*Dodges rocks being thrown* I know! It's been too long, I'm sorry! My brains just been refusing to work recently, and I've been working on another story. Plus I kinda wrote a Gratsu oneshot in the meantime...Ah D: So much to do, so little time! Like today for instance, I have to be at work in three hours. This chapter will most likely not be finished by then. So when will it get finished? Nobody knows! But I will at least start it. Right now!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or characters.

That morning had been an awkward one for Gajeel. He couldn't help but stare at Levy, his eyes scanning over every single inch of her body. Last nights dream kept replaying in his mind, slowly driving him insane. Pantherlily of course watched with amusement. The day didn't get much better, as Levy suggested they go grocery shopping. Gajeel hated going to the store for food, since he didn't even eat anything besides iron. The only time he ever went was for kiwi, but even then Lily usually did all the work. But Levy had other plans. While she picked out foods that she liked, Gajeel oh-so-kindly pushed the cart while Lily sat on his shoulder, enjoying the ride. They had ran into Natsu and Lucy, who also had Happy with them. Happy then informed Lily of the little get together he was having with Carla tonight and asked if he would like to come, to which the black Exceed replied 'sure, why not?'

And that is how Gajeel ended up watching Levy cook dinner, his mind miles away, drooling over how amazing the room smelled. And it wasn't because of the food. They had the house to themselves, which caused Gajeel's brain to have a meltdown, a barrage of fantasies invading his mind all at once. He had gone to the bathroom twice now to...er...relieve some stress from his over heated body, but alas, it did no good. Levy was just too beautiful.

"I wonder what Lily's doing?" Levy said, making Gajeel jump slightly. The bluenette was completely oblivious to Gajeel's hungry gaze, just like she was oblivious to the drool sliding down his chin and the rock hard lump between his legs. He was sitting at the table, so it was hidden well, but still. Gajeel almost wished she would notice.

What would she do? Realistically, probably blush and sputter nonsense, and then go in another room for a long time. But in my world? Hmm...

While Gajeel got lost in another fantasy, Levy ate happily, glad she went shopping. Gajeel hadn't touched his iron, a fact she had barely noticed. He had a far off look in his eyes, staring at some spot on the wall. He looked cute like that, Levy thought. But she wondered what he was thinking. Very rarely did Gajeel actually get lost in thought— That was more Levy's thing— So whenever he did she assumed it was something important. She stifled a laugh as his eyebrows furrowed and his bit his knuckle, wondering what the hell he was thinking.

"Gajeel, you should really eat something." She said, giggling as he jumped and looked at her with wide eyes.

"Uh...yeah...right." He muttered, popping a chunk of iron into his mouth.

"I think I'm going to take a bath, if that's alright." She said, placing her dishes in the sink. Gajeel took a moment to process what she said and promptly coughed up a piece of his iron.

"I-I'll stay by the door." He said, and then turned beat red when he realized what had just come out of his mouth. "I-I mean, to make sure nothing happens! Jose is still after you, of course!"

"I know, silly. That's fine." She giggled, walking down the hall and into the bathroom. Gajeel followed, making sure the little window was locked and the curtains were closed. He watched as Levy turned on the water, his eyes glazing over as she slipped out of her shoes.

"W-well, I'll be right outside, shrimp." He said, quickly walking to the door.

"Oh, you want to wait outside of the door?" Her voice made him stop dead in his tracks.

"Well...yeah...I mean, I can't just watch you take a bath. You need...privacy." He nearly choked on the word. At that moment, he was glad he wasn't facing her, since his face was probably fifty shades darker than Natsu's hair.

"There's a shower curtain, silly! Besides, what if Jose were to sneak through the window and knock me out before I could scream?"

She's sure got a wild imagination...or maybe she just wants me to stay? Maybe...she knows what she's doing to me! No...that's not like her. She's not trying to do stuff with me, she's just...

"You're scared, aren't you?" He asked knowingly, and could almost feel her blushing.

"N-no! It's just...that could really happen! Don't you want to protect me, Gajeel?" She asked, knowing he couldn't say no to that.

"Gihi, alright shrimp. I'll stay in here and protect you." Gajeel said, knowing full well that she was indeed scared. But she had a right to be, he supposed. Walking into the bathroom, he closed and locked the door, suddenly realizing how small his bathroom was.

"Thank you, Gajeel." Levy sighed happily, already feeling safer with Gajeel being there.

"I'll...uh...just turn around so you can...yeah." Gajeel said, turning to face the door. Levy blushed and slipped out of her dress, unhooking her bra and stepping out of her underwear. Gajeel could hear the fabric drop to the floor, finding it nearly impossible to not turn around. He heard her step into the water and slide the curtain shut, before sitting down and turning the water off.

"Okay, you can turn around now." She said, her voice echoing slightly off the walls. Gajeel gulped and went to sit on the closed toilet lid, wringing his hands together. He stared at the pile of clothes on the floor, and blinked.

Once.

Twice.

"Gh!" He choked, a hand shooting up to cover his bleeding nose. He couldn't tear his eyes away from the small, silky, lacy red and black underwear and bra laying right in front of him.

"Gajeel? Are you alright?" Levy asked, her voice sounding concerned.

"F-fine! Everything's fine!" Gajeel replied, trying to keep his voice from shaking. His voice sounded slightly nasal since he was pinching his nose. He suddenly got a ridiculously stupid idea that was hard to resist.

She's not looking...I could totally touch them right now...and smell them...gah! What am I thinking?! That's something a perverted creeper would do! I'll just...move them a little...

Gajeel carefully reached down and moved Levy's dress so it was covering the articles of clothing, taking longer than he should to feel how soft the fabric was. His nose had stopped bleeding, much to his relief, but he soon found that he had another problem. A much larger problem. A much larger, harder problem.

Shit! Why now? Why?! I can't do that while she's right there! But if I don't...the temptation to jump her would be too high...damnit! She won't look, right? Why would she? Then she would risk me seeing something, and I know she's not like that. And as long as I stay quiet...oh, what the hell...

Slowly and quietly, Gajeel unzipped his pants, letting his straining erection free of it's tight confines. The cold air on his heated flesh almost made him hiss, but he bit his lip and began stroking himself, resisting the urge to groan. Somehow, with Levy being so close and the situation being so risky, it turned him on more. He ran his thumb over the tip, smearing a pearl of precum before returning to pumping the shaft at a faster pace.

While he did this, Levy was busy washing her hair, sighing as the warm water caressed her body. She knew it was highly inappropriate for Gajeel to be in here, but she really was scared! And besides...it wasn't such a bad thing. Gajeel was such a gentlemen, making sure he didn't see anything. He even seemed nervous. Levy thought it was sweet.

"Say, Gajeel, when this whole Jose thing is over do you want to go on a mission? My rent is due pretty soon and I don't have the money." She said, making light conversation.

"U-uh, s-sure." Gajeel said, sounding slightly breathless.

"Great! I would ask Jet and Droy, but...well...it's so much easier with you and Lily."

"Y-yeah..."

"And hey, maybe sometime just me and you could go on a mission?" She asked, her voice hopeful.

"A-anytime!" Gajeel replied, his voice just a pitch higher than usual. Levy figured he was just excited to go on a mission.

"Awesome! Thanks Gajeel!"

"N-no problem!" Gajeel gritted his teeth, feeling the end approaching at a fast pace. It only took a few more strokes for him to release hot streams of seed over his hand, some even landing on the floor. On cue, Levy started draining the tub, and he heard water slosh around as she stood up. He quickly tucked his softening cock back in his boxers and zipped up his pants.

"Well, I'm done now. Can you turn around again?" She asked, and Gajeel hastily walked to the door and stared at it with such intensity it could burn a hole through it. He heard the shower curtain open and grew tense, as if she somehow knew what he did.

"Ah, that felt good. Oh, I forgot my— eep!" She squeaked, slipping on something wet on the floor. Gajeel didn't even think before turning around to catch her. They fell to the floor, her on top of him, and both began to turn dark red. Gajeel's hands were on her ribs, right under her chest, while Levy's legs were spread apart and on either side of his hips, their nether regions pressed together.

"G-G-GAJEEL!" Levy screamed, quickly grabbing a towel and wrapping it around herself.

"I...erm...uh..." Gajeel was speechless. He had seen nearly everything, hell his hands almost grabbed her boobs! "Ack!" He once again grabbed his nose as blood gushed out. Levy quickly stood up, making sure to cover herself, and quickly rushed out of the room. After regaining his senses, Gajeel quickly followed, needing to apologize to the girl.

"Levy? Oi, squirt! Let me in, will ya?" Gajeel said, knocking on his now locked bedroom door.

"No!" Was his muffled reply. With a patient sigh, he knocked again.

"Come on, shrimp, I didn't mean for that to happen. It was an accident!"

"I know it was! It's just...I don't like people to see my body..."

"Well, that's a good thing. You shouldn't go around showcasing it like some kind of whore."

"No, it's not that! Well, I don't like doing that either, but...I'm just...not happy with my body, is all."

"Wait...what?!" Gajeel asked, shock evident on his face. "How can you not like your body?! There's nothing wrong with it!"

"There is too! You just...don't get it."

"No, I really don't. Your body is perfect, shrimp, that much I do know."

"You're just saying that because you saw me naked and you're a guy!" She yelled, face going red again.

"You're right, I am a guy, but I didn't have to see you naked to know your body is beautiful. I've known that all along. Sure, seeing you naked just proved it, but...well...you know..." Gajeel trailed off as the door opened, revealing a blushing yet curious looking Levy.

"You...think I'm beautiful?" She asked, her big hazel eyes staring straight into Gajeel's soul. He couldn't lie to her.

"Absolutely. Not just your body, but your face too. And your personality. Just...everything. You're beautiful, Levy." He said, looking away as a blush spread across his face.

"Thank you...Gajeel..." She said quietly, also blushing. "I'm also sorry...for slipping...I must have spilled some water on the floor without knowing and then stepped in it. Strangest thing though, it was kind of sticky." This made Gajeel blush for a whole different reason.

"Uh...yeah...water. Right. What's important now is that you're okay." He said, sighing in relief as Levy smiled cheekily at him.

"Yep! I'm pretty tired though. How about we wash up and go to bed?"

"Sure...sounds good."


Last nights events seemed to be repeating themselves as Levy snuggled against Gajeel, who was grinding his teeth at this point. He had earlier decided to say 'fuck it, I'm wearing boxers and a muscle shirt to bed' and was now regretting it. And apparently, Levy had also said 'fuck it' and was wearing shorts that were way too short in Gajeel's mind and a little spaghetti strap shirt. Taking a closer look, he noticed the lack of a bra. Not that she should wear a bra to bed, but...well...that shirt seemed too loose. If it fell down, which he just knew it would, he would get another perfect view of her chest. Not that he would mind...but there was already a glaringly obvious bulge in his shorts. The only reason Levy hadn't noticed is because she was facing away from him, and he was on his back. He was also currently staring at her Fairy Tail mark.

I'm going insane. I'm fucking losing it. Why, why did I have to see her naked?! If I wanted to, I could have just touched her chest right then and there. Damnit...I need Lily to be here! He would remind me to just calm down and not do anything traumatizing to her! She obviously doesn't like me the way I like her. I mean sure, she went out of her way to help me, but that's just because she's nice. And sure, she blushes a lot around me and seems way too comfortable around me, but that's just because...well...that's how she is. She can't possibly like me, right?

"Gajeel?" Levy suddenly asked, snapping Gajeel out of his thoughts.

"Huh?"

"I asked if you think Lily's staying the night with Happy and Carla?"

"Oh...right...well, it's not like him to come home at this time, so I'd say he's probably staying with them." Gajeel replied, wondering how the hell he didn't hear her ask.

Oh, right, because I'm fucking losing it!

"That's what I thought too. You seem distracted. Anything wrong?"

Shit, she knows!

"Nope. Perfectly fine."

"You're a terrible liar, Gajeel." Levy said, flipping over to face him. Gajeel was relieved to see the lump between his legs gone. For now, anyways.

"Um...I'm worried about...Jose?" Well, it wasn't a complete lie.

"I am too..." Levy said, her eyes looking out of the window, as if expecting Jose to be there. The thought made her shiver.

"Hey now, don't get all scared on me. He's not going to get you. I'm protecting you, remember?" Gajeel said, unconsciously wrapping an arm around her shoulders and holding her tighter.

"I know...but..."

"Hey," He said, tilting her head up to look her in the eyes, "I won't let anything happen to you. I'll guard you with my life, and if he so much as touches you, I'll kill him. You have my word on that."

"R-right..." Levy gulped, suddenly aware of how close their lips were, "I believe you. And I trust you with my life, Gajeel." She smiled slightly, eyes widening just a fraction as he did the same.

I've never seen him smile like that...I wish he would do it more. It makes him look so...sexy.

Blushing at her thoughts, Levy rested her head on Gajeel's broad shoulder, the nearness of their lips being too much for her. Something was happening, and she wasn't sure what it was. It was frightening yet felt perfectly natural all at once and Levy wasn't sure what to do. So she decided to change the subject. Why dwell on Jose, right?

"Gajeel...when did you start smoking?" She asked, noticing how his body tensed ever so slightly.

"Ah..well...when I was younger I guess. Maybe...fourteen or so."

"So young?" She asked, shocked by his answer.

"Yeah...I just stumbled across it one day and thought I'd give it a try." He shrugged.

"Is it...good?" It was an innocent enough question, but Levy felt like an idiot for asking.

"Well...it's not good for you, of course...but it's not so bad once you get use to it. It just kind of...burns. Why, are you thinking about trying it? I've got a pack somewhere around here..."

"N-no! I mean...I shouldn't..." Well, she was a curious person...but smoking? Her?

"Oh come on, one time won't kill you. Just try it."

"Are you peer pressuring me?" She asked, blushing as Gajeel laughed. She was being serious...

"I might be. Maybe I'm just curious to see little miss bookworm do something bad." He laughed more as she punched his chest.

"Stupid Gajeel! I'm not a bookworm!"

"Then prove it. Smoke with me. I know you're curious, shrimp." He grinned mischievously, getting up to find his cigarettes.

"Gajeel." Levy growled, gulping as he dug out the box and waved them in the air.

"You're in luck, I've got one left. We can share." He said, making Levy blush immediately.

"S-share?"

"Come over here. I don't want ashes in my bed." He said, lighting the cigarette a little too excitedly.

It's been forever since I've smoked. And besides...now I get to see her do something bad. Gihi...this is awesome.

Levy hopped out of bed and went next to Gajeel, watching closely as he inhaled and then held it in, slowly exhaling seconds later. He made it look easy enough. And if she was seeing right, he even looked relaxed. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad?

"Here ya go, shrimp. Just take a little bit. Wouldn't want you to choke." He chuckled, watching as she pouted and carefully took the cigarette from his fingers. She stared at it for a moment, before slowly putting it up to her lips and sucking in a breath. Gajeel watched with amusement as her face scrunched up in disgust and she immediately began coughing, her cheeks turning pink. "Told ya to take a little." He laughed, patting her back.

"T-that was d-disgusting! H-how can you d-do that?!" She managed to ask, gasping for air. Her throat felt like it was on fire.

"Years of practice. I happen to find it relaxing." He shrugged.

"Ugh, I'm never doing that again!" She said after regaining her breath. Gajeel merely laughed, taking the cigarette out of her hands to take another hit.

"You looked pretty good like that, shorty. Nice to see you be a little bad sometimes." Gajeel said, not caring of what he said sounded a bit...suggestive. He didn't care much about anything right now.

"R-really?" She asked, face going red.

"Yeah. But then again, you always look good."

I've been so nervous around her lately...but now I'm not...I don't know if that's a good thing or not.

"G-gajeel..." Levy blushed more, looking at the black haired man with wide eyes.

I don't know what I'm about to do...

"I think I know a way to make it taste better." He said, taking a deep inhale of the cigarette. Levy cocked her head to the side.

"R-really?" She managed to squeak out, eyes going wide as he nodded and leaned in.

But I'm going to enjoy it...

He cupped her chin in one hand, the other landing on her arm, and leaned down until their lips were a mere inch apart. He then paused, seeing if this was too much or scared her in any way. She didn't show any signs of moving away, so he did something he's been wanting to do since he first met her.

He kissed her.

Don't kill me! I know, I ended this at the best part, but this chapter was getting crazy long. And yes, Gajeel just shotgunned Levy. Not how I initially planned their first kiss to be, but it happened. Gajeel just isn't the type of person to be all lovey dovey, so this seemed to fit. Not to say he won't be lovey dovey, but for now this is how it is. Hopefully I didn't disappoint anyone! And whether I did or didn't, review and tell me your thoughts!

Just as a side note, GRAY'S ALIVE! I was so scared when he died in the last chapter, but all is well now. Just had to throw that in here! XD