Set during Phantom Lord Arc. Mynameiszigzag doesn't own Fairy Lord …sadly or there would be the following couples: natsuxlucy, grayxjuvia, gajeelxlevi, mirajanexfried, evergreenxelfman, happyxcharle, wendyxromeo, canaxlaxus, erzaxjellal, azlacxbisca (they'd be all confessed and stuff), and lokexaries.

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"Jet! Droy!"

Erza, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy made their way through the crowd only to find two of the three members of Shadow Gear, nailed to a tree, the Phantom Lord symbol painted between them. Levi was nowhere in sight.

"Where is she? Where's Levi?" Lucy asked, franticly.

"I hope she's okay." Gray whispered.

"I'M GONNA BEAT THEM ALL UP!" Natsu yelled, frightening the citizens.

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Levi woke up to darkness. There was a pile of books next to her. There was a shadow in the corner.

"Those books are for you. You can read them if you want." He said coldly, not a hint of emotion in his voice.

"W-where am I?" Levi asked, pulling her knees to her chest.

"Doesn't matter. You're my prisoner. You try to run, I kill you." Levi shivered.

"Who are you?" She asked, with more confidence. She didn't want to appear weak in front of him, knowing he'd get a personal pleasure from seeing her afraid of whatever kind of wizard he was.

He came into a small patch of light. He had red eyes, black hair, and piercings all over his face, three over each of his eyelids, three going down each side of his nose. Three on each of his each ears, and two on his chin. He was smirking, showing his sharpened teeth.

"Gajeel Redfox. I'm part of Phantom Lord. I'm an Iron Dragon Slayer." Levi gasped.

"Wait, y-you're the one who attacked my team and I, aren't you." She asked.

"Not only are you pretty, you're smart too." He chuckled, Levi blushed.

"T-thanks, I think." She stammered.

"…"

Levi silently picked up a book. It was one of those she had at home. She opened it.

Property of Levi McGarden.

"Y-you took this from my house?" She exclaimed.

"So?"

"So? SO? You went through my stuff! T-that's illegal!" Levi screamed.

"No, it's not. You're just over-reacting."

"GAH! I HATE YOU!"

"That's fine. I'm not too fond of you either." Gajeel admitted.

Levi screamed and threw a book at him. He picked it up and looked at the cover. It was her diary. He must've picked it up by accident.

"I don't think your diary is something you want to throw at people." He then proceeded to open it, smirking as he did so.

Levi processed what he said, "Oh! Give it back!" She reached for it, falling into his lap.

They both processed what position they were in. She was in his lap, straddling him. Their faces were close, their noses touching. His arm was stretched out, slightly backwards. Her arm was the same, except her hand was grabbing his wrist. Her other hand was in his chest. His other arm was on her waist. He smirked and kissed her nose. Her whole face turned red. He pulled their outstretched arm to them and gave Levi her diary.

"Ya know, you could've just asked." He chuckled.

"GAH! Whatever!" She yelled, getting off of him. He just sat there and smirked. She sat back on the bed and opened the first book, "Is there any light around there?" He got up and opened the curtain she failed to notice.

Once the room was lit up, Levi gasped. The room was a mess. It looked like the guild after it was destroyed. There was iron everywhere, broken rods, forks, knives, spoons, plates, nails, bolts littered the floor. The bed she was on consisted of a sheet, a pillow, and a comforter. The window was so grimy, Levi couldn't see outside, but she could see that the sun was setting.

"Um, G-Gajeel-kun?"

"What, bookworm." He snapped.

"How long was I out?" She squeaked.

"All night and almost all day." He responded.

"Oh."

Gajeel sat next to her in the 'bed'. They sat in silence, him silent and Levi reading her book. Once the sun set, she closed the book and placed it on top of the pile, above her diary. She glanced over at Gajeel and found him looking at her, with an intimidating glare. She looked back at her books and yawned. She usually read that particular book before bed. She looked at him again. He was asleep. Not wanting to appear weak, she laid down and pulled the comforter over both of them and fell asleep. Gajeel opened his eyes and looked at the sleeping girl next to him. She was peaceful. He grabbed her waist and pulled her closer once he saw her shiver. She snuggled against him, sensing the warmth. He smiled a small smile. They might hate each other but they had something in common. They both had nothing against silence. She read and he brooded.

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'Gajeel-kun?'

'Yes, bookworm?'

'Do you love me?'

A laugh, 'Of course I do.' A long passionate kiss, 'Do you love me?'

A giggle, 'I wouldn't have stayed of I didn't.'

'You didn't have to stay, or come back for that matter. Why did you?'

'T-they said y-you were a monster. I hated the r-rumors. I quit and d-decided to come back t-to you.' She sobbed as he held her.

There, they fell asleep together.

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Levi woke with a scream. She had a nightmare. She dreamed that Gajeel had tortured her and killed her, slowly and painfully. He had kissed her bloodied mouth over and over again and laughed. It was a cold and menacing laugh. He sliced her arm open and watched as the blood poured out onto the floor. She had screamed for her friends back at Fairy Tail to come save her, but no one showed up. She cried as he raised a blade to finish her off. Then, she had woken up.

Gajeel woke with a gasp. He had dreamed that he loved Levi. He could never love her. He couldn't love anyone. He was a monster. He looked to her, expecting to see her asleep but instead, he saw her wide-eyed and sobbing. Her hand was covering her mouth and the other was on her stomach. She was sweating. He grabbed her just as she broke out sobbing, tears running down her cheek. She grabbed his shirt in a death grip. He held her close. When her sobs turned into whimpers, he released her. When she finally stopped making noise, she grabbed the book at the bottom of the pile, not caring that the rest fell over. She opened it and began to read. Gajeel laid down and got comfortable. It would be a while until she was ready to talk. Every once and a while, she would wipe a tear.

"Bookworm." She looked at him with puffy, red eyes, "When you're ready to talk, I'll be here, okay?"

She nodded and turned back to her book. She was happy that he was trying to comfort her. She would talk to him when she finished the book. She was his prisoner, nothing less.