Chapter 54

Moving back into the mansion was a relatively easy process. Virgo was very expedient in packing up Levy's and Gajeel's belongings, then getting them sent to the mansion. It only took a day for everything to be packed up and sent over, and now Levy was busy going through their things and unpacking.

They weren't in their old room anymore. That room had been a guest room, really, and they'd stayed there simply because they hadn't been planning to stay long. Now that they were permanently moving in, Gajeel had one of the better suites cleaned up and ready for them.

Levy liked this much better. Whereas the old room had just been a bedroom, this one was more like a small apartment. The first room you entered from the hallway was a nice sized living room, with a comfy couch and a television. Off of that room: to the left was a small kitchenette and pantry and to the right was a large luxurious bathroom with a second door that also led to the bedroom. Heading straight back through the living room and a set of heavy double doors was their bedroom, complete with a king-sized bed, very nice mahogany furniture, and a walk-in closet with plenty of space for both of their clothes.

Perhaps living in the mansion wouldn't be so bad after all. This suite was fantastic. Levy couldn't believe she never knew these suites were here. They were just around the corner from the mansion's library, too! And down the next hall was the don's office, and Gajeel's office was around the corner from there. To top it all off, their bedroom actually had windows this time, though they looked out into the courtyard. Now that security had been upped significantly, Gajeel felt it was safe enough to have a room with windows again. Even now, Levy could see some guards patrolling the rooftops. That would take some getting used to; seeing those guards all the time. But it was so nice to have natural light in their room this time that Levy didn't care.

"What ya think, shrimp?" Gajeel's voice startled her a bit. She quickly turned to the bedroom doors, finding him standing there with a grin, holding another box. It was weird to see him in anything but a suit, but today he was wearing shorts and a black tank top as he was helping her unpack. "This ain't so bad, right?"

"Well this is definitely an upgrade from the last room." Levy giggled a bit. He set the box down nearby, then took a seat on the floor next to her to help her in the tedious task of sorting through their clothes. "So what's the part of this that you're not telling me?" Levy decided to ask, considering Gajeel had yet to tell her.

"Well... there's two things, shrimp." Gajeel told her with a small sigh. "First of all, those two idiots are gonna be movin into the safe house so we can keep an eye on them til we trust them."

"Hm, well I guess it's good that they're sticking around." Levy gave a small smile. It would be nice to catch up with them some more and, once she knew they could be trusted, she would finally tell them how she was even alive. They'd been dying to know. "What else?"

"Old man's been talkin... after this Heartfilia business is out of the way," he paused and took a deep breath, "he's gonna step down." His words made Levy drop the shirt she was folding in pure shock, and she turned surprised eyes to her husband. His eyes and expression were serious. He wasn't joking.

"Really?" she still found herself asking. Gajeel nodded curtly. "But... why? I thought he didn't want to step down for a while..."

"He didn't." Gajeel sighed. "But things happen, ya know? And he's gettin pretty old. I think he just wants to relax, and he finally trusts me ta handle things on my own."

"Did he not trust you before?"

"Well... it ain't that, really. He trusted me, just..." he paused with a heavy sigh, "shrimp, before I met ya I was such a hot head. Pickin fights left and right, sleepin around, doin what I wanted when I wanted to, shit like that. I still did my job, and I knew when ta get serious, but lookin back I was pretty fuckin immature." Gajeel sighed heavily, scratching the back of his head. Then he suddenly grinned at her. "And then this tiny little spitfire woman came inta my life and made me care about her... and I guess I grew up pretty quick. Cause I've definitely mellowed out a fuck ton since we first met, Levy. And I think my old man was waitin fer me ta be ready up here," he tapped a finger against his temple, "before he stepped down."

"I see..." Levy hummed thoughtfully. It's true, Gajeel was a lot more hot-headed and cocky at the start of their relationship. He'd really mellowed out over the past two years. Wow, had it really been that long? "Gajeel, it's March... right?"

"Yeah, why?" Gajeel didn't understand the randomness of her question.

"You know... we met for the first time on March second... two years ago." Levy smiled up at him, watching as understanding filled his eyes. He grinned at her. It really had been that long, huh? They met in march, dated a few weeks before the incident at the hospital, four months later went on that vacation, a month later came Lily, two months after that was the Phantom Lord War, four months later was their wedding, and they'd now been married for a little over six months... it really had been two years. "It feels like it's only been a few weeks, sometimes, and other times it feels like it's been forever." Levy mused with a soft sigh.

"I know what ya mean." Gajeel chuckled, pulling his wife onto his lap with a soft kiss. "We should do something to celebrate... even if it's a little late. What do ya think?"

"Celebrate how?" Levy giggled.

"Hm, let's combine celebrating that, and celebrating moving... and let's go christen that bed, huh?" he gave her a wicked grin and no time to respond, as he quickly stood up with her in his arms. Levy let out a loud, amused laugh as he carried her right to their new bed and dumped her onto it before she was silenced with a heavy kiss. She slid her arms around Gajeel's neck as he crawled over her, pinning her to the very soft and extremely comfortable mattress... yeah, maybe living at the mansion wouldn't be so bad, after all.

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-Nerdy12