Disclaimer: Fairytail and its characters do not belong to me they belong to Hiro Mashima. I wish I owned them though they are pretty cool. This is going to be a Gajeel and Levy Fanfiction Rating will probably be M. Thinking about adding Lily to the coupling because it sounds interesting, but I am not sure yet, please review :)

Levy stared out the window of her apartment silently. Her mind raced with thoughts of yesterday's events. She admitted to herself that she liked Gajeel, so she decided to tell Jet and Droy since they were like her brothers. She never would have expected the bruises that followed her words to them. Even now as one of her small hands lightly grazed her bruised cheek, she couldn't believe that they had really hit her and said such mean things to her. It made tears fill her brown eyes for the millionth time that morning. She slowly wiped them away and wondered when the rain would let up, it was about time she took a job and she knew that Gajeel would come with her.

When he saw them lay their hands on her he was the first one to come to her aid. He was her protector, but deep down she wondered if he still thought she was weak. Remembering the words he had exchanged with her during the S-Class Contest, she silently chided herself, he had told her he didn't think of her as weak. When she looked up to the window again the familiar patch of black hair was entering her door and she couldn't help the smile that graced her features. The first one to make it to her side was Lily, but Gajeel was not far behind. "Hey shorty, I got us a mission, but we gotta leave in the morning bright an early so I figured My cat and I could stay here," he said to her in a questioning manner. She smiled and nodded and he noticed the familiar red in her eyes and he scowled.

"What'd I tell ya about crying over those blubbering idiots, I-it don't look right on your pretty face, those red eyes," He muttered shyly and she was surprised at the light pink tint that colored his tan cheeks. She hugged him with a smile and then picked up Lily. Lily purred happily and rubbed his face against her uninjured cheek, being careful not to hurt her. "I promise not to cry anymore, but if I do I want you two to move in with me, there is plenty of room," She said eagerly. She tried to hide her eagerness, but she didn't want to be alone anymore and she knew if they stayed here she could talk to Lily about her feelings some more. He was very sweet and a great listener and she loved getting advice from him. He was like her big brother. "I agree, it would be nice and we could get to missions easier if we lived together," Lily replied politely understanding her reasoning and finding more to add to insure Gajeel agreed, but Gajeel was already very happy about the idea. He did well in hiding it though and only Lily noticed.

"Sure, Don't see why not," Gajeel said quietly. Levy smiled with delight and hugged them both eagerly. "Calm down girl, I guess we can bring our stuff after this mission, how much is rent," He inquired. "Ah its 80,000 Jewel a month, but if you help with groceries we don't have to split it," she said and he gave her an expression of outrage, but stayed silent. To her surprise it was Lily who spoke first. "Nonsense, we will pay our half and help with groceries, we our a team after all," He said matter of factly. She agreed and decided it was time to start dinner.