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Lucy had her legs thrown over both Laxus and Gajeel, her body wedged between the wall and their thick legs; feeling safe in their company. Not as safe when their suit-clad power-housed legs decided to kick at each other whenever they argued silently over something that she said, or even they themselves said. The air was tranquil and they were peaceful with the setting sun that caused the light in the room to rise up the far wall to be replaced with pale silver moonlight to drift hazily through the window panes. The three sat in silence, as the two thought of questions to ask the noiseless girl who was smiling slightly at the fact they did not know where to begin. "What did Gramps mean when he said you ran?" Laxus started then looked at his petite cousin, fleeting images of a similar girl crossing his mind. But the images were blurred; he could not tell if it was actually her.
Her head bent forward slightly, her eyes averting to the side as she thought about what he had said. "When the Dark Magic was cast," Her voice started to slowly leave her throat, "I chose to leave Fairy Tail, instead of trying to destroy the spell." She grinned and looked at him. "I just wanted to travel. See the man Layla, my mother, married was rich. Owned the rail lines." She rubbed her hands together, as a chill passed through the room. "I grew up in a mansion, never really got out; then I ran away because I didn't like it there. Layla was dead, and I found some letters saying where you and Pops were. So I thought I'd come join. Makarov always knew about me, he just never told you, Laxus."
"Why'd he not tell him?" Gajeel was tempted, almost painstakingly so, to kick the girl off his person, but there was just something about her that soothed him. She did not seem like she was a threat to him, nor would she ever be, and he was sure she would be an interesting person for him to know in the future. But he did, however, lean over to grab her waist to haul her so her foot was resting on his knee, instead of his thigh. She seemed au fait with his habit of man handling people, even shifted her weight to accommodate him. Something else to scare him.
"Laxus was- still is - an arrogant bastard. As much as in his childhood he hated the fact that he was only known as Pops' grandson, to think he would have to share that with someone else?" She had her hand over her heart as if she was shocked he would even suggest such an appalling idea. "He would never have allowed that. Probably would've turned out worse than he did." Gajeel had to cover his face as he sank further down in her bed from laughing at the blushing blonde Lightening Dragon. "But it's nice to know you do have family, right Laxus?"
He grumbled and kicked Gajeel, but his ears were turning pink because of what she said, it was true after all. "So you were the one that got me back in the guild." That was a statement, not a question. "Were you there for every major event?"
"Hai. But only those in the past decade or so." She shifted as Gajeel kicked Laxus back. It felt weird being able to feel their movements, especially underneath her. But she liked spending time with them both: she never really got to know them before she had had to leave. "Gildarts didn't care and Pops is just stubborn." She crossed her arms below her spine so she could prop herself up. "It wasn't really that hard, ya know?"
"So you think I coulda won against Natsu?" Laxus asked with a smirk, moving on their conversation.
"Yeah." She chuckled like there was never a doubt about that. "Sure, no doubt he's strong. But have you noticed that he always has help?" She frowned as they gave her disbelieving looks. "I'll start with Phantom Lord. He couldn't have beat you, Gajeel, if I hadn't found a way to create fire. He would have lost hands down. Same for you Laxus. He would've died if Gajeel hadn't pulled him out of the way. Master Hades, Laxus turned up and we were all fighting too." They looked up at the wooden ceiling and thought about every major battle that Natsu had fought. There had always been someone that had picked up his slack, and helped him win. "See? He always has help."
"Did everyone really always know about me and Shrimp?" Gajeel asked in a small voice after a while. Lucy just rubbed his arm in sympathy, while her cousin smirked. "Sorry about Phantom Lord."
Lucy gave him a dull look, one that made him shrivel slightly. "Like I said, you were ready to kill the next thing that moved. And I pushed past your breaking point." And thus she made him feel better, even though his memory of the incident was a little hazy he could remember the feeling of frustration that she would not scream for him, that she was just some lowlife that did not deserve his attention.
"What did you mean about the Magic of the Dreyar family?" Laxus was ensnared with interest.
"Ah. Figures." Her head fell side to side as she was thinking, it was a difficult topic. Knowing what she could and could not say she proceeded with, "The One Magic was created by maybe a maximum of eight people. Four of these are unknown. One of the people was a Dreyar. And he was responsible for the more destructive side of Magic. So fire and lightening and the likes. He chose Lightening Magic to be taught to all his children and this has just continued on down the generations. It became tradition." She started to hum as she thought. "It's just the Magic we use. In fact, those who become one of the Ten Wizard Saints are often a descendant of one of these families of One Magic, though the original surnames are unknown." Laxus and Gajeel had paled at this, they had always thought the One Magic had created itself, without human help. To think that it was created by people? Preposterous. "I wouldn't know much more than that, sorry guys." She was lying, they could hear it. Damn it, she could hear them hear her lie; but neither side brought it up.
Gajeel poked at her leg, around her knee and this made her jump in surprise at the contact. They had fallen into a stupor, or she had anyhow. "What Dark Magic?" He leaned back and pushed himself up, having slipped down while kicking Laxus under Lucy. "You said there's a spell cast on Fairy Tail or somethin'." He crossed his arms as he spoke, bunching up the material by his shoulders.
Her hands crossed over her stomach after she buttoned up her shirt again; one of the buttons had popped loose. "Ah, now, for that you'd have to ask Pops. I ain't allowed teh say." Her pink tongue flitted over her plump rouged lips. "But it kinda made you all forget 'bout me. That's all I'll say." She held her hands up, before allowing them to drop down and drum a rhythmical tune onto her companions thighs, both of them glanced at her hands on their white suits, but blinked it away as her just passing the time; or keeping herself awake. But either way they did not think there was much meaning behind her taps, so let her be.
"I've..." Laxus started slowly, thinking about the next part of the conversation he had overheard between his grandfather and cousin. "A favour to ask." Lucy fluttered her eyelashes while giving a low hum as she started at the bottom of her table and drummed on their thighs to indicate she heard him. "You tell Gildarts for us?" Thoughts seemed to snap to attention as she looked at him through perplexed brown eyes. "C'mon! Please? He ain't gonna know you, and it'll be you killed instead of me or Cana."
She gave him a incredulous glance. "Nah, even if he kills me he's still going after you for 'tainting' his dear darling innocent Cana." She started her tapping again, not particularly bothered by what he asked. "But I'll be watching when he finds out." She gave an artful smile with a twinkle to her eyes. "I could help... I suppose." She gave an airy pout as she thought, then her eyes ignited with an idea. "Get me and a couple of people talking about the preparations, and I could call out to Gildarts and ask him does he want to help prepare her wedding."
A snort of sudden laughter was heard, "That'd cause more damage."
"Since when did Fairy Tail, or even you, care about damage?" Her eyelashes gave kisses to her cheeks as she gazed at him through them, slyly giving him a grin. Gajeel swallowed a bit of saliva that had formed in his mouth from nervousness. "But yes, I'll tell 'im. If you help." Laxus huffed as her hand stopped beating against his trousers to poke him in the chest, near his left collarbone; her blue lacquered nail digging slightly into his skin. "Anyways, get off my bed. I'm going to sleep now." She lifted her legs so they could slip from under her, and they did. Something about her demeanour was commanding them to listen to her. Her body slunk down under her dark covers until only her shimmering crown was visible. "G'night." Was mumbled through the sheets, they both looked at the spot until it was disrupted when her legs swung out the middle, her lying horizontal under her covers.
Inviting them under.
Taking their places either side of her they covered their bodies with her thick duvet, their legs falling in line beside hers outside the covers. It was not the most comfortable, but it would do.
When morning came, a sleepy Lucy had Virgo bring them both suitable clothing for the day; as they were still in their best men suits. She got dressed herself in a leather pencil skirt and a white shirt, along with a red bowtie. But Lucy was doomed, as fated with late night pass out times and early starts often were. Her body was slumped over her messed sheets, Laxus and Gajeel watching her from her door. "Get up Blondie." Laxus was fed up with his tiny cousins attitude, she had barely said a word and that was bugging him. "We have to get to the guild." He smiled at Gajeel. "So we can tell the Old Man you're going to be my co-Master of the guild." He thought for sure that would make her bolt, but it would appear not.
She raised a hand and waved him off. "Already planning on saying yes." Buffered through to their ears, because she was face down. Laxus was surprised, yesterday she had seemed so against it. The pair walked over to her, slipped a red sling-back stiletto onto each of her feet before lifting her up. "Put me down." Her voice snarled from her lips.
Her upper body was fixed under Laxus' strong left arm and her lower region secured by Gajeel who held her legs like parcels against his chest. "Nope!" They sang in all too cheery voices for the time of day, and for her poor ears. As they left her apartment Lucy locked the door when Laxus paused by the lock so she could reach it. They continued down the streets like so, many around knew they were from Fairy Tail and would not bother them especially so early in the morning and that the person they were 'escorting' was so brazenly bored. Her eyes dropped warily because of the hour, even though it was ten in the morning she still considered it early.
They entered the guild hall and all guilds present fell silent at the sight of Laxus and Gajeel carrying a girl into the guild, both of them looking cheery and the girl forcing, though they did not know it was forced, a gleeful smile. Were those two not engaged?
Or was this their way of getting out?
Glancing around the hall she was glad to see Gildarts in the corner giving a wide grin that meant he foolishly thought they had both slept with her, and were showing her off like a trophy. Cana was sitting with Levy and Mirajane. The duo carrying Lucy continued with her through the guild until they were at the bottom of the steps to the second floor, the gazes of the curious Mages burning holes into the backs of their bodies, as well as Lucy's. It was then Cana and Levy notice; after Mirajane pointed them out that is.
Of course.
The petite Levy followed voluptuous Cana as they stormed across the hall, members scurrying out of the way to avoid being eliminated on their war path. Levy stood red faced next to Gajeel, clipped onto his arm with her cheeks puffed. Cana sneered at Lucy, "Laxus what are you doing with this slut? I'm your fiancé." Gildarts crushed his mug of beer as he glared at Laxus, one for getting engaged to his daughter without his permission, and two for cheating on her. Bacchus was sitting near the dark back of the hall, guzzling down drink after drink, his hatred for Laxus growing with every gulp. "And Gajeel, what happen with Levy?" The angry brunette scowled at the impatient Iron Dragon Slayer.
Gildarts sent Crash Magic at both of them causing Lucy to fall to the floor as they jumped away to avert disaster. "MY SWEET LITTLE CANA IS NOT MARRYING A BASTARD LIKE YOU!" Came his shrill voice as he pounded his way across the guild after them.
That left the female half of the population to stare at Lucy, who was lying on the floor abandoned, apart from Lisanna who had come to say goodbye before she went on her honeymoon. The young Take Over Mage was leaning against the bar, a reminiscent smile hanging from her lips. Sting was sitting nearby and lifted the fallen blonde so she was sitting next to him. "We can ask her what happened later, once everyone's calmed." He reasoned, the girls sat at nearby tables, because they had to obey the Master, even if he was of Sabertooth and not Fairy Tail. Lucy mouthed a 'thank you' to him before resting her head on the table. He nodded slightly before continuing to talk with Rufus, Yukino and her sister Soprano, who were also smiling at Lucy.
After an hour of rampaging through the guild and many injured, intervention by Guild Masters so Fairy Tail was kept standing and a few all out brawls between members from all over the country in that one room, it finally calmed down and Gildarts ran out of steam. "Now, you, girl," His voice curdled over that word. "Do you know he is engaged?" He felt slight pity for the girl, in case she genuinely did not know about it and this could be the first she knew about it. But something about her was off, like she just knew. Which he could not forgive.
Lucy was sitting next to Sting again sipping a smoothie, special made by Mirajane. "Course." There was a flash of lightening and she was standing beside Cana, Lucy gazed lovingly at the girl with her hands on the others shoulders then enveloped the drunken girl into a tight embrace. "Welcome to the family, Cana darling." She leaned away and gave the shocked girl a small slap to the cheek in endearment. Lucy turned on her heels to the less than seething father of said drunk, who looked confused. "I'm Lucy Dreyar. Laxus' cousin." She looked at a panting Laxus, "What do you think? Did I do well?" Her hands glided to her miniature waist, which was bent towards the older blonde.
Laxus looked at her in confusment, and it suddenly clicked in Gajeel's mind, he burst into a fit of laughter at his friend; pointing at him and then Lucy. "What? What's funny?" He panted out, his breath burning his lungs. Others around the guild were looking just as confused as he was.
"My plan, ya numpty." She crossed her arms and one lacquered forefinger was placed beside her lips and her head tilted the other way. "You did ask for me to find a way to tell Gildarts, did you not?" She took a hesitant step towards him. "Last night, you asked me for a favour." She dropped her hand so it hung beside her body. "Now you owe me one." She giggled happily and skipped to the stairs. "I have business with Pops, continue with your day minna." She stopped once, at the top of the steps, and her lips twisted into an evil smirk. "Good to see you again, Lisanna. Yukino. Soprano." She gave a little wave over her shoulder to them as she walked into the shadows of that floor. "Even you Sting, and Rufus too." The Mineral who sings to the Red Moon snapped his attention to her, not expecting her to know he remembered.
The guild, and visitors, fretted over the new girl that had fooled them completely and Gildarts started to apologise to the tired and confused Laxus. "It's not him you should apologise to," Gajeel said as he thumped Laxus on the back causing him to wince. "It's Lucy. She is going to be the next co-Guild Master of Fairy Tail." This caused more chaos to boil over and for more brawling to ensue over the guild, as they had not heard the 'co-' in his sentence. The Raijinshuu were outraged, as they had the right to be. Because their Thunder God was not going to be the next Master, as they had thought; and as he had been promised.
In the alcove high above where Makarov stood on the banister and Lucy stood next to him, silence waged on as the battle pursued below. Both ready to strike if they were needed. "So you agreed." He smiled over at his granddaughter, and she smiled back, though her face was directed at the old friends below. "I'm glad. You and Laxus make a fine team." Hands were placed by his feet as she leaned over the banister to see the extent of the trouble she caused. There was a large blow of fire erupting from places as a pink haired man threw himself about in the thrall of battle. "Typical Natsu, he and Lisanna were meant to go on their honeymoon today." He made a tutting sound as he shook his head, from where he was standing he caught sight of the other Guild Masters making their way up the stairs. "Hello my friends!"
Lucy turned back around and gave them a lazy salute. "So you back for good?" Sting smiled warmly at her, his sharpened Dragon teeth protruding from his lips. When she smiled back her teeth were straight and square, and she nodded. "That's good." He slung an arm around her waist and pulled her into a sideways hug, then left his arm there loosely as the other Masters gave their greeting to her.