"Well I'm off to get the rest of our supplies Gajeel" lily waved, walking out the door.

"Hey Lev?" Gajeel stood to take the plates to the kitchen. Levy followed behind, placing her plate in to the sink next to the dragon slayer.

"Yeah?"

"So I was thinking, you can stay here while I'm gone." He glanced at her from his perifial.

"So you're serious about me not going with you?" She stopped drying her plate, staring at her hands shaking.

"I told ya I can't take you with us this time. But" He pulled her to him, reaching in to his pocket to retrieve the small box. "I would like you to wait for me. Whaddaya say?" He opened the box to show her the ring inside.

"Oh Gajeel its beautiful!" She took the ring, running her fingers over the gems. "Did you make this?"

"Gihee, of course I did" He huffed arrogantly.

"5 years is a long time to wait...." She looked up at him "But for you, I've waited this long why not a little longer?" He bent down, kissing her.

"Ill write as much as Im able, but we will be moving around a lot so you won't be able to write back. Maybe if everything goes well I'll be back before the 5 years" He smiled at her, the biggest smile she has ever seen on his normally scowling face. It wrinkled his eyes, and she could see that he had dimples. "While I'm gone you can move in here. I own it so you won't have to pay rent. There's a spare room that is empty, you can use it as your library!" Her eyes light up at the thought of her own space just for her thousands of books. "Just don't girly the place up too much ok?" He let out a hearty chuckle. Just then Lily came back with the rest of the supplies.

"Ready to go Gajeel?"

"Yeah just give me another minute cat"

"Train leaves in 10 minutes we gotta go" Gajeel grips her hand as they walk down to the train station.

"You'll be ok shrimp dont worry"

"I know, this is just so sudden. We will be ok though" She smiled up at him, a few tears trying to escape the corners of her eyes. She watched as most important person in her life boarded the train and steamed away in to the distance.





3 years later:

-Dear Levy, hey hun hope everything is going well, I miss you so much. I have some good news, I'll be home sooner than we expected. In fact, I'll be home in about 2 weeks. By the time you get this it will probably be only a week before Im back. The job went well and I was paid extra for a job well done. Lily will be leaving me here a few days after I ship this letter off so you should expect him any day. Our train had a delay so I sent him on ahead of me. I can't wait to see you. Love you Shrimp see you soon.-


Levy received her last letter from Gajeel 3 days ago, Lily should be home today. So much has changed in these 3 long years.

"Come on dear, we need to get to the guild." Levy rushes out the door heading to the guild with a shadow in toe. It was about lunch time when the two of them walked in the door to the guild hall, Levy spots Lucy trying to wrangle her little pink haired 2 year old daughter Rose, at the bar. Mira smiling at the two girls as she places their lunch plates down in front of them. "Care if we join you?" Levy plops down next to her best friend, ordering 2 plates for lunch.

"Good afternoon Levy" Mira was as happy as always. "I hear Lily is supposed to be home today, are you excited?"

"Yeah, a little nervous too. I hope he can help me figure out how to tell Gajeel" She pushes her food around on her plate. "I still haven't figured out how to word it, Im supposed to be the mage of words and yet here I am drawing blanks" She sighs and lays her head down on the bar.

"Im sure everything will be fine" Lucy pats her friend's shoulder. Just then the door to the guild swung open.

"LILY!" Mira shouted as he flew up to the bar. "Long time no see!"

"Mira how have you been? Lucy you look as wonderful as always, is that pink hair cutie yours?"

"Yep sure is, unfortunately she inherited her father's spirit" She laughed.

"And who is this guy?" Lily points to the mop of black hair sitting in front of the young pink haired toddler, both playing with a toy dragon.

"Well Lily" Levy sits up from her moping position "That would be my son" Lily looks at Levy, eyes nearly popping out of his head.

"Yours?" He stammers

"Yes, mine" She picks the young child up in her arms.

"Who's the dad then?" 'Gajeel is going to flip his shit when he gets back.' Lily thinks to himself.

"Gajeel is, and I'm going to need your help telling him. I don't know how he is going to take the news"

"But how is he the father?"

"This isn't the place to have that kind of talk Lily" Levy laughs and places the tot in lily's arms. "Steel meet your uncle Lily" he looks at the black cat and claps his hands, "Ily" Lily laughs at how the small babe says his name.

"He looks just like Gajeel, but cuter"