Chapter 11

Levy pov

Gajeel: "FUUUCKKKGGGACCCKKK… WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!?"

After I kicked him Porlyusica hit him in the head with a broom. He curled up and held his hands to his head and he looked incredibly pissed ...until he saw me at which point incredibly pissed became some combination of worried and slightly less incredibly pissed.

Gajeel: "Oi, what's the big idea?"

I gave him my best 'I'm going to somehow murder you with a rusty wooden spoon' look and hoped he didn't call my bluff.

Gajeel pov

I woke up to the pain that no man wants to feel. I wondered what I did to deserve this then I remembered I left for three weeks to stop her from doing a job that she probably started working on anyways, without help. I was fucked after I yelled out. The goddamn hag hit me with a fucking broom. I didn't get a chance to cover myself with my iron and that fucking old woman hit harder than I thought she would. Oh shit. The look Levy had in her eyes was not good. She might literally kill me if I'm reading this right. The damn old hag had a more neutral look that made me wonder if she'd help hide my body but the shrimp was freaking me out.

Gajeel: "Oi, what's the big idea?"

Porlyusica: "Now scat you idiots... I hate you humans."

I remembered why I was in the infirmary in the first place and I made sure Wendy was ok before I turned to the old hag.

Gajeel: "If you need any help with her let me know… I'll be there for the kid."

She looked annoyed but satisfied before she nodded at me then kicked us both out of the room.

The shrimp after a second turned to me and slapped me 'cross the face. She was still looking pissed and I figured she wasn't done. I was screwed. I still felt nauseous from the hit to the nuts. Somehow the shrimp managed to kick hard enough that I never wanted to get hit like that again from her. I still felt like holding my nuts and my head, both felt bad, but with the look on her face I was wondering if i'd be better off running.

Levy: "Next time you don't like a job that I need your help on don't skip out."

Shit. She went from angry to depressed looking in a second. I realized she was probably frustrated about her work. I wanted so bad to disappear out of just guilt but I remembered what lil said about sleeping sometime and I realized that look the shrimp had earlier screamed murder so I couldn't leave without making it worse for myself.

Levy: "She's not here then."

Gajeel: "Ehh?"

Levy: "I'm looking for Rana."

Gajeel: "the new chick?"

I remembered her in Makarov's office. I didn't know what happened after I took Wendy back to the infirmary but that girl looked like she was 'bout to have a heart attack or something.

Levy: "Erza said she didn't take what happened very well."

Gajeel: "she safe to touch yet?"

the shrimp looked annoyed at my question and put her hand on her hip.

Levy: "Freed helped me make a Macgyvered fix that lasts for a few hours, though I wish it was permanent ... speaking of which I should bring some just in case."

Gajeel: "I'll help you sniff 'er out if yah want."

I wasn't expecting her to look so damn happy about this. Everything about her just brightened up. If I could look at her like this all freaking day I'd never really want anything else.

Levy: "well then let's go!"

Jet pov

Jet: "Wait... where'd Levy go?"

Droy: "I dunno… she was here a minute ago."

I face palmed. I always got so into it when it came to her that I stopped noticing things. I felt kinda ridiculous like usual.

Jet: "Shhhheeee probably went searching without us."

My voice and face dropped when I said she.

Droy: "well let's go, what if she gets hurt or something."

Jet: "That would be bad."

Droy got my imagination running about all the things that could happen to her. She could get hit by a car, she could get mugged, kidnapped, fall into the river. Ok focus. I need to find Rana to find Levy.

Jet: "I bet that I can find Rana before you can!"

Droy: "C'mon man you know I can't run!"

I left without a second thought. I felt kinda bad most of the time cause Droy was my best friend but he can't carry his own weight anymore, heck I can't even carry his own weight. It sucked. I can't tell him to go on a diet because it's not my choice but I didn't know what to do.

While I was running there was no sign of either tiny girl. I'd seen Rana in between jobs and she was just as petite as Levy with maybe a little extra height and black spiky hair in a sleek ponytail. I wondered how it felt to not be able to touch anybody or see anything. She avoided touching people like they were the plague even with the stickers Levy gave her. It was almost like it was a habit she couldn't break. Despite being blind she didn't really show it with how she avoided everything. During our guild brawls she managed to just barely avoid every dish, glass, mug, you name it, her way.

After a few minutes I saw a flash of aqua blue and black in a music store window. I ran right back to it and sure enough the blind girl was in there. She sat at a piano obviously playing and even after I walked in and the door to the shop rang she kept playing. It was a beautiful song that let her hands run across the board. And scary thing was I recognised it. It was "Without you" by David Guetta and honestly the rendition made chills go down my back. As the song progressed what was left of her tattoos glowed the same color of her eyes, a bright sea green, like glowstick fluid in a black light. Her magic surged around the shop. I'd heard from Levy that she thought she was a water mage but with this show of power I was sure she used sound magic.

(If you want to hear the rendition look up "dpsm without you piano" on youtube P.S. it's epic)

Jet: "... wow… "

As soon as I let that slip she jumped off the bench and straight to the ground. The glow on her skin faded and she held herself like she expected to get hit until she calmed down.

Rana: "ow…"