Disclaimer #1: I don't own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does.
Disclaimer #2: The art for my title pic was done by artist AS Daminitri.
Chapter 7: The Wizard Saint
The old woman Porlyusica can be a pain in the ass but her remedies always seem to work, so I try not to give her too much of a hard time. The bruises are gone; you wouldn't even know that my body was blackened just a week ago. It still feels like I've been kicked in the gut by everyone Fiore, at least the old woman said it would heal in a week or two, thanks to Wendy. I'll be sure to thank her for healing me.
The cool breeze kicks up as I walk to the guild, giving me a whiff of the aroma's from my coat. I smell my cologne but also roses, Erza. How did she feel about our kiss last night? She didn't expect the kiss but didn't resist neither. She's new to this, romance or whatever you want to call it. She had feelings for Jellal but they were never met with any physical intimacy, or at least that's what I know.
I wonder if she knew how close I was to taking her to her bedroom last night and fucking her senseless. The look on her face after we kissed would suggest otherwise. But for me it was different. I still had that seductive image burned into my retinas from when she smelled me. Also I've not been with a woman for a long time, much longer than I'm willing to admit. And she doesn't help the situation either, her cuteness, her scent, her beauty, her voice... they all turn me on.
I need to find out her boundaries though. I don't want to overstep them and hurt her. But I also don't want to be too conservative. Women aren't as fragile as most men think, in my opinion. Last night proved that there is 'something' between us, and I want to find out the magnitude of that 'something'.
I finally get to the guild and open the main doors to find nearly every Fairy Tail member inside staring at me in silence. Natsu is in the middle of them and he looks pissed off.
"LAXUS!" Natsu yells at me. "We are going to fight right NOW!" he shouts while both his fists ignite with flames.
I give him a puzzled look, what the fuck is his problem? "What's the matter, Natsu?"
"YOU-" his tirade was cut-off by a swift punch to the back of his head, delivered by Erza. She keeps her head down and walks towards me.
She then hands me a scroll, looks up at me smiling gleefully, eyes sparkling, "congratulations, Laxus!"
I take the scroll and read the contents: On behalf of the Magic Council, I chairman Hyberion officially invite you, Laxus Dreyar, to be one of Ishgal's 10 Wizard Saints. I'm going to be a Wizard Saint? Everyone piles in to congratulate me, I'm shocked with the sudden news so all I can really do is smile and thank everyone. I notice Erza hanging back, I give her a little wink trying not to make it too obvious that others see, and she flushes slightly and shakes her head at me.
A beer is handed to me and I'm asked to tell everyone about the fight with Serena. I describe what I can about the fight, and tell them how sore I was after it. Natsu and Gajeel glare at me with frustration plastered across their faces, looks like they would've wanted this job.
Gray then asks "you got a reward right? How much?"
"50 million"
The crowd silences momentarily, and then erupts in unison, "50 MILLION!?"
I nod at them. Everyone starts to chat among themselves about how much money that is. Happy is the first to hit me up for a loan, saying he needs fishing gear. I tell him I'll buy him some fish to keep him quiet. He gives me an 'Aye sir' and then runs over to Lucy who has fainted, probably calculating how much rent 50 million could buy. I don't see Natsu with them, but it's not long before I find out where he is.
Natsu grabs me by the front of my shirt and states with fire in his eyes, "first you go off and fight the strongest guy from this continent. And then you become a wizard saint. And now you earn a reward higher than anyone's ever got! You and me outside, right now!"
I laugh to myself at Natsu's reaction to this, trust him to be annoyed by it all. "You should get your hand off this Wizard Saint" I tease him by emphasising 'Wizard Saint'.
"What are you gonna do about it?" he berates me.
"I don't know. Maybe I'll tell the Council to give me all the jobs where there are strong people to fight. I have the Council's ear now" I reply arrogantly.
He lets go and then points at me. "Okay Laxus, but tell your Wizard Saint buddies if they don't give me someone strong to fight soon I'm coming for them. I'll start with that chairman Hibernation who passed over me!"
"It's Hyberion. And sure, I'll tell them" I lie to him. He pumps his fists in the air and laughs heartedly. He then announces that everyone can go wild in the guildhall because I can pay for damages. Thankfully Erza intervenes, KO'ing Natsu.
"Alright everyone! Today we are going to party to celebrate Laxus' achievement" Erza declares to the crowd who cheer together. Music begins to play, sounds of beer mugs clanging together and the usual fight challenging spreads throughout the guildhall. Thankfully Levy has detained Gajeel into a booth, we don't need his singing today.
I sit for a minute, thinking about the honour the Council has bestowed up me. It makes me proud, though it's not something I've wanted. But it is what it is, and my life will be altered in some way or another. I just hope I don't have to leave Fairy Tail and be on the Council, like Gramps.
Erza then approaches me. "Laxus, we need to go over the ceremony and travel details, so meet me in my office when you have the chance". I nod at her and she parts with a smile and walks to her office.
I was going to wait a little to go to her. But I end up nearly following her to her office, only several paces behind. She enters her office and I follow her in, the door was left open so maybe she saw me trailing behind. As I enter and close the door she grabs me by the hand pulling me to the sidewall of her office, and seals my mouth with a kiss.
Holy fuck! This is so bold of her! I didn't expect her to be like this, and the kiss is so sensual. Her hands massage my chest with great fervour, I try to do the same but her armour obstructs me. She has me pinned up against the wall now, and she arches her body upward, leaning into me. I try to take control of the kiss but she quickly bites my lip to reprimand me. She's releasing these sexy sounds – moans, squirms; baiting me to rip her armour apart. As her mouth continues to ravage mine I can't help but let out a groan of pleasure, encouraging Erza to grip me tightly on my chest and let out some more groans of her own. I start thinking about the progression of this kiss, she's toeing the line here, I can feel my arousal building. I surrender to her dominance, she's so hot right now and I want to see how far she takes it. She lets out another loud groan and breaks the kiss, ending my hopes.
She pulls back, panting, eyes laden in lust, mouth slightly open. Makes me want to pull her back in to continue my indulgence.
"Hi, Laxus".
"Hey, Erza". I realise we haven't even said hello to one another today. "You surprised me just now, are you getting payback for last night?"
She rolls her eyes and smirks at me, "That was pay back for the kiss". She moves from me and walks over to her desk, picks up a pile of paper and slams it to my chest. "And this is payback for not saying goodnight".
"What's this?"
"The paperwork that needs to be filled out, for the induction ceremony. Good luck mister Wizard Saint" mocking me the same way I did to Natsu.
Damn, fucking paperwork. I scan it to see that a fair bit of it needs to be filled out by Erza, my Guild's Master.
"Oi you've gotta do most of this"
"Well Laxus," she leans forward, hands on hips "if you want to kiss me again you're gonna have to fill out my paperwork too".
She did not just use her body as a bargaining chip! I laugh inwardly at her antics. But I do notice, even though she's trying so hard to appear in control, that she is blushing. Her embarrassment makes her so gorgeous, particularly when I can spot these moments where she's putting in a lot of effort to overcome said embarrassment. It's almost impossible to oppose her when she's like this, hopefully she never notices how much of a push over I am to her charms.
"Well if you put it like that I'll do yours as well". She pumps her fists. "I don't mind paperwork anyway", lying obviously.
She giggles at my response, moving to lean against her desk, crossing her arms. "Well the ceremony is in 2 days. We will leave that morning and be in Crocus by lunchtime. Then we meet with a few Council members in the afternoon and attend a gala at night. We'll return the next day".
A night away with her could be interesting.
"Also Laxus, because the event is not actually for the guilds but more for the Magic Council, it means that only the invited guests can attend. Put simply no one else from the guild can come, including your team. I am only invited because I'm the Guild Master".
That was a bit of a shock. "Oh. I guess I'll have to let them know they can't come, they'd probably want to. At least Gramps and you will be there, it means a lot to me".
Erza's a little stunned at my words which in turn alarms me. She looks down at the floor and then begins to speak, softly and tentatively. "Laxus… what, what are we doing?"
Timid would sum up her appearance right now. She had absolutely no problem dominating me in our kiss just moments ago. But when she needs to talk about us she is scared? I can only infer that she struggles expressing romantic feelings through words, and is much suited to being physical. Her question though, she wants to know what our relationship is. Or more precisely what I think it is. She's shifting the pressure on to me. Maybe she anticipates I'll be forward as I have so far. And maybe due to the experience she had with Jellal she's protecting herself. Either way I need to affirm my position.
I move to lean against her desk next to her, resting the paperwork down next to me. "Erza," I wait for her to look at me, "I've thought about us, for a little while now, but more so over the last day. I've said before that I want to spend more time with you. I have feelings for you". I speak sincerely to avoid any confusion. It was embarrassing to say all of that, but I stand by my words all the same.
She looks at me seriously, then leans up and kisses me, a warm and pure kiss. Her soft lips hold to mine for a brief moment, and then she rests back down. "I have feelings for you too, Laxus". I am relieved she's happy now, and not apprehensive.
Her smile then turns to a grin, "so you've been thinking about me a lot huh?"
Maybe I should have held back a bit, and just said I had feelings for her, she's getting a little cocky. "Well I didn't indicate how much I thought of you, so it might be a lot, might be a little bit".
"Oh…" she answers softly, averting her eyes pretending to be upset.
"That's not working Erza" I state flatly.
Then she looks back at me and inquires enthusiastically "But you thought about me heaps in the last day right?"
That's right, I did. She's cute when she gets excited, but despite the fact that I enjoy seeing her like this I can't resist teasing her. I lean in a little closer to her, and speak with a sleazy tone, "You don't wanna know what I thought of last night".
Erza raises one of her eyebrows while asking, "what do you mean?"
"I thought about how much I wanted to rip your clothes off and have my way with you"
Erza's face went red in an instant. My claims startled her but she isn't repulsed, and I'm happy about that. She answers me in a semi-irritated way, "W-what the fuck Laxus! You jerk!"
"C'mon Erza" I lower my voice to a near whisper, "I bet you thought about us in bed too". I hear her breath hitch as she tries to rebuke me, and I take that as a sign that there's a little truth to my assertion. Just as I am about to move in to torment her some more a knock at the door interrupts me. Erza jolts into an upright position while I secretly laugh at her. I stay where I am and cross my arms.
The person at the door hollers "Hello can I come in?" followed by a giggle. Only one idiot would dare do that, Mirajane.
"Come in Mira" I yell.
"Oh, you knew it was me huh?" Mira coos as she enters Erza's office.
"Hi Mira", Erza finally breaks away from her fluster.
"Just came in to rush Laxus back to the party, he's the guest of honour"
"Sorry Mira, I'll be done with Laxus soon. We're just going over the ceremony details". Got to admit Erza did well in recovery.
"Okay. Erza, when you guys are finished here you should come down too. Your face is red, you must be working too hard" Mira says as she tilts her head in derision.
"I will"
"Good. I'll see you down there", Mira then turns to me, "and congratulations Laxus. And for the Wizard Saint appointment too". Mira then scurries away.
"What'd you tell the demon?" I ask Erza, after Mira has left.
"Told her?"
"Look I know women talk, and it doesn't bother me. I just want to know"
A dejected Erza replies, "I told her we kissed last night"
"Anyone else you tell?"
She shook her head in response. "If we are dating, when should we tell the others?"
That was amusing, the way she spoke and the words are just so innocent. "It's up to you, maybe when we come back from Crocus?"
"Alright, we'll tell them then"
"Sounds good. We better get down to the party". She nods and smiles as I pick up the paperwork next to me to leave. As I walk by her she grabs my hand, and I turn my head to look at her.
"Laxus, you'll need to finish that paperwork tomorrow" she says to me firmly.
"Yeah. I'll get it done, it shouldn't take too long"
"Okay, when you're done maybe you can come by my house tomorrow night so I can go through it. I'll cook dinner"
I couldn't think of anything better. A home cooked meal made by a woman I desire. This is something I've never experienced but always wanted to.
"Is this you making a date?"
"I –" before she can finish I take her mouth for my own. I make this kiss quick but intimate, I want her to feel my appreciation for her dinner plan but we don't want to get too carried away – we need to head to the party after all.
"Let's head downstairs" I declare and she agrees.
As we walk back down to the guild we're still holding hands, I gesture for us to break hands and she relinquishes her hold, not before giving me a downcast look. Again her faces are priceless. I wonder how many different expressions I'll get to see while we're together.
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