Author's Note

I don't own Fairy Tail, first off. Second, I'm completely bullshitting this "Legend of the Luck Maiden, March" thingy, so don't google it, it's not a thing. I hope you enjoy the story!

(Levy's POV)

Well, it's that time of year again. March. The Lucky Maiden Festival will be in five days, and I have no freaking idea what I'm going to do this year. For the past seven years, I've been asleep, on an Island. Before that, every year for this festival, I did it with Laxus, as a 'brother-sister' thing. I put quotations there because we aren't exactly siblings.

See, he's the grandson of the guild master, and I'm just an orphan the guild chose to take in. But growing up, I felt like we were really brother and sister. Since the year he was old enough to compete, he'd asked me to be his 'Luck Maiden' which basically just meant I was a lucky charm. I give him a good luck kiss before the tournament-which is pretty much just a first man to the finish line race around Magnolia with absolutely NO RULES as to how you're supposed to finish other than you have to actually follow the set path. (Needless to say, my team mate, Jet's magic was deemed unfair, and he's banned from entering the competition.) and then he races, and if he won, I'd be named 'Lady Luck' for that year. Before Tenrou, I'd been Lady Luck for five years in a row.

There is also a celebratory Ball afterward at the guild hall. In honor of the Legend of the Luck Maiden, March. The Ball is traditionally girls ask guys, except for the maidens of that year, who attend with their respective champions.

And here in lies the problem. You see, this year, even though it's probably unlucky to break tradition, I want to have a different dragon slayer as my champion. Nothing against Laxus, (other than he tried to kill me seven years prior) it's just...Gajeel is… well, he's…it's…complicated, to say the least. He really is a nice guy (when he isn't being a big, hulking, jerk.) and he's very attractive and… ok you know what? Yeah. I like him. I think he likes me back, but he hasn't really showed me in the strictest of terms. When he signed up to compete in the Luck Maiden Festival (probably just so he could try and pick a fight with Natsu… what an idiot) I thought maybe, he'd ask me to be his Luck Maiden. So far… he hasn't.

It's still a little early, so I usually wouldn't be so frustrated, only yesterday, Laxus confronted me.

*Flashback*

"Hey, Pint Size." Laxus came up behind me, simultaneously grabbing my book from my hand, and ruffling my wild blue locks. I pouted at the name, but I had more pressing matters than him making fun of my height. "Laxus! What are you doing?" he looked down, unable to face me.

"Look, since I was kicked out of the guild, I've been doing some thinking. I'm sorry I snapped at you, Lev. I could have killed you." I smiled kindly. Everyone had forgiven him since then, but he's been having trouble forgiving himself. Just like another dragon slayer I know I thought humoredly.

"It's fine Laxus. I'm okay, Jet and Droy are okay, Gajeel's okay…" my words trailed off at the mention of his name. Laxus smiled. To most it would seem threatening, but I grew up seeing that smile, so I wasn't scared. "Great! Great… because I want to go back to the way things were. I miss my little sister." He said as he plopped down in a chair on the other side of the table. I smiled. At least somethings back to normal after everything. What with the seven year gap, and the Grand Magic Games, everything has been… different. While that's not entirely a bad thing, it's still a huge culture shock for me. "So..." Laxus spoke again snapping me out of my thoughts. "I was wondering if you would want to be my Luck Maiden again this year. It'd be a shame to break tradition." He said hesitantly.

"I would love to, Laxus, it's just…" he tossed out a knowing smirk "The dragon with the iron fetish is entering and you want him to ask you." I blushed, and nodded. Was I that obvious? He sighed "I guess my luck has run out on me, huh?" he looked sad, but I knew he wasn't going to beg me. That just wasn't the kind of guy he was.

I still felt bad so I said "three days." Laxus looked up. "What?" "If in three days he still hasn't asked me, I'll be your Luck Maiden. But if he does, you have to ask Mira." He looked taken aback "wha- how did you…?" I giggled "you're just as obvious about it as I am, you dork." After looking at me, shell-shocked for a minute he threw back his head and gave a loud, earth-shattering laugh. "You got yourself a deal, kiddo." He said before getting up, and ruffled my hair again. "Well then, I'm rooting for you, Lady Luck." then he stalked off to sit at the bar, and shamelessly low-key flirt with Mira, and left me to think over what he said. Lady Luck huh? Well when It came to Gajeel, I was anything but.