AN: Hey, it's Jenny this time! It's mah turn to write a fic! And it's a GaLe one. *giggles uncontrollably* okay, I hope you enjoy this twoshot!~
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of its characters. Hiro Mashima does. I wish I did. Doesn't everybody!?
"Gajeel!~" Levy exclaimed as she skipped cheerfully along the guild towards a certain iron dragon slayer, who was sitting by the bar. This rather fearsome person asked Mirajane, "Some beer for me, Mira." Mirajane nodded and smiled pleasantly like she always did, and filled up a wooden mug with frothy beer and placed it next to Gajeel, who muttered, "Thanks." Levy arrived at the bar and hauled herself up onto the tall stool next to him. "A beer for me, as well, Mira!" she said. Gajeel turned to her and raised an eyebrow, saying, "You don't really drink beer, do you?" Levy shrugged and said, "I'm thirsty." "Tch," Gajeel replied, "Beer won't satisfy your thirst." Levy pouted, thinking, Why won't you let me drink a single beer? Silly Gajeel. After a pause, Levy asked slyly, "Could it be that you're looking out for me, Gajeel? Are you worried about me? How nice!" Mira, who was watching, brought her hand to her mouth, giggling. Gajeel scowled, replying, "It's for your own good, shrimp!" Levy relented to him, but only because she knew he was trying so hard, "Mhm..." They both turned to their beer and drank heartily. Mira, smiling, observed them and left the bar to attend to the Master Makarov's errands.
After a few sips, Levy glanced at Gajeel, who propped his elbow on the table and put his head on his hand, turning away from her. She sighed contentedly. Levy opened her mouth to suggest they go on a job she thought would be fun, but suddenly the guild's doors opened noisily. Natsu, Gray, and Erza who were fighting with everyone else over who knows what, stopped their rambunctiousness, and it became silent in the guild. Everyone's heads turned towards the intruder, a hunched figure in a hooded cape. When the person spoke, a raspy, hoarse voice disturbed the silence in the room. "Who... would like incredible fortune?"
Gajeel scoffed his infamous "Tch," and went back to drinking his beer. The mysterious being noticed the iron dragon slayer and pondered something. Then, he walked with speed towards Gajeel, surprisingly fast for a hunched up person. Gajeel, who was now clearly irritated, asked loudly, "What do ya want, weirdo?!" Levy's eyes were wide at the prospect of "incredible fortune" and became even wider at Gajeel's rudeness. She wanted to scold him, but the peculiar stranger interrupted her intentions as he took out a vial of some kind of pink, swirly liquid. Everyone watched closely and intensely as he opened it... and suddenly, they were all asleep.
Turns out, this mysterious person had placed a sleeping spell on everybody in the guild! Who the heck was this guy? As everyone struggled to get out of their slumbering state, he quickly held the vial over Gajeel's and Levy's beer cups. Two drops of the strange liquid plopped and dissolved into their beer. The unknown person haphazardly tucked the vial away safely in their cape pocket and fled the scene. Then everyone was released from their short nap.
"Hrmfngh... what in the world?" Levy yawned and stretched her arms. "Was that a dream, or...?" Gajeel mumbled as he awoke. They could not hear each others' voices as everyone started waking up and loudly asking what the heck happened. As everyone woke up from their daze, Erza, stood on a table and said gravely, "It was a sleeping spell." Well, it seemed not to alarm anybody, and soon the whole guild gradually went back to whatever it was doing, being wild and boisterous.
Levy grimaced and turned to Mira, who had just come back, "Another beer, please, Mira." Gajeel blinked, confused. Did I just speak? he wondered. When Levy heard her own voice, she became alarmed, thinking, Why did my voice come out as Levy's friking voice? The two both jumped, startled. The two turned to face each other and a brief moment of silence passed between them, before... they both screamed. "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! WHAT THE HELL!?"
Gajeel, who was sitting femininely with his leg propped on the other, screamed, "WHY AM I SEEING MYSELF!?" Levy, who was slouching, pointed with horror at Gajeel, "YOU ARE ME!? HOW COME I CAN SEE YOU!? AM I IN FRONT A FREAKING MIRROR OR SOMETHING!? UNLESS..." Levy looked down at herself. Upon seeing her petite, tiny self, she freaked out even more. Gajeel did likewise, and he gasped when he saw his muscular, large, tall body. Before the initial shock could settle in, Levy stood up abruptly and grabbed Gajeel's hand tightly and firmly. She pulled him away from the bar and the two frantically exited the guild. Nobody noticed except for one mysterious being, who was behind it all.
The first place they went to was Gajeel's place, a roomy but dark house encased in an alley somewhere. Somehow, Levy knew exactly where it was and Gajeel was led by her, confused, not knowing where they were going. As they ran to Gajeel's house, one thing raced through their mind, We are screwed. So very screwed.
When they got in front of Gajeel's house, Levy boldly approached Gajeel and put her hands in his pockets, feeling around for his keys to the house. Gajeel blushed, which was unusual for him. When Levy finally found his keys, she opened the door and they entered briskly. She slammed the door closed and they both sighed in relief. Gajeel hesitantly glanced at Levy who was squeezing her eyes shut, looking distressed. They were both very distressed.
Why were they distressed? Why, reader, haven't you figured out the situation by now? Alright, it looks like I have to spell it out for you. Gajeel and Levy switched bodies. Or brains, rather. Gajeel's mind is currently in Levy's body, while Levy's mind is currently in Gajeel's body.
Finally, Levy looked up at Gajeel, who towered over her. "... Is that you, Shrimp?" she asked, a bit unnerved. Gajeel, horrified, said, "Um, yeah... And are you Gajeel?" Levy exhaled heavily and replied, "Yeah." Gajeel started whining, "Ugh, why did I have to switch bodies with you! How the heck did this happen?!" Levy glared at him and said, "Hey, don't be such a baby while you're in MY body. People will think I'm weird." Gajeel said defensively, "Oh, you think I'm a baby? Well, you can't tell me what to do!" Levy suddenly got an evil look on her face. "Really? Well, I'm tired, I'll go take a SHOWER..."
Gajeel looked shocked and screamed girlishly, "YOU BETTER NOT, GAJEEL REDFOX! IF YOU DO, WELL, I'LL TAKE A SHOWER, TOO!" Levy smirked and replied, "Go ahead." Gajeel's eyes widened and he blushed furiously. "UGHH! I'm leaving! You'd better not try anything, pervert." Levy rolled her eyes and said, "You worry too much. Why would I do that?" Gajeel, continuously blushing, murmured, "Well, who can trust you? Whatever..." He turned to leave, but suddenly recalled something very important.
"Oh yeah, Gajeel... Back then at the guild, before we drank those beers, I wanted to ask you if you wanted to go on a job with me!" Gajeel said, turning around. "Those beers? ... Hey, shorty, do you remember that weird guy who came in right before this whole switching thing happened?" Levy asked, scratching her head. Gajeel put his finger to his chin daintily,"Um, yeah, but what does he have to do with the job...?"
Levy abruptly snapped her fingers and shouted, "THAT LITTLE... THE WEIRDO DUDE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME MESSED-UP MAGE AND CAUSED THIS SWITCH TO HAPPEN!" Realization dawned on Gajeel and he screamed, "OH, HE MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING!" Levy shook her head. "Tch," she said disapprovingly, "You just realized that?" Gajeel retorted, "Well, you just figured that out now, too, Gajeel." Levy muttered, "Hmph," and flicked her head the other way.
Sighing, Gajeel said, "I suppose we'll have to find him and turn ourselves back." Levy stopped griping and pondered deeply, "Won't he be out of Magnolia by now if he really is an evil jerk? This little..." Gajeel said, "Well, sorry, but I have to go. Let's figure this out tomorrow." Levy, or Gajeel, was a stalker, because apparently he knew Levy's bills were due tomorrow. Levy reminded Gajeel, "Aren't your bills for Fairy Hills due tomorrow?" Gajeel's eyes widened and shrieked quite cutely. "I freaking forgot! Change of plans. We NEED to go on that job today. I need those jewels now!"
Levy smirked and said condescendingly, "You always wait until the last day, don't you shrimp?" Gajeel glared at Levy and remarked, "Well, look who's the 'shrimp' now!" Levy's face turned dark and Gajeel shivered. "Never mind," Gajeel replied, sheepishly, "I never knew I could be so scary." Levy smiled smugly and commented, "I knew I could be frightening, no matter whose body I'm in." Gajeel rolled his eyes and unenthusiastically agreed, "Yes, you are." Levy grinned evilly. "..Gihee."
The two returned to the guild awkwardly, trying to act like their counterpart. They did NOT want the guild to know about their little situation. Levy thought in her mind, Flame-brain and Ice-boy are gonna annoy the heck out of me, those two brats. They better not find out. She was irritated just thinking about them. Gajeel, on the other hand, was thinking, Cana, Mira, Lucy, and basically every female in the guild is going to tease me so hard if they find out! Ugh. It's okay, Levy. Just deal with this until the job is over, and then we can find a solution. For the jewels, Levy, for the jewels! Gajeel whispered "Gambate!" to himself, before trudging over to the bar.
Unfortunately, Gajeel walked a little too manly -which Elfman approved of anyway- and Levy acted a bit too girly. She twirled her hair and giggled unnecessarily, much to the horror of the real Levy, stuck in Gajeel's body. Gajeel walked like a thug over to Mirajane and asked gruffly, "So, uh... We're going on a job, Mirajane. Tell Master Makarov for us." Mira nodded, and cocked her head at the weird spectacle. Then, Mira told Levy sweetly, "I've heard the local bookstore has new books! You should check it out after your job!" Levy, forgetting her act, snapped, "Why would I be interested in boring, stupid books?"
Everyone in the guild stopped drinking and fighting to stare at Levy in shock. Levy slightly reddened, embarrassed, and tried to cover it up, but failed miserably. "I, I mean... uh, no, what I'm saying is... ugh, see, I-" Gajeel interrupted and said smoothly, "What Levy means is that she's probably read them all by now. Knowing the, uh, shrimp, she would have, right?" Levy merely nodded, feeling for the first time in HIS life, mortified. Gajeel nodded curtly and dragged a frozen-as-a-statue Levy out the guild door, saying over his shoulder, "We'll be back soon!" Pantherlily stared at them leave and thought, Those two are acting peculiar... Why could that be? Gajeel didn't even ask me to join him on their job!
As the two mages walked through the town streets, Levy finally recovered from the whole ordeal. "Sh-sheesh, thanks shorty. You... helped me out there." Inside Gajeel's body, Levy was surprised at Gajeel's unexpected gratitude. Gajeel usually never thanked someone, or was considerate. Gajeel's face brightened and he replied, "No problem, Gajeel!~" Levy returned to her scowling face and whispered, "Stop being so happy-go-lucky with my face and body!" Gajeel stuck out his bottom lip and replied, "Then stop being such a meanie with my body! People will think I'm all dark and scary."
Gajeel and Levy both sighed, knowing that they wouldn't get what they wanted. They travelled to the place of their job, both thinking the same thing, I've got to hurry up and get out of this body. Levy comforted herself in her mind, We'll get Levy her jewels now, since they're due tomorrow. We're stuck like this, but, eh, it's alright. Levy's pretty damn smart, she'll find a way. He(speaking about Gajeel in Levy's body) became unaware of himself smiling at the thought of Levy's jubilation when she obtained her jewels. So, in this dreamlike state, they kept walking to Hargeon, where their job was. Little did they know, they were in for something they would not see coming.
AN: Hope it wasn't too confusing to see who is who. I got the idea from that episode when everyone switched bodies! :D The next and last chapter is coming out soon. Maybe when I'm not busy. Please review, follow, and fave us! GaLe rocks, dude. ;3