It had been a few days since he had seen Shrimp, that would be a lie, Gajeel had seen her, only he just tried his best to avoid her, to avoid the conversations where she would try to convince him of his doubts, however the dragon slayer had made his decision.

He was going to stay away from her. Staying away from the one person you knew was yours, proved to be quite difficult, on numerous occasions the dragon slayer would return from jobs to find Shrimp happily talking with Bunny Girl at the bar, resulting in him having to run in the opposite direction to avoid her.

"You can't keep doing this..." Lily sighed as they walked through Magnolia.

"Don't tell me what I can't do, cat!" Gajeel growled, however he knew that the exceed was right.

"Avoiding her is only doing more harm than good" Lily pointed out. Gajeel wanted to believe the exceed however he was convince that he wasn't good enough for his Shrimp, he was convinced that she was better off without him.

"I'm not good enough for her..." Gajeel sighed as they started to walk through a forest.

"I know that..." Lily said, which earned him a growl "But Levy thinks you're good enough"

Gajeel sighed.

"So you want her with another man?" Lily asked causing Gajeel to growl loudly.

"No one touches her!" Gajeel shouted, causing birds to flee from the trees above and Lily to shake his head.

"You can't just avoid her yet expect her to not seek affection elsewhere" Lily stated. Gajeel knew that, once again the exceed was right, Shrimp was amazing, who wouldn't fall for her. The two of them stopped once they reached the tree, the place harboured many memories, just when they were about to continue on, a familiar voice spoke his name, causing him to freeze where he stood.

"Gajeel..."

Levy absently traced her lips with the tips of her fingers as she remembered the kiss she shared with the iron dragon slayer, sadly it was the last time she saw him and sadly it wasn't an accident.

Levy sighed to herself as she twirled her straw at the bottom of her glass, how dare he tell me he isn't good enough. I decide who isn't good enough for me! She wished she could tell him that he was perfect, faults and all, in fact it was the faults that made more desirable however every time the script mage came close to him, he would run in the opposite direction or come up with an excuse to leave.

"Levy-Chan, I've finished a book, do you want to read it?" Lucy asked as she took a seat at the bar.

"I'm sorry Lu-Chan right now I'm just not in the mood..." Levy sighed as she continued twirling her straw.

"Levy-Chan, you never turn down a book, what's wr-.." Lucy started only to be dragged away by her ink haired team mate.

"Lucy, you're coming on a job with us!" Natsu shouted happily

"Aye and we're getting fish!" Happy shouted as he flew above them.

"Natsu!" Lucy shouted as he ushered her out of the guild. Levy once again sighed as she was left alone at the bar, allowing her to be left alone with her thoughts, however the voices of her two team mates distracted her from her thoughts of the iron dragon slayer.

"Levy, were going on a job!" Droy exclaimed, as he held up the request.

"Okay, see you later..." Levy said as she turned her back on them, leaving them shocked.

"Levy, we haven't been on any jobs as a team for a few days..."Jet pointed out.

"Yeah" Said Droy whilst nodding in agreement "And you've been looking really miserable these past few days"

"Guys I know you mean well but I'm not in the mood to go on a job right now" Levy sighed

"But, Levy..." Jet and Droy started in unison, only to be interrupted by an irritated script mage.

"I'm not in the mood, okay!" Levy snapped, causing both her team mates and many member os the guild to freeze.

"I, guess that we'll just..leave you alone" Said Jet, sighing sadly, Droy opened his mouth to say something else to the script mage, however Jet sensing that she needed to be left alone, walked away whilst taking Droy with him.

Once the guild went back to its normal self, Levy sadly placed her head in her hands, she couldn't believe how she reacted to her team mates, she hadn't been herself lately. I don't need to take my problems out on them; they were only trying to help...

"That went well" She sighed as she turned to face the black exceed who had taken a seat next to her.

"You were upset" Lily pointed out.

"I shouldn't have taken it out on them" Levy said sadly "I should have taken it out on him..."

"Him, thinks that he's doing you a favour" Lily pointed out, causing Levy to sigh at dragon slayer logic.

"But his favour is doing more harm than good..." Levy sighed as she stood up.

"Where are you going?" Lily asked.

"Just going to clear my head" Levy sighed as she swung her bag over her shoulder, she needed some time alone.

Walking through Magnolia when you weren't in a good mood is a bad desision; many unfortunate townspeople became victims to Levy's emotions either receiving a growl from the small script mage or a string of bad language.

Levy didn't even know where she was going, her walk was only to clear her head, however her mind had other thoughts, mostly of different ways to make the dragon slayer suffer.

I could shave his hair while he sleeps...only that means going into his house (which I have never been) and the fact that he has enhanced senses and could wake up while half of his hair is shaved off and then he'll look like such an-

"Ow!" Levy shouted, as she walked head first into a tree, however this distracted her from her 'evil plan'

"Stupid tree..." Levy hissed, as she rubbed the sore spot on her forehead. Looking around the script mage found herself in familiar territory, the same forest which her and her nakama had fought Payne, the same forest, with the same tree which she had bumped into and was sitting under.

Sighing she took a book out her bag and began to read, allowing the words between the pages to whisk her away to a world without dragon slayers and their surprise kisses...

The rustling between the trees and murmurs' of familiar voices, distracted Levy from her book, causing her to look up and see the last person that she wanted to see.

"Gajeel..."

Gajeel stood frozen as Shrimp placed her book down on her lap, there was no way to avoid the situation as she stared up at him those hazel eyes that had occupied his dreams for longer than he could remember. The mages just stared at each other on silence, both of them afraid to speak.

"Maybe I should go..." Lily said, taking the situation as his cue to leave.

"What are you doing here?" Shrimp asked, once Lily had left.

"I came back from a job..." He replied

"Oh..." She said indifferently as she twirled the book around in her hands.

"What about you?" Gajeel asked.

"Needed some space" She sighed.

"Shrimp we should...talk" Gajeel said as Shrimp stood up.

"No..." She spat as she turned to walk away.

"Shrimp..." Gajeel said in a 'don't make me spank you tone' as he grabbed her wrist.

"Let go!" She shouted as she tried to pull her wrist out of his grip in vain, to only proceed with punching him with her free hand.

"You know that doesn't hurt" Gajeel stated, which only made her angrier.

"Let go!" She shouted as she tried to punch him once more only for him to grab her free wrist too.

"Shrimp, stop" Gajeel growled in warning, which only made her struggle even more against his hold.

She suddenly stopped struggling against his hold, whilst lowering her head so her eyes couldn't be seen.

"Shrimp..." Gajeel whispered, however he stopped in his tracks as he heard her...crying.

"Shrimp..." He whispered as he slowly let go of her wrists and placed his arms on her shoulders, only for her to abruptly connect her knee to his stomach, causing him to crouch down to his knees and clutch his stomach in pain.

"Fuck. Shrimp...!" he gasped as he staggered up, only for her to give him an evil smirk.

"You deserved that" She said whilst smiling. "Solid Script: FIRE!"

The word 'fire' appeared and was coming towards him at such speed, giving him barely enough time to evade the attack causing it hit and burn a tree behind him.

"Shrimp!" Gajeel shouted as he turned to watch the tree to burst into flames, shrimp then used the word 'water' to put out the flames, then turned her attention back to the dragon slayer.

"Guess I missed...but I won't miss next time" She hissed as she readied herself for another attack.

"Shrimp, just stop so we can talk" Gajeel growled as he continued dodging her attacks.

"No!" She shouted as she turned and walked away from him.

"Shrimp" He said as he walked after her.

"I don't want to talk! I hate you!" She shouted back as she continued walking away from him.

He growled as he walked up to her, only to walk straight into the words 'wall' and a smug looking Shrimp behind.

"That's it" He shouted, having enough of chasing after the Shrimp "Iron Dragons Roar!" his attack causing the 'wall' to crumble as he walked straight up Shrimp.

"Gajeel! What do you think-" Shrimp shouted as the iron dragon slayer took her by the waist and swung her over his shoulder like a potato sack.

"Gajeel!" She exclaimed as she repeatedly banged her fist on his back, he froze as he felt her nails drag against the skin of his back, not enough to break the skin but enough to leave a mark.

"Keep doing that, Shrimp, I like it rough" He teased, smirking as she abruptly stopped and went still in his hold. He grabbed by the waist once more and placed her on the floor underneath the tree.

He watched as her defiant expression disappeared and she lowered her head in defeat.

"Shrimp...?" He said his voice a low growl, she raised her head to meet his gaze, allowing Gajeel to read her eyes; he saw anger, frustration...and hurt, hurt that he had made her feel.

"I'm sorry..."

Levy froze; never had she heard such words escape the dragon slayer.

"Y-you are..?" she asked, she shock causing her to stutter.

"Yes, I am" He replied, whilst Levy searched his eyes, she wanted to be sure that he was telling the truth, satisfied that he was she began to relax against him by leaning on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry for hurting you" He said is he placed his arm around her.

"I know you didn't intend to hurt me" She whispered.

"But I was right...I'm not good enough for you" He stated it as if it were true, which upset the script mage.

"How could you believe that you aren't good enough for me...if anything aren't good enough for me deserve you" Levy sighed.

"What you talking about Shrimp?" Gajeel asked as he pulled her closer beside him.

"You're strong and I'm...not" She stated matter-of-factly, causing Gajeel to scoff.

"Says the one who single handily defeated a dark mage" Gajeel pointed out. "You are the strongest person that I know"

"What?!" She exclaimed as she turned to face him "When did you come up with that?"

"The moment you accepted me... even after what I did" he said, his guilt causing him to lower his gaze to the floor.

"You're strong too...you were strong enough to face me" She stated.

"I wouldn't have needed to be if I didn't..." He couldn't get the words out however she understood.

He felt guilty but he didn't need to be, for the script mage had forgiven him a long time ago but she realised now that the dragon slayer hadn't forgiven himself, but soon the rolls were changed it was her comforting him.

"Hey if that didn't happen we wouldn't have met" Levy pointed out, causing Gajeel to give her a confused expression as he turned to face her

"But I wanted to hurt you...and I did" Gajeel growled

"Without the hurt...without the bad, the good could have never happened" Levy said, never tearing her gaze from Gajeel's.

"I've hurt you...twice" He growled as he clenched his fists.

"But I know that you won't hurt me again" She whispered softly as she caressed his cheek with the back of her hand.

"How, you know that I'm prone to fuck up..." Gajeel sighed as he took her small hand in his large one.

"Guess I'll have to tame you" She said playfully as she straddled him.

"How do you intend on doing that, I thought you hated me" Gajeel said with a smirk as he wrapped his arms round her small waist.

"I was lying, I don't hate you I actually lo-" She stopped herself before she could say the 'L' word "I actually like you a lot"

"I like you a lot too, Shrimp" He said as he inched closer towards her.

"Maybe we should take baby steps" Levy suggested, earning a nod from the dragon slayer.

"If it's what you want" he said to the script mage, causing her to think, was this really what she wanted. She shook her head a no.

"Screw baby steps...I want all in" she said as she took his face into her hands and kissed him.

And at that moment neither of the mages bothered about the past or worried about what the future would bring for they were too focused by the mix of emotions they felt as they kissed each other passionately under the tree.

The sound of cheers from their guild mates caused the two suddenly stop and pull away from each other.

"Finally!" Natsu shouted as he placed his arm over Lucy's shoulders.

"Congratulations Levy-Chan" Lucy said, whilst smiling happily.

"Mira, you owe, I won the bet!" Cana shouted as walked over to the takeover mage.

"Fine..." Mira hissed as she fished the money out of her purse.

They placed bets on us?

"It doesn't matter that I lost the bet, I still get to see the two of you together" Mira said smiling, earning nods and cheers of agreement from their nakama.

"Why is this guild crazy?" Gajeel asked, earning a laugh from the script mage, as she pulled him in for another kiss.

Resulting in more cheers from the guild they both loved.

The End