A/N: Hello! This is my new Gale story about Gajeel and Levy with a Family.
First things first *Ahem*
I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL. THIS IS JUST FOR FUN.
This story will only be about ten chapters long or so. I plan on trying to get it typed out as quickly as possible; without losing quality. I am already at work for Chapter 2.
The Redfox Family
Gajeel groaned as he felt a small hand pinching his nose. The iron dragon slayer cracked one eye open to look at his four year old daughter. "Melody what is it?" "Wake up Daddy! I have to eat breakfast before I go to school." Gajeel grunted as he sat up. Gajeel sighed as he remembered that Levy would not be home until tonight. Team Shadow Gear had been requested specifically for a translation job. Gajeel had been taking care of his and Levy's four year old daughter for the past two days. Today was Monday meaning Melody had school. Gajeel went into the kitchen to cook breakfast while Melody went to get dressed and make sure she had her school bag. As Gajeel set a plate of scrambled eggs, hash browns, and bacon on the table for his daughter Melody walked into the kitchen. She hung her small blue book bag on the back of her chair. "Thank you for breakfast, Daddy." Gajeel smirked "Yer welcome, Munchkin." Gajeel turned around to look at the school's lunch menu. His nose wrinkled with disgust as he saw it was meatloaf day. Melody would only eat Meatloaf her parents had made. Gajeel sighed before digging out a brown paper bag from one of the kitchen cabinets. He made Melody a peanut butter sandwich. He placed the sandwich the brown bag along with a bag of chips, a vanilla pudding cup, and some change for a carton of milk. When Melody slid out of her chair to put her plate in the sink Gajeel also placed a small note into his daughter's lunch bag. Gajeel looked up at the clock on the far wall of the kitchen "Oi, Come Munchkin time to walk to school." Melody smiled as she grabbed her backpack. Gajeel made sure he had his daughter's lunch before taking her tiny had in his large one.
The walk to the school was only ten minutes. The entire way all Melody chatted about was the books her teacher had been reading to the class. While Melody talked the whole way to school Gajeel looked over the outfit his daughter had picked to wear. Melody was wearing a black t-shirt with a sliver fairy tail emblem on the front. His daughter had on a pair of light wash blue jeans and black sneakers. Her messy blue hair was down since Gajeel had yet to master the best way to tame it into a ponytail. Melody's hair was the color of Levy's but it was a mix of both her parents' wild styles.
As Gajeel and Melody reached the school Gajeel stopped and knelt down looking into his daughter's warm cherry red eyes. "Okay Munchkin, Daddy will be right here when school gets out. I am not sure what time Momma will be home today, but if she is home she will be with me, okay?" Gajeel asked as he started into his daughter's eyes. Melody smiled at her father "Okay, Daddy." Gajeel stood handing his daughter her lunch sack. Melody gave her father a hug before running into the school building. Gajeel walked back home to find Patherlily awake and running through sword exercises in the backyard. Gajeel waved at his partner before going inside the house. Gajeel sighed as he began to clean the house. Three days without Levy and a hyper four year old left the house in a state of disarray. The first thing Gajeel did was wash the dishes. After the dishes were finished Gajeel was putting the various books Melody had read or she had him or Lily read to her over the past two days. Gajeel paused as he found a photo album. Running his fingers over the well-worn spine of the album; looking at the time on the clock Gajeel slid the album off the shelf. Sitting down on the couch Gajeel opened the cover.
The first picture was one of him and Levy asleep under a tree. It had been taken the day after the couple had officially started dating. Gajeel smirked as he remembered waking up right after the camera shutter clicked. He had awoken to find Lily grinning like a mad cat. Gajeel had chased the Exceed for the next three hours. The picture to the right of the first one was one of Levy as she sat in a window sill reading a book the sunlight had her hair was glowing the dust in the air giving her a halo about her face. Gajeel loved this picture of his shrimp. Lucy had taken it one day when she had seen Gajeel staring from across the guild hall. It was a month after the couple had starting dating and Levy had snapped at Gajeel for not giving her any space. Lucy had felt bad seeing Gajeel looking at Levy like a love lost puppy. Lucy had taken the picture and given to Gajeel with a note that said "Don't let her go."
The third picture on the page was one of Gajeel and Patherlily sparring. The dragon slayer chuckled. Levy had taken the picture when he had looked over and seen Shrimp staring at his shirtless body six months into their relationship. Gajeel had taunted her with the cliché phrase "Take a picture it will last longer." Levy had risen to the challenge. The final picture on the first page was taken by Mira. Gajeel and Levy had been on the same float during the Fantasia parade seven months after dating. Gajeel had been in dragon force while Levy had using her solid script to 'subdue' the dragon. Gajeel loved this picture because Levy looked fierce yet like she was having fun.
Looking at the clock Gajeel saw that is was time to pick Melody up from school. Lily saw his partner heading out to pick up Melody. Lily deiced to join Gajeel. Melody loved to play with Lily. In the past few years Lily had even taken to sleeping in a drawer in Melody's room. As Gajeel and Lily waited for Melody to be released from school Lily sat on the sidewalk. Five minutes Melody ran out of the school "Daddy!" she cried as she launched herself into her father's arms. "Hey Munchkin, did ya have fun at school?" Melody nodded excitedly "Yup. Is Momma home yet?" Melody asked as she looked around. Gajeel shook his head "Not yet, but Lily is here and he said he wanted to play outside with you once we got back." Melody gave a beaming grin that was a match of her mother's. "Yay! Uncle Lily wants to play!" Gajeel chuckled at his daughter's enthusiasm. The trio walked back to the house. Melody ran inside placing her blue backpack into her room before running out into the back yard where Lily was waiting. Gajeel had been able to smell the sugar that coated his daughter for her afternoon snack. Volunteering Lily to wear her out before Levy got home was the best plan Gajeel could think of; he walked into his daughter's room checking the folder in her bag that she had no homework. The folder was empty; no big surprise since his child was a bookworm like his wife.
Gajeel spent the next hour cleaning his bedroom and the two bathrooms in the house. Once Gajeel felt the house was just as clean as Levy had left it he found himself sitting on the couch looking at the photo album once more. Gajeel was now on the sixth page looking at the picture of him and Levy and their wedding. Every time Gajeel saw Levy in her dress it took his breath away. The dress had been simple; no frills or fluff. The dress was smooth with a sweetheart neck line. The dress hugged her chest and waist to flare out at her hips the dress stopped above her ankles. Levy had worn no make-up and her hair had been piled on her head in curls with two lose curls framing each side of her face.
Gajeel heard the backdoor to the house open. He paid no mind thinking was just Lily getting some water for himself and Melody. Gajeel jumped when he felt a pair of small slim arms wrap around his neck from behind. Turning his head he was shocked to see Levy looking at the picture of their wedding. "Taking a trip down memory lane because you missed me?" she asked placing a light kiss on Gajeel's lips. Gajeel returned the kiss. "I might have missed ya, Shrimp. I know Melody sure did." Levy smiled before she began chewing on her lip. Gajeel instantly went on alert. Levy only chewed her lip when she was nervous, had news, or was upset. With a sigh he asked "What is wrong? Did something bad happen on the job?" Levy chewed her lip some more while in thought. "Nothing bad happened on the job except for…" she trailed off. Gajeel looked at Levy his eye narrowed "Did Jet and Droy let you get hurt again?" he asked rage in his voice. Levy shook her head "No! Oh Mavis! No they did not let me get hurt; it is just that I may have gotten a little sick while on the job…" she trailed off again. Gajeel froze remembering the last time Levy had been sick. He looked at Levy "What kind of sick, Shrimp?" Levy looked at her husband of eight years. "Let's just say I really should have Wendy look me over tomorrow." Gajeel wanted to protest more, but at that moment Melody and Lily came inside. As soon as Melody saw her mother she launched herself at Levy "Momma! You're home!" Levy laughed as she picked up her little girl. Both Levy and Gajeel were certain that Melody would have Gajeel's height; she was just less than two feet tall at four years old. Melody was constantly growing in height; she reached her mother's hip already. While Melody was busy telling Levy what all had happened the three days she had been gone Gajeel went into the kitchen to start making dinner.
Later that night when Melody was asleep in bed with Lily passed out in his drawer in Melody's room. Gajeel and Levy were in their bed looking through the photo album. Levy was looking at a picture taken from when she was pregnant with Melody. In the picture Levy had been three months pregnant with a small bump visible. Levy was placing books onto a small bookshelf while sitting on a soft green rug. Levy looked up and met Gajeel's gaze swallowing her fear Levy took a deep breath and said "Gajeel I'm about 85% sure that I am pregnant again." Gajeel smiled as Levy's words sank in "Gihi. That is great, Shrimp. Is that why you want to go see Wendy tomorrow?" Gajeel had picked Levy up in his arm and twirled her around. Levy felt a blush spread across her cheeks and nodded. Levy was happy that her husband was so ecstatic. Gajeel sat Levy back on the bed. "We will go see Wendy once Melody is a school tomorrow." Gajeel said as he and Levy lay down for the night. Just as Gajeel began to drift off to sleep a thought popped into his head turned towards Levy the dragon slayer whispered "Hey Shrimp, why are you only 85% sure?" Levy grunted as she looked over her should at Gajeel "Because so far I have only been sick twice; with Melody it was every second of every day." Gajeel nodded in understanding. He wrapped his arms around Levy as they both drifted off to sleep. On Levy's night stand sat the photo album. It was open turned to the next page after the picture of pregnant Levy. The lone picture on this page was one of an exhausted looking Levy with a small bundle in her arms with Gajeel sitting next to Levy on the narrow bed his left arm around Levy's shoulders. Pantherlily had been sitting on Gajeel's right shoulder. It was the first picture of Gajeel's family after Melody had been born.