This story is a sequel to Friendly Neighbours, so if you haven't read it I suggest you do that before you read this one. This story will be a little darker than the previous one, but there will be cute and funny moments too.

Okay, here we go. The first chapter, and some "morning activites".

Levy turned of the alarm clock and looked at the man still sleeping next to her. The long mass of black hair covered his naked back and he rested his head on his folded arms. He looked so peaceful. His rough expression always softened when he was sleeping.

When Levy moved into the apartment building about a year and a half ago, she never thought that she would have a relationship with this man. They barely spoke to each other, and when they did he always teased her about her heigth or about her forgetting her keys. That was actually what started it, they slowly became some kind of friends because of that, and she got used to his piercings and his attitude. She learned that beneath it all he was hiding a good guy. They both had feelings for each other though it was a little difficult to admit, especially for him.

They had been dating for about a month now. They had agreed to take things slow and get to know each other, but sometimes they just couldn't keep their hands off each other. Levy was still amazed that she, the tiny woman that she was, had that effect on him. And he made her feel like no one else had. They were an odd couple, she was aware of that. They were only in the beginning of their relationship and it was a lot she didn't know about him, but it felt right,

Last night she had fallen asleep in his arms. It was actually the first time she spent the night. She really likes this feeling, falling asleep next to him and waking up next to him the morning after.

Levy reached out and gently touched Gajeel's face. At first she didn't like all his piercings, he had them in his ears, on his eyebrows, both sides of his nose, his chin, and even on his forearms. Now she thought it would be weird without them. They were a part of who he was.

She put her fingertips on the scar above his pierced eyebrow. He got in a fight with some jerks at Fairy Tail. One of them had ttd tried to hit on Levy, which she didn't like, and Gajeel had hit him to help her out. Later the guy came back with his friends for revemge. Gajeel fought all four of them and got badly beaten. But he was the one left standing and they never saw the guys again. Levy had taken care of him afterwards. He was fine now, but the image of a bloody, badly beaten Gajeel would probably never leave her.

Gajeel opened his eyes and looked at her.

"Hi", he said.

"Hi."

Gajeel put his arm around Levy's waist and pulled her closer. His lips found hers in a soft kiss. She put her hand at the back of his neck and entangled her fingers in his messy hair. She gave his tongue entrance to her mouth and his hand moved down to her hip. She shifted and he ran his hand over her thigh, moving higher to her core. He moved on top of her and she spread her legs to let him enter her wet folds. They moved in a slow rythm.

"Good morning."

"Good morning."

Afterwards, when they were lying next to each other, Levy looked at the alarm clock and realized she had forgotten about the time.

"I have to get up. I'm gonna be late for work."

"Call in sick", Gajeel suggested.

"Tempting, but I have to go to work."

Levy kissed Gajeel on the cheek and left the bed. She put on the t-shirt he was wearing the day before and went to the bathroom. She was small, and that t-shirt was huge on her, but Gajeel liked it. He hadn't told her, but she was damn sexy when she was wearing his clothes. Like that time when it was raining and he let her borrow that hoodie. Whenn he saw her wearing it, with her hair still wet from the rain, he just had to kiss her. It surpirsed him, a lot, and it probably surprised her too.

"What are you thinking about?" Levy wondered when she came back from the bathroom.

"Nothing."

Levy put on the same clothes she wore the day before . She was going to stop by her apartment and change on her way to work. She hadn't planned on spending the night, but they lived in the same building after all.

"I'll be picking up Jet and Droy at the airport after work", Levy reminded him. "I'm spending the night at Jet's. See you tomorrow?"

Gajeel sighed at the mention of Jet and Droy. He had only met them a few times, but he didn't like them, and they didn't like him.. But they were Levy's best friends.

"Yeah, sure", he said and folded his arms under his head.

"So, what are you gonna do today?" Levy asked and gave him another kiss on the cheek.

"Go back to sleep, watch tv, go down to the center and watch Lily work. He's been bugging me about it for weeks."

Gajeel finally quit his job two weeks earlier and Lily tried to convince him to come and work for him at the youth center.

"When are you gonna say 'yes' to his offer?"

"Maybe never."

He kissed her, and she kissed him back before she pulled away. Now she was really getting late for work.

She left Gajeel's apartment with a smile on her lips. This was definitely a good morning.