A/N: All ages are different, and my pairings may not be normal. Also, expect OOCness. I hope you all enjoy it and leave me a bad review.

Chapter 1

"Levy you know why I can't do that," the sound of Lucy's voice carried through the very outdated phone she refused to replace. Hearing a response of light nagging on the other side of the line Laxus could till that this lady, who happens to be a regular, was not having a good day. Laxus was in front of said lady trying to ignore the obviously private conversation she was didn't seem to want to be having. So, after a half-ass "yes I'm sure" and "okay's" the lady hung up her phone with a puff. Lucy who had rushed out of her house had just realized that she was still wearing her pajamas as she scrambled to find her wallet in her bag. Just as she found it, it slipped from her hands and hit the floor with a smack. She was halfway through a bend to retrieve it when she looked Laxus in the eyes as he met her halfway through. He seemed to be saying something while gesturing with her wallet, but all Lucy could do was stay mesmerized by his beautiful eyes staring back at her. Until she heard him speak a little louder,

"Yo Blondie, ya there?" his baritone voice questioned. Snapping back into the moment Lucy could feel her skin flush with a blush.

"Yea… I'm sorry, um… I thought I knew you from somewhere for a second," Lucy replies still dazed.

"I run a gym nearby," Laxus replies back almost as dazed as she was, "Actually you should stop by sometime." Laxus can feel the words rushing out of his mouth without permission and the next phrase was something only a younger version of him would say, "that way you can eye fuck me some more Blondie."

Lucy can feel her skin turn an even darker pink color as she grabs her wallet from Laxus' outstretched hand. Composing herself she stands a little taller while saying, "Don't act like you weren't doing the same thing as soon as I walked in," her tone would sound sweet and innocent to anyone listening but in close proximity, you could tell that she was ready to rip someone alive. Laxus couldn't stop a laugh from coming out as he fully looked over her. Here was the chick he had on his mind for the last 4 months, standing with Pikachu boxers and a purple tank top on, chewing him out. This whole situation was not how he had planned on talking to her for the first time. He had gone over a detailed plan with a close confidant about how to approach the blond bombshell. Seriously this chick was always at the café whenever he came around that he had started to think that she was secretly living there.

"I apologize for laughing," Laxus says as he stands up straight while a hand sweeps through his hair with a sign, "I just couldn't help but notice how cute your shorts are," a grin slips onto his face as he sees her lose a little of the pink color, "I think I actually own a pair like them, myself." He finishes with a full smile now.

Lucy can feel her heart skip a beat as she looks over the man who is by far one the hottest man she's ever seen in her life. He's so tall that she's pretty sure he could reach the high-top ceiling if he really wanted to. He's wearing a black, tight fitted, muscle tank top with basketball shorts to match. In short, he looked like a whole snack waiting for her to eat and when he smiled at her she knew she was going to have to change her underwear when she got home later. Instantly she remembers the conversation she had with Levy not but a couple of minutes ago and the color is back on her skin.

"It's your turn to order," she says in a monotone voice that has left all feeling behind it. This seems to startle Laxus as he looks down on her blank face and turns around confused. Weren't they talking just fine with each other? She was definitely responsive to him flirting seconds ago. Where did that go?

"Hey Elfman, I'll take my normal," he speaks to the brother of the shop owner. He has known the Strauss' family since they were all kids. They grew up together and all but the youngest went to the same high school with each other, but he heard Lisanna was working here part-time while she finishes up her bachelor's at veterinary school. Elfman also was training with Laxus for the next couple of months along with a bunch of other brats that Laxus did not want to think about while he was trying to figure out what happened with the blondie.

Stepping off to the side he overhears Blondie's order and stares a little harder in shock. Was she trying to kill herself? "I want a double espresso shot, light almond milk, chilled and with whip cream on top," She says without batting an eyelash, "and this time don't short me when I'm back later Elfy boy," she finished with a head tilt to the side and sweet smile. After paying she also moves over, looking up she catches Laxus' eyes.

Holy fuck is the only thing going through Lucy's head as she gets lost into this hot man's eyes. Said eyes look at her with a fierce stare for just a second, but that was enough time for Lucy to melt and unconsciously move closer to him. However, just as fast as the look appeared, it vanished just the same leaving Lucy to stumble forward a little. Laxus also takes a step closer without even realizing it until he's placed a hand on her arm to help steady her. When their eyes meet again, it seems to mix with the flare of his skin on hers leaving both to gasp a little from the spark ignited.

"Laxus!" a yell cuts through their moment and has both of them step apart. Laxus goes to grab his drink and with one more lingering look towards Lucy, he slowly walks out of the building. Lucy can hear her name being called out. As she grabs her drink her finger slides against a marker note that she never noticed due to her ogling the man she now knows to be Laxus. He walks past her view from the window and she sighs loudly while walking over to her little corner. Setting up her laptop and notebook she can't help but daydream a little about the smoking man who just left. Unbeknownst to her and Laxus, there was a person in the shadows smirking at what was to unfold for the couple in the future.

Laxus' Pov

Opening the gym doors to his place Laxus couldn't help but be slightly irritated. He hadn't seen his blondie for almost a full week now. Stopping in his tracks for a second, he realized he had just called her his. Fuck he really was caught up over a woman he only knew the name of.

Grabbing some paperwork from behind the front desk Laxus walks over to his office doors when he catches a streak of light reflect off something bright. Looking over to the light he sees exactly what has been on his mind. Lucy is standing across the room leaning on the wall next to the men's bathroom. She's wearing short, white, athletic shorts that hug her ass like a second skin that was paired with her sports bra. Looking around the room Laxus can tell that the other guys have started to stare at her and Laxus starts to feel himself become angry. How dare anyone look at what's his!

As if sensing his stares Lucy looks over to him and he stops himself from walking over towards her. She smiles at him and all his anger washes away. This time he was going to ask her on a date. With a new set determination, Laxus starts his walkover when Elfman decides of all time to appear. He trying to ask Laxus something but Laxus just waves him off, but it's too late. Lucy is being pulled away by a streak of pink. Laxus stops moving as a million thoughts circle through his mind.

"Natsu is totally manly with Lucy huh?" Elfman asks as Laxus turns back towards his office door. He stops again and grabs onto Elfman's shoulder with his head down. Pulling him closer he raises his head slowly with an evil look on his face. "Tell me ALL about how manly he is with her," Laxus says while dragging a poor Elfman into his office.

Settling into his bed Laxus has to run through all the new information he had on his Blondie now. Her name was Lucy Heart and she had been a close friend of Natsu's for almost all of college. Elfman didn't know what exactly she graduated with, but he did say she pretty much never hung out with people outside her dorm room because she was always busy with something. Apparently, she was the reason Lisanna had started to date that Sting kid. She had a big breakthrough with her when Natsu came out with Gray and Lisanna closed herself off in her room. Evidently, a weekend in Vagas really does stay in Vagas. All Elfman knew is that when they came back Lisanna was brand new and Lucy had created another unbreakable bond.

On the topic of Natsu, Elfman was a little harder to get talking. Everyone who saw them together before Gray came along would have assumed that they were dating from how close they always seemed. After returning from her trip with Lisanna she gave her blessing to the new couple but disappeared for a month in Italy. So, everyone was on edge about her leaving out of now where again, and to be fair Laxus felt a pain in his chest of the idea of that happening. He wouldn't be surprised if Lucy had at one point loved Natsu. Maybe she had really just needed a break from everything and that's why she left. However, Elfman went quiet when Laxus said that, so there had to be a deeper reason why.

Laxus could feel his head start to hurt from overthinking everything. Thoughts drifting towards a different aspect of his blondie, namely her body, Laxus instantly shuts down his thoughts and quickly gets up to head for the shower. Stripping down to his boxers he automatically thinks about her in the Pickachu shorts from a week ago. Wondering where she got male boxers from as he racks water through his hair, he starts to formulate a plan of action to finally ask her on a date. It just seems like every time he tries too something comes up.

Laxus grabs his soap and starts to foam his body up. Taking the bar and scrubbing his neck he slowly drags it across his chest while lightly pressing the bar deeper into his skin. Laxus slowly makes a trail down to his throbbing member but doesn't touch it directly. A flash of Lucy's smile crosses his mind as he finishes cleaning his legs and starts rinsing off the soap. Looking down he sees his erect friend begging for attention that Laxus refuses to feed him. Thinking to himself Laxus slowly goes over every interaction with his Blondie and decides right there and then he won't have any other but her. Even from afar Laxus knew he would like her. She was always in her corner typing away without care to the others who would stop and stare at her, including himself.

Now after seeing how she reacted when actually speaking to him, he knew she wouldn't take any of his crap which is exactly what he needed right now. He was tired of always being the one in total control of the aspects of his life. He needed the spark she caused inside of him. It fueled him in ways that he never had been before. It made him want to call up his old sparring partner just to get rid of the energy she seemed to give him from just a glance. Cleaning off the rest of his skincare products he grabbed his towel and pat dried the running water off his skin. He starts to walk out of the bathroom when he hears his phone start to ring. Reaching over his bed to grab it, he rolls his eyes when he noticed the caller ID.

"Bickslow, for the hundredth time today no I will not pose for your flower catalog," Laxus sighs in a calm manner.

"Bro you know that it would be fire! It's not like you're NOT smoking ho-," Bickslow rushes a reply that's cut halfway through by a voice in the background. Laxus can make out that it's a female and rolls his eyes again.

"Look if you're BUSY with someone right now, maybe you shouldn't have called me," Laxus is drying his hair and stops to get water out of his ear with a thud of his hand hitting the side of his head.

"Goman, Gomen, Laxus, I wanted to call and see if you're still going to be coming with us on Friday?" Bickslow apologetically questions. There's a rustle in the background that is followed with a soft moan and Laxus knows he needs to hang up soon.

"Yea, Yea I'll be there," Laxus exhales, "Are you gonna bring this mystery chick you've been seeing?" he asks. Bickslow had been apparently seeing a woman for a world record time period, but none of our group has seen or met her yet.

"Nah, man the mystery wants to stay a mystery a little longer, ya know?" Bickslow replies in a somber tone but switches to hyped in less than a second by stating, "You're never gonna believe who's gonna be there, boss man."

Just as Laxus was about to ask who, there was a knock of his door. "Hey man, I'll call you back someone's at the door," Laxus says as he pulls pants on. He can hear Bickslow yelling for him to wait that it's important but Laxus just rolls his eyes when he hears a louder moan on the other end. Promptly forcing him the hang up the phone. That was the last woman he wanted to hear getting all hot and bothered right now. Extending his arm out, Laxus opens the door with a swoosh, to see a very unlikely person standing there. Now he knows all his plans have gone out the door as soon as he opened it.