OK, before you read this chapter, allow me to fully apologize for taking this long to update! I had a case of writers block and had no idea what to do with it! I really hope this chapter satisfies you! so once again, IM TRULY TRULY SORRY! and once again, I dont own FairyTail or any of its characters, everything belongs to Hiro Mashima. The only thing that belongs to me is my new character Kina. Well then, ENJOY! :D
A happy Levy and a weary Gajeel went and got their tickets for the train. Gajeel is still trying to convince Levy to walk the distance, but Levy doesnt bother listening to him. After some searching, they both found a seat for themselves. Levy sat opposite of Gajeel, while the latter is sticking his head out the window grasping for some air.
"Gajeel, the train isnt even moving yet.." Levy said
Gajeel couldnt say anything. He just kept his head out the window while groaning.
Around 2 minutes later, the train started moving and Gajeel felt ten times worse. Levy is watching him and thinking about what she could do for him, but nothing came to mind. The ticket man came asking for everyones ticket so he can mark them. When he got to Levy and Gajeels booth, he politely asked for the tickets and Levy handed both hers and Gajeels.
"Is he alright?" the man asked looking at Gajeel
"Im not too sure" Levy said "He gets extreme motion sickness"
"Is that so?" the man asked. "Come with me madam. I may have something that could make him feel better"
"Really? Thank you" Levy said "Gajeel.." No response came from the iron dragonslayer. "Ill be right back ok?" Levy said. Gajeel just gave a simple nod, which he thought to be the worst mistake of his life because he was about to throw up even more..
Levy went with the man to the back of the train. There, she met a few female attendants and some carts carrying snacks, drinks, blankets, etc. She didnt quite understand what she was doing here.
"Hello Ladies" the man said. "This girl here has a partner that shes with and is extremely sick due to the movement of the train. Do you have any of those pills left over?"
The women just smiled slightly and said "Ofcourse we do". They gave Levy 2 pills
"Each pill lasts for about 10-12 hours. Dont give him these two at once. Let him take one now and when it stops working in a few hours, then give him the other one." One lady explained.
"Are you sure these will work?" Levy asked
"Well they have worked before on our other passengers." Another lady said.
"Well thank you very much" Levy said bowing her head. "I should get going now, I need to make sure he is ok"
"Ok but here, take this bottle of water, it will be easier to swallow the pills" the man said
With that, Levy left and rushed off to where Gajeel is. When she got there, she wasnt too surprised that she found Gajeel in the exact same spot as he was when she had left.
"Gajeel" Levy said slightly patting his back. " I have some medicine for you that will make you feel better"
Gajeel just groaned. Levy tried pulling Gajeel out of the window but ofcourse, he was too heavy for her. She kept pulling and pulling and when she finally got him out of the window, gravity decided to be an asshole and push him towards Levy, with his head in her chest and his body on top of hers.
It took Levy a few seconds to realize what just happened. As soon as she realized where Gajeels head was and what position they were in, she was as red as a tomato. She tried to squirm her way out but he was like a rock to her little bookworm body.
"G-Gajeel.." Levy said
Gajeel sort of came back to his senses and saw where he was. It took all of his willpower to stop blushing and to get off the scrawny girl.
"S-sorry" Gajeel said while holding his head.
"N-nevermind that.. Here take this pill" Levy said as she gave Gajeel the pill with the water. She couldnt look at him, she was too flustered
"What are they?" Gajeel asked
"Theyll make you feel better" Levy said as she went back to her seat.
Gajeel was barely able to swallow the pill due to the nausea.
Around 15 minutes the pill started working and Gajeel was feeling much better.
"Wow, that pill really worked! I feel real good right now" Gajeel said throwing Levy a big smile
"Im glad it worked Gajeel" Levy said returning the smile.
"So for how long am i going to feel this great before the medicine stops working?" Gajeel asked.
"The attendant said that each pill lasts up to 10-12 hours so you will be good for the rest of the trip because I have another one." Levy explained
"Thats great to hear" Gajeel replied.
A few minutes have passed and none of them spoke one word to eachother. They simply had no idea what to do. Levy decides to take advantage of this quiet situation and pulls out her book that shes been reading for the past two days.
"Watcha reading there shrimp?" Gajeel asked with his arms crossed
Levy, irked by that last word, calmly said "'Eternal Love', a romance novel. Its about how two complete opposite wizards from rival villages found each other during a huge war between their villages. It was love at first sight, but they couldnt be together due to the hatred between their villages. However, they made many successful attempts in seeing each other by following the stars." Levy explained. "I read the last chapter of the book before I actually started the book, and the man died from the crossfire. The woman was so upset that she went right in the middle of the battlefield and unleashed all her magic to put an end to the war. Due to her sacrifice, the two villages stopped fighting and came up with a peace treaty. Afterwards, the two villages loved and supported each other just like the couple that died trying to stop the war." Levy finished.
".. It seems a bit.. cheesy dont you think so?" Gajeel said looking a bit perplexed.
Levy was sort of offended by the comment. "Well no wonder you would think that. What would you know about romance?"
"HEY. what is that supposed to mean?" Gajeel said getting a bit angry.
"Oh nevermind, im not going to fight with you about this" Levy said.
"Whatever" Gajeel said irritably
They spent the rest of the train ride silently until Gajeel started to feel sick again after his medicine stopped working.
"H-hey, can i get one more of those pills?" Gajeel said feeling as though he's about to throw up.
"Yea sure." Levy said as she handed him the pills.
"Thanks" Gajeel said. Levy just replied with a simple nod.
*THE NEXT DAY*
"Gajeel, wake up. We're here" Levy said as shes trying to wake up the rock thats laying across from her. "He looks so innocent when he sleeps.." Levy thought as she gave out a little snicker.
A very groggy Gajeel wakes up and asks where they are. Levy told him that they have arrived and now they could walk the rest of the distance.
Gajeel is perked up by the thought. He could finally get off this death trap, "Even though it wasnt so bad because of the medicine." He thought.
The job location wasnt too far from the train station so they just kept silent as they walked. When they finally arrived, they saw a big gray mansion with a beautiful front yard covered with bushes that had roses growing out of them, along with an iron gate, Gajeel was tempted by that gate..
"Dont think about it" Levy warned him
Gajeel just looked away trying to hide the blush.
They knocked on the door and out came an old lady. The lady was just about five feet tall, she wore a blue kimono with her hair in a slight ponytail falling down to her mid back.
"Are you here for the job?" she asked
"Yes we are" Levy said with a bright smile "My name is Levy, and this here is Gajeel" Levy said as she pointed to Gajeel.
"Hi" Gajeel simply said
"Hello, mine name is Kina" the old lady said. "Come inside"
Levy and Gajeel made their way into the mansion. It was just as beautiful inside as it is outside. Marble floors and pure white walls with columns on each corner. Elegant leather furniture and a fireplace in the middle of the farthest wall. There were two staircases, one on the left side of the mansion and one on the right side of the mansion, both leading to different sides of the mansion.
"Come this way" Kina said
She led them to a room where they will be working. When she opened the door, they found the room to be COMPLETELY filled with books, from one end to the other. It reminded Levy of her room. However, the room was completely dusty and Gajeel kept sneezing.
"Geez granny, whens the last time this room was cleaned?" Gajeel asked
"Gajeel! dont be so rude!" Levy exclaimed.
"Its fine, you see, Ive been looking for a skilled decoder for about 5 years now. I have all the books\supplies needed to solve this letter from my grandson. He disspeared the day before I found this letter on his desk." Kina said as she pulled out a letter from her kimono.
Levy took a look at the letter, and not a single character looked familiar to her. "A new challenge" she thought to herself while smiling.
"So wait if you need a decoder, why am I here? Gajeel asked
"Look at this place, and look at me. Do I look like someone who can clean and move these books around with ease?" Kina said
"C-clean?" Gajeel said
"Yes. Also, you will get her any book she needs in order to decode this letter" Kina said
Levy smirked at the thought, controlling Gajeel around should be fun..
"Well if thats the case, Gajeel, can you get me those books ALL the way from the top there? Just to get them out of the way, you know?" Levy said with a full blown smile
Gajeel decided not to argue with this and stormed off into the dusty book room
"This should be fun" Levy said
Just as Levy was going to go inside, Kina stopped her.
"Levy-chan, I see you are reading 'Eternal Love'" Kina said
"Y-yes, Kina-san. Im really enjoying it" Levy said
"Do you believe that opposites attract?" Kina said while winking slightly
Levy blushed slightly because she knew where this was going. How that lady could tell, she would never know. "Um, hehe, im not too sure Kina-san. I dont think so though, why would opposites attract if theres nothing in common between the two?" Levy said
"Oh I used to think that too, but throughout all my years of experience, I realized it." Kina said
"Hey shrimp! What books do you want?!" Gajeel yelled out.
"Realize what?" Levy asked ignoring Gajeels comment.
"That opposites attract stronger than you think" Kina said. And with that, she left leaving a dumbstruck Levy to do her work.
"Hey shrimp!" Gajeel exclaimed getting annoyed.
Levy snapped back to her senses, and said that shes coming. And with that, disappeared into the dusty room to do her work and do her best to tolerate Gajeels remarks.
Well i hop you enjoyed this chapter! More comming soon! Tell me what you think of this story by reviewing! Also, thank you all that reviewed so far! :)
~Mythics