I sat across from Gajeel, feeling him bore holes into me as I ate my dinner. I hope no one notices that I'm sweating like crazing and that my body is basically shaking under his gaze. Please stop looking at me. Please stop looking at me! Please stop looking at me!

Uugghh! Why did I have to go say something so embarrassing? Why didn't I do what Lucy did and mention food? I make everything so complicated.

I sighed as I pushed the remainder of my food around my plate. Dinner especially sucked tonight! They have some nights, where they have a professional cook come in, I like those days, and there's some days where I swear they take a random stranger off the street and throw them back there and tell them to cook.

"You ok, Levy? You're not really eating much?" Lucy asked after taking a sip of her tea.

"Yea, just don't like what they have tonight."

"The food is ok, but my cookin' is better?" Gajeel said with a hint of pride in his voice.

"What? You? Cook?" I asked completely surprised.

"Oi! Dont go lookin so surprised shrimp!"

"S-sorry! I just didn't pin you as the chef type"

"Maybe, I cook one night and you can try it. And if you don't like it, I'll let you braid my hair." he said with a sly smile.

I nearly chocked on the peas I regrettably decided to eat as he spoke.

"What awe yu tawkin abouwt?" Natsu asked with his mouth full.

"Nothing! Nothing!" I said waving my hands in front of my flushed face.

I can't believe he actually heard me, brought it up, then made a deal with me! This guy is really bold.

Natsu just shrugged his shoulder, not caring about Gajeel's word, whereas Lucy was staring at me with a questionable look on her face.

"I'll tell you later." I whispered to her, earning a nod.

Gajeel just gave me him famous laugh, as I sunk deeper into my chair, with my face red with embarrassment.

Can I go crawl under a rock now and never come out? Yes? No? I guess, I have to think of something quick to dig myself out of this hole I secretly dug.

"So when is that Zombie Crawl thing? Isn't it this week?" I asked trying to change the subject.

"Yea! It's on Halloween."

"This Friday?"

"Yep. After the run is over there is going to be this big Halloween dance and contest in the gym."

"Oh! That sounds like fun Levy! We should go!" Lucy said latching onto my arm with excitement pouring from her.

"And be what?"

"You can be a munchkin," Gajeel said.

I shot him an angry glare making him smile. A munchkin? Seriously? I will not be one of those little people from The Wizard of OZ!

"I'll pass."

"Oh come on, Levy it'll be fun! You can be anybody or anything you want for Halloween!"

"I really dont-"

"Are you scared there might be actual monsters there?" Gajeel asked making a fake pouting face that made my eye twitch with irritation. This guy is asking for it.

"No, I'm not scared!"

"Then prove it shorty."

"I don't have to prove anything to you! If I show up, I show up!" I said crossing my arms over my chest in frustration.

"I think you're scared!"

"I'm not scared! Stupid Gajeel!"

"Gihi! Ok, shrimp. Whatever you say." He said giving me that damn cocky smile that made me want to slap him.

I'll go, if I feel like going. I just don't know if I want to go or not! I would have to look for a stupid costume or I could just make one myself. Either way, I have till Thursday to decide and what if I don't want to see his stupid face on Halloween? What if I just want to watch scary movies and eat candy all night? That sounds a lot more fun than going to that dumb party to see a dumb Gajeel.

If I do go, I'll show him that this munchkin is a lot scarier than he thinks!

After dinner was over, we all walked back to our dorms with Natsu taking the lead and Lucy talking to him, leaving me with Gajeel. We walked in silence for a while, until he finally decided to break it.

"So braid my hair like a French girls, huh?" He said making me jump.

Looking up at him, I saw that he was just looking straight head, instead of at me. I hung my head low in shame as I quietly mumbled a yes.

"You heard me huh?"

"'Course I did shrimp. I thought you were gonna kiss me at first."

"W-What? That's ridiculous!" I quickly said trying to hide my red face, with my hands.

Was he hoping I was going to kiss him? Did he want me to? Does he want me to? Of course he doesn't! That's insane! Right? RIGHT?

I heard him chuckle a little as he looked at me. Why does he have to look at me like that? With those….those…eyes!

"How about I make you a deal shrimp?"

"A deal?"

"Ya heard me! Yes, a deal!"

"What is it?"

"If you come to the Halloween thing, dressed as a munchkin, I'll let you do it." he said with a big smile.

I looked at him the straightest, 'are you freaking serious. I'm not doing that' look I could muster. I guess he read my expression because he burst into laughter.

"I'm just messin' shrimp! But it would be hilarious though!"

"I don't think it's that funny," I said frowning.

"Aw! Don't get so upset over it, I could be the Great and powerful Oz!"

"Or you could be big foot or Sasquatch" I mumbled in irritation.

"Hey! I heard that!"

"Like I care!"

He just looked at me confused for a second, then a little smirk curled around his lips as an eyebrow cocked up.

My stomach felt weird, like there were butterflies going crazy in there, and my heart was beating rapidly like I just ran a race.

"Stupid Gajeel." I huffed out, quickly looking away from him. Why do I feel this way and why is it towards him?

Letting out a defeated sigh, we continued walking towards our building, with the weird feelings in my stomach not leaving. This…..is a problem, and I'm guessing around a 6 foot something problem.

"Bye! See you guys tomorrow!" Lucy called out as the guys dropped us off at our building before going back to theirs.

"I wonder what they're going to do about Happy." She asked as we entered the building that was a little busy with people walking up and down the halls in their pajamas.

"I think Gajeel is going to eventually agree so he can have a cat."

"But it's going to be harder to hide two cats, instead of one."

"That's true."

"Anyway. What was Gajeel talking about at dinner?"

"Uuumm…." I trailed off as we stood in front of her door, hoping to avoid this topic.

"I'm not going inside until you tell me."

"Fine. To snap him back to reality, I asked him if I could braid his hair."

"You! What?" She sputtered bursting into a fit of giggles. "You asked to braid his hair?"

"Yes! I was thinking about it a few days ago, how funny he would probably look if I did his hair, then it just popped out."

"That would be funny, but it's OK levy. I'm pretty sure with a little persuasion he probably still won't let you do it."

"He said if I came to the Halloween dance dressed as a munchkin, he'll let me do it. But he only said that because he knew I would refuse." I frowned.

"That just sounds embarrassing but you should go! It sounds like fun and I'm thinking of going."

"I-I don't know, Lu-chan."

"How about this, we can go to the Halloween store in town and look for costumes. If you don't find one you like, don't go." she said leaning on her door frame with her arms loosely folded over each other.

I guess it wouldn't hurt to look for one, but do I have money to just waste on a costume for one night? Hmm…maybe if I find some inspiration, I can make my own and just buy some accessories there. That could work!

"Ok. When do you want to go?"

"We….could goooo…..Thursday?"

"Sounds good, I'll drive."

"Ok! I'll see you tomorrow for lunch?"

"Not sure yet, but I'll definitely text you if I'm coming or not," I said as I started to walk to my room.

"Ok! Good night!"

"Night!" I responded as she walked into her room.

Slumping my shoulders, I dragged my heels to my room as I looked at my clock.

"10 o'clock? Geez, I need to get to bed," I muttered as I unlocked my door, then pushed it open.

I walked over to my calendar that hung on the wall close to my desk, displaying all my future assignments and tests.

"Uuggh, that exam is Thursday! Are you kidding me? I got a little bit of studying done today, but I have to buckle down in order to make sure I know everything."

This exam is a free-for-all, which means that anything and everything could be on this test. There's no saying and it's a 150 question exam. Yay, me right?

Lazily, I changed into my pajamas, before turning off all the lights and climbing into my twin sized bed. I tossed and turned trying to find a comfortable position to sleep in. It didn't take long, but there's was one problem…..why aren't I tired? Letting out a deep sigh I stared at the back of my eyelids, too engulf in my thoughts to fall asleep.

"Hey remember that embarrassing thing you said to Gajeel? Hey, remember when you sprayed AND punched him? You should probably think of the way he smiles or laugh or speak or anything he does really?" my subconscious said keeping my mind awake.

How does he even sleep in these beds? I know he's too big for them. I wonder if he has to crawl up into ball just to fit on it. That doesn't sound too comfy at all and I bet his joints are all stiff after a nights rest.

Maybe that's why he seems so grumpy, because he's too big for his bed. I wonder if you could request a bigger bed here. How would you even go about that?

A smiled curved my lips, at the thought of him. Wait? Why am I doing this? Ok, Levy, just go to sleep! Stop thinking about him!

After an hour of nothing…..this is hopeless, I'm never going to sleep.