The Dragon and The Bookworm (Chapter 1)
Levy groaned as she stomped her way to the guild. Last night had been yet another failed attempt at finding herself a dominant.
Ever since she started to get into the BDSM scene, she has had trouble trying to find a good dom. Almost every weekend she went to the same BDSM club and sat at the bar on the look out for any single dominants. She would wear a mask and use a code name. She only ever shared her identity with the owner of the club and the doms she met up with, only after swearing them to secrecy.
Levy had met a few, but none of them really got her going. They where either to gentle, to rough, or not into the same kinks as her. After this last attempt she was almost ready to give up trying.
Over all Levy tried to keep it a secret, her being into BDSM. Most the guild still saw her as the sweet, innocent bookworm and she wanted to keep that image. The only ones who knew about her guilty pleasure was her group of girl friends: Mira, Erza, Cana, and Lucy. Who had only found out because of a game of drunken truth or dare at a sleepover. Erza tended not to mention it that often, which Levy appreciated. Cana would tease her occasionally, but she made sure to keep it subtle in public. Lucy was her best friend, so she never judged her, but she just couldn't relate much. Lucy had mentioned the ever since her and Natsu got together they had been experimenting with things like bondage, but they never went to deep into the topic of BDSM. Mira was really the only on who understood. Although she might be a dom, Mira still had more experience when it came to BDSM. She would talk to her about everything from kinks to aftercare. Mira had even joined her on her quests to find a dominant once or twice. It was to bad she wasn't into women, Mira would have been the perfect dom and it would have saved her the exhausting nights and frustrating men.
Once she made it to the guild she sat down at the bar. Sitting her book down on the bartop, Levy ordered a sweet tea from Mira. "Good Morning Levy!" Mira greeted.
"Good Morning," she responded, trying to sound cheerful.
Mira, being... well Mira, saw right through her attempt. "Another failed night?" she asked quietly so the other guild members couldn't hear they're conversation. While she might have been open about being dominant in the bedroom, Levy was not.
She nodded, "This is getting very irritating. Maybe I should try another club?" Levy questioned, looking up at Mira.
Mira shrugged, "You could, but your already a regular and Isabel really likes you," Isabel was the owner of the club. Being a dom herself, she ran the place like a boss. Levy got to know her through the years and, aside from her bossy bitch front she puts off, Isabel was really sweet. "Speaking of Isabel, I almost forgot," Mira reached under the counter and pulled out a flyer. "She stopped by and gave me this job. Said she wanted you to handle it," Mira placed the flyer in front of her, "She has a thieving employee. They're stealing alcohol, money, etc. She's loosing a lot of profit."
Levy looked down at the flyer. It said that Isabel wanted a Dom and Sub to go undercover and find out who the thief was. The reward was good too, 4,000 jewel and 5 books of her choosing. Isabel had obviously tailored the reward to try and persuade Levy into accepting it. The problem was that she would need someone to play the part of the dominant. She looked at Mira confused, "Who would play Dom?"
Mira's creepy match-making smile crept onto her face. "Gajeel?" she questioned.
Levy blushed, "No way!" She shook her head frantically. While it was true she had a crush on the Iron Dragon Slayer. The thought of his reaction to her being a submissive made her so nervous and scared she could barley speak.
Mira rolled her eyes, "Come on! We all know you like him!" she sighed, speaking softly again, "If this is about you being a sub, you have nothing to be ashamed of. You can't tell me he wouldn't be the perfect dominant."
They glanced at the table where Gajeel sat with Pantherlily. Levy could see it, she wasn't blind. He would be the perfect dominant, gentle yet rough and he was so her type. Tall, strong, and muscular. Still though, her nerves got the better of her. "What if he isn't into BDSM?"
"Well there's only one way to find out," Mira slid the flyer closer to her and jerked her chin toward Gajeel, "Go ask him."
Levy sighed and nervously grabbed the flyer. Mira wouldn't let this go until she did it. "Fine," she huffed and finished off her sweet tea. Grabbing her book she made her way over to the table. She sat down across from him, sitting the book and flyer down. "Hey," she started, rubbing her hands together nervously.
"Hey, Shorty," Gajeel grunted, shoving a handful of nails into his mouth. "Ya' need something?" he raised an eyebrow.
Levy could feel her cheeks getting hotter by the second. Biting her lip, she decided just to get it over with. "I need your help with a job."
He looked surprised for a seconded before responding, "Yeah, sure, what's the job?"
She gulped, "Here," Levy handed him the flyer not able to meet his eyes. When she heard his breath hitch she assumed he had read the part about needing a dom and sub.
After a few minutes of silence she mustered enough courage to look at him. Gajeel was staring at her in surprise. "Are you sure you want to take this job?"
Levy sighed, she should have expected a reaction like this. She was known as innocent, so many people wouldn't think she could handle something like this. "I'm friends with the owner, Isabel. She asked me to handle this," she paused and looked at him nervously, "I just need someone to help me."
He still looked slightly surprised, but nodded. "Yeah, I'll help you."
"Really?" Levy asked unsure. Gajeel just nodded. "Okay. Do you know how this works?"
He nodded again, hesitating before speaking. "Yeah... I'm in the BDSM community," he informed her almost shyly.
She sighed in relief. That certainly was a big weight off her chest. She might actually have a potential dominant sitting right in front of her. "That makes this job easier. Do you want to meet at my apartment tomorrow before we go? We can establish rules and stuff."
Gajeel was shocked at how Levy was handling this situation. Never in a million years would he have thought she would be into BDSM, yet here she was. He nodded again agreeing to her terms. "Yeah that works."
Levy stood up, "Good, well see you tomorrow." She waved to him, walking back to the bar with her book in hand, leaving the flyer for him to read. Both of them, unknown to the other, where freaking out.
Levy went back to the bar and sat on the stool. Mira came up to her with a bowl of fruit and sat it in front of her. "So, is he going on the job?" she asked.
Mechanically, Levy nodded still in shock. "Well that's wonderful, Levy," Mira praised. She nodded again, mumbling what sounded like a 'yeah' and stuffed a handful of berries into her mouth. Opening her book and, for once in her life, Levy couldn't keep her focus on the pages, instead thinking of how this job was going to play out the next day.
Sorry, but don't expect updates. I'm not a very frequent writer. I have no issues with people expanding on my stories, though. So, feel free. :)