~!WARNING! SPOILER ALERT~

~SPOILER ALERT~

Do NOT read until past Chapter 397 in le manga or you WILL have some pretty awesome shit spoiled for you. You've been warned. For those who have read up to/past Chapter 397... *SQUEALS/HYPERVENTILATES* Ohhhhh miiii Gerrrrrrrrd!

Now that I''m done acting like a complete and utter nutball, I sadly, do not own Fairy Tail. It's amazing story belongs to Hiro Mashima.

I also, do not own the cover photo, I merely added a few effects and titles to the original that I found via google search. (BTW, if you google Gajevy be prepared for some lemony photos, it actually surprised the hell out of me -.- )

*Not sure if anyone who has recently followed gets updated chapter notifications but I just fixed a few spelling errors that's all :)

Nightmare

(a GaLe/Gajevy one shot)

~ RisingChaos ~

The darkness was slowly taking over. His vision succumbed first to the black abyss. The burning in his lungs seemed as if they could never be quelled. He lost, it was over as the darkness enveloped all around him, until out of no where, came a soft blue light. It's ethereal glow piercing through the darkness then he felt something soft and warm on his lips and his senses exploded.

The ache in his lungs dissipated as he felt precious air seep back into them. His heart fluttered and a tingly feeling he had never felt before was taking control, making him crave more of it.

All he knew was that he would put himself on the brink of death over and over again if it meant he could have this sensation again. It was one of the best feelings he had ever experienced in his life and he never wanted it to end.

Slowly, he opened his eyes to see a mess of blue hair floating in front of him. The beautiful woman had her small hands wrapped around his head as she breathed life back into him.

The next moment she was still, drifting away from him and he instantly missed her warmth, her touch. His hand shot out and grabbed ahold of the tiny wrist then he wrapped his arm around her petite frame, clutching her to him as he kicked his legs, desperate to reach the surface. Her heart barely beating and it's sweet rhythm was slowing down rapidly.

The demon charged but he had no patience, his mind only cared for saving the blue fairy. He drove his fist into the demon's skull, incapacitating the bastard for a few moments.

He kicked his legs, trying to get them to the surface. When he realized there was no surface he inwardly cursed. He looked around for any place that might hold a pocket of air only to see absolutely nothing.

He held her out in front of him, he tried to shake her awake but her heart only continued to beat slower. He tried desperately to give the air back but nothing worked. Then he was ripped away from her by the demon.

"Get outta my way!" He tried to punch the damned demon again but it's grip was too strong. He looked at the bluenette as she drifted farther and father away from him.

"Wake up!"

The demon tightened it's hold on the dragon slayer.

"Dammit! Just wake up!"

He struggled and fought to no avail.

"LEVY PLEASE!"

He watched as her body cascaded into the unrelenting darkness.

"I lo-"

Gajeel bolted upright in bed, panting heavily and trying to calm down his racing heart. His throat was dry and he could feel the terror of the nightmare still clinging onto him. In the next instant he formed an iron fist and shot through the wall next to his bed, creating a gapping hole next to countless others that had been previously patched up.

"You had the dream again, didn't you?" Pantherlily asked, awoken by his partner's sudden outburst. This had been happening ever since Tartarus had been defeated.

Gajeel merely grunted in response. His labored breaths taking much longer than normal to calm down, he ran his hands over his face, trying to will away the horrific images embedded into his mind.

"It's been months and its still just as bad as the first night." Gajeel's coarse voice said.

Pantherlily extended his wings and flew up to sit next to Gajeel. His partner's utterly defeated tone bothering him to end. The Exceed placed a paw on Gajeel's knee.

"You can not continue to blame yourself. Doing so only prolongs this." Lily stated.

Lily attempted to gauge the dragon slayers response but still only saw defeat and turmoil in Gajeel's eyes. Suddenly Gajeel ripped the covers off of himself and jumped out of bed.

"Gajeel, this will not help either."

Ignoring his cat, Gajeel quickly yanked a shirt from his drawer and put it on, followed by swiftly putting on his boots.

"I'm just gonna check." Gajeel replied before he stormed out of his house.

Pantherlily sighed in defeat as he made his way to the storage closet, he grabbed the spare wood he had grown accustomed to having at the ready for whenever Gajeel awoke in the night. Silently, the exceed began to patch the newest hole in the wall, all the while wishing the best for his partner.

Gajeel expertly climbed the tree right in front of her window. Just as he reached the branch that gave him the best view, the light came on. Gajeel froze and his breath stalled as he mentally debated what the hell he should do. If he was caught Tatiana would skin him alive for being this close to Fairy Hills this late at night. On the other hand, he knew he had to SEE that is was true. He wouldn't be able to think clearly, let alone go back to sleep if he didn't see the truth with his own eyes.

The window opened but he saw no one standing in front of it. All sense had eluded him when he caught the smell of her room, her scent all over it as well as the thousand or so books she had stacked high. Gajeel leapt through the window and landed with a soft thud.

Before he could scope his surroundings his waist was suddenly caught in a vice-like grip. He stood motionless as his brain attempted to register what was happening. He mentally cursed for what those nightmares had been doing to him, he would never be this slow to react. Let alone be so stupid as to actually go inside a place where no men dare enter.

Seconds passed and he was suddenly pushed forward and onto the bed he was standing in front of. Gajeel quickly turned around to face the tiny, wonderful, beautiful bluenette what had been haunting his dreams for weeks on end.

"Gajeel."

Even he cringed at the tone in her voice. Too say she was pissed would be an understatement. He wouldn't blame her, he had been avoiding her ever since Tartarus. He couldn't see her without reliving the nightmare that plagued him.

"Shrimp."

Levy puffed out her cheeks and rolled her eyes. Gajeel resisted the urge to jump up and encase her into a bone-crushing hug, just to make sure she was really here, that his nightmare wasn't real. That is was only a nightmare. That Levy Mcgarden hadn't actually sacrificed her last breath to save a brute of a monster like him.

He normally wasn't the type to be so self-loathing, that was reserved to Titiana's man, or so said all the damn whispers at the guild that his dragon slayer hearing couldn't help but catch, but ever since she did nearly die, Gajeel couldn't help but doubt himself. He wasn't worth her life, never in a million years would he ever be.

Levy suddenly sighed, breaking the iron dragon out of his thoughts. With sad eyes, Levy looked at him, she took a step forward then another and that's all it took for Gajeel's will to snap. He grabbed her now in arms length wrist and pulled her into his lap. He wrapped his arms around her as he placed his chin on top of her head.

Closing his eyes he tightened his grip as he inhaled the amazing scent that is Levy. Cherry blossoms and thyme mixed with a hint of ink.

Ever since the nightmare began Gajeel has been checking on Levy every night, just to make sure she is safe and unharmed. Most of the time, she is already passed out by the time he gets to Fairy Hills. Other times, she's too lost in a book to notice his presence.

"How'd you know I was here?" Gajeel asked.

"Lily told me everything." Levy replied, her voice small.

Gajeel growled lightly, damn cat, he thought.

"Don't be mad at him, he's only worried about you." Levy said. "Just like I am" She added.

Then the book worm mumbled something not even a dragon slayer could understand.

"What was that Shrimp?"

He felt Levy take in a deep breath.

"Nothing."

Well that was anti-climatic. The dragon slayer thought dryly.

"Liar."

"Shut up."

"Okay."

"…"

Levy huffed, she tried to turn her head but Gajeel's 'embrace' highly restricted her movement.

"Can you let me go please?" Levy asked.

"No."

"Gajeel!"

"No."

Levy groaned, she couldn't even move her arms the damn lug had them pinned.

"Please?"

"No."

Sighing for effect, the bookworm spoke again.

"I guess I'll just have to tell Erza you're here."

To Levy's surprise Gajeel only tightened his grip on her. He'd risk Tatiana's wrath. He couldn't let her go, not yet. He's been expertly avoiding her only because he couldn't stand his brain picturing her as a pale lifeless corpse.

Finding no other choice Levy suddenly chomped down on Gajeel's hand, taking him by surprise, he loosened his grip enough so she could wriggle her way out of his grasp.

The solid script mage pivoted and faced the iron dragon slayer, her hands on her hips and a small scowl on her lips.

"You don't get to touch me. Not after how you've been treating me for months! You barely even LOOKED at me Gajeel Redfox! Now I know that Lily said you've been having some nightmare but that is no excuse for treating me the way you have been. I'm a PERSON Gajeel. Not some doll that you can decide when you want to take it off the shelf and when you want to leave it there to collect dust. I have feelings you stupid metal head!"

Levy slammed her petite foot into Gajeel's shin, hoping it would show him just how much he's pissed her off, the opposite happened.

"If you hadn't been so stupid I wouldn't be in this mess!" Gajeel yelled.

"How am I the stupid one!?" Levy barked.

"I didn't say you were stupid, stupid! I said if you hadn't BEEN so stupid!"

"And just what WAS I 'so stupid' about Gajeel!?"

"You shouldn't go around risking your life for mine!"

"THAT'S WHAT YOUR AVOIDING ME FOR!?" Levy screamed incredulously. "HOW ABOUT A 'THANK YOU LEVY'!"

"You shouldn't of done it in the first place! Your life aint worth mine!" Gajeel yelled back. He rose to his feet, towering over the bookworm.

In the next instant her palm collided with his cheek resulting in a very loud, surprisingly painful, SLAP.

Gajeel looked down to see Levy's hands balled into fists at her sides and her head down, he could see her shoulder's slightly shake. When she looked up to him, her gaze was lethal.

She spoke, slowly, "Don't you dare ever say anything so pathetic like that again."

"Levy-"

"No! Shut up! Are you really so stupid Gajeel? What else do you think I would have done? Just watched as you drowned!? How could you be so selfish and tell me that that is the reason why you've been pushing me away?"

Tears began to well up in Levy's eyes and while Gajeel hated to see her cry, he had his own anger welling up inside him.

"What do you think I would be doing if you had DIED Levy!? YOU grew up with this guild, their YOUR family, YOUR friends, they love YOU. Me? Have you forgotten what I did to you, Jet, and Droy! And don't tell me about it being in the past! You know Jet and Droy still hold a grudge against me for it, as well they should and you should too! My life aint worth a fraction of yours! Want to know why? Because I've done a load of fucked up shit that your worst nightmares couldn't even think of-"

Levy was suddenly on her tip toes, her small hands holding his face, silencing the dragon slayer.

Levy's voice was soft, "You've changed Gajeel. You may not believe it but I do, I see all of the good you've done since you joined Fairy Tail, I see all of the good inside of you. I- … I love you Gajeel."

Levy closed her eyes and pressed her lips against the very stunned Gajeel. His eyes as wide as plates slowly closed as he let himself savor the feeling. He gently wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer to him.

Levy hummed in approval as she tangled her fingers in his black hair. Gajeel pulled away slowly, not losing his hold on the bookworm.

"I love you too Levy. I don't deserve to, but I do."

Levy swiftly kissed him, she rubs her nose against his.

"Don't talk like that."

"It's-"

Levy silenced him with another kiss, the time when she pulled away she stared directly into the crimson eyes she fell in love with.

"I said don't" Levy whispers.

Gajeel only nods, making Levy lightly smile.

"So, no more avoiding me?"

"No more avoiding you." Gajeel swears.

Levy kisses one of the metal piercings on his nose.

"Stay with me tonight?"

Gajeel is shocked by the request, he looks at her, trying to determine if she means it, he only sees hope in her eyes.

"Whatever you want shrimp."

Soooooo I may write a second chapter and make this a two-shot with a lemon for all my fellow pervs out there *wink* Let me know?

In all honesty this came out of no where. I was writing a completely different one shot for Gale (Gajevy?) when this idea just sort of flooded out of my brain. I realize they are a bit OOC and I'm sorry for that, I literally am kind of typing and posting with this fix because I really love the concept of it.

On a note about the google search: Seriously, it surprised me, I mean I google Nalu and Jerza a lot and sure every once in awhile a naughty pic pops up but I google Gajevy and its like BAM! Lemon, Lime, Lemon!

On another note about Chp 396 (I realize I'm late on knowing this, thank you to Bellagill92 for mentioning CrunchyRoll to me) HOLY SONOFA- MASHIMA FINALLY drew a kiss! Granted, it was to save his life, but still, it's a damn kiss and I freaking loved the hell out of it. Can GaLe be called cannon now dammit?!

Alright, well hope you enjoyed this! I'd love to hear (read) some feedback so if you could pretty please, review I'd really appreciate it. And let me know if y'all want a lemon!

Be expecting a MiraxLaxus Lemon one shot soon :) it is a spin off off of Wile Rhov's "Beastly Possession which is SERIOUSLY AMAZING and I highly suggest you read it, especially if you love NaLu and dark stories.

RisingChaos