Hello everyone! Today, I am back with another story and I hope that you will enjoy it! Thank you so much! - Marissa
DISCLAIMER : I own nothing related to Fairy Tail and this is merely just a fanfiction. All rights go to Hiro Mashima.
A TOUCH OF LOVE
The weather was just right for the celestial mage to be wearing a scarf, not too hot nor too cold. She had gotten it the other day, she fell in love with it as soon as she laid her eyes on it at one of the local shops. She even got it at a decent price.
It's a simple plain light pink scarf but for some reason, she felt attracted to it. Furthermore, she loved how the material felt in her hands. The lady at the shop had said that it was handmade and originated from a town not too far from Magnolia. It is also made out of a rare material.
There was also a story behind it, the lady said that it was given to her by a friend while she was travelling. She was specifically asked to sell it at her shop and that's exactly what she did. Many customers seemed to ignore it when browsing the scarves available so she was ecstatic when she saw the celestial mage pick it up.
Lucy wasn't exactly the type to wear scarves unless necessary but she felt like wearing her newly bought scarf today. She styled it nicely with a red sleeveless top and a short white skirt, along with red sandals. She is also wearing a blue denim jacket to complete the look.
She was peacefully making her way to her beloved guild when a familiar voice called out to her. "Oh, look who we have here." She stopped in her tracks and turned around, a little surprised to see Laxus and his three teammates not too far behind her. It was the lightning mage himself that spoke, his lips turned up into a small smirk.
The celestial mage simply smiled and raised a hand, waving at them as they walked closer. "Hey, guys." Long ago, she would have probably dug a hole and hide there as the four wizards scared and intimidated her but boy, is she glad that things have changed.
Laxus had changed for the better and got along with everyone now, including her. The same goes to the Thunder God tribe although they warmed up to everyone first. She couldn't believe that the whole Fantasia incident was ages ago, time really did fly.
She had gone through so much since she joined Fairy Tail and she couldn't have asked for a better experience. She loved every single moment leading up to today and is truly grateful to have such a great family.
The four of them nodded at her greeting and halted their walking when they were near her. "Are you currently heading to the guild?" Freed asked politely, wondering if the celestial mage was also heading there like they are.
"Yeah, I'm heading there. I assume you too?" She gestured her head towards the direction of the guild and Freed nodded to confirm her assumption. "Yes, we are. Let us walk together, then?"
Lucy agreed to his offer and they all started walking again, making small talk to fill the silence. Lucy and Freed were talking about an ancient book they both found interest in when Bickslow spoke up.
"Nice getup you got there, Lucy."
Bickslow smirked at her as he took in her appearance, his floating dolls repeating after his words in unison. A light blush coated her cheeks at the 'compliment' and she shyly looked down at the ground, she knew she was a little more dressed up than usual. "I-I got a little carried away t-this morning."
They all chuckled at her reaction and Laxus raised his hand and patted the blonde's head. "Hey now, no need to be shy." His voice was laced with playfulness, causing the blonde to blush even more.
Although most of the time Laxus would sport a serious expression and aura, this current moment is an exception as he is currently with his friends.
Lucy noted that, who knew he had this side to him but she knew that deep in her heart, he simply had let go of his grudge and negative way of thinking in the past and his real self prevailed. His self that cared for his friends, a little playful but can also be serious if he wants to.
"You do look cute though, I'll give you credit for that." Evergreen spoke up, placing her input to ease the celestial mage's embarrassment. She smiled appreciatively at Evergreen though she still felt a little embarrassed.
Bickslow, Freed, Lucy and Evergreen were already ahead when they realised that the lightning mage was not with them. They quickly looked behind to see him standing still with a weird look on his face, wondering what happened.
"Yo, Laxus! Something wrong?" Bickslow called out when suddenly, Laxus disappeared in a flash with his lightning only to reappear directly in front of Lucy. He stared at her with a certain light in his eyes before kneeling down on one leg, a hand grabbing the celestial mage's hand.
"You are absolutely stunning, my lady." He smiled a charming smile as he looked up at her, which was something she never thought Laxus could muster but that wasn't the most unusual part. 'WHAT IN THE WORLD DID HE JUST SAY?' was what crossed the mind of all of them except Laxus. He was also blushing!
The members of the Thunder God tribe had their mouths wide open, jaws dropping to the ground. They couldn't believe what they had just witnessed and heard, what could have possibly taken over their ferocious leader? A shiver ran down the celestial mage's body, she was just as confused and shocked as them.
"Uh... are you okay, Laxus?" She managed to ask aloud, the lightning mage simply continued to smile as he replied. "With you here, I feel as if all the evil in the world had disappeared." The tone of his voice had also changed, instead of his usual one it was now more smooth and... chivalrous?
The Thunder God tribe was now on the floor, utterly speechless and soulless after hearing him speak again. "E-Eh?" Lucy's face was red and flushed, this was so unlike the lightning mage. She pulled back her hand shakily and looked at him, not knowing what to say.
She inhaled a huge wave of air, calming herself down to think rationally about the whole situation first. She scanned the area around them, wondering if something would have affected the sudden change in his behaviour but found nothing.
He then stood up and bowed in front of the celestial mage after recovering from the shock of the celestial mage's sudden hand withdrawal, one hand by his side and the other on his abdomen.
"Would you mind if I were to court you, my lady?" He had a hopeful and determined glint in his eyes, waiting patiently for her to reply.
She sweat dropped upon hearing his question and blushed more, they really needed to fix this somehow. Before she could say anything though, Freed was already in between them, pushing the lightning mage away from the blonde beauty.
"Laxus, did you by any chance had taken or done something to cause this behaviour?" He had a worried expression as he asked the question but the man in question simply shook his head. "I feel just fine!"
In the background, Bickslow placed an arm around the celestial mage's shoulder, shaking her playfully. "Woah girlie, you got yourself a new admirer." His dolls chanted 'admirer, admirer' above them as he laughed.
The blonde was about to remark sarcastically when he suddenly stopped laughing and casted his gaze to the ground. He even pulled back his arm from the blonde's shoulders. Evergreen, who was paying attention to the soul mage and the blonde's conversation also noticed his sudden unmoving behaviour.
"Bickslow?" Both Evergreen and Lucy called out, but they got no reply in return. "My lady! I shall be your knight in shining armour!" She turned her head around to see Laxus trying to free himself from the grasp of the rune mage, sweat dropping.
She pitied Freed who seemed to be struggling to do so and furthermore all of his efforts were wasted as the lightning mage simply disappeared using his magic and reappeared nearer to the blonde.
On the side, Bickslow had seemed to snap out of his trance, slowly turning his head towards the two blondes. "Lucy...?" Her ears perked up at the mention of her name, all the while trying to keep the lightning mage from getting closer to her. His voice sounded confused for some reason.
What happened next was totally unexpected as Bickslow was by her side in a matter of seconds, a red rose in his hand. She shrieked, where did he get that from? And what was he doing?
She really hoped the same dilemma wasn't happening to him now. "My dear Lucy, will you accept this rose as a token of my love for you?" His lips turned up into a smile, his arm outstretched to give her the flower.
Evergreen and Freed could feel their life force flying out of them and Lucy was sweating bullets. They couldn't believe their eyes and ears. The celestial mage just ended up raising her arms up in the air in frustration and decided it was best for her to run away. First it was Laxus and now Bickslow? She wasn't going to deal with that!
And why in the world are they both interested in her? More importantly, what had happened to the both of them? These questions ran through her thoughts as she dashed past the other two remaining mages. "Freed! Evergreen! Help me!"
She cried out to the two and the rune mage was quick to set up a barrier to trap the soul mage and the lightning mage. "Just work on getting away, Lucy! We will deal with them!" Freed assured her, the blonde already gaining a lot of distance between them.
"See you later, Lucy!" Evergreen managed to say before the blonde got too far followed by complaints from Laxus and Bickslow. "My dear Lucy!" "Wait for me, my lady!" A shiver ran down her spine as she continued to get away.
She ran and ran until she reached the guild, she really hoped that Evergreen and Freed could settle the two lovestruck mages down.
She was utterly confused and worn out by the whole ordeal, why and how had this happened to her? Nonetheless, she took a deep breath and calmed herself down, thinking it was enough craziness for the day.
She looked back to see if they by any chance had caught up to her and was relieved to see no one there. She found herself craving for a drink after all that and walked through the guild's doors, not fully knowing what was going to happen next.