"Loke, I swear to Mavis you are such a nuisance, what did I say about respecting my privacy and not just barging through your gate whenever you feel like it, don't you remember what happened last time?"

Lucy shouted, not even attempting to hide her naked form as she gestured wildly at her spirit. Loke's cheeks reddened at the mention of the last time he had tried to come to his princess's 'rescue'.

"If I had known the last time I came through my gate that you were just experiencing extreme pleasure I would have never shouted that I will give you my assistance. Please let that memory stay in the past. It's bad enough Aquarius holds it over my head."

Cobra shot to his feet and shoved the zodiac leader roughly out of the room. "Get the hell out of here you fucking creep. I'm the only one allowed to see her like this, now fuck off back to your own realm." Slamming the door in the shocked man's face, Cobra exhaled heavily, his head rested on the door frame as he attempted to calm his rage.

'Thank you Erik, let's continue please.'

Turning his head slightly he eyed up the blonde beauty who was patiently waiting for his stupid ass to follow her into her shower, her long hair was trailing down her back, tickling the dimples that were at the bottom of her waist. She truly was a goddess.

'A goddess of war maybe.'

Cobra thought as she entered the shower and turned to face him. She may not be flawless but that was what he liked about her. Lucy's body told a story, each scar had a tale to tell. It showed people that she was living her life to the fullest, damn the consequences. Truly, one of a kind.

Raising her eyebrow at the stunned looking dragon slayer, Lucy smiled crookedly at him "Are you coming in or not? I need you to wash my back big boy."

'Yes please.'

Cobra groaned internally as he shed the last piece of clothing and hopped into the shower but instantly cringed and pressed his body against the glass of the cubicle. "What the hell woman that is scolding hot, are you trying to melt my skin?"

A loud laugh escaped Lucy's lips are she lathered some shampoo into her hair "You may be used to having cold showers all the time but I need them hot. If you don't want to be here by all means, go." She held eye contact with him, almost challenging him to run away like she knew he wanted to.

'What is it with me and running away?'

Cobra was just so used to running that it had become second nature without him even realizing and that was going to cause big problems because now, for the first time in his life, he didn't want to or need to run away. He was safe but his body and mind were constantly trying to keep him in old habits that needed to be broken. That would be broken.

Letting his eye crawl up her body, a lazy smile appeared on his face when he saw her nipples turn into little hardened peaks when his eye settled on them, Lucy's arousal was all around him.

It was maddening. If she didn't want to do anything with him then he would, of course, respect her wishes. Wanting to take it slow wasn't a problem, at all, just the fact of having her naked form so close he could almost taste it was the problem.

He wanted to know everything about this girl, from her favorite color to what she was afraid of most in this world so he could protect her, forever. This wasn't something where he wanted to fuck and chuck. Cobra genuinely liked this girl, it was kind of scary.

Having never felt these kinds of emotions before, he had to question if what he were feeling was actually real or if he was just latching onto someone who had shown him kindness for the first time in his life but considering Brain had been kind to him once upon a time and he didn't feel like he wanted to fuck him, Cobra could only assume this was the real deal.

There was also the matter of her two adoptive dragon slayer brothers, if they sensed that he had just climbed right aboard Lucy like a train they would kick his ass and before he knew it he would be the pariah of Fairy Tail again.

"What are you thinking about Erik? I don't feel like it's what you should be considering your lack of approval of my body." Lucy nodded down at his manhood that was facing south, not amused at their current situation. He could sense that she was insulted.

'Stupid Erik, I look fucking hot and his dick is totally making me feel like a fool, I'll make it wake up.'

Dropping down to her knees, Lucy grabbed his flaccid member and attempted to place it in her mouth but much to her shock Cobra yanked himself away.

"What the hell Lucy don't do that! What happened to 'nothing happens today?' We aren't doing anything until you're ready to. Trying to give me a blowjob because you're insulted I'm not erect looking at your body is not the right way to go."

Cobra looked at the floor and suppressed a shudder "Besides I was thinking about Laxus and Gajeel so it would have been weird if I was hard."

Lucy gasped and smacked his thigh causing a wet slap to echo in the bathroom, she got back up to her feet and pressed her nose against his "Why the hell are you thinking about those two at a time like this? I'm stood before you, naked and wet and you're not even fussed. Are you even attracted to women? Oh Mavis, I've fallen for you and you actually bat for the other team. This is a tragedy."

Cobra attempted to stutter out an excuse but Lucy held her hand up silencing him "That's okay bud, if you're really not interested that's fine but-"

Growling loudly, Cobra stepped forward and pressed the blonde girl's body against the glass, his member now standing to attention, pressing against her stomach.

"I was thinking about them because I don't want them to think I don't treat you with the respect you deserve." He pressed a kiss against her neck. "I don't want to rush this and ruin it." then a kiss against her cheek. "This all needs to be perfect. Just like you."

'Kiss me properly you utter moron.' Lucy's soul moaned at Cobra.

"You know just what to say to charm a guy Heartfilia." He mumbled as he wrapped his arms around her soft body and placed a gentle kiss on her lips.

'Tastes just like I imagined, sweet and addictive.' He thought as he started to ravage her lips, hungry for more. Lucy moaned softly into his mouth as he took what was his.

He nipped gently on her plump lower lip asking for her to let him in, she happily obliged, feeling his tongue roughly enter her mouth made her squirm with excitement.

'If I could stay like this, with this beautiful little spitfire wrapped around me forever, I could die a happy man'

'She's late. Why is she always late. Like I want to stay here any longer than I have to, I look like such a loser sitting here alone.'

Cobra tapped his finger on the bar top as he waited for Lucy to come back from her mission with Laxus. It was an easy enough job that only required the two of them. He would've gone with them but Lucy insisted that they would be fine and she needed to have a catch up with her brother anyway.

After that day in the shower they had barely left each other's side. They hadn't done anymore than kissing but it was more than enough for him.

He didn't need to go all the way with Lucy to imagine what it felt like. He was having to relieve himself several times a day at this rate because of that sexy little fairy. It was all worth it, she was worth it.

"You seem a little lonely, mind if I pull up a stool?" A woman said as she approached him from behind, after the incident with the two girls at the gym, no females had dared even look at him, scared of how Lucy would react. Even when she wasn't with him, they thought she was watching from afar.

"Look I'm waiting for someone so-"

"Yes, you're waiting for Lucy. She's like a sister to me so I was hoping we could have a little talk. Man to man." The woman in question turned out to be Erza Scarlet, queen of the faires herself.

Cobra felt himself shrink a little at her menacing stare. Nodding towards the seat next to him she released him from her death glare and smiled. "Thank you. Now I hope you understand that I'm not trying to nose into yours and Lucy's business. I would never dream of doing that. I've just seen her hurt too many times. Physically and emotionally."

A haunted look crossed her face. "We've all seen it happen to her, haven't we Cobra?"

A wave of shame flooded his body. She was referring to the times he and his guild had attacked Fairy Tail and trapped Lucy in the infinity clock. Even then when she was being absorbed into it something deep inside his body roared at him to save her but being the idiot he was, he ignored it. Never again.

"But I'm not here to remind you of your mistakes. I'm here to give you my blessing." This caught Cobra's attention "Your blessing? You approve of us?" He said, almost in shock at the redhead before him.

He didn't expect anyone to approve of him and Lucy, they tried to keep it a secret but found they couldn't keep their hands off each other so it was just easier to say that they were seeing one and other.

Erza smirked. "I wouldn't say I approve but I'm willing to give you a chance with her. I haven't seen Lucy glow this much in a long time. Sure on the outside she was happy but on the inside she was hurting. You seem to have healed that hurt and turned her wounds into scars. I know of all the awful things that happened in the tower of heaven" Both of their hands instinctively went to their wrists.

"But you don't have to let what happened to you then define who you are now. I can see deep down you are a good man, so prove me right, Erik."

Then she left as quickly as she had arrived.

"How does Erza know your real name?" A voice said behind him as a pair of arms wrapped around his torso. Lucy placed a sloppy kiss on his cheek causing a girlish squeak to leave Cobra's mouth. He cleared his throat and scowled, trying to hide his pathetic reaction to a bit of saliva. "I don't know, did you tell her?"

Lucy wiped his cheek of the residue left from her kiss and shook her head, trying to suppress a giggle "Nope, I didn't say anything. She's super in the know with everything though, I wouldn't be surprised if she knew the length of your dick."

His head spun around to look at the requip mage who lifted her drink up at him, smiling slyly.

'What the fuck.'

"I though the rest of the Oracion Seis were still in jail, they broke out? That's not good" Cobra's sensitive ears picked up on a mage's conversation. His guild mates had bust out of prison?

"I've got to go to mayor's office to pick up the reward money with Laxus, want to meet me at my place? The key's under the plant pot outside, you can start making dinner honey bum." She winked her big brown eye at him and skipped out of the guild, her tiny skirt fluttering up, showing off the curve of her ass cheeks.

"Damn, wouldn't mind a piece of that." One of the older mages said, whistling his approval as Lucy walked out past them. Cobra spat a cluster of diluted poison at the man, causing him to fall off his chair. He tutted as he walked past the dirty bastard who was coughing loudly on the floor.

"Back off old man, that piece of ass is taken."

Hearing laughs of amusement and gasps of shock at his actions he left the guild to go to his home away from home. It was quite unreal how fast he had settled in at Lucy's house. It was better than his apartment in every way, plus Lucy was there so that trumped going back to his place every time.

It was nice to just have someone to sleep next to at night. Whenever he would wake up from nightmares instead of just being drenched in sweat and fear he was being held by Lucy as she brushed his hair with her fingers and said soothing words.

She was everything he needed and also everything he didn't deserve.

"I see you've got a new celestial mage in your life? Don't need little old angel anymore?"

Cobra rolled his eye at who stood before him, not surprised at all. "Hello Sorano."