Gajeel walked back into the guild to find Levy still at the request board and Natsu and Gray currently in their daily brawl. Erza was sitting at the bar eating cake, oblivious to the boys fighting.
"You need to learn how to punch Frosty!" Natsu yelled.
"I ain't a snowman, ya Pyro!" Gray yelled back. Natsu threw a punch at Gray, but instead of hitting his rival, he hit the back of Erza's head, causing her to face plant into her beloved cake.
"Shit!" Gray said.
Natsu winced. "Crap!"
Erza sat up and her eyebrow twitched. "Why can't you two be more careful?!" She yelled standing. She picked up a nearby barstool and threw it at the boys. They both ducked an the stool flew past towards Levy. Gajeel turned his head just in the nick of time and stood in front of Levy. The stool hit him and broke, falling to the floor. Gajeel furrowed his brow. "Are you fucking kidding me?!" He yelled. "You almost hit Levy with that! I swear to freaking god, if you ever lay a finger on my Levy I will personally whip you! Especially you Stripper!"
Levy POV
Did he just...? He couldn't have... He just called me... his? "Gajeel..?" I asked. I could feel the blush slowly rising on my face. He looked at me, and by the look on his face, I could tell that he didn't mean to say what he did, out loud.
"Gajeel, are you okay?" I asked.
"I'm fine, just," he sighed. "Just get the job and let's go," I nodded and grabbed the flier that I was looking at off the wall.
Time jump to walking to the job.
This is awkward. He hasn't said anything since we left the guild. I looked up at him and noticed his arms crossed over his chest. I opened my mouth to speak only to close it back and sigh.
"So what exactly do we have to do here?" Gajeel said, making me jump slightly.
"Oh, uhm, we have to decipher a rune that captured someone. Then hopefully find the criminal and bring them to justice." I explained. Gajeel nodded. "Tch, should be easy," he said uncrossing his arms. "Hey, why didn't Panther Lily come?" I asked, curious on why his exceed companion wasn't with him.
"He said he'd catch up to us. Had to finish something at the guild. I dunno," Gajeel said. I nodded. God it's hard talking to him. Why? "This is awkward."
"What is?" Gajeel asked me.
"Shoot!" I said quietly.
"Uhm, nothing, why?"
Gajeel shrugged and raised his eyebrow.
I looked back down at the ground as I walked and I felt his hand brushed mine. My cheeks burned and I grabbed my arm. He must have noticed because he nudged my shoulder. "You okay?"
I nodded. "F-fine, why?"
"Well your face is kinda red so..." He said.
"I-it is?" He nodded. Great. This just got like, ten times more awkward.
"Levy," he said stopping.
"What?" I asked looking up at him. Dang it! Why does he have to be so much taller than me!
"Tell me what's really wrong," he said.
I was quiet for a while before I finally spoke up. "Did you mean it?" I asked.
"Mean what?"
"What you said this morning, about you saying 'my Levy,'" I explained. It was his turn to be the silent one. I took his pink cheeks as a yes. He cleared his throat. "Uh, so what if I did?" He asked. I raised an eyebrow. "It's a yes or no question." I said.
Gajeel stayed quiet.
He's such a kill joy. I stuck my bottom lip out in a pout. Gajeel groaned. "What?" I asked him.
"Don't make that face," he mumbled. I smirked. "What face? This one?" I said making it again. He looked down at me only to quickly look away. I sighed. This is going to be tough trying to get the truth out of him.
Normal POV
Natsu was sitting at the bar, thinking about something Cana had told him. He stood and walked over to Lucy and poked her shoulder. Lucy looked up and smiled. "Hey Natsu. You okay? You look upset about something." She said.
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine. Can I ask you something Luce?" Natsu asked.
Lucy nodded.
"Do you love me?" He asked.
Lucy's face turned a bright shade of red. 'Oh dear Mavis,' she thought. 'Im dead!'
