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CHAPTER 6

Lucy was working since few hours and everything was going fine, no problematic customers, no annoying child and especially no sexy gangsters.
She went into the kitchen to leave an order when her boss asked her to take out the garbage, so she took the trash and got out from the back door. She hated that part of the job, but she had to do it.
She threw the trash into the bin, without noticing the figure who was standing behind her who was watching her moves like a hawk watch his prey.
After few seconds he decided to make known his presence.
"Hi Blondie" Lucy heard a deep voice and turned around, recognizing it.
Resting on the wall, with his arms crossed there was a guy, that, unfortunately, she remembered too well. How could she forget that stupid smirk on his face.

Laxus was staring carefully the girl standing in front of him. She was trembling in fear, however he also noticed a spark of anger in her eyes.
"What are you doing here?" she asked, pulling back a little.
"I wanted to see you, but only when you were alone" he said honestly.
"Why?" she asked afraid.
"Because" he took a step towards her "I missed you. Well, I missed certain parts of your body" his eyes shifted down to focus on her chest.
"You're sick" Lucy hugged herself, trying to block his stare.

Laxus simply licked his lips.
"That's never going to happen" she replied, suddenly feeling more sure about herself.
Laxus smirked. "And that's the reason of why I'm here. You're the first person whose not scared to talk back to me, the first woman to say no to me."
While talking, Laxus got even closer to her face and when he bent down their noses were almost touching.
"Stop wasting your time" Lucy put her hands on his chest to push him off, but he was too strong. Laxus laughed at her pathetic attempt, liking the way her hands were touching his chest, they were so delicate but at the same time strong, firm.

Laxus rested his head on her neck, breathing in her sweet scent. He wanted to kiss and lick every piece of her skin, but her turtleneck stopped him. He was about to growl in protest when he remember something. Laxus immediately looked up and stared at her with an amused expression.
"Are you wearing this to cover my love bite?" he asked, trying to contain his laugh. However when her face turned red he burst out laughing.

Deciding that she was not going to let him make fun of her, she hit his arm, calling back his attention.
"Okay, first of all, that was not a love bite, but an hickey. And second, don't you dare leave a mark on me again" Lucy angrily explained. She was doing her best to not slap him on his arrogant face. The only reason why she hadn't done that yet, was because she knew that he was a very dangerous guy.
"You're hurting my feelings" he said, pretending to be hurt.
"You don't have feelings, only a cock"

Laxus was going crazy, he loved feisty women, and that one had the sharpest mouth that he had ever came across. She was not just a pretty face.
He wanted to grab her and push into her until she couldn't stand anymore and the only word that could came out from her delicious, tempting lips, was his name. No woman had ever excited him that much.
He quickly pushed her against the wall, one hand on her arm and the other around her small waist.
"What are you doing?" Lucy hissed. Laxus bent down to kiss her when someone called her name from the kitchen.

Remembering her work, Lucy struggled and, surprisingly, he let her go.
Without saying a word, she turned around, but before she could leave, he grabbed her wrist. She stared up at him and saw him smirk.
"This isn't over" he shortened the distance between their faces "But you need to know that I won't force myself on you, ever" he assured her with a serious expression.
Before Lucy could replay his smirk returned on his face "After all, when I'll be done with you, you will beg me for more"
After that he released her arm and walked away, leaving a petrified Lucy behind.

When Lucy finished to work, it was already late. However Lucy decided to go to the gym for her kickboxing lesson. When she arrived, she immediately noticed that the lights were off, except for one in the corner. She followed it and, once there, she saw a very sweaty Mystogan, who was hitting a punching bag.
Lucy couldn't help but notice the way his tank top was covered in sweat and was fitting his body like a second skin. She blushed when he turned around towards her, making his muscles flex.

"I can't believe you actually came!" he stated a little surprised.
Moving her eyes away from his body, she stared at his face "Of course I came! I promised you."
Mystogan smiled and Lucy noticed that he looked genuinely happy.
"You're going to change, right?" he ask her, teasingly, indicating her outfit.
Lucy blushed and nodded. Without saying another word, she left the room to change. She put on a tight pink tank top, black shorts and a pair of sneakers. She tied her hair in a messy ponytail and reached Mystogan, who was waiting for her near some sports equipment.

Mystogan was waiting for Lucy and when she came out the restroom, he could feel his nose starting to bleed at the sight.
"Wow" he said softly. He had seen a lot of girls wearing sports outfit, but none of them had ever looked that good. He stared at her breasts with lust. How was he supposed to teach her how to fight if she was dressed like that!

Lucy noticed the blood coming out from his nose and got closer. "Are you okay?" She tried to touch him, but he stopped her hand. "It's nothing. Probably one of the guys hit me too hard during the previous lesson." he smiled, trying to hide the real reason.
"Do you need to see a doctor?" she asked worried.
He smiled warmly at her preoccupation "No, don't worry" "If you say so. So... Where do we start?" "Well, before teaching you how to fight, you need to put some muscle. To do so, you'll use some of the machines" he explained.
"Alright" she nodded and looked around. "Which one?" Mystogan stared at her with a small smirk on his face. "You choose. After all, we're going to use them all"
"WHAT?"

Two hour later, Lucy was sitting on the bench. It hurt everywhere, she didn't have the strength to change into her casual clothes.
She heard a knock "Lucy, are you alright?" Mystong asked her.
"Yes" she tried to stand up "No"
She heard him chuckle from the other side of the door. "Can I come in?"
"Yes"
When he entered, she noticed that he was wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. Lucy couldn't ignore the fact that he looked hot even in that. Damn him and his muscular body! However, Lucy snorted when she saw the amused look on his face.

Mystogan, noticing how tired she was, smiled softly and sat next to her.
"Jump on my back. I'll carry you home"
He reached for her hand and helped her stand up. After Lucy grabbed her bag, he turned around and pointed at his back.
Lucy blushed furiously "Are you kidding?"
He laughed "C'mon, I don't bite."
Since she felt pain everywhere, Lucy, reluctantly, jumped on his back. She wrapped her legs around his waist so that his hands were wrapped around her knees. Lucy put her arms around his neck.

Once they arrived at Lucy home, Mystogan let Lucy slid off him even if he didn't wanted to let her go.
He turned around to meet her lovely eyes that were fighting hard to stay opened.
"Thanks" she said with a super sweet voice.
"I can't let my new student faint in the middle of the road." he teased.
Lucy laughed and Mystogan noticed how nice her laugh sounded.
"Thanks again."
After that Lucy walked into the house while Mystogan was unintentionally staring at the swish of her hips. Damn, when did he became a pervert?
Giving one last look at her house, he walked away, feeling something weird inside his stomach.

Seeing Mystogan leave from the window, Lucy, immediately, had a quick shower and jumped on the bed. She was so tired...
She stood up a little to turn off the light when she noticed a small piece of paper on the pillow.
When she grabbed it, her face lost color.

In a red ink was written 'You haven't thought that I had forgotten about you? I promised you that between us wasn't over, Blondie. See you soon -C.'

Lucy quickly pulled out her phone from the bag and called the number written on the card. After few rings, he answered.
"Hello?"
"Hi, I'm Lucy Heartfilia. I'm sorry to bother you this late, but you told me to call if anything had happened."
"Lucy? Something happened?" he asked from the other side of the phone.
"Yes, I'm scared. Please help me." she said between sobs.
"Don't move, I'm on the way." Then he closed the call and Lucy started crying against the wall.

After twenty minutes someone knocked at the door.
Lucy quickly ran towards her door. "Who's there?"
"It's detective Dragneel, my partner is coming too."
Lucy opened the door and saw him with tearful eyes. When he saw her tears, he grabbed her shoulders and led her to the sofa.
"Hey, calm down. What happened?" he asked slowly, trying to calm her down.
Without saying a word, she took from her pocket the note that she had found out earlier and passed him so that he could read it.

Natsu took the paper from her shaking hand and read it.
He was so angry that he didn't notice Lucy getting up and open the door.
"I hope this is important" Gray said annoyed.
"I..I.."
Hearing her shaking voice, Natsu walked towards his partner and with the most serious expression that Gray had ever seen on his face, he passed him the paper.
"It is." Natsu replied.

Natsu and Lucy whent back to the couch, where Lucy started crying again. Natsu didn't know what to do to make her feel better so he just stared at her.
When Gray sat on the other side of Lucy, he looked at her softly.
"Can you tell us where did you found it?" he pointed the note on his hand.
After taking few deep breaths, Lucy finally managed to calm down.
"I was on the bed when I saw it on the pillow."
"So you didn't see him?"
"No, the paper was already there." in that moment Lucy realized one very important thing "He knows where I live" she murmured.
"What?" Natsu asked worried, seeing the fear on her face.
"He knows where I live" she repeated more loudly. "What if he comes again? Is he going to kill me?"

Lucy was having a panic attack and Gray grabbed her wrist to make her look at him.
"We will not let him touch you" he stated firmly.
"How can you stop him? You have your job. I don't even know why I called you, I guess I was just afraid."
Natsu took her other hand and caressed it softly.
"Our job is to protect people" he smiled, trying to reassure her.
Gray nodded in agreement.
"Thank you detectives" Lucy smiled a little.
"You can call us with our names. We're not that old after all!" Natsu jocked, making Lucy laugh.
"How are you going to help me?" she asked then "You can't follow me everywhere. Like you said the other day, you have to arrest the mafia gangs"
"Our job is to prevent mafias members to hurt people, even Cobra" Gray explained her.
"Okay..." Lucy was still not sure how they were going to help her. She gave another glimpse at the note.
"What am I supposed to do?" she murmured.
"You'll go to college and then to work. Don't stop living because of him." Natsu said smiling gently, while doing soft circles on her hand. When he had saw her crying earlier, he had felt a string around his heart. How could someone make cry a creature as pure as her?

Gray noticed the look that his friend was staring at her and felt somehow irritated. He wanted to punch him, but he didn't know why, he just wanted to stop him from staring her like if she was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. He gazed back at the young lady sat next to him, she looked tired. He couldn't imagine what she was feeling at the moment. "Why don't you go to sleep?" he suggested her. She stared at him like if he had another head "And if he comes back?"
"He won't" Natsu immediately said.
"And even if he does it, we'll stay outside, checking the perimetre."
"You don't have to do this. I don't want to bother you." Lucy was feeling guilty. "Don't be ridiculous Luce! You'll never be a bother!" Natsu told her, grinning like a child and Lucy smiled at him.
"Yeah, don't worry. It's not the first time that we spend the night in the car." Gray reassured her, trying to lighten the mood in the room.
"If you say so..."

After un hour Lucy was lying on her bed, however she couldn't sleep. Even with the two detectives staying outside of her house in the car, she couldn't stop the fear that she felt every time she saw a shadow or heard a noise. How was she supposed to keep living like that? Tossing and turning on the bed one more time, she stood up and walked into the living room, towards her desk where she started working on her story.
Sometimes she would look around to be sure that no one was there.
After few hours she fell asleep on the desk, however her mind was assaulted by terrible nightmares about a certain red haired boy with a scar on his eye and a smirk that would have hunted her for the rest of her life.

In a car on the other side of the street two guys were watching carefully the street. Actually only one of them was doing that, since the other was sleeping.
Gray turned to see his partner and glared at him for making him do all the job alone. He was about to moved his eyes to the street once more when she heard Natsu murmuring something in his sleep. Gray smirked at the thought of how funny would have been tease him for that. He got closer to hear what he was saying.
"Luce..."
Gray stood petrified on the spot, his smirk completely gone. Still staring at his friend, he could see the small smile on his face.
Why was he dreaming about her?
Without thinking he punched his friend's arm, waking him up in the process.
"What do you think you're doing, idiot?" Natsu glared at him. He was having the most beautiful dream of his life.
"Your snoring was bothering me." Gray replied coldly.
"That's still not a good reason to punch someone while he's sleeping!"

Gray was about to reply when he saw a shadow on a tree.
"Natsu, look over there." he pointed at the tree.
Natsu's eyes widened. He immediately grabbed his phone and took a picture of the shadow.
"He's definitely a man."
"Yeah, but it's not the man we are looking for. This one has long hair."
"But, still, why is he spying Lucy?" Natsu asked.
"I don't know. Send the picture to Hibiki, maybe he can use the face recognition software to find out who he is."
After that, they spend the rest of the night watching carefully at the shadow. No one would have hurt Lucy under their watch.

"What do you want? I'm busy."
"Boss, I'm sorry to bother you but I think my cover has blown up."
"What did you do?" the man hissed angrily. "You only had to observe the girl, how can you mess this up?"
"I've been following her for days and everything was going fine, she has never seen me."
"Then why did you say that your cover is blown up?"
"There are two cops right now outside her apartment, I think they saw me."
The voice took a deep breath. He was surrounded by incompetent.
"Keep doing your job. It's time for plan B"
The guy in the shadow froze "You mean..."
"I'll be there in few days."

After that, he closed the call and rested his head on the comfy armchair. His eyes stared at the photo on his computer, a blonde girl was serving a table with a breath-taking smile on her face. His face softened, seeing her happy face.
Maybe that turn of events wouldn't have been a completely terrible thing. After all, now he didn't have to wait too long to see his precious little angel.
'I'm coming for you, my love'

Adelene900 I might use your suggestion. ;-)

In the next chapter we'll see Lucy on her "date" with Sting, but also the others boys.

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