Such a long chapter :D i am going to be going away next week, so i want to get out as much as possible. Anyway, please read and review and let me know what you think! and if there are any mistakes.
Fairy tail and these characters all belong to Hiro Mashima!
Levy stirred from her sleep and began to slowly pry her eyes open. After her drunken episode from last night, the only thing she could vaguely remember was Cana giving her a bottle of water to drink. By the time she had realised that it was not actually water, half the bottle had already been chugged down by her and Lucy.
She couldn't remember a single thing that had happened afterwards, which was probably not a good thing at all.
Her eyes were wide open, but the effect of the alcohol on her brain was making her sight blurry so she couldn't see much. Levy decided to go by touch instead, but when she attempted to groggily sit up, she found that something heavy was draped over her small body, preventing her from moving.
She frowned and moved her hands across the weird black mattress that she had assumed she was sleeping on. "What a weird mattress, it's really tough." She thought, and began to pat it.
Her hands slowly began to move upwards and her eyebrows rose when her bed grunted. "What the..."
Levy decided to turn her attention to the thing that was stopping the rest of her body from moving. She twisted slightly and grasped the thing with both hands and began to lift it. She grimaced, it was quite heavy.
After only managing to lift the heavy object a couple of centimetres, she let it drop back down and gasped, trying to get her breath back. "What the hell..." She murmured angrily to herself.
Since lifting the thing was quite useless, she decided to focus on returning her eye sight back to normal.
She lifted her hands to her face and began to rub her eyes before she blinked them repeatedly. Levy smiled when they slowly began to stop squishing everything in muddling and confusing shapes and she started to distinguish what was what.
She first noticed that she was behind the bar and that opposite her was Cana and Laxus, whose sleeping positions looked quite uncomfortable. The blonde man was sitting with both legs stretched outwards with his face pressed to the floor between them; his arms were stretched out on the floor behind his back. His girlfriend was draped across his back, which was what seemed to be the cause of his strange position.
Levy chucked a little before she decided to figure out what was restricting her movement.
She jerked in surprise when she looked down to see that the object was, in fact, an arm. A very muscular arm, to be exact.
She squeaked and looked over it to see if she could identify who the body part belonged to. "A couple of scars, red fingerless glove and...Four studs."
Her mouth suddenly fell open. "Studs?!"
Levy quickly covered her mouth and cussed slightly at her outburst. Hoping that she had imagined it, she quickly lowered her eyes to look at the arm that was draped under her arms and over her stomach.
Nope she hadn't imagined it. Right in front of her were four shining metallic studs that ran up a strong forearm and stopped a few centimetres before the elbow.
She knew of only one person in this circus that had a large amount of piercings. To confirm her thoughts, she slowly craned her head upwards.
Gajeels face was only inches from hers and her head was lying between his collar bone and shoulder. Levy squeaked and her face turned beet red. "Oh god, oh god...What the hell did I do last night?!" She thought in horror and embarrassment.
His head was leaning back slightly against a fluffy tea towel. He looked like he was sleeping deeply and she sighed in relief. She hoped that she could escape before he woke up.
Her face was still a deep red when she moved her head back down to his arm. "How do I get out of this?!" She thought anxiously.
Levy would need to get out quickly. The last thing she wanted was for the rest of the members to wake up and see them like this, Lucy especially.
She decided to use her size to her advantage and began to wriggle out from under Gajeels arm, while lifting it as high as she could.
Eventually she managed to slip her head out from under his arm and roll to the right so that she was sitting on her lower legs.
Levy turned her head to look at Gajeel. The arm that had trapped her was now lying across his stomach, his left one was braced behind his head. His left leg was bent and leaning up against the bar while his other one was extended.
She sighed when she realised that she was staring at him.
"He looks very peaceful when he sleeps." She thought with a small smile on her face.
She was reminded of her escape when Gajeel snorted and turned over slightly. "Gotta go, gotta go." Levy silently urged herself to start moving and she began to crawl away to the other end of the bar as fast as she could, slipping slightly on a small puddle of wine as she did so.
She turned back when she reached the other end. Gajeel was still sleeping, so was Laxus and Cana.
"I can't just leave him like that." She thought, referring to Laxus, who looked like he was about to break his back.
Levy quickly stood up on wobbly feet and crept over to Cana, before poking her cheek. The brunette stirred slightly, but fell asleep again.
She grumbled before moving around Laxus to get to the woman's face. Putting her hand to her mouth, she whispered in her ear.
"Cana...Guildarts is drinking all of your beer."
The woman responded instantly at the mention of her father drinking her precious alcohol by jumping up to throttle her, with her foot braced against her boyfriends head.
She fixed Levy with a death glare and placed her hands on her shoulders. "Where is my shitty old man?" Cana growled like an animal.
Levy pointed down at the poor man, whose scull was now being crushed by the woman's feral rage.
"Cana, you are killing you're boyfriend." She squeaked.
Cana then looked down and shrieked when she saw that Laxus was indeed being crushed to the floor by her foot.
The man had begun to wake up, and was now flailing his arms in an attempt to get free.
Levy sighed and turned to look around while Cana began to fret over him, apologising over and over.
The bluenette once again, for the second time that week saw the almost total destruction of the big top, which was filled with broken furniture and covered in sleeping bodies.
"For God's sake." She muttered and turned back to Cana, who was trying to help Laxus stand.
She became concerned when he fell back on the floor, rubbing his head. "Would you like some help?" Her offer was greatly accepted and she moved to Laxus' other side.
It took quite a bit of effort to haul him up, but they managed to get him to stumble to the bar, leaning on them for support.
He then took a seat on the counter and mumbled his thanks, before turning to talk with his worried girlfriend.
Levy smiled before looking over at Gajeel at the other end of the bar. He had begun to wake up also. The man had a confused expression on his face and he felt around beside him for something that wasn't there.
She blushed, knowing exactly what that something was.
"Pretending it never happened seems to be the best option." She thought, not wanting things to be awkward.
Levy nodded to herself and decided that she would start looking for Lucy so that they could head back.
She quickly made her way around the bar and started to look for her friend under the broken tables and chairs.
"Lucy?" She called softly, not wanting to wake anyone else up.
She frowned when she saw no sign of her, and made her way to the second floor.
Levy did a double take when she saw the blonde woman sleeping on the lap of a certain pink haired man, who was leaning his back against a table leg and drooling in his sleep.
"That's gross...And yet, so cute!" She squealed inside her head.
Not having the heart to wake Lucy up, Levy retreated down the stairs to return to her caravan.
After making her way around the piles of furniture and circus members, she attempted to walk out of the big top, but was stopped by a white haired barmaid.
"Good morning Levy." Mira smiled sweetly.
Levy smiled back. "Hello Mira." After thinking for a few seconds she spoke again.
"Do you know what happened last night? After I drank from that bottle, I can't remember a thing."
The woman lifted her eyes to the ceiling in thought before speaking. "I do believe that you kicked Laxus in the face, before chasing Gajeel around the big top for some reason." She then smiled with a little glint in her eye that made Levy very uncomfortable.
"And then when I came back a little later, I saw him-"
Mira was abruptly cut off by the tall, dark haired man who had suddenly decided to show up. "Oye. Demon lady, don't go spouting shit so loud this early in the mornin'." His deep voice growled angrily.
Levy stood straight and still like an iron pole when she realised he was standing behind her. She said nothing; too busy trying to force the light blush out of her cheeks.
She tried to say something, like a greeting or anything else that would work.
But nothing came out of her mouth, just a bunch of jumbled mumbles. Her cheeks had also begun to turn red.
Eventually she just stopped speaking and nodded slightly.
Gajeel gave her a weird look, then grumbled and turned to look at Mira with his arms crossed. "So, what do ya want for the groceries?" He asked.
"Groceries?" Levy asked curiously.
Mira turned towards her and smiled. "There are so many people here; we need to go shopping three times a week. Because of that, there is a roster where a different person shops for food each time. Today it is Gajeels turn." She said.
Levy nodded. "I see."
Gajeel started to walk out of the big top. "I will get the list after I'm ready." He said.
"Hold it; I want you to do something else for me today." Mira said, causing the man to stop in his tracks.
He turned around and scowled "What?" Levy rolled her eyes at him.
They both visibly shuddered when Mira gave them a very creepy, suspicious grin.
"I would like you to take Levy with you. The master said to take precautions, so I choose Levy." She said a little too sweetly.
Gajeel snorted. "Not gonna happen devil woman. What can she do in a fight?" He said with frustration in his voice.
Levy just glanced at him. "Is it a good idea to refuse Mira?"
Her thoughts were answered when she saw a very scary looking Mira approach Gajeel. She then whispered something in his ear. Levy gawked when the man's pupils began to shrink as his eyes widened, before his face turned white.
The barmaid stepped back with a sweet smile on her face. Gajeel let out a little stutter before shaking his head to compose himself.
He then narrowed his eyes at Levy. "I'll see ya here in half an hour." He scowled before slouching out of the big top with a murderous glare on his face.
Levy looked at mirajane, who just smiled.
"Ah...Well I should get ready then." She said before quickly walking away to her caravan, not wanting to do anything to provoke the barmaid.
...
Levy sighed as she followed Gajeel into Magnolia's town centre for the groceries.
After freshening up at her caravan, she had met him outside of the big top. Now, after having left the circus, they were wandering around the city's streets to search for the food market.
Curious, Levy looked up at the juggler. "What exactly did Mira say to you?" She asked.
Gajeel frowned and sweat began to break out on his forehead. He then began to mutter something about being skinned alive.
She paled at the idea, but continued to follow after him along the cobbled streets.
"So, is there a library near the market?" She tried to be subtle, but he caught on.
"Don't ya go slacking off to read you're shitty books when we have things to do." He growled roughly before striding forward to the edge of the market.
Levy sighed and walked towards the food stalls which lined both sides of the streets.
Slowly they began to check the different food items off of Mirajane's list; it took up quite a bit of time trying to find everything, but after an hour they managed to get everything that the white haired woman had requested.
They began to walk back to Fairy Tail, their arms laden with grocery bags and a comfortable silence between them.
Gajeel obviously had most of the bags because he was bigger and could carry more. Levy could only manage three.
Feeling that the silence was becoming a little awkward, she decided to try and make conversation.
"So, will you be training this afternoon?" She asked.
He turned his head towards her. "Yea, gotta come up with some good routines that will work until Lily gets back." He said.
"You guys are obviously very close." She said, wanting to keep the conversation going.
Gajeel let a devilish grin spread across his face. "We have known each other for three years. We got along as soon as we met."
Levy grinned at him. "It is always great to meet new people that you get along with so well."
He nodded in reply, and they continued to walk along in silence.
"So much for that conversation." She sighed and shifted the bags around in her arms.
After getting a better grip on the bags, she looked up and saw that Gajeel had been watching her. She cursed internally when her cheeks turned pink. She quickly turned her head away a little so that he wouldn't notice.
"Too much for ya to handle, midget?" The man was grinning down at her, and she huffed a little.
"I can manage perfectly fine." Levy said, slightly frustrated at his teasing.
He chuckled his unusual "Gihi" before leading her around the corner of a smaller street. He was taking her on a quicker route back to Fairy Tail, since their arms were loaded with food and they did not want to take the long way back.
He was walking slightly ahead of her, so when he abruptly stopped without any warning, she walked nose first into his back.
"Hey! Why did you sto-"
"Shut up for a second Levy." He hissed, cutting off her complaint.
Levy stared up at him, confused. "Did he just call me by my name?!"
Gajeel suddenly moved beside her and shoved her shoulder with his arm, indicating with his head to her right.
She turned her head and saw what he wanted her to do. Where his eyes were looking was a deep square hole in the brick building beside her. The hole had brick walls and a ceiling, with a door set in the other side.
"Hide."
She quickly moved so that she was hiding inside the hole and leaning up against one of the walls. Gajeel had followed her in and stood beside her so that her shoulder was pressed against his upper arm.
Levy watched him press a finger to his lips, signalling for her to keep quiet. She nodded and practically held her breath. "What's going on?" She thought worriedly.
Her answer came soon after. Footsteps echoed off the cobblestones and around the brick buildings. Gradually they came closer until they were right next to them. She opened her mouth slightly when the footsteps stopped near them.
Gajeel locked his eyes with hers, and she could see that he was having a hard time keeping his emotions in check. She wanted to say something that could help, but stayed quiet because the person outside sounded very close, and the man beside her looked like he didn't want to be noticed.
After what seemed like a minute, the footsteps continued to pass them. As the person walked past their hiding place, she could see a flash of black and white hair.
She continued to hold her breath until she could no longer hear the person.
Levy sighed and stepped away from the wall to leave when a firm hand wrapped around her shoulder, making her stop.
Gjaeel shook his head slightly at her, his expression serious. He then pushed her back against the wall before leaning out to check that the cost was clear.
Satisfied that there was no one else, he stepped out and she followed.
Before she could say a thing, he quickly turned towards her, the shopping bags crinkling as he did so. He had a mighty glare on his face that looked like it could melt a rock.
Levy stepped back from him slightly, afraid that he might lose it.
"I know that guy." He said. She could tell that he was trying hard not to run after the person and attack them straight away.
"From where, Gajeel? Why were we hiding?" She was becoming concerned. Even for him, this behaviour wasn't normal.
He growled and looked down at her before turning away. "From Phantom. Come on, we have to go. Now!" He said sharply.
Levy gasped. "Phantom? They are in Magnolia...Gajeel we have to warn everyone!" She said loudly.
The raven haired man surprised her by grabbing one of her bags and slinging it onto his back. "But...You already have four." She said, confused.
"I can manage this much, you would struggle with a third one." He said brusquely. "It would be too heavy for ya. Try to keep up."
Gajeel then broke into a steady run back to Fairy Tail. Levy was small, but she was fast when it came to running, and now thanks to the man in front of her she could run properly since two bags wasn't her weight limit.
Even if he occasionally turned his head to see if she was ok, she managed to keep up with him just fine.
...
Gajeel burst into the big top before Levy. When she came in, she saw that he had practically thrown the bags at Mirajane and had made his way to Makarov to tell him about what happened.
Levy gently placed the bags on the counter of the bar and turned around. Mira and a few other circus members were giving her a curious look, but she said nothing.
She could see Gajeel arguing with the Master beside the stairs to the second floor. He looked very pissed off, but Makarov was surprisingly calm.
Levy was a little surprised when both men turned to look at her before beckoning for her to come towards them. She obeyed and quickly walked over.
When she arrived Gajeel continued to speak in an urgent, quiet voice. "I know the guy. No mistake, it was defiantly him."
She frowned at him when he turned towards her, as if he was urging her to speak. The master was also waiting for her to say something.
"Um... I didn't see his face, but I did see black and white hair." She said, trying to recall anything that could help.
Makarov frowned. "Are you absolutely sure?" He asked Gajeel, who nodded.
"Right. Well in that case we should just-"
His words were cut off by the sudden, loud sound of people scraping their chairs back. Levy turned and frowned when she saw everyone standing up, staring at the entrance with concerned looks on their faces.
She walked to stand beside the nearest table and followed their gazes. What she saw made her eyebrows shoot upwards.
It was Loki, who had stumbled into the big top with a hysteric look on his face. He was panting heavily and bracing himself on his knees.
Grey walked towards him. "Loki, are you ok? What happened?" He asked seriously.
The strawberry- blonde man suddenly straightened up. "We have to get everyone inside here, now!" He shouted.
Levy stared at him, shocked. "What the hell could have happened now?"
Her answer came when Loki ran to the master, tripping as he went. When he made it to the old man, he looked so exhausted that she was worried he might collapse.
"We have to get everyone inside." He gasped.
The master and Gajeel stared at him.
"What the hell happened, playboy?" The raven haired man asked.
Loki stood up a little straighter; Levy could see a wave of panic flash through his eyes. "My lions... Someone let both of my lions out of their pen!" He shouted frantically.
His words were met with a large collective gasp from everyone. "His...Lions? Those two big animals I saw in the performance have been set free?!" Levy thought and let her mouth drop open.
"It must have been him." Gajeel growled angrily.
Makarov suddenly spoke loud and clear. "Loki, please set up a small group of people that can go and find everyone else around the circus. Make sure you are with them at all times, since you have experience with these animals."
Loki nodded and gathered a small group made up of Erza, Gajeel, Grey, Mystogan and Freed.
The man then turned "We need one more..." He said while scanning the big top for one last person.
Levy gaped when his eyes fell on her and pointed. "Levy, you are small and quick. Come on."
Loki then turned and began to walk out of the big top. The rest followed after him, but she just stood there in a state of shock.
"What the...Me? Look for people when lions are around? Now way in hell is that happening." She thought, and quickly looked to see if she could make it to the second floor without anyone noticing.
Unfortunately, she was discovered by Gajeel as she started edging towards the stairs.
Levy squeaked when she saw him striding towards her. She started to run for it, but she was a second too late as he grabbed her by the waist and threw her over his shoulder.
"What the hell Gajeel! Put me down!" She screeched and began to slap his back to make him drop her.
He jerked his shoulder upwards, throwing her up into the air slightly and she yelped.
"Gihi. Ya know, this is kinda fun." He said in a teasing voice.
Levy decided to give up, since he was already walking out of the big top in the direction the others were heading in.
When he reached them, he grabbed her waist again and set her down. Levy huffed and angrily stomped away from him to stand next to Freed.
She noticed that Gajeel frowned a little when she stood beside the green haired man. She shrugged it off and turned to Loki, who had started to give instructions.
"The important thing here is to make sure we find the others, so we will need to search through the whole of Fairy Tail, excluding the big top." He said confidently.
"So, we are going to stay together, but if we somehow get separated and end up in a stare down with one of my Lions, you need to make sure you don't seem like prey. Just don't run, or that will provoke them to attack."
"So what do we do if one charges us?" Erza asked calmly.
"Make lots of noise, like shouting and clapping your hands. Also wave your arms around to make yourself appear bigger. Try and hold your ground and don't ever turn your back." He said, looking at all of them in the eyes. "If they do end up charging, make sure you are ready to fight back with everything you have."
Levy just looked to the heavens and began to plead internally. "Please...don't let me die today!"
"Okay, let's go." Loki said and began to walk around the stalls quietly.
Everyone began to move forward after him, taking the same route. Grey suddenly spoke.
"Oye Loki, what will they do if they see you?" He asked with concern in his voice.
The man continued to walk, but kept his voice low. "They have been around me for years and they know my scent, so I don't think they will harm me. However, lions are unpredictable so I have a plan."
Levy just sighed and followed after them.
...
As they moved along, they found circus members and told them about the situation before sending them to the big top with instructions on how to avoid a hungry lion.
They had just sent Elfman away also, when a loud scream echoed around the stalls they were standing next to.
Levy gasped, she knew who it was. "Lucy!" She screamed and before anyone else could stop her, she bolted through the tents and stalls to get to her friend, while the others called out her name in an attempt to make her stop.
"Oye, shrimp!"
"Levy!"
"Get back here you idiot!"
She ignored them and ran on towards her caravan where she was sure the scream had come from.
After racing around the different routes in a panic, Levy leaped out from a gap between two caravans before landing on the ground and skidding to a stop.
Her caravan was just ahead, and from what she could see, things were not looking good.
She gasped when she ran closer. From what she could see, her friend was standing a few metres from the caravan, which was now a bent pile of pink metal. Standing in front of Lucy, was Natsu. He was holding his left arm outwards, keeping her away whilst in his right hand he held his fire stick, which was currently bursting with flames at both ends.
Levy could see that Lucy was trembling in fear, while the pink haired man stood in a defensive stance before her. A few metres ahead of them was a large lion. It was growling like it was ready to attack.
"Lucy!" She yelled, before running to stand beside her friend. Lucy turned to face her and grabbed her in a large hug.
"Levy! Oh my god, I can't believe this is happening!" She wailed frantically.
Levy just slipped an arm around her friends shoulder in a comforting gesture before turning to look at Natsu.
"What happened?" She asked.
He snorted, though his face was deadly serious. "Was walking Lucy to her caravan, but when we arrived we only found a smashed up pile of scrap metal, and this thing."He said, referring to the large beast ahead of them.
"It charged me but at the last second, Natsu lit up his fire stick and jumped in front of me and whacked it, though it got his arm." Lucy said worriedly.
Levy took a closer look at Natsu, noticing for the first time the blood pooling near his foot. She looked over him to see where it was coming from and spotted three long, deep gashes along his left arm.
"Natsu, you shouldn't be doing this, you're injured!" Levy shouted towards the man, who shook his head, not once taking his eyes off the lion.
"If my friends are in danger, I will protect them with everything I have!" He shouted angrily, ignoring the blood that was dripping down his elbow.
She was about to speak when she felt a hard grip on her head. She was forcibly turned around to meet a pair of scary red eyes glaring straight at her. She gulped slightly.
"What the fuck were you thinking, Levy?!" Gajeel shouted. She flinched and tried to move back, but he quickly moved his hands to her shoulders and grabbed them hard.
Levy glared back at him. "I am not just going to just leave my friend when she is in danger!" She shouted back, making his eyes widen slightly.
He let go of her and stepped back with a "tch" before turning to look at Natsu. Levy looked behind Gajeel and saw the rest of the group racing to catch up.
"Salamander, you idiot. Step back or you're gonna pass out." He said roughly.
Natsu just shook his head. Levy saw that he had turned pale from the loss of blood and was starting to wobble.
"Fire, good thinking Natsu." Loki said, appearing beside them. "It's a good deterrent."
"Doesn't look like he can keep it up though." Grey said, as he ran to stand beside them.
He was followed closely by Mystogan, Freed and Erza.
"Natsu, take a break and give someone else your stick." The read head commanded.
Just as she spoke, the pink haired man dropped his stick and fell to his knees.
"Natsu!"Everyone shouted, with panicked looks on their faces.
Just as he was about to land face first in his own blood, Lucy grabbed his shoulders and dragged him back behind the others before she rested his head on her lap.
"Someone take him back to the big top." Loki said urgently.
Lucy stood up with Natsu draped on her back and started walking away. "Could someone come with me? Just in case the other one shows up." She said.
Freed turned and walked to the blonde. "I'll take him for now, let's go." The green haired man said, before moving Natsu onto his own back. He and Lucy then began to jog to the big top.
Lucy turned and gave Levy one last smile before running after Freed.
Levy gulped and turned back to face the Lion, which was staring at them hungrily. She was surprised when Gajeel suddenly stood in front of her before stepping into a defensive stance.
Erza was holding Natsu's stick, which was still alight, while Mystogan pulled out one of his large wooden sticks.
"Ok guys, what we need to do now is herd it back towards the pen, which is not too far from the big top." Loki said calmly.
Levy and everyone else nodded as they kept the large beast in their line of sight.
"There are too many of us right now, plus there is fire so he won't charge." The strawberry- blond man said confidently.
"Erza, manoeuvre yourself so that you are on his left, Mystogan, go behind him." Loki commanded.
Erza and Mystogan nodded and did what he said. They moved slowly, trying not to provoke the animal, which stayed strangely calm. When they were in position, Loki stepped towards it and began to pull out a medium sized bag from his pocket.
"You two." He said, motioning to Levy, Gajeel and. "I want you guys to walk ahead of me and warn anyone you come across to go to the big top. Grey, I will be facing him the whole time so I need you to guide me"
Levy, Grey and Gajeel all nodded, waiting for him to start leading the lion away.
Loki then pulled a large piece of raw meat from the bag and held it a few metres before the lion. The meat caught the animal's attention and it began to walk forward slowly.
Grey then grabbed Loki's shoulder and started walking in the direction of the pen.
Levy, who had begun to shake, started walking ahead with Gajeel.
Everyone slowly made their way between the caravans, not wanting to freak the lion out.
As they walked around the tents and stalls, Levy and Gajeel constantly bumped into people and warned them of the danger that was following them.
Eventually, they made it to the large animal pen. Levy looked up at it. "Reinforced steel doors, very thick glass windows." She thought as she observed the large circular building.
The inside was a habitat large enough for the two lions to do practically whatever they wanted. Levy sighed happily, knowing that they weren't restricted and not being abused in any way.
Gajeel suddenly took her arm and pulled her out of the way so that Grey could open the door.
Once the door was open, Loki led his lion into the pen and gave him the chunk of meat before leaving and locking the door behind him.
Everyone grinned at each other. Loki then pushed his glasses higher up his nose and smiled a little before speaking.
"Alright guys, one down, one to go."
Levy and the others groaned.
"I forgot there was another one." Grey grumbled miserably, before sliding down the side of the pen to sit down.
Suddenly a low growling noise from nearby had everyone standing up straight. Levy automatically looked around to find the source of the noise before her eyes locked on to a pair of golden orbs, glaring at her from the shadows of a nearby stall.
Her body began to shake uncontrollably and she slowly began to edge backwards, until her back touched something hard but warm.
She quickly grabbed it and whimpered when the animal slowly began to stalk out of the stall. It's were eyes gleaming and it stared at her like some juicy piece of steak.
Levy was suddenly pushed back against the wall of the pen by Gajeel. She looked at her hands, which had a tight hold on his black t-shirt.
"Ah...Was he the thing I was grabbing?" She thought.
She began to shake her head a little when her cheeks heated up. "Not the time for this!" She scolded herself internally.
"Loki, hurry your damn ass up and deal with this thing!" Gajeel said loudly, when the animal began to walk closer.
Said man stepped in front of Levy and Gajeel and held out another piece of raw meat.
"Keep calm as much as you can." He said as he slowly began to step towards the door of the pen with the lion following him, while Erza and Mystogan took their places behind it.
Eventually, Loki managed to get the other lion back into the pen with the help of the others.
He sighed as he locked the door and smiled. "Well done everyone, thanks for your help." He said, before leaning up against the pen.
Levy smiled tiredly before sitting on the ground.
"You do only have two, right?" Gajeel asked gruffly.
Grey laughed a little before standing next to Erza, who had put the fire stick's flames out.
Levy then looked around. "Where is Mystogan?" She asked curiously.
Erza shrugged. "He disappears all the time."
A sudden thought ran through her mind and she bolted upwards. "Natsu and Lucy, I have to check on them!" she said and was about to run to the big top, but was stopped when someone hauled her back roughly by the back of her dress.
She yelled a little when she landed on her butt. When she looked up, Gajeel was standing over her and growling.
"Will ya stop freaki'n running around everywhere shrimp?" He said angrily.
Levy huffed up at him, but stopped when Grey joined him.
"I don't like saying it, but he is right. We will head back together." He said, before removing his shirt.
"Grey...Your clothes." Erza and Loki muttered.
He looked down at himself and cursed before he went to look for his shirt.
Gajeel rolled his eyes and began to walk away. Loki quickly helped Levy up and they all began to walk back to the big top, feeling exhausted yet happy that the lion ordeal was over.
...
Levy raced through the big top, not bothering to listen to Gajeel who was calling her nicknames and yelling for her to wait.
She ran straight to Mirajane, who had a very worried expression on her face.
"Mira! Where are Natsu and Lucy?" She asked the barmaid frantically.
She turned around and smiled sadly. "They are in the infirmary at the moment. Though I think you should wait a while before seeing them, since Natsu's situation seems to be quite serious."
Levy was worried about them, but since saying no to Mira was practically suicidal, she just nodded her head and sat down at the nearest table.
She let her head flop down onto the hard wood and sighed. "I hope they are both okay." She thought worriedly.
She didn't raise her head when Gajeel sat opposite her.
"So, what are ya gonna do about your caravan?" She heard him ask.
"The caravan...Oh my god, the caravan!" She thought as her head snapped up. An expression of absolute horror slid onto her face.
The place that she had been staying in, that held all of her precious books and belongings had been turned into a useless pile of twisted scrap metal after the lion had attacked it for some reason.
So now, she would have nowhere to stay.
Levy was so busy thinking about her dilemma that she didn't notice that Gajeel was staring at her with a frown on his face.
"Calm down bookworm, you're not the only person who just had their home destroyed." He said bluntly.
She glared at him. "What do you mean? Are you talking about Lucy?" She asked.
He shrugged. "From what I heard walking over here, a few other homes got messed up because of those shitty animals."
Levy groaned and leaned back in her chair to stare at the ceiling. "I am going to murder those bloody lions later." She grumbled angrily.
She heard a cough from across the table and she looked at Gajeel.
She frowned at him. He was grinning at her, in a way that showed his sharp canines. He had a glint in his eye that looked mischievous, yet unsure.
"Well, there is one solution to your little problem." He said playfully.
Levy gulped. "Oh no, what the hell is he planning? I don't like the sound of this..." She thought nervously.
Finally he sat up straighter in his chair and chuckled at her, before speaking.
"Gihi, you could stay at my place."
Levy could do nothing but sit there and gawk at him as his words sank in.
"WHAT?!"
hehehe i wonder whats going to happen? :P hope you guys liked it, please review and i will see you next time!
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