Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or its characters. They belong to Hiro Mashima.
Chapter 1-First Day of School
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
"It's 6 already. Ugh I'm not ready to get up. 5 more minutes." A sleepy blunette slurred, turning her alarm clock off
Knock, knock, knock
"Levy-chan it's 6. You need to get up and get ready for school." A female voice said on the other side of the door
"Ugh. Fine. I'm up mom." The girl replied
Levy McGarden slowly rose from her bed, rubbing the sleep from her hazel eyes. After a few moments of waking up, Levy finally managed to get out of bed. She gathers her toiletries before heading to the bathroom to take her morning shower. With the shower set as high as she can stand it, Levy hops in.
Levy enjoys the water as it embraces her body. Warmth floods her bones. She wets her hair before applying her lavender and vanilla infused shampoo to her head. Water falls down her back in waves as the suds in her hair wash away.
"Junior year, huh? Doesn't seem like it should be here already." Levy giggled as she scrubbed her body
Levy shut her eyes and slid down the back of the shower. Piercing ruby eyes flooded her mind.
"I guess Gajeel is going to be a senior, isn't he?" She sighed
Gajeel Redfox. Just thinking about the man stirs something inside Levy. When Levy was little she was always getting bullied by the older and bigger kids. They would say her hair is too blue or she read too much or her name was weird. One day in second grade that all stopped. A boy with gleaming red eyes and jet black hair saved the day. From that day forward, no one bothered Levy when Gajeel was around.
Over the years the pair became inseparable. Gajeel was there when she had her first heartbreak. He beat the shit out of the guy for breaking his best friend's heart. As Gajeel was there for Levy, she was always there for him when he needed to blow off steam. Only Levy could calm him down when his rage would break.
But last year something changed. Levy's feelings for Gajeel escalated. She wanted more than friendship from him. She wanted to be the one he kissed. She wanted to be the one that he held tight. She wanted to be the one that got the sexy text messages at night. She wanted to be the one he made love to, but there was no way in hell he would be in interested in a short, flat chested girl like her.
Then, there was the even bigger problem. Levy's parents hated Gajeel with a passion. They hated the bad boy vibe he gave off. 'Good girls don't date bad boys' they said. They thought he was rude and crass. He could have a bad attitude sometimes, but that was just Gajeel. They loathed his piercings. But they looked so amazing on him, They hated this, they hated that. They just hated everything about him. Levy hated the fact that they judged him off of one meeting. She was completely miffed by the fact that they didn't even try to get to know him. They judged him from that one meeting they had and forbid Levy to have contact with him.
Tears ran down Levy's face as she sat in the shower knowing that even if her feelings were returned, she could never have him. It hurt her so much. She sobbed for a few more minutes, hoping the stinging would take the pain away, before getting out of the shower. Levy toweled her body off and began to blow dry her hair.
"Maybe this will dry my tears too." She sniffled
When her hair was finished drying she raced back to her room to find her clothes for the day. She dug through her drawers and closet and found what she needed. Today she wore her NHS officer t-shirt, her being the secretary, and a pair of blue jean shorts. Her hair pushed back by a yellow bandana with a white flower on one side.
Levy looked at her phone and noticed it was 6:45. Crap. She needed to be at the school at 7 because the NHS officers were charged with handing out schedules. She grabbed her bag and headed down the stairs. She ran into the kitchen and grabbed a Granny Smith apple and a couple of granola bars to go. She didn't have enough time to eat at home today.
"Good morning Levy dear. Are you ready for school?" Elliot, Levy's dad, asked
"I'm running late. Don't have time to talk. Where are my keys?" She asked in a rushed tone
"On the table next to the door Pea. Love you. Don't get in trouble on your first day." He shouted as Levy ran out the door
Levy tosses her bag and food onto the passengers seat of her black and silver Mini Cooper. She adjusted her mirrors and set off for her first day of school. Levy speeds through Magnolia's streets to get to the school on time. Levy pulls into Fiore High's parking lot at 6:59 a.m., just on time.
Levy grabbed her things and sprinted into the building running to the table to find most of the other NHS officers already in their positions.
"Oh goody! Levy's here! People should start showing up any time now, so lets get in our places everyone." MiraJane Strauss, NHS President, sings
Levy looks around for her black haired friend and isn't surprised that he isn't there.
"Let me guess, Gajeel hasn't shown up for his duties as NHS treasurer, has he?" Levy grumbles
"You know how he is. He always shows up late. He'll show up at the last minute. Don't worry, Erza will punish him for his insolence." Mira giggles
"Well, he deserves it if he is going to neglect his duties. Stupid Gajeel." Levy huffs
Mira leads Levy to her section where she will be handing out schedules with students whose last names begin with Q-T after picking up her own schedule. Soon students begin coming in by the dozens and Levy has no chance to look at her schedule. Levy enjoys watching the Freshman timidly walk up to the table to ask the older students for their schedules. She finds it cute, but funny at the same time.
It's 7:35 and school will be starting at any moment and Gajeel still hasn't shown up. Levy begins to worry that something has happened to him. It isn't unusual for Gajeel to have bumps and bruises, especially with his family. Levy giggles at this thought before a monstrous, bear-like paw comes crashing down on the table in front of her.
She looks up with her hazel eyes to find a pair of piercing ruby ones staring intently back at her. She'd know those eyes anywhere.
"Give me my schedule Shrimp." The man in front of her smirks
"I thought all NHS officers were supposed to handout schedules. You are very late Gajeel and Erza is pissed." Levy purses her lips as she hands Gajeel his schedule
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know Titania is gonna throttle me. My damn alarm didn't go off and the old man left early without waking me. Guess that's a hot shot lawyer for ya." Gajeel voices tiredly
"Well, then here is your schedule." Levy smiles
As Gajeel reaches for his schedule, he smirks his devious smirk and grabs Levy's too. He holds it up just high enough to where it is out of her reach. Levy puffs her cheeks out in an annoyed fashion and stomps her foot down on the ground like a petulant child.
"I swear to God Redfox if you don't give me back my schedule you will experience my wrath." Levy shouts
"Make me Shrimp." Gajeel chuckles
Levy leaps across the table and tackles Gajeel to the ground. Levy grabs her schedule and sits up on his stomach and smiles triumphantly. Before she is done gloating a teacher walks by and scolds them for their public display of affection. Both Levy and Gajeel turn a shade of red rivaling Erza's hair before pushing away from each other. Levy grabs Gajeel's schedule and compares their schedules.
Levy's schedule: AP English 11, Psychology, AP American History, Advanced Creative Writing, AP Calculus, Anatomy and Physiology and Ensemble Show Choir.
Gajeel's Schedule: AP Physics, Drawing 4, College Prep English, Weightlifting, AP Calculus, Government, Ensemble Show Choir.
"Hey we have Calculus and Ensemble together. Didn't think you would be taking that one since you know who is definitely going to be in that class." Levy announced
"Wasn't gonna, but I knew you were and didn't want to leave you in there by yourself with her." Gajeel all but hissed
"Yeah, but Juvia is going to be in there for sure. She wouldn't let her hurt me without a fight." Levy said
They kept this back and forth up until a girl with blonde hair came up and asked for her schedule.
"Hi my name is Lucy. I'm new here. Is this where we get our schedule's?" The blonde asked
"It sure is. Tell me your last name and I can get it for you. My name is Levy by the way." Levy greeted
"It's nice to meet you Levy-chan. My last name is Heartfilia." Lucy spoke
"Alright, Heartfilia would be over with the H's, but I'll be right back with that. Gajeel here will keep you company. He may look like a big brute, but he's actually a complete teddy bear." Levy giggled
"Oi Shrimp! You're gonna ruin my reputation as a badass if you say that!" Gajeel shouted as Levy walked to get Lucy's schedule
As soon as Levy was gone she was back again with Lucy's schedule in hand.
"Hey, I hope you don't mind, but I took a peek at your schedule. Looks like we have English and Creative Writing together!" Levy squealed
"That's great! It's kind of scary being in a new school so it will be nice to have a familiar face in a couple classes right off the bat." Lucy chimed as she looked over her schedule
The three continued to talk about Lucy. Where did she come from? Why did she move to Magnolia? Did she leave many friends behind? Lucy graciously answered Levy and Gajeel's questions and then some. Lucy told them about the time she lost a bet with her friend Aquarius and she had to go to school dressed up in a bunny suit. Gajeel tried to hold his laughter in, but failed. Levy also invited Lucy to sit at their lunch table. Lucy happily agreed saying it is no fun sitting by yourself at lunch.
DIIIIIIIIIIIIING
"Would you look at that? It's time to go to class. See you at lunch Gajeel. Come on Lu-chan we need to get to English." Levy said pulling Lucy away to their first class of the day
Lucy saw the blush on both of their faces but decided that she would ask Levy about that at a later time.
It was a typical first day of school. Teachers hand out their syllabus, students act like they are paying attention, annoying get to know each other games and maybe if the teacher was feeling crude enough hand out their first assignment. Truth be told, Levy doesn't really mind the work. She enjoys the fact that the teachers want to challenge their students right off the bat.
Soon it was time for lunch and Levy couldn't wait to introduce Lucy to the rest of her friends. Levy helped Lucy through the lunch line, which was a little daunting for a first time person. There were 7 different lines you could get in for different types of food. Be it the main lunch, wraps, sandwiches, salad bar and a few more Fiore High had it all. Levy lead Lucy to a circular table that had 10 seats, 8 of which were already taken.
"Hey Levy, how are you? Who is this?" A girl with red hair instinctively asked
"I'm doing great Erza. You guys this is Lucy. She is new here. Now let me introduce you to everybody. The boy sitting next to you is Natsu. Then you have Cana, Lisanna, MiraJane, Erza, Gray, Juvia and you met Gajeel this morning when you picked up your schedule. Cana, Mira, Erza and Gajeel are all seniors. Everybody else here is a Junior." Levy smiled as she introduced her friends to Lucy
"It's nice to meet you Luce!" Natsu grinned
"Do you always give people you just met nicknames?" Lucy asked, lips pursed
"Nope, that's usually Gajeel's job, but I decided to give you one instead. His tend to be a little harsh." Natsu snickered
"Oi! Shut the fuck up Salamander before I knock your head in." Gajeel shouted
"See what I mean." Natsu said
Before more antics ensued, Erza gave both boys a stern look that told them to stop. Then, Erza announced the first meeting of awesome people to begin. The first order of business was to induct Lucy as a member. Then everybody told what they did this summer. Natsu and Gray ended up in a bout of fisticuffs. They were arguing over who had the better vacation, but before anything too bad happened Erza, dubbed as enforcer of the group, knocked their heads together and told them to settle down.
Levy couldn't take her eyes off Gajeel the entire time. She couldn't get over the way he smiled when he talked about volunteering at the local animal shelter the entire summer. He really didn't realize how adorable he was. She loved the way he was so passionate about animals. When he looked at her, her cheeks became dusted with a rose color. This caused Gajeel to blush in return. Before anyone could say anything about this, the bell rang and Levy took Lucy's arm and dragged her away.
"Bye guys. See ya later." Levy shouted, dragging Lucy further away from the table
"Well, that was interesting." Lucy giggled
"Yeah, they are a bunch of weirdos, but they mean well. You will have to meet my other two best friends Jet and Droy later. I've been friends with them since we were in diapers."
"Speaking of friends, how long have you and Gajeel been more than friends?" Lucy slyly asked
"W-what are you talking about Lu? Gajeel and I aren't going out." Levy nervously denied
"Ok, maybe you aren't going out, but there is definitely some chemistry between you two." Lucy harassed
"Even if I did like him, he is into more well endowed women." Levy smiled saddly
"So you do have feelings for him?" Lucy asked with an underlying tone of interest
"Ok, I do. I love the brute. We have been friends for nearly 9 years now and until last year I didn't even acknowledge my feelings for him. Even if he did feel the same way, we couldn't be together. My parents hate him. Like they don't even want me to talk to him at school hate him. And I don't want it to ruin our friendship if it ends badly." Levy said grabbing her notebook from her locker
"Screw what they think. All that matters is your happiness." Lucy chided
The girls laughed at Lucy's comment before heading to their classes. Levy had AP Calculus next. Gajeel was in that class. When Levy got to the classroom, she found Gajeel at the very back of the class. He flagged her down and she sauntered over to him. The bell rang just as she sat down.
"You know I don't like sitting in the back of the class. That means I have to wear my ugly glasses and you know how much I hate my glasses." Levy grumbled
"Gihi. Then maybe you shoulda gotten here first Shrimp. What took ya so long?" Gajeel inquired
Levy remembered her conversation with Lucy and blushed a glorious shade of red.
"J-just talking to Lucy and showing her to her next class is all." Levy nervously explained
"Do you two need me to stop class so you can continue talking or would you rather me separate you?" The elderly teacher asked
"No Ms. Belno. We will be quiet now." Levy answered
"Gihi what the Shrimp said Granny." Gajeel added
The class continued with silence between Levy and Gajeel. She marveled at his intense focus at taking notes. You wouldn't think that underneath all that hair and muscles that there was a man who took his studies seriously. She would look away just as he would catch her. It always amazed him how someone so tiny had so much spirit and energy. She might look like just a bookworm, but she has the kindest heart out of anybody he knows.
Soon class ended and the pair went onto their next class. Levy enjoys science. She has an appreciation for it like no other. So it's no surprise that she was excited for her Anatomy class. It's just today she had a lot on her mind. Well, she had Gajeel on her mind and she wasn't concentrating on Porlyusica going over the syllabus. She wanted to feel for Gajeel. She really did, but there was just no way he felt the same about her. Levy didn't see what Lucy saw between them at lunch. There just couldn't be anything there.
Finally, the last class of the day was here. Ensemble. Levy quickened her pace so she could be one of the first people in the choir room. She opens the door to find that half of the class has already arrived. Including Gajeel.
"Twice in one day I beat you to class. That must be some kind of record Shrimp. Gihihi." Gajeel smirked
"Laugh it up all you want Redfox. I guess today just isn't my day." Levy confessed
The two continued their back and forth chatter until the doors opened and the last person either of them wanted to see came through the doors. Minerva Orland, Gajeel's bitch of an ex, walked right past them with an evil grin on her smug looking face.
"My, my Gajeel. You look as horrible as ever. Probably didn't get any this summer, did you?" Minerva jeered
"How about you fuck off. And mind your own damn business. Damn slut." Gajeel hissed
"Ok, people get to your sections. We have a lot to cover before we can get to the songs we are performing in October." Bora, the Choir teacher, shouts over everyone
Everyone goes off and gets into one of the four sections. Their sections were determined at the end of the year last year. Levy is a soprano and Gajeel is a bass.
"Thank god I don't have to sit by her." Levy whispered to Gajeel as Minerva took her seat with the other Altos across the room
There are four people in each section. 4 Sopranos, 4 Altos, 4 Tenors and 4 Bass. Bora starts out with his usual history of music lesson. He firmly believes in having a full understanding and appreciation for music before getting to know the songs.
Gajeel and Levy traded looks the entire time. For some reason though, Gajeel looked nervous. Why was he nervous? He has heard Bora give this speech a thousand times. Why was he acting this way? This made Levy's stomach become knotted. Was something wrong with him? She was very concerned for her friend. This just wasn't like him.
Soon, the bell rang and Levy got her answer. She was getting her things ready to go when his dark shadow loomed over her.
"Gajeel, are you feeling ok? You seemed kind of antsy during class. That isn't like you and it was worrying me." Levy asked, batting her doe eyes at him
"Uhhh, yeah. S-sorry for worrying ya. I, uhhh, actually have a question for you." Gajeel bashfully said
So cute. Levy thought
"Well then, what can I do for you Gajeel?" Levy inquired
"I-I-I was wondering if m-maybe you'd like to go to the s-school dance with me t-tomorrow?" Gajeel stuttered
"Y-yeah, I'd love to go with you. Though, I thought you would have gone with Wendy." Levy gulped
"She said she is gonna go with some friends. If any boy touches my baby cousin I will kick their ass though. Gihihi." Gajeel boomed
Levy and Gajeel finally made their way to Levy's locker. She thanked him for asking her to the dance. She didn't want to go by herself. She never would have had the courage to ask him to the dance. Gajeel said his goodbyes and started for his locker. She hated to see him go, but she loved to watch him leave.
That boy sure does have a fine booty. Damn these conflicting teenage emotions. Levy thought to herself
Before she could have anymore secular thoughts about Gajeel's magnificent buns, Jet and Droy came bounding towards her.
"Levy-chan! Come to the dance with me." Jet announced
"No, come with me Levy-chan!" Droy responded
They argued back and forth for a while until she stopped them.
"So, who are going with?" They asked at the same time
"Actually, I'm going with Gajeel. He asked first and I couldn't deny him. I'll be sure to save a dance for you guys though." Levy answered
They both sighed in defeat and walked away with their heads down. Levy felt kind of bad for them. She had always went to dances with Jet and Droy. Usually because Gajeel always had a date and because she was too scared to ask him. While she loved hanging out with Jet and Droy at the dances, she was sure that this dance with Gajeel wasn't going to be anything she would forget anytime soon.
So, this is chapter 1! I hope you guys enjoyed it. I'm still new to this type of writing so don't go too hard me. I do take constructive criticism though. I hope Gajeel doesn't seem OOC because of the classes I gave him, but I am a firm believer that Gajeel is smarter than he looks and shows. So please R&R