A/N: ehh I wish I would have had this up earlier but I thought I the last part written on my phone but apparently all I wrote last night was an address to an Indian restaurant. so needless to say I had to re-write a rather large portion of it.

enjoy~


Levy walked down the hallway beside Gajeel while she flipped through her planner.

"So you have two meetings today. This first one is with Mr. Dreyer that ends at 5 then straight into one with Mr. Rocko that ends at 7, then you're free." The blunette sighed after a mouthful.

"7? Alright, we're going for dinner after."

She was close to questioning but their first meeting began. Levy remained quiet in the background just as she told Lucy she'd be doing. She tried to keep diligent notes as she eyed the confidant man from across the room.

She twirled a piece of her hair down her finger now starting at him like a school yard crush. –no, stop.

/

"Ready?" Gajeel questioned Levy after spending all those hours in the meetings.

The blunette nodded not wishing to go but she really couldn't say no in the end. The two walked with an awkward aura around them until Natsu butted in between draping one arm around the two.

"So where are we going to eat?" The cherry blossom haired man grinned after inviting himself.

The two that now became a trio made their way to Natsu's favorite 'all you can eat' restaurant.

He filled in for the perfect buffer for the conversation not to get awkward. Gajeel grumbled as Levy and Natsu seemingly were getting along perfectly. They acted more like best friends even making the blunette strangely more talkative. Although she would shut down as Gajeel tried to join in just giving him one worded answers and awkward smiles.


Levy awoke bright and early the next morning.

- knock knock –

"Mr. Redfox." Levy called out. "We'll be going in ten minutes."

The door opened quickly as if he smelled her coming towards the door.

"Yeah yeah, I'm ready now." He walked out in his most crisp black suit as he was finishing messing with his cufflink.

They made their way into the once empty elevator, they waited in silence for it to reach the proper floor. Levy coughed breaking the silence.

"At 6 starts the charity ball, then back home at 2 am the following day."

Gajeel nodded feeling a lump in his throat for what he was about to say. "You know with those things, you bring a date…."

She rolled her eyes slightly. "I'll do my best to find you someone. Blonde, green eyes, and tall?" She questioned as if ordering take out for him.

"No." He lifted her face up by placing a hand under her chin. "Blunette, hazel eyes, and short." His grin caused her to blush.

"I-I'm probably not the best one.."

"You're just the perfect one."

His proximity was starting to get closer and Levy was only saved by the elevator door opening.


"I feel so out of place Lu." Levy was modeling the dress brought in for her via webcam for her blonde friend.

"You look so perfect!" Levy complimented how her petite frame looked in the black halter top dress with a daring slit running up her side just stopping before hitting her upper thigh.

She quickly pushed up her hair into a messy bun with two curls cascading down her face framing her porcelain skin.

"Are you sure you want to go through with it though? Don't do anything you're not fully comfortable with." Lucy lectured the blunette.

"As long as he doesn't get grabby then I'll be fine." The blunette smiled giving Lucy more concern than reassurance.

"Well, be sure to take plenty of pictures! Especially of my Natsu. Honestly still a bit upset you didn't tell me you met him but we'll talk about that later."

Levy laughed at her scowl.

/

Gajeel picked up the blunette from her room escorting her as she wrapped an arm around his. He didn't regret for one moment his decision to have her on his arm. The tightness of the dress highlighted her perfect asset – asset to say the least.

When they arrived, Levy was captivated by the new environment she was brought into. The white and gold color scheme of the room transpired onto the guests dressed in their finest clothing who seemingly just showed up to eat, drink, and party the night way. Their true purpose seemed to wash over their heads instead focusing on their good time.

The blunette tried taking a step back from the scary environment but Gajeel's hand on her lower back moved her forward.

"Come on." He tried wrapping his arm around her waist but she moved forward preventing him from completing the action.

As time went on, Levy bit the inside of her cheek trying her hardest to mingle with others but was failing. It wasn't her silent nature that prevented the comfort of smooth conversation but their speech of the lavish that was on an opposite spectrum of her life. She simply couldn't relate. Hers consisted of painful student loans and quiet nights hugging a bowl of low grade popcorn.

Gajeel watched the blunette from a far keeping her azure hair in his sight while he easily carried on conversations of his own.

A few more minutes passed by just fine until he noticed some men that had scoured around the blunette wishing to make her personal acquaintance for the night.

He smashed his glass on the table with force ending his current conversation with this barbaric act in order to protect his beauty.

"Get out of here." The long haired man stood in front of her defecting all eyes.

"Are you okay?" He tried to question her as she looked him straight into the eyes.

"I could have handled them myself." She spoke making Gajeel laugh immediately.

"Sure you could have short stack." He bended down coming down to her eye level like you do to children.

Levy puffed her cheek thinking it was rude of him to do that. "I-I need to go." The blunette walked away thankful for her size as she easily slid through the crowd sneaking out of Gajeel's view.

"Levy!" Gajeel pushed through the crowd grumbling curses while not caring who he stepped over in order to reach the exit she pushed through.

"Where is she?" He scanned around til he found her petite body sitting on the curb kicking her heels on the ground not caring at the fact that they were scuffing. "Shrimp…" The long haired man cautiously approached her as if she was going to pounce.

"Oi, are you really mad because of the short jokes?" He called out before sitting next to her as she lifted her legs up holding them.

"No…Yes…" Levy back tracked wanting for that to be her only issue with him.

"Heh that's not a good reason." He stood once more starting to walk away. "Come back when you either grow or get over it." His voice rudely resonated through her head pushing her slightly over the edge.

"Fine, walk away like you always do." Levy mumbled into her arms saying it so only she could understand. That was until his footsteps stopped. His surprisingly good hearing heard each word as if spoken directly into his ear.

"What does that mean?" Gajeel questioned.

Levy's eyed bugged as he shockingly heard her angry words. She bit her arm trying to suppress the pain from her heart dropping.

Gajeel's heart raced as bits and pieces came back as he turned to approach her once more. She didn't answer only wishing she could take it back.

"Levy…tell me." He said in his most stern voice wanting answers when she first didn't reply.

"Yeah, you left me…late October in the middle of the night once you were done getting what you wanted. I felt pretty used but I guess it's my fault." The blunette nervously chuckled while pressing her fingertips into her soft peach skin leaving red imprints. She held her legs tighter feeling the same disgusting pain in her gut that she felt when realizing he had left that cold snowy morning.

Gajeel stood a few steps behind her stunned from what she was saying.

"S-So me and… you?" He awkwardly pointed at himself then at her as she turned her head facing him for the first time during this conversation.

Levy nodded. "Yup, I was just another one of your one night stands." The words felt just as bad as saying it aloud. She buried her bright red face back in her arms hiding.

-flashback

Gajeel awoke a few minutes later after finally recovering from his fainting spell. The small window to the outside world gave off only moonlight along with a small lamp on the desk a few feet away.

"W-Where am I?" The long haired man sitting up rubbed his head trying to get a hold of his bearings.

A petite woman walked in while pulling her hair up in a messy bun. "Oh good you're finally awake. How are you feeling?" Levy pulled up a chair sitting beside him while handing him a glass of water.

She took his hand checking his pulse while he gulped down curing his parched throat.

"Oi, are you a doctor or something?" He rubbed his eyes clearing the foggy sleepy view.

"No, I'm just the manager here." She chuckled while letting go of his wrist satisfied from his heart rate. "Although I do hope to become a doctor one day." The blunette smiled going into her own little bubble she'd sink into imagining herself as a doctor already but her bubble was busted when she was transported back into her managerial job.

His piercing ruby eyes remained on her as she giggled and blushed in embarrassment. "I'm sorry."

"Nah, don't be. You have a really cute smile."

A blush grew further on her cheeks.

"By the way I'm Levy."

The long haired man held his hand out hesitating with his name for a moment which the blunette ultimately didn't noticed. "Mest."

"Mes—" Levy tried saying his 'name' but was stopped. He couldn't stand to hear a false name tarnishing her mouth.

"Unfortunately I should get going." Gajeel coughed standing up hearing the blunette sigh and speak a disappointed 'oh.'

"Gi hi, don't worry. I'll be back tomorrow."


The long haired man clicked through his phone listening to voice mails from financial advisors that were flooding his phone. 'The deal will be signed tomorrow.' He shut his phone off putting his exciting deal in the back of his mind as he walked up to a seemingly empty restaurant at night.

/

"Why did you believe him?" The blunette grumbled to herself while she was wiping off the last of the tables preparing to leave for the night.

-knock knock-

"We're closed, come back tomorrow." Levy called out.

-knock knock-

She now turned to those same piercing rub eyes from the day before that didn't lie to her. She quickly let him in.

"Hi." His smoky voice made her heart race. "I'm sorry, I had some deals to clear up." He vaguely said brining a puzzled look to her sweet face. "I have a small business."

"Oh, okay that makes sense." The blunette signed in relief accepting his answer. "Come sit." Levy brought him to the lone table where they sat across from each other.

/

His comfortable aura that he gave off immediately made her open up. She told him about her childhood and how she flip flopped between careers every year and even her fears. He told her the honest truth about his past to a certain point before wiggling his fingers in front of her like the spiders that she feared.

Their laughter calmed down slowly eventually turning into a deep gaze. They licked their lips in unison while he stood over her lifting her face up for a kiss. The kiss slowly deepened while their tongues joined in along with soft moans into his mouth.

They broke away for air still eyeing each other as they both nodded agreeing to the unspoken night together.

Levy took his hand walking with him to her apartment nearby. Even up the stairs her mind didn't change on how bad she wanted him, the lust just increased as they eagerly ran up the stairs. He picked her petite body up princess style kicking open her door to ravage her for the night.

The long haired man awoke with a stupid grin on his face after seeing the blunette next to him nude and their clothes tossed on the ground in the mad dash they had to take them off.

"Fuck." He checked his phone noticing it was being bombarded with texts because of the various missed calls. "Sorry. Please don't regret this." He whispered while putting his clothes back on leaving her sleeping body while he left.

The blunette awoke slowly and peacefully a few hours later to the sun rising and birds melodically playing their soft tune. She rubbed her eyes expecting for a large body to be by her side yet nothing. With her blanket awkwardly wrapped around her petite frame, she scanned around her apartment searching for him. The only evidence him being there was his t-shirt that he tossed on her vanity.

She bit her lip trying not to immediately cry from the realization that he ran out and wouldn't be coming back, even someone as innocent as her knew the reality. The blanket she let fall off of her as she ran to the shower to wash off last night's regret.

-back to the present;

"I remember you." Gajeel said while balling his fits finally remembering where she fit into his memories.

"Don't say that, you're just saying that so I won't feel like more of an idiot." Tears began to well in the corner of her hazel eyes.

"No." He sat down on the ground before her not caring about the puddle he placed himself into. "You wanted to be a veterinarian when you were 7 and you have a scar here on your leg from when you fell trying to catch the ice cream truck." He chucked slightly while gently grabbing her leg lifting her dress up slightly to her ankle to reveal the scar.


A/N: please read~

I know I'm going to get questions on this so I'll just clear it up.

In the flashback he calls himself 'Mest' in order to conceal his true name. I'll reference this in the next chapter (Hopefully up next monday; I'll be updating other fics this week!)