Disclaimer: The characters of Fairy Tail belong to Hiro Mashima.

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Chapter 2

If someone had told Levy she'd be sharing a hotel room with Gajeel a week ago she would never have believed it and yet here she was, doing just that. How could things have turned out like this? As she let the warm water of the shower relax her nerves for the inevitable situation that was bound to happen. As soon as this shower was over she would be sleeping in the same bedroom as Gajeel. She will stall that situation for as long as possible.

Other than that she found some interesting clues about what this curse could be. She would finish reading the book later tonight but she was sure the magic they were going to have to deal with was powerful indeed. Levy was now standing underneath the shower, having shampoo her hair twice she didn't know what else she could do to stay in that bathroom the whole night. She turned the water off and reached for her towel, her pajamas tonight would consist of short shorts and a tank top. Since she had packed in a rush she just threw things without thinking. Then again she never would've thought she'd be sharing a room with Gajeel so now her choice in sleep wear made her feel even more shy to come out.

She opened the door just a bit to peek out and see where he was. As soon as her eyes caught sight of him she wished she hadn't. He was sitting on the sofa a bit slouched over. His eyes were close; he was more than likely sleeping, his arms crossed in front of his chest and she felt herself enthralled by the sound of his breath. She saw his face and for once he didn't look angry or upset, he looked peaceful and as each breath left his mouth slowly Levy couldn't help but wonder what it would be to be kissed by the metal dragon. To have her face only inches away from his and have his arms wrapped around her as she straddles his lap. She opened the door slowly and felt her breath become shallow, she wanted to touch him, she wanted to see what his muscles felt underneath the palm of her hand. Slowly she made her way to him each tiny step taking her closer to him, her heart beat was racing but all she wanted at this moment was his touch.

"Got an eye full Bookworm? Did you finally decide you wanted the touch of a real man?" The metal dragon still had his eyes close but that devilish smirk had made its way back to his face. He opened his eyes just to catch a blushing Levy standing there stunned at what had just transpired between them. Nothing major on his part but to her she was just speechless.

"Well it's not fun if you're gonna just stand there and do nothing." Gajeel stood up quickly, grabbed his towel and made his way into the bathroom. "If you feel like joining me, be my guest." With those final words he closed the door.

Levy wasn't sure if she heard him lock it or not but at this moment she was only thinking about five minutes ago. She had wanted to kiss Gajeel and do even more things with him. What had just happen? Really. She has had desires like this before with no one in particular but clearly for that moment she had craved for the metal dragon, only. The desired completely took over her reason and better judgment. Levy wanted to disappear right then and there.

Gajeel stood inside the small bathroom listening for anything happening in the other room. He indeed had not locked the door, not because he thought she'd actually go in but to make it easier to leave if anything were to happen. Although he teased the cute mage he couldn't deny he was unaffected at what had just happen.

He had been resting after the long trip waiting for Levy to leave the bathroom. As soon as she opened that door he smelled the different scents that were hers, the shampoo being the most prominent one.

'How long is she gonna stand there?' He thought before he picked up on another scent.

It was barely there and he couldn't quite pick it up. Was it sweat? No, she had just shower it couldn't had been that, it was musky, enchanting, he kind of liked it and it was then he picked up the smell of arousal. Why Levy smelled like that was beyond him and he knew he had to stop her advances right there and then.

'What would have happen if he hadn't?' The idea was not at all repulsive he had to admit Levy was very cute which made her popular in the guild, not as popular as Ezra or Cana. They were another type of beauty a lot more well-endowed. Still to him Levy had another kind of beauty, every time she would walk in the guild he would notice her. He liked to keep an eye on her she was so fragile and yet so fierce. He liked to watch her try harder and push herself, sometimes becoming captivated by her passion to master her solid script. He didn't know when she caught his attention but he felt better knowing she was safe and unharmed. The idea of them sharing a room tonight was not completely rejected by him. He thought it would be amusing to see another side of Levy. Gajeel had thought tonight would pass quietly and fast, hopefully things get back on that track for both of their sakes. The iron dragon let the cool water wash over his body while he mentally prepared for whatever was awaiting him in the other room.

Meanwhile Levy had been breaking her head trying to come up with any explanation behind her actions just now. She didn't know how she would face Gajeel again, she crawled in her bed with her books maybe if she buried her face in one of them she won't notice him. She picked up where she had left off, Levy concluded that if the villagers had been kidnapped and were fighting against their friends to stay with their kidnappers their curse must be a trance curse. She was reading everything she could on them and the more she learned the worse it got, who ever could wield such powers was indeed someone to treat carefully. Trance curses could vary from zombie-like behavior to more elaborate and powerful ones. Of course the more people curse the harder it was to control all of them. Also people with low tolerance for magic would be easier to control so Levy had the upper hand there.

It was then she felt it again, that yearning but no it was different this time. She didn't want anyone she wanted to go somewhere. Her vision became blurry, a picture on her head appeared, a clearing in a forest of some sort. She knew where it was, even though this was her first time in this town.

'Was she being controlled?' This kind of magical power was unbelievable. Wherever she was being shown must be where the other villagers had gone, she would know in what conditions they were, who their adversary was. She would be spy thanks to their spell, for a short while that is.

'Went out to the forest. If I'm not back in an hour please look for me. Levy McGarden'

She scribbled that note and left it on her bed for Gajeel to see, without thinking twice she let the spell take over for now and lead her to that clearing.

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Yay I finished…at 2:45am..(sorry it's kind of short) Im glad you guys like my story so far, im kind of nervous to write smut since some of you have not read a story with it so I'll will try my best not to make it your worst.

More chapters will definitely come but not as often as I would like (im starting college and job hunting) regardless I will write for you people (also for Gajeel and Levy)

Once again thank you for the reviews and support it is much appreciated and keep posting them to see what I can do better.