He had caught her off guard, she had never expected this.

Today started like any other, wake up, a light breakfast, and then off to the guild. Oh and once at the guild Levy also had to remember to avoid Gajeel. Ever since she had kissed him Levy had done her best to stay away. It wasn't that she was embarrassed, well yes it was, but also because she still didn't know how Gajeel had reacted to it. But something did seem to have come from being kidnapped, Jet and Droy seemed to have let up on Gajeel after he saved her.

"But that's not the problem."

Levy said getting ready to go to the guild. As she was pulling a shirt out of her closet she saw the thin scars that formed the Phantoms mark on her stomach.

"Why don't you hate me?"

Those were Gajeels words, why didn't she hate him, it made more sense then what she did feel about him. Levy had told him it was because his saving her and helping the guild had made up for it, and it did Levy didn't care about any of the things he had done. But as Levy looked at her scars, the scars that would never leave her, her mind went back to how they met.

"What if he goes back to that."

The thought crossed her mind but she pushed it down.

"He's changed. I know he has. He wouldn't go back to that, he wont!"

Levy said out loud and pulled the shirt over her head.

Gajeel and Lily had gotten to the guild early so there was hardly anyone there. This was what Gajeel wanted, Levy never came to the guild this early. Gajeel cared about Levy, that much was true, but he never meant to get involved with her, he knew she deserved better then him. But then she kissed him, and he loved it,he loved the very thought of it. But he couldn't let on, Levy couldn't know. Gajeel grabbed a job from the bored and stalked out. He heard the voice before he saw its owner. Gajeel grabbed Lily and pulled him in to an ally way. Levy was walking with her hands in her pocket and her head down.

"She's thinking about something."

Gajeel said after she passed.

"I bet she's wondering why she hasn't seen you much since you saved her the bandits."

"You know why."

"You think she could do better, but what about what she thinks?"

"Lily, I can't, I'm not right for her!"

"Say you. I personally thing you two are perfect together."

Gajeel didn't answer.

Levy scanned the room the moment she entered, no Gajeel and no Lily. She sighed and wondered if Gajeel was avoiding her.

"Of course he's avoiding you Levy! You kissed him!"

Levy thought sadly.

Levy went to the request board and tried to pick out a job to do. She couldn't focus on the board, Levy's thoughts kept going back to Gajeel.

"Levy?"

Lily flew to her side.

"Lily, where have you been!"

"Never mind that. Just know that Gajeel does not hate you."

And Lily flew away.

"What?" Levy said watching the Exceed fly out the door. "What does that mean?"

"What does what mean?"

Jet and Droy walked up,

"Lily, he just said something really weird to me."

"Well that cat is Gajeels pet, I bet they fight each other all the time."

"Yeah to many hits on the head."

Jet and Droy laughed.

"So what job are we doing today?"

"I don't know." Levy said, "You chose."

"Okay how about...this one."

Jet pulled a job of the board and Levy agreed to it with out looking at it. As the team set out Droy mention something.

"Hey I just realized that I haven't see Gajeel since he saved Levy."

"Of course you haven't seen him, I keep you away."

Levy thought.

"Yeah. Levy what did you do to him."

Levy decided that her team should know about what happened.

"Well...I kissed him."

I took a second for the sentence to sink in.

"WHAT!"

"Not on the lips or anything, just the cheek."

"LEVY!"

"It was a stress full night."

"WHY?"

"I thought that I should thank him."

"THEN SAY THANKS."

"It wouldn't be enough."

"SO YOU KISSED HIM!"

"What business is it of yours what I do?"

"We are your team! We should know whats going on in your mind Levy!"

Team Shadow Gear finished the job and got back in just a day, Gajeel and Lily the same. So its only logical that they arrived back at the guild at the same time. Levy saw him and tried to delay Jet and Dory, but no such luck. Jet and Droy now had a bone to pick with Gajeel. They saw him and headed straight for him, Levy tried to think of a spell to make herself invisible, she couldn't. Jet and Droy were yelling now and making wild hand gestures, Gajeel stood there and waited until they were done, he looked straight at Levy with a sad expression, said a single thing to Jet and Droy and walked into the guild. Levy decided to not go in to the guild and she ran to her favorite book store and stayed there for the rest of the day.

Gajeel could take those two losers yelling at him for "seducing Levy" and he could take the threats, but what he couldn't take was the look on Levy's face. She was scared and worried, she couldn't look him in the eyes. This tore at his heart, and when she ran away it felt as if he had been stabbed. Gajeel realized that he had a decision to make. He could walk away from Fairy Tail, from Levy, or he could confront Levy, tell her how he felt.

"I can fight the strongest people, I can take them out in an instant. But I can't talk to a single girl!"

He said to Lily as they left the guild.

"Emotions are your strongest opponents."

"What does that mean?"

"You know what it means Gajeel."

He did, but he did not want to admit it,

"I've made my decision. Come on Lily we're going."

Levy was walking home, alone with her thoughts when he stepped out in front of her.

"Gajeel!"

"Levy."

"Why does he look so serious?"

Levy thought.

"What are you doing..."

He caught her off guard, she never expected this. Gajeel was kissing her! A full on the mouth kiss. He held her gently as he kissed her, and Levy never wanted it to end. But as all thing it had to end. Gajeel pulled away and said,

"I wanted to do that once...before I left."

Levy was still in shock and said nothing.

"Gajeel turned to leave but Levy grabbed his wrist.

"What do you mean leave? Who said you could leave?"

"I did squirt."

"Well I say you can't."

"What?"

Levy threw her arms around Gajeels waist.

"I don't want you to go."

She said quietly. Gajeel put his arms around her and held her.

"Then I wont go."

He lifted her off the ground and kissed her once more, and this time Levy got her wish, and the kiss didn't end for a very long time.