AN: This was originally supposed to be for LaLu week, but it ended up being longer than I originally planned. So now it's a multi-chap fic. This fic is a canon divergence in which Tartarus doesn't happen and we can pretend that Zeref and Acnologia aren't a threat to Fiore. In which Fairy Tail participates in the Grand Magic Games for a second time and end up winning first place again. This fic starts with the aftermath of that celebration. I hope you guys like it!

"There's a hole in my soul.

I can't fill it. I can't fill it.

There's a hole in my soul.

Can you fill it? Can you fill it?"

Rays of sunshine spilled through semi opened curtains and onto the two sleeping occupants in bed. Laxus being one of the occupants ended up being a victim to the sunshine. With a groan he turned his head away and would have gladly gone back to sleep if he didn't feel someone shift beside him in bed. He slowly opened his eyes and squeezed them shut shortly after seeing how bright the room was. A splitting headache made its presence known and for the first time in years Laxus Dreyar wanted to curl into a ball.

What the hell? He grabbed his head and applied pressure thinking that it will help lessen the ache for the time being. Once he was able to get out of bed he'll hunt Bickslow down and electrocute the ever living crap out of him. Most events from last night were a blur, but he remembered that it had been the Seith Mage trying to convince him to take a couple of drinks to loosen up.

"Come on Laxus! What's the worst that can happen?"

This is the last time I listen to Bicks. Laxus thought to himself as he took in a deep breath. He regretted doing so when the smell of sweat and sex filled his lungs, but it was the faint smell of strawberries that had dread pool in the pit of his stomach. It can't be. He only knew one person who carried that scent.

Laxus forced his eyes open and through squinted eyes caught sight of blonde hair peaking from under the covers. He felt his throat go dry and swallowed as he reached for the blanket before tugging it down slowly until he saw her face. Oh fuck…. He slid the blanket over her face again and tried to come up with a reasonable explanation as to why Lucy Heartfilia was in bed with him.

There is no reason… why the fuck is she here!? He pressed his palms against his face and groaned in despair. Where the hell was Flame Brain and Ice Prick to keep this from happening? Where the hell was the Great Titania to protect her honor? Weren't they supposed to make sure that something like this didn't happen to Lucy? Where the hell was the Raijinshuu to stop this from happening? Weren't they his personal bodyguards? How could they have failed me like this?

As he brought his hands down he felt something cold and metallic like slide down his face and looked at his hands confused. That is until his eyes zeroed in on the golden band that lay innocently on his left ring finger. The air rushed out of his lungs. No… He blinked thinking that perhaps he was seeing things, but it still lay there. You have got to be kidding me.

Laxus threw the covers off him and jumped out of bed. The headache long forgotten and running purely on adrenaline as he tried to remember what happened. Images of Cana and the Quatro Cerberus member Bacchus joining Bicklow and him at the table came to his head. Which would now explain how he had gotten so drunk.

He remembered Gray climbing on one of the tables, with that other Ice Mage from Lamia Scale, and stripping. Laxus knew the Ice Mage was shit faced drunk because Gray never consciously took off his clothing, but this time he was doing so while performing a series of pelvic thrusts. Bacchus had been whistling at them along with Bickslow who had joined Cana in throwing jewels at them. Laxus vaguely remembered Juvia holding a recording lacrima while yelling "Gray-sama!" with heart eyes.

He had wondered why Erza had yet to pull them off the table but had caught a glimpse of the Re-equip Mage sneaking out the bar. After that things became even more of a blur no matter how hard he tried to remember. He remembered seeing Natsu with Lucy, but there were two others with them. One with blond hair and another with dark hair. The mystery still remained… how did he end up with Lucy in his bed?

Not just in my bed… Laxus glowered at the band. He was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't hear the girl in bed waking up until it was too late.

"Laxus."

He bit back a curse and looked over his shoulder to see a wide eyed Lucy sitting up in bed, holding the covers against her chest with fisted hands. In that one moment she reminded him of a bunny ready to sprint off at any sign of a threat. The thought amused him until he caught sight of the golden diamond ring. Oh shit.

"What are you doing here?" Her voice rose as her eyes trailed down his body. He could see by the way her eyes kept getting wider and her jaw went slack that it was the first time she noticed his nudity. "Why are you naked?"

"I can explain." He held out a hand to her as if trying to placate her. "Just don't freak out." It was then Laxus realized that perhaps that wasn't the best thing to say when her eyes began to roam the room.

Lucy saw various shredded pieces of white cloth littering the floor. On her side of the floor there was a pair of white slacks as if they had been thrown carelessly on the floor. A few feet away lay a light grey vest, for some reason buttons surrounded it and on the armchair a white penguin suit jacket was thrown over it. It was what lay beside it that made her pause. It appeared to be a white wedding dress, but torn completely like someone had been in a haste to take it off.

She took in the image before her, but her mind was not making any connection to what it could mean. Not when her head was hurting and her stomach felt upset. "I'm going to be sick." Lucy placed a hand over her mouth feeling bile rise up her throat. In a heartbeat Laxus had her off the bed and being carried into a bathroom.

Her hands clasped the toilet seat as she vomited. "Oh Mavis." She moaned before another wave of bile came up her throat and out her mouth. After she was done throwing up her stomach felt lighter, but it did nothing to ease her headache and left a horrible taste in her mouth. Her body trembled.

"Are you done?"

It was then she remembered Laxus had been the one to rush her to the bathroom. A part of her wanted to push him away and tell him to leave, but the pressure of his hand on her back and the slide of this thumb against her skin soothed her a little. A part of her wanted to lean back into the warmth of his presence but she remained slummed over the toilet seat not able to look at him. She simply nodded.

Laxus flushed the toilet and pulled her away from it before closing the toilet lid. He easily lifted her onto her feet and maneuvered her to stand in front of the sink.

Lucy felt her eyes burn with tears when Laxus turned the faucet on. She understood without him having to say words what he wanted her to do. She cupped her hands together under the running water before lifting them slowly to her lips and slurping the water. She rinsed her mouth with the water and spat it out. Lucy did this two more times before turning off the faucet and letting Laxus guide her to sit on the toilet seat when she felt her legs tremble. Her eyes remained down casted, not able to meet his gaze. Her hand clutched the blanket closer to her body using it as a shield.

"Stay here."

Lucy said nothing as he left her side, not knowing what to make of the situation.

Laxus bit back a curse as he exited the bathroom. His gaze roamed around the room until it landed on the discarded white slacks. He knew he needed to cover himself before going back to Lucy. He didn't want the girl to panic any more than necessary. Laxus picked the slacks off the floor and saw the marriage certificate.

Oh fuck. He thought as he looked at the paper that held his signature along with Lucy's. His hand trembled slightly as he reached for it. He sure as hell didn't remember the wedding, but the paper in his hand proved that there had been one last night. Shit. Shit. Shit. He screwed up big time. Natsu and Gray would want his head and that was only if Erza didn't succeed first. Then there was also Mira. From all the girls he could have married in a drunken fit it just had to be Fairy Tail's sweetheart. The only two people he could think that would be glad about his marriage to Lucy would be his grandfather who wanted great grandchildren and Mavis.

The marriage certificate slipped from his hand and landed on the bed. It was then he saw small stains of dried blood on the bed sheet and frowned. He knew that he wasn't hurt and he didn't smell any on Lucy, but he hadn't thought to check her thoroughly. The sight of it unsettled him. Without a second thought he yanked the sheet off the mattress and balled it up before throwing it to the side.

He slipped on the white slacks and made his way to the mini fridge to take out a water bottle. There was a bottle of painkillers on top of the fridge and he mentally thanked Freed. Armed with the painkillers and bottle of water he headed back to the bathroom.

Laxus froze when he saw Lucy tremble as she sat on the toilet seat. She had not moved an inch. "You should take one of these before taking a shower." He held out the water bottle and painkillers.

She looked at the items he offered. "Thank you," her hands reached for them, "but I don't have any clothes."

Before he could say anything a white light flashed beside them.

"Hime." Virgo stood by the door holding a suitcase.

"Virgo." Lucy cleared her throat when voice shook.

"I brought your clothes." She stepped further into the bathroom and met Laxus gaze. "I'll take it from here.

One moment Laxus stood by the sink next to Lucy and the next he was manhandled out the bathroom and with the door slamming in his face. He had half a mind to slam his fist against the door because he was frustrated. Seeing Lucy like that felt wrong and knowing that he was responsible for it pissed him off. She was already shaken and Laxus didn't want to hurt her anymore. He turned away only to be met with the sight of Loke looking at the sheet he had discarded on the floor.

"Laxus." The Spirit said his eyes not straying from the sheet.

"Loke."

"We need to talk."

Lucy popped a pill into her mouth and swallowed it down with a gulp of water, while Virgo turned the knobs for the shower. "Virgo," she said as her Spirit took the items from her hands. "Can you tell me what happened last night?"

"Hime…"

"Please." Lucy grabbed her hand. "I need to know."

"How much do you remember?"

"I was with Natsu last night. I remember Sting and Rogue being there as well." Lucy rubbed her temple. "I remember drinking a bit."

"Hime perhaps in the future you should stay away from alcohol." Virgo knew that it didn't take much for Lucy to get drunk.

"How did I end up with Laxus?"

"The Twin Dragons wanted to show Natsu something they found interesting, but you were…"

"I was already drunk." Lucy said the words Virgo was uncomfortable with.

"He didn't want to leave you alone, so he left you with Laxus."

"Why did he think that was a good idea?"

"He said Laxus was the strongest in the bar and so he will be able to look after you the best."

"That would be something he would say."

"He didn't realize that Laxus was drunk as well when he agreed." Virgo didn't have to her that the Lightning Dragon Slayer in his drunken state had literally taken what Natsu said to heart, which resulted in them getting married. It didn't help that the Seith Mage and Card Mage kept egging him on. To make matters worse the Spirits could do nothing since the alcohol messed with Lucy's magic and wasn't allowing them to open their gates.

"How am I going to face everyone?" Lucy looked at the diamond ring that rested innocently on her finger.

"One step at a time Hime." Virgo helped her stand and pulled the blanket from her. "Now go shower."

"Thank you Virgo." Lucy smiled at her Spirit feeling slightly better before she stepped under the shower spray.

Virgo closed the curtain before pulling out Lucy's clothes from the suitcase and set it on the counter along with her toothbrush, toothpaste, and comb. Then she gathered the blanket and walked out the bathroom.

"If you're going to threaten me I don't want to hear it." Laxus went to his duffel bag and violently pulled out his clothes for the day. "I screwed up. This is my problem and I'll deal with it."

"Lucy's not a problem." Loke growled at him.

"I know she's not." Laxus said through gritted teeth. "The situation were in is the problem."

"A problem that can't be easily rectified since the both of you consummated the marriage." Loke frowned at the bed sheet again.

"We'll file for divorce."

"It's not that easy." Loke glared at him. "I spent all night trying to look for an easy way out of this. The council of the people won't review the file until after a year of marriage."

"That sounds easy to me." Laxus turned to face him and crossed his arms. "We just have to wait a year to file for divorce. She won't have to change her life and I won't either."

"Wrong again." Loke said exasperated. "They want concrete evidence that the both of you are living together and that you actually tried to be husband and wife."

"Why is it this fucking hard to get a divorce?"

"The divorce rate is high and the council wants to teach people that matrimony is the binding of two people that are committed to make a life together and not something to be taken lightly."

"Complete and utter bullshit."

"They'll be harder on you and Lucy because not only are you from Fiore's number one guild, but both of you are considered among the strongest mages in that guild. People read Sorcerer Magazine for you. They want to know what you been up to, they are interested in your life. Once they read about the both of you being married to each other they will want to know more. Which in a way can work for both your benefits."

"What do you mean?" Laxus turned to face him.

"Make your marriage something public. Let them take pictures and write about it. Show them that it's two people in love instead of it simply being a drunken accident. Pretend you had a secret relationship and were planning to get married sometime in the future so this incident simply sped up your plans. Then after a year file for divorce and say that the both of you are better off being friends. That way the council of the people won't be as suspicion and may be more lenient towards your case and grant the divorce without much of a hassle."

"You have all this planned out."

"For Lucy. It was a mistake and she doesn't deserve to suffer the slander that her person will receive once it's released that she married Laxus Dreyar while drunk. People will no longer look at her the same."

"Then it's a good thing I'm used to people talking shit. I can handle it for the both of us."

"You will look after her." Loke narrowed his eyes on him.

"I thought it went without saying."

The door to the bathroom opened as Virgo stepped out.

"How is she doing?" Laxus asked before Loke could.

Virgo shared a look with Loke before meeting Laxus gaze. "She's in a delicate state right now, but she will be alright with time." She stepped further into the hotel room and began to pick up the sheets and discard clothes. "Treat her with care." She turned to face him. "I know that you're aware that last night was her first time."

Fuck. Laxus knew when he saw the blood on the sheets, but had hoped that wasn't the case.

He remembered how it was with Evergreen when she slept with her first guy. It had been a disaster because the guy in the end hadn't cared for her and had simply used her. It didn't matter that Evergreen had not loved the guy, but she liked him. He knew that she could handle her own and if she wanted to she could have beaten him to bloody pulp, but she didn't. Instead she let it go and well he couldn't. Freed didn't hesitate to give him info on the guy and he didn't have to tell Bickslow to follow him when he paid the guy a visit. The Seith Mage came with him even at the risk of Evergreen's wrath. No one got away with hurting one of his own.

Now he felt dirty because it didn't matter that he and Lucy were drunk. He wronged her by taking her virginity with drunken sex. How the fuck did it all go so wrong?

"You're weren't a barbarian with her," Loke grudgingly admitted. "If you exclude the whole ripping her wedding dress off, but then again," He tilted his head, a lecherous smile curved on his lips. "She did seem to enjoy that."

Virgo nodded. "You were a very attentive lover to our Hime. Made sure she was thoroughly pleasured."

"I…" It took a moment for their words to register in Laxus' mind. "Wait… you two were watching?"

"From the Spirit World." Virgo said. "We had to make sure that you weren't mistreating our Hime."

"If you had we would not be having this conversation." Loke pushed his glasses further up the bridge of his nose.

Laxus found himself speechless. He didn't know whether to curse at them in anger or feel that his privacy was violated. It just seemed that this morning kept spinning more out of control. A knock on the door kept him from having to respond. Without a word he walked toward it and opened it.

"Good morning Laxus—" Freed's cheerful greeting was cut short as he was pulled inside and then he was semi shoved against the closed door. He gulped when Laxus narrowed his eyes at him.

"Where's Bickslow and Evergreen?"

"I know for a fact the Evergreen is with Elfman, but I don't know where Bickslow is." Freed frowned worried. "I thought he was with you."

"Damn him." Laxus hissed before sniffing Freed when he caught a familiar scent. "You smell like Mira."

"One does not kiss and tell." Freed said smoothly as he ducked to the side and beamed at Laxus.

Oh gods. He must have gotten laid. Laxus shuddered. He did not want to know about his team's relationships. At times it sucked being a Dragon Slayer. He pivoted and walked back to the bedroom to see Virgo gone.

"Good morning Loke." Freed said in greeting when he saw the Spirit standing by the window.

"Hey Freed." Loke nodded at him.

The Rune Mage glanced between the Spirit and Laxus. He could feel the tension in the air. "Did something happen to Lucy?" He almost let out a squeal when Laxus and Loke both glared at him at the same time.

"Why do you ask?" Loke growled at him.

"Did you hear something?" Laxus asked through gritted teeth.

"No!" Freed said quickly and raised his hands in surrender lest they pounce on him. "It's just the Loke is summoned by Lucy or simply visits her and at times Gray. So I don't understand why he would be here with you." He looked toward Loke. "No offense."

"None taken."

"It's complicated." Laxus sighed rubbing his temples.

"Is it anything I can help with?" Freed asked concerned.

"Sadly you can't this time."

Before Freed could comment the door to the bathroom opened. He looked over his shoulder to see Lucy stepping out and quickly turned to face her. "Good morning Lucy."

She looked at him surprised. "Good morning Freed." Her voice softer and lower than usual.

He turned to look back at Laxus who was looking at him as if he were waiting for something to happen. Freed didn't understand what he was waiting for… Wait a second… why did Lucy just come out of Laxus bathroom? He looked back at the Celestial Mage, his gaze carefully took in every detail. Her wet hair and hint of a purple mark that peeked out a bit from the collar of her shirt. He zeroed in on the ring that graced her left ring finger. A wedding ring… His gaze flew back to Laxus and took in his horribly wrinkled white slacks, shirtless muscular chest that had fresh red marks scratch marks? and slightly disheveled spiky blonde hair. Then he saw the gold band on his finger.

His gaze went to the paper that was on the bed. He walked toward the bed and picked it up. His gaze widened as he read the text. "M-M-Marriage…" He saw Laxus' and Lucy's signatures.

"And that's my cue to hit the shower." Laxus grabbed his clothing and towel and made his way toward the bathroom.

"The both of you got married!" Freed turned around to look at Laxus' retreating back. "And you didn't invite me!"

"It was a hasty decision." Laxus said not bothering to look back.

"But you had enough time to invite Bickslow and Cana!" Freed said as he followed him.

"What?" Laxus looked at him over his shoulder.

"They signed as your witnesses."

Laxus took a deep breath and mentally counted to ten. Once he knew for certain that he wasn't going to explode he spoke, "I'll let Loke and Lucy explain to you what's going on while I hit the shower. I expect you to order room service while I'm in there because I'm not walking out of this room with an empty stomach."

"Okay Laxus." Freed sighed feeling dejected.

"If it's any consolation I would have chosen you or Evergreen as witnesses if I had been in the right state of mind."

And just like that Freed felt he was on top of the world. He beamed at Laxus, who sighed.

He turned his gaze toward Loke. "Fill in the both of them about the plan and don't forget to tell Lucy about you watching us have sex."

Freed felt his face burn hot.

"You did what!?"

Laxus grinned as he closed the door. It was a comfort to hear Lucy use that tone. It was the tone she used when Natsu and Gray were about to get their asses handed to them with a Lucy kick.

"I have perfectly logical explanation!"

"How dare you invade Laxus' privacy with his wife!?"

"All of your flaws and all of my flaws are laid out one by one

Look at what a wonderful mess that we made

We pick ourselves undone"

- Flaws (Bastille)

AN: I apologize for any grammatical errors. I hope it wasn't too bad. I'm planning for this fic to be about ten to fifteen chapters. If I'm lucky maybe shorter. I'm not gonna lie I had some fun writing this chapter and I hope you guys had some fun reading it. More characters will be appearing in the next chapter. So be on the lookout! ;)

With that said please don't forget to review telling me what you think. I would to hear from you guys and if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask. :)