This AU was requested by they call me the bridge! Nice name btw! Thank you so much for your request! I hope it wont disappoint you! Also the school uniform is based off of rboz school au gajevy fanart! Go check her out! :D
Prompt: a high school AU where innocent good-student Levy gets a detention for the first time (for whatever reason you come up with), and while she's there she meets Gajeel for the first time
Detention! She got detention! For the first time in her academic life, she received a stern glare from her teacher with a command to report to detention after school. Levy groaned as she lowered her head in shame, rubbing her thumbs over the leather handle of her brown messenger bag as she walked the rest of the way to her designated classroom.
Looking up at the door, she let out another defeated sigh as she read the sloppy handwritten 'Detention' on a piece of paper tapped to the small window of the classroom door. When she walked in, she saw a clearly bored teacher grading papers at a desk.
"Write your name on the clipboard, take a seat and keep quiet." The teacher spoke without looking up, pointing towards the clipboard that was on the edge of his desk, with his red pen. Levy quickly wrote her name under the scribble of someone else's, scurrying away once the teacher shooed her away.
Taking a seat in the middle of the classroom by the window, she stared out into the schoolyard watching the rest of the students leave for the day. With her chin resting in the palm of her hand as she peered out the window, she was oblivious to a pair of red eyes watching her from the back of the classroom.
After 30 minutes passed, the teacher abruptly stood up. "I'll be back. Stay seated and no talking." The teacher stated, collecting his papers before making his way out of the classroom.
Levy didn't understand why he told her not talk, until she felt someone kick the leg of her chair causing her to jump. Whipping around in her seat, she was met with hard red eyes and a deep frown, a light shriek falling from her lips.
She knew those eyes and those piercings. Gajeel Redfox, one of the school's delinquents, who she always saw smoking outside the schools entrance. They've never met before but everyone knew Gajeel, whether for his constant rule breaking or for his fights with Natsu and the other guys.
His school uniform was disheveled as always, with his green jacket and white button up rolled up to his elbows revealing the many piercings that lined his arms and his yellow tie hanging lose around his neck.
"Are ya gonna stare at me all day or are ya gonna answer my question?" Gajeel asked, quirking an eyebrow at the now blushing girl.
She was so lost in thought, she didn't even know he was talking to her. Lowering her gaze to her lap, she played with edge of her gray skirt, stuttering out her response. "I-I'm sorry, could you repeat your question."
"I asked, what's the student council's bookworm doin' in detention?"
Scratching her cheek nervously, she kept her eyes down as she answered him. "I kept falling asleep in class and the teacher could hear me snore."
Her head jerked up when she heard his booming laughter, watching as he tilted back in his seat with his head thrown back. "I can't believe it! The bookworm got caught sleeping! Please don't tell me it was because you were up all night reading." He waited for her to prove him wrong, but when he was met with a beet red guilty face, he couldn't help but laugh even more.
"It's not that funny," she pouted. It was a really good series, so when her pre-ordered book arrived at her doorstep, she had to finish it. She waited years for that book, so of course she was going to read it all to the very end. "Well, since we're sharing jail stories, why are you here?"
She knew it had to do something with his terrible smoking habit or the way his uniform was not within dress code. Erza was always berating him for the relaxed way he always wore it.
When his laughter died down, Gajeel relaxed in his chair his left arm thrown over the back of his seat and the other laying on the desk. "Meh, smoking and for bringing something I shouldn't have," he shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly.
This piqued Levy's interest as she leaned forward in curiosity asking, "What did you bring?"
"I can show ya better than I can tell ya." He stated with a toothy grin, a mischievous glint in his eyes. Levy was hesitant at his comment, as she watched him carefully grab his light brown messenger bag that was already open from the floor. Placing it in his lap, he moved carefully, pulling out a small black cat with a white muzzle.
A gasp escaped Levy's mouth as she observed the feline, clearly not pleased with being woken up. His black studded collar had a red name tag with 'Pantherlily' etched on it. "You brought a cat to school?" she exclaimed, scooting closer to the cat so she could pet him.
"Heck yea, I brought my little buddy. He's been sick lately, so I was afraid to leave him home alone."
Taken aback, Levy blinked her eyes owlishly at the male who stared affectionately at his pet. She's never seen him look so….soft. It was as if his usual hard features, smoothen with the thought of his companion. It was a nice look for him.
"Can I hold him?" she asked, earning a shrug as the man handed her the feline. Pantherlily seemed to examine Levy as she placed him in her lap rubbing his head. It didn't take long for him to get comfortable, purring loudly at her petting. "He's so cute!" She squealed, feeling excited that he accepted her, bringing the cat up to rub her face against his.
When she looked up to Gajeel with a bright smile, holding Lily close to her chest, his eyes were wide and his cheeks were tinted a soft pink. Recovering fast, he coughed into his fist averting his eyes from hers as she giggled at his flustered expression. Maybe, Gajeel wasn't as bad as she thought.
She was getting ready to speak when they heard footsteps approaching their room. Quickly, Levy handed Lily to Gajeel and he placed the cat back into his bag. They both eased themselves into natural positions; Levy pretending to be doing her homework and Gajeel slouching back in his seat.
The teacher walked back in, gave them a scrutinizing stare before sitting back down at his desk. Gajeel smirked at them not getting caught, pulling out his own notebook as he scribbled something down on it. Levy watched out her peripheral, as he folded the piece of paper and placed the note on her desk.
'Lily and I are going to the movie store after this. Wanna come?' The note read in his awful handwriting, but Levy couldn't help smile at his offer. Scribbling her reply, she handed the note quickly back to him, watching his own smile curl his lips.
Smiling like idiots they continued to pass notes back and forth to each other, talking about the movies he was excited about and the books that kept her up at night. Who knew a smoking delinquent and a student councils bookworm would have so much common?