Chapter 3
Levy ran off the stage in tears as flash backs hit her full force. Her throat closed up and it was getting harder to breath. She ran out the building, gasping for breath in the fresh air. Her fears crashed down all around her and the walls she had built over the last three years. Those eyes, she would never forget them.
She sunk to her knees beside a wall, pulled her knees to her chest, and covered her face with her hands. She cried as her mind was assaulted by those horrible memories. This is why her family didn't want her to go away without one of them. She thought she was strong enough to handle being alone again. Her therapist told her that this would be a healthy move. Yet here she was; crying in the middle of the day, outside a school building just because she saw the main culprit from three years ago.
Suddenly a rough hand touched her knee. She jumped. Her head slowly looked up and she gasped. She was staring right into a pair of crimson eyes. Her heart pounded so hard in her ears that she didn't hear him speaking to her until he literally started shaking her.
Levy looked up at his face. He had piercings all over his face; on his nose, his chin, even replacing his eyebrows. His black hair hung low down his back, farther than hers fell. She mentally slapped herself once she found herself thinking he was cute. She refocused and listened to what he was saying.
"-not even listening, are ya? Damn it, kid, what is wrong?!"
"G-get away f-from me! I-it took me th-three years to-to get over it. Ple-please just leave me alone!" Levy begged. Gajeel looked at her in confusion.
"Oi! What in hell are ya runnin' ya trap about, shrimp?"
"I-I promise not to t-tell if y-you just le-leave me alone!" The small girl hiccupped.
Gajeel grabbed her chin gently, making her look at him. "Hey! I ain't done nothing to ya for ya to go telling on me, kid."
"Y-you mean that you don't remember me?"
"Shrimp, I ain't ever met you!"
Levy's heart slowed down a little. She didn't know if she wanted to be glad that he didn't remember her or pissed. How could he forget what he done! He ruined her life and he didn't even remember her? Was her life that unimportant? She held tightly to her wrist where multiple scars rested. Deciding to go along with his memory lapse for now, she forced a smile and bowed her head slightly.
"I'm sorry. I must have confused you with someone else." Levy squeaked as he not-so-gently helped her to her feet.
"Gihi, its fine, shrimp!" Gajeel patted the top of her head. She puffed out her cheeks again and glared at him.
"My name is Levy, you iron faced idiot!" She snapped, forgetting her fear. He just laughed again. If that's what you can call that noise.
A sudden screech filled their ears. Gajeel quickly covered his with a pained look on his face. She just laughed and pulled out her phone and looked at the caller I.D. Holding up one finger, Levy walked a few steps away from the giant man still covering his sensitive ears. Gajeel followed her as she answered.
"Yes, Jet? Of course, I made it!" … "Wait! Do you have someone here spying on me?!" … "Jet! How could you!?" … "I can take care of myself!" … "What guy? The guy who is my festival partner? He is no one!" … "Of course I am telling you the truth! I have no reason to lie. Now I must go. I have things to do." … "Yes, I love you to. Bye-bye!"
Levy hung up and groaned. Jet knew she ran out of the dorm hall away from Gajeel. She couldn't tell him that Gajeel was the guy from the incident and that he didn't remember her. She would be pulled out of school immediately. She turned and saw Gajeel. A dark aura surrounding him.
"Gaj-"
"Let's go." He snapped and stormed away towards to girl's wing of the dorm. She practically ran to keep up with his long strides. He fumed silently at himself.
'Of course she has a boyfriend, you idiot. She is too cute not to have one. WHAT AM I SAYING?! SHE AINT CUTE!' He growled at himself for his thoughts. 'What was all that about her running out about? Why was she so scared of me? It took her three years to get over what exactly?'
"Gajeel? Where are we going? Do you think you could slow down? Maybe just a little? Please?" Levy begged. He groaned and stopped in his tracks. He looked over his shoulder and smirked evilly. Levy suddenly found herself thrown over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. She kicked and yelled for him to put her down. He ignored her and continued at a slower pace.
They stopped in front of a door with the numbers 927 on the door. Gajeel kicked open the door then sat Levy on her feet. She looked around and gasped. Instead of it being a simple room, it actually looked like a small apartment. It held two rooms, a common living area, and a bathroom. The doors leading to the rooms each had a dry erase board on the door. On the door to the left, the name Lucy was written in an elegant script. On the door to the right, the name Levy was written in the same script.
"Welcome to your new home, shrimp."
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