Author's Notes: Hi everyone! I know I haven't updated for over a month but I had massive writer's block and not enough time to write! Here's chapter 3, hope you enjoy and don't forget to review and rate. :)

Chapter 3 – Notice me

Gajeel's eyes were glued to the petite Solid-Script mage that had finally found her way through the (still fighting) ice and fire mages. He silently watched as she gently placed her book on the mahogany table and immediately started to indulge in the pages of words that he knew he could never understand. He licked his lips as he noticed her baby blue lightly rimmed dress she had on today, showing most of her gorgeous legs and tight ass. His eyes traveled up towards her torso, pausing for a moment at her small yet still perfect breasts. Sure, Levy wasn't as endowed as the other girls in the guild like Bunny Girl, but he was more of an ass type rather than breasts so it didn't really matter all that much to him.

He contemplated if he wanted to go to her and decided to do so. He made his way through the guildhall, ignoring Natsu as he tried to lure him into a fight. Surprisingly, he had realized that he preferred being in Levy's presence rather than sparring with other mages.

He pulled up a chair next to Levy, who was too engrossed in her reading to notice him. He tried to be subtle and placed his head on the table, continuing to stare at her. This still didn't pry Levy from her book so he decided he didn't want to be ignored any longer. He took his hand and ran it slowly through her unique colored hair, holding back a surprise at how soft it was. She pushed her head slightly to the feeling and let out a small sigh of content but didn't acknowledge Gajeel's presence. He rolled his eyes at her unintentional ignorance.

"Oi, Shrimp."

"Shrimp!"

"Shorty!"

He tried to lightly poke her side but when he received no reaction other than an annoyed huff, he grunted in irritation and decided to get her attention in a different way. He reached his hands around her slim waist, lingering for a bit longer than he should have, and hoisted her off from her chair onto his lap.

Levy yelped and tore her eyes away from her book and finally looked at Gajeel, a light blush spreading across her cheeks.

"Ga-Gajeel? When did you get here?" She asked, finally putting her book down.

"I was trying to get your attention for a while now Shrimp, you were just too into your book."

She puffed her cheeks out and gave him a glare. "It's an awesome book. It's about this girl who found her way to a dungeon where she finds a man who was cursed into becoming a dragon…" Her voice trailed away and blushed deeply, realizing her position on Gajeel's groin.

"Eh? Ehh! How did I get here?!"

"Gihee, you've been on top of me for a while now, Shrimp." He chuckled at his own euphemism, laughing even harder when Levy turned another shade of red.

"Baka Gajeel!" She playfully pounded her fists into his chest, trying to get off from his lap.

"Where do you think you're going? Gihee." Gajeel put his arms around her waist, keeping her from hopping off of his lap and snuggling his head into her neck. She started to giggle.

"Wait, Gajeel stop I'm ticklish! Let me go please!" She tried to push away his head but Gajeel stubbornly stayed at the crook of her neck, dwelling in her cherry-almond and ink scent.

"No. I don't want to let you go." Gajeel whispered, his lips brushing softly against her ear. Levy stopped her squirming and slowly turned to face him, her face still bright pink from embarrassment. Gajeel leaned in closer, their noses almost touching. Questioning hazel eyes met red, confusion etched on her face.

"Gaje-"

She was abruptly cut off as one of Gray's icicles flew dangerously close to her face. Gajeel immediately responded by jumping off the chair, putting a protective arm around Levy and molding his arm into iron and deflected the rest of Gray's attack.

"Oi, Iron head! Quit flirting with Levy and get your ass over here!"

"You bastard! I'll pound you in you perverted fucker!"

Gajeel released Levy from his grasp and turned to her.

"I'm sorry." His voice was barely a whisper, his eyes a stormy red and his face delineated with uncertainty. Levy didn't have a chance to reply as Gajeel turned around and charged towards Gray.