The Valley of Fears

HOMECOMING

The sun was high in the sky with a slight breeze that blew through the city. Levy sat up while leaning back on the pillows. She looked outside the window and watched the outside world. Watching the town outside. A town that should've been so familiar to her yet she knows nothing about.

Levy sighed; since she woke up she wasn't able to fall back asleep. It means that what the blonde woman said was true. She really was captured by a dark guild. So from now on until she dies, she's going to have amnesia and insomnia. Great...

Levy looked away from the window. It made her bitter knowing she had no memory of the people in this town and the people she cared about. She looked at the roof as she leaned back. She asked the woman, Lucy, about the people she cared about. She said they were all in the guild. The guild was family but she could not remember her family.

She asked Lucy whether there was somebody she loved, her answer shocked her. Lucy told her it was the man outside, Gajeel. She found it hard to believe that she loved him. All she saw now when she looked at him was those red eyes that haunted her. On the other hand, when she woke up he was on the floor with a doctor over him...

It made her wonder if there was something wrong with him too.

The door suddenly opened making Levy jump. She snapped her head to the door, immediately on guard.

"Sorry, I thought you were asleep." The black cat said as he entered the room.

Levy looked up; she knew he was too short to reach the door handle on his own. That's when she saw him, Gajeel...

Their eyes met for a second before he quickly turned his face away and closed the door, blocking her sight of him. However, in that second she could see the sadness that lingered in his eyes. It kind of made her feel bad for him but it didn't make her trust him.

"That was the plan, but it didn't work." Levy said turning her gaze at the cute little cat, pushing Gajeel out of her mind.

"A nurse asked us to give you some medicine. She seemed like she was in a hurry." Lily said as he flew up the bed.

Lily watched her carefully as he moved. She didn't seem afraid of him. She just looked at him like she looked at a stranger.

"Well isn't that sweet of you." Levy said with a smile.

"Gajeel would usually take care of you, I'm just a substitute." Lily said with a shrug as he handed her the medicine, Levy's smile dropping when she heard his name.

"Why is he here?" Levy asked, distrust in her voice.

"Where else would he be? He loves you and he's worried about you." Lily said like it's the most obvious thing in the world.

"I want him to leave." Levy said with a hard tone.

"Good luck with that. I've been trying to get him to go home since yesterday. He hasn't slept at all." Lily said with a chuckle but Levy heard no amusement in his chuckle.

"What did you say your name was again?" Levy asked, he seemed genuinely like he was concerned about her as well as Gajeel.

"Panther Lily, but you can just call me Lily." Lily said with a smile.

"What a nice name." Levy said as she turned her head towards the window.

Silence hung in the room as both of them stayed silent. However, after a minute, Levy broke the silence.

"Lily, what am I supposed to do?" Levy asked in a quiet voice, Lily almost didn't hear what she said.

"What do you mean?" Lily asked confused as he looked at her.