Yel-chan: My first at GaLe category and my first multi- chaptered story so please be kind to me. *bow*
Warning: You may find a lot of situations that if ever the real Gajeel was in, he may curse but I don't curse and so you may just find the mildest swearing you will encounter for Gajeel in tight situations- as well as embarrassing. I sincerely apologize beforehand but I just can't bring myself to type them. Another one is the first part is not GaLe- centric. It will show the guild's craziness and other typical Fairy Tail cliché. So without further ado, here it is so enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, just this plot. If any scenes and the plot are similar to other stories I, Yel-chan, is not affiliated with any of those authors and everything is just pure coincidence.
Normal POV
The sun is beating down at Magnolia really hard. Gajeel is sweltering in the excessive heat. He should be there cursing the sun at all its glory. It seems to be taunting him. If this is like any other day, Gajeel would even think of shooting it with a bunch of iron.
But this bizarre day, Gajeel is unbelievably and heart- stoppingly (because of the outmost impossibility in the current state of the environment) smiling—at no one in particular. If he isn't very much considerate of the reputation he is keeping, he would be humming and skipping along the roads towards the guild he now called home. But of course he will never admit it to the others, even to himself.
He is excited to go to the guild. For the first time in his life, he is thrilled to go to work—and he isn't willing to tell that to them either. The smile he has been wearing quickly faded when he caught sight of the guild's monstrous structure. Not that he isn't happy, it is more of like keeping his cool and remaining flaccid over the time being.
When he enters the guild, his eyes caught sight of a fighting Natsu and Gray.
'No surprise there.' he thought. The two of them are always fighting whenever the two didn't have missions alongside with the other members of the Team Natsu. Since Erza isn't present, everything got out of hand. Pillars are being bombarded with different mages from the Fairy Tail guild. Tables are being turned upside down and chairs are starting to lose their legs.
He just sighed. When everyone turned in to see who come in, the fighting abruptly comes to a halt. Hoping that the newcomer will join the fun, they rotate their heads just in time to see Gajeel sighing. They quickly regret the thought of hoping he would 'join the fun' because when Gajeel Redfox 'join the fun'. It would turn into a gruesome battle between him, Natsu and Gray that leave everything much into the wake of destruction and an angry Erza the next.
He quickly pace to the bar where a smiling Mirajane greets him.
"Good morning, Gajeel-kun. What do you want today?" she said while flashing yet another big smile to the dragon- slayer.
"The usual." He replied curtly and Mirajane proceeds to grab his drink. When he is finally having a peaceful time, two mages just had to interrupt in his tranquil state.
"What are you doing, jerk?" Natsu shouted to the guy just across him. The latter just tries to suppress a growl to escape from his lips—but failed in doing so.
"Why do you care, jerk?" Gray half- snarl and half-shouted to the salmon- haired man just opposite of his face.
'Why are they fighting anyway?' Gajeel mused quizzically. He is not really that much aware of the situation or he's just too busy to care. Mirajane comes back carrying his drink and sets it down in front of him. Just when Natsu and Gray are adjusting their positions to another upcoming fight that will probably last in a minute or two since the two mages aren't serious to actually kill each other, someone had to intervene.
"Gray. Natsu." A girly yet very furious voice came from behind. Lucy. Apparently, the two idiots had disturbed her reading time while she was being irritated the moment and will now have to suffer the wrath of Lucy. Only Lucy—over the course of time—is able to actually stop the two from any intense argument that would result in another animated fight.
"Wait until Erza comes back. You two won't be able to live very much longer. Enjoy your time." Black and purple dark aura is swiveling around her. The two are now shaking violently because of fear. "Though I might want to do it myself." She added in an equally lethal voice.
Gray and Natsu locked their arms together and are currently in buddy mode with each other. The duo is still shaking uncontrollably with extreme horror on what may happen to them.
"A-ah Lucy, Natsu and I are sorry so…" Gray- the always rational one- is stuttering on his words and the dark aura is still enveloping her. "S- S- So please forgive us." Gray is having a hard time not to grovel on his knees to beg for forgiveness.
"Aye!" Natsu frightfully inquired. Little did they know that they had attracted quite a large amount of audience including the iron- dragon slayer.
'There goes Happy number 2 again.' He sweat dropped at the sight. Those two are scraping to the ego of every man.
Thankfully, Lucy just sighed and let the two slipped again.
"Fine. Just don't disturb me anymore. I am reading a very good book Levy-chan lends me." She turns her attention back on the seemingly unnoticed book propped open on the table.
At the mention of Levy's name, Gajeel turns his head to the direction of the blue-haired bookworm. She too, like Lucy, is reading a book. Just seeing her all bend to read the thick book, the way her brows furrowed in concentration, her lips and face contorts in different emotions depending on the mood and feelings of the book she is reading and how her eyes suddenly gleamed at certain parts made Gajeel blush though the iron- dragon slayer tried very hard to hide the reddening of his cheeks—and may God bless him—he hide it in spite of himself.
Yes. Gajeel Redfox is now officially in love of our little bookworm—Levy McGarden. On how, when and why; Gajeel doesn't know. It is just that one morning he woke up and he is suddenly feeling butterflies on his stomach, stuttering and blushing whenever Levy is at Gajeel's sight.
'Like a damn freaking high school girl having her first love.' Gajeel thought, rather repulsed by the sudden musing. But he must admit she is his first love and Gajeel is even thinking of confessing his feelings to her. Besides he isn't the type that keeps all his emotions bottled up inside him. If he loves her then so be it.
Now the main problem for Gajeel is how he is planning to confess. He is absolutely as clueless and inexperience as a five year old in terms of the matters in heart. Though Gajeel is famous for his tough exterior, he could be as naïve as an elementary in these things. All he need is help. And now, he turns around and look at the entire guild—trying to figure out who to help him in his hardest missions that could easily surpass the S-class missions he had done before in Phantom. Confess and win Levy's heart. Long story- short: Mission Impossible.
He then looks like a teacher eyeing his students and studying them with clarity on who is the best among the rest of the members.
Gajeel's POV (thinking for the suitable team mate that best help him and assure success)
Mirajane and Lucy. Nah. I roll my eyes at the thought. Sure Mirajane and Lucy might have been the best solution because they are girls. They know how to woo their own… own… own specie. But I can't trust them to keep it a secret to Levy considering they are her best friends. And a part of my mind just a little part of it thinks that it is just because of my out-of-proportion ego that keeps me from asking. So Lucy and Mirajane- OUT.
Elfman. I almost choke on the beverage I am drinking. Sure he must be a man so no ego issues but he will just keep spouting non-sense about being a man and maybe he's just too loud so I can't trust him with helping. Elfman- OUT.
Jet and Droy. I almost laugh at myself for the complete and utter stupidity of the choice. They wouldn't help me to—as much as I repulsed the term—court Levy. Not even when hell freezes over. Jet and Droy- ABSOLUTELY OUT.
So that left me with another group of persons to choose from and this is probably my lat retort of the moment. Again I laugh at the remaining choice but still consider the fact.
Gray, Natsu and Happy. The weirdest set of choices. But maybe, just maybe, they can at least. I know that Juvia—my nakama from Phantom—is head over heels for Stripper. Natsu is pretty much of no use to me but who knows he might help. And even that blue Exceed has his own love interest. Gray, Natsu and Happy- ACCEPTED.
One thought is for sure and I am preparing my mind for it.
I freaking need their help.
A part of my ego just bursts and die at the thought but I think my heart did back flips.
Normal POV
Gajeel approaches the trio he's having business with. Now it would start awkwardly but he's quite sure this will go smoothly according to plan. But when he caught sight of the trio, he instantly wanted to back out. But Gajeel never backs out so he approaches them.
"Oi! Flame head, Stripper, Happy!" He shouted and tried to sound as nonchalant and cool as possible.
"Hey, Metal studs! What do you want? Suddenly approaching out- of- blue." Gray replied to the iron dragon- slayer.
"Gajeel, what's the matter? Want to fight?" Natsu suddenly exclaims in exuberance. Excited over another fight about to happen between him and the other dragon- slayer.
"No." he deadpanned and Natsu looks with a tad disappointment.
"Look, I am going to be as damn frank as possible but can we talk outside?" Gajeel said exasperatedly at the guys in front of him. They all shrug and head outside.
"Now what?" Gray is a little bit of annoyed at the moment and being drag by his not-so-close nakama outside didn't help with his small aggravation.
"I need your help. Badly." He said in a voice that is a cross between desperation and pleading.
All was too shock to speak. Gajeel asking them out for help is not something you're going to see every day. There was a pregnant silence with the three and Happy, for the first time speaks and break the silence—or more like mock them.
"Aye. What does Gajeel need help for? It is not about missions, is it?" he ask in his child-like voice.
"Well, you see. Umm… err… I need help with… IneedhelpwithLevy." The last part came out more likely as gibberish and no one understands what he said.
"What? Can you repeat it again?" Natsu said. A vein is animatedly popping and throbbing on his head.
"I said I need help with Levy." The part comes out more of a feral and angry snarl.
Another long silence but this time Gray breaks it.
"About love?"
"God damn it! What else?" The vein on his forehead is again pounding with resentment over the three. He thinks they'll be able to help! He scoffs, he feels stupid. Totally stupid.
"Okay. We'll help." Natsu replied.
'That's it! That's all it took! Bunch of damn idiots. But lest I could be thankful." He thought but rather disturbed by the last part.
"Okay. But the three of you have to follow one rule and that is: Do not tell Levy a single thing if you still want to keep your heads attached to your necks." He threatened them with the usual 'Gajeel scary- look'.
"You need to follow everything we are going to say and you need everything we ask you to have." Gray-sama speaks in behalf of Natsu and Happy. Well, the guy who has a girl, who actually likes him spoken up, what else can he say?
Yel-chan: Waaah… That was some long chapter I've got there and a bit of cliff hanger. So how is it? Do you like it? Is it good? Waaah… I can't contain my excitement! Please leave a REVIEW because I'll totally appreciate it. Don't worry there will be some NaLu and GraVia (one-sided) in the next chapters though minor. If you've got anything you want Gajeel-kun to do in courting Levy-chan, just leave it in the review or PM me. I'll gladly reply to all of you.
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I apologize for the grammar and spelling mistakes I have here. If you think Gajeel is OOC in here that's because he's in love and I don't know much of his character so if you could kindly suggest what I can do and main points of Gajeel's character then THANK YOU!