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-=June 21st - Language=-
It was astonishing each and every single time.
Cobra simply was unable to wrap his head around it. The way it sang was so different; dedicated to say the least. Always driving him onto the brink of euphoria as apparently, it was devoted to him and no one else. Much like a VIP pass to an enchanting performance all to himself. Truly, in his words, it was a mystery just begging to be solved. Though, an 'alluring phenomena' was what he preferred to call it.
Lucy's soul, that is. It was nearly indescribable; what her soul's melody hummed only when, and each time, he was near.
The first signs were noticeable on their second mission together, and Cobra remembered it so vividly.
Nearby passengers aboard the train frequently glanced at the two bickering mages, occasionally whispering amongst themselves about the colorful words exchanged.
Lucy threw her hands up in disbelief and hissed at Cobra. "Oh, so I should just sit here and relax because of your fucking little reasons for dragging my ass on this mission?!"
"Yes, bitch, yes! Why else would I tell you my 'fucking little reasons'?!" He leaned onto the edge of his seat, preparing to listen intently to her soul.
The blonde narrowed her eyes, seemingly knowing his intentions."Ohoho, don't you fucking dare Erik!"
He –quite obviously– didn't care and activated his Soul Reading magic, but what he discovered was very unexpected.
The little shit's soul was busy purring –purring– in delight! Oh, so she enjoyed this petty squabble of theirs, didn't she?! 'Once I get my hands on her…'
"Dammit Erik! What did I just tell you not to goddamn do?!" Lucy huffed in annoyance. "But instead of listening to me, you just up and do it! You're so aggravating!"
Cobra smirked, a mischievous glint nestled it's way into his violet, slitted eyes. "Your soul says otherwise, though, Lucy-chan~"
She crossed her arms and blushed in embarrassment. "Tch, what are you talking about?"
"Oh really now?"
"Fuck off. Pesky little shit…"
The dragon slayer roared with laughter at her pouty expression. 'How cute, this vixen was all the entertainment I needed. Mission accomplished.' He thought as he leaned back into the cold, uncomfortable seat of their booth and looked out of the window.
Along the way, he took his time to study her features fully. She wore a simple white dress with a soft brown, braided belt. Lucy's gold-spun hair, flowing in waves to adorn her porcelain-like skin, was held up by an opalescent ribbon in her usual side ponytail. Large, dazzling, hickory-brown eyes peered outwards from the window, and her kissable, cherry lips were pursed in deep thought.
It was then, that Cobra realized she was stunningly gorgeous; like a painting of a goddess brought to life.
The train skidded to a stop and the passengers began to collect their belongings before exiting.
"Well, let's go!" Lucy enthusiastically cheered as she skipped out of the compartment and into Sakura's train station.
Slowly, he hopped off of the pedestal of the exit and onto the marble floor. This place was luxurious! "Lu, hand me the request sheet."
She looked at him questionably. "Lu?"
"Yeah, got a problem?" Cobra read her soul again.
This time it was humming an intoxicating melody and pulsing like a heartbeat. In all of his years bearing magic, he had never heard anything so exhilarating! It sent his heart beating at an erratic pace as a blush crept it's way onto his cheeks.
"No, not at all," Being the oblivious person she was, Lucy cupped his cheeks and furrowed her perfectly sculpted brows in confusion together with worry. "Are you okay? Should we take a day before completing the mission?" She pursed her lips slightly subconsciously.
More heat rose to his darkened face. "No…no, I'm good. Let's just go." The flustered mage quickly snatched the request in embarrassment and made his way to the nearest way out. Which were the east doors.
"Erm Erik?" She giggled. "We're supposed to go north."
His eye twitched. "Yeah, yeah let's just go Lu…"
Man, he acted like such a little school girl then. 'Dammit, you should've manned the fuck up Cobra!'
The two glanced at the paper in sync before nodding towards each other and knocked onto the grand mahogany doors of the mansion.
A tawny-haired maid greeted them. "Hello, guild mages. I was requested to inspect your guild mark and escort you to the master's quarters." She bowed as Cobra and Lucy proudly showed her their mark.
The maid hummed in acceptance and shooed them through many corridors and doors.
Lucy began to feel uneasy witnessing sights that brought up almost forgotten memories of her abusive childhood. The long and lonely hallways that only provided warmth from the few windows, the familiar scent of freshly cut woods well as artificial lemons, and all-in-all, the dark and cruel ambience that seemed to follow suit after her.
The blonde began to shiver in fear, about to relive the memories of the past.
Cobra activated his Soul Reading magic once more and felt Lucy's, sensing her tension and easily smelling her fear. The dragon slayer was bombarded with video-like moments of her past which brought shivers even down his spine as her soul seemed to growl and whimper.
Her father slapping her with an evil facial expression, Lucy running away in the middle of his lecture as he strides after her with footsteps with the volume of a blood-thirsty beast. A rice-ball made by her only to be thrown at her and yelled at.
Only a few of the many abusive times were shown as the others were mostly static. But one stood out the most to him; the game changer of Lucy's: An eight-year-old version of her attempted to shake her mother back to life, screaming with tears in her eyes as she was pushed back, kicked out of the way and out the door mercilessly by her father.
Tears brimmed the corner of the spirit mage's eyes. "Lu…" He took a hold of her hand and squeezed it in a reassuring manner. "Don't worry, I've got ya. 'Kay?"
She nodded quickly as a determined yet robotic gaze took over her eyes. "Let's go Erik."
The maid opened the door and bowed before seeing her cue for egressing.
The businessman turned around with a hard frcwn plastered upon his face. "Young man, are you sure you wish to bring…" He glared at Lucy, who simply had a doll-like façade possessing her features. "Excess baggage, to accompany you on this mission?" He spat.
'Little shit, I'll give you a piece of my mind!' Cobra opened his mouth to speak, but was beaten to it by Lucy.
"Mr…?"
He eyed her top to bottom. "Spencer."
A malicious grin graced her lips. "Mr. Spencer, what is the world's darkest cruelty?"
"That is irrelevant to our conversation."
Her grin widened. "Answer. Me."
"I am unaware of this 'dark cruelty' that you speak of." Mr. Spencer huffed.
The blonde chuckled, smirking as he crossed his arms, humming a bit while crossing her legs. "One of the darkest cruelties of this world is deception." She spoke softly.
"That is true." The man narrowed his eyes.
"Innocence can be considered the world's greatest deception," Lucy spoke, her voice turning dark which seemed to shock both him and Cobra. Slowly, she settled into a threatening grin. "I'm sure you would know, correct? Mr. Murderer?"
"How did you know that?!" Mr. Spencer hissed.
"Oh, so it is true? Lucky for me I have the Celestial Spirit King on my side who would love to do justice, huh?"
When was Lucy capable of pulling this off?! 'Oh…don't tell me…'
"Erik! I've been wondering when you'd figure it out!" The true Lucy beckoned him to her side, opening the window and crawling out.
She giggled and smirked at him from the cobblestone pathway leading to the gates.
"So, when did you learn Illusionary magic?" He was honestly impressed. 'Shocker.'
"Simple. I didn't."
'Oh my god…It was the new key she was bragging about the week before! Vulpecula, dammit…'
"Humph! Fine, don't tell me then!" Cobra huffed in annoyance.
Lucy guffawed at him. "Hahahaha! Quit acting like a brat, Erik!"
Wait, her soul was purring again! Fucking purring!
"Why you little…SHIT! C'MERE LU!" She squeaked and ran away, Cobra right on her tail.
Lucy's soul still pulses and purrs and whimpers and such. Like it's own language for crying out loud! Though still, Cobra will never be immune to it. He wouldn't care if he had to act like a damn schoolgirl each time, just as long as it stays that way.
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*AHHH! MY BACKUP OTP! COLU!*
*SO CHEESY AS WELL! UGH!*
Yes, it's weird, I know, I know, I truly do have a backup OTP. BUT! Just so you know, my Ultimate OTP is...
LALU!
Slow down your fangirl squealing you LaLu fangirls/boys (no sexism?), I have five favorite pairings
(which are all crack pairings by the way) which are...
GaLu, CoLu, JeLu/MystLu, and LaLu!
I didn't really know where I was going with this One-Shot and so... I deeply apologize for that!
(As well as cutting the one-shot short, hey, I'm tired! I've been binging on Doritos all day...)
Anyways, thank you for reading, following, reviewing, and/or favoriting this
FanFic of mine, and just know that I love you all from the tip of my toes to
the top of my heart ('Cause bottom is too sad and mainstream).
Thanks Again! ~ Light