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I looked at him shocked as he called me his bride. What did he mean by that? I looked over my shoulder at the crowd of scared looking people. I knew all he would have to do is look in their direction and they would run screaming for their life. When I turned back around I caught the dragon sniffing my hair. What the heck? He caught my gaze but he didn't even look guilty.
"W-What are you doing?" I stammered.
"Getting to know my new bride." He said grinning slightly.
My cheeks heated and I shook my head, "There must be some mistake! I'm not your bride."
"I can promise you, that there is no mistake." He said, "Now come along with me, we're going home." He said bring me closer to his body.
"W-Wait dragon!" The major called out nervously. Sweat was rolling off his forehead like he was in a sauna. "You can't just take her. She is a part of our town!"
I looked at the mayor stunned. It warmed my heart that he was actually sticking up for me. I thought he had planned to sacrifice me to the dragon like the rest of the town wanted. He actually cared for me. All these years I thought he thought I was an annoyance…
The dragon's eyes turned black in anger and he actually hissed at the mayor which caused the mayor to squeal like a little girl. "You dare tell me what I can do?!"
"W-We c-can….come up with an a-arrangement…." The mayor said trembling over his words. He looked like he was seconds from fainting. I grinded my teeth. So much for the mayor caring about me. He was just using me as a bargaining chip to save the town. "You can have the girl if you agree to leave our town alone and promise never to return."
The dragon shook his head and laughed, "I don't make bargains with silly humans. If I want something I take it, and I want my bride so I'll be taking her today. If anyone is foolish enough to try and stop me, then I'll kill them." He looked around the crowd to see if anyone would challenge him, but it was deadly quiet. Everyone was afraid to even look him in the eye. "That's what I thought." He smirked and picked me up bridal style.
Before I could even blink he shot into the sky with me, I screamed loudly as his wings flapped in the air. I had no choice but to hold on tightly to him, digging my nails into his neck as I held on for dear life. "Omgomgomgputmedownputmedown!" I screamed jumbling my words together.
He flinched, "Damnit women, that's my ear you're screaming it!" He said snapping.
"PUT ME DOWN NOW!" I yelled louder.
He growled, "Are you afraid of heights or something?" He said clutching me tighter to him.
"Yes!" I said near tears. I hated being up high, I would try to avoid it at all cost if I could. I don't really know where my fear of heights came from. Maybe it was because I'm short and use to staying on the ground but one thing was for sure. I would never let him do this with me again. In fact once he put me back down I would be running far away from this crazy dragon.
"Don't you worry, I won't drop ya." He said sounding proud, "And now that you're my bride, you'll need to get used to being in the sky. It's how dragons travel." He said matter-of-factly.
He really was crazy. How on earth did I get in this situation? "Well I'm not a dragon and I'm sure as heck not your bride! Once we get on the ground, I can promise you I'll never be flying in the sky with you again."
He glared down at me, "You are my bride and you'll need to get use to that fact as well. It will do you no good to fight it. It won't change that you were fated to be mine." Fated? "Don't worry I'll give you a good life bride."
A good life? How does he know that I didn't have a good life? I mean I didn't…but still he shouldn't know that! I did notice that he wasn't really paying attention to where he was flying so I grabbed his chin and jerked it straight ahead so he could see where he was going. "Pay attention to where you're going! I don't want to crash!" I snapped.
He chuckled, "Crash into what? There is nothing in the sky to crash into." He looked down at me and sighed, "Relax bride, I've been flying for a very long time I can multitask."
I gave a sigh of my own, "Would you please stop calling me bride? I have a name you know…its Levy."
"Levy." He said slowly drawing out my name like he was tasting it on his tongue. He finally nodded, "Very well and you will call me Gajeel."
Gajeel? So this was the name of my dragon kidnapper. As he looked straight ahead flying which set me at ease a little bit, I couldn't help but look him over. He was incredibly good looking. None of the guys back in my town were this attractive. Not that any of them even glance in my direction.
"Levy…calm yourself. I can hear your heart beating faster than normal."
I looked at him surprised, "You can hear my heart?" I needed to find out everything about this dragon. The more information I find out about him, the better off I will be. Knowledge is power after all. I might be able to use something to my advantage.
He nodded, "Yes dragons have superior sight, scent, and hearing. I could sniff you out now that I have your scent."
Sniff me out? Like a dog? I bit down on my lip and nibbled the bottom of my lip nervously, "My scent? What do I smell like?"
His lips twitched, "It's a mixture of things. Mainly spring, strawberries, and for the oddest reason books."
My brows rose. Books? Well maybe it was because I tried to hang out in the library for as long as possible. The librarian usually would have to kick me out to get rid of me at the end of the night. "Oh." I mumbled.
Finally he landed and I was desperate to get out of his arms but he wouldn't put me down. He kept me captive in his arms as he walked towards his castle! Oh wow it was huge and beautiful. It looked so elaborate. It was a dark color, it actually looked like it was made out of iron. "Welcome to your new home Levy."
Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I can promise you there is more to come. Now question for all of you to answer. Who do you think should live in the castle with Gajeel? No Dragon Slayers please. I have plans for them!