Day seven: You're Beautiful

Levy hummed lightly as she got ready for the night. She had been pleased, and maybe a bit amused, when Gajeel had asked her out. They didn't really do that; they never had actually. They worked together, and they lived together now, but they had never gone through the 'dating' stage of the relationship. That didn't mean they didn't do stuff together, including things that were definitely date-like, but he had never actually asked her out.

She kind of liked it.

She put on a tight, black jumpsuit that stopped mid-thigh, and she grinned as she twirled around to check how she looked. Oh yes, the backless top was definitely the right call. She didn't know what Gajeel had in mind exactly, but she did know that he really liked black. Particularly on her, possibly even more off of her, and she had so little opportunities that she had every intention of driving him crazy tonight.

Oh, it's not that it was a complicated thing to do, but she could rarely tease him — he was pretty quick at taking her baits. In fact, if he had been there, they would probably not have made it to the restaurant. For some reason though, he had insisted on them meeting there, and the thought had her heart fluttering. This all felt very important, and her mind couldn't help but flying around, imagining things. Imagining him going down on one kn—

She shook her head quickly, and her blue curls bounced on both sides on her face as she grabbed her coat and a scarf. Well, maybe this was the reason, but she didn't want to get ahead of herself.

She practically ran all the way to the restaurant, unable to help herself. There was just something happy and giddy inside of her that refused to settle down. She arrived early, but he was standing there, and it took her breath away. He was wearing a white shirt, and she chuckled under her breath as she walked up to him. He never wore shirts, but boy did she approve.

"Hey," she said softly touching his arm. "You're here early."

She watched him swallow as he took her in, his eyes lingering on her creamy legs, then her shoulders, and finally on her cherry lips, before he finally looked into her eyes.

"W-well so are you," he mumbled.

She felt like a teenager all over again. She wanted to laugh out loud because of how happy she was right now — and they lived together, God, how could he still be making her feel like that?

"Wanna go in?" he questioned, pointing at the restaurant, one of the most fashionable in Magnolia at the moment.

She nodded, adverting her eyes almost shyly as she took his arm. He stiffened for a second, and then walked her in with a smug grin. Truth be told, he had been terrified just a few moments ago, but she reminded him that with her by his side, he could do anything. Even… even what he had planned tonight.

The meal went just fine, but to be honest, it was a blur in both of their minds, and they would later be completely unable to tell what they had talked about. Their day, maybe, or the latest book she had read — they honestly had no idea whatsoever.

What they both remembered, though, was how, once they were done, Gajeel had put his hand on Levy's. It was so small under his, and it would have made him smile, if he didn't feel so stressed out.

"Listen, angel, the reason why I asked you to come here tonight is…"

And then, a big, angry monster crashed through the window screaming for blood.

Yup, just another day in Magnolia.

Luckily for everyone in the restaurant, two of the many skilled members of Fairy Tail were there. Unluckily for the restaurant, while one of them was well-known for handling her problems with minimal damage, the other… was not.

At least they didn't ask Gajeel to pay the bill, but they didn't exactly look happy when the couple left, leaving mostly ruins behind them.

Levy couldn't stop laughing on the way home. It wasn't that it had been fun, it was just that this was so… so… Just so Fairy Tail-y. They couldn't go anywhere without being attacked by a monster.

"Not what I had in mind," Gajeel admitted in a mumble, sounding rather bummed.

She immediately reached for him, still laughing softly.

"I wouldn't have it any other way," she said warmly, and it filled him with a fuzzy and now familiar emotion. "Well, I would have liked to keep the jumpsuit intact," she admitted, glancing down at the shredded, covered in monster's blood piece of clothing. "I really liked it."

"Yeah, me too," he commented. "That's why you were wearing it, huh?"

Levy at least tried to look sheepish at that.

"Y'look beautiful whatever yer wearing though, y'know that?"

This time, she actually blushed. Gajeel usually made her feel beautiful, and he did a great job at it too, but words were her domain, and to hear him say it had a really special ring to it. Suddenly, he stopped walking, and she did the same, eyeing him curiously.

"Okay shrimp, that's not how I'd planned it, but fuck that." He rummaged in his pocket for a few moments, and finally found what he was looking for. He wouldn't have been happy if he had lost that ring again.

"Marry me?"

She squealed and threw her arms around him.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes…"

She couldn't stop saying it, even as she kissed him everywhere, even as tears spilled out of her eyes, even as he held her so tight he could actually have crushed her.

Yes. She wouldn't have had it any other way.

And this is the last day of the Gajevy week. It was really fun for me to participate in, and I hope you've enjoyed yourself as well. I think this does for a nice conclusion to this series ^-^ Do consider leaving a review to tell me if you liked it, it means a lot!

Dya.