(A/N: Here it is! My summer fanfic! The pairings are Gale, Nalu, Gruvia, and Jerza! Enjoy!)

Swimming – Gale

Master Makarov had just told the guild about their summer trip to the beach! Looking over at Gajeel, Levy saw even he was smirking. She ran over to him in excitement.

"Gajeel! Aren't you excited?! We're going to the beach! I'm going to read on the sand, how about you?" she smiled, bouncing a little.

Gajeel blushed. Damn it, she's cute, he thought, but with a nudge from Pantherlily, he spoke up. "I guess I'll swim." Pantherlily nudged him again. Damn cat, he thought again. "Y-You read enough! Swim with us, won't ya?!" He blushed even redder.

Levy's eyes widened, blushing a little as well. What do I do?! I don't like the ocean… but Gajeel asked me to swim with him!"U-Uh… sure…" she said, offering a weak smile. One that Gajeel noticed, but didn't say anything about.

Crap, does she not want to swim with me?! He freaked out a little, but managed to keep a straight face.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Levy walked out onto the beach with Lucy. The sand burned her feet a little, but she didn't mind.

"Lucy! Over here!" Natsu called out, waving his arms.

"Oh! Bye Levy-chan! Good luck with Gajeel!" Lucy winked, running off.

"LU-CHAN!" Levy pouted a little, and then scanned the beach for Gajeel. Finding him, she jogged up to him. "U-um, is anyone here?" she asked, pointing to the empty spot next to him. He shook his head, so she put down her towel.

"You wanna go swimming now, shrimp?" he asked somewhat gruffly.

Oh no… she thought. "G-Gajeel?" she asked.

"What?" Gajeel replied.

"T-To tell the truth… well… I'mkindofscaredoftheocean!" she said quickly.

Gajeel sighed.

In disappointment? she thought, a little scared.

"W-why?" he asked, almost gently. Thank Mavis, it wasn't because she didn't want to swim with me, he thought, relieved.

"W-well, you know I'm small! I'm scared I'll get dragged under by a current or get caught in a riptide or something!" she said, blushing.

"Geez, you read too many dramatic books, pip squirt. Besides, didn't I tell you that I'll make you big?"

Levy turned red at this bold statement. Then Gajeel did something she wasn't expecting. He picked her up and ran towards the surf.

"G-Gajeel! Put me down!" Levy kicked for all she was worth, but to no avail.

"Gihi, don't worry about it shrimp!" Gajeel said as he jumped into the water.

Levy shrieked at the cold water, then closed her eyes as her head went under. Her limbs almost froze, but then… she felt Gajeel's arms holding tight to her, lifting her to the surface. They came up.

"That wasn't too bad, eh?" Gajeel smirked.

"I-I guess not." Levy tried to catch her breath.

"Then let's go again!"

"W-Wait!"

Before Levy could say anything, Gajeel dove back under swimming around a bit before letting her go! She flailed her arms wildly, then opened her eyes. The salt water stung her eyes, but she saw Gajeel underwater.

Can I swim? she thought. Duh! Of course I can swim! In a sudden burst of courage, she kicked her legs and glided through the water toward Gajeel. When she reached him, she popped her head out.

"Gajeel! I swam! I rea-" Her words were abruptly cut off as Gajeel splashed water on her. Oh. No. He. Didn't.

"You asked for it!" Grinning mischievously, she made a sign with her hands. "Solid Script: Water!"

A wave knocked Gajeel off of his feet. He got up, then smirked. He made windmills with his arms, spraying water all over her. She ducked her head under the water and swam away like a seal. Gajeel followed in close pursuit.

On the shore, Pantherlily smiled as he watched the two teens playing in the water. This has been a satisfying day, he thought.