Chapter Two:

Levy was sitting in the guild hall, reading yet another book, but she could barely keep her eyes open. It was abnormal for her, but it kept happening to her more and more lately. Usually, the solid script mage could stay up all day and all night once she got super into a new book. However, for the past week or so, she's been going to bed early and sleeping in late. Even when she's awake and doing the simplest of tasks, she feels incredibly sleepy and wants nothing more than to just pass out.

Levy released a heavy sigh as she laid her arms across each other on the table then laid her head on her arms, closing her eyes. Just as she was drifting off to sleep, she was startled by someone shaking the table as they sat down next to her. Levy huffed out in annoyance as she lifted her head sluggishly to glare at the person who sat next to her. It was none other than Gajeel Redfox.

"What is it?" Levy groaned as she laid her head back down on her crossed arms. She honestly didn't know why she felt so awful. Gajeel's also been bothering her a lot more lately, way more than she's used to. It's like every time she comes into the guild, he finds a reason to come over to her and strike up a conversation.

"Oi, what's yer problem?" Gajeel asked as he laid his head down next to Levy's his red eyes searching her brown ones.

Levy finally willed herself to sit up and she crossed her arms over her chest, looking more than a little irritated but she didn't even know why and she didn't want to take it out on Gajeel because he did nothing to her. He's just concerned and Levy did appreciate that. "I'm hungry and tired and I don't know what's wrong with me." She finally tells him.

She looked at Gajeel almost expectantly and that's when Gajeel could really tell there was something wrong with her. Her eyes were bloodshot and something about her smell was off, but he couldn't pinpoint on what it was. "Do ya want to get somethin' ta eat then?" He asked, eyeing her carefully.

Levy nodded as her stomach growled and she flushed lightly in embarrassment. She mentally shook it off and told herself that it was just Gajeel and that he didn't care. "Yeah, I'd like that. Afterwards though, I'll probably head home and take a nap." She smiled and stood up, Gajeel following suit.

"Alright, let's go." He headed out of the guild with Levy by his side.

The two Fairy Tail mages made their way towards a small, family owned cafe. Luckily, it wasn't very popular so not many people were there. They seated themselves in a booth and a waitress brought over two menus for them to look over. As Levy looked through the menu, she couldn't decide what to get, everything sounded good to her. And this was abnormal, usually Levy was just satisfied eating a salad or a simple sandwich. But, she's been craving different thing's lately.

As she though it over, the waitress came back a few minutes later to take their order. Gajeel just ordered a cheeseburger and fries so Levy decided to get the same thing. The waitress wrote down their orders then she walked away. Levy watched her go but then could feel eyes on her and she immediately felt uncomfortable. Levy's only been around Gajeel a few times since that night. She's been trying her best to avoid him and she thought she had been doing well, but yet here she is, sitting in a cafe, about to eat lunch with him.

Honestly, the only thing the solid script mage worried about was how Gajeel thought about her after their one night stand. Did he think ill of her? She wasn't the type of girl to sleep around. However, because of their little escapade, Gajeel had accidentally taken Levy's virginity. Plus, it's not like he knew she was a virgin before then. At first, Levy was rather distressed about the situation because she was trying to save herself for marriage, but since Gajeel was just as plastered as she was that night, she couldn't exactly blame him. So, without anyone to blame, the bluenette had to learn to let it go and move on. She had lost her virginity to Gajeel Redfox and that was that.

However, Levy knew the situation could've been a lot worse. At least she lost it to a friend, one that she cared very deeply for. It could've been like in some of the romance novels she's read, where the girl has a one night stand with a complete stranger. She was very grateful for that. But still, it did leave her feeling rather uncomfortable around him, since he's touched her in places no one else has...

After a prolonged, awkward silence, Gajeel sighed and ultimately broke it, bringing Levy out of her thoughts. "Oi, Shrimp, what's yer problem?" He asked, propping his elbow up on the table, laying his chin in his hand as he watched her.

Hesitating, Levy's eyes met his. She searched for the right words but she couldn't think of any because she herself didn't know what was wrong with her. "What do you mean?"

"You ain't actin' like yerself. Yer moody and ya keep on tryin' ta nap." He grunted, continuing to eye her suspiciously.

Levy nodded with a small sigh. "Yeah, I know. I think I may be getting the flu or something... I think if I rest for the next few days, I'll be better." She told him, trying to give a reassuring smile as he hands fell into her lap even though she had no intention of resting; she needed to earn money for her rent.

Gajeel kept his eyes on her for a moment, trying to search her eyes, trying to see if she was hiding something from him. Eventually, he just nodded. "Alright, well, when you feel better, let me know." He told her then turned his attention towards the window, trying to avoid staring at her, instead opting out to watch the people pass by.

Levy let out a small giggle and nodded. "Okay!"

When Levy's lunch with Gajeel came to an end, she made her way back to the guild, deciding not to go home and just laze around all day. She knew she had to socialize with her friends and even get a mission to go on. She had to pay rent after all. Levy knew her drowsiness was not normal and knew that it might put herself and her teammates at risk, but she had to get past it. There was only way to do that. Work.

So, she ended up standing in front of the guilds job board, searching for a mission that she and her team could take. Levy didn't know what to pick, but she knew she needed a decent job where the reward could be split evenly between herself, Jet and Droy and she'd still have plenty leftover.

The only missions that Levy could see that was decent, was one that was about catching these bandits that kept stealing these people in this one town valuables. There was actually a few job requests on the board about it, Levy slightly pondered why no one has took it yet. Wouldn't it make sense to take it? She noticed that it was a fair paying job, and it had enough for people to afford their rents or whatever else they could possibly want to afford. However, the blunette needed to pay her rent, screw everyone else. So she snatched the paper off the board and turned around. Searching the guild for her two teammates, she found them sitting in their usual spot and approached them.

"So I was thinking we could go on this mission together, no one has taken it yet." She held the piece of paper in front of her, turned to where the two boys could see what it said.

Not even reading the mission, the boys practically jumped at the chance to be alone with Levy, they were both very obviously and hopelessly in love with the short girl. They both stopped what they were doing to nod and look at her eagerly.

They were always willing to do anything and everything for her, no matter what she said, no questions asked. Unless it involved a certain Dragon Slayer; Gajeel Redfox. They didn't necessarily approve of her hanging around him. They thought he would hurt her like he's done before. And since they cared about Levy so much, and were in love with her, they were overly protective of her. And that was that.

"Okay well, do you guys want to come with me to my place to pack and get ready to go?"

The boys both nodded and nearly dragged her out of the guild carrying her, they were both so excited over being just alone with her.

An hour or so later, Levy, Jet and Droy found themselves at the train station each with a bag of clothes of their own. The only thing that separated Levy from them, is that Levy carried books with her everywhere she went. And what could she say, the girl loved to read. Is that really such a bad thing? She couldn't see how it was a bad thing.

The trio walked over and bought their Three tickets and quickly boarded onto the train where it would take them onto their mission. The two boys sat in front of Levy, in a booth. While the Solid Script mage sat alone, and quietly looked out the window waiting to reach their destination. Outside the window, it looked aesthetic. The ground was covered with lot's of bright green grass, and there was farming fields and the sky was the brightest blue she's seen in a long time. For how much she loved being part of Fairy Tail and living in Magnolia, she still loved being out in nature. Hoping that it will be this pretty out while they're doing their job, Levy drifted off to sleep.