Her Iron Knight

Chapter 8

*Levy's POV*

This girl that just appeared out of nowhere seemed saddened. Her hair was blue like mine, but it was longer and more wavy. Her deep blue eyes reminded me of the sea. Her dress was torn and ragged, covered in dirt and dust. Her feet were bare, her face was stained with tears, and she looked hurt, covered in bruises and blood. "Are you okay?" I asked, walking towards her. She backed up from me in fear. "I won't hurt you." I said, offering my glove covered hand out to her. Slowly, she walked towards me and reached for my hand.

I offered her a gentle smile, as she took my hand. She was taller than me, but I didn't care. I looked at her and placed my hand over her hand that I was holding. "See? I won't hurt you." I tell her tenderly.

"Your hands...they feel gentle and soft." she said. "Juvia never felt hands like this."

"Is your name 'Juvia'?" I asked her.

"Yes. Juvia's name is Juvia." she said. "and what is your name?"

"I'm Princess Levy of the Magnolia Kingdom." I said.

"Princess..." she said. Then she bowed to me. "Forgive me for my behavior."

"Juvia, you don't have to bow to me. and you don't have to be so formal with me either." I said, helping her up. "After all, we're friends now, right? You can call me Levy."

"Levy?" she asked.

"That is my name." I said, smiling.

"Juvia will call you Levy." she said, smiling. However, that smile soon faded. "But Juvia wants to know why Levy is here."

My heart sank. I looked down at the ground. "I was kidnapped..." I told her.

"Kidnapped? Did Master Jose kidnap you for a reason?" she asked.

"Master Jose?" I asked her, looking at her confused.

"Juvia will tell you after you tell me why you were kidnapped." she said, with kind of a monotone.

"Well, I don't think I was supposed to be kidnapped in the first place." I explained. I continued to tell her the story, until now. I looked at Juvia, whose eyes were bigger than a full moon. "Juvia is so sorry, but Juvia can't help you go home. Juvia will get into big trouble."

"I won't do anything to get you into trouble Juvia." I say. "So you don't have to worry about me trying to escape." Juvia gave me a sad smile. "Now that you know what happened to me, what about you? Why did you call that horrible person 'Master'?"

"Master Jose isn't a horrible person." Juvia said. "Well, at least Juvia didn't think that he was until of what he did. But Master Jose created Juvia, as well as others too."

I couldn't believe what I heard. That cold-hearted, no good, wicked wizard created someone this sweet and innocent? "He created you?!" I asked.

"Yes. Juvia is one of Master Jose biggest mistakes." she said, smiling.

"You not a mistake. What makes you say that?" I asked. "You are more human than he will ever be."

"Thank you, Levy." she said. "But Juvia doesn't know why she was created."

"Tell me, are the others he created just like him or are they like you?"

"Everybody else is like Master Jose." She said. "But there was one who was in between Master Jose and Juvia. But he is gone now."

"Do you know what happened to him?" I asked.

"He and Juvia tried to escape once, but we were caught and Juvia saved him. He made it out while Juvia was brought back here, and locked away for the rest of her life."

"Were you close? What was his name?" I asked.

"His name was..."

*Gajeel's POV*

I opened my eyes, seeing that I wasn't in my room. "Where am I?" I asked, quietly.

"You are in the Medical center, or as some put it, the infirmary." I heard someone say. I look over and see the royal doctor, Porlyusica. She was a stubborn old lady, who hated everybody. Yeah, I knew her. She healed me when I was found.

I tried to sit up, only to feel a strong pain him my arm. "No, you need rest. You were stupid enough to face that dragon alone to save the princess." the old lady said. Then I remembered. Levy saved us from Metalicana, only to be captured herself. She was a brave little shrimp. But seeing her do that reminded me of a memory from my past. When I tried to escape with my closest friend, only for her to push me down a hill and into a wooded area. "That dragon is a lot stronger now than it was the last time I saw it."

"That creature came for you, did it not?" she asked.

"Yeah, it did." I answered.

"Then you are the only one who can stop it." she said. "There is great power in you, and it is time you unlocked it."

"What power?" I asked.

"You have the power to defeat that creature. I'll call their majesties in so they can see you. They are very concerned about you." She explained, walking towards the door.

I sat up and looked out the window and looked at the direction at that shadowed mountain. Phantom Mountain. Home to the most evil of creatures, and that included Jose. Suddenly, the door opened, I looked over and saw Princess Erza, Prince Jellal, and Princess Wendy come in. Wendy had broken her legs under the rubble, and it was going to take a while for her to recover. She was currently in a wheelchair. "Gajeel, how are you feeling?" Wendy asked.

"I've been worse than this. Don't worry about me." I said.

"Well, that isn't an option." Erza said.

"Well, it is an option in my book, your majesty." I tell her.

"Gajeel, we know you know something about that dragon that attacked us." Jellal said. "Can you tell us if you have encountered it before?" I looked away from them and back at Phantom Mountain. "It's a long story, but as short as it can be, Metalicana serves for the wizard that lives in the depths of Phantom Mountain. He attacked me and one of my friends around the same time I was found by your family."

"Gajeel..." Wendy said. "You can tell us anything." I look over into Wendy's eyes. She was a kind like Levy, but strong like Erza. "Okay, I'll tell you what I have been hiding for a while, on one condition."

"Anything." Erza told me.

"I get to go rescue Princess Levy."

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Hey guys!!  Well, we finally met Juvia, and we know a little bit about her.  

It could take a little while for me to update tomorrow, because once again, I have to work at night.  Yay!  (hint:  sarcasm)  and since it is snowing where I live, I my family is making me go outside and enjoy the snow.   (Mostly it's going to be me holding onto a handle bar, which is attached to a car, while kneeling on a sled and with the car driving around the neighborhoos which I live in.)

But I will have an update tomorrow!!  That is a guarantee. 

Until next time...

~BoStaffKeyblade13