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Gajeel awkwardly handled the lopsided paper heart that had been thrust into his hands the second he walked into the guild. Before he could say anything to Asuka, let alone stand back up from where she'd tugged on his pant legs to have him kneel down to her level, she was already on the path for her next target.

The iron dragon slayer chuckled and rolled his eyes, finally taking in the guild. Banisters and tables and chairs and even the stairs were covered in red, white, and pink hearts.

There would be quite the mess to clean up later, but nobody had it in them to talk about undoing the Connell girl's hard work.

Wendy had taught her how to cut paper hearts earlier in the week and it had proved to be the grand undoing of Mirajane's work to make the place neat and tidy for the weekend.

He sidled up to his usual table, settling in beside Levy before opening his card. The woman hardly batted an eyelash at his arrival, not missing a beat as she continued to read the rather big tome set out in front of her.

Her glasses warped the glance she gave him from the corner of her eye as quietly turned a page. "About time you got here."

Gajeel scoffed and closed the book still in her hands. "Yeah, yeah. I know."

Levy rolled her eyes and then, cleared her throat. "So, what did you get?"

"What?"

She gestured toward the crudely cut paper still in his hand. "The card, Gajeel."

"Ah." He opened the card and held it up to her. "A staple."

Levy looked to him pleadingly. "Don't eat that, whatever you do, please."

"I'm not a child, but thanks, mom." Gajeel picked at the tape, seemingly studied the tiny snack, just to ruffle his wife's nerves. "What'd you get?"

"Mine had a little story in it."

"Well, at least Bisca and Alzack can't say she's not observant."

A comfortable silence settled between them. Valentine's Day was tomorrow and it was their turn to babysit the little girl as her parent's went out to dinner for a few hours.

Gajeel cleared his throat and pinned a look on the woman beside him. "This where I ask if you care about any of it, watch you say no, and then, hand me my ass when I don't get you anything?"

She mocked her mate. "Tch, you act like this is the first Valentine's Day we've been through together."

"More like survived."

"Hey, that year was not my idea and sue me for trying to-"

Gajeel gave her a sideways look and smirked. "I was kidding."

She puffed out her cheeks and swatted his elbow. "You're incorrigible."

"Yeah, and you willingly tied yourself to me for eternity."

"A decision I am still unsure about."

"Like hell." Gajeel leaned closer to her, his smirk growing and glinting in the lights. "You couldn't live without me, shorty."

The script mage pressed her hands to the scruff on his face and pushed him away gently. "As if. I-" Her words abruptly dropped off as a shadow passed over her eyes, she shook her head to clear her mind and smiled up at him.

"Tired?"

She hummed, already beginning to gather up her things. "I had hoped I'd be able to stay a little longer and see Lucy."

"'s not like our house is in Hargeon, Lev."

"I know, but it's not like she's in any better condition." Levy stood from her seat and smoothed her dress down, her hand running over the small swell of her stomach. "So, halfway seemed fair."

"Yeah, but she ain't babysittin' a hurricane later." Gajeel stood and tangled his fingers in her hair. His hand slid from her hair a second later and subtly ghosted along her jaw before he turned for the guild doors.

"Gajeel."

"Hm?"

Levy fell into step beside him and linked their hands together. "You know with every fiber of your being I'm not adamant any particular way about Valentine's Day. Although, going a day without your brat zapping all of my energy out of no where would be nice."

The dragon slayer snorted as he waved to Juvia on his way out. "Look at it this way, it just confirms the hag's theory about 'em having magic abilities and then, you can guilt 'em into passin' along yer script once they're here."

"And if they're a dragon slayer instead?"

As the guild doors shut behind them, he nudged his nose against her temple. "Either way yer gonna have 'em devouring books like no other."

The blue haired woman turned to him, lightly setting her mouth against his. "True."

#1; Valentine's

originally posted: 2-14-14

A/N: I'm not sure this really went where/how I wanted it. There's really no point to it, just marrieds with a baby on the way.