Levy McGarden
Just as I heard pounding footsteps I turned and ran leaving a surprised Lily in my dust. I wiped my nose on my orange sleeve, as I turned a corner the wind threading through my bright blue hair. I broke into deeper sobs, I'm too old, and I'm dying.
Then I froze, I stopped in the middle of the street where people were bustling around buying various assortments of food and priceless dining sets.
It's Gajeel who makes me feel this way; I should stop counting eggs before they hatch and face reality.
He is my weakness, my strength isn't my fault, Gajeel is.
"Levy!" I saw Lily racing behind me, except he had changed to a large cat because his small cat form could not drag all those milkshakes at a fast pace.
And behind him was Gajeel…
Gajeel-I thought to myself dreamily.
He looked at me boringly, it made my heart sink, because my face would light with excitement when our eyes would meet, I would feel an overwhelming presence deep in my soul that told me I am complete.
"Yeah?" my voice came out breathless.
I studied his large build, piercings marred his slightly tanned skin, from the several scrapes and accidental bumps I have felt his skin, it is roughened but seems to comfort me a reminder that Gajeel isn't a boy like Natsu or Gray, however Gajeel's attitude suggests otherwise, he is definitely a man, from head to toe. His black spiky hair reminds me of a hedgehog sticking out against a blasted wind; he now ties a white bandana around the thick strands on his forehead. It used to make my heart flutter because I wear a bandana, but it's not like he does it for me.
My large hazel eyes met his deep red eyes; the way they stared intensely into mine caused a painful shiver to run down the course of my back.
"You seem upset, has something happened?" Lily asked politely sipping at one of his straws, I enjoyed that he seemed to care about me. It made me feel wanted, but it didn't change the fact that, that want wasn't being expressed from the one I really wanted.
Wow, I sound extremely clingy.
Gajeel approached Lily's side, interested in the conversation.
"No, noth-ing," I didn't convince anyone, and I knew it.
"Nothing? Doesn't sound convincing Shorty," my breath came out in a pant, his deep simmering voice called to me, wrapping me in an embrace daring me to reach out towards home.
Well this home is being evicted.
"It wasn't supposed to!" I yelled out in irritation, my mood completely changing, I grasped the book tighter towards my chest never realizing it was there. He shouldn't question everything I do, he is not my father, and Gajeel realized this.
"Dammit calm down Shrimp," Gajeel warned as people began to stare at us, my mouth dropped, Fairy Tail is a very unpopular Guild due to the damage we cause and innocent bystanders we harm, they would runaway the moment they figure out who we are.
Pantherlily drunk the rest of his supply before tossing them into a bin nearby, he slowly transformed into his smaller shape, approaching me with his adorable kitty face, it melted my defenses as he jumped on my shoulder.
"Who has upset you Levy?" I heard Gajeel's firm voice as he approached the pair of us, his thick boots making slight squeaks against the concrete platforms.
"Nobody has…I just forgot to leave something at the Guild," it wasn't a complete lie, I still have to hand in the letter I spent all afternoon writing to Master Makarov before all hell breaks loose in the Guild, because it is very easy to set off a fight between all the Guild members, take Erza for example, touch her cake, you'll be incinerated by her magic in an instant. Or Natsu, he will somehow force himself into a disagreement with Gray Fullbuster, and then we'll see even more destruction, something our Guild can't afford right now.
"Oh, okay…can we go with you?" Pantherlily said gently from my side.
My fingers roughly jerked when I felt my skin against his skin, I hadn't made contact with him in a while, and his touch had caused a butterfly swarm to run robust in my stomach.
I nodded stiffly, Gajeel walked front towards the Guild his back stiff.
Gajeel Redfox
What is the little Shrimp hiding? It wasn't a sign of her nervousness or eager attitude to get away from me, I could hear the strength in her heart beat and I know she is very vulnerable in this situation. But I don't know what the situation is.
My eyes attached themselves to the large wooden door, the one I used to walk towards before the mission that lasted two whole months. Sure it was nice break, but that didn't mean anything less than getting back to Fairy Tail, where I feel safe, and where I can protect my assets.
When we arrived I held the thick door open for her watching as she stumbled past.
On arrival everyone stood coming to welcome me and my partner back. Lily scampered down Levy's shoulder rushing to jump on the table next to me.
But my eyes never frayed from the sight of the small Bluenette running head first into the Master's office; it stunned me to see her like this.
She is usually calm, collected…and buried in one of her books.
"I have a bad feeling about this…" Pantherlily said from my side a few minutes later, Levy is still in the Master's office and that seemed to scream trouble.
"Me too," I finished.
Mira ushered the crowd away before bringing me and Lily nice thick juicy steaks, my appetite seemed to flare as I dug into the fresh meal, Kinana the other barmaid also gave me a few scrap pieces of Iron.
"Should I spy?" Lily asked from my side picking at his meat, it's not hard to see Lily had missed Levy, he by far missed the way she seem to hug him and cuddle his fur. Something I wouldn't mind doing if I didn't have a dick.
I shook my head, "I'm sure Shrimp will tell us," Lily nodded in agreement before feasting on the nice meat.
It wasn't until I had finished sucking the meat from the bone of the drumstick did Levy finally emerge from the Master's office. I let my eyes roam over her small form, she doesn't exactly have the same-sex appeal as Lucy or Mira, but she is definitely a stunner, her bright blue hair, soft-spoken hazel eyes; god knows they have been the only thing I have seen in my dreams for these past two months. Her casual orange and white attire resting over her tense form, something has upset her. And I am more than willing to find out what it is…maybe after another helping of dessert though.
But that helping quickly turned into a bar fight, soon I was joining in on the fun, soaking up all the petty fights I missed with Natsu, who leaped towards the me with an abundance of fire wrapped around his clenching fist ready to roll it across my cheek which I retaliated with a nice metal pillar across his stomach, sooner rather than later I finally calmed down sitting next to the Master at the bar.
I watched curiously as he drunk and babbled to Mira the barmaid.
"But why? She was only a little sprout when I took her in, why would she want to leave?" who? Is somebody leaving the guild, my eyes wandered over the members in my guild, but nobody looked unhappy, in fact they were all smiling as they threw continuous hits towards one another.
Then my eyes latched back to the conversation my ears internally blocking out the screams of a struggling Lucy Heartfellia, once again beneath Natsu as a bounce back cushion, Gray is being watched intensely beneath Juvia's inspections.
"I'm sure she had reasonable terms in which she wanted to leave," Mira hinted.
All that was missing was Shrimp, but she is probably curled up at home with a book…or a few.
Deciding I would come back in the morning I paid for my meal watching the girls closely wondering which one wanted to leave.
But what could I do? I can't convince them to stay…
The next morning I woke up later than expected, my bed had seemed to call to me and force me to sleep four hours longer than usual. I rose from the bed grabbing my newly washed clothes tightly unwinding a band-aid from my forearm happy to see there was no mark left.
"Mornin' Lily," I pet my cat on the head before turning to go for a shower, my legs urged me to move quicker intent on snooping around for what had upset Levy, I'm not doing it because I care about the girl…but she is my Nakama, (Friend/Comrade) and I won't leave her in distress.
After me and Lily had our breakfast of Iron bars and Kiwi juice we head off at a slow pace towards the guild soaking in the fresh weather, being out in the distant cold and blazed weather of my old territory by the Phantom Guild surely did make me wish to be home faster.
We approached the guild surprised not to hear many voices or, for that reason, much destruction.
We instead came upon a quiet atmosphere; in fact it was so disturbingly silent that I panicked, to only see a few minor guild members, none of which are the people I cared to see. I observed the shadows silently.
"Where is everyone?" Lily said, almost immediately a certain barmaid pranced out from behind the counter with a bright yellow headband in her hand before she tried sprinting out the doorway.
For lack of information or my sanity I threw myself in front of her, I stopped looking at Mirajane innocently.
"Where you goin'?" I asked, staring at Levy's headband, my hand automatically reaching out to find my own, it works miracles thanks to Levy's recommendation, it keeps my hair from my face during battles.
Mira looked at me innocently, "Magnolia train station duh? If you would excus-"
I interrupted, "Why?"
But did I really want to hear the answer, was I prepared for the way my iron heart stopped beating and suddenly wooden stakes began to pierce my skin at her answer.
"Levy-chan's goodbye, I have to get this too her…" Levy wants to leave Fairy Tail forever…but-
Rage, unbidden, pure and blinding crushed and bombarded my very thoughts, the Shrimp wants to leave! I seethed inwardly.
"What?" Lily said after seconds of shock.
"Come on Gajeel, don't you want to say goodbye?" With that she turned and sprinted away.
A thick cloud of murky purple started to grow in thick waves around me, my mood turned darker.
My foot crashed down to the floor creating a deep crack on its concrete surface, Lily transformed into his large exceed form with a deep frown on his face trying to piece together the news we just received.
"Oh I'm going to say something!" I said growling menacingly as I turned on my heel barging through the crowds finding my way to the train station.
We're not done here Shrimp!