If Gajeel had any grip on his sanity before, he certainly didn't now. Whatever Laxus was doing to him right now was working at an alarming rate. His mentality was shot, his body exhausted, and he was horribly confused. All he could do was let Laxus lead him into the shower and stand there as the blood and cum was washed away. Laxus stood behind him, gently cleaning the shaking man off, wondering if things had gone too far. Gajeel was too quiet and had a far off look in his eyes. It's not like he enjoyed doing that, but it was a part of him he couldn't control. If Gajeel could just learn to do what he's supposed to then this wouldn't happen. At first all Laxus needed to do was beat the dominance out of him, but then their relationship changed. Now he had to resort to this. He hated it, really, and wished things could just be normal again. This wasn't normal, it wasn't who he was.
"I don't like hurting you. I've told you that before and I'll tell you again." Laxus muttered, keeping his voice low. Gajeel didn't even blink. "If you would just learn...we wouldn't need to go through this shit. I could take care of you, you know. We're in this mess together for whatever reason, so we might as well act the part. I've proven my place, now it's your turn." He continued as he moved up to the mans hair, gently massaging his scalp. Gajeel relaxed ever so slightly, considering his words carefully. Could they really be the typical dominant/submissive pair? The pair Metallicana always told him about? Could he really handle being a submissive dragon slayer when he's been dominant his whole life? The idea of being protected by Laxus did sound nice, after everything they just went through.
"I can be nice, you know. I can treat you right instead of always hurting you. I can show you what it's like to have passionate sex instead of what we just did. That wasn't okay, I know that, but I did it so you would learn. Just be submissive, and I promise you won't regret it. I'll never hurt you again. Can you do that, Gajeel?" Laxus asked, lips brushing against the ravens ear seductively. This time he did get a reaction. Gajeel's eyes widened as soon as he heard his name come out of the blondes mouth. Not metal head, not Redfox, just Gajeel. Laxus was filling his mind with nonsense and Gajeel was falling for it. With a shiver, he nodded yes, causing Laxus to smirk.
"Good. I'm trusting you won't disobey me again, I really don't enjoy doing this." The blonde said as he turned the water off and helped Gajeel dry off. The two entered his room and returned to bed, Gajeel still looking traumatized yet somehow relaxed. He definitely wouldn't make Laxus mad again, but agreeing to being his submissive...well, he still wasn't sure about that. This man had hurt him too many times for him to be comfortable with that. Mates were supposed to love each other and be happy with their positions. Gajeel certainly didn't love Laxus, and wasn't happy with being submissive. And he knew Laxus didn't love him. He just enjoyed being in charge. Everything the blonde just said was lies, just to get Gajeel back to normal again, and yet...Gajeel wanted to believe it. He was falling into a trap he couldn't escape from.
"Get some rest. You can't go to the guild like this." Laxus said, and once again Gajeel merely nodded. He knew he couldn't go out like this. But rest wouldn't help and he knew that. He needed to be alone, and away from Laxus.
So, after Laxus fell asleep, he quietly got dressed and left.
It was early in the morning so Pantherlily would still be sleeping. He would have time to think. How had it come to this? To him being raped? Though, he wasn't sure if he could call it rape, since he didn't completely hate it. He wished he could have his old life back. He wished he could go back to before they got in that fight, when everything started. All because of that day, because he pissed Laxus off, he was in this twisted relationship. He knew Laxus didn't want it either, so maybe if he just avoided the man things would be normal again. It's not like the lightning mage would care.
With a sigh, he entered his house and slipped into his bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. Would it really be that easy? He didn't want to see Laxus. The man had hurt him way too much. And yet...the memories from the night in that hotel still haunted him, making him think differently. He had wanted that...and even when Laxus technically raped him, he wanted it too, despite the pain. Something about Laxus was just...alluring. He wanted to be around him, yet at the same time he didn't.
Things were becoming too much for Gajeel. When did everything get so confusing? He supposed it was the night at the hotel. Before they kissed, things were fine. Sure, they had fought a few times but Gajeel was content with their relationship. They were close enough to friends, and he was even okay with admitting Laxus was stronger. But now...everything was messed up. He still had no idea if he was gay, or if Laxus was. Before all of this he was straight. He had liked Levy after all. For a while he thought they would get together, but then she suddenly went with Jet. It had hurt Gajeel but he stayed friends with her none the less. After that he didn't really try looking for someone else. Now he was stuck with Laxus in a loveless relationship...
But that wasn't necessarily true. If he just stayed away, maybe things would get better. And that's exactly what he planned on doing.
Later that day, an oddly serious looking Natsu walked into Makarov's office, deciding that he needed to tell someone about this. Nobody else would understand as good as the Master. He didn't want to believe his nose but at this point he couldn't deny it anymore. As soon as he saw Gajeel walk through the guild doors he knew what had happened. The man smelled like Laxus. Yet the two didn't even look at each other, and Gajeel looked oddly depressed. Natsu knew that couldn't be good. So, he decided to ask Master about it.
"What seems to be the problem Natsu?" Makarov asked, frowning at Natsu's serious attitude. If Natsu was ever serious it wasn't for nothing.
"It's Gajeel. He..well, he smells like Laxus." Natsu began, not quite sure how to explain the situation. The Master seemed pleased by this, if not a little shocked.
"So they are getting along after all! I wasn't expecting them to mate, but I can't say it's a bad thing. As long as they're happy." The old man said, wondering why Natsu would seem so upset by that.
"That's just the thing, they're not happy. They're ignoring each other again and Gajeel seems kinda down. I've never seen him like that. And Laxus...he doesn't seem to care at all." The pinkette explained, eyebrows furrowing in confusion.
"Ah, that's not good. Not good at all. I figured it would be more complicated with them. They just can't accept what's going on and therefore can't be happy. Now they're just going to act like nothing happened but that can be the worst thing to do, especially for a submissive." The Master said, his smile vanishing.
"Why do you say that Gramps?" The boy asked, not getting where the Master was going with this. Igneel never mentioned anything about submissives staying away from their dominants.
"Once mated, the two will be drawn to each other, especially the submissive. They will crave the dominants attention and start to fall into depression if they are ignored. Knowing Gajeel, he's not happy about being submissive and can't accept what's going on. He's too stubborn and will just avoid Laxus. And Laxus is such an idiot he won't even care." He explained, wanting to smack the two for being so stupid.
"Can't we do anything to help? It doesn't feel right seeing them like this, especially Gajeel. They were just starting to be friends too.."
"I'm afraid we can't do much. The only thing standing in between them and happiness, is themselves. It's up to them to fix it, mostly Laxus since he's the dominant one. Just keep an eye on them I suppose."
"I will. Thanks Gramps." Natsu said, leaving the office and going back downstairs. Gajeel was still sitting at his usual table staring at the wall and Laxus was still at the bar, talking with the thunder legion. It angered Natsu that he could just leave Gajeel like this. Being a dominant himself, he would never treat his mate like that. But those two had a confusing relationship, not even close to his and Lucy's. He knew there was more to it than he knew, but still, this wasn't right.
If Gajeel wasn't better soon, he would say something to Laxus.
It had been nearly a week since Gajeel spoke to Laxus, and it had taken it's toll. He felt terribly depressed and most of the time stayed home and layed in bed. No matter what he did, he couldn't stop thinking about the blonde. He barely slept anymore and hardly ate anything. The worst part is, he didn't know why he felt like this. He shouldn't want to be around Laxus and yet that's all he wanted. He felt so empty inside, like there was a giant hole in his heart. He missed Laxus.
Pantherlily noticed right away of course and felt incredibly worried. He had never seen Gajeel like this. Whenever he tried asking about it he would just get short answers, if anything. Finally he decided to just ask Levy about it. She was smart, so maybe she could help somehow. He flew over to her table, glancing over at Laxus as he did. The man looked completely normal. For some odd reason this angered him. How could Laxus be completely fine while Gajeel suffered? Didn't he care at all?
"Oh, hi Lily! Still no Gajeel huh?" The bookworm asked, looking sadly at the brown cat. Lily shook his head no and crossed his arms.
"That's actually why I came here. I've never seen him so depressed like this and I don't know what to do. I know Laxus did something to him and it messed him up. That's why he refuses to come to the guild now, he doesn't want to see him. Yet Laxus seems fine." Pantherlily said, once again looking over at Laxus who was drinking a mug of beer.
"I'm glad you brought it up, since I've been doing some research on dragon slayers. It turns out if one stays away from it's mate for too long, it gets really sad. But I don't think their mates. That would be weird." She replied, eyes widening at what Lily said next.
"Actually, they are. Sort of. I hate to say this, but I think Laxus...raped him. I can't smell it like other dragon slayers but I can tell when somethings up, and something is definitely up." He said, grimacing at the word rape.
"Oh no, that's terrible! Poor Gajeel...but how do you know for sure? Maybe Gajeel agreed to it?" She asked, not wanting to believe something like that happened to Gajeel.
"Maybe, but the day after it happened they wouldn't talk to each other. And when you asked about it he got defensive. It would make sense."
"That's true...but maybe Gajeel's just confused and doesn't want to deal with it. We can't really know for sure and he won't tell us. But we can't just leave him like this. We have to get them to talk again." Levy said, an idea coming to mind.
"But how?" The Exceed asked, wondering how he would ever convince Gajeel to talk to Laxus.
"Well, Mira's planning a party for tomorrow night. Maybe we can get them to talk there?" She suggested, stopping suddenly as a loud noise was heard at the bar. Looking over, she was surprised to see Natsu glaring at Laxus with his fists covered in flames.
"What did you do to Gajeel?!" The salmon haired teen yelled, gaining half of the guilds attention. Laxus glared back, wondering why Natsu would care.
"I didn't do shit. I don't know what you're talking about, Salamander." The lightning mage replied, dodging a punch aimed for his face.
"Then why has he been acting so weird?! He hasn't been here in days! Don't you even care about what's happening?!"
"Why do you think I would know? And why should I care?" He asked, growling as Natsu grabbed him by his coat.
"Because he smells like you. I know what you two did, Laxus. You can't ignore your mate like this. It's not right!" Natsu growled, keeping his voice low so nobody could hear.
"He's not my mate, and you have no idea what we did. Besides, he's ignoring me too. Why should I chase after him when he doesn't want to see me? He's made it clear he doesn't want anything to do with me and I couldn't care less." Laxus replied nonchalantly, and without even batting an eyelash summoned a lightning bolt and zapped Natsu. Pantherlily turned back to Levy with a grim expression.
"We have to do something."
The next day, after hours and hours of begging and convincing, Pantherlily finally got Gajeel to agree to come to the party. The raven wasn't happy but knew he needed fresh air. And, deep down, he secretly hoped Laxus was there. At this point he would settle for just seeing the man. He decided to wear his brown shirt instead of the usual outfit and put on the matching head band, and it certainly wasn't to get Laxus' attention. He just needed a change. After that he walked to the guild with Lily, having an odd feeling the cat was up to something.
Like all the other Fairy Tail parties, you could hear the noise from miles away. Gajeel honestly just wanted to drown himself in alcohol and hopefully forget his problems. As soon as they entered the guild, Levy ran up to Gajeel looking far too excited. Loud music was playing and the lights were dimmed to the point where they were almost off, but he could still see that she was wearing make up. Probably for Jet.
"Gajeel, you came!" She said happily, seeming surprised. Gajeel merely grunted in response and looked around, trying to find a familiar head of blonde hair. He frowned when he couldn't spot Laxus. Levy and Pantherlily shared a look, knowing he was looking for Laxus who hadn't arrived yet. Levy wasn't even sure he was coming, but hoped he would show up.
"I'm gonna go get a beer." Gajeel said, deciding he needed alcohol. Now. He wanted to be drunk before he saw Laxus. As he ordered a beer from Mira, who had been flirting with Freed, he noticed the green haired man giving him an odd look and narrowed his eyes at him. He couldn't possibly know anything, could he? Laxus wouldn't have told him. He decided to just go sit at one of the tables to avoid getting stared at. Levy and Pantherlily joined him, each looking somewhat suspicious. Gajeel had a feeling they were planning something and he didn't like that.
"Mira sure knows how to throw a party." Levy said, smiling happily. Gajeel nodded slightly, looking around at all the flashing lights. Most of the guild members were dancing, he noticed, even Natsu who looked like a complete idiot. The sight almost made him laugh.
"Indeed she does. What's the occasion anyways?" Pantherlily asked, the thought just now occuring to him.
"Oh, it's Lisanna's birthday. I hear Mira baked a huge cake and is gonna bring it out later as a surprise." Levy replied, waving as Wendy walked in with Carla. The white Exceed spotted Pantherlily and flew over to him.
"Hello Lily. Would you like to dance?" She asked, and this time Gajeel did smirk. He knew there was something going on with them, he just knew it! Lily noticed him smirking and blushed.
"Of course Carla, I'd love to." He replied, eager to get away from Gajeel's evil grin. He knew he would get an earful later. Once he left, Levy turned to him, hoping to get some answers.
"So Gajeel, have you been sick lately? I haven't seen you around for a while." She asked, hoping the question wouldn't anger him. Gajeel was easy to anger after all.
"Yeah, I've been sick." He lied. Well, it wasn't a complete lie. He felt sick, just in a different way. Levy frowned at this, knowing that wasn't true.
"I see. That's not good. But you feel good enough to be here, right?" She asked. Gajeel frowned at this. Did he feel good? He wanted to see Laxus, and he knew he shouldn't want that. But the past week had been misery. His heart ached and he didn't understand it. He still felt the pain now, which meant he didn't really feel good. But he didn't want to tell Levy that.
"Yeah, I guess so. I don't plan on staying the whole time though." He said. Once he saw Laxus he would probably hurry up and leave before the pain got worse. He wanted Laxus to talk to him, to look at him, just anything.
"I don't think I will either. Me and Jet are going on a date after this." She said, causing Gajeel to scowl. He didn't want to hear about Levy's successful love life when his was in shambles.
Wait...love life?
He didn't have a love life, certainly not with Laxus. He didn't love Laxus. That wasn't possible. After everything...he couldn't possibly love Laxus. Could he? It would be so wrong..yet it would explain his depression. He wanted to see Laxus because...he loved him? But Laxus would never feel the same. Gajeel knew that. And yet...it made him feel so much worse.
"Shrimp...what do you do when you love someone you shouldn't?" He asked, regarding her with a curious face. He didn't want to turn to other people for help, but at this point he was desperate. He couldn't deal with the pain anymore, and knew he needed some kind of help. And Levy was smart, she read a lot and probably knew what to do. Plus it's not like she knew anything about him and Laxus anyways. Or at least that's what he thought. Levy however knew exactly why he would ask such a thing.
"Well...I can't say for sure. It depends on why you shouldn't love them. But love works in mysterious ways and sometimes we just can't control it. Sometimes it's best to just follow your heart." She replied, watching as Gajeel got lost in thought again. Follow his heart? What did his heart say to do? He really wanted to see Laxus despite everything. That meant he was in love, right? If his heart wanted Laxus, then he should go for it, right?
"Follow my heart..?" He repeated slowly, eyes flicking to the door as it swung open. His nose picked up on the familiar scent of Laxus and his heart started pounding. As soon as he saw Laxus he was overcome with too many emotions. Happiness, sadness, nervousness, lust. The man looked delicious in his purple button up shirt, black leather pants and long black coat with the fur. His eyes followed the blonde as he went over to the bar and sat next to a drunk Cana.
"You need to do what makes you happy Gajeel. Robbing yourself of what you want will only make you feel worse. You need to just let yourself be happy." She continued, noticing how his eyes never left Laxus. She had never seen him with that look in his eyes. Gajeel knew she was right. This whole time he couldn't accept what was happening and it had gotten him nowhere. If he could just accept it, then he could be happy with Laxus. He couldn't keep running anymore. It was time for him to be happy and stop being confused. He loved Laxus, he was submissive, and that was okay.
"You're right shrimp. It's about time I get what I want anyways." Gajeel said, looking at Levy and smiling. For the first time in a long time, he felt happy. With a new found determination, he gulped down the rest of his beer and stood up, turning towards the bar and taking a step forward. As soon as he saw Laxus, he stopped dead in his tracks, dropping his mug in pure shock.
There at the bar, was Laxus making out with Cana.
Levy gasped as she too saw it, her heart breaking for Gajeel. From across the room Pantherlily heard the glass breaking and saw Gajeel standing there, and then saw what his friend was staring at. Both he and Natsu immediately stopped what they were doing and clenched their fists. Laxus looked over at Gajeel and his eyes widened, immediately breaking away from Cana. Gajeel was in shock. His previous thoughts vanished, his mood crashing down along with his shattered heart. Laxus stared back at him with a look of shock, having not expected the man to even be here. But he knew what he just did was wrong. Gajeel proved this when he glared at Laxus and walked away, practically breaking the doors down as he left. Laxus was about to go after him when he was suddenly tackled by Natsu and Pantherlily in his larger form.
"Stay away from him you bastard! You've done enough!" Natsu yelled, punching Laxus in the face.
"Let me go dammit!" Laxus yelled, trying to break free from Pantherlily's grasp.
"Why? So you can go break his heart some more?! You don't deserve him Laxus!" Lily yelled as he too punched Laxus. Freed and Bickslow quickly stepped in and pulled Natsu and Lily away, protecting their leader.
"What just happened?" Cana asked from the bar, looking beyond confused. Levy quickly pulled her away and explained everything to her. She couldn't blame Cana, she had no idea. It was Laxus' fault.
"Take it outside, all of you!" Erza yelled, throwing the group of fighting men out of the guild so they wouldn't ruin the party.
"Get off me! I have to go find him!" Laxus yelled as he was pulled away from Natsu. Lily had turned into his regular form and was already flying away in search of Gajeel.
"Stay away from him. You never cared anyways, remember? You've let him suffer this whole time and now you do this?! What the fuck is wrong with you?!" Natsu yelled, surprising everyone with his language. Natsu didn't usually swear.
"I didn't think he cared! He's been avoiding me this whole time, how was I supposed to know?!" Laxus yelled back. He figured Gajeel just didn't want anything to do with him.
"He's your mate you asshole! It's your job as the dominant one to take care of him and you failed! You don't deserve to be dominant! Even if he didn't want it, he was still yours and you ignored him! Don't you know what happens if you ignore your submissive?! They fall into depression! This whole time he's been missing you and you never cared! Now you're making out with other people in front of him?! Do you have any idea what you've just done?!" Natsu screamed as he punched Laxus again, Bickslow shoving him away. He had no idea what was going on but still needed to protect Laxus.
"That's why I need to find him you idiot! I have to make this better, I have to! I know I haven't seen him in a while and I've been acting like an asshole but I still need to find him, and you won't stop me!" Laxus yelled as he disappeared in a flash of lightning, transporting himself to Gajeel's house. He kicked open the door and looked everywhere but Gajeel wasn't there. His scent wasn't even fresh which meant Gajeel hadn't been here for a while. But Laxus had no idea where Gajeel would go. He quickly ran around, trying to pick up on Gajeel's scent, but couldn't find it.
"Goddammit, where the hell is he?!" Laxus yelled in frustration, sniffing desperately for even a trace of the ravens scent.
"He's at the beach across town." Pantherlily said, startling Laxus. He looked up at the flying cat suspiciously.
"Why would you tell me that? You don't want me near him, remember?" He asked, wondering if the Exceed was even telling the truth or leading him away from Gajeel.
"As much as I hate you, you do need to make this right. And Gajeel does need you whether he likes it or not. Just hurry up before he runs off somewhere else, he doesn't usually stay in one place when he's like this." The cat replied with a glare, watching as Laxus nodded and flashed away.
When he arrived at the beach, he growled in irritation when Gajeel wasn't there. But his scent was fresh, meaning he had a trail to follow now. He ran through the forest, following the trail even as it led him through town. People stared at him as he ran, probably thinking he was crazy, but he didn't care. He needed to find Gajeel. He wasn't sure why he kissed Cana, she had been drunk and willing and he thought he was available. He was an idiot for thinking like that. He should have talked to Gajeel sooner but didn't see the point. If he wanted to be alone Laxus would let him. And he didn't know about the whole depression thing. But now he felt terrible and knew he needed to fix this. He needed to show Gajeel he loved him, a fact he only recently became aware of.
When Laxus found himself back at Gajeel's house he frowned. Did he really just run across town just to come back here? Did the cat do that on purpose? The mere thought pissed him off, but he quickly opened the door and ran inside, following Gajeel's scent into his bedroom which was locked. He knocked, knowing Gajeel knew he was here. It was like the first time he came here to apologize for fighting him at the guild weeks ago, only this time he really would apologize. When Gajeel didn't even answer, Laxus sighed, knowing this wouldn't be easy.
"Open the door Gajeel." He said, once again getting no response. He decided to just use his magic and appeared in Gajeel's room just in time to catch him before he hopped out the window. He quickly pulled him back inside and pinned him against the wall so he couldn't escape. Gajeel growled angrily and shoved the man away, once again trying to leave. Laxus quickly caught him and held him by the wrists.
"Come on, I'm sorry. I don't know why I did that." Laxus said, grunting as Gajeel kicked him in the stomach, his leg extending into a pole until Laxus crashed into the wall.
"You're sorry?! You think I give a shit that you're sorry?! I don't give a fuck!" Gajeel yelled, launching at Laxus and punching him with iron fists. Laxus kicked him off and pinned him to the floor, actually struggling to keep the man down. But he wouldn't use magic, he refused to hurt the raven more than he already had.
"Just listen to me dammit! I didn't know you would care, you've been ignoring me for a week! I thought you didn't want to see me!" He tried again, only to get head-butted.
"I don't want to see you, I hate you! I don't give a shit about you!" Gajeel yelled back, his scales coming out as he grew angrier. But he wasn't just angry at Laxus, he was angry at himself for being so stupid. He was angry at Lily for making him go, and Levy for telling him to follow his stupid heart. He was angry at life, at the world. But more than anything he was heartbroken.
"Then why are you so mad?!" Laxus yelled, trying to hold Gajeel down. It was harder than he thought.
"Because you're a fucking asshole, that's why! You beat the shit out of me, you confused me, you raped me, and right when I think I figured everything out and could be happy again you do this to me!"
"I'm sorry! And how can you call it rape when you liked it?!"
"I didn't like it! Not all of it...you did it to put me in my place, remember?! You have no idea what that did to me!" He yelled, his voice breaking at the end.
"I didn't know what I was doing, okay?! I couldn't control it!" Laxus yelled back, letting go of Gajeel's wrists only to get punched in the face. Gajeel stood and glared down at Laxus, his small form shaking.
"I don't care what your excuse is, I don't want to hear it! Now why don't you fight back, huh? Beat the shit out of me and leave!"
"I'm not here to fight you. I'm here to make this right." Laxus said in a quieter voice, stepping towards Gajeel who growled and backed away.
"You can't make this right. You fucked up..." Gajeel said, backing up until he hit the wall. He didn't like Laxus being so close and talking so gently, it made him feel like breaking down. He wasn't even fighting back either.
"I know I did, and I'm sorry Gajeel. I don't know why I was so stupid. I know I hurt you, and I can probably never make it up to you, but you need to know...I love you. I've been confused this whole time but now I know I love you." Laxus said, causing Gajeel's eyes to widen and his anger came back.
"Don't say that! Don't you dare..." He growled, voice hoarse as his throat began to hurt. He quickly looked at the ground so Laxus wouldn't see his eyes start to water.
"I mean it Gajeel. I've been a terrible dominant to you and I don't deserve you, but I'll be damned if you don't know how I feel. When I woke up that day and you weren't there it hurt, and I didn't know why. I was so confused..and then when you ignored me and stopped coming to the guild I thought you didn't want it. You didn't want me. I acted normal but inside I was a mess. I had no idea you would get depressed..." He said, reaching out to gently cup Gajeel's cheek. The raven flinched but didn't pull away.
"I've been thinking about you this whole time, and right when I figure it out...I see you with her. You fucking ruined me!" Gajeel said, looking up at Laxus with tear filled eyes. Laxus froze at seeing this, not expecting to see the man so vulnerable. He didn't think Gajeel was even capable of crying. But because of him, he was, and he felt like the biggest asshole on the planet.
"I'm sorry." He whispered, wiping away the tears as they spilled out all at once. No matter what he did they wouldn't stop coming. It was like a dam had been broken, and that dam was Gajeel's heart.
"I hate you...I hate you so much!" Gajeel growled, resting his head on Laxus' shoulder. Despite everything he still wanted to be close to the man who hurt him. Laxus merely wrapped his arms around Gajeel and ran his fingers through his hair, knowing he didn't mean it.
"Don't say that. I know I deserve it, but don't say that." Laxus said, hugging Gajeel tighter. It felt good to hold his small body like this after everything, but he knew he had a lot of work to do. If he ever wanted to hear Gajeel say he loves him, then he would have to work for it.
And he would, for as long as it took.
Mah, so much OOC! It's almost too much! But the idea of these two hugging is just so cute, I can't seem to care. It seems these two have finally come to terms with everything, but there's still so much left to do! Things are about to get fluffy and way more OOC. You've been warned.