Moving on

Chapter 1 : Improbable

Hello everyone! This is my first fanfic starring two of my favorite Fairy Tail characters: Gajeel and Laxus :) It also focuses on my favorite ship Gale and of course, Miraxus.

Beforehand, I have to tell you guys my first language is French. Since most of the series and books I'm reading/watching are in English, I thought it'd be a great challenge to wright in English. So I decided to start with "Moving on", the translation of my current French fanfiction "Tourner la page".

Hope you'll enjoy it!

Another employee left the hostel. Hostel... by looking at the building, you couldn't really call it that. The establishment was way too big and luxurious to be considered something else than a hotel. It was actually the wealth of Fairy Tail that caught Gajeel's attention. Although he wasn't interested at all about the comfort and the useless services offered by the hostel, their safe must be abundant.

The young man waited a few more minutes. Nobody else crossed the doorframe. It was past one AM and only some rare employees maintaining the hotel at night were still present. With a minimum of discretion, he would easily be able to brake in and make his way without being discovered. Without a second thought, he entered the building. A young women with silver hair, almost white, addressed him a warm smile. Gajeel answered her with a nod and continued his way, trying to not attract attention on himself. As planned, the amount of costumers visiting the place must be large enough to easily be mistaken as one of them. With a quick look by his shoulder, he made sure he wasn't followed and barged in what looked like the owner's office. The money must be kept in there, he told himself. Closing the door behind him, he saw the safe, noting with satisfaction that he was right. The young man took small metallic objects from his pocket, unlocked the safe with expertise and, a few minutes later, took off with a bag filled with money.

At least, that was the original plan. Gajeel choked a curse when, after opening the door, he faced a tall blond man. How in hell did he not ear him coming? Without hesitation, he slammed the door shut. The threatening look on the blond's face, striped by a lightning shaped scar, was clear enough: Gajeel had to get out of it ASAP! He locked the door, knowing very well the wood it was made of wouldn't last long. Even if he was a well build man, he knew fighting bare hands against the big guy would buy enough time for the police to arrive and catch him. He had to act fast. Gajeel opened the window, even if they were at the second floor and jumped. He felt a stinging pain through his left ankle, but he ignored it, hearing the sound of a broken door from inside. He had to find a place to hide and fast!

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The young woman stretched with satisfaction after closing the book she just finished. She had a long day at work. Even so, it was passed one AM and she was still awake. Levy smiled knowing she never kept her own promises to go early to bed. Although, a loud yawn convinced her it was time to go. She donned a pyjama, closed the lights and walked to the bathroom to brush her teeth when she froze. Steps! She heard step sounds in her apartment. Ignoring her tremors and her fear, she ran silently to her wardrobe from which she took out a baseball bat, a present from Droy, one of her best friends. When he gave her the bat, she first thought he was paranoiac... he wasn't that paranoid after all.

Gathering her courage, she came closer to the noise source. A man was truly there. Taking a deep breath to give her additional courage, she made a couple other steps to get closer to the intruder who was looking nervously at the window. The closer she was, the scarier the man looked. He was wearing only black and his hair, as black as his clothes, was long enough to reach his lower back. As for his arms, each of them were marked by three piercings. And his shape and height... he wouldn't have any difficulty to steal anything if he wanted. She had to act now, before being noticed. With a big swing, she hit him with the bat.