Lucy woke up the next morning and groaned as her body felt sore. Looking around she saw it was her old room. Guessing Loke put her here she stood up and stretched. Putting on her blue skirt and white vest top she walked out to see Laxus had left breakfast for her and a note.

Lucy,

I will be going on a mission with the thunder legion today. It shouldn't be very long maybe a week at most. In the meantime, work with Loke to get stronger so when I get back, we can fight. I can work with you on your weaknesses. Loke told me how you felt and no matter what you feel I don't think you are weak

Laxus

She smiled at the kind gesture and he wanted to see her get stronger, but showed it didn't mean everything to him. Sitting down she was eating when she heard Natsu walk in. "So, this is his house? I didn't think it would be this big.," said Natsu. Lucy stood up and walked into the foyer to see Happy and Natsu. Folding her arms, she glared at the two. "What are you doing here?" "Ahh come on Luce we wanted to see where you live now," said Natsu. "I think it's more along the lines you wanted to steal our food," she said. Grinning Happy and Natsu tried to deny it. Lucy laughed and ushered them into the kitchen/ dining room and made them pancakes. Sitting down they talked about the quest they had been on with Gray and Erza. As it turned out they lost almost all of the reward since Natsu and Gray nearly flattened the town.

After breakfast they walked to the guild hall. When Natsu walked in Gray nearly flattened him and missed Lucy by hair if it hadn't been for Erza pulling her out of the way. Pulling the boys apart she glared at them. "What have I told you two about fighting!" yelled Erza. Gray and Natsu stopped what they were doing and looked at her. Natsu tried to argue that Gray was the one to start it. "I don't care! I'm ending it." Walking inside she grabbed Lucy and pulled her inside. Sitting down they ordered food. "Lucy, I haven't had time to really talk to you without the boys since the day of the magnolia festival. I wanted to see how you were doing, but Master sent me off on a mission." "It's alright Erza. I've been doing alright, but right now I'm trying to get stronger. Which is actually why I came by the guild today. I was hoping to spar with you." Erza looked at her in surprise before smiling kindly. "If you really want to I won't hold back." Grinning Lucy thanked her.

An hour later they were in the fields just south of Magnolia. Erza said she wanted to make sure that no one would accidently get hurt. "Lucy you understand if you want me to stop you will call out Fairy. I will immediately stop, but otherwise I won't hold back. Another thing is at any point if I make a damaging blow to you the fight is over. If you accept these conditions let's start." Lucy grabbed her keys and summoned Virgo while Loke came through the gate on his own. "Very Well Requip! Heaven's Wheel Armor!" she shouted. Lucys eyes widened as she realized Erza wasn't kidding. She could summon so many swords with that armor. Grabbing her whip, she dodged a few swords to her left. "Dance my swords!" The swords take on a circular motion as she tried to move out of the way but tripped and fell. Rolling out of the way Lucy breathed a sigh of relief and got back up. "Come on Lucy show me what you can do!" shouted Erza. Grinning she grabbed her keys. "I will not be defeated by you Erza!" Loke and Virgo looked at her in shock as they felt her magic energy spike. "Lucy no!" shouted Loke as he saw she had a golden Key in her hand. "Open, Gate of the Archer! Sagittarius!" Falling to the ground she looked up to see her spirit there and smiled. "Princess!" Virgo ran to her as she fainted and Loke caught her. "Idiot, you aren't ready to have three of us here regardless if I came through on my own or not," said Loke as brushed the hair out of her face. Erza walked over to her and looked at Loke as Virgo had disappeared.

"Loke why did she do that? I thought it was dangerous to summon so many spirits," said Erza. "Usually it is, but her magic energy spiked for a few moments, so she could summon Sagittarius. When I had quit Fairy Tail she summoned all her spirits to her side at once. It wasn't very long, but if she could do that she can get stronger. I believe she could be one of the first Celestial Wizards to achieve Star Dress form. But in order to achieve that she needs to get stronger and focus," he said. "She has a stubborn streak like a certain fire dragon slayer we know. I want to help, but I think she needs meditation first then battle." Nodding he smiled at Erza and carried her back home.

About two weeks later Lucy let out a groan of frustration. "Loke how much longer do we have to do this?" she asked. "Until I think you are ready. Summoning three of us wasn't the smartest thing to do." "But Loke I was able to do it!" she shouted. "Yes, Lucy and you fainted! Now work on meditating." Closing her eyes, she tried to clear her mind, but it kept going back to a certain Blonde dragon slayer. "Lucy!" Cringing she opened her eyes to see Loke was looking at her coldly. "If you aren't going to take this seriously we can stop." "I'm sorry, but I miss him. I know it's only been a couple weeks, but I can't get him out of my mind!" Lucy was so red that Loke laughed and sat down beside her. "So, someone misses Laxus. I never thought I would see the day that happened." Pouting she turned away from him as he put a hand on her head. "Fine we will leave it be for today." He disappeared, and Lucy stood up. "Man, Loke can be such a pain," she complained.

When she arrived back home she walked in and went upstairs to collapse on the bed. Breathing in his scent Lucy smiled. He said a week and it had been a week later than that. Lucy hadn't told anyone even her spirits, but she wanted him to come back. It was starting to bother her again the separation. Sighing she closed her eyes and tried to sleep. Lucy wasn't sure what time it was, but she felt the bed shift. Opening her eyes, she saw Laxus is the moonlight. Smiling she ran her fingers through his hair. Grabbing her wrist, he brought it to his lips and kissed her wrist. "L..La..Laxus!" She squirmed as he moved and kissed her collarbone. He wasn't being rough, and his dragon wasn't present. Lucy was so confused she had realized she went rigid as he was kissing her. "Lucy…" The concern in his voice brought her back to reality. "Welcome home…" she smiled and wrapped her arms around him. Laxus smiled and did the same.

The next morning Lucy woke up to being held tightly. When she tried to move the arms around her tightened. "Laxus, let go." She felt him laughing and it just made her mad and squirmed trying to free herself. "Lu..cy.. Stop" he moaned. The tone he took caused her to freeze. Looking at his face she saw lust in his eyes. Turning red she tried to get away as a reaction. This only caused him to moan as the movement was causing him to become more aroused. Laxus had enough and flipped them over and pinned her arms to the bed. She gasped at the sudden change in positions. Towering over her she saw for the first time he was shirtless. "Lucy you have no idea what you've done." He kissed her and licked the bottom lip asking for more to which she granted. Exploring her mouth, he heard her moan and gripped her wrists tighter. When they broke for air he looked at her. He knew he wouldn't be able to stop if they went any farther. Releasing her he pulled her up to sit in front of him. "Lucy… I want you to leave. I won't be able to control myself much longer," said Laxus. "But..." she began. "Just leave!" She touched his face and traced the lightening scar on his face and smiled.

"I won't leave, and you don't have to hold back. I will be yours." He looked at her eyes for any doubt she may have but didn't see any. "You do realize Lucy I may not be able to stop even if you ask me to." Nodding she felt his tongue lick her neck sending shivers down her spine. "La…" she began, but he shut her up by kissing her. Moaning she felt him hold her around the waist as he delved deeper in her mouth. She wanted to wrap her arms around him, but he was holding her so tight she could barely move. Suddenly she heard him growling and his teeth grazed her skin right by the collarbone and neck. Nodding to answer his unasked question she closed her eyes. Lucy couldn't explain why, but she knew that he wanted an answer. With that he bit down so hard that it broke the skin. This was marking her as his. Tears escaped her eyes as she felt his canines draw blood. When he removed them from her he licked up the blood and they leaned back onto the bed.

She saw the dragon had taken over but a second later he was himself as she felt him wipe the tears away from her brown eyes. "Laxus, I'm…" He kissed her and held her close as he laid down on the bed with her. Twenty minutes later Lucy heard her stomach growl and groaned as she got up. Walking into the bathroom she decided to get ready first. While in there she saw the golden dragon with a lightning bolt coming out of its mouth on her collarbone. Carefully Lucy undressed and was about to get in the shower when Laxus came in. "La..La..Laxus!" She knew he had seen her many times, but this was the first time she was completely naked. Turning red she went to grab for a towel, but he grabbed her wrists and stopped her from covering up. "Don't cover up." His words were demanding and suddenly she felt very aware of how she looked. Turning away she blushed. "Lucy look at me." She refused to look at him and looked at the wall to her left. Laxus pushed her against the wall and kissed her. When they broke apart he smirked. "I don't like being ignored. I can get very aggressive because of it."

He pulled her to his chest and she felt her skin come into contact with his. "Lucy you are mine now and can never leave me. I hope you understand that." Nodding she let him hold her until her stomach grumbled reminding her she needed food. Laughing he let her go before walking over to the shower door and pulled the curtain around him before stripping. Lucy was about to grab her clothes and take a shower later when a hand shot out from behind the curtain pulling her in as she dropped her skirt she had just grabbed to put back on. "What the hell!?" He laughed and looked into her eyes. "You wanted to take a shower so why not together." Turning red she struggled a for a few moments before the water made her slip and push him to the ground with her on top. As the water hit her back and fall onto him she looked into his eyes. To stunned to move she just looked at him. "I'm sorry!" Scrambling to get up she stood up and then when she was looking away in embarrassment held out her hand to help him up. Smiling he took it and pulled her into a hug. Holding her around the waist he grabbed the shampoo and started working it into her hair. "La…Laxus I can d…do this myself," said Lucy nervously. Chuckling he lifted her chin up and kissed her lips. "Lucy, I want to do this for you." Looking at him she saw the sincerity in his eyes and sighed. It was getting harder and harder to resist him.

He washed her hair but allowed her to wash her body. Lucy was grateful for the boundaries. He knew them and that is what mattered. Once she was done she stepped out to dry off. Laxus waited until he knew she was dressed before grabbing a towel and tying it around his waist. Lucy was drying her hair and staring at him through the corner of her eye. She couldn't help it though. Laxus may have been gone for less than a year, but to her it felt like a long time. When she was finished she left the bathroom and made some toast for breakfast. As she was eating a thought crossed her mind. Standing up she headed to the guild hall.