Levy's POV

After sleeping for twelve hours straight that night, I was back to my normal self and Gajeel was back at work. Juvia was around the Redfox residence more and PantherLily continued to lurk around the kitchen area, waiting for me and the kiwis.

Three days had passed since Gajeel's day off, after he'd taken care of me I felt like he deserved to be called Gajeel. I called him Redfox out of formalities, how we weren't close before... But...

Now it's different.

"Levy! Where are you?" I curled up into a ball underneath my bed covers as Gajeel's voice rang out through the mansion. "Seriously, it's almost one in the afternoon!"

"Shhhh," I mumbled. "Lemme sleep..."

The door to my room opened and I heard the grumble of a wild Gajeel. Lucky for me that I had decided to wear my yoga pants and baggy t-shirt because within seconds of entering my room, Gajeel yanked my bed covers off and left me cold.

"Come on, you need to be ready by six."

"That's like, five hours away..." I said, yawning as I sat up. "Why'd you do that by the way? I could've been in my underwear for all you knew."

Gajeel turned away quickly and strode out the door. "You need to be ready as soon as possible. Although it may be five hours away, it's best for us to be prepared now so that if Rogue shows up early we'll be ready."

"You make this sound like a war."

Gajeel called out, "It is."

Weirdo. I frowned and fell out of bed. Ouch.

Since the meeting was five hours away and I wouldn't be getting ready for another few hours, I decided to wander downstairs and grab some fruit. Lily trailed after me when I entered the kitchen and looked up at me with his hopeful eyes. Eventually I gave in and threw a kiwi in his direction, I earned a couple of concerned stares from one or two chefs and a disaproving glare from Gajeel. Sticking out my tongue at him, I returned to my room and decided to take a shower.

"Mrs Redfox? You're having a shower now?" Juvia asked me whilst bringing a new set of dark blue towels into the en suite.

"Call me Levy, Juvia!" I insisted. "And yes, if Gajeel's family is coming over then I need to look presentable."

Juvia's eyes seemed to light up for a second, but then after shaking her head, the look in her eyes vanished.

"What's wrong Juvia?"

"Hm? Nothing is wrong with Juvia!" Juvia smiled. Then she twiddled her thumbs. "Um, Juvia was wondering if Mrs Re- Uhmm... Levy would mind if Juvia did Levy's make-up?"

I grinned and nodded. "Once I've had my shower, you can come into my room and give me a make-over. We can chat about stuff as well."

Juvia's face lit up and she wrapped her arms around me. "Thank you Levy!"

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"Woah Juvia!" I looked at my reflection in the mirror. "I look..."

"Juvia did it wrong!" Juvia wailed, reaching out in an attempt to redo my make-up but I moved away before she could do anything.

"No! It looks amazing!" I held her hands back and smiled. Soon after, Juvia's face broke out into a smile. "You should part time as a make-up artist."

"Really Levy?"

"Of course!" My phone's alert went off and I rushed over to it to see a text from Lucy.

From Lucy Heartfilia to Levy McGarden

'Hey Levy!!! Gd luck with ur meal 2day~ check w/ ur husband if Erza and I can steal u on tues ;)'

I cringed at all of her abbreviations, but I responded quickly. Whilst I was typing I asked,

"Hey Juvia? How would you like to come out with me and some friends on Tuesday for some shopping?"

"Juvia wouldn't be intruding?"

"No, I'm inviting you."

"If Levy's friends say that it's okay, then yes please!" Juvia cheered happily.

From Levy McGarden to Lucy Heartfilia

'Thanks, and I think Tuesday is good. I'm inviting Juvia, I've told you about her, she's soooooooooooo nice~! We'll meet outside of Lisanna's shop okay?'

"And, sent." Putting my phone back into my pocket I realised that I hadn't specified what time. I took my phone out again and sighed.

I had a call from my husband.

My fake husband obviously.

"Gajeel? What do you want?" I asked, massaging my temples. "I'm getting ready now, don't worry I'm not dillydallying-,"

"He's here, I need you to be looking good mkay?"

"He's here now?!" I cried, making frantic hand gestures to Juvia who responded with a shocked face.

"Yes, and he's wondering where my 'wife' is."

"I-I'll be down in five minutes, just give me give minutes."

"Make it 3."

With that, Gajeel hung up on me and I pouted. What a mean jerk! Who calls someone who's in the same house as them and says the other is dillydallying?!

(I'm totally not guilty of that crime~ heh heh... Yeah I'm guilty -_-)

"Juvia takes it that Rogue is here?"

"Yes, and according to Gajeel he wants to see me."

"You're ready as soon as you put on the dress Juvia picked out for you." She revealed to me a long dark blue dress with a small slit down the side, it looked gorgeous. "Juvia noticed that Levy was uncomfortable in the red dress, so Juvia chose a safer option."

"Thanks, and there were options like the other nights?" I asked, receiving a nod from Juvia. "Oh gosh."

"Good luck!" Before I could respond, Juvia pushed me out of the room and I then scurried down the stairs to meet my husband and his cousin.

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Gajeel's POV

"Make it 3." I hung up on Levy and turned to face Rogue who was biting his bottom lip in an attempt to subdue his laughter.

"You're still so cruel Gajeel, tricking your wife into thinking that she needs to get down here fast."

"She'd take ages if I didn't. I didn't actually expect you to come this early though, I must admit." Showing him through to the lounge, I waited for the sound of Levy's feet racing across the hall.

She appeared within seconds of us entering the lounge.

"S-Sorry I'm late." She apologised.

I'm not gonna lie.

She looked good.

"Sit down with us Miss McGarden."

Levy shot me a look of confusion, then she facepalmed.

"I forgot he knew, wait... If he knew then why did I have to dress up like this?" She asked, puffing out her cheeks and furrowing her brows.

"It's still dinner with a guest, Rogue this is Levy, Levy this is Rogue."

Rogue shook Levy's hand rather than kiss it, he never was good with women.

"Nice to meet you Levy, I'm afraid the last time we met you were ill?"

"Yes I was, all because someone took me to a sushi place which gave me food poisoning..." Her brown eyes threw daggers in my direction, daggers which I tried my best to avoid. 

"Oh, that's bad for you. You actually looked sweet bearing in mind that you were ill." Rogue smiled at Levy who looked away and coughed, I noticed that her cheeks had a tinge of pink. Subconsciously my fists clenched.

"Ahem. Anyway, how've you been Rogue?"

"The same, well now that I've got Frosch I'm busier than before." My cousin smiled as he told us what was happening. "My business course is going well at university and the rest of my free time is taken up by hanging around with Sabertooth or trying to teach Frosch some tricks. Listen!" He leant forwards on his seat. "Frosch's wearing a pink frog costume!"

"Is that not abuse?" I asked, scratching my chin.

"That's adorable!" Levy squealed. "Can I see a picture?"

"Sure," Levy rushed to Rogue's side and shrieked when she saw his lockscreen. "That's Frosch in the frog suit."

My chest tightened and I realised that my hands were clenching. 

Was I... Jealous?

No, no way.

"Sir Redfox?" I turned my head and saw some of the kitchen staff looking worried. "May we have a word?"

"Of course." Standing up, I apologised for having to leave and followed the servant. "What's the problem?"

"The chicken we were preparing for dinner, it's gone."

"I-It's gone?"

"Y-Yes Sir..."

"How? How does a meal run away...? You didn't..." I face-palmed.

"No Sir, we bought it from your private butcher."

I gave a sigh of relief then looked around the hall. 

"So the chicken's vanished?"

"Yes Sir."

"Do we have anything else?"

"We do have pizza."

"... Make that." The servant bowed slightly then scurried off in the direction of the kitchen. Turning on my left heel, I made my way back to the lounge.

"...Really?!"

"Yes! He used to tell me how-," Rogue looked up and froze, then after a minute or so he burst out laughing. "I-I didn't think you'd be back so soon!"

"What were you two talking about?"

"Nothing." They said in perfect unison. I raised an eyebrow and watched as the two of them began snickering, then full on laughing. 

"It doesn't seem like nothing."

"R-Rogue was just telling me... about how you acted like his brother even though you're cousins." Levy managed to say whilst wiping tears from her eyes.

"Well yeah, our parents were really irresponsible."

"Yes, they really were. Hey, what's for dinner?" Rogue asked.

I sat down in the seat beside Levy and sat back. "Pizza."

"Fancy." Rogue commented.

"You already know." Levy hummed.

"The chicken's gone missing, I don't know what's happened so we're having pizza." The two looked puzzled when I told them that the chicken had gone missing.

"Did PantherLily eat it by any chance?" Rogue sat on the edge of his seat. This was usually a sign that he was hungry but didn't want to say.

I've known him my whole life, I know these things.

"That panther has kiwis. I don't know if he eats chicken."

"And you wonder why you're not his favourite," Levy said, rolling her eyes. "He doesn't eat chicken, he really only has fish. Even then, he only eats a little part of it."

"So PantherLily isn't a suspect."

"Who could it be then?"

"Well, at my estate my staff get really hungry. Because I forget to eat, that means they can;t go on food breaks." He scratched the back of his head and laughed.

"Do you suspect one of the staff?"

"Maybe, but Gajeel feeds them... Right Gajeel?"

"Yeah, I do. And why are we turning this into a proper investigation case?" I asked, looking at the two idiots- I mean overreacting people.

"Shh not now Gajeel." Levy hushed. "We're trying to think of suspects."

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"This pizza's really nice."

"It's a shame we didn't find the culprit."

"Would you please shut up about that Rogue."

"Sorry cuz."

"Don't call me cuz."

"Gajeel be nice."

The short conversation ended there with me being scolded by my wife, fake wife. I could've said something about her dissapearing off of the face of the Earth... But I thought that was too harsh, especially if we had guests.

We ate the pizza in silence for a bit, no one looked at each other. Everyone was focused on the last slice.

"I think I should have it since I'm the only girl here and I've only had two slices." Levy reasoned.

"Actually, you've already eaten six." Rogue pointed out. 

"I think I'm going to have it." I stated.

"Why?" The two of them asked.

"Because," quickly, I grabbed the slice and took a large bite. "I'm eating it."

""When're you two going to meet your father Gajeel?" Rogue asked, tapping his fork on the table in an angry way.

"Soon."

"Soon? We're meeting your father?" I answered Levy's question with a brief nod. "Thanks for telling me..."

"I was going to tell you, but..."

"It's been hard? Trying to train me to become your perfect wife?" She sounded agitated and she too was tapping the table angrily.

"Let me finish. My father's in a coma. The doctor's gave him a month to live."

"Oh."

"Oh look at the time!" Rogue exclaimed. "I need to get going. Sting said that I needed to get to Sabertooth by 11pm."

"It's 11pm?" Levy wondered, checking her watch. "So it is. Bye Rogue."

"See you Levy. My new driver's always on time, he worked in an ice-cream parlour before he became my chauffer. He speeds and doesn't get speeding tickets, I swear he must be a secret race car driver."

"I'll see you out Rogue."

Levy stayed in the dining room as I walked Rogue to the door.

"You like her."

"Huh?"

"I saw your fists clenching. That means that you're jealous."

"No it doesn't, Rogue you don;t know me."

"Yes I do, listen." Rogue kept eye contact with me and gave me a look. "Don't let her get away."

"... Bye Rogue." I closed the door on him as soon as he stepped through.

...I'm jealous?

Levy's POV

I blushed as I remembered my conversation with Rogue.

"You seriously like my cousin don't you?"

"Huh?!"

"Don't worry, if he likes you he'll show jealousy towards me."

"What? But why?"

"I was getting close to you and trying to speak with you more than with Gajeel. He must've noticed because his fists were clenching."

"...And that means?"

"He was jealous."

"...!"

"He'll confess before your contract ends, definitely."

"I don't-,"

"You do like him Levy, and I'll help you out as much as I can."

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

"My cousin being happy for once."

"Really?!"

"Yeah he used to tell me how..."

Then Gajeel walked in,

I looked down at the floor and smiled.

Maybe I did want to be with him...

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HERE IS 1 OUT OF THE 3 PROMISED CHAPTERS.

I'm sorry about last week and not updating. ^^'

But my gosh I'm tired. School ended (HOLIDAY WEEK YES) and I should be writing more, if not then sorry I'm either sleeping or working.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!