After Lily had decided to stay in Fairy Tail, Gajeel invited Exceed to live with him. Will things be smooth or first attempt to settle together will turn into disaster?

Gajeel/Lily friendship.

*Text decorated this way refers to Gajeel's internal thoughts.

Lily moving in

He was highly intelligent Exceed. Good mannered, well-read, judicious, used to deal with harsh king and crude soldiers, so also possessed an impressive amount of self-control. But this… this was above anything he might expect. And he was bewildered, dumbstruck beyond believe, looking in so called apartment in front of him. Place where he, oh all existing earthland gods, from now on was supposed to live.

"Well?" Not a very patient sound had rumbled above his head. "Are you going come in or what?"

"Actually, I am not!" Taking 3 deep breaths, Pantherlily managed to suppress burning desire to smack Dragon Slayer on the head. "At first we'll clean. Very thoroughly, meticulously clean. To make this place suitable for living."

"Huh? Clean? Clean what?"

According to the increasing level of growling his companion was about at inch from jumping out of his iron skin.

"What the hell you mean clean?"

Indeed, it was a good question.

"Let's see. I assume we start with removing these things out." Exceed gestured all around the floor, which was covered in dirty metal scraps, pieces of God knows what, all rusty and crumpled. "Then dusting, washing the floor, fixing furniture."

This long hilly looking thing must be couch, small journal table near balanced on 3 legs and in the farthest corner Lily spied something which onсe, before close acquaintance with Gajeel, probably was an armchair.

"And personally I would highly appreciate if you will begin with collecting your clothes. Why, let me inquire, your trousers are hanging from the lamp?"

Gajeel growled and it was the only answer Pantherlily got. Dragon Slayer's eyes were in slits, lips tightly shut, fists clenched, Exceed can almost see smoke coming from his ears. He looked ready to explode, well, former Commander was fine with it, but, considering everything, decided to postpone fun till later. First task in hand – to clean this insane mess.

"So, I suggest we'll start. Where is a garbage can, Gajeel?"

Dragon Slayer let out another infuriated noise, jumped through doorstep and disappeared in depth of his house.

"Go to hell, Cat! Fucking neat freak, goddammit!"

Lily heard enraged yell followed by the turn of the lock. Seems the giant angry iron hellion barricaded himself in his bedroom. Pantherlily waited a little, apartment was silent. No indication of Slayer's desire to come in.

"Oh, well," Pantherlily shrugged and then mischievous smirk appeared on his face. "Guess I take it as a permission to do as I please."

About 2 hours later

Slightly tired looking Exceed civilly knocked at Dragon Slayer's door.

"I apologize for interrupting your solitude, Gajeel, but I want to inform you that I throw everything that was located under your couch off. I believe there was something alive at these old food's cans. Can we agree not to have such kind of home's pets or I am asking too much?"

String of curses leaked through door.

"Also there were your underwear between these cans. Hope you do realize that now after you invited me in you have to give up this charming habit to strip at the living room and/or enjoy your meal naked?"

Growl and more curses were heard from Slayer's room. Lily suppressed smile knowing what comes next.

"One more thing – your rusty stuff. I wanted to get rid of it too, but ladies insist…."

Door fell off the hinges and collapsed down with thundering crash. Red faced and eyes bulged Iron Dragon Slayer slipped through it and rushed into the living room. Surely there was bunch of Fairy Tail's girls rummaging through his house.

For couple of seconds he stood in complete shock watching how:

Mirajane happily spread out linen on his now smooth couch (Grr!),

Erza polishing his guitar's case with suspicious expression on her face (Emergency! He needs to distract her right now and carefully take away his precious belongings!),

Cana - drinking his (his!) booze (how the hell she found it?),

Juvia sitting in secluded corner playing with a small pool (what the fuck?!), where as he looked closer, she had created a little whirlpool, in which his socks were gracefully floating (Seriously! What. The. Fuck?),

Lucy and her creepy Maid-spirit doing some unhealthy things with the holey wall (he liked the hole, goddammit, it is fun to throw shit in it!)

And there was little blue haired Script Mage with a pile of his now neatly folded songs notes. Knowing her scholar nature she probably read them. She read them?! This was the last stroke.

"Drag your damn ass here, Lily, I am going to kill you!" Gajeel roared chasing flied Exceed.

Why the hell he wanted to have a cat so much…

Pantherlily smiled – partnership with Iron Dragon Slayer and living here, on Earth, promise to be very entertaining.

A/n

Well, still not completely over his Phantom Lord's habits Gajeel is rather piggy. :) And I like the image of bossy Lily, influence of his military life. How do you picture these two started living together?

Will be glad if you want share your thoughts and leave a comment.

Thanks for reading!