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The Passion

Gajeel

I hadn't planned to address this with her so soon. I had been planning to be calm, but honestly, I'm scared shitless, this has obviously been going on for a while. I was so many things,  I was hurt, angry, devastated, and so many other emotions that I had no word for, but above all, I was pissed about the unfairness of life. I had found someone to love, someone I would die for, and instead, she's dying, she is being ripped away from me by the gods it must be punishment for all the wrong I've done. All the wrong I've done her. I tied her to a tree for god's sake. She may have forgiven me. But I never will forgive myself.

I knew she was dying, I didn't want to admit it, but I knew. I had been around enough death and decay to reconize when something was at its end. HELL,  I even caused a few ends. I'm not proud of it, but it happened. But still, I had a glimmer of hope, a glimmer of something that all of this would work out. That I would hold my Shrimp in my arms until the day I died. She saved me from the monster I had been. Now I was going to save her from her Monsters.

After I had thoroughly massacred my back and most likely broken all of it's  contents I looked up at Shrimp. She flinched for a second then gained her composure. The fact she flinched killed me inside it was worse than any punch in the gut I had ever felt. Little did I know.

"How long?" I said through gritted teeth trying to contain my anger. 

"What?" I looked over at Shrimp as she asked this. She seemed surprised at the question. So I sighed and rubbed my hand down my face and asked again.

"How long have you been... dy... sick." I hated to say the word. I asked her what I want to know in the best way possible for both of us.

"Going on seven months..." Levy responded looking ashamed. I opened my mouth to berate her, but she cut me off before I could even start. "I've tried everything," she continued "all possible treatments there are. Even magical. But there is nothing. Please don't say anything to anyone at the guild I want the time I have left spent enjoying life, not stressing out over."

"I don't know if I can do that shrimp," I whispered quietly.

"I understand," Levy responded quietly.

"No shrimp I don't think you do," I said thoughtfully. I turned to face her. She was hiding her face in shame, afraid to look me in the eye, so I crouched down on the ground next to her gently grabbing her chin as I did so, "Look at me Levy," Slowly she pulled her eyes from the lush green field, there were tears in them. "We could have helped you, don't you understand that? We would all move mountains for you. Me especially, so don't ever hid anything from your family. We are the ones that love you." She nodded tears escaping her eyes and gliding down her beautiful face. Gods above she looked like a Goddess, I don't think she realized what she did to me. Then I did something that shocked both of us to the core. I swear I didn't plan it, but looking at her there, how beautiful she is with tears streaming down her face, all rational thought left my brain. I kissed her. I kissed Levy McGarden; I finally kissed my Shrimp. And let me tell you, it was a kiss for the ages.

To Be Continued.