Hello all!

This is my first fanfic I am uploading! I know I probably have spelling/grammar issues so please bare with me and i hope it isn't bad enough to prevent you from reading, i'd love to get feedback both good and bad (not to harsh please)

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Gajeel's POV:
Gajeel walked to the guild in a sleepy haze cause he had trouble falling asleep due to a certain solid script mage being on his thoughts all night. It annoyed him slightly that he couldn't stop thinking about her, they had become really close friends since he had the guild and what they went through on Tenrou Island only made them closer. Gajeel walked into the guild hall which was filled with the usual buzz, Natsu and Gray arguing like they usually did, Mirajane and Lisanna were at the bar, cleaning some cups. Wendy sat with Carla, Happy while Lucy groaned over the fact her two teammates are always fighting. Off in a corner at a table Levy was reading a book quietly with a smile on her face, she doesn't seem to notice Jet and Droy (her annoying tem mates) are talking loudly about something silly. Gajeel noticed a little black cat sitting beside Levy's book sipping on a cup of Kiwi juice; it was Panther Lily, his faith Exceed partner. Gajeel smirked as he sat done at a table where his old friend and former Phantom Lord guild mate Juvia was sitting with a pathetic grin on her face as she gazes at a shirtless Gray.

"Do they always have to bicker like silly children" Gajeel growls annoyed and rolling his eyes.

"My beloved Gray is so amazing" she beams happily with stars in her eyes and a pink tinge to her face.

Gajeel groans loudly and lounging back in his chair, hanging his limbs off the back "does everyone have to be so crazy" he exclaims.

Lisanna places a mug of beer in front of him with her trademark smile her and her she-devil sister shared "thanks" he grunts and she walks away. Gajeel had found it annoying and creepy how Juvia had be obsessing over the pervy ice princess but it was nice to see a smile on her face which was quite different from her behavior while in Phantom Lord. She hadn't had mean friends since it was always raining around her, he didn't mind the rain and that's why he had been her only friend for quite awhile. Since she had joined Fairy Tail she seemed to have become friends with everyone, a feat that he hadn't achieved not that he wanted too.

"Are you alright Gajeel? Something seems off with you" Gajeel snaps out of the trance he was in.

"Huh? Yeah I'm fine" Gajeel grunts back at Juvia, the one who disturbed his thoughts.

"If you say so Gajeel" Juvia replies "Juvia is going to sit with Lucy for awhile" she continues.

"You don't need my permission" Gajeel growls with an annoyed scowl. "I meant no offense Gajeel" Juvia replies as she gets to her feet and walks away. Gajeel grunts again and sips on his beer "good job dumbass, you always know how to push your friends away" Gajeel thinks to himself. Gajeel continues to brood to himself as he sips on his beer. Someone sits door next too him which startles him and brings him out of his brooding. He looks over to see a little blue haired girl sitting beside him with her nose buried in a book, Lily floats over with his half empty cup of kiwi juice.

"It's quieter over here, I hope you don't mind" Levy comments with a smile as she looks up at me for a second before returning to her book.

"Of course not, I don't blame you for leaving those babbling buffoons" Gajeel chuckles at her. Levy ignores his comment and continues to read or she didn't hear him cause she was to engrossed in the book.

"Sorry I didn't wake you when I left this morning" Lily mentions, drawing his attention away from the distracted solid script mage.

"Huh? oh yeah, no worries" Gajeel retorts casually and with a nonchalant tone, waving his hand at the cat.

"You seemed pretty out of it cause you had been awake all night" Lily mentions and Gajeel looked a little shocked that the Exceed had noticed.

"How did you?" Gajeel begins to ask the smirking cat who casually sipped his kiwi juice.

"I was written all over you face when you walked in this morning" Lily informs him with confident look on his face. He press my mug of beer up against his mouth and drink some more, his thoughts wander to the tiny script mage next to him like they had last night and every night for quite a long time. Was he going soft? What was wrong with him? It wasn't impossible he was slowly developing feelings for her but it was unlike him to do such a thing.

He realized Lily was still staring at him as he thought to himself "What are you looking at cat?" He spat angrily, glaring down at the small Exceed who had a smug look on his face.

"It is painful to watch you think" Lily taunted him with a quick chuckles and a sly grin. Gajeel glares furiously at the tiny cat and raises his fist at him, growling like a rabid dog.

"Why you little!" Gajeel grunts angrily and goes to extend his fist towards the cat when suddenly Levy let's out a small sigh as she turns a page, still engrossed in the book. She probably hadn't heard them arguing or seen Gajeel winding up to attack Lily, she just continued reading with a slight smile on her sweet looking face. There was something about her when she read that always bewitched Gajeel, her intent and determined stare behind her ruby red glasses, the slight grin she had always captured his attention. He could stare at her all day if she kept reading. Something hit the side of his head that broke his concentration on Levy, he turn his gaze to see Lily had thrown his empty cup at him to get his attention.

"What now!" Gajeel barked at Lily and stared him down with a furious glare. The tiny Exceed crossed his arms and sat down on the table, looking back at the angry dragon slayer.

"Why don't you just tell her how you feel already?" He asked him bluntly, Gajeel looked shocked for a few second but quickly composed himself to hide his embarrassment.

"I don't know what you are talking about!" Gajeel says matter of fact, crossing his arms and staring off to his left.

"I'm sure you don't Gajeel" Lily retorts smugly, the dragon slayer ignores his and presses his beer mug against his lips only to find out It's empty. Gajeel groans and raises to his feet and heads for the bar, he hears Lily say something to Levy and she giggles, turning the page in her book, Lily looks at the pages and begins asking her about them and the strange symbols the covered them. Gajeel slumps down in one of the stools, resting his head on one of his hands, placing the empty mug on the bar with his other.

"Hey Gajeel!" Mirajane says with enthusiasm, flashing him her trademark sweet smile that she was famous for. Gajeel grunts in return and slides the empty mug towards her, she takes the hint and begins to fill it up for him again. Gajeel glances over at Levy who was in deep conversation with Lily, standing the book up and pointing at the pages "why could I never be that interested in her books to hold a conversation with her" Gajeel pondered to himself, he stares down at the bar and let out a small groan. Feeling a part of eyes staring at him, he looks up to see a concerned Mira standing in front of him with a mug of beer in her hands.

"Something bugging you Gajeel?" She asks with a concern tone, setting the mug down in front of him. She spots Levy sitting with Lily and she gets a big smile on her face, piecing it all together in her head.

"Maybe a certain someone?" She asks him, a sly grin cracks across her face as she rests an arm on the bar "a certain blue haired mage maybe?" She asks confidentially, she smile getting bigger. Gajeel stares up at her, shocked and confused, how did she know? Was he that obvious or was she somehow psychic?

"What's it to you She-devil?" Gajeel growls and grips the handle of his cup and takes a big swig from it. Mira un-phased by Gajeel's typical nickname for her, she smiles sweetly like usual.

"I thought as much" Mirajane chuckles and walks away to continue her work behind the bar. "Good job stupid, she is probably one of the few people who could help you without judging you" he thought to himself, he rolls his eyes and looks back at her, opens his mouth to say something. He sees that she is busy talking with Lisanna, Lucy, the blue cat and Salamander, later he groans to himself and gets up from the stool and heads back to his table.

Panther Lily's POV:
Gajeel sits back in his chair and relaxes, taking a big swig of his drink.

"What are you looking at" he growls, glaring at the cat.

"You could've gotten me another while you were up" Lily retorts, Gajeel snickers and shakes his head.

"Do I look like your slave?" He asks sarcastically, taking another sip of his glass. Lily rolls his eyes at his partner and looks up at Levy who had gone back to reading.

"Do you want anything?" Lily asks her and he casually shakes her head. Lily's wings appear on his back and he floats off towards the bar. Mirajane notices the black Exceed flying towards her and see steps away from her conversation and meets him at the opposite end of the bar. She lightly scratches the top of his head when he lands on the bar, he smiles with his eyes closed, enjoying her scratching him.

"Some kiwi juice Lily?" She asks knowing what the Exceed wanted. "Yes thank you" he replies politely as she walks off with a smile. "Was Gajeel annoyed cause he didn't sleep well or because he didn't know how to deal with his feelings for Levy?" Lily thought to himself in Mira's absence, though she return quickly with his drink.

"Thank you Mira" he bows and she giggles. "You're quite welcome" she states sweetly, Lily sips his drink and a delighted expression appears on his face.

"Something is bothering Gajeel and I know it's got to do with Levy" Mira comments before Lily can leave. "You wouldn't happen to know what?" She prys with a concerned look on her face.

"Gajeel isn't sleeping well cause she is on his mind" Lily tells her, she doesn't look surprised "he wouldn't admit it but he has feelings for her and doesn't know how to handle them properly" Lily continues to explain.

"I don't think he has ever felt like this with anyone before" Mira states looking at Gajeel with some concern, feeling back for him a bit.

"The big thing with him is I think is that he thinks he doesn't deserve her" Lily mentions to her.

"That's silly, why would he think that?" Mira asks.

"Because of what he did to her when we still worked with his old guild" Lily informs her with a sad tone.

"Levy forgave him for that, doesn't he know that?" Mira inquiries with a stern tone.

"He does but he hasn't forgiven himself" Lily tells her "I've seen him look at her, sorrow and guilt written all over his face and not to mention he has nightmares about it" Lily states lowering his head. "He is worried he might hurt her again" Lily continues to explain, Mira crosses her arms angrily. "He might also be worried that getting close to her, she might leave him" Lily states in a sad tone.

"Like Metalicana did when he was younger?" Mira ask him and Lily nods.

"Yes exactly" Lily tells her, sipping his kiwi juice. "Gajeel probably won't get any closer to her unless they were lone together" Lily explains shaking his head towards Gajeel.

"Maybe if they were on a job together?" Mira ask him hopefully and he turns to her with a devious smirk.

"That just might work" he says and Mira gets a similar grin on her face.

"I'll look for a job that would be perfect" Mira says as she starts to scheme in her mind.

"First we need to keep Jet and Droy away from the two of them in the mean time" Lily states looking over his shoulder at the speed mage and the plant mage still arguing that there table.

"I've got just the thing" Mira tells him with a stern look on her face as she turns around and opens a large brown sack and pulls out a rolled up piece of paper, handing it to Lily. The tiny Exceed hums quietly as he reads over the piece of paper.

"I'll have to accompany them on this" Lily finally looks up from the paper "can I leave the rest in your capable hands?" Lily asks.

"Of course!" Mira replies cheerfully, winking at him and giving him a thumbs up. Lily finishes his drink and nods his head at the silver haired Barmaid, he floats over to the table where Jet and Droy are seated.

"I need your guy's help with a job" he states in his deep voice, the two wizards jump at his sudden appearance.

"Why not ask Gajeel for help?" Jet glares jealously over at the iron dragon slayer who was smiling at Levy, still buried in her book. Droy nods agreeing with his friend, shooting a quick glare at Gajeel.

"Gajeel isn't bright enough for this job" Lily lied knowing it would catch their interest and want to do the job.

"We'll do it!" The two say unison, Lily grinned happily as they fell for his trap.

"Good, go pack right away, we'll be leaving soon" Lily informs them, they raise from there chairs and salute him before running off to pack. Lily floats over to where Gajeel is sitting; he notices Lily approaching and tears his gaze off of Levy who quietly read. "I'm leaving on a job, I'm taking Jet and Droy" Gajeel looked confused and offended that he didn't want to go with him. Lily looked over at Levy, who hadn't heard what he had said, with a smile he returned his gaze to Gajeel who had noticed this. "You're welcome" Lily smirks and turns around flies for the door leaving Gajeel dumbfounded.

I have more written, i will upload more when if people like it (if it even gets read)