Chapter 10: The Mission

Levy woke up and took in a deep sigh as she stretched her arms. It was 6:30, Gajeel would teleport in her room at 7 o' clock. She should definitely change now she, thought to herself. She wanted to make sure he didn't accidentally see her in her underwear. That would be embarrassing. So she took off her over sized shirt and stripped off her short shorts so she was clad only in her underwear. Then she rummaged about in her closet deciding what she would wear for the day when she heard something from the corner of her room. She turned to address the noise when she saw the figure of a man, which then turned to be Gajeel in her room.

She couldn't move fast enough. Then again, as flustered as she was her movements were far from efficient. She fell into a ball and covered up her chest.

"What are you doing here?!" She exclaimed"You said 7 o' clock, it is not 7."

She didn't face him instead opting to hide her furious blush that would rival that of a tomato. How was she ever going to change into clothes now? Why was he here early? What was going through his head? When that questioned entered her mind she even dared to wonder if he liked what he saw. The embarrassment from the moment quickly pushed that thought aside as she was hoping the metal head would just say something.

"Shit sorry, I'll turn around."He quickly did as he said he would, looking up towards the ceiling and pinching his nose "Damn clock's fast"

"Do you have a bloody nose?" She questioned.

"Don't worry about it shorty, just change" He said in his usual gruff voice.

She nodded her head and slowly got up. She looked towards the man and made sure he wasn't peeking before she went back to rummaging through her closet. She had never gotten dressed quicker in all of her life. She wore a pair of black leggings, a blue tank top, and finished off with a comfy black hoodie. She also put on her pair of blue converse that matched her hair.

"Ok I'm dressed"

"Took you long enough shorty" He walked towards her and grabbed her shoulders. He spoke the chant quickly and the two were efficiently transported to the cave where Makarov was waiting.

"Oh glad to see you made it safe and sound, Gajeel was so nervous. You should of seen him."

Gajeel just glared at nothing in particular as Levy let out a simple "Oh"

"Yes" Makrov laughed "Well I have your entourage all set up. Meet your teammates."

He grandly referred to the people behind them. Makarov referred to Droy first. He was tall,white, and had a peculiar hair style. He had his black hair gelled to be pointed upwards. Then he introduced Jet who was white, the same height as Droy, with orange hair. Most of his hair was covered by his top hair that was decorated with strips of fur. Then the third was an adorable little cat named Pantherlily. The adorable creature had rounded ears and a scar across one eye.

"Pantherlily is so adorable" She said to no one in particular.

The cat spoke on his own behalf "You can just call me Lily"

"You talk?!" She nearly gasped as she got on her knees to get a better look at him "That's insane."

"Well we are in a magical dimension. These kinds of things are common place."

She thought she would die. He was not only adorable but sounded intelligent as well. She was incredibly close to squealing at the sight of him. She just settled at smiling at him.

"He's Gajeel's partner" Makarov remarked.

"Oh, very cool" Levy commented as she returned to her standing position "Nice to meet you two boys."

She stuck a hand out to which the two men eagerly shook. She chuckled at their enthusiastic response.

"Well I see you have what you need Levy" Makarov said "You guys shall be embarking on your journey. I just want to give a quick briefing. The mission is to retrieve the book. The plan is to go to the tower of heaven. You guys will meet up with the spy that I have integrated into the tower. Her name is Erza Scarlet. Meet her by the nearby forest and start a fire at 6pm. She will come to you and lead you guys from there, and hopefully to the book."

Everyone nodded their heads showing they clearly understood the mission at hand.

"Get the book, bring it back, and decode it. Sounds simple enough" Gajeel remarked.

"Exactly" Makarov chimed in "Well off you all go. Be safe, bring the book back, good luck."

And like that they were are all whisked away to the train platform. In what seemed like mere moments to Levy they were on a train. It's really happening, was all Levy could think of.

"I promise you, I'm going to keep you safe shorty." Gajeel suddenly integrated into Levy's thoughts.

"W-What?" Levy stuttered.

He pointedly looked away from her "I'll keep you safe."

Levy felt a light blush stain her cheeks. Just what exactly were these days going to hold for her?

Well that's another chapter

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