So the day I posted the last chapter on all the platforms I share this to, I got asked for an update, so I guess that is a good thing. I'm glad everybody is enjoying the story. I love writing fanfictions because of the instant feedback you get from it. It has really helped me figure out my voice and that my writing is distinct. Now with that said I have at least three story ideas that I want to do. One is based off another song from my adolescence and a more recent song, and the other is a murder mystery that involves high society and courtesans. If I made demo chapters for these would any of you be interested in reading them? Okay, let's get this chapter started!


3rd Person POV

It was the dead of night when Lucy jolted awake. Searching blindly in the dark she turned on her lap and reached for her comm. Halfway through typing in the number, she realised who it was she was calling.

"When did I start relying on the man for everything?" She chuckled putting in her phone in her lap.

"Star?" She heard coming from the comm in her lap.

"OH! Hey Laxus." She said scrambling to put the phone to her ear. When she had put the phone down she accidentally pressed send.

"Is everything okay, Star?"

He sounds so sexy when he's just woken up. Lucy thought as she leaned into her pillows.

"I had a nightmare. I didn't mean to hit send. I was halfway through putting your number in when I calmed down." It was half a lie.

"What was the dream about?" His concern brought a smile to Lucy's face even if she could vividly remember the horrors of her dream.

"You were dying."

"You're not going to get rid of me ever, Blondie," Laxus said.

"I should hope not. I rather enjoy being with you." A pause, "I mean hanging out with you. Not that we're dating… Not that I wouldn't want to date you, you're a great friend. And a great lay. Not that that's all I think about you. Not to say that I think about you. I mean I do thi-"

His deep baritone laugh cut her off from her babbling, "I get it Blondie, you don't have to worry."

"So, how's your mission going?" She asked. Lucy was starting to feel self-conscience, as she did whenever he caught her mouth running away from her. She started fiddling with her hair to keep herself from pacing.

"I have to go on the hunt tomorrow. I spoke with the Rune Knights up here and they lost track of the target the day before I checked in with them."

"So, yesterday, when you called me?"

"Yeah, they lost him then. Star, I want you to be careful. This person… they have a thing about revenge and if I fail or he gets away from me before I can take him into custody…" Lucy listened in closely to her lover's words, she could have sworn his voice was trembling but dismissed it because this was Laxus. His voice doesn't waver. "He may go after you."

"Why me?"

"Because you're always on my mind. You're the most important thing in my life. More than the legion. More than Gramps. I… I want to tell you something."

"No. Wait until you come back. Because I know you will come back to me. To us. To Fairy Tail."

"Gods, I just want to hold you so tightly right now. I love that you have so much confidence in me."

"You've never given me a reason not to have confidence in you. Now go back to bed. Happy hunting." She waited for him to say good night before she released a shuddering breath. She never did go into the depth of her nightmare. Looking at the clock on the wall, Lucy knew she wasn't going to get any sleep tonight and decided to change and go for a run.

"Princess?" Virgo had opened her gate and stood before her friend - effectively blocking the way out.

"Yes, Virgo? Is something wrong?"

The pink-haired spirit shook her head. "I thought you might like to know that Crux found the locator spell you wanted."

"Wow… I forgot I had him looking into that… How long ago did I have him start that search?"

"Six months, Princess."

"Thank you for notifying me, Virgo. You may go back home now. And no punishment."

"Thank you, Princess." She bowed slightly with a hand over her heart and poofed back to the Spirit World.

Lucy pulled out the Silver Key to the Southern Cross and silently called to her magic and pulled him to Earthland.

"Miss Lucy."

"Grandpa Crux. Virgo said you found the spell."

"I did, but Miss Lucy I should tell you that this spell requires a great deal of magic. To the point, you could face Magic Deficiency Syndrome if you do it at the level you are at right now."


"She seems distracted," Mira observed to Evergreen and Cana. Something was bugging Lucy, and the girls couldn't figure it out.

Lucy was there at the guild before Mira had even gotten there. When Mira tried to find out if everything was okay with her, Lucy just shut her out.

"Laxus has only been gone a couple of days, and it's like Lucy's light is going out." Cana took a swig from her beer. "Mira, I think you guys may have gone too far this time in your schemes."

"That has yet to be determined, Cana," Mira said with a sickly sweet smile.

"No, it is!" The background noise in the guild stopped at Cana's shout. "I saw the mission, he might not come back! And if that happens we will lose her forever! Gajeel already confirmed that the two of them are mates. And you want to shove happy couples in her face! If you think that is a good idea and will help with how dangerous his mission is. Then you've lost your gods damned mind, Mirajane! If he doesn't come back she will have lost the love of her life! Remember when she thought she lost Natsu, her Kin? If you think that was bad it will be nothing compared to if she thinks she lost Laxus." Cana was red in the face from anger.

Luckily for everyone listening to Cana's rant, Lucy was upstairs in Laxus' office which could block out downstairs noise - courtesy of Freed's runes.

A sigh was heard further down the bar and the girls looked over and saw Master Makarov sitting there, "Cana, do you not have faith in my grandson?"

"I do, Master. But everyone has limits and that mission will test and push Laxus' limits."

"Cana, I've talked to Lucy. I told her that this was going to be a tough mission, but she just smiled and said that it's Laxus there's nothing he couldn't do. She knows the risks but she still does not doubt in her mind that he will come back to us… to her." A pause as the Master gazed at his children, "Now, I don't want to hear any more talk about Laxus not going back and no one puts doubt in Lucy's mind."


I'm going to stop it right here guys. I really struggled with this chapter, but I knew so many of you were looking forward to this update and I'm sorry it took so long to put up. Thank you all for continuing to read this story and for reading my one-shot I posted a few weeks ago.