Hello! Just saying, SPOILER ALERT! I hope you enjoy chapter one! Happy reading! ~Rinn E.
It's been 3 months and 2 years since the events of the Eclipse Celestial Spirits incident,
but the Fairy Tail Guild hasn't disbanded. Levy, while versing Eclipse
Capricorn in a trivia game, had revealed the name of the name of the man she was
emotionally attracted to when asked that as a question.
Now, Levy sits against a tree, and begins to read a book. She's half-way done, when Gajeel walks by, accompanied by Pantherlily.
Gajeel sees Levy, by herself, and stops.
"Hey Lily, can you go away for a few minutes?" he says, without looking back at Lily, for his cheeks began feeling hot.
"Umm.." Lily stuttered as he looked past Gajeel's shoulders, to see what he staring at that could makes him want to be alone.
He sees Levy, alone, reading against the tree, staring at Gajeel. Jet and Droy waltzed over to her and she looked away.
"Yes, of course." Lily says as he nods his head in understanding and flies away. Gajeel looks back to see if Lily's gone,
and when he turns back towards Levy he sees Jet and Droy fawning over her.
His fists clench and his face bears a scowl. "Uh, guys?" Levy said, looking down, her cheeks turning red.
"I really just want to be alone right now…sorry…" The pair walk away, disappointed. I guess it's worth a try, Gajeel thought.
Lily looked back and smiled. Go get 'er, Gajeel, he thought as he left the pair alone and flew to the guild hall.
Gajeel walked over to Levy, obviously nervous. Levy looked up from her book to see that it was Gajeel.
She quickly turned her attention back to her book. Curse you blood stream! Why you gotta make me blush every time I see him! Levy thought,
cussing at her anatomy. "Mind if I sit?" he asked. Levy's red cheeks intensified.
Curse you! Can you stay calm and keep it together for one measly conversation with the guy?! Levy cursed herself again.
"Yes. You may," she said as calmly as possible, though it was quite obvious that she was nervous as well.
As he sat down, his defined body brushed against her and her heart began to pound.
So did his.
"Uh...there's something I've been thinking about for a while now." he said. "I've been thinking about it practically nonstop since
the whole eclipse spirit incident..."
Oh! Does he know about what I confessed during my battle with Capricorn?! Levy thought worriedly.
"Were you watching all of us fight?" Levy asked.
"No," he replied. She sighed in relief. "But Princess Hisui was," he said, unable to look at Levy.
Levy's eyes widened, her face turned red, her heart pounded even faster.
He looked at Levy. He saw the look in her eyes.
Fear, worry and something else he couldn't quite put his finger on. Embarrassment, perhaps?
Crap! Did I upset her?! Gajeel thought. "But don't worry or anything like that! She didn't tell me anything!" he said worriedly. Levy sighed in relief.
Shit! I don't know how to tell her that I know! he thought in desperation. "Um, well..the princess didn't physically tell
me anything, that is," he said. Levy's heart skipped a beat. "Which entails..?" she said, intensely studying the same verse in her book, over and over again.
"Well, she was watching them on lacrimal vision and she was watching something in disbelief.
When I walked in, it was your fight playing. She looked around like a child caught stealing a cookie when her mom said no.
"Do you..." Gajeel swallowed hard. "Do you know why she was like that? You see...all I heard was my name, and then you won...that's it," he asked.
Levy was trying to think of million ways out of this, but she had no choice but to tell him the truth.
"Actually...I do...know why...she was like...like that," Levy said nervously. "Tell me, Levy. What was the question you
were asked that you answered my name?" Gajeel asked.
Levy stopped pretending to read. Her heart skipped a beat as a newly discovered shade of red broadened and intensified on her face.
She tried to look at Gajeel, but she just couldn't face him. She hid behind the coverage of her book.
While this was happening, Natsu, Lucy, and Happy were returning from a recent job and were headed towards the guild hall.
Gajeel and Levy had no idea that they were passing by.
"Uhg... I'm NEVER riding a train, AGAIN!" Natsu exclaimed, holding his stomach, riddled by nausea and dizziness. "You say that EVERY time, Natsu," Happy said, flying next to his best friend.
"Natsu. You're a great fighter, but your motion sickness is always in the way. Are you sure you can't get over it?" Lucy asked, generally concerned for her teammate's wellbeing.
"Yes, Lucy. I have a way of not throwing up and being incapitated when I'm on transportation...," Natsu said.
"Uh, I believe the word that you're looking for incapacitated, Nats-" Lucy began, but Natsu flung his arm out, to stop Lucy, and smacked her in the chest.
"Hey! What was that fmm?!" Lucy tried to say, but Natsu put his other hand on her mouth.
"Look!" he whispered as he jerked his head, signifying them where to look.
They turned and saw Levy and Gajeel sitting next to each other, alone, talking, both blushing and obviously nervous.
Lucy gasped.
After she soaked in what was happening, her jaw dropped to the floor, then she smiled an utterly evil smile.
A smile one would only expect 'Matchmaker Mira' to produce.
She grabbed Natsu and Happy's arm and dashed to hide behind the conveniently placed shrubbery that ran
along the outside of the park, concealing the urge to utterly start squealing and jumping up and down.
There was a long silence, but Levy eventually broke it. "Well...," Levy gulped and continued. "It was the last question...and it asked me...
what was the name...of...of the man...," she stuttered. I have to say it! It's now or never! Levy thought, a new determination brewing up inside her.
"It asked what was the name of the guy I liked!" Levy screamed, turning away as she slapped the book against her face, pressing it tightly.
Luckily, only Gajeel and the 'spies' hiding behind shrubs, were paying attention.
She was groaning and cursing herself for revealing it and, now that she had, her previous determination had left her.
Gajeel sat there, silent. He couldn't believe she liked him! He was utterly in shock.
Not from the fact that she liked him, but because she actually admitted it to him. He smiled.
"You want to know what my answer would be?" he asked, never once letting up on smiling. He looked like he'd won the lottery, but he didn't.
He had won something even better than that. He had won Levy.
"What," Levy exclaimed, uninterested, still embarrassed and still hiding inside (and now behind) her book.
"Well. She's a really fantastic girl. She's shorter than me, a wizard. She loves books and literature. You'll rarely see her not smiling...
"Let's see, she's in the same guild as me. She has beautiful hair. You really should check it out sometime!" he grinned.
She hadn't taken the hint yet. "That's sooo cool...," she groaned behind gritted teeth, still angry at herself.
"As I was saying, her hair's absolutely gorgeous. It's this unnatural, almost sky, blue," he said.
She took the book slowly off of her face.
She was starting to understand.
"Yeah. Remember how I said she's a wizard? Her magic's really cool, too. It's solid script. It really is impressive, just like her,
and I don't say that about most people. She really is special." His grin grew wider.
Levy looked at Gajeel. "Um, and what's her name?" Levy asked, unsure, yet curious. "Levy McGarden," Gajeel said.
Levy's mouth hung slightly open, despite herself. She had stopped thinking, moving, stopped everything, maybe even breathing.
They stared into each others eyes.
She looked away to the safety of her book, blushing uncontrollably, a nervous hand at the back of her head.
Gajeel grabbed her wrist and lifted the book above their heads. She looked at him suddenly and he had a devilish grin.
"My answer's always gonna be you," Gajeel said. He leaned in and kissed her. Their kiss was long and sweet.
As they kissed under the shade of the tree, they couldn't be happier.
The pair relaxed as the made out and Levy even dropped her book. They couldn't possibly be torn apart.
They looked at the fallen book, arms still in the air, faces still close. "Sorry, I made you lose your place," Gajeel said, apologetically, looking into her eyes.
"It's okay," Levy said, looking back, taking Gajeel's cheek in her hand as she wrapped her other arm around his neck.
She looked him in the eyes; "Right here is the only place I want saved." Gajeel looked and smiled.
They kissed again, dropping their arms and wrapping them around each other. Gajeel ran his hands through
Levy's soft hair, the two never wishing for a moment more perfect then this.
Our little 'spies' stood in awe. Their jaws dropped to the floor and were like that for quite some time. They couldn't believe it.
Levy like Gajeel, they knew that. They knew the pair had feelings for each other (they didn't think THIS much feeling) and they
couldn't believe that they had admitted it, to each other! They thought that they never would!
They were all so happy for their friends. Well, all except Happy. He just stood there, disgusted, covering his eyes from
the couple's public displays of affection.
"Oh my goodness, I need to sit," Lucy said, taking a seat on a nearby park bench. As she sat, Lucy smiled and looked off into the distance,
the mid-afternoon sunlight framing her face beautifully, making her eyes shine like crystals.
Natsu blushed. He began to think, a very rare occasion as it may be.
What's up with my cheeks?, he wondered. Lucy looks so pretty like this... "Hey, Lucy." Natsu said. She looked at him, innocently.
"What is it, Natsu?" she inquired. Natsu was still standing. He was just staring at Lucy, his eyes wide and shining.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Lucy asked. Natsu had no idea.
"Silly, why don't you take a seat next to me?"Lucy said as she pat the seat next to her on the bench. Natsu suddenly got really warm
at the thought of sitting next to Lucy, their bodies so close, touching.. her body warming his...
What the hell kind of crap am I thinking?! Why in the world am I thinking about Lucy like that, it's not like she's my girlfriend of anything,
I mean I like her and all, but... but... wait... Crap. Do I like Lucy?! Natsu head was spinning.
What? Why now? What the hell is going on, I've never had thought like this before, especially about Lucy, like.. I mean, I guess I might have
when I fell asleep inside of her bed and she got home and it woke me up, so I pretended to be asleep when I hugged her,
but that had totally different motives.. right? Natsu was overthinking everything he had ever done with Lucy.
"Natsu are you okay?" Lucy asked in general concern. Oh no, what is he thinking? Lucy wondered worriedly.
"I'm fine, Lu, totally fine..," Natsu said with a nervous chuckle.
"Natsu, you're scaring me, and you have never called me Lu, are you sure that you're okay?" Lucy questioned.
Uh, I guess I haven't.. what's wrong with me? Natsu wondered. He had never had any thoughts like this before,
what was going on? Do I really like Lucy? Lucy stared at him with wide eyes. What exactly is he thinking?
"Hey, shrimp," Gajeel said, but he got no answer. He looked down to see Levy, asleep, leaning against his arm, book in hand.
She was out, like a light. She looks so cute and peaceful when she sleeps, Gajeel noted to himself. He smiled.
The smile disappeared and turned to panic. I don't want to wake her up, she looks so peaceful and calm, but I don't know
where she lives! Now that I think about it, I never really sought out that kind stuff!
Let's see...she's best friends with Lucy...she could tell me where she lives...or maybe she'll let Levy stay the night?...yeah...
I'll bring her to Lucy's and ask if she can spend the night.
Gajeel thought quickly. He picked her up in his arms, got up making sure they had everything (Levy would kill him if he lost her book).
He paused.
Wait, where does Lucy even live? he thought. He set Levy down, against the tree.
He prayed Levy either didn't figure it out or forgave him for this, but he went through her bag to see if he could find anything.
After trifling around through books and bookmarks, wind-reader glasses and more, Gajeel found a picture book.
"Best Friends!" it read.
After flipping through, for a while, he found a picture of Lucy and Levy standing in front of an apartment building.
The caption read, "Lucy's Apartment!". On the building was the apartment number. Bingo! Gajeel thought.
Hey! I've seen that building, before! They're right by the canal that goes all throughout town! After gathering Levy's things and Levy,
Gajeel left for Lucy's, a sleeping Levy in his arms.
What exactly is he thinking? Lucy wondered. Her eyes grew wide. No, wait, Natsu isn't having some stupid
self realization or anything like that, I mean, the guy acts like a five year old,
he'd never think seriously about anything.. or would he.. oh, crap! What the hell, brain! Lucy rambled in her thoughts.
I mean, does Natsu ever think about stuff like that? Ugh, whatever. Whatever he's thinking I don't care about, right?
I mean, it's not like he loves me or anything.. Lucy suddenly had a daunting thought. What if he does?
Oh, stupid brain! You just go thinking anything, don't you! I mean, it's like you like Natsu either... right? Right?!
Wait, I'm not actually thinking about this, am I?! Lucy internally exclaimed.
"Uh, Lucy...?" Natsu said. "What?!" Lucy exclaimed. "You've been sort of muttering to yourself, are you sure you're okay?" Natsu asked.
Lucy hadn't noticed it until now, but she was beet red and so was Natsu. "Uh, what? Pft, of course I'm okay,
why would I not be okay? I'm perfectly fine!" Lucy exclaimed nervously.
Natsu smiled. She's thinking about the same stuff I am, isn't she? he thought. His eyes grew wide.
Wait, does that me she's debating if she likes me, too?! Natsu's thoughts screamed. Should I ask her about it?! What the hell I am I supposed to do?!
Hello! Do you like it so far? Please review and tell me if you like it, want to read more, or any suggestions or corrections you may have. Do you want me to go ahead and continue? As always, thanks for reading! ~Rinn E.