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Lucy could feel the cool shadows licking at her skin. A heaviness rested on her chest that made it hard to breathe. Knew her magic was calling to whatever rested in the shadows. If she let go of the black and red-haired mage she would disappear in that darkness forever so she clung tighter to the man who mad moments ago whisked her away from the club. His words had confused her, but she knew in the very light of her soul that she was safe. I'm here to whisk the Princess away from the dragon and take her away to a forbidden tower. At the time she had giggled at his response and had replied in good nature when she saw Bickslow smiling at her then winking. Do your worst, but this princess will escape on her own. The smirk she had gotten in response told of her that tonight was going to be a hell of a lot of fun, but what kind of fun she wasn't sure.
The darkness faded to light as her eyes adjusted, suddenly thankful that it was night and the glare of the streetlight was her only problem. Lucy studied the stranger that seemed so familiar to her. His hair hung loosely around his square shoulders, wine colored eyes held a hint of lifelong mischievousness, he was shirtless except for an open black leather vest that showed off years of his sculpted chest and abs, right down to his white leather pants that her mind needed little prompting on imaging what lay underneath. She was quite confident that there was a perma-smirk on his face, one that she instantly recognized now that the haze from her mind had lifted.
"You're one of Bickslow's brothers, aren't you?"
"Ah, how could you tell?"
"That smirk," Lucy giggled. "It's an exact replica of the one Bix makes when he's up to no good at the guild."
"You've got me, so why don't you tell me why you came with a complete stranger."
"Firstly you sought me out which means I was your intended target the entire night, Bickslow winked at me before the shadows engulfed us so he obviously trusted you, and lastly," Lucy bit her lip before proceeding, "I'm pretty damn sure that Laxus yelled your name out as we left, Vander."
"Oooh, a smart blonde! I do like when stereotypes are broken, especially by one with a body like yours." Lucy rolled her eyes, used to this kind of attention from random guys.
"Why did you kidnap me?"
"To piss off a certain dragon slayer," the evil grin that graced his tanned face sent shivers through Lucy, in a good way. "Plus Kaleb wasn't aware I was coming home so he'll deal with all that shit at the club and tomorrow he'll chew my ass out, but it won't stop me from having my fun."
"What fun would that be?"
"Riling up an utterly fuckin stupid man and spending my time with the Principessa della notte, so" Vander held out his arm which Lucy happily accepted, looping hers through his, "where would you like to go to Principessa? Stay in Bosco, head to the shores of Minstrel, the heavenly starlight within Stella, or perhaps a visit back home to Fiore?"
"How would we get there? Surely that darkness can't take us that far?"
"Oh, Principessa. A shadowquip mage as talented as myself can go anywhere shadows lurk."
"Ok, but when we get there I have several questions that need to be answered. You are the one benefitting by being able to toy with Laxus. Deal?"
"You do know how deals are sealed in Bosco, right?" Lucy smiled and nodded her head. Bickslow and Farron had been filling her in on some of the more intriguing aspects of their culture here and there and she really liked this one. The idea of being able to kiss a stranger to seal a deal excited her and truthfully after Laxus' actions she was more than willing to kiss the handsome Boscan man. Laxus obviously found her attractive, but he was building a wall up between the two of them for some unknown reason. Besides she was in Bosco where pleasure was pleasure and she was going to embrace this itty bitty piece of their way of life.
Vander knew he was playing with fire, which had never stopped him before, but he felt drawn to her. Maybe it was because they were opposites, dark and light, or maybe it was because most his family had told him that Lucy was a forbidden fruit and he wanted a taste, but whatever it was he was going to explore this for as long as he possibly could. His hand gently pulled her chin closer to his face, her eyes fluttered closed as he placed a feather-light kiss on her plump pink kiss. It only lasted several seconds but Vander felt his entire being float. He reluctantly pulled away and watched as Lucy's chocolate brown eyes shone brightly and knew that he had to find out what was going on with him, her, them? Maybe she didn't feel anything at all?
"Where are we off to, oh wise one?" Lucy grinned up at Vander's handsome face.
"Minstrel. I want to show you something I think you'll appreciate."
"Keep your clothes on, Vander. You're drop dead sexy, but I'm not about to worship you," Lucy tried to keep a straight face, but her mirth shone through her eyes and had Vander laughing.
"I'm glad you acknowledge my awesomeness, Principessa, however, tonight is not solely about sex," he winked at her. "There are some surprises worth waiting for though." Lucy stepped into Vander's arms, wrapping hers around his slim waist and waited for the shadows to take them away.
To say Laxus was pissed was an understatement. He was angry over the fact that no one told him that lil shit was returning home from his mission tonight. Enraged that Vander showed up and took Lucy out of the club, all the while knowing that she was his mate due to that cocky self-assured smirk that was thrown his way before disappearing into the shadows. Furiated over the fact that Lucy went somewhere with a complete stranger, trusting whatever nonsense he whispered into her ear. However, there was one more person he was completely and utterly outraged with.
Himself.
He had no-one to blame for anything except for himself over what had occurred. Lucy was a single, hot as fucking hell female, and he'd only given her the cold shoulder since she had been returned. Laxus was still 100% sure that he wasn't any good for the lovable celestial mage, but his dragon had become unbearable whenever they were in the same vicinity as her. Cristoff had talked to Laxus a while ago about how the whole mating thing worked, so he understood the gist of it but he never imagined that his fucking mate would be Lucy Heartfilia.
The Light of Fairy Tail was his mate and he had been nothing but awful to her before the incident at Tenrou Island years ago. After that, he didn't have any qualms with anyone in the guild, but he never once physically touched Lucy. Not that he hadn't wanted to cuz damn did he want too, but she was too innocent for him. Probably still is too innocent for one such as me. Now she was with Vander, who had probably had the most amount of partners out of all the Pradesh sibling with Cristoff topping that due to his moon drunk horny stage every month for a decade, easily.
Did he honestly think she'd do anything with Vander? He wasn't so sure anymore. He knew she was attracted to him and knew she wasn't a virgin but had no idea how promiscuous she might be. Vander could be very influential, but Lucy could see through facades that most people tended to put which he surmised was due to her upbringing as an heiress. She had also been through something traumatic so that could be another deterrent from her having sex with the annoying shadowquip mage.
"Hey boss man," Bickslow stated as he walked into the room where Laxus was still very much death gripping the banister. "Lucy will be safe with Van and you know he won't do anything to her." Bickslow had been voluntold to come up and try to talk down the angry dragon slayer since he was the only teammate immediately available. Even though they were all his teammates since they were in the same damn guild. Freed was right. Bickslow internally sighed and while the rune mage wouldn't openly rub it in his face he would still get that damn 'I told you so' smirk on his smug face.
"The man who charmed a virgin noble to be married in less than 24 hours into having sex with him isn't an issue with Lucy?" Laxus glowered at his best friend.
"Well at least he's aware that she's your mate," Bickslow divulged to the older blonde. "I don't think he'd want to fuck with you over something he could get from literally anyone." Laxus gave him a pointed look, not believing what Bickslow was trying to tell him.
"Not even a direct order from your Dad could keep his hands to himself, tongue in his mouth, or dick in his pants." Bickslow flinched at that comment because it was true and his dad had a lot of damage control to do after the whole 'fucking a virgin noble in a laundry closet' incident.
"Why don't you let me reach out to him and see if I can't get him back here?" Kaleb said coming through the doorway. He had done his own damage control with Emzadi to assure the club patrons that everything was fine. I little mindbending here so they all forgot his roar and sparks and everything was back in full swing, however, the burns marks up here would need to be repaired before the opened for business the next day.
"Solid plan Kaleb! Vander can't ignore you unless he has magic canceling cuff on."
"Or unless he's in another country since Kaleb has some issues reaching such long distances," snickered Emzadi who patted her brother's shoulder as she walked by. The rest of their group arrived and stood since most everything was scorched or burnt. "You WILL be replacing all of the shit you damaged. I'll send you the bill." Laxus rolled his eyes. Money wasn't an issue for him since he was an S Class mage in Fiore and had been doing well for himself in White Sea as an SS Class mage.
"Just give me a moment to reach out to him." Kaleb started doing his thing, but when his power levels increased so did Laxus' grip on the banister. This was not what he needed right now! "I can't reach him. He's not in magic canceling cuffs because I get a static feeling when I do that, so then he must be . . . out . . . of . . . Bosco." The wooden banister snapped, the sound of splintering wood causing everyone to flinch and back away from the lightning crackling mage. Hopefully, Lucy wasn't in any serious trouble or else Vander would be worse than dead, and somehow they wouldn't blame Laxus too much for it.
Piercing jade eyes followed the two new arrivals who had just recently landed in Minstrel, not believing his good fortune. He watched the two of them walk arm in arm to a small cafe on the outskirts of the city and couldn't wait to report this back to the Master. They had been waiting for an opportunity like this for a while and if they could succeed the reward for such a mission would be enough to set their guild up for everything for the next three years. He would also be handsomely rewarded from his Master for gathering this intel and promptly delivering it. The man transformed into a large black bat and took off into the night sky, hastily making his way to the guild.
When he arrived in the main entryway his Master was walking down the stairs from his office. The Master took one look at him and beckoned him to follow his lead. The Master had started the dark guild Shadow of the Stars several years back, but none of them asked about his past after one foolhardy member had and met his immediate death. The Master had very few rules, one of which was to never to inquire about his past and every member, old or new, respected that. His long silver hair hung loosely down his back and he wore tighter fitting clothes that were more like a second skin with an elegant face and shining grey eyes. The man was strict in the rules of his guild but he was fair, which wasn't something you found very often in a dark guild. The only thing that he let be known about himself was that he was Boscan and wanted his guild to enjoy the pleasure of others and if members raped anyone within the guild, or outside, then they would die.
"What do you have for me Rakeshi?" he asked as he closed the door of a vacant room behind the two of them.
"I spotted Vander and blonde bimbo in the square tonight. They were headed to the cafe on the outskirts of town." His Master's eyes lit up and a pleased smile crossed his thin lips.
"That is . . . the most wonderful news I have heard in a long time Rakeshi!"
"Thank you, Master," Rakeshi dipped his head showing his gratitude at the praise that was bestowed on him. His Master beckoned him forward, grabbing both of his hands in his own and kissed the tops of them.
"I imagine you would like part of your reward then?"
"If it pleases you, Master."
"I will have the jewel transferred to you in the morning, but for now," Rakeshi held his breath as his Master undid the zipper on his pants then pulled his pants and boxers down in one swift movement to reveal his erect member. "You have pleased me greatly Rakeshi and as much I am going to show you just how happy I am."
"Of course Master Hestor."
Italian Translations
Principessa della notte - Princess of the night