A/n: Hey there folks, glad you decided to give this story a shot. I'll admit, this FT story is certainly different than the others I've done, but I hope you guys show this thing some love regardless.
See you guys again at the bottom.
Even though it was early, the morning in Magnolia was already beautiful with cloud filled blue skies and golden rays of sunlight reigning down; the forest surrounding the town brimming with healthy green vegetation. A prelude to the days ahead that would hopefully be filled with such pleasant weather as on this day, the first day of summer.
For many, summer meant the beginning of summer vacation. A well earned break away from the walls of the classroom. A recovery period from the long week spent getting little to no sleep while students spent the time rushing to complete end of the year projects, and studying at the last minute for exams they had forgotten about. The reward for it all being a few weeks of friends, family, and fun...until final grades were posted.
But until then, people were packing for trips to go on, and enjoy the free time away from work and responsibilities.
To others however, summer meant something altogether different. Something far more precious. A time of year that was looked forward to years before it was time to be experienced. To those who practiced the lost art of Dragon Slayer magic, today marked the beginning of mating season.
Wendy moved about excitedly within her room in Fairy Hills. She couldn't help herself really, today was the start of mating season, she knew the moment she awoke. However, this year's mating season was different from the ones of the past. Today also represented for her the first mating season she would be experiencing for herself, marking her transition into maturity...at least, in dragon years anyway.
The young dragon slayer hopped out of bed and began her task of getting ready so that she could meet her nakama at the train station.
She had always looked forward to the day she got to be old enough to participate in the season. The stories Grandeeney told her, of dragons finding their mate, or mates, the other part of their soul had always entranced the blue haired girl. The thought of actually finding her mate and spending the rest of her life with them causing a purr of contentment to work it's way past her lips.
Of course, the young sky dragon didn't expect to come across her mate during her first ever mating season. It was highly unlikely, and Wendy was okay with that. Just to be at this point in her life was enough for her and it filled her stomach with the nervous and thrilled fluttering of butterflies in her stomach.
"I wish Grandeeney could be here for this," she said to herself as she finished tying up her last pigtail. The fair skinned teen feeling a moment of sadness strike her as she thought of her foster mother.
Though she never outright said, it hurt Wendy that her foster mother would not get to witness certain events in her life. Grandeeney never got the chance to see her join Fairy Tail and make all sorts of new friends. The dragon couldn't be here to witness Wendy come into maturity with her first active mating season; and, the thing that saddened Wendy most of all, Grandeeney would never get a chance to see her daughter find her mate.
She would never see the mating between her child and their destined one, never get a chance to make the young slayer's mate uncomfortable by asking probing questions and other things of that nature.
The sky dragon bringing her hand up to her chest, placing it over her heart. "But I know you'd be happy for me," she whispered her belief out loud. "You prepared me for when this day would come." A look of determination coming across her face as she looked in the mirror.
Silently promising to uphold the dragon mating traditions and listen to her instincts.
"Wendy?" Carla called flying into view and earning the young human's attention. "Are you ready?" To which Wendy nodded as she went and grabbed her suitcase by the door.
The sky dragon learning early on that when Team Natsu was involved, it was best to be prepared for anything, as even the most simple of missions could quickly turn complicated.
"Hai! Let's go."
Natsu was grinning from ear to ear as he marched along toward the train station, Happy flying a little ways in front of him. The pink haired slayer couldn't help pumping his fist into the air. First day of mating season and already he was feeling fired up.
He never been as excited for this time of year as he was now. This year was the year. This year, he felt he would finally take a mate, and he already had his sights set on someone.
Four years of going through mating season, and this would be the first time he'd actively seek out his mate, rather than isolating himself for the summer months, because there was never anyone who caught his interest.
In truth, he'd had his eyes on her for some time now. Perhaps not from the beginning, but somewhere along the lines he'd developed romantic feelings toward her. The young slayer found himself drawn towards her, always having the desire to be around the woman he knew was created only for him-the woman who carried the other half of his soul.
She was everything the fire mage both wanted, and didn't know he needed, in a mate. She was kind, compassionate, forgiving, brave, and didn't mind yelling at him when he deserved it (which was quite often). He had been looking forward to this season all year, eager to finally claim her for himself.
The salmon haired mage wish he would have claimed her sooner, but, he was more dragon than human, all Dragon Slayers were.
Unlike humans, dragons could not take a mate outside of mating season. It just didn't work that way for them, nor was it a decision that could be forced. Sure, they could form relationships, date if they wished, and even have sex, but they wouldn't have been able to claim their partner, or partners, and mate with them. No, proper mating was only possible during the summer, when the dragon side of themselves was actively seeking out their mate.
Natsu had never believed in seeking out a partner, meaningful or otherwise, outside of the summer because he felt it would only cause harm. If it turned out the person he had formed a relationship with wasn't his mate, things would get ugly really quickly. His father Igneel had told him how he'd seen a thing like that happen a few times...it wasn't pretty was all that the dragon would ever tell him.
"Good thing that won't be happening to me!" Natsu remarked as his smile only widened, before he hit his fists together. "I'm all fired up to take my mate!" Flames forming around his fists and up to his forearms before he began running toward his destination.
Gajeel allowed the water to wash over him, removing the soap from his body and awakening his muscles. He could feel the restlessness within him, knowing already what it meant: his dragon had a mate in mind. That was the only thing it could be, as he had never felt such a stirring in the eight years since he'd reached maturity and begun searching for a mate this time of year, whether a conscious decision on his part or not.
Damn dragon urges and their instincts.
He could just picture Metalicana poking fun of him and teasing him for having such "adult" thoughts. Damn that smart mouthed old man, the iron dragon slayer thought to himself. He was glad that the dragon wasn't around for any of his previous mating seasons, else Gajeel would have never lived through them, either dying from embarrassment or he'd have died trying to kill the dragon himself.
Still, he wasn't about to give into his yearning like this was his first heat. Metalicana ever found out about that, he'd never be allowed to live it down. No, he would play it cool, there was no reason rush.
The spiky haired ebony man turning off the water before stepping out of the shower. Grabbing one of the towels and wrapping it around his waist, while taking the other and beginning to dry his hair off. Besides, he and his dragon had their eyes the same person, and for that the toffee skinned slayer was grateful.
It would have sucked had he and his dragon wished to claim other people.
Thankfully, Metalicana's rusty ass had taught him the signs to look for in order to know if both he and his dragon wanted to claim the same person. Of course, the dragon had also added that it was a rather pointless lesson, as no one would ever be desperate enough to want Gajeel as a mate.
"Ass," the former Phantom Lord wizard commented as he went about finishing getting himself ready.
Another mating season. This made what, ten years for him? Laxus glanced out the window before turning his attention to his bedmate and most recent conquest.
Honestly, he felt rather neutral about the whole mating thing really. Perhaps when he was younger he found himself excited at the prospect, but now he only saw the start of summer as just another day like any other.
Now, he wasn't opposed to meeting his mate one day. That was an instinctual desire and drive for all dragons and dragon slayers alike, heightened all the more during the summer; but, at the same time, if he didn't come across them this year, he'd be no worse off than he was before.
The fact that at anytime during the season he could come across his mate was a large reason why the Lightning Dragon Slayer never really pursued any type of deep, emotional relationship. He preferred no strings attached, simple one-night stands or friends with benefits. Either way, the spiky haired blonde made it clear that he did not want anything more than a good time.
His thoughts shifting away from mating as his bedmate shifted closer to him, the young redhead snuggling into his stomach. "Since you're awake," she began her voice freshly riddled with sleep, as she looked up at him through her hair. "Don't suppose you're up for a repeat of last night?"
The scarred man smirked down at her as he allowed his hand to remove the bedsheet that was covering her form. "We Dragon Slayers possess large amounts of stamina," he told her, bringing his hand up to slide across her stomach, earning a light moan from her. "But, I'm not really one to repeat a performance so..." Trailing as he allowed a small amount of electricity to ghost across her skin, causing the redhead to gasp as her back arched.
Laxus' smirk only grew as his eyes shined. "What do you say we put on a whole new show?" he asked her as he brought his mouth down to claim hers before she could even formulate a response.
"Alright, is everyone ready to go?" Erza questioned looking at their team, as they all stood gathered in the train station among the hustle and bustle of the townsfolk. It was actually more crowded than normal, further proof that many people were eager to kick off the summer with travel.
Earning nods from everyone except Gray and Natsu, who were both too busy slinging insults at one another to pay her any attention. The re-quip mage quickly took care of that, hitting both boys in the back of the head, easily sending them to the ground. Her trademarked glare and they had sprung to their feet in a flash, arms around each other and going on and on about how they weren't about to fight, and just how good buddies they were.
Amused laughter erupted from the other members of Team Natsu as they all gathered their things before boarding the train.
As per Team Natsu's usual luck, their simple mission turned out to be the exact opposite. Granted, their job hadn't taken a full turn in the opposite direction, and they needed to stop a plot that would endanger the world, but the group did find themselves in a forest fighting off an entire dark guild. The guild wasn't as large as Fairy Tail, and, to the dark guild's disappointment, no one present had ever heard of them.
"Oi, Salamander, I've taken down more of these losers than you," Gajeel commented as he slammed one of his opponents into a tree with an iron fist, successfully rendering the guy unconscious. "Are these weaklings too much for you to handle?" the Iron Dragon Slayer taunted with a smirk on his face.
Natsu responded by hitting a large group of dark guild members with his flame dragon roar, succeeding in setting their clothes and hair on fire. He was pretty sure he'd burned a few of them too, nothing too bad though (he didn't want to kill them). "Please, if anyone is having a hard time, it's the Ice Princess over there," the Fire Dragon Slayer quipped, pointing over towards Gray who was unsurprisingly fighting in his underwear.
That remark earning Gray's full attention as he turned to face his opposite. "What did you say Flame for Brains?!" the ice mage demanded to know, ducking an attack from behind easily, and catching his attacker with a punch to the face that sent them flying. "I've taken out way more of these chumps than both of you combined!
Some Dragon Slayers!" He taunted the pair, earning glares from each of the men.
No more words were said, but it was easy to tell from how much faster they started to move that the guys were competing with one another.
Lucy released a sigh. "Those three..." Giving a shake of her head, as she disarmed an attacker with her whip before throwing the weapon right back at him, sending him to the ground. "At least we aren't in the city, so our jewels won't be cut into now that their cutting lose even more than before."
Taking a moment to glance around in the chaos. Besides the boys, Erza and Juvia were handling themselves quite well, which was to be expected. And, though they weren't causing nearly the same amount of destruction as the boys, their attacks were no less debilitating, leaving nothing but unconscious bodies littered around them.
With her attention elsewhere, Lucy didn't notice an attacker coming in from her right, nor did a majority of her team...except one person. Wendy had just finished blasting away a decent sized group when she looked over and noticed someone sneaking up on the Celestial mage.
"Lucy!" The blue haired teen shouted her cry earned the attention of their teammates as they all turned towards one direction, each seeing what Wendy saw. Natsu, though he was further away than Gajeel and Gray took off in a sprint towards Lucy, pushing himself to each her in time. Yet, he realized as Lucy's attacker raised his weapon, even if he shot fire blasts, they wouldn't reach her in time.
The heiress' body locked up as she stood frozen in surprise, unable to defend herself. She tensed and closed her eyes preparing for the inevitable blow to come. When it did, it was not what she expected.
Opening honey brown eyes, looking down she saw only a sea of blue. Wendy had...saved her? The sky dragon latched around her waist, hitting Lucy with enough momentum to send them both flying backwards. Their enemy's swing coming down a few milliseconds later, missing both girls.
Lucy wanted to thank Wendy for saving her, but before she could find her voice, she felt the sensation of falling, barely registering the concerned cry of, "Wendy!", from Carla. Then, the fair skinned woman's entire body began to hurt as her body slammed against the ground as the word began to spin out of control. Up, down, up, down, down, up, down, up...
It was enough to make the Celestial Spirit mage dizzy, as her brain rattled around in her head, though she did somehow manage to wrap her arms around the young dragon slayer to try and protect her savior. After what felt like forever, they slammed into the ground one final time, before they stopped moving, Lucy taking the brunt of the fall. The cries of their nakama seeming utterly far away as both girls tried to regain their senses.
"Wendy? Wendy are you okay?" Lucy inquires, having gotten herself together first, as she looks up at the younger woman in concern. The cobalt haired teen shakes her head, more so to clear it than an actual no. Then she opens her mouth to answer and whatever she is about to say dies on her tongue as her nose catches the most alluring scent she's ever smelled.
Wendy closes her mouth and swallows thickly as her whole body freezes. She does not move. Her nose twitches as she scents the air. Once. Twice. Three times. Each time her sniffing growing more and more pronounced until it is noticeable, but the sky dragon is too lost in the aroma to care.
The scent was heavenly, causing the young dragon slayer to release a low rumble from her throat, as a shiver tore its way through her body.
And then Wendy opened her eyes and looked down...and everything except the person beneath her existed. Everything that had previously mattered-the job, fighting off the dark guild-was no longer important. All that she saw and all that she cared about in that moment, was Lucy.
It felt like something had just clicked inside of Wendy, as if a piece that she hadn't even known was missing had suddenly been put in its place. For the first time in her life, the holes that had been left by Grandeeney and Jellal and Cait Shelter had been filled-the throbbing pain echoing around their disappearance from her life soothed. All thanks to honey brown eyes staring up at her.
As she lowered her head down, without thought, to sniff at Lucy's neck two things occurred. First, inhaling that much of the blonde's scent-the smell of her skin covered in sweat no less-clicked off the human side of Wendy's brain, leaving only her more primal dragon side active and in control. Second, because of this, she was hit suddenly with the overwhelming urge to mark her territory, with both tooth and claw, to mark Lucy with her scent, so all would know that this female now belonged to her, as one word echoed through her mind.
Mine...
So fierce and possessive the word was, yet Wendy couldn't agree more with the statement, as low rumbles echoed from her chest. This beautiful creature was now hers, always and forever, just as she was theirs.
"W-Wendy?" Lucy called unaware what was taking place within the sky dragon's mind, but wondering why the shorter girl currently had her nose buried within her neck, sniffing at her skin. She also vaguely wondered why there was a sudden throbbing in her chest, like something had just been shot into her. But, just as quickly as she felt the sensation it was gone, replaced by a feeling of a firm pressure resting on her chest.
A hum coming from Wendy as she enjoyed the way her name sounded coming from the older girl's lips. Bringing one of her hands up to bury in Lucy's hair as her lips brushed against the blonde's neck. An excited growl coming from her at the thought of hearing her name fall past Lucy's lips repeatedly as they mated.
Her pupils becoming sliced as her eyes began to slowly turn pink from the thought, as her instincts began to further take over. Before the young dragon slayer could succumb to the urge, the sound of voices drawing closer pulled Wendy from her thoughts. She had just pulled her face from the heiress' neck when Gray appeared from the foliage, followed by Erza, Juvia, and the three Exceeds flying above them.
"Wendy. Lucy, there you two are," Gray sighed in relief as he laid eyes on the two girls. He had begun to fear the worse when neither girl responded to their cries after they had tumbled off the hill. "You two alright? We were-" he tried to explain as he moved closer toward them.
In an instant, Wendy went from laying atop the Celestial mage to crouched protectively above her, snarling viciously at Gray, while eyeing Erza and Juvia who were off to the side of the ice mage, baring her teeth showing off her teeth, with canines appearing longer and sharper than before.
Her reaction not only catching the trio by surprise, but also catching them off guard.
Rustling to her left caught Wendy's attention, and she glanced over to see Gajeel and Natsu arrive. The second the two elder Dragon Slayers stepped into the area they knew. The scent that wafted off of Wendy and coated Lucy like an armor assaulted both youth's noses. She snarled at them and instinctively, they froze.
Carla looked concerned. "I don't understand," she voiced flying as close as she could before her action earned Wendy's attention. Another vicious snarl from the youngest member and she stopped. "What's wrong with her?" Posing the question to anyone who knew the answer.
None of the "normal" members of the team knew. But, Natsu and Gajeel did, it was enough to make Natsu dropped to his knees in disbelief, green eyes wide in shock. The reason for Wendy's behavior was simple: she had claimed Lucy...Lucy was Wendy's mate.
A/n2: Well...I'm sure by now you guys realize how unexpected this pairing is, no? Now don't get nervous folks, I promise this story isn't going to get perverted (I'd write a smut series for this if that were the case ;) ) so don't go fleeing for the hills on me just yet okay? Also, this thing has no beta so...if this intrigues you enough to wanna give it a shot, lemme know in a PM.
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