Chapter 21
*Levy*
Soft steps headed closer towards voices that were quite passionate in what they were talking about as Levy found herself carefully glancing around the corner towards two dragon slayers who seemed like they were getting along in their own way. They would probably be physically fighting later but it seemed fine for now. "umm...hi." Levy whispered stepping into the room hiding her wrist as she waited for it to turn back from pink surprised Sting didn't break it. "Oh Levy, hello." Rogue smiled up, his...no her book still upon his lap, and Gajeel sitting at a chair fidgeting. "She's Levy-San to you buddy!" Gajeel glanced back at him. "I had forgotten, you're all older aren't you." Rogue muttered. "I don't like to think of it that way...it just reminds me of the empty seven years." Levy sighed sitting down near Gajeel placing her hands on her lap. "I will do my best to not remind you Levy-himi." Rogue smiled as her as Gajeel rolled his eyes. "Someone is going to have to teach you proper honorifics." Gajeel grumbled. "He's just being nice, Gajeel" Levy sighed as it seemed as if Gajeel was in the mood to act like a spoiled child. "Are honorifics not used often in your guild?" Rogue glanced over towards Levy as she shrugged. "It's sort of like a big family...especially for the people who have nowhere to go." Levy smiled at her hands.
"I think I sort of understand." Rogue sighed glancing at the roof, there was something that bugged him about the roof, but that was still unimportant. "Anyway a nurse said you had something important to talk to me about!" Levy smiled glancing up at him from her hands. "I've already talked it over with Gajeel it should be alright...anyway is your guild planning on going to the guild games this year?" Rogue sighed trying to change the topic of the conversation. He did hear several rumors that FairyTail was planning on avoiding the games this year. But now that they had found the main members of the guild maybe their magic would be good enough to change the master's mind? Rogue huffed at himself it was an odd concept actually hoping FairyTail would come to the games this year. But there was more than one reason for that too.
"Games?" Levy tilted her head it sounded like something out of a book. "The Grand Magic Games? Why would you be talking about that?" Sting asked walking in after dealing with the two random sisters out in the hallway. "What took you so long?" Rogue glanced over to him quickly. "Fans?" Sting grumbled his hands in his pockets glancing back towards the doors making sure they were shut to prevent the two random girls from entering the room. "Yes The Grand Magic Games." Rogue sighed turning back to Levy who was listening to him with curious intent, and Gajeel who had popped one eye open in curiosity. "It's a competition between the guild members of foreign places." Rogue explained as they nodded towards him. "There's not much to explain except that it's different every year." Rogue finished as Gajeel and Levy looked at each other.
"We'll have to tell master when we get back." Gajeel sighed stretching as he went to stand. "I don't think I'll be able to participate." Levy felt herself think quickly, if it really was a competition it would probably between strongest guild members, she wasn't that strong. "Okay, now that this little shadow dragon is fine, we're leaving." Gajeel said throwing her over his shoulder as he stormed out. "You can't just leave here like that!" Sting jumped up as Rogue shooed him. "It's alright, they are from a different guild." Rogue whispered towards him a glare was sent towards Sting by Gajeel quickly before the disappearance of the two FairyTail wizards. "Are you sure about this?" Sting said feeling a feeling of deja vu. "Yes." Rogue smiled at the book, she had to come back sometime. "Wait a minute...I'm repeating myself!" Sting turned around towards his brother. "If you like her so much, why don't you go after her!? This is the second time he's taken away your target!" Sting shouted at him rocking rapidly back and forth the 'patient'.
"Let go Sting." Rogue sighed finally as Sting stopped shaking him. "You aren't persistent! You need to be dominate or something, just get more of her attention than Gajeel!" Sting sighed. "I have a plan and I think I'm winning." Rogue smiled. "It was like an invisible threat, you asking them if their guild was going to the games...you plan to steal Levy there?" Sting glanced down at Rogue who shrugged. "I don't get it...How do you call that winning?! You're in a hospital bed! And he just legitly flung her over his shoulder and stormed out! She should be begging him to let her go to come back to you!" Sting grumbled towards his incompetent younger brother. "In this condition? It would be more pitiful than a romantic gesture anyway." Rogue glanced away. "Whiner! Foolish little brother!" Sting shouted dragging him out of bed. "Go after her!" Sting pointed throwing him outside his own hospital room and locking him out. "Don't come back without her!" Sting grumbled. "What came over him?" Rogue sighed to himself confused as he trudged along the hallway.
"What were ya thinkin'? Findin' him of all people!" Gajeel's voice was grumbling.
"But I didn't-"
"Here take this"
Levy's voice was quickly cut off by Gajeel who handed her a drink of something, some breakfast, and some money. "You're planning on staying with him aren't you?" Gajeel grumbled stuffing as much food as he possibly can into her hands. "But Gajeel, aren't I coming home with you?" Levy muttered highly confused. "I'm not leaving you in his hands, believe me if he touches you I'll kill him...no I won't kill him I'll leave him to suffer...I'm simply letting him see what he isn't allowed to have." Gajeel grumbled. "Then why are you handing me all of this stuff?" Levy struggled to see over it. "Because they're too stupid to realize when ya need to eat." Gajeel grumbled seeming as if he was unhappy about the decision. "I also have a mission to go on, so I can't have ya walk home alone." Gajeel sighed sounding as if he had a hidden motive. "What are you talking about?" Levy muttered as Rogue came around the corner. "You are going to be staying with him...I've, er, got to go do some special training." Gajeel grunted as he stormed off leaving a confused Levy with hands full of stuff.
"Come on Levy." Rogue sighed as they turned back to the hospital room. "What just happened?" Levy muttered. "He must've gotten a strange idea inside of his head." Rogue sighed shrugging as he glanced away wishing that wasn't the reason she was staying with him, whispers inside his head suddenly louder as his hand unconsciously reached up towards his head. "Do you have a headache? Did Gajeel throw you against the wall too hard?" Levy asked suddenly worried if Gajeel actually hurt him. Rogue felt his mouth twitch. She had considered them to be both the same strength if this was when she started worrying. He wasn't sure if he should be happy or disappointed...well as long as he had Levy's attention...all of it...it should be fine. Rogue shook his head. "No...when did I become so selfish?" He muttered to himself 'take all of her attention, take so much she's addicted to you' a voice in his head whispered as he wasn't sure to blush. "Rogue are you alright?" Levy asked glancing up to him. "Yeah I'll be right in." Rogue muttered as she nodded heading into the room. Rogue sighed placing his head against the wall. His head was pounding as he shook it trying to ignore it...it wasn't the first time he felt like this anyway, it happened a lot more often than he would like. Quickly he felt himself change topics to what was at hand. There was only one reason that Gajeel would leave Levy with them and not bring her back to the guild. They were now on guard duty...while Gajeel...
well Gajeel was playing night in shinning armor.
Author's note: I'm back! I was sent away to a different state at random from my mom and the week before that I had family visiting. Next week I get to start practice again...although I've already missed two weeks, mom's plans...grumble grumble...well half-a-sunburn, a vine cut on the ankle, and two bee stings later I am officially back in my own state. By the way there is no feeling like sleeping in your own bed after being away for a week! Now off to work on the sequel to Oblivion...yup still thinking on that one.