~Alrighty, here's the next chapter, all I ask of your beautiful souls is that you let me know in the comments which spirit you want our lucky heroine to meet next!
Thanks for being wonderful!~
Chapter 7
He thinks I'm childish? That pompous asshat hasn't even seen childish. If he wants to talk to me like I'm some raging toddler upset about being in timeout, I can give him full-blown tantrum-throwing toddler. Fuck him and his stupid 'I won't take it easy on you'.
Lucy was so lost in her thoughts, she hadn't realized she ended up in the middle of one of the huge botanical gardens Crocus was famous for. She was surrounded by beautiful rose blossoms of every shape and color. What a wonderful place to find myself lost in. Taking a large fuscia petal in her hand, she ran her thumb along its velvety smooth surface. And there's no grumpy Dragon slayers to ruin the mood, which is a bonus.
Lucy started following the winding stone pathway deeper into the gardens, forgetting her anger among the intoxicating mix of perfumes. She found a small white bench beneath an archway of black roses, and quickly trotted over to take the seat for herself. Huh, I've never seen black roses like these before. I wonder where they came from?
Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of heavy footsteps. Heavy boot-steps, she thought, lined with fucking lead apparently. The thud of Gajeels boots were easily recognized by the blonde. She decided to wait until he came around the corner before saying anything, enjoying her last few moments of peaceful solitude. But when he finally came into view, he didn't say anything to her. He didn't comment on her outburst, or the scene she made leaving the restaurant, he just sat on the bench next to her and closed his eyes. His usual casual, arms-crossed, half-slumped stance.
She reluctantly settled back into the silence. After some time had passed, she pulled his arm up and tucked herself underneath it, not unlike on the way she had on their train ride to where there were now. Without taking her eyes off the bushes of miniature yellow roses, she spoke quietly, as if she were scared speaking too loud would shatter the peaceful facade and bring her crashing back to reality, "I'm sorry for getting so upset with you."
Gajeel's voice responded like silk caressing her skin, "Nothin' to be sorry for, Bunny." Peaking a glance at the little mage molded to his side. Noticing she was completely at ease, a quiet contented rumble shook his chest.
Turning to look up at his handsome face, Lucy rested her chin against his hard pec. "Gajeel?"
"Yes Bunny?"
"Is your dick pierced too?"
Taken aback by the question, he had to take a second before looking down into her playful honeyed eyes. He smirked tauntingly, "How badly do ya want to find out?"
Shaking her head slightly, "That didn't answer my question, Gajeel."
He challenged her, knowing out of the three slayers he had the least interaction with the spunky blonde beside him, so he really wasn't expecting anything to come from his teasing, "Why don't you find out yourself? There's no one in here with us."
We are in the middle of a public garden where anyone could walk through at any given point, why did that make this more tempting? You know what...fuck it. She made sure to met his deep red gaze before she slid her hand to the waist of his pants. Gajeel fought to keep his face neutral at her bold actions, completely taken by surprise that she had given in to his thoughtless challenge.
Lucy toyed with the hair below his bellybutton for a minute before following the trail down his stomach, years of training and fighting making the muscles unyielding and hard. Slipping her small hand into his pants, her eyes widened at his lack of underwear. Refusing to back down, she felt the velvety smooth skin of the tip of his member, running her thumb over the slit, she felt the distinct metal ball of a stud. He's so much thicker than Natsu, and his dick is definitely pierced. Moving her hand to grasp him, she couldn't wrap her fingers around him fully. As she gave one slow stroke, she counted eleven more barbells lining the underside of his fully-hardened cock.
Gajeel had watched her hand disappear into the black fabric at his waist, gripping the back of the bench as she ran her thumb over his head. The slow torture of her running her hand down his length had him panting.
She gave a few experimental pumps before sliding her hand out of his pants, the loss of contact making the slayer grunt loudly at her. She wanted more from the rough man that had watched her for years, a quiet protector if she ever needed one. She wanted to him to make her cum right here, surrounded by beautiful roses.
Throwing all caution to the wind, she moved to his lap, her creamy thighs straddled his hips. She started grinding her barely covered core into his thick cock.
Gajeel gripped teh back of her neck, forcing her to look deeper into his darkened gaze, "Are ya sure ya want to do this here, Bunny? I'll take ya just like this if that's what you want. Just say the word and you'll be mine." His hands had a tight grip on her waist. Well that's going to leave some bruises. The thought only caused her core to weep.
Wanton and needy, she pressed her cunt along the ridges of cock, "Please, Gajeel, fuck me."
The noise of wet lace tearing filled her ears as she worked at releasing his thick cock from the confines of his pants. As soon as he was free, he lifted her hips and impaled himself into her tight core until she could feel her pelvis hit his, just barely shy of being painful. Muffling the scream threatening to rip from her, she sunk her teeth into his shoulder harshly, earning her a possessive growl from the man, before sucking the skin into her mouth. She felt nothing like the way she felt when she had been on top of her Fire slayer. Here, she felt completely at Gajeels mercy. Left to take whatever he decided to give her, and she liked the way she felt. She liked the way his piercings rubbed the walls of her still-sore pussy, she liked the rough way he fucked her, harsh, without abandon; like she wasn't made of glass and needed careful handling, and she liked the fear that made her insides dance at the thrill of being caught like this.
Lucy knew the rough, break-neck pace he was driving into her was pushing her towards her cusp. "You're gonna make me cum, Gajeel. Please...please, don't stop." She begged the man whose rough hands gripped her harder at the way the words spilled from her pouty lips. His thrusts started to become more erratic, and he couldn't hold his release back any longer. Bringing his thumb to rub quick circles over her clit, he felt her walls clench around him. The rough pad of his thumb on her sensitive bundle and the metal studs rubbing her walls had pushed her over the edge. He smashed their mouths together roughly, swallowing the scream that came from deep within Lucy's tightly-bound chest as his seed shot into her.
Breaking the kiss, he pressed his forehead to hers while they caught their breath. She pressed a light kiss to end of his nose before sighing softly, "Well, your dick is definitely pierced and I am definitely a fan."
Nuzzling into the unmarked side of her neck, Gajeel breathed in the heady scent of his little firecracker. Suddenly he sat back from their closeness, voice heavy with frustration, "I'm gonna hafta put ya back on the bench. Sounds like two people are headin' our way so just sit there like good girl and try not to let my cum drip down your pretty thighs." Smiling devilishly at his sexy mate, he placed an open-mouth kiss right below her patch of flames before lifting her off his cock.
Lucy's back arched as she felt every last stud leave her body like slow torture. She whimpered at the empty feeling he left between her legs before the cold metal of the bench hit her searing core. Pinning the man with a murderous glare, as if it were his fault the bench was cold as ice, she crossed her legs to both ease the sensation and try to keep their combined juices from being noticeable to the incoming footsteps. His familiar chuckle, along with the sounds of him tucking his softening member back into his pants filled her ears.
Lucy could feel the warm liquid making it's way down to the slatted openings pressing into the back of her naked legs, hoping the young couple walking through the tangle of roses that had bore witness to the dirty scene that had unfolded before them, didn't notice the slow drip of the milky white cum that originated from beneath her tense thighs. She couldn't help the blush that spread to the tips of her ears when Gajeel placed a heavy hand just below the edge of the leather of her short skirt, squeezing the muscles under it. Glancing at the man attached to the hand now caressing her thigh, he had moved to take the careless position he had from before, as if they hadn't just fucked in the exact space he was currently occupying. Must be nice to have any shame whatsoever, I'm about to melt into a puddle from embarrassment and he looks like he's about to take a nap. For Mavis sake, how long does it take to look at a bunch of thorny flowers?
Releasing the breath she hadn't known she was holding when the pair finally moved through to the next exhibit labeled 'Wonders from the Tropics of Bosco', she hissed through her teeth, "How the fuck am I supposed to make it back to the hotel without any underwear and...and cum leaking out of me?"
"I can't help ya with your panty problem but I can fix your leak, Bunny," hunger flashing in his eyes as he moved to cage the still-flushed blonde, her back hitting the arm of the bench roughly.
Stunned at the sight of him practically crawling over her, she let out a soft whine as his beautiful raven hair descended to the apex of her now shivering core. I-is...is he going to lick me clean? God I hope that's whats about to happen.
Gajeel ran the tip of his tongue up the trails of white sticky liquid that had escaped from within her. Fuck yes, this man is a god. His eyes never left her own wide bright amber eyes as he continued lapping up the mess they had made. When he was swallowing the last remnants of their heated bout, she felt the end of a warm barbell flick her clit causing the blonde to buck involuntarily before he pressed his tongue, still coated in their juices, into her mouth, forcing her to taste both of their releases as he swirled his tongue around the cavern of her mouth. Finally breaking the heated kiss to stand, he held out an open hand for her which she happily took only to be pulled into a tight embrace. She could feel him nuzzling into her hair once again, before she knew it, she was placing sweet kisses at the slayers exposed collarbone.
"I guess I'm going to have to get used to feeling like a newborn calf, huh, Big guy." She playfully teased the now smirking man whose arms tightened around her briefly before stepping back to let her adjust her skirt back down to cover as much of herself as the strip of leather would allow.
When she had gotten herself back to as close to presentable as she was going to get, she threaded her fingers through his open hand, "You know, I think I actually want to enjoy the gardens before we leave."
"What, ya haven't enjoyed them enough already?," shit-eating grin donned his face as he tilted his head to look down into her shining golden eyes.
Hitting his arm lightly, "I meant actually enjoying the flowers and not enjoying you inside me while I completely ignore the flowers."
He let out a half-hearted groan, "Fine, I'll walk through the plants with ya, Bunny, but I can't make any promises about staying away from ya." Taking his hand to lift her skirt and give her bare asscheek a quick slap.
"Gajeel!," his name a came from her lips half a reprimand, half a moan. She rubbed the faint stinging where a red handprint formed on the skin of her plump asscheek, "Let's at least try to make through the building without defiling another piece of public property."
"But where's the fun in that, Little rabbit."
Shooting him a warning glance before heading through the next two exhibits, the slayer leaning in the doorways of each, nose twitching at the overwhelming scents attacking his senses.
When she meandered into the section of night-blossoming plants, she could feel the goosebumps raise along the backs of her bare arms. The room was pitch black except for the ultraviolet lights along the outskirts of the large room. Well this isn't creepy or anything. Where is a big, bad slayer when you need 'em? I'll just skip through the scary dark room where I'm sure no one has been brutally murdered...
Just as she felt the cool handle of the door leading to the next room, she heard someone else enter from the other side. Turning to try to make out the the figure at the opposite end, she took a few steps toward the massive frame.
"This isn't funny, Gajeel." Lucy tried to keep the her nerves in check as a very unfamiliar laugh permeated the room. Fuck me, fuck this room, and fuck that guy. Opening the door barely a foot before a hand forced the door shut, effectively trapping her not only in the dimly lit room, but trapping her small frame against the strangers own hulking figure. Oh hell no. I haven't made it through all the bullshit in my life just to have this creep so much as lay a finger on me. Fuck. That.
"What's a pretty little thing like you doing all by yourself? You know, I could keep you company. Make you feel real good." His voice was drenched heavily with suggestion and Lucy could feel one of his sweaty palms move to grab her bare ass.
Turning to send him well-aimed Lucy kick square into the man's jaw, she was instead met with the sight of Gajeel standing over the body of the creep that had touched her. He wasn't moving. Oh god, Gajeel murdered him.I have no idea what to do with a dead body. I knew this room was bad news, fucking awesome. I won't last in prison. Pausing a moment, she could see the man's chest was raising slowly, as if taking in slightly shallow breaths. Breathing her own heavy sigh of relief at both her mate not being a murderer and her not going prison. She finally took notice of Gajeels frame, heaving in breaths. His hands were clenched into tight fists and Lucy could see his shoulders trembling violently.
Her voice tried to soothe the tense man before her, "Hey, Big guy, I'm okay." Lucy wrapped her hand around his forearm, marred with scars from his previous battles, and pulled him through the rest of the building before making their way into a huge, sporadically wooded park. His body had relaxed at her touch, but the heavy intake of breath hadn't subsided. The blonde could feel the rage that emanated from her mate. "Gajeel? You're kind of scaring me. I don't know what's going on in your head, but I'm fine. Nothing would have happened to me. Before you...did...whatever you did to that asshole, he was about to experience how good my boot feels as it meets fragile face bones. And I have my keys so even if he managed to stay upright after that, any one of my spirits would have gladly kicked his ass." She was half rambling at the slayer, running her hand to trace the fading lines of old scars along his exposed right arm.
With more care than she's ever witnessed from the usually gruff man looming over her, his hands cradled her face, running his thumbs along her cheeks before pulling her into a mind-numbing kiss. It wasn't demanding and it wasn't meant to ignite burning passion, but it was perfect. The soft skin of his lips were melding into hers seamlessly, as he were checking to make sure she was, in fact, fine. One of her hands found its way to his hip while the other traced the harsh edge of his jawline, she deepened the kiss just barely before he rested his forehead against hers once again. "He's lucky he's still breathin' at all. Fuckin' perv touchin' what's mine. I should go back and rid him of his grubby fuckin' hands."
Knowing just how likely the Iron slayer was to followthrough with his threat, a tinkling laugh escaped before she bit her lip, "I really don't think that's necessary but I appreciate the sentiment behind it. Let's just head back to the hotel and talk with the rest of the brood about blowing this popsicle stand, eh?"
Her words were rewarded with a genuine smile from her grumpy mate, causing her own beaming smile to emerge. Running a hand through his hair, he grabbed her hand and turned back towards the direction of the Buck-and-Hen Palace, Lucy trying desperately to keep the breeze from exposing her lady bits to passersby in the street.
The pair made their way into the lobby hand-in-hand, earning a wide array of reactions ranging from jealousy to all-out terror at the glaring, intense mage and his bubbly, humming partner. When they reached their rooms, she told him she would meet him in his room after checking to see if Natsu made his way back to the hotel after fleeing her at lunch. Lucy didn't feel the need to tell him she would also be replacing the sad mangled piece of lace fluttering uselessly at her waist with one that actually covered her core.
Her smile grew wide at the instant embrace she was wrapped in before she could get the key card out of the door.
"I'm sorry Luce, for what I said at the restaurant." Natsu spoke softly while nestling into the space where her neck met shoulder, rubbing his nose along his mark lovingly.
His touched caused a slow-burning fire to spread from the mark straight to her core. Oh no, we have got to be productive and that definitely doesn't include round...three? Mavis, I can't even keep up and I still have one more slayer to add to the fray. Kissing his cheek chastely, she grabbed a pair of deep-blue cheeky panties before pulling them to sit snugly on her hips. Natsu quirked his head at the motion, "What happened to the underwear you were wearing, Luce?"
Lucy knew the question was innocent but she didn't know how to explain so she blurted, "I went to one of the botanical gardens in the inner-city."
Confusion took over the features of his face, "And you...lost your underwear there?"
Not exactly what happened but I can work with that. "Uhmmm...Yes? Yes. That is what happened." Grabbing him and pulling him across the room to the door, "and now we have to meet the Gajeel and Laxus to sort out the plan for heading home."
Not minding the being practically dragged by the blonde, he smirked, "Are you sure Gajeel has nothing to do with your lack of panties? Because you reek like Metal-breath."
Stopping dead in her tracks, Natsu practically plowed her over, "You little shit," she was exasperated at this point, "you're supposed to be oblivious and innocent and, fuck, you guys are going to give me a complex," her hands rubbed her face. "Let's just get into the room before someone really does get murdered today."
Gajeel, hearing the conversation through the door, let out a belly-rumbling laugh. Lucy rolled her eyes and pushed into the room. Gajeel was lounged on his bed with a look on his face that looked suspiciously like a cat that ate the canary, completely opposite the still-brooding blonde who was frowning like a petulant child.
Deciding not to let the mammoth mage of the hook quite yet, she threw him a sickeningly sweet smile and sauntered directly in front of his hunched shoulders, "Hey Laxus, did you have anything you wanted to say to me? I'll try my hardest not to throw myself on the floor kicking and screaming but you know, kids will be kids."
Ignoring the muffled laughter from the other two mages present, Laxus was staring at the ceiling, obviously trying, and failing, at staying completely calm. He gritted out through the sneer on his face, "No, actually, I don't have anything to say to you, Blondie."
She couldn't stop the irritation from from darkening her bright eyes to a deep milk chocolate, her nostrils flared in annoyance, "Fine. By all means," bowing sarcastically, "continue acting like the petulant child you accused me of being only hours ago. When you're finished, you can apologize to me and we can move on with our lives."
Natsu moved to sit at the foot of Gajeels bed when she had turned to pull a chair between the two beds, clearing her throat of the mixture of hurt and hard-headed refusal to let Laxus win, she refocused on the reason they were gathered together, "Since I want to start training right away, I was thinking we could take the journey back to Magnolia by foot, or at least most of the journey, to give us plenty of time to get me conditioned enough so I can start searching for the other Platinum keys."
Natsu raised a fist in the air excitedly at the thought of not being trapped in transportation for the trip back home, "YOSH! Lucy are an angel, a sweet beautiful angel."
Rolling his eyes at the younger slayers excitement, Gajeel's annoyed baritone added, "That'll give us plenty of time to get your ass in shape."
Lucy looked to the other slayer expectantly, only receiving a short nod from the blonde. Fighting to keep her eyes from rolling out of head, "Well, how about we head out early tomorrow morning then? We can grab a quick breakfast from the dining room and start the trek after." She took a moment before adding, "I'm thinking we could order some delivery and just hang out here. All in favor? Awesome." She hadn't given any of the men a chance to disagree before heading to the lobby, ordering enough food to fill three dragon-sized stomachs and plopping down on a bench to wait for the Chinese food to get here.
"Miss Lucy?," the green-haired front-desk girl called to her.
"Oh hey Kyra! How are you doing today?"
The tall girl came to sit next to the blonde, "I...I was just wondering what happened between you and your boyfriend. He came storming in, scowling at everything and then you came in an hour later with the scary looking man he was with yesterday..."
She didn't mean to laugh at the young girl, but when Lucy heard how bad it sounded she couldn't help the giggle that bubbled from her, "Laxus was upset because I told him he was being an ass and left the restaurant without him," she paused trying to explain her then walking through holding hands with a different man, starting a few sentences before finally deciding to just tell the girl the truth, "and Gajeel is kind of...also...my boyfriend."
Kyra was stunned, mouth agape in awe. Gathering herself quickly she spoke dreamily, "Wow, you have TWO gorgeous boyfriends." Her hands were holding her heart, looking at the blonde as if she were her idol.
Lucy was watching the door, feeling a grumble in her belly, she mumbled, "Three actually and it's really not all it's cracked up to be." Turning casually back the bubbly girl next to her. Kyra was fanning herself in quick motions, seemingly in daze she uttered, "Three...three whole boyfriends."
The sound of the lobby door shutting drew Lucy's attention away to notice her food had arrived, she patted the cute clerk's knee, "Don't worry sweetie, one is enough. We are checking out tomorrow morning pretty early, so good luck sweetheart. It was really nice meeting you." She smiled at the dazed 'uh huh' she received in response before balancing the stacks of food in her arms and heading back to her slayers.
~ We shall see where the story takes me as far as steamy moments between the slayers, but I just got kind of this tunnel-vision mentality when it comes to their view on Lucy so if it doesn't happen in this story, I can make it happen in the next!~
