Hey everybody, I'm back after soooooo long. i have not forgotten this story. If I didn't say this then I will now. Gajeel and Levy are my favorite fairy tail couple. I have so many pics of them on my phone. I'm always embarassed when someone looks at them. I guess I'm one of those people that rather be caught having photos of things your parents don't approve of than my favorite shipments. Are any of you like that? Hey I'm also a Nalu fan too. Sorry Nali I just don't see it... Hiro-san just gives too many hints that Nalu will end up together. But that doesn't mean you give up Nali so keep believing! If you guys have any questions feel free to ask. :)

He gritted his teeth togther. His hands were clenched with his nails biting into his skin. Gajeel ignored the pain because his mind was on other things. Salamander and the ice stripper were fighting again. would've probably joined in to if he didn't have better things to do.

If the thing had blue silkly hair and...

Shit.

Since they came back from the stupid S-class exams he couldn't stop thinking of the shrimp. She was just so adorable. He always caught himself staring at her. The pout that she gave when teased, it made him look at her plump pink lips. Which then make him lick his own. Or how vibrant her eyes became everytime she read a book. He, for one didn't read to save his life. In fact he didn't come near a book. If he was looking for a story all he had to do was look at her eyes.

Different emotions would flicker through those breathtaking eyes. Her innocent, bright eyes were his story. They didn't have to be looking at him to take his breath away,.

Damn.

He had it bad. He shouldn't be such a pansy and just course that night would always stop him. In his dreams he always went as far as killing her. Her once vibrant eyes would become lifeless and her body limp hanging on the tree.

He gritted his teeth once more and growled. He will never be able to forgive himself for what he did to her. She doesn't deserve someone like him, she deserves someone who will protect her. Who cherishes her. His heart clenched at the thought of someone loving her.

Wait... love? Holy shit. He loved her. He was no is in love with Levy Mcgarden. He looked at her from across the guild hall. She was laughing at something that the bunny girl was saying. He didn't really listen in on their conversations they were always about books or very girly stuff that was too girly.

"... I'm just too scared Lu-chan."

Gajeel's ears perked. What could his shrimp be scared about. His instincts told him to bring her in his arms and soothe her.

" Mirajane is right though Levy, you should just tell him how you feel. You never really know unless you try. Besides," bunny girl leaned in and whispered something in her ear. He saw shrimp"s cheeks turn redder than Titania's hair.

"Lu-chan! Stop teasing me!" Bunny girl giggled as Shrimp pouted. Then she too then started giggling.

Gajeel didn't hear the rest of their conversation. He felt coldness n his veins. He wasn't moving at all.

Shrimp had feelings for someone.

Someone who isn't him.

'What is this feeling?'

He never experienced something like this before. In Phantom Lord, he was feared by almost everyone in the guild. He was untouchable, if anyone came in the way of Gajeel Redfox they felt his wrath. He was known in the past for leaving people almost dying like...

Her.

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Maybe that's why she couldn't even consider having feelings for him. He ruined her. When the master accepted him into the guild, he actually was afraid when he would see her again. He could take the hatred of everyone, it was hers though that mattered to him. That night when he beaten her and her team senseless, she did the unthinkable. She was the last one he pinned to the tree, as he got paint to write his guild mark on her torso, he felt her shift.

'...'

His eyes widened.

She looked into his eyes. The eyes that would probably haunt her for the rest of her life. She murmured it once more before she became unconscious.

After salamander defeated him, and he found himself in a ruin town filled with scrap metal. What she said stuck with him. When the master gave him a chance to be in the light, he took it. When the FairyTail guild mark was stamped on his shoulder, he wanted it to erase his Phantom Lord one. To erase the history of his past there. It was a step to the light. As he sat in the newly built guild he felt uneasy. He didn't know what made him feel this way until he saw her again.

He was confronted from her teammates. He knew what they were asking for, that much was clear. He let them beat him. He let Laxus beat him. He deserved it. He deserved all of it. He then sensed this unknown danger. Something he hadn't felt before, it made his blood run cold. He reacted before he knew what he was doing. He became shocked. He finally dodged an attack. Why?

For her.

She too looked shocked.

Before she left he saw something in her eyes. A tear ran down her cheek and she smiled. It wasn't a cruel smile. A smile that would be imprinted in his mind forever. A smile that did something to him.

He heard his fast heartbeat for the first time.

As time passed she continue to see him in that new light that he was reaching for. She put her trust in him. Something he will never take advantage of.

He heard the door shut. It brought him back to reality. He scanned the guild and saw that she wasn't there. He panicked. Maybe she is going to...

He didn't finish that thought. He ran out of the guild without a second thought, ignoring the questioning stares he recieved from some of the guild members.

"Oi! Metal Head were do you think you're going?! Come and fight me!" Natsu roared.

He recieved a thwack in the back of his head from Lucy.

"Oww, Luce. Geez, what was that for?"

All he recieved was a sigh from her. She whispered something , but Natsu caught it with his high sense of hearing.

"Levy is so lucky, I'm jealous."

" I wish Gray-sama would tell me his feelings too." Juvia agreed.

"Kinda impossible, ne? Since we are both in love with idiots." Lucy replied.

Neither of them didn't know was that one of the supposed idiots was listening.

'Lucy is in love?' Natsu pondered.

Let's just say he was silent for the rest of the day.

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If there was something Gajeel was grateful for was, it was his nose. As he ran the through the streets of Magnolia, he sniffed the air. He knew the shrimp's scent by heart. He continued running through the streets ignoring his ragged breath.

He caught a whiff of her scent. It was in a bookstore. Of course she would be in a bookstore.

He entered it and her scent became stronger. He scanned through the countless aisles of books. Then in the corner of his eye he saw blue. There she was with her nose in a book. He stared at her. She looked so cute with her eyebrows furrowed in concentration. He almost didn't want to disturb her. Almost.

He came up to her, she was too into the book to notice. How exactly was he to get her attention? He thought for a moment while she still was unknown of his prescence. Suddenly a sly smile came across his face. His rough fingers got ahold of the book and ripped it out of her tiny hands. She squeaked in surpirise. Then she looked up with a glare ready to kill the person who dared rip her from her precious reading.

"Hey what the hell do you ..."

All words died from her mouth as she looked in surprise at the perpetrator.

"Gajeel...?" She said softly.

That was all she said because he didn't give her time to say anything else. He held the book high above her head and use his other hand to cup her cheek. He stroked her cheek with his calloused thumb as a blush crept on her cheeks.

"Gajeel what are you .."

She didn't finish. His lips covered her own. Her eyes widen in surprise and even possible her cheeks turn a darker shade of red. It will probably put Erza's hair to shame.

She sighed in content and closed her eyes. She gave into the kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her lips against his. Gajeel dropped the book with a THUNK! both ignored the sound as he snaked his arms around her petite waist. Her hands traveled up his neck and into his scalp. She ran her fingers through his hair. His arms tightened around her waist as a growl seeped through his throat. Both of their hearts swelled in overflowing happiness.

The kiss couldn't last forever. They came for air. Levy's eyes were in a daze and her cheeks were a pink hue. Gajeel wasn't any better. Except his ears were a tomato red instead. He rested his forhead against hers and sighed. Levy let her arms fall to her sides as Gajeel pulled her closer to him. His forehead still pressed against hers.

"I love you.'

Both froze. For both entirely different reasons.

Who said 'I love you'?

"Mmn, me too"

Levy looked into Gajeel's eyes, there was an irreplaceable emotion in them. If you asked Levy about that day, she would tell you that a million emotions were running its course throughout her body.

Tears welled in her eyes. You see tears aren't only for saddness, they were also for the happiness that overcomes you so strongly. Which was happening to Levy.

She buried her face into his chest as she whispered fiercely," I really love you."

"Really?"

Levy looked up at him and gave him that imprinted smile.

"Really."

Gajeel tighten his arms once more as he buried his head into her shoulder. Probably to cover the huge blush that crept on his face. Levy giggled at Gajeel's antics. Gajeel then whispered something into her shoulder. Levy smiled that smile again.

Finally I am done! I do not know if you noticed but at the beginning of this chapter I was kinda struggling. Gajeel was kinda hard to put into words, but somehow I managed. Hopefully I did good. I worked two days on this, because I have been determined to get this out there to you guys. So can any of you guess what Levy said that stuck with Gajeel?Or who said I love you first? And what did Gajeel whisper to her that we don't know about. Ok that one is a lie. I know what he said, but I wanna hear you opinions before I reveal it. :) Anyways, what is you favorite GaLe scene? I love them all! Please let me know.

P.S. Who ever said that a picture is worth a thousand words is a liar. It is more than that. This whole thing came from a picture I saw, which I will put a link if you wanna see. This chapter was almost 2,000 words. ok I'm gonna stop my blabbering now.

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