"Oww...ouch...ooh..."

Lucy winced, and whined, in pain with every step as she dragged her wounded body through the halls of Fairy Hills apartments, trying to reach her room for a much-needed reprieve. She was almost literally covered from head to toe in bandages. Her mission, alongside Natsu and Wendy, had involved kicking out a bunch of high-grade thugs that had taken up residence in some warehouses in a nearby town. The fights had been a cinch, of course, but a bit of bad luck and Natsu's own stupidity caused Lucy to fall off the upper floor of the warehouse, straight into an empty crate.

Fortunately, Wendy had been taking private lessons from Porlyusica, but her current healing skills could only do so much, so Lucy was left with a terrible aching as well as some minor cuts and bruises. Natsu had apologized over and over until he nearly cried, but Lucy forgave him. She had to, because she was afraid to think what Erza Scarlet, her girlfriend, would do if she found out Natsu's responsibility in this whole mess. She was very protective of the blonde; Lucy loved that aspect about her lover, but sometimes she thought Erza overdid it. Last time, a poor sod who had tried flirting with Lucy very nearly got himself hurled into a fruit stand.

'Now that I think about it, Erza should be getting back from her own mission sometime today...oh, she's not going to like this at all,' Lucy thought as she groped around in her pockets for her apartment key. She planned on getting cleaned up and putting on some new clothes before she went and paid Erza a visit, if she was already back in her own room. Lucy slipped the key into the doorknob, unlocked it, and stepped inside.

"Welcome home, Mistress Lucy."

Had it been physically possible, Lucy would have probably squirted a gallon's worth of blood out of her nose right then. Erza was standing before her in little more than a skimpy maid outfit, revealing a generous amount of cleavage as well as her thighs. She did not appear to be wearing any underwear either. Lucy had almost forgotten how perfectly toned Erza's body was, like a lovely stone sculpture, a living embodiment of beauty. Her breasts were large and her curves prominent, but she still carried herself so easily, and the faint outline of muscle only added to her intimidating, but marvelous, form. Not to forget her incredible red hair as well, which could stand out so easily even in a crowded room. The contrast was glaring between Erza's dominant personality and her outfit's obvious link to sexualized submissiveness, and yet Erza could make it work so well, not losing an ounce of her pride even in choosing such a dress. Erza was truly a goddess, bound in human flesh.

Lucy felt her knees go weak for a moment. Her hidden perverse side, the side she held exclusively for Erza, was showing again. She was the one who always liked girls; Erza had only come out to being bisexual a few months ago, at the start of their relationship. Everyone else had claimed they thought it was going to be the opposite. Lucy had really been enjoying exploring her sexuality to the fullest, thanks to Erza.

"E-Erza...what're you doing?" Lucy stammered. She didn't have to ask how the redhead got in this time; she had given Erza a spare key for occasions like this.

Erza laughed. "I heard from Virgo that you had a thing for maid outfits, so I decided to pick this up on the way back here to surprise you...do you like it?" She did a little spin, revealing that the back of the costume did not cover much skin either. Lucy was feeling seriously tempted, but in her current condition, she doubted that she'd be able to enjoy this scenario to its fullest. Oh, how she wished her arms didn't ache like they did right now.

"It looks really..." Lucy coughed into her fist, "...Really great on you."

Erza smiled, about to say something, but her grin quickly fell apart when she noticed the current state of her lover's body. She took it all in with silence for a few seconds. "What happened to you, Lucy?"

"Oh, these? Well, it's kind of a long story, but Erza, no matter what, please promise me you won't get mad!" Lucy begged her.

Erza's brow furrowed, eyebrows knit with clear ferocity. "...What happened to you, Lucy?" she repeated. The fact she was wearing a skimpy maid outfit did not make her seem any less imposing.

Lucy looked down at her feet, like a child being forced to explain a mishap to the parent. "I...I kinda got hurt on the mission..."

"What? You got hurt? How? When? Who do I need to beat up to make you feel better?" Erza was really beginning to get riled up, and she made no secret about it, which concerned Lucy even more.

"You don't need to beat up anyone, Erza," Lucy told her, folding her arms across her bust, "It was all an accident. Natsu was fighting some criminals, I took a misstep from nearby, and I fell into a crate. I'm actually in much better shape than I could be right now; Wendy healed most of my more serious wounds already."

Erza clenched her fists so tightly that the skin turned white.

"And don't go picking on Natsu because of this either! He didn't mean it! And he's already apologized enough!"

After contemplating a moment longer, Erza declared her resignation with a heavy sigh, and she pulled her lover into an embrace. The soft, laced fabric of Erza's maid outfit felt warm on Lucy's skin. Erza's right leg felt to be pushing near her crotch, just barely touching the inner-thigh, but that was enough to elicit a response. Lucy moaned as she wrapped her lips around Erza's, who graciously received the kiss. The two women kissed again and again. Once they started, it was a difficult thing to stop. Erza's tongue slipped along the roof of her girlfriend's mouth, and then down her throat. She started playing with the girl's hair too. Lucy raised her arms to properly embrace her girlfriend, but a burst of pain shooting up her limbs halted her.

"Ah..." Lucy grimaced, pulling away from Erza to grip her throbbing arms.

Erza frowned. "Lucy, are you really in that much pain?"

"I'll be okay...really..." Lucy tried to laugh it off, but she was cut off by another sharp, jabbing feeling.

It was clear that it upset Erza greatly to see her girlfriend in such a state. She leaned over and gently brushed her lips over the bandage on Lucy's right cheek. Lucy blushed, although she would much rather have another kiss on the lips instead.

"What're you doing?"

"I'll kiss all of your pain away," Erza said with a face so fierce, so stern, that it actually terrified the Celestial Mage, "I can do that, because I'm the strongest woman of Fairy Tail, and you are my woman. I should have the power to do that."

"E-Erza...I...I don't think you can-"

Erza stared at her.

"Okay, I understand...but can't you do it without having such a scary look on your face?" Lucy cried.

Erza ignored her and resumed her kissing. She kissed Lucy's cheeks, her neck, her shoulders, her arms, her hands, and most of her fingers. Lucy's willpower was beginning to slip; it was asking far too much, to keep herself in control as she was lovingly kissed all over her fragile body by Erza wearing a maid uniform. Still, Lucy understood even better that holding composure was important. Her eyelids fluttered shut. She wanted to attune all of her senses to focus solely on her lover's gentle touch. Erza went lower and lower. She slipped her thumbs underneath Lucy's shirt and lifted it high enough to reveal the girl's bellybutton. Lucy almost burst into protest, but when Erza kissed the delicate bruise underneath her bellybutton, she swallowed her words back into her dry throat. Erza's tongue tickled the inside of Lucy's bellybutton. Lucy was enjoying this way more than she thought she would. Erza peppered Lucy's belly with several more kisses before turning her attention to a much more interesting target.

"I wonder how many bruises you have down here..." Erza said with a throaty chuckle as she began lifting Lucy's skirt. Lucy moaned loudly, gasping Erza's name.

Lisanna had her back pressed to the wall. She was right beside the girls' door, which they had mistakenly left open. Her face was steaming red; she had to hold her breath just to keep from accidentally blowing her cover. She had heard about Lucy's unfortunate accident from Natsu, and she wanted to pay her friend a visit, but it seemed she came at the time of a very intimate moment between lovers.

"Ah! Erza, I forgot to close the door!"

"What? Dammit...hold on a moment..."

Lisanna heard the door slam, and looking over, she saw that it was so. She sighed in relief. That was just way too sexy for her. The youngest Strauss sibling hurried away. Maid outfits, kissing, bellybutton-licking...it was too hot and heavy.

Snapping to her senses a second later, Lucy bonked Erza over the head.

"Okay, stop! I should be resting right now, not letting you do this! Cut it out!"

"...Sorry..."