Crack ship
A/N: I completely support GaLe, this is for a challenge set to me by my sister. Currently a one shot but I do have more chapters planned.
In the far corner of the guild hall sat a bluenette, head in a book shutting out the chaos that was Fairy Tail. She'd grown so accustomed to the brawls that over time she'd learnt to zone out. Some would say she was too zoned out. As a shadow creeped over her book, she looked up to see what had caused it, only to see a pink haired dragon slayer, blocking a chair that was flying towards her. She flinched as his fist connected with the chair, shattering it and sending splinters all over the surrounding area. He turned to the blue haired Mage, a look of concern on his face.
"You okay, Levy?" He asked, a hint of worry in his voice. She nodded and flashed a small smile. He flashed a grin back at her before taking off shouting about melting some Popsicle. As she watched him run away, she set her book down, watching the dragon slayer with a sense of wonder. It was amazing to her that a man who seemed only concerned with fighting could also be, somewhat, a gentleman. After a few minutes watching the brawl, she decided to go back to her book, but when she reached out for it, it was nowhere to be found. Quickly looking around, she noticed the book in the hands of the dragon slayer, who was now sat across from her, a look of concentration on his face as he tried to read the book.
"Natsu, what are you doing?" She asked, somewhat confused by what she saw.
"Well, you always seemed more interested in reading than fighting, so I wanted to know what was so good about books" he replied, lifting his head to meet her gaze. Levy found herself blushing under the gaze of the dragon slayer. "I see what Lucy means about the eyes" she thought to herself
"Well, you can be borrow it if you want" she said. He shook his head
"Nah, it's a little too complicated for me" he sighed, defeated by the object in his hands. He handed the book back to Levy and as he began to walk away, he felt a tug on his wrist. Turning to see who it was, he saw Levy holding on to him. He shot her a questioning look.
"I'm actually heading to the library now, I can help you pick a book out if you want?" She said softly. Though it was almost a whisper, Natsu's dragon hearing could pick it up.
"Yeah, I'm all fired up now!" He shouted before leading the blue haired Mage out of the guild hall, making sure to punch Gray on his way out. As Mira watched the two leave, a signature smile appeared on her face.
On the way to the library, it became painfully apparent to pair that they'd never really spoken one on one before. Levy walked, looking at her feet trying to find a conversation starter. Suddenly she shivered "I'm definitely not dressed for the cold" she thought to herself, though as soon as the cold hit her, she felt an arm drape over her shoulder, followed by an unfamiliar warmth. Looking up, she noticed that she'd been pulled closer to the dragon slayer, a hint of pink appearing on her cheeks.
"Sorry Levy, I noticed you were cold" Natsu said, looking down to make eye contact with the bluenette.
"It's..,it's fine" she replied quickly, a shy smile appearing on her face
It was another twenty minutes before they reached the library, with Natsu insisting on hugging her close to him the entire way so she didn't get cold. They spent a couple of hours negotiating around the library, with Natsu listening intently while Levy pulled down books and explained the plot to him. Seeing Natsu quiet was a rare sight, but the tranquility was soon shattered by the rumbling stomach of a hungry dragon slayer.
"Why don't we put these back and go get some food from the guild?" Levy asked
"We could, but Mira has probably stopped cooking by now" Natsu replied, placing his hand on the back of his neck. He suggested they go grab some food from a food stall before heading back to guild before someone beat up the ice princess before he had the chance. On the way back to the guild the pair talked a lot more naturally, laughing and telling stories of missions they'd been on. As they walked into the guild, the brawl had already started, and an object was sent flying towards them. Taking Levy in his arms, Natsu spun so his back was towards the object, taking the full force to his back. Levy felt herself blushing once more and smiled up the dragon slayer, who shot her a grin before putting her down and running off towards whoever launched the object. Watching this situation unfold, Jet and Droy were crying and talking about how maybe she would like them if they were dragon slayers too, whilst Elfman shouted about how Natsu saving Levy was manly before going off to join the fray. Mira stood behind the bar with a smirk on her face, beckoning the bluenette over.
"I want all the details" she said, passing Levy a mug of hot chocolate
"About what?" She said, acting dumb, though her blush betrayed her.
"You and Natsu of course" Mira replied sweetly
"It's nothing" Levy murmured, finding her eyes drawn to the blur of pink hair flying around the guild punching everyone in site, whilst Elfman cheered about how Natsu is a real man.
"Well, you seem more interested in him than the book you brought with you" Mira said, a glint in her eyes due to the fact she realised she could play matchmaker again.
"Well...I might like him a little, but it doesn't matter anyway, he only see's me as a friend" Levy sighed. She'd always admired Natsu, but spending time with him had really brought her feelings to the surface. Suddenly, there was a crash as the pink haired Mage flew over the bar. Quickly he bolted up and pulled Levy over the bar with him.
"What's going o-" her sentence was cut off as Natsu's hand covered her mouth to silence her, before he mouthed 'Erza'. The bluenette nodded in understanding. After a few minutes, Natsu looked over the bar to make sure the coast was clear, before letting out a sigh of relief.
"Natsu...why did you drag me over the bar with you?" She asked, with a confused looked on her face
"Well, I thought we could read together until Erza left" he replied with a grin on his face. She smiled and reached over the bar to grab the book from her bag, before sitting back down and tapping the space next to her, signalling for him to set next to her.
An hour passed, and Natsu noticed Levy had fallen asleep with her head on his shoulder. Careful not wake her, he picked her up, asking Mira if she would drop off Levy's things later, and walked out the guild. About fifteen minutes later, he arrived at Fairy Hills
"Hey, Levy wake up" he said softly
"Ugh, five more minutes" she grumbled, clinging to the warmth that had enveloped her body.
"You're home now Levy, I can't take you inside" as he said this he lightly shook her a awake. She slowly opened her eyes, and realising the position she was in, the blush returned to her face. The dragon slayer slowly set her down on her feet, holding on until she gained her bearings.
"Thanks for today Natsu, I had a lot of fun" she said, glancing at her feet to avoid his gaze
"Yeah me too! Let's hang out again some time" Natsu said before flashing his signature smile, while Levy just nodded in agreement.
"Well, see you tomorrow Natsu" she said, standing on her tiptoes to plant a kiss on his cheek. As she began to walk away she felt herself being pulled backwards and she span around she felt the dragon slayer plant his lips against hers. Her eyes widened in shock at first, but she soon closed her eyes and snaked her arms around his neck, melting into the kiss. A few moments later Natsu pulled away with a grin on his face. He turned around and began running in the direction he came from.
"See you tomorrow Levy!" The dragon slayer shouted as he ran back towards the guild shouting about unfinished business with the stripper. Levy watched him leave until he was out of view, with her hand on her lips where his once were, before shaking her head, and turning to go inside, blushing as she walked into Fairy Hills.
"Stupid Natsu" she thought to herself, a smile creeping onto her face.