.
"Well, your damn bird could've been more careful!" the dragon slayer snarled.
"But thanks to it, I think she'll be fine." he finished as he handed the lacrima over.
Levy's eyes were barely open, she wanted to let the pain take over and drag her into unconsciousness, but first she needed to explain how to save Juvia.
"It needs to be-" Levy grunted in pain, interrupting herself.
"Levy…" Gajeel whispered gently. He cursed himself for letting this happen. He wished that he could take all of her pain away.
"Implanted into Juvia's side. It needs to make contact with her bloodstream." she finished, just barely managing the whisper.
Lyon nodded before rushing off to join Gray. He moved as fast as he could, sliding in next to Gray as he continued CPR.
"Levy says this will save her." he explained quickly before making a quick incision to insert the lacrima into.
Gray looked up at Lyon with tears in his eyes. "She's dead."
"Not if I can help it." Lyon insisted as the lacrima started to glow, and after a few seconds the light moved into Juvia's body. It spread throughout her until it reached every part. As soon as it did, life returned to her.
Gray quickly reached for her neck and found her pulse, strong as ever.
"Juvia!" he exclaimed before wrapping his arms around her and pulling her up against his body. He didn't care about anything else. She was alive! She was breathing!
"This is all my fault. I'm so so sorry. I thought I loved Juvia, and I guess I was wrong. I don't love her, at least not…like you do." Lyon said sadly. He watched the couple as he continued.
"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."
Gray glared up at Lyon. "What are you talking about?" he asked angrily, finally putting the pieces together.
"I-i changed the note you left for her to ruin your date so that I could swoop in and date her." he admitted before being punched in the face.
"LEAVE!" Gray yelled. He could barely believe what Lyon had just told him. Lyon was the reason for all of this. He was the one who ruined the date, who caused Juvia's rain to start again, who caused her to run away and get trapped here. She almost died because he was jealous!
Lyon didn't argue with him at all. He simply stood up and looked down at them.
"The other girl is hurt, but I think she'll be alright. Take care of Juvia." he said solemnly before walking off.
"Levy, I'm so sorry this happened to you." Gajeel whispered. He had removed both of their headbands, the only cloth they had that wouldn't ruin their modesty. He pressed it against her wound, trying to stop the bleeding.
She managed a small smile despite the pain. "Its okay. Juvia will be alright and so will I. I couldn't really ask for anything more."
Gajeel didn't know how to respond. He simply closed his eyes, feeling the guilt wash over him. He hated that she was the one hurt and not him. He had promised himself that no harm would come to Levy ever again, but he'd failed.
"B-but if you could…." Levy winced in pain, causing Gajeel's eyes to snap open in worry.
"What is it shorty?" he asked.
"Hospital." she choked out in pain.
"Oh!" he exclaimed before picking her up as gently as he could. He was about to dash off when he noticed three familiar figures in the sky coming towards him.
"The exceeds?" he questioned, catching Levy's attention. She looked up into the sky where he was, and noticed Happy, Lily, and Carla all flying towards them. It became obvious that they noticed Gajeel and Levy. Lily continued towards them while Happy and Carla went back.
Lily landed next to Gajeel.
"They went back to get Natsu and Wendy." he explained.
"Lets just wait for Wendy then." Levy whispered. Gajeel nodded. He sat down, keeping Levy in his arms. He went back to applying pressure to her wound, which was thankfully bleeding a lot less.
"How did you guys find us?" Gajeel asked. Lily simply pointed at Levy.
"She gave us her 'tracking map' before leaving." the black exceed answered. Gajeel looked down at Levy with confusion.
"It keeps track of where I am as long as I want it to. If something blocks my magic it stays at the same point." she managed to explain, her voice was weak. Gajeel pressed his lips against her forehead.
"I'm glad you're so smart." he said while continuing to hold her. Levy blushed a little, always happy when he complimented her.
"Lily, can you check on Juvia?" Gajeel asked, he wanted to know that she was alright and he also wanted some time alone with Levy.
"Sure." he responded before flying off.
"Levy. Are you going to be okay?" Gajeel asked.
"Yeah. It's not that bad of a cut." she responded. He shook his head before making eye contact with her.
"That's not what I meant."
Levy was silent. She didn't know how to respond at first, looking away as she thought of a response.
"As long as you're okay." she finally decided. Gajeel seemed to be about to say something, but before he could, the two other dragon slayers arrived.
"Levy-san!" Wendy exclaimed once she was on the roof. She dashed over to her and began inspecting the wound.
"Why is everyone in their underwear?" Natsu questioned, noticing everyone's state of address. Both he and Happy were giggling.
"Not the right time Salamander." Gajeel growled before watching Wendy as she started to heal Levy. After a few seconds, the small dragon slayer's eyes widened and she gasped. She looked up at Gajeel and blushed a deep red before focusing on Levy again.
"W-what?" Gajeel asked nervously. Wendy blushed again before turning to Natsu and Happy, not wanting to break the news in front of them.
"Go get some water. She's dehydrated." she told them. Natsu and Happy exchanged a glance before deciding to do as Wendy asked, flying off in their search.
"Kid, tell me what's going on." Gajeel demanded. Levy had fallen asleep while Wendy was healing her, leaving Gajeel, Wendy, and Carla the only ones there listening.
The young girl finished her healing before looking up at Gajeel. She didn't know how to approach the subject, so she decided to come right out with it.
"I think Levy's pregnant!" she exclaimed. Gajeel stared at Wendy for a moment before looking down at Levy.
"Is….is it okay?" he asked, remembering that the intention of the stabbing was to end said life.
"Yeah, the wound was too shallow to hurt them." Wendy explained.
Gajeel held Levy's hand in his own.
"So, we….we're going to have a baby?" he asked. Wendy smiled sweetly.
"Congratulations!"
Gray hugged Juvia against himself. He was still in shock because of everything that'd happened. He was angry at Lyon. He was angry at himself. He was worried about Juvia, and he was scared that he was still too late.
But he didn't have much time to worry as Juvia woke up. "W-where is Juvia?" she asked groggily as she began to take in her surroundings. She blushed once she realized that she was being held by Gray.
He smiled down at her in a way that made her heart beat faster. "Dres Town, but we're going home soon." he answered.
"Gray-sama..." she whispered before placing her head on his shoulder, feeling the warmth from his body against hers.
"Juvia, before we leave. I need to tell you something." he said suddenly.
Juvia looked up at Gray, not moving from where she was apart from that.
"When we get back home, I'd like to call you my girlfriend and go on an actual date with you." he said quickly, too nervous to say it any other way.
Juvia smiled widely, though it was clear that she was exhausted.
"Juvia would like that." she managed to say before she fell back asleep.
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Well, I let them escape after hurting Levy. Maybe they should come back for revenge, especially since Levy is still pregnant? Since I'm highly considering this, I'm going to finally give them names. The woman's name is Takara and the man's name is Yoichi.
Next chapter will be the last for Rain!
I've decided that my next fanfiction will be this one from my profile page: Elfman, Lisanna, Gray, Juvia, Natsu, and Evergreen go on a job together. Who is to blame when Evergreen decides to investigate on her own while upset and gets herself into a lot of trouble?
It'll be heavily based on Inuyasha episodes 131 'Trap of the Cursed Wall Hanging' and 132 'Miroku's Most Dangerous Confession'.
Next: Chapter Ten: Home
"And Wendy's sure?" she asked. The dragon slayer nodded nervously. The realization that he was going to be a dad was finally setting in. He was happy and scared. Things had happened so suddenly! Given how far along Wendy said she was, Levy had gotten pregnant their first time.