Levy was sitting at a café with Rogue, waiting for Sting to come back with Wendy. She had her foot on the seat beside her, holding her ankle. Rogue was opposite of her and drinking a coffee, black, which Levy thought was gross. They picked a small café that is right next to the guild, they thought Sting would be better to go and get Wendy since he was a guild master.

"So, how are you feeling?" Rogue asked while setting his cup down.

Levy shifted on her butt and looked down at the table, "I guess, I'm fine. It just really stings right now, like constantly." The sapphire-haired girl held her ankle tighter, it was really starting to kill her mood.

Rogue held a small smile towards her, he could tell that she was breathing heavily, and she keeps on shifting uncomfortably. She was just trying to be strong, for some reason; he didn't know. He just hoped that Sting would hurry up, it's been 20 minutes and he still hasn't come back with Wendy. Rogue is thinking that he may have gotten into a fight with Natsu at some point, he kind of wished that he was there so he could fight Gajeel.

Rogue sighed into his cup that was held in his hand, Levy looked up at him and saw the looked of disappointment, "You guys don't have to help me. I'll be fine on my own." She looked down at the floor, thinking he was bored with her.

"No!" he quickly stated, he didn't mean it that way. "I was just thinking about fighting Gajeel is all." Levy's shoulders fell, that name is just a bullet to the chest. Rogue saw the difference in her posture," What's wrong?"

Her sapphire hair shifted around her head as her quickly glanced up at Rogue but her brown eyes fell to the table in front of her. "It's nothing, I'll just-, "Levy paused to take a breath, "I'll tell you when Sting gets back. If he comes back soon." She mumbled the last part.

Rogue rolled his ruby red eyes, he knew he shouldn't have sent Sting to get Wendy. His 'master' gets distracted very easily. Rogue has never called Sting his 'master', its been a month since he came into the position.

"Hey Levy! I haven't seen you in week. How have you been?" Wendy walked up to the table, where they sat with Sting following behind her. The blonde-haired master had his arms crossed, looking jaded. Wendy's eyes gazed down to Levy's leg that was still propped up on the seat by her knee. "Oh! Are you hurt? I can help!" she immediately got to work healing her ankle.

"What took you so long?" Rogue spoke deeply to Sting who sat next his partner, contradictory of Levy and Wendy.

"I was doing something." Sting shrugged while trying to get a waitress, he was hungry and couldn't wait. "Hey there gorgeous." He commented to a red-headed waitress that was helping the next table. "Can I get everything on page 3?" he pointed to Rogue's menu, seeing as he didn't have one.

"Sure?" the waitress was familiar with dragon slayers but has never seen these two. She slowly walked away writing down that they had a dragon slayer in the restaurant.

Wendy finished up, and sat next to Levy on the bench, the blue haired girls smiled at each other but Levy grimaced when she looked to her left. "So, how are you Levy?" Wendy bumped her shoulder with her blue-haired friend.

Levy hesitated, and set her hands on top of the table, "I'm good. Just working on myself." Her voice was quiet, almost a whisper. "How is everyone at Fairy Tail?" she was secretly hoping that someone was asking about her or even looking glum without here there.

Wendy smiled brightly and clasped her hands together towards her face. "Oh, everything is great! Lucy and Natsu have finally gotten together, we had a party. Then we had found out that Elfman and Evergreen were having a baby." It sounded like a lot of fun.

The older blue-haired girl felt happy for the guild but also sad that no one knew she was gone. "That's great. I'm happy for them." Her voice was monotone, she barely noticed it, but Rogue and Sting noted. Sting looked over at Rogue and raised one eyebrow in question. Rogue shrugged one shoulder, he didn't know what was going on.

"Well, I should really get back. It was good to see you again. Carla must be really worried about me." Wendy stood at the end of the table and smiled at the three mages.

Sting smiled when he saw his food behind the small girl. He was almost drooling, Rogue looked over at his partner and saw that he was actually drooling like a hungry bulldog. Rogue just shook his head and drank more of his coffee.

Levy and Wendy said their goodbyes, Wendy waved to the two Saber slayers. Sting was already stuffing his face with mashed potatoes and fried chicken at the same time. Rogue's coffee cup was empty, and he reached over Sting's 5 plates to the end. Sting just pretended like he wasn't there.

Levy looked around trying to figure out what to do, "Okay, well thank you guys so much." She dropped 5 jewels on the table for a tip, "I better get going. Lots to do." She implied by smiling sharply to help and stood up, dusting off her shorts.

"Wait!" Sting yelled with a piece of ham hanging out of his mouth, "You never told us why they can't know you were here!" Rogue nudged his friend, "What? We came all this way, I wanna know." The blonde defended himself.

"Oh, well. If you really want to know." Levy sat back down and fidgeted with her long shirt. "I was a part of Fairy Tail. I left a week ago to train. I just-, " she took a breath and gulp, " I just wanted to become stronger."

Sting nodded his head enthusiastically, "That IS the way to go." He turned his head to Rogue, still nodding, Rogue just dropped his head down, slowly shaking his head.

"Well, I left because I was ignored." Rogue held a calculated looked, "People were having their own lives and I wasn't apart of it. Even Gajeel didn't want me in his life. So, I left." She finished while fiddling with her spare plate; turning the plate around in a circle, only touching the edges.

Sting actually set down his fork he was using, slowly on the mostly clear plate, and looked at the small, blue-haired girl. "Hold on. I thought you were his girlfriend? What happened?" he leaned forward. Rogue narrowed his eyes at him but was wondering the same thing.

Levy cringed and curled her fingers in a fist, "No, I tried, and he didn't want me. I just tried to be his friend and hang out with him, he said there wasn't anything between us." Her eyes were bouncing back and forth on the table, she didn't want to talk about it anymore.

The table was quiet, all three were silently asking questions and were not getting answers. Sting wanted to help her out for some reason, Rogue was asking what the hell was wrong with Gajeel. Levy was asking if she could leave yet, she was slowly scooting to the end of her bench. "Well, I should get going." Levy stood up and looked directly at Rogue. "It was nice to see you guys again. Stay safe!" she swiftly stepped out of the restaurant.

Her sapphire hair flew with the wind behind her, she adjusted her yellow headband that was falling in her eyes. She should really change it, she hasn't altered it in a week. Maybe she should just not wear it anymore, it only reminds her of Gajeel and his headband. Her arm was pulled behind her, turning her whole body and widened her eyes.

"Levy don't panic. Its just me." Rogue's gentle, deep voice hit her ears and she looked up to his ruby red eyes. The shadow dragon slayer took his hand off her upper arm, "I- sorry. I just wanted to make sure you were okay on your own. Here," he handed her a piece of paper, "it's my lacrima number. You can call me anytime. Mostly if you're in trouble, or if you're feeling lonely." He held a tender smile towards her and she turned a smile to her.

"Thank you." Levy took the paper and was looking at the number, hoping to memorize it.

Rogue's mouth twisted upward and tilted his head, making his black hair brush against his shoulders. "Don't mention it. I'm always available to talk or help." The mage turned around but waved to her as he strolled towards Sting, who was leaning up against a wall with his arms crossed.

Levy watched them walk away, Sting said something to Rogue; the blonde was pushed away but was still laughing at his partner. The sapphire-haired girl giggled to herself and walked towards the forest with her tent and other things.

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Several days later Levy was standing outside her tent looking around at the grass clearing, she was wearing a training bra with short work out shorts. She was still barefoot, she was starting to get use to the wet ground around her. Standing with her hands on her hips, she designed what she was going to do next.

In a book she read yesterday, picked it up in a neighboring town, said that she should start out small. Start running for a short amount of time and increase it through out time. Rogue also told her that she ought to work on her upper arm strength, for close combat during a battle.

The solid script mage called him the day after the two dragon slayers left, she just wanted to make sure that they made it home alright. They talked for 3 hours; about whatever came to mind and he gave her tips on how to train herself.

She rubbed her hands together and started to stretch her less worked muscles. She planned to take a small path around her clearing, wanting to stay close to her things. She started her run around the trees and fallen leaves, it was going to get colder soon. She was still going to try to train while it was cold and snowy, maybe get use to colder temperatures like Gray.

Levy ran around the grassy forest for 5 minutes and was breathing heavily, she was not in shape, she tried to jog the rest of the way, but she couldn't. Her sapphire hair fell in her face as she put her hands on her knees; trying to exhale through her tired lungs.

10 minutes later, Levy was sitting cross legged, meditating. Finding her center and focusing on her magic inside of her. Her glow of magic was a bright gold color, she could smell old pages of book and antique ink. Black ink was flying around her face, she loved it; her magic was totally her favorite.

She opened her second origin, closing her eyes, book pages floating everywhere her person. She didn't even know she was off the ground until she fell.

The branches broke behind her and a second later it was to the right of her, her blue head followed the noise. "What the hell?" she whispered. Even more feet were crushing leaves after the first set. She gradually got her feet, looking around at the trees trying to figure out what was happening. A man ran out of the trees to her left; and three more people was running after him. The three she knew but the man running towards her tent.

"Hey! That's my stuff!" she screamed to him. The teal-haired man turn his head to her but ran face first into her runes. A blue-haired man ran to him and tackled him to the ground, his cape flying everywhere. Pink hair fluttered past her to the blue and teal, wrestling on the ground.

"Where did the other guy go fun size?" a grainy voice from behind Levy asked while watching his teammates fight the sand mage.

Levy yelped, jumping away from Cobra, "Geez," she sighed, holding her heart, "I don't know what you're talking about." Cobra turned his head slightly to the right, Levy turned her head the same way and saw a vine of thorns coming towards them. The poison slayer jumped in front of the smaller mage, since poison cannot harm him.

The veins hit Cobra's left arm, Levy fell to the floor; scraping the grass off the ground, watching him fight the other thug. She didn't even see the wide branch that was behind her head, Levy was trying to get to her feet again, but the branch attached itself around her neck. She gripped the thick bark that was around the front of her neck to try to break it off, but it dug deeper, making it hard to breathe. Cobra was too busy with the plant mage while Jellal and Meredy were handling the sand mage.

Levy tried to speak for her spells to work, all the came out of her mouth was a whisping noise. She moved her feet to her face, maybe to kick him off; her barefoot touched the bark and the bark slid right off of it. Her toenail got stuck under a piece of bark and it ripped. She gasped out, trying to scream, Cobra was glancing towards her, but he was still fighting off the plant mage. He could hear her soul going hectic.

"Snack pack!" the slayer yelled to her, the sapphire haired girl looked up at him, "Remain calm. Stop struggling. His power is weakening." Levy's arms fell loose but she was breathing through her nose; making it easier for her. Although, the mage had a different idea, he threw her backwards onto her knees and then her face. Jellal and Meredy were finishing off the sand mage, Levy was losing air.

The blue-haired girl looked around as her sight was getting blurry and hazy. She wheezed out on last breath before everything went black and her muscles went limp.

When Levy opened her eyes, it was dark; she could see the stars in the midnight sky. Her breathing came as a raspy breath, she inhaled sharply; which was a terrible idea. Levy jolted to a sitting position, bending over with her hair in her face, coughing into her hands.

"Take it easy Miss McGarden." A calm voice came from her left, her eyes shifted to him, but was still trying to breathe normally. "Do you need some water?" she nodded aggressively, Jellal walked over to his tent and disappears behind it.

"How are you feeling?" Meredy asked, patting her back, Levy lifted up a thumb to the pink-haired, trying to swallow.

The solid script mage breathed in again but coughed, she saw that her foot was wrapped in white bandage. She lifted it to look at it better, she didn't remember hurting her foot, "Oh, you tore off your toenail and was bleeding a lot. It was kind of gross." Meredy reminded her, Levy's face scrunched up in disgust.

Jellal came back with a bottle full of water, she took it from him with grace. Levy downed the whole bottle, still holding it in her lap, she inhaled easier now. "So, the hell are you doing out here travel size?" a gruff voice was heard from above her. Levy lifted her dark eyes to the maroon-haired slayer and narrowed her eyes at him but said nothing.

I don't think that's any of your business, you asshat. She thought, Cobra just smirked at her soul. He could see her soul screaming to the world and cursing everyone, but he couldn't make out why it was happening; so many things were being said at once.

"Yeah, why aren't you at Fairy Tail anymore?" Jellal finally sat down with Meredy and Levy while Cobra stood off by himself, leaning against a tree, but still listening.

It's not like they miss me or anything. The slayer heard. Levy just sighed, leaning back on the heals of her palms behind her. "I just decided to train for a bit. A small session of me getting stronger, that's all." She explained in the simplest of ways.

Jellal held her gaze for minute, Levy knew that him and Erza talked from time to time. She didn't know what they talked about, but she didn't want her problems to be out in the open. Cobra was also staring at her weirdly, what the hell was his problem? Oh fuck, I forgot he could read souls.

"I didn't know that a little bit like you could cuss." Cobra smirked at the small pout on her face. "I'm impressed that you knew about my magic, most people think I read minds." Cobra was enthralled by her intelligence. He didn't even know about her or her name.

Levy just sighed and stood up shakily, with the help of Jellal holding her shoulder and her right hand. "I just never had a reason to cuss until now." She crossed her arms but tilted and Jellal caught her on the side. It's not like anyone cares any way.

Cobra is curious about her behavior, what happened to her, she was purposely not saying anything about what happened; she was very smart.

For the night the three Crime Sorciere stayed with Levy to make sure she was okay. Levy didn't really care if they did. She camped out in a tent with Meredy since they were far away from her campsite. The blue-haired mage was staring up at the tent ceiling thinking about how she had to be saved again.

I am so tired of being saved, I came here to train and I'm still not strong enough. She was tearing up when the pink-haired criminal shifted in her sleep, Levy moved away from her to her side of the tent. This was going to be a long night. I'm only a chapter in everyone else's stories.

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Jellal, Cobra and Meredy left in the morning after making sure Levy could walk on her own. Cobra told her to stay safe which made Jellal look at him oddly. Meredy hugged her for close to 10 minutes, Levy let go after 5 minutes. Jellal did a simple pat on the shoulder.

The rest of Crime Sorciere contacted Jellal and told him that the lingering dark guild members were taken down and that the Rune Knights took the two they captured the night before as well.

Levy bid them a farewell as she sat in front of her tent waving them off. She didn't feel good enough to stand, but they understood her. Meredy was waving at her while walking backwards behind Jellal until he stopped, and she tripped over him. Meredy brought Jellal with her, Cobra was laughing his ass off at both of them on the ground.

Levy let out a little chuckle, covering her mouth with her hand. Cobra looked over at her, hearing her laugh made him smile even more, he didn't know why. He didn't question it either.

Levy thought back to her few weeks alone, she's made friends in different guilds, maybe this was working out for her. The sapphire-haired girl smiled to the ground, she was growing as a person, but she still needed to get stronger physically.

Levy looked down at her leg and shifted it to the other side and her knees felt weak after she hit the ground by the mage. She will heal fast and train so tough that everyone will respect her more.

Maybe more people will find her here, maybe she will make more friends. Levy scooted back to her tent as she pulled out a new book to read for the time being. Tomorrow is a new day and she knew what she had to do now.

This story was great to write, Levy is trying to make close friends from other guilds and maybe she will need them later on. *gasp* I do not have any romantic interest for her at the moment, maybe later on.