AN: I fell asleep... A part of this chapter is dedicated to ScarletteLove for giving me the idea and hopefully it isn't bad :P (COOKIES!)
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Uneasily Levy stepped through the front door of Gajeel's house, the high ceilings loomed far above the bluenette's head as she was greeted to the large open plan downstairs, few walls connected the lower level to the upper floor.
The modern building was filled with clean white lines and silver brushed metal everywhere. Barely any personality to the walls or floor. Levy looked saddened as she felt the home feeling cold to the owners.
"Karen designed the lot of it... I hate it." Gajeel had walked off leaving Levy to quickly scurry after the tall man. He had swatted his hand in disgust having mentioned her name.
"It... seems lovely..."
Stopping in his tracks Gajeel ran his large hand through his short raven locks, "Lev... Yah don't have to say anythin'"
Turning around he almost knocked Levy over with his arm, not realising how close she stood behind him. "Jeez, yah need to wear a bell or summint shrimp!"
She gave a small giggle before her stomach rumbled, "Sorry..."
Gajeel raised his studded eyebrow, "What yah sorry for? I said we'd eat later didn't I?" ignoring the obvious apology.
Continuing on his path he navigated around the large L shaped sofa towards the kitchen, slowly Levy followed, she hugged her limp arm feeling uneasily.
"Sit." Gajeel gestured towards a bar stool opposite the large marble slabbed island in the centre of the kitchen whilst holding a knife in one hand.
The bluenette gave a small pout, the stool sat higher than her hip, she was going to have to jump. A small pink dusting filled her cheeks as she hoisted up her skirt enabling her to lift her legs apart. Hoping Gajeel would turn around quicker she took a deep breath and almost leapt up the stool.
Resting her hand on top of the marble top she managed to pull her self up with the jump and sit more comfortably, watching Gajeel turn back around holding a large wooden chopping board and having collected various items out of the fridge and vegetable racking.
Levy forgot how much she loved to watch him cook, he always made the most delicious of meals when she was younger. "Say... Do you remember... When you first made those scones and you forgot the sugar? it tasted of just salt!"
Gajeel stopped chopping for a minute, resting his hand with the knife. He mulled for a few moments as he looked blankly across at Levy, "I think if yah remember correctly that was you."
"Wha? I didn't!"
"Yah couldn't cook Shrimp! Even when yah had the recipe in front of you!" He smirked before continuing to chop.
Levy pouted as she crossed her arms, "I don't know what you're talking about! I'm an excellent chef now I'll have you know!"
Gajeel couldn't stop himself laughing, "Stop Shrimp! I'm tryin' to cook 'ere!" he spilt several chopped veg over the side of a heating up pot, catching the strays he tossed them back in to cook with the rest.
"What is so funny?! I'm great!"
Gajeel's shoulders heaved with laughter as he lent over away from Levy, he couldn't speak through the laughter.
"Stop mocking me!" Levy's face burned bright as her cheeks puffed out wildly.
"Gi hi hi I'm sorry Shrimp but yah honestly tellin' me that you can cook now? AND its edible... I just find that hard to believe... Yah a terrible cook"
"Well... I haven't cooked you anything yet for you to judge so... Shut up!" Levy's hazel eyes stared hard at him trying to look threatening.
Gajeel felt his lip twitch, No I mustn't laugh at her again.
"Gi hi hi Whatever Shrimp"
"Stop calling me that!"
"Why? Yah Shrimpy, that's why I get to call yah it!"
"Oh my god..." Levy placed the side of her head on the marble staring at the fridge, it felt as if she was back at school with him.
"Alright Shrimp... Make me summint"
"What?" Levy lifted her head up from the counter and stared at him utterly confused.
Gajeel elongated all of the words trying to make Levy understand "C-o-o-k me so-me-th-ing"
"Um.. Well.." Levy fumbled with her fingers looking unsure of what to do, she knew of one recipe that was a hit every time. "I could make some cookies?"
"Eh.. Sure OK Shrimp what yah need?" Gajeel finished off his portion of cooking and watched Levy collect the various ingredients, he had to stifle a laugh as she climbed onto the work surface to fetch a bowl to mix with.
Meticulously Levy measured out ingredients, her photographic memory suddenly seemed to have latched onto cooking recipes. Throwing in large chunks of chocolate, fudge and marshmallows Levy smiled with a big grin looking at the thick sticky gooey goodness in the bowl. Unaware of how messy she had made the kitchen and her outfit.
Carefully she spooned out the cookies onto the sheet pan and slid them into the oven, her floured face beaming with delight as she looked over at Gajeel who quickly turned and coughed, hiding his pink face.
The smell of chocolate goo cookies filled the whole house far more than Gajeel's thick soup. It was the smell of home and family.
Levy's mother always made her special cookies when she was feeling down or needed a cheering up, it was as if her mother had a sixth sense about it all. When her father passed away after her fifteen birthday Levy decided to bake the cookies for her own mother to cheer her up, the resulting cookie mix had taken over the sheet pan and turned into one giant burnt slab.
Still the young girl had hopped it tasted better than it looked and crumbled it over the top of ice-cream and offered it to her mother, watching her eyes light up as Levy explained why. It was one of the few times Levy saw her mother smile before passing away a year later.
Opening the oven door Levy was overwhelmed by the heat wafting away the heat with one hand and holding the door with her oven mitt. Blinking slightly she looked in at the cookies.
Perfection.
She breathed a sigh of relief before turning around and giving Gajeel a large "Gi hi! Told you I can cook!"
"So yah didn't burn 'em, that's nothin' new Shrimp"
"Just try one..." her hazel eyes widened with anticipation as the man took one of the warm cookies and bit into it hesitantly. His strong teeth easily pulled it apart and chewed it.
His initial reaction was to scrunch up his face until he realised how mouthwatering they were. "Shit. These are great!"
Levy flopped down onto the sofa, her stomach feeling incredibly full and uncomfortable in her formal outfit. She cast her eyes around looking for anything that might represent Gajeel, but there was absolutely nothing, no photo, no paintings of them, no books.
"No books..." she felt the words escape her lips
Gajeel pricked up his ears, he heard her speak smirking to himself he finished tiding away the plates, "Yah wanna see the rest of the place? It ain't that interestin' but I dunno when you'll see this place again"
"What? Why? I mean yes please, but why won't I see it again?" Levy pulled herself forwards, her white shirt top had been unbuttoned slightly to allow her to relax showing part of her collarbone. Still partially covered in flour.
"Just... Too many memories, c'mon Shrimp"
The tall man allowed the bluenette to almost run riot in his home, she flew open doors, wondering around the upper levels, downstairs she found uninteresting, everything was on full view aside from the kitchen being partially walled off, thus nothing was waiting to be discovered.
Gajeel had enjoyed slowly walking behind her, his eyes almost never moving from her behind, he began gritting his teeth, remembering the touch against his hands, Would it feel the same? He wanted to kneed them again, to bite them with his long canines. He wanted her. She had only allowed him once and he craved more.
Coughing the short raven haired man repositioned his body allowing more room in his trousers as he felt them strain slightly. Wondering off Gajeel pushed open his bedroom door, knowing that Levy would still be fully engrossed in the rest of the rooms.
Opening his wardrobe his eyes scanned over his clothings, huffing he grabbed the first items to hand, a black t-shirt and black jeans.
Pulling off his shirt he tossed it onto the floor along with several other piles of clothing littered the floor for who knows how long. He lifted up his arm pit, sniffing it slightly before screwing up his nose, need a fuckin' shower.
Unwilling to get his clean clothes smelly he shouted out the door, "Oi, Shrimp! I'm gettin' in the shower, entertain yah self!"
Levy looked up from the paperwork in her hands, "Mm k!" she called back through the walls,
She had found various letters addressed to Gajeel from several companies expressing their interest in purchasing his own company. Some had timers and he had missed the deadline for most of them.
Putting them back where she found them she left the room, looking around for the next room to investigate, walking across the landing she turned the handle and walked into a wall of male cologne and man smell. She sniffed and realised it was Gajeel's. Underneath the overwhelming scent she could smell the spice and metal that always used to radiate of him.
The sound of water falling into the floor made Levy realise that she had actually walked into Gajeel's bedroom. She had never stepped foot in his old room in their past relationship. She felt nervous and excited all at the same time, she wanted to touch everything and yet she wanted to leave the room.
Maybe if I sit on the bed and wait? What are you waiting for exactly? Um... Quiet brain!
The bluenette's face flushed listening to the water falling, she wanted to imagine the body the water was touching, imagining it running down his chiselled chest right down past his perfectly formed...
Levy felt her face burning, Stop it stop it! She felt her body reacting in a way that she hadn't felt in years, and it felt good. She wanted to feel more of the tingling sensation that was beginning to build upwards.
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More tomorrow! I think I'm gonna just update daily for this week... Maybe - Don't count me on that! Like I said... I fell asleep! ALSO! To the guest once more – Levy and Gajeel went to school together alongside EVERYONE else XD Literally. "Fairy High" was the school :3 Makarov was their teacher. I could name the students if you want? (its the main characters of FT hooray! I can't separate them all D: I love them!)