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Secret Jealousies Ch:2

Laxus almost felt kind of bad for what he had said to Mira about Lucy. It was true, he wasn't interested in her like that. He just wasn't interested in a relationship at all. They were too much trouble. Why date a girl when you could get what you wanted from her and kick her out in the morning?

He knew that sort of thing wouldn't work with his guildmates. If Master ever found out, he'd kick his ass. Makarov was definitely where Laxus got his perversion from, but that didn't mean that the old man would be ok with Laxus treating one of his precious 'brats' like that. In the end, Laxus had decided that it was best to just steer clear of any of the chicks at the guild.

Shrugging the whole thing off as the beginning of a cold (what else could make him ALMOST feel bad for some stupid shit like that), Laxus downed his drink and motioned for Mira to bring him another one. He missed the concerned glance that Freed was giving him.

He proceeded to lazily swirl the melting ice left in his glass while watching Mira make her way over to his table with a tray of drinks.

He almost envied Freed. ALMOST. Mira was a babe. There was no denying that she was gorgeous. Her insane temper made her less than desirable to Laxus. He liked a girl with a little spunk, but not one that could go from innocent bar-maid to raging Demon in ten seconds flat. He never wanted to deal with that again.

Upon reaching their table, Mira placed Laxus' brandy in front of him, and held out another drink to Freed, who was currently the only member of the Raijinshu present.

"I figured I'd bring you a drink while I was at it." She gave him a sweet smile as if she hadn't practically bit his head off yesterday.

See. That's exactly what he didn't miss. That shit. He supposed that Freed had smoothed things over last night somehow, but women were still devious creatures in Laxus' mind.

"Thank you." Freed's reply was barely a whisper and made Laxus feel like puking. He almost did when he looked up and saw that the poor sap was redder than a tomato.

Laxus grunted his own thanks out, and turned to his drink in a brooding manner. He would have to have a conversation with his friend about growing a pair.

"Laxus" surprised, he whipped his head up to find that Mira was still there. "I need to talk to you about something."

He didn't reply other than blinking owlishly at her. He just couldn't imagine what she had to talk to him about. It wasn't as if he hated her. He just simply didn't interact with her any more than necessary to order his drinks and occasionally something to eat.

"It's about Lucy" She obviously wasn't giving up. "She left on the job that I had picked out for the two of you. It's not too difficult, but it is definitely beyond her level to complete alone."

"Why are you telling me this?" His voice was gruff.

He had an idea of where this was going, and he just was not in the mood. He wanted nothing more than to pull his soundpod headphones over his ears and turn the volume up as high as it would go. Then he could pretend he was listening and nod his head occasionally. Hopeful the Demon would go away and leave him in peace if he agreed with everything she said.

Unfortunately, he knew that wouldn't happen. He would just have to deal with Mira Jane without the help of his soundpod.

"You messed things up pretty bad last night. Gray already offered to go after her, but since you still owe me a favor, I would like you to take her out when she gets back. NO ARGUING this time."

Laxus' mouth was hanging open. He couldn't believe this. She was bat shit crazy.

"Me?" He thundered, "but it was y-" Freed threw a piece of ice at him.

He looked over at his friend and saw that he was shaking his head violently back and forth. This was fucking great. If he argued his way out of this with Mira, Freed would be upset. It wasn't that he cared about his feelings. It was more that he didn't want to deal with the green headed idiot clinging to his leg and wailing for the next three weeks.

"Fine." He jerked his soundpod into place, closed his eyes, and crossed his arms. It was obvious to anyone that the conversation was over.

Laxus didn't give himself any time to contemplate what he had just promised. He had been dodging paying back that favor for a while, and he knew it was going to come back to bite him in the ass. He should have just dealt with the consequences.

Oh well. There was no point in complaining about it now. It happened and all he had to do was take blondie out on one date and then the favor would be repaid. He would never have to hear Mira bitch about it again.

Standing, he motioned for Freed to follow him out of the guild. Freed was romantic. He would make him plan the stupid date.


Lucy squealed and jumped out of the way as a gout of fire raced past her.

"M-my hair!" The ends of her hair on one side were a bit singed.

Although the mages that they were facing used fire magic, their magic was no match for Natsu's. However, that didn't mean that it couldn't burn hair.

"Be careful, Lucy!" Gray was busy with his own knock off fire mage.

Their skills were basic. That wasn't the problem. The problem with the two amateur mages was that they never seemed to run out of magic. No matter how many times the two Fairy Tail mages knocked them down, the idiots just kept getting back up.

Unfortunately, Gray and Lucy did not have an unlimited supply of magic. Already the two of them were tired out. Their magic was running low. Lucy knew that she only had the energy left to summon one more of her spirits and she wanted to make it count.

The female fire mage that Lucy was facing snickered at the blonde's burnt hair, and made the mistake of moving in close into sending bolts of fire out to do her dirty work. Lucy waited until she was almost on her. She knew she only had one shot to knock her out cold. When the anemic looking brunette was less than a foot away, Lucy made her move.

Her nimble fingers pulled the correct key from her key ring and she held it out in front of her, slashing it through the air directly in front of the troublesome girl's face as she called, "Open, gate of the Lion, Leo!" With a flash of golden light, Lucy's savior arrived.

Without a second thought, Loke called up the power of Regulus and punched the annoying bimbo right in the mouth. She was knocked out on impact.

Lucy was so happy that she willingly jumped into Loke's arms and cheered.

"Princess. I am glad that I could be of service to you." Lucy rolled her eyes and pointed to the mage who was still twitching, "Princess." He pouted at the silent action.

He obediently picked the girl up and slung her over his shoulder. Lucy sighed tiredly and turned to see that Gray had finished up his fight as well and was dragging the mage that he had taken down by his leg behind him. The guy's face was scraping across the ground. Lucy shrugged inwardly. That's what he got for being so difficult.

The three Fairy Tail mages walked back to the little village that employed them. Once they received payment and the troublesome mages had been secured, Loke bowed to Lucy and went back to the spirit world, leaving a cloud of golden glitter in his wake. Lucy rolled her eyes again. That guy was just too much. At least he hadn't had a chance to really flirt with Gray around.

Speaking of Gray, Lucy turned to congratulate him and found him half naked. Her eyes bugged out of her head. She saw him naked all the time, but it still affected her every time. What girl wouldn't be affected by seeing Gray Fullbuster without his shirt or pants on?

The only thing covering him was his boxers, and somehow he had managed to keep his boots on. It amazed Lucy how he managed things like that.

"Gray! Your clothes!"

A look of panic crossed his face as he realized that he had indeed stripped while they were walking along. Without a word to Lucy, he raced back the way they had come, to collect his shirt, jacket, and pants.

Rubbing her eyes, Lucy continued to walk. They had quite a ways to go to reach the nearest train station before dark, and she didn't want to waste any time. Besides, she was sure that he would be able to find her without any problems. All he had to do was walk back the way they had come.

Lucy's legs felt heavy. The sweat from the fight earlier had allowed dust to cake to her skin, and her hair was falling out of its pigtails. She knew she looked like absolute shit. The worst part was that Crux had informed her that the last train to Magnolia left an hour ago.

Unfortunately, Lucy had gotten lost. Her magic was incredibly depleted, and she was loathe to use any more of it except in the most dire of situations.

Gray had yet to find her, and it was already quite dark. All Lucy wanted to do was take a shower and change her clothes. She really didn't care if it was hot or cold. She couldn't stand the feeling of the dirt that layered her entire body. It seemed like it had even managed to find its way underneath her shirt and up her skirt. She could swear there was gravel in her socks as well.

She was glad that she got to keep all of the reward money for once, and that the job paid well. The employers had been from a small village without mages, and had reported that a pair of 'S-class' mages were randomly burning their houses down.

While the two fire mages had given Gray and Lucy a workout, they were definitely not S-class. Lucy didn't argue about the payment though, and Erza wasn't around to refuse it. Gray also didn't seem like he cared as long as they got paid.

Speaking of Gray, Lucy was furious that he hadn't found her by now!

Tripping over a random root, Lucy found herself suddenly tumbling down a small incline head over heels. She landed roughly on her ass, and all the breath left her lungs. She groaned as she rolled over and sat up to survey her surroundings.

She was pleasantly surprised to find that she had rolled right into a little glade, complete with its own pool of fresh water that seemed to come from underground and drain into a shallow stream that ran away through the trees.

Without a second thought, Lucy stripped her clothes and raced towards the water. This was just what she needed. She could finally wash all of the dirt off her skin and out of her hair. By the time she was done soaking enough of her magic should be restored to call Virgo for a change of clothes without any problems.

Lucy would have cheered with glee if she weren't so tired. It was all that walking that had finally done her in. Her muscles were aching from the magic depletion and physical exertion on top of it. She just had to walk for hours right after that strenuous ordeal.

Dunking her head under the water, Lucy scrubbed at the dirt. She just wanted to be clean!

With her eyes squeezed shut, she propelled herself forward under the water. Once she resurfaced, she flipped the hair out of her eyes and scrubbed at her face.

She opened her eyes and let out a shriek.

This was not happening. This could NOT be happening.

Maybe if she kept telling herself that, then she would wake up in her bed and find that this whole day had been a dream. All she knew was that being face to face with an equally naked Gray was not what she had planned for the evening.

Suddenly, embarrassment left her as rage flooded her system.

"GRAY! What are you doing here?! I've been looking for you for hours!" She shouted at the stunned Ice Mage while swimming back a few feet and covering her breasts with one arm.

"Well I found my clothes..and then I happened to stumble across this glade." He politely averted his eyes to the side while a slight blush dusted his cheeks.

He was adorable. Lucy admitted that she thought he was absolutely adorable.

That didn't change the fact that she was in a really bad mood, and she was blaming it on him.

"Well get out!" She pointed with her free hand towards the edge of the water while continuing to tread water.

"What? No!" Gray argued while turning back to her. "I was here first!"

"Exactly! You've had more time to soak! Now it's my turn!"

Although he grumbled at her reasoning, he turned and swam to the edge. Lucy was ashamed to admit that she watched as he walked ashore and collected his clothes.

She couldn't help it, really. He was dripping wet and naked. She couldn't even look away when he began pulling his clothes on. Thank Mavis he still had his back to her. She would die of embarrassment if he caught her peeping like this.

His muscles stretched across his back as he lifted his arms to pull his shirt on over his head. With his boxers and pants already on, he was mostly dressed. Seeing that the show was mostly over, Lucy was just about to turn away and pretend she hadn't been watching when Gray turned his head and caught her staring.

He casually pulled his shirt on all the way while maintain eye contact.

"You know, if you get to look then you can't be mad at me if I look." He gave her a mischievous look and began pulling his shoes on.

Lucy felt her jaw drop. She couldn't believe he had just said that. She couldn't tell if he was being serious or just joking. He was totally focused on his boots at the moment.

"P-pervert!" She screeched at him.

She figured this was the safest route. She certainly wasn't about to agree to let him see her naked.

"I was just joking." He chuckled at her while walking away to allow her some privacy.

Lucy grumbled to herself about perverts and idiots and inconsiderate guys while she scrubbed the dirt off her skin. She just couldn't figure guys out. One minute they were openly perverted and the next minute they were claiming innocence and that they were merely joking. It irritated her to no end.

This was exactly why she couldn't get a boyfriend. Guys were only forthcoming when they were trying to see her tits. As soon as it got more serious than that they covered their heads with their arms and ran away screaming innocence.

She was tired of the perverted jokes. She just wanted someone to take her seriously for once. She knew that she had a killer body. There was no pretending she didn't. She just didn't want to be with someone that only wanted her body. Jokes were one thing, but she wanted someone that liked her personality as well. She needed someone that would treat her with respect in public. Perversion could be saved for the bed.

She was completely unaware that Gray snuck a glance back to catch a glimpse of her uncovered body. She may not know it, but he wasn't joking about actually wanting to see her naked in return.


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