Levy awoke softly. As her eyes flickered open she gasped, holding her breath she looked at Gajeel asleep next to her his arms around her. Her eyes wondered across his bare chest, scanning every muscle. Eventually she turned bright red, screamed and kicked Gajeel out of the bed so he jerked awake too. Levy then put her hand to her head.
Gajeel stared at her questionally "What's your problem?!"
"My problem?! What were you thinking getting into bed with me?!" Levy yelled, then rubbed her head and sighed painfully.
"You weren't complaining last night" he smirked. Levy blushed bight red and threw the pillow at him. "Relax shrimp, we didn't do anything like that. You were just cold and I helped"
"Whatever" she sighed
"Hangover?" Gajeel asked. She nodded slightly. "Nothing for it I'm afraid" he shrugged his shoulders.
Levy sighed after a slight pause she jumped up "I spent the night here!"
"No shit sherlock" Gajeel raised his eyebrow at her before remembering what Levy told him last night about her dad hitting her "damn it!"
The two of them ran out of the apartment and towards the wall. Gajeel ran much faster then Levy who soon fell behind however Gajeel then took ahold of her hand and literally dragged her towards the wall. He then pushed her into the enterance and watched her ran as fast as she could. He laughed to himself at her tiny legs sprinting towards the entrance to the higher district. When Levy returned home she burst through the door gasping for breath, she was greated by a slap round her face. Her eyes widened as she slowly look up. Her mother was standing, glaring at her through her green eyes.
"Who do you think you are? Staying out all night. Didn't you think of your poor father?" Her mother hissed. Levy just looked away and shuffled nervously. "And your clothes. What is with that terrible outfit?" her mother questioned, looking her up and down. "You'll sit and wait in the dinning room until your father comes home"
Levy shuffled into the dark dinning room, she sat on a chair at the end of the table and waited for 3 hours, without moving, for her father to come home. Suddenly the door slammed shut and her fathers voice echoed angrily throughout the house.
"Is she home?! Where is she?!" He bellowed. Marching into the dinning room he stood frowning at Levy his blue hair gelled back. He threw his file onto the table making Levy jump to her feet. "Sit down!" He yelled. Levy sat back down, looking at the floor she shuffled in her seat. As her father began to circle her like a preditor would its prey.
"You're spolit. Always have been. Can't you once think about your family? The more you act rebelious the less money I can sell you off for." He becomes angry, violently he grabbed Levy's arm pulled her to her feet and punched her in the face, splitting her lip and knocking her off her feet. "Listen to me now. I'm going to sell you early and tomorrow its your coming of age party. You're turning 17 in a month. So I'll allow people to bid for you now. You'll be married on your 18th birthday. Because you're small, flat chested, disobedient and pathetic. I'll only get a small price but a price all the same. Do you understand me?"
Levy nodded, watching as her father left the room, without moving she then began to cry silently. Her mother stood in the doorway looking down her nose at Levy before turning around and walking away without a second glance.
The next day Levy skipped school to find Gajeel. He was sat in the coffee shop when she found him. He stood up when he saw her.
"Levy, your lip?" His hand hovered softly over her cut lip but she just smiled at him.
"No big deal. I walked into a door. You know how clumsy I am" she laughed. Gajeel smiled at her.
"So, what are you doing here early?" he asked her. Levy grinned and pulled out a red pass, handing it to Gajeel. "A day pass to the higher district?" he read out load.
"Mhm" Levy nodded "You showed me a lower district party. I want to show you a higher district party. Unfortunatlly I can't get a pass that will last longer then a day"
Gajeel raised his eyebrows at her as she smiled idiotically at him. He glanced at the pass again this time looking at the price, his eyes widened. "This was expensive" he stated. Levy nodded "Fine I'll go" Gajeel sighed. Levy clapped her hand together and smiled happily.
"Great! Follow me" She smiled. She skipped down the street followed closely by a reluctant Gajeel and a sleeply Pantherlily. At the tunnel entrance to the higher district the guards glared at them both as Levy showed them the passes. They sneered as the two of them walked past, Levy turned to look at Gajeel. He was covering his eyes because of the bright light, Levy laughed at his confused facial expression as he sqinted at the world he's never seen before.
"You can't go dressed like that. We have a few hours before the party starts, I'll turn you into a real higher district gentleman" She winked as she took ahold of his hand and dragged him into the nearest shop. The shop is filled with fancy clothes, Gajeel stood, shocked, as Levy wondered around looking at the many suites. She came back, pulled Gajeel into a dressing room and handed him a pile of clothes. Smiling she left him to get dressed. A few moments later he came out waring a black shirt, blue tie, white jacket and white trousers, he saw that Levy had also changed into a yellow summer dress, with a yellow hairband pushing her hair out of her face. She smiled at him as he looked at her then himself in a mirror "looking good!" she clapped her hands and giggled.
"I feel like an idiot" Gajeel growled as he tugged at the jacket.
"Well you look awesome" Levy smiled "Still need to sort out your hair though" she sighed
"You're not touching my hair shrimp!" He frowned at her
She smiled as she paid for the new clothes, Levy then showed Gajeel to her house. It was a big posh white wooden house with a fancy door, Levy told Gajeel to wait outside while she checked to doorway, taking Gajeel's hand the two of them ran upstairs.
"Levy?" Levy's little brother walked round the corner just as Levy pushed Gajeel into her room and closed the door behind him.
"H-hey there little guy" she said nervously
"What did you do?" he said sceptically, frowning at her. Levy laughed nervously and patted his head.
"Nothing! What are you talking about?" she said
"You're a terrible liar. Whatever you're doing, leave me out of it" he sighed, walking down the stairs. Levy gave a sigh of relief and entered her bedroom to see Gajeel casually looking around Levy's huge bedroom, he then slowly sat on her 4 post bed.
"Makes my house look like a shit hole. Wait, it is a shit hole" he smiles at her. Levy laughed and jumped onto the bed behind Gajeel, holding a brush.
"Time to sort out your hair" she grinned
Gajeel jumped to his feet "I said no!" he frowned. Levy pulled him back onto the bed and began brushing his hair. Gajeel just sat and pouted as she gently pulled the brush though hislong black hair humming to herself. After a while Levy took a band and tied back his hair into a low down ponytail at neatly as she could. Leaning back to admire her work. She smiled as Gajeel stood up and looked at himself in her dressing room mirror. He frowned.
"Why do you hate me?" Gajeel joked
"I don't" Levy gasped "quite the opposite actually?" she whispered but Gajeel heard anyway
"Opposite? As in love?" He smirked
"No way!" Levy blushed, turned away and picked up some red glasses off her bedside table. Putting them on she strode over to her bookcase. Gajeel looked over her shoulder.
"You have a lot of books" he stated. Levy nodded as picked up a book entitled 'How to be a gentleman' giving it to Gajeel. He frowned at the book and shook his head.
"I don't read and you look stupid with glasses on" He laughed
"Don't or can't?" Levy frowned "I have to go downstairs. Stay here and read" she sighed and she walked out of the room, slamming the door. Gajeel was left alone in her room.
He looked around her room, eventually sitting on her bed to read the book.