Author's note: This chapter is going to be a very big game changer! I hope everyone loves it!
Chapter 13: Her decision.
Gajeel closed the door to his study and looked at the high ranking members of his army.
"Alright," Gajeel grumbled "let's get to the point. We gotta war coming up and we'll be ambushed anytime of day. So what the hell are we gonna do?"
"If we're attacked during the day, they'll have an advantage on us." Gray said "Considering we don't tan too well."
"Agreed." Jellal replied.
"I did find this stuff that could help us!" Natsu screamed while holding a bottle of white liquid "It's a skin protectant!"
"Can I see it?" Gray asked. Natsu handed the bottle to his fellow Vampire and Gray threw it out the window and into the garden.
"The hell man?!" Natsu screamed.
"It's not going to work! Some fancy cream might work on humans, but we're vampires! God himself has given up on us! We can only fend for ourselves and some stupid skin protectant isn't going to work."
"It worked on me.."
"Yeah, for an hour." Jellal muttered before walking over to a map that was lying on a table.
"If you ask me," Jellal began "I recommend we go with Layering."
"Layering?" Gajeel asked.
"Pretty much it's multiple layers of protection. Take our armor for example, we wear it to protect the most important area to us; our bodies. We create layers upon layers of armor and it protects us. This is what we do with the army, we create multiple layers to protect the heart, the manor and Levy. Natsu's army will be upfront. Gray's will be after that, Rogue's will take center and mine will protect right outside the manor."
"I can agree with it." the one called Rogue replied "Natsu's army is strong, they would barley make a dent in it."
"Unless the battle is on a full moon." Gajeel pointed out. Silence spreaded across the room.
"I forgot about that." Natsu mumbled.
Gray walked over to a nearby chart and studied it quickly before walking over to the window and looking out at the moon.
"I'd say that we have until two days from now before the next full moon." Gray reasoned.
"Dammit!" Rogue screamed "Isn't there a way to prevent this moon?!"
"Unless Lily knows a spell that would make the moon's effects invalid," Gajeel replied "that's our only issue." A pregnant silence spreaded across the room like wild fire.
"What about Levy?" Natsu asked "We need to keep her safe! She's their main goal after all!"
"We hide Levy in a part of my manor." Gajeel explained "There's a secret tunnel that leads to a safe room. Looks like the guy before me was smart in that respect. We keep Levy hidden in there and have some of our best females guard her."
"I know Luce will help." Natsu replied.
"You definitley got Erza backing you up." Jellal smiled.
"I know Juvia would go ballistic if anyone touched her friends." Gray reasoned.
"Then it's settled." Gajeel declared "We will prepare for war officially tomorrow." The men nodded in respect and began to plan their battle tactics, unaware that Levy was listening in.
When the plans were settled, Levy immediately left the area, feeling insecure. There was no way they would win against the werewolves. Yes, werewolves had the ability to transform into their "true selves" at will; but they become more powerful when the full moon rises. They draw all the power they have from the moon and become unstoppable killing machines. Levy didn't want Gajeel to meet that fate just for her. You have to do something! A voice in Levy's head screamed You have to protect the man you love, the people you love! There's gotta be something!
"Pretty words wouldn't do anything." Levy sighed to herself "And that's all I can do."
Maybe pretty words are all you need. Realization hit Levy at this point; she truly loved Gajeel, and will never love Jet. But, she was willing to do anything to keep Gajeel safe.
"Looks like I have no choice." Levy sighed. She walked to her bedroom and let everyone know she wished to not be disturbed.
Around 2 AM, Levy grabbed a pair of simple clothes and placed her cloak on. Levy then made her way to her desk and wrote something on a piece of parchment, sealed the parchment in an envelope, dolloped wax onto it, pressed a seal on it and placed it on her bed. When she was ready, she opened her balcony door (Gajeel removed the locks) and she immediately climbed down with the same makeshift rope. Once her feet hit the ground, she immediately began to run through The Forest of No Return. Before continuing, Levy stopped in her tracks and looked back.
I'm sorry Gajeel, she prayed as much as I love you, this is to protect you. With this in mind, Levy began her journey.