~Third Person P.O.V.-Levy~

Levy lead the metal head down the hall of the unfamiliar building. Why was she leading him? She didn't even know her way around this part of the city. She growled and turned around to face the boy. "Hey!" She barked putting her hand out. He ran into it and she held her ground making him jerk back a little. "You should lead the way or we'll get lost."

"We ain't even out of the apartment building yet, shrimp." He replied angrily. He crossed his arms in front of his chest looking away from her. "Surely, yer not stupid enough to get lost in an apartment building."

Who are you calling stupid...

"Gah! I knew this was a bad idea!" Levy threw her arms up in surrender. "I'm going home. I don't have time to work with some selfish asshole who doesn't even recognize a nerd when he sees one." Levy stomped away.

And that's when he put his hand on her shoulder and spun her around to face him, "Yer gonna do this job with me, cause I didn't get out of my bed for nothin'." His eyes seemed like they were going to burn through Levy's head, but she was still amazed by their beauty. How had she noticed his red eyes before?

Right, because he is an asshole and I want nothing to do with him. He is also a rough guy who doesn't seem to have a touch of kindness in him.

Levy snorted at him and turned away, "Give me one good reason."

"Because if you don't you won't see any of yer friends again." He said with a serious tone in his voice that scared Levy. She was strangely feeling a want to help him, but not because he threatened her. It was because he seemed worse than her teacher made him out to be. If Levy was to change his ways, what would that do for her?

"Fine." She said bitterly. "Let's go." She had a small smile on her face. He didn't notice it, he just stomped away.

~First Person P.O.V. Gajeel~

I gave the shrimp what she wanted, I took the lead. But of she thought I was going to do any thinking while on this job she was mistaken. If she was "smart" like she said she is, then she should be able to get us out of any thinkable situations. After this, the short stack was getting a long letter telling her how I felt about the mission and it wasn't going to be kind. She was already annoying me and I had only been with her five minutes.

"Jeez, can you walk any slower?" She asked with an irritated tone. She mumbled something else I couldn't hear as I picked up pace. It had something to do with my face, I was almost certain of it.

"Let's go, shorty." I said nearly leaving her in my dust. She thought I was slow? I was way faster than she would ever be.

Them she tripped and fell into me. I growled at her as we tumbled to the floor. She gave me a really nervous and shy smile, but it was because she was embarrassed. It was kind of cute.

I shoved her off me. She's not cute, she's not cute, she's n-o-t, not, cute!

I stood up and glared down at her, "Let's go." I walked away and her small footsteps rushed to catch up.

~Levy's P.O.V.~

Well that was unexpected. I really didn't mean to trip but it seemed like he had a somewhat soft side and totally rejected it when he shoved me off of him. I saw that smile that crept onto his face before he rudely pushed me off. I'm not blind.

We made our way to where we had our job. It was a small town who just needed a few things fixed. Gajeel would run the bandits out while I rewrote the enchantment trapping the people in the town. It was simple enough.

But of course the Phantom student had to make things harder than they should've been. When I told him I wasn't a great fighter he just had to make a comment on my school, how we were the worst and weakest out there and how he would kick all of our asses someday. He ended up with a solid script "hole" under him after that. It took him about twenty minutes to get out of it.

"Yer gonna pay for that, shrimp!" He yelled at me as he crawled out finally. I just snickered at him and started rewriting the enchantment on the town while he stood by bored. "I ain't seein' these bandits."

"Sorry." I said quietly as my hand flew across the enchantment. "Find something else to do."

I heard a "Gihihi" behind me before I was picked up. I screamed and he ran down the street with me. "This works."

"Gajeel! P-put me down!" I yelled squirming in his arms. "I need to finish this enchantment. Why did you even-," Then I screamed because his hand was placed on my butt. I slapped at his hands, "Put me down!"

"Nah, shrimp. Yer pretty fricken cute for a Fairy. You should join my school. I can teach ya to be tough." He stopped and I squirmed out of his arms. He had a smirk on his face. "I hate to say this, but this pen pal thing might be fun."

I glared at him and sighed realizing I had dropped my pen. "Yeah, well only if you fix your ways." I looked at him then around at the ground. "I will not write back if you are going to write rude things." I growled when I couldn't find my pen.

"Looking for this?" He asked holding up my blue pen. I reached for it and he held it up so I couldn't grab it. "Gotta reach, shorty." He smirked, "Gihihi."

After jumping for it a few times he handed it back to me. I glared at him and walked back to the enchantment wall. "I have to restart now." I said putting my pen to the wall.

"I ain't even sorry."

"You should be. We're gonna be here another thirty minutes or so."

His sigh felt rewarding, it was his fault I had to restart even though I was almost done. As I fixed the enchantment we were never attacked. It was kind of weird, but I didn't mind. I wasn't that strong when it came to defending myself and solid script could only defend for so long.

"There." I said standing up. I turned to where the Iron Dragon Slayer should've been, but he wasn't there. "Gajeel?"

I sighed and walked to the town's mayor alone. I knocked and he opened the door, "How is it? Can we leave now?"

"Yeah, you can." I replied. "All bandits will be stuck on the outside and as soon as they leave the town they can't reenter. So if there are any hiding somewhere just chase them out." I smiled at him.

"Thank you so much." He held out a bag of money and I took it. It was heavy. I almost dropped it after he closed his door. That's when the Phantom Lord student came back.

"Let me take that." He said seeing my struggle. I was thrown off by his want to help me. "I might as well do some heavy lifting since I didn't get to punch anyone." He took the jewel and slung it over his shoulder. I watched him walk away. "Comin'?" He asked.

"Yeah..." I said following him. We my influence on him actually helping or was it just because he did find me cute? Oh well.

I stretched in my desk as Ms. Scarlet threw a letter on my desk. I jumped, because it made a pretty loud noise. There was metal or something in it. I opened it slowly and pulled out a folded piece of paper and an extremely heavy pen. It was made of iron no doubt.

I opened the paper.

Dear Shrimp,

Levy is yer name right? I hope you remembered mine is Gajeel. If not it is. Um, so I enjoyed that little job we did together. We should have that much fun next month when we go on another one. I was serious about you going to my school though. We don't have that many smart people around here and well I could use more friends. I'm sure the two of us could be great friends. You aren't as annoying as I thought you would be. I could also use yer help studyin' if you wouldn't mind.

I suppose I could tell you a bit about myself. I love singing and throwing my fist into people's faces. I hear ya have a Flame Dragon there, that Lightning one too. I would like to go a few rounds with them.

I wasn't the only one who came back from a mission with yer school happy. My friend Juvia seems to be very chipper now. I've never seen her without that damn cloud over her head. She said her partner was like Gray or something like that? Ya know that guy? Can I bash his face in too?

I giggled at that. Natsu, the Flame Dragon he spoke of, and Gray were always going at it. I continued reading.

But anyways, I just hope you don't mind being my partner. I know I'm not the nicest person ever, but I'm not the brute everyone makes me out to be. I'm sure you can bring out my nice side. I wouldn't mind that.

-Gajeel Redfox of Phantom Lord, Iron Dragon Slayer.

P.S. That pen is waaaay better and cooler than that sissy blue one you have. Throw that other one away.

I smiled and put the letter down. I could help him. He wanted to change. I pulled out a paper and took the pen in my hand. I started writing.