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~ Part Two: Vapour ~

Noun: a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air

Mira started to restock the shelves with vodka and gin. They had gone through a lot of the clear liquors last night, thanks to her girlfriend's innate ability to know how to sell the right drinks to the right people. It was almost as if Cana could predict what people were craving.

She smiled at everyone's antics, a wooden table collapsed underneath Gajeel and Gray's combined weight. Fairy Tail might be a top rated night club at the moment, but it would always be home to her no matter what happens.

It was mid-morning, and most members had come in early, ready to tackle a new day and find a job, or just hang out and converse with their teammates and friends. Mira looked around, but couldn't spot Natsu or Lucy anywhere. Neither of them had been seen since the Dragon Slayer had hefted the Star Child over his shoulder like a caveman and bolted for the back door.

Mira giggled quietly. She knew that they wouldn't be seen until later on that day if her instincts were correct. They always were. Lucy might be limping her way here if Natsu had his way last night.

The peaceful atmosphere was upended as quickly as it came, proving that the darkness in the world can be kept at bay by the light for only so long.

Fairy Tail's front door was slammed open with so much force that the window pane that sat within it shattered completely. Mira watched as everyone went silent and the Master swung around on his bar stool to watch the proceedings with curious and excited eyes.

That door was almost never used during the day, the ones dedicated to this club as more than a place to party always used the back one. Something interesting must have happened.

Before anyone could lift a finger and question the intrusion, Mira felt a tugging at one of the souls that she ruled over within her body.

Halphas.

Without conscious thought, the soul completely took her over and made its first appearance to her family, who only watched her in confusion as her hair grew wild and a blue body suit covered her form. This soul was once an avenging angel, the most powerful of its kind and the periwinkle blue wings that stretched behind her back showed this soul's commanding status and overwhelming need to dominate.

Only Makarov knew that she had collected this soul, and where it came from, but she disregarded the shocked looks that she was receiving from her family no mind. She usually had a tight rein on these souls within her, but it seemed that this was an extenuating circumstance. There was no time for speculation.

Only action.

Mira spied the intruder standing in the doorway. A short man with ridiculous sideburns the same colour as her natural ash white hair. He was dressed in an expensive tailored suit and bright purple tie, tasteful amethyst cufflinks glinting dimly. The early evening light filtered in behind him, showing the lazily swirling dust motes within the club's interior. 'Hmmm…looks like I need to clean again…'

She immediately understood the situation as the man looked over at her with a gleaming smile that seemed a bit too wide and a bit too sharp. She knew that greeting well, after all, how many times had she used it herself?

The soul that was blanketing her own soul – the strongest one she possessed at the moment – answered back with its own spine-chilling grin and said only one word that immediately had everyone readying their individual magic, poised to attack if need be.

"Demon."

-ooo-

'Why can't I breathe?'

Flailing about for an extended minute, Lucy finally dislodged the large object laying on her chest. She watched in bemusement as Natsu's head and naked upper torso rolled over off of her and onto his side of the bed. He murmured in his sleep and nuzzled the pillow before he started to snore like a chainsaw once again.

He doesn't wake at the rough shove she had given him, so Lucy snorted in a very unladylike way that conveyed her amusement without being too loud. 'Typical Natsu. Dead to the world…' She still felt a weight on top of her, so she glanced down once again to find a very content looking Happy laying over her legs. Lucy tried to move him off of her, but the stupid cat turned into a wet noodle and gave her a baleful look complete with soul-sucking puppy dog eyes. She absolutely hated those, she was so weak to his dastardly ways.

So the blonde gave up. 'How in the hell? Happy's a cat, not a dog! How can he do this to me? I cave every time!'

Lucy looked around for Natsu's bedside alarm clock but can't find the damn thing, so she gave up on finding out the time and decided to start her day. There is no way in hell she could get back to sleep with Natsu snoring so loud that it sounded like a truckload of course gravel being thrown into a wind turbine beside her.

Slipping out from under the warm pressure of Happy's prone body, she wandered towards Natsu's bathroom to perform her morning routine. As she washed off yesterday's makeup, she glanced towards her mating mark and the new bluish-purple bruise that stood out against her milky white skin. Lucy shuddered as she remembered the feel of her mate's lips and tongue on her skin.

Natsu slammed her back against the closed door. His hungry mouth on hers in a sinfully delicious kiss that had Lucy tingling from head to toe. His strong, warm arms caged her in and kept her in place. Natsu didn't want his Lucy moving an inch unless he allowed her too, Doctors orders after all. He was the one in charge tonight. He would pleasure her so thoroughly that she would beg for him to take her in every position, all night long. Natsu placed hot, wet kisses down her neck, his sharp canines scoring shallow scratches on her beautiful pale neck. He could feel her pulse jump, and she let out a long low moan. Oh how he loved how she sounded, it got him fired up in all the right ways. "Natsu…" His name leaving her lips in that soulful, husky way was a powerful aphrodisiac to him, and he felt his need for her spike drastically. His questing mouth found its way to the mark that he had left on her, binding himself to her for all eternity. He nuzzled it for a moment with his nose and kissed it with all the love he held in his body. Lucy's hands came up to latch onto his shaggy hair, pulling him closer towards her skin. He smirked against her collarbone and latched onto her pulse point, sucking hard enough to leave a dark bruise in his wake.

Lucy shook off the goosebumps that covered her arms and legs and tried to ignore her tightened nipples as she stripped off her clothes – which only consisted of one of Natsu's large soft shirts – and stepped under the warm spray of the shower, the vapour from the high heat of the water filling the bathroom, partially hiding her from view. She lathered up her body with the bar of soap but hissed at the twinge of pain that emanated from her hips. Looking down and twisting just right, she could see the distinct outlines of fingers branded onto her tender flesh.

"I need you Lucy, so damn bad. Let me take you all night long…Please." Lucy couldn't think, only feel. Her hungry Dragon was insatiable. She could only nod as his hands gripped her sides, hard enough for her to feel a twinge of painful pleasure. The surge of heat that she felt at his desperate actions shot straight down towards her still covered core. "You smell…so…delicious." Natsu was panting against her throat, his hands slowly creeping up her shirt, brushing against the bottoms of her tender breasts. "I can't wait any longer Luce, I'm fucking starving." Lucy moaned as Natsu pushed her towards the kitchen, ripping his shirt off in the process. His voice stirred her growing arousal so easily. "I'm going to feast on you all night long until you can't walk."

She blushed prettily. Natsu always knew just what to do to get her going. Even though they had been joined only a handful of times, he played her body like a well-maintained instrument, plucking the most delightful sounds out of her and making it look absolutely effortless. Lucy wrapped a large black towel around her frame, placing another one around her hair and wrung out the excess water. She slipped out of the bathroom – donning Natsu's t-shirt once again to just cover her naked form – and strolled out into the kitchen determined to sate her growling stomach. She glimpsed the island that divided the living room, and kitchen and her eyes widened as she spied an absolute mess covering the floor.

His strong, tanned arms swung out and pushed everything off the island in the middle of the kitchen, pots and utensils alike, the cacophony that resulted scarring a tiny blue cat into hiding in the bathroom. Natsu hefted Lucy onto the countertop so that her delectable ass was close to the edge. He parted her thighs and without any preamble ripped her black satin panties from her form and dove under her skirt. With no time to really think, Lucy, let out a loud moan of his name as his wicked tongue traced heated patterns over her throbbing clit. He slowly inserted a single finger, giving her only a moment to get used to the size before adding a second. "Oh, Gods! Natsu!" Lucy was so wound up, the stimulation from his tongue and fingers was enough to send her straight over the edge with no build up. Stars burst behind her eyelids as she shouted her pleasure. Lucy was brought down to earth again by the sight of her Dragon, his mouth slick with her release, his onyx eyes gleaming with lust, smirking at her as he slowly licked his glistening fingers.

She moaned as her imagination started to run wild with all the naughty memories of her night with pink-haired Dragon Slayer. He was truly an animal, a beast, and Lucy knew that she had struck proverbial gold with her man. True to his promise earlier that day, she hadn't needed to lift a single finger. She perused the fridge as she mused and finally settled on a simple early morning meal of fluffy scrambled eggs and mounds of salty bacon. She pulled out all the ingredients she would need – as well as a rainbow trout for Happy – and set to work. Soon enough everything was waiting to be devoured by her and her hungry Dragon. She walked through the living room towards the slumbering man, gathering the rest of their discarded clothes as well as a few scraps of red fabric.

Her fingers fumbled at the clasp of Natsu's belt, her mouth seeking out the skin on his neck as he removed his scarf. Huffing in anger, Lucy tore the button off of his jeans and ripped the zipper down as fast as humanly possible. She stripped him of his clothing before she pushed him down onto the couch, her eyes glinting with mischief. As Natsu reached up to grab her and pull her onto him, she slapped his hands away. "Be a good Dragon and wait Natsu…" With a single wink, Lucy slowly removed her shirt, watching as his pupils dilated and his breathing picked up as her breasts came into view. She turned around to hide her front from view and unclasped her bra. As she removed it from her body – still facing away from Natsu – she could hear a deep voice rumble in a way that had her knees trembling from pure need. "Luce…don't fucking push me tonight. I can't take much more of your teasing." She should have listened to him, but Lucy wanted to be daring for once and slowly slid her skirt over her hips, bending down low to the ground giving Natsu an unobstructed view of her glistening slit. She straightened up and glanced down at Natsu only to be taken aback by the sight. Patches of red scales littered his tanned skin, and Natsu's pupils were almost non-existent. His Dragon was emerging. With a feral roar, Natsu grabbed the Star Child and threw her unceremoniously over the arm of the couch. He smacked her one side of her ass. "You naughty girl. I told you not to push me tonight. I guess I'll have to punish you then…" In one motion Natsu was sheathed completely within her wet heat. Lucy screamed at the instant orgasm his heated length gave her. Without a moment's pause, Natsu set a punishing pace giving Lucy no chance to come down from her second high. All she could do was scream.

Lucy's breathing hitched. Natsu was a devilish man, he could make her all hot and bothered with nothing by memories, and he wasn't even awake. 'I can fix that, easily.' She smirked, her smile oddly reminiscent of her mate's smirk. It usually spelt trouble. She crept up towards the snoring lump that was wrapped snuggly in a forest green comforter ready to pounce on the unsuspecting man. She glanced in the mirror that sat on Natsu's white dresser on one side of the room, seeing her reflection in all its morning after glory.

Natsu lifted Lucy up onto his dresser, still sitting thickly inside of her core. She kneeled in front of the mirror and gripped it on both sides with her hands. Lucy glanced at the Dragon in the mirror with a questioning look, a little apprehensive at the shift in their spot. He grabbed her chin and directed her gaze back to her own reflection. "Don't look away Lucy. I want you to see yourself cum." The punishing pace was back, his thighs and lower back bearing the brunt of the work, but it was worth it if he could see Lucy watch herself in the throes of passion. It was feral and very, very lewd. Lucy had never seen something so erotic as herself being serviced by the one she loves. "Fuck Natsu! Faster!" He could only comply with her demands, his black eyes watching Lucy in the mirror. The sight of her panting and watching herself almost had him finishing on the spot. "Shit…Luce. You feel so good…too good." A low whine escaped his throat as Lucy's walls fluttered around him, his words spurring her on to push back against his thrusts, their bodies connecting with smacks of flesh on flesh. Natsu couldn't hold it off any longer, his Star Child was just too perfect. With another roar and a blast of flames from his open mouth, Natsu released into Lucy, his red hot essence filling her to the brim. As it hit her cervix, Lucy came for the third time that night, her vision flashing as everything became hazy and distorted. She could feel Natsu kiss her shoulder blade tenderly. "I love you so much." She could only nod, her voice deserting her at the moment.

She ripped the bedding off of her prize in one fluid motion. She needed her Dragon to ravish her right this instant, she was done with waiting. She watched as Natsu groped around for the lost blanket, as he sleepily blinked his way back into the waiting world. "Luce…what's going on?" His voice was so deep and rough from sleep that she visibly shuddered as a spark travelled down the length of her spine. Lucy was done playing coy, so she quickly pulled the only piece of clothing that she had on over her head and flung it towards a far corner of the room. Natsu's questioning expression quickly morphed into one filled with lust and need.

"I need you, Natsu. Now."

Without another word, he pounced, flipping them around on the bed, so he towered over her and proceeded to kiss her so thoroughly and passionately that her bones burst into flames and her skin melted. Breakfast was long forgotten on the table, Happy already having dove into the fish she had left on the counter.

The lovers were so engrossed in their morning delights that they failed to hear the loud knocking on the door, nor the fact that it opened only seconds later.

-ooo-

"So, you need our help to eradicate this restless spirit from your casino? Is that correct Moka?"

The newly revealed head of the Demon Tribe nodded his head in acquiescence. "That is right Makarov. I have heard of your work in the community, especially the deal with the demon earlier this week. I believe that a team that you put together would be able to help rid Galuna Island of the evil presence. My bottom line is dipping quite low, and I don't like it. There will be a large reward, bar the damages done by your own wizards, of course. As well as this."

Moka held up a single object, capturing everyone's gaze. "I believe that you will find a use for this at least, won't you?"

Makarov nodded, wondering how the demon had known about that, then waved at Laxus. "My grandson will take care of this from now on. I have to go to ERA in the morning to deal with the aftermath of the Clover Dome collapsing. I'll send you the bill for the destroyed front door at another time." At that remark, the diminutive man turned in his seat towards the bar lifting his beer mug for a refill. "Halphas. Another please."

Mira's latest soul gave a gleaming smile. "Of course, Masssster." It purred.

Moka smiled at Halphas' antics, he enjoyed the abilities of the barmaid's magic immensely. He inclined his head in thanks towards Laxus and left the building.

Laxus got straight to the point. "Erza, your new team will go on this mission. Go and prepare the necessary paperwork and deal with the travel times and tickets for the train, you will need to be in Hargeon by no later than tonight." The re-quip mage bowed her head and pulled out her lacrima com to complete his bidding. Laxus looked around for his alpha and the Star Child, but couldn't spot the hothead or a glimpse of blonde hair. "Has anyone seen Natsu or Lucy today?"

Everyone present shook their head. Mira – having let go of Halphas by this point – sniggered slightly. She knew where they were, but wouldn't give anything away to Laxus. Hopefully, she would have beautiful god babies to spoil soon, if the display between the new lovers last night was anything to go by.

"Fine. Gray, go to Natsu's apartment, and let them know what's going on, then rendezvous with Erza when the details are set." Gray shucked off his shirt, flinging it behind his head while moving towards the back door.

Cana ambled up to the bar, having finally woken up enough to deal with the daylight. Mira gave her a rundown of everything that had gone down since she had been absent. "Natsu and Lucy haven't been seen since they basically mounted each other yesterday night. Laxus sent someone to get them."

Cards flipped onto the counter as the brown haired mage tried to read a little of the future. She whistled slowly and cackled. "Hot damn! Lucy is a lucky woman to bed a dragon with that kind of stamina! I would suggest that the person who is going to go find them wait at least…forty more minutes. They aren't nearly done." Lecherous grins sprouted around Fairy Tail as Cana's words sunk in slowly.

Mira nodded and waved to her old rival. "Erza! You need to tell Gray to hold off on getting Natsu and Lucy for about an hour!"

Cana spit out her whisky as she heard who had gone to retrieve the Dragon and his mate. She hurriedly threw her cards on the table to determine what would happen to the hapless Ice King.

She looked at the symbols on the beer-stained countertop, as the information soaked into her brain. "Oh, Fuck. This will be so goddamn funny! Laxus basically just signed his death warrant."

A clatter was heard from one side of the dance club, and all that could be seen was a flash of red as Erza sprinted off to intercept her teammate, hopefully being able to keep him from being decapitated in the process.