Days later Gajeel was storming through the streets with an angry scowl on his face. He had had a few days without Laxus fucking up his day, but they came back from their mission today. He really did not want to go to the guild, but he wanted a drink and Mira was the only one that would give him one. Gajeel continued his trek through the town until he made it to the guild.
He opened the front door and went in, and was extremely happy to see that the four were not there, yet. He found a lone seat at the bar and took it.
"Rough day?" Mira queries as she brings Gajeel a shot glass of whiskey. He gratefully took it and downed it as soon as it was set down at the bar.
"Yeah, thanks Mira." Gajeel politely replies.
"Want to talk about it?"
"Definitely not. I don't even want to know about it…" Gajeel throws back a second shot Mira had brought to him.
"Alright, I'll leave you to your drink then, but this is your last shot. I can't have a drunk dragon slayer." Mira smiles and walks down the bar to talk to Julia.
Gajeel had sat at the bar for a bit and finally decided to leave before Laxus and his crew showed up. He was too late. Laxus and the three other trickled into the guild, looking happy and chill. Gajeel spotted them and immediately made his way to the back of the guild to avoid them. He sat at a table that was hidden by the shadow of the guild. It was all fine until Natsu was, once again, in Gray's face. The two had begun to fight once more.
Natsu and Gray were throwing each other across the room into walls and other occupants. Then it happened, Natsu was thrown straight into Gajeel. The metal bender shoved Natsu off himself and got up. He growled angrily at the dumbass and glared menacingly.
"Watch where you're throwing the idiot!" Gajeel shouted at Gray.
"I am not an idiot you-" Natsu yelled, but was interrupted by Erza storming down the stairs.
"What is going on?!" Erza bellowed at the three of them. "Do I need to get you all babysitters?"
All three boys froze on spot and stayed completely still. They dared not to move.
"Thought so." Erza stated. She walked over to the bar, keeping her on the boys.
Gajeel ripped himself away from Gray and Natsu to put the table they had knocked over back up. He set it up and was about to sit back down when Laxus sent a quick bolt over to the metal head, purposefully hitting him. Gajeel jolted at the lightning entering his body. He turned around, a look of rage plastered on his features. He marched right up to Laxus, ignoring Erza's obvious warning look, and punched him in the face. Most of the guild were surprised by the outburst, unaware of the shock Laxus had sent. Laxus' three followers were astonished. Laxus had moved backwards with the punch and cradled his hurt chin. He looked up at the standing Gajeel with a smug grin.
"What did I tell you about fighting?!" Erza roared. "That's it, I'm assigning you a babysitter," snickers could be heard throughout the building. "Laxus. You make sure he stays out of trouble. If he tries to fight one other person in our family, you tell me directly." With that she walked away, not another word.
Gajeel was very close to leaving, but knew that if Erza caught wind of what he did he'd be in for it. He took a deep calming breath, like Metalicana taught him. He took a seat at the table next to Laxus', looking ready to murder. He stayed seated until Laxus, with a smirk on his face, nudged him to get up and follow.