We'll Save You I Promise

Part 5

Levy's head spun violently as all her memories flashed before her eyes. She grabs her head as it feels like it'll explode before it seemingly stops. When she opens her eyes and looks around she can't help but gasp, she watches Gajeel mercilessly beat up Jet and Droy before bolting them to the large oak tree behind her. Levy never wanted to relive this moment, she didn't want to remember how Gajeel used to be, he wasn't like that anymore, he'd never hurt her, but there's a difference between forgiving and forgetting. She would always be able to forgive Gajeel for what he did, but she'd never forgotten, the scars on her arms from the bolts always there as a memory of who he once was.

"GAJEEL STOP IT, YOU CANT DO THIS..YOU'RE NOT LIKE THIS ANYMORE, YOU'VE CHANGED" she screams as she gets hit in the stomach by one of the multiple iron poles he shot from his arms.

"What the fuck are you talking about? I haven't changed at all. you were just a piece of ass to get on the weekends and nothing more. Now that I realize I don't need you, I can end ou" Gajeel says with a smirk.

"No..Gajeel you can't mean it..," Levy says so quietly that Gajeel wouldn't be able to hear without his enhanced senses.

"Mmm but I do," he says with a smirk before punching Levy so hard that she flies into the oak tree along with Jet and Droy. Hel lifts her up, bolting her to the tree before proceeding to draw his old guilds symbol on her chest.

'Lisanna, what are you trying to do?' Mira asks, unable to move from her injuries she sits on her knees and watches as Lisanna walks towards am out of control Elfman.

'Elf- Niichan, what's the matter?' Lisanna asks quietly, hoping that she could remind her big brother of who he is.

'It's your little sister, Lisanna...Have you forgot Mira-nee too?'

'You couldn't have forgotten about us, right Elf-niichan? Becuase both Lisanna and Mira-nee love Elf- niichan.'

'Come let's go home..'

"Lisanna no back away, it won't work"

'Elf-niichan' Lisanna holds out her arms with a smile, expecting Elfman to return to normal. She closes her eyes as Mira watches Elfman swing at Lisanna causing her go flying into a pile of rubble,

"Lisanna no! I told you it wouldn't work, WHY DIDNT YOU LISTEN," Mirajane screams as she's forced to watch the terrible memory over and over again. It didn't matter that Lisanna was back now and that she got over that pain long ago, You can't forget things like that, no matter how long ago.

The men stay frozen in place, forced to watch the girls curl into balls, screaming at the top of their lungs as tears stream down their faces. They all knew what the girls were thinking of, they knew how bad they were shaken after those moments in their lives, knowing they had to relive those moments...they didn't know what to do.

"Gajeel what did he d-" Natsu begins to say.

"I dunno Natsu..," he says as he kneels down by Levy's side, cringing at the fact that he was able to do that to someone, especially his little Levy. He knew that she used to have nightmares about that night, ones that he wouldn't be able to help her with, having to sit as far away from her as possible as watch her cry it out, but those had stopped long ago. Having to be reminded of how much she had suffered...it was almost too much for him.

"Hey, kid!" Gajeel yells at Wendy as he blinks the threatening tears out of his now cloudy eyes. "Can't you put them to sleep or something?" he asks desperately as he carefully pulls Levy into his arms.

"Uh..yeah I think I can," Wendy says as she carefully lays Romeo down and rushes over to the girls' side, placing her hands over their foreheads. Their tears slowly subside as they begin to relax.

"I'm low on magic so I don't think that it'll last for too long, we need to get them back home to Porlyusica," Wendy says as she makes her way back to Romeo and pulls his arm over her shoulder.

"Whos gonna take this bastard?" Natsu asks, his eyes flashing with anger from just mentioning him.

"I got him," Gajeel says gruffly. "Levy is tiny and I'm pretty big," he says as he carefully picks up Levy and puts her on his back, she subconsciously wraps her legs around his waist as he grabs Alexander by his collar and begins to drag him behind him. The rest of them carefully pick up their respective mates before beginning to walk. taking a slower pace so that Wendy could keep up, carrying a much heavier Romeo over her arm. Along the way Laxus calls Makarov with the news that they found them, warning him that they would have to have all four beds open in the infirmary and that Porlyusica should be ready for the chaos that was sure to ensue when everybody saw the girls and the man who did this to them. An hour of walking later and an unbearably slow train ride and walk back to the guild they burst through the doors, and much to their surprise it was completely silent. The girls stood together, dried tears staining their cheeks as they brought drinks to some of them men who were angrily muttering under their breath. Evergreen was crying into the chest of Elfman who for once was too worried to be yelling about how unmanly it was. Droy sat at their old table as Jet paced in front of him, going so fast that he left grooves on the floor. Erza sat with Master and Gray who was holding Juvia gingerly in his arms. He was the only one able to keep her calm enough to fight off the impending storm in the poor girl. As they walk through the doors everybody stands on the sight of Alexander, but Master was already ahead of them. Turning his arm into his giant form he grabs Alexander from Gajeel's hand and throws Alexander into his office.

"Anybody who dares to go in there without my permission will face expulsion from the guild. The magic council needs him alive so they can question him before his punishment is decided" he says as he stares pointedly at Erza, the dragon slayers, and the more violent members of the guild. The dragon slayers quickly walk their mates up to the infirmary, Elfman now carrying Romeo to ease Wendy's load, leaving Evergreen in the arms of the girls who were trying to calm her.

Lisanna sits in the arms of Bixlow as she sobs int his chest.

"They're gonna be okay...right Bix?" Lisanna mumbles into his chest.

Bixlow slowly takes off his mask to wipe the tears off his cheeks.

"I dunno Lis...I dunno"