Okay, so I believe I should apologize for starting another story when I have so many to update already. Well, if you hate me now, you'll love me by the end of this chapter because it's a LaLu. It all tarted with the question...

What if Laxus succeeded in taking over the guild?


Chapter 1

We were gaining more strangers by the day. We had a brief twenty-four hours to mourn over the death of Third Master Makarov and rage at the new Guild Master. He kept his word, when he said this guild would have only strong mages. There were only four of us left since he took over, Freed, Bixlow, Gajeel and me. I was the only girl left in the guild and that was because I was ordered to be here or sent back to my father by our dear old Master Laxus. Natsu was in a coma in Magnolia Hospital, so this is why I agreed to remain here. I will not leave him behind. As much as Laxus wanted my guild mark to be on my stomach, he agreed to leave it where it was.

I stood behind the bar, since Mira, Evergreen, and Elfman left Magnolia I had been ordered to take Mira's job.

"Oi, woman! Three beers!" A man yelled from across the hall as his buddies howled in laughter.

Master Laxus, who was standing at the end of the bar, made the motion for me not to move. I narrowed my eyes at him as he walked over to the man. "Scum." He said, silencing the guild hall.

"Yes sir!" The man yelped in fear.

"That woman is not your servant, got it? She's mine. Don't order her around like your top shit. You want something from her, you ask her by going to her. Got it?"

I was used to Laxus's claim on me, I guess after a year of hearing it you get used to it. I was also used to him half-defending me, though most of the time when he did, it was because he was looking for a reason to yell at someone.

The man's face went from pale to paler to ghost in two seconds flat. "U-u-u-understood, sir!"

Laxus looked down at the man with a glare before returning to his spot at the end of the bar. He tapped the bar twice, silently ordering his usual beer. I slid it down the bar and watched him catch it and drink it all in one go.

The doors slammed open and Gajeel came strutting through and took a seat in front of me. "You know what I want." He grunted before I leaned down under the counter and pulled out some of the metal scraps from the box. Setting them on a plate in front of them, I pricked my finger on a sharp piece. I held my wrist tightly as I watched blood trickle down my index finger and into my palm. Gajeel looked up at me as the smell of blood hit him. Taking my wrist, he looks at me then at Laxus before lifting me over the counter and into the men's restroom.

Blushing deeply, he brought me over to the sink and began to rinse off the blood and wrapped it in paper towels. Following him out he scolds me lightly, "You need to be more careful, Bunny Girl."

I nodded at his words, too embarrassed to say anything. Resuming my post behind the bar, after putting on a better bandage, another man named Scott Key comes up and hands me a piece of paper. It was a request wanting a wyvern to be defeated. Scott was one of the first members to join. He had requip magic like Erza, so I tried to get to know him when I could.

I took the paper and gave him a smile as I stamped it. Handing it back to him, he gave me a quick smile before leaning onto the counter.

"Celestial Mage, right? I hear they're pretty rare, nowadays. Is that why Master keeps you around? Because you have rare magic?"

I wanted to laugh. "Sure it's rare, but I have no idea why he keeps me around. I can't say I mind though. As much as I miss the old Fairy Tail, it was my old team's fault the became a joke. We would destroy everything in sight. Before I even joined Fairy Tail, Natsu and I destroyed half of Hargeon Port!" I let out a small laugh. "I also don't miss having to dodge flying debris."

Gajeel let out a snort. "That's the understatement of the year, Bunny Girl. Flame ass and Ice prick were the causes and Titania would only make it worse. Can't say you did much, though. Laxus keeps ya around because you're his."

"That's so not true! I destroyed Duke Everlue's mansion single handedly. And I took out Naked Mummy by myself!" I ignored what Gajeel said last.

Scott smiled at that. "You took down a whole dark guild? And a notorious one at that! When was this?"

I tapped my chin. "Six months ago. I think you were on a job then."

"How'd you do it?"

"Lucy."

Laxus barked at me from his place at the end of the bar. He gestured for me to follow him upstairs.

Wiping my hands on my apron, I sighed. "Duty calls. Good luck on your job, Scott. Be careful." I turned to Gajeel. "Could you handle the bar for me?" Gajeel just grunted and nodded.

Scott smiled and nodded as I stepped out from behind the bar and moved to go upstairs. I walked into the guild Master's office to find Laxus sitting in his chair behind his desk. I sat on his desk and looked at the serious expression on his face.

"What's up, Master?" I asked with a twinge of concern lacing my voice.

"Lucy." He said my name in a softer tone than he had used a few minutes ago. "I keep you around because you're mine."

That's what this was about? "I know that, Laxus. You've said that since you took over."

"It wouldn't have mattered if I had taken over or not. You still are mine." He turned to me and stood up so our faces were level. I almost lost myself in his midnight sky colored eyes, but when he spoke again my focus snapped. "That's why I keep you around. You're strong, too. So that's a bonus." He brought his hand up to my cheek and brushed his thumb across it. Before I knew it we were locking lips for a good long while, only breaking apart when we needed to breathe. It wasn't the first time that has happened either, but that's as far as it's gotten, too. And honestly, I wanted to keep it that way. He pressed his forehead against mine and closed his eyes. Just seconds after a loud crash came from below. We both walked out to see what was going on.

A group of men stood in the center of the guild hall looking trigger happy and restless. The one in the front and center was a woman we both knew.

"Erza!" I jumped over the railing on the second floor and landed delicately before rushing over to my dear friend. I engulfed the armored maiden in my arms as she stiffened before returning my hug.

"We came to get you and bring you to a little guild called Sabertooth. It's rather new, but we found some more dragon slayers. Everyone's there but you. Natsu wanted to come after you, but he's still too weak."

I wanted to cry so badly. "That's not true. Freed and Bixlow aren't there. Gajeel isn't there. Laxus isn't there. I can't go, Erza. My loyalties lie with Fairy Tail. That was decided long before the day I joined." A tear slipped down my cheek. "It's really not so bad here. Maybe I can talk to Laxus into letting you all back-"

"Lucy." Laxus barked.

I hugged Erza tightly one more time before walking back to Laxus side. "I'll visit you guys sometime soon. That's a promise."

Laxus looked at Erza with a sneer on his face as he tucked me further into his side. "Get the hell out of guild hall. You're no longer fairies."

Erza glared at him before turning to me with softer eyes. "We all love you, Lucy. So very much."

The rest of my tears poured down my face as my hand shot upward, giving her and every ex-Fairy in that crowd the best farewell I could. Just as Erza turned to leave I saw tears leave her eyes.

Erza's arm swung out as the raven haired boy I knew so well tried to reach me. "Lucy!"

"Gray…" I breathed.

"You son of bitch, Laxus! What the hell did you do to her!?" Gray yelled, struggling against Erza. "Give me my little sister back!"

I turned, not daring to show anymore weakness in front of the guild, and ran into Laxus's old and my new S-Class office/home. I threw myself onto the queen-sized bed I kept in there since I moved into the guild. When it all happened, I stopped paying rent and spent all my time at the hospital with Natsu. I walked into the guild, almost calling out to Mira for my usual strawberry milkshake when I was ushered into Laxus's old office. "You'll stay here and work downstairs. Consider it payment for your work." He told me.

Ten minutes later, Laxus entered my room and lay down with me. Softly stroking my hair, he let me cry. Once I was done, he ruffled my hair and smiled at me. It was breath taking. In the last year Laxus was Master, he had never smiled at me like that. It was so full of an emotion that I couldn't place, but it made the butterflies in my stomach flutter. Gently, he kissed me and told me I had the rest of the day off.

After he left I picked up all the trinkets I managed to keep from Laxus in the box under my bed. Inside, there was a miniature communications lacrima. I held it close to my heart and whispered, "Sabertooth."

It was answered by a small little blonde boy with a scar on his right eyebrow. "What the hell does Fairy Tail- Oh! It's Lucy-san!"

I smiled a little before speaking. "Is Natsu there?"

The boy nodded before moving to a pink haired man I was waiting on. "Luce! Are you okay?! Did that bastard do anything to you?"

I giggled. "N-no, Natsu, but I'm glad you're okay. You were out for a little over a year. How are you feeling?"

"I'm okay. A little weak, but I'll be back to normal soon. When are you going to arrive?"

I gave him a sad smile. "I'm not coming to Sabertooth, Natsu. I'm staying with Fairy Tail. It's really not as bad as you may think. Laxus is actually a pretty good guild mast-"

"Don't say that, Lucy!" Natsu slammed his fist into the table he was sitting at. "Laxus is a bastard, a selfish son of a bitch."

"Natsu!" I nearly yelled. "You have no idea what you're talking about. He was the one that gave me a roof over my head and a job! I wouldn't leave your side when it first happened! I didn't shower for weeks!"

Natsu stared at me with wide eyes. "I'm sorry. I know how much you like being clean, but Luce, you can't forget he was the one who put me there."

"I've forgiven him."

We both grew silent.

"Has he said anything to you?"

I gave him a confused look. "What do you mean?"

"Never mind. Just come see us soon, okay?"

"Okay…" I said before he broke the connection. "That was weird." I went over to my desk after tucking the box back underneath my bed. I picked up the feather pen sitting in its inkwell and began to write in my novel until the sun had long since set.

There was a soft knock on the door and Laxus entered. "Lucy, I'm going home for the night. Are you going to be okay here by yourself?"

He did this every night since he offered me this place. Once everyone had cleared out and he finished up filing requests for the night. I nodded and smiled at him. "I'll be fine. Freed's runes haven't failed me, yet."

Laxus nodded. "Good, but I think we need to talk about a few things that happened today."

"I'm sorry about earlier. I embarrassed you and the guild." I said as I moving to my closet to pull out my clothes for the night.

"You didn't." He said taking a seat on my bed, staring at the ceiling. Peeling off my tank top and put on an oversized dark purple T-shirt. I slipped off my miniskirt and crawled into my bed's fluffy pink covers. Laxus looked at me shot me that smile I saw earlier. I felt my heart simply stop. "So, I was talking to Gajeel earlier."

"About?"

"Dragon Slayers." He paused as I nodded for him to continue. "He said that Dragon Slayers don't just inherit a dragon's magic, but their instincts and traditions as well. Every person on this planet has someone that was made for them. What do you call it?"

"Soul mates." I answered immediately.

"Yeah, well, when a Dragon Slayer comes into contact with their soul mate as you call it, they know, instantly." He took a deep breath, but I stopped him with the raising of my hand.

"I'm your mate, aren't I?" I asked, putting the pieces together. He nodded and watched very carefully for my response. "So where do we go from here?"

His face fell slightly. "We take it where it feels right for the both of us."

I nodded before laying down with my back to him. "Okay, Laxus."

He lay down next to me after kicking off his shoes and pulled me against is chest. "You know they aren't going to take this well." He didn't have to mention names. I already knew everyone that belonged to Fairy Tail was going to freak the hell out. Erza would kill him after Natsu and Gray beat the crap out of him and Mira and Levy would be interrogating me for details.

"Then we won't tell them." He hummed his agreement before burying his head into my neck and falling asleep with me not too far behind him.


So? Am I forgiven?

This story is probably going to be short considering I don't have any major plans for it after the next few chapters. So I'm looking at maybe 15 chapters max.

Anyway, leave a review for me okay?