Galu - Tragedy/Pain
Prompt: Pain
They only knew how to cause pain to each other. But maybe, that's what love is. Pain.
When they first met, Gajeel's only intention was to cause pain. His only intention was to break her. Make her cry, scream, beg, anything. But she didn't. Instead she brought him pain. Well, not really pain. Just annoyance and anger.
Man, did she piss him off. She taunted him and laughed at him. She didn't give in like everyone else he had met. If it had been anyone else they'd be crying. They would have given up. But she for some reason hadn't.
He hurt her worse than Levy. She had been beaten and bruised sure. But Lucy had been tortured. At least he had knocked out Levy. She hadn't gotten such sweet treatment.
He had kept her conscious and made her feel every single damn hit he made to her body. Her body wasn't used to this kind of treatment. She wasn't like Natsu or Gray who were almost impossible to hurt. Not seriously. She had never seen them break a bone.
Lucy was weak, and there was nothing she could do about it. But, even though she was physically weak, mentally she among the strongest. No matter how much pain someone may inflict upon her physically, emotionally, or mentally, Lucy was not one to break.
Gajeel was brusque. He was good at breaking people. He had a natural talent for it. But this girl was unbreakable. She refused to break. And it infuriated him. How dare she resist?! How dare she taunt him?! Who the hell did she think she was?! She was just a little girl pretending to be an adult. She was no one.
Lucy was stubborn. She was sick of being underestimated. By her father. By her friends. By this man. She wouldn't let herself be underestimated anymore. She'd prove her worth to them all. She'd make each and everyone of them regret thinking her as weak.
So she showed her strength by destroying the man that tried to destroy her. The entire guild was shocked by it. Lucy scoffed to herself. Just who did they think she was? Did they really think she was just a pretty little heiress that couldn't fight? Did they think nothing of her upbringing? Did they realize at all just how intense her studies as an heiress had been? Did they not know much magic it cost to summon a silver key spirit, much less a Zodiac key? No of course not. They had already judged her. And now she'd show them just how wrong they were.
Gajeel couldn't believe her strength. He was in awe. But he didn't know how to love her. So he lashed back out. He didn't know how to show his adoration to the small blonde.