Fairy Tale Collection

Authors Note: Welcome to my new project! This is something that will update weekly! Each chapter will be a new one-shot of various themes, with the odd occasion of a part 2 if people really want one. Keep an eyes out on the summaries and their ratings before the chapter title! And remember to let me know what you think and if there's a certain one shot you want me to write for you! This also isn't edited, because waaaayyy too many plot bunnies to take care of, so little time to edit.

Summary: Memories make up the very fabric of who we are. So what happens when those are taken away from us?

Rating: T - violence, suggested themes, swearing

Chapter 1: Amnesia

Their hundred-year mission had turned into something far less intimidating or as difficult as they had anticipated. In the span of two years, Team Natsu had annihilated or captured every last Zeref cult faction save one. Which they were currently dealing with.

"Regulas!" Her fist glowed as she sent a mage hurtling through the cave, sending him into his other teammates with devastating force.

"Go Luce!" Natsu cheered her on from his magical containment unit, two cult members guarding the device similar to the way Kyoka had done to Erza during the Cube incident, a memory which still caused the red head to shiver.

"Ice Make: Lance!" Grays' magic fanned out, pinning the last of the cultists to the ground. He turned expectantly to the barrier and Natsu's captures, watching Erza take them out with a sweep of her halberd. But the barrier holding the pyro refused to drop, "What the hell?"

Before anyone could ponder the situation, a bone chilling roar echoed through the cave and Lucy was off without warning, harnessing Loke's magic to ward off the darkness. Gray and Erza tried to call to her, to stop her from being foolish, but a barrier prevented them from following after the blonde.

"Lucy!" Erza slashed at the barrier, eyes widening as she watched it shimmer before a stray beam of magic lashed out and sent her backwards into the wall beside Natsu.

"Erza!" Gray hissed as his own attack was met with the same result, "Lucy!"

xXx Amnesia xXx

Her feet slammed against the ground with a resounding echo, her lungs burning and chest heaving the further she went into the cave. It was so large that even Regulus was struggling to light it all up, but she kept going. There was something familiar in the roar she heard that had her blood run cold in her vein and she listened to her instincts instead of her head for once.

Again the roar sounded, the sheer pain she heard in it spurring her on. The closer she got to the source, the harder her heart beat against her ribs, a cold sweat dripping down her neck as she broke through the shadows and into a large cavern lit by countless torches. Flames flickered in a mysterious wind and Lucy could only gasp when she saw the person responsible for the roars she had heard.

Laxus, battered and bruised, lay in the centre of the room, stuck in a similar barrier to what Natsu had been trapped in. However, this one seemed to be drawing out his magic, lightning crackly in angry arcs, lashing out at any that dared wander too close.

The cultists in the chamber all turned to her, hearing her curse at them. She glared at each in turn, noticing four had poles held tight to Laxus' arms and legs, seemingly holding him in place as red wisps wrapped around him in a magic circle. Everything seemed ritualistic to her, and the cultists, as per every evil plan, confirmed her suspicions.

"Stop her. She can't interrupt the ritual! We must not fail our Master!"

Lucy rolled her eyes, her body glowing faintly before her attire changed, the mark of Taurus proudly displayed on her belt buckled. They tried to overpower her by swarming her, but their attacks were little more than irritating mosquito bites and she lashed out with a roundhouse kick, taking out the majority of the group. Orders were yelled over the cacophony but they had no time to follow through, each mage taken down by a single attack. Vaguely she heard chanting in the background and grabbed a cultist by the neck before hurling the body at the leader, knocking the spell book from his hands to land in the circle.

Laxus roared once more as the book connected with the magic circle and Lucy could only watch wide eyed as his magic flared, a raging bolt slamming through the roof of the chamber and electrocuting the head Cultist. An ominous rumble echoing before a loud crack sounded from above. She barely had the time to dodge as large sections of the roof collapsed and Lucy weaved her way through the dark mages that were trying to make their own escape. A stone clipped her shoulder and she fell forward, skidding on her hands and knees.

She hissed, her blonde hair falling loose from their buns on top of her head and she stagger upright, her entire arm numb from the blow as she pressed forward. The second her feet connected with the magic circle Laxus roared, his lightning igniting throughout the area and Lucy didn't even have the strength the scream as she pushed on, thousands of volts of magic surging through her before she collapsed over the blonde mage. She hissed, her vision beginning to spot as she brushed a hand over her keys.

They warmed to her touch and she knew that they would be safe from the collapsing cave, the familiar darkness encasing her and squishing her into Horologium's' casing along with the blonde Dragon Slayer, his magic effectively extinguished.

Through the glass casing she watched as the chamber continued to collapse, many cultist being crushed by the chaos. She finally felt the drain on her magic and released the star dress, revealing her tattered travelling gear. When the ground beneath them cracked, the red magic circle flared before vanishing and Laxus let out another roar, the sound deafening her in the small confines they were in. But despite the limited room, Laxus' hand still wrapped around her throat, forcing her to look up at him and it was then that she noticed. He wasn't actually with her. At least his mind wasn't. His eyes glowed orange, the pupils slitted as he glared at her. His lips were twisted in a sneer, revealing his sharpened canines. A deep growl resonated from him, proving to her that he was about to go into dragon force.

Her hands came up, one to the hand on her neck that was slowly tightening its hold and the other to his face, gently caressing his cheek. She tried not to let her panic show, forcing a smile to her face, "Laxus. Hey. Are you okay? I know you don't want to do this."

He only seemed to get angrier with her words and his hand tightened, cutting off her airway. Lucy ground her teeth, her fingers clawing at his hand, her mind going a mile a minute trying to think of a way out of the situation. With only moments left before darkness took her, a situation which would have left them both dead without her magic to feed Horologium, she surged forward, her lips connecting with his.

His eyes slipped closed and the hand on her throat loosened before shifting into her hair, holding her battered body against his. Despite the situation, she felt herself groan. But before she could really enjoy the feel of him against her, her grew slack, fallen in her arms. His head fell against her shoulder and she let out a breath, feeling a sudden drain on her magic before light suddenly assaulted her eyes. Her spirit had done his job and gotten them out, but before she could say a thing he vanished, dropping her, and a heavy, unconscious slayer, in the field outside the cave.

"Lucy!"

"Luce!"

"Are you okay?" Her teammates ran up to her, each with various scratches and bruises, but all in one piece.

"Yeah. I'm okay." She winced as she pushed the blonde man off her, the shoulder she had injured flaring in pain, "Well not great. But when we get back to Wendy she can heal me up again." The Wind Dragon Slayer had stayed with the Ruin Knights with their previous captives, needing to help them catalogue every cultist they'd captured to date.

"Is that Laxus?" Erza knelt down, her hand hovering over the man but not touching. Lucy knelt beside the red head, her eyes staring down at the man in worry.

"Yeah. I don't really know what they were doing. But it sent him into Dragon Force, so I'm assuming they were trying to get his Lacrima out." A pang of sadness hit her and a stray tear slipped down her cheek as she rested a hand on his chest, "He was in so much pain…"

A hand dropped on her uninjured shoulder and she turned to look at Gray, despite the seriousness in his eyes, he managed a smile for her, "Don't worry Luce. Thanks to you he's here with us, and we can get him help."

"Yeah Luce! You should be really proud. You just saved one of the Gods of Ishgar!" Natsu grinned, placing his hands behind his head. Lucy could only laugh at him before sitting down on the ground, the familiar sound of a bell echoing through the clearing.

"Princess. I have brought some medical supplies for you and the others." Virgo's voice broke through the blonde's thoughts and Lucy smiled.

"Thank you Virgo. I really appreciate it." Lucy nodded to the woman and allowed her spirit to patch them up. Virgo even returned with some camping gear for them to set up for the night, "You don't need to do anymore Virgo. You can go back home. Thanks for all your help. And no, there is no need for punishment."

Virgo just smiled at her Princess before bowing and returning to the Celestial Spirit realm.

"Well. We've all had an eventful day. I say we eat and get some sleep." Erza had already started handing out some sandwiches that Virgo had left for them and they ate in silence as the sun set before bedding down for the night. Lucy lay the closest to Laxus, the sound of his breathing calming her. Something deep inside her told her he would need her when he woke. And she didn't have the heart to ignore it.

xXx Amnesia xXx

Just as she had assumed, Laxus had needed her when she woke. Only it wasn't how she had expected. She blinked away her fatigue, the strange tickling sensation from her neck successfully drawing her attention and when she saw the source she had to bite her lip to stop from screaming lest she damage the blonde mans ears.

Laxus was crouched over her, his nose pressed into her neck, breath fanning over her collar bone like a gentle caress. She didn't dare move more than her head, baring her neck to him as she tried to note her surroundings. The rest of her team were still sound asleep around her, their faint mumbles making her giggle.

"Why are you laughing?" His words were husky and she gasped, blue filling her vision as she stared into his eyes.

"Just my team. How are you feeling Laxus?" He just blinked down at her, his head tilting ever so slightly at her question.

"Laxus…" He tested the word on his tongue, as if it were something foreign for him to say, "Laxus… that's me."

She stared at him, the places slowly falling into place before she shot up, forcing him back so sit on his haunches over her. He towered above her, his shoulders broad enough to completely engulf her when he refused to completely straighten.

"Laxus… are you alright?" She pressed a gentle hand to his forehead and watched as he leant into it, "Do you remember where you are? Or… who you are? Do you remember me?"

A low whine echoed through his chest and she tensed. She had braced herself to deal with the repercussions of the abuse he'd sustained, but she hadn't expected it to be so bad, "No… I don't know you. But I think I trust you." Despite the affirmation of her fears, she couldn't help but feel relieved at his words of trust. That he would allow her to help him.

"I know Erza, Natsu and Gray. I don't know you… But I think… I feel like I should somehow…" His eye brows knitted together as he thought, visibly grinding his teeth as he tried to sort the the muddled memories in his head.

"Laxus. Don't worry about it. It'll come back to you. Let's wait for the others and then we'll go to Wendy and see if she can fix you up. How's that sound?" She had expected silence, or a nod, but instead he smiled down at her, the toothy grin making her heart skip a beat before it started pumping loudly in her ears.

"Yeah. I like the sound of the Blondie."

The familiar nickname had her smiling and she patted the ground next to her which he took as a 'sit down' command and silently obeyed. Something drew him closer to her and he wrapped an arm across her shoulders and pulled her against him.

They sat in silence, hers strained as she held down the urge to question him. But she didn't have to hold back for long when the first rays of sunlight peaked through the trees and woke their companions. It was Natsu that noticed their position first.

"What the hell do you think you're doing Laxus!" Natsu only got a growl in response and the blonde man pulled Lucy into his lap, ignoring how she protested.

"Natsu. Leave him be. We should pack up and get to Wendy as quickly as possible so that he may be returned to normal." Erza placed a diplomatic hand between the two men, halting Natsu's approach.

"But… But Erza…" Natsu's shoulders sagged, glaring at the blonde man who just smirked back at him.

"No. Now grab your things. We're moving on. We need to get food soon or we'll just have more trouble on our plate." Erza shook her head, light reflecting off her hair and making it glow like fire. It made Laxus snarl and only Lucy's hand on his cheek calmed him down.

"Come on Laxus." Lucy whispered to him, finding her ability to be his anchor endearing and also nerve-wracking.

He nodded into her hand before standing, holding her easily in his arms. She let out an undignified squeak, wrapping her hands around his neck. His chuckled vibrated through his chest and into her, settling her instantly

'What's this feeling?' She blinked up at him as she thought, 'It's Laxus. I barely even know him!' Despite her thoughts she felt her cheeks grow hot and she looked away, avoiding the curious glances of her team mates as they took off, Erza taking the lead into the woods. They walked for the better part of an hour with Laxus refusing to let her walk before they made it to town, an anxious Wendy waiting at the gate.

"Erza. Natsu. Gray. Lucy! I'm so glad you're all okay. When I didn't hear from you last night I feared the worst." Wendy ran up to them, embracing each in turn.

"Really child. I told you they would be just fine." Carla tsk'ed as she walked up to the group, her eyes growing wide when she took notice of the newest addition of the group, "Laxus?"

The blonde man just blinked down at the white cat, his head tilting in question, "There's a white… talking cat, here?" He phrased it as a question and Lucy laid a hand on his wrist.

"Don't worry Laxus. We'll get you fixed up." She smiled up at him and turned to Wendy, "Wendy. Can you please have a look at Laxus? He was being tortured by the cult and it looks like it's affected his memories."

The bluenette stared between the blondes before nodding quickly, grabbing the mans free hand before leading them through town. She entered the inn they stayed at before drawing them into a room, forcing Erza, Gray and Natsu to stay outside.

"Okay Laxus. Please take a seat on the bed." Wendy instructed, organising her supplies with Carla. The whole time the giant of a man looked down at the smaller Celestial mage and only followed the Sky Maiden's orders when Lucy nudged him forward, "You too Lucy. You were hurt too. I don't know all of it, but I can tell you had something to do with saving Laxus."

"There's no use denying it Lucy. We can see the bandages." Carla chastised the woman before forcing her to sit next to Laxus.

"You were hurt… trying to save me?" The blonde man stared at her with worry in his eyes, and something else that she couldn't quite place.

"We're nakama Laxus. Of course I would do everything I could. And you were saved. That's all that matters." She placed a gentle hand on his face as Wendy approached and the bluenette carefully drew their attention.

"Okay Lucy. I need you to tell me what happened, so I know what to look for…" Wendy carefully placed her glowing hands on the top of his head, the soothing effect of her magic taking effect almost instantly and he was lost to them, his mind wandering as images played through his mind. Memories, he realised. It was only when a blinding pain seared through him that he roared, only a familiar feeling of arms holding him keeping him from lashing out.

"It's okay Laxus, you're alright. I promise." Her words lulled him into a peaceful sleep and when he finally woke, his eyes were heavy and his muscles felt like noodles.

"Laxus…" The voice called him, gently pulling him from the recesses of his mind, "Laxus? Are you okay?" Soft hands brushed his hair from his face and he moaned, cracking his eyes open only enough to confirm his suspicions of who was with him.

"Blondie…" He whispered, carefully shifting himself to look at her, his hand lifted to cradle her face, "You're still here?"

She let out a small laugh, a sound that caused butterflies to take over his stomach, "Of course Sparkie. I told you I'd be here for you." She smiled down at him and covered his hand with her own.

"That means I can heal you now Lucy." Wendy's voice entered his ears and his eyes widened when he noticed the white standing out against her tanned skin.

"You're hurt!" He bolted upright, only to be caught by the smaller mage when he swayed dangerously.

"Calm down Laxus. Like I said before, it was worth it." She gave him another smile before moving away, shrugging out of her button up shirt. He felt the blood rush to his cheeks, only to realise she had a sports bra on and a collection of bandages across her torso and one of her shoulders.

"Lucy…" The woman only gave him a small smile as Wendy went about her work, explaining that she would leave her cuts half healed to prompt her body to start healing itself and set the bone in her shoulder properly.

"Thanks Wendy." The young Sky Slayer just blushed and left the room with a brief call that she would inform the others that they were able to enter.

Laxus took the time to study the blonde woman before him. Until this point in time, she had always been the light of Fairy Tail. The woman that made everyone smile like it was a disease and who never gave up no matter how grave the situation seemed. She was an enigma, and he was more than happy to learn everything that was Lucy. He stood from the bed, making sure his legs were responding to his thoughts before he approached her, wrapping his arms around her and drawing a shocked squeak from her.

"Lucy… Thank you…"

xXx Amnesia xXx

And there's the first one-shot that's been brewing in my head. If you want a part two, let me know. It won't be immediately after, because I have the next chapter for Fairy Tail Collection half done.