STORY TITLE: Online

STORY RATING: K+

STORY SUMMARY: Levy is bored one day and starts an online chat with an user by the name of IMGF-TMPRGF. As months go by she falls for her online buddy and he for her.

Levy was sitting at home on an uneventful day. Lucy was on a mission with Natsu and the gang, the guild was closed due to a guild master's meeting being held there, even Jet and Drop had left on an "all boy mission". To be frank, Levy was feeling left out. Having finished her third book of the day, Levy decides to go onto her computer for a while. A little while while later Levy was browsing her favorite fanfiction site, trying to decide if she wanted to read a sailor moon fic or a inuyasha fic, when suddenly a chat icon appeared on the screen. It was someone by the name of IMGF-TMPRGF. Levy lifted the mouse up to click exit but a message caught her eye.

Were you left out of a mission too? A mission? Was it another member of Fairy Tail?

Who are you?Levy typed back. A few second later she got a reply.

A fellow wizard at the guild, Levy. Levy was a little startled.

How do you know my name?

Your profile says you work at Fairy Tail and who else would go by BookWormGKWE? Plus your username has a cifer for Levy in it. There's only one Levy in the guild.

Oh, how did you figure out my cifer?

For such a smart girl you used such a simple cifer word. Fairy Tail, really?

Levy smirked, the guy was good. I didn't figure anyone would put forth the effort to decode it, even if anyone understood cifers.

I saw your name on my recommended people list and I got a little curious over what the GKWE stood for. As I read your profile it said you liked cifers, so I figured I'd try it out. I actually used Bookworm first, but it didn't work to well.

So who are you? Levy asked growing interested.

I'll tell you if you can decode my username, it's a cifer too.

What's the code word?

Where's the fun of I tell you that?

Can I at least have a clue?

Sure! It's the name of my best friend.

That sure helps. Levy sent back Sarcastically.

Ohh! Sass. I'll give you another clue later if you can't figure it out. Is that batter.

Much. Levy sent back. So you were left out to? Of a mission?

Not left out so much as I chose not to take one, so my partner went with another team.

Oh, what team? So he works in a pair. Or, she?

Guess, it has a hothead; a icepick; a monster; a bunny girl; and a little girl.

Ahh. Team Natsu. By the way are you a guy or a girl?

Why do you care?

To help me decide your cifer. Or am I not allowed to know?

I guess you can. A guy. Said guy smirked on the other end of town.

Okay. Did you see Mira yesterday, she looked exhausted.

Hmmm,I guess barmaid did. Why do you think?

They talked for hours. Bye the time they signed off, at 11:00, Levy was sure of 5 things. 1.) IMGF-TMPRGF was a guy in a two person team. 2.) She could just ask Lucy who joined them on their latest mission, but she didn't think she was going to. 3.) She didn't have the slightest idea who he was but, 4.) She really like talking to him. And finally, 5.) He had ended with one of her favorite poems, The Drifter's Melody by Megan R. Bokowski.

Levy got changed for bed and looked at the screen one last time. The tone soon comes for parting. And our time is at an end, the rest of your life is starting, and we have no time at all to spend. Good night IMGF-TMPRGF.

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Levy got up the next morning and headed to the guild, she wanted to see if she could figure out who her mystery pen pal was. As she walked into the full guild she smiled and was overly nice hoping that someone would let something slip but no one did. Finally she sat down at her usual table and ordered her usual food. After a while she started to read a book. She was finally getting to the best part when she heard a gravely voice say "Shrimp" as he sat down next to her, with a thump. "What's up?"

"The sky, the ceiling, technically nothing as our perception of up is due to us clinging to the skin of this molten rock we call Fiore." Levy said, smiling up at Gajeel.

"Haha Shrimp. You think you're oh so smart."

"I am in fact." She smirked.

He sighed and slumped against the table, soon falling asleep. Soon Mira came by with her food and Levy was busy eating and looking for her mysterious pen pal.

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The next few months went by. During the day Levy would hang out at the guild, talk to Lucy, Mira, Lisanna, and Erza, get picked on by Gajeel, and go on missions with Jet and Droy. In the evenings she would chat to her online pen pal. Finally he let slip a piece of information that gave away his identity.

So do you know who I am yet, my little Bookworm?

No… let's see,

•you're a guy.

•you work at the guild.

•you're a part of a two men team.

•you've got black hair.

•you read, poetry none the less.

Hey, hold on their. I never said I read poetry.

You quoted The Drifter's Melody the first night we talked.

It was read to me by a girl I know.

A girl? Your girlfriend? Levy felt a pang of jealousy.

Nah, I wish.

Oh, she'd never say it but Levy was a bit relieved.

You can continue your list of yours.

•fine, you don't read poetry but you have a friend who does.

Yup.

•you have a best friend who's smaller than you.

•you had a rocky start at the guild.

•you know 3 bluenets. Juvia, Wendy, and I.

•you don't have a lot of friends, but you do have one who reads poetry.

•you don't have a girlfriend, bit you like someone.

In the guild.

… In the guild.

Yup.

I think that's every thing.

I think so. Can I make my own list?

Sure.

-your name is Levy.

-you like to read.

-you like to use cifers.

Oh I forgot that one.

•you can use cifers.

-you're a cute little Bookworm.

"He thinks I'm cute?" Levy said alloys in her room.

"Who thinks you're cute?" Erza asked, stepping into Levy's room.

"Oh nobody, just a friend from online."

"Oh," Erza said. "I thought you were talking about Gajeel."

"G-Gajeel would never think I'm c-c-cute."

"If you say so. So, who is this friend?" Erza sat down on Levy's bed.

"Someone at our guild."

"Who?"

"I don't know." Levy admitted, handing Erza the computer.

"Sounds like Gajeel to me." Erza said when she was done reading the emails.

"No way." Levy shook her head violently.

Erza shrugged. "Why not ask him?" Then she walked out.

"I will." Levy decided.

When she looked back at the computer he'd finished his list. It was mostly observations, but every now and then he'd compliment her, saying she was smart, or had pretty brown eyes.

Are you

Who?

Gajeel.

…

Is it you?

Maybe

Why

Why were you complimenting me?

Were you just playing with me?

Levy! No!

Let me explain.

*BookWormGKWE has signed off*

Levy slammed her computer shut.

Levy felt the first tear fall as she collapsed on her bed. It hurt. She would have been able to deal with her pen pal having been playing with her, but for it to also have been Gajeel, it hurt worse than seeing Lucy taken back to her father. it hurt worse than seeing her home in shambles over and over again. It hurt worse than when he crucified her onto that tree.

As she lay there crying Levy heard a noise, it was her door opening. She kept her head down, hoping Erza would think she was asleep.

"Levy?" Oh God, oh god, it was Gajeel. Levy kept her head down.

"Levy, I know your awake." She kept still.

"Fine, if that's how you want to play it Shrimp." Gajeel muttered under his breath, walking closer to Levy's bed. He reached down and flipped her over. Levy kept her eyes shut tight.

"You have one more chance." He warned her. When she didn't say anything he muttered out a few words too strong to say in a K+ rating. Then he leaned down, put one hand on Levy's face, saw the way her eyelids twitched. He kept leaning till his mouth was right by Levy's ear then he whispered, "I wasn't playing with you. I meant every word I said. But if you want me to play with you I will." Then he leaned over and kissed her, straight on her lips. Her eyes shot open. Gajeel was kissing her, her Levy McGarden, being kissed by Gajeel Redfox.

"Gajeel?"

"Hmm?"

"I love you. Both as you and as Iron-Dragon."

"So you figured out my username did ya, my little Bookworm?"

"Of course I did." Levy smiled weakly. "So, do you?"

"Do I what?"

"Umm," Levy blushed. "Do you, you know, li-" Gajeel covered her mouth with his hand.

"Do I like you too? Of course I do Shrimp. I don't just go around kissing every girl, do I?" He smirked.

"But what about the girl who reads you poetry?"

"You read that poem aloud as I lay asleep on you table on day."

"So you mean you want me to be your gir-" Gajeel covered her mouth again, this time with his own lips.

"Yes, Shrimp. I want you to be my girlfriend." He said as he pulled his lips away from here, just a little. "So what do you say?"

"Yes." She whispered. This time she pushed her lips against his.

From the doorway Erza smiled before closing the door and walking of to give them some privacy.