Summary

Vulnerability wasn't something associated with Laxus Dreyar however, those who saw his vulnerable side realised they were highly respected as very few got to see that side of him.

Disclaimer

All rights go to the creator of fairytail Hiro Mashima

Tonight Of All The Nights

The wind shook the very foundations of the house, darkness filled the many rooms in the Strauss house due to a power cut from earlier on. The storm was relentless with the constant sound of claps of thunder in the distance. Lightning occasionally could be seen outside the window but it would quickly disappear leaving the room once again in complete darkness.

Mirajane Strauss was laying in her bed watching the storm progress through the night, it was very rare that the takeover mage had a moment to herself because of the hectic role of being a barmaid in the guild. Even though her life was busy she never complained as the guild meant everything to her, even when she came home exhausted to her younger siblings. Just as her eyes began to close the sound of footsteps down the corridor and the sound of her door opening awakened her.

"Mira-nee I can't sleep the thunder is too loud!"

Mira gently patted next to her on the bed which invited Lisanna to watch the storm with her. Although, at the guild the sisters didn't spend much time together it was moments like this which showed just how close they were. Everyone at the guild saw just how strong their relationship was after Lisanna's 'death' because of the way it affected the takeover mage.

"I'm surprised Elf-ni hasn't woken up but I suppose he can't hear the thunder over his snoring" this comment from the elder sister made both sisters start laughing which resulted in the two chatting until the early hours of the soon after Lisanna had fallen asleep on Mira's bed and not wanting to share a bed even though she loved her little sister Mira gently picked her up and placed her back in her own bed.

Still not feeling tired after being awakened Mira made her way downstairs to get herself a glass of water hoping to get a good nights rest afterwards.

"Looks like I'm not going to sleep tonight" gently placing the now empty cup in the sink Mira was about to make her way upstairs when she heard a gentle thud at the door. Immediately the demon takeover mage was wary as currently the time was 2am not a usual time for her way over to the door she unlocked the door and opened it only wide enough for her to see who the visitor was.

Upon further inspection of the visitor Mira was shocked to see the visitor just happened to be Laxus Dreyar. Laxus was standing on the porch he was soaked wet through because of the heavy rain, his shirt had many rips which looked like he had been in a fight. Blood had soaked some of his shirt but was barely visible however, the elder Strauss wasn't one to miss details and picked it up straight away. Looking more closely at his face she could see that Laxus was exhausted his eyes were barely open, a cut on the his forehead slowly bled down his face outlining his jaw and dripped to the floor.

What startled Mira from continuing to look at his injuries sustained was when the lighting mage started to collapse. Without thinking she reached forward just in time to catch him as she did she heard a faint "sorry" from the now unconscious mage. Adjusting the weight of the injured mage she began the slow trek to her bedroom to treat him, along the way the demon had to climb stairs with Laxus on her back as well as carefully place him on the bed which resulted in a very tired Mira.

Mira contemplated just how Laxus got so beat up, she knew just how strong he is, after all he beat Jura a wizard saint, yet somehow here he was laying on her bed during a storm injured. Quickly snapping out of her thoughts she started to undress Laxus to see the extent of his injuries. Leaning over him she gently lifted the unconscious mans head to pull the tattered shirt off which proved harder to do because of the awkward position she was currently in.

A gentle blush spread over her cheeks as she admired the young mans toned body, even if he was injured he definitely had the body of a god. An unexpected grunt brought the demon to attention, looking down she saw Laxus slowly open his eyes to only quickly shut them as he curled on to his side a let out a moan of pain.

"Laxus honey I need to clean your wounds okay" Mira tried her hardest to coax the lightning dragon slayer to unravel himself however, he didn't move. Feeling defeated and tired she simply sat next to him just above his head and began to brush her fingers through his soft hair. His face still showed pain but, she could see he started to relax under the gentle touch of the elder strauss."How did you get injured? I thought the mission didn't involve any fighting" she tried her hardest to get him to speak.

She was just about to give up when she heard a small fragile voice speak up.

"r-raven tail..a-ambushed along t-the way".

At this statement Mira stopped what she was doing and felt pure anger sweep through her body, how could they do this to him she thought. Noticing now Laxus had started to try and sit up she quickly helped him up by placing her hand on his lower back and guiding him to lean against her.

Where her hand had made contact with him she felt just how cold he was so, without saying anything and not caring about her blankets getting bloody she pulled them up and wrapped them around him. Laxus leant his head against Mira's shoulder which emitted a small squeak from her and a blush to slowly creep upon her face.

"Do you want me to tell Master or don't you want him to know? As I can keep it quite if you want but if they dare touch you or come any where near you I will hurt them!"

Mira was confused why she got so defensive over Laxus. Did she mean what she said? Would she really hurt them? Of course she would he was family apart of the guild on the other hand Mira knew he meant more to her than she would want to admit.A small shiver racked the body of the lightning mage and he gently moaned because of the pain of the sudden movement.

Looking down she noticed how flushed his cheeks were and remembered he was injured and she hadn't treated him yet. Just out of her reach was the medical supplies she left on her window sill.

"Please d-don't tell him just yet. I-I will soon."

Sad eyes looked down at the young man, was he embarrassed that he got injured or was he genuinely going to tell the Master on his own? Confused by his words she slowly removed the blanket so she could she his chest again, above his tattoo was a deep cut which slowly bled. She hadn't realised just how much blood he had lost. No wonder he was shivering she thought. Reaching across Mira managed to get the bowl of water and the cloth to clean his wound.

Her heart went out to him as every time she applied the cloth to his wound she would feel his body tense and a moan escaped his lips. After what felt like hours but was mere minutes she gently applied gauze to his shoulder and ensured it was tight and comfortable for Laxus. The wound on his forehead had stopped bleeding so she also tended to the wound as well.

Checking for other wounds she found none. The demon mage still hadn't removed his trousers which were soaked from the rain at this point the white haired mage was at a problem, remove Laxus's trousers so he won't get a cold or let the mage remain how he was but risk getting a cold.

Not wanting the mage to feel any worse that he was currently she slowly slipped from beneath him and laid him back against her pillows. Pulling the blanket off entirely from the mage she started to unbutton his trousers and pulled them down. Not caring where they landed she chucked them behind her and then noticed that Laxus was in fact staring at her looking puzzled.

"w-what you would have gotten a cold!"

Never in her life has Mira found herself struggling for words yet her she was trying her hardest to explain to the lightning mage why he had nothing on but his underwear. A grin flashed across the blonde males face but quickly disappeared after the feeling the pain from his shoulder.

"Mira..thanks" Observing Laxus she noted he was looking anywhere except from her.

"You're welcome, any time Laxus. Maybe next time not in a storm though" A pure smile swept across her face as she looked him in the eyes he smiled back and resumed looking out of the window watching the storm slowly calm down. Making her way over to Laxus she layed next to him and with a fresh blanket she pulled it over the two of them.

His face relaxed as he cuddled into Mira not caring if anyone saw them. Getting herself comfy she wrapped her hands around him being mindful of his wound. Mira didn't dare move until Laxus fell asleep as she didn't want to wake him again. Although, she didn't get any sleep she was content just holding Laxus while he rested, Mira felt honoured that Laxus came to her in his moment and need and wasn't annoyed at the inconvenient hour as she realised Laxus trusted her more than any other member of the guild.

So, how was it? This was my first fanfiction, I've never wrote about anime before so I apologise if any characters are a bit different to their normal self. Please review, fav, follow if you feel like it, would extremely appreciate it. Also, planning on making this a series? Depends on you the readers and hopefully it wasn't too short.

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