Hiya All! We set sail last week and arrived at our famed destination of Galuna Island. I thought it would be funny since GaLu is in the name, but then my husband had to ruin it... "Wouldn't Ga Lu Na be a threesome of Gajeel Lucy and Natsu by that logic?" Arrgh... hobbies are best shared with like individuals.
Oh that was my rant for the day. I hope you enjoy this chapter. It is the calm before the storm kind of chapter. It's not romance central and the GaLu has been very light, but I'm done with most of the build up. So be prepared my loyal followers, under the eclipsed moon, many dark desires will be fulfilled. Muhahaha!
Let me see something inspirational and awesome to remind people I'm broke... Ok I got it:
I'm a GaLu girl, in a NaLu world. Life in Fanfics, its fantastic. We can pair well, undress em every where. Imagination, their love is our creation! Come on GaLu, lets go party!
Fairy Tail is brought to you today and always by its owner Hiro Mashima. Lyrics from the song Barbie Girl by Aqua and with a guest appearance by a Dragonball/Z referrence which is property of Akira Toriyama.
Stricken with nostalgia and being embraced by such a warm welcoming, Lucy could no longer keep it together. Her knees buckled as she fell to the ground with tears free falling onto the beach's sands. Her head cast down as she was quietly sobbing, the villagers quickly dropped greeting their guests and flocked to console their distressed friend. Many blue scaled hands patted her blonde head as their soothing voices aimed to calm her down, but none were aware of the tumultuous day and a half the young mage experience. Hours and hours of torture, being forced to be in close proximity to her most violent aggressor, magic deprived without the filter of her keys and then bearing witness to the most foolish fight over a salad she had ever seen. Her life endangered and without tools or any methods to save herself or the hundreds of civilian trapped on the battlefield vessel, if Gajeel and Laxus got out of control. It was just too much torture, too much torment and feeling useless that had the blonde mage on the verge of a mental breakdown.
Sniffling a little she raised her head and mouthed out a thank you to all those surrounding her. It was so nice to finally be with people who knew her, loved her and actually tried to comfort her and make her feel secure. Laxus had his moments, but Lucy can tell that regardless of him apparently not carring, he had something to gain through this whole ordeal and besides for protection she denied her instincts to blatantly give him her trust.
"Why the tears Ms. Lucy, you know the sun's always brighter when you smile." A blue scaled hand placed a handkerchief to her drenched face in attempts to dry up all those frustrated tears.
"Bobo!" The Celestial mage cried out in happiness as she got up and shook his hand vigorously.
After catching up with an acquaintance from her past, the air lost it's weight and tension. Taking a good smell of the ocean air, Lucy finally calmed down as she realized that everything seemed to be returning to normal, no more fighting and yelling, no more imprisonment, or loneliness and she was free. Gajeel was assaulted and dragged by his legs by a sea of resident islanders and tourists as they stampeded towards their enclosed village. Empty threats were heard in the background as Lucy, her new established welcoming party and Laxus threaded behind the boisterous crowd.
Arriving at the reminiscent village, banners and flowers decorated every corner. Drums and stringed instruments coordinated perfectly, provided a festive atmosphere as children giggled and sang of tales of lore. Breathing the salty air and watching the tropical paradise so heavily decorated, brought Lucy to a calmer state of mind. Maybe this mission wasn't going to be so bad.
"Laxus?" Lucy turned left towards her guardian with a puzzled look. He pointed his index finger at her, requesting for a moment as he was being addressed by the village elder.
"So are you going to destroy the moon?" Chief Moka asked the towering man.
Sighing in pure annoyance, he took out a stack of folded request papers from the inside pocket of his fur jacket.
Chief Moka looked through the papers, and his eyes dimmed with disappointment at the realization that Fairy Tail had not accepted his request to destroy the moon. Handing the papers back to Laxus, the old village leader shook his cane-like staff in attempts to scold the young man for his transgressions, but before he could complain, the lightning mage cleared out his throat and thus successfully interrupting him.
"Look elder Moka, every year, every Galu-Fest it's the same thing chief. I told you we can't destroy the moon! Do I look like some green-skinned alien, with a cannon that shoots special beams that can reach the moon?" Laxus said at the pouting village chief.
Stomping his feet in burning rage, he takes Bobo by the collar and drags him back to their rowdy guests.
Perplexed and filled with questions, Lucy just wanted a place where music and cheering crowds were absent. What missions brought the trio here, how would a festival be the catalyst to building bridges between Gajeel and her. As her petite pink lips parted to ask the older mage what was going on, he placed a finger on her lips and whispered that all would be answered only once, so they needed to find Gajeel.
"Get these stinkin' flowers off of me ya monsters! Oi if I wanted flowers, I'd pick 'em myself. Now shoo, or I'll burn this village to the ground." Gajeel sneered at the villagers who drenched him in village perfume and flowered garlands. Women cheered at his cold glaring, as children dance and frolic circles chanting his name. All this attention had the Iron Dragon Slayer on the brink of destroying the whole village and then blaming it on Natsu.
"If you can burn down the village, you can burn down the moon!" Chief Moka yelled in the background eliciting groans from all who analyzed the concept of burning down the moon. Being ignored once again, Moka decided that maybe he should retire to his hut for his mid afternoon nap, since none took him serious.
As everyone giggled at the village elder's small tantrum, all attention was brought back to Gajeel. Women and children alike were asking for his autograph and for him to kiss random, drooling, smelly diapered monster offspring like he was some type of wannabe political figure. After being confined to a cramped empty crate, then on a chaotic moving train, and finally tormented on ferry boat, the Iron Dragon Slayer wanted to be left alone, and possibly fed. Irritation, anxiety and claustrophobia were slowly taking over the rational portions of his brain and his lungs drew in air to let out a belching verbal onslaught on all who encircled him, but a bright descending bolt stopped him in his tracks.
"Everyone clear out!" Laxus barked at the crowd as he maneuvered his way towards the once again incapacitated Gajeel. 'Hopefully there's no brain damage." Laxus thought to himself as he gathered the limp body from the floor and scattering the flowers all over the sandy floor. Waving a hand in the air, he motioned for Lucy to follow him as they headed to the huge multi-million towering Hotel Resort located right behind the traditional village. Eyes bulging at the new lavish building, Lucy calmed down and caught up to Laxus.
Glass doors were open by beautiful grass skirt wearing villagers and upon seeing Laxus both women bowed their heads and greeted him as if he were royalty. Approaching the front desk Bobo was stripped of his traditional garb and now sporting a black tie, white long sleeved shirt with a golden vest and slate colored trousers.
"Master Laxus, we have your penthouse suite ready. Is there anything else we may assist you with today?" Nodding his head in acknowledgement, he looked as large chocolate eyes traced the sparkling black diamond floors to the base of an impressive pair of 10 story high twin waterfalls. Chuckling at the fascinated woman, he placed his attention back towards Bobo motioning that he did not need anything. Smiling and taking advantage of his guild-mate's sense of awe he took her small hand into his, enjoying her warmth, Laxus guided Lucy to the clear glass elevator, which took them to the top of the waterfalls. After walking down the long aquarium floored hallways, they finally arriving at the penthouse suite.
Silence by the glitzy hotel, all the Celestial mage could do was gawk in bewilderment at the sheer glamour of the resort. If the hotel entrance was a sight to be witnessed, the interior of the penthouse suite was a sight to experience once before dying. White marble with silver, blue and golden veining painted the guild-sized floor, clear glass windows with cascading golden water illuminated the living room. The furniture was made from the remain of dinosaur bones and meteorites encrusted with sapphire and emerald. The ceiling was made of holographic crystal, mimicking the sky and casting an ethereal glow in the modernly ornate space.
"Nice place, eh Blondie?" Laxus said as he placed Gajeel on the brown leather sectional facing the large balcony. Smiling and with very few words to convey the beauty of this paradise suite, she nodded her head at the large man.
Shortly after arriving, the door bell rang and the boy from the ferry emerged with their cages and mountain high stack of suitcases. Upon seeing the cells of torture Lucy's brilliant chocolate orbs lost their sheen. Gulping down she saw as he handed the boy a large stack of money and closed the door. Wide-eyed and sweat dripping from her brow she stared at Laxus as if he were going to kill her. Anxiety rushed back and now she hoped that Gajeel would wake up.
'Perfect.' Laxus thought as he smelled her fear and tension in the air. All the pieces of his elaborate puzzle were coming together and his pawns couldn't act any better. Lucy was panicking and she was eyeing Gajeel as if he could be her savior. Smirking he took out his keys from his right back pocket as he made eye contact with the trembling woman.
'Just a bit more and she will be rushing to the metal idiot.' The Lighting Dragon Slayer thought as he open one of the cages and was content to be met with the sounds of Lucy running to Gajeel. Kneeling next to him, she rocked his sleeping body timidly, desperately whispering for him to wake. Laxus smirked as he saw the distraught woman pleading her worst enemy to awaken and save her from further enclosement.