Disclaimer: The characters of fairy tail belong to Hiro Mashima.

The idea behind this story has been used before but not with this couple, yet. So I thought I'd give it a try. Enjoy.

Chapter 1

Levy laid awake in her bed thinking about her latest book. The cute mage might not look threatening but her magic was. It gave her a great advantage in battle. It was a great element of surprise. Levy was almost dreading the fact she had to sleep but her bills were piling up and she had made up her mind to go check the request board first thing in the morning. Jet and Droy would be there waiting for her surely, she'd pick something slightly difficult with good pay and... Those were her last thought before she closed her eyes for the night.

The blue haired mage walked in just as Mirajane was starting to set everything together for the day.

"G'morning Levy. You're up early" said the bartender surprised to see someone up at this hour.

Levy yawn and smiled at her "Good morning Mira. I need to do a request and wanted to get it as early as possible."

"Oh well go look around. Can I get you anything while you check?"

"Sure, just my regular" Levy responded. She made her way to the board. Indeed it was a good idea to come early; the best jobs were still there for her. She saw a couple of interesting ones for her and her team but then she spotted it, $500,000 jewels, it asked for 2 or more mages to break an enchantment in some ruins. Bandits had made camp there so they had to be taken out some people had been taken hostage and needed to be rescued unharmed.

It was perfect. She snatched it right out. Levy walked over to her warm breakfast and started eating it happily. "So what did you end up picking?" Mirajane asked curiously.

"Here take a look" she said proudly and showed her the request "Jet & Droy can take care of the bandits and I'll do the rest" she said confidently

"Mmmh... you are right, this mission is perfect...but umm mmh I guess they couldn't tell you." The bar maid look disappointed "You see, master sent Jet and Droy on a mission last night. They weren't allowed to tell anyone. I was still in the bar when I overheard their conversation and I could get in trouble by saying this much."

Levy looked shocked; she was upset that she hadn't been asked to participate in this mission. After all she was part of shadow gear but if master Makarov deemed it was necessary that just Jet and Droy went she couldn't fight that decision. Still she now would be stuck with easier missions with much less pay.

Mirajane smiled at Levy "Perhaps you could team up with someone else..." She pointed at the request board and she saw him, standing tall and proud. His fierce glare stuck to the request board. He would be perfect and it would make the mission end much faster. All she had to do was ask. If only it could be that easy. Levy was no longer afraid of the metal dragon. She had, since long ago, forgiven him. What she felt for him was...confusing. Levy loved knowledge so to not know what she felt was upsetting. She made up her mind to try and convince the dragon to go on this mission with her.

Levy stood up and made her way towards him. With each step she took her confidence falter slowly.

"Hi, Gajeel." She managed to keep her voice steady. Good.

"What is it, Shrimp?" He turned to look at the meek girl.

"Umm...I was wondering if you'd like to go on this mission with me." She took the piece of paper and put it in front of her face to hide her embarrassment. He knew it took a lot out of her ask him this. Gajeel had already vowed to protect her whenever she needed and how could he say no to her after all he had done to her.

"That town is far. We would have to leave soon... I'll meet you in the train station in an hour, Shrimp." With that the metal dragon made his way out of the guild leaving Levy speechless. She turned around looked at Mirajane and gave her a thumbs up.

"Well go get ready. Don't worry about breakfast. This one is on me." The bar maid winked and motioned for her to go on. Levy didn't need any more encouragement. She didn't know why exactly the idea of doing a mission with Gajeel made her so happy. But she wasn't fighting it.

Mirajane looked at the clock. That was close. If Levy had stayed any longer it would've ruined her master plan. Any minute now Jet and Droy would walk into the guild looking for Levy. Mirajane better come up with another genius idea.

Levy ran through the street not because she was anxious to depart but because she was late. She let time pass while thinking of which books to bring and when she realized of her lateness she shoved clothes in her bag and started running. When she finally made it Gajeel was there already looking very annoyed. Ouch.

"Hey..." She said slowly

"You're late. Here's your ticket. Let's go, train leaves in 10 minutes" he handed her the ticket and began to lead the way.

"Thank you" she mumbled out before she started following the metal dragon. The ride was indeed long and while Gajeel slept most of the ride Levy buried her face in her book. It didn't help the fact they were sitting side by side and with the constant rocking of the train it was hard to keep her mind on task.

They arrived in town late in the afternoon and headed to meet with who had placed the request. When they finally reached the house, they were impressed. It was a giant three story house, painted white with a rustic feel. Levy knocked and was greeted by a very handsome young man. He was tall with light brown hair adorning his head wildly. His eyes were sapphire green and he gave them a dazzling smile. Levy felt her face become hot.

"Well hello you must be the mages of fairy tail, I'm Nicholai, Please come in" he moved aside to let them in. The inside of the house was classy and elegant. A big chandelier hanged above them and in front a big staircase to their sides there were two big doors. The young men led them to the one on the right which led them to a small living room. He motion for them to sit.

"Can I offer you anything to drink?" He asked politely.

"No." Answered Gajeel he looked over at levy who had not rejected nor accepted the offer she was still enthrall by the young man's beauty.

"Oi, Bookworm! Stop staring at him and respond"

"Huh!" It was like she had been hit with a heavy book she blushed ten times worse "oh uh no thank you" casting her gaze down to hide her embarrassment. This was an important mission and here she was making a fool out of herself. She wanted the ground to open up and swallow her. Plus Gajeel sounded irritated but who wouldn't be when- her train of thought was cut off when she heard Gajeel discussing the mission with Nicholai.

"We don't know what exactly these bandits want but they've taken some of the women of this village hostage" He looked upset as he said "My sister included. What we do know though is that they are using some time of magic to enchant them so they come to them willingly. We tried fighting back and get our families back but they just stood there. Some even fought us to let them stay"

"Did they say anything? How exactly did they look when you saw them?" Levy asked curiously, she had some idea of what this curse was but she needed to gather as much information as needed.

"Almost like in a trance. Their eyes were dead as if staring into nothing. The only time I saw some life into them was when they heard the voice of the leader of that gang of bandits." Nicholai squinted at the remembrance of that moment. It must have been hard for him to see his sister want to stay with the men who had kidnapped her, Levy was getting angry too just hearing the story.

"So how many bandits are we talking here?" Fighting was where Gajeel came in, it was about time he joined this conversation with something he could actually do. Kick some ass.

"Oh about fifty or sixty men but let me make clear we want hostages returned to us unharmed." Nicholai emphasized the word 'unharmed' to Gajeel to make sure he understood his terms.

Gajeel glared at him now "And how many hostages have they taken?"

"Twenty, mostly young women and some men"

"If they are using them to fight I can't promise that they will be unharmed" The metal dragon stated. He didn't know why he wanted to piss off this guy but he just didn't like him at the moment.

"But we'll do our best to keep the damage to a minimum" Added Levy to try and save the situation. Why was Gajeel picking a fight with who was hiring them?

"Well I hope so for the amount I'm paying I would not like to see any of my friends harmed." Nicholai looked at Gajeel "Your partner is very cute if I were you I would keep my eye on her tonight. That's when the bandits strike" He sounded serious and worried.

With that Levy and Gajeel left the manor and made their way to the hotel that Nicholai provided for them. Any expenses they might have had been covered by him. Levy was going over Nicholai's warning and didn't know if she felt insulted at the fact that he thought she could be easily kidnapped but knowing that these bandits were using an enchantment she was unfamiliar with she should play it safe and share a room with Gajeel. Wait, what? Levy felt her cheeks begin to flare. The thought of her and Gajeel being in the same room made her feel very self-conscious. She couldn't argue that it was a good idea but how could she tell the metal dragon of her plan without becoming as shy as a high school girl on a first date. She could almost see the hotel; her moment was now or never.

" Gajeel wait" He stopped and glared at her. Why was he always glaring at her? It made it so hard for her to face him since every time she did she thought he was upset at her.

"Well I umm thinking about Nicholai's warning about the bandits striking at night and since they mostly take women I thought it be best if we were to share a room so maybe we can catch them in the act and all…" With each word that left her mouth Levy felt her face blazing. This had to be the most embarrassing thing she has had to say ever. She was now staring at the floor finding herself fascinated at the cobblestone beneath her feet.

"Oi, look up!" Yelled the metal dragon and at this Levy's eyes were captured by the fierce red eyes of Gajeel Redfox. He lowered himself so he was face to face with her and gave her one of his devilish smirks "If you wanted to share a room with me all you had to do was ask, book worm there's no need to explain yourself. I mean how can I blame you? You hang around Twiddle Dee and Tweeddle Dum it's only natural you'd want to spend more time with a real man."

Any embarrassment Levy might've been feeling left her in a second. She was so enraged at the insinuations the Gajeel was making she felt herself shaking.

"In your dreams, dummy this is simply because of the mission. It's the most efficient way, trust me there is nothing more I'd like to do now then to be in my room reading alone."

"Whatever you say, Shorty"

"Stop calling me nicknames, my name is Levy." Gajeel smirked again and started heading towards the hotel. Maybe this mission wasn't going to be so bad. He was beginning to enjoy it already.

This is my first time writing a fan fiction and since there aren't a lot between this couple I thought I give it a chance. Also after chapter 210, how can you think they should not be together?

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I'll try to update soon. Oh! And there will be a lot of smut. Well hopefully you guys enjoy it