It was dark. That was the first thought that was on Levy's mind when she woke. Second she overwhelmingly comfortable. Her face was pressed in to a dusty smelling pillow, her body wrapped in a warm blanket. She had always slept on the floor in her house...Why was she on a bed? Had her parents decided to have mercy on her? No, that can't be… A great wave of built up panic came crashing down on her as she began to recall the previous day's events. Right, I was kidnapped.
She remembered the man, the rough and rude man who had taken her. Why did he bring me here? Where are my parents, are they looking for me? Are they worried about me? Or do they even care that I'm gone? What about Lu-chan, will she ever find out about me? She's been so busy with her new life with Natsu, plus she has lots of royal duties to attend to...She won't ever find out...But, what if...No one ever comes? The seriousness of the whole ordeal began to weigh down on Levy as she clutched at the sheets beneath her. She had to get out.
"Good morning, Mcgarden-san." A soft voice says startling her. She sat in confusion once again. Then, she recalled the almost robotic voice. Juvia? "Gajeel-san has sent me to fetch you for breakfast." Juvia says placing the freshly pressed dress in her hands, unto the bed next to Levy. It was silent for a long minute. Juvia peeks over at Levy making sure she had heard. The girl's face shows she heard but it was scrunched up like she had been sucking on lemons. "He sent you to fetch me?" She says slowly, in a voice so pleasant and calm that you had to have very keen ears to pick up the annoyance in it. Juvia's ears, were not very keen. "Yes, he said for Juvia to fetch the shrimp and bring her to him." She says.
Levy stares in the direction of the expressionless woman for a few seconds in anger. The nerve! The bloody nerve! She thinks fisting her hands into the bedsheets until her knuckles ached. "So if you could change into-." "I won't go." Levy interrupts, crossing her arms defiantly. "What? Why not?" Juvia questions confused. "I'm not going!" She repeats. Juvia stared at the girl stumped. "Juvia thinks you are making an unwise decision." She says. Levy glares at the darkness and says nothing. "...Understood. I will relay this to Gajeel-san." The woman says.
Levy hears the door close and she is alone. She is alone….In a unknown location with two strangers. I want to go home… Why me? What have I ever done? Please...I just want to go home..."Oi shrimp!" A booming voice shouts making her jump. She does her best to look haughty as the door is thrown open. "What the hell makes you think you can defy my direct commands?" Gajeel's voice rang in Levy's ears and throbbed at her temples. "Defy your direct commands?" She repeats with a scoff. "Since when have I been your servant?"
Gajeel stares at the small girl who was looking at him with enough distaste and arrogance to put a princess to shame. How does all that sass fit in that small thing? "I don't think you're seeing the picture here shrimp." He says stepping closer to her until his face was almost touching hers. "You are my captive, you will do as I say and-" He stops abruptly as he notices a shining trail down her cheek. Her grey eyes were still glaring, but they were red, her nose was red, and dripping. A sigh escaped his lips as he stood. He felt something stirring in his chest. Guilt? No can't be. A demon can't feel guilt. But even so he felt words coming out of his mouth before he could stop himself.
"Alright, here's the deal. Just change, I ain't gonna force ya. But it's better than what you're wearing anyway, and I am going to tell you to come down to eat. That or starve, it's your choice. And ya know...If you ever need something just ask Juvia...So...Don't cry anymore" He says gruffly. Levy was so caught off guard she said nothing. Her mouth was dropped open and it closed then opened again. No words came out, only a question came into her head. Why is he being so nice to me? "Uh." She says but before she could say anything more he had swept out of the room leaving only his scent behind…
...What was I thinking? Gajeel strides down the hallways his face flushed and his hand covering his mouth. Why am I acting like such a pansy. I should be enforcing the rules, showing her who's boss….But just seeing those tears...With her...It's different….What is this feeling?
Sorry that the updates haven't been coming very much recently. Been busy with school and stuff. But I'll try to post when I can. Thanks for your support I appreciate all of you very much!