The Rogue (A Gale fan-fiction) •Fairy Tail•

Chapter 4- Fighting Pain

*Levy's POV*

I awoke that morning, thirsty for a fight. I wanted to see blood, gushing  everywhere. I wanted to be covered in it. I wanted it to wash away my pain. Wash away the sins I've committed to survive, to kill these hellish beasts.

I looked at the clock beside the bed. It was only 4:00am. I looked at the cat sleeping soundly beside me. I quietly got up, brushed my teeth and then went down the stairs. I grabbed a white vest, a black leather jacket, ripped jeans and combat boots. I grabbed my big blade from beside the wall by the apartment door.  

I walked slowly and surely, making sure I made no sound. Being small had its advantages, stealth was a big one, they can't kill what they can't see coming. I darted towards the balcony and was about to make jump to the wall across when I felt the familiar feeling of being picked up by the collar of my leather jacket.

"Where do you think you're going?" Gajeel asked dangerously. He dropped me and I clattered to the floor, my face swung forward as my body turned and hitthe concrete floor. I felt blood drip down my face, I smiled.

"Shit, sorry. I forgot dropping you so hard could cause you harm." He rambled uneasily as he picked me up and carried me back to the apartment.

He took me to his personal bathroom in his bedroom and sat me on the edge of sink. He turned his bare back to me to reach the medic kit and my eyes widened at all the scars on his back, I looked at his arms and sure enough they were completely covered too.

"You can sure take a hit to the floor for such a fragile woman" he remarked as he grabbed my face.

Without thinking I pushed him back flustered. My cheeks had turned bright red and my eyes were wide as I tried to form a sentence.

He rolled his piercing red Crimson eyes and sighed. Still not understanding why he wanted to get so close, I backed up further into the sink turning the tap on.

The whoosh of water seeped up quickly and went  up my bum. I squealed in surprise and jumped out of the sink squawking like crazy. I had totally lost my composure.

At first it was silent when I had finished flailing around and then I heard a deep gruff laugh. Gajeel was holding his stomach, laughing so hard I thought he'd topple over. My cheeks were blazing and without a second thought I smacked him upside the head.

"What are you laughing at?!" I shouted in embarrassment.

He stifled his laugh and looked into my eyes and smirked.

"Nothing, now let me clean the cut on your face." He said his patience dispersing rapidly.

I huffed in realisation, I was acting so silly. Gajeel kiss me? Especially since he had fun with his pink haired slut before she left. I shook my head and laughed to myself, this guy was just dirty.

I stayed silent as he cleaned my cut and put in the stitches. After he was finished, he lifted me off the sink and told me to go get changed.

I got changed into a white mini skirt, with ripped black tights and a tank top that said "Iron". I looked down at it and furrowed my eyebrows. They sure have weird clothes.

I met Gajeel in the canteen just a few blocks away from his apartment.

I asked the woman at the counter Mirajane for some pancakes and a class of milk. She was very kind and asked how my first day was in FairyTail. I told her about the whole Gajeel moment and she got very creepy and started talking about how she could add Gale to her ships. I slowly backed away with my pancakes and milk still smiling.

"So you're fighting Erza today, you're funeral" Natsu says with his mouth fall.

Lucy rolls her eyes and smacks him upside the head. "Hey Luce what was that for?"

"For talking with your mouth full, it's disgusting and squashing me all night!" She grumbled at him.

"Are you planing on stay Lucy? I asked her directly.

Lucy looked at Natsu and her face softened ever so slightly. "Um, yes I am very thankful you saved me but I wish to stay in FairyTail." She said looked down at her lap guiltily.

I smiled, having finished my pancakes I stood up.

"I'm glad, you'll be safe here." I said sincerely, I began walking away to go to the bar not far away from the canteen, a few buildings down but Lucy stopped me.

"What do you plan on doing?" Lucy asked concerned.

"Lucy, I'm a rogue, I belong on my own. I hope you understand that." I mumbled softly trying to hide the pain in my voice.

"So then why are you fighting Erza?" She asked in suspicion.

"I want to test my skill, see what I'm ranked. Then I can be at peace." I told her quietly waiting for her response, hoping she didn't realise by 'peace' I meant death.

"Makes sense you're a rogue after all." Lucy said smiling. I waved goodbye to her and Natsu and headed off to the bar down the street.

I had been in the bar for a matter of 30 minutes and I'm pretty sure I was already bat shit drunk.

"Give us another pint" I ordered Cana from behind the bar who looked at me worriedly.

"You're going to fight Erza drunk?" She asked raising her eyebrows.

I laughed loudly, never realising that at the back of the pub Gajeel sat at the back table in the shadows with Gray, Laxus and Jellal.

"Heh, I'm just tryna have a little fun, lighten up Cana. The worlds gone to shit, just have fuuuun." I hiccuped out drunkenly swaying.

The music was playing so loud and I couldn't help myself when I got up on the table next to Cana's bar and started swaying my hips. I was a mess, a drunken state. But it was alright with me, it was helping me to fight the pain.

I was really making a scene, this was not good. Id be face-palming if I was sober, sadly I wasn't. So as the men and women cheered and whistled I carried on until the song ended. After a few songs my senses started to return and I came to a realisation of what was going on.

My face burnt up and I ran out as fast as I could back to Gajeel's apartment. I soaked my face in ice cold water and then began to train.

In just a few hours I was to fight Erza. In just a few hours I was too hold back and make sure she won. In just a few hours I was going to make sure I died.