Alright so the next two chapters are pretty much the chapters I finished off so I decided to post them! Though after these two I will attempt to post once a week, though at the rate I'm going I'll be posting more frequently then that! Just like before reviews are always welcome! 3

The thing about Mira is no matter what the situation, I've never seen her react to an awkward situation. For example, piled up in a makeshift office for Master Makarov was the Master, Gajeel, Mira and myself. Gajeel was trying his very best to look gruff and annoyed at everything, and frankly it was getting on my nerves. After the third "I don't fucking care" from him after Mira asked where he wanted his Fairy Tail mark I snapped.
"FOR FUCKS SAKE GAJEEL QUIT BEING STUBBORN!"
"YOU REALLY YELLING AT ME RIGHT NOW WOMAN?!"
"HEY YOU AGREED TO JOIN SO JUST TELL HER WHERE YOU WANT IT!"
"DON'T ACT LIKE YOU CONTROL ME!"
We both practically had steam coming out of our ears, and Mira is just standing there with the stamp as if nothing was happening. I pointed to his left arm, just below his shoulder. "Screw it! Mira put a black one here."
Mira looked to Gajeel who only just huffed. She nodded with a smile and placed the mark exactly where I pointed. Once done she she made her way out.
Master coughed to gain attention back to himself. "Now with everything going on, I think you Gajeel should go on a mission of some sorts, in order to occupy time while the Guild is being rebuilt."
Gajeel scowled. "Why would I need to go?"
I rolled my eyes. "Gajeel you are the one who destroyed it in the first place."
He pursed his lips, but said no more. The master pulled a flyer out for us to see. "Here I think this would be the perfect job for you two to go on. Its-"
I quickly cut him off. "Wait you two? Why do I need to go?! I really wanted to help rebuild the guild since.." My voice trailed down to a whisper, "since I wasn't able to help stop Phantom Lord.."
Master shook his head. "My child do not fret. This job is important in itself. Not everyone is going to trust Gajeel as quickly as we have. So I want someone with him to do Fairy Tail jobs, just for now. You are well liked around here, they trust your judgement."
"But master I have only been here a few weeks, and almost half the time I was gone on a mission!"
"Don't be so quick to think that! I am now tasking you to keep watch over Gajeel until everyone trusts him! Got that!"
I jerked back at his sudden loudness but nodded my approval.
Gajeel raised his eyebrows, "don't I get a say in this?"
Master stood up and handed me the paper before ushering us out. "NOPE! Now be safe you two! Come back once the job is done!"

Gajeel and I walked side by side as we made our way through town. Gajeel had his arms crossed and seemed almost annoyed while I scanned through the job request. "So where are we going anyways?"
I glanced up from the flyer. "Going now or for the job? Cause the job is a few towns over but I need to pack a few things before I go so we need to stop by my apartment. Do we need to stop anywhere for you?"
Gajeel grunted and shook his head no. The rest of the trip was silent as we made it to my apartment. Lucy was really helpful with finding this place. I lived only a floor above her. "You can just wait here while I pack!"
I knew Gajeel wouldn't say much so I didn't wait for a reply as I walked into my room. I emptied my bag and placed a few necessary items in. I grabbed a few tank tops and black shorts since it would stay warm. I decided to change into my Black tank top and blue jeans cut off shorts and a pair of black boots that came knee high. I grabbed my Black cape like jacket and secured it on as I walked out.
"What's with the get up?"
I pulled the jacket forward so it completely covered my upper body and legs, then pulled the hood over so only my nose and mouth could be seen. "As a shadow mage I like to be able to hide in the shadows, even when I'm not in shadow form." I pulled the hood back and shifted the jacket so it was resting off my shoulders, only staying on because of the clasps on the front. "But when it's hot or I'm not trying to be discreet, I can wear it like this and it's somewhat stylish."
Gajeel rolled his eyes and pointed down to some papers scattered on my desk. "So what's up with these? Got lots of shit about different magic."I blushed and attempted to cover up the papers. Which caused me to bump into him. Just like when we touched in our fight, I felt the electric tingling down my arm where we were touching. We both jerked away. "I-it.. its for the book I'm writing. Before fairy tail I traveled around, learning about all different types of magic in order to write about it. Like an information book. My dream is that people study it to better understand magic types and users."

I blushed when I realized I was rambling, though Gajeel was smirking. "A book about magic users huh? Well maybe you can get some shit about dragon slayer magic from me."
I jumped over to him, a smile on my face. "Really?! I've never met a dragon slayer before so it would be so amazing if you did!"
He chuckled at me and ruffled my hair. "Hell why not? Come on let's get this job started."
I blushed and nodded, following him out the door and towards the train station

."Sooooo is motion sickness normal for dragon slayers or is it just you?"

Gajeel glared as he tried to seem nonchalant. He wasn't fooling me though, he was clearly miserable. "If you'd like, we can just get off at the next stop and walk the rest of the way. I mean it would take longer but I think that would be a good thing, give the guild a chance to finish more before we return."
Gajeel stood up straighter. "NO need, I'm not some weakling, I'm fine!"
The train bumped and shook a bit, causing his facade to reveal itself a little. I rolled my eyes at his stubbornness. "Fine then. I want to walk the rest in order to give the guild time to rebuild and so I get more time studying dragon slayers. It has nothing to do with anyone not handling trains or anything." I finished with humor. Gajeel growled but agreed nonetheless. Once off the train Gajeel stretched and was visibly looking better. I pointed to a trail. "That should get us started towards the next town."
He nodded in return and we made our way. After some silence I decided this was a prime time to start. "So dragon slayer. Did you really learn magic from a dragon?"
"Sure did. Name was Metalicana. An iron dragon slayer."
"So where is your Dragon now?"
I could tell by his reaction that it was a bit touchy. "Dunno. One day he was just gone. Left the same day that Natsu's dragon left though. July 7th of 777."
I raised my eyebrows. "Both your dragons left the same day? Could that be a coincidence?"
Gajeel shrugged. "Not really sure. Haven't had the chance to look into it."
I decided to change the subject from his actual dragon. "Dragon slayer magic. What makes it different from regular magic? And what magic specifically do you use?"
"Well our magic is stronger, it's able to kill a dragon which isn't easy to do. As for type," Gajeel held his arm out and his hand turned into a metal rod. "I use iron."
I jerked my head back and laughed. "Iron huh? Pretty damn cool! Wait.." I looked again at his arm rod. "Is that what you used to knock me out during our fight?"
Gajeel blushed and looked away, his hand returning to normal. "Gihihi yeah sorry about that."
I rolled my eyes. "Technically you've already said you were sorry about it. Nonetheless I'm past it. I mean I had to be to join Master Makarov in asking you to join Fairy Tail."
"Yeah why did you? I destroyed your guild, kidnapped Blondie, fought and beat you, yet you still came to get me to join."
I blushed, unsure of what to say. "I don't know. Something about the way you said sorry to me really stuck to me.. I just.. idk you really didn't seem like the worst person to me." I realized he said he beat me. "And you beat me once! Doesn't mean it'll be like that if I ever fight you again! Just a slip up."
"Gihihi a slip up? Come on I beat you! Just admit it!"
I growled and pointed towards the woods. "I think there's a clearing over there we can stay at until morning. Come on you big fucking lug" I finished with a mumble. Though I was stomping off I knew Gajeel had a smirk on his face. Once we got a fire going it was nearly dark, and I was hungry. "Oh man I'm gonna die out here.."

Gajeel rolled his eyes. "Didn't you say you use to travel? Aren't you use to this?"
I sat up and huffed. "Yeah but if I knew I wasn't gonna make it to the next town before nightfall I always packed food for myself! But since we're doing this little detour by walking in stumped on what to do!"
Gajeel stood up. "I hear a river not too far. I'll go get something."
Before i could retort, he was already outta sight. I sighed and pulled my book and pen out of my bag. I began writing down everything Gajeel had told me so far about dragon slayer magic. Once done I began to sketch out him with his iron rod arm. I was so engrossed in it that I never heard him return. "That in love with me huh?"
I jumped and stared up at him wide eyed. "NO! I just like to be as detailed in my notes as possible, so sometimes I sketch what I'm writing about." I flipped a few pages until I got to my notes on celestial wizards. "See these are a drawing of Lucy's keys," I flipped to another page about Happy. "And happy, who is a talking cat that uses aerial magic."
Gajeel looked at each one before nodding. "You know how to prepare fish at least?"
I looked at the small pile of fish. "You caught those? Well I mean yeah I guess I can manage."
I closed my book up and sat down in front of the fish. I used my shadows in order to form a dagger and started working on the fish. Gajeel sat down next to me. Once I finished one and started another, Gajeel nodded to himself and started working on one himself. "So you use shadows as weapons?"
I laughed. "I use shadows for lots of things, but I can make weapons. My preference though is bow and arrows for distance attacks, and a huge sledgehammer for up close."
Gajeel raised his eyebrows. "A huge sledgehammer?"
I paused working on the fish and held my hands out, my sledgehammer made of shadows quickly forming in my hands. Gajeel laughed. "Damn woman, that's a weapon right there!"
I blushed and let my hammer dissipate as I kept working on the fish. "Yeah it definitely gets the job done." I walked over to the fire and began skewering the fish that had their scales already removed. We ate in silence. Afterwords I placed my bag out on the ground next to the fire and laid next to it, using my jacket to cover me. I was genuinely surprised when Gajeel propped himself next to me, keeping his eyes out towards the forest. Without being asked he spoke up. "I'll keep watch for now. Can't have you becoming some damsel."
I halfheartedly smacked his leg before I curled up in my makeshift blanket to sleep.

I awoke to a weight on my stomach and hip. I looked down to see Gajeel had fallen asleep during his watch and ended up laying his head on my hip with his arm lazily draped over my stomach. I gently patted his cheek. "Gajeel, wake up. Come on its daylight we should head out."
He opened his eyes and stared into mine for a moment before he jerked up, his cheeks dusted pink. He never said a word as he got up and dusted himself off, keeping his eyes away from me. I laughed under my breathe and shook the dust and dirt off my jacket before putting it on. "Hey can you show me that river?"
He never spoke, only started walking the same way he went last night. I followed him for a small distance until we came to the river. I rinsed my hands and face off in the cool water, instantly feeling refreshed. I stood up and collected all my hair up into a bun atop my head. Once back on the road I finally spoke. "So we should hit the next town at about 4 or 5. We can get something to eat for dinner then find a hotel to stay at."
Gajeel silently agreed with the plan. The walk to the town was silent. I was use to going hours without speaking due to my travels alone, plus I could use the time to think. Why didn't I panic when I woke up to Gajeel laying on me? It just felt natural. The thoughts about it stayed in my brain all the way to the town. We grabbed some sandwiches for dinner and checked into a little hotel with 2 beds. Once inside I immediately went towards the bathroom. "Hey Gajeel I'm gonna shower ok?"

I heard him grunt in response. Once in the shower I let out a sigh. I lingered in the shower longer than I really meant to. I finally got out and dried off when I realized my issue. I didn't pack any proper night clothes. I sighed. I could go fine with the tank top, but all my shorts were jeans and not particularly comfy. I sighed. I guess boy shorts underwear and a tank top will have to do. I got dressed and stared down at myself, constantly pulling the underwear as far down as I could, which in all honestly wasn't much. Sure they were longer in the front, but my butt was large enough to where I filled the underwear out, no pulling them down past my ass. I tugged my tank top down a tad bit lower and stepped out of the bathroom, holding my bag in front of me so Gajeel hopefully wouldn't notice me being without Bottoms. I slipped under the covers in the bed Gajeel currently wasn't sitting on and placed my bag on the floor with a content sigh.
"So did you not bring Bottoms or something?"
I blushed and squeaked out a "what?"
"You're trying to hide your underwear. Did you not bring something to wear to bed?" I shook my head no, unable to keep eye contact. "Idiot."
I blushed harder and snuggled down into the bed. "I'm gonna sleep, kay?"
Gajeel laughed a little, "alright"