Thank you for reading and for the reviews! For the anon that asked if I would do a NaLi one-shot although I find the ship cute I don't feel qualified to write for them and this specific fic is for Gajevy, I'm sorry! Also, I may actually do a part 2 for the airport oneshot but I'm not sure when it would be up IF I do it but I wanted to give everyone some more Gajevy!
"I still can't believe you. It was a simple mission to find a puppy. A PUPPY, GAJEEL! You're supposed to be the muscle of the group but, nooooooo. You can't even break the door down! Tell me again, what's stopping you from knocking this whole barn to the ground?" Levy adjusted her headband for the umpteenth time since they'd been locked in the cellar of the tiny barn. Being the middle of summer and with no air flow, the cellar was stifling hot thus leaving the mages covered in sweat.
The two had been trapped there for nearly an hour now since Gajeel, with Levy close behind, had chased after the puppy. By some twist of fate, he managed to shut the door hard enough that the wood plank used for barring the entrance had fallen into place.
"I told ya already, Shortstuff. Even with the damn dog, the reward for this isn't gunna cover the costs of repair and I don't feel like payin' out of my own pocket or buildin' it m'self. So, unless YOU want to pay for it, I ain't knockin' it down! 'Sides, you heard Gramps goin' off on Natsu this mornin'. Next complaint letter he gets about one of us tearin' shit down and he's cuttin' off the booze for a month. For the record, I sure as hell ain't lookin' to piss off Cana, or anyone else for that matter." With a huff and eying her up and down, Gajeel plopped onto the hard ground next to Levy who was holding a tiny gray and black Husky in her lap. "We'll just have to wait 'til one of your lapdogs finds us, shouldn't be too far behind. Two fools normally can't leave you alone for ten minutes with me; guess they don't find me trustworthy. Not to say they shouldn't, gihi."
Levy sighed in exasperation. "They aren't my lapdogs, they have names you know! Also, you still haven't taken credit or apologized for getting us stuck down here." She completely ignored his last statement and hoped he wouldn't bring up the flushing of her cheeks.
"Oi! I'm not apologizin' for anything, Shrimp." Gajeel glanced at Levy and started grinning like a shit-eating possum; of course she wasn't that lucky. "And don't think that just 'cause it's dark in here that I can't see that blush all over yer face. If ya'd like, I could do somethin' that'd really make ya blush."
Levy threw a scowl at him then promptly turned away, "I'm not blushing, it's just hot in here!" She began to pet the puppy absent-mindedly while grumbling to herself about the heat and a stupid Gajeel.
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever helps you sleep at night, Shrimp. On a different note, why the hell is this cellar so damned hot? Aren't they supposed to be cool?" With that statement, Gajeel pulled his tunic off and began using it as a sweat rag.
"Normally, but I'm guessing it has to do with this heat wave and the fact that the door was left wide open." Her blush had finally died down when the tiny pup decided to crawl out of her lap and make its way towards Gajeel.
The puppy sat unmoving at Gajeel's feet causing him to quirk a metal eyebrow at the thing. Gajeel reached out to pet the tiny dog but was hastily bitten and the slew of curses that fell from his mouth startled the puppy, making him frantically scramble back into Levy's lap.
"Gajeel! What did you do to him?!"Whipping her head around, Levy's face was immediately bright red upon seeing his shirtless form.
"All I did was try to pet the damn thing an' he bit me! This is why I like cats!" With his arms across his chest, Gajeel continued to curse under his breath and pout into the darkness.
Levy was extremely grateful for the fact that he was pouting rather than looking at her because there was no hiding her stare or the crimson blush staining her face. That gratefulness didn't last very long when he turned to tell her he was taking a nap and he suddenly had a devilish grin spreading across his features. "What's that look for, Shrimp? Can't handle someone half naked so close to ya?" He poked her on the nose as he leaned closer to her, their breath mingling before she snapped back to her senses and turned away with her back facing him.
She wasn't sure her face could get much redder but it did and she was near sweating profusely just from the extra heat it was causing. "I-uh… It's like I said earlier, it'sjusthotinhere!" She spluttered out her answer, staring at the dog in her lap with tense shoulders.
Sighing and scooting closer to her, Gajeel began rubbing circles into her shoulders. "C'mon, don't be like that, Lev. I'm only teasin'. Now I'm takin' a nap, yer more than welcome to join me and use me as pillow as long as ya don't go blabbing about it to Blondie. Sure as hell if you tell her, Salamander is gonna find out and once that happens the whole guild will find out sooner or later." His hands were now still on her shoulders and he had leant in, pressing his forehead against the guild mark on her left scapula. Sighing, she melted into his touch and hummed contently.
"Fine, but only because I don't have a book with me and there's nothing better to do." Her heart was pounding in her chest and she was sure he could hear it but he said nothing. Gajeel laid down, using his discarded tunic as a small pillow, with one arm under his head and reached the other out towards Levy in invitation. She pulled the puppy out of her lap, setting it on the ground beside her and cuddled up next to Gajeel. She draped an arm over his middle and nestled her head in under his chin. He wrapped his extra arm around her and ran his fingers slowly up and down her side as they fell asleep.
An hour later Jet and Droy, both fuming, were standing in the doorway arguing quietly about who was going to wake them up. They were lucky they had found them at all, the only reason they had was because of the puppy scratching at the door when they walked by in their search. Their arguing was cut short when the puppy decided it was tired of being held by Jet and jumped to the ground and started barking at the two napping mages. Both shot up and once they took in their surroundings and realized the situation they had been caught in, Levy started in with "It's not what it looks like!" while Gajeel just laughed while he draped an arm around Levy's shoulder and said "Not jealous are ya, boys? No? Good, let's go return this damn dog to its owner then!"