Author's Note:
It's been like a week. I'm sorry! I've been busy!
(Levy POV)
Well, today marks the third day since Laxus asked me to be his Luck Maiden and… nothing. Not even a look in my general direction from Gajeel. I've dropped so many hints on him that he must have been up to his neck in subtle suggestions. "Have you thought about who you want to be your luck maiden?" "no." came the gruff reply from the dragon slayer. He didn't even look up from the Iron he was stuffing into his mouth. "Well, you should think about it, it's only two days until the festival, you know…" "I don't need luck, Shrimp, I have these" he said flexing his muscles and giving me his signature "Gihi!"
I sighed, and lifted my book to my face so he wouldn't see me blush. He can be such a jerk sometimes. "You know," I started, still hiding behind my book. "Laxus asked me to be his Luck Maiden, but I don't know if I'm going to say yes or not." By this point, my book was no longer hiding my face, and I watched him from the corner of my eye as I pretended to read. His usual smirk had vanished, and I could feel his eyes on me. "Is that a fact?" he said quietly so only I could hear. I looked him fully in the face. His expression was unreadable, but I knew I'd struck some sort of a nerve "Y-yes." I confirmed. His smirk was back "Well, good for you, shrimp. Knock 'em dead." He got up and ruffled my hair before leaving out the guild doors
UGH! He. Didn't. Even. Care. I wasted all that time and energy for nothing… and what the heck is it about my hair that makes so many tall people want to mess with it!? I though angrily as I fought to get my hair back in its place. Gajeel hadn't even cared that someone else had asked me. He's an idiot. I'm an idiot. I thought maybe somehow, he cared for me in some way other than the tiny mage he was always looking out for, but I guess not. I'm just there. Probably wouldn't make a difference to him if I just stopped hanging out with him all together.
Just then, Laxus appeared and dislodged me from my thoughts. "It's been three days, Lev. He ask you yet?" I banged my head against the table and kept it there. "I'll take that as a 'no'." he sighed and sat down. "Well, Short Stack, if he can't see how great you are, maybe he really does have meatal for brains." I snorted half-heartedly at his joke. "Nah, I'm just not that interesting. I'm timid, quiet, weak, small-in more than one aspect- and I'm just kind of… bleh." I wallowed in my own self-pity for a bit before Laxus pulled me out.
"Okay, first, you aren't timid. You became really good friends with a guy that destroyed your guild, and pinned you to a tree! Second, you aren't weak either. You broke those two dragon idiots out of Freed's runes all by yourself. Also, you were a contestant in the S-class exam." I lifted my head up a fraction to counter. "Yeah? Well I didn't end up winning the S-class trials." "Maybe, but you were still considered ready to take on S-class missions." I grumbled an agreement. "Besides, it'll be fun. You and me being a team for the festival. It'll be just like old times." He was right. I shouldn't let what happened with Gajeel spoil the event. It will still be fun and all. Yeah. It won't be bad at all. It'll be just like old times.
(Gajeel's POV)
Just focus on eating your iron. I thought while mentally kicking myself for being so nervous. It was just the shrimp. Damn. She'd been dropping so many hints about me asking her to be the Luck Maiden thing I was practically being suffocated by them. It's not like I didn't want to ask her, I did. There wasn't really anyone else in the guild I could ask without it being really awkward. It's just… she and I… we're… it's dumb and confusing."Have you thought about who you want to be your luck maiden?" she asked innocently. "No." I answered simply. "Well, you should think about it, it's only two days until the festival, you know…" "I don't need luck, Shrimp, I have these…Gihi!" I teased her, flexing my muscles. She brought her book up to try and hide her blush. She was unsuccessful, and I congratulated myself upon making her so frustrated.
She huffed, and started to put her book back down as she said "You know, Laxus asked me to be his Luck Maiden, but I don't know if I'm going to say yes or not." My mind froze. Laxus asked her to be his luck maiden LAXUS?! The huge dude who almost killed her? Okay, granted, I'm also a huge dude who almost killed her, but that was different…I'd hoped. I tried to keep my face as neutral as possible, but I just couldn't hide my shock. Why would he ask her, and not the She-Demon? "Is that so?" I stated quietly, my voice threatening to crack. "Y-yes." She confirmed.
I gathered what was left of my composure, and forced a grin on my face "Well, good for you, shrimp. Knock 'em dead." I heard myself say as I messed her hair up a little and left the guild. That was it. I'd fucked up. I'd waited too long, and someone else swooped in and took her from me. In all honesty, I was expecting Jet or Droy. Hell, I would have expected her to run off with Cana before I'd have suspected Laxus of even being even remotely interested in her. It wasn't a big deal. We were friends. That's probably all she saw us as. And I….
Fuck.
I guess I love her.
I growled and punched one of the buildings next to the guild hall. Not enough to make a hole, but enough to make a small dent, and earn odd looks from passerby. Damn it. What was I going to do?