PROMISE

"Gajeel vs. Levy"

Chapter 4

"Gajeel Vs. Levy"

       “Gihi!” Gajeel exclaimed as a smirk formed on his lips while looking at Levy’s direction. Levy was blushing, and she was obviously panicking. Gajeel stood up and went to the middle.

“Levy?” Laxus turned to look at Levy’s direction.

“Y-yes!” Levy stuttered as she stood up and went in front.

“No hard feelings shrimp!” Gajeel said as a greeting.

“D-don’t call me that!” Levy scowled.

“Gihi” Gajeel said while smirking.

“The rules are simple. You need to win the battle within 25 minutes. But if you think you cannot win against your opponent, you can surrender the time limit. The battle won’t be stopped until the time limit or unless one of them surrenders. Is that clear?” Laxus asked.

“Yes sir!” The class roared.

“Don’t you think you should surrender right about now, shrimp?” Gajeel asked Levy in a teasing manner.

“Stop taking me lightly!” Levy replied, a bit more determined to defeat him now.

“25 minutes…starts now!” Laxus announced as both Gajeel and Levy positioned themselves.

“Pillar of the Iron Dragon!” Gajeel said as half of his arm turned to iron and extended straight to Levy’s direction.

Without missing a beat, “Guard!” Levy exclaimed as the word ‘guard’ materialized in front of her, blocking Gajeel’s attack.

“Not bad shrimp!”

“Don’t underestimate me! And stop calling me shrimp!”

“Ohhh….” The crowd exclaimed.

“Water Splash!” The word ‘water’ materialized on top of Gajeel and soaked him all over.

“Is that all you got? Nobody gets hurt with water, shorty!” Gajeel said, pissing Levy off.

“You’re forgetting one thing Gajeel…you’re iron!” It was Levy’s turn to smirk.

“Crap!” Gajeel exclaimed, realizing what Levy was planning.

“ELECTRICITY”

Electricity engulfed Gajeel, agonizing him.

The crowd cheered. This is getting interesting.

Gajeel stood up and rubbed his mouth saying, “Not bad for a girl. You’ve got brains. Looks like I don’t have to go easy on you, chibi! Gihi.” Gajeel looked serious now.

“Huh?” ‘You mean…’ Levy was shocked.

Gajeel changed half his left arm into iron and extended it in Levy’s direction.

“GUARD” Levy blocked the attack.

“You can guard that. But how about this…” Gajeel smirked as his iron arm produced more from the sides and attacked Levy on the sides.

Levy was unable to guard or dodge the attack, thus she was hurt and fell, knees on the floor.

“I’m not done just yet! SANDSTORM” Levy yelled and a sandstorm formed, going for Gajeel. The sand swirled around Gajeel, who didn’t budge, until the sand disappeared.

“You made my mouth all gritty” Gajeel said.

“Not my fault!” Levy shot back, standing on her feet.

“Oh. So you want to play it that way”

The crowd cheered.

Gajeel ran fast, and before Levy knew it, he was behind her while whispering, “Have you never heard? ...Never let an enemy get behind your back” before fracturing her spine and catching her in his arms.

“Damn you Gajeel. ICE” Ice started forming on Gajeel’s feet, binding him to the ground.

“What the—”

Levy pushed herself back and stood on wobbly feet.

“FIRE” Burning flames surrounded Gajeel.

“Gajeel’s being beaten by Levy” someone whispered.

“No he’s not. He’s just not attacking seriously. He’s much fiercer than that!” someone whispered back.

“Man, you sure are putting up a good fight. Now it’s my turn.” Gajeel said through gritted teeth. “ROAR of the IRON DRAGON”

“GUARD” Levy said, guarding herself. Unfortunately, the roar had a strong impact and broke through Levy’s magic, hitting her. Luckily, her ‘guard’ lessened the strength of the roar.

“Oi! Shorty! Are you okay?” Gajeel asked in a concerned tone.

“Oh~ so the Iron Dragon Slayer can be concerned at times too.” Levy teased.

“S-shut up!” Gajeel said, a tinge of red on his nose.

“WATER” Levy exclaimed, trying to attack him again.

Gajeel was swifter this time. He was able to dodge it and said, “Iron God Sword” as his right arm became an iron sword. He wen’t straight for Levy, aiming at her…

“I SURRENDER!!!” Levy shouted, saving her neck.

‘Just a second late and I would have died’

“Good job shorty. That was an interesting fight.” Gajeel said as he patted her head.

‘Just a second too late and I would have hurt her’

“Good job. That was an interesting fight indeed.” Laxus commented.

The class cheered.

“Stand up.” Gajeel said, handing her his right hand.

Levy was shocked at this gesture and started blushing a minute later but took his hand nevertheless. But as she stood up, her foot ached so much that she almost fell to the ground. Luckily, Gajeel was holding her hand. Levy vision was becoming blury and the last thing she heard was Gajeel actually calling her name!

“Oi! Levy!” Gajeel called out, carrying her, supporting her head and legs. ‘Did I go overboard?’ Gajeel thought as he tried to recaal if he attacked her roughly. “I’ll bring her to the infirmary since I need to change my clothes too” Gajeel said as he carried Levy to the clinic.

Lucy wanted to go after Levy, but she was afraid to be scolded by their teacher, so she decided against it, and besides, Gajeel seems to be a proper guy.