Once on the ferry, they had an overnight journey ahead of them. A steward showed them to their room. It was compact, and had a circular window through which they could see the sea. "Wow, who's paying for this?" asked Gajeel, tipping the steward. "Well, I am at the moment. But the client is going to reimburse me for it. He was practically jumping with joy when I told him I'm going to hand-deliver it. He said he really wanted to meet Fairy Tail wizards". "Awesome! Well, I want to revisit our earlier conversation" he said, hugging her from behind. Levy blushed, yet again. "If you keep blushing so much, the color of your face may change permanently", said Gajeel, grinning. They sat on the bed. He stroked her hair lovingly. He kissed her neck from behind, nibbled her ear and whispered, "Although, when you do blush, you look so cute that it gives me butterflies in my stomach. I don't know what I'd do without you". Levy went so red she looked like she was about to explode. She turned around and kissed Gajeel deeply. After what seemed like an eternity, they broke off, and she lay her head against his chest, while he continued stroking her hair. "You wanna take a stroll on the deck?" Gajeel suggested. Levy moaned. "Let's just stay like this for some more time". Gajeel smiled. "Sure, shrimp".
About an hour later, they put their clothes back on (wink wink) and headed out the door to the deck. It was a bright day, with a little wind. There were a lot of people on the deck, talking, laughing, and generally enjoying themselves. But Gajeel's gaze was pulled to two men in black coats and hats, standing in the corner and whispering among themselves. He tried to listen in using his sharp dragon slayer senses, but couldn't make out the language. They smelled funny too. Levy noticed him staring. "What's going on?" she asked. "Something's not right. Those men are suspicious" he replied. "How do you know?" she asked. "Call it a dragon slayer's intuition, but I think those guys are up to no good". "Forget them, come on, let's walk around the deck", she said, dragging him by his arm. He pushed that thought to the back of his mind for the moment, and enjoyed the scene with her. They had dinner in the cafeteria and went back to their room to retire for the night.
The next morning, they woke up, got dressed, and walked out to the deck to see the ferry pulling into Badger Island's harbor. "When are we going back?" asked Gajeel. "Well", said Levy sheepishly, "we could return right after I hand the document to the client, but I thought we could spend the weekend here". Gajeel grinned. "Absolutely! I would love that!" Levy beamed. "Well, today is Friday, and we'll be done by noon, so we'll have more than two days here. We're taking the overnight ferry on Sunday". "Lovely! Let's go!" Gajeel said, visibly excited.
They decided to head straight to the client's given address. It was an hour's walk. They stopped for breakfast in what looked like a market cum restaurant. Gajeel was eyeing the spoons and forks hungrily. Levy chuckled. "Remember, they're not for eating", she said. Gajeel was broken out of his reverie. "Yeah, I know", he said sheepishly. After they had had their fill, they set out walking again, and reached the address a little before noon.
It was a nice little cottage, with an assortment of vegetables growing in the garden. There was a woman who was picking them in a cute little wicker basket. "Hello!" Levy called out to her, "Is this Mr. Taylor's house". "Yes, it is, sweetheart. Who are you?" the woman asked, with a kind smile on her face. "I'm Levy, I was assigned to do some translation for Mr. Taylor". "Oh, yes!" the woman said, "Honey! The girl from Fairy Tail is here to see you!" There was an immediate rushing sound from inside the house. The door flew open, and out ran a man in a nightgown. "Hello! Such a pleasure to meet both of you! Do come in!" he said, shaking them both by their hands. "Delia, could you make some tea?" he asked the woman. "Of course!" she said and disappeared into the kitchen. Gajeel and Levy sat down on the sofa, while Mr. Taylor sat down in a cozy armchair across from it. "Here is the translated document, Mr. Taylor", said Levy, handing him the piece of paper. "Oh, please, call me Adam", he said jovially. "Let's see what we have here". Adam put on reading glasses and examined Levy's work. "Looks good, really good. Great job!" Levy beamed. Delia walked in with the tea, and everyone picked up a cup and took a sip. "You two make a cute couple", said Delia. Levy and Gajeel both coughed and blushed. Delia smiled. "How long have you been together?" she asked. "About four months", said Levy. "Wow! Not only did we get to meet two Fairy Tail wizards, but they're also a couple! What are the chances?" said Adam excitedly. The four of them talked on for a little more time, Adam paid Levy for the work and travel, and they took their leave. "Do visit again sometime!" Delia shouted to their retreating backs. Gajeel and Levy smiled and waved.
"Well, that's done, what should we do now?" asked Gajeel. Levy yawned. "Well, I'm a little tired. Why don't we take a nap?" "Nah, I'm not tired. You go ahead, I'm going to take a stroll around this island. It's an interesting place". "Well, of course you're not tired, you haven't actually been doing anything", said Levy, playfully punching him. He dropped her off that their inn, and proceeded to take a nice, long walk. Levy fell asleep almost as soon as her head hit the pillow. In what seemed like no time at all, she was woken up by Gajeel opening the door to the room. "Hey Gajeel!", she said sleepily. "Hey shrimp" he said. He looked visibly agitated. "They're here, shrimp", he said. "Who's here?", she asked rubbing her eyes. "The men in the black coats. They're here on the island. I can't shake the feeling that they're up to no good".