The Contract

Chapter 13

"Alright everyone, we need to go." Once Gajeel said that, everyone started to clamour. His eye twitched, and he bellows, "Silence! Did you not hear Scott, say something when he died."

Gajeel points to there destroyed home.

"We have no home, and I don't want to stick around if something is coming!"

"What if we stay?" Mavis chimes in, adding, "We made million of holes. We can hide in one and I can put up a barrier."

Gajeel turns his head at the holes, thinking a moment. "Do you want to really risk that? Don't you think we should head out? Staying here could just cause us more issues."

"Juvia thinks that we should stay too. We know the area better then them. If we need to cover ground or fight, we have the advantage." Juvia said, standing there. Her blue eyes looking at Gray then Gajeel.

"Fine. We must work quickly. We could set traps on the opposite side of the mountain to trick them to thinking were in that side."

"When that happens, I could project people and that could be more convincing."

They clamour again, coming up with ideas and planning.

"Okay, Okay. But we need to get going. Now."

Gajeel nods at Lily who nods back. Lily's wings appear, yelling, "Carla, Happy, Frosch, Lector!"

Levy watches them fly the children away.

"Let's go!" They all run, following the Exceed. Once the children picked a cave, which was the last cave on top of the mountain, the Exceed set them inside.

"Juvia, water steps." Juvia nods, getting into stance then her body turns into water, stretching and forming into stairs. Levy watches everyone climb up, surprised. Everyone here surprised her. She never meet such people with abilities. Lost in thought for a moment until a hand pushed against her lower back. Huh, she thought seeing Gajeel beside her while Jet stood there watching the forest. Suddenly he uses his speed to disappear in the blink of an eye.

"When we get up to the cave, don't leave my side." Levy's eyes widen at that statement, making him clear his throat. "We still need to talk."

She sighs, retorting, "If I have to talk to you, I might as well make it a team speech."

Levy walks passed him, up the stairs. Right as he was about to grab her, he hears ,"Gajeel."

Gajeel looks at Jet who about to say something, only for his face to turn red. Gajeel blinks, looking up, only to freeze. Levy was walking up the stairs, her skirt was tore, revealing more of her left thigh, and lower shape of her ass when the skirt moved. Jesus, he thought, quickly heading up the stairs.

"Levy!" Gajeel growls out. She turns her head only to have a a vest wrapped around her shoulders. Gajeel stood beside her on the stair, shirtless. Her cheeks went pink, and her eyes examined his broad shoulders and chiseled body.

"Shrimp, don't take this off." His voice was hoarse. "Don't question me and go," Gajeel said harshly, upon seeing her mouth open to speak.

She winces before heading up the stairs once again. "You don't have to be rude. I was already heading up there. You are the one that stopped me."

It was his turn to wince. He didn't mean to sound harsh, but he couldn't help it. He growls again, running his hands over his face. What was wrong with him?

Jet at that time tried to sneak passed him, but Gajeel grabs him by the shoulder.

"Forget you saw ANYTHING." His grip tightens on Jet's shoulder, who only nodded vigorously. Letting him go, they both headed upstairs. Once he got up to the top, the stairs disappeared and Juvia took form. Gajeel notices Juvia wouldn't look him in the eyes, walking passed him. Ignoring that for now, Gajeel looks down into the cave, noticing the fire balls, leading deeper into it. "

Mavis!" He bellows.

"Already on it!"

"Hmph." Following the light to the others, he stops, seeing the cave looked bigger than the old one. Plus, there were other tunnels connected to this one. Scrunching his eyebrows together, he asks, "Did you make all the tunnels lead here?"

Elfman pounded his chest, answering, "Yes. Ezra thought of a deterrent. We were thinking of different escape ways."

"However, the cave we were in, the connecting tunnel collapsed, so we didn't make a new one."

Gajeel tsks, retorting, "This could lead to an ambush."

Ezra puts her hand on her hip, looking at him. "If someone comes in, we can just escape, and trap them in. I made a place for the children to escape a different way just in case."

Thinking for a moment, Gajeel just nods. "Then that's fine. We will worry about it later. Also, the flames need to go from the entrance, we can only have a small fire in the middle."

Levy stood there, listening in to there plan and taking action, setting up traps. She touches her chest, feeling how hot and wet her skin is. It hurt, but it was healing by using the temperature of her body to stretch the skin back together, and the bandages helped with the pressure. (Think of clay. When it starts to harden it can crack, but put water on it, it can mold back together). Hopefully, since her body is already trying to heal, she wouldn't start bleeding, however she was doubtful. She didn't even know what was happening. Sighing, she thought, I am so-.

"You okay?" Her scrambled thoughts were interrupted, and she opens her eyes to see Panther Lily standing there, by her feet. She blinks her eyes at him, before lifting him up.

"Whoa, whoa." Lily wiggles in her grasp before getting hugged by her. She sighs once again.

"Sorry about hurting you."

He stops wiggling, listening to her pounding heart heart, the feel of her sweat, and the sound of ripping? His eyes widen before he pushes away from her, his face shocked. "Jesus! Your wound and y-You're burning up!"

Surprised for a moment, Levy reassures him.

"D-don't freak out. I'm okay." I am already worried. She panics, "Just don't freak out, I am just healing I believe, so there is nothing to worry about."

"Who wouldn't worry?! You are our friend. You-"

"Why wouldn't we worry?" Gajeel asks, walking up to them.

Lily looks at him, then Levy whose eyes were pleading at him. His jaw tightens before answering, "She is mad, because you had me become her body guard. She just said, no one needs to worry."

Her eye twitches at Lily's statement while Gajeel narrows his eyes at Lily.

"You shouldn't have told her."

Lily crosses his arms, retorting, "I think she had the right to know."

Gajeel sighs, before remarking, "We are settling in for the night. Everyone is exhausted, so your speech will have to wait. Reedus is making us tents for the night. You will be in the tent next to mine."

She wanted to argue, but knew it was a lost cause. Plus, her body already felt like crap.

"Fine, but Lily is sleeping with me tonight." Lily looks at her then nods.

"That's fine by me. I just hope you don't snore like he does."

"Oy!"

Levy looks at Gajeel, and giggles. A small smile appears on Gajeel's lips, seeing her smile and laugh. He felt content looking at her, but it faded when he noticed her shivering.

"Are you cold? Is my jacket not warm enough?"

About to touch her, Lily intercepts, remarking, "I'll take her to bed. Just shoo."

He swats his tail at Gajeel, nudging Levy to walk.

"Good night Gajeel." She leaves, petting Lily along the way. "Thank you for that."

"Let's