A/N: I do not own Fairy Tail or it's characters. Warning LEMON ahead!

Chapter 14: The mark

"Hey there Lu-Chan. I thought you were sick, what's going on?" Levy raised an eyebrow as she reached out to her friend and lifted and inspected the end of Natsu's scarf. Lucy immediately noticed the familiar shape of a fading bite mark on the smaller girl's wrist. Without thinking she grabbed the bluenette's hand and turned it over for a better look.

"I should ask you the same question." After checking to see if anyone was watching them Lucy pulled down the scarf so that Levy could see one of the marks on her neck before quickly pulling it back into place.

"My place or yours?" The Blunette smiled as she jumped down from the stool grabbing her friend by the hand. She noticed that the blonde was in pain as she carefully descended the bar stool and began to look around the room for Natsu. The smaller woman couldn't help but smile despite knowing her friend was obviously hurt. "If you're going through the same thing I am Lu-Chan, he already knows your leaving so don't worry. I bet he'll even follow us." Then she leaned in to whisper in the celestial mage's ear. "I know Gajeel will, he's sitting over there watching us and listening. Right dear?" Levy smiled as both girls turned their attention to the figure in the corner of the room concealed in shadows. A grunt and a nod was all the girls could make out in the dark causing both to giggle as they walked, or rather limped, out of the hall towards Lucy's apartment.

After arriving at her apartment Lucy removed Natsu's scarf and the girls began comparing their marks. Levy's wrists showed only a shadow resembling teeth marks and what looked like a barbell piercing in each. "I had no Idea what he was doing at the time, he was being so gentle and sweet and then suddenly he bit me! I was startled at first but somehow it felt….really good." The solid script mage blushed as she looked at her new permanent jewelry and gently touched one. "The teeth marks started to fade after a day and these started to appear. I'm guessing it will be totally transformed by tomorrow or maybe the day after. They look even bigger when he's nearby; he said that it's to show others that I'm with him now or something. But yours are so different! I bet all dragon marks are unique to the element the dragon holds. Did yours hurt?" Levy tentatively reached up and touched her friend's mark causing the blond to flinch a bit.

"Sorry, mine are still pretty sensitive. I don't know if it's because Natsu is younger or maybe because his element is fire, but mine hurt. A lot. They still hurt actually, and it's not just the marks." Lucy cautiously pulled the color of her shirt down to reveal the bruising on her shoulder causing the smaller girl to gasp. "It does look worse than it feels but it still doesn't exactly feel good. Don't tell him ok? He feels bad enough, and it wasn't really his fault. Apparently we broke some kind of rule by….not…waiting. And he told me that that's why it was rougher than it should have been for us." Fixing her shirt, the celestial mage winced again and cupped her good hand over one of her marks. Natsu had told her everything Gajeel had told him as he carried her on the journey home. She had been too sore to walk and had a difficult time staying awake so she had missed some of the details. 'I don't remember everything, but I don't think I would have changed anything about this last couple of weeks. Everything happened for a reason and because of that Natsu and I….we will always be together. I love him, and he loves me!'

"Tell me what happened with you guys. It sounds like even though we both went through this mating season thing we had two very different experiences." Levy took Lucy's free hand in hers. She wanted to hold it, gently encouraging her friend to tell her story, but as soon as Lucy hissed in pain she let go. "I'm sorry Lu-Chan! I didn't realize your arm was hurt too. But don't worry, I'm sure the boys can't hear us from where they are so you can tell me everything." She winked and pointed out the window. Lucy saw the two dragon slayers perched on a rooftop across the river watching the girls through the closed window.

"How did you know they were there?" Lucy stood and cautiously walked over to the reading chair located out of the windows line of sight. 'I don't want Gajeel to see this.'

"I'm not sure, but you know those dreams we were having? Well it turns out the boys had marked us with some kind of dragon pheromone that linked us to them. They were having the same dreams because we shared that connection. Now that we've…um…mated…I think it's got something to do with the marks. It's like were linked more strongly now and I can feel if he is near. The closer he is the more I get this tingling in my wrists, it kind of tickles actually. I bet yours will do the same when there healed!" She giggled and rubbed the metal adorning her small limbs.

"I wonder if that's why these were more sensitive this morning when we were together." Lucy again rubbed her right hand over the sensitive and slightly painful mark and lowered her head. "I'm not sure if you really want to hear the details…" Her voice dropped off and her hands fumbled with the hem of her shirt.

"Yes I do! I want to hear every steamy detail so don't you dare leave anything out!" Levy sat on the floor looking up at her friend like a child waiting to hear her favorite fairy tale. Without warning Lucy stood from her chair and removed her shirt leaving her clad only in her simple white bra and pants. Levy's jaw dropped at the extent of visible damage and bandages the cloths had concealed. The script mage couldn't help but wonder what injuries were hidden from view by skin and cloth. Without looking her friend in the eye Lucy pulled her shirt back on and sat down. 'I'm glad I sat over here, the boys couldn't possible see me from this angle.' It was Levy's turn to avert her eyes as the fragile blonde took a deep breath and began to tell her story.

…Flashback…

As Lucy looked up at the man she loved she almost couldn't recognize him. He crouched down making him eye level and forcing her to back away a bit out of instinct. "Natsu stop that, you're freekin' me out." Ignoring her words he inched closer and closer until he was within a breath of her lips. She tried and break the tension with a playfully chased kiss. As she pulled back she hoped to see that wonderful smile that lit her up inside.

Mistake. She had initiated something without even knowing it and it would take some time for her to understand exactly what she had done. What she saw on Natsu's face instead of her favorite smile was an almost terrifying look of desire. Somehow she knew that he was not fully himself. This was the fearsome Fire Dragon Slayer she had seen only a select few times in the most intense of battles. Slowly, she became aware of the flames on his back and surrounding feet. He remained silent. With one swift motion he moved her, practically throwing her, so that she was lying atop the sleeping bag. In the next moment he positioned himself on top of her pinning her arms tightly, too tightly, above her head. As she registered the pain emanating from her wrist, her mind flashed back to that first night hey spent together just a few days ago. Her face flushed despite her mounting concern over the changes in her best friend. She knew where this was going and she knew that it would not be gentle, but somehow she wasn't scared.

On the contrary, she found herself rather excited. She lifted her head as high she could and struggled to try and capture his lips again but he managed to keep them just out of her reach. He pushed her head to the side with his free hand he began roughly kissing the side of her face before forcing her chin up and moving down her neck towards her shoulder. His free had then ripped open her shirt exposing here bra and cutting her skin making her aware that he also had his dragon-claws. As he continued to create a trail of swollen and abused flesh with his mouth moving towards the crook of her neck she noticed that at first he kissed roughly, then started licking, and finally he bit down with all his force. It was truly painful, and though her mouth opened to scream in protest no sound came forth which seemed to please the fire mage. He repeated the bite on the other side as well, all the while ripping away the remainder of her cloths with this free hand oblivious or perhaps uncaring of the few tears now escaping the corners of her eyes.

His touch was rough, and in no way tender or gentle. She knew even then that there would be bruises later, but in that moment she couldn't care. All she could do was enjoy the sensations he was creating within her. Confusing feelings of pleasure mixed with intense pain. After he had thoroughly managed to strip her form of all its coverings he released her hands, leaned back, and looked her over from head to toe licking his lips like a hungry animal. Lowering his head once more he began to assault her whole body with hungry kisses, lighter bites, and rough gropes. His body heat caused her to sweat within the confinement of the cave and she was sure she might be burned.

Taking both of her voluptuous mounds in his hands and squeezing hard his mouth moved southward until he reached her pink center. He released her breasts from his vice-like grip as he turned all his attention to his 'meal'. He took her nub in his mouth sucking and nibbling shockingly gently with his sharp teeth. He lit fire to his index finger and looked up making eye contact with the writhing women beneath him without stopping his ministrations. Her eyes almost doubled in size when she saw the flame encompassing his digit as it moved towards her sensitive folds. Before she was able to voice her objection she felt the heat enter her body. It didn't burn like she expected, instead it felt amazing. She let go a scream that resulted in even more pleasure as the heat of his finger was replaced by the fullness of his member. 'When did he take his clothes off?' The though barely registered as she opened her eyes and saw the remnants of his vest turn to ash and fall away from his shoulders. 'O'

It took only minutes before she found her end and as soon as she begun to recover felt hands move from the ground on either side of her shoulders to her hips where they gripped tight. Roughly, Natsu pulled out of her and flipped her over causing a shot of pain to travel from her right hip up towards her stomach. She was able to position herself on all fours before he reentered with so much force she nearly lost her balance. She was barely able to maintain her position between the force of his motion and the pain in her wrist and hip. His intense pace was matched only by the strength of his grip on her hips and sides.

As she concentrated on the pleasure, blocking out as much of the pain as possible, a second climax began building up within her. All she could do was close her eyes and accept the wave of pleasure as it overtook her yet again. Moments later she felt Natsu reach his own release as his hands moved from her sides to the back of her shoulders and his claws made their way down her back to her ass. He froze in place as he filled her for the second time in their relationship. Once he had ridden out his climax fully he lay down and pulled her into a spoons position. He locked his arms around her waist firmly and kissed one of the bites he left earlier on her neck sending shivers all through her body.

"Get some sleep. You're gonna' need it Luce." She heard no kindness in his voice. It was not a suggestion but rather more of a command and a warning. She had a difficult time falling asleep as the physical distress the pleasure had masked began to seep back into her awareness. After a few hours she awoke to something probing her from behind and a sharp pain in her neck. She turned her head to see her lover licking the intensely painful bite marks on her neck and smiling fiercely yet seductively. "Good your up, it's time for round two." He didn't wait for her to respond before entering her and reaching around to manipulate her pink bundle of nerves as he bit down again in that same spot on her neck. She was almost paralyzed from a combination of pleasure and pain. This pattern continued every day until the morning after Natsu's birthday….six days later.

…End flashback…

"As he carried me back to Magnolia he told me about what was going on. I couldn't believe that it had been a week by the time it was all over. I started to understand why he was so incredibly rough during all that time, and why it really wasn't something he wanted. I know he didn't mean to hurt me, I guess if we had waited until his birthday it would have been more gentle?" She looked to Levy as if asking for verification of her theory. The Blunette nodded. "All well, what's done is done. Now it's you're turn! Tell me what happened with you and Gajeel. I thought you went to the Nigukan library, when did you go to the mountains?" The script mage smiled and blushed as she began to share her tail with the now bubbling girl in the overstuffed chair.

A/N: Please R&R. Constructive criticism welcome and encouraged!