Chapter 2

Lucy sighed as she lowered her pen. Stretching from her position in her chair, she cracked her back, neck, and shoulders. She ran a hand through her hair, and looked out her window. The sun looked like it was about to start rising, which meant they would have to get going soon. She closed the current book she was writing, and stood up. She managed to take a two hour nap earlier, but she has a deadline to meet, so she had to write at least some that night. Every since she got pregnant, she made a career for herself as a writer. Since she couldn't go on missions while being pregnant, she hasn't joined a guild. She wouldn't leave her three-year-old daughter alone anyways. She couldn't do that to her. Yawning, she dragged her feet across her new apartment. It was a good find, and thankfully they let her occupy it quickly.

Cracking open the door to her daughter's room, she tiptoed into the room and observed her steady breathing. She looked much better than she did the night before, and it made Lucy's lips move into a relieved smile. "Lily." She whispered as she moved her bangs out of her face. "Time to get up, sweety."

The little girl groaned and rolled over, pulling the blanket over her head in the process. "No."

Lucy chuckled. "Sorry, baby. You really have to get up."

"Why?" Her muffled whine barely reached her mother's ears. "I'm tired."

Lucy sighed. "I know you're tired. We have to meet someone today."

Lily peeked an eye over her covers to peer curiously at her. "Who?"

"Uhm." Lucy put her hands in her lap. She hadn't really thought about what she was going to tell Lily. Should she tell her who he is? Or should she keep it a secret. She hated lying though, so she sighed. "We're meeting a man who's going to help you control your magic." Maybe keeping it a secret would be better for the time being.

Lily's face broke out into a huge grin. "Really?!"

Lucy laughed as she jumped up from the bed and started to try and change as quickly as possible. "Yes. So let's eat some breakfast, then we'll go, okay?"

"Okay!" Lily beamed as she slipped her head through the sleeve of her shirt. "Wait! I wanna make it!"

Lucy snickered, "sure thing. Just figure out your clothes first, weirdo."

"You're mean, mama." Lily pouted.

"You're damn right I am." Lucy smirked. "Now get that cute ass movin."

"Alright, alright." Lily whined as she tried to right her clothes.


"So, there's something you need to know about this man." Lucy said as they neared his house, hand in hand.

"What?" Lily tilted her head. Her smile hadn't gone away all morning, and Lucy had a feeling that it would soon, which made her sigh.

"This man isn't the nicest of people."

Lily's smile dropped. "Is he a bad man?"

"No. He's not a bad man. He just isn't very nice." Lucy was tempted to just take her daughter and run away when the wooden door was in front of them. "Try not to get too upset if he says something mean, okay? I get the feeling it's just the way he is."

"You mean, he's grumpy?"

Lucy nodded and swallowed as she raised her hand to knock. "Very grumpy."

Lily frowned. There weren't very many people that her mama didn't like, and it seemed like she didn't like this man. That made her kinda scared, so she moved behind her mom, still holding her hand.

The door swung open and Laxus stepped out with a scowl on his face. "You're late."

Her cheeks puffed up. She knew what to expect, but it still annoyed her all the same.

And the fact that her daughter was shaking slightly behind her, made her simply annoyed with his rude demeanor. She had a feeling it was all bullshit anyways, but if it was affecting her daughter, then she wouldn't tolerate it. "You said sunrise. There was no specific time. We're here, that's all that matters."

He glared at her and crossed his arms. "Well? Is she gonna hide all day?"

"Don't be an asshole to her." Lucy glared at him.

He rolled his eyes. "Just get inside."

Lucy pulled her now timid daughter along, whispering an "it's okay" to her, which eased her slightly. She followed him to the living room, where he stopped and turned to them.

"Come out, girlie." He demanded, and Lucy felt her flinch behind her.

She sent Laxus a glare, before she crouched down and pulled her daughter next to her. "Hey. There's nothing to be scared of. He's here to help you, remember?"

Lily meekly nodded at her mother, and finally stepped out from behind her to peer at the intimidating behemoth in the middle of the room. He was downright terrifying. No ifs ands or buts about it.

Laxus raised an eyebrow at the girl who was technically his daughter. She was beyond scared, that much he could see. But holy shit, she was a-fucking-dorable. She had high pigtails, a leather jacket and a pleated skirt with conversation shoes on. She looked like a little punk princess, and he had to admit, that's exactly how he imagined his daughter to be. He never imagined her to be timid though. "So. You wanna control your magic or not?" He gruffly asked.

She flinched at his low, baritone voice and nodded before she mumble a small "yes".

"Well then. Let's get started." He said before he turned and started walking away again.

Lucy raised an eyebrow at him, and then turned to her daughter. "Are you okay?" Lily nodded and Lucy gave her a smile. "It'll be fine.." When Lily nodded again. Lucy stood up and lead her daughter to travel after the retreating man. She followed him out through his backdoor, and to the backyard, which was basically an empty field in front of a treeline.

Once they approached him, he turned to Lucy. "Leave her here and go somewhere else."

"Excuse me?" She raised her eyebrows. "I'm not leaving her alone."

"I'm not saying leave the house" he rolled his eyes. "Just go sit on the back porch or something. Lightning will be flying around."

"Oh. Right." She mumbled, and then crouched down next to her daughter again. "I'll be right over there okay?" She kissed her cheek when she nodded. "Good luck." She hesitantly let go of her daughter's hand, and started walking back toward the house. She sat down on the first step of the porch, and watched the two from a distance.

"Alright kid. Tell me how much you know about your magic." Laxus got right to the point.

Lily twiddled her fingers together and mumbled. "Nothing except that it makes me really sick, and it makes mama worried."

Laxus sighed. "Great." He glared over in Lucy's direction for a moment, before turning back to the girl. "Since you know nothing, you won't have control over it for a while. Now, sit down."

Lily's legs buckled easily, and she sat down with a plop. "Done."

Laxus stared at her for a minute. "How do you feel when your magic starts to go out of control?"

"Uhm...scared." She tilted her head.

He sighed and rolled his eyes. "No. How does your body feel on the inside? Can you even tell that there's energy flowing through you?"

"w-well." She put her fingers together. "I get really lightheaded, and I feel like I could float away."

Laxus closed his eyes. "Not the best description ever, but good enough I guess." After he thought for a moment, he opened his eyes and crossed his arms as he stood in front of her. "Cross your legs and close your eyes." He waited for her to do as was told before he continued. "Now, think about how you feel when your magic is about to lose control. Then I want you to picture yourself floating, just like you said." He watched as she clenched her eyes shut and her tongue poked out from the corner of her mouth in concentration. "Focus on how your body feels, and reach into yourself. Pull the energy that's sitting inside of you out." He watched as her eyebrows furrowed, and a bead of sweat dripped down her forehead. The air started to change slightly, and he grunted. She was a pretty fast learner.

Lucy watched with baited breath from the porch. She knew exactly what he was having her do. She used to do it all the time. She couldn't believe she hadn't thought of doing that with her. She started berating herself, until she saw a spark of lightning dance across her daughter's body. Her muscles tensed in worry as Lily started visibly shaking. She chewed on her bottom lip, debating on going over there as lightning started to freely run across her daughter's body. She willed herself to stay put, she had to put her faith in Laxus. He must know what he's doing. Her eyes moved to the man, and she saw his mouth part and his eyebrows draw together. He looked confused, that couldn't be good. When she saw her daughter fall to the ground, she couldn't sit there anymore. She shot up and started running over there. "What happened?!" She shouted.

Laxus glared at her as she approached. "What the fuck did I say? Get back on the porch!"

"No!" She shouted as she crouched next to her convulsing daughter. It was like all the other times, the lightning keeping her from touching her own daughter. "Help her!"

Laxus growled and crouched down next the girl. He did the same as yesterday, sucking the lightning into his mouth. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and then stood up. He looked at the girl's frantic mother, and growled again, fisting her shirt in his hands, and hauling her up to her feet. Lucy only had time to gasp before he started shouting at her. "What was my condition for helping your daughter?! You follow my goddamn rules! You just dissobeyed me, Blondie. Don't do it again!"

She glared at him, and before she could stop herself, or even contemplate that it was a bad idea, she slapped him across the face. "If my daughter is in trouble, there is nothing you can do to stop me from getting to her! Fuck your rules!"

He bared his teeth at her in a vicious snarl, and his hand moved from her shirt to grasp her jaw harshly. "Let me tell you something, girlie. Your daughter will die if this doesn't get handled. I'm your only hope. You came to me, so you are going to sit your ass down and let me handle it. It's my magic, I know what I'm doing, and if you don't like it, then by all means, leave. Leave, and let your daughter die. Otherwise, keep your pretty mouth fucking shut."

Tears escaped her eyes for many reasons. The force at which he was gripping her jaw, the fact that her daughter could die, and the fact that she had no choice but to listen to this man. Before she could reply, however, a new voice rang through the field. "Laxus! Are you alright?!" They both looked over to see a man with long, green hair, a red waistcoat, and a sword on his belt, which he was currently drawing, running over to them. What caught Lucy's attention the most, was that on his hand was a beautiful green guild mark. She knew exactly which one it was, it was a guild that she had dreamed of joining before she got inseminated. Tears continued to fall as she stared at the emblem on his hand, and she breathed out the name of the guild in a whisper of awe. "Fairy Tail."


Wow, thank you guys so much for your support with this idea! I was already looking forward to writing this one, but you guys just made me ecstatic! :D Just to clarify the end of this chapter, Lucy had no idea that Laxus was in Fairy Tail. Anyways, I love you guys! Muah! I will lick my cat for you ;) and she will like it.