After deciding to end Everyday Lives, I think it'll be easier to find certain chapters this way. I hope you don't mind :)

Fairy Tail and it's characters belong to Hiro Mashima. I also do not own Pokemon.

Summary: Gajeel asks Levy to go on his annual family vacation as his 'girlfriend', when they come home, will she still be fake?

"What?"

Gajeel sighed, he had already asked her more than once, and she still didn't get it.

"I need ya to come with me to the beach with my family."

"..as your girlfriend?" Levy slowly questioned.

"As my girlfriend."

Levy just stared at the man in her kitchen, making himself at home. He had texted her earlier saying he needed a favor, she thought he was just going to crash here for the night, but he asked her to accompany him on his annual family beach trip. Playing the part of his girlfriend.

For starters he was her best friend. Had been for a few years now. They worked on the same street, right across from one another. She managed a book store while he owned a mechanic shop. They often spent their lunches together at the cafe next to his shop. That's how they met, actually, with him spilling coffee all over her when she ran into him. It was interesting, he kept apologizing and bringing her cups of coffee.

"But we're not dating."

"I know that, Shrimp. But I told my folks that I was bringing my girlfriend 'cuz they won't shut up about it so now it's only two weeks away and i'm out of options."

"What do you mean?" she watched as he put an insane amount of condiments on his sandwich, "Why can't you just tell them you broke up with her or something?"

"I was gonna," he took a big bite, "but when I called the other night to tell Ma, she told me that the hotels been ordered already and she couldn't wait to meet her. I'm outta luck."

Levy sighed, as much as she had dreamed about being in a relationship with the hardened mechanic, this wasn't how she envisioned it. Taking a seeking glance at him she blushed, she had started to like him during the time of his month long apology. It would have been an easy fix if she knew how he felt. Some days she felt like he felt the exact same way, others made her feel like she was a burden to him.

"Please, Levy?" Gajeel sat down in front of her and pouted. It would probably look scary to any other person, but to Levy it was the most adorable face she had ever seen. Except maybe his cat's face when she gave him a kiwi slice.

"You owe me big time, you big lug," Levy finally agreed. She wasn't too thrilled with having to act like his girlfriend, that he's supposedly had for a while, especially since she liked him. But he was her friend, and she knew he didn't want to disappoint his parents.

"Yer a life saver!" Gajeel ginned and threw the rest of his sandwich in his mouth.

"No problem," she played with her hands on the table, "so what are we supposed to tell them?"

"Tell who what?"

"Gajeel," she moaned, he was impossible, "your family. What are we supposed to tell them? The way you talk about them make it sound like you're all close, won't they be asking a bunch of questions?"

"Probably, so?"

"The usual stuff you tell your parents!" she threw her hands up, "How we met, how long have we been together, first date, everything!"

"Oh," he scratched his head, he hasn't thought of any of that, "Well damn, I don't know! I thought I was gonna get out of it!"

"Fine," she ran to her desk in the living room and brought back a pen and notebook, "Let's get started."

"Huh?" Gajeel watched as she started to write stuff down at super sonic speed.

"We need clear details that we know without thinking so we can convince them that we're truly dating. Now help me think, how did you first ask me out? Maybe we should make it around the time we first met with all the coffee.."

Levy continued explaining what she was writing and occasionally asking for his input. Gajeel watched with interest. He was honestly going to tell his mother he had broken up with his 'girlfriend' even after she said the hotel was booked, but for some reason Levy had popped into his head. The idea to ask her for her help seemed brilliant at the time, but now he wasn't sure. He liked Levy. A lot. Ever since his coffee had ruined her orange dress, she told him she had to throw it away. He had been trying to think of a way to ask her out for a long time. But every time he tried, he found an excuse. Most common was her friend Jet and Droy. They were constantly asking her out and telling her how much they cared about her. He didn't want to be brushed off like they were.

"Would you say I've been your girlfriend since the first date or after?"

He looked into her pretty brown eyes, he was a goner.

They spent the rest of the night, and most of the early morning hours fixing the details to convince Gajeel's parents that they were in a loving relationship. Which in all honesty, they were. They loved one another. The other one just didn't know it yet.

The day before they left for the beach, Gajeel told Levy that it was tradition to stay at his parents place with his brother and sister and leave early the next morning. On the drive there, Levy was a nervous wreck, going over and over the notes she made for herself and Gajeel about their 'relationship'.

"Chill out," he said as he parked his truck behind his little sisters blue KIA Soul, "They're gonna love you. They probably wont even ask all that many questions. Maybe tonight they will, but they're gonna be focused on the beach. So cool it."

"I'm just nervous," she put the notes back into her purse and faced him, "tell me about them again. Please?"

Gajeel snorted, the girl and her information, he had already told her this three times already, "Fine. Ma's name is Grandina. She had me when she was 19 with my real dad, Metalicanna. He ain't important. Never met him. She married my step-dad when I was 4 months old, high-school sweethearts, met again in college, he still loved her and wanted to help her with me, she still loved him and yeah, long story short, they're together and happy. She works at the hospital with babies, don't look at me like that, I don't know what the name of it is," he complained when she glared at him for not knowing what his own mother did for a living," Igneel is a fireman. He's directly below the fire chief, really respected at the station. Natsu was born when I was 2. Little brat. He's still in college, trying to become a vet. His girlfriend is going with us, Lucy, I think her name is. She's some kinda writer," he shrugged, he'd only met her once or twice himself. Wendy was born when I was 4. She's in nursing school. Gonna be a surgeon. And that's it. Everything else you need to know you can ask them," he was sick of telling her this.

"OK. I think I got it this time," she smiled and laughed a little.

Gajeel was about to comment on how stupid it was for her to be this worried when he heard his idiot of a brother yell at them.

"YO! Metalface! Get in here! Mom wants to meet this girlfriend of yours! And I'm starving, so hurry up!" Natsu was standing on the porch in a plain white t-shirt and boxers.

"Show time," Gajeel whispered to Levy before he got out of his precious truck, "Shut it, pyro! And get in the house, yer in yer damn underwear!"

The pink haired man looked down and shrugged, everyone in this neighborhood had watched him grow up, they had all seen him naked before.

"He has pink hair?" Levy asked as she helped Gajeel get their luggage.

"Yeah, and trust me, it's natural," he handed her one of her bags, "Shit Levy what's in there, bricks?"

"No," she huffed as she effortlessly took it from him, "It just has a few of the books I want to read at the beach."

"Just a few? How many books ya think ya need?" Gajeel questioned the short woman he was slowing falling for even more when she blushed that pretty pink.

"I read fast.."

"Gajeel!" they both turned at the feminine voice and saw a silver haired woman standing next to Natsu, "Come inside please! I want to get to know my second future daughter-in-law!"

"MA!" Gajeel's face burned in point 2 seconds.

"Second?" Levy blushed too as they walked to the house. She knew it wasn't real, but for the duration of this trip she would pretend that she would really be his wife someday.

"Yeah, Lucy's the first. Even though I doubt Natsu will ever propose, he's too stupid."

Levy just stared at Gajeel's brother. She didn't know him so she didn't think it would be right to laugh.

"Oh, sweetie it's been so long!" Grandina brought Gajeel into a hug the moment he put his bag down by the door.

"Missed you too, Ma."

When they parted, Natsu held his arms out for a hug, only to get shoved back.

"You could be nicer to me, ya know!" Natsu yelled.

"Why? What's in it for me?"

"Boys!" Grandina cried, "We have company. Levy, is it?"

Getting a closer look at her, Levy could see that her hair was actually a very light blue, "Yes ma'am. It's so nice to meet you," before she could move she too was brought into a hug, she heard a snicker come from Gajeel.

"Oh please, call me Grandina. Or mom! Whatever you'd like," her gray eyes sparkled as she looked Levy up and down, "my, you are as adorable as Gajeel said you were!"

"MA!"

"Adorable? Really Metalface?"

"One more word outta you and you yer gonna get a kiss with my fist."

"The only one who kisses this face is Lucy."

"Levy why don't we go inside and I'll introduce you to everyone else," Grandina said quite loudly, "Boys, if you start the fighting now, you know what'll happen."

Smiling at her sons, Grandina led Levy inside. Levy looked back to see both Gajeel and Natsu sweating bullets. Levy felt her own face heat up. Gajeel really told his mother that she was adorable?

She was led to the kitchen where a short, blue-haired girl and a busty blonde were cooking.

"Wendy, Lucy, this is Levy. Gajeel's girlfriend!" The excited mother of three put her hands on Levy's shoulders. Levy could already assume that Gajeel had never brought home a girl before.

"Hi Levy, I'm Gajeel's sister, Wendy," the blue haired girl shyly waved to Levy, wiping her hands on a towel. Levy sighed in relief, the girl didn't have a large chest either!

"And I'm Lucy. I'm Natsu's girlfriend," the blonde leaned back against the counter and smiled.

"It's nice to meet you both," Levy felt out of place already. Wendy was wearing sleep shorts and a large t-shirt, probably her fathers or brothers. Lucy was wearing sleep pants with blue cats all over them and a tight t-shirt, and even Grandina was in a t-shirt and shorts. Levy was wearing jeans and a fancy tank top that she had bought for the sole purpose of making a good first impression.

"I hope you like Italian, we're making lasagna," Wendy turned back around to put butter and garlic on some bread.

"Oh, yes, I do," Levy answered quickly, flushing slightly.

"Hey, calm down," Lucy laughed and jumped onto the counter, "we're all family here. No need to get jittery."

"Listen to her well Levy," Grandina said, making Levy glance her way, "The first time Igneel and I met Lucy, the poor girl had my sons hand down her pants."

Levy blanched and looked at the blonde who was smirking, she wasn't embarrassed at all. Wendy was chuckling too.

"Re-really?!"

"Yep," Lucy laughed, watching Grandinawalk to the pantry, "I was in his dorm room freshman year of college, we had just started dating. He didn't tell me his parents were coming to visit him. To be honest, he probably forgot."

"That's.. that's.."

"Tell me about it."

"When he came home for Christmas that year, he couldn't even look at momma's face," Wendy put the garlic bread in the oven and then went to join Levy, who had sat down at the kitchen table.

"That boy is the king of getting in trouble. It was like he was born for it," Grandina put some snacks in a beach bag on the floor before she wrapped her arms around Lucy's waist, "but this is the only girl in the world who can put up with him enough to be with him. And we love her for it."

Lucy giggled, "Well I have been with him for 5 years."

"Mom is bugging him to propose before she leaves him," Wendy whispered to Levy.

Levy smiled, and laughed as Lucy began to tell another story about her and Natsu's relationship.

"WHAT WAS THAT PYRO?!"

"YOU HEARD ME METALHEAD!"

A loud thump was heard to all the women in the kitchen, then some more yelling and name calling, and finally what sounded like something breaking.

"BOYS!" Grandina yelled and walked quickly into the living room. Levy heard Wendy sigh dramatically.

"What's wrong?"

"Another fight, every year it's the same thing," Wendy put her head in her hands as she explained, "Ever since they were little, they've always fought about something idiotic. Daddy calls it a world war every time. This year I think it's in the thirties."

"I think it's 34 to be exact," Lucy piped in, a grim look on her face.

"BUT HE STARTED IT!"

"YOU KIDDING ME?! YOU SAID IT FIRST!"

"I DON'T CARE WHO STARTED IT OR WHO SAID WHAT! APOLOGIZE AND STOP IT RIGHT NOW OR NO PINK PELICAN!"

Two loud gasps were heard next, "I'm sorry mommy, don't take that away from us, pretty please!"

Lucy sighed and ran a hand through her hair.

"What's a pink pelican?" Levy questioned. She heard Gajeel apologize quietly and Natsu ask if they were going to go or not.

"It's an ice cream place. We go every year."

"I'm sorry about Natsu, Levy. He can be a big baby when it comes to food," Lucy stood and walked over to the two bluenettes.

"It's OK. Gajeel acts that way sometimes too," she was being honest too. Gajeel always whined when she couldn't make it to their lunch dates, especially since she paid for his meal most of the time.

"Oh, I bet he does," a new, deeper voice chuckled.

A man with long, curly, and wild red hair in a pony tail came into the kitchen from another room. His eyes were black, and his face was scruffy.

"Hello there, miss. I'm Igneel, the father of the two hoodlums out there," he put his arm around Lucy and kissed her head, "and these two are my precious daughters," he ruffled Wendy's pigtails.

"Hello sir, it's nice to meet you," Levy stuck out her hand, "I'm Levy McGraden."

Igneel stared at her hand for a few seconds before he grabbed it and tugged her out of her seat and into a hug, "Now listen here, I don't know what Gajeel has told you about us, but we are a hugging family. And don't call me 'sir', I ain't an old man just yet."

Levy giggled and sunk into the hug, "You got it."

"Oi. Let her go, old timer."

Levy was pushed to the side so abruptly that she ran into Lucy.

"What did you call me?"

"You heard me, ya old fart."

Levy watched as Igneel, who was barely taller than Gajeel, give him a glare down the length of his nose. It was interrupted by the oven.

beep.

"Dinner's ready!" Wendy jumped out of her seat and ran to get the lasagna.

The fight ended before it began. Igneel grinned and hugged Gajeel. Grandina came in and helped Wendy with the food. Natsu came in and whined to Lucy about his fight with Gajeel, earning a smack on the head by Igneel.

As they sat down to eat, Levy felt a little envious of Gajeel. His parents were still so in love and were close to him and his siblings. Even though Igneel was his step father, he still called him dad. He had Natsu and Wendy too. All three had moved out and started their own lives but were still as close as young children. Levy's parents died when she was a little girl, and she was an only child. The love they shared was something she always wanted. And for a moment, she almost forgot that she wasn't really dating Gajeel, and that this was probably the only time she'd be around his family.

She also felt envious of Lucy. Not only had she been around this family for years, but she was in a true loving and committed relationship, something Levy has never had. Just from spending the last half hour at the dinner table with them, she could tell how close they were. How much they loved each other, it was obvious. She had always fantasized about falling in love with her best friend, and Lucy was living that dream. Levy, unfortunately, was too scared to tell her best friend how she felt.

Levy was brought out of her thoughts by Igneel asking Wendy a question, "Why couldn't Romeo join us?"

"He signed up to take a summer class, it starts this week," even Wendy had a boyfriend? Why was Levy the only one without any luck when it came to men?

"Good. No boy needs to see my little girl in a swim suit," Igneel ignored the glare from his wife.

"Daddy, I'm 22 years old," Wendy said into her salad.

"That doesn't matter, you're still my little gir- OW!" Grandina kicked him under the table.

"Get used to this," Gajeel told Levy with a smirk, "no one will ever be good enough for his little sky princess, especially not Romeo."

The dinner continued with the usual family conversations. Levy was surprised that no one asked her a single question about herself or her relationship with Gajeel. She guessed they were waiting until they were in the car or when they got there. It was nice, just sitting back and watching the Dragneel family interact with one another. It wasn't until her name was said that she zoned back in.

"Did you hear me, Levy?" Grandina asked.

"Oh, no! I'm so sorry, I must have zoned out for a minute.." Levy muttered.

"Oh, don't worry about it, sweetie! I was just going to tell you that I have Gajeel's room ready for you two when ever you decide to go to bed, don't let us keep you up. And we all need to go to bed soon," she stood up and began to collect everyone's finished plates, "we're leaving early, and I don't want to hear any complaints!"

Grandina and Wendy went back into the kitchen to clean up, Igneel dragged Natsu outside to help load the car with what was ready to go, and Lucy went upstairs to get ready for bed herself, leaving Gajeel and Levy at the table.

"So we.. have to share.. a bed?" Levy asked her 'boyfriend'.'

"Well yeah, to them, we're dating.." Gajeel told her, completely forgetting that for tonight and the whole trip they'd be sharing a bed. How was he gonna survive having her next to him every night?

"Oh.. Kay..." Levy gulped. How in the world was she going to sleep at all, knowing that her best friend and long time crush was right next to her?!

'This is going to be a long week,' was the last thought that went through their heads before they put their act back on as Igneel came inside to get Gajeel to help.

Levy woke up to the sound of someone knocking on the door of Gajeel's room. She had been a little scared when she saw it. The walls were covered in band posters, and the main color was black.

"Wakie wakie!" Igneel slid into the room and jumped onto his eldest.

"For cripes sake old man!"

Levy ducked under the covers so only the top of her head could be seen.

"It's time to get up kids! We leave in half an hour!" he jumped up and went back to the hall. How he was wide awake at 4 in the morning was beyond Levy.

Slowly, she sat up and stretched. She didn't know she would be sleeping in the same as Gajeel on this trip so she brought her normal pajamas, short shorts and small tank. Trying to get the crick out of her neck, she heard Igneel get Natsu and Lucy up next door.

"BOYS! Don't forget to take your medicine! I'm not stopping every hour for you!"

Levy turned to Gajeel, confusion plain on her face, "Medicine?"

Gajeel had put the pillow over his face to block the light from the hall, "Yeah. Motion Sickness. Both me and pyro have it."

"Oh," she was going to ask more but she heard his breathing deepen, he fell back to sleep.

A smile crept onto her face. He was so adorable.

She picked up her bag and went to the bathroom, which was connected to Natsu's room.

She was pulling out her travel clothes when a bright eyed Lucy walked in.

"Good morning, Levy!"

"Morning, Lucy."

"Sleep well? I hope Natsu and I didn't keep you up," the blonde had a smile and blush on her face and she dug through her own bag.

"Keep me up? Um, OH! No.. I didn't hear anything," Levy couldn't believe they would do that with his parents down the hall!

"Well, I'm sorry anyway. I tell Natsu every time we're here that we shouldn't and need to focus on his family, but he's really persuasive," she sighs, "but I hope we can get close on this trip!"

The smile Lucy gave her felt both good, and wrong at the same time. She wanted to be accepted here. But she and Gajeel had agreed that a month after the trip he would tell his family that it wasn't going to work out. She didn't want to deceive them, but she couldn't just tell the truth either.

"I hope so too," Levy says. The girls change into their clothes and freshen up right when both boys walk in. They glare at each other, then the toilet, then the other. Lucy nudges Levy toward Gajeel's room with an urgent look on her face before bolting to Natsu's room. When the men dive for the toilet, both reaching towards their pants, Levy dives into the room.

She slams the door and takes deep breaths, she did NOT want to see that.

"I WAS HERE FIRST!"

"I WAS BORN FIRST, SO TECHNICALLY I WAS!"

"WHO CARES?! I MADE IT HERE FIRST, LET ME PISS IN PEACE METALFREAK!"

"NO WAY! I'M GOING FIRST SALAMANDER!"

Levy turned away from the door when she heard a quiet knock on the door. She looked like she was ready to go, "Good morning. How did you sleep?"

"Good morning, Wendy. I slept great, aside from the bear next to me," this wasn't the first time Levy had been around Gajeel as he slept, but it was the first time of being pressed back to back.

"Yeah, as far as I remember he's always snored," she was interrupted by a crash in the bathroom and more cursing, "Excuse me."

Wendy scurried past Levy and into the bathroom, Natsu was kneeling on the counter and Gajeel was standing up, they were pushing each others face away, Gajeel's fingers looked like they were in Natsu's mouth.

"Stop you guys!" Wendy's voice was so small that her screams didn't sound like much. They guys didn't even hear her.

"I said stop!" Wendy stomped her foot and shouted louder, this time they heard her. They then yelled at her, explaining why they were fighting and such. The whole thing amused Levy to no end. How she wished to stay near this family forever.

Piling into the van, they finally start heading for the beach. Igneel driving, Grandina in the passenger seat. The girls sat in the middle row, with Wendy behind Igneel and Lucy behind Grandina, and Levy in the middle. The boys were in the back, behind their perspective girlfriend.

Levy would have spent the whole eight hours reading, if she hadn't been bombarded by questions.

"So how did you and Gajeel meet?"

"How long have you been together?"

"Where did you grow up?"

"Where did you go on your first date?"

"Is he a gentleman?"

"Where do you work?"

"Is he romantic?"

"He doesn't make you pay, does he?"

"Is he a good kisser?"

"What do you love the most about Gajeel?"

"Have you gone father than a kiss?"

"What's he like in bed?"

The longer this went on the redder Levy's face got. She was fine with most of the questions. But the ones about the physical aspects of the relationship, she hadn't prepared for nor been ready for.

She was about to make up a lie about how Gajeel kissed when she was interrupted.

"I GOT YOU GOOD MAN!"

"DAMN IT! WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT?!"

The girls turned around and saw them staring at a screen. They were playing on their Nintendo 3DS. Playing Pokemon.

"Did you win, Natsu?" Lucy grinned.

"YOSH! Sure did babe!" He leaned forward to kiss her, "Thanks!"

"YOU MEAN THAT DAMN SEA HORSE IS YOURS?!"

Levy stared wide eyed as they went back and forth. She felt a tap on her shoulder and turned to look at Wendy.

"They're battling. Pokemon battle I mean," the youngest giggled, "Doesn't look like you know much about video games."

"No," Levy joined in her laughter, "I'd much prefer to read."

Lucy explained what happened. Natsu's team consisted of Fire types: Charizard, Flareon, Arcaninie, Ninetails, Moltres, and an addition of Seadra, that belonged to Lucy.

Gajeel's team consisted of rock/fighting types: Nidoking, Machamp, Golem, Cloyster, Onix, Rhydon.

"How does he have a.. Seadra? If it belongs to you?" Levy asked, completely lost in the world of Pokemon.

"Seadra is in my team. I traded Seadra for his Rapidash last night, just so he could have a water type to fight Natsu, which I want back!" Lucy pointed at the pink haired man who went back to gloating over his win.

"That ain't fair Lucy!" Gajeel complained. She just grinned.

Levy was genuinely curious about the game now, since apparently it was a family affair, asked Lucy who was in her team.

"Well of course Seadra, which is now is replaced by Natsu's Rapidash. But I also have Espeon, Pidgeotto, Kadabra, Seal, and Ditto.! Not my favorite team, but I'm trying to get the 7th badge right now. They fit!"

Not sure what a badge was, Levy turned to Wendy to ask her is she played. To which she answered yes and told Levy who was in her own team: Wartortle, Pidgey, Venomoth, Eevee, Dragonair, and Chansey.

Of course Levy didn't know what they looked like, so for the first hour, Lucy explained the game to her and showed her on her own DS what it was like. Gajeel still complained that it wasn't fair for them to trade like that. Igneel yelled at the boys for yelling in the car and cursing when there were ladies present.

"HAHAHAHA! Man Levy, why would you wanna date a loser like him anyway?"

"Without thinking, she said, "Because I love him."

"AWW!" Lucy cooed.

Wendy blushed.

"How precious! Don't you think so, hun?" Grandina gushed.

"Yep, that's my boy!"

bleh, Natsu stuck his tongue out. Which got caught in Lucy's fingers.

"Uh... Wait... I meant!" Her face was beat red.

"ALL OF YA SHUT UP!" Gajeel's face matched Levy's.

Igneel and Grandina laugh and go back to their small talk. Lucy winked at Levy and opened up her magazine. Wendy giggles as she pulls out her phone. Natsu rolls his eyes, going back to Pokemon. Gajeel and Levy look into each others eyes for a moment before quickly looking away. Gajeel starts his game back, but not before looking at Levy again, whose nose was stuck in a book. He had a fresh sense of hope rising in his chest.

Seven hours later, they made it to the beach. The girls and boys split up, boys to the hotel to take their stuff, the girls to the beach to catch some rays.

Lucy and Wendy run toward the water, begging Levy to join them. She follows them quickly, not wanting to miss a moment of an actual family vacation. Playing volleyball with an over sized beach ball tires the girls out. They head back to Grandina who laid out their towels and sat back to enjoy her time off.

"So Wendy," Lucy asks as she settles into her towel on the sand, "How are things with Romeo?"

"Uh," Wendy sits in the chair next to her mother, "we're fine."

"Come on sweetie, we know all about Natsu and Lucy's bedroom life and your father isn't here. Share!"

Lucy nudged Levy was laying next to her, "They've been dating for a little over a year. They make the cutest couple ever! And they're both so innocent."

"There's nothing to share!"

"Come now, you both live on campus, something is bound to have happened!"

"Grandina doesn't mind talking about her kids sex lives, huh?" Levy asked Lucy.

"Not at all," she laughed, "Igneel doesn't care to talk to Natsu about it, but he gets flustered around us."

"What are you guys doing laying down? WE'RE AT THE BEACH! TIME TO PARTY!" Natsu ran down to them and tore off his shirt and headed for the water.

"Natsu, wait a minute!" Lucy took off after him.

"AHHHH!" Wendy cried as Igneel threw her over his shoulder and ran to the water. Garandina laughed and picked her book back up.

Levy was about to reach in her bag and pull out one of the books she brought until she was suddenly in the air watching her bag get smaller and smaller.

"Gajeel!"

"GIHIHI!"

She was flung into the water, followed by Gajeel.

The family spent the majority of the day in the water, the girls going back and forth from the water and their towels, trying to rest some after spending time with three rough men.

Grandina finally called them all back to shore with mentions of a shower and food.

The guys, being gentleman, carried all the bags to the room. They had rented out two condos that combined. Natsu dragged Lucy to one bathroom so they could shower together, despite Igneels' yells of being improper. Wendy went to the other bathroom to bathe. Grandina. checked out the kitchen and Igneel decided to take a nap.

Levy and Gajeel were sharing a condo with Natsu and Lucy. Levy was happy the bedrooms were far enough apart so they couldn't hear what happened in the night. Gajeel sat down on the bed they had to share for a week.

"So, uh.."

"Hm?" Levy sat down next to him, holding her towel up to her chest. She had long gotten over being shy, but she was crushing pretty hard on the big guy.

"My family is kinda nosy."

"Oh yeah," Levy giggled, "I've learned stuff about people I barely know that I probably shouldn't!"

"Well, maybe ya'll know em longer than ya think.."

"What?"

"Nothing," he stood and pounded on the bathroom door, "OI! Get out! Me and Levy need to shower too!"

Natsu yelled something back, saying they were almost done, "You better mean with yer shower and not with each other!"

Levy couldn't hear what Natsu said. She laughed though. Knowing this trip would be good no matter what.

They ended up eating at a seafood buffet. Levy shared fresh fried shrimp with Lucy and Wendy. Natsu and Gajeel fought over crab legs. The elder Dragneel's silently ate their catfish.

The night was enjoyable. Levy realized she missed out on a lot growing up without her mom and dad. She watched Gajeel discreetly. He was acting the same as he did every day at home. She always loved hanging out with him during lunch, watching him enjoy his meal like a kid. She smiled, hoping against hope that it didn't have to end soon.

The week continued much like the first day.

On Tuesday they spent the day at the beach, Wendy, Levy, Natsu and Lucy made a sandcastle big enough to hide in. That night they went to an amusement park. They had dinner there which consisted of greasy cheeseburgers and cotton candy. Natsu and Gajeel both got sick, too much food and motion sickness pills wearing off too fast.

On Wednesday they stayed at the hotel pool, the girls lounged out trying to get a tan while the boys got into water fights with other tourist. That night they took a dolphin cruise and saw about 10 bottle nose dolphins jumping along the boat. Trying to touch one, Igneel almost fell overboard.

On Thursday they had to stay inside for most of the day because it rained. They played board games all day until it finally stopped mid afternoon. They went shopping the rest of the night and had some good homemade margaritas. Levy had to cover her ears with her pillow due to the semi drunk Natsu and Lucy's animal noises.

On Friday they spent the entire day at the beach, only going back to the hotel to eat. Gajeel stayed near Levy's side all day. She found it odd, but didn't say anything.

Friday night was the night they were all waiting for, the night they went to the Pink Pelican. Levy wasn't much of a sweets eater, so she decided on a plain vanilla cone and waited for everyone outside at a table as they picked there own.

Lucy and Natsu came out first, Lucy had mint chocolate chip, Natsu had a mountain of ice cream in a waffle bowl. They sat a different table than Levy, obviously wanting some alone time. Wendy, Igneel, and Grandina sat a table inside to eat their ice cream. Finally, Gajeel came out to sit with her.

"What did you get?"

"Moose Tracks," he said around his spoon.

"Yum," she said with slight disgust in her voice.

"Yepp, I get something different every year."

"That's nice," she looked down to her own cone that even despite the setting sun, was already melting.

"You OK?"

She saw concern in his crimson eyes. Something she rarely saw.

"Yeah, just realizing that i'll never get to come to this place again, not for a long time anyway. Since I don't have a family yet."

Gajeel watched her absentmindedly eat her ice cream. He sat his down on the table, "You can come with us next year."

"And say what?" she laughed, "That you invited your 'ex-girlfriend' to the beach with you."

"No, I asked my long term girlfriend to come again."

"What?"

He squirmed around, feeling uncomfortable under her sharp eyes, "Well I mean, I kinda, ya know, wouldn't mind if ya, were.. um.. really my girlfriend.."

Levy slowly blinked, taking that information in carefully.

"Are you saying.. you like me?"

His face flushed, "Well yeah. Course I do."

"Gajeel."

He looked up into her beautiful chocolate eyes. He knew he was a goner from the start.

"I've liked ya, since we met.."

He waited for her to laugh, to say he meant the same to her as those other two who worshiped the ground she walked on.

"I like you too."

He gulped, "Ya do?"

She nodded, blushing, "When I told Natsu that I was dating you because I loved you, I wasn't really lying."

He didn't know what to say, he was shocked. Happy, but shocked. So he did the only thing that made sense. He pulled her in for a kiss.

Levy responded to his sweet kiss whole heartily. She didn't notice when Natsu let out a whistle, and Gajeel flipping him off.

She spent the rest of the night out in his arms, and when they got back to hotel, they explored their relationship a little farther. Causing Lucy to call them out on it the next morning.

They left on this vacation as a fake couple. But they came home as a couple ready to start a loving relationship.

The Pink Pelican is a REAL ice cream restaurant that me and my family go to every year down in Panama City Beach, Florida. I'm like Levy, I don't care about sweets. Give me a chocolate waffle cone and I'm set. hahaha.

post /125894476687/ for- those- of- you- who- read- everyday-lives- chapter :THE PINK PELICAN! While in Florida I took a picture of it! Just remove the spaces!

**i'm trying to change Grandeeny into Grandina, if i've missed one let me know!