Red

Category : Anime Fairy Tail

Author : MisZ Anarchy

Language : English

Rating : M

Hello there! So yeah I know this is a fast update but I am trying my best to keep my head above water at the moment. I am trying my best to put time aside to just write a bit, but it becomes overwhelming. And seeing all the great and sweet reviews that came in! It hit me right in the feels, It motivated me so much. So here is an update. So love me, hate me, comment or give me your opinion! - - - On a different note, next chapter is the dance, and I need some assistance, can anyone recommend a sweet romantic song to dance to? Give me options and I will listen and work it into the chapter. If is get good options then I might have a big surprise in store for you all… Sooo stay tuned! Lotsa love Lols.

Disclaim – Fairy Tail belongs to Hiro Mashima.

Chapter 9

Loving him was red

We turn from the gate of the school, the guards meeting us with warm smiles on this cold night. I move closer into Laxus side as he wraps an arm around me more firmly. I look up to him my eyes meeting his and they seem to have more sparkle in them then they had when I saw him earlier.

"Aren't you cold?" I ask as we continue to walk, their house wasn't that far of the school campus from what I knew. So our little ten minute walk would be over before we even knew it.

"No blondie, I'm fine." I hear him say and my cheeks instantly going pink at the nickname I still haven't gotten used to. If he did not have his arm draped around me I am sure we would be holding hands, but everywhere he touched me after our kiss, I felt like I was on fire. "Did you really think there was another girl though?" I hear him ask and I feel once again that I am beyond stupid, that I did not see the signs that he was clearly giving me.

I look down to our feet as we continue to walk. "Sometimes I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed okay." I say as a matter of fact and then I hear Laxus chuckle pulling me closer to him. I had beaten myself up for nothing in all honestly. There was never another girl. I felt completely stupid for thinking it. "I never expected it to be honest!" I say as glance up to him with a shy smile.

"Maybe it's cause your blonde…" I hear him say and I poke his side out of fake anger. I hear a feeble attempt at an 'ow'. "Like I told you I didn't expect it either… But I just fell for you." Laxus says as he looks out in front of him and I look down pulling his jacket closely around my small frame.

"Just like that?" I ask looking back up at him and I am sure I am seeing his cheeks growing pink.

"It's that smile…" Laxus replies and at this I can't help as I smile brightly, like a real smile, nothing fake about that. He mirrors my smile and for a moment he stops, leaning down and kissing my forehead catching me a bit off guard, but soon we start to move again. "That smile made me fall for you so hard… spending these past few weeks with you… Only confirmed that I had fallen for you. I'm just sadden that we met on the circumstances we had." Laxus states and at this I frown…

Lyon… "Even if you didn't find me that day crying over Lyon would you have made a move and come to my rescue?" I ask a bit curious.

"Yes, my plan had been to approach you several times thought, but that afternoon after school on your way to your dorm I finally got my courage to approach you." Laxus replies as a matter of fact and I look up at him in surprise. He would still have pursue me even if it was different circumstances. "Whether the thing with Lyon happened or didn't happen, my heart was set." Laxus continues and I nod my head.

"Smooth sparky…" I say cuddling closer to him.

"Your parents seem…" Laxus start up, instantly changing the subject knowing the thing with Lyon still got to me sometimes, but I only start to chuckle.

"Strange I know, my mother is like a love sick teenager and my father is the overbearing helicopter." I say as we turn into a driveway, apart from the nicely trimmed hedges it seemed like most of the fancy houses here in Magnolia, I'm sure that Erza stayed in this area too.

"I was going to say nice… but I'll leave it to you…" I hear him say and at this I chuckle again.

"You have a lot of courage admitting to my dad you would want to have a romantic relationship with his daughter." I say as our steps are more evened out now and we seem to slow down in pace, I glance up and a double story house comes into view.

"Well… how else?" I hear him ask and I frown.

"I don't know." I say and look back at the house in front of us.

"The thing is… I wanted to ask you to be my girlfriend… the other night…" Laxus starts but stops as he stops dead in his tracks, making me stop as well. I look at him for a moment and he seems conflicted to explain further. "But I didn't have enough courage…and the thing is I had it all planned out…" He seems nervous as his eyes met mine. They seem so intense. "That's why I had a plan B for another day…" He states. I stare at his eyes for the longest of moments as I bite my lip, waiting for him to continue. He leans in closer again much like he had done earlier.

"Laxus…" I ask as his eyes move to my lips then to my eyes.

"No, I want to make it perfect, and after your father half gave me his blessing to try, all I have been wanting to do was taste your lips… But be patient plan B will be in affect soon." He says as he leans closer and closer till our foreheads touch… I was confused… He was still going to ask me to be his girl? Had he not claimed me as his by our kiss?

After the kiss in my room he had given me that smile I love so much and he pulled me into his embrace and hugged me closely. I was surprised and confused and just over all I was just a mess because I couldn't believe I had been so stupid in not seeing the signs, I felt like a complete idiot. But due to time restraint to go to his house for dinner, he ushered us out of my room, I even forgot to take my phone in my room, but we started our path to his home without even looking back.

"Oi Laxus!" We both stop as we look to the door and to the person that had called out to Laxus. An elderly gentleman, shorter then Laxus… well shorter than me stood in the doorway and smiled as he waved us over. I instantly recognize our head master as my eyes grow wide and I want to take a step back from Laxus, but Laxus won't have any of it as he keeps me in place.

We turn to the side to face his grandfather and I plaster on the best smile I can, but I think it's forced and looks strange because I can see Laxus' grandfather raise a brow and then he smiles towards us. Laxus wraps an arm around me, securing me in place as he starts to usher me towards the front door now, at first I am reluctant to walk but soon my steps are in place and I take one step in front of the other.

When we reach the front door I chance a glance at Laxus again and he has this emotionless expression on his handsome face as he looks to his grandfather and then I look back to the elder man. He has a wide smile on his face.

"You must be Lucy, right?" Laxus' grandfather greets as he pokes his hand out towards me. I give him a warm smile and extend my hand towards him, taking grip of his hand firmly and shaking it.

"Yes, sir." I say and at this he starts shaking his head from side to side chuckling somewhat.

"You can call me Makarov child." He states and I give him a suspicious look. That would not happen, it would be rather inappropriate to call our head master on his name.

"No sir, I can't do that." I state and he continues to shake his head from side to side.

"Gramps…" There is warning in Laxus' tone as he slightly pulls me closer to him. "Lucy don't mind gramps, he's old and senile." Laxus say and at this, I saw a movement almost so fast I almost didn't notice it as Makarov jabs Laxus in the stomach playfully. But this catches Laxus of guard and he hunches over forward as his one hand goes to the place his grandfather just hit him, I can faintly hear a 'ow' but it could have been a heave from him as well. "Not funny old man!" I hear him say and I need to withhold the giggle that is threatening to leave my lips.

"Call me old and senile again and I'll show you what's funny!" Makarov indicates and at this I let the giggle slip from my lips as I feel Laxus remove his arm from me, his attempt to poke or jab his grandfather was in fain. I watch as Laxus wraps an arm around the older mans neck and start pulling him into the house, I remain standing in place, my eyes following them as they move into the house.

I can't hear what Laxus' is saying as he speaks to his grandfather, so I try not to hard to listen in on them. I take this time to glance around, from the front of the house to the garden we passed, it was such a beautiful house, it reminded me of the house I grew up in. It was beautiful, from the neatly cut grass to the rose bushes.

A slight breeze passing by as I pull Laxus' winter coat closer, drowning in his scent, instantly missing his warmth, it was like my body can't heat me enough, I needed his body to heat me. When I look back it seems that the two males have straighten out their difference as Laxus moves to me, reaching out his hand towards me and I take it eagerly while Mavarok stands to the side with a smile on his face.

"Welcome to our home Lucy, sorry for my grandsons' moronic behaviour but he does get like this when he's in love…" At the word love I just see Laxus stare daggers towards Makarov, his eyes going wide and then the dagger follow.

"Like I said don't mind gramps…" Laxus says as he pulls me into the house and out of the cold. When I am next to him he leans into my ear. "Remember he's old and senile…" he whispers to me and at this I giggle, Mavarok luckily not catching this snide remark. I turn to Laxus and I shake my head from side to side.

"You have a beautiful house sir," I comment as I glance around the neatly kept house with wonder in my eyes.

"Thank you Lucy." Mavarok says as we stand idly in the foyer. "Why don't you to go to the living room or something, dinner will be ready in about 20 to 30 minutes." He says as he slightly turn to what might be the kitchen, I smile to him and then look at Laxus who just seems, slightly out of character.

"Yeah sure Gramps." Laxus say as his arm slides down my back till his hand reaches the small of my back. "Let me show you around?" Laxus says slowly starting to usher me to move.

"Sure." I say with a smile on my lips as I look around glancing at all the neat furniture, to the paintings and pictures on the walls. Some pictures I can recognize Laxus with his grandfather, there were some rare pictures of a small Laxus and what I assume to be his parents. Everyone knew that he had lost his parents in a car accident when he was very young. I turn to the side making sure my stare doesn't linger to long on the pictures. I look to him and then back to the picture of his mother and father holding up a three-year old Laxus and he's smiling brightly… He looked like his mother but he had his father facial built. I bite down slightly as I look at the picture a while longer.

I don't even notice that Makarov has disappeared and that we were aimlessly standing in the foyer no. Laxus follows my gaze and he looks to the picture, a soft smile on his lips as I look to him. "You sometimes remind me a lot of her, or what I can remember of her." Laxus says and I look to him. His eyes move from the picture and then meet mine. He gives me this smirk, and it quickly turns into a smile one would have in nostalgia. "Maybe it's the blonde hair…" At this I just smile and shake my head from side to side. And I want to poke him for his silly comment but I refrain, the sentiment of the moment would be ruined.

I take a deep breath and then Laxus starts ushering me again, in the direction of the stairs. "So blondie… do you have a dress for the dance yet?" Laxus asks as we move, I take a deep breath as I let out a sigh. I had a dress now but it was for the wrong occasion. I cuddle closer to his side stealing his warmth.

"I don't know how to answer that," I say as we start our way up the stairs to the 2nd story of the house.

"It's a simple yes or no answer blondie." Laxus says as a matter fact. I look up to him and I give him a glare but I end up just shaking my head because I couldn't stay mad at him.

"I have a dress but it's not for the dance," I reply as the second floor comes into view, it spreads of into different directions with so many doors. "My parents mixed up prom and the Autumn ball… so the dress is just wrong." I say as we turn to the left and we make our way past the 1st door that's, wide open, it seems to be a study.

"So 'no'?" he asks and I swat at his arm as I shake my head.

"No…" I mumble back, we stop at the second door and Laxus reaches out his hand to take the door handle, twisting it.

"Maybe I can help with that?" Laxus continues as he pushes the door open, I continue to look up at him, a deep frown on my brows.

"And how do you plan on doing that sparky?" I ask as we start to make our way into the room, Laxus switching the light on as we go, a beautiful room comes into view, a king sized bed in the middle with beautiful purple and silver silk covering it, dark purple drapes hanging from the ceiling to the floor, a simple mahogany drawer to the left and a vanity to the right. This could not be Laxus room thought, there was much more feminine touch in here for a male, we slightly turn and I look to a door and some built in closets.

"Well, I spoke to gramps earlier this week. And the thing is we still have some of my mother's things here, some of her dresses still in the closet, so he said if you can't find one you can come pick one from my mother's closet." My eyes grow wide as I take in the words he had just spoken. Did he just say what I think he said?

"No I can't…" I start to protest as I shake my head from side to side, I couldn't do that. I know he cherished all that he had left of his parents. I could not do this. He looks at me, his eyes meeting mine.

"Yes you can, and you will." Laxus says as he lets go of me and he slowly moves closer to the closet, he has this sneaky smile on his lips as he opens the one door and I just continue to shake my head from side to side. I couldn't do this. I watch as the door opens and then he disappears behind it. And for a moment I hear some rustling and then a click and then he pokes his head out smile at me.

"…Laxus… I can't." I repeat my protest again but he is not having it.

"Come on Lucy…" His face turns soft, and my heart skips a beat as his eyes meet mine. "Please just try it on and see?" He asks and I want to say no, and I want to decline and reject but I just continue to look at him.

"Laxus, what if I don't even fit, I mean I am more bustier then most girls." I say and I have no idea why I am saying that my boobs might be too big and his mother might have had small boobs. Laxus just chuckles as he shakes his head.

"Just try?" I hear him ask almost pleading and my resolve was low, and I know that I would give in, I was a push over to be honest and now with my mixed feelings about Laxus and knowing that he likes me, made him the instant winner, no questions asked. A soft spot in my heart in the making.

I huff a breath out and I almost roll my eyes, there was no way I wouldn't just try though. "Fine, what dress?" I ask as I cover my arms over my chest, and he gives me this brilliant smile that makes my knees weak, it makes me feel warm and happy.

Laxus takes a step out of the closet and in his hand he has a hanger and a cover which is withholding me from viewing the dress. He takes another step and then close the closet placing the dress on the handle of the closet. "I was looking through her dresses and found this one, I really think you would look stunning in it." Laxus states as he places his fingers to the zip. I take a step closer, and then another, my curiosity getting the better part of me.

His hand slowly pulls down the zip and I am met with black material, I narrow my eyes as he continues to pull the zipper down and then he reaches into the cover, pulling the dress closer, he offers it to me and I reach out one hand touching the soft fabric as he moves to remove it from the hanger, I try to assist as I take the dress into my hands and I look down at it, I am in awe of it's beauty.

"I can't wear…." I start as I pull it closer and against my chest watching it falls to the floor.

"Try it on." Laxus encourages me and I look to him as I continue to touch the dress, pulling it over my chest wondering how it would look on me.

"Now?" I ask turning around, looking at the vanity for the mirror, but I would not have full effect of the dress if I didn't try it on. I blush as I look to Laxus and he just nods his head, encouraging me even more.

"The bathroom is through the door…" Laxus indicates and I blush as I look from him back to the dress. Was I going to try it on? Was I going to wear something of his mother? I bite my lip and look to him, his smile encouraged me even more. I huff a breath but smile as I lift the dress and start to make my way to the door, I stop just as I am about to enter it and turn toward Laxus one last time. He nods his head and I nod my head.

I reach for the lock and open the door, closing it behind me. I am amazed at the beautiful bathroom, how neatly everything was place, the dark blue matching the purple that cover the railings. I could see that this bathroom haven't been used in a while but that didn't stop me as I walk to the counter and place the dress on it.

I look at the heap of black material and then smile as I vigorously try to kick off my boots, and Laxus' coat falls to the floor as well, once both boots are kicked of I start to pull my shirt over my head and it soon falls to the floor, I catch my flushed expression in the mirror and let a little giggle leave my lips as I reach for my jeans. Once my jeans hits the floor I look to the dress and look for the zip on the back, I zip it open and then I slowly lower it and step inside, pulling it up my body. It's so soft as it slides over my skin. I reach for the shoulder straps and then both arms are through, and soon the dress is in place.

I look up at myself in the mirror, it still hung on my figure, I would need to pull the zip up. I turn and try to reach the zip but fail. I huff another breath as I look to the door. I take a step and then another until I am next to the door, I pull it slightly open and pop my head out only to see Laxus leaning against the vanity, he looks up and his eyes meets mine, his face in a soft frown.

"Everything okay?" He asks and I blush as I look down and then back at him.

"Zip me up?" I ask and at this he raises a brow but smirks and rises to his feet making his way over to me. I huff a breath when he gets near and I turn in the frame of the door, my back now to him, only revealing my strapless bra. I feel his hands ghost over me and then I feel him press down on the small of my back as he starts moving the zip up my back and soon I feel the pressure of his hand at the top of the dress.

I hear him take in a deep breath and I want to look at him but I slightly turn from him and push the door close slowly. I move back to the counter and then I look at myself in the mirror.

I am in awe as I look at the form fitting dress that now covered my body. It was simple yet elegant. It was a black tube dress, hugging my breasts tightly, lace covered the dress, the shoulder straps was about an inch and a half on each side in lace, going down in a V-neck stopping dangerously low where the tube top stops, just highlighting my cleavage more, lace covered the rest of the dress till where it stopped 5 and a half inches from my knee but the lace continues, only parting way on my thigh where the material of the tube dress stops. It leave a slit till the floor revealing my leg.

I look at myself and I can't even believe I am wearing such a beautiful dress, it even made me look good. I turn to the side and then the other side, admiring my figure in the mirror and I smile. I bring my hand up and through my hair letting it fall down my back in a more appealing look. I smile as I hear a knock on the door and I look to it.

I slowly walk to it and grip the handle, I pull it open slowly revealing Laxus standing in the door frame looking down at the floor, for a moment he doesn't move but once his eyes starts moving, his eyes does a slow walk up my body from my sock covered feet to my exposed thigh, going up past my hips to my chest and he stops there for a moment, which might have been a moment to long, because I start to blush. Then I finally see his face and his eyes meet mine, they held so much wonder in them that I just continued to blush. He reaches for my hand and then slowly ushers me to the main room, almost like he was going to parade me.

I walk slow and steady and then we stop in the middle of the room, he surprises me with a little twirl and I give a little yelp as he rolls me into his arm and then slowly roll me out again, like if we had been dancing.

He brings me in closer again and then just stop short from pulling me against him. "If I knew you would look this good, I would have asked you to be my date." Laxus says as his eyes meet mine again, and I can't help but blush.

"Oh is that so?" I say as I look to him and he slightly pulls me closer, placing my one hand on his shoulder as he moves his hand to the small of my back.

"I might have to go fight Natsu… to have you at my side" Laxus says and at this I just chuckle because he was being silly. Laxus starts to sway me from side to side as if we were dancing. "Or I should steal you…" Laxus purrs into my ear and this makes me take a deep breath as I look at how serious he was being.

"Don't be silly." I say as I smile to him.

"What? I'm just slightly jealous of him." Laxus says as we sway to the left and I take a step closer to him, my body pressed firmly against him now.

"No need to be jealous, we can always spend some other time together, and there will always be more dances you can take me too." I say as we swirl to the right and I watch how Laxus' gulps, this closeness clearly having an effect on him. I slide my head sideways and continue to look at him. "Beside you did tell me to save you at least one dance…" At this Laxus' eyes focus on mine again.

"Yeah leave me the last dance before you go home…" Laxus whispers to me moving slightly closer to me…

"The last one?" I ask as I place my forehead against his.

"Hmm…" Laxus mumbles to me and this makes me smile. His eyes never leaving mine as we continue to sway. "Besides I am walking you home… So it seems fair…" I hear him say and I bite the inside of my lip as I watch his eyes.

"Yes you did tell my father that…" I say and I can't stop looking into his eyes, I could get lost in those eyes, and I wouldn't mind at all.

"Laxus! Lucy! Dinner!" We hear a voice yell up and I instantly move from Laxus, he continues holding my hand and pulls me back as he frowns. I saw hurt in his eyes, much like I saw earlier, when I tried to step away from him when we just arrived. But it's out of reflex to move away, to hide… I frown and I give him an apologetic smile.

"Sorry." I mumble as I see his eyes search mine. I feel like I had hurt him with how I kept on reacting to situations neither the less, whether it was being seen by Gajeel and Jellal or if it was his grandfather. I was Lyons best kept secret… I always hid so it was strange for a guy to want to be seen with me, but seemingly I would need to get used to this. "Let me get dressed…" I say as an excuse to get out of his grip and out of the room before this got more awkward.

I rush to the bathroom and then I close the door behind me as fast as I can, I take a deep breath, my back now against the door. I felt embarrassed by my reaction and, with my reaction I was hurting him. I take another deep breath and I can hear him on the other side, he steps closer and closer and then there is a light knock on the door.

"Lucy want me to unzip the back?" I hear Laxus ask and I huff another breath as I know he is right and that I would need his help getting out of the dress. I push off of the door and move to the side, I pull the door slightly open, my back facing Laxus, I feel his heat, then his hands as he slowly start to unzip the dress, as the zip slips down I feel his hand shadow down until the zip has reached it's end and his hands linger there for a while longer. I feel his heat disappearing and soon I hear the door click and I peek over my shoulder to see that it was closed.

I rush to get out of the dress, but I am careful as I remove it from my body, once it is off my body I place it on the counter and I rush to slip into my skinny jeans, I reach for my shirt and pull it over my head in a rush, pulling it straight as I go, I rush to pull on my boots and once I have everything on that I should I grab for Laxus' coat and drape it over my shoulders. Soon I reach for the dress and I am ready to leave.

I open the door only to find Laxus waiting for me with the hanger and the cover for the dress. I smile as I reach for it, but he stops me, taking the dress from me, neatly hanging it on the hanger and soon the cover is on. I want to reach out and help him but he stops and just smiles at me.

"So now you have a dress to the dance. One less problem to worry about." Laxus says as he reaches for my hand and I reach for his. I give him a small smile nodding my head, yet not knowing when I agreed that I would be wearing his mother's dress.

"I never said yes…" I say as I look to him but he just shakes his head from side to side.

"And I am not taking no for an answer." He replies as we start to walk out of the room, he switches the light off as we leave and closes the door. I huff a breath and roll my eyes at him. Always so bossy. "Besides no one else would do that dress justice like you just did." Laxus says as we move to another room this time the door is open. With a swift movement of Laxus' hands the light comes on, revealing a big room, with a double bed in the middle, midnight blue drapes handing from the ceiling complimenting the black and dark blue bedding. To the side there is a drum set and then there is a desk with a laptop on it. On the other side he has a 60 inch television with gaming consoles.

My eyes go wide as I move to the wall unit with the television and said consoles, video games adoring it's sides, I was in awe of all this… I bet you Natsu would love it here. Laxus leaves my hand as he hangs the dress in his closet then he moves back to me, his coat is now off my shoulders and in his hands as opens his closet and he hangs the coat in the closet. I look around his room again and smile, it was way bigger than mine but yet it felt so comfortable standing here. I turn to the side as he moves a few things around his room, checking his phone which is on charge next to his bed. I move to the laptop and I must have bumped the table with my hip as the screen lights up.

I look at the screen wallpaper, a picture of him and Brickslow, with Freed and Eva. I smiles as I move closer and study the picture for a while. He has his smirk on his face as per usually but the other seemed like they had no care in the world. I turn and watch as he picks up his phone and place it in his pocket and soon he turns to me and he smiles. I smile back.

But the smile is short lived as he furrows his brows. He takes a step closer and then another.

"What's wrong?" I ask and then he cracks a smile.

"Your shirt." He answers with a chuckle and I frown as I look down to my shirt, which happens to be inside out. I instantly blush as my eyes go wide.

"Oh god!" I almost yell and then look at Laxus with fire in my eyes.

"Just quickly fix it before we head down." Laxus says as he chuckles, see what happens when you do things in a rush? I automatically grab for the hem of my shirt, without really thinking and start pulling it up and over my head. I pull and pull and once I almost have it over my head I hear someone clear their throat, and I look to the door where Makarov is standing with wide eyes.

Reality just kicked in as I swear softly under my breath, and then Makarov turns around and I am reminded that I am not alone in the room and I look in front of me to a very bemused Laxus staring at my chest. I take in a deep breath and I know my face is red, my neck is red, even my chest is red, this was beyond embarrassing. Laxus looks up and his eyes meet mine and then he turns pink as he instantly turns around. Fuck me…. What the hell was I thinking!!

"I just heard noses and came to see what was holding you up… I didn't expect you two to be fooling around!" I hear Makarov say from the side, and right now I just wanted to disappear.

"Gramps!" I hear Laxus yell and he seems so agitated.

I pull my shirt over my head fast and soon I make sure I am wearing it the right way round as I pull it straight and fix my hair. "I assure you sir that was not the case. I promise." I say and I almost stutter over my words.

I hear Makarov laugh hard and I watch as he walks out of the room towards the stair case. "I know…Laxus would never, he's too much of a gentleman… Come on you two dinner is ready." Makarov says and at this I just stare at him in disbelieve, I look to Laxus who still has his back to me and I touch his arm, making him look to me.

"I'm soo …." Before I can even say sorry Laxus just smiles to me wrapping an arm around me, once again ushering me out the door and into a direction.

"No need to apologize, didn't expect that but you don't hear me complaining…." Laxus says and my eyes go wide as I look to him in disbelieve. Silly man! And I can't believe what type of first impression I was giving his grandfather… Oh dear.