Fairy (Tail) Godmother
Chapter 3: An Unexpected Rescue
(A/N: Ethan is an O.C. character)
Even though Lucy was only a tad drunk, she found it hard to walk in the straight line. She could walk without stumbling, but she kept swaying from side to side. Lucy didn't mind, as there really was nothing to accidently bump into. That was the case, at least, until a guy with dark brown hair and piercing onyx colored eyes appeared out of nowhere. Of course, Lucy bumped into him.
"Sorry," she mumbled before stepping around him to continue on her way. But which ever way she moved, she was quickly mimicked by the guy in front of her. Thinking it was her sorta drunk imagination, she stepped back and looked up, watching where she went. She side stepped the guy to the right, but he took a step too, blocking her way. "What the hell? Come on, move, I wanna go home," Lucy whined, not entirely understanding what was going on.
"Well then, Lucy," he hissed her name, drawing out the letters, before continuing. "Maybe I should go home with you." It wasn't a question, or a suggestion. The guy was literally demanding it.
"No thanks, dude, I'm tired." Lucy said while yawning. She still didn't really understand that there was a dark aura coming from the guy. This guy is annoying, why can't he just leave? she thought naively to herself.
"Let's try this again. Lucy. My name is Ethan. Let's go home." Ethan grabbed her arm before she could object and started walking in the direction that Lucy was earlier. Finally, she understood that this wasn't just a weird guy - he was a bad guy. God damn it, right when I was feeling better, too, she sighed to herself.
"Let go, I don't want to go home," she paused for good effect, "with you." She stood up straight and smiled defiantly. While Ethan was shocked she stood up to him, she yanked her arm away from him and darted in the direction of the club - it was closer than her apartment. I need people! If there's other people, he won't do anything, right? she hopefully thought to herself. A second later, Lucy looked back and Ethan had started running after her, catching up easily. She looked down for her keys but cursed herself when she remembered she left them at home, in case she did get a one night stand.
Lucy was almost to the corner, and then the club was just down the street. But she never made it to the corner. Lucy screamed as she felt her right arm jerk, nearly ripping it out of her socket. Ethan had grabbed ahold of her arm and pulled her into a dark alley. Once she realized what was happening, she let out an ear-deafening scream, hoping someone would hear her. Lucy was pushed roughly against the alley's wall, her arms held above her head with Ethan's right hand, as his left hand was covering her mouth, allowing no sounds to come out of her mouth.
His dark, evil eyes looked straight into hers. He spoke softly. "Listen here. If you don't scream, I won't hurt you. But if you do, I might have to…" his voice trailed off, knowing she would understand. Lucy nodded in defeat, signaling she wouldn't scream anymore. But that didn't mean she wouldn't fight back. Once Ethan pulled his hand away from her mouth and immediately slid it under her shirt, moving upwards, Lucy kicked him as hard as she could - all without a sound.
Lucy was able to escape - but only for a few seconds. She heard a dark growl behind her, and before she got out of the alley, she was pushed down onto the ground with a knife on her neck. Well that didn't go as I hoped, she sadly laughed to herself, still managing to get some humor out of this situation. Ethan used the knife to cut her shirt up, leaving her in a bra. Lucy continually struggled, never giving up.
He was getting tired of her resisting. So, he gave her a warning. Ethan used his knife and carved a small slice into her collarbone. She screamed out of pain, but only got another slice - a punishment for screaming. She whimpered, her face falling in defeat. The man immediately noticed the change in her aura and took the advantage of her defeat. Ethan ripped the remaining shards of her shirt off all the way, and was feeling up her right boob, as he got ready to cut the bra too. He was too impatient to actually undo it.
He didn't get much farther.
A big flash nearly turned Lucy blind, as she gasped and closed her eyes. Suddenly, she felt the weight of the man being lifted off her, and heard a crack of lightning. Oh no, she thought, could it be…?
Before she could finish her thought, a voice cut through the air. "Hey, Blondie. You alright?"
Damn it.
Lucy covered her chest protectively as she opened one eye to look up, making sure it was really him. When she saw the familiar blond, she sighed and opened both her eyes. It really was Laxus. Out of all the guys, he had to be the one to see me like this, she huffed, blowing the hair out of her face.
"Oi, don't I get a thank you? I just saved your sorry ass." He said, teasingly, but a tint of seriousness could be heard. Laxus held out his hand to pull Lucy to a standing position. She looked around carefully, before answering. She noticed Ethan's body on the ground, no blood or anything, but completely fried. Lucy shuddered, as she thought about if Laxus did that to her.
Without looking Laxus in the eye, she muttered a quick thank you, before walking out of the alley and hurrying back to her apartment. He eyed the girl, uncertain if she'd actually be okay. Sighing, and putting away his pride for the moment, jogged up to her.
"Can I walk you home?" he asked with a sincere smile. The smile really surprised Lucy, she never saw him smile - at least not nicely. "I promise I won't look at you. Well, at least not a lot." She laughed softly and nodded her head. They both were quiet as they walked in step to her apartment. Lucy was really jumpy, yelping at every sudden movement.
"Lucy. Relax. You're okay, I gotcha," he said, without a thought. But Lucy sure thought a lot about it. She blushed when she was analyzing "I gotcha." Does that mean he's going to protect me? she wondered before deciding, well yeah he already did, he saved you from being ra- as she nearly thought the word she froze in her tracks, scared for her life. The images from just a couple minutes ago kept flashing in her mind. She hated how she felt so helpless. Lucy didn't realize she was crying until she felt a thumb on her cheek.
"Hey. It's alright. You're okay now," he murmured, trying to comfort her. This pulled her out of her imagination, as his thumb was wiping away her tears. She forgot about who was standing in front of her, and gave in to the need of being comforted. She sobbed once before burying her face into his - quite muscular - chest, sniffling.
Laxus was wide eyed, as he actually had a girl hugging him. He wasn't totally sure how he felt about it, but he knew he wouldn't move. He felt his shirt get wet from Lucy's tears and decided on something that would be risky if Lucy was 100%. Laxus bent down, and lifted Lucy up into his arms. Lucy instinctively wrapped her legs around his waist as she continued to cry into his shirt. He held the crying girl very carefully. He wasn't used to this. He didn't like emotions, so why is he helping her?
Laxus sighed and hoisted her up a bit higher and held her like a toddler, so he could continue walking towards her apartment. He would've walked past it, if Lucy didn't point it out to him. Well, obviously you don't know where she lives! he thought, annoyed with himself. By the time he made it up the stairs to her door, she had stopped crying and was just holding onto him.
"Lucy?" he said, coaxing her out of her depression. "We're here."
Lucy nodded as she was let down out of his arms. She wiped her nose with her sleeve and looked away, not wanting Laxus to see her crying. She grabbed her house key and unlocked the door, and started to walk in. Lucy paused at the threshold, before looking slightly over her shoulder.
"Thank you."
It was said so quietly, anyone normal wouldn't have heard it. But, Laxus being a dragon slayer, did. He smiled softly. "Goodnight," he murmured back to her, before turning and leaving. As he was making his way back down the stairs, Lucy had closed the door and locked it. She double checked the lock.
Triple checked.
Once Lucy was satisfied it really was locked, she took several deep breaths and quickly changed into pajamas before collapsing on her bed, falling into a deep sleep. Her dreams were vivid, very vivid. Laxus was in them, and so was she. She was a princess, and Laxus was a prince. Even in her dream, she knew how stupid that was. Laxus? A prince? Ha!
But the most stupidest thing was she was a princess.
Before slipping into her next dream, she quietly thought to herself Me? A princess? I wish…
End of Chapter 3
