One kiss at a time

By: Zombie angel

Chapter five: Trust?...

I do not own Fairy Tail or any of the characters, except the name Siva, in this story, they are the work of Hiro Mashima, anyways, here is my first, proper, multi chapter story, hope you like it and don't forget to review :3 photo by an artist called Blanania.

"This is such a bad idea... why would you even bring them here!?" Natsu hissed angrily in her ear and Levy flinched at the sudden voice before turning to him. They were currently in the masters quarters, vampires and all surrounded by the most elite of the resistance. The room was more of an escape route to the surface, it was a tall, circular room with a gate that stopped other people from coming in and it lead at least twenty feet up. It only had one desk in and a punch of books stacked in piles at a makeshift corner, there was papers scattered around the desk, blueprints, plans, things like that, ways to get into the farms.

Guildartz, one of the oldest in the group, experience mainly with explosives but he packed one hell of a punch without them stood next to the books. Erza was stood next to the master at his desk, never leaving his side, she was the best at handling swords, knives, close up weapons, she had been imprisoned as a feeder when she was a child and studied the vampires, learned their routines, until she was old enough to successfully take them out one by one. She was rescued when the building caught fire due to Guildartz exploding it, though he had accidentally caught one of her eyes but they cut out a vampires one and the blood caused her to heal, made her a little faster than most and a little stronger, though she never had the craving for blood. Then there was Elfman and his sister, Lisanna, they had another sister, Mira... but she was taken long ago, those two were almost inseparable and together they were like animals, Lisanna had a pet raven that would fly around and such, scouting for vampires days at a time, they were stood like guards at the gate. After that there was Natsu, a hyperactive, pyromaniac who's favourite weapon was a flame thrower of UV bullets, he was stood like a guard next to Levy. Gray... he used a weapon called frost bite, it was a shot gun but when the bullets hit the vampire, it would freeze them from the inside out, hence the name, he was the other side of her. Lucy, she was like a master pick locker, there wasn't a lock she couldn't open,no matter the means, if it was eye recognition... well it was never pretty, the same as DNA locks, she was stood behind Levy, her arms on her shoulders as she leaned on her. When she'd found out Levy was alive, she came running out like she had a rocket up her butt and she almost crushed the life out of the little bluenette, sobbing and laughing with glee.

"Well... no one is asking you to like it and I brought them here to save us... if the master trusts him then that should count for something!" She snapped back and he huffed, Natsu wasn't very forgiving of those who hurt his friends, that's why he was sticking so close to her, he didn't want Gajeel to hurt her again.

"Right, so as you know, these men are the ones who kidnapped and in Gajeels case... attacked Levy but, as of now, that is in the past, we have reason to believe that Zeref has created a new blood source and is planning on wiping us out... now I know that it is far fetched and you don't have to like it but these men are here to help us... to help save us!" The master said confidently and there was a few angry and unsure whispers around the group as the six vampires stood behind the old man, Gajeel smirking right at her and she instantly looked away. Why had he kissed her? What was the meaning of it? A simple thank you was suffice, why the sudden, affectionate gesture? It threw her so much it was unreal and she could still fell the softness of his lips on hers. God she had to stop thinking about it or she was going to go insane!

"And what if these leeches attempt to kill one of our own?!" Gray exclaimed and there was a long silence as the master turned to the vampires.

"Then we kill them... and make do on our own..." he answered to which everyone seemed to agree. It seemed that to trust each other there had to be a mutual understanding on both parts about the consequences of putting anybody in the different parties in danger.

"Well, now that that's cleared up, we need a plan, we need men and we need fire power, we can't do this with a handful of vampires and about thirty people, they are going to come at us full force!" Gajeel stated and everyone looked up at him, most were glaring at him for what he had done but he paid them no attention.

"I couldn't agree more... I'll have my men contact our fellow bands, as for your side... I'm not sure how to help you..." the master said and Gajeel nodded, Levy couldn't take her eyes off of him, he wasn't even looking at her yet she felt so drawn in by him as he spoke.

"I have men... not many of us, maybe less than half will be willing to help... but it's better than nothing, Lily, take Zancrow at dusk and go to the west, get all the men you can gather, Cobra, you do the same in the north, we have none in the eastern region and this is all we could bring from out southern line, the rest are too... cowardice!" He growled out, his voice was so confident, so unwavering and loud, he didn't seem like the enemy in that moment, he seemed like a leader, like someone who genuinely wanted to help.

"You seem to have everything figured out... right, once we have all our troops rallied, we'll start a strategy plan, Levy, you and Freed will be our main priorities for this but I know that the Exceed band have Samuel, the others must have their own strategists so once your together we should have a full proof plan of action... for now, you must rest, you've come a long way, I guess we can bunk you with your feeders, it would be more suitable than leaving you around civilians" the master explained and Levy nodded as Gajeel looked up at her. He seemed quite surprised that she was needed but she didn't take offence... mostly... . Not many people saw her as a fighter because she was small, she stood under five foot and was quite slim, other than her amazing hips everything else was petite and in most ways she looked like a child. Everyone began filtering out of the cramped room, the others flanked Levy, keeping Gajeel away from her, despite that she'd have to share a room with him.

"Hey, shorty, don't I need to be with you, where you going?!" Gajeel exclaimed as she was practically thrown out of the gate by Lucy who whipped around quicker than Levy could blink. Everyone gasped as her fist connected with the large vampires Jaw, the crack echoing through the tunnel.

"Lucy, what do you think you're doing!?" The master yelled angrily and Levy stared in horror and... well surprise as Gajeel rubbed his jaw.

"What is with you girls and the jaw!?" Gajeel yelled in a mocked, hurt and amusement as Lucy scowled up at him. Her whole body was shaking with rage and her breaths shaking.

"That was for taking Levy, this is for hurting her!" She snapped, her voice clipped and full of hate as she pulled out her small, letter opening knife and Levy winced as she thrust it in to Gajeels throat. He didn't even fight back but groaned in pain as the blade sank deep into his skin. His men were sniggering, Lily tried to hide his amused smile and failed miserably.

"Okay... I deserved that..." he croaked and blood began to soak his shirt as he slowly pulled out the blade, handing it back to Lucy who cautiously took it and Levy smiled. He was trying to gain their trust by not fighting back... she was impressed, by the punch or him... she couldn't quite decide.

"If you ever... ever hurt her again... accidentally or otherwise... then I will kill you... that I promise!" Lucy hissed and he nodded as he gave her a sarcastic thumbs up.

"Got it, princess, no hurting short stack... but... I'm gonna' hurt her when I feed..." he grinned and Levy almost face palmed as Lucy smacked him in the face again. "Ow... what was that for!?" He exclaimed and Levy sighed as she walked up to him.

"Not many people find your jokes amusing so give it up, Lucy, please stop hitting him, we kind of need him not in a coma if Zerefs men arrive..." Levy sighed and Lucy rolled her head on her shoulder as if to calm herself. She looked completely out of it, she looked pale, her golden hair was all over the place and she was only in a pair of sweat pants, some slip on shoes and a black vest top, she looked like she'd been crying for days and Levy felt her heart sink. "Look, I need some sleep so why don't you go rest, take a bath for god sake and I'll see you in a few hours, maybe I can read a few more chapters of your book..." Levy smiled and Lucy slowly relaxed before nodding and Natsu wrapped his arm around her shoulder, pulling her in to a hug as they walked off. Cobra was being led away by a girl called Kinana, she had agreed to be his feeder and Zancrow, well he was content feeding off of a girl called Siva... a quite, she girl who had past experience being a feeder and was sort of emotionless about it. Once most of them had gone, the only ones being left were Elfman, Lily, Gajeel and Levy though Elfman and Lily were talking ahead of them, she smacked Gajeel across his bicep harshly.

"What have I done now!?" He yelled with a grin and she huffed as she shook her head, it was going to be like looking after a child with him, she could tell.

"You have to be more respectful, a lot of people have lost people because of your kind... because of you... they don't take kindly to one of their own being hurt... most of us have watched our friends die, some of us have had to made hard choices... like leaving their sister... picking between people, children... you don't know what it's like... living like this everyday, knowing that there's a chance that one day you'll leave and never come back..." she told him, looking straight at Elfman who was smiling at Lily but she could see the sadness hidden behind the mask. He blamed himself for his sister being captured, he felt guilty for leaving her, he wished it had been him but at the end of the day, he couldn't change the outcome. "Some of us have know each other for years, we have bonds, we're a family and it's hard to lose someone, to see someone get hurt and knowing you could have done something about it, that's why we want to change this... we're a new generation now, if vampires want us to live in fear then yes, we fear you... but we can't live in fear if we're not living..." she said and looked up at him. He was staring at her, his eyes glaring but not in anger or confusion, there was an almost, admiration in his eyes that made her feel proud.

"That's one hell of a speech little one... but I gotta say... I lied when I said that we took over humans because you were taking liberties... I needed an excuse to justify what we did... I've had humans do some fucked up shit to me in the past, that's why I hated them... but Zeref was the one who wanted you out of the picture, he despised everything you were, you had life... you were living yet you threw it away in endless wars... he hated that you took it for granted so he took that away... " Gajeel explained and she blinked at his words, he seemed... desperate... desperate for her to trust him.

"Well we're a new age, we value lives, we value our lives... we're not going to throw it away, doesn't he see that...?" She questioned and Gajeel shook his head.

"He's blinded by hatred and power, being able to control humans, it's like a drug to him... plus, he's just evil anyway... trust me..." Gajeel answered and Levy nodded, that she could believe. They turned to the living quarters and she opened the gate to her room, turning down the last tunnel to a large, cube shaped pit with a mattress and blankets, there was a light in the centre of the room and in the corner was a chest that had all of her clothes in but stuck to the lid was a bunch of weapons. There was another gate that was were all her books and plans were stored and she began to move them out to place at the foot of the mattress. "This place is awful, I can't believe you sleep here!" Gajeel said in slight disgust and Levy scoffed.

"The surface is to risky heat sensing software would detect us, under hear we are shielded by layers of metal and brick, plus, it keeps us safe from storms and such, all the buildings outside have been left to the elements so long that they aren't safe so suck it up sweet cheeks, you're not in vampire haven any more!" She laughed as she stretched and went towards the mattress, never in her whole life had she been so happy to see that flat, stained, solid cushion.

"So... am I jumping into bed with you, gotta' say I don't mind but you're moving fast little one?" He smirked and Levy glared up at him as she pulled out a blanket from the bed and threw it at him, he caught it with a laugh.

"No, you're sleeping in there, away from me!" She grumbled and he chuckled as he shook his head and walked towards the gate, sitting down inside the small box that he could barley stretch in. Once he was laid down, Levy shut the gate and put the padlock on, the key was in her chest but she was sure he could get out anyway.

"Is that really necessary, I can get out?" He asked and she smiled a bitchy smile, she would at least get a warning if he was breaking out so she did it as more of a precaution.

"Oh well, go to sleep and don't come out until I'm awake and considering you bit me twice, I'd say it's definitely necessary!" She spat as she turned and laid down on her stiff as a board mattress, covering herself with the blanket and closing her eyes.

"Sweet dreams shorty..." she heard him say but didn't answer and she rolled over, refusing to face the gate and slowly... began drifting to sleep... .