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Levy woke up with a headache. She pulled the covers over her ears and turned to the side. She thought about last night. She had seen Gajeel a few times but he had looked annoyed about something so she didn't try to talk to him again. Other than that it had been really fun.
Erza had told them that she and Jellal might be more than friends. Then she had blamed it on the alcohol and had made them promise not to tell anyone. Wendy had tripped on the way back from the bar and had landed in som guys lap. She had spilled her drink on him, but he didn't seem to mind. They had talked for a while but she had been too shy to do anything more than that. When the girls were leaving he had showed up and asked for her number.
Levy yawned and stretched out to her full length. She was getting hungry , but wasn't ready to leave the bed yet. She fell back to sleep and woke up an hour and a half later. She took a shower before breakfast, lunch, or wathever she would call it at this time of day. When she reached for the towel she remembered what happened the day before. She still felt embarrassaed and blushed a little, but she didn't feel as bad about it anymore.
She was going to return the towel. She had had it long enough. She didn't mean to keep it this long, she had just forgotten about it. She was going to wash it and then give it back. It was just a towel so she didn't think he missed it, but it was about time he got it back.
The next day Levy walked up to Gajeel's apartment with the towel. She didn't really know why, but she felt a little nervous.
Gajeel opened the door and it was Levys turn to just stand there and stare. His messy hair fell down over his shoulders and his eyes were sleepy and hungover. He was only wearing black jeans and they were unzipped so she could see his underwear. She had never seen him shirtless before. She knew he was very muscular and toned, but not like this. He was gorgeous….
"I… !..." Why wasn't her brain working? "Towel. I came to return your towel." she finally said and held out the towel infornt of her.
"Hold on, I need coffe."
Gajeel closed his eyes and ran his fingers through his hair. He was very hungover and it was hard to focus. He opened the door so Levy could get in and then walked over to the kitchen island. He meassured out coffe for the coffe machine and Levy looked at him.
"Uhm, Gajeel? You're gonna drink that, right? That's a lot of coffe."
She was right. He hadn't been thinking about what he was doing and it was way too much coffe.
"Right. Now go away. You're distracting me."
He poured out the coffe and started over. Levy wasn't sure she heard him right. He was the one still half naked and she was the one distracting him? He was very hungover, that must be it.
She walked out on the balcony and leaned against the railing. She really liked it out here. The sun was shining and she really enjoyed the view.
Gajeel found her there a moment later. He had been drinking some coffe and his mind was a bit clearer now. Or so he thought.
Levy was standing with his back against him and the sun made high lights in her hair. He put the coffe mug on the table and walked up to her. He put his arms around her an hugged her from behind. He lowered his head and gently kissed her on the side of her neck. He moved his hands under her shirt and felt the warmth from her skin. He took a step closer to her so he could feel her body against his.
"You know, I kinda like the view better from up here", Levy said.
"What?" Gajeel said and shook his head back to reality.
"I said, I kinda like the view better from up here", she said and looked at him over her shoulder.
The way he looked at her made her feel butterflies in her stomach and she bit her lower lip nervously.
"Why are you looking at me like that?
"No reason", he said and quickly turned around. He walked back to the kitchen, hoping she hadn't noticed that his jeans suddenly seemed a little too tight. What the hell was wrong with him?
He had forgotten about the coffe and realized he was still holding the mug in his hand. He drank from it and leaned against the kitchen island. He tried not to look at Levy who had followed him inside.
"Look, I'm hungover as hell. What are ya doin' here?"
"I'm returning your towel", Levy said and pointed on the towel she left on the kitchen table.
"Right."
He didn't say anything more and stayed behind the kitchen island drinking his coffe. It was a very awkward moment.
"I'll be going then…" Levy said and moved towards the door.
"See ya later, Shrimp", Gajeel said absentmindedly.
"I do have a name, you know"
"I know, See ya, Shorty."
Levy sighed and Gajeel smirked. There was that annoyed but cute face again. He looked down on his coffe and cleared his troath. What was she doing to him?