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"What on earth are we doing at my house?!" Karen growled angrily, "You realise Gajeel won't fall for this!"
"Who do you think originally hired us?" Sting leant on his knee with his hand. Staring out the car window as the car drove around the front of the drive.
"What?! I did! I hired you!" She snapped, wanting to lash out at the men as she bucked her body trying to free her self.
"Come with us." The raven haired man spoke almost with a whisper.
"Rogue, grab her, make sure she doesn't leave until this is all over." The blond rumbled through his fangs, pushing open the car door.
The trio exited the vehicle as Karen screamed loudly, she noted the lights on, on the upper level of the house, "Gajeel! You bastard! Get down here and fix this mess you ass hole!"
Gajeel's crimson eyes snapped open, there was only one voice on this earth that it could belong to. Looking over to Levy who was still fast asleep with the covers wrapped around her ankles. Her slim naked body exposed for Gajeel to see. Resisting the urge to touch her body once more he threw over his side of the bed covers and quickly pulled on an old pair of jeans.
Levy rubbed her eyes, "Gajeel? What's... Going on? What's with all the shouting?"
Gajeel stood still, his hands hesitating with his jean buttons. Whirling round, "Whatever happens Shrimp... Stay in here. Lock the door once I'm gone. You'll be safe."
Giving a small uncomfortable blush he pulled on a sleeveless shirt and ran out the bedroom door, pulling it to, before she heard his heavy barefooted steps running down the hallway towards what she believed to be the staircase.
Scampering up from the bed she rushed over to the door, quickly looking at the handle before not knowing how to lock it. There was no obvious signs of locking mechanism. Realising she was naked and whoever was shouting had now entered the house she grabbed the nearest item of clothing. Gajeel's black shirt with a large angry looking panther on the front. Thankfully the shirt became a dress hiding most of her modesty if she remained vertical that was.
"Gajeel! What the fuck have you done to me?!" Karen almost broke out of Rogue's grip, looking straight at Gajeel.
"Ah, Mr. Redfox, its a pleasure to finally meet you, Let me introduce myself." Sting bowed eloquently as Rogue lowered his head as a small sign of formality.
"I know who yah are. What are you doing 'ere?" The tall pierced man folded his bare arms, staring intimidatingly at the trio before him.
"You hired us." Rogue blurted out.
"I never did such a thing!" Gajeel growled angrily as his body tensed watching Sting carefully. Trying to ignore the ranting and raving Karen.
The blond took a step back, "But we received all of your correspondence."
"I don't write shit, Only my. Fuck - Wendy. Karen, shut the fuck up for once!"
Karen bit her lip before shooting him a venomous glare. She had lost her control over the man. Looking at him carefully as he conversed with Sting and Rogue she noticed that his jean buttons were undone, and several red marks scattering about his arms and neck.
"Who is it." she whispered bitterly.
All three men looked at Karen with concern as her face darkened. "Who is it Gajeel." she asked again, this time looking straight into his red eyes,
"Gajeel. We need her to sign the forms along side you simultaneously. That's what we are here for."
"Gajeel Metalicana Redfox. Answer me! Who did you fuck?!" Pulling at Rogues arms she managed to break free of his grasp, kicking off her heels as she ran to the staircase, baffling the men with her swift movements.
Levy held tight onto the door handle as she heard the screaming of a familiar voice. "no no no... Please..." she whispered to herself.
Karen raced down the landing before trying the handle to the bedroom only to find it wouldn't budge but it certainly wasn't locked.
"Open the door !" She screamed "Open the door so I can kill you, you fucking harlot!"
Levy panicked and felt her body tense as her breathing intensified. Holding her little body against the door she tried to keep the handle upright. Her sweating palms managed to help her hold onto the door, increasing her grip as her heart felt as if it was going to push out of her chest. The bluenette wanted to let the woman in but she was terrified that she'd be attacked, she prayed that Gajeel would come to the rescue.
"Please... Please Gajeel..."
"Get the fuck away from that door!" Gajeel roared.
Levy felt as if the world became slower as she could feel the door bending with the force the woman was thrusting against the door.
Gajeel tore up the stairs after Karen, what felt like an eternity for Levy was only seconds for everyone else.
Picking Karen up with his arms across her front, holding her back against his chest, he easily held her above the ground, the brunette kicked wildly trying to cause the man pain. Her hands were stuck to her sides as she tried to headbutt him. Gajeel winced several times as her heel struck his shins.
Stepping backwards Gajeel made his way into the study bending his back to avoid her feet doing more damage. Sting and Rogue made their way up the staircase and followed Gajeel into the study, forcing Karen into a seat, holding her down.
"When we let you go, you won't attack any of us will you?" Sting lent in close to Karen's red face, her brunette hair had fallen all over the place, partially covering her eyes.
"Get fucked!" She spat at his face.
"Very well. I shall send you back to the station and inform them of everything you have done. I'm sure Mr. Redfox is happy to testify against you Karen Bates."
Gajeel's face drained on hearing the surname. It had never clicked until now. All those years he never realised that he had been played by a brother and sister.
"Karen... Karen Bates... Eric... Bates..." Gajeel mumbled.
"Certainly took you long enough..." She smirked, enjoying the moment.
"You purposely hurt Levy... To get to me... Didn't you? You knew Eric is twisted... Just as much as you."
Sting looked concerned as Gajeel's face turned black, he was livid. "You knew how I felt about her yet you wanted the money... Didn't you?"
"Oh Mavis, Gajeel... Will you just get over yourself... Levy is dead for crying out loud!" Karen began to cackle.
Spinning Karen around in the chair Gajeel raised his fist, he wanted to cause as much pain as she had caused to Levy.
Before Gajeel could swing the bedroom door slowly opened. Pulling the door inwards Levy peaked out looking directly across the hall into the study, catching eyes with Karen. Those same eyes she spent hours expressing her love of Gajeel. How she stole him away.
"L-Levy?!" Karen couldn't believe her eyes, "Oh! I heard such terrible news!"
"Levy..." Gajeel dropped his fist, looking in disbelief as Levy padded over the floor.
Levy's birds nest of a hairdo fell all around her head, she never took her eyes of Karen. She had always told her self the minute she saw Karen again she would tell her exactly what she wanted to say. She had practised when she was alone either at the library with Virgo or at home when Eric was busy at work. Yet now she was staring almost down the barrel of the gun and she wanted to vomit.
"W-why...?" the bluenette's voice wobbled as she fumbled with Gajeel's shirt, trying to stand up straight looking at Karen folding her arms.
"Why? Because I wanted him." Karen stared hard at Levy, the same eyes that Eric would Levy whenever she had disappointed him. Those same eyes that terrified her.
"You don't love him..." She almost mumbled it, trying to force the tears to stay in her head. "You never did... You... You knew I loved him! You stole him from me. Forced me out of everyone's lives..."
Tears began falling out of Levy's eyes once more, this time through anger, the anger that had been buried deep inside her body. The same anger she had suppressed all these years.
Karen smirked enjoying the bluenette break down in front of her.
"Oh no... No, my brother did that to you. And to be honest with you Levy... I'm disgusted that you treated him so badly! I mean for crying out loud... You didn't even tell the poor man that you fucked Gajeel. Oh... Wait you didn't did you? You never fucked him did you?"
Levy's face turned a deep shade of red, here she stood in just a shirt in front of three shell shocked men and a vindictive woman.
Levy felt something snap, something that was never there before. Before Gajeel could stop her she slapped Karen's face hard.
Marking her face with a hand print. "Go to hell Karen! I- I Love Gajeel and... And I fucked him in YOUR BED!"
Gajeel's jaw dropped at Levy's outburst. Not only had she sworn but she slapped Karen, shouting about her private affairs that she never wanted anyone to know about.
"Shrimp..." Gajeel wanted to comfort Levy but she seemed fine. She was breathing heavily as Karen held her face, staring at the ground unable to function.
His head swam. Fuck that was hot.
Storming out the room Levy slammed the bedroom door. The bluenette's eyes widened as she sat on the bed, the whole scenario pouring out. Holding her hand she sniffled, before a small smile sat on her lips, the weight had begun to lift off. Now all she had to do was meet her final demon.
Sting and Rogue looked at each other. Coughing to break the heavy tension in the room Rogue handed the blond a form that he laid out on the table.
"I'm sorry... But if you could? We need this to be signed before midnight..." Gajeel looked confused, scratching the back of his neck.
"Its all the paper work needed... A Miss Marvell requested that they be sent here..." Sting held out a pen in front of the tall fidgeting raven haired man.
Gajeel sighed. He had spoken on several occasions using off the cuff comments about a divorce but he never expected Wendy to do it for him. She was truly a blessing. And he didn't know where he'd be without her.
"Karen sign it." Gajeel's face was emotionless as he furrowed his studded brow, handing the pen to the her.
"And why should I? Can I not read it first?" she snapped.
"Sign it. Yah don't want to be here, nor do I, I want you out of my life." Gajeel growled, angry that he had to explain himself, and desperate to check up on his Shrimp.
"I don't get anything out of it, after all the years I put up with you, you chuck me out into the streets? Just like that? I thought you actually loved me Gaj-eel~" She stood up taking the pen with her fingers
"Its what's written in the prenup woman. Deal with it." Snatching the pen out of Karen's fingers as she finished signing, Gajeel scratched his name on the lines where Sting pointed.
Gajeel lent out the window watching Karen dragged away by Sting and Rogue again, she had been set-up unintentionally and was being sent back to jail for the night for admitting to the racketeering. She never paid much attention to the fact that Sabertooth Private Eye worked for the police force. Although a private company they still had some legal powers and because of that they completed their hired job and now had the task of finishing a new one with the court hearing with the now official Karen Bates.
Gajeel turned around. The past two months had been a roller coaster. And the one he should be with was waiting for him in his bedroom. But something nagged at the back of his head. Eric. He was still out there.
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AN: One more! D:
But still one last loose end to tie up...
