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Levy was on her back as she stargazed, eyes wide with their usual constant curiosity. Grass tickled underneath while the cool breeze added to her calm, introverted silence. It had been a relaxing change of scenery compared to Fairy tail's celebration over their Grand Magic Games victory. It had been an spectacle of surprises and on the edge nail-biting.
But despite its challenges, Levi's powerful conviction never faltered; not when her guild was involved and especially when it came down to Gajeel.
Her mouth twitched and her entire body stiffened at the thought of him.
Gajeel.
The Iron dragon slayer.
Her once upon a time tormentor turned guardian.
Pigheaded and pathologically jealous.
Rude.
Selfish.
His easy to list character flaws consumed the mage's every thought with a raging frustration. It threw her back to their reunited, ruined moment from earlier, that until now, she had successfully been ignoring.
Gajeel.
Painfully gorgeous.
Endearingly protecting.
Inadmissible of my feelings.
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Levy practically attacked Gajeel while the crowd echoed cheers and the sky exploded with confetti. Her small frame latched around him, completing perfect warmth. Their togetherness froze time while neither completely understood the rush of confusing feelings that followed. For a brief moment Levy swore she saw him smile. He brushed an affectionate hand against the softness of her blue hair; their cheeks even touched.
But it ended within seconds, his face warped emotionless and he crudely shoved her away.
"Not interested, shrimp. Leave me alone," his bark seethed.
The iron man watched Levy uncomfortably transition from pure delight into a hurt rejection. There was no evidence of his sympathy.
"Okay..." she almost soundlessly whispered. Levy turned around, refusing to show any obvious pain. Instead it inwardly bottled and twisted her stomach. "I knew you would win," was the last thing she said while walking away in a concealed, emotionless mask.
The mage had no energy to react and no motivation to challenge the harsh coldness.
Their moment was ruined.
I don't care about him, Levy mentally fake justified while she found a brief distraction from the drunken dancing of team Shadow Gear.
She tried so hard to enjoy herself in the glory of Fairy Tails well-deserved victory, but delicious food and wonderful company just wasn't distracting enough. Levy's eyes found Gajeel again, trivially fighting with Grey over meat, and flushed a bright shade of angry red. She watched on as Juvia joined her partner, defusing with furious hands on hips that surprisingly moved to embrace his; Levy smiled at their affection. Gajeel seemed to have disappeared while she wan't looking but the remaining group of hero's were all laughing now. Cana had even initiated a drinking contest with Erza and Laxus while Mira cheered on in the background.
Everyone was happy. Why wasn't she?
Guilt picked at her skin like an vulnerable open wound. Worried her awkwardness would draw too much attention, she decided to hightail it somewhere else.
"I don't care about him," the mantra continued. Levy hoped it would eventually feel truthful.
The clever woman made a clever excuse to satisfy Jet and Droy's concern and began walking as far from the city as possible. She happened upon an empty field after around three miles; it was quiet and had a great view overlooking the castle.
Just what she needed.
That's when Levy decided to ease her rage with the first thing that came to mind, stargazing. She announced the names of planets and constellations effortlessly for what seemed like hours; it certainly worked with clearing her head. Having finally reached a peaceful calm, she was just about to finish locating 'Ursa Major" when Gajeel poked his unwanted head above her.
"What are you doing?" he questioned accusingly. Levy squealed a little bit at the unexpected shock but he didn't seem concerned. Instead he invasively sat next to her.
"What does it matter? I have nothing to say to you," the woman huffed with wounded pride. She wrapped arms around her knees and stubbornly refused to make eye contact.
"Look here shorty, I'm trying to apologize for earlier!"
"We'll your doing a fantastic job!" she sarcastically jabbed back.
They were both glaring daggers, both refusing to be in the wrong.
"LEVY!" the dragon slayer screamed, winning her brief attention through overpowering loudness. "Let's be honest! You deserve a lot better than me." His voice was cold and forced. Maybe with a hint of pathetic thrown in. Regret was plastered all over his face as he looked into the sky. She had long since forgiven him but Gajeel still carried his past mistake like a martyr. It was infuriating.
"What a cop out answer!" the mage roared with an uncharacteristic ferocity. Her eyes filled with wasted tears that she desperately struggled to keep from falling. Levy always wanted to be tough for him. He respected strength above everything and she so desperately needed to feel his acknowledgment as an equal.
But he was her weakness.
"Why can't my unconditional forgiveness be enough! What are you so afraid of?"
The fierce young woman surprised both of them. Levy managed to successfully force herself onto his lap as two hands aggressively gripped the sides of his scarf.
"You're such an idiot!"
Still fresh with tears, she locked eyes into Gajeel's; eyes that pleaded with absolute honesty.
The dragon slayer remained paralyzed as Levy's exposed legs wrapped around him. Gageel's arousal was hopelessly apparent and he was genuinely terrified.
Shaking with frustration and overwhelming pent up attraction, Levy screamed a passionate, demanding, "I want you! I've wanted you this whole time!"
She forced her mouth on his and all the anger and doubt disappeared.
Gajeel hesitated a second but quickly dismissed the misguided fear of not deserving her. Hearing those words from Levy triggered abnormal heartbeats and a non-functioning brain. He mentally told himself that the pre-existing notion of his feelings for her being a bad idea needed to fuck off.
The heroes tasted each other with such an irrepressible need for more. Gajeel wrapped his hands around the woman to bring her even closer, feeling the softness of her curves and the hypnotizing taste of her tongue.
"You're right." Gajeel mumbled through heated breaths. "I'm a fucking idiot."
The dragon slayer delicately cupped her face and moved to kiss away the remaining tears. He traveled down to her neck and stayed there, enjoying all the delightful noises coming from her mouth.
"Oh Gajeel!" she uncontrollably moaned while her hands tangled into his thick black mane of hair. One of his was now suavely moving up her thigh.
'Gehe' he sounded against her skin, trailing a series of bites down to her chest.
She grabbed the white bow that held her dress together and invitingly let it fall.
He looked at her in total awe, pausing longer than expected.
Levy misinterpreted it as disappointment and tried to cover herself. "I know I'm small…" she started to say, but Gajeel didn't let her finish and grabbed her hands.
"You are brilliant and perfect," he said adoringly while squeezing her wrists. "You have to know how beautiful I think you are, Levy. There is nothing I would change about you."
She melted at the affection and was immediately lost in the warmth of his voice. Levy could feel the butterflies in her stomach and the heat in her cheeks.
"I need you Gajeel. I need to be yours." Levy's words trailed off into moans as he lifted her up like she weighed nothing, playfully removing the rest of her dress in the process. The mage's half naked body hung across his shoulder as Gajeel made quick work of removing her last remaining piece of clothing. Levy's panties were skillfully yanked off with rough hands exploring soft skin.
"I'm going to make you mine," his voice growled in arousing animalistic passion.
And the stars watched the lovers embrace into one.
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A/N: Don't worry! There will be a full-blown lemon in the next chapter. It's short because I'm stuck with finishing the ending and I reaaallllyyy wanted to update this. I am on the biggest Levy/Gajeel kick right now and taking a short break from my other stories. I'm finally current with the show and I SHIP THEM SO HARD. Hope you enjoy this. Any great Levy/Gajeel fics that you'd recommend would be most appreciated in a PM. I've also decided this is going to be a multiple pairings smut adventure! In the chapters to come, expect heavy Erza/Laxus and Juvia/Grey lemons. And awesome apocalyptic dragon fighting!
Thanks for reading.