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CHAPTER 1:
First Impressions Tell Everything About You
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Levy McGarden pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose with her index finger, scowling as a few of the books she had began to wobble.
"Lu-chan, help me with these books instead of fighting with Happy!"
Levy's best friend, Lucy Heartfilia, stood up and took five books away from her, which cut the load in half.
"I don't think I can handle anymore of that stupid cat!" Lucy fiercely whispered, gripping the books tightly, as if it was blue Exceed's neck.
"Why don't you just take a break-" Levy's suggestion was cut off when Natsu Dragneel, Lucy's boyfriend and Happy's "father" burst through the French doors of the library with Gray Fullbuster, his rival/friend hot on his trail.
"You wanna go, slanty eyes?"
"Bring it on, droopy eyes!"
Both the teenagers clashed head-to-head, growling as fire rose from Natsu and ice formed around Gray.
"Ice Make: Prison!"
A large prison made of ice encaged the fire dragon slayer.
"Oy! Let me out of here, bastard! And put your clothes on, damn it! Lucy, don't look!" Natsu roared.
"I'm not looking!" Lucy shrieked, clutching on of her Celestial Spirits, Plue, close to her chest.
"You lllllike him!" Happy said.
Natsu broke through the ice prison and ran after Gray.
"Thank god this library has protective spells otherwise everything in here would be demolished." Lucy said, setting the book on the circulation desk. "Though I suppose that's why they love to fight here, you know, since nothing ever gets ruined." Lucy sighed, sitting on one of the wooden tables set all around the large library.
Just then, Juvia burst in, declaring her love to Gray, which distracted him. Natsu landed and punch on Gray's cheek. Gray was knocked out.
Carla and Wendy came in as well as Jet and Droy.
The white Exceed sat down next to Lucy and Wendy, a sky dragon slayer, started supporting Natsu as Gray came out of his black out to fight him again.
Jet and Droy crowded her as she began to check in the new books.
"Levy, come to the Winter Formal with me?" Jet asked, holding his hand out to her.
"No, come to the Winter Formal with ME!" Droy demanded, glaring at Jet.
Levy's eyebrow twitched and she gritted her teeth. "LET ME DO MY JOB PEOPLE!"
Erza walked in, hearing the commotion and Levy's cry of frustration. "Levy is right, do not bother her, she has duties to comple-" Erza's eyes turned demonic when she saw Gray and Natsu fighting. They hadn't yet realized that Erza was in the library. They were both pummeled by the S-Class mage, and if it wasn't for the powerful barriers that protected the library from damaged, Natsu would be flying all the way to Tokyo with glass shards embedded in his back from the skylight of the library and Gray would be in the seventh ring of hell with the golden and purple checkered carpet.
Levy sighed and took one of her favorite books with her and left the library in the hands of Lucy, the other library aid.
She walked through the hallways and out of the school. It was going to get dark soon. All of the students had gone home from detention, save the people that were still making a ruckus in the library. Wendy, Carla, Lucy, and Erza were the only people who didn't have detention. Erza was the student council president and volunteered to watch over the detention students, Wendy and Carla were just probably accompanying her. Or maybe she came for a book.
So lost in her thoughts, Levy failed to notice that she was lost until she reached a dead end.
Levy started to freak out. She had never ever been lost before. She always remained on the path. Turning around, she crashed into a foul-smelling person that reeked of alcohol and cigarettes.
"You lost, girly?" the man gave her a lecherous grin, full of chipped and missing teeth.
Two more men with masks on their faces grabbed her arms and lifted her until her feet were barely touching the ground. Or they just stood straight up.
"My name is Levy, now let me go!"
"No can do, honey." the man came closer, his breath intoxicating me. He held a knife under my chin. "See, all your body parts are gonna make me and my boys filthy rich."
He dragged the knife down her torso. Levy squealed, trying to wriggle out of their grip. Just as he was about to cut her open, and iron fist collided with his cheek, he moved an inch, then was sent flying into Bethany's Bakery, destroying all the cupcakes put on display at the window front.
The iron fist retracted back to a hand, which was attached to a very muscled arm, which was connected to broad shoulders, then a head with lots of piercings. Red eyes flickered from Levy to the two goonies holding her. His upper lip curled into a snarl. "Get your hands of my woman."
Levy's face turned red. HIS WOMAN?
The men let go of me and freaked out for what Levy thought were two reasons, 1) they were scared of the guy 2) they were scared of the guy.
They scrambled away, taking their boss with them.
The guy came closer to Levy, his long raven black hair swishing slighting. He had baggy black jeans with a silver studded belt, a black wife beater that clung to his muscles like a second skin and a black leather jacket with a high collar.
"Hey, Shrimp, stand up. Don't just sit there stupidly."
Levy jumped to her feet. She only came up to his elbow. "Shut up, I could've handled them all by myself!"
"Gee hee, you wish. I saved your butt there."
"And I'm not your woman!"
His expression changed into seriousness. "I know. I wouldn't want a Shrimp like you to be my girlfriend anyways. It would suck since I'd have to pick you up every time we kiss. People might start thinking I'm a pedophile."
"I don't see what's wrong with that."
The iron guy simply growled. "Well, I don't do good deeds for free-"
"Then it's not a good deed!"
He continued as if she didn't interrupt him. "So you have to tutor me for the rest of the school year."
"What? How do you know we even go to the same school?"
He smirked and pointed to the school uniform.
"How do I know if you go to my school?"
"Our school, Shrimp. And I'll be at the library after school." he sighed, running his fingers through his hair. "It's been a while..."
Once he seemed to be out of his trip back to memory lane, he picked Levy up and tossed her over his shoulder.
"Hey-wait, what do you think you're doing?"
"Running." he answered. "I'm fast, you'll probably make me slow down if you're on your feet."
"Yeah right-WHOA!"
He lunged forward and suddenly everything seemed far away blurry, then Levy realized that they were roof hopping. Her eyes widened and she squirmed, scratching at him. He stopped on one of the roofs and set the script mage down, dodging her flying hand.
"Oy, Shrimp, watch your claws!" he growled, gripping her wrists tightly. her chest heaved up and down from writhing in his grasp. She saw eyes flick down, then back up to her red cheeks.
"Wait, don't tell me, you have a fear of heights?"
"No! I just don't like to do dangerous stuff!"
He chuckled. "Oh so you're a good girl, huh?"
Levy glared at him, spotting her house across the street.
"Shut up!"
He leaned forward, he had a pleasant scent, unlike the weirdos that tried to sell her body parts. His scent was like rain and and fresh mint and a little bit of iron. His lips closed around her left ear, nibbling with his sharp canines. A strange sound came from Levy, like a moan crossed with a whimper mixed with a crying cat.
He pulled back and smirked, then held her close before jumping off the roof and onto the street. He watched Levy cross the streets to her house. "See you at our date, Shrimp!"
"SHUT UP!"