Chapter 64

It was a big day for Fairy Tail. Bigger than Gajeel and Levy's wedding, for sure. While much of the family had missed their big day... nobody in the family dared to miss this one. The city practically shut down for it, though nobody outside the family understood why. There was no television broadcast, either, for those that couldn't make it... because everyone made this event their priority.

Everyone.

Nobody would dare miss today. It was considered high treason in the family to miss today... and high treason was punishable by death. No exceptions. No excuses.

Usually, the mafia was all about secrecy and silence. But Fairy Tail was a very special family. Something like this... there was no holding back the celebrations. There was no abstaining from the parties and the jubilees. Alcohol flowed freely throughout the city, as everyone celebrated their new leader.

Don Gajeel Redfox of Fairy Tail.

There was a ceremony, of course. A passing of the crown from father to son, so to speak, while everyone in the family was gathered around to watch. They took up an entire city block, filling it with family members who were eager to witness the ceremony. Gajeel and Metalicana stood on a raised platform where everyone could see, not worried about snipers despite the crowd, as the family's guards were on every rooftop and monitoring every floor of every building around them. Levy stood next to her husband dutifully, trying so hard not to faint from the sheer number of people that were staring at them.

A single hand motion had the masses silenced in seconds. Thousands of pairs of eyes focused on the platform. Metalicana took an old pocket watch from his coat and looked it over. It bore the Fairy Tail crest on one side, and the motto on the other. He read it aloud to the silenced family, who waited eagerly to hear him speak.

"IF," the first word echoed over the crowd as the don gave a brief pause, "it is to protect our family... be it the Kingdom or the entire world," he paused aain to let everyone contemplate the gravity of this statement, "we would make anyone our enemy. That is what it means to be Fairy Tail." He finished the quote and turned to face his son. "My boy, my son, I know you understand the gravity of these words. You still have many things to learn, things I cannot teach, but I know you are ready. You are the one who will protect and lead this family from now on. You are the one who will make enemies and allies to keep our family safe. And you will do one hell of a good job of it. I'm sure of that." He paused, and gave his son a rare, genuine smile. His eyes twinkled with happiness. "My son, I am so proud of you." he declared in front of everyone, his voice holding the sound of a proud and happy father. Gajeel looked awed at the fact his father had said that to his face, and especially said it loud enough for the entire family to hear. In a much louder, authoritative voice, the current Don spoke again. His voice practically shook the ground as it echoed throughout the masses.

"Gajeel Redfox!" the loudness of his voice snapped Gajeel from his awestruck state, and he turned serious eyes to his father. This was it. "I relinquish my title of Don of Fairy Tail, and bestow it upon you. This watch has only been held by the current Don of Fairy Tail. By accepting it, you accept your new role, and all the burdens and struggles that come with it. All the duties, obligations, and danger that come with it. By accepting it, you agree to protect the family no matter the cost, no matter the enemy. You would make the world your enemy if it was to protect the family. By accepting it, you become the new Don of Fairy Tail." Metalicana announced loudly, holding out the watch in his hand. The whole family held their breath as they watched intently. "Gajeel Redfox! Do. You. Accept?" There was no pause from Gajeel. No hesitation. He answered the moment his father was silenced.

"I accept! I accept this watch. I accept my position as leader of this family, all the responsibilities and danger, and I swear to protect the family no matter the cost. I. Accept." Gajeel announced firmly, reaching forth and taking the watch from his father. The family erupted into loud cheers as he held the watch high and faced the crowd.

Gajeel was officially the Don of Fairy Tail.

Gajeel chuckled in amusement as he carried his little wife back to their suite after the celebrations. She was positively intoxicated, having been dragged off with Lucy and Cana for a while. Lily followed dutifully to keep an eye on his charge while Gajeel was surrounded by people constantly congratulating him. He was a bit buzzed, himself, and still riding high as he thought about what just happened.

He was the Don now. All his life, he'd been groomed for this position. He just thought he'd be much older when he got it... unless his old man got killed somehow. And yet, here he was. His old man had stepped down and passed the torch. Willingly. He thought Gajeel was ready, even at this age... that was the greatest compliment Gajeel had ever gotten from Metalicana. His recognition and approval. His pride as a father. It was nice.

"Everything's spinning..." Levy whined in his arms, burying her face in his chest as he carried her. Gajeel only laughed at his pitiful wife.

"Ya really are a lightweight, shrimp. Two drinks to get drunk?" It had, indeed, only taken a few drinks to get her this way. She had wanted to stick to beer or wine, like everyone else. But Cana insisted on giving her something more potent. A 'sex on the beach' and a whiskey sour later, and Levy was having trouble staying on her feet. By then, Gajeel had managed to get away from all the people wanting to congratulate him and, seeing his wife's state and who she was drinking with, he'd promptly rescued her.

"I'm not... drunk." she mumbled out with a small hiccup. "Drunk me is different."

"How so?" Gajeel smirked. He had to admit, if she was drunk, she wouldn't be talking as well as she was. But she was definitely more intoxicated than he'd ever seen her.

"I get... laughy? What's the word..." Levy whined as she couldn't think of the right word. "Bubbly... everything makes me laugh."

"Ah. And yer not laughin right now, so yer not drunk?" Gajeel chuckled as Levy nodded against his chest. They finally made it to their suite, and he carried her towards their bedroom. "Well yer still pretty buzzed if ya ask me. How bout we just go to sleep?" He was surprised when she shook her head.

"I don't wanna sleep yet." she protested with a cute pout.

"Then what do ya wanna do?" He raised a studded brow at her. His eyes widened a bit when he felt her playing with the buttons of his dress shirt, and he quickly realized what she wanted. "Shrimp, neither of us is sober..."

"So?" was her rebuttal. So, indeed. "Let's celebrate."

"We've been celebratin." he pointed out, but she continued unbuttoning his shirt. She got a few undone and her lips found their way to his chest. Images of where those lips could be instead, what they could be doing, flashed through his mind and he groaned. He was so tempted to just say yes... but he shook his head to snap out of it. As the more sober of the two, he should be the voice of reason... right?

"Yer not thinkin straight."

"I know what I'm doing." she said simply, looking up at him with wide hazel eyes. "I'm your wife, Gajeel. It's not like you're taking advantage of me. Please..." She batted those eyes and he just couldn't say no.

So he didn't say no. His wife wanted him, he needed her. That was enough.

Levy moaned softly as she was pulled into the waking world. Her mouth was dry, and she was parched. She felt sweaty and sticky and sore and... so fucking relaxed. There was that post-great-sex bliss about her, where she was sore but satisfied and happy all at once. She could feel Gajeel's arms around her, holding her close, his body keeping her warm despite the blankets being kicked to the ground at some point last night. She sighed happily and relaxed in his arms. Water could wait, a shower could wait. Right now, she was content to be in her husband's arms.

Sweet Mavis, Gajeel hadn't held back last night. It was round after round of pure bliss until they both succumbed to sleep at some forsaken hour that morning. Oh, she was going to have a limp, she just knew it. But it was sooo worth it. Even now, just the flashbacks were making her squirm and moan.

"That good, huh?" Gajeel's husky voice whispering against her ear startled her just a bit. She felt his arms tighten around her, pulling her flush against his chest, and she felt something wonderfully hot and hard press against her ass as he did. "Same here, shrimp." he grinned, biting teasingly at her ear. "Fuck, I wanna keep ya in bed all day. But I bet yer sore... and I have ta get ta work."

"One day we'll get to stay in bed all day." Levy promised with a small giggle. Gajeel gave an amused sigh against her ear.

"One day. Not today." he sighed, sitting up and bringing her with him. He gave her an apologetic smile when he saw her wince. "Shower?" he offered. Levy smiled and nodded, and they were off for a quick shower before Gajeel went to work.

It was his first day as the Don of Fairy Tail, after all. He really shouldn't be late.

Woo! Gajeel is finally the Don!

You know... I could just end the story right here. Buttttt... there are still some loose ends hanging around that I plan to have causing some trouble down the road. What's gonna happen? I don't know. Or do I? Muahaha.

Anyways, thanks for reading! Don't forget to comment, favorite, and follow! Seeing how much you guys like this story really encourages me to write more often, and put out longer chapters. Hint, hint.

Like always,

-Nerdy12