Lifelong mate

Fairy tail and the Characters don't belong to me. This is my first Gajevy fanfic. And if you haven't guessed by my name, I'm a yaoi fan :3 Iv never wrote a straight fanfiction so this is my first! Yay! Please be gentle in the review but be honest and tell me what you thought. And remember constructive criticism is always helpful!

This wonderful cover picture is by the amazing Rusky Boz. Seriously she's a amazing artiest make sure to check out her work

I hope you enjoy

Sorry for any out of characters

Welcome to the guild

Sitting at one of the tables near the stage in the guild hall Levy reads her favourite book. Happily swinging her feet as they didn't reach the floor. The same small smile that she always had when she read that certain book was displayed on her face. She must have read it at least 9 times since she's been in the guild. But she never seemed to get bored of it. Macao and Wakaba who are both sitting opposite her noticed her obsession with it long ago.

"Hey kiddo how many times have you read that thing?" Wakaba asked.

"It's my favourite one," She shrugged and her smile widened a little as she spoke. She was so engrossed in her book that she didn't even look up at the two men. Macao couldn't help but smile. The girl had a passion and she didn't care what others thought. That in itself is something to respect.

Master Makarov had disappeared from the guild. Nobody had any idea where he wondered off to but he would return in due time. The same can be said about Natsu. He took off after losing another fight against Erza. He's probably off sulking somewhere. Everyone else is accounted for apart for those on missions.

"Welcome back master!" Someone called out as the door to the guild open revelling the familiar face of their master. But beside him was another figure that was clearly a new face. His hair short and black, his eyes burning red. But the most noticeable features on him are the several silver studded piercings. Three on his eyebrows, two on his nose, two on his chin and five on each ear. His shirt long sleeved and black, his shorts knee high and white. His expression wasn't exactly one of greeting. He showed nothing but irritation.

"Who's the kid?" Macao was the first to speak up.

"This is Gajeel, he's a new member," Makarov replied looking up at the boy next to him.

"You don't decide that old man," Gajeel shot an icy glare at Makarov.

"Hey don't talk to your master that way!" someone shouted. No one should show such disrespect to the master and especially in his own guild!

"Now now let's not start with a fight," Makarov sighed and wondered to the bar, he knew the boy didn't want a big welcome so he decided to let him do this own thing. The boy mumbled something under his breath and made his way to sit down at an empty table near the guild entrance door. Levy watched as the boy wondered off to sit by himself. She continued to stare his way until Cana tapped her on the shoulder.

"Whenever you start to read that book you never stop reading until you finish it. You never get distracted or get bored. Well that is until now," She giggled a little and looked over to the distant boy.

"I'm not bored," Levy pouted a little feeling offended. As if she would get bored of reading!

"Why don't you go say hello? He's going to need a friend." Cana nudged her but she refused.

"He wants to be alone… Plus… He's a little scary."

"Don't let him scare you, he's just a grumpy brat," Wakaba ushered her out of her chair. Levy timidly toddled over to him, gipping her book tight.

He hears her approaching but refuses to look over. She stands on the other side of the table. There was a painfully long silence between the two before Levy spoke up. "H-Hello…"

"Hm," Was all she given in response.

"Gajeel right? I'm Levy, nice to meet you," She smiles and moves closer to sit next to him. Gajeel tuts in frustrated and turns his head away as she moved into his view. She's brightly dressed in a yellow shirt and red skirt. Why the heck does someone want to dress so bright? "Do you like reading?" She holds up her book for him to see but he still remained looking in the other direction.

"No…"

"Thought so, nobody seems to enjoy it like I do."

"… I can't," Gajeel bangs his fist on the table "I don't know how to read properly."

"Oh," Levy's smile dropped at the sudden bang of the table being hit. He can't read well? "Sorry I didn't know you couldn't read."

"I can read just not very well," The annoyance in his voice was clearly showing. He hated talking to others about himself, especially about what he couldn't do.

"Can you spell?"

"I can spell my name so ha!" He said rather proud as he finally turned to look at her. This forced a smile and a giggle out of her. "Wait what's so funny?"

"I'm sorry. It's just that Natsu had the same problem. He was taught but he knew less than he should at his age. He said he was raised by a dragon."

"Did you say dragon!?" Wide eyed Gajeel grabs Levy's shoulder. She nodded a little startled by his sudden outburst.

Seconds later a chipper and excited Natsu came rushing into the guild with a giant white and blue egg.

"It's an egg! I found an egg!" He exclaimed as he made his way to Makarov.

"Where in the world did you get that?" Makarov asked looking down to the child from off the bar.

"I picked it up in the East Forest!"

"The East Forest?"

"Look at that… Natsu is good for somethin' after all" Gary said. "Everyone gonna eat it?"

"Gray. Your clothes!" Cana called out to him making him aware he was in nothing but his boxers.

"You're kiddin' me!" Natsu hugged the egg tighter to him "This is a dragon egg! I'm gonna hatch it!"

"A dragon?" Cana raised an eyebrow as Natsu put the egg down on a red pillow.

"Just look at the strange markings. They look like a dragon's talons!"

"You think?" Gray crouches down to get a closer look at the egg.

"So gramps… Force the dragon to hatch!" Natsu ordered.

"What are you saying? You dimwit!" Makarov scolded causing the three children to be a little surprised. "In this world, there is no magic that defames life! Life is given birth by love. And no magic can change that." Natsu paused for a moment letting the old man's words sink into his mind… But…

"I don't get you at all."

"Perhaps you are too young," Makarov sighs.

Gajeel and Levy watched from the other side of the room. Gajeel rolled his eyes

"It's not a dragon egg," He grumbled. Stupid pink haired brat knows nothing "That's Natsu? Thought you said he was raised by a dragon," Levy could sense that he was judging Natsu. He sounded disappointed. As soon as she brought up the word dragon he became interested. It's like a switch had been flicked on inside of him. There is also the fact that he never doubted the existence of dragons. Everyone else had said they weren't real.

"Do you believe in dragons?" Levy who was silent until now questioned the scowling boy.

"I was raised by one myself, so yea I do," He remained stone-faced as if he never spoke a word. The fact he was so serious made Levy believe him. Having Natsu around made her think maybe it's true but now she was sure. They had to be real! Even though she had only met the boy she felt like he would never lie. For some reason she trusted him.

"Did your dragon leave you too?"

"Too?"

"Igneel, Natsu's father left a year ago. He just disappeared."

"Hmmm," Gajeel tried to act unsurprised but Levy caught the slight flicker in his eyes but she didn't want to pry.

"Die, Erza!" Mirajane roared.

"I'll make you cry Mirajane!" They run at each other offering a punch. Mirajane ends up giving Erza a good kick in the chin causing her to fly back.

"You clanky bastard!"

"You midriff baring bastard!" Erza returns the favour with a fist in the face.

"You prickly bastard!" They push each other's hands together testing each other's strength.

"You bony bastard!" They continue throwing insult after insult at each other.

"And Erza was telling us not to fight," Natus and Gray both watch the scene before them feeling blue at the fact it wasn't fair.

"This is what it's like most of the time," Levy spoke up feeling the need to brighten things up "Something is always going on. I don't ever get involved in their fights," Levy shook her head at the behaviour of her fellow guild members. "But we're all family and we all care for one another. Even if you haven't been here long. That includes me and you."

"You and me?" Gajeel turns his head from the fight to examine the girl.

"I haven't been here long. And you only just got here. Even so we're family now."

"Whatever you say shrimp," Gajeel abruptly stood up. Puzzled by the name Levy displayed a confused expression.

"Shrimp?"

"Yep, Shrimp."

"Why?"

"Cuz ya small," Gajeel grinned. Levy was taken back by the expression she didn't think he could muster. A smile. Despite her shock she still remained on topic.

"Not my fault," She pouted "I'll grow, and I'll be taller than you when we grow up!" Levy had done it now. A challenge. Gajeel's smile grew, if that was even possible.

"You think so?" he gave a fake thinking expression by placing his hand on the back of his head and looking off into nowhere. "Hmmm…." He shook his head "No not possible. You're going to be tiny forever."

"Just watch! I'll grow!" She crossed her arms confidently.

"I guess I'll stick around here. Got nowhere else to go. Plus, I have be here to see if you grow or not. Which you won't." With his smile still going strong he left the guild. It had been a good while since he smiled.