Chapter 5: Two People in Peace… Oh And One Other

3rd POV

The rest of the train ride had been deadly silent, and for once, it was uncomfortable for the duo since they had to share their space with another person.

Gajeel remained indifferent the whole time (though inwardly he wished to beat the other man to a bloody pulp), resting while he tried to ignore the sickness swirling in his stomach. The blonde on the other hand just gazed out the window with a faraway expression; taking peace and comfort from the view shown in front of her.

Daniel, their guest, on the other hand was not acting as peaceful as the other two in the room. He watched Lucy intensely the entire time, and many times he tried to strike up a conversation with the beauty. And while Lucy complied with an easy smile, not noticing how Daniel seemed to be leering with eyes overflowing with lust and something else that was indescribable, Gajeel sneered at the man in annoyance, and would purposely break up their conversation by getting Lucy off topic.

It always worked, and just to spite the other man, Gajeel would smirk at him smugly, enjoying the way Daniel glared daggers back. If looks could kill the dragon slayer would already be six feet under and cold as the ground he laid in. However despite their obvious loathing to one another, neither started a fight they dearly wish they could, for both of them did not want to upset the pretty celestial mage with them, and beating each other to the point that all there would be left is blood and some bones would not exactly please the poor girl.

Though Gajeel couldn't help but feel that there was something off with the guy. Even his inner dragon was growling furiously at Daniel. There was just something that made Gajeel on edge; made the dark haired man feel as if he should be watching Lucy a little more closely. He didn't like it; neither did his inner dragon.

But before the pierced man could relish in the imagined images of Daniels corpse after he would be through with him, Gajeel felt a dainty hand rest against his forearm, pulling him away from his thoughts as he turned to the blonde by his side. "Are you feeling sick from the motion," she asked worriedly, her eyebrows furrowing a bit as she ran her chocolate colored orbs over his body.

The black haired man just snorted in return. "Nah, I'm fine Bunnygirl," he stated confidently, but he knew he wasn't fooling her; he could practically feel his face turning green but he didn't want to worry his partner. However, is seemed lady luck was not on his side today, for right then the train tousled, and instantly Gajeel slumped against his seat, letting out a light groan.

Lucy gave him a kind smile, after giggling a little bit at his "tough guy" attitude, and in response, the iron dragon slayer half heartedly glared back. Feeling confidence enter her veins, the blonde reached up and grabbed his head, pulling it down to her lap as she ran her fingers through his long, silky, black locks.

The iron dragon slayer immediately opened his mouth to object, but then stopped when he saw the anger simmering inside the other male in the room, his eyes burning with jealousy as he stared at the two mages. Gajeel felt pleased at seeing Daniel green with envy, and gave the man a shit eating grin just to rub it in. Hm, he deserves it, especially if thought he could get into my Bunny's pants without my say so… Gajeel thought arrogantly to himself, though the slayer had to admit, Lucy touching his head did actually feel quite nice.

Pleasurable goose bumps rose up, and a little shiver slivered down his spin as her nicely cooled fingers stroked his tresses. All while this happened, the blonde beauty stared down at the dragon slayer, smiling softly at how at how peaceful he looked, which was a rare look, considering that most of the time he looked as if he was about to burn an entire house down, whether it be he was pissed or not. And if Lucy was to be honest, she loved that look on his face and greedily wanted more of it; however the grass isn't always greener on the other side, and it Gajeel was like that all the time, well he wouldn't exactly be Gajeel, now would he.

I do have to admit, it is a nice contrast to the scowls he always gives, Lucy thought to herself with a faint smile.

The black haired man shut his eyes, letting a sense of calming to wave over him. He then hesitantly opened his ruby orbs, only slightly, and saw his view was completely covered by Lucy's bountiful breasts. The iron dragon slayer smirked to himself, shutting his eyes and once again, focusing on her cool digits.

And while Lucy and Gajeel were so enclosed in their own world, they seemed to have shut out Daniel completely, who currently stared at them with a glare of displeasure; though displeasure was putting it lightly. The blonde had claimed that they weren't together, and the black haired man didn't object, but from the eyes of the other man in the room, it looked as if they were a new couple. Though they weren't showing off their new-found love like most new couples do, they were being too affectionate with each other, something that caused Daniel to clench his hands against the arm rails, trying to hold in the urge to rip them apart from each other then and there.

He could already practically see it: they're friends now, but then as they spend more time with each other they'll soon realize they have feelings for one another, then they'll eventually become lovers and so on. No, this can't happen. I refuse to allow this to happen! Daniel screamed inwardly to himself, biting his lip to the point blood started to drizzle down his chin.

Seconds, then minutes, and finally, hours passed. The celestial mage didn't seem to notice; only staring out in the distance as the train moved by, watching the scenery change, her hands never stopping once while they made their journey through his hair and on his scalp. Gajeel on the other hand, ended up in a peaceful sleep, lying on his side. Then, there was Daniel; he had lain down as well, but couldn't seem to fall asleep. And whenever he got frustrated enough, he'd glance at the blonde's way, grinding his teeth in slight jealousy, but mostly in fury. He wished that she was over on his side now, rubbing his head as she lulled him to sleep, and then Gajeel would be the one watching them, fuming with jealousy, but it appeared the stars weren't in Daniel's favor. Instead, Daniel stayed on his side, forcing his mind to take him away to a dark, shadowy place called Dreamland, trying to endure the occasional bumps and shaking from the train.

"Attention, all those exciting for Jukina will need to leave in the next twenty minutes," an annoying, screeching voice said over the intercom. Lucy jumped slightly, so far into her thoughts that she didn't know how much time passed by. The blonde then sighed, grabbing her partners arm and shaking him slightly to wake him up. The pierced man grunted in return, mumbling nonsense under his breath as his moved around a bit to make himself more comfortable.

She sighed softly, "Gajeel, get up, we made it." She grabbed his arm more roughly, shaking him a bit harder. Gajeel moaned, his eyelids snapping baring his ruby red orbs. His eyes were filled with annoyance and anger; neither of which were directed at Lucy per say, but he was annoyed the blonde woke him from his peace filled slumber. "We made it to Jukina Gajeel; we have to leave now," Lucy said softly again, frowning at him.

"Fine, I'm up. I'm up," Gajeel grumbled back, smirking at little bit at the sassiness he displayed. Lucy rolled her eyes playfully, lightly nudging his head off, and getting up, stretching her stiff limbs. She groaned when she felt a nice pull on her muscles and when she heard a few cracks release. Gajeel rolled his eyes as well, sitting up and stretching a little bit before he grabbed their bags.

Neither one noticed the dangerous, lethal gleam that entered their guest's eyes.

"Oh, Gajeel, I forgot to ask why Lily isn't traveling with us," she questioned as the duo started to make their way off the train.

"He decided he was going to sit this one out, but he'll definitely be with us on our next job," Gajeel answered, which made Lucy's heart beat a little faster. She pressed a palm against her heart. He wants to go on another job with me? Even though he hasn't seen me on one yet, Lucy questioned to herself, smiling when she realized just how nice Gajeel was treating her, especially when she considered how Gajeel usually treat others; distant, detached, and sometimes unkind. But he tried hard, Lucy saw that, acknowledged it, and that was the one of the main reasons she forgave him for she saw just how hard he was trying to make it right to everybody, but it was all secretly and in his own way. And since it was like that, not a lot of Fairy Tail forgave him as fast for they didn't truly see just exactly what Gajeel was doing for them.

"Oh okay, I was just wondering, after all, you and Lily are usually always together," Lucy wondered aloud. Gajeel shrugged him shoulders in response, not wanting to tell the blonde that he suspected that the reason why Lily didn't go along, was because he had a stupid idea of the two of them getting together, and probably wanted to give them space. "Okay, so where do we go first," the blonde beauty asked cheerfully, looking up to her dark haired partner. She didn't know where the person who requested was staying at; the flyer seemed deprived of the information.

"First, we should go find a hotel to stay at," Gajeel answered back, already walking away to find a place to crash. Lucy suddenly noticed his leave and hurried her way over to him, trying to stay up with his fast pace.

As the blonde glanced around, she noticed the looks she was receiving, but immediately tried to ignore them, holding her head high as her eyes filled with dignity and a look that screamed respect. Men walking down the sidewalk next to them eyed the blonde with interest and lust filled eyes, and from the looks of it the entire town, she knew she would be considered exotic here in Jukina. All the other people the duo passed had dark features; tan or olive skin, brown or black hair, and dark, almost bland colored irises. Now she knew why Daniel had said he hadn't seen her before in Jukina; it was because if someone with such light features like her, with her blonde hair and her creamy skin, her brown eyes being the only feature that made her fit in, she would be remembered distinctly by the locals.

Great, this job is already turning out to be a little tiresome. Lucy sighed to herself, started to feel herself become frustrated and annoyed with the leering gazes she was receiving.

Gajeel looked down at Lucy, and saw her actions; he raised a single eyebrow then looked up at his surroundings, finding a couple of the dark featured men of Jukina eying the poor blonde. Glaring loathingly, he couldn't help but let out a sigh himself. This is going to be a long mission, the two both thought to themselves simultaneously.

To be continued…

Revised 10/27/2016

A/N: Here comes another chapter! And two days in a row, I'm so proud. Like I said before, trying to update way more than before because of me deleting my many before chapters.

To DarthMaine: Hmm… Maybe, maybe not. All I can say is it's going to come crashing down.

To All-american rejects: Right?! You go GaLu:3

To Le Magic Taco: Thank you so much! I am glad it is better than before. Lol, may the ships be ever in your favor. Also, I want to thank you for pointing it out when no one else did, it makes me glad.

To mariawalker112: Thank you so much! I hope you like this chapter. This one has been hard on me as well as the next one I'm currently writing; writers block owns me-.-

To FW Wandering: Okay, well, if your okay with spoilers, then continue reading, but if you're not, then stop here…. Yes, she will. I don't like it when they keep her there after all Lucy's been through, and I know a lot of people say she's just running away from her problems, but she's actually not. She's starting anew, and moving on, and in order to do that, she has to leave her past behind her. So yes, she will be quitting the guild.