Levy - Nine

"I thought you had died!" Lucy exclaimed as I walked into the front door with Gajeel behind me. Natsu sat watching the TV. He stood quickly after spotting me. He came to formally introduce himself.

"Natsu Drag— Gajeel?" His mind short circuited as he looked to my boyfriend. Gajeel glared at him.

"Fire brain." Natsu looked ready to retaliate, but he glanced to me and grinned again.

"Nice to meet ya, Levy." He reached a hand out and shocked me by pulling me in for a tight hug.

"Hey, hands off!" Gajeel pulled me back and I slipped away. The two argued with each other. Lucy rolled her eyes.

"Marie called me endlessly and I kept telling her you were out. She tried to break me so I spilled whatever beans I had. She might have had a heart attack without me." Lucy deflated.

"Sorry Lu. I kinda got sidetracked."

"Definitely sidetracked." Gajeel whispered into my ear. I blushed, thinking of what we'd been doing one an hour earlier, me moving over him in the sexiest hallway fuck of my life. I might have died as heat scorched my skin as his mouth, hands, and sweat covered every inch of me. Lucy gave a knowing smirk.

"Well, I'm happy you got a new phone. I was surprised when you called from a new number." Gajeel decided to buy me a whole new phone and plan after I decided to get rid of my old phone.

"Yeah." I said indifferently. I would have to face my mother soon. Me buying my own phone meant a step back from her. She'd have to go see her therapist.

"I sent it to Uncle David. He said he'll call sometime in the next few days." She informed me as I shook off my jacket.

"Thanks for that."

She shrugged. "I don't think Macao will be happy about it being so random. You know him, the overprotective stepdad."

"With an overbearing wife. They were both a little on edge, but they were nonetheless powerless in my decision. It was time." I said with a shrug. Gajeel kept his jacket on as I pulled him to my bedroom. I hid my smirk as his attention shifted completely to me.

"Be right back before we kick the boys out." I told Lucy on our way. This caught Natsu's attention.

"What?"

I slid into my room with Gajeel right behind me. He closed the door as I went to my bed, searching under it.

"I know I left that journal in a box. Ah… here it is. Tada… Wendy's present." I stood back up and was tackled to the bed gently. Gajeel kissed my neck as he not so discreetly rolled his hips into my behind.

"How can you still be horny?" I moaned.

"You always make me horny. Christ, you flashing your ass like that has me hard." He said while gripping my backside.

"You're always hard." I growled.

"I thought we established that you always make me hard." He sucked gently on my neck. I turned my head and caught his lips. Trying to stand my ground, I shook my head.

"No, Gajeel. I'm serious. My roommate is in the next room. Besides, you need to leave." Gajeel frowned, but I pecked his lips several times. He let me up.

Gajeel laid on my bed and watched me strip off the clothes he bought me and switch into a pair of pajamas. I pulled on a red sweater since it was kinda chilly in my room. I climbed over Gajeel and he sat up to hug me. I liked this feeling. Gajeel sitting in a pair of jeans and a sports jacket with me half dressed on his lap while in his embrace. He was just as hot as he was in casual dress as he was in a suit.

And even hotter with no clothes on.

"What are you doing Saturday?"

"Tomorrow is a girls day. Or maybe tonight."

"Are you going out?"

"Does it matter?" I teased while playing with his hair. He looked up at me with adoration in his sharp eyes. Such a strange look for a man like Gajeel.

"If you decide to go clubbing, I would like it if you went to a club I own. If you decide to go anywhere else, there will be a small security team consisting of Jellal or Erza and an extra bodyguard." My eyes widened.

"That's a little much."

"Somethings you'll just have to learn to live with." He said with a shrug. As true as he might be, I didn't like hearing that.

I crossed my arms and glared at him. "Who are you to tell me how I can live?"

A playful spark lit in his eyes. "You're protective and obsessive boyfriend. If I don't have you time nor attention directly, I want there to be a constant reminder of me wherever you go."

I rolled my eyes. "I'm always thinking about you. I'm grown enough to—"

"You are dating one of the richest men in the world. Do this for me." He pleaded. I sighed.

"Don't you trust me to take care of myself?" He grinned at me.

"I do trust you. It's strangers I don't trust around you, love. Thank you for today. I want you to call me tomorrow though. I want you to think about me and what I will do to you the next time I see you."

"You have already plagued my thoughts. Think of me too while you play Monopoly with your billions." I kissed him gently as I rubbed his scalp.

"Don't tempt me." He growled as I kissed his piercings down his chin.

"You like it. Stop complaining. I just want to kiss you and have you hold me." I whispered against his skin. He pulled my tight into his chest, and I snuggled into him.

"I wanted to ask you something." Gajeel murmured while I bathed his neck in kisses.

"Ask away." I sighed. His scent was overwhelming.

"Would you be upset if our relationship went public?" He asked calmly. I froze before I sat up to look at him.

"Why? What's going on?"

"A cameraman took pictures of us when I sent you to my home last night. He caught our kiss."

"Did he post them?"

"No. He came to me, knowing I would pay more for them than some cheap gossipy newspaper."

"Oh." I said stunned.

"Well? What do you think? If you wanna stay private than I will do that."

"I just… I want to stay exclusive. I'm not good in spotlights. The last thing I need is someone following me around because I go out with the hottest billionaire in Chicago."

"Hottest billionaire, eh?" He chuckled when I smacked his chest.

"Shut up. You get the point." I pecked his neck before I sat up. He followed in suit.

"I gotcha. However, there will still be obligations for you. I need you to be my date to important events. Excluding one I have in a few weeks. I'm a guest there for a five minute speech. Barely need to go." He stood in front of me.

"Deal." I purred while I reached up to run my hands down his stone chest. He grinned devilishly as he caught my hands at his waist.

"Don't start something you won't finish."

"Just giving you something to look forward to." I teased while pulling him down to kiss me.

I had never felt so at ease with a man before. It felt like I knew Gajeel for years with the way I exposed myself to him. He moaned into my mouth before he pulled away.

"You get touchy when I need to leave."

"Hm. I'm almost tempted to give in to a quickie, but I know better. Call me when you get home." I grabbed the journal and pressed it into his chest. He took it with fire in his eyes.

"You look sexy as hell in red, by the way." He said while pulling me to stand. I gripped his firm behind before I tried to escape him. I squealed when his hand came in a hard smack with my ass.

"You two stop it." Lucy called out. I walked into the living room and was met with a sulking Natsu. He gave me a wave before he walked out the door. I chuckled as a whispered statement from my roommate had the man bouncing.

"Let's go, Gajeel!" Natsu yelled. After wrapping me in his arms, he pressed a gentle kiss to my ear, whispering a promise there as he walked away. My cheeks burned as I stared dumbly at him. Lucy grinned at me as both men left.

"What's the plan?" I asked. She sat next to me.

"Whew. I'm definitely ready for a night at a club where I can get drunk and dance with a stranger." I raised a brow.

"So soon?" I commented. She shrugged.

"Just wanna get loose. I feel so wound up."

"Talk hun." I said while she cuddled me.

"Natsu… smothers a lot. He is all over the place and goes a hundred miles an hour. It's entertainingly draining." She explained. She rested her head on my lap.

"I thought you were starry eyed for him."

"Natsu's nice and all. I'm just not ready for the commitment he is. I am still attracted to women at the same time. I do feel something for him, but I don't want to be exclusively his yet." I pursed my lips, knowing that Lu was bi.

"He is head over heels for you. Have you two done the deed?" I asked while stroking her hair. She deflated.

"Twice. I've been kinda talking to someone else on the side, but it's nothing hot. I just don't like feeling guilty that I can't give him what he wants."

"Does he know about your open relationship idea?" I pressed.

"I never brought it up."

"You should definitely bring it to his attention. He needs to know. It'll hurt him otherwise."

"I'll get around to it. When do you wanna leave? I need to take my mind on a vacation."

"Let's go then."

I guided a very drunk Lucy into her room as she half laughed and snorted. She was super stressed to the point to where she was literally shit faced drunk. Saddened by her predicament, I washed her up before I changed her clothes and put her to sleep. She rested like a rock when I closed her door and went to the kitchen.

I saw the time and figured Gajeel might still be up. Knowing him, he was definitely stressing out over me. The protectiveness was sexy on him.

"I think I could heat up that soup I froze." I mumbled to myself as I filled a pot with hot water. I grabbed the frozen bag of soup from the freezer and set it on the counter. Impatient, I grabbed a carrot from the fridge and set off out of my apartment and into the elevator. Going to the recreational floor, which was rarely used since tenants preferred not to mingle, I snuck into the cabinets and grabbed the tea. Their tea was simply delicious. A noise behind me startled me. Whirling around, I dropped everything in my hands.

He leaned up against the glossy countertop in all black, which frighteningly brought out his piercing pale blue eyes and dark blonde hair. His face was unkempt and he looked almost dirty. His casual stance reeked of danger and anger that left me fearful.

"Don't scream. I just have a message." I panicked.

"How did you get in? How did you find me?" I wanted to cry as he approached me slowly.

"You've been a naughty girl. You decided to leave me behind. You ran away from me. And you'll be punished for it accordingly."

"Leave me alone." I couldn't breathe. He gripped my wrist tightly. It reminded me of the ropes he used. Those horrible ropes that scarred my skin.

"I don't have long. Just know I will always find you. Goodness you are so beautiful. Don't cry. It ruins everything." He said while cupping my cheek. I couldn't feel my hand anymore. I couldn't feel anything but the ghostly pain.

"I'm never far. You can't run forever. I have something you might want to see. Keep this. I'll keep my share." He purred while running his lips down my cheek and setting a USB in my pocket. I gagged and pushed at him.

"I'll see you again. Tell me how happy you will be." He gripped my cheek tightly. I gasped in pain.

"Leave." I pleaded as he softened his gaze. He pulled his hands away and nodded.

"Not very hard to break into a place with no one at a front desk. I love you, my little caged bird." He purred while pulling on his hood. He had smelt strangly of musk and leather, two things he never smelt of before. I watched with wide eyes as he slipped from the room. I ran to the window and saw him walk out the front doors. In a panic, I ran up the stairs instead of taking the elevator. I locked up everything once I saw him leave my home. I was hyperventilating.

I grabbed my phone and called the only person I could think of.

"Hello?" His voice grumbled sleepily. His voice soothed my anxiety.

"I need you here with me." I begged.

"I'm on my way. Start a bath." Any evidence of tiredness was gone like that. I relaxed and did as he said.

After I started the bath, I quickly climbed in and relaxed in the hot water. I fell asleep slowly after shutting off the water.

"Levy."

I woke with a gasp as warm lips streaked up my neck. I was no longer in the bath and I was dried off in my bed naked. I felt Gajeel's rough skin pressed against mine. I arched into him, desperate for him.

"Touch me." I pleaded. I needed to feel… him. I needed to be reminded that he couldn't hurt me. That my past was really a past.

"I am." He murmured. I rubbed my face against the side of his, needing more.

"I need you to make me feel safe. Give me my confidence back." I pleaded. His eyes were questioning, but he gripped the back of my neck and kissed me harder anyways.

That night we didn't fuck. It was sensual lovemaking. Intimate. Deep. Everything I needed. I last remembered Gajeel in between my legs kissing my shaking thighs as exhaustion finally hit me after my last orgasm. His hands, mouth, and body had filled my body with pleasure beyond anything known. He made me feel in control and out of control. He made me feel… loved.

"We'll talk in the morning." He murmured as I dozed off.

I woke up with a gasp again as a sore pain racked through my wrist. I felt something cold mask the pain. I opened my eyes and saw Gajeel and Lucy examining my now icing wrist.

I was dressed in panties and a sleep shirt that belonged to Gajeel. He himself wore baggy sweats and a shirt. I bit my lip, momentarily thinking of him going commando.

"The hell happened to you?" Lucy said as she sat on the bed. Gajeel's face hard.

"It wasn't him. Can we talk later?" I looked at Lucy. The urgency in my eyes was enough for her.

"Fine." She muttered as she left. She was uneasy.

"Shrimp, I need to know where this came from." Gajeel said in a strained tone. He climbed into bed next to me.

"It's just a bruise. It was an accident." One of the biggest accidents of my life.

"Last night, you were so desperate on the phone. You were in need of me."

"I will always need you." I pecked his bicep as he wrapped my wrist. I climbed over him after he finished his work. I tugged off his shirt and he watched me with focused red eyes. There was anger there that was boiling over. He needed to cool off.

"Tell me something about you?" I asked. He gripped my legs.

"Anything."

"Your scars."

He frowned and shrugged. "Some of them are from fights. Natsu, Sting, Rogue, Jellal, Gray, and a few others. We commonly fight. Nothing serious."

I took what he said and stroked the thick scar on his shoulder.

"And this?"

"I was shot." He rushed.

"What?" I gasped. He looked down.

"Can this stay between us?" I nodded.

"My past… was very bad. Troubling and scary. My dad was a criminal running an illegitimate business and it ruined many people's lives. My mother was a victim of his crimes. Killed in a damn hit and run. A while later after my father remarried to Grandeeney, he was convicted. He was killed in prison and I was left with a broken family. Rogue hated me and didn't like how I got the attention. With two dead parents, everyone looked at me. My stepmom couldn't juggle two out of control boys and a baby. I was left alone often. The only one in that fucking house I tolerate is Wendy, and that is because she never hated me or did me wrong."

"You lost both of your parents so young and violently. People were worried you needed help."

"And their help didn't amount to shit. I was left with anger issues, family problems, and a broken company that needed a real owner. I let the board run it until I got my head in the game and made a deal when I was nineteen."

"When did you get the scar?"

"When I was fourteen."

I ran a hand through my hair. "Holy hell. When was you father killed?"

"almost two years before then. I was wild and uncontrollable after my mother died when I was younger. My anger kept me away from my home doing… bad things. I was shot by a man robbing a store. I told reporters I tried to stop him. It was a lie that started my good rep."

"What do you mean it was a lie?"

"I think I wanted to die. Too many burdens I had to handle. Too many things I did wrong. Too many things that could go wrong. I didn't want it. I was ready then. An eternal sleep that could rid me of my night terrors." He said in a hurt tone. I cupped his face.

"You didn't want to die. You needed comfort and a home. Both of which you were denying yourself. The man in front of me is the strongest man I know. He is too focused and headstrong to be anything but that. You aren't responsible for your father's actions."

He exhaled deeply before he wrapped me in his arms. "I hadn't changed in so long. You change me. I can sleep now. I haven't slept in so long. With you, I can wake up and feel normal again. Thank you for giving me that."

"Of course."

"I used sex as a way to feeling wanted somewhere. It was the only thing I could do." He looked away from me. I pressed my face against his cheek.

"You told me sex between us was something more. Tell me you feel as high and lost as I do. That sex for you isn't like that anymore."

"Yes. Christ, yes. You make me feel. You kiss me like you can't breathe without me and you hold me like a lifeline. You have me grounded to you in every way. I need that. The reminder that it's okay to feel. I have never been so connected to someone. I have wanted you since I first saw you. When I saw those eyes."

"Tell me about them. Why do you like them?"

"When you're excited, they glimmer brightly. When you are upset, their light dims. When you are horny, you get flustered and your eyes darken. Such a wanton look that drips lust."

"Everytime." I said with a gentle smile. He looked at me awestruck.

"Do you know how beautiful you are?" He asked gently. I looked away. I blushed.

"You're too sweet."

"Am I?" He teased while moving hands his up my thighs. I bit my lip, noting that he had a hard time keeping his hands off of me. Not that I cared. His eyes glided over my body. I almost shook under his intense look. I was hungry for him always.

"Sometimes. You have your moments when you want to piss me off."

He gritted his teeth. "You are my deepest and darkest secret. I shouldn't want you, but I'm so selfish. Making you angry drives me crazy."

I raised a brow. "How so?"

He looked up at me with a dark look in his eyes. "I love it when you are on fire and can't control yourself. You make me want to pin you down and fuck you until you are screaming for me. I want that ball of fire under me. Until you can't get enough of it. So many things I want to do to you." He growled. His hot stare had me burning. I sucked in a tight breath.

"Tell me things everyday. But for now, I want to have you." I rushed out.

"With your roommate next door? Naughty girl." He grinned before pulling me under the covers. I giggled when his lips found my neck, sucking in the skin. I rolled us over and grinned. He watched me with passion and adoration.

"Kiss me. Touch me. Let me feel you." He breathed. And I did just that.

A/N: Sup Gang. Sorry about the hella late update. I've been out of town literally all day and I wasn't near any device I could use to upload this Chapter. I'm also deciding to drop the Lucy Chapter On Wednesday along with Chapter 10. I'm traveling a lot this month, along with moving at the end, so I will be splitting my story into multiple parts. HATC is in Levy's POV. In a few weeks, when I'm settled and finished up with the rest of this part, I will start Farther Beyond My Control (Gajeel's POV), which is the Sequel. I'm splitting it because I need the time to get my life in order and so I can come out with some nice chapters for the GANG. I'll give more sorted details later so watch out. I got a few chapter left of Levy, so enjoy! PEACE!