Chapter 18 - Home
Gajeel woke up to see beautiful hazel eyes staring at his chest, and her softly curled first lying upon it. He felt a smirk grace his lips, until he saw the blue scars that were blatantly present on her arm. That's when he felt dread.
"Levy." His voice was hoarse.
She looked up at him, shocked, and quickly recoiled like she had done something wrong. "Good morning."
He softly grabbed her arm and intently examined the blue scar. She looked away, her countenance held a mix of a faint blush and brimming tears. He kissed the palm of her hand as a response to her reaction. He hoped that would make her feel a little better, it was the least he could do. He continued kissing down her arm, following the the trails the scars had etched into her skin. "I'm" kiss "so" kiss "sorry" kiss "Levy."
At the last word he made direct eye contact with the girl in question, and saw her furiously blush. That certainly inflated his ego. He caressed her hand as he tried to show through his facial expressions how sorry he was. He never wanted her to get hurt. She had put so much faith in them, had gone on this insane journey, and then gotten hurt. He had failed to protect her. Yet, somehow, he still felt like he could protect her. He selfishly wanted her to stay by his side even though this experience had proved how unwise that would be. He simply couldn't help it. He wanted this person to remain present in his life. As much as he wanted that, that chance was gone now, he knew it deep within his bones. She had to go home.
While in deep thought he felt a hand gently rest upon his cheek. He looked down again to see Levy looking up at him, closing the small gap that had grown between them. She slid her thumb against his rough skin and whispered, "It's alright Gajeel. It really is."
Maybe, she could stay by his side.
In that moment, nothing could have stopped him as he leaned down and kissed her. A soft peck, at first. It was like a primal desire. Some innate feeling that it would be a very long time before he could rest his eyes upon her figure once more, that powered him. A small peck evolved into long kisses. He felt himself get greedy as he shifted, so his body was atop hers. His hands impatiently felt up and down Levy's torso, and very little was holding him back from taking her right there. That was until, a sobering voice called to the couple, "We'll be there in 5 minutes."
That got his attention, and that got him to get off the blue haired beauty. He looked down to see Levy's panting form, and had to physically walk away, for both their sakes.
How was he ever going to live without this girl?
When they reached the base, Levy was feeling a variety of emotions. Embarrassed, because she had just made out with a guy in the back of a caravan, and was pretty sure Lily and Erza heard much of it. Scared, because now she had a scar on her arm that she wasn't sure how to explain. Anxious, because she wasn't sure what was going to come next. What was going to happen to Gajeel? How were they ever going to get the book? What would her future involvement look like? How much homework did she have left to do? Questions swirled as everyone gathered around, creating future plans.
Erza spoke up, interrupting her thoughts, "Levy. You are now officially connected to the book. Here take this." Erza handed levy a small, black flip phone. "Call Gajeel's number if you need anything, or if you feel anything strange in particular, and I mean anything. These times are going to be important. I hope we haven't kept you away for to long. Thank you Levy, I hope to see you again, under better circumstances."
With those words Levy felt like she was in a daze as she was escorted back home. How long had she been gone from home? Had her mom come back yet? If she had, she would be so dead. Levy prayed that wasn't the case as she was transported back to her home, in her room. She looked up to see a gruff man look back down at her. Not to long ago she was furiously making out with this man. The thought spurred a low heat to form, and she found herself chewing on her lips as he looked his.
"This is" He seemed distracted as he looked at her. "Your stop."
"Thanks, for taking me home," she nearly whispered.
He responded with a low groan, and a slight nod of his head. He placed his hand tentatively onto her hip, lazily grazing his thumb against her torso. He looked down at her like she was precious, prompting the bluenettes cheeks to glow red. Levy quickly lost the staring contest.
"Levy, look at me," Gajeel's voice was soft, serious as he commanded her.
She did.
"You're home to me."
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