Here is chapter 2 of Cold and Hot! Thanks to all of those that read the first chapter and for those who left reviews! Alright, in this chapter there is a mild (little detailed) rape scene, so if you are not comfortable at all with this my apologies. However, this story is rated M for a few good reasons.
Any who~ all seriousness aside, please enjoy the second chapter! Don't forget to leave a review! Please tell me if you loved it, hated, or even just to point out errors! Enjoy!
Cold and Hot
Chapter 2
Gray felt his heart plummeting as he ran into the guild hall, ignoring the others as confused and startled eyes landed on him. His hands clenched tightly around the keys and whip that he had found on the way to the guild tonight, thinking that Lucy had merely gotten caught up in talking to some of the girls when she didn't return at her usual time. However, he didn't see her anywhere, and his chest clenched tightly as he bit his lower lip in desperation.
"Gray? What's wrong?" Levy asked, her book forgotten on the table as she ran up to him, Gajeel close behind her, glaring at him. He ignored the possessive iron dragon slayer, and instead held out Lucy's items that she always had on her.
"Lucy didn't return home. I figured that she would still be here, but found these on the way to the guild." He stated, using every bit of his will not to allow the panic he was feeling creep into his voice. He watched as Levy's eyes grew wide with fear as she shook her head.
"Lucy left the guild about half an hour ago." She whispered, and he squeezed his eyes shut as a wave of nausea washed over him. Where was Lucy? Did something happen to her? Had she been kidnapped?
"Shrimp, who have you been around the most lately?" Gajeel asked, causing him to blink and look at the dragon slayer as Levy faced him as well. The woman though a moment, and Gray didn't like how her face paled as she glanced between them.
"I've been around Lucy the most. Meaning that the scent Natsu was picking up on..." She muttered, causing Gray to frown and step forward.
"What was that about Natsu?" He asked, not sure how his Flame-Brain of a teammate had anything to do with this.
"Natsu walked in today and said that he caught the scent of his mate on my clothing. Gray, the only person I've been around, besides Gajeel, was Lucy." Levy stated, and he swallowed as he shook his head, only to look up as Gajeel sighed and watched as he scratched the back of his head.
"Natsu's mate, is your girlfriend Gray. Most likely Natsu is somewhere attempting to stake a claim on Lucy." He stated, and Gray flinched, momentarily stunned by the news before anger coursed through his veins.
"I'll kill the bastard if he lays one hand on Lucy!" He shouted, spinning on his heels and storming out of the guild, a fine icy mist surrounding him as he started back to the area he had found Lucy's keys and whip. That was his best bet on figuring out which way they went, and he would find them. He would get Lucy back, and he would teach Natsu a lesson in messing with his girl.
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Lucy gave a grunt as she was tossed unceremoniously onto a makeshift cot somewhere in a cave on the outskirts of Magnolia. Gritting her teeth, she quickly surged to her feet and wheeled around to her best friend and teammate, only to stop as she took him in. He looked like a beast on the edge, his eyes were shadowed by his hair, his teeth clenched together and his hands balled into fists. She swallowed, and took a quick glance at the cave entrance, biting her bottom lip as she debating rather or not she could make it before he got to her again.
"Don't try to run, Lucy. It will only make me angry, and then I doubt I would be able to control myself." Natsu whispered out, his voice sounding weird. Almost like a half growl, and half plea. She looked back at him and then crossed her arms over her chest, trying to think of ways to get away from him without suddenly becoming his mate. The only thing that she was able to think about though was to try and talk some sense into him, however she knew that it wouldn't do any good. Her and Levy had talked a lot about dragon slayers, especially once they had been given an ancient book that had been about them after they had completed a mission together. No one had known about it since it had been written in ancient ruins that took a while for Levy to translate.
Within the book, it had explained about dragons, and dragon slayers', mating cycles and how there was only one mate for both. So, she knew regardless of what she said, there was no way to convince Natsu that she wasn't his mate, because this was something that neither the dragons, or the slayers messed up on. Still, she was with Gray, and cycle or not, she wasn't about to just allow Natsu to claim her while she loved Gray.
"Natsu, you know this can't happen. I'm with Gray." She whispered softly, watching as his body tensed and a small growl came from his chest.
"Lucy, a dragon slayer only has one mate in a lifetime. You are my mate, and I will not allow Gray to have you. Didn't one time you say that you loved me as well?" Natsu asked, his eyes taking on a calculating look that she had never seen on him before. Swallowing, she eased to the side slightly, thinking she might as well attempt to run for it, maybe her luck would be with her today.
"At...At one point yes, but you didn't seem to be picking up on the signals then. However, I've moved on. I'm not betraying Gray, Natsu." She stated, watching as he tensed at the name again. They were rivals, this she knew, and figured that she may not want to continuously bring up the ice wizard's name. It might not be all that helpful to her at the moment.
"I could provide so much more to you though." Natsu muttered, and she shook her head. She wasn't going to betray Gray, sure she still harbored feelings for Natsu, but not like she did for Gray now.
"I'm not doing this Natsu. I'm leaving and going back to Magnolia, please just leave me be." She stated, sliding to the side more but froze as he let out a growl and pinned her with a glare. Her eyes widened as she saw that she was looking at his dragon side, and knew that she needed to run. Now. There was no point in trying to change his mind now, he was going to try and mate with her, one way or another. The only way she was getting out was to out run him, even though she highly doubted that would work.
Although, she did recall Levy telling her about one attempt. The slayer had still caught them in the end, and had mated with them anyway. Apparently, halfway through the mating the woman who had run seemed to have a change of heart afterwards and gladly accepted the mark in the end. Having no idea why she would suddenly change her mind like that, they had approached Gajeel, hoping he would know since he and Levy were mates. It turned out that the mating worked both ways once it started. Even if someone loathed the other at first, during the mating process their body, mind, and soul would seem to realize that this was the person they were destined for. It was the only person for them. However, Lucy already believed that she was meant for Gray, just as Gray was meant for her. So, regardless of what the whole mating thing stated, she wasn't going to be with Natsu, she couldn't, she wouldn't. All because she wasn't going to hurt Gray like that.
Without a second thought she dashed into the dark forest, cursing herself for not attempting earlier as Natsu carried her off. At least then it was still light enough so she could have seen where she was going. She pushed the thought aside since there was nothing she could do about it, and instead focused on making sure that she was at least heading in the right direction. The sound of a loud roar caused her heart to slam against her chest, making her move as fast as she could once she realized that Natsu had finally gotten over the initial shock her running away had caused. She knew that she would never be able to truly out run him, at least not without help, however he had dropped her keys back in Magnolia, as well as her whip, leaving her defenseless for now.
The sound of him crashing through the forest after her caused her to yelp slightly since it was so close to her. It took her mind away from the path and she gasped as her foot caught a root sticking out of the ground. She winced as a pain seared through her ankle, and she fell face first into the dirt, and it was within seconds that Natsu was on her. She attempted to struggle, even screamed in an attempt to cause him to flinch away long enough so she could try and get away again. However, none of it worked, and Natsu merely covered her mouth with one hand while he used the other to burn away her clothes.
"I told you not to run, Lucy. Now I wont be able to control myself at all." He whispered, and she winced as she heard pain in his voice. She looked into his eyes, hating how she saw pain in them as he kept her pinned while freeing himself. She then turned her eyes skyward, making her mind drift off, but she still winced when he suddenly thrust into her. Her body trembled as pleasure started to consume her, but her body and soul attempted to deny it, and she could feel herself start to split in two because of the confusion within her. Half of her heart wanted to be claimed by Natsu, while the other half refused, reminding her that she already belonged to Gray. It was the same with her mind and soul, both craved to hold onto Natsu, yet at the same time remain completely loyal to Gray.
She forced herself to remain still, merely looking at the stars and constellations that her mother had taught her all about. It was the only thing her body agreed to focus on, because it was the only thing that wasn't causing her pain at the moment. Her body trembled only once more when Natsu stilled within her as he released his pleasure and sank fangs into her neck. Leaving a mark to the others that she was his, her body both accepted it, and denied it, still trying to remain its loyalty to Gray.
"You're mine now, Lucy. I promise, you'll want for nothing." He whispered, nuzzling his mark with a small purring sound, but she remained quiet and unresponsive in his arms. Her eyes, dark and haunted, remained on the stars above them. Her face was blank of all emotions as she kept everything she felt waging within her at bay, she knew that she couldn't deal with any of it now. She had to deal with it later, somewhere she felt safe.
"Natsu! Get off Lucy, you bastard!" The familiar voice of Gray reached them, causing Natsu to give a dangerous growl and stand protectively before her, fire consuming his hands.
"Back off, she's mine." He growled, but she ignored the fight. She ignored their screams, the magic that they launched at one another, she ignored everything. Even when a familiar light surrounded her, and Loki appeared over her with nothing but worry in his eyes.
"Lucy?" He whispered, she merely blinked, her eyes moving past his face to the stars above again. She heard his grunt of panic, and felt his jacket slide over her bare body, but still gave no response.
"Gray. I have to take her back now!" He shouted, and she heard the sound of her keys clinking together, and then Loki was carefully picking her up. Golden light surrounded them once more, and then she was seeing the stars from a different view point, in front of the guild. She felt Loki moving quickly through the guild, yelling for Wendy to head to the medical ward immediately, and merely watched the shocked faces of everyone that they passed by. Her gaze landed on Levy's briefly, holding her's the longest, and then looked away as the woman followed along with the sky dragon slayer. It was obvious she had figured out what had happened, and Lucy finally gave a sigh as she was placed on one of the beds. Still, no actual words left her as Wendy began gathering her magic in her hands as Loki explained what had happened. She ignored all of it, and instead turned her head to the side so she could stare out the window and at the night sky beyond. The stars were now dimmed do to the lights of the city, but she could still see enough of them that it caused her to relax some. Now was the time for her to deal with her inner turmoil before asking or telling anyone else about what went down, even though Loki was already doing so.
Leaning back, she kept her gaze on the stars as she allowed her eyes to slowly close. She ignored the sounds of the people around her, tuning them out as she went into a half meditation, half unconscious state of mind. She had to make a decision, and make her raging mind, heart and soul to make a decision. Should she go with Natsu and break Gray's heart, or stay with Gray and hope that Natsu would eventually give up on her?
Well...there it is! Chapter 2. Hope you found some way to enjoy it! I'll hopefully be putting chapter 3 up some time this week, hopefully Thursday. Any who~ please leave a review if you can and tell me what you thought about it! :) Thank you for all your support!