Laxus landed hard in his front yard and raced through his usual morning routine, sans breakfast and training. He shaved, showered and styled his spikey locks in record time. He only paused when it came time to pick out what to wear. He had a system, well the reality of it was Ever had devised a system for him. All shirts matched all pants. He really had no sense of style. He cringed when he spotted his old leopard print silk shirt that he held on to for some strange reason. Maybe it was to remind himself not to pick out his own clothing anymore. He knew tonight was special. He decided to grab his comm and contact Lucy to see what color he should wear, but to his primary frustration and secondary delight, remembered his comm had blown a gasket at the same time he blew his load that morning. Smiling, the memory of waking up inside his little spitfire made him painfully aroused again. "This has got to stop someday, right?" He voiced his concern aloud. "What has to stop, Laxus-sama?" came a voice from the doorway. Standing there were his two male teammates. Bixlow noticed his predicament right off the bat, it took a few for Freed to catch on. "Who's the lucky lady causing that Boss Man?" Bixy teases with his signature tongue wag. "Take a wild guess!" Laxus deadpanned. With an evil smirk creeping onto his face, and with the fact that she had already told most of her team and her best friend, Laxus turned to his two best friends and bluntly asked "What would you suggest I wear to the guild tonight when I announce that Blondie and I are mates?" The usual giggling from Bix died in his mouth and Freed's jaw hit the floor. Triumph oozed out of Laxus' pores and shone on his face. Freed was the first of the two to regain his composure. "Your navy suit with with the grey pinstripes and the burgundy shoes and belt." Freed smiled at his leader. "I am extremely happy for you my dear friend, you are both extremely lucky. Maybe you a bit more than her. She's going to be the one picking out your clothes from now on. Ever will be ecstatic about this turn of events." Bixlow clapped Laxus on the back "Yup Boss Man, we are all happy you removed that spikey head from that tight ass of yours." Then, in true Bixy fashion, he smacked Laxus on his ass, then immediately was zapped by a lightning bolt. The blonde mage stepped into his bathroom and quickly dressed. When he emerged in his full fashionable glory, he swept by Bix, still rubbing his bolted bum, this was when the seith mahe had to ask about all the details. Standing in front of his dresser, opening drawers searching for something, Laxus gave them the abridged version of the previous nights events. Both of his teammates teared up when he recounted the tale of the shirt and Bix relented his concert ticket without Laxus even having to ask. Laxus finally found the what he was looking for and motioned for his compatriots that it was time to leave.
Walking out of Laxus' home, Freed finally noticed the old carved wooden box Laxus was carrying. "Laxus-sama, what are you planning to do the 'THE' box?" " You'll see tonight Freed." And with a turn and a wave, he teleported from his porch, leaving two very surprised men in his wake.
Laxus returned to Lucy's apartment just in time to see Gajeel taking what was left of Lucy's door off it's hinges, preparing to replace it. "You owe me fifty jewel, I never thought you grow the balls to actually ask her out, let alone mate her on your first date! Congrats Sparkplug, Bunny is a great catch. I am just so glad it wasn't the Flamethrower." Laxus chuckled and shook Gajeel's hand. They both knew how special it was to be accepted by their mates. Gajeel could see the wheels turning in the blonde slayer's head, then Laxus turned to him. He whispered some directions to the iron slayer, an added surprise for his mate, then entered his mate's soon to be writing studio. He could hear Erza and Lucy talking in her bedroom. He didn't mean to be eavesdropping, but one part of the conversation stood out amongst all the other chatter and noise. "I also can't be around Natsu anymore. He knows I am not his mate, but I feel like he is trying to keep me as a back up in the instance he doesn't find him or her. He doesn't love me yet he wants me to bear his children." Tools were dropped in the hallway and Laxus saw red. The iron slayer ran to his friend to try and break him from the rage he saw in the lightning mage's eyes. Lightning started to crackle around them both so Gajeel had to literally slap the other mage out of his trance. Laxus blinked and nodded at his friend. "Thanks for that, but that pink haired idiot is dead!" Gaj nodded " No problem bud, but just to let you know, Bunny doesn't like magic in her apartment."