Hi! I'll be posting one-shots from my tumblr account here. They won't be in any order so read them as you choose! This first one contains spoilers up until chapter 428..

Enjoy :)

A Sudden Re-Acquaintance

Levy sighed and slammed her head down on the book in front of her with a softly murmured "ow."

She was utterly exhausted but she needed to translate the coded message, what if it would finally give them their long awaited answer? What if they could finally learn the location of Avatar? She groaned again and blearily rubbed at her eyes when her attention was captured sharply by a shadow that passed outside of her office door.

She tensed, instantly alert to the possible threat but minutes past and nothing happened, her peace remained undisturbed. She blew out a shaky sigh and put it down to her over-active imagination. She turned her attention once more to the enormous book and the small letter.

Moonlight bled through the window behind her and illuminated her small office that was surrounded by books, the smell of parchment and ink laced the air and created a comforting and most suited atmosphere to the script mage. The rest of the building at the council's headquarters was eerily silent as most council members had already turned in for the night, it being in the early hours of the morning now. It was the perfect time to try to discern the message so why couldn't she? She glared at the symbols as their meanings continued to elude her before snatching up the paper in frustration.

"Hang on…" she exclaimed and twisted the parchment towards the light and what she saw evoked a delighted cry of victory from her.

There. As the moonlight shone on the page, it illuminated writing that was scrawled in the corner and these runes she recognised. This was the real message. She scrambled over to her enormous book shelf to get the corresponding text to aid in her translation and set to work, scribbling furiously as she pushed the stray, blue curls back impatiently from her small face.

"The demon slayer has joined us, come at once, our current base…" she began to read, before a loud crash interrupted her.

Suddenly and without warning, the glass had shattered in the window behind Levy eliciting a startled scream that ripped from her throat at the sudden onslaught of noise. However no person abruptly entered her office, only a small glimmering ball that flashed red at random intervals lay on the wooden floor beneath the window. Her heart pounded in her chest as she shakily lowered her hands from their protective position on her head.

Curious, she stood up warily from her desk, intending to take a closer look at the strange object when a strangled "LEVY! NO!" tore through the remaining silence.

Strong, muscular arms suddenly wrapped around her waist and Levy was plucked from where she stood before the desk. The strange orb flashed once more before it combusted with a deafening blast. The force of the explosion launched Levy and her captor through the air and she squeezed her eyes shut in anticipation of the impact. However the arms encircling her tightened protectively and they twisted mid air so she would not face the brunt force of the inevitable collision.

Suddenly it dawned on her as to exactly whose arms she was in just as she felt his body collide with the far wall of her office and felt his head snap back with the sheer force. They collapsed to the ground in a tangle of limbs and Levy twisted out of the now limp grasp.

"Gajeel!" She cried, a sob catching in her throat as she pushed the raven black hair from his metal studded face, a face that had become so dear to her and one that she had missed greatly since Fairy Tail had disbanded. His garnet eyes were hidden behind closed lids and his mouth was twisted in an expression of pain. Burning pieces of parchment from Levy's beloved books fluttered down around them but none of that mattered as she pleaded with the man before her to wake up, tears making their way down her pale face and leaving a trail through the grime.

"Gajeel, please," she choked out, a painful ringing still piercing her ears.

"Hey Shrimp," he groaned, his tone layered with pain, "still attracting trouble I see," he said with a signature "gihi."

A shining smile of relief broke out on her features and in the tension of the moment, she daringly swooped in and planted a chaste kiss on his rough lips before ducking her head and blushing furiously.

Gajeel's red eyes widened in surprise in advance to a bout of coughing that wracked his body after inhaling too sharply. A devilish smirk almost instantaneously broke out on his face as he managed to get his breathing under control, "I think I need.. more.. air, Lev."

She gaped at him, trust Gajeel to turn a serious situation into a joke, she frowned in irritation and turned away, a stronger blush painting her already pink cheeks. She felt a tentative touch of a calloused hand on her chin and her face turned to meet his now serious expression. His eyes stared into hers as his hand travelled slowly to the nape of her neck, tickling the fine blue hairs as he pulled her down to meet his lips once more. He pulled himself upwards, wincing slightly at the movement, but drew Levy into a tight embrace and deepened the kiss, oblivious to the cinders that still rained down around them.

They broke for air and Gajeel touched his forehead to Levy's.

"Thank you for saving me, again," she whispered, a small smile playing on her slightly bruised lips.

"I missed it, you know," he replied, a grin pulling at his own, "and I won't be going anywhere anytime soon."

She looked at him in surprise, a dozen questions gleaming in her eyes.

"You're looking at Gajeel Redfox, chief commander of the council's detention enforcement unit," a cocky lilt accompanied his tone, "I'm gonna take down Avatar as soon as we locate the bastards, so we'll be here a while."

"Avatar… Gajeel! I know where they are!"

Now it was his turn to look at her in surprise. "You still amaze me shorty," he murmured, earning another blush from Levy at his words.

"I think that's why my office was just blown apart, to destroy the message, but I had already decoded it!" She grinned in triumph, proud of her achievement.

He shook his head in wonder before lurching to his feet with the slight assistance of Levy.

"C'mon, let's go find Lily, we only just arrived, I was.. eh.. just taking a look around," he said and she glanced up at him, surprised to see his ears had gone slightly red.

She thought back to the shadow outside her door and smirked knowingly, after all, it was a well known fact as to where Fairy Tail's Levy McGarden could be found and it would be quite the scandal to know Gajeel Redfox had instantly sought her out upon his arrival. Her heart swelled with happiness before reality quickly swooped in and crashed down around her as she was swept from the destruction of her office.

A pitiful wail escaped her..

"My books!"

When I wrote this initially, council Gajevy wasn't even canon! I may have screamed when it came true xD I'm taking one-shot requests on my tumblr account so feel free to drop me an ask! (Name is the same, laurenira :D)