A/N: this chapter is slightly longer than the last three. hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail; just this plot

Chapter 4

Levy opened the door to her dorm, carrying a box of books. Gajeel was behind her with a bigger box of books. The whole time they were moving her things in her dorm, he grumbled to himself. She just smiled and piled more boxes in his arms. She opened her room door and sat her last box down on the bed. A loud crash made her turn her head around in horror. Gajeel threw her boxes down on the floor and stretched.

"Hey! Careful! Those are old and fragile!"

"They are just books, shrimp. Why do you have so many damn books anyway? I swear all of the stuff I carried up here is just books."

"Books are an important part of everyday life! And you did not carry just books. You carried in my suitcases!"

"Shrimp, you call those suitcases? They are basically two overnight bags!"

Levy puffed out her cheeks and turned her back to the giant man standing in her doorway. Her heart was thumping loudly. She was alone with him. Fear ate at her mind slowly. Of course he didn't seem to want to hurt her but he did before. She had mentally blocked that night from her mind but could not get his eyes out of her mind. Those cold red eyes haunted her every night for the past three years.

Gajeel watched as she turned around with her puffed cheeks. She began the pull picture frames and other personal items from the box she sat on the bed. He could tell that she was nervous from the way her hands tightened on a large black dragon plushy that she pulled from the box. She drew in a shaky breath and hugged the dragon to her and buried her face in it. Her body began to visibly shake with fear. He was confused as to why she was so tense and scared. What was going on in her head? Gajeel took a few steps to her and laid his hand on her shoulder. She jumped and yelped. Gajeel drew his hand back quickly.

"Oi, shrimp, maybe we should go get some fresh air. I don't like being cooped up too long. Ya can unpack this junk later." Gajeel said nonchalantly. Levy blinked before nodding vigorously. She slipped on her Fairy Tail name tag before heading out the door.

"That's the library? Oh my! I heard that Magnolia University had the largest library around but this is just… oh wow! It is huge! I want to look around!" Levy called excitedly while she stared at the three story building that was the campus library. She just couldn't wait to get in there and look at all the books. Without thinking twice, she took off at a run after asking Gajeel to look around.

It took her several minutes to realize she wasn't going anywhere. She stopped running and looked behind her. Gajeel had grabbed the back of her dress and held her in place. A smirk rested on his smug face. He raised his "stud-brow" when she glared up at him. He released her and laughed his strange laugh.

"Where ya think you're going, short stuff?"

"To the library! I need to look around!"

Gajeel patted her head, laughing. "Gihi! Shrimp, the library is closed until after freshman orientation."

"Wha-! But I can't wait two weeks! That's not fair!"

Gajeel just laughed and led her to the main square. Different booths were set up for the many different activities. There were booths that were for eating, clubs, and sports. There were fundraiser booths and even booths to sign up for later competitions between the dorms. Gajeel led Levy to the Fairy Tail food booth. They stopped in front of the booth and the smells of delicious foods filled their noses. A woman with long white hair stood behind the booth. She wore a pink dress and had her bangs pulled up in a ponytail. She smiled brightly at the pair.

"Hello, Gajeel! Is this your partner? Lisanna told me she was a pretty bluenette! My name is Mirajane but you can just call me Mira!"

"Hi, Mira! My name is Levy! This food sure smells good!"

"Well thank you. I'm a culinary major. What is your major?"

"I'm taking writing and editorial classes along with history and science so I don't have a set major. I plan to become an editor for a book publishing company."

"Oi, Mira, I'm hungry. Whatcha got to eat?" Gajeel demanded. Mira laughed and handed him a plate of bite sized meats and homemade breads. He grinned and began to eat it. Mira rolled her eyes.

"Pigs. All of them!" Mira and Levy laughed. "So, Gajeel probably hasn't told you much. He and I are juniors here. Fairy Tail dorm mates are so close that we are basically family." She smiled before leaning closer to Levy and whispered, "Gajeel use to be in the Phantom Lord Dorm but they started a party war with us, kidnapping two students and locked them in their dorm for hours. The war ended with Phantom Lord burning down. The dean made everyone either transfer dorms or schools."

"Come on, shrimp. We don't have time to waste gossiping with the she-demon." Gajeel dragged her away from the booth as she waved to Mira.

Gajeel led her to booth after booth, both of them signing up for various things. Levy joined a creative writing club while Gajeel joined the weight club. She signed up for a book club and Gajeel joined a fight club. Levy shocked Gajeel when she joined a karate class with him. He also signed up for the upcoming dorm hall competition. Fairy Tail would be fighting against Sabertooth this year. Every male name in Fairy Tail was already written down. Levy added her name as Gajeel went to walk off. He smirked at her spirit.

Levy turned to follow him when she crashed into a hard wall. Falling to her butt, she gasped. She looked up and saw a blonde guy with half a shirt on with a vest. He had a small scar over his right eye. He grinned down at her and held out his hand. She grabbed it and he pulled her to her feet. He grabbed her name tag and looked at him. He smirked.

"A fairy, huh? Can't say I'm surprised. You are small like a fairy so it seems fitting. Sure would have liked to have you in our dorm. I'm Sting Eucliffe of Sabertooth!"

"Levy Mcgarden."

"Sting! What do you think you are doing?" Gajeel demanded as he came back over to them.

"Speaking to the little fairy here. Let me guess, you are her fairy partner? Rouge and I ran into Natsu and his blonde fairy."

"Where is Rouge? Shouldn't he be here signing up for clubs and activities?" Gajeel demanded.

"We signed up for everything we wanted earlier. He is back in the dorm unpacking. Missing your brother already?"

"Hell no. Just making sure he ain't getting into trouble."

"Whatever." Sting turned back to Levy, grinning again. "You look very familiar. Do I know you?"

"Uh… not that I am aware of." Levy muttered.

"Hmm. Well anyway! I hope to see you at the party tomorrow night! Save me a dance, little fairy!" Sting waved as he walked away. She heard Gajeel growl.

"Shrimp, that guy is bad news. Stay away from him. I won't go into details but last year he made a girl drop out of school. There was no proof it was him but we all know."

"Oh. Okay, Gajeel. Do I have to go to this party?"

"Gihi! Yep! I'm your escort too!"

Levy groaned as they walked back to her dorm room. She had to unpack and get ready for tomorrow's activities which included the parades. The walk was silent and slow. She wanted to stay and explore the campus more but she had a lot to get done tonight. She was really disappointed about the library and nervous about the party. She was not good around guys and had nothing to wear! Her fear snuck up on her again. Before she realized it, they made it to her dorm and Gajeel had to leave saying he would be back at nine in the morning.

She walked in the room and sighed with relief. She headed straight for the bathroom, deciding she wanted a shower. Opening the door, she walked in and collided with someone else. They both screamed before realizing they were in the hall earlier. 'This must be Lucy, my roommate.'

"I'm sorry! I didn't expect my roommate to be back so soon! I'm Lucy!"

"No, it's my fault! I should have knocked! I'm Levy!"

"Nice to meet you Levy!"

"Nice to meet you, too. I'll let you finish. I will be in my room, Lu-chan!"

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