Laxus woke up the next morning with the smell of breakfast in the house. Alarmed, he moved Lucy away from him carefully and then got out of bed. As he walked around her little apartment, he saw a large goat standing in the kitchen wearing a suit and apron.
"God, you scared me. I thought that someone broke into her house." Laxus said, visibly relaxing.
"Sorry to intrude, but miss Lucy will need breakfast when she wakes up soon."
"How do you know when she will wake up?"
"Because miss Lucy wakes up around the same time every day, even if she's sick."
"Oh, you know I could have fixed her breakfast."
"Yes, we spirits know. But we like helping her when we can, we owe it to her."
"How do you owe it to her?"
"Miss Lucy save me as well as a good number of her spirits from the hands of bad people. Surely you know this if you have been watching her?"
"I didn't start truly watching her till I was allowed back in the guild. But I have heard stories."
"Breakfast is ready, but before I depart I wish to talk to you. Miss Lucy is stubborn and will try to walk around today, please keep her in bed. Also, your friend with the green hair, get him over her to set up runes around her house. Her team doesn't know the meaning of privacy and will surely show up, eventually. The last thing she needs right now is stress, but help her when she needs it." Capricorn said before he poofed out of existence.
Laxus looked at the breakfast that was prepared for them, and stared. It wasn't until he heard Lucy moving the blankets that he moved. When he entered her room, she was getting out of bed, leaning on her end table for support. He rushed to her side and looked at her with concern. She nuzzled into the warmth he gave and leaned on him for support.
"What are you doing, Lucy?"
"I smelled food, and it smells amazing. Did you cook, because I didn't know you could?"
"I didn't cook this morning, Capricorn did. But I'll have you know, I'm a great cook."
"Can you help me to the table?"
"No."
"But I'm really hungry, I'll crawl there if I have to."
"I won't let you move around when you are sick, Lucy. Stay in bed, I'll get it for you."
"I'm not helpless you know." Lucy said still leaning into Laxus.
"I know, but I have orders to keep you in bed." Laxus said picking her up and setting her back down under the covers.
"And who gave you that order?"
"Capricorn, and I'm going to listen to him. I'll be right back." Laxus said.
While Laxus was getting the food, Lucy was staring at her walls wondering what she was supposed to do all day. When Laxus came back in the room, Lucy couldn't help the smile that came to her face. Seeing him bringing food to her reminded her of when she was sick as a little girl. Her mom would bring food to her bed and eat with her. Laxus noticed the smile on her face and wondered what she was thinking about. He sat on the edge of the bed and placed her plate in her lap, gaining her attention at the added weight.
"Thank you, Laxus." Lucy said keeping the smile on her face.
"Why are you thanking me? I'll always be there for you, no matter how small of things I have to do to keep that smile on your face."
"You know, it's generally the women who takes care of the men."
"Well get used to it, Blondie. In the world of dragons, it the men who take care of the women."
"Well, how about a truce then. I'll help you if you help me." Lucy said taking a bite of her food.
"Sounds good to me, now how about we finish our breakfast." Laxus said watching her nod approvingly.
As they ate in silence, they both were thinking about different things. Lucy was thinking about her mom and what Laxus had planned today. She was also thinking about trying to contact Natsu to tell him about Gray. Laxus on the other hand was thinking about how Lucy seemed to know she was his mate. She seemed to accept it pretty good.
When they had finished eating, Laxus gathered up the plates and handed Lucy her keys telling her to call Plue out to help keep her entertained. Lucy did that and waited for him to return, while watching Plue dance around the bed. It didn't take long for Laxus to return, and when he did she dismissed her spirit.
"Laxus, can you help me do something?" Lucy asked at him while looking down at the bed.
"What do you need help with? Just keep in mind that you are staying in bed all day." Laxus said as he noticed her nervousness.
"If you wouldn't mind, can you help me with my morning routine? If you're uncomfortable with it, I can have Virgo help me."
"Are you sure you want me helping you? You look a little nervous, are you sure about this?"
"Well, I am nervous. But I figured you will see me naked when we mate so I should go ahead and get past this whole self-conscious feeling. And I think that a shower will help me relax, but I will need some help with that also. My sense of balance is a little bad right now. That is unless you want to wait to see me like that."
"Lucy I would love nothing more than to see naked."
"You know I trust you to keep your hormones under control, right?"
"I know, but it will be hard. You have my word that I won't do anything but help you."
As Laxus picked her up, he noticed that she was still burning up. He carried her to the bathroom and asked how her routine goes. She told him that first she uses the toilet, brushes her teeth, strip and take a shower, get dressed, and fix her hair for the day. So Laxus helped her to the toilet and was amazed at how she was still able to go with him standing there. Laxus didn't once feel uncomfortable as he waited for her to finish. Once she was done, he helped her move to the sink and waited some more. When Lucy was washing her mouth out, he noticed her sway as if she was having trouble standing. When she stood back up, a wavy of dizziness overwhelmed her and she started to fall as everything seemed to spin. Laxus caught her and held her close to him while he waited for her to speak, but she never did.
"Lucy, are you alright?"
"…" Lucy couldn't say anything while she waited for the dizzy spell to stop.
"Lucy, talk to me. I can't help you if you don't talk to me."
"I getting there just give me another minute." She mumbled into his chest.
"Are you going to tell me what happened in a minute?"
"I'm good now, I just got dizzy." Lucy said as she leaned out from his embrace.
"Are you sure that taking a shower is a good idea?"
"If you are there to help me stay balanced, I'll be fine." Lucy said as she began to strip.
Lucy noticed his eyes following every little movement her clothes made as they fell from her body. She fell confident when she noticed the hungry lust filled eyes he was giving her. She also noticed that he was making no attempt to strip also.
"Are planning to help me in the shower with your clothes on?" Lucy asked.
Laxus broke from his stare and started to strip, that is until he felt an erection in his pants. He looked at Lucy while she was bent over turning the water on and knew that this maybe isn't a good idea.
"Um, Lucy. You might want to have Virgo help you with the rest of your routine." Laxus said trying to keep his erection from her while heading for the door.
"What's the matter, I thought you wanted to see me naked?"
"Oh, I do. I love the way you look right now, but I can't get in the shower like I thought I was going to be able to."
"Why? Are you having an issue with seeing me?"
"You could say that."
"Is it anything I can help you with?"
"Not unless you want me taking you in the shower."
"Do you remember our truce?"
"Sure but…"
"Well, if you help me I'll help you. Call it a reward for you for helping me, and a preview for me of what's to come." Lucy said as she walked over to him.
"Lucy, I don't think…"
"Hush, have I ever given you a reason not to trust me? We will both feel better from this, and it will be a learning experience for me. Would you be my teacher?" Lucy said grabbing the elastic that went around the tops of his pajama pants.
Laxus stood completely shocked at what she was saying. When she started moving his pants down, he tensed every muscle in his body. She smiled up at him when he sprang free and took in the sheer size of him. When Laxus stepped out of the pants that was pooling around his ankles on the floor, he watched Lucy stand up slow while she leaned in just enough to let her breast graze his dick. I watched her rise up on her toes and was stunned even more when she kissed fiercely. As I began to kiss her back, she pulled out from the kiss.
"No reward until you help me." She said making her way back to the shower while leaning on the wall.
Laxus followed after her and helped her into the shower and groaned when she let the water fall on her. In his mind, he was thinking of how much more amazing it would be if it were his sperm instead. He knew that neither of them were ready for a baby so they would have to be careful. But god, she was making it hard to not take her right now. He could have sworn that while she was washing herself, she was going slow, over her chest on purpose. He groaned as he watched her, and was surprised to see her hand him the soap and asked if he wanted to help her. Laxus took the soap from her hands and began washing her. Lucy moaned at the feeling of his fingertips grazing her skin as he moved the soap over her. When he was finished washing her front side, he turned her around and began washing the back side. His hand lingered when he got down to her well rounded ass, he knew right then that he had to have a squeeze. He dropped the soap and let his hands grope what soon would be his. While he was behind her, Lucy leaned forward with her arms on the shower wall pushing further into his hands. She couldn't deny that she loved the attention he was giving her, but she knew that he needed attention also. She moved from the wall to turn back around to face him, and was met with his lips on hers. While they kissed each other fiercely, Lucy slid her hand down his torso and to the base of his dick.
He growled into the kiss when Lucy's hand wrapped around him and began to pump it. He didn't know why she had said he would have to teach her, because her hand alone was enough to make him cum. However he resisted and broke their kiss off. Lucy already knew what he wanted, so she got down to her knees while making her grip slightly tighter around him. Once she was situated on the shower floor, she smiled up at Laxus when he held her hair out of her way. Lucy was hoping that with all the romance novels she had read, would help her please the man she loved. As Lucy moved closer to her prized, she noticed that there was some pre-cum already leaking from him. She licked the head clean, then moved to take him in her mouth. Laxus threw his head back when she took him in and had to keep from thrusting in any further for her sake. As Lucy began to suck and wrap her tongue around him, she placed one hand on his thigh and the other was fondling his balls. Lucy grew more confident when the moans started spilling from his mouth and took him in further, causing her to gag just a little. Laxus knew was really close but couldn't find the words to warn Lucy to pull back before he came in her mouth. Lucy on the other hand knew that he was close when the vein underneath started to pulse in her mouth. She started sucking as hard as she could while speeding her pace up. It wasn't long before Laxus came in her mouth with Lucy's name falling off his lips while his hands in her hair tightened their grip. Lucy took all he gave her and loved the taste of him. While she licked him free from any drop that had slipped by, Laxus was shocked to say the least that she had too his load and swallowed it. Once Lucy was satisfied, she felt another dizzy spell wash over her while she was rising up to her feet again. She looked Laxus straight in the eyes and whispered his name before the darkness claimed her.
As I look at the women who surprises me even more, I heard her whisper my name before she fell into my chest. As soon as she fell into me, my arms wrapped around her small figure as I picked her up. I turned the water off, and stepped out of the shower while grabbing a couple towels that were setting on the counter. As I made my way over to the couch with Lucy and the towels, I noticed that Natsu was here not long ago. I laid Lucy down on the couch and dried her off, followed by myself. I looked down at her and wondered what to dress her in. As I was wrapping the towel around my waist, a golden light announcing one of Lucy's spirits arrived inside of her room before leaving right afterward. I made my way to her room to see fresh clothes lying on the bed for both of us and had to thank Virgo mentally for stepping in. I grabbed the clothes for me and slid them on, noticing that these were modeled from my usual get up. Once I was done, I walked back over to Lucy who was slightly shivering from being nude and in the open, and got her dressed. When Lucy was dressed, I picked her back up and carried her back to the bed to lay her down. While Lucy was resting, I went into the kitchen and took the opportunity to call my team and tell them what's up. Freed was the one who answered the call and looked at him with a worried face.
"Laxus, I'm not sure if this is a good thing but Natsu just came back to the guild looking for Lucy."
"Did he say why?"
"No, but he had talked to Erza and was disappointed in how her team had been treating her."
"Makes sense, Leo said Natsu knew it wasn't her fault. Where is he now?"
"He's talking with master, but …Hold on a second. Evergreen just heard that Erza is on her way over to apologize to Lucy."
"That's not going to happen, she over exerted herself is resting right now."
"What was she doing that you couldn't have done?" Freed questioned.
"Nothing, it's all taken care of now. See if you can't catch Erza before she gets here. Lucy needs to rest before she faces her team again." Laxus said before cutting the link.
As I was walking back into her room, I saw her stretch before opening her eyes. As she looked around, she saw me standing in the doorway.
"What happened?" Lucy asked.
"You fainted, you shouldn't have pushed yourself for me."
"It's fine, I loved it. I think I might have to reward you more often." Lucy said setting up while watching Laxus walk over to her.
"I would enjoy it. But first, let's make sure you are feeling better before you reward me again." Laxus said climbing in the bed with her.
"Thank you for getting me dressed and all, and I'm sorry that I'm such a problem." Lucy said snuggling into his side as his arm wrapped around her.
"You're not a problem and you never will be. But I do have to ask you something, that is if you're up for it." Laxus said kissing the top of her head.
"Sure, what do you want?"
"I've been wondering how you knew that I was your mate?"
"It's not so much that I knew, but more guessed than anything. When I started to have feelings for you, it was during the magic games. I would often look over at you to find you sneaking glances at me. I knew that if a dragon slayer truly loved someone than they found their mate. So when we got back to the guild, and I noticed you watching me more I started guessing. While myself and my team went out on missions, I found myself missing you and those eyes of yours. At one point, the pain of me missing you was to much for me and I had to stay at the hotel while the others finished the job. By then I knew that even though we hadn't talked, that there was a connection. So I called Mira and she showed me you in the guild with your team. Seeing you made me feel better. After the mission was over, we went back to the guild, only for Erza to announce that since we have been doing well that she would reward us. Since Natsu is always wanting to go on S Class jobs, she went and got one approved from the master. And you know the rest, Leo told me he told you through his key."
"If you've known all this time, why didn't you say anything?"
"Because even though I knew how I felt, I couldn't help but think that the only reason you were watching me is because you wanted to get in my pants. I may wear my skirts and shirts the way I do, but I notice all the guys undressing me with their eyes. After all the stories I've heard of you and one night stands, that's what I thought you wanted."
"That's why in the beginning you were trying to get me to sleep with you, now it all makes sense."
"I guess we both should have talked to each other from the start, but I'm happy now that I know."
"I happy too, it's not every day you find the person you're supposed to be with."
Before anyone could say anything else, there was a knock on the door. Laxus told Lucy to stay there while he went to go see who was coming by. He was shocked to see both Erza and Freed standing there waiting to come in. Laxus looked at Freed while he apologized for failing and let them in. While Laxus led them to her room, he noticed the pain on Erza's face. When he arrived, he went back to sitting with Lucy in his arms as they saw the reaction she gave when part of her team came in. Laxus had both his arms around the terrified shaking blonde and knew that she had no desire to see anyone from her team right now. As Erza took a step forward, Laxus gave a warning growl to her when Lucy tried backing away her. Erza stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Lucy's reaction and hear the growl Laxus sent her.
"Lucy, I know you don't want to see me but please listen to what I have to say. I'm sorry for all the pain I've caused you and the pain I'm causing you by being here. It's my fault that you were put in danger and Happy died. I thought that we would be fine. But when I saw you go through that wall, I thought that I was going to lose my sister and it frightened me. When I arrived to your side, I noticed Loke checking you over while Natsu held Happy's limp body. I should have been there to help you, not punish you. The only reason myself and Gray knew about what happened between you and Natsu is because we went to check on him and we heard what was going on. I'm so sorry." Erza said looking Lucy straight in the eyes while tears streamed down her face.
"Is Gray still, you know?" Lucy asked quietly.
"Natsu has yet to talk to him. But when I talked to him, he didn't want to listen."
"I understand." Was all Lucy could say.
"You know that with Natsu back, Gray won't get to you. And now that I've owned up to what happened, I won't let him near you either."
"Thanks but I'll have Laxus watching over me." Lucy said with a smile on her face.
"By the way, why is he here?" Erza asked.
"I believe Miss Lucy doesn't need to answer to that." Freed had said.
"Lucy, can talk for herself. If she doesn't want to tell me then she will tell me as much." Erza fought back.
"Knock it off before I throw you guys out, Lucy doesn't need any more stress." Laxus said.
"It's alright Laxus. To answer your question, he is here because I'm his mate." Lucy said waiting for her reaction.
"When did this happen and why haven't you told anyone?" Erza questioned.
"We are not officially mated since I don't have the mark yet, but I just found out not to long ago." Lucy said as she retold the story.
When she had finished her story, there was another knock on the door. Erza had said she would get it this time. While the other waited, she came back in with Natsu. Natsu was happy to see Lucy doing fine, and noticed the look Laxus shot him. He understood why Lucy was in his arms and knew that until everything settled down, he shouldn't go near her.
"Hey Luce, how you holding up?" Natsu asked.
"Just fine now that Laxus is here. Have you seen Gray at all?"
"No, but I've heard of how he's been treating you. Thank you Laxus, for watching over her." Natsu said.
"It's fine, just go find the stripper and make sure he understands Lucy's isn't at fault here. If he attacks her one more time, I'll shock him and turn him over to gramps for punishment." Laxus said.
"As soon as I find him, I'll talk…" Was all Natsu could say before Lucy's door was kicked in.
When everyone felt the temperature drop, they knew who was there.
Author's Note: I'm sorry that the bathroom scene is bad, but I'll try harder next time. In the next chapter, Gray will learn understanding. Will Laxus get another reward or will he get to go all the way and mark her? Find out soon. I'll try to update in about a week, but no promises. Just no more than two weeks.