Author's note: The reiki part is true. I know it's hard to believe, but I do have an unrefined gift. Sometimes I feel what my clients try to suppress, because those feelings are stronger than others. I freaked many people out with the fact that I can be very empathic and I can sometimes see spirits. My parents-in-law were some of the freaked out ones, unfortunately… Still, they are good people who accepted my weird gift. Hubby was one of the first (except my brother and mom) who looked at me like I wasn't a freak. It was a very nice feeling, after many disappointments.

I had to kinda keep with Mashima's version, the Gajeel-Levy huge fight. Usually a big fight can either make your feelings stronger, or break everything apart. I plan to make it stronger XD

EmmyHippo , my thoughts exactly! How can you carry so many books and NOT be strong? I was like that in highschool, carrying my 200+ drawings to school and back home (part from my school books and notebooks). Result? Compared to normal girls, hubby sais my biceps scare him lol

MakeItHayle , my mom cared (and still does) deeply for grammar, and made me love it. Frankly, I was better at grammar than literature. Until recent years (6 or 7) I hated reading. Really. Whatever they made us read in school sucked balls. They were so boring I decided to read Shakespeare in old English when I was 15. Loved him, but not what they made us read in school. Figures... So, coming back to your review, basically Romanian language is read-as-you-write language, compared to English, which has different pronounciation rules. And we have to learn a word to write it, then memorize its pronounciation (I hope this makes sense, I have no talent for teaching...) As for the review, I don't mind it one bit! And to explain why I made Gajeel freak out about the age difference, my hubby was really freaked out when he heard I was 10 years younger than him. His principles are a bit higher, since he lived a while in a different era than me. He didn't know how my mom would react if (and when) we became romatically involved, his parents were kinda crazy, shouting I was way to young for him andwhat would the neighbors think? So it took a couple of months to confess his feelings for me. I, for one, never in a million years thought someone older would find me likeable, so I tried to dismiss my own feelings as a fleeting crush. But the rest is history. We got together, we got married, started a family. I'm more than happy. And I never feel those 10 years between us. (sorry for the long answer)

Lexie ad the anime , never been there, but I should come and visit :P

kamicoolo's rose , THANK YOU!

Thank you for your infinite patience, my Misty-es!~~~

CHAPTER 7: GIFT

"Listen..." Natsu played with his beer, trying to find a way to tell him about Levy's 'intuition'. "Levy's... special... She can say some pretty weird stuff from time to time. Just don't get weird on her, okay? She's a great girl." Gajeel looked puzzled at his step brother as he was placing the dishes into the washer.

"I'm not following..."

"It's... just a heads-up. Once she... 'sees' something, don't get scared, okay?" Natsu fidgeted with his drink, not looking Gajeel's way.

"Whatever..." The raven haired man shrugged him off and went to the living to choose a movie after another family dinner. Wendy made sure there was plenty of popcorn, getting ready for the movie. As soon as the DVD started, the whole conversation was forgotten.

A couple of days later, Gajeel was enjoying Levy's 'magic' on his back, trying to suppress his growing feelings for her. And she didn't help him, either. She was either oblivious to her charms or tried her best to keep him interested. Or Gajeel was noticing how her clothes complimented her curves more than usual. His internal questioning was interrupted when Levy yawned heavily as she worked on Gajeel's back.

"Didn't get enough sleep last night?" He cracked an eye open to look at the yawning bluenette.

"No, it's not tiredness. I take negative energy from you and free it from my body by yawning. There are three ways to free your body of negative energy. Yawning (that's me), sneezing (without reason) or crying." Levy smiled warmly as Gajeel looked puzzled at her.

"Well I don't know what you do with your hands, but I feel better when you're done."

"It's called reiki. I've been practicing it for a while now." Levy noticed his confusion and continued. "I work with divine energy to cleanse and cure the physical and energetical body. Whenever the energy flow is blocked by something, like bad thoughts or energetical attack, the physical body experiences them, as well. Like headaches, sickness, queasiness and stuff like that. And I can use divine energy to cure such things."

"Really? Is that the hotness in your hands?"

"Yep."

"Hmm... Interesting." He closed his eyes again, concentrating on the girl's hands. Once she was finished and Gajeel turned, Levy placed her hands an inch above his skin, feeling the energy flow. Her eyebrow twitched when she felt a heaviness choke her when she reached his heart.

"Nee... I know we barely know each other, but I feel it's my duty to tell you..." Gajeel raised an eyebrow and looked puzzled. "I feel... how should I put it... It's like your heart is torn in two... and a barrier is between the two parts... On one side, it's this... woman..." Levy closed her eyes to concentrate on the images that were flowing inside her mind and placed her palm on Gajeel's chest, making him blush. "Curly, brownish, long hair..." Gajeel twitched, staring incredulous at the bluenette.

What? Did she see a photo...? No... it can't be... I threw them all... Unless she looked in my PC... But I never saw her go through it...

"...and on the other side..." Levy continued oblivious to Gajeel's inside torment. "...it's someone who left a deep wound inside... it's hard to put into words what I feel from you... But I'm certain it was a man that you cared for and... made something that ripped a part of your heart..." At this point, Gajeel got up abruptly, staring at her without a word.

"Who told you...?" Gajeel whispered with his voice trembling.

"What?"

"Who told you?" Levy winced from his harsh tone.

"No one to..."

"DON'T LIE TO ME!" Gajeel clenched his fists, taking a menacing step towards the now frightened girl.

"Gajeel..."

"Did you check up on me?

"What? No!"

"Then HOW do you know?" He was getting angry now.

"I just do. No one told me about it and I didn't check up on you!"

"Get the fuck out of my house!" Gajeel spat at her, seeing her flinch from his tone.

"Gajeel..."

"NOW!" Levy gasped, seeing his red eyes blazing. She suddenly got scared, a cold feeling prickling her skin.

"Okay... I'm sorry if I bothered you..." She grabbed her stuff, trying to hold back her tears, and headed for the door. Once she closed the door, hot tears rolled heavily on her cheeks. It was times like these she hated her 'gift'.

Later that day loud knocking startled Gajeel late in the evening. Someone was pounding hard on the door as he hurried to open and bitch slap whoever was making such a ruckus. He yanked the door open and got ready to strike, when he stopped.

"What the hell are you doin' here, flame br..." Slap. Natsu slapped him on the head hard. "What THE FUCK, MAN?"

"You goddamn idiot!" Natsu pushed him inside and grabbed him by the collar, closing the door with his foot. "Didn't I give you a heads up? You fucking moron! What did you do? What did you say to her, huh?"

"What are you talking about, idiot? Get the fuck off me!"

"I'm talking about Levy! I know you're thick, but you crossed the line, dumbass!"

"She knew about my old man and Deanna, okay? She's suspicious!"

"I told you she's special! I did a background check on her and she is who she said she is! Do you realize what you did to her, you fucking retard?" Natsu released him with too much force and stomped his way to the kitchen, going straight to the fridge to grab a beer.

"No one is that gifted, idiot! She must be working for someone!"

"Are seriously that stupid? Do you know what connections I have? I know who she fucking played with when she was in kindergarten! I even know when she started having this gift! Son of a bitch!" Natsu punched the table, spilling some beer on the floor.

"Hey! Watch the furniture!"

"You're gonna call her right now and apologize, or so help me, Gajeel, I'll wipe the floor with you!"

"Hah! I'd love to see you try..." Natsu was by Gajeel's side in an instant, wiping the smug smile off his face when Natsu grabbed him by the neck, guillotine choking him.

"I'm not joking! Call her RIGHT now and apologize!"

"Okay! Okay! Let go, idiot!" Natsu released his grip and grabbed Gajeel's phone from the counter, shoving it under his nose. The raven haired man glared a long moment at his step brother before grabbing his phone and touching the screen on Levy's name.

"See? I'm calling!" Gajeel showed Natsu his phone screen. Once Gajeel placed it on his ear, Natsu started drumming his fingers impatiently on the counter. "Would you stop that? She's not answering!" Natsu shoved his hand in his pocket, moved his finger over his phone and handed Gajeel his phone, placing it on his ear once he saw Levy's name and that it was ringing. His face lit up once he heard the soft Hello? when Levy answered. "Hey, Levy... It's me, Gajeel... No, no, wait, don't!... hang up... There, happy? She hung up. She doesn't wanna talk to me."

"Of course she doesn't wanna talk to you, idiot! Gimme!" Natsu yanked the phone from Gajeel's hand and dialed again. Levy answered with a bored voice. "Levy, don't hang up, it's Natsu. Yeah, I'm at his place. Listen, he wants to apologize, can you hear him out?" He waited as Levy spoke, Gajeel letting Natsu's words sink in. Shit... What have I done? "I see... No, no, I understand. I'll tell him. Okay. Sorry if I bothered you. Have a good night, Lev."

"What did she say?" Gajeel asked impatiently when Natsu didn't speak.

"If you really wanna apologize, she's gonna hear you out. But if you truly feel the way you did when you two had the chat, it's best if she stays away from you. You fucking idiot! What the fuck did you say to her to scare her like that?" Gajeel looked away in shame, recalling the whole scene.

"I... told her to get the fuck out... Well, I mostly yelled at her..." His insides squirmed uncomfortably, like he was about to hurl.

"Jesus freaking Christ, Gajeel! You know what? You deserve to feel like you do right now! Shit!" Natsu slammed his palm on the counter, quivering.

"I'm gonna go see her tomorrow, apologize…" Gajeel started with a thoughtful voice.

"You should think about if you feel like apologizing. She'll know if you're just saying stuff to make her feel better." Natsu grabbed a chair, making himself comfortable.

"It's just… I mean… Fuck! I'm mind blown! How could she know…"

"What did she say?" Natsu asked him with kindness.

"She said she felt like my heart was torn in two… On one side was Deanna… She freaking described her! And I made sure to throw all her pictures, so she couldn't have known how she freaking looked! And then, she went on, sayin' stuff like 'a man who ripped a part of your heart'. How? How could she know about that fucking bastard?" Gajeel was getting angry again.

"You got off easy." Natsu snorted. "You should've been there when she told me stuff. I was so freaked out I hired a detective to follow her around for two months." Natsu saw Gajeel's questioning gaze and continued. "Of course, she mentioned dad, but that wasn't so weird. I was having some weird nightmares at the time. I even took pills to stop them, but nothing worked. And here comes Levy along and does that reiki stuff on me and starts crying all of a sudden, asking me how I can sleep with all those horrible images in my head. I didn't even get a chance to see a shrink. Never told a soul about them. Yet she… plucked them out of my head just like that!" He snapped his fingers to emphasize the short moment. "After she left, I slept like a baby. No more nightmares. Ever since she came along…" Gajeel suppressed a shudder. "Make up with her, she's truly a good person. And a great company, too."

"I know…" Gajeel said, bitterly. "I… I'll think about it… Close the door when you leave, or spend the night here, whatever… I'm crashing, night!" Gajeel got up from his chair and headed for his bedroom, throwing himself on the bed thoughtfully. A while later, he heard the front door close as Natsu left him alone with his thoughts.

TBC

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