"Lucy! Do you have the tape?" Levy called out as she held down the flaps of the marked cardboard box.
'Miscellaneous' It was labeled and filled with Lucy's knickknacks found around the living room. Her ring full of antique keys and a mermaid statue centered on the bookshelf, all fell inside comfortably ready for transportation into a new home.
"Lu?" The blunette lifted her head searching for the woman whom she expected to see.
"Sorry, I'm coming!" Lucy rushed down stairs after her name repetition. Three heavy rolls of clear tape decorated her thin arm necessary for the packing in progress upstairs. Handing over a clear roll, she relieved Levy of her held down position.
"Thank you." After finding the torn edge, Levy began to tape down the flaps to seal the box once and for all. Reaching only half way down the seam, her hands paused seemingly refusing to finish.
'She's really leaving…' Levy chewed down on her lip as the thought sunk down once more.
"Levy?" Lucy picked up on her blanks stare suddenly brushing on her face paralyzing her smile.
The blunette shook her head fixing her strained moment. "Y-Yeah sorry, I don't know what happened." She put on her most convincing smile as she rushed to finish. She ripped the tape aggressively as she had found the edge sealing it down with a pat.
Lucy gave a nervous chuckle as she accepted the box. "Thank you again for helping."
Levy nodded, "It's no problem Lu."
"Have fun." Levy waved her friend off as she had left with Natsu for the moment. A second date night that week occurred putting a pause to the packing.
As she shut the door slowly behind her, her smile dropped down removing the bit of force behind it. The sight of stacked boxes with an assortment of labels piled upon each other. 'shoes,' 'skirts,' 'tops.' Slowly they seemed to be approaching the door more and more each day making their way out.
Sigh.
She stepped over a few on her way upstairs to seek refuge in her room. Slowed steps taken apathetically one by one brought her to face the dark wooden door.
'Mine…' Levy gulped as she was now able to call the space exclusively hers. Slowly opening the door, Levy entered into a fairy stripped down room. Their once shared bed ran the barest as Lucy packed her sheet set.
Levy urged her to take her warm comfort with her as she had her own sheets to use in storage. The sheets packed up into their own box abled as 'bedroom' which she passed to sit on the bare white mattress.
Having yet to stretch on her owns, Levy dropped herself finding only a naked pillow. She cupped the puffed feather pillow to her body as she laid on her side holding a tight grip.
The silence in the room brought her to hold a tighter grip in an attempt to ignore. She groaned lightly to herself adding in some sound to the room.
'This isn't any fun…' She muttered to herself knowing that Lucy would soon no longer just pop inside.
Levy opened her eyes to her empty space blinking at the plain beige wall. She flipped onto her other side patting down her space nearby.
"Oh there you are." Her hand rested upon her given copy of Pride & Prejudice. She flipped to a random page landing in the center. Known by heart, Levy began to read a portion to herself aloud.
"More than once did Elizabeth in her ramble within the Park, unexpectedly meet Mr. Darcy."
Her brows bunched together to the particular sentence. Gajeel making unexpected appearances crossed her mind.
She chose to jump ahead to re-read the last chapter beginning to mouth the first sentence before laying her eyes on the text. Her hazel eyes darted around the barren room making certain that she was alone before continuing to read on.
"Elizabeth's spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for having ever fallen in love with her."
Their unexpected love being so poetically sewn together was one she adored. Her favorite line she repeated once more, then a second time.
"Levy's spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Gajeel to account for having ever fallen in love with her."
"W-What?" Levy flushed at herself for realizing her own mistake that she subconsciously added in. She gulped at her statement before realizing that it was not such a bad comparison.
Levy recited to herself a few more sentences from the book switching names now purposefully. Dancing images of a heart filled confession continued to rouse. Only for her, were his honest words reserved. No amply shaped woman would be able to wedge in between.
A relaxed sigh she needed in order to calm her rapidly beating heart. Bringing the book up to her nose, she took in a deep whiff of the pages. Hoping to find his scent lingering but alas only picking up aged print.
Sigh.
Pausing before falling deeper into the novel, she shut the print for the night. Placing the book against her chest holding it to a safe location as her eyes fluttered downwards for the night.
"Lev? Are you up here?" After searching their cleared home, only one place untouched remained. The closed door Lucy carefully opened as not to rattle. Finding her friend fast asleep on her left side, her lids lowered to the calmed sight.
Tearing open a nearby cardboard box, she found a blanket up top. Pulling the quilted comforter out, she extended it covering Levy's petite frame.
A tinge of satisfied movement Levy gave to the warmth suddenly surrounding her. She unconsciously pulled the blanket up to her cheeks snuggling with the fabric placing on a light smile.
"Goodnight." A small chuckle slipped from Lucy as she lifted the blanket; slipped besides Levy to take her position for the night.
a/n: smaller chapter but they get longer, i promise! :3