Smooth silk fell against my skin, slipping along it with a gracefulness that I can never seem to touch, As Aegean blue tresses brushed against my arm, and small petite hands gripped at my own. I felt my heart tug in my chest. I cant have her. I never could.

"Gajeel? Can you help me with some house cleaning today? "Her velvety smooth voice was music to my ears. But I'd never tell her that. Not in a million years. Never. I've never been a mushy guy or anything but, I don't know I'm awkward. I'll never be a smooth romantic. That just ain't me. She wants me to come over and help her out, I want to be excited but I know it's only because she's too short to reach the top shelves and doesn't want to admit down into her deep chocolate brown eye's I felt my self-itching to touch her face wanting to feel her smooth skin against my palm.

"What can't reach the high book shelves again, shorty?" Damn. Why do I always sound so course and weird when I talk to her? Fuck me.

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"What can't reach the high book shelves again, shorty?" His voice was so deep and rough, he was male perfection.
Tall, with olive skin and dark black hair, and his body was rippling with masculinity.

"I can too reach!" Ok so I was short so what? He's always teasing me on this .Looking up into his deep crimson eye's I watched as his lips curled with amusement, though it didn't last long. He tries to hide it ,and I don't know why.

"Really? then you won't need my help" Despite his cold voice and indignant expression I knew he didn't mean it. He never did. I knew he didn't mean it. He was a puzzle , but slowly over the time i've grown to know him under stand his actionsa bit better, though he eludes me some times, truely he does.

" Hey wait...maybe I do need a little bit of help." I muttered looking away, I could feel his eye's on me and ,they were so intense. They way he looked at me...was so possessive , almost. like I was his and his alone. But sometimes, when he looks at me, its no longer possessive but a sense of longing. Its so hypnotic. And yet utterly confusing.

" And what exactly would I get from it? I mean I don't get paid, I'm so nice that I do it for free, but what if I want something in return?" he asked leaning in close, raising an inquisitive brow. Get from it? something in return? what the hell could I give a dragon slayer?

"Ummm... iron? free reign over my books? you can borrow what ever one you want?" I asked, my voice felt all to tiny. one of his hands raised up towards my face, at first I thought he meant to caress my cheek , but nope, he simply raised it to flick my forehead. How does any one honestly believe we're dating? we don't even act lovey dovey nope, nuh uh. he only bullies and teases.

" Your so dense, but whatever I'll take what I can get ,short stuff." He murmured rolling his eye's. Dense? DENCE!? how am I dense? wait he couldn't have meant? no, no. this is gajeel we're talking about. the one who teases me on my height. Turning to look over at him I saw that he had already started to walk away.

"Oi! what do you mean dense? If anything your dense!" I shouted at him. glancing over his shoulder he grinned, but as usual it didn't last long.

"I mean you , are so dense that what I was asking of you quite literally flew right over your head. What if I was some random guy trying to take advantage of you? your far to trusting Levy." He almost growled my name, and for once I couldn't figure out if he was angry or if the growl was simply something new. he didn't look angry, or irritated. so why did he growl at me?

"What are you trying to say here? Could it be ...that you...want to, " I sucked in a deep breath, could he mean ..? " sleep with me? " I asked quietly. And omg I thought I was embarrassed from just asking such a thing , oh no , he was embarrassed just hearing the question. I watched as his face went from a teasing manner to one of shock and guilt. his cheeks bloomed with pink. This was priceless, I had to bite my tongue to keep my self from smiling.

"Don't go asking shit like that out load so easily! Damn it ,shorty!" he scolded gruffly as he covered his mouth with his hand. scowling he turned away but not before muttering ' I'll be over to help out around 6' .

" what a strong reaction."i murmured to myself.