Chapter 2

Finally A Family

How the hell did that happen? He shouldn't have been able to get through the barrier. Kendra just couldn't figure it out. Sure, she'd told the others that if a special person managed to complete a quest the girl came up with, they'd be allowed to leave, even though the man, or woman, would only have to be touching her when she encountered the barrier, and she would be free to go. But Kendra was told that she would never be able to leave, that even if her Mate were to show up she would be stuck. To make matters worse, her season would be starting in a few days.

Her season always hit her hard, so hard that she would lock herself in a special bunker hidden in the castle. She didn't trust herself around the other girls, especially her best friend, Mira. The heat of the season had her torn in two, part of her seeking relief from anyone warm and comforting, the other wanting to tear apart any female that was within a mile.

Mira was in danger because she was the only one who knew all of Kendra's backstory. The Dragon Slayer had tried to keep everyone at arms length, but the sweet hearted girl managed to sneak through her defenses. When the Season hit, if a Slayer wasn't mate, but they were close to a person, that person, regardless of gender or orientation, would be first person sought out.

The first time it happened, Kendra almost lost it. She didn't understand what was happening when Mira hugged her and she almost jumped her. Luckily, she realized what was happening before she lost control. She'd prepared for that day, so she pulled away from her friend, and sprinted to her safe haven.

It was easier the second time. The Season would start the same day every year, so she locked herself in the day before it started. Mira took care of the girls for her.

Thinking of those times reminded her of why she was there in the first place, which made her heart race. Those evil people stole her from the only family she could remember. She'd only been five years old when she was stolen from Aura, the dragon who'd raised her.

No! Don't think about that. They must have forgotten all about me, please God, let them forget about me.

Suddenly, Kendra found herself off of the man's shoulder and in his arms. Her cheeks grew bright red as she stared into his gray eyes. The intensity she found there warmed her from the inside out, not that she'd admit it, and she ignored how his nostrils flare, no doubt scenting her arousal.

His deep voice rolled over her, "My name's Laxus, just so you know. You've probably already guessed that I'm a Lightning Dragon Slayer, and I know you're one, but we've got a long walk ahead of us, and we're going to be together for a long time, so we might as well get to know a little about each other."

"Like what?" she chuckled. Laxus? Fuck me, even his name is sexy.

"Like what's your favorite color?"

"Silver, how about you?"

"I don't have one, but I like black and gray I suppose."

She nodded as she asked, "Why don't you tell me about you?"

"Like what?"

"I don't know, anything, everything. Just talk."

She felt him shaking with laughter. "Well, I guess you should warn you about the craziness coming your way. You know the girls but…"

Kendra lost herself in his voice, not even knowing what he was saying, but loving the sound. In no time she found herself falling asleep in his arms. He's much more comfortable than my bed.

She's sleeping. She's fucking sleeping. Laxas stopped by a large boulder and sat down. He stared down at the young woman in his arms. Her medium brown hair framed her face, her lips were slightly parted. The need to capture those lips rose inside him, but he held back.

He managed to take off his jacket, laid it on the ground, and placed Kendra on it. The blond mage paced the small clearing. What am I going to do? Should I take her to the guild, or home first? I don't know anything about her. She could be some maniac. He stopped and glanced down at the sleeping woman. Na, she's not the type.

She mumbled in her sleep, her brows drew together, her breath came in pants, and the scent of fear wafted to him. She started to toss and turn.

"What the hell?" Laxus whispered.

He sat down next to her, lightly stroking her hair. She turned into him, pulling herself into his lap. Laxus wasn't sure what to do. He hadn't been that close to anyone since he'd had the lachryma placed in him, and that was almost ten years earlier. After that happened, he'd drawn back from everyone, but now, he had a beautiful sleeping in his lap, and he was feeling more like the kid he once was.

That's it, I'm not waiting anymore. He stood up, carefully, making sure that the bundle in his arms didn't wake up. Before he tried to flash out, he let a small current over her body, when she let out a small giggle. His lips curled into a smile. Fuck me, she's adorable.

Energy flowed through him, he channeled it to his feet, and off they went. Of course, she woke up when they took off.

Her arms squeezed him tight as she screamed, "What the Fuck!?" They landed before the last word left her mouth.

Kendra pushed out of his arms, she seemed to be having a hard time catching her breath. "What the fuck was that? What the hell did you just do?"

"Just a simple transportation spell for lightning mages," he chuckled. "I'll teach it to you some time. If you're ready, we can go in."

She seemed to panic at the thought. Her brown eyes peered at the tall building, her lower lip caught between her teeth. That did some...interesting things to his cock, but he'd be damned if he it take control. So he did the only thing he could, using his thumb, he pulled her lip free. "You keep chewing on that thing, you won't have any lips left."

"Can we go to the master first," she asked, blushing. "I'm not ready to see everybody."

"No problem, we'll travel express."

He pulled her flush against him, secretly revelling in the feel of her breasts pressed firmly against his chest. Her breath caught, and she just stared at him. Laxus was tempted, he had to fight not to lean down and capture her lips. Before he did something in a much more public place than he'd like, he flashed them up to his grandpa's office.

Makarov didn't even look up. "Bout time you got back. Where've you been, boy?" He finally looked up and saw who was standing next to his grandson. Of course he gave her the usual look he gave a cute girl, and he could tell that Laxus wasn't happy about it.

"Well, hello there. My name's Makarov, you can call me Makarov, master, or Gramps. What should we call you?"

The shy young woman stepped in front of the small man and held out her hand, "Hi, I'm Kendra."

Her grip was surprisingly firm. When he held her hand a little longer than was necessary, Laxus let out a growl and pulled her back against his chest. The master just chuckled. "So, that's where you've been." He turned back to Kendra. "If you don't mind me asking, what magic do you use? I can't remember if the girls've said."

Her cheeks grew even darker, "Well, I'm a Dragon Slayer, and I mainly use air magic, but I can also use lightning."

Laxus already knew about the lightning, but the air magic was news to him. Of course, it was all news to Gramps, his jaw seemed to be stuck on the floor. Well, that explains why the wind seemed to fight me back at the castle.

"One more thing, Gramps," the Lightning mage informed. "She's mine, and if you, or any of the other guys, get any ideas, you'll have to deal with me."

Kendra's eyes widened, but she didn't look upset, no she looked kind of pleased.

Laxus was surprised when he looked down and saw that his grandpa's eyes were filled with tears. Kendra noticed too. "Gramps! What's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing," he wiped his eyes. His eyes focussed on the arm wrapped around the young woman's waist and he started to leak again. "I'm just so happy; I have a new child and my own grandson's found a keeper. This is one of the happiest days of my life." Kendra dropped down and hugged the older man. "Welcome to Fairy Tail, my dear. I hope this becomes a new home for you."

Well, that does it. Tears of joy started streaming down her face. For the first time in fifteen years, I actually might have a real family.

She managed to pull herself away from Makarov after a few minutes. "Sorry, I didn't mean to soak your shirt."

"Not at all, if you ever need a shoulder to cry on, I'll be here."

Suddenly, Kendra found herself press against a hard chest, again.

"Personally," Laxus grumbled. "I'd prefer it if you didn't have a reason to cry, but if you have to, please come to me first."

The largest smile split her face as she looked up at her new mate. "Deal." She let out a sigh. "I guess I should go say hi to everybody."

"Allow me, my dear," Gramps said with a huge grin on his face. "I can't wait to see their faces."

The trio made their way out to the second floor landing, Kendra and Laxus hung back as the master climbed on to the banister.

"Listen up, you brats," he waited for the guild to calm down. "I have a couple of announcements. First off, Team Erza."

Several people protested. "It's Team Natsu."

"No, Grey."

A loud thud came from below, "Go ahead, Master." That's Erza.

"Thank you. Now as I was saying, Team Erza, the next time you destroy half a town, I'm gonna let the Council handle it, so tone it down. Second, we have a new member joining the family, and just a warning to the single men out there, leave her be, or you'll be sorry. One more thing, this new member is an Air Dragon Slayer, which brings our total up to five." A surprised murmur ran through the crowd. "Now, without further ado, meet our new member, and Laxus' mate, Kendra."

Taking her queue, Kendra stepped forward. "Hey everybody. Did ya miss me?"

Almost as one, most of the woman of the guild let out a gasp. Mira was the loudest. "Kendra!"

She pulled her hand from Laxus' and lept over the banister, using her magic to cusion her landing. The moment her foot touched the floor she was swarmed. Arms wrapped around her from all directions, her shirt dampened.

Suddenly, all the girls parted, leaving Kendra staring at a certain silver haired beauty. For the second time in ten minutes, her eyes clouded over. "Hi Mira."

One second there was ten feet between the two young woman, the next there wasn't even a centimeter. Kendra didn't know how long they cried into each others shoulders, but when the tears finally started ebb, she found that in the middle of their cry fest, they'd fallen to their knees.

She wiped Mira's cheeks, and Mira wiped hers. They both let out a slightly hysterical giggle. Kendra rose to her feet, her knees shaking slightly, drawing Mira up with her.

"Goodness," Mira started. "It's good to see you. I've really missed you."

"Me too."

A deep feminine voice came from behind the brunette, "We need to celebrate."

Kendra turned and hugged the taller redhead, "I appreciate the thought, Erza, but I'd prefer to just get settled in."

Just as soon as she said that, there was a flash and she found herself wrapped in a pair of strong arms. "Did I hear right? Are you ready go?" She couldn't help but laugh. He sounds just like a little boy on Christmas morning.

She was about to tell him yes, when Mira interrupted her. "Wait, you can't go yet. You have to get the guild mark first," and Kendra found herself being dragged away from the tall blond. "So where do you want it?"

Her eyes widened, "I haven't even thought about it." She started to think out loud. "I could get it on my arm, but the with the way it's facing I'd want it on my left arm, and I have a heart-shaped freckle there."

"Maybe you could get it on your hip or thigh?" this came from Cana, a drunk that hadn't been at the hideaway.

"No, neither my thighs, nor my stomach are firm enough for that."

She heard a growl come from somewhere behind her, but she chose to ignore it.

Levy gave a suggestion, "How about on one of your shoulders?"

"I would, but there are a couple of other pieces I have planned for that place."

"What about your hand?"

Kendra thought about it. She looked at her hands, then it hit her. "I know where I want it."

"What color?" Mira asked. "Wait, don't tell me, silver?"

"Yep, no, wait. I've seen Levy's, could I get it liked hers, but with a black outline and a silver center?"

"Sure, now where's it going?"

"On my left wrist. Head resting just below my hand."

The stamp was placed on her wrist, and when Mira pulled it back. Kendra just smiled. I guess this means I'm finally home.

Arms wrapped around her waist from behind, "Are you happy, firefly?"

She turned to face Laxus. "Firefly?"

"Sure," he shrugged. "I think it suits you."

Her smile grew, "Whatever you say, Sparky, and yes, I'm happy, happier than I've been in a long time."

He smirked and her gaze was drawn to his lips. I wonder how those'll feel? Almost like he read her mind, he leaned down and pressed them against hers.

Oh. My. God. This is amazing. It was the only thing she could think while she was in heaven, and it was heaven. Laxus wasn't too rough, but he wasn't too soft. He led her, their lips moved against each others in a perfect symphony.

Kendra didn't even notice all the cheering going on all around them. She was lost in the perfection that was Laxus. Neither of them saw the sparks arcing across their skin

A/N: Woot woot. Finally got it up and it's the longest chapter I've written. It certainly took a lot out of me.

By the way, sorry for the not so speedy updates, but I've got two other stories on here I need to work on and about six more originals I'm writing.

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