Day four: Library
It was only after hours of work that Gajeel allowed himself to take one step back to contemplate his job, and to give a satisfied grin at the sight. He was used to metal, but doing so much in an entire room had been more complicated than he'd expected. Still, everything was ready now. He just had to wait for tomorrow, when Levy would come home from her quest, right on time for her birthday.
He had felt completely lost without her in the beginning. He had reassured her that he would be just fine, and had soon faced the hard truth: he wasn't fine without his girl. He wasn't fine at all. He was worried, bored, he… He fucking missed his blue haired fairy. He missed her smile, her smell, her touch, her voice, the books she let everywhere in their apartment. He didn't know since when he couldn't function without her, but the worst part was that he didn't even mind.
He'd just wait for her to get back. He had gotten the idea for her birthday present a while back now, so he had used that time to work on it, but now that he was done… He frowned and looked down at his open hands. They were big, calloused, and they were empty without hers in them. He closed them, shaking his head.
He was so fucking whipped, and he didn't even care.
The next day, he jumped to his feet the second he heard the door open. He had been pacing up and down for hours at this point, before settling on the couch, pretending he was not desperate for her to come back (that was a complete lie).
"I'm so sorry," she apologized, "Jett and Droy insisted that we— hmph!"
He engulfed her in a hug, lifting her up the ground and just holding her close, burying his nose in her hair. She chuckled in his hold, and hugged him back.
"Missed me, big boy?" she questioned softly.
He merely grunted as a response. Of fucking course he had missed her. He set her down gently and grabbed her face in his hands. She smiled at him, and honestly, she had the sweetest smile.
"Didn't ya?" he mumbled.
Levy laughed again. He was actually blushing and glancing away from her, and honestly, Gajeel's shyness had to be one of the most adorable things she had ever seen. She knew it came from a place of genuine worry though, so she always did her best to reassure him.
She leaned in to give him a peck on the lips.
"Of course I missed you."
He let out a growl of content as she leaned in again to kiss him, while her own hands reached for him, first brushing against his jaw, and then slipping in his hair in a more needy, bringing his body closer to hers, and he would have grinned smugly if he hadn't missed her just as much.
He did push back though, even if everything in him wanting to push her against the wall and take her right then and there.
"Wait," he said, his voice husky, managing to pull himself away from her.
She let out a pleading moan, and it took everything he had not to dive right back in. Fuck, she had no idea what she did to him.
"There's something I want to show you."
He grabbed her hand and started dragging her through the apartment before she had the chance to say anything, and pushed her into the room they used to just… Put useless things away. Levy blinked a couple of time, and then gasped, pressing both hands against her mouth to cover her scream of joy.
Gajeel rose an eyebrow. Huh. That was bit over the top.
"Happy birthday shrimp."
"You remembered!"
"…Of course I did, we've been—"
"It's a library!" she shrieked, interrupting him and walking into the room, running her fingers on the metallic shelves where he had already put the books.
"Yeah, never really understood how you arranged that stuff so you may want to take a look at that, but…"
"Oh Gajeel it's perfect! Thank you thank you thank you!"
She threw her arms around him, and before he knew it, she had locked her legs around him. He didn't even bulge at the sudden weight, simply grabbing her to make sure she wouldn't fall. He didn't really know what to do with the swell he felt in his chest, the warmth that filled him. He was able to make her that happy.
Fuck, he really loved her, didn't he?
"Yer welcome," he said, closing his eyes, letting himself relax.
She was back. She was happy.
That was all he really needed.
One day late, but it's there now! Feedback is greatly appreciated!