A/N I'm back with another NatsuxLevy fic. This will be longer than my previous 'Book for a Dragon' and I will be putting more time into it

The bluenette was sat in corner far from the customary brawl with a look of concentration on her face. Every so often she'd glance up and her eyes always landed on the same person. A pink haired dragon slayer by the name of Natsu. Though it had been a few weeks now, Levy still couldn't comprehend her feelings. Everyone had assumed she was infatuated with Gajeel, and at one point she herself had thought she would've ended up with the Iron Dragon slayer. But she didn't feel the same envy when Gajeel was talking to other girls as she did when she saw Natsu conversing with the female mages of the guilt. She didn't feel the same worry when Gajeel went on a long mission as she did when Natsu was out on a job. She didn't feel the same warmth in her heart when Gajeel would smile at her as when Natsu would flash his signature grin her direction. She read a lot of books, and carried a lot of knowledge in her head, but she didn't really understand how this has happened, but this much was clear. She had feelings for Natsu. Her train of thought was abruptly broken as a large figure approached her corner.

"Whatcha thinkin about Shrimp?"

"Oh, it's nothing Gajeel" she replied, smiling weakly at the black haired dragon slayer.

"Tsk, yeah right" he began "I've seen that look before, you're thinkin of ol' pinkie over there again" he said, nodding towards the fire dragon slayer to emphasise his point. Levy sighed. Gajeel was the only person she'd confided in about her feelings. She had her reasons for this of course. Mira would probably throw together some mad plot to throw the pair together, Lucy was too close to the dragon slayer so Levy wasn't sure her secret would be safe, she was terrified of Erza, and Wendy was little too young to be talking about these kinds of things, so that left Gajeel. Though, if she'd have known that he would just tease her at any given opportunity, she probably would've kept the information to herself. She pouted and gave Gajeel a disapproving look, and he raised his hands defensively while chuckling to himself.

"Anyway, I might have the solution to your little problem" he said, before placing a piece of paper in front of her. The paper was a request for some mages to come to a village, disable some rune traps before defeating all the bandits in the area. She new that this mission was perfect for her and Natsu. She was nervous about inviting Natsu to go on a mission, just the two of them, but as she looked up from the request she saw Natsu arguing with Gajeel. Turning from Gajeel, Natsu flashed Levy a toothy grin and a wink before punching Gajeel into a table. Upon seeing this. Levy, felt a smile spread across her face as a wave of confidence washed over her. Standing up from her chair, she took the request and began walking towards the brawl.

"Natsu!" She called out. Nothing.

"Natsu!" A little louder this time. Still nothing.

"NATSU!" This time she shouted at the top of her voice. Suddenly the entire guild were staring at her, wondering what had caused the outburst. She felt herself crumbling under the gaze of the entire guild, so she made eye contact with the floor with a shy smile on her face.

"S-sorry everyone, carry on" she muttered, as everyone went back to what they were doing. Confident she blew it, she began walking back to her corner but suddenly felt a warm hand on her shoulder. Turning around, she was surprised to meet the gaze of the pinkette.

"Can I help you with something Levy?" He asked

"Oh...uh- I"

"Are you okay Levy? You look like you're burning up" he asked, a hint of worry in his voice and a concerned look on his face. Levy raised a hand to her cheek and realised she was blushing.

"Oh it-it's nothing" she said quickly as she remembered the request in her hand. "Ah, yes, here!" She exclaimed and raised the request defiantly. Natsu looked at the request, taking his time to read the longer words as his brow furrowed in concentration. As he finished reading, a grin spread across his face. Levy smiled as she felt her plan was working. However, before she could continue that thought, she felt herself being dragged out of the guild doors and into the street.

"Come on Levy! If we get all our stuff and start walking now, we can get there by nightfall!"

"Wait walk?!" She exclaimed, beginning to slightly regret her decision.