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Chapter 10: Love is everywhere
General P.O.V.
The moment Ivan and his men leave the guild, Laxus storms off to his office. Lucy sighs deeply, her eyes filled with worry. 'How on earth are things going to be from now on? He will never stop coming for me. And when he does he will continue to taunt Laxus, turning his life into a living hell.'
"Don't worry, Lucy. As long as you and Gajeel are there for him he won't fall into despair. Talking about Gajeel, go to your mate. He needs you, man.' Cobra turns his gaze to Gajeel, the latter sending nervous looks to Laxus' office.
Gajeel nods, releasing a shake breath and he turns towards the office. He lifts his hand to knock on the door before shaking his head and pushing the door open. As soon as the door closes Laxus' loud voice runs through the hallway. Lucy cringes at the sound before turning her sad gaze to the floor.
"Come on, Lucy. Let's go home."
The small blonde nods at her mate before taking his hand gently in hers. The two of them leaving the guild in silence.
Gajeel P.O.V.
As I open the door, Laxus turns his head towards me. The look in his eyes shifting between relief and anger. As soon as I close the door, the dam bursts.
"I can't believe it! I want to strangle the guy for everything he has ever done, and everything he will still do! He has to stay away from here. I will kill him if he ever come close to this guild or its members again."
"Laxus, you need to calm down. Getting mad over him won't do you any good."
"Calm down? Calm the fuck down? How can you say that so easily? You have no idea how I feel right now."
"You're right, I have no idea. I never had a father and Metalicana left me alone when I was just a kid. But whatever he has done, or whatever he will do still, I'll be there by your side. Along with Lucy and even the snake fucker."
Laxus has to stop himself from chuckling at Erik's newly received nickname. He starts walking through the office until he reaches his couch. His eyes travel towards me as he signals me to come over. "Sit with me, please."
"And then what? We'll continue where we left off and act like nothing else happened?"
This time he does chuckle before sitting himself down on his couch. "It would be great yes. But no, I was going to ask you about Metalicana. Unless you prefer kissing me."
"I'm so willing to punch that smirk off your face right now." I sigh deeply and I walk back towards him and sit on the other side of the couch. "What do you want to know?"
"Why did he leave?"
"You just asked me the only question that I can not answer. Metalicana disappeared, just like Igneel and Grandeeney. They all left without a trace. All that's left of him is his magic inside me and a voice in my head that sounds like him."
"A voice in your head?"
"It's like my instinct. It told me that you are my mate."
"And it sounds like Metalicana?"
I nod my head slowly.
"You miss him, don't you?"
"Well yeah, that overgrown lizard saved my life and raised me for a while."
Laxus sighs hard. "Then you probably think I'm crazy for hating my father."
"No, Laxus. You have every right to hate that man for what he's done to you. He deserves every little bit of hate you have. But for the sake of Lucy, control it. She has already lost so much and I don't want her to lose you as well."
Laxus nods slowly in understanding. "Thank you, Gajeel. I'm actually quite glad to have you as my mate, believe it or not."
I can't stop the small smile from creeping up, or the soft pink color dusting my cheeks.
Laxus shakes his head, chuckling. "You're so adorable when you blush, Black Steel."
Coming from him, the nickname sends a shiver down my spine while it brings the sexiest smirk ever to his face. Without another word we both lunge at each other, lips clashing and tongues immediately battling for dominance. His hands slip beneath my already ripped shirt and his thumbs brush both my nipples lightly. 'Oh the things this man does to me is pure torture!' He breaks free from the kiss and starts attacking my neck, nipping gently at my chin in the process.
"Would you mind if I marked you? Right here, right now."
My eyes widen at his words. "Y-You really mean it?"
"Yes. We both want it, so why wait?" He kisses my neck softly before lifting his head and looking me straight in the eyes.
"Are you absolutely sure? It is forever after all."
He looks away momentarily and I can feel my heart dropping. 'No…'
"It's been a long time since I actually felt like I belonged to someone. I do however feel it now, Gajeel. I belong to you and you belong to me."
I smile widely before wrapping my arms around his neck and pulling him closer to me. "Then go ahead, Laxus."
Lucy P.O.V.
We had just arrived at my apartment. As soon as I close the door behind me, Erik wraps his arms around me in a gentle hug. Immediately I can feel any unnecessary emotions flow away. The memories of seeing Ivan start to fade and all I can think of now is Erik and his arms around me.
"Do you think he'll come back?"
"Probably. He'll come back for sure, even if it is just to taunt you and Laxus. He'll never reach you though, I won't let him. He'll have to get through me first."
A giggle escapes me lips. "He'll have to get through you, Gajeel and Laxus."
"For sure. Besides, the rest of the guild will fight him as well. He won't stand a chance." Erik leans towards me slowly and presses his lips softly against my forehead. 'Oh how I missed his soft side.'
Erik chuckles softly. "I missed everything about you, Lucy."
I lift my head to look him in the eye and send him my sweetest smile. How was I able to survive all this time without him? How was I able to shut off my heart for everyone but Gajeel?
"Erik, what happened that night at the konzern?"
"Well, they didn't catch me if that's what you're worried about. They did manage to do some damage but that's all. It took me quite a while before I actually got away from the konzern but my old guild, the Oración Seis, found me just hours later. I still don't know how they found me that night. But they took me back in, healed my wounds and then Brain locked away my memories. They didn't come back until they started planning to use Nirvana."
"Why did it take so long?"
Erik shrugs in response. "I knew that we needed a Celestial mage to use Nirvana and since that moment my memories of you just started flooding my mind. I still hate brain for doing that."
"Starting tomorrow we can search the guild's library for a possible solution. We will get you your memories back, Erik."
He nods slowly and reaches out to hold my hand. "I do remember one thing very clearly. I never stopped loving you, Lucy."