A/N: OMG THOSE LATEST CHAPTERS OMG OMG OMG

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail.

The weekend passed uneventfully and Levy felt herself both dreading and eagerly awaiting Monday. It didn't help that Lucy kept on sending her 'good luck' texts to motivate her.

As the day approached, Levy got more and more nervous. What if she screwed up? Would she get fired? How many tries would it take for her to get booted to the curb? And more importantly, would she get paid before having to resort to minimum wage jobs?

Levy was right for being worried. On the first day of her new job, she slept right through her alarm, only waking when Lucy called to wish her good luck.

"Saved by the phone…" she muttered. After stumbling out of her apartment, she practically ran to the subway.

It was packed. "Just my luck." she groaned, but grabbed one of the loops hanging from the ceiling anyways.

She got off the subway and rushed to the MetaTech building. At this point Levy realized that heels were not the comfiest to walk to work in. "Dammit! I need better shoes…"

She managed to make it to the building on time and realized she hadn't had time to put in her contacts. She was stuck with her glasses once again. After fumbling through her purse and pockets to find her card, she decided to take the stairs and arrived at Gajeel's office disheveled.

"S-Sorry I'm late…" she gasped, trying to catch her breath. Her boss just had to have the top office, didn't he?

"Ah, Miss Levy. Glad you could make it." Lily smiled, taking in her appearance. "Gajeel, if you will?"

Levy stiffened slightly. That picture was still burned into her mind. "It's for you." he grunted, shoving a small black book towards her.

Levy took it and gingerly opened it. Mmm, new book smell. The little book, that appeared to be a daily calendar, was indeed new. Its pages were blank and the spine cracked a little when she spread it open.

"Thank you!" she smiled, whipping a pen out of her bag. "This'll definitely come in handy."

Gajeel was silent. Lily elbowed him and pointedly ignored the glare that was sent his way.

"…you're welcome."

.:.:.:.

For Gajeel, Monday was just like any other day. Other then, of course, that he now had a PA. Lily did most of the work, showing her around the building. The older man had very courteously cleared his schedule so the shrimp could learn the ropes. Unfortunately, Gajeel was forced to tag along. He was pretty sure the shrimp was avoiding looking at him too.

"-ajeel. Gajeel, do have anything to add?" Lily asked him, pulling Gajeel from his thoughts.

"No." He went back to zoning out.

"Well, that's all, Miss Levy. Why don't you and Gajeel take some time together? I'm sure he would love to get to know you better." he heard Lily say, and then the man had suddenly disappeared.

"Mr. Redfox? Let's head back to the office." the shrimp suggested, smiling nervously.

He nodded, and they walked back in silence.

Back at the office, Levy frowned. "Mr. Redfox?"

He cast a lazy eye towards her. What did she want? "Yeah?"

"Erm, where am I supposed to work?"

"What do you mean?" he drawled, leaning back in his chair.

"I don't have a desk or anything to work on. Plus, I need a computer if you want me to do some of your paperwork."

Oh. He hadn't thought about this.

"Um, I can bring my computer from home if you like!" she said.

"I didn't think of that." he muttered. "No, I'll bring up a desk and whatever tomorrow. Just bring office supplies. Computer will be included." Crisis averted.

"Oh. Alright then!" All of her previous nervousness seemed to have dried up in an instant, and his spirits lifted. What the fuck? Why did he feel happy now? What was this damn woman doing to him?

He didn't notice the shrimp's faint smile.

.:.:.:.

Levy went home feeling much happier than before. Sure, she and her boss hadn't really talked, but he didn't seem that bad. Just a bit gruff.

Smiling to herself, she began to make her dinner. But just as she was about to take a bite, her phone rang. Picking it up, she cradled the phone between her ear and shoulder.

"Hello?"

"Levy! How are you? How was your first day?" a peppy voice called from the line.

"Hi, Lucy." Levy replied.

"Sooo, how was it?" Lucy asked.

"Actually not bad!" Levy said between mouthfuls.

"…" The phone was silent.

"Lucy?" Levy asked worriedly. "Is something wrong? Are you okay?"

"No, it's just… from what I heard from Natsu, Mr. Redfox is a difficult man to work with. Wasn't he in that gang, erm… Ghost King?"

"Oh, Phantom Lord?" Levy suggested.

"Yeah, that's the one!" Lucy cried. Levy could hear her typing something on a computer, most likely looking it up.

"Hmm, yeah, I didn't really ask him about it." Levy said, and Lucy hummed.

"I heard he's kind of violent and mean. There was a rumor a while back that he went on a rampage." Lucy said, her voice hushed. " Personally, I don't believe it. I mean, Natsu says he's a nice guy."

"O-Oh." Levy said. Mr. Redfox does seem like a good boss. I'm sure he's just rough on the outside. Like in Beauty and the Beast!

The line went silent, and Levy knew Lucy was thinking as well.

"Oh, sorry, Lev. I gotta go!" Lucy said, pulling Levy out of her thoughts. "Natsu texted me, and apparently it's urgent. But you know, last time he ran out of that really spicy chili sauce he likes to eat with everything, sooo…" the blunette could practically hear Lucy rolling her eyes on the other side.

Levy chuckled. "Okay, bye!" she hung up, and finished her meal. That was interesting…

.:.:.:.

Gajeel pick up his phone. The caller ID read Pyro.

"Oi, Redfox."

"Hey, Metal-Brows!" Natsu replied good naturedly.

"Flame Head." Gajeel said in response. "Whaddya want?"

"No-thing, just checking up on you."

"You never call just to 'check up on me'." Gajeel said.

"Okay, fine! So, who's your new PA?" Natsu said curiously.

"Shr- Levy. Levy McGarden."

"Ohhh. Ohhh!"

Gajeel sighed and rubbed his face. "Why do you know my PA's name?"

"Y'know Luce, right?"

"The bunny chick?" Gajeel snorted. "How could I forget?"

"Yeah, well Loopy is Luce's best friend or whatever." Gajeel raised his metal eyebrows.

"It's Levy." Gajeel frowned, but his interest was piqued.

"Oh, right! Apparently ever since Levy moved here they hung out together. Lucy says that Levy likes to read a lot. Like, her entire place is filled with books! What a weirdo."

"Oi! That's my PA you're talking about!" Gajeel replied defensively.

"Yeah, yeah."

"Anything else?"

"Mmmm… Nope! Catch ya later, Metal Head!" Gajeel frowned as the line went dead. Pyro freak.

A/N: More interesting plot stuffiziez!

Thanks to Lexie and the anime, LumiSusi, hjbickel, the hemingway dilemma, Whispurr10, Bookmeister999, and Giant Marshmallow for reviewing!

Shout-out goes to hjbickel! Thanks for the question. Her job is supposed to be secretarial, but Gajeel thinks she should be a housekeeper for him as well. Boy, is he in for a surprise…

Lexie and the anime: Sure, Gajeel's not a rapist, but his appearance and demeanor are scary, and he hasn't been totally kind to her, has he? And yes, he does like his Chinese food ;)

Also, suggestions? Seriously guys, I have none.

Signing off,

Miss Quiet Writer