Author's Note:
Hey guys, so I made a mistake with chapter 7 and accidentally reposted chapter 6...
BUT, I sorted it all out, and now chapter 7 is how it is supposed to be...so please go back and read it, or you may get a little confused in this chapter.
I'm sorry guys...
Chapter 10
Gajeel nervously checked the time on his phone, he still had roughly ten minutes before he needed to get his butt downstairs and act like the perfect male human.
He stared at his reflection in the mirror, with his long and unruly black hair, crimson eyes and a face filled with metal, he was far from what he needed to be.
For the first time in his life, Gajeel seriously regretted getting all his piercings, and why, for the love of everything holy in this world, did he not cut his hair.
Gajeel ran a slightly sweaty hand over his face, God he was nervous. Sure he had met the parents of his previous girlfriends, but he was never this nervous, or come to think of it, he wasn't nervous at all.
He looked up at the ceiling and smiled to himself, that blue haired Shrimp really did have him wrapped around her tiny finger.
With a sigh, he walked down to the common lounge, trying desperately to hide his fear and nervousness.
When he walked into the lounge, he instantly saw the one thing he hoped he wouldn't. His girlfriend was standing there looking like a, very attractive, hobo.
Levy was wearing one of Gajeel's old sweatshirts, white bunny slippers and had her hair in a huge messy bun on top of her head.
To make matters worse, the sweat shirt stopped mid thigh, showing of her legs, and had the sleeves pushed untidily up to her elbows.
Gajeel loved Levy's unkempt look, but right now, his little rebel needed to look beyond decent.
Gajeel rolled his eyes as he walked up to her. He was greeted with a smile that made his stomach feel weird and his cheeks get warm. "Good morning." She said, her tone cheerful and bright.
Without saying anything in response, Gajeel picked her up and threw her over his shoulder. She wiggled and tried to fight back, failing terribly, "Gajeel, you brute! Put me down!" She yelled.
Gajeel shook his head, "Not until you look like you actually take care of yourself!" He yelled back.
He trudged towards the staircase, ready to throw her into her apartment and lock her in until she looked presentable.
He had just reached the staircase when he heard the main door open. Gajeel froze and silently prayed it wasn't who he thought it was.
"LEVY?" He heard a feminine voice practically shriek.
He cussed, he had exceedingly bad luck. He placed Levy down gently and slowly turned around.
Gajeel found himself staring face to face with what, or rather who, felt like death itself.
A middle aged women with light blue hair and an expression that looked like she had just taken a huge bite of a lemon, was glaring at Gajeel and Levy. The woman was standing next to a slightly older man who had black hair and wore glasses. He was single handedly, the scariest thing Gajeel had ever seen.
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"Mum! Dad!" Levy said, with forced excitement. She walked up to the pair and gave them each an awkward hug. Hugging her mother was like hugging a pillar, cold, weird and something she would never want to do often. Her father on the other hand, was soft and warm and smelt like home.
She smiled at them nervously, "Welcome to Fairy Tail!" She exclaimed, walking them to the door of the common lounge, she wanted them to meet Gajeel privately.
Lucy saw them stand at the door and made her way to them, she smiled brightly, "Hi! You must be Mr and Mrs McGarden! I'm Lucy!" She said, extending her arm. Levy's mother clasped and shook it, "Nice to meet you Lucy." She said.
Levy smiled and linked her arm with Lucy's, "Lucy is my best friend. I have no idea how I would I survive without her!" Levy exclaimed, knowing her mother would approve of the well dressed and polite blonde.
Her mother smiled, "Won-"
"Hey Luuuccceee!" They heard a voice scream, cutting off whatever her mother was going to say.
Natsu ran down the stairs, dressed oddly in a tux, he tripped over his untied shoelaces and went tumbling down the stairs, knocking over, and taking Gajeel down with him.
"WHAT THE HELL METAL HEAD! YOU TRIPPED ME DIDN'T YOU?!" Natsu yelled at Gajeel.
"Shhhhhhh!" Gajeel hissed, motioning to Levy's parents.
Natsu's eyes widened and his lips formed into an 'o'. He got up and dusted himself off, before sauntering towards them.
"Well hello there." Natsu purred. Levy's eyes widened. "I'm Natsu Dragneel, a good friend of your wonderful daughter." He said, his voice like honey.
"Wow Lev, that rugged look is a good one for you, too bad you always dress like a church girl." Natsu purred, winking at Levy.
Levy silently cussed, Natsu just ruined her whole unapproving outfit.
Natsu rested a hand on Lucy's lower back, "Well Luce, are you ready to leave?" He asked.
Levy realised that he was dressed up for his first date with Lucy, she grinned, "Well we won't keep you waiting, see you guys around!" Levy said, smiling at her friends. They smiled back and walked out.
"Well, what colourful friends you have." Levy's mother told her, with a stern tone.
"I would personally like to know who the young man that was carting you away is." Her father said.
Levy laughed nervously, "Why don't we go upstairs to my apartment first?" Levy said, with a nervous laugh.
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Gajeel walked nervously behind Levy and her parents, so much for a good first impression, he thought.
They walked into her apartment, and sat down on one of the couches. To his utter dismay, her father sat down next to him.
"Mother, Father. I would like you to meet Gajeel Redfox, my boyfriend." Levy announced, in a loud, rushed voice. Gajeel felt Levy's father stiffen.
"B-boyfrie-ie-nd?" Her mother and father stuttered in union. Levy nodded and beamed at them, "Yup!" She said, before shooting Gajeel an evil look and rushing of into the kitchen, to prepare their drinks, leaving him utterly alone.
Her mother cleared her throat, "So Mr Redfox, what are you majoring in?" She asked.
Gajeel smiled, a question he could actually answer, "I'm a second year, IT major." He answered.
Levy's mother had a reluctant, impressed look on her face, "Oh my."
"What are your plans for after collage?" Levy's father asked.
Gajeel shrugged, "I signed on with Exceed international. Its a small time position for now, but I can definitely work my way up." He answered.
Mr McGarden's eyes widened, "That's a huge company." He stated.
Gajeel smirked, "It is, I was lucky enough to be recognised and of course I jumped at the opportunity to sign on with them."
"That's very impressive, Gajeel." Mrs McGarden said.
"How long have you been seeing my daughter?" She asked, a slight smile playing on her lips.
"Just over five months." Gajeel responded, the time clicking instantly in his head.
"I must say, your daughter has quiet the attitude." Gajeel said, laughing.
To his surprise, they laughed with him, "She is indeed a very outspoken young woman." Levy's father said, pride in his voice.
"She was clearly brought up right, so it all makes sense." Gajeel said.
Just then Levy walked in, "Okay, I got everyone's drinks." She said, handing out the coffee and tea.
"Well I hope you three weren't gossiping about me." Levy said, taking a sip of her coffee.
The three laughed, "Of course not." Gajeel said.
Gajeel was a bit confused when he saw Levy smiling at them warmly, almost approvingly.
The four sat and spoke about everything for a while, Gajeel felt completely comfortable and content.
"So, Mr and Mrs McGarden, how would you feel about meeting my father tomorrow?" Gajeel asked, knowing they were only staying until tomorrow.
They smiled at him, "That sounds fantastic." Her father said.
Gajeel smiled, they may like him after all.
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Levy glared at Metallicana, who was laughing to the point of tears. He had made another short joke about her, and now everyone was laughing like it was the funniest thing on earth.
They had arrived an hour ago, and Metallicana had successfully managed to drown Levy in short jokes, tease Gajeel, charm her mother and become practically best friends with her father.
"Well obviously Gajeel was raised with a good influence." Her father said, still chuckling lightly.
"I could tell Girl Scout came from an approving home, because she actually carried herself well." Metallicana said, staring point blank at Gajeel, who simply slouched back and rolled his eyes.
The parents spoke for a while more, before Gajeel got up and walked to where Levy was sitting, "Let's leave the old people to talk." He said, offering his hand. Levy smiled and grabbed it.
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Gajeel led Levy out to the backyard. His mind was instantly flooded with memories of his childhood.
Memories of playing tag with Metallicana, camping in his small tent with just a sleeping bag and flash light, and a hundred other things, good and bad.
Levy walked towards the tyre swing he had built.
She sat down and pushed herself forward, "I can picture a tiny Gajeel playing on this." She said, grinning.
"It took me around a month to make this trash heap." Gajeel said, standing behind her and pushing her gently.
"A month?!" She asked, clearly surprised. Gajeel shrugged, "The old man wanted it to be strong enough to be able to carry him."
Levy laughed, a sound Gajeel knew he would never get tired of, "Why would he need it to carry him?" She asked. Gajeel smiled to himself, "He needed to show me good wasn't good enough, so I had to go there extra mile to impress him."
Levy smiled, "That's a pretty good lesson." She said.
The pair walked back inside, just in time to hear Levy's mother say, "Oh! And a little bit with long black hair!"
"What's going on?" Gajeel asked, plopping down on a couch. Levy sat next to him with one eyebrow up.
"Just talking grandkids!" Levy's mother responded.
Gajeel turned a bright red and scoffed, choking on his saliva. Levy had her face buried in her hands, vigorously shaking her head, "Oh my God, really guys?!" She practically shrieked.
"Okay, this is the part where we leave." Gajeel said, standing up. Levy shot up too, "Awesome plan!"
They said their good byes, and still managed to chat a little bit, before Gajeel got them all out and safely away from his adoptive father.
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Levy was surprised to find out that she was actually sad to see her parents leave, something had changed between the three of them during this two day visit.
She watched her father drag Gajeel out of ear shot, and smiled up at her mother.
They were standing outside the apartment building, in front of her parents car.
Levy took a deep breath and prepared herself for her mother's judgement on Fairy Tail and her new life.
To her astonishment, her mother smiled warmly at her, "Levy, you seem to have met good people here, and you started something great with a special someone." Her mother said, glancing to where Gajeel stood, pale faced and stiff. "I am so, so happy that you have found somewhere to really call home." Her mother said.
Levy stared speechless at her mother.
"Time to go." Her father said, walking back and hugging Levy goodbye. "Goodbye baby." He told her. "Bye daddy." She responded.
She glaced at Gajeel, he was pale and looked like he had seen a ghost, "You okay?" She asked him. "Your father is an intimating man." Was all he said.
Levy laughed and looked at her mother, "Good bye." She said.
Her mother looked at her, "I'm so happy you finally found who you are." She said, kissing Levy on the forehead.
Her parents got into the car and began reversing out the driveway, "Oh and Levy?" Her mother called, rolling down her window. "Yes?" Levy asked.
Her mother smiled, "I'm proud of you."
Author's Note:
Okay, now we're really gonna get to our grand finale!
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