She should have known that he would have smelt her from a mile away. Her scent is programed into his mind, but no she thought she was being sneaky and attempting to hide in the crowd. He just smirked and continued his song. The thing is even through he hadn't been around her in a while, he could tell something was wrong, he could hear her heart beat increasing and smelt her tears as she made her way back to the bar. Luckily the song had finished and Gajeel had signaled to Lily to take over. The Exceed smiled hoping that things would be back on the right track again as of tonight. He made is way over to the bar in hopes of her not completely hating him still. Trying to keep things light and playful he had asked if she thought she could hide from him, but he wasn't expecting his entire being being stunned when she turned to look at him. This was a side of the shrimp he had never seen before.
"Shrimp, you look amazing" he said before catching himself and a small blush creeping up his face. "I-I mean its been too long, how have you been" he asked trying to save himself.
"Its going pretty good" she said, a little flustered herself. "I've got my own bookstore now across town, in fact today was the grand opening. I was going to invite you, but not know where you was didn't help" she said sadly.
"I know, we've been on the road here lately, by the way how did you know I was going to be here tonight?" he asked her.
"well it seems a certain wing man is still at it" she giggled "somehow one of your fliers was on my bedroom window" she said with a grin.
"Stupid cat, always in my business" Gajeel said in the direction of the stage. The exceed just smiled and continued.
"well if it wasn't for him I wouldn't even know you were in the city tonight." She said sadly a little upset that he hadn't stopped by to see her, knowing his nose would have lead the way.
"I should have came sooner, but I though you hated me for leaving." Gajeel rubbed the back of his neck knowing this conversation was inevitable and not completely prepared for it. Just then Lily began singing a slow love song.
"You know what, that's the past, this is now." Levy said standing up. She grabbed his hand and led him to the dance floor. Levy could never have been more thankful for that last shot, because on normal occasions a simple gesture like this would have petrified her.
"What are you doing shrimp?" Gajeel asked
"I haven't seen you in almost a year, so we are going to dance." Levy stated grabbing his hat and tossing it up to the stage where Lily caught it with a wink. "So I cant believe you cut your hair off" she noticed in shock. His long hair was gone and what was left was three inch spiky hair. "It suits you though" she said with a smile throwing her hands around his neck thankful for these boots which brought her forehead up to his nose.
"Cutting my hair wasn't really my choice...Lily cut it off on accident one day while we were training" he said with a laugh not knowing how to handle her forwardness. So he done what any man would do, he went with the flow. He placed his hands on her hips and pulled her close. They became entranced with the music and swayed to the beat. Something just felt right about her being in his arms again, and as he looked down to see her eyes closed with a slight smile on her reddened lips Gajeel realized that this time he wasn't going to fuck up. Gajeel had always realized how he had felt about his little bluenette, but not being able to forgive himself held him back. Luckily months of training and coming to terms with his past he was ready to move forward with his life and not dwell in the past. She was not leaving his side anymore, but he had to make her forgive him again for leaving, he just had to figure out how.
The two lost track of the time and just enjoying being wrapped into each others arms. Levy sighed peacefully as his familiar scent enveloped her again. She hadn't realized just how much she had missed him. She had know that the bookstore was something to occupy her mind, but the feelings that were coming back in this sudden rush were almost too much. Levy thought to herself about her original plan, 'I cant come running back to him after he left me, its not too late to salvage my original plan.' Levy looked around a noticed a couple of teenage girls fawning over Gajeel, and honestly she couldn't blame them. He was rocking the look. He had the works of a slight beard starting that even had levy weak at the knees, but she had to stay strong. A particular girl was eying that looked right up his alley. She was a bombshell. She was wearing a tight black leather mini skirt with a matching vest. She had high black pumps on with spikes on the heel, not to mention the piercings, full red lips, thick flowing red hair, and at least a DD cup sized breasts. She knew that if she was to step away for an instant she would be all over him like Natsu to flames.
She used her mind to figure out just how she was going to punish him. Normal Levy was shy and would rather keep to herself, but tonight she was going to break out of her shell just to make him jealous and realize what he had missed out for all of these months. Levy had just hoped that Gajeel just had eyes for her otherwise her plan was going to backfire horribly, but she was willing to take that chance. Levy looked around for her victim, but as she saw that most males had already been coupled up with other females. She looked towards the bar to see Hiro watching her intently standing beside one of the bar stools. Hiro wasn't a bad looking man, not by a long shot but he sure wasn't no Gajeel. He was wearing black slacks with a white shirt and a black vest accompanied by a dark blue tie. He had long dark blue hair that was swept across his right eye. Her plan was set, now she just had to wait for the perfect time to act. What Levy failed to see was Hiro's hand glow over top of a shot glass he had setting on the bar.
Lily changed the tempo from a slow song to an up beat pop tune. Levy had her plan of attack and proceeded to take action. She stepped away from Gajeel and gave him the most seductive look she could manage.
"Have fun" Levy said while blowing a kiss in his direction.
"WW-Wait what? Where are you going" Gajeel said standing stunned while the redhead was already approaching him.
Levy never turned back around while she made her way over to Hiro, but she did make sure to put a little more swing into her steps, know that he was watching her as she walked away.
"Well hey there, you back for another drink?" Hiro asked with a small smile on his face.
"No actually I was thinking that we are going to dance, but if you insist ill take it" Levy said grabbing the shot glass and turning it up. She could feel the warmth of the alcohol slither down her throat and something else, but she just couldn't place her finger on it. She then grabbed Hiro by the tie and lead him to the dance floor, as she glanced over at Gajeel. As expected the red head as all over him while his eyes where completely focused on her.
'better make this a good show she thought to her self' as they had reached the dance floor.
Levy turned around and faced Hiro as she put hands around his neck and began moving to the beat of the music. She could feel Hiro's hands begin to drift from her upper back down to her ass, as he kept their waists in contact with each other. Levy's face began to flush when she realized the risque position she was in, but she swallowed her insecurities and tried to embrace the weird fuzzy feeling she was getting from the alcohol. Levy let go of Hiro's neck and turned around while he kept his hands on her waist she began to grind herself against him.
Hiro leaned down and whispered into Levy's ear "wow you're a lot more spunky than I would have originally pegged you for."
"Well I guess tonight im just full of surprises" Levy said continuing to grind herself of Hiro's now obvious erection. As Levy said that, little flags of alarm began to raise in her mind. The song had officially ended, but Levy couldn't seem to make her body move away from his.
"How about we step out back for a minute, and ill show you a real surprise" Hiro said grabbing her hand and they started moving through the now dancing again sea of bodies.
"I've always loved surprises" Levy said against her will. She tried walking away, but it was no good. Her feet kept up with his against her own will. She tried yelling for Gajeel but she just giggle in Hiro's direction instead. She couldn't even turn her head away from his direction, her plan to make Gajeel jealous was backfiring horribly, and she had no idea how to save herself. Hiro lead Levy out of the large iron double doors that was in the very back of the bar. Levy felt cold air surround her as they walked farther into the dark alley that the doors had lead the to.
'This is not good, what am I going to do!' Levy thought to herself in a panic. 'There's nothing I can do, this is all my fault...If I hadn't tried to make Gajeel jealous I wouldn't be in the position right now. I would still be in his warm comforting embrace, but no I had to be an idiot.' She thought to herself as Hiro pressed Levy up against a cool brick wall.
"You like that" Hiro said as he pressed himself up against her core. "How about this" He said as his hands grabbed at the front of her dress and her new lacy strapless bra and ripped. She was exposed from the neck down to her waist line where you could see a hint of her lacy black thong. She was scared, so very scared, but outside of Levy's mind you couldn't tell. She was moaning and pressing her naked torso into Hiro's hands so he would touch her. 'oh god, Gajeel, please save me before my body does something stupid.'
Hiro continued to grope Levy's chest make comments of what she was doing to him, and what he was going to do to her. Hiro started to kiss up Levy's neck towards her lips and her mind really started to panic. She didn't want her first real kiss to be like this. It was a petty thought considering she was standing in an alley way with her breast being exposed while being fondled, but years of childhood stories of her mother romanticize a woman first kiss made her long for it to be special, and this certainly wasn't how she imagined it. She closed her eyes as he kissed her cheek right beside her lips, and then suddenly there was nothing but the sound of a loud thud. Whatever spell Hiro had placed on her had vanished because she was able to move her body on her own demands. Levy opened her eyes to see what had occurred.
When she looked around it didn't surprise her to find Gajeel standing there in front of Hiro beating his face in, but what did surprise her was the fact he was in his iron shadow form with the look of utmost hatred upon his face. He seemed to be enjoying the blood flowing out of the mans face as he continued to smash his fist into it. "Gajeel" levy shouted "Stop, you'll kill him" she ran to his side and placed a hand onto his arm.
"Why in the fuck do you think I should care about this scum, I saw what he was doing to you Levy. You expect me to just take it easy on him, Hell no." He threw a couple more fists to the mans bloody face, and then picked him up and secured him to the wall. Levy looked up at the bloody scene and gasped. "yeah I know what you're thinking. That's exactly what he did to me when he attacked me that day. He pinned me to the tree and left me, well Levy let this mean something to you, since I know how you are with symbolism. When we first met I attacked you, but now you better believe if anyone lays a hand on you is going to regret it." Gajeel finished with a huff, obviously still pissed off.
Levy ran to him and wrapped her arms around him. She laid her head on his shoulder and began to sob.
"I'm so so so sorry, It was a dumb idea I know. I-" Levy started
"Damn right it was, What the hell was you thinking in the first place" he said changing back into his normal form. "I mean if you wanted a good thrashing in the bedroom, I would have been more than man enough to handle that job gihi"
"Shut the hell up ass, I didn't meant to get in the situation in the first place, I just wanted to you know know a fraction of the hurt I've had to deal with these last few months." she looked up at him, "I've really missed you, and the whole time I was hoping you was going to save me, but I was starting to lose hope when he can only centimeters away from kissing me" levy said stepping away from him.
"uhhhhh S-S-Shrimp I wouldn't do that if I was you" Gajeel said looking directly at her chest, he quickly snapped his self out of his daze and took off his jacket. "Here where this and cover yourself up before I have to go and kick someone else's ass tonight.
"T-Thank you," she said slipping on the oversized jacked thankful to be covered up again. Her face still blazing after realizing she had exposed herself to him again by accident.
"You know shrimp to be so smart you are so damn stupid, you could have gotten yourself in so much more trouble, but yet you are worried about a kiss." Gajeel sighed. "Come on, im walking you home." He said lacing his fingers in hers and leading the way out of the dark alley way.
The pair never turned around to look at the bloodied man hanging up in the alley, they both kept walking forward. Levy had to admit she was enjoying the feel of his hand in hers as they walked under the moonlight and stars in the direction back to the book shop. There was something calming about it.
"Gajeel would you like to know why I was worried about the kiss?" she asked breaking the silence. Gajeel grunted which she took as a yes. "When I was a little girl my mother would tell me stories about how magical a girls first kiss is, and how it should only be from someone who cares about you. She would tell me stories about my mom and dads first kiss and how it was so gentle and it made her have butterflies in her belly. For so long those stories have stuck with me even after they both disappeared and I've dreamed that maybe one day my first kiss would be like my mothers." Levy said while looking up at the stars, she would see her book store just right up ahead. She tried to keep walking but all of a sudden she was forced to stop. She turned around to see Gajeel standing there staring at her.
"What?" she asked.
"You've never been kissed, ever, not even by the dogs" Gajeel asked in disbelief.
"No not even by Jet and Droy, they both asked me to 'help them practice', but I always told them no, I wanted it to be from the right person. Plus if they had to ask it gives me time to over think things." she said with a sign remembering the sad looks in their face when she had told them no.
They continued walking in silence, Gajeel currently fighting with himself. Part of him felt that after tonight he needed to make things clear about his feeling and the other half worried that she didn't feel the same way about him. They reached the bookstore steps and levy began to walk up them while Gajeel stood at the bottom.
"would you like to come in and see my hard work" Levy asked with a smile as she began to unlock her door. Without answering Gajeel followed her up the stairs and walked inside. "Here you look around down here while I go upstairs and change." She said as she began to walk upstairs.
Gajeel looked around, she had really made her dreams come true. He looked around at the different sections and noticed one that particularly caught his eye. There was a sections of books based on dragons. This shouldn't have surprised me knowing how his Shrimp was versatile on all types of literature, but he just didn't think she would have based an entire section on dragon lore. He skimmed through the books and found one about metalicana. He grabbed the book and sat down on one of the window seats and began flipping through it. He had never known that a book about his dad had even existed, let alone have a picture of him in it. He sat staring dumbstruck at the picture remembering that it was less than a year ago the last time he saw his old man. He wasn't ready to say goodbye and didn't nearly get to tell him everything that he wanted to, but he wasn't one to show those types of emotion. Hell he was like his dad, he hides his true feelings behind harsh words. He became so engrossed into the book that he never heard Levy come back downstairs.
"You know if you look in the front cover of the book you'll see that is a gift for. I found it from an old book collector right after Fairy Tail disbanded and I was hoping that one day you would come find me." she said with a sad smile. Gajeel looked up at her. She was wearing her hair loose with a green tank top on with blue pajama pants. She had no make up on anymore and to him she looked more beautiful than he had ever seen her before. He flipped to the front of the book while she sat down beside of him looking outside at the stars.
"Gajeel, although we may be miles apart I know that one day you will be back. I found this book, and I will keep it in a safe spot until you return. In case you ever feel lost, I feel as though this book will be you anchor and will help you remember what path you need to take. Your dad may not be here in body, but I know he is here with you in spirit. I know that he is proud of the man you have become, and that you will continue to excel at everything you try to accomplish. I wish you the best of luck. With love, Levy.
Gajeel closed the book and looked up at Levy who was still staring outside in her own little world. Before he could over think it his hands reached out to grab her face and pull her to him. Levy let out a little gasp and looked at him in surprise.
"Levy, this is the best gift anyone could ever give me I love it, thank you" he said as he pulled her face to his and placed a kiss to her lips.
Levy's mind was spinning he was kissing her. Everything her mom had ever said about was true and then some. She definitely had the butterflies but the sheer electricity coming from the kiss was not something she had expected, neither was her toes curling from it, or the heat that was being created from it. She sat up on her knees not breaking the kiss and wrapped her hands around his neck. Gajeel sat the book down and pulled levy into his lap to make it easier for her. His kiss had started out light with little movement making sure that she was okay with it. When she was straddling his lap, he placed a hand behind her head pulling her closer making the kiss deeper. What shocked him was when he felt a small tongue glide across his bottom lip. He pulled her closer relishing in everything that was Levy.
She may be inexperience with things like these, but she did know what she was doing. She had read plenty of books on the art of kissing while imagining that one day she would be kissing Gajeel. She slid her tongue out and skimmed it on his bottom lip. What she hadn't expected was to get the sudden urged to suck his bottom lip in a bite it. Levy gasped when his grip on her tightened and he moved from her mouth to her neck. While proceeding to nip at her neck with his sharp canines. This elicited a long low moan from Levy, she had never thought that this could feel this amazing. Gajeel moved his mouth back up to hers and moved his hands down to cup her backside.
"Gajeel!" Levy said in surprise.
Gajeel continued to make work of her mouth while enjoying the feel of her well endowed bottom in his hands. Levy shifted in his lap in a way that made him see stars. He couldn't keep doing this for too much longer, his inner dragon was going crazy as his member could feel the warmth radiating from her core. If he didn't stop this he wasn't going to be able to stop, and he sure as hell didn't want to rush her into something she wasn't ready for. He moved his hands back up to her back and then placed her back onto the window seat.
"wwhy did you stop" Levy said flushed with kiss swollen lips.
"well it was either stop and be able to do things properly, or rip your clothes off and have my way with you right here right now, and considering I do care for you, I want to do this the right way." Gajeel said with a smile. If his feeling were not clear before, they sure was now. "Levy be ready by noon tomorrow, ill have Lily watch the shop for you while we are out."
"O-Okay" Levy stuttered still partially shocked "Thank you for tonight, and I can wait for tomorrow" she said as he stood by the open door.
"It was my pleasure, good night Levy" he said as he leaned down and gave her a small peck on the lips.
Levy shut the door behind her and placed her hands on her lips. 'I cant believe he kissed me' she thought to herself. She locked the front door and ran up the stairs with pure excitement on her face. She laid down on her bed and drifted to sleep wondering what would be on his agenda for tomorrow.
AN: okay guys this chapter was a little late. Thats my fault, last night i got off a horrible vehicle accident for work that involved a 5 year old little girl who was in bad shape, and as a mother myself, it took a toll on me. But anywho here is the next chapter. I tried to take all of the suggestions into account and made this chapter much much longer than the other. Katyhna I tried to work out some of the stiffness between the characters, hope you like it :) As always I hope you enjoy it and let me know what you think about it.