Author's note: I can't believe how many views this is getting, Thank you so much! Just a quick note, Gajeel is going to be (maybe or maybe not) slightly OOC in the next few chapters (Thank the Virus for that) but as time passes, his personality will go back to the way we love!
Chapter 3: Mine
Levy started regaining consciousness sometime later. Her head was pounding and her eyes felt heavy. She could barely move. What happened to me? She thought. She began to think while her eyes remained closed and suddenly, the memories rushed back to her. She went out hunting, got into trouble with a zombie, she hit her head and the zombie kidnapped her. Zombie kidnapped her. Now there was another question on her mind. Where am I now? Since she couldn't open her eyes or move, she did her best to use her other senses.
She felt as if she was on a mattress. Oh thank the heavens; she was in the infirmary of Fairy Tail! Jet and Droy must've- no wait, this wasn't the soft mattresses of Fairy Tail's infirmary! This mattress felt lumpy, you could feel the springs inside it and it was definitely old. Not only that, there was a scratchy old blanket underneath her. She took an even breath to make it like she was asleep but she wanted to get a good whiff of the air. Iron and mold. Was she at an abandoned warehouse? Her ability to move came back to her but her eyes still felt heavy. She turned over and let her fingers lightly fall off the mattress. She felt a floor underneath the mattress; a carpet. A mattress, a carpet coated floor, the scent of iron and mold, where the hell was she?
The pounding in her head finally subsided and her eyes felt lighter. Levy slowly opened her eyes but her vision was blurred. When her eyes finally adjusted she was looking at a boarded up door, hole punched walls that not only needed a good paint job but showed some signs of mold. She looked down and found a wine-red carpet and a crappy white mattress. This was an abandoned apartment. She slowly turned her head to face the ceiling but was shocked to find the zombie who kidnapped her, sitting next to her on the mattress, looking down at her. Levy's eyes widened. She felt a jolt of adrenaline enter her body and she began to run off the mattress.
"Gihihi." smirked the Zombie as he began to climb off the mattress. Levy began to frantically look around the room, she needed a way out and fast! She looked high and low and then found a way out. The window! It was still open! That must be how he gets out! She made a mad dash for the window only to be blocked out by the Zombie.
"Damn it." She muttered under gritted teeth. The Zombie then tried to grab her, but being small and fast as she was, she managed to run away. There was a bathroom nearby. She ran into the bathroom, slammed the door shut, locked it and found an old plank of wood in the bathroom. She used it to add more support to the door. She began to look around the bathroom. The room was a yellowish white and showed signs of age, the light that flickered in the bathroom did it's best to give Levy a good look of the room.
"How do I get out now?" she asked herself out loud. Before she could start thinking, she heard a bang on the door. The Zombie was trying to break in! She looked around the room and could only find two things, a small window that didn't look like it's been opened in years and an air duct. It was heads or tails now for Levy. The door busted open and there was the Zombie with his classic smirk.
"Gihihi" he laughed. Air vent it is. She began to climb on top of the toilet and pulled at the loose air vent cover. She hoisted herself up and began to pull into the air vent when she felt something grab her leg. He was pulling her out of the air vent! Levy fell out of the air vent onto the floor and flat on her butt.
"Gihihi." The Zombie laughed while staring down at her. He was just about to grab her when she managed to run out of the room, back where she woke up. She made a mad dash for the open window when the Zombie blocked the window and closed it shut. Her last chance to escape; gone.
This is it. She thought I'm done for. She began to back away while he got closer to her. She tripped over a piece of iron that was lying on the ground and fell flat on her butt. That explains the scent of Iron. She thought for a second but her fear returned as the Zombie got closer to her. She continued to scoot away but soon hit the corner of the room. She was trapped! Her mind began to race with thoughts. Is this what he does? He likes to bring his victims home before killing them or turning them into zombies? What was he going to do to her? Will she be ever able to see Fairy Tail again? She closed her eyes and pressed herself into the corner of the wall. The Zombie was merely inches away from her. She could feel his breath. This was it. It was over. But the bite she was expecting never came. Instead, a kiss on her cheek. Levy shot open one eye and looked at the Zombie. Did he just…..? She thought.
"Mine." said the Zombie and he kissed her cheek again. "Mine!" the Zombie grabbed her by the waist and pulled her close to him. What the hell was going on here? He was kissing her senseless and hugging her close to him. Levy was beginning to feel sick. His scent was somewhat overbearing to her. She never had to deal with this. She tried to move away from him but he held her tighter and growled at her. Showing her he doesn't want her to move. While he continued showing his affections, Levy began to think over the past few hours before realizing something. He didn't even try to kill me once! She realized. She began to notice a pattern. He only harmed Jet and Droy, never laid a hand of her once, and only chased her before he kidnapped her. When he kidnapped her, he waited for her to wake up when he could have killed her then and only chased her around the apartment. He must have thought it was some kind of game. Levy thought. He continued to kiss her endlessly until Levy looked him in the eye. The Zombie smiled at her.
"Mine!" he said to her.
"Uh…." Levy said. She suddenly managed to break free from his grip.
"Ok," chuckled uneasily while backing away and shaking her hands "You seem nice and all but I need to get home, I got to work on the cur-"
"Mine!" He grabbed her and hugged her tightly before kissing her again.
"Look, I know you like me, but I really need to leave now. Everyone's really depending on me and they're probably wor-"
"Mine!"
"Could I at least use the bath-"
"Mine!"
"It looks like you're not letting me go anytime, are you?"
"….."
"….."
"Mine!"
Levy sighed for a moment. This escape wasn't going to be easy. Not only that, he doesn't seem to understand her. She was going to have to distract him somehow and get out. While her thoughts wondered, she caught a glimpse of outside, the sky was a complete grey hue. Nightfall was approaching! There was a reason Levy never traveled or hunted at night. Nightfall was the worst time for everyone. That was when most of the zombies roamed the streets of Magnolia. For some reason at night, they were ten times worse (if that zombie hunted at night), but when zombies were at their worst; is during The Blood Moon. The moon turned a blood red when the Virus struck. Now every month at the full moon, The Blood Moon would cause some of the zombies to go bezerk. The last Zombie Attack was lead on a Blood Moon, by the bad zombie.
She sighed. From the way things looked, she looked as if she was on the other side of town; by the time she got to Fairy Tail it would already be dark. It looks like I have no choice. She thought the safest place is here. I'll have to spend the night. She then made herself an escape plan. When the Zombie fell asleep, she'll escape at dawn and head back to Fairy Tail. The Zombie suddenly picked her up and hoisted her over his shoulder like he did when he kidnapped her. What was he doing now? He threw her onto the old mattress and climbed right next to her. He pulled Levy against his chest and gave her a smirk.
"Mine." He smirked. Levy didn't know what to do. It looked to her like he was going to sleep and wanted something to cuddle with. He closed his eyes and soon Levy began to hear him snore. She tried to move from his grasp but he held her tighter against him. Levy was going to have to wait this out. She began to feel tired as well from the tiring day and not only that, she'll need the energy for her escape tomorrow. Her eyes began to feel heavy and she soon fell asleep.
"And that's what happened!" Jet screamed to the others at Fairy Tail. After Levy's kidnapping, Jet and Droy managed to get back to Fairy Tail and get medical treatment. They were in the infirmary, telling Fairy Tail their story, how they were injured, how they tried to save Levy, how she was kidnapped.
"I knew it was a matter of time before this happened." sighed Gray.
"So this zombie you're speaking about," Erza began "he just went after Levy after attacking you both and took her away?" The two males of Shadow Gear nodded. They never felt so ashamed in their entire lives.
"Something doesn't add up here." Erza continued "Why would a zombie kidnap its prey when they could have killed them on the spot?"
"Could have wanted privacy, who knows?" Droy said a little confused at what Erza was implying.
"No, Erza has a point." said The Master "The zombie should have killed Levy on the spot. Instead, he takes her away while she's still alive."
"Master, what are you saying?" asked Lucy.
"I believe that Levy may still be very much alive."
The guild gasped.
"Well what are we waiting for?!" Natsu screamed "If she's still alive then we should go save her!"
"Natsu! Now's not the time!" screamed Lucy "Look at the window!" They all looked at the window and realized Lucy was onto something, it was almost nightfall.
"I can't let you all leave on a rescue mission at this time of night." The Master sighed "We'll have to wait for daybreak. You all know that nightfall's the worst time of day."
"For Mavis's sake, I hope we can save Levy soon." said Happy suddenly "The next Blood Moon is in three days."
Levy's eyes shot open and she looked around the room. She wasn't used to being in a room that wasn't hers. She stretched her body for a moment until she felt an arm slung around her body grow tighter in grip. Remembering what happened earlier; Levy decided to set her plan in motion. While the zombie slept, she began to wiggle out of his grip. Once she was free, she removed her combat boots and began to tip-toe out to the window. She began to make her way when she suddenly heard a noise.
The zombie was looking for her! If she didn't do anything quick he'll wake up and ruin her plans! Levy searched the room frantically until she found an old soft pillow that looks like it hasn't been used in a while. Levy felt it and realized it was soft yet firm at the same time. She rushed over to the zombie and put it in the spot she just left when the zombie suddenly stopped his search; and grabbed the pillow, resuming his sleep peacefully. Levy sighed a sigh of relief and tip-toed to the window. When she finally made it, she carefully unlocked the window and opened it up. Thank goodness, a fire escape! She set both her feet onto the fire escape, tied her boots back up and began to run her way back to the guild.