The Blue Dragon

Chapter 2 : Thank You

Hai there my loves, it's Emiko

This is my second ever fanfiction and I'm pretty proud of it, I hope you guys enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

I am a major Gale/Gajevy shipper; they are practically the ONLY straight anime couple that I like

There will be future lemons [smut] in this fanfic, although I don't know what chapter. If you don't like lemons then you probably should stop reading *tear*

CHAPTER WARNINGS: VIOLENCE, SEXUAL THEMES, AND CURSING

OVERALL WARNINGS: FUTURE SMUT/LEMONS, VIOLENCE, CURSING, DARK THEMES

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL OR ITS CHARACTERS

Gajeel POV

I finished up my duties at fairy tail and had eaten a sufficient amount of iron. I got up to head back home as everyone at the guild left and waved goodbye. The cold night air hugged my body as I stepped out of the doors. The walk home seemed uneventful until I heard a scream followed by the scent of vanilla and old books. "Levy..." I whispered to myself as I jumped onto the roof of the nearest building so I could better search for the petite bluenett girl. The screaming had stopped but I could smell her getting closer. I stopped as I heard a rough voice say something. I looked down from the roof that I was perched on and saw the little mage. She was being held and groped by some lowlife pervert. My stomach started to tie in knots and I clenched my fist in fury as I saw the events unraveling below. I was going to destroy the guy who was touching the weak girl before me. I swooped down off the roof without even thinking, kicking the guy who grabbed Levy while I was still midair. He fell and hit the ground so easily that it was laughable. I quietly landed in the shadows and saw the little blue haired girl look extremely confused and then started to fix her dress from when the old perv had hiked it up. In any other situation seeing her obviously confused and stressed would've made me smile because she looked so cute when she was worked up. I quickly snapped out of it and started towards her. As she saw me her face became fearful again, I could see that she was quivering and wasn't able to form any words, I knew I needed to take her home. I offered to walk her and as I turned around to start walking I heard a thud followed by a little yelp. I pivoted to see Levy on all fours trying to hold herself up with her weak arms. I started towards her and held out a hand to try and help her up. She looked up at me blankly as if I was a complete stranger and she had no idea where she was or what she was doing. Then all of a sudden she fell over without another word, hitting her head against the stone cold road as I yelled out for her.

I saw the blue mage sprawled out on the asphalt making her skin look almost white compared to the dark road. I got down to my knees to check her pulse...she was fine. I then proceeded to pick her up and walk her to my apartment seeing that I had no idea where she lived. As I cradled her in my arms I could feel her warm soft skin pressed against mine while feeling her faint heartbeat against my chest. I looked down at the small fragile girl and just wondered how a person as small as her has not already been broken by someone stronger. I'm even surprised that she wasn't breaking in my arms right there and then because that's how weak she looked. "She must be stronger than I give her credit for" I mumbled to myself as I smiled at her blue silky hair spread out across my arm.

As I walked into my dark apartment I kicked the door closed behind me, and made my way into my bedroom to lay her down on my king size bed. Levy then curled up into a ball making her look even smaller against the large bed that was built for someone much bigger, making her look that much more endearing. I looked around my messy apartment and decided to do some cleaning so that it would be semi presentable for when she woke up. As I finished I took a quick shower and made my way to the couch, falling asleep instantly.

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Levy POV

Light began seeping into the unknown surroundings. My eyes began to flutter open as I was devising strategies on how to get the hell out of this unfamiliar room. I tried recalling last night but every time I tried, my head began to throb. I sat up and saw that I was lying in a bed, and thankfully I was clothed. I climbed out of the large bed and made my way to the door. As I walked out of the room and down the hall I began to smell something heavenly. When I got to the end of the hallway I peeked my head around the corner and readied myself for a fight with my kidnapper. The sight I saw halted me in my tracks.

My eyes grew bigger and my breathing completely stopped. I saw a large dark figure hovering over the stove with a pan in their hand that had bacon sizzling to a brown crisp. What had surprised me was that this figure was none other than Gajeel Redfox.

"I guess I really do take your breath away Shrimp." Gajeel sneered with a small grin forming at his lips.

"I-uh w-what..." Was all I could mumble in response not sure what else to say.

"Take it easy there, you hit your head pretty hard last night." He said in response. A look of concern appeared on his face but only for one second before he looked like his expressionless self again.

Memories of last night started flooding in at the mention of me hitting me head. That stranger...touched me..molested me. My eyes felt hot as tears slowly rolled down my face. I looked to the ground, too ashamed to make eye contact with Gajeel at the moment.

"Don't cry. He can't hurt you. I took care of that." Gajeel reassured with an uncomfortable look crossing his features, obviously not used to crying girls in his kitchen.

"I was too weak. I couldn't even defend myself against that...monster. Just like with Jet and Droy that one nig-" I cut myself off before I could continue. How do I manage to forget that the person who attacked my group and I that night is the very same man cooking bacon in front of me right now.

"I'm sorry." Was all Gajeel could say as he turned around to continue cooking.

"I should get going...thanks for saving me...again." I replied in almost a whisper just wanting to get away from the tension.

"No, stay for breakfast. You've had a long night, you need to eat."

His reply had truly shocked me. Why did he care so much? Why was he being so friendly? I looked him in the eye trying to scrutinize his face, seeing if I could find my answer somewhere in his expressions. Gajeel's face remained stoic as he held the spatula and I just gave him an exhausted sigh and nodded my head in reply.

I sat down at his small kitchen table and he went back to cooking. After about ten more minutes of cooking Gajeel brought two plates of bacon and freshly cooked eggs over to the table. I was thoroughly impressed. Who knew that the heartless steel dragon could cook. The food looked and smelled incredible, but as I took my first bite of the eggs I cringed at the weird tasting food. I scrunched up my nose in distaste, confused to how something that looked and smelled so good, could taste bad.

Gajeel didn't seem to mind his own cooking though, because before I knew it, all of the food on his plate was gone.

"Hmm it seems that Natsu isn't the only dragon slayer with a large appetite." I commented, interested at this discovery.

"Can we not ruin my morning by talking about that pink haired freak...or any talking at all." Gajeel grunted with a frown on his face.

I only nodded in response, not really feeling like starting a fight with Gajeel today. Breakfast went by pretty quickly with awkwardness and tension surrounding the atmosphere. As I looked outside I saw that it must be at least noon by now, which immediately worried me.

"Gajeel! We should be going to Fairy Tail now! The guild will be expecting us!" I realized, urgency laced in my tone.

Gajeel began to grow cautious while carefully scrutinizing my expression. "Fine. I guess you're right." He sighed. "Your lackeys are probably running around like chickens with their heads cut off without you."

He got up without another word, not bothering to clear the table. I just followed him out of his small apartment, deciding to keep my distance I always stayed a couple feet behind him. Gajeel seemed to notice this as he kept looking back at me.

"I won't bite. You can walk next to me." He deadpanned.

I felt heat rise to my cheeks and I knew I was carrying a ridiculous blush on my face for no good reason at all. I quickened my strides as my short legs struggled to keep up with his long ones.

"You having some troubles keeping up shorty?" Gajeel asked in an amused tone.

"Shut it." I snapped in response. Once again blushing, not as his comment but at my reaction.

"Wow Shrimp you sure are a feisty one." He commented while raising his eyebrows in shock.

"...I'm sorry I raised my voice, you just somehow manage to push all my buttons."

Gajeel just grunted in understanding with a slight smile playing at his lips. To say the smile was an attractive look for him would have been an understatement.

We kept the talking to a minimal and before we knew it the guild finally came into view. Gajeel and I approached the large doors, and he surprised me by opening the door open for me, probably thinking I was to weak to open them.

As soon as we walked in I could tell that a lot of eyes shifted in our direction. I knew our guild members were probably confused as to why Gajeel and I arrived together but they knew better to think too much of it. I mean I knew no one could possibly think that Gajeel would show any remote interest in me even as a friend.

Jet and Droy were immediately at my side once I walked in. They each gave me nervous glances as they looked between Gajeel and I.

"Levy, what are you doing with him?" Jet asked in a hushed tone with concern clear in his voice.

I considered telling him about my attacker last night but each time I opened my mouth only choking noises came out. How do you tell someone you were violated without feeling totally pathetic?

"Is it really any of your business?" Gajeel answered for me with an irritated look on his face clearly being able to hear any whispering.

"Yes, it is. Levy is my friend and I have every right to know why she's hanging around a scumbag like you." Jet yelled back.

"Well this scumbag was able to save your team's sorry ass a few days ago. Don't make me regret it." After that grim statement Gajeel marched towards his table in the corner of the room where he liked keeping to himself.

I only sighed in response to all the bickering. Things will never change. Jet and Droy sent me another concerned look before the three of us headed over to the board to look for a new job.

The three of us searched the board looking for something, preferably dealing with translating or curses. Only one flyer stood out in particular. It was asking for a mage to translate some ancient runes at an abandoned temple not too far away. What was even better was that the people were offering a sizable payment for the wizard who gets it done.

This seemed to be my lucky break. Or at least that's what I thought.