PS. I don't own Fairy Tale, Hiro Mashima does. But! If I did, Gray would just push Natsu into Lucy, unexpectedly making them share a kiss! :O I'm so evil, but it's okay.
PPS. I had this written out on WordPad. But, sadly, it didn't work out. Soooo! I had to rewrite it on NotePad. Gah! Sooo long to write it, maybe it'll take less time to rewrite it. :/
Ch.3 Laxus
Natsue had left Lucy's room after she shut her door, his smile never leaving his lips as he walked to his room in the opposite wing of the dorms. 'I wonder what she'll want to do tomorrow.. Will she let me hold her hand again?' Natsu's smile turned into a goofy grin as he reached the stairs he and Lucy had only moments ago walked up, holding hands.
The pink haired boy was so engrossed with his thoughts, he didn't even realize when he came to his door. Didn't register he was in his bed, or even on the brink of sleep until his world went black and his dreams took over his mind. But even then, the grin hadn't left his lips.
When the next morning came, Lucy was up with the rise of the sun. She looked over to the Bluenette, sleeping soundlessly in her own bed. Lucy smiled as she shook her head. She didn't even hear the small girl come in last night. But, that could been because she was caught in her own day dreams or maybe she had fallen asleep after Natsu left her in the dorm.
Shrugging her shoulders, Lucy climbed out of her slightly messed up bed. Before she could reach for her towel and a chanfe of clothes, Lucy turned to the dissheveled bed and made quick work of making the bed neat once more. Sounds from the other bed made her still in her movements, before slowly and quietly looking over her shoulder to the small girl across from her.
Levy seemed to be on the verge of waking. She had turned in her sleep, towards Lucy, and her eyebrows were twitching lightly. It seemed the sun was starting to break the bonds of sleep on the petite girl, because slowly, she opened one of her hazel eyes to take in her new roomate making her bed.
"Morning, Lu.." the softly spoken words made Lucy's smile even brighter it seemed. "Hey Levy... Sorry for waking you, when'd you get in last night?" Lucy sat on her newly cleared bed and looked over to her friend, who seemed to be waking up faster with every second.
Looking over to Lucy with now both eyes open, she slowly raised her body on one arm and got into a sitting postion. "Late. Gajeel wanted to show me something.." The contrasting of Levy's hair with the deep pink blush that crept onto the girl's face made Lucy blush and giggle. "Oh? Well then.. I can see why you took so long. I hope you enjoyed what he showed you?"
The blonde giggled more as she stood and walked over to where her clothes and other things had been put away. In the dresser, she found a change of panties, bra and a white tank top that had a black key on the chest. Then she looked through the hangers that hung in the closet and found a pair of midnight blue short-shorts. Laying the outfit on the bed, she looked for her towel before turning to Levy again.
"Do you wanna head for the showers with me, Lev?" Lucy gave her new friend a curious smile, which the bluenette couldn't help but return with a friendly nod. "Sure! Let me get my stuff." It took Levy less time than Lucy to find what she wanted to wear.
It was an orange halter top that had detached sleeves that started at the forearm and went all the way down to just past her fingers. Then, she pulled out a white pair of shorts, as well as a white strapless bra and a matching pair of panties. Taking her towel in her hands as well, the two girls took the clothing they wore to bed off and wrapped up in the towels before leaving the room.
The girls made their way to the girls' showering room in less than a couple minutes, smiles on their faces as they spoke about their nights. Well, it was mostly about Levy's night, actually. Until Levy voiced a question to the blonde.
"So, you seem to really have a thing for Natsu.. Even thought, it was just yesterday that you two met.." She giggled at the telling coloring of Lucy's cheeks. "So...? What is it? Do you like him? I think he seems a lot sillier than usual." Lucy shook her head, in an attempt to shake her blush from her cheeks. "I.. We're just friends, Lev. That's all. I mean, we did just meet, like you said."
Levy gave her friend a smiled before dropping the subject for the time being. Lucy was thankful her friend stopped the assult of questions about Natsu. 'I mean, we are just friends. We only just met the other day. Though.. He does seem a little protective.. Mayber its just how he is.'
The two girls continued to talk about little things like classes and Levy even mentioned some things about some other students. When the girls finally came out of the showers, it had been an hour since they had woken up. Lucy opened their door and they two got dressed before heading out and down to the Lounge.
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Natsu had decided to let Levy bring Lucy down to the Lounge, the girls' dorm wasnt the funnest place to be in the morning anyway. The girls seemed to need time to become fully awake, and since boys would only make them shriek or scream, he preferred that Levy bring Lucy to him in the mornings. Plus, being called a pervert or a peeping tom, didn't sit well with him.
Grey Fullbuster, Elfman Strauss, Gajeel Redfox and Natsu Dragneel sat at a table waiting for the girls that made up their little group to come down. In front of each boy was a breakfast that was half eaten. The four had been in the middle of a random conversation, of course when one would say something that seemed 'un-manly,' Elfman would point and say, "you're totally not manly, dude."
The conversation had been going for a little over half an hour when a tall blonde man with a very muscular build came in and walked silently over to the group. He had on some of his infamous headphones on his head, a lightening shaped scar on his left eye. Surprisingly, the scar didn't leave him blind, but it sill scared more people away.
He made his pressence known to the small group by clearing his throat. "Ahem. I heard there was a new girl in this place. Where is she, boys?" The group around the table tensed as the pressence was noticed. Grey was the first to stand and look at the blonde. "Laxus, since when do you come talk to us? I thought you said we were below your power?"
Said blonde gave the speaker a scowl before he looked over to the 'leader' of the group. "Dragneel, I asked a question. And I expect and answer."
Natsu stood up and walked away from his chair, closing the distance between he and the blonde who now towered over him. "I ain't answering you." The answer made Laxus chuckle. 'This kid really is stubborn, guess it'll be my job to teach him to know his place.' "Fine. But I will see this girl when she comes down and ask her to join me for dinner tonight." Laxus turned his back on the group, Natsu in particular.
That was the straw that made Natsu's temper flare. He walked over to where Laxus had sat himself on a comfortable couch across the room from them. Even in the somewhat shadow of the room, the light from the windows shined on the metal of Laxus's headphones, giving Natsu the exact location of where he was. It didn't seem to bother the older man though. Her watched the pink haired boy, waiting for him to stike first.
Natsu held his flaming fist back as he walked, letting all his pent up frustratuons flare, making the flames grow larger with every step. By the time Natsu was close enough to throw a punch, his flames seemed to be a lot hotter than normal. Everyone in the room drew silent as they watched the soon-to-be fight.
With a scream, Natsu let his fist fall close to Laxus. It stunned Natsu a little. He was sure he's aimed for the blonde's nose. But, he missed. Shaking his head, he threw another flaming hit. It once again landed to the side. Growling in frustration, Natsu pulled back. "Stay still asshole! How am I supposed to hit you, when you keep dodging?"
Laxus stood from the now singed couch and let a tired sigh escape his lips, the movement had caused Natsu to step back a step or two. But the shorter man didn't back down, instead he threw a punch and this time it connected. The unexpected force pushed Laxus back until his back hit the wall.
Getting up from the small crater in the wall, he sighed once more. Then, after cracking his neck, he smiled over to Natsu. "I see you can finally land a decent hit. But, I'll just have to teach you your place again." With that said, the taller blonde came running, fist in the air, lightening crackling around it.
Natsu's eyes widened a little before her dodged to the right, using his smaller stature to get away from the muscular bulk that was Laxus. When Laxus's eyes caught Natsu's moevement, he turned just as quickly and aimed his punch into Natsu's cheek.
The smaller of the two landed on the floor a few feet from Laxus. The blonde looked down at Natsu, a chuckle coming from his lips as he walked over to the pink haired boy. "You lose." Nobody noticed the gasp of a girl who had silently walked into the lounge during the fight between the two males.
Lucy narrowed her eyes on the tall man, pulling a key from her left pocket of her shorts. She whispered, "Open, gate of the Lion, Leo." In a flash of light, a man in a black suit and red tie, wearing glasses appeared in front of Lucy. He took in the scene in front of him and then turned to Lucy. "What do you wish me to do, Lucy?"
The blonfe girl looked up at him and pointed to the tall blonde man walking closer to the small pink haired man on the floor. "Get him away from Natsu, while I get him out of here." The celestial spirit nodded as he walked away from her. He looked over to the vlonde who had been chuckling at the fallen man.
Shaking his head, Leo readied his attack. The strawberry blonde's hand glowed with a bright light as he came closer to the other blonde. Without so much as a word to the bulkier man, Leo called out, "Regulus Punch!" When thepunch hit, it sent Laxus back to the opposite wall of where Natsu sent him. Leo looked at the crumbled wall which now bore a large hole in it, before turning to see Lucy laying the fallen man's head on her lap.
Raising his eyebrow to the two, he shrugged his shoulder and gave a slight wave to Lucy when she looked up at him with a smill smile on her lips. The man in the suit soon dissipated into nothing. Everyone in the room watched on in silence. Lucy looked down at Natsu, a small bruise slowly forming on his cheek, where he had been hit. Biting her bottom lip softly, she gently touched it as she said his name, "Natsu.."
Said owner of the name, opened one eye and looked up at her from his place on her lap. The morning sun was shining, showing him her face. And even though it wasn't shining from behind her, it made her look like an angel to him. He couldn't help the small smile that came to his face, even if it smarted his bruising cheek. "Mornin', Luce."
She giggled ans shook her head as she helped him sit up. "What'd you think you were doing, getting into a fight with a guy 3 times your size, Natsu!" The boy just puffed his cheeks out and looked away. "You wouldn't understand, even if I told you." Lucy studied him for a moment more, before standing up and looking at the mess that had been made.
"Well, at least you're okay.. But, I wish I could say the same for the lounge.." She bit her lip nervously, just before Mirajane came into the room, a smile on her face. "Natsu, Dean Makarov wants you in his office. Now, please." Looking up from Lucy's pouty face to Mirajane's smiley one, he groaned. "Aww, man...!" Only a few moments later did Natsu get up and walk out of the room with Mirajane.
Elfman then, after Natsu had been gone for a moment, came up to Lucy. "Natsu was doing the manly thing you know.. Just trying to protect you from Laxus." Hearing this from the taller man, Lucy turned to the platinum haired man. "Protect me? What exactly was 'Laxus' trying to do to me...?" Elman smiled at her, reaching over to ruffle her hair. "I think he wanted to make you his girlfriend."
The statement made Lucy blush. 'Natsu didn't want Laxus to ask me out...? I wonder why?'
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A/N" Sooo? :D I can honestly say, that this is my first fight. Literally. I've never attempted a fight scene.. :/ Hope you liked? Next chapter soon. Oh and since this is an AU, I thought it'd be okay for Leo/Loke to have a clean past. He was introduced as a celestial spirit, not a mage. Oh and for those who may be curious. I imagined Laxus would be 18-19. Sooo, yeah. And! I only thought of Laxus as a 'rival' for Natsu, because of the line he said to the guild in and episode in the Phantom Lord Arc. He said something along the lines that he'd only help, it someone convinced Lucy to be his girl. Minor line, but a memorable one.
Hope you like! RxR?