After the paintball war, we both showered…separately of course! Gajeel wanted to eat with me again, and after dinner he demanded of me to read him another chapter of my book. We got into his bed and I was determined not to fall asleep this time, but unfortunately I failed. I woke up to the sun streaming in the room and Gajeel using me as his own teddy bear. I batted at his arms a few times trying to get him to let me go, but all he did was nuzzle his face into my neck.

"Mmm you smell good shrimp." I heard him mumble. I felt heat go up through my neck to my face.

"Oh my god." I screamed and Gajeel jerked awake.

"What? What are you screaming about?" He sat up releasing me, I stumbled off the bed and looked at him shocked.

"Y-you sniffed me!" I stuttered.

He looked at me like I was crazy then looked away, but I saw a small tint of a blush form on his cheeks. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"You even told me that I smell good!" I said nearly yelling.

I saw his jaw clench, "I was dreaming."

"But you called me shrimp…"

"I was talking to the shrimp in my dream."

"You dream of shrimp?"

"I was hungry." He said shrugging. I didn't really believe him for a second but I decided to let it go, not wanting to know what the whole thing really was about. I still felt flustered.

"Alright…well I'm going to go, I still want to get to that bookshop today." I said awkwardly.

"I'll come with you." Gajeel said. "I can show you where it's at, and then we can get some lunch together."

I stared at him for a moment. That strangely sounded like a date, I wasn't really sure what I should say so I just nodded. "Sure. Let me go get changed, meet me in the hall when you're ready." I said. He nodded then I walked out of his room, giving Lily a scratch behind the ear before shutting the door. I walked into my room and put on some jean shorts and a simple white tank top, then a matching jean jacket on over my shirt. I slipped on some flip flops and walked out the door. Gajeel was waiting for me and we walked out together.

Town wasn't too far from the school so we just walked there, I was looking around at all the little shops and restaurants that had here. It was such a cute little town, I saw kids riding their bikes up and down the streets and couples holding hands as they walked together. I saw a vender handing out ice cream, I grabbed Gajeel's hand and pulled him over to the vendor. "C'mon let's get some ice cream." I said still pulling on his hand, he didn't resist. "Two chocolate cones please." I said.

The vender handed us our cones and I tried to pay him but Gajeel wouldn't let me, he paid for us then we went and sat down at a nearby bench. "I thought you wanted to get your books?" He said taking a bite out of his ice cream. I shuttered at the thought of biting ice cream, but I guess licking it wouldn't be manly enough to do. The thought of it made me giggle.

"We still have time to do that." I said. "It's such a beautiful day, I thought it would be nice to enjoy it."

The corner of his lips tugged up into a smile and he nodded, "Yeah it's a great day."

"So if you don't mind me asking, what's your dad like?" I asked curious as I took another lick of my ice cream.

"He's pretty cool, sometimes he can be a pain in the ass though. He's always breathing down my neck about my grades." He shrugged as he took another chomp out of his ice cream.

"I'm sure he just wants what's best for you." I said softly.

"Tch. Parent' can be a real pain, well you know how it is." He said shrugging.

"Yeah…" I frowned and looked away while focusing on my ice cream.

"Shorty…why are you looking so sad?" He asked. "Did I say something?"

"No, I'm fine." I said curtly.

"You're not fine, you still look sad!" He said looking irritated.

"Well I'm fine." I bit out just wanting him to drop it. I really didn't want to talk about my parent's with him. I knew if I started to talk about them with him I would start crying and wouldn't be able to stop.

"Why won't you just tell me what the hell is wrong with you?!" He snapped almost now sounding pissed.

"I said I'm fine!" I said yelling at him.

"No you're not!" He yelled back. I was about to give him a piece of my mind but I saw a car run a red light and smash right into a smaller one. I felt my cone drop from my hand and hit the ground, my whole body froze at the scene. "Hey why are you crying?" Once Gajeel said that I realized that I stopped breathing and tears were streaming down my cheeks. I took a shaky breath in then I ran from the car crash and I ran from Gajeel. I couldn't believe that the car crash made me freeze up like that. After my parent's died I had a hard time getting back in a car but I managed to do it. I just don't understand why that happened and why I couldn't stop crying.

Once I got back to school I ran down the hall and into my room, I locked my door and threw my body down onto my bed. I finally let it all out, sobs wracked my body as I cried hard and loud unable to stop. A few minutes later I heard someone pounding on my door. "Shrimp let me in!" I heard Gajeel yell. There was no way I was letting him in to see me like this. I shook my head even though he couldn't see me do and I kept on crying while hoping he would just leave. He kept on pounding on my door wanting in, "Just tell me what happened out there? Did I make you cry?" I kept on crying.

Finally it got silent on the other side of the door, he must have left. I curled up into a ball as I cried even harder thinking about what happened over the summer to me…to my parents and how I would never see them again. It hurt so badly I just wanted to scream at the top of my lungs till I couldn't scream anymore. I heard a scratching on the other side of the door, then the door popped open. I looked at Gajeel as he held up a credit card. "You're lucky I didn't have to break the door down, because I would have if it meant me getting in here." He walked over to me.

"I want you to go." I said looking away from him and wiping my face.

I felt him sit on my bed and then he grabbed my chin and forced me to look at him, "Tell me what happened? Did I upset you?" I shook my head and closed my eyes. "Shrimp…"

I sighed then nodded, "Only a little...it was nothing."

"That didn't seem like nothing." He said looking determined to get the answers he wanted.

"Well when we were talking about your dad and you said how much of a pain he was…Gajeel my parents are dead." I said softly feeling tears slip down onto my cheek.

"Shrimp…" He said softly, "I had no idea, I'm sorry. How did it happen?" He asked gently.

"Over the summer my dad was driving me and my mom to his new book store…he just opened it up and I was going to help him run it. But that never happened…because a drunk driver hit us and the impact killed my parents instantly." I said as my voice sounded tight and in pain.

"And the car crash that happened in town…" He began.

"I…I just froze and everything just kinda hit me hard…like I was reliving what happened. I was barely hurt, I just had a few minor cuts and bruises…but my parents never had a chance." I said then I broke down crying again."

He pulled me onto his lap and hugged me, I held onto him and cried. I cried on him for a good few minutes then when I finally stopped I looked at his soaked shirt and blushed, "Sorry for crying on you, I got your shirt all wet…"

"Don't apologize, I have tons of shirts. Just don't apologize for crying, you miss your parents. I can't imagine going through that, you know shorty you are an incredibly strong person. A stronger person then I thought you were, I'm sorry for doubting your strength."

"I'm not a strong person." I whispered.

"Yeah you are, not everyone could go through what you did and be able to still smile." He kissed my forehead and I laid my head on his shoulder while still sitting in his lap.

"Thank you Gajeel." I said softly while smiling slightly.

"Don't mention it shrimp."