Chapter 5: Sweet Revenge
The next morning, Levy woke up feeling ready to take on the world. After a long girls night out and celebration on the new relationship between her and Gajeel, she could not wait for tomorrow to happen and see where it goes. She hummed happily to herself while taking a bath; putting extra amounts of lavender soap. When she was finished she dried her hair and went to her closet searching for something to wear today. She stood with a towel wrapped around her body staring at her closet. She hasn't felt this troubled in looking for something to wear in long a time. Maybe perhaps there was now someone worth showing off for and she blushed at that thought. There was a knock on her door.
"Who is it?" Levy asked.
"It's Lucy." She answered.
Levy opened the door to see Lucy looking worried, "Lucy? Is everything all right?"
"I don't think you should come with us today." Lucy stated.
"Huh?!" she gasped, "Why not?"
"Well…" Lucy blushed, "It's about Gajeel. I saw him earlier in the studio today."
Gajeel walked in earlier this morning into the studio as he held a threatening look towards the owner. Lily did his best to hold back the dragon slayer from attacking the man.
"Listen!" he growled, "I don't care if it's too late to enroll in the class, I'm giving you the money to pay for it! So put me in right next to where the shrimp's schedule is!"
"P-P-Please calm down sir!" the man pleaded, "under any circumstance this goes against our rules, but for you I will make an exception as long as you pay full price! No refunds!"
"Whatever" he huffed, "just enlist me in already."
"Of course, sir…"
He glared at the man as he typed some information into a computer and finally printed out a membership card with his name. His hands shook as he pointed the card towards the slayer. Gajeel grunted his thanks and swiped the card from his hands. He turned the hall to meet with the professor and say a few words about his enrollment. Lily flew up in front of him with a scowl on his face.
"Mind telling me what you are planning?" Lily asked.
"The shrimp had her fun," he replied, "It's my turn now to have a bit of fun of my own."
"Is this your excuse to just see her naked?"
"It ain't an excuse" he grinned, "I'll make sure it's her turn to model next, even if I have to threaten the damn teacher."
"You know Gajeel," Lily sighed, "Levy is a lady. And you just got into a relationship with her."
"The hell you saying cat?"
"I'm saying that you could send the wrong message by doing this," he advised, "think about how she'll feel."
"Eh?" Gajeel raised his brow, "Just yesterday she didn't tell me anything about posing naked in front of people. This is my sweet revenge on the bookworm! She'll get over it."
Lily caught a sight someone in his eye and quickly disappeared. Gajeel took notice of his cat's sudden change of attention and looked to where he was looking.
"The hell were you looking at?" he asked.
"Nothing," Lily lied, "just thought it was someone familiar."
That was Gemini I just saw. Lucy I hope you plan on telling Levy this, he thought to himself. Gajeel raised a questioning look at his exceed before he shrugged it off and walked to the classroom.
"Gajeel did what?!" Levy gasped.
"I saw him outside the window yelling at the owner so I sent Gemini to spy on him." Lucy replied.
"Stupid Gajeel!" she growled.
"Levy, calm down!"
Levy looked outside her window and thought of something. With a glint in her eyes she smirked to herself as she thought of something that will haunt Gajeel forever.
"Oh Lucy!" she sang with a dark aura around her, "Can you call on Virgo for me."
"Levy?!" Lucy squeaked.
"If Gajeel wants to play it like that, then I have something in mind to get him back." She smiled, "Pretty please call on Virgo for me?"
"Levy, I think Gajeel is rubbing off on you now…" she sighed, "All right, if you say so. Gate of the Virgin, I open thee! Virgo!"
Juvia, Mira and Evergreen stood shocked to see Gajeel sitting in the corner of the classroom. Erza stood in front of him, hands in her hips.
"What are you doing here, Gajeel?" Mira asked.
"Seriously, I didn't think you'd be in too this sort of stuff." Evergreen commented.
"I joined the class," Gajeel said gruffly, "what the hell does it look like?"
"Gajeel-kun has taken an interest in art?" Juvia asked him.
"Ah, I think I know what's going on." Erza interrupted as she gave a serious glare towards Gajeel.
"The hell are you talking about?" Gajeel denied.
"I think Levy has influenced you in taking your first steps of being more civil." Erza pointed as she smiled to herself, "This is good. You're new relationship with Levy is already making you a better civilized man. I didn't expect an improvement in just one night. I must know how Levy's methods of persuasion!"
"Uhh…" Gajeel croaked while he looked he looked at Erza with a look that says 'you cant be serious?'.
"Something like that," he continued, "what's it to you anyways?"
Lily, perched on his shoulder, snickered at the thought of Gajeel being civil and modest. The professor came in before Gajeel could make a snide remark on his exceed's behavior as he told the class to sit down.
"Where's the shrimp and the blondie?" he asked the girls.
"Lucy was with Levy this morning. I think they are running late today." Mira predicted
On cue, Lucy entered the classroom but Levy was still missing. She caught Gajeel eyeing on her and she happily waved her hands. She quickly walked to her spot and put her hand bag on the floor.
"Oi, bunny-girl!" Gajeel called, "Where's the short stack?"
"Levy's sick today, so she's isn't coming." She replied.
Gajeel felt slightly disappointed and worried at the same time. He grunted and stood up to get ready to leave and visit Levy in Fairy Hills.
"Where do you think you are going?" Erza asked sternly.
"Going to see the shrimp," he grunted, "no point in staying if she's not here."
"I refuse to let you leave!" she commanded as she glared at him, "you'll have to take her place for her and tell her everything she missed! This is for our own enlightenment! And if Levy has plans to make you a better man then by all means that you sit back down!"
Gajeel raised a brow at the red head, "Fine…" he huffed, "crazy woman."
Professor Jay started the class and introduced them to a newer model that he met with recently today this morning. He was very much enthusiastic about it that he was willing to let all plans for today's class be pushed back to a later date. As if he was put into a spell that causes infatuation, the professor's attitude certainly showed that.
"Please welcome our new model!" the professor sang.
The door opened and, immediately, Erza turned pale as a ghost to see Ichiya from Blue Pegasus walk in.
"Men!" Ichiya announced, "My sweet Erza, it is a pleasure seeing you!"
"The hell?!" Gajeel spat, "Get out of here!"
"I-I-I- agree with Gajeel for once." Erza said shakily. Mira, Juvia and Evergreen were equally shocked and dumbfounded but were left speechless to say anything againts it.
Gajeell noticed Lucy wasn't reacting as strongly as the other women in the room. He glanced over to Ichaya again and picked up something he missed. Invisible rune inscription on his clothes. That's the shrimp's magic, no doubt. Must be why the teacher is reacting this way… he thought, she knew!
Gajeel glared at Lucy who was looking distracted but something was off about her. She didn't smell like Lucy. A doppelganger? No…those damn twins!
"I'm out!" he growled.
The professor got in his way as he placed his hand in front of him, "Please, I insist you stay!" he pleaded, "this man shows great promise in the works of art! I can't wait to get started, Sir Ichiya please strip off your clothes!"
"No!" Lily and the girls screamed.
"Certainly, parfum." Ichiya replied, "Fresh!"
With one swift move Ichiya flung all of his clothes off. Gajeel and Lily felt sick to their stomach and the girls sat looking paler than a ghost with their gaping mouths and shrunken eyes. Ichiya made a mistake to look into Evergreen's eyes and turned to stone.
"Pira! Pira!" the fake Lucy called as she poofed into the Gemini twins and disappeared into the spirit world.
The professor fawned over Ichiya due to the rune charm encrypted by Levy and paid no attention to the shocked students leaving his class. Once they were outside the building, Gajeel helped himself to an alley way to hurl his guts out followed by Erza that joined him.
"Oh my…" Mira sighed, "I think I will go accompany with Laxus today…something to get rid of this memory."
"Girl…" Evergreen sighed, "Mind if I steal your brother for my amusement?"
"Go right ahead." She smiled, "Tell Kinana she's on shift for the whole day, would you please?"
"Juvia…needs to see Gray-sama." Juvia said blankly, "Juvia feels sorry for Erza-san."
"Don't worry about it Juvia, but I appreciate the concern." Erza stated as she walked out the alley after she regained some re-composure of herself.
Gajeel joined in after he was done vomiting, "Waste of money…" he muttered, "I'm not coming back!"
"Under normal circumstance, I would urge you to stay." Erza explained, "but after what just happened… I do not blame you. Tell Levy my apologies. I let her down."
"Oh believe me…" he grunted as he glared towards the direction of Fairy Hills, "she's going to get an earful."
Lucy and Levy left Fairy Hills and went to guild to take on a few simple missions. More importantly, they did so just to avoid a certain dragon slayer for the day. It wasn't until late afternoon that they finished and headed back to the guild to eat.
"I feel kinda bad, for doing that to Gajeel." Levy stated to Lucy.
"Kinda?" Lucy huffed, "he's the one being the pervert after just one night of being in a new relationship. I say he deserved it."
"I feel sorry for Gemini having to experience that," Levy said as she embarrassedly smiled.
"it's all right," Lucy assured, "I'll make it up to those two."
After entering the guild Lucy was immediately pulled away from Levy by Natsu, saying something about Erza being mean to him all day. Levy laughed at her friend as he made her way to Jet and Droy to put her bag down in the table.
"Hey Levy!" Jet greeted.
"How was your mission with Lucy?" Droy asked.
"It was good! We finished it!" Levy replied, "do you guys mind watching my stuff while I go to the baths?"
They nodded and Levy skipped into the guild baths. It was empty and she was glad that it was. She took her clothes off and filled the large tub with warm water as it began to fill the room with steam. She slowly dipped into the water and relaxed at its warmth. Taking out a bar of soap, she began rubbing herself clean until she heard a clatter from somewhere behind her.
"Hello?" Levy called but gained no response.
She shrugged it off and went back to wash her hair next and heard a familiar laugh from behind her.
"Gihi!"
She turned around and immediately covered certain parts of her body while she yelped in surprise to see Gajeel taking a bath with her.
"Gajeel!" she yelled, "h-h-how did you get in here?!"
"Iron shadow dragon remember?" He smirked, "I can travel as a shadow now."
"That's not fair! You know if someone finds out!"
"I locked the door already, they won't be bothering us and you wont be running away that quickly" he explained, "That was a dirty trick you pulled, shrimp. Sending Ichiya there?! Seriously?!"
Levy turned red, "w-w-well you wanted to be pervert, so I had to get you back! I'm leaving now!"
Gajeel watched her stand and grinned wider, "Damn, I always knew you had a great ass!" he complimented?
Levy squeaked noticing that her behind was still exposed and plopped her butt down back into the water. Gajeel laughed at her reaction earning a pout and a glare from Levy. But it didn't scare him and it only excited him more. After calming down a little, his smirk was still as wide as ever before turning into a shadow and disappearing under the water.
"Gajeel?" she called, "this is not funny,Gajeel! Come out!"
As she ordered he came out behind her and wrapped his arms around his waist as he pulled her closer to him. She squeaked in surprise and found the warmth of his body to be soothing. He layed his head on top of her hair and grinned down at her.
"You owe me, and I'm still going to get you back." He said.
"Isn't this enough?" she asked.
"Nope." He replied, "this doesn't make it even but it's pretty damn close."
Levy chuckled and laid back against him, "Stupid Gajeel…" she muttered.
"Dragon hearing, remember?"
"I know." She smirked, "this relationship is off to a weird start."
"Tch," he huffed, "this is Fairy Tail. Nothing around here is normal!"
"True."
They both sighed an relaxed in the bath water.
A/N: End of this short story. There may be a sequel to this, also in the same style fashion and Humor/Romance genre but it will be it's own story and not too dependent on having read this part to understand the sequel. But I will write it in a way that Gajeel and Levy are already starting a relationship because it takes SO long to write something to get them together again.
Thank You for Reading!