Gajeel's pov
I need to leave the guild I can't stand being in the same place as him when I know he hates me. I never expected for any of them to forgive but they have and I am happy but I can't be completely happy knowing that he still hates me. And i know that even though they have forgiven me I don't deserve to be here there a family they don't need someone like me. I'm sat at the bar in guild I looked around the guild hall trying to find levy, as soon I seen her I got up walked over to her "levy I need to tell you something" I said know img it was for the best "ok what is it" she said curious "I'm leaving the guild" I said like it was so simple "stop joking and tell me what it is" she said laughing "I'm being 100% serious I'm leaving and not coming back, I thought I should tell you first now I'm going to speak to the master goodbye" I said then started to walk of people looked at me shocked when I passed, I finally got the masters office and walked in "I'm leaving the guild" he looked up at me shocked then started speaking "why" he said I took a breath wiped all the emotion of my face then started speaking in a cold voice "I don't like it you people are making me go soft and weak, I'm a dragon slayer I'm supposed to be strong not some little pansy. I don't like it at all I like being alone it means I don't care for people it keeps me strong and you people make me weak." It was so cold it reminded me of how I used to speak "well we both know that's a load of bs but if you want to leave I can't stop you, but before you leave I want you to tell me the real reason" he said see right through my act it kinda pissed me of knowing he can see right through me like that "he won't forgive me and I can't blame him but I can't stand staying in the same guild as him knowing that. Plus every story needs a bad guy and that's me, I don't deserve a family like this I'm a bad person who hurts people and this family doesn't deserve to have someone like that with them. So I'm leaving"I said walking but when I was about to grab the handle the old man spoke "your not the bad guy in this story and it may not seem like it but laxus does care, and if you want to leave you can but you will always have a place here to call home. And before you go say goodbye to the guild and levy she'll be the most upset" "We both know laxus doesn't care and I've already told levy, thanks for everything goodbye gramps" I said walking out and down to the guild hall when I got there I whistled to get everyone's attention when I seen everyone looking at me I started speaking in a cold harsh voice again " I'm leaving. I came head to find jobs and get money I've done both of those things so I'm leaving bye" i said then started walking towards the door until someone grabbed my arm "please don't leave" levy cried it broke my heart knowing that it was my fault she was like that but I didn't let it show on my face "let go" I said harshly she looked up at me with a tear stained face but only wrapped her small arms around my arm again then started speaking "no i won't let you go and leave me" I knew I couldn't go like this any longer I was going to speak until nastu butted in "we won't let you go" he said grabbing my wrist I sighed then spoke still keeping an emotionless look on my face I glared at him then started speaking to him "it's non of you business what I do" I pull my wrist from his hand then faced levy I put my hand on hers then pulled them away from my arm "listen I need to go I don't belong here I know your upset now but you'll realise soon that's its for the best" I said looking at I turned my back on levy and the guild then started walking to the door until that idiot got in my way again "why won't you just let me leave" I shouted Nastu looked at me then started speaking "your family, nobody here wants to see you leave. I don't want to see you leave you belong here like the rest of us we are all family and that includes you." I looked at him shocked before my face went hard again "I'm not apart of this family, I don't belong here," I said walking of nastu went to grab my arm but before he had the chance lighting flashed between us then laxus started speaking "if he wants to leave fairy tail he can we can't force him to stay" he said not looking at me "listen laxus you may not care but I do" Nastu shouted I looked at him finally letting my mask break I grabbed his arm and wrapped my arms around his waist hugging him I put my head on his shoulder "so you care about me" I said amused out of the corner of my eye I could see him blushing but he still spoke calmly "yeah I do, I care about gajeel" I lifted my head and kissed him on the cheek which made him blush even harder "thank you for being one of the only people who cares and I'm sorry" I said and before he had the chance to speak in knocked him out I caught his body before it hit the ground I picked him up then passed him to laxus "take care of him" I said walking of "I do care" he shouted after me I stopped for a moment before walking out.
Laxus's pov
"I do care" I shouted hoping he would stop and just come back he did stop but then just walked out and I felt my heart leave with him I noticed it a few months ago I started thinking about him,first it was stupid things like how he looked cute then it turned into thoughts like what would it feel like to have him in my arms and then got worse and then I realised that I was falling for him and I didn't act on it I always thought he had feelings for levy guess I was wrong especially after what happened with nastu I feel jealous just thinking about it. I put nastu down on one of the sofas then went to the bar to think how could I just let him leave like that. A couple days later I tried to find him but I couldn't I even tried to follow his scent but I couldn't find it anywhere. "Hey nastu how do you feel about gajeel" I asked it's been a few days since he left and I'm still trying to find him but i cant and I realised that I never got to ask what was going on between them nastu looked up at me "well um I urm l-like him" he stuttered I looked at him Shocked "how does he feel about you" I asked hoping he didn't feel the same way as nastu "you idiot how could you not notice that he is in love with you." I looked at shocked "what" I said not realising what he was saying "dude it's obvious the way he stared at you all time and then when he left he looked like he wanted you to stop him. That's why i never confessed I didn't want to get hurt. But you you hurt him." He stood up and punched me in the face I stumbled back then he started speaking again "that's for hurting him, now go out there and find him" I looked at him then walked out the door, the first place I tried was his home I was hoping that he was there or I could get a strong enough Scent to follow. When I got there I knocked on the door but got no answer I knocked again then finally got a answer from a half naked wet gajeel "what the hell do you want" he said "is that any way to talk to a friend" I replied he looked at me like I had two heads "were not friends, and I'm pretty sure you hate me" he said I stood there shocked "I don't hate you" I love you I finished of in my head I looked at but he didn't looked convinced "can you just tell me what you" he said rushing me "I came to tell you something important" I said "um since you've been gone I've erm missed y-you and I realised a while ago that I l-like you a lot, and I don't want you to leave the guild" I said quickly regretting it when I seen the look on his face "ok thanks for the joke see ya" he closing the door in my face I stood there for a moment before banging on the door and shouting "I'm not joking I love you" "stop joking with me it's not funny" he said not opening the door "do I seem like the type of person to say I love you to hurt someone" I said still trying to convince him "yes you do, you don't like me your here to make jokes about my feelings because of everything I've done" he whispered sadly "gajeel I forgave you a long time ago, and I would never use the words I love you to hurt someone. Please just listen
style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 16pt;"I love you" I said desperately he finally opened the door, he stood there with a bright red face then just walked past me "where are going" I said grabbing his wrist "I left the guild because it made me weak I'm not going back just because you spouted some bullshit" he forcefully pulling his wrist out of my hand then walking of I didn't follow him but I did shout after him " I will wait for you no matter how long it takes.
style="font-family: 'Georgia-BoldItalic'; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 16.00pt"My heart belongs to you gajeel" he stopped for a moment then he carried on walking. I walked back to the guild thinking "ah I can't believe I said sappy shit like that and he didn't believe me" I said out loud sighing "why didn't he believe you" nastu spoke shocking me "don't know" I replied and that was the end of it.
Time skip
Gajeel pov
After I left laxus I went of to train it's been about 4 years and now I'm back, I'm stronger,faster and I've grown a bit. I'm going back to the guild let's just hope they let me come back, when I finally got the guild I walked in and everyone stared at me before someone finally spoke "who is it" "wow I know it's been a while but I didn't think you would forget about me just like that" I said smirking levy walked up to me then spoke "gajeel is that really you?" "Yeah it is, I'm back" I said smiling she reached up then slapped me in the face everyone stared at shocked then she hugged me "You idiot how could you just leave like that. I missed you" she said crying into chest I put a hand in her head and started to gently rub her hair "it ok I'm not going anywhere again this time I'm staying for good l, that's if master will let me stay" I said looking around the guild spotting all the familiar faces then nastu walked up to me and pulled away from levy and met nastu half way "I'm sorry" I apologised he gave me a wired look then spoke "what do you mean" "well last time we saw each other I knocked you out" I said looking the other way "you idiot don't worry about its fine, now go speak to gramps." He said pushing me, I walked of to the masters office I knocked on the door then walked in "hello master I'm back" I spoke he looked up at me then smiled "I knew you would come back I just didn't think it would take this long" he said "can I come back as a fairy tail guild member" I asked he looked at "of course I told you when you left you would always be welcome here" he said like it was the most obvious thing in the world "thank you master" "you should really go and find laxus" he spoke looking back at his paperwork. I walked out of his office and everyone was stood there staring at me I took a deep breath and spoke "I'm back" everyone started smiling and I felt like I really belonged somewhere "fight me gajeel" nastu shouted jumping at me but I moved to the side before he could hit me "maybe later I need to do something first" I said walking of to find laxus,nastu looked at me with a pout then I spoke to him again "I promise I will fight you today" he looked at smiled then spoke "ok but when did you grow up" "that's what happens when you spend 4 years without interacting with another human" I said they looked at shocked then carried on walking over to the bar "hey Mira I need two things" I said sitting down "ok what is it" she smiling "ok first I need a beer and second could please tell me where laxus is" I said hoping she could help she brought me a beer and I downed it "I'm sorry I can't tell you where he is but follow his scent" she said giving me a small smile "ok thank you bye" I said waking out of the guild, I found laxus's scent and started following it after a while I realised I was heading home, when I finally I got there I looked to try and find laxus but I couldn't see him so I walked up stares and went to my bedroom and what I saw was the cutest thing I've ever seen in my life,laxus was lay in my bed snuggled up with my favourite pillow and wrapped up I took my shoes of and sat down on next to him on the bed I leant over and kissed his forehead "wake up sparky" I said in soft voice he must of heard me because he groaned then rolled over and opened one of his eyes when he stayed calm and spoke " welcome back" he smiled then wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me down into the bed with him "if this is dream I'm going to be so pissed" he sleepily I kissed him on the lips then spoke "its not a dream I'll be here when you wake up" "so does this mean you believed me when I said I love" he said "maybe if you say it again I will" I said resting my head on chest "I love you" he said "I love you too but we can't sleep" I said sitting up "why" he whined "because I promised nastu I would fight him so get up and come on" I said getting out of bed and pulling laxus with me "fine" he standing up, we were walking back to guild when laxus took my hand in his then we walked back to the guild like that I opened the door and shouted "come on nastu let's fight" nastu jumped up with excitement and ran outside I let good laxus's hand and followed nastu "ok let's get this over and done with I'm tired" I said yawning "don't underestimate me" I shout jumping at me I moved to the side then hit the back of his neck knocking him out I sighed then picked him up and threw him over my shoulder everyone stood there shocked so I just walked back into the guild and took nastu to the infirmary and put him down on a bed I walked back to guild hall and Ezra walked up to me "it's nice to someone has strong as you back, how about we have fight" I looked at her shocked then spoke "no thanks I've gotten stronger but I still don't have the strength to beat you, maybe some over time" I said she looked at me shocked then gave me a smile and walked of I walked over to the bar and ordered a beer "I can't believe you made me get out of bed for this" laxus sighed sitting next to me "well it is my bed" I said sipping my drink " and I've been sleeping there for the past four years" I almost chocked on my drink "four years" I said thinking "you know I spent four years not interacting with a single human,you were the last person I spoke to. I spent four years training and maturing, but every single day I thought about what you said to me and I hoped you would wait for me. A couple of days ago I decided it was time for me to come home" I stopped for a moment and signalled for everyone to crowed round me and they did so Carried on speaking "the reason I left was because i didn't deserve a family like this your good people and at one time I tried to ruin that I hurt you all and I made the biggest mistake of my life, I decided that this guild didn't need a person like me who would hurt other people because they were told to" I said keeping my cool "but you came back" levy spoke "on the day I left master said I would always have a place here and he said I belonged here, while I was gone I thought a lot about it and decided I would grow stronger and could become someone who could protect this family from the people who would try and hurt it, I've gone through a lot with this family and every time something big happens I always have to watch the people I care about get hurt because I wasn't strong enough to protect. But now I am so I'm back" I said finishing my beer "lets party" I shouted and that's what we did we drank and ate and at about 2 in the morning everyone started going home and I left with laxus we finally got back to my place I stripped down to my boxers and climbed in with laxus behind me I turned over and put my head on his chest falling asleep to the sound of his heart "don't leave me again I heard him whisper "would dream of it" I said falling asleep.