Ah, the romantic plot thickens. I love how Adamine can ruin a moment and how Isaac is so brooding when someone other than him is with her. Oh! Oh! I put up the beginning to my Adamantine Dragon Slayer Series! It is called Hunt and be Hunted.
In that story the lovable and adorable Adamine we know is tougher, more of a loner and a little bit depressed. I explain how Adamine looses Black Pearl and how she first meets Laxus and the Raijinshuu. Also, there is the goodie bit about how Adamine and Evergreen hated each other on contact and had a serious rivalry with each other.
Anyway, I hope that you enjoy this cute moment between Adamine and Bix. Thank you for reading.
Sleep Dancing
Perched on the guild hall, Hollis lit up his cigarette. He was the first of Exile to get here, and there was nothing better than that. He'd done good to steal a fisherman's ship to slip through the borders between Fiore and Lancet. Why? Well, you see it was because if Hollis got Erianna Lancet on his own, then his freedom would be ensured.
It was a simple enough task. Catch girl. Cross border. Hand her over to her creepy ass fiancé. Receive pardon for murder. Hollis couldn't have made up an easier task for himself if he'd tried. Still, it was going to break out into all hell when the rest of Exile got here.
The five hated each other. They were all hardened criminals with no time for anyone but themselves. Out of all of them though Hollis was the craftiest. That was pretty much proven when the fire wielder turned a five day trip by sea into a three day trip.
Yeah. He was a badass. That was pretty much a fact, but there were some things that the little princess had up her sleeve. Like the fact that the guild who was ensuring her safety was the strongest guild in all of Fiore.
Hollis hadn't received that bit of information until just recently. He'd been strolling through a market when he'd caught sight of Erianna Lancet. She was living under an alias named Adamine Terra. He'd never seen her face to face. Just a few images and old paintings of the young princess, but when he'd caught sight of her wearing a skimpy bikini Hollis had to raise a brow. The princess was hot.
Good. That meant that having her in his keeping on the journey back to Lancet wasn't gunna be a chore.
Then again, Fairy Tail wasn't the only thing keeping Hollis from Princess Lancet. There was also the information his spies had sent him. According to his men, the Lords Isaac and Urian had ditched out with their regent in place. Since the two were supposed to be in Lancet in order to work Isaac into an arranged marriage with Hisui of Fiore, it wasn't much of a surprise, but Hollis wasn't going to drop his guard. The lords were related to Erianna. They might be keeping an eye on her while they were in the kingdom.
There were a few things keeping Hollis from his freedom, but he would do anything to be freed from the iron claws of that bastard Gatlin. The man wanted to enslave the mages of the kingdom, and that put a damper on Hollis' dreams of freedom. As soon as he delivered the blushing bride to her king, Hollis would run off to Fiore or some other mage dominated kingdom.
Hollis took a long drag of his cigarette then flicked ash off it with his thumb. Below him was the entrance to Fairy Tail. Hollis had already seen Adamine leave with some hulking brute. The man had sensed Hollis's presence, but he hadn't look to the roof. Good thing too. Hollis wasn't wearing his mask. If the blonde man saw Hollis now, he would know what he looked like when he raided Adamine from the masquerade ball tomorrow. And, that would be a problem.
Grinning, Hollis leaned back on the roof to listen to the bug he'd planted in the guild. From the sounds of things Hollies already knew some juicy details. Adamine was moving in with blondie in case someone tried to nab her in her sleep. They were also placing four guards inside the ballroom and three outside. That would have been a good idea if Hollis didn't already have a ticket to go to the ball.
His plan was to go into the ballroom, distract Adamine with a few well-placed compliments, and lead her outside after getting her a little tipsy. From there he could take her back to his place, maybe get lucky, then when she was knocked out in his hotel room, he'd put on a ship and get them the hell up out of here. Now, then, he just had to get ready for tomorrow.
Hollis's long body rose from the roof and he gave a long stretch. With a grin down to the path Adamine had taken with the blonde man, he stated, "Don't worry, Erianna. Your knight in shining armor is on his way."
Bickslow cast a scowl in the direction of the woman standing in front of him. He had known that Evergreen had been plotting his revenge, but he had no clue that it would be something as awful as this.
She beamed up at him with a grin full of menace, but it appeared that he wasn't the only one getting punished tonight. Adamine stood beside him in the guild's library. She had already gotten attacked by Mira apparently.
Her hair was fixed high atop her head before it twirled down in a caramel braid. A face usually rid of make up completely was now decked out in hot crimson and faint blush. She looked like a fifties pin up girl with her sexy make up and attire.
Mira had even changed her clothes, and although it wasn't the dress Adamine had apparently purchased, it was something to add to the pin up girl appearance.
She was wearing a pair of cut off blue jean shorts then a red flannel tied between her breasts to flaunt her sexy six pack. With a pair of high top converse Bickslow definitely approved. It was her to a T while still being sexual incarnate.
Had she not been sporting that whipped puppy look, Bickslow might have wolf whistled. Might being a definitely.
Speaking of costume changes, though. Bickslow had also been redecorated. Evergreen had put him into a headlock and combed back his wild hair then shoved him into a casual button up and worn out jeans. She hadn't gotten him out of boots though. He was still wearing combat boots.
He knew what Ever was up to. Bickslow just didn't understand why she had to do this now when Mina was in danger. Screw his lack of formal dancing prowess. He could club dance like a beast but put him in a formal setting and he kept his ass on the bench.
"Ever, do we have to do this? My cousins are in, and I should be spending time with them right now. Not this," Adamine complained. Bickslow knew better than to think that she wanted to see her cousins. Adamine really was just looking for an out.
"Yes! You do. You ditched Mira and me, and she's already gotten her revenge. Now, it's my turn." She turned her head sharply when the door of the library opened.
Tentatively, Freed stepped in with the extremely bulky Elfman behind him. Both Ever's and Elf's faces lit up scarlet when they caught sight of each other. Then, it faded as quickly as it came. Evergreen's head snapped back towards her two whipped pups. She was determined.
"Freed, will you please?" Evergreen asked. She stepped closer towards Elfman and took his massive hands in her dainty ones. Freed gave a nod then approached a piano… Wait. When did that get in here? "Now, Adamine, copy me."
Adamine raised a brow at Evergreen's brilliantly scarlet face. A playful snicker cross her lips when Adam put her manicured hands into Bickslow's. Adamine taunted, "Do I have to copy everything? 'Cause I don't think my face can turn that bright red, Ever."
Bickslow snickered, "And, I don't think that I can puff up that big."
The couple's blush deepened, but Evergreen still snapped, "Look at your partner! Both of you!"
The two of them snickered then obeyed, but once they made eye contact, they, too, mimicked the coloring of the happy couple. Adamine's skin flushed light pink right under the surface, and Bickslow tried to focus on anything but Mina's bright emerald eyes.
"Now, follow my lead. Since I'm also teaching Elfman how to dance, I'm going to lead. Bickslow mimic my steps," Evergreen explained. She glared over at Freed who was snickering to the side politely.
Quickly, he jumped into place.
Music filled the library, and Evergreen counted off their steps.
"Dancing is a man!" Elfman roared as per some man code, and Evergreen punished him by stepping on his foot with her spike heel.
Adamine on the other hand, looked positively bored. Her eyes were heavy lidded, and she even gave a couple yawns as the two of them moved back and forth. Bickslow knew she would rather be eating. He had no clue how he was going to keep either one of them awake during this masquerade ball.
When Adam's head laid fully against Bickslow's chest as they danced, his eyes briefly widened. Her tiny palms fit perfectly inside of his, and she had curled her scarlet nails up against his callouses. Bickslow looked over her head, but there was no denying the blush inching its way up his throat. He needed to make something funny out of this. Quickly.
But when Adamine snuggled up closer to him, he couldn't figure anything out. Instead, he just kept his lips in a firm line and moved Adamine with him. Their bodies swayed to the gentle sounds of Freed's piano skills like some oceanic rhythm.
It wasn't until Adamine's knocked out snore slipped through her lips did Evergreen freeze in place. Her entire body stiffened after the few hours they'd been swaying, and she cast Adamine a scowl. Then, her face completely fell at the sight.
Bickslow was still rocking with Adamine asleep against him. Her lips were parted and staining his shirt with her lipstick, but he just kept moving with his eyes never leaving the top of her caramel head. He looked quietly entertained… Now, that was really weird.
Adamine broke the spell for Evergreen when her lips made a smacking sound and she sleep mumbled, "Bickslow, gimme back my pancakes." The little female tripped in her sleep over Bickslow's big feet, but he caught her in his arms before she could splat on the floor.
He hefted her up into his arms where she rolled out gracelessly against him. Her mouth was hung open without any care, and one arm draped dead against his arm. Caramel hair was all in her face until Bickslow moved it away like some kind of cobweb.
"Call it a night, eh, Ever?" Bickslow wondered. His babies were playfully dancing around Adamine's body, expressing the interest that Bickslow was trying to hide.
Evergreen snickered at the man holding the unconscious, graceless female and nodded. "Sure." She whipped around to Elfman, poking him in his giant chest. "But, you are still stepping on my feet, so you stay."
Freed called, "Remember that she's staying at Laxus's house."
Bickslow grumbled, "Yeah. Yeah. Laxus's place." His babies cried, "Laxus's place" as if he would forget.
The Seith Mage strolled his way up the stairs then directly into Adamine's cousins. "Yo! Bickslow, what ya got there?" the one named Urian wondered. He strolled up with an almost angry looking Isaac following suit.
"Stoner fell asleep during our torture session with Evergreen. Taking her back to Laxus's place," he explained, wishing he had his visor. Although it wouldn't hide the blush inching up his throat, it would make this situation a little less awkward. For Bickslow at least.
"Ah. Must not of ben bad torture if she got knocked out," Urian observed. "If you want, I'll take Adam off your hands." Urian arched a dark brow as if he was trying to size Bickslow up.
The mage just rolled his shoulders. "Na. I'm used to hauling her ass around. She always falls asleep in the dumbest places." He glanced backwards, wishing he could have ditched out of here without having to be around Adamine's cousins. He wasn't sure that he liked the fact that people from Lancet were anywhere near her. They could be putting an ever bigger target on Adam's back than there already was.
"Sounds like my Mina. Ay, ya don't mind if we walk with ya? Case somebody comes after my girl?" Urian fell into an easy step beside Bickslow, but Isaac seemed to be holding off.
Something about that mage bothered Bickslow. It wasn't like he had some kind of claim on Stoner or anything, but the less competition the better. Right?
"Na. Come on. It's probably good if you know where Stoner's going to be stowed away at."
"Cool. Yo, Zac. Quit lurking and come walk with us."
"I'm not lurking!" Isaac snarled.
Urian's grin got huge. "Sure you're not."
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