AN: Chapter 1

Ok so this story is an AU revolving around centaurs. It started out as a joke between myself and my friends but the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to try to write a story like this so I'm going to give it a shot.

This story will mainly revolve around Gajeel and Levy, but with some other Fairy Tail members thrown in as well. Please read and review! (Rated M for violence, language, and possible smut in later chapters.)

The world was once filled with centaurs and humans, living together in peace. It was said they worked together, caring for the land, teaching each other magic, and fighting side by side in battle. The first centaur to come into contact with the humans was a young and quite small being from the forest. She had very long, wavy, blonde hair with a single lock pointed upwards. Her centaur body looked like one of a small child centaur and dawned the golden color of her hair over her centaur half. Her tail was blonde and wavy as her hair, and perhaps, just as long. Her top half was covered by a frilly, pink top covering up her shoulders and back with long sleeves concealing her arms. Her chest was covered by three blue diamond patterned fabrics that went down the rest of her midriff to her waist where her golden centaur body began. With a red ribbon tied in a bow around her neck and wing-like adornments around her small ears, anyone could mistake her for a young centaur. She came to the humans, smiling and with open arms. Her name was Mavis and she ruled over all other centaurs living in the forest with her.

For many years, she came down to the villages, introducing more centaurs each time, wanting to share their wisdom with the humans. Humans at that time were suffering for they couldn't figure out how to keep their crops from dying or their livestock protected from predators. Mavis had met with the human council and together they all had decided to have centaurs start living with the humans. To teach them how to grow crops properly, to help keep their livestock protected, and to teach certain magic's to help the land. The centaurs eventually helped train the humans for battle, in case such a thing would ever happen. Every year since Mavis had appeared to them, the humans would hold a festival celebrating and honoring the centaurs for helping them in their darkest time.

It was always a happy time at the festivals. Centaurs and people dancing together, laughing together, celebrating together. It was all that Mavis had ever wanted. She wanted there to be peace between the two different species and wanted humans and centaurs to live as one.

The happiness shared would not last long as one day, a scout entered the meeting that was being held between Mavis and the humans. He was panting heavily as he leaned forward, bracing himself on his knees with his hands. A solider placed a hand on the young scouts shoulders, asking him what it was he had seen. The young boy looked up to Mavis and the other council members.

"It's… it's…"

Mavis and the other members watched the boy, all of them holding their breath as they waited for the boy to get his words out. The guard standing next to the young scout grew more impatient by the minute. He gripped the scouts' shoulders, shaking him slightly in frustration.

"Spit it out son! What did you see out there?!"

The boy looked up, fear consuming his entire body as he spoke. "I-it's… Master Hades…"

Mavis's solid green eyes widened as the rest of the council gasped and began to talk to one another in a panic. Mavis closed her eyes quietly folding her arms over her stomach. The humans around her began to yell at one another at what they should do. They shouted over each other, some saying they should flee, to go find a new place to live, others said they should stand their ground and fight against the intruder invading their lands. A tall man stood, slamming his hands on the table as he raised his voice over all others around him.

"That's enough! All of you!" The other council members stopped arguing amongst themselves and looked to the tall man. He was a muscular man with tanned skin, with an odd looking beard. A chin curtain beard, with several lines of facial hair around his mouth shooting upwards, making it a very unique-looking. One would say the man standing before them looked one who looked almost evil by the way the rest of his face looked. Prominent cheek bones, a long and oddly shaped nose, large triangular eyebrows and beady black eyes. He spoke once more as the rest of the members began to calm down. "We need to protect our lands and what we have accomplished over these years. Mavis and the other centaurs have helped us with so many things, one of them being fighting. I believe our soldiers are ready for battle. We need to stand and fight." The man looked to Mavis, holding a hand out towards her. "What say you, Mavis? Will you fight with us? Humans and centaurs working together? Let us push back Hades and his army! Together I know we can win!"

Mavis opened her eyes slowly, peering up to the man standing at the table. Her voice was soft as she spoke. "My people have shown the humans how to protect themselves against others. I cannot ask my own people to risk their lives for something that does not concern them."

The man clenched his fists tightly as he spoke out of anger. "You made a promise to us! You promised to help! You have to fight beside us!"

Solid green eyes closed once more as Mavis stood there silently. A few minutes later, the ruler over the centaurs opened her eyes, now full of confidence and determination. "But as a centaur, I cannot break a promise that was made long ago. I will gather a small army when I return to the forest. We will fight alongside the humans."

The man grinned as the other council members rejoiced. Mavis watched the man grin back at her as the others began to talk about the battle preparations. The golden centaur turned and headed out of the council room, her long tail trailing behind her. Once outside, she was greeted by one of her personal guards. She motioned him to walk alongside her, away from the humans.

"I do not trust Ivan… I want to help these humans and keep them safe, along with our people… but something tells me he is up to something."

The centaur beside her raised an eyebrow as he spoke. "What makes you say that, Lady Mavis?"

Mavis looked straight ahead as they walked, her eyebrows crossed down angrily. "He was the only one who remained calm when the scout told us about Hades…."

The centaur walking beside Mavis clenched his long spear as he glanced back over his shoulder. "Do you think it is a trap?"

"Yes. I do. But a promise is a promise. We must fight. Just warn the others."

The centaur bowed his head to Mavis as they walked. "Of course. We will be ready for anything."

Levy closed the aged book and sighed softly to herself. She looked at the stack of old books beside her as she put her chin into the palm of her hand. "This isn't getting me anywhere…. None of these books explain why we are hunting centaurs for sport." The blue haired girl opened the book she had just read and continued to read over the dusty pages. "I just don't understand… what happened all those years ago? It says here that we were friends with the centaurs and they joined us in the battle against Hades… but after that…" Levy's words seemed to fade as she turned the page. "… There's nothing." The girl closed the book and shoved it to the stack of old books she had already read through. "Nothing here is helping me figure this out." Levy sighed as she rested her head over her arms on the small desk she sat at. She closed her eyelids halfway, covering up her hazel eyes slightly as they scanned the other books in front of her.

Her eyes scanned down the multiple books placed neatly on the desk. One book in particular caught her eyes as she looked over the books. It had a dark green binding and it looked like it had been untouched in a very long time. Levy moved the other books away from the one she had singled out quickly and opened it, immediately flipping through the pages.

"Having the head, neck, chest, and arms of a man and the body and legs of a horse, most centaurs were considered to be brutal, violent creatures. Highly known for their drunkenness and lawless behavior, these creatures have been known to take down armies of tremendous sizes. Centaurs used tree trunks and slabs of stone as weapons while in battle, along with spears and arrows, crafted from the bones of wild animals they killed. They also have a tendency to kidnap young woman, keeping them for their own personal gain, or keep them as their prisoners, raping them and eventually killing them for fun." Levy turned the page quickly, not wanting to believe in anything in the book she had opened. "Though humans and centaurs have once lived together in harmony, there are no known weaknesses…." Levy looked up in horror. "This book can't be right. There's no way the centaurs were always like this."

The blue haired girl turned her head quickly towards the library doors as she heard someone turning the handles to come in. She quickly blew out her candle as she stood, grabbing a few more books as she moved into the shadows. A tall man stepped into the library, shining a light in with his lamp he carried. He looked around the room, not seeing anyone in there but noticing the small candle on one of the many desks in the library. The man stepped inside and walked over to the desk, holding the lamp up to see what books had been searched through. The man lifted up the dark green book about centaurs, looking over the open page. Levy held her breath as the man set the book back down on the desk, lifting up the lamp and shining it around the library.

Minutes went by before the man left the room, allowing Levy to let her held breath go. She relaxed slightly and looked around the corner of a large book shelf. She looked down at the few books she had grabbed. 'I have to know… I need to know what happened to all of the centaurs… but how? These books are telling me nothing.' Her hazel eyes glanced back towards the desk where the green book was left open. Levy bit her bottom lip and reached out for the book, closing its pages and placing it in her arms along with the other books she carried.

The blue haired girl quickly and quietly got up and headed for the library door the man had just left out of. She paused with her hand on the handle as she heard voices just outside of the room. She leaned in closely, placing her ear to the wooden door.

"Yeah I hear there's been centaur sightings nearby. We're supposed to head out in the morning for the hunt."

Another man outside began to speak. "It's just a rumor right? I thought we wiped out all the centaurs years ago."

The first man spoke again, worry sounding in his voice. "Didn't you see what was left of the last hunting party?!"

The second man spoke, slightly confused. "I thought only three came back last time."

"Exactly! Three out of ten showed back up! They said they were ambushed! All they remember is seeing red flames come out of nowhere then something else came from behind them and the one guy told me he swore he saw a black figure with crimson red eyes, like it was death himself coming for his soul! They got lucky and only had a few broken bones… but I think the centaurs let them leave as a warning not to come back to the forest…. Hell knows I don't want to go out there!"

The second man gulped and spoke with fear in his voice. "Y-yeah but it's our duty. Whatever the king and council tell us, we must follow orders. E-even if there is a demon amongst the centaurs, we have to be ready and willing to die for our land. What happens if we don't fight them back and the centaurs' decide to take over the town?!"

"Oh man! I don't want to think about that… they would probably enslave us men and rape the women. End up killing us all in the end I'm sure."

Levy's eyes widened as she listened to the men talk. 'Is all of this true?'

Both men's' voices faded as they both headed back to their posts outside. Levy waited another moment before poking her head out from the doors. Seeing that the hallway was clear, she slipped out from the library and closed the heavy doors slowly. She made her way through the castle back to her room. She closed her door and locked it quickly, not wanting to be bothered if anyone had heard her. Levy set down her newly found books on her nightstand and crawled into her bed. She pulled her headband out from her hair, running her hands through her thick blue hair. Her hazel eyes glanced out the nearby window out to the forest below. Deep down Levy was terrified of the thought about venturing out to the forest alone, but a part of her needed to know. What were they really like? What happened all those years ago with Mavis? What happened to the centaurs?

For all she knew, there really weren't any centaurs left on the face of the earth, and all of this was just said to cover up something bigger. Levy shook her head as she threw her body back onto the bed. She let out a sigh as she looked up at the stone ceiling. After a minute, the young girl made fists with her hands in determination. "I'm just going to have to go see for myself tomorrow! I'll sneak out of here and follow them to the forest. I just need to know that there are still centaurs out there. I want to know what they are really like. If things get a little too crazy I can just slip away. I don't think they would notice a girl my size." Levy smiled to herself and rolled over, staring back out the window in to the night sky. "Tomorrow…" The blue haired girl said as her eyelids became heavy. "I will find out all about them."

Levy woke early the next morning, quickly getting dressed for the day. She decided to wear something easy to move around in, just in case she had to make a run back to the castle if things got too crazy. She wore a strapless yellow bra, with a green vest covering up her back and some of her front, leaving her stomach exposed quite a bit. She pulled up a pair of white shorts, slipping a brown belt through her belt loops to hold her shorts up. Levy wrapped an orange head band over her hair to keep it back some, letting her bangs flow freely. Lastly Levy pulled on her sandals, tying them up by her ankles. She looked around her room and grabbed her small red bag, packing only a few things with her.

With the commotion of the hunt about to start, Levy was easily able to slip out of the castle through the back entrance, waiting for the men to head to the forest. She could hear the commander barking orders to his men, preparing to set out. The blue haired girl looked around the castle wall and saw the men swapping weapons and putting on their armor. Within the half hour, the men had set out in search for the centaurs, walking on foot to the forest that shared their land. Levy trailed behind a good distance until they reached the forest. She made sure to stay out of sight but still close enough to see the centaurs if they were to attack. The small girl could feel her heart pounding in her chest, finding it difficult to breathe softly. She was both excited and quite fearful of what she might see or find in this forest.

Hours had passed before the soldiers for the hunt reached the heart of the forest. All of them were on their toes, their eyes peering around, stepping quietly as they walked. Levy hid in the thick brush that followed the path the soldiers took. She watched them, occasionally stopping to scan the rest of her surroundings, taking mental notes in case things got too intense. Levy looked down at her feet and frowned. 'Ugh, my feet are totally killing me… I should have worn more comfortable shoes.' She let out a soft sigh as she rubbed the back of her ankle. 'But then again I honestly thought we would come across centaurs by now… maybe there really aren't any alive….'

Just as Levy finished her thought, she could hear screaming coming from one of the men. Her hazel eyes shot back up towards the small group. Just as they said before, flames had appeared out of nowhere, surrounding the men, trapping them all in a wide circle. Levy's' hands gripped her red strap of her bag tightly in fear as her heart raced. She watched as the flames increased around the men. The blue haired girl could feel the heat getting closer to the brush she hid behind. Her hazel eyes looked around furiously for any sign of the centaurs when a large dark figure jumped over the flames, landing in the middle of the circle of soldiers. All Levy could see were those crimson red orbs and a white grin before the flames grew higher in front of her.

The figure carried a long spear in one hand, pointing one end towards the commander. She could hear his voice as he spoke. "Nice of you to come visit us. But now it's time for some fun. Didn't like our last message did ya?"

Another voice could be heard from behind the first creature. "Hey! Gajeel! Take it easy on these guys this time! You know were not supposed to kill em." Levy could hear knuckles cracking in the distance as the same voice spoke. "Even though they deserve it after what they did to Jet and Droy last week."

The first figure spoke out, clearly annoyed. "Those two idiots got what they had comin' to em. They should have known better not to take on such a large group like that. And I find it annoying how we had to come save their asses."

Levy tried to peak through the greenery but the flames and smoke were too much for her to see anything more. 'I should just get out of here… those guys are trained for this kind of thing, I'm not. I don't even have magic so I'm basically defenseless! I need to leave.'

As Levy stood, she turned her body to walk away, only to stop when she could hear the sounds of the men behind her. Their screams of pain was almost deafening to the petite girls ears. She turned her head to see what had happened. The flames had dispersed some, clearing a small view for Levy to watch in horror. The first centaur that had appeared was tall and dark. He had a mane full of dark hair that seemed to go off in every direction as it formed down the back of his head. Levy could see his crimson eyes gleaming as he fought and killed the soldiers around him with his spear. Blood was flying in every direction as the dark centaur wielded his weapon. Thrusting it into the men's sides, across their chests, immobilizing others to make their suffering last a bit longer so they could watch their fellow soldiers die before their eyes.

Levy looked to the man's face that held the spear. He was smiling like a mad man, like he was getting some kind of enjoyment out of all of this. His crackling laugh as he swung his spear around the men made Levy sick to her stomach. She was frozen in fear as she watched this creature destroy the small hunting party. The small girl watched as the red blood of the men flew all around the black centaur. The fight was not long lasting before only one man was left. It was the soldier who had come into the library the night before. He shook in fear as he scooted across the hard ground, his leg badly wounded and bloody, leaving him incapable of escaping. As the black centaur looked his way, a grin came over his monstrous face. Both of the men's eyes were wide. One was full of fear and horror, as the other looked crazed and lustful for blood.

"Please… please let me go! I don't want to die!" The man on the ground pleaded as he held out a shaky hand.

The centaur took a step forward with a large, black hoof, stepping one hoof at a time towards the fallen man. Blood was dripping from his face and spear head. Levy's heart was beating fast and hard in her chest as she watched. 'I… I need to stop him... but what can I do?! I'm just a girl with a bag and books!... wait…' Levy's eyes widened as she looked down at her red bag. 'I have books…' The blue haired girl reached into her bag quickly and pulled out the green book she had read the night before. Her eyebrows crossed as she looked back at the centaur and soldier. He was inching closer to the frightened man, his spear now pointed out towards him.

Levy looked around quickly for any opening in the flames finding only one. The girl moved swiftly to the small opening behind the black centaur, praying he would not notice her. Levy held the green book tightly in her hand as it shook. She stepped closer to get a better shot from behind the centaur.

"Hey! Y-you there!" Levy managed to shout out from behind. The centaur stopped in his tracks, turning half of his body to the commotion behind him. The girl pulled her arm back with the book in hand, thrusting it forward as hard as she could towards the large dark creature. The book made direct contact with the centaurs face, causing him to yell out and growl in anger. As the centaur began to rub his face with his free hand, Levy turned and ran, heading out of the circle of flames and back into the woods. Crimson eyes glared in her direction as a grin came over the man's face.

"Gihi… looks like I've got something else to catch…. Oi! Flame brain! Where the hell did ya run off too?" Growled the centaur as he looked back around, ignoring the still cowering man before him. The second centaur walked back out from the brush nearby, a piece of meat in his hand.

"Yeah what is it Gajeel?" He said in between bites. Gajeel growled and stomped a hoofed foot.

"Where the hell did you go?! I had to take care of all of these idiots by myself." The red centaur looked around at the aftermath of the black centaurs work.

"Yeah I can see that… I told you not to kill em all this time."

"Well maybe if you would stick around for these things, and not concern yourself with your stomach so much, I wouldn't have to deal with them all my way. Besides I left one alive…"

The second centaur looked down at the man who was covering up his face in fear. "Oh yeah. Didn't even notice him there."

Gajeel growled as he turned his whole body around. "Just keep an eye on him. I'll be back."

"Where are you running off to now?!"

Gajeel moved a hoofed leg outward, bending in the other to reach down and pick up the green book that hit him in the face with his free hand. He looked over his shoulder as he held up his spear. "I've got more hunting to do."

Levy panted heavily as she ran, pushing the small tree branches out of her way as she slipped past the forest trees. Her head turned to see how much distance she had covered as she ran. She was surprised to see that the centaur had not followed her at all. The blue haired girl stopped running and placed a hand over a tree, leaning on it for support. She tried to catch her breath as she rested her back against the tree now. "He probably just ignored me and went on to kill that man… and in the process I lost a very important book! Man I feel like an idiot."

"I can make you feel something else if you want."

Levy jumped away from the tree, turning around to see the black centaur grinning at her from behind the tree. His large, muscular arm was leaning against it as he watched her. She took a step back and pointed a finger out towards the beast. "D-don't come a-any closer or I'll-"

"Or you'll what?" Gajeel said as he lowered his arm back down to his side, taking a step closer to Levy. He reached under his other arm that held onto the spear he had just used earlier to reveal the green book she had thrown at him. "You'll throw another book at me? Please… don't make me laugh." He said as he threw the book down to her feet. Levy looked at the centaur approaching her now, getting a better look at him. His black hair was slicked back, revealing his forehead with the rest spiking outward as it traveled down the back of his head. She found it odd how he had no eyebrows to speak of, instead they were replaced by three metal studs on each side. She looked over his eyes that were crimson orbs with black slits, almost demon-like as they peered down his nose that sported two round studs as well. He had two studs on his chin below his mouth and quite a few traveling up his ears.

Her hazel eyes looked down to the rest of his body as he walked. His human half was tanned slightly and looked quite muscular as each muscle tensed with his clenched and angry fists as he walked. Both arms were dawning four studs each with his right arm covered in large scars. He was wearing a torn up and shabby looking, black, sleeveless tunic that went all the way down his chest and stomach, stopping just where his centaur body began. As her eyes traveled lower to his centaur half, she could tell he was a tough opponent. He looked larger from the centaurs she had seen depicted in books with thicker legs, a larger centaur body and larger hooves with long hairs coming off the back of each hoof. His centaur coat was black like his hair with a decent length of tail swinging behind his hind legs.

Levy's eyes shot back up as she realized he was standing before her now, towering over her with his frame. Gajeel stared down at the frightened girl. She was shaking in fear, with large doe-like eyes staring back up at him. He could tell she wanted to run but her legs wouldn't listen. He grinned as he leaned over, getting right into her face with his blood stained one.

"Are you scared of me little girl?"

"Y-yes…"

Gajeel smirked as he stared into hazel eyes. "As well you should be. You're a smart one. Unlike your friends back there… but then again, you did throw a book at my face… that, was not so smart. So the question is… what should I do with you now?"

Levy watched him bring the bloodied spear up close to her face, lightly placing it over her cheek.

"Perhaps I should just kill you and get it over with…or maybe…" Gajeel's red eyes slowly moved down, overlooking Levy's body. The centaur moved his spear down from the girls' cheek, tracing it over her skin lightly until he reached the middle of the fabric holding her breasts in place. Gajeel's' eyes went back up to stare into frightened hazel as he began to add a bit of pressure to the fabric. "I should have my way with you."

Levy watched as Gajeel licked his lips hungrily. She mentally screamed at her body, wanting to run as far away as she could, but her body refused to move. She was immobilized out of fear and she knew this wasn't going to end well for her.

'What have I done?! He's going to rape me, here, right now!... it's all my fault… should have just ran when I had the chance!'

Levy's words were soft as they escaped her mouth. "Please… let me go… had nothing to do with those soldiers…"

"You know, I find it hard to believe you didn't have anything to do with them." Gajeel said as he moved the spear slightly, cutting a little bit of the yellow fabric. "When you clearly were trying to save that last soldier."

Levy's hands came up and pushed against Gajeel's chest, trying with all her might to push him away. Gajeel laughed to himself as he took her small wrists with his free hand, forcing her body back to a nearby tree, lifting her up with his brute strength and pinning her hands above her head. His face came in close to hers once again, crimson eyes thirsting for something. His grin showed off sharpened teeth as he looked at her fearful state. "Now then…" The black centaur began to say as he brought the head of his spear to Levy's cheek once more. "Where were we?"

Shout out: Msktk is an awesome writer and has been helping me come up with a lot of ideas for my stories. So please check out her work such as Iron Gray and her newest Gajevy fanfic, Monster. I promise they both with keep you on the edge of your seat along with some very interesting Gajevy interactions :)