Weakness of a Dragon

A LaxusXLucy fabric

This contains spoilers that have not happened in the anime, but have happened in the manga. I'm not following the exact plot,but I will be mentioning the after effects of Zeref, how he was defeated, what happened to Mac is, etc.

I do not own fairy tail or any of its characters!

The battle between fairy tail and Zeref was a period that would permanently leave a scar on everyone, whether it was physical scars, or the emotional ones, the feelings of fear, the feeling of being so close to death, the pain of watching our master momentarily die. No one knows how he came back to us, one moment Laxus held his cold body in his arms, the next, master was awake and staring at us in disbelief that even he made it out alive. When he awoke he just said he felt like he was asleep and had a dream of a man with dark hair who was always in the dark, meeting a girl of light who brightened his world, they died together, but they died happy. Master said the light from their love brought him back to life, that they came to him and told him his family still needed him, they needed their father to rebuild them, to help them heal. Everyone cried, we were a guild that had so much pain and suffering done to them, that when it was all over, we could stop pretending to be strong and force ourselves to get over it to survive, we could hold each other and cry the tears we had been holding in.

So we all sat in the rubble of our guild hall that had been destroyed and held each other while they cried, except one person, who made sure Master was okay and actually alive, then walked into the woods. I followed suit and what I found was something I could have never expected to see in my life. Laxus was leaning against a tree, tears streaming down his face as he clutched his stomach.

My heart broke a little because what everyone seemed to forget because they had their own pain to deal with, Master was Laxus' only family, he watched his only family member that loved him and cared for him, die in his arms. Even if Master was alive, that can hurt a person, scar them, hurt them more than anything else in the world. I would know, I watched my mother die when I was young and she was sick, then felt the pain of my fathers death when we returned after seven years on tenrou island.

I approached Laxus slowly, he looked up at me, tear stained cheeks and red eyes. For the first time, Laxus seemed weak, he didn't seem like the second strongest member of fairy tail anymore. He seemed like a strong man who was having a weak moment, and everyone needs someone when they are having a weak moment.

So I took a deep breath and walked closer to him, wrapping my arms around his neck and whispered in his ear "Its okay to cry Laxus, it's just me here and I won't judge you. Everyone in the guild has a shoulder to cry on, let me be yours."

And with that he broke down again, crying and wrapping his arms around my waist in a tight embrace. I gave him a gentle squeeze and felt his weight on me, I gently lowered us to the floor of the forest and let go of him temporarily and patted my lap showing him to lay down. He did so and I ran my fingers through his spiky hair that was soft which was a surprise, I thought it would be sticky or stiff from gel. He continued to cry into my lap for what felt like hours until he finally went still. I looked down at his face and realized just how exhausted he was, not just emotionally, but physically. His top and pants were torn and injuries were littered across his body. He had dark circles under his eyes and his bottom lip was split and dried blood caked it.

I quietly called for Virgo and who appeared and widened her eyes "Princess has a man?"

I shook my head and whispered "Virgo, please bring me a first aid kit. Quietly please, lets not wake him."

I sighed and leaned against the tree and shut my eyes, enjoying the few minutes of peace.

Virgo returned and I snapped my eyes open, "Thank you Virgo, you are dismissed."

She kept her gate open and stared at me "Princess please let me help you with your wounds first."

I shook my head "I'll take care of myself after, my wounds aren't as bad."

She frowned but went back to the spirit world. I took out some of the rubbing alcohol and a q-tip. I started to clean the wounds on his face, starting with the caked blood on his lips, then the cuts on his face. I took off my jacket and bundled it under his head, then I used the scissors to cut open his shredded shirt and began to clean and dress the wounds on his chest. My eyes went to his fairy tail mark on his right side of his abdomen, and my eyes followed the black tattoos that went from his guild mark, to the back of his shoulder. I had never seen him shirtless before or even where his guild mark had been, only once had I'd seen a peek of black tattoos, I didn't know he had so many. I finished cleaning and dressing all his wounds and moved his head back on my lap, then laid against the tree. I had no idea how exhausted I was, after weeks of fighting, being injured, having to be the light in the dark, the one that cheered everyone up and raised spirits, I was exhausted. So I closed my eyes and rested against the tree with a sleeping Laxus still on my lap.

-Laxus POV-

I woke up with my head on something warm and found Lucy asleep against a tree with my head on her lap. I was covered in her scent, vanilla and strawberries, I blame all the smoothies that Mira would give her. I sat up and noticed all the dressings all over my body and the first aid kit next to us. Why would she help me? Why would she let me cry to her? I haven't always been nice to her, when the phantom incident happened I said I would only help if she slept with me, then when the thunder palace incident, I had her turned to stone first and even threatened to shatter her.

So why was she being so nice to me now? I noticed the wounds on herself and that some were still fresh. She took care of my wounds, but not her own? What idiot does that? Wait. I shouldn't call her an idiot, she helped me. One of her spirits appeared. Loke.

He stared me down and said "You can leave. I'll take care of her."

I gave him a hard glare "No I'll help her. You can leave, you're going to deplete her magic and strength."

He glared at me back with a harsher glare, "I didn't use her magic to open, I used my own. Plus I don't trust you, you've threatened to hurt her before."

I rolled my eyes at him and cut open her shirt and skirt to look at her wounds better, she had a few scars here and there from previous battles but had open wounds as well. Loke was peeking over my shoulder to look at his Master and a blush went across his face.

"I didn't know Lions could be perverted."

He gave me a death glare and I went back to tending to her. I took out alcohol pads and began to clean her wounds and dress them carefully. Her skin was soft and even if it was covered in wounds and dirt, it was still milky white.

I picked her up in my arms and looked at the lion "Is her apartment still in tact?"

He shook his head and I sighed. "my place it is."

I used lightning form to take her there and opened the door quietly as to not wake her, as if anything could. She was sleeping like the dead, actually wait. I took my fingers and felt her pulse which was steady and normal. Not stopped. I sighed in relief and gently tucked her into my bed. I was lucky I decided to have my home as far from the guild as possible,after having the first two destroyed by Gildarts, then again by Phantom Lord, I couldn't take the chance of having it wrecked again.

Suddenly there was a few knocks at my door and I opened it, it was everyone from the Thunder God Tribe. They had worried looks on their faces and immediately latched onto me.

Evergreen started crying and so did Freed who scolded me "We were so worried about you! You put Master down then walked off! You didn't let Wendy heal you and we all know how badly you were injured now let us take a look at you!"

They looked me up and down and Evergreen said "You dressed your own wounds? That's not like you."

I rolled my eyes then remembered Lucy had only her bra and panties on. I rubbed the back of my head and said awkwardly "Hey uh Ever. Do you think you could bring some clothes here? Uhm. Lucy is in my room and needs to change."

Everyone's jaw dropped and Bickslow spoke first "You left everyone crying to hook up with that cosplayer? Nice one!"

He held his hand up for a high five and I sent a bolt of electricity down his spine "It's not like that, idiot. She followed me, dressed my wounds, then fell asleep like a idiot without dressing her own."

Evergreen raised an eyebrow and said "I'll be right back with some clothes."

She turned around and went to get clothes for Lucy. I could tell she didn't believe my story but she respects me as a leader, so she wouldn't call me out in front of everyone, but if we were alone, she'd call me out in a heartbeat. I let the other two in and they began to fill me in on everything, apparently no one could feel Mavis' presence anymore, and no one has been able to see her since she went to check to make sure Zeref was dead. Did she sacrifice herself? Did she give the ending blow to Zeref?

He then explained everyone was currently being healed by Wendy and that Old Crazy bat Porlyusica. On top of that the citizens after started pouring back into the city getting together to quickly start the rebuilding. This isn't the first time their homes and town have been destroyed and it won't be the last.

They mentioned that Gramps looking for me but right now I had to make sure Lucy was okay, she had some pretty bad injuries, maybe I should get the little baby dragon to make a home visit. Most dragon slayers pissed me off, always wanting to fight, or yelling and starting fight, or being annoying cocky assholes like those idiots Rouge and Sting who thought they were the most powerful, my ass they were, they didn't even last 10 minutes with me.

Wendy on the other hand, was a quiet and patient child who was well mannered and looked at me like I was her brother, always following me and watching me train, asking me to teach her dragon force, and never got on my nerves. Granted that little shit of a exceed she had didn't like her around me because I "cursed too much and had a nasty attitude" that a proper lady should not have. She's a dragon slayer, and you don't exactly use proper and Dragon slayer in the same sentence. Bickslow left the room to get some food and Freed looked at me and gave me his signature 'I know you're hiding something from me and I'm going to get it out of you' look.

I rolled my eyes "I'm not keeping anything from you."

He continued his stare and spoke "I can get it out of you and tell Evergreen it's nothing and she believe me, or she can use her way of annoying you and getting you shitfaced to tell the truth."

I sighed "Okay. You win." I looked down and rubbed the back of my neck again, this was awkward to talk about, I never really cry.

I sighed "I thought Gramps was dead, I thought I couldn't protect him, he died in my arms Freed. So I. I went to the east forest to you know. Break down."

Freed gave me a confused look and said "Break down?"

I groaned "I was crying okay? Gramps may have been a drunk caretaker who let me do stupid shit, and wasn't world's greatest dad. But he was the only one who cared for me, protected me from Ivan and his plans for me. So when he I thought he almost died. It hurt, a lot. And I guess"

I mumbled this last part "I cried in the forest and she came to comfort me and take care of my wounds while I slept."

Freed didn't dare have me repeat myself. He just chuckled "Ah so her light even broke through your tough skin."

I gave him a puzzled look and he explained "That's what everyone has been calling her since the first time we disbanded, the light of fairy tail. She was the one who tracked each member, who kept tabs on everyone, including us, including you. She knew what everyone was doing and how to find them, she made sure everyone was safe and alive. She even used some of the money her deceased father gave her to rebuild the guild, to keep the lights on and to make sure the children of fairy tail had a home. And during the war, she held everyone together, boosted morale,she was the shoulder everyone cried on and the smile that was contagious. She got me and Bickslow last week, and Evergreen yesterday when Elfman was wounded and Ever was crying at his bedside. We were embarrassed at first but she told us it was okay, she was happy to be of help."

I looked down at the ground, i didn't realize she did all of that, I told her she wasn't strong enough for the guild, that'd she'd be the first to go because she was weak and all she did was talk. I felt like shit now, I had no idea she did all of this for the guild, more than anyone has ever done. I looked towards my bedroom door when Bickslow came back in with bowls of soup for everyone and said

"Maybe I should take the cosplayer some, get a peek at that bod-"

before he could finish his sentence I shocked him and he pouted and said "Please?"

I glared "No."

Evergreen opened the door holding a bag of clothes and marched right into my bedroom. I heard her voice as well as Lucy's, after a few moments I heard my shower running and after a few minutes they both came out of the room, Lucy was freshly showered and had new bandages on her body that were much tighter and neater than the ones I put on her. She was wearing Evergreens signature green strapless dress that fell above her knees and showed off a little too much cleavage do to the difference in sizes, evergreens fit perfectly in her dress, Lucy was popping out of hers. I looked away and Bickslow let out a catcall.

I shocked him again and said "Idiot."

Lucy sat down next to me and the dress hiked up, my eyes were drawn to her thighs barely being covered.

I snapped out of it "Evergreen you had no other clothes?"

She shrugged "Not really besides pajamas and lingerie, I could have bought that. But i don't want to get electrocuted."

Lucy questioned "What's wrong with this dress?"

I looked away awkwardly and looked down at the floor.

I asked "Are you hungry? There's soup in the kitchen for you. Freed will you get her some food?"

He nodded "Right this way Lucy sama." He showed her to the kitchen and evergreen stared at me with a mischievous smile.

"So Laxus. What's wrong with Lucy wearing my dress, shows a little too much? Can't handle looking at her body like that."

I glared at her and felt my vein in my head throbbing with annoyance, a regular occurance when I was around the guild.

She bit her lip "Does Laxus-sama have a little crush on Fairy Tail's princess?"

I stared her down "I don't have a crush on anyone, I'm just thankful she helped take care of my wounds."

I stood up and said "I'm going to meet with Gramps, you all stay here with Blondie and make sure she's okay."

Lucy walked out and said "No way am I going to just sit here Laxus. I need to check on everyone, start working on rebuilding the guild, make sure Asuka, Wendy and all the other children are okay."

I crossed my arms "You are covered head to two in injuries, you haven't slept in days besides that little cat nap you just had in my bed."

She gave me a sad look and pouted then said in a sad voice "Please, I just want to help everyone."

I sighed and said "Fine but put this on, you'll catch a cold having all of that out."

I threw my coat at her and she stared at it before sliding it on. The sleeves went past her hands and the coat dragged on the floor but when buttoned it covered what needed to be. She followed me out of the house and the walk was quiet, she didn't speak, the only noise was the sound of my coat dragging against the forest floor. Finally I stopped walking and she bumped into my back, obviously not paying attention to where we were walking. I turned around and placed a hand on her head then smoothed down her slight bed head she had.

My hand fell to the side and I said "Thanks,uh. For you know, being there for me. I don't. I don't usually cry and I don't usually show emotion especially in front of others. So uh. Thanks for that and helping with my injuries, if you can think of anything I can do to repay you, let me know, I don't like being in debt."

She giggled and smiled at me, and I realized that what Freed meant by Lucy being the light of fairy tail. That one smile made all the twisted emotions in me suddenly untangle and I felt like all of it was lifted in that moment and that everything would be okay, and suddenly I didn't want anyone else to have this feeling, I wanted it for my own.

She looked me in the eyes and said "You're not in debt with me, we're guildmates. If you need someone, I'm here for you. If you need to cry, i'll let you cry on me. We're friends Laxus and friends help each other out when they need it."

I didn't know what possessed me, but I grabbed her and pulled her into my arms and I growled in a low voice

"Don't show anyone else this side of you. I want it, only me."

Her entire face turned red and said "L-Laxus, what do you mean? What side?"

I snapped out of whatever I was feeling and said "Nothing. I didn't say anything."

And with that I turned around and continued walking to our smashed to pieces guild. Lucy came running after me but our walk went back to being silent.

So i actually went through and edited this first chapter to be easier to read, it was a big complaint of everyone that it was just one long paragraph so I fixed it! Hope everyone enjoys!