Ok so I almost called this chapter eye of the tiger :p but decided not to lol Well I'm back and i'm sorry the chapters have been taking longer unfortunately i actually have to leave my room sometimes . trust me i wish i didn't lol and I want to thank everyone for the amazing reviews and all the people favoring my story 3 makes me super happy and makes me want to write more so i don't disappoint ;) lol In this chapter you finally get a bit more LaLu and i assure you as the story develops there's more to come!

I do not own Fairy Tail nor any characters except Draco, silly little dragon lol

Chapter 6: Training Montage

Over the next few days Lucy devoted herself to becoming stronger, every morning she would get up, jog to the guild where Mira would have breakfast prepared for her, then she would go to the back training area. For the first half of the day she would work on her magic with Capricorn. She had gotten to the point where she could summon just over half of her spirits and not pass out. The first time she had worked with Capricorn she had over reached and sent Loke in to a panic when she unexpectedly fainted. It had taken an hour and a half for them to revive her and then she had calmed the pacing lion down and sent him back.

It had been four days since that mishap and she had learned not to overdo it. As she worked it got easier and Lucy got stronger. However magical training was not the only thing they worked on. They were also improving her agility and practicing using her whip more often. Her spirits took too much amusement in setting up often very dangerous obstacle courses for her where she had to pay attention, be fast and hone her instincts to avoid getting hurt. She also worked with every one of her spirits to become a better team and learn to fight more with them. The one she liked working with the most was Draco who could lift her up and zip her around as if it was nothing. She understood now why Natsu liked flying with Happy so much.

As she worked with her spirits she felt a pang of loneliness, she missed her team. They had been gone for almost a week and every time she accomplished something or got stronger in some way she thought of how proud Erza and Natsu would be and wanted to show them what she could do. Thoughts of Natsu still made her sad but she was working on coming to terms with the change in their relationship. She knew he was trying to make it easier on her which she very much appreciated and she wanted to be able to greet him and gray with hugs when they returned. She knew it wouldn't stop hurting, not so soon but she could at the very least conceal the pain and act like she was ok.

Another form of training she completed was physical. She had never actually entered the fairy tail weight room before and when she did for the first time she gulped nervously.

-Flashback-

Lucy slowly peeked her head around the corner and peered around the menacing room. She took two steps in and paused as she heard a loud grunting noise. The noise startled her and she jumped slightly. The motion was not missed by the figure in the weight room and a very distinctive laugh was uttered. She whipped around to see the iron dragon mage placing a bar with what looked like an impossible amount of weight back on to a stand. "Got lost bunny girl?" Lucy humphed and shook her head. "I'm here to train." The iron dragon snorted. "Gihihi sure thing girlie, good luck with that."

Lucy hid her pout from the man and mumbled to herself as she slowly made her way to the free weights trying in vain to lift a rather heavy weight. "You're just grumpy because Levy is on a mission and not here for you to tease." The dragon slayer didn't bother to dispute that and walked over to the blonde taking the weight she was struggling with and replacing it with one that was quite a bit lighter.

-End Flashback-

Ever since that first day the two had fallen in to an unlikely routine. Lucy would work on her magic first thing in the morning while Gajeel did his workout then she would join him in the weight room and he would train her on the machines and the free weights.

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Unbeknownst to the blonde girl her daily routine was being watched by a silent observer. Laxus would watch the blonde come in first thing in the morning and then would ignore Gajeels' silent snickers when he was caught watching them train. It wasn't until Levy came back from her mission that Gajeel pulled the lightning dragon slayer aside and half demanded he take over training the blonde so that Gajeel had more time to spend with the petit blue haired mage. Laxus agreed pretending to be put out that he had to sacrifice his time but he knew Gajeel wasn't fooled. The iron dragon slayer had known of the second generation's slayers feelings for the spirit mage for over a year and Laxus was grateful that Gajeel had kept it to himself upon threat of being pounded in to the ground if his secret got out.

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Lucy had walked in to the gym that day and waited at least five minutes for Gajeel but he was nowhere to be seen. She sighed and began her daily work out wondering where the man was as he was usually there before her. She lay down on the bench and gripped the bar above her head. She always had Gajeel there to help her in case it got to heavy but she figured she would just be careful and do a little less than usual.

She fixed her grip on the bar and lifted it from its perch, carefully lowering it over her chest before pushing back up. She closed her eyes as her arms strained and tried to focus on her inner strength as she continued her reps. She sensed a hulking figure standing over her and sighed. "You're late" "Sorry." The voice startled the blonde and she almost dropped the weight on her chest, luckily two strong hands darted out and caught the falling weight lifting it back up and placing it back on its perch. Lucy sat up and twisted around looking up at the tall blonde behind her. "Laxus! You scared me I was expecting Gajeel." The blonde shrugged and held out a hand to help the girl stand up.

He followed her to the next machine and watched as she began her set on it, slightly surprised at the amount of weight she could handle. "He's with Levy. Asked me to come give you a hand." The girl smiled up at him and thanked him. She continued her regular workout and by the end of it was covered in sweat. Her hair was slightly matted, pieces falling out of the pig tails she wore it in and her clothes sticking to her skin.

Laxus's eyes roved over her figure and her scent caused his groin to tighten just a bit. She stood up and thanked him for his help. "You don't have to come help me tomorrow; I don't want to take up your time." Laxus shrugged. "It's fine I don't have any missions right now anyway." Lucy smiled brightly at the taller figure. "Thank you, I appreciate all of your help." Laxus understood that she wasn't just talking about spotting her in the gym but actually what had transpired early that week. He looked to the side, his face grumpy as usual. "Ya whatever, don't mention it."

The blonde girl stood to stretch and Laxus took the time to eye her supple curves devious idea lighting in his mind. "So Blondie, has Gajeel just been doing weights with you or has he been teaching you how to fight?" Lucy tilted her head to the side and considered the comment. "Well I've been working with my spirits on defense and a little bit of offense with my whip." Laxus shook his head and placed his hand firmly in the middle of her back, not too gently leading her towards the sparring mats that took up half the room. "A whip is all good when your long range but you gotta know how to fight someone who's up close and personal."

Lucy and Laxus stood opposite one another and Laxus lowered in to a defensive position. "Ok Blondie, come at me with everything you've got." The blonde girl took a minute or two to observe the situation and plan. When Laxus raised an eyebrow and gestured for her to come at him she did flinging herself at his body to try and tackle him to the ground. He moved fast sliding his body just to the side and using her momentum to bring her face down on to the mat. He kneeled over her, his legs on either side of her hips and his hand between her shoulders. "Nice try." She could hear the laughter in his voice and felt her face flame in embarrassment. She wiggled underneath him trying to get out of his hold. He stood up and offered her a hand, pulling her back on to her feet. "Again."

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The combat training went on for another hour with Laxus trying to teach Lucy the proper way to throw a punch and make it hurt and Lucy ending up pinned beneath him again and again as he dodged all her efforts of knocking him down. After a particularly painful meeting with the ground for the blonde a small purple dragon popped in to existence right between the male and female mage. Draco growled at the lightning dragon and Laxus blinked in surprise before grinning and laughing. "Is he new?" Lucy nodded and struggled to sit up on the mat. "Ya his name is Draco. I made a contract with him after the mission we went on."

Laxus poked the small dragons' side and the dragon huffed at him blowing a small stream of fire at the blonde. "He doesn't seem to like me." Lucy laughed and plucked the small dragon from the air, cuddling him against her chest. The small dragon cuddled up and lay his head on the large pillow his master offered and began to purr. Laxus couldn't believe it but he actually felt a bit jealous of the spirit.

Laxus offered Lucy his hand to help pull her up and when he did, he used just a bit more force than necessary pulling her against his chest. The small dragon she was holding growled at him and Lucy laughed righting herself and taking a step back. She sent the little dragon back to the spirit world but before she did so Laxus was positive he saw the damn thing stick its tongue out at him. He was sure he was not going to get along with the newest addition to Lucy's spirits.

Laxus made plans with Lucy to meet the next day for her regular weight training and the added combat training. He watched the girl head toward the women's locker room and smiled gently. He had spent over an hour in the blonde's presence and she hadn't once mentioned the fire breathers' name. That had to be an improvement and once he was sure she was over the naïve pink haired mage he would start to make his attraction known to her.

Ok another chapter finished. Let me know what you think ;) I'll try to post again soon and sorry for any grammar or spelling mistakes