"Gajeel, just PICK one already…" Pantherlily complained to his fellow mechanic as he sat with his arms crossed at his desk, looking over the pile of mechanic applications that sat untouched.

"No. They all suck." he pouted.

Pantherlily sighed, they have been trying to find another mechanic for the shop for what felt like months, but alas, they have had no luck so far. You see, for any normal boss, this would be an easy task. But with Gajeel? Oh no, he had to make it way more difficult than that…

It's ok to have standards, however, everytime someone came in to apply, Gajeel ALWAYS had some kind of problem with them. He would say things like:

"I can't hire him! He's way to slow."

"HE WONT SHUT UP, GET HIM OUT OF HERE!"

"No way, he smells like shit."

And the list goes on…and at this rate,

he'll never find a mechanic that meets up to Gajeel's standards. And they needed another person in here! They were getting more and more popular but they would lose their good reputation if they started taking too long to finish all these new jobs they were getting. But at this point, Pantherlily was just about ready to give up looking, until…

*knocks* "Hello? Are you guys open?" There was a knock on their front door 'it sounds like a woman, she's probably a customer' Pantherlily thought to himself.

"I'll deal with her, you better have one picked out before i get back!" he shouted as he entered the front room. He went to the front door and unlocked it for the small, blue haired young woman that awaited him outside. She wore a jean jacket with a "Doctor Who" t-shirt on underneath, some red shorts, and a red bandana with white polka dots to match. And on her feet were her best combat boots. She smiled up at the exceed.

"Oh good, I was worried that you guys were closed!"

Pantherlily smiled, only trying to look friendly for a potential customer "No, not at all. Anyway, how can I help you?"

"I'm here to apply for the job opening!" she said with a big smile

Pantherlily was shocked to say the least. He never expected any woman to apply for this job, let alone such a short, young looking one.

"You…you mean the mechanic job opening?" he asked, worrying that maybe she had the wrong place

"Yep! I love cars! Can I come in! I'd really like to start my interview, if you don't mind…"

"Oh" He stepped aside to let her enter "Y-yes, please come in…"

"Thank you." she said with happiness "Oh, I'm Levy McGarden by the way." she raised her hand, waiting for him to shake it. He took it and smiled 'she's a very nice girl…I hope Gajeel isn't too hard on her…' "Pantherlily, it's a pleasure"

They walked into the garage where Gajeel was, he became annoyed "Oi! Lil! How many times have I told you, IF THEIR CAR'S NOT HERE THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED IN-

"GAJEEL, this is Levy, she's applying for the job." he said through his teeth in a tone that said 'please shut up'

"SHE'S WHAT?!" he looked the girl over and he almost laughed "Shorty, you sure you're not in the wrong place?"

She puffed her cheeks in a pout "Of course I am, This is the Iron Tire Company, right?"

Gajeel and Lily looked at each other before he replied "Well, yeah, but-

"BUT WHAT?" she shouted "I can't apply because i'm a GIRL?!"

"No!" Pantherlily was quick to answer before his partner could say something offensive "It's just…well we never expected a woman to apply, that's all…"

"Well…I guess I can't blame you for that…" she slowly started to look less angry "There aren't alot of women in the auto industry…but i hope that you will still let me apply…?"

"Yes of course-

"Go check out that car." Gajeel pointed at the 1987 Honda Civic that sat in his station. "Find out what's wrong with it, then fix it. Do it right and you got the job."

Pantherlily's jaw dropped "WHAT?!" he turned to Levy with his hand on Gajeel's back "P-Please excuse us for a moment…" then he pushed Gajeel towards his desk to quietly yell at him

"Are you out of your mind?!"

"What? Whats the big deal? I wanna see if she really knows what she's doing!"

"Yeah but what if she doesn't?! What if she does something to that car?! Because that's not just any car, that is ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS! We can't let just anyone tamper with it-

"Looks like the water pumps busted!"

They turned around to see Levy, who had already lifted the hood of the car and was looking around inside.

"W-Wait! You can't just go diving in without-

"Gloves? I found a pair on the worktable so i borrowed them, don't worry i'll give them back once i'm done!"

They looked at each other with surprise, but then turned serious as they walked over to her

"So…the water pump's busted?"

"Yeah, and the engine might need some new coolant, this car must have been overheated."

'Hmm…so far so good, didn't think she'd even see the broken water pump…but does she know how to fix it?'

She soon stood normally again and walked over to the two mechanics

"Alright, I'm gonna need a few things before I start, first being Yori's service manual" she says as she pats the car's passenger door.

"Yori?" Pantherlily asked her with confusion

"I like to name the cars i fix, and NO i don't get attached to cars, it's just fun! Oh, And once I've read what tools i need from the manual, i'm gonna need to know where you guys keep yours. Then, I should drain the old pump and flush it out, so i'm gonna need some antifreeze and a water jug."

Gajeel and Pantherlily looked at each other and smiled, they were impressed that she seemed to know her stuff. And the professional look she gave them, told them that she wasn't some overly confident newbie, she's worked on cars for a while.

"Alright, we'll give you your interview…" Gajeel said "As you work on the car. We'll only tell you where the supplies you tell us you need are, Everything else you do on your own. Deal?"

"Deal." she proudly reached out her hand for a handshake, which he returned

- 2 MONTHS LATER -

"Good Morning you two!" Levy shouted to her coworkers as she walks into the shop bright and early as always

"Morning Levy" They say at the same time, both of them having their morning coffee

"So, anyone coming in today?" she asked as she put her red shoulder bag down at her desk and started tying her hair up in a bun

"Just one guy, he said on the phone that his car needs his turbo charger changed, you wanna take it?"

"Sure!" excitement was in her eyes as she headed over to her station right away and started working "Besides, Isocrates's almost done, so I'll need a new project"

"Isocrate?" Pantherlily inquired with amusement

"What? He's an FJ Cruiser, and they're great off-road cars, Isocrate is greek for very capable!"

One thing they learned about Levy since she was hired is that she's also very interested in other languages. She can speak Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and even Russian! She was also on tumblr alot (AN: you KNOW that Levy would totally have a tumblr blog irl ;)) whenever she wasn't working and would always tell them about things like "Doctor Who" and "Anime"

To be honest, they never really listened to those conversations…

But Levy is an amazing mechanic, she never had any situation she couldn't handle, but she wasn't afraid to ask for advice just in case. She was patient, determined, and very good at handling customers (which she was now completely in charge of since both of them didn't have alot of people skills. And not only that, they have all become very good friends! They would meet up all the time to go out to dinner, or shop for new tools and equipment for the shop, they've even gone to a few car shows together.

They all made a great team and with Levy around, their reputation only got better!

Anyways, later on in the day, the man with the turbo charger problem came in with his car. Levy approached him right away

"Hello sir! My name is Levy and-

"Yeah yeah nice to meet you, now where's the mechanic in this place?" The gentleman waved Levy off as an assistant or secretary

"Um…I'm a mechanic in this place. And i'll be the one fixing your car."

"What?!" He looked her over in obvious disapproval. "You mean a chick is gonna pick my car apart? No, I don't think so, this is a man's job sweetie, how about you go get the coffee or somethin?"

Levy sighed, yes, she has had customers like this before, who believed that girls didn't know anything about cars. Only a handful, but sometimes, they demanded Gajeel or Pantherlily to work on the car instead or they would take their buisness elsewhere. And of course, it made Levy feel bad about herself.

"But sir, I assure you I am perfectly-

"Excuse me, there a problem here?"

They both turned their attention to Gajeel, who didn't look all that happy.

"Yes, there is!" he went right up to Gajeel, now completely ignoring Levy "You seriously lettin' this little girl touch cars? She's gonna break a nail and cry or somethin. I'd feel better if my car wasn't left with her, you know?"

Levy looked down, dejectedly, until Gajeel spoke up

"I'm sorry sir, but if yer' gonna to talk to my employee like that, I'm gonna have to ask ya to leave."

Levy's head snapped back up and she looked at the pierced man with shock and awe.

"What?! But why? I'm only sayin-

"You're sayin that just cuz' she's a chick, she can't fix cars, right? Well I'll tell ya that Levy's one of the best mechanics I've ever met, and she's more than capable to change your turbo charger." he glared at him with crossed arms

"Chicks can do anything a guy can. And if you don't stop mistreating my coworker, I'll have to ask you to take your car to another shop, because no one here will serve you."

The man had a frightened look on his face as the muscular man loomed over him, but as soon as he realized it, he straightened himself out and forced a confident look on his face

"…fine. But she better do a good job…" he said as he went to fill out the paperwork that Pantherlily had waiting for him.

Gajeel went over to Levy as soon as he was gone and looked at her with concern "Hey, you ok? Don't let that idiot get to you, ok? You're a great mechanic, no matter what anyone says-"

As he kept talking, she looked up at him with simple shock at first, but then a grateful smile slowly began to appear.

"Gajeel?" she interrupted him

"y-yeah?" he continued to look concerned. Levy leaned up, and pressed a quick kiss to his cheek "Thank you." she blushed and quickly made her way to the car without looking back.

Or else she would have seen Gajeel with his eyes wide, and his cheeks burning with color.

Pantherlily was fortunate enough to see that and he smirked with satisfaction

'Took her long enough…'