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A/N: Gosh. Here's the new chapter. It didn't answer all the questions from the previous chapter but still watch and thanks for all the reviews... =) I'm really grateful
Chapter 6: Set up
The bell just rang to tell that the classes today were finished. I've been worried by the conversation we overheard a while ago. I am sure the girl that was talking was Belle. But who sent her the letter? And who was the man on the phone? ...The kiss last week... This was what the man on the phone said. No, it can't be. Gray wouldn't believe that Gajeel and I are still working for Phantom. But he was the only one I can think of. I peeked at his direction and saw that he was fixing his things. He was just placing his remarkable ice blue-colored pen in his pocket... He was somewhat clumsy and nervous. And, he was acting weird. I glanced at the direction of Erza. She was intently looking at Levy's direction. And Levy. What was going to happen to her tomorrow? If we could get a hold of the letters Belle received, then we would know what really was happening. I got a nervous feeling about this. Lucy and the others called me to join them but I waved them off. They looked worried but Erza said something to them and they waved goodbye to me. Erza came to me.
"Don't worry. Levy will be alright. And so will Gajeel and you. You can mention everything that we heard to Gajeel. I'll talk to sir Makarov. See you tomorrow." She left in hurry. I collected my things and neared Gajeel.
"Gajeel," I looked at him seriously. He stopped what he was doing and faced me. "Juvia wants to talk with you about...something serious." In the corner of my eye, I saw Gray glare at us suspiciously but when I caught him looking he hurried out of the room and met with Belle on the hallway. I don't know what's wrong with him.
"Is there a problem?" He asked keenly. I just nodded. And we left the room, and started walking. Is it just me or the dirty looks from others were dirtier this time that Gajeel and I were seen together.
"...Phantom students..."
"...Spies..."
"...wants revenge..."
"...trouble makers..."
Gajeel and I just ignored them and hurriedly walked out of the humongous gates. When there were no students around, I started talking.
"You know, A13 isn't bad at all." I started. Gajeel just snorted. "Well you should try to be friendlier. You should apologize to Levy too."
Gajeel was silent at first but he said: "Okay then." His expression was wistful. "I'll try to talk to her tomorrow."
Tomorrow..."No," I suddenly said. "And speaking of which..." I told him everything that I heard. Including my suspicions of Belle and...Gray. He was silent. Then he said, "I think there's another Phantom student in the academy who's really giving letters to that Belle. And maybe, just maybe, Gray, being our classmate, volunteered to spy on ... us. They're working together to stop that someone who wants to disturb the peace in the academy."
"And the number one suspect is us." I agreed. Gajeel just sighed and started walking to his place. "Just stay out of trouble tomorrow and be safe," I called out to him. Then I remembered that I borrowed his phone to get his number. "Gajeel," I shouted at him. He looked back and caught the phone. "Call if there's trouble!" He didn't look back but he waved his hand. I started walking toward my way home too. But all of a sudden I felt something hit me hard and then everything became dim.
Surprisingly, I woke up on the bench in the park near the place I was hit. I was a little dizzy but I checked my things if something was stolen. Well...that's strange. I have all my things and nothing very much changed except that...How did Gajeel's phone end up in my bag? Then suddenly it struck me. I remember now. I borrowed it during lunch and forgot to return it during lunch ... but I returned it before he left just a while ago. I hurried to stand up and go to Gajeel's place. But when I stood up, I saw something that really bothered me. On the exact place where I fell unconscious something caught my eyes. It was glinting beautifully as the rays of the sun struck it. It was a pen, and not just an ordinary pen. It was a remarkable ice blue-colored pen.
I became very confused. It meant that Gray was here. Maybe the pen fell out of his pocket while he tried to...run away? After he hit me? No way would Gray do that. I just know that he wouldn't do such a thing. I took the pen and ran towards the direction of Gajeel's house.
On my way there, I saw a pub. Knowing Gajeel, I think he'd cool here for a bit. And as I entered the place I knew I was right. He was drinking in the corner and his things were nowhere to be found near him. I went near him.
"Gajeel, where are your things?" I asked him.
He seemed surprised. "Oh, Juvia. It's..." He scanned his surroundings and spotted his things near the counter. "...over there." He got up to get them and when he returned I told him what just happened. "I didn't notice that someone stole my phone in my bag. But why would that someone put it in your bag?"
I shrugged, "Juvia also has no idea. But I don't understand what Gray's pen is doing there. Is something else missing in your bag?" Gajeel began to inspect his things. When he finally looked up he answered, "Just something unimportant. A pen. And I thought attaching my name on the case would help it from being lost." I sighed. I don't think someone stole Gajeel's pen. I'm sure Gajeel could care less about his pen, anyway and lost it. I stood up to leave, "Be careful then."
- The next day...
Today I woke up early and got to school. There was this nervous feeling in my gut that something terrible was happening. And I was even more worried because my instincts are always right. So more or less, something terrible really is happening. I tried to call Gajeel on my way to school but he wasn't answering it. Now I'm really sure that something's wrong, big time.
As I entered the school gates people were murmuring something about betrayal. And eyes were on me, of course. Is Levy hurt? Gosh. I'm hoping against hope that Erza has kept Levy safe. But I knew I was wrong. It was still 6:30 yet the hallway near our classroom was filled with students already. And there were teachers everywhere. I pushed myself in for a closer look, and there was Levy in the middle of the crowd being checked by the school doctor. Some people were asked to fetch the stretcher to carry Levy to the school clinic. Levy was a little conscious. But it looks like any moment now, she would faint. Erza was arguing with some teachers and Belle, who was holding a black pen. "No..." I muttered. Eyes followed me. The moment Belle saw me she showed her devious smile. She walked nearer me and the crowd around me dispersed all of a sudden. "Where's your partner in crime?" She asked in a falsetto, singsong voice. And in the worst moments he could show up, Gajeel appeared behind me.
"Right on cue." Belle laughed.
"You don't have enough evidence," Erza glared at Belle.
"This...," Belle raised her hand for everyone to see the pen with Gajeel's name on it. "...is evidence."
"It doesn't necessarily mean that Gajeel did it. It could be a coincidence that Gajeel just lost that pen. Or someone might have framed him," Erza rebutted.
"Yeah right," someone in the crowd said. "I'm sure the other one did it then if it is a set up."
"No," somehow, Levy caught everyone's attention. The doctor tried to comfort her and asked her to relax but she continued to speak. "I'm sure it's not Gajeel or Juvia. He or she is bigger and taller than Juvia but still not as big and tall as Gajeel." But the doctor asked her to lie on the stretcher and was carried to the clinic. Silence.
"But what about the conversation I heard yesterday on the corridor?" A girl asked and I remembered that she was a crony of Belle.
"What conversation?" Erza snapped.
"They did it." The girl pointed at Gajeel and me. "I heard Juvia talking with someone in her phone about a plan. And they mentioned the name Levy. I'm sure Gajeel was on the other line."
Then Makarov spoke up. "Everyone must go back to their own classrooms and all people who have evidences or any knowledge about what happened come with me to my office. Including you three." He pointed at Erza, Gajeel and me.
There were mutters of complaints but everyone followed the order.
-In the office.
"I can prove that we didn't talk in the phone. I'll show you." I opened my bag to get my phone when I remembered that I left it in my other bag. (A/N: Juvia has 2 bags. 1 for her important things, which is in her lunch bag, and another one for her school things. She only brought her school bag with her.) "I left in the room. I'll just get it." I stood up but Belle said, "She's going to delete the proof." Let's just check the phone of Gajeel."
Instinctively Gajeel and I exchanged glances. Now we know why someone stole Gajeel's phone and returned it. This is really a set up. "No-" I said.
"Why," Belle snapped. "You're afraid that there is evidence." She got up and snatched the bag of Gajeel and found the phone fast. "Here," she showed everyone the list of calls Gajeel received.
"That's not enough. You can't be sure that this girl," Erza pointed at the friend of Belle, "is telling the truth that she heard them talking about a plan."
Belle looked like she was slapped in the face. Then she hurriedly inspected the phone of Gajeel. I sighed in relief. Gosh, I guess the one who set us up - which was most likely Belle, but we still had no evidence against her – didn't succeed in setting us up. I guess everything was going to be fine for us now. But just as I was feeling happy Belle cracked a triumphant sneer. Uh-oh. She showed Gajeel's phone's inbox. And it showed the messages Gajeel received lately. And it showed messages from me – proof that Gajeel really did receive messages from me about a plan.
Say it. We're doomed.
A/N: That's it. What do you think of it? Review... Till the next chapter... =)
