So I had to make this video on my moms Macbook for school, and now I'm done and its going on YouTube, only problem is that it takes SIX FREAKING HOURS. So I cracked open my laptop, and figured i'd write fanfiction. So here I am. And here are you. The wonders of fanfiction. Have you guys seen any of the new Winter animes yet? Season three of Kuroko No Basket finally came out (yesterday) So i fangirled over that. One of my favorite series eveeeeer :3 SO. GUESS I'LL JUST. GET TO IT THEN. Thanks for reading! ~Hana
With a little hop in her step, Levy jogged across the crosswalk, only to be met by the faint sound of a car horn over her music. Turning her head towards the sound, Levy stared straight into a car's headlights.
"Levy!"
Levy didn't have enough time to react, but thankfully a rather muscular arm wrapped around her torso and tugged her core before she could react. Blaring its horn, the car zoomed by.
"Well that was rude." Levy muttered to herself as she yanked her ear buds out of her head. Turning her head up, she saw who had saved her.
"Are you alright?" His red eyes glared into her own, his breathing labored and heavy.
"Gajeel..." She breathed out, before she averted her gaze and stared at the ground. She sheepishly twirled her hair, searching her brain frantically for what to say. "I... uh..."
"Are you alright?" He repeated, his eyes scanning her petite form for any signs of injuries.
"Yeah, I think so." She said as she looked over herself, although she wasn't exactly sure what for. She wasn't hit, just scared out of her mind.
"Well in that case, what the hell were you thinking?" He asked, his voice ringing through her spine, giving her chills.
"I thought I'd cross the street..." She said quietly. He had never raised his voice at her, and he could be frightening when he wanted to be.
"And you didn't look?" He let out a sigh, rubbing his temple with a hand. "Even five year olds can look both ways before crossing a street."
"Yeah well-"
"So not only are they taller than you, but they're smarter than you too." He flashed his teeth as his mouth pointed up into a smirk, jokingly pitiful.
"Hey!" Levy said, straightening herself up, looking as tall as she possible could. "For your information, I took quantum physics in college, was the captain of the English debate team, and took loads of exhausting ballet classes weekly." She puffed out her cheeks. "So I'm sorry if I forgot to look both ways before crossing a street at an intersection where cars are required to stop and check for pedestrians." She turned to walk away, before wiping her head back around to add- "Who have the right of way!" She stomped across the street, mumbling to herself as she grabbed her iPod out of her pocket. She listened to the keys jingle annoyingly as her thumbs assaulted the keypad.
But that wasn't all she heard. Behind her, she could hear the jingling of another set of keys. Someone was walking rather fast, no, jogging. Another runner off to pick up their roommates car that they had left at their favorite running spot because of a sudden not booty call, 'booty call'? No, that's too high a coincidence. She stopped, and so did the keys. Turning her head behind her, she was met with a torso. Her eyes followed it upwards to a collar bone, a chiseled chin, then lips plump and red. Moving up more and more, she fell into the familiar gaze of the man of her affections.
"Can I help you?" She asked, annoyed.
"No." He said.
Taken aback by his comment, she raised an eyebrow at him. "Are you following me?" She asked.
"Nope." He said, and popped the 'p'.
"You know, I'm kinda busy and can't hang out right now." She glared at him.
"Just making sure you don't try to kill yourself again." He shrugged his shoulders as he looked to the street. There were minimal cars today, and even minimal crazy ones at that. So the one rogue driver tried to go for her, that was no big deal.
"That wasn't even my fault!" She crossed her arms across her chest.
"Who knows, maybe it was." He shrugged his shoulders.
"And, what's that supposed to mean?" She laughed lightly. She really couldn't stay mad at him, even if she was just pretending to make a point- he had to make her smile.
"Did you see the driver?" He asked, rather seriously.
"No, it was probably some dumb teenager..." She trailed off, goosebumps starting to form on her arms.
"Probably..." He repeated lightly. "Well, where are you going?" He asked.
"That way." She pointed to her side, in the direction of the sidewalk.
"Okay..." He laughed a bit, of course she'd take the question literally. "Then lets go." He slipped his hand into his pocket, and brushed past Levy. He walked down the street with a certain stride, giving off a muscular, yet almost unapproachable vibe. Levy watched him walk away, before realizing what was happening, and scampered to catch up.
She ran ahead of him. "Wait, wait wait!" She flailed her hands in front of him, causing him to a halt.
"Yes?" He asked.
"Why are you coming with me? I'm just going to pick up Lucy's car and going to Natsu's."
"That flame-brain?" He scoffed. "Why are you going over there?"
"Lucy is there."
"And?"
"And she needs her car."
"So why didn't you just drive to get her, instead of run to her car?" He asked.
"I like the weather, thought it was good for a run." She answered sarcastically with a blank face. "Because I don't have a car."
"You don't have a car?" He asked.
"That's what I just said!" She blew a strand of hair out of her face.
"You're feisty today." He laughed at her annoyed appearance. "Is it because Game Of Thrones?" He changed the subject. "Because I can't promise that it gets better."
"No, that's not it... I'm sorry, really." She closed her eyes as she let out a sigh before taking in a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. "Its been a really hectic week for me and it just piled up..."
"I get it." He said, not asking for any more explanation.
"Not to mention Game Of Thrones..." She rolled her eyes, fake dramatically.
"Where are you at?" He asked as he nodded his head, and they began to walk together down the street.
"Just about to finish the fourth season, and I'm actually worried to finish it because after this there's only one season." She said, frantically.
"Yeah, but I can promise that you'll be even more deprived at the season five finale." He smiled as they passed one of his favorite tea shops, owned by one of his friend's uncle, The Jasmine Dragon.
"I hear its rough." She said.
"Where'd you hear that?" He chuckled.
"Tumblr."
"Oh? Do you run a dance blog?" He poked fun.
"I used to have one dedicated, but now its a mix of everything... Mainly books. A lot of Harry Potter." She commented.
"Have you even been to the park in Florida?" He asked.
She shook her head. "If I cant afford a car, I doubt I could afford a vacation."
"Well how much do you get from this dance company deal?" He asked.
"That depends what they want me as." She hopped over a crack in the side walk playfully. As he watched her hop and bounce around, he couldn't help but smile at the little girl. She was petite and friendly, yet fiery and bold all at the same time. Not to mention she wansnt afraid to stand up for what she believed in, and defend her opinion. The perfect combination.
"Haven't you gone to tryouts?" He asked.
"Not exactly..." She trailed off, her voice getting weaker the more they talked. She hadnt opened up to a stranger in forever, and she was still a but rusty at making friends.
"Meaning?"
"I told them I was out of state..." She placed her hands behind her back, taking bigger steps.
"Why!?" He nearly yelled in shock, probably causing a few pedestrians to look at him, they were nearing the center of town and the amount of people were picking up.
"I'm not ready to dance again." She said lightly, looking towards the ground, hoping strangers would stop staring at her.
"Not ready?" He asked.
She let out a sigh. "Once I get Lucy, I can show you a DVD of me dancing from a few years ago." She said. "You'll see that I'm more than a little rusty."
"So, then lets meet at the gym." He suggested as they stopped at a crosswalk.
"What, not only do you teach yoga, but ballet now too?" She laughed at her own joke.
"You laugh now, but I have a killer Grand jeté." He crossed his arms over his chest.
She laughed at him, before her face fell. "Wait, really?"
"You really think I could lift myself into the air and do a split? You have high standards." He smirked, flashing his rather pointy canine teeth at her.
"You sounded convincing." She pouted her lip. "To think someone in this town could do a decent Grand jeté... you got my hopes up."
"Well once I was walking by the ballet class and they were doing twirls."
"Wait, how do you know what a Grand jeté is?" Levy asked as it finally dawned on her.
"Who doesnt?" He joked.
"No, like no one knows, unless they take ballet!" She looked up at him, and smirked. Her eyes thinned as her smile widened, staring at his face. "Gajeel... Were you a ballerina?"
"What? No!" He said. "Im way too tough for that sissy crap." He flexed his biceps at her.
"Deny it all you want, but I think there's a side of you that no one knows!" She laughed, clutching her stomach as she pictured Gajeel blushing in a pair of tights and pointe shoes.
"Look who's talking, twirl girl." He scoffed. "Who knew that a little pipsqueak reading at the bar was a ballerina." He said. "You sure don't look it."
"And what do ballerinas look like?" She asked.
"Well they don't have blue hair, that's for sure." He checked for rogue cars before they both crossed the sidewalk, minutes away from Lucy's car.
"No, they do." She said.
"Nope."
"Yup." She smiled.
"Never seen one."
"You can see me, can't you?"
"You're not official until you try out for that company."
"What do you mean not official!" She asked. "I majored in ballet in college!"
"Doesn't count!" He instigated like a child.
"Say one more word, and I'll spoil the ending of the second GoT book!" She threatened, smiling evilly.
"Woah there." He put his hands up on fake surrender. "No need to get personal here."
"I'll show you a ballerina with blue hair." She mumbled.
"Hello?" Lucy's voice echoed through the barren apartment as she answered her phone.
"Hey Luce!" An upbeat voice rang though her ears, making her subconsciously sit up straighter, and fix her hair, even though no one could see her.
"Hello Natsu." She mustered out without stuttering nervously.
"So I was thinking we'd go out to diner tonight, anywhere you'd like." He laughed lightly, and she could tell he was grinning like an idiot.
"Tonight?" She asked. "Im not sure..."
"You busy?" He asked, disappointment coating his voice lightly.
"I'll have to get back to you on that one..." She bit her lip, trying not to tell him the truth.
"Well that's alright!" His voice was back to its usual positive tone.
"I'll text you, okay?" She asked.
"Sure thing, Luce!"
"Kay... Bye."
"Bye."
Lucy let out a sigh as she fell back onto the bed. She had been stuck at Natsu's ever since she had woken up, and she was getting restless. She had raided his fridge, looking for something to eat, but after that she had no idea what to do. Thinking about it, she really didn't know that much about this man- and she hooked up with him just like that.
Which was a huge mistake.
She watched the clock as the time ticked by, waiting on Levy's rescue. How she'd give anything the turn back time and stop herself.
"Theres Lucy's car!" Levy said as the pink car came into view.
"Of course it's pink..." Gajeel muttered.
Unhooking the keys from her side, Levy unlocked the car and climbed in the drivers seat. "C'mon." She said to Gajeel who was a few feat behind her. Grabbing her orange-cased Iphone, Levy dialed Lucy. It had only rung thrice before someone answered.
"Levy?" Lucy's voice rang in her ears.
"Hey! We're at your car!"
"Oh? Who's we?" She purred.
"Oh, uh-" Gajeel climbed in the car, and slammed the door. Cursing under his breath, he adjusted the seat, giving his rather large body some room. "Just a friend." She answered, a blush coming to her face.
"Anyways, I can give you the address to put into the GPS." Lucy said.
"No need." A gruff voice cut in.
"Was that Gajeel?" Lucy asked.
"No need?" Levy looked over to Gajeel, pulling the phone away from her ear.
"LEVY! ARE YOU WITH GAJEEL!" The phone screamed.
"I know where he lives." Gajeel said.
"Awesome, do you want to put it into the GPS?" Levy asked, Lucy still pointlessly screaming through the phone.
"Nah, I can just tell you." Gajeel said. "Besides, I don't actually know the address, just where his house is."
"Okay, how long?" Levy asked.
"Excuse me?" Gajeel grinned.
Realizing her mistake, Levy blushed furiously. "I- I mean how long is the drive to his house?" She stuttered, avoiding his gaze.
"No more than ten minutes with traffic." Gajeel shrugged.
"Okay Luce, see you in ten!" She said, cutting off her screaming friend, and began driving.
"Take the next left." Gajeel said, playing with the radio.
"Dont bother," Levy said as her hands glided over the steering wheel. "There's nothing on the radio."
"Oh?" He grinned as a station came in with one of his favorite bands playing. Content with his selection, he leaned back onto the rather atrocious pink seats, and watched Levy drive.
"I scream into the night for you~" Levy breathed out in no louder than a whisper, she could even hear herself. Thinking he heard something, Gajeel looked at her, but she made no indication that she was talking to him. "Don't make it true, don't jump." This time he heard her for sure.
"Are you singing?" He asked.
"What!" She was startled, he had actually heard her. "No?"
"You liar!" He laughed. "You're blushing!"
"It's the heat, after all it is summer!"
"Whatever..." He said. "Next right." Continuing to follow his directions, Levy smirked to herself. He had pretty good hearing that was for sure.
A minute passed, and the two remained silent. "Just take my hand... Give me a chance."
"This time you're singing!" He said, pointing at her. "I saw your mouth move!"
She grinned widely. "Took you long enough."
"Why not just tell me you know this song?" He asked. "Not many people know about Tokio Hotel, they're, like, my favorite band." He said.
"Really?" She asked. "Who would have guessed." Her nose wrinkled as she giggled at his reaction. It was an unknown band, however this station played them at least every hour.
"It's this one." He pointed to his right at a tall apartment building.
"Woah." She said as she put the car into park. "This place is nice." She grabbed her phone and send a quick text consisting of 'We're here' to Lucy.
"He's the penthouse too." Gajeel scoffed
"What!" Levy practically screamed. "How does he afford this nice a place?" She asked.
"He was a porn star." Gajeel said with a straight face. Levy looked at him, processing what she just heard.
"WHAT?"
"Relax, shorty." Gajeel laughed. "I was just joking, geez you really are gullible."
"Well..."
"Do you really think he could be?" He asked as Lucy came rushing out of the main doors.
"Well I don't know his... " She could feel the blush crawling across her face almost instantaneously, and thanked God that Lucy ripped the door open she wouldn't have to finish that sentence. "Hey Luce!" Levy breathed out as a sigh of relief.
"Hey." Gajeel turned in his seat to see her.
She turned to Levy. "So it was Gajeel."
"He's gonna come over to watch my old recital videos, no big deal." Levy waved off as she checked for oncoming traffic before pulling out into the street.
"So... How was it?" She asked, not wanting to discuss such things in front of Gajeel, yet dying to know what had happened to make the blonde call her in distress.
"I just had one of the worst nights of my life" Lucy said as she slugged into the seat.
Woohoo! Thirteenth chapter, doneeeee. I have no idea how long this is going to be, but its by far going to by MY longest fic ive written. And don't worry, Natsu wasnt actually a porn star. That was truly Gajeel joking. Tokio Hotel is a real band- they're German, but also sing in English. They shuffled on my ipon when I was writing so... that happened. ALSO! Levy's ballerina moves in here are actual real moves. Im no ballerina, but Wikipedia knows its stuff xD This wasnt really a cliff hanger... Was it? Does this even count? Who knows. Anywho, as ALWAYS, thank you for reading, and following, and favoriting my story! It may just be a button click to you, but its so much more for me! Reviews are always wonderful to read! Tell me your thoughts ^o^ See you next time! ~Hana