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Gajeel and PantherLily followed Ivan down the hallway and to the staircase that brought them up. They had no idea where the guild master was leading them as the descended down several flights. It felt like the were descending into hell.
They finally reached the bottom level where the encountered Flare once again. "M-Master Ivan!" she said, startled by the guild master.
"Flare-chan. Whatever are you doing down here?" he asked the red haired woman who at this point was looking nervous.
"I-I just wanted to play with the fairy some, M-Master" she said, stuttering and panicking. "Y-You said that I could!'
Gajeel stood there grimacing at Flare, his fists tightening and his teeth clinching. How he wanted to beat the living hell out of this sadistic woman, but he couldn't. But without warning Ivan raised his hand and struck the red head across her face. Flare fell to the ground, her hand up to her face where Ivan's hand made contact. She looked confused and frightened.
"I did indeed say that you could play with our guest earlier...I did not mean that you could at any time you so desired!" he said sternly as he glared at the woman on the ground before him.
"F-F-Forgive me Master Ivan! Please forgive me!" Flare said, begging for mercy. Gajeel couldn't help but smirk at the sight of Flare groveling at Ivan's feet.
Ivan stood there and folded his arms. "Get out of my sight, Flare. I will have a word with you later" he said as the red head quickly got up and ran off. "Now then Gajeel-chan, shall we continue?" he asked as looked over his shoulder at the dragon.
Gajeel nodded his head as Ivan continued to lead the dragon and his cat down a long, dark corridor. PantherLily jumped off of his shoulders and stood next to the stairs. "I will wait here and make sure no one interrupts your little visit" he said as he shifted into his battle form.
Ivan looked at the Exceed with a grin, "An excellent idea. You are already proving yourself worthy of Raven Tail" the guild master said as he and Gajeel turned to walk on.
As they walked he couldn't help but wonder what in the hell that woman was doing to Levy. He knew the bluenette could stand her ground but this was Raven Tail, not some ordinary dark guild. But more importantly he wondered how would Levy react to seeing him, especially since he was playing the part of a Raven Tail member.
Levy sat in the dark room. She didn't think Flare would ever leave. Thankfully she didn't try and play with her too much this time around. The bluenette only suffered a few cuts and bruises this time around but she never once cried out. She knew they were trying to break her so that she would help them with whatever it was they needed her for. Levy refused to give in!
She looked down at the shackles around her wrists. If there was some way to get them off of her she could stand a fighting chance against Raven Tail and try to escape from here. She examined them all over but she couldn't find any kind of lock on them.
"They must be kept on by magic" she muttered and sighed heavily. "I hope Master knows that something has happened to me" she said with a bit of despair in her voice. But she kept messing with the shackles, she wasn't ready to give up.
Suddenly she heard a familiar door open and then close. Someone was coming. Levy hoped it wasn't Flare again. She back against the wall and waited for whoever it was to enter.
The door to her room slowly opened and Ivan stood in the doorway. "I must apologize for Flare's rude behavior" he said with a twisted grin on his face. "She tends to get a bit carried away when we have guests."
Levy just glared at him in disgust. "You have a funny way of showing hospitality to your guests" she said in a mocking tone.
Ivan just continued to stare at the small girl. "Nonetheless, I have brought a visitor to see you...as a way of showing my hospitality" he said. "He has also informed me that no one in Fairy Tail even know you're missing so you will be here for quite a while, fairy-chan."
Levy's heart sank when she heard Ivan say that. It was a trick, it must have been. Of course Master Makarov knew she was missing...surly he must know.
Gajeel was standing outside of the room, out of sight, and leaning up against the wall. He continued to clinch his teeth as he listened to Ivan speak. It wasn't until he heard Levy's voice that he moved. The dragon felt his heart drop at the sound of her voice. She was here and she sounded alright to him, but in actuality she was from alright. He still had to get her out of here.
He heard Ivan say she had a visitor and watched as he stepped aside. This was the moment he was dreading...how would Levy react to him being here?
Without showing hesitation Gajeel slowly walked into the door frame. His face was expressionless as he walked into the room and stood next to Ivan. He looked across the room and saw Levy standing against the wall. He also saw how quickly the expression on her face changed.
"Ga-Gajeel?!" she said with excitement and confusion. "Gajeel, is it really you?" she asked as she clapped her hands over her mouth and felt her eyes tear up. She was so happy to see a familiar face, especially his. But if he was the bluenette's visitor then why was he standing next to Ivan, and with no shackles or signs of a fight.
"Why are you here? I...I don't understand what's going on" she finally with a puzzled look on her face.
Gajeel stood there, staring at her. His face unchanged by the emotions she was showing and he said nothing. "I brought Gajeel-chan down here to say hello to you, fairy-chan" Ivan spoke again. "I thought seeing a familiar face would help...change your mind so to speak" he said, still grinning.
Levy bite her lip and bravely moved closer to Gajeel, even though Ivan was standing right next to him. "Gajeel...please say something. You're scaring me!" she said as her eye continued to tear up. "Please help me!" she said as she grabbed a hold of his hand.
Gajeel looked down at her shackled hands that were holding onto his. He looked back up at her and slowly raised his other hand to her face. He gently stroked her cheek as a smile smile came across her face.
Suddenly she felt the dragon snatch his hand out of her hands and felt the hand that was on her cheek now gripping her hair. He pulled her head back and stood closer to her, looking her in the eyes.
"Don't get the wrong idea of me, fairy" he said as he moved next to her face to speak into her ear. "You think you know me but you know nothing! I'm not here to help you...I'm here to help him" he said heartlessly as he looked at Ivan.
Levy suddenly was gasping for breath as the iron dragon, out of nowhere, punched her in the stomach and released his grip on the bluenette. She stumbled back a few feet and then fell to her knees. Levy looked up at Gajeel holding her stomach with her eyes wide was she stared at the dragon in shock and disbelief. She could not believe what Gajeel was doing to her. She sat there trembling as she shook her head, not wanting to believe what was happening.
"As Master Ivan said no one in Fairy Tail knows you're missing. In fact, I told those fools that I was meeting up with you to go on another job...a very long job" he said as he grinned.
Ivan placed a hand on Gajeel's shoulder as the two looked at the script mage. "Gajeel-chan here is a real piece of work. He is the finest member I have in Raven Tail" he said as he turned his head to the dragon who was still grinning. "To think my father actually believes that he's a loyal member of Fairy Tail" he said as he burst into laughter.
Levy quickly brought her hands up to her head as she screamed out in pain. She slowly raised her head up as tears fell down her face. "How could you!" she yelled at Gajeel. "Master trusted you, everyone in Fairy Tail trusted you...I trusted you!" She gathered everything she had to stand back up as she lunged at the iron dragon.
Before he knew what was going on Levy was directly in front of her as he felt her small hands strike him across his face. She may be small but she packs quite a punch when she has to. He looked back at the girl who was now beating on his chest and yelling. "I hate you, Gajeel! I hate you!" she continued yelling until a she felt a firm grip around her wrist. Ivan had grabbed a hold of her and threw her back and onto the ground.
Levy laid there on the ground, not wanting to look back up at Gajeel...at the man who betrayed her and her guild. She laid their and wept as the two men backed out fo the cell. Ivan turned and smiled one last time "You'll learn to enjoy you're stay here with us, fairy-chan" he said as he laughed and then closed the door, locking it
Ivan did it...he finally managed to break her.
The two men walked down the corridor, Gajeel not saying anything. "That was an impressive performance you gave, Gajeel-chan" Ivan said without looking back at the dragon. "I wonder if she will be cooperative now when the time comes."
Gajeel still didn't say anything. He walked in silence as they reached the staircase where PantherLily was standing there, waiting for the two to come back. "I trust that no one tried to come down here?" he asked. PantherLily shook his head. "Very good...now come, both of you. I will have one of my members show you to your rooms for the night" Ivan said as the trio ascended up the staircase.
PantherLily noticed that Gajeel seemed a bit off as he looked down and saw his fist clinched tightly. Something must have happened in that room...but what? He knew something happened but he wasn't sure and wouldn't find out until they were in their room for the night. PantherLily went back to his normal size and perched himself on Gajeel's shoulder once more, as if to comfort the dragon.
After climbing a few flights of stairs back up they stopped on the floor just below Ivan's office. There stood a tall slender man with jet black hair and slitted eyes. PantherLily thought his features resembled that of a snake.
"Kurohebi-chan, be so kind as to show our special guests to their room" the guild master spoke. The snake like man bowed as he gestured for Gajeel and his partner to follow him. Ivan continued his way up the stairs. "I shall see you tomorrow...Gajeel-chan" he said and was soon out of sight.
The slender man led Gajeel and PantherLily down the hallway and to their room. The two entered the room and looked around the dismal looking room. Their travel bags were already in the room. Gajeel turned to see the door closing. "Pleassssant dreamsssss" the snake like mage said as the closed the door.
Gajeel quickly moved about the room, searching for any lacrimas that Ivan might have planted in the room to keep tabs on his guests. After nearly tearing the room apart he sat down on the bed as he covered his eyes with his hand. PantherLily hopped up on the bed and sat next to him. He looked up at his partner with a worried look. "Gajeel...what happened down there?" he asked quietly. He looked down at the hand that was still clinched and saw blood trickling through his fingers.
"Gajeel..." the black cat said with a saddened tone. Gajeel finally snapped out of his trance as he opened up his hand. He had clinched his hand so tightly that his fingernails dug into his hand, causing it to bleed.
"Levy...Levy is here" he said softly.
"Well that's good, right? I mean at least we know that she is in this particular hideout" he said trying to comfort his friend but it didn't seem to be working.
"She is here..." he said. "But I don't think she'll ever be able to forgive me, even after this is all over..."