Gajeel Redfox stood before the small village of Fairy Tail. A miserable run down place with crumbling clay homes and tents as far as the eyes could see. A grin spread across his scaly face. This is gonna be easy….
Meanwhile… "Levy come here!" "Yes mother!" Levy calls. Levy Mcgarden was the cook, the maid, and the doctor of the small Mcgarden home. She did all she could to ensure her family's safety and well being. Even if they didn't care about hers. "You Insolent girl!" Levy had no time to prepare before her mother's claw-like hand raked across her face upon entering the house. Levy stumbled back cupping her cheek in pain. "Your father has told me all the bread is gone." Her mother yelled. Levy fumbled to get up, her hands trying to get leverage. "He said he didn't eat it, and I didn't eat it. So who does that leave?" Levy trembled but managed to get her voice back. "M-Me mother, but I didn't eat-" Another smack, but this time it was on her temple and had her head knocking against the kitchen counter and Levy blacked out. "You dare lie to me you pig!?" Her mother bellows in her daughter's ear, grabbing the limp girl by collar of her shirt. But before anything further could happen a voice interrupts. "This is pretty interesting. A fat maggot picking on a little shrimp, never seen that before." The woman spins around in shock. "Oh, don't stop on my account." Gajeel says smiling at the doorway of the small house. Levy's mother drops her like a dirty shoe. "D-Demon T-The demon of the Northern valley." She whispers, her voice trembling. "That's right, guess I'm famous huh?" He says smirking. His sword comes out in a Shing. The woman screams darting inside the house. Gajeel sighs. He hated when they ran. He follows at his own leisure looking around the dirty house. His foot trips a little but he catches himself.
He looks down to see what it was. Levy was lying on the ground, blood making tear trails down her temple. Gajeel snorted and kept moving, she was probably dead. But a hand suddenly cupped his foot and he tripped again, this time he fell. "Ouch Dammit." He curses looking behind him. Levy held his foot in a tight grasp. Gajeel stared down at the girl, gritting his teeth as he brought out his sword. "Who are you? What's happening?" She asks, her voice filled with confusion and fear Gajeel sits up in confusion, his sword hovering above her head. He peers at her closely, she doesn't even flinch. That's when he notices her blank gaze that was looking far past him. "Hmm you're blind huh shrimp?" The girl says nothing but instead, tilts her head to one side, she closes her eyes and smiles. "What a nice voice." She whispers. Gajeel blinks, his eyes widening. The girl opened her eyes again to smile at Gajeel. His heart softened a bit as he stared at the girl who was smiling so kindly at him. No one had ever said such kind words to him before. Monster. Demon. Beast. Was all he ever heard.
This girl, this kind mistreated girl must have a heart of gold. Gajeel suddenly remembers what he was doing and snaps out of his trance. What am I thinking? She's probably just saying that because she can't see me. The thought reassures him and he brings the sword back, ready to swing. "Ah, it's pretty cold outside isn't it?" The oblivious girl says shivering as she rubs her arms. Gajeel grits his teeth, the sword shaking with his trembling hands. "Hmm? Are you still there?" Levy inquires reaching her hand out to feel around her. Her hand comes in contact with his arm and he quickly retracts it. "Oh you are still there. Why are you so quiet?" She asks bringing her legs up to her chin. Gajeel sighs putting away his sword. "Dammit shrimp, why do you have to be so damn nice for?" He growls. "W-What?" Levy says confused. The clueless girl suddenly feels the ground leave her and she was thrown over Gajeel's shoulder. "Wah!" She exclaims, her feet kicking out behind her. "What are you doing? Put me down!" She says pounding on his back. "Knock it off shrimp. Be grateful I didn't kill you!" He says. "What are you talking about!? What are you doing? Where are we going?" She says. Gajeel smiles a toothy grin and walks out of the house. "To my castle of course!" Levy blinks in confusion, shock, and a bit of anger. "EH!?"
….Yeah...So this is actually going to be a Beauty and the Beast AU, but not all the way I have my own twists on this tale…Hehe.