I do not own Fairy Tail or any of it's characters.
As the smoke cleared three silhouettes could be seen; kneeling, heads bowed.
"Doamna," three voices spoke as one, blending perfectly. "We thank you for calling us out of the endless darkness and into your radiant light."
One of the figures suddenly rose. His towering height dwarfed both the Celestial mage and the lioness. "I am called Ker, eldest of the three heads of the beast Kerberos." His voice rang with authority.
A second figure rose. He was only slightly shorter than the first. "I am called Reb, second oldest head of the beast Kerberos." His voice was playful but his grey eyes were hard.
The final figure rose. Lifting her hem she stepped around the much taller men. "I am Ros (pronounced Rose), youngest head of the beast Kerberos." Her voice, soft yet firm, elicited feelings in Lucy she hadn't felt since her mother's passing.
"Alone we are powerful, but when joined as one we are nigh unstoppable." (Together)
"It is for you we exist." (Ker)
"It is for you we fight." (Reb)
"It is you and yours we shall protect." (Ros)
"Always." (Together)
"You three need to get her here. NOW! And without revealing yourselves." Laxus growled at his team before cutting communication. He knew it wasn't their fault, but he needed Lucy within his reach if he was going to protect her. 'There's only one reason a Dragon Slayer chases after a woman: to claim her as his mate. That iron prick is different though. I know he has a penchant for violence, and Lucy is a perfect target for him.' Leaning back in his chair Laxus thought back to those few months before he screwed up and recalled the first time he noticed Lucy's fear.
~Flashback~
"Isn't Gajeel hot?" asked a female voice from the floor below.
'Who the hell would think that guy was attractive?' Laxus let his eyes slowly scan the floor below from his shadowy spot on the balcony.
"I suppose so."
Laxus zeroed in on the sudden heart rate increase to see a tiny blue haired chick talking with a busty blonde. 'I think I recognize that blonde.'
"He's got that whole bad boy/ mysterious loner thing going for him. It's so sexy!" exclaimed blue hair.
'This girl is totally nuts.' Laxus smirked to himself. He leaned his arms on the railing, head in his hands, trying to tune out the fight that had just started so he could hear what Blondie was saying. 'Why do I care so much what she thinks of that pile of rusted metal?'
"I thought you were scared of him, because of what he did." There was a slight tremble in her voice.
Blue smiled, "I was, until Jet and Droy tried to pick a fight with him. He just stood there, taking everything they threw at him. Then Laxus showed up and Gajeel still refused to fight." She paused and looked around, then leaning in she whispered, "Laxus attacked me and Gajeel saved me. I think I'm going to sleep with Gajeel, you know, to say thank you."
But the blonde wasn't listening anymore. "Laxus," she sighed.
'I did not attack her, it was a stray bolt. And what kind of girl sleeps with a guy to say thank you? Who is that blonde?'
Blue misunderstood, "Yeah, you remember Lu-Chan; Laxus is the guy who would only save you if you agreed to be his woman. He is such a dick. He thinks he is so sexy, but he's really not. I mean he is so muscular, too muscular. And that scar," she shuddered for effect.
'I am so sexy. And there is no such thing as too muscular.'
"Gajeel is scarred too Levy. Plus he's got all those piercings. And at the very least Laxus has never beaten up a girl just for the hell of it."
'Damn, she's defending me?' Laxus was puzzled.
"Lucy?" Blue was puzzled too it seemed. "Are you defending Laxus? Why?"
"Maybe he had a legitimate reason why he couldn't come to help. Besides it's not like anyone actually came to tell me what he'd said when they asked for help." Just then the guild doors burst open and in stalked Gajeel. Lucy sent the dragon slayer a quick glance before gathering her things. "I have to go. I'll talk to you later Levy."
As she rushed out the door Laxus could smell her fear. 'You put on a brave face, but this isn't something you're just going to get over Lucy. Maybe this time I can actually help you.'
~End~
'The next time I saw her was after Ever had turned all the girls to stone. I felt bad about it but at least I knew she was safe.' For only the second time in his life Laxus felt useless to help the person he cared about. 'I wish I could do more than just wait.'
Kerberos = Cerberus. The K spelling simply predates the C spelling, plus I like it better. I own Ker, Reb, and Ros even though I do not own Kerberos. I also own the flashback scene between Lucy and Levy (DUH).
I know everybody wants to know when I'm going to update, but here's the thing: I hand write all my stories (I know, it's archaic) and I love to write them, however then I have to type them and that's not so fun. I get bored during the typing so I can only do it a little at a time. Add to that my job of chasing around children ages 1 to 5 9 to 10 hours a day and the fact that I'm exhausted at the end of the day (I'm usually in bed by 830, 9 at the latest, on a school night). These are the reasons it takes me soo long to update and I'm sorry about that but I really have no way of changing things. On the upside I usually write more than one chapter at a time so I type it all up, post the next chapter, wait a few weeks, then post the next, and in the mean time I'm writing some more (although I don't write while I'm typing {literally and figuratively} so the longer typing takes me the longer writing is put off. Damn I need an assistant).
I do plan on updating SNFSO, eventually, but I've been more focused on ASM (A Simple Mission) lately. I was thinking about posting a couple chapters for a new story I've been writing but I'm now thinking it will be better if I wait, considering my insane updating schedule (AKA not having one). I really should just stop bringing it up cause everyone always wants to know what it is and who it's about and why I haven't posted it, ugh.
A little side note (again)to Shadow Seeker: If you don't like it don't read it. It is really as simple as that. I don't mind people who write negative reviews, but I was raised with the belief that 'If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all'. And for the record while I may be a bit angsty, I am far from being a preteen.
As always please Read, Enjoy, Review.
