"So you're coming over tonight, right?"
Levy grinned, bobbing her head along as she closed her book. They'd been planning a proper girl's night for a few weeks now, missions and general shenanigans getting in the way each time. But Lucy purposefully turned down a job with her team this weekend to spend some quality time with her friend.
After all, no one else wanted to talk about the pleasures of books with her.
"Absolutely!" she agreed, winking. "I told Gajeel I'd be busy."
The blonde grinned, wiggling her eyebrows at her friend. "Oh, is he a little jealous."
"Everyone's jealous when I hang out with you," the bluehead joked, clasping the book to her chest. She leaned a little closer, checking around her to make sure that there were no nosy dragon slayers around. "Truth be told, I'm not entirely sure what's going on with him lately. He's been so… detached."
Lucy frowned, swirling her drink around with the straw. "Oh?"
Blushing, Levy continued. "Remember how I said he seemed… disinterested the last time we- uh, slept together? I don't know, I just feel like he's somewhere else whenever we're together."
"You shouldn't be with someone who isn't invested," Lucy agreed, bobbing her head. "But if you ask me, Gajeel is disinterested in pretty much everything aside from Panther Lily and fighting."
Making a face, Levy leaned her chin against one hand. "I just don't get it. Things were going so well and then a few weeks ago…"
They let the sentence trail off. After Tartaros, everyone at the guild was a little shaken. Lucy felt disconnected to him whenever she went off to see Natsu and Happy, the duo never paying her any attention anymore.
Truth be told, she desperately craved their compassion. She'd lost Aquarius, leaving behind a gaping hole in her heart. And Natsu had to say goodbye to Igneel, a pain she couldn't imagine.
Still, she had assumed they might grieve together. Instead Natsu was always looking somewhere else, focused on something she didn't understand. He definitely wasn't any quieter, but when he started focusing on something that was the end. He'd get lost in thought – and that was a really strange thing for Natsu – and it took a lot of effort to bring him back to the present.
Lucy just didn't get it. Maybe Gajeel was suffering from saying goodbye to Metalicana, but his father figure wasn't ripped to pieces in front of his eyes.
Then again, she didn't watch her longtime spirit perish. She just had to say a long-lasting goodbye, and the results were just as heart wrenching as if she'd truly lost her altogether.
"We're all just moving past it," Lucy reasoned, trying to brighten the mood again. "Are you guys still an official thing."
Levy groaned, rubbing her head. "I don't know. I'm not sure we were really official before."
"Well, when was the last time you slept together?" the celestial mage asked, taking a sip of her drink. She nearly snorted it back out when the blue haired mage rolled her eyes, her annoyance showing through.
"Before the Tartaro disaster. Now he barely wants to hang out. He can't keep stringing me along!"
Lucy nodded her agreement, eyes sparkling. "Sounds like you need more than just a girls night in. Oh, Cana!"
The drunk brunette stumbled over, a knowing smile already tugging at her lips. She'd suggested yesterday that they all go out and find some fine men for a night, and at the time Lucy was a little appalled. With everyone going on in her life she didn't think she had the time to go around looking for a hookup.
Even if she really wanted to. It'd been a long time since she'd slept with a man, and she'd be a complete liar if she said the idea didn't have appeal.
And now she had the perfect excuse. Levy needed the boost, and with Cana along there was no way they wouldn't have a good time.
"Yes ma'am," the girl greeted, looking between the pair. "Do I get the feeling that someone needs a pick me up?"
"I don't need a pick me up!" Levy cried, dropping the book onto the table.
"You need a man that wants just you for the night," Cana laughed, leaning in closer to the pair. "Finally. It's been ages since the three of us went out."
"Last time you tried to hook me up even while I was with Gajeel," Levy reminded, pouting.
Cana took a sip of her drink, slamming down the now empty mug. "Oh, is that not a thing now? I wondered why he wasn't hanging around."
Pursing her lips, Levy subconsciously grabbed the book. "I just don't think he's interested anymore."
Cana's jaw dropped, looking offended. "What!? How can he not be interested in our little Levy?"
"Cana-"
"You're so cute!" she continued, shaking a finger at the shorter girl. "And I bet the size of your hands around his-"
"Enough!" the bluenette cried, missing the way Lucy sputtered at Cana's words. "We are not talking about that."
"Fine, kill all my fun," she pouted, shooting Lucy a grin as she finished coughing. "So our usual place then?"
A grin split across the blonde's face, always finding something fun about their favorite club. She'd never tried to pick a guy up there before, but she'd had more than her fair share of dancing and drinks there.
And who could pass that up?
"Absolutely," Lucy agreed, her smile widening when Levy nodded her agreement. "It's gonna be a wild night!"
Lucy actually intended for it to be a wild night, at least for her. Without Natsu in town she didn't have to worry about him trying to sneak into her room with another boy over, even if he'd been doing less and less of that lately. Still, she wasn't sure she wanted to chance being found in a compromising situation, and ultimately avoided bringing people over when he was around.
Better safe than sorry.
Tonight however, was not shaping up to what she hoped for. Upon arrival she and Cana made it their sole purpose to find Levy a grade-A guy for the night, even if the bluehead hesitated at first. Eventually she gave in when they managed to find her the perfect guy with just the right amount of smolder, leaving the duo to their drinks.
Cana, with all her grace and charm, seemed less interested in hooking up tonight and more concerned with her reigning title of best drinker in the club. Once Levy was handled she sauntered off, immediately challenging anyone she could to a drinking contest.
That left Lucy alone on the dance floor, something that wasn't awful but it did leave the opportunity open for any drunk bastard to make their way over to her.
And she did mean any.
So far she'd been hit on by two men who were at least twice her age, Romeo's father Macao and Wakaba, a guy who introduced himself by trying to slide his hand up her skirt, and one drunk dude who threw up, nearly getting her shoes in the process.
Lucy scowled as she sat down, ordering another drink on the spot. Was she doing something wrong? She'd never had to try and catch a guy's attention purposefully at a bar before, and she thought she understood the game when she helped Cana rope Levy a guy, but now she wasn't so sure. Anyone she'd actually consider going home with wasn't biting, and at this rate she might have better success getting herself off at home.
After the repeated failures, it didn't sound like a half bad idea.
She wasted another half hour talking to guys who didn't really fit the bill, getting more and more annoyed as time went off. At this point Cana was drunk past the point of return, and Levy left ten minutes ago with a drunken wave and slurred 'see you tomorrow'.
Getting up, she decided to call it a night. Herb friends would think she went home with a catch, and come morning she could tell them about her pathetic truth. Heading towards the door she noticed the table Levy was previously sitting at still had the girl's jacket draped over the back.
Silly girl, how could she be so forgetful? Giggling to herself she grabbed the jacket before heading out, draping it over her arm as she walked. She'd give it back to the bluehead in the morning, knowing it would make her happy that someone else didn't snatch it up.
The outside air felt cool against her skin, but it did nothing to deter the heavy buzz she already had. She might've struck out finding herself some company for the night, but she still felt pretty good as she teetered home, her spirits high.
It didn't take long to reach her apartment even in her drunken state, stumbling up the stairs to fumble with her keys. Three times she got distracted by her celestial keys, looking at the pretty patterns instead of finding the key to her door. When she finally managed to open the door she tripped inside, barely holding onto Levy's jacket.
She threw the garment on the end of her bed by the window, clumsily kicking her shoes off before falling on the bed, her head spinning a bit.
God, she was hot. She was already starting to regret not finding a partner for tonight but disregarded the thought, deciding instead to take care of he aching problems herself.
It wasn't like she hadn't done it before.
Lucy dug around in her bedside drawer for her favorite toy, one she'd shamefully gotten more and more accustomed to using over the last several weeks. Once her hand locked around the slender silicone she let out a contented sigh, already feeling her core beginning to ache.
It would be that much more satisfying if she had someone there to do it themselves. Nonetheless, she drew the vibrator up onto the bed with her, her other hand managing to throw open her window and let in a cool breeze. Almost immediately she could feel her nipples hardening through her shirt.
Yeah, she needed this.
She slid her panties to the side, one hand already working at the sensitive bulb of nerves approve her core. Before the toy even touched her she was already panting, the alcohol in her system fueling her need. The moment the tip touched her entrance she arched up, letting out a sudden gasp.
Lucy was desperate for a release. Whether the build up of tension was from not having a partner for so long or simply because of everything going on in her life, she didn't care. All she wanted was to feel her body twitch and come from pleasure, and she was going to get that one way or another.
She gasped again when she massaged her center, the other hand working more rapidly at her clit. Her back arched a little when she began to massage the device into her body, eyes opening wide to stare at her ceiling.
She really needed it.
Her gasp turned into breathy moans as she worked herself, one hand alternating between her clit and teasing her nipples, trying to give her body the proper amount of attention before she pushed herself over the edge. If she didn't have a man around to sate her for the night she was going to make this last.
Lucy didn't recall her moans growing louder as she worked her body, plunging her toy into herself as she felt a coil twisting in her stomach. She didn't realize the sound was drifting out her open window, drawing the attention of the stunned male trying to pass by below.
She didn't even hear the gentle knock on her door as her moans grew, eyes bulging as she felt herself staring to get close. A sheen of sweat broke out over her skin as she let herself go, working simply to make her body cum at this point. Her hips rocked against the gadget, her own moans drowning out the person softly speaking on the other side of the wall.
The door swung open a few seconds later as Lucy reached her peak, her body falling over the edge as she clamped on the device before spasming, her body jerking around as it found her release.
At the same moment her eyes flashed to the door, staring at his opened mouthed expression and hooded eyes as he stood stunned in the doorway, taking her in for all her glory.
And Lucy, shocked that someone caught her in the act, couldn't quite keep herself from shaking as she finished. She opened her mouth to scream at him for intruding, but the noise came out as more of a breathy, seductive moan than she'd intended.
"Gajeel!"
A/n: And that's the first chapter! Let me know what you're thinking. I have no idea what kind of reaction a story like this will get, but I'm curious to see what people think. If you guys like it, I will definitely continue.