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Morning came quickly as Gajeel and PantherLily left the inn they were staying at, and were off on their long journey to Raven Tail's hideout. Gajeel could only hope that Levy was ok until he could get her out of there. PantherLily could tell that Gajeel was greatly worried about the script mage.
"Have you ever considered telling Levy how you feel about her," the black Exceed finally asked. It was pretty obvious to him that Gajeel was in love with her, but being the proud Dragon Slayer that he was, he could never admit it.
"What the hell are you getting at cat," Gajeel snarled at his partner who was sitting on his shoulder. PantherLily shurgged.
"I'm just saying that if you have these feelings for her, which I know you do, you should tell her," he said, almost demanding. "I've seen how you act towards her whenever she's around you."
Gajeel was silent in thought. The idea of him being in love was something he could never fathom. But deep down inside the dragon knew that PantherLily was right. He did have strong feelings for Levy.
She was the only one who seemed to understand him. Her, the one who he had once beaten up and crucified to a tree, was the only one who could see past everything and could still care for him they way she did. Her, who had saved him on Tenroujima during the fight with Grimoire Heart, and always made him feel at ease. So maybe it was love he felt towards Levy...
"Maybe you're right," he finally said, breaking the silence between the him and Lily. "Maybe it's about time I said something."
A smile came across the Exceeds face. He seemed satified that the dragon was actually going to listen to him and confess to Levy...as soon as they saved her.
Flare looked down at Levy who was lying on the floor in front of her.
"Well that wasn't much fun as I hoped it would be, Little Blue Fairy," she said, looking sadisticly at Levy. "Next time I come back I expect more of a fight from you" she said, laughing as she left the room and locking the door behind her.
Levy laid there on the ground, exhausted and bruised from Flare's so-called play time. The red haired woman of Raven Tail made Levy fight against her, but under the circumstances, Levy proved no match for the maniacal mage. The bluenette gathered her strength and lifter herself up to her feet. She stood there, shaking in fear of what Master Ivan had in store for her. What could he possible need or want with her?
Levy slowly made her way over to the cot against the wall, her left arm seemed to have been hurt badly by Flare as a sharp pain was sent up her arm. She sat down and looked silently at the floor. She wanted to cry but she held back the tears, trying to keep up her strength. All she could do was wait and hope that Fairy Tail knew she was missing and would send someone to come for her.
Several hours passed for Gajeel and PantherLily as they stopped to rest for a moment. Gajeel pulled out several small pieces of scrap iron to munch on as PantherLily ate one of the many kiwis he brought with him. The two ate in silence when Gajeel suddenly stood up and looked around.
"What is it, Gajeel?" The Exceed looked up, and asked with his guard up.
The Dragon Slayer looked down and motioned for his partner to keep quiet and duck down behind the rocks they were sitting on. Off in the distance Gajeel could see something floating towards them. As it came closer into view, the Exceed could see that it was a small figure-like piece of paper. He had no idea what this thing was, but apparently Gajeel did. He almost seemed to be expecting it. The paper figure hovered in front of Gajeel and a voice seemed to emanate from it...it was a voice Gajeel was all too familiar with.
"It is good to see you again Gajeel-chan" the voice said, coming from the shikigami. "I trust that you have readjusted to everything since you're return from Tenroujima?"
"...Master Ivan" Gajeel said in a gruff voice "I am well."
"That is good to hear" ths voice came again. "I would like for you to pay me a visit. I have something to discuss with you" the Raven Tail Master said.
Gajeel paused for a moment, "Well, it seems that I just got done with a job I was on, so I can make it to you by days end" he said.
"Splendid, I expect to see you soon, Gajeel-chan." With the the shikigami tore itself up into shreds.
When Gajeel gave the all clear he motioned for PatnherLily to come out from behind the rocks.
"What was that all about?" the Exceed asked.
"Ivan's little way of a friendly hello" he said gritting his teeth. For some reason Ivan's shikigami could always find him no matter where he was. But the guild master made no mention of Levy or what he wanted Gajeel for. Surely he wasn't on to Gajeel and Makarov's plan so it must have been about something else. Perhaps it was about why he kidnapped Levy in the first place.
"Break's over...let's get going. We've got a lot of ground to cover before day's end" the dragon said, picking up his travel bag and throwing it over his shoulder. PantherLily grabbed his small bag and put it on his back. He floated up to Gajeel and took a seat back on his shoulder as the two continued their trip.
PantherLily could tell that the little visit from Ivan's shikigami seemed to have upset Gajeel even more than he was letting on.
"I'm sure Levy is alright Gajeel. If Ivan needed her for something he would be foolish to harm her in anyway" he said, looking at his partner.
"...I hope you're right Lily" Gajeel said as he picked up his pace.
Hours had passed and Levy was still sitting on the cot in the room. She finally managed to stop shaking but she was still afraid of what would happen to her. She only wished she knew why she was here. Her mind began to wander while she sat there. She thought about her best friend Lucy and her teammates Jet and Droy, wondering if she would get to see them again. She thought of Master Makarov, hoping that he knew one of his children was missing. And she thought about...Gajeel.
This wasn't he first time Gajeel popped into her thoughts. She had often thought of him since he has been in the guild. It's true that their first metting had been a rocky one, but sicne then Gajeel has proven himself to be a loyal member of Fairy Tail and a trusted friend she had come to care about.
Cared about...something she herself had never expected. Levy had come to care about him as more than a friend. Truth is that she had deep feelings for the iron dragon but was too shy and timid to ever say anything to him. That and what would he think or say if she did...would he laugh? Would he just shrug it off as nothing? Or would he actually say the same thing in return? All of these things ran through her mind everytime she thought about Gajeel Redfox. A faint smile appeared on her face as she thought more and more about him. She could only hope that she would be able to tell him how she felt.
Suddenly Levy heard the loud sound of a door opening and then closing, followed by footsteps. The smile that she had quickly went to a grimace. She immediately sat up knowing that someone was coming, and was on guard. The door opened slowly, letting the light pour in, and she could see the shape of Master Ivan standing in the doorway. He walked into her room and over towards Levy.
The guild Master placed his hand on her chin, examining the marks left by Flare.
"My, my, my...it seems that Flare had fun playing with you, fairy-chan" he said looking down at the frightened girl. Levy gritted her teeth and shook her head free from Ivan's hand.
"What do you want with me?!" she yelled out, asking him again.
Ivan laughed, "I told you, in due time you will find out. But worry not fairy-chan, I have a visitor coming to see you soon" he said with a twisted smile on his face.
A visitor? Could he have kidnapped someone else from Fairy Tail? Levy looked at him with a confused and startled expression on her face as the guild Master turned to leave the room. All Levy could now think about was that some other poor soul was caught by Raven Tail and was going to end up like her...a prisoner of this maniac.