Meet My (Fake) Husband! - GaLe FanFic

15.

Gajeel's POV

Training was over.

We had three hours until we were meant to meet with Phantom Lorde. Some of us were eating, mainly Natsu and Erza, and some of us were just talking to each other; exchanging tactics, talking about diversions and distractions, etcetera.

I was one of the few people sitting by themselves. No one came over to me and for that I thanked them silently. I needed time to think about the past few weeks, about how one person had changed the way I think and act. Sure I found her through Makarov and knew all about her, but I never expected this. I never expected to become someone who truly cared for others and their safety.

To be honest I did believe that I would turn out like those old guys in films who look back at their life and realise how lonely they were, and how much they wanted to change the past.

My hands ached slightly but not as badly as they hurt after the first day of training. Wendy stuck to first aid and often had to bandage my hands because apparently punching walls can injure you.

I checked my watch again, still three hours.

"Gajeel?" I turned to see Makarov, "don't beat yourself up about any of this. None of us knew what would happen, in all seriousness we hoped that your fake marriage would turn into a real one... It's a shame that this happened."

"All because I-,"

"What did I literally just say." Makarov glared at me. "It's not your fault, we should've been more careful since we knew about Phantom Lorde."

"... I guess."

The old man sighed and sat down beside me, he looked around and smiled. "Everyone here is for yours and Levy's sake, whatever you do don't make them waste their time."

He patted me on the back then wandered away humming a repetitive tune. After letting out a sigh, I stood up and wandered around thinking about what was yet to come.

***

Levy worked at a cafe called Fairy Tail, notorious for being the best cafe in Magnolia and possibly Fiore. Some people mistook it for a bar due to the amount of alcohol it sells but no, it's a cafe. Normal people would just go there for a drink or some food, maybe karaoke night. However, for people like me it was completely different.

After midnight, that's when I would go.

"Gajeel my boy, why do you look so down today?" A drunk Makarov asked me.

"Eh, my old man won't hand the company down to me."

"Did he find out about your gang?"

"Even if he did, he wouldn't care."

"Then why won't he hand it down to you?"

"Apparently, I haven't done anything on my own. I've always had help from someone and until I can prove that I'm capable of doing things on my own he won't hand it over!" I growled. The old codger just cackled and smacked his hand down on the table.

"Igneel's the same with Natsu boy!" He managed to croak out. "Do you know what you should do to prove to him that you can do something by yourself?"

"Heck! The stuff he listed would take me ages to accomplish!"

"Like what?"

"One was to join the company from the bottom and gain my way to the top, that would take me a couple of years at best! Another was to start my own business and when it was powerful enough to rival Redfox Inc. he would allow me to merge the two companies. That'll take even longer!"