CHAPTER 2

I DON'T OWN FAIRY TAIL. SERIOUSLY WISH I DID THOUGH.

"Oi Shrimp." I waved off the growl. I was almost done. I had placed the new spell around the stone fence of the dilapidated cottage. It would make the house invisible. "Oh no you don't." As I finished the final rune I began to feel light as air. Frantic, I started analyzing the script to find the error. The only thing I saw was a snickering Exceed and an angry dragon slayer. "Don't you dare wave me off. I know that this is important but you need to get to bed." My red eyed protector narrowed his eyes at me. "You can't think you can protect us on your own."

"I am doing my part." He put me back on my feet gently. " Besides this is the best time to see if I have mastered this spell." I defended.

"You have been practicing all day." Gajeel was half naked. Only in his boxers. Damn he's gorgeous. "That is a lot of magic. You need to get some sleep." I thought dirty thoughts while glaring into his eyes.

"I will sleep when I am dead." I was just repeating what he said at lunch. Gajeel's face fell. His eyes grew sad. My hand reached for him but he put me down and moved to the other side of the fire.

"I will be dead before you meet your maker." His took a defensive stance as his eyes shifted to the small Exceed. "Now go to bed." PantherLily pushed me towards the little abandoned cottage.

The house had seen better days. When we found it the body of the previous owner sitting at the kitchen table. Gajeel and Lily brought the body to the cottage's tiny graveyard we had found walking up to the cottage. Three other stones bore names. Tabby, James Robert and a Karen Colt were buried here. Seems that Tabby and JR were twins whom like their mother died in child birth. My guys set to work laying the master of our temporary home to rest next to his family. I went to work on the runes in Freed-san's book. I had spent the better part of an hour just planning how I was going to place them. When I was done the boys were coming back.

"I have to agree with him, Levy." Pantherlily's statement. I had already set up the house with a fire and a bed for us to take

turns in. "I am going to take a quick look around." I heard moving under the covers. From the bed I could see Gajeel's broad

back. So far it had been pretty fun going on this mission with the motion sick dragon and his wise, grown up Exceed partner.

All things bad went away when he say things like he would die first. He is a beast most of the time it is when we are alone

when he says things that make me love him. I felt giddy when he said things like that. If only I was brave enough to do

something about it.

"You say something Shrimp?" I was about to say something but a weight fell on me. The green eyes smiled before he kissed me. No matter how hard I pushed he wouldn't move.

"Samson, you tripped over a rock." Someone said. The man on me pulled up to look at the second man. Both were dressed in the white Magic Council Guard uniform. "Wait why is there a girl here?" They could see me but not Gajeel.

"You are gorgeous nymph. What is you name?" Samson whispered puling me on the bow on my dress. His hands were scared by fire. The same scars covered his head lightly touching his face that was perfect. If it wasn't for the "I am going to rape you" look on it.

"Gajeel! Lily!" I called. Gajeel growled a second before the two guards went flying through the wall. The wall did not shatter until Gajeel went through it. The guards seemed to phase through the wall. Lily took on the nameless guard as Gajeel made mush of Samson's face. I remember seeing that look in his eyes before. When we were on the island. Samson wasn't even putting up a fight. "Gajeel stop." I whispered right before I fell to my knees. I couldn't hold myself up anymore.

I shot up straight in the bed. The boys were not in sight. "No please no." My mind panicked. Where were they. Were they taken away but the council? Did Samson make a come back beating Gajeel and Lily with magic? The area was so small so Why couldn't I find them? I turned a corner by the graveyard to find them talking.

"Levy?" One arm was around Gajeel's waist and Lily's arm.

"I couldn't find you two." Lily pet my head.

"I'm sorry, Levy. I will go to make sure that the guards don't come back." Lily said taking his arm back. "I will be back. Who else will you have to talk to for the rest of the mission." Gajeel made a noise that made me smile. I remember trying to hold the tears back. I remember Gajeel wrapping his blanket around me. Gajeel sat me on his lap, by the fire, Rocking me to sleep. I am sure I dreamed that he kissed my forehead. "I can't leave the woman I love alone with that freak running around these woods." Was how my dream started.

In the morning Gajeel lay with me. One arm over my belly. Lily sat on the other side of the fire making breakfast. "I sent those two back to Dunford." That was the last town we had been in. Dunford was five hours, by foot, away. "The little misdirect I gave them will have them heading back to Magnolia if we are lucky." Lily offered me a plate. I shook my head for fear of waking my dragon. "Are you okay?" Tears came to my eyes.

"I am here, Shrimp." Gajeel's eyes were suddenly open. "Council or not, I see that ass again I will kill him." His hand caressed my face. "No one will ever hurt you again." Blushing I cuddled into him. It didn't last long when his belly rumbled.