Chapter 2 : Reassurance

Levy was reading her favourite romance book to her still unborn child. She saw Gajeel leaning on the door frame of the nursery, a gentle, almost unnoticeable smile on his lips, softening the rough contours of his face. Levy smiled and beckoned him closer. Gajeel chuckled lightly at her antics but still obliged.And then, all things fall apart.A void..no the same void from before at the last battle..Levy sees with the utmost horror, the void sucks Gajeel in along with the disgusting dead man of hell. She couldn't do anything.. she tried to run to him, to scream..but it was no use.She couldn't run faster enough with the baby, she clutched her stomach and with a terrified scream saw the love of her life being sucked into the nothingness. And with the last glimpse of Gajeel's ashen, tearstruck face, she felt herself falling. Long and hard.And then, the unmistakable sound of blood pouring down her legs.She whimpered brokenly..No..not you too.NOT OUR BABY!No..NO!Levy tossed and turned on the sweaty bed sheets. Whimpering softly, repeatedly uttering the same dreaded words.

Suddenly she sat up with a heart renching cry and immediately touched her full stomach. She felt the soft fluttering of the baby's movements. Somewhat breathing a sigh a relief, she turned to her left to look for her sleeping husband..to only find the space empty.

Another panic attack started to form when she couldn't find him in the room. She tried to call for him, but her throat was too much sore to form any coherent words. She again succumbed to whimpering, without the strength to do anything.

Levy didn't know how much time has gone when she started to have another panic attack. Her throat feeling clogged up, she couldn't breath!

And then she heard the sound of the door closing, along with a curse.

She somewhat saw through her almost closed and swollen eyes, a pair of familiar blood red eyes staring back at her with a world of affection and extreem worry.

She could see his lips moving, telling her something. But she couldn't hear a thing through all the rushing of blood inside of her head. Gajeel almost panicked himself, desparetly clutched her tiny body closer and let her feel him breath.

Almost a 15 minutes later, Gajeel felt her trembling subsiding and sighed a breath of relief. He pulled away to only stare at her red rimmed eyes. Her warm amber eyes which looked so dull with pain, that it almost brought helpless tears to his eyes.

He brought his colloused palm onto her tender chicks to wipe the warm wetness. He kissed her eyelids to get rid of the remaining tears which were again building up behind her lids.

This tender, absolute caring side of him brought a fresh sense of pain inside her heart. He never questioned her, never asked what happened. He just..knew. He knew that she was distressed and that was enough reason for him to hold her tighter.

But tonight..wasn't one of those nights. Tonight, she needed assurance.

So that she told him.

"It was so real. So, so much real", she whimpered against his warm collarbone, feeling the pulse beating steadily.

And she continued.

"You were in the nursery, with me and the baby. Everything was perfect.. and then the void appeared. I .. I couldn't...", Levy clutched the back of his t-shirt, pressing her face even closer to his chest. Gajeel didn't say anything, just pulled her even closer, as close as he can with her baby bump in the way. He whispered soothing words in her ears, which eventually calmed down the small woman.

Levy looked up to his face, and brokenly mumbled," You're not going to leave me right? Gajeel..I ..I saw you going away..and ..and even the baby..the baby left me too..along with you..That's not gonna happen right? Right?!" she frantically asked him, to seek a minimum amount of reassurance.

Gajeel didn't say anything. He just kissed her, pouring all of his feelings through it.

And Levy got her answer. Her reassurance.

I'll never leave you. I can't.You're my whole world.