Spider with the butterfly wings

By: gummyguppie

Chapter 3: Heartache

I do not own Fairy Tail or any of the characters in this story other than 'Nirina'. Sorry it took so long, work was getting busy and I had no time with studies and all but hey, enjoy :)

Levy had come out of the shower to hear Lily scream and she quickly wrapped a towel around her dripping body before running in and seeing what was wrong. She almost tripped over her books to fine him hiding under her covered and panting/crying as she let out a sigh of relief that he was okay as she sat down on the bed and pulled the covers back.

"Hey... what's wrong?" She asked in a soft voice as he hid in his own paws and she gingerly stroked his ear, he seemed to frightened, so... fragile, like happy would be. Then a bang on the door sounded and she jumped as she looked up to see Erza slowly making her way in and she waved at the requip mage as she smiled back.

"I heard a scream, is everything okay?" She asked and Levy again nodded before pointing to the frightened exceed.

"He had a bad dream, don't worry, it's nothing serious!" Levy smiled as she lied to the red head who was actually clad in the same sort of thing as Levy, only Erzas towel held little to the imagination.

"Okay... as long as everything is fine, if you need anything then you know where you can find me" Erza said and Levy nodded with a smile as she watched Erza leave and she sighed. Levy wasn't a very good at lying but it fooled Erza so she seemed to be doing something right.

"I'm going to get dressed then head to the guild, do you want to come with me?" Levy asked and Lily sheepishly nodded before tugging the blanket over himself again and Levy smiled sweetly before standing up and taking away her towel to wrap it in her wet locks. She stood, naked in her room as she looked around in her closet for something to wear. Eventually she opted for a long, grey jumper that went down to her mid-thigh and she picked out some light pink skinny jeans that she hadn't work in a while. She raked a brush through her hair and put in a pink bandanna before grabbing her black and white converse shoes and slipping them on. "Are you ready to go, Lily?" Levy asked as she snatched up her leather, red satchel and she felt Lily land on her head as she walked across the thresh hold of the bedroom door, grabbing the book on the sofa before turning to the front door. The sun had come up properly now which indicated that it was round about eight of seven. She opened her bedroom door and locked it, walking down the hall gave her time to calm Lily down as she plucked him from her blue locks and held him close in her arms. He didn't seem to mind and welcomed the loving strokes and hugs that came from her tiny hands. She smiled as she stepped out into the sunlight and sighed, the breeze was gentle and the warmth from the sun made her bones relax as she walked out onto the cobbled street and skipped towards the guild. Levy nodded to the people who smiled at her or waved while Lily kept a watchful eye on them all, soon enough her skipping ceased and she came to the doors of the guild. As she walked in, her smile faded when those purple eyes made contact with hers and his red eyes softened at them but she stuck her nose up and walked past as Lily scrambled to hide inside of her jumper, shaking and whimpering. She jumped up onto the stool closest to the corner of the bar and furthest away from them as Mira came and gave her a bright smile that all but radiated kindness.

"Hello, Levy, you look wonderful, what can i get you?" She asked in a sing-song voice as Levy thought for a moment and looked down at her quivering stomach.

"Can I have a lemonade, toast, a few slices of kiwi and some kiwi juice please!?" She smiled back and Mira nodded as she bounded away to get them the order. As she waited she looked up to see Gajeel looking her way and having to have his head yanked off from the flame haired witch who glared at her with eyes dipped in poison but she only flipped her off and soothed Lily while Mira came humming back. "Mira, is the master here, I need to speak with him?" She asked as she took a slice of toast and started nibbling on it, sipping at the fizzy drink while Lily snatched to kiwi slices and wolfed them down.

"Yes, as far as I know, he's in his office, why, is everything all right?" She questioned and Levy shrugged because she couldn't answer her honestly, she'd look crazy but she knew the master would listen to her.

"Okay, thank you, it's nothing at the moment but I'll tell you as soon as I have something concrete, I promise!" Levy said as she hopped off of the stool and grabbed Lilys drink as she made for the stairs but a studded arm blocked her way.

"I wanna see my cat!" He growled and she scowled up at him, he seemed... different, his eyes glowed unnaturally, like a demons and his teeth seemed a lot sharper than before, making her take a step back.

"You'll see him when he wants to see you, now move, I have to see the master!" She snapped back and he made an animal like noise as he snatched up her wrist painfully, making her squeak and she watched him raise his fist with deadly intent. Her eyes widened as he stared at her, his eyes darkening and he blinked once before lowering his fist, he looked confused and just as scared as her.

"S-sorry, I don't know what came over me..." he said and let go of her bruise wrist. "Lily, I don't know what I've done to piss you off but I'm sorry..." he whispered, his voice pained and quiet and went to move away but was stopped as the exceed grabbed his shirt as he peeked out of Levys.

"You have to get away from her, she's a monster!" He hissed before hiding back in Levys shirt and Gajeel looked at him in confusion before looking back at Nirina, just then his eyes glowed again and he glared down at her.

"I'm gonna tear you both to pieces!" He yelled and Levy screamed as he grabbed her by the neck and threw her across the bar. Levy closed her eyes as she smacked against the wood and she grunted in pain as she slid away from him, taking several glasses with her. She felt her body hit the glass that shattered on the floor and she whimpered as she felt the shards dig into her skin and Levy shrieked as other people gasped.

"Gajeel, what are you doing!?" She heard Mira scream and she opened her eyes to see him walking towards her, her instant reaction was to protect Lily and she wrapped her arms around her stomach but she was mistaken and Gajeels foot slammed into her cheek and blood filled her mouth and dripped from her lips. He kicked her again and made her fly into the wall, smacking her head against the concrete and she screamed as her head span. She looked up with tear filled, terrified eyes and caught a glimpse of the purple eyes witch and she gasped. Nirina was no longer human, her face growing grotesque and evil looking as several eyes grew on her head and big, black fangs came out of her cheeks as she grinned and Levy coughed as her head slumped. She felt so tired, her body felt battered and bruised and she could hear Gajeel struggling to rip himself free so he could finish her off and she wanted to cry. Levy knew, when she saw Nirina, that it was her doing, that Gajeel couldn't control his actions but it didn't help her feel any less betrayed as she slid and her head hit the wooden floor. With one last glimpse, her eyes met Gajeels and he was no longer moving, instead his eyes were wide with heartache and tears as she closed her eyes and felt the tears fall down her face...