Gajeel didn't know why Natsu agreed to take Wendy to the Broadway show, but now that he was sick, Gajeel was forced to attend in his stead. However, Gajeel didn't mind as much since Wendy was so excited about being able to see the show Dreamer with its star performer Levina appearing after a seven year absence. He did however mind the looks he was receiving from the other attendees for Dreamer. Afterall, he wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the incredible power of the little squirts puppy dog eyes. It was no wonder Natsu got sucked into spending a thousand dollars on these overly priced tickets just to sit in an audience of people who were there for appearance purposes, and watch some chick dance for two hours then wait an hour before watching her dance for two MORE hours.

Wendy must have noticed the look on his face because she bounced over excitedly and grabbed his hand and smile happily at him. He remembered how she had taken dance classes since she was small but never seemed to have gotten a hang of it. She still attended them now and pushed herself to become a magnificent dancer. Gajeel could tell her already that she didn't need to be a magnificent dancer, because she already was a great kid.

"Thank you for taking me Gajeel!" Wendy chirped, smile wide and happy. "I almost thought that I would never get to see Levina perform. She's been absent from the ballet scene for so long that people were thinking she was retired."

Gajeel smiled while gently patting her hair, "You're lucky you're cute kid or I'd never come to a place like this." Her smile grew wider as she playfully swatted his hand from her hair. "Gajeel! You are gonna mess my hair up!" She giggled.

He found himself rolling his eyes, a sharp smile gracing his face and he laughed, "Gihihi. Kid your hair will be fine any way you put it. Now when is this damn thing gonna start? It's already passed the time when the program said it would be time for guests to enter to be seated."

Wendy's face grew uncertain as she looked at the firmly shut doors to their left. Gajeel internally smacked himself for worrying her like that, he knew that she was eager to see this Levina chick perform and would be terribly saddened if she couldn't.

"I don't know Gajeel, maybe they're having a set malfunction or something. But I do hope they'll fix it quickly." She said quietly, grip ever so tightening on his arm.

Thats when the grand outside doors opened, letting in a cold gust of air and making people mutter in annoyance. It was also when he saw her, she was short and blue haired like his sister except hers was a cornflower blue instead of Wendy's dark blue. Her eyes lifted and caught his but unlike many of the other people there she didn't immediately look away for his red-eyed gaze. No she seemed to search his eyes for something before smiling and coming towards him and Wendy. Gajeel didn't know whether to be wary or intrigued as she sailed lightly through the crowd barely brushing anybody else. Her honey brown eyes focused on him in a friendly manner as she studied him from his wild hair to his studded face.

Wendy didn't notice her until she stood in front of them barely a meter away almost close enough to touch. But when she did all she seemed able to do was look quizzically from the woman to Gajeel, like he knew the answer to why she was smiling so sweetly at them. He didn't get a chance to ask what her problem was before she opened her mouth to explain.

"You must be Natsu's siblings, correct? I am one of his friends from a very long time ago and gave him the tickets to see this show. I hope you will enjoy it." The small woman said, warm smile spreading across her face.

"We would enjoy it more if we could actually see it, Shrimp." Gajeel snapped, annoyed. Her smile froze and her face turned puzzled as she seemingly just realized the crowd and the closed doors next to them. Then it grew angered as two men came bursting through them and towards her, faces relieved. She didn't give them a chance to speak before seemingly spitting something angrily at them in a foreign language and they began to cower in fear before the shrimp of a woman. They seemed to whine pitifully, like dogs looking for forgiveness, back in the same language.

"Jet, Droy, just let everybody get to their seats now and apologize for the delay. You both know better than to stall a production just because I am not there before it's supposed to begin." She snapped at them.

"Okay, okay sorry. We'll send out the ushers to seat everybody." The skinny one said. The fatter one just nodded as he took in the awaiting crowd and pulled out a walkie talkie.

"Bluebird has arrived. I repeat Bluebird has arrived. Usher's at your ready, please." He said into its microphone. Just for the person on the other end to spit out a "Finally!" and some rather choice words that had Gajeel covering Wendy's ears.

When the Shrimp woman turned back to them her smile from earlier was plastered back across her face, but instead of being warm and friendly. It was sharp and promised vengeance, with her voice now slightly accented in her irritation as she excused herself.

But all Gajeel could wonder was just who the hell was this shrimp and how the hell did Natsu know her?