The First Sin
Summary: "Bingo! One Point for the Celestial Princess!" Ace smirked, taking joy in the horror and shock on her face, "You're a special kind Miss Heartfillia. Why else would they keys choose you? Why have you seen the King? My keys are crying out for you too… But you can't have them! They're mine!"
Authors note: This took a while. You know how life decides, hey, adulting? Yeah, well that happened. But now I'm back with this new chapter! The chapter title is Latin, because I felt it suited this arc and it means Time, Commander of all Things. It'll make sense once you get the the end of the arc! Let me know how you like it!
Disclaimer: I in no way own Fairy Tail! I do however own my own characters.
Arc: Sloth
Chapter 15: Tempus Rerum Imperator
Lucy groaned, her stomach churning from the amount of smoothies Master Bob had forced her to consume, 'The best way to recover is sugar. At least that's what I say!' He had doted on her the entire day while they spoke about their mission from the council. Going over details and facts, trying to find a way to deal with the last of the siblings.
"It's alright Lucy. We'll figure this out." Loke wrapped an arm around her shoulder, pressing her into his side despite the growl that echoed from behind them, "Oh shut up you stupid dragon. You have no right to say who comforts her. Especially after what you did to her."
The words put an end to any discomfort Laxus had felt towards the closeness the Spirit had to his Lucy, replacing it instead with shame.
"It's alright Laxus." His head snapped up, coming face to face with the woman plaguing his thoughts, "I understand why you did it. While I don't agree with it, and that there was a better way to go about your plan… I get it. Nakama look out for each other. No matter what. There's a reason Master didn't take away our Marks." She held out her hand, the one with her pink guild mark, and urged him to take it. Her eyes endearing and Laxus couldn't hold back the smile that took over his face.
"You're amazing Lucy." Gently, he took her hand, cupping it on the inside of his arm as they took off down the street again, "I don't even think we would have gotten out of the battle with Ira if it wasn't for your fast thinking."
Loke beamed at his Master with pride, his heart swelling at the glow that surrounded her. She had not only stood up to a dark mage stronger than her, but she had thought on her feet so well that she had saved them all, "Not only that, I don't think you and Gemini have every worked so well together. The fact that you controlled Laxus' magic so well... He's not wrong Lucy."
"You guys… It wasn't much really. If it wasn't for the rest of you Loke I wouldn't have made it in time." Lucy sent him a dazzling smile and he swore that he had never seen a more radiant sight from the woman.
"I'm glad that you're happy again Lucy," Loke pressed a kiss to her forehead, only to freeze when he went to pull away. At first Laxus thought the ginger haired spirit was just messing with him, but when Lucy didn't react after a few seconds he tensed.
"Oi! Stupid cat, let her go." He went to place a hand on Loke's shoulder in a bid to separate spirit and master, but they didn't budge, and it was only then that he realised they weren't even breathing, "What the fuck?"
He looked around, noticing how everything around him seemed to be frozen in place, even the birds remained suspended mid-flight above him. Despite everything retaining it's vibrance, not even the heat of the sun seemed to touch his skin. A fact that had him on edge.
"Who's there?" His growl only caused the culprit to laugh, a cold, chilling sound that had him baring his teeth as he shifted away from the frozen pair, "You'll regret not showing yourself!"
Lightning arched off his skin, sparking and bouncing between him and nearby objects. But only silence greeted his threat and his growl deepened.
And just like that everything started moving again. Loke vanished in a shower of yellow sparks and Lucy staggered, favouring the side Laxus the side Laxus had released. Her mouth fell open, eyes wide as she caught sight of her partner ablaze in glowing lightning.
"Laxus? What's wrong?" The eerie glow to his eyes had her on her toes, hand reaching for him but not daring to touch him, "Laxus?"
His growl died out, his chest heaving for breath. Eyes wild he spun in his spot, trying to catch a glimpse of what had caused time to stop.
"Laxus…" Her words sounded rasped and his eyes snapped to hers, noticing the pale pallor her skin had taken, "Laxus… I don't feel so good…" Her breath stuttered, and her eyes rolled back in her head, his heart to skipping a beat. It was only instinct that allowed him to catch her before she hit the ground.
"Lucy? Lucy!" He shook her, patting her cheeks as gently as he could while giving her a little shake, "Lucy!"
xXx The First Sin xXx
He paced the infirmary, Master Bob sitting calmly beside the unconscious Celestial mage, his worried eyes trained on Laxus' form.
"Really Laxus. Paving a new path into the floor isn't doing anyone any favours." His voice made Laxus pause, but the Dragon Slayer only let a second pass before he resumed his pacing, brows furrowed in worry.
"Laxus... Stop annoying Master Bob." Lucy groaned, her eyes cracking open. But before she could take in where she was her vision was filled with blonde hair and blue eyes.
"Lucy! Are you okay?" His hands fluttered over her, unsure whether she was hurt or not, "What happened?"
Lucy huffed, pressing against his shoulders so that she could sit up properly. Laxus pressed pillows behind her, allowing her the maximum amount of comfort that he could provide.
"Now Lucy. I know you're confused. But you had Laxus and I in quite a worrying situation." Master Bob patted her shoulder, causing the blonde to turn to him, "Now why don't you tell us what happened?"
Lucy frowned, brows pinching as she thought, "I don't really know. It was weird. One second, I heard Laxus telling us to, Loke and I, to let go of each other and then… then I couldn't move. I couldn't breathe. The next thing I knew Laxus looked like he was about to attack someone. But I was so dizzy…"
Laxus crossed his arms, staring at his Guild Master for some kind of confirmation.
"Well," Master Bob started, clapping his hands together, "It seems like someone with some Dark Magic is involved. I wouldn't be too surprised if it was another Infernos Sibling. Obviously one that deals in a type of Time Magic. But by the sounds of it, it seems like they can stop time, by locking the physical bodies in a certain area. But the mind is still active." A dark look crossed Master Bobs face, "Which means that even though your mind is still active, nothing else functions. It's likely the magic could leave a person to suffocate to death…"
Lucy tensed, eyes wide as she looked at the usually jovial Master her hands gently touching her throat, "Suffocate…"
Laxus growled, eyes narrowing as he stared the the blonde woman in the bed, "Fuck them. I'll find them. I won't let them-" He froze when he felt Lucy grab his hand, her eyes staring up at him in determination.
"You aren't doing it alone again. I won't let you. It's obvious they know I'm with you in this anyway, otherwise they wouldn't have targeted me to get to you." She nodded to herself before smiling, "We're in this together Laxus."
His heart skipped a beat at her word and he couldn't help but send her a little smile of his own, "Okay. Sure thing Lucy. Mavis knows that if I tried to keep you out of it that you'd just get yourself involved anyway."
Lucy sent him a dry look, her lips pursed before their attention was drawn to the infirmary door, "Lucy~! Are you okay?" Evergreens' voice echoed through the door and the brunette entered without waiting for a reply, "I got you some soup. I hope you don't mind. But you didn't look that good when Laxus brought you in. Bix let me know you were awake."
Laxus felt his eyebrows raise before a small wooden totem popped up from under the blankets, floating just in front of Lucy's face, not so subtling calling her by her nickname as it danced around her. By the time the two blondes processed what was going on, Ever had taken a seat on the bed and held the bowl out for Lucy to take.
"Um. Thank you Evergreen." A faint blush decorated the Celestial Mages' cheeks as she took the offered food, feeling her stomach cramp suddenly, "I didn't realise how hungry I was."
"It's understandable Lucy. Not only did you have a brush with death, but your magic was also drained with Loke being forced to leave this realm." Master Bob nodded at his explanation before standing, clapping his hands together, "Now that that's sorted, get some rest Lucy. Our guild is your home for as long as you need it."
Something warm bubbled in her chest and she smiled, waving as Master Bob left the room, "That's incredibly kind of him."
"He looks out for everyone. Besides, once you've been a Fairy, a small part of you is always a Fairy." Laxus shrugged, taking the seat that was now vacant, "Now eat. We need to figure this out before anything happens again."
The dark look that crossed his face had the women shivering, the air heavy with uncertainty.
xXx The First Sin xXx
Thank you for reviewing the last chapter! I'm so sorry this took so long to get out. I've been slammed at work and had a tonne to do at home. I'm also a Historic reenactor and the past two month had major events in them, so that had me tied up. I've also joined a gym! (Look at me being healthy) That's also been tiring. But here's the newest chapter, the next one shouldn't take nearly as long to come out. Shout out to those that reviewed:
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