Hello! I finally got around to putting up chapter 3. I was so busy and exhausted. I may be a few days late with chapter 4 next week so, you are probably going to have to wait a bit. Sorry guys! We see more of the discovery of feelings in this one! MWAHAHA! Enjoy!

"What did ya do to my face last night, Shrimp?"

It was around midday and the two Fairy Tail mages were eating some of the food that they had packed as they traveled not wanting to lose any more time. Levy had kept quiet nearly the entire time but, now, choked on the bread she had been chewing at the abrupt question. Gajeel pounded on her back with the intention of helping. When she could finally breathe again, she glanced up at him through her eyelashes as a blush began to spread across her cheeks. She snapped her attention back to the path in front of them, attempting to avoid further embarrassment, before finally answering him.

"Nothing. T-there was a bug and I wanted to get rid of it."

Gajeel hummed in agreement, dragging his attention from the short woman walking beside him. He smirked to himself before making his next statement.

"I think you were too distracted by how handsome I am."

Levy's head nearly rolled off her shoulders because of how fast she whipped her head around to face the man walking next to her, watching her with a smug grin. A blush over took her face and she spluttered and stuttered, waving her hands in front of her face as if dismissing his accusation.

"N-no! There was a bug!"

She managed to spit out but, Gajeel just smiled devilishly, enjoying his teasing and getting the desired reaction from the blue haired woman.

"So, I'm not handsome? Eh, Shrimp?"

"No! I mean! Maybe…"

She paused for a moment as if truly thinking about him being handsome and Gajeel had to hide the small look of surprise on his face.

"No! You are not!"

Gajeel chuckled his signature 'geehee' and walked ahead of the spluttering solid script mage.

"Stop teasing me!"

"Too much fun, Shrimp!"

He called out over his shoulder as she sprinted to catch up. The dragon slayer glanced down at her to see if she was genuinely irritated but, from the subtle smile playing across her lips, it didn't seem as though she minded too much.

Night had fallen over an hour ago and the two mages still had not found the library. Levy was stomping angrily throughout the bushes, creating her own path. She had a large map unfolded in front of her face, not paying attention to where she was going but, miraculously, had not tripped as of yet.

"My research is never wrong."

Levy grumbled in frustration. She had spent their time on the trains researching for the exact location of the missing library from old tales and books although, it had seemed as though the library was changing locations from all the different information she collected. Multiple books claimed the library wasn't even in Fiore. More books claimed it was on an island but, most of them claimed the library was in this forest a day and a half away from any civilization. Levy was able to pin point the exact location. Or, so she thought.

"Well, obviously, 's wrong Bookworm."

He could have sworn that a growl came from the petite mage walking a distance ahead of him.

"No! It's supposed to be right around he-"

An ear shattering scream ripped through the air, nearly stopping his heart completely as Levy disappeared in the underbrush after she took a small step forward.

"Levy!"

Gajeel called out as he rushed forward, moving the bush to see where the tiny woman had disappeared. Behind the foliage, the edge of a steep hillside jutted out. As he frantically looked to the bottom of the hillside, searching for his companion, he saw a flash of blue hair peeking out from the new level of underbrush.

Dammit! She better be okay.

The tall dragon slayer nearly threw himself down the hillside to reach her side as quickly as he could. When he finally hit the bottom, he carefully removed her from the shrub.

"Levy? C'mon, wake up, Levy!"

He gently shook the unresponsive woman in his arms who was covered in cuts and already forming bruises. There was a particularly nasty gash right above her left eyebrow that blood was trickling from.

Shit! What do I do?!

As Gajeel tried not to panic and think of the what he needed to do to help the small form resting against him, a groan escaped the female mage's lips.

"Levy? Levy, can you hear me?"

Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion before she gingerly opened her eyes.

"What happened? Did I trip?"

Levy asked, looking up at Gajeel's face as he let out the breath he didn't know that was being held in his lungs. He couldn't help but let a chuckle rumble through his chest and Levy reveled in the feeling and the warmth that spread throughout her body once she realized that she was still in the man's arms.

"Trip is an understatement, Shrimp. Ya fell and rolled down a steep hill or cliff. Whatever you want to call it."

The blue haired mage's eyes widened.

"I was not expecting that cliff to be there."

"Well, course not. Otherwise, ya probably wouldn't have fallen. Well, now that yer awake, are ya alright?"

She smiled up at him and nodded.

"Yep! We have to hurry and find this library. It should be around here somewhere! I'm sure of it."

Gajeel gently helped her to her feet and aided in cleaning the cut on her forehead. As she brushed off her clothes and assessed the damage from her fall, Gajeel took in their surroundings to see where they had landed. Luckily, Gajeel had been carrying the bags while Levy was navigating so they didn't lose anything.

"We should probably set up camp for the night. If we keep travelling in the dark it's only a matter of time before you trip or fall again, Bookwo-"

His sentence was cut off from Levy letting the whisper of his name slip past her lips and gripping his large, rough hand with her small, soft one. At her touch and his name on her lips in the form of a whisper, he felt a jolt of electricity shoot from his hand though out his entire body like the time Laxus hit him with his magic but, this wasn't painful like before, it was exciting and… pleasurable.

What in the hell is goin' on with me? Am I sick?

The confused dragon slayer turned to regard Levy whose free hand was raised and pointing to, what seemed like, the night sky that was dotted with stars. Yet, upon closer inspection, Gajeel realized that there was an outline of a tall, wide, rectangular shape that protruded from the trees.

"That's it Gajeel! We found it! It has to be the library!"

He smirked in pure amazement at the tiny woman clutching his hand in hers. Leave it to her to find something lost for centuries.

"I guess they don't call you Bookworm for nothin', huh?"

Levy rolled her eyes at the man standing next to her, releasing his hand and placing her hand on her hip. Gajeel felt a bit of disappointment at the lack of her hand in his.

"You're the only one who calls me that, Gajeel."

The pierced mage paused for a moment in thought before smirking down at Levy once more.

"Seems yer right Midget!"

She sighed in defeat but, a smile played across her lips as Gajeel ruffled her hair in a familiar fashion. The pair began the trek toward the lost building, deciding they would camp a bit closer and wondering what exactly they were going to discover.

I hope you enjoyed chapter 3! Chapter 4 should pick up the pace a bit. I know it's been slow but, bare with me. I have a lot planned! Please, review and tell me if you catch any spelling or grammar errors! Plus, if you think you know where this is going, I would love to hear your thoughts! Thanks guys! See you sometime next week!

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