"What's up with Bunny Girl? And what happened to your little sparring match?" Gajeel asked, looking at me over his beer.
"I didn't get a chance to ask her before she took off, and I'm not sure what's wrong with her but I'm going to find out tonight." I replied, sighing as I realized I'll need to exercise to account for all the calories I just ate. I glared at Gajeel thinking about how much he eats when he mostly sits around all day, and yet he never gains weight! I was slightly jealous of his metabolism.
Gajeel's POV
"What's that look for?!" I asked, after a slightly audible gulp. Had she noticed when she was over there? Or maybe she heard Lily scolding me for staring? I was thinking, I could never read her like I could other people. My panic was replaced with relief as she just huffed and answered me.
"How come you can eat so much and not gain weight, even though you sit around all day? It's not fair! Now I have to go work out just to burn all the calories I just ate." She huffed again. I couldn't help but smirk at her expression.
"Being a dragon slayer has many benefits, Shorty. Including a fast metabolism and excellent... Stamina." I winked with the last part, loving how cute she looked when her face turned all red and flustered like that. I could look at that face for the rest of my life and never grow bored of it.
"Not to mention, we spar every morning." Lily threw in, moving to sit on her lap as she got comfortable.
"Even with sparring, you eat so much you should look more like Droy does these days." She grumbled, wrapping her arms around Lily and taking a moment to scratch his ear.
"My offer for a fight still stands, Shrimp. I did promise to make you big." I said, holding my beer glass up to hide the blush threatening my cheeks.
"Really?! That'd be great! Although I hope you'd go a bit easy on me, I don't want to end up like Jet and Droy did on our last job. Sparring would make me so happy though! Will you really, Gajeel?" She asked, her blush melting in place of excitement.
"Sure, why not? It'll be fun to see how easy I can beat ya. I'll even be nice and say no magic at first, so you can work on just hand-to-hand in case you'd ever need to fight an enemy without any magic power." I said smirking. Even though I tease her, I promised to keep her big, plus I know I can't always be able to protect her. God knows her two lap dogs can't. Her face lit up at my words, ignoring my teasing.
"When do you want to start?" She asked, bouncing in her seat and taking Lily with her. I just laughed as I watched her. She really doesn't see how cute she is.
Levy's POV
I can't believe it! Gajeel is actually willing to help me get stronger! Jet and Droy just push me to the side most of the time, I only get to fight if they get beaten too much, granted that's been quite a bit lately. I hate standing on the sidelines while they fight, but they never listen to me.
"Let's go now. I've got nothing better to do." Gajeel said, almost sounding bored with the idea. I wasn't about to let his attitude get in the way of my excitement. I was going to get the fight I wanted, and it'd be with Gajeel too! I love spending time with him, even if all he does is tease me. Plus, he would definitely help me get stronger. I grinned at him.
"Sure! The training grounds work for you?" I asked him while I practically jumped out of my sear. All my bouncing had made Lily relocate but I didn't mind. I was gearing up for a good fight.
"Sure, we'll race there, the run will be our warm up. The last one there buys lunch. Deal?" Gajeel stuck his hand out as if to seal the deal. I shook, even knowing I'd lose. Gajeel was in far better shape than me, plus I had just eaten my weight in pancakes. I didn't mind, the translation jobs paid so well I could afford to feed him for two months and still pay my rent. Even knowing I'd lose the race, I was still going to give it my all, it wouldn't be training if I gave up at the very beginning. He smirked before letting go of my hand.
"GO!" He yelled as he got up and booked it to the doors. At some point, Lily had transformed to his battle form and was taking off after him. I didn't waste any time before I followed them out of the guild.
Twenty minutes later, I arrived at our designated spot, out of breath and holding my side. I sprinted the entire way even after losing sight of them within a couple minutes. After my breathing, had calmed and pain subsided, I jogged over to them.
"Looks like ya owe us lunch, Shrimp!" Gajeel said with a smirk. Was he ever not smirking? Maybe when he was scowling. I quickly agreed before stepping away for our fight. He grinned wider as he got into position, Lily stepping to the side to watch us.
He put his fists up to his chin and I mirrored him, even down to the grin. He stepped closer as I did, until we were a foot apart. He was winding up his first swing but I beat him to it, landing a blow to his ribs. I earned a slight huff before I dodged his fist, dancing back a bit with a triumphant laugh. He threw a right hook, aiming for my raised arms, but misjudged and hit the top of my head. I stumbled back, but recovered quickly. This wasn't my first fight.
"I forgot how short ya are, Shrimp!" He grinned, taking better aim before swinging once more. I blocked his hit with my arm, pain surging throughout the entire limb. I countered quickly with a blow to his unprotected jaw. My fist landed on one of his studs. I pulled back from the pain this time. He looked concerned and started to approach. I didn't want to seem weak though so I smiled and shook my head. He just nodded and we returned to trading blows. I avoided using my left hand as much as possible, and he was obviously pulling his punches. After another ten minutes of this, we parted.
"Maybe we should move onto using magic, that's my real weak spot. I run out too easily and need to expand my range of offensive spells." I suggested, putting my hands up. He looked at me for a second, considering it, before nodding in agreement.
