Lucy and Laxus
I don't own Fairy Tale
Chapter 9
(Laxus's POV)
I woke up long before Lucy did and made my way over to the bathroom to get changed and take care of business. I walked back out and over to Lucy's bed. The way she slept was just amazing. She looked so peaceful and serene. I reached down and brushed a few strays of hair from her face and I let my fingers linger just a few more moments. The feel of her skin made my tingle and the feeling was welcomed. I took one last glance at the woman and wondered if it was possible that I was falling for her and just refusing to admit it. I turned from her shaking my head and headed out the door. I bumped into master.
"Sorry Gramps, didn't see you there." I said.
"That is alright. How is Lucy?" He asked.
"She is doing fine. Do you know when the pre-qualifications will start for the games?" I asked.
"That is good. I know that they will start some time tonight, I am just not sure of the time or what the test will consist of." He said.
"That is good to know." I said in a sarcastic tone.
"I wouldn't worry too much about it. Do remember that only 8 teams can make it into the games, and I want both Fairy Tail teams to be in the games." Master said.
"Should I attempt a few hours of training with Lucy?" I asked.
"I think that would be wise, but you should continue your training's as normal and when we are summoned, we can begin." The master said to me.
"I can do that, but I have to say she is doing really well in her training's and is advancing quicker than I had expected her to." I said.
"You would be surprised at the strength that Lucy can possess." The master said.
"That is very sure. I think there is more to Lucy than meets the eye and training her will be fun." I said.
"Just don't toy with her emotions the way that Natsu did. She feels for him hard and when Lisanna returned he announced that she was he true mate and as you know it broke her." The master said.
"I am not sure how I feel about Lucy at the current moment and I need time to sort over that, but for the time being I need to focus on training her and making sure that she gets stronger. I don't need distractions like crushes to prevent us from training." I said.
"That would be wise, but it is never a distraction to show one's feelings. It will also give you the time that you need to get to know her properly anyway." The master said.
"Thank you." I said and turned to leave without another word.
(Lucy's POV)
I woke up around 8:00 am and saw that Laxus was gone already. More than likely he was with The Thunder Legion or talking to Master. I got up, grabbed my clothes for the day and went to the restroom to get changed and get ready for the day. I know that I took a shower last night, but my hair was a mess and I really just wanted to feel the warm water running down my back. I hooped into the shower after said it to a fairly warm temperature and began rinsing my hair and cleaning up. I stepped out of the shower when I was done and walked over to the sink to dry my hair. Once I was finished drying my hair I got dressed and fixed my hair the way that I normally do. I stepped into the bedroom to see that Laxus was waiting on me. I looked at him with shock written on my face.
"I didn't think that I would see you today." I said.
"I told you that I would continue to train while the games went on to make sure that you got strong." Laxus said.
"I understand that, but I figured you were with the Thunder Legion or Master." I said.
"I was with gramps, and we had a short chat." He replied to the question that wasn't really asked.
"Okay so what is the plan for today then?" I asked.
"Well I had intended to see how many spirits you were able to summon now. With all the training that we have been doing, you should have been able to focus your energy enough to summon more than one spirit at a time. " He said.
"When Loki was in danger of fading from this world. I was able to summon all the spirits and bring the spirit king into this world." I said.
"See I knew you were stronger than you let on." He said.
"That was the only time that I was ever able to do that." I said.
"Well I am hoping that with time we can change that. As for today though, we will concentrate our efforts on summoning 3 spirits at once. I already know for a fact that you can summon at least 2 spirits." Laxus said.
"Alright that sounds like a good plan to me." I said.
"Since we are in the same boat now, why don't we go grab some breakfast and begin." Laxus said.
"That sounds amazing, because I am starving." I said and I heard Laxus chuckle at that comment, and it shocked me.
"What?" He asked when he noticed that I was looking at him.
"I have never really heard you laugh a true sincere laugh before." I said.
All he did was smile and hold the door open for me. I walked out the door with a smile on my face. I was glad that he was being nicer to me and wasn't acting like a total jerk at the moment. I wondered when the games would officially start and what I would be doing. I knew for a fact that I would be doing some fighting and I didn't want to let Laxus down. We made our way through town and to a place to get breakfast. I watched Laxus and tried not to get caught watching him. He looked down at me and grinned.
"Like what you see, Blondie?" He asked.
"Aren't you cocky, and your blonde as well. Try a new nickname for once." I replied.
"Alright how about sweet cheeks." He said.
"I don't think so." I said with a frown on my face.
"I will find a nickname that you will like." He said with a laugh.
"Shouldn't we be more focused on training than anything?" I said.
"Yeah we should but doesn't mean that we can't have a friendly chat here and there." He said.
"No nicknames and I mean it." I said.
"Fine no nicknames." He said with a defeated sigh.
I laughed at how easily he gave up and continued on our way to get something to eat without talking and I silently watched him walk and he would look at me once in a while and give me a gentle smile. There was something about him that kept drawing me back and wanting to keep staring and be close to him. I couldn't figure out what I was feeling and why I was feeling it. Every time that we kissed, he shoved me away and made it seem like nothing had happened. I wasn't sure how to go about telling him that I felt something for him but wasn't sure what it was that I felt. It was long before we arrived at the restaurant and the waitress seated us and I ordered my food and so did Laxus.
"You should eat more meat blondie." Laxus said.
"I did order some meat. I just don't eat as much as you do. I have a small appetite compared to you Dragon Slayers." I said with a laugh. The humor was clear in my voice.
"I am just saying that with all the training that you have been doing and will be doing, you need to eat more." Laxus said.
"Trust me I eat enough to fill myself up." I said with a smile and looked up at him.
"Alright if you say so blondie." Laxus said with a smirk.
Our food arrived right after that and we ate in silence. I wasn't really wanting to train today, I wanted to talk to Laxus about what was going on between us, but he was unwilling to talk about it and every time that I l brought it up, he changed the subject. I looked up from my food and looked at him to see that he was looking at me with a strange look on his face and I couldn't quite place the look that was on his face. He averted his eyes quickly and finished his food and waited on me to finish mine.
"Are you done?" He asked in kind voice.
"Yeah I am full. Shouldn't have ordered so much." I said with a laugh.
"It's fine, I will take care of the bill." He said and laid some money on the table.
"What kind of training are we going to focus on today?" I asked.
"I thought that since you mastered your teleportation spell that we would focus mainly on some hand to hand combat skills, which Ezra has so kindly agreed to help with." Laxus said.
"Awesome, will I be allowed to use weapons during this training session?" I asked.
"At the moment no. We need to focus on building your core strength and teach you how to use size to your advantage before we show you how to fight with any kind of weapons. Plus, you need to be able to defend yourself in case you are disarmed and can't get to your weapon." Laxus said.
"Fine." I grumbled, and he laughed at my response.
I was really hoping to learn how to fight with weapons today, but Laxus was right, I needed to focus and gaining strength if I wanted to hold my own in battle. I followed Laxus out the door and to the training grounds where Ezra was waiting on us.
"It took you guys long enough to get here. Geez." She said in an irritated voice.
"We stopped to grab some breakfast." Laxus said.
"Well learn to be on time for a change." She yelled.
"Blame blondie. She took forever getting ready and then it took her forever to eat her food." Laxus said.
"Don't go blaming me for this." Lucy fumed.
"You're the one that had to order a bunch of food." Laxus remarked.
"You ordered way more than I did." Lucy countered.
"Yeah, but I ate mine quicker than you did. You didn't even finish what you ordered." He said, but before I could counter on what he had said Ezra butted in.
"If you too are done having lovers fight, I would like to get started on training. It is already 10:00 am." She said.
"We are not lovers." With yelled at the same time.
"If you say so." She laughed.
"We aren't." We both huffed, and she laughed at our last comment.
"So today I am just going to teach a few things about how to fight back. Basically, you will learn how to keep someone from choking you or grabbing or anything like that and I need you to pay really close attention to everything that I tell you." Ezra said.
"Alright, I got it." I said.
Over the course of the next couple of hours Ezra taught me how to get away from an attacker who was trying to choke me, and she used Laxus as the attacker. I struggled for the first bit, but I finally got the hang of it and was able to fight back and get loose. Ezra was very impressed with my progress and even told me so. She moved to teaching me how to get loose when someone grabbed me for behind, which was hard to learn, and I got it down quicker than she had expected me to. We took a break to go into town and grab some lunch at a nearby restaurant.
"Order whatever you want blondie, it's on me." Laxus said.
"What about me?" Ezra asked.
"I can't afford to feed your appetite." Laxus remarked.
"My appetite is not that bad." Ezra said, but Laxus just smirked.
I ordered what I wanted and so did Laxus and then Ezra put her order in, and we all waited at the table for our drinks to be brought out. Nothing was really said, and the silence seemed welcomed to be honest. I was ready for this day to be over, but I had this strange feeling that it was far from over and that was an unsettling feeling. The waitress finally drinks and soon after she brought our food and we quickly ate so that we could get back to training and then go to bed and begin the games tomorrow. I finished before anyone else did and waited for the others to finish and lost myself in the dark thoughts that lay in mind. What if I really wasn't good enough in the games or what if couldn't win?
"Lucy are you alright?" Laxus asked.
"Yeah I am fine." I replied with a smile.
"Don't give me that crap. I can see it on your face. Something is bothering you and I want to know what it is." Laxus demanded.
"I promise I am fine." I reassured him with a smile.
"Alright if you say so." He said as he laid some money on the table.
Ezra laid money on the table and we stood and walked out. I was ready for this day to be over with so that I could finally go to bed and get some rest. We made our way back to the training field and once there we began our training once more. Now Ezra was teaching me some hand to hand combat and it was easier than I had expected and was able to pick up on everything that she was teaching me. Though it would take a long time for me to get the hang of things and for me to be able actually fight as well as the others, but this was progress.
"Alright that was a great job Lucy." Ezra said.
"Thank you so much." I said with a blush.
"Your welcome. I see you tomorrow, I am beat for the day." She said.
"I am beat for the day as well." I said and waved as she walked away.
"We should head back as well, long day tomorrow." Laxus said.
"Ok, sounds like a good idea to me. I could really use a long bath right now." I said, and he just smirked at my comment.
We made our back to the hotel and we really didn't talk about much. I was surprised that Laxus wasn't talking more, it seemed lately he was becoming more of talker. We made it back to the hotel in no time and took a quick shower and got into my pajamas and walked out to see Laxus was already changed for bed.
"Hey Laxus, you want the bed tonight?" I asked.
"No but thank you." He said.
"If you say so." I said with a grin and walked passed him.
I guess something inside of him stirred because he pushed me against the wall and kissed me and I could not help but kiss back. He kisses was full of passion and his hands were all over me and then suddenly he pulled away.
"I am sorry." He said.
"Don't be sorry." I tried to say but realized he was gone.
I looked out the window and was pondering my thoughts when the guy in charge of the games came up in the sky and announced that we would be doing preliminary round to decide which teams would compete and which ones would not compete because so many guilds had entered the games this year. We would be going through a sky maze and it would not be an easy task. I only hoped that we would qualify.
