Levy reached the light and she felt weightless. Finally,she was able to go back to the real world,she had gained consciousness.

Her eyes opened and she could see a candle had been lit beside her bed. The room she was in was fairly large and the bed she was laying in was extremely comfortable.

The petite princess looked over to see a bunch of black hair laying by her side. Whoever that was wasn't going to be very happy when they woke up. They were probably going to have a stiff neck.

"W-who are you?" Her voice was hoarse from not being used in days.

She watched as the stranger lifted his head off the bed and opened his eyes.

Those red eyes…..

"Yer awake. Took you long enough." The man grumbled.

"Excuse me? Who are you,and why am I here?"

"Gihi,I'm sure ya have heard all about me. A lot of people have stories about dragons. Wanna take a guess? Ya look like yer smart."

"You're a dragon…. I'm going to guess that you are the black dragon who saved me from Acnologia and that's why I'm here…" The bluenette gave a small smile causing Gajeel's heart to beat faster.

The young lord scratched the back of his head because this girl was making him nervous.

"Yeah,can you guess my name?" He smirked.

"Hmmm… you look an awful lot like Acnologia,so I'm going to go ahead and guess that you are Gajeel?"

"Yer right,short stuff. Guess you really are smart. I don't see the resemblance between me and that bastard though."

Levy growled at the male.

"My name is Levy."

"So,Levy do you mind telling me what exactly happened?"

"Your brother killed most of my people,and he asked me to marry him."

"He's a damn idiot." The young lord mumbled.

"Thank you for saving me." The princess smiled at him causing him to stand up. He had to get out of the room for a little bit. This woman made him feel weird,scales were starting to cover his arms. Being a dragon really wasn't easy….

"Yeah…sure." Was his gruff reply.

Levy's head was pounding and she felt weak.

"My head hurts so bad," she groaned.

"I will go get ya a nurse."

The princess closed her eyes,the pain was so intense. The feeling of nausea rose in the pit of her stomach.

"You're finally awake."

The bluenette opened her eye and saw a blond woman smiling at her.

"Yeah,but I feel horrible. My head is killing me,and I'm about to throw up."

"I will give you some medicine to help the nausea and your headache. Master Redfox has requested that you rest for at least three more days." The blond smiled.

"Where did he go?" Levy groaned as she drank the bitter liquid that Lucy had given her.

"He had some business to take care of. I am suppose to keep an eye on you until he gets back. Don't let his tough exterior fool you,the master does a lot of great things. He likes going every week to show children his magic. He tries to act tough,but he's really a softie."

The princess smiled. Thoughts of her townspeople entered her mind,she really hoped that some of them had survived. The dead bodies of women and children would probably haunt her for the rest of her life.

"Did anyone survive the attack?"

Lucy frowned and looked down at the floor.

"Only your father did. I'm really sorry Princess McGarden."

The sound of the princess crying broke Lucy's heart. This poor girl had been through so much and her father was only worried about selling her.

The blonde nurse gathered the broken princess in her arms,giving her the biggest hug she could offer.

Gajeel could smell her tears,and it was killing him. He knew it was time to give the money to Levy's father,so he could keep her for good. The princess would have a happy life here,and he would make sure everyone treated her with respect. Princess McGarden would more than likely become Lady Redfox soon enough. The way his body reacted around her told him that she was the one and that scared the shit out of him.

The only thing he had to find out was if she was strong enough to handle his dragon side. The beast within him scared most people,and the thought that she may not want to be with him because he was a beast made his heart shatter. What if the one he was meant to be with didn't want him back? What if she was so terrified of him that she could never look at him with those innocent brown eyes again?

Gajeel couldn't face the king after what happened. The young lord would have to find Pantherlily so he could pay for Levy. The fact he had to pay for her absolutely pissed him off,she wasn't a fucking inanimate object!

Being trapped inside his own mind was killing him. He needed to go get some fresh air and feel the wind beneath his wings.

"Hey,Gajeel." Pantherlily said casually to his best friend.

"Oi,Lil' I need you to do me a favor."

"What do you need me to do?"

"Give the king this money,so I can own Levy." The anger in his voice sent chills down Pantherlily's spine.

"Okay,if you need to go do anything I can watch over Levy for you."

"I'm going to go fly so I can make sure everything is going smoothly. I don't want to see any trespassers. I may have to cut their damn head off."

Levy sniffled as she ate a bowl of soup that Mira and Lucy had made her. The princess was beyond depressed once she had heard about her people. Despite all of that,the atmosphere in this castle was very welcoming and it actually comforted her. Lucy promised her she would love it here. The blond nurse also said once the bluenette got better she would take her to see Gajeel's library.

She felt so lonely though. The emptiness inside of her was so overwhelming. To find out that her friends had been brutally murdered,and she would never see them again was enough to tear her soul apart.

"I just want to be happy,is that really too much to ask?"

"No,it's not."

The male's voice startled her,and she looked up to see a tall,black exceed.

"The master only wants what is best for you. Acnologia and Gajeel are total opposites. He just paid your father,so you will be living here from now on."

Levy felt herself blush. That meant Gajeel planned on marrying her eventually,if everything worked out between them.

"You mean..he…"

"He wants to get to know you more. Lord Gajeel is usually a pretty cold and distant person,but his heart is very big. Whatever you do,don't hurt him." The exceed spoke softly as he watched Levy's expression. Her face was so red,Pantherlily found it amusing.

"I will take everything one day at a time. I promise,I won't hurt him."

"My name is Pantherlily. I am Gajeel's closest friend,and I know him way more than anyone else. He has had a very rough life,it sounds like both of you have. I do hope everything works out for you, Princess McGarden. I am truly sorry about what happened with Acnologia." The exceed bowed before Levy to show his respect.

Gajeel grumbled as he saw someone had been cutting down trees on his land. The intrude obviously had guts,guts he should cut out and feed to a pack of wolves.

The rain started to pour on the young lord. When lightning struck his iron scales,he roared so loud the earth shook below him. He had to land or this storm was going to kill him.

"Fuck,that hurt."

"This is going to hurt a lot worse!" A voice he didn't recognize shouted as he felt a sharp stab in his side.

One of his brother's peons had the audacity to stab him. Gajeel transformed back into a dragon and completely obliterated the man. His body parts were scattered everywhere from the sheer force of his power.

"Acnologia!" Gajeel roared loudly,hoping his brother could hear him. The dragon was ready to fight his brother,the dumb ass needed a wake up call.

"Don't you come near my castle! If you come near Levy,I will kill you!"

Levy woke up to the sound of grumbling,and she rolled over to see Gajeel slumped over in a chair. His breathing was very heavy and he had scales on his arms.

"Are you okay,Master Redfox?"

Gajeel stood up and let out a growl as the pain shot through his side.

Levy could see blooding pouring out of his side onto the floor and it worried her.

"Master Redfox,you are hurt."

"I will be fine." The dragon grunted as he held his side in agony.

Levy got out of the bed and ran to his side so she could examine his wound.

"Get back in the bed!" Gajeel yelled at the princess causing her to step back and almost fall over a table.

"You are too stubborn! Let me fix your wound, I can heal wounds! I can also find out what kind of enchantment was used on the weapon that stabbed you! Stupid,stubborn dragon!"

The young lord looked at Levy in shock,he wasn't expecting such an outburst. This girl sure had some attitude and he liked that. Maybe he should piss her off more often.

Levy grabbed his hand and moved it from his wound. The wound was very deep and it was turning purple which meant he had been stabbed with an enchantment of some sort.

The princess put her hand over his wound which caused Gajeel to groan in agony.

The bluenette grabbed Gajeel's shirt and lifted it over his head,which caused her to blush.

"I have to get a better look." She said turning away from his intense gaze.

Just when the dragon lord though his inner turmoil was over,this girl had to take his shirt off and put her hands on him.

'Fuck…'

"It looks like you were stabbed by a blood sage. They usually put enchantments on their weapons to poison their victims."

Levy kept her hand over his wound with her eyes closed ,trying to concentrate on what kind of enchantment was used. The enchantment appeared to be for use on dragons and would kill them within days if the poison stayed in their system.

"We have to treat your wound soon or you will die. I can cure you with one of my spells,it will take the poison out of your wound and you will feel a lot better."

"I didn't know you were a healer. Gihi…."

"I can also use solid script magic. My mother was a script mage and my father is a healer. I always found my dad being a healer as odd because he enjoys harming people both physically and mentally."

Gajeel could feel Levy's magic on his wound and it gave him goosebumps. Her healing powers made him relax and feel at peace,and he loved it. Princess McGarden was like an angel sent to wreck his life in the most wonderful way imaginable.

"You shouldn't feel any pain now." The princess smiled as she walked back over to the bed,but before she could lay down,she collapsed on the floor.

Gajeel knelt down beside her to make sure she was okay.

Levy looked up at him and put her hand on his cheek while giving him a faint smile,"I will be fine,I just took some of the poison so you wouldn't die. The poison is to kill dragons,it will make me pretty sick,though. You saved my life and this is the least that I can do."

"You idiot!" Gajeel roared.

"Foolish dragon." The princess said as she faded out of consciousness.