The next morning everyone was waiting to get on the bus, but Gajeel wasn't very thrilled about it. He sat on a bench and waited for Macao to get him after everyone else got on. Gajeel walked on the bus and to his seat. He got mean glares from all the guys and even a pair of scared eyes from Levy. He sat down and only gave her a short glance but she hid her face in her new book. He felt ashamed of what he did the day before. He went to sleep trying to forget things. A few hours later, they arrived back at school and everyone got off the bus. Gajeel saw Levy walking home by herself and ran to her
"Where are your lapdogs?", Gajeel called out.
"They said that they were still in pain.", Levy said nervously.
"I'll drive you home then.", he said.
"Oh um…okay.", she said quickly.
They walked to his car and got in. Levy was unsure on what to do. She was always told to never be alone with him and now she knew they were right. She couldn't help but admire his car though, it looked very expensive and his seats were all leather. Gajeel interrupted her train of thought with a question.
"Where do you live Shrimp.", Gajeel asked.
"I live at 54 Fairy Way.", Levy said cautiously.
"Alright, um…Levy, would you go on a date with me next Friday?", the boy asked.
"I'll think about it okay.", the small girl squeaked out.
"Oh okay, just tell me by Friday morning…I won't rush you.", the pierced boy tried to hide his sadness as the conversation ended.
As Gajeel pulled up to her house, he could see that they were having a neighborhood block party. Levy just sighed and got out of the car, but forgot her new book. The boy noticed and tried to take it to her but she got in the house before he could. So he kept knocking and ringing the doorbell until she came back.
"Are your parents not home?", he asked with concern.
"They're at the party next door.", Levy said.
"Do you need any company?", he asked giving her the book.
"No, I'm fine.", she said.
"Oh okay, by the way, I live in Phantom Hills if you wanna hang out or something.", he said as he walked back to his car.
"Okay, bye then.", Levy said closing the door.
She went to her room to change clothes and read. She started to cry thinking that she should've went home with him instead. But she knew that she was better off in her broken home than with him…she remembered his question. All she could think was, "If I say no, he could hurt me…but even if I say yes, it could be the same outcome". She wasn't sure so she went to read her book. She started reading about the unspoken language of Latin. She was very entertained by the book, until her parents got back. The bluenette closed the book and cut off her room light to pretend to be asleep. She couldn't wait for tomorrow so she could hang out with Levy.
