A.N. Okay, fair warning, things really start heating up this chapter, so take heed, language and mature content ahead. Enjoy!

Chapter 4

This Bluenette's Got Balls

"What do you mean?" Levi asked the man with glowing eyes. "Of course names are important. My name's Levi, not that you care."

His eyes flashed. "Oh, I care. I care more than you can ever understand, and the name's Gajeel Redfox, but some people call me Black Steel."

Gajeel, I like it. It's different. One of the reasons Levi was never all that interested in her two friends was because they were too safe. Even his name is dangerous sounding. Blame it on hundreds of books filled with adventure and danger. She always dreamed of escaping her long time prison and going off on quests. Of course, she always imagined someone strong there right beside her, someone who she could talk to, someone she could curl up next to at night and forget the world.

The dark man slowly stalked toward her. A small voice told her that she should run, hide, do anything to stay away from him, but a bigger part of her screamed at her to stand up and stare him down. Levi did just that, she stood straight up on the bed and walked to the edge of the mattress. Ha, now look at whose taller. That fact gave her so much joy. It gave him plenty of joy too, just not for the same reason.

I doubt she realizes that she just put me at eye level with her chest. It was also obvious from this angle that she wasn't wearing a bra, and that it was a bit chilly in the damp cave.

She seemed to notice where his gaze was focused, so she crossed her arms over her chest, blushing. "Ya know, you make for an awfully cute tomato."

Gajeel decided enough was enough, and grabbed her around the waist. She let out an adorable squeak as he set her on the floor.

"W-Why did you do that? I was perfectly fine just where I was."

He laughed, loving her little temper, "Gihihi, I just thought that since you gave me such a great view of your chest, I would return the favor."

Levi, he really did love that name, seemed to be really embarrassed, she seemed to take exception to his last comment, because she reached up and smacked him right across the face. Unfortunately, his face was a lot harder than her hand, plus it had some rather sharp edges, so she ended up doing much more damage to herself than him. Her pinky finger got stuck on one of the studs on his nose, causing her little finger to get a small cut.

All of his laughter dried up at the smell of her blood. He picked her up, bridal style, and carried her to the sink in the kitchen. The whole time she was muttering to herself, "Shit. Shit. Fuck that hurt." He had to stop himself from chuckling at the small bundle in his arms. Gajeel didn't figure her for the cussing type.

Gently, he set her on her feet as he turned on the cold water. Taking the hint, she stuck her finger under the stream. She winced and started dancing foot to foot. "Ouch, owie, ow."

Of course, Lily had to wait until that moment to return. "What the hell Gajeel?! You were just supposed to bring her here, you weren't supposed to hurt her!"

Oh great, just what I need. Another asshole, whose head is probably even harder than the last one. He's probably just as big a pervert too.

To say she was surprised when she turned and saw that the voice came from a black cat with a scar over his eye and beige pants, would be a definite understatement.

"Hey, she hit me, so don't go trying to pin this on me," Gajeel growled back. "Just get me a band-aid and some disinfectant."

The cat didn't argue, he just grabbed the requested supplies and brought them over to his friend. "Forgive me for not introducing myself earlier. My name's Panterlily, but you can call me Lily. I'm sorry about him. He tends to be a bit of an idiot. By the way, what did he do to make you hit him? Not that you really need a reason, seeing as he did kidnap you and all."

Levi knew she was definitely going to get along with him. "He said something I felt was inappropriate and I acted without thinking," she explained. "Though if I had know how hard his head was, I probably would have thought of something else."

Gajeel chose to ignore the little conversation going on between his supposed best friend and his future mate. He focused instead on cleaning and bandaging up his little shrimp. The cut wasn't deep, and the blood was already flowing a little more sluggishly.

Levi gasped as he poured the disinfectant over the wound. He hated that he had to hurt her, but who knew what kind of germs could be floating around in the damp air, and there was no way he was going to let it get infected. Though it was out of character, after he got the cut bandaged, he gave it a gentle kiss. It was something he just needed to do.

After he pulled his lips from her finger, he found himself staring into those beautiful, chocolate browns of hers. He pulled her closer him. Bending down he captured her lips with his. Then, fireworks.

So this is what they meant when they said they could see stars. Though this wasn't her first kiss, this was definitely the best. Levi had kissed both of her two male companions at one time or another, but those were no where near as earth shattering as this one.

His lips were surprisingly soft and gentle, and though the kiss was light and chaste, she felt heat coursing through her. Tired of the teasing nature, Levi chose to kick it up a notch.

She ran her tongue over his lips, asking for entrance. With a deep growl, he gave in, opening his mouth to her exploration. Her hands made their way up his arms to his shoulders, massaging the muscles on the way. Slowly, her fingers found his thick hair and she gave a slight tug. That small sting, opened the flood gates.

Suddenly, his hands found her waist and hoisted her up so he could have better access to her mouth. His tongue completely over came hers. Forget fighting for dominance, Levi happily submitted to him.

The panties that had some what dried from earlier, grew wetter than they were before. She felt her nipples being crushed against his hard chest. Her legs wrapped around his waist and she felt his hardness pressing against the soaked fabric. Their moans filled the space and Levi had no intention of stopping him anytime soon.

That's when Lily reminded them that they weren't alone. "Uh-hum," he coughed. "If you two don't mind, I'm going to get started on dinner and I would love a hand."

Levi's face grew extremely red as she tried to shimmy down the man in front of her. She didn't feel bad about what they were doing, she was just upset because she did it in front of her new friend.

Before he let her go, Gajeel growled in her ear, "Don't you go getting ideas, just because I'm letting you go for now, that doesn't mean we won't finish what you started."

For some reason, the fact that he seemed to think she regretted what they did pissed her off. She felt her hand clench into fists and yelled back at him, "What makes you think that was my plan all along? Just for that, you can go fuck yourself!" With that, she stomped over to the reading area and picked up a book, leave Gajeel looking like he had just been sucker punched in the stomach.

Lily felt himself grinning. Damn, this bluenette's got balls!

This was one of my hardest chapters to write, not because of the content, but because the computer I was writing on decided to go hay wire for a couple of minutes. It definitely freaked me out. Luckily, he fired back up and I only lost a few sentences. Yay for saving!

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And I know this is a little late, but what're your thoughts on Kendra?