Why is it so dark in here? Wasn't she at her job in the cafe or was that all a stupid dream? She wished it was. All these amazingly stupid incidents can only be illusion created by her overly imaginative mind. And what are those muffled sounds? It felt as if someone was breathing right on her face. She tried to pry open her eyes but as stubborn as they were, they just wouldn't budge giving her a massive headache. Gathering up all of her remaining energy, which was very less than usual when she woke up, she opened her eyes. The sudden exposure to the light blurred her vision and somehow dulled all her senses. And as soon as they returned she came in face to face with a daunting man with long spiky hair which was as black as the darkness from which she had just returned from. The man had metal piercings all over his face and blood red eyes which seemed to be fixated on her with some weird intensity. Realising the position she was in, that is her face merely inches below his, she acted purely on instinct and with the training she did with the stranger kicking in she shouted, "Pervert" simultaneously hitting him the groin with her knee.
Realising who was the man she had just hit, probably very hard too, could have gotten hurt pretty badly if he himself wasn't in the military, she felt a little guilty, though she will never let him know that.
The man was none other than Gajeel Redfox of course. He and Levy seemed to have some sort of relationship but when asked about their not so scandalous relationship they downright refused to accept it. They both are crazy about each other; Lucy was pretty sure about that as she knew Levy better than any other living organism on this planet and Gajeel just seemed as if he was protecting Levy from every problem all the while trying to impress her but the problem was that both of them were always in denial. It bothered her a little. Maybe because of her past experience but whatever the reason may be, she thought that if you love someone you should tell them, express that feeling with all your heart and never let them go. Realising that she was going off topic and was babbling in her head, if that's even possible, she looked up to glance at Gajeel's pained expression. With a sense of triumph she plastered an amused smile on her lips and stomped towards the pitiful man and started to tease him.
"Got beat down by a girl? Here I thought you were the strongest of the dragon slayers"
Dragon slayers were the strongest of all the commandos in the military. A position among their ranks could not be earned easily. Only the best are allowed among them and the best part was that they were all spies. Well sort of, since their identity isn't allowed to be exposed except to family and they always work undercover.
Since Gajeel considered Levy as family, yes he in that much in love with her, that and he doesn't have anyone else except Pantherlily his cat, he told her his identity and as there are no secrets between Lucy and Levy, Levy told Lucy and here she was teasing him.
"Shut your trap bunny girl. Someone might listen in" he said pointing to the black haired man lying on the couch. "Besides what did you hit me for? Here I was looking after you as you got your beauty sleep while Levy worked and then you go all Shrilly on me and hitting me where it hurts the most."
"Yeah. Sorry about that. But you should not invade anybody's personal space like that, especially when their sleeping or you will appear to be a stalker of some sort and not the kind of person who looks after somebody. And my voice does not sound shrill when I shout so don't you dare call me Shrilly."
"And yet here you are shrieking again, Shrilly" he said emphasising on the word Shrilly realising how much it pisses her off.
Lucy was about to give this metal head a piece of your mind but he continued, "But since you are Levy's friend I forgive you." This statement off his pissed her off even more. Maybe she was directing all of her anger at him since it had been a terrible day so far and Lucy was sure that it sure wasn't going to get better but she didn't care. Planning to retort she was about to speak but he cut her off yet again. "Speaking of Levy I better go get her."
Realizing that this was her only opportunity at teasing him she took the shot. "You are so in love with her. And by the way I am so not going to let you forget that I just emasculated you."
"Shut it bunny girl" and with that he left.
She took this as her chance look around and determine her location. With that she noted that she was in small room with cream painted walls which had a black couch pushed against the right wall with a small wooden yet black coffee table to go along with it and towards the back of the room there were several lockers occupying most of the space. That was where all the employees keep their personal stuff. All this made her realise that she was in the workers lounge. She then focused all her attention to the black haired man lying on the couch. His existence proved that whatever happened was not a figment of her imagination.
What was his name though? She couldn't remember. Arcaz...no, Alcaz...nah that's not it...Alzack yep it was Alzack alright. But where was the kid. She was very worried about him even though she wasn't related to him. She remembered the way he looked at her with those eyes filled with longing and hurt. It pained her to see someone of such a young age going through such emotional trauma. Even though she knew she wasn't the child's mother her heart went for the boy. The way he attached himself to her with the intention of never letting her go made her all the more curious about the boy.
Preventing her from further dwelling on the life his of the cheeky child, Levy suddenly barged into the room making so much noise that Lucy nearly died of a heart attack. The little devil followed her into the room, stopping Lucy from worrying any further, and teamed up with Levy and the both tackled her with a bear hug.
"Thank god Lulu you're alright"
"Yeah, mom aunt Levy nearly drove crazy fretting around. I tried to assure her that my mom is the strongest of all and will be fine but she wouldn't listen. She kept saying something about you and trouble."
Levy glared at the little boy for ratting her off and ordered, "Why don't you go and wake Alzack, Logan? He has been down for quite a while you know."
"But I don't want to" Logan complained.
"Don't you want to go home Logan" Levy said trying to convince him into leaving.
"Nope. I will stay with mom. Wherever she is, my home is there." The little boy made the statement so innocently, clearly not realising the weight of emotions in his words and definitely not the impact they had on Lucy and Levy.
"But since you are a nice boy you will wake him up, won't you?"
Scared by the dark aura Levy was emitting the boy replied, "Ye..Yes ma'am" and quickly ran away to get the job done.
All the while Lucy was trying to suppress her laughter watching these two brawl. She finally let out a giggle, gaining Levy's complete attention. Comprehending that she might become the victims of Levy's wrath she regained her composure and put on a serious face. While doing a terrible job at it she asked, "So, his name is Logan huh?"
"Yep. But I don't get why he keeps referring to you as his mother though."
"If you got that then tell me. By the way did he tell you anything about who he is except his name like where are his parents?"
"No. He keeps saying that he is not allowed to tell that to strangers. That kid is pretty smart you know. But you should try to get some information out of him since you are his mom after all."
"Come on Levy not you too."
"Yeah yeah just kidding."
"Little master you're alright" came Alzack voice from the right corner of the room causing Lucy to turn. She was again trying to suppress her giggle as she witnessed the scene before her. Little Logon was being tackled by a now very wide awake Alzack for a hug but as nimble as he was he kept evading his attacks. Watching them running around Levy continued, "I'll go talk to him while you talk to the kid. Okay."
Lucy nodded in agreement and called Logan while Levy ran off to talk to Alzack and clear any misunderstandings and get some information with Gajeel trailing her from afar.
"Logan, can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Yes mom." Logan ran towards Lucy on hearing her request excited that he will finally get to talk to his mother.
"So Logan tell me what's your dad's name?" asked Lucy hoping to get some closure on what was happening and that this wasn't someone prank or something.
"I am not allowed to say." Was the child quick reply.
"What?"
"It's exactly as I said. I am not allowed to say. You see my dad is very rich and famous so I am not supposed to tell who or the kidnappers might try to kidnap me. But since you are my mom you should already know his name then why are you asking?"
Lucy knew she was not this child's mother but she didn't want to be the one wipe off the smile which adorned his face. Levy was right this brat was too smart for his own good. Deciding to play another angle she continued, "Right sorry about that. But still you can tell me where I can find him right?"
"Yes, I would if I knew where he was."
"I am right here" said a new voice cutting in on their conversation from behind them.
Turning around to look who the man was Lucy was surprised. No surprised was an understatement. Lucy was so stunned that she openly kept gawking at him while trying to calm her nerves down. The man was drop dead gorgeous. He seemed to be in his early twenties, certainly not what Lucy was expecting. His messy black hair seemed to compliment his piercing dark blue eyes. When her gaze met his, her heart seemingly stopped, time moved agonizingly slow and those striking eyes stared right into her soul. She felt as if he was able to see the darkest and hidden parts of her heart, know all her secrets and stare right into her soul. It felt as if those eyes of his were mocking her, threatening her and soothing her at the same time. She had never felt so exposed in all her life. Not with her mother, not with her father, not with Levy and certainly not with the stranger. She was aware somewhere Levy let out a squeal, Gajeel stiffened, Alzack trembled and little innocent Logan tried to hide behind her. She kept wondering about what mysteries the man held all the while never daring to look away and break his gaze.
So guys this is the new chapter. They finally meet. Sorry for the late update. Busy with schoolwork. Senior year you see so am busy with college applications, SAT and stuff.
Okay guys. Thanks for reading my story. If you liked it please review. And also please tell me about my writing skills. I will try my best to improve.
