Ghosts of the past

Chapter 8 : Sorry

Levy woke up early that morning. The day before, her leg wasn't quite in shape yet. This morning however, she was relieved to notice it was stable enough to make the one day trip she had planned to do.

Gajeel had said she was stubborn. Despite the fact the it was also the young man's case, he was probably right on that point. Levy wasn't ready to let go her idea of going to the palace to expose the situation. Her chances were slim, but she wasn't about to ignore her only chance to help those who spared her life. After putting in a small bag a couple of books to distract herself during the train ride and packing something to eat, Levy put her shoulder strapped bag on and went to the tavern to have some breakfast.

When she entered the building, Levy looked for Lucy, her best friend. "Too bad! She sighed. She would have liked to see her before starting the long day that was ahead of her. Certainly, as hard as it was to keep something from her, Levy had decided to stay silent on the situation. However, she would have preferred to see her a little. She sighed again. At least she wouldn't have to hold back while talking to her.

She ordered her usual breakfast to the smiling as ever Mirajane who served her a plate before returning to wipe the counter a little further. Levy smiled. That counter must be the cleanest on earth. Lets simply say that Mira was giving that corner of the bar a particular attention, or at least, to the person who always sat in that end of the bar. As for Laxus, he simply sat there, not seeming to pay attention to everyone around. However, everyone in Fairy Tail was hopping that those two childhood friends would finally stop ignoring each other and, one and for all, become a couple.

Levy placed her attention back on her plate and finished her meal quickly. Then she put her bag back on and walked to the door.

"Were are you going this early?" Said a voice behind her back.

Gajeel sat at one of the tables, eating himself his breakfast. To the young woman's hesitation, he became more serious.

"You're not planning to do something stupid, don't you?"

"Well..." she started with hesitation.

Then she started over, putting more conviction into her voice.

"I already told you I was going to talk to the king!"

"And I already told you it was a stupid idea" he grumbled.

She pouted, trying to find a suitable answer but an alarmed voice interrupted them.

"Gajeel! It's terrible!" Exclaimed Juvia.

"What?" Asked the later, jumping out of his seat, scanning the room while looking for a potential danger.

"Gray isn't at the tavern this morning! And that blond girl that's always following him neither! It's obvious she is planning to declare her love to him!"

"A blond girl? Lucy?" Asked Levy intrigued while Gajeel was obviously in a bad mood because of his friend's false alarm, sitting back on his chair.

"What if Gray eventually succumbs and..."

"Juvia..." Said a voice in her back with despondently. "I'm right here."

"Gray!" She exclaimed seeing him.

Amused by the scene offered by the intense Juvia, Levy came closer to Gray.

"I think you found yourself an admirer" she whispered in the ear of her friend who seemed more discouraged than ever by the situation.

She barely had time to finish her sentence that Juvia glared at her.

"Levy may have an eye on Gajeel, Juvia wont let her guard down" she warned her.