Chapter 12

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Levy POV

I smiled fondly at the towns people of Magnolia, who were rejoicing after being released from their repression that Fairy Tail had so cruelly bestowed upon them. I walked through the stalls, men and girls alike staring at me with their mouths wide open.

Was there something on my face?

"Nope."

Did I just speak aloud?

"Yep."

Wait, was I going mad? Who was I talking to?

"Gajeel."

Oh, that's a relief, wait! He broke my heart!

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Three years ago...

I clenched my fists as I took in a deep breath. I was going to do it! I was going to confess to Gajeel!

I walked up to him at where he was sitting at one of the booths, munching absentmindedly on some iron.

"Gajeel."

He ignored me.

"Gajeel!"

Disheartened as he continued to be oblivious, I was about to turn away until I saw Lucy mouthing at me.

'Go for it!' she was saying.

Lucy was right! I had to go through with this!

"GAJEEL!"

I shouted so loudly that the guild turned to look curiously at me, making me chuckle nervously, "Sorry, everyone. Just ignore me, go back to whatever you're doing."

Thankfully, they abided by my request by shrugging their shoulders and resuming their previous positions.

"What do you want, shrimp?"

Taking a deep breath, I blurted out what I always wanted to say.

"I like you!"

After my outburst, Gajeel started staring dubiously at me, before shaking his head as his eyes widened and he abruptly stood up, walking out of the guild doors.

I stared after him, tears in my eyes, as the guild stared piteously at me.

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Now three years later, my heart has not mended and I did not speak the the ironhead for three years. Sadly, I still had a problem.

I was still madly in love.

Gajeel was now before me, still clad in iron but his hair had grown slightly longer and I noticed piercings lining his shoulders, as his longer hair had also become scruffier.

So cute!

"What do you want, Gajeel?" 

Inside I celebrated about sounding so cool in front of him.

"Nothing much, shrimp. Been a while since the towns been this rowdy, probably 'coz of that stupid flame head."

"Huh, well it was all thanks to us that - wait.... SHRIMP! OH GAJEEL, I AM SO GOING TO KILL YOU!" I exploded, before realising I had broken my cool demeanour and started to cough hastily.

"See, shorty, you may look mega different but you're still short and you got a fiery temper at that too."

"I am not short! I actually grew two inches in the last three years!" 

I was just digging myself a hole of embarrassment here, wasn't I?

"Whatever you say..." he said, allowing us to trail off into an uneasy silence.

"Gajeel?"

"What?"

"Why are they staring at us?"

"Your skirt is stuck into your knickers."

Struck with horror, I looked down and saw he was right, and I shrieked "PERVERT!" before running away as fast as I could.

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"Gray-sama, do you not think that Fairy Tail is much happier now? Ever since Juvia's love rival returned."

"I agree with you Juvia," Gray said, planting a small kiss on her forehead, making Juvia squeal in delight. "The guild lacked a certain freeness when they left and they took all our hopes with them. They even made that idiot leave for a year alog with Erza and come back as one of the top wizard saints."

"Yes, but Juvia heard him once telling Happy that he did it all so that she might hear of Fairy Tail and hopefully return to him once again!" Juvia said, melting into a puddle on the floor at the sheer romance of it all, causing Gray to sweat drop at his girlfriends antics.

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"Dracen!"

Dracen turned to see his love running towards him, her red hair billowing in the wind. 

"How did it go? Did the Kings all accept?" she asked frantically.

"No need to fear, everyone in this world strives for power, so it was no trouble for us."

"Good, because as our princess said, she will return to us when the world she created is in great peril."

"Don't worry, my love, soon we shall be reunited with her once more and we can return to rebuild our world, and this one she sacrificed everything to create."

His love nodded, eyes anguished as she reminisced bloody scenes in her head, glinting daggers and a desparation that would eternally haunt her. 

"I just wish that she is safe, but in the meantime we can use that idiotic princess too gain what we need in order to survive in the world."

"For her."

"For Seraphina."

The figure in the white gown still watched them.

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