Change of Fate

Lady Countryrose

Ch. 18

The next day came, where Grace Heartfilia was in the bath house of the guild with many of the other women of the guild. All of them wanting to have a day together before the wedding. Each one of them wanted to have a morning of girl time before the big event. While the men were below them in their own bath house, wanting to over hear what the women were talking about.

Mira spoke up, realizing that no one was going to start the talking. "So, Grace." Causing the said woman to worry. She knew from the little experiences with the barmaid that it was not going to be good. "Having last minute thoughts on our, Gajeel?"

"Just the usual, first time bride jitters is all." Grace didn't know what else to say. Without coming off as scared, knowing that the other dragon slayers would be able to hear. No matter where they were.

"Oh, like what?" Mira sounding innocent.

Lucy sat next to her sister and felt the tension, so she took pity on her. "She's afraid of what kind of person..." She saw the fear in her sister's eyes. "...Gajeel is going to show up. Is he going to be gentle...or not so much. Since he is a dragon slayer."

All the men in the lower level was look at Gajeel. Each one of them raised their eyebrows. Seeing that it was a legitimate question. The dark-haired dragon slayer looked uncomfortable. Dragons were not known for being gentle.

Cana laughed darkly, as she was taking a drink from her tankard that she had. "Well...I really can't saw I blame her for asking?" She glanced around with hooded eyes. "He is an animal...you can see it by the way he looks at ya."

Bickslow grumbled, "Cana…." His voice low, whistled lightly. "Even I know not to joke about something like that. I can only imagine how uneasy Grace must be feeling."

At the women's level of the pool. Grace grumbled, glaring at the drunken woman. "You know you're not helping."

Mira glared at Cana for a moment before facing the bride. "Now Grace...has Gajeel given you anything to worry about?" The happy barmaid smiled. "Other than being the tall, dark, protector that he is?"

At the lower level, all the guys were chuckling at Mira's description of the raven-haired Iron Slayer. The man in question grumbled before moving himself to where the water reached his neck. Hoping that everyone would focus somewhere else, other than him.

'Bunny, I'm going to hurt you for saying something… I just wish my Goddess had said something sooner.' Gajeel had thought about it for a moment. 'I guess we really didn't have much time to talk about a lot of things.'

Natsu sighed, as he glanced around. "I hope they get done soon...this is really not something I want to hear."

Gajeel stood up from where he had sat. Glad that his towel was wrapped around him. With a hard glare in placed, he made his way towards the doors that would lead him out of the bath area.

"Where are you going," asked one of the many males that was brave enough to ask.

"Saving my wedding…" It was the only words he allowed out of his mouth before marching out. It didn't take him long to get to the women's baths. Where he pushed open the door, growling, "Everyone out…"

It didn't take everyone that much time but everyone left the room. All except for Grace and Lucy, who gave Gajeel a glare. "You too Bunny."

"No," she hissed out.

He gave the blonde a glare before hissed softly. "Unless you want to see what two people act out a romance novel do in real life. I would advise that you...just leave."

"What are you going to do," she asked softly.

He gave her a harsh glare. "I guess you really want to stay and see what happens…" Before he made his way towards Grace, whose back was to him.

"Just...don't hurt her," she replied softy, before rushing out of the room.

He gave out a harsh huff before making his way towards Grace. He slipped into the water next to her. Leaning his body into her. Letting her know that he was next to her.

"You know...the groom isn't supposed to see the bride...before the wedding?" Her voice came out small sounding, something he was really wasn't use to hearing. Even softer after her run with Laxus, after their big fight in the park.

"It's a good thing I'm not into superstition then," he turned towards her. His heart ached seeing her eyes. Telling him...he needed to help her. "What's caused all this...doubtfulness?"

"I don't know," she shook her head. Looking into his eyes...asking for...help. "I never really thought out it before...I guess I was enjoying life too much to even stop...and think."

"I can see that," he stated with a slight chuckle. He shoved himself into the deeper water and faced her. Where he placed himself between her knees. "Let me help you...ease your doubts."

"How," Grace's eyebrow raised. Trying to understand where...he was heading with what he was doing.

"Well...since we are getting married today." His voice becoming deeper and he leaned into her. Kissing along her jawline before grazing his teeth against her neck. "Let's get one of her fears out-of-the-way," as his thumbs rubbed into her inner thighs.

"But…"

"Shhh," his lips came up and graced her ear. "Stop thinking," he pulled away. Allowing their eyes meet. Allowing his emotions through his eyes to do the talking for him. "Just...feel…"

Her heart skipped a beat, just as her breath held in her lungs. Grace could see through his eyes. He met every word that he had uttered towards her. It didn't matter to him about his own feelings...but her own. He was going to show her...how much she met to him.

She really couldn't find anything else to hold him back. Since he was right and they were getting married that day anyway. So with a slight nod of her head. It was enough of an invitation for him to rip their towels away from their bodies.

With a quick glance of his red eyes over her body. He leaned into her and whispered. "You're fucking beautiful," before taking possessing her lips with his own. The kiss was full of longing and passion. That neither one of them could explain how they were still breathing.

Grace, who had been tense since Gajeel had been the water. She had found herself relaxing under the forceful encounter with his lips. The gentle rubs from his hands across her thighs. She felt her body become more relaxed than she ever imagined. Allowing her body to stretch out on it own.

She felt her body moving towards his. As it float towards him. Like the water was helping them lining up for what's to come. She pulled back from their heated kiss, when the need for air had gotten to great.

Grace was about to glance down. After feeling something poking at her inner thigh, only to be stopped by Gajeel's hand coming her cheek. His thumb petting her cheekbone.

"Goddess," he purred softly. "Don't look…" When her eyes gave him a slight glare. He gave a cheeky grin. "I'm not going to lie but I don't want to scare you, about how big I am...Grace."

She gave a small squeak, as his other arm wrapped around her waist. Keeping her where he wanted her. "I'm big...a bit rigged." His voice became soft. "But I will show you how much you mean to me, while I thrust my way into you."

Grace didn't know what was coming over her. She knew that she was in the bath. But she was feeling her skin become hotter than she had gotten possible. As something liquidating at her core. It was something that she had never felt before.

"I..trust you, Gajeel," her voice whispered. The words came out on their own. It was something that would have scared her...from a time long past. But not with him, not when he was doing something that meant the world to her.

"It's going to hurt...only at first. But I'm doing whatever it takes...for you to feel comfortable." His red eyes, trying to drill more meaning into her own blue-green ones. "Remember...breath and relax."

She gave a slight nod. He gave her another kiss, as she felt something poking at her core. Just as a feeling of something that she had never felt before. Shooting its way from her core, making its way up her spine.

Grace growled in announce, when she felt him not doing anything. Her body acting only on instinct. Her legs wrapped themselves around his hips, bring him closer to her. Causing his hips to thrust towards her. Bringing his staff come slamming into her, almost slitting her in half.

"Shit Grace," Gajeel growled out. "I didn't want to hurt you." He wrapped his arms around her, just as her body started to quiver vielle. Causing the wash to slush all over the place in the baths.

Once her body had stopped shaking, he slowly started rolling his hips. Keeping his shaft in her, allowing her to get used to the feeling of him inside her. But the slight movement of his ridges. Were enough to entice the sounds of pleasure from her plump tender lips.

"Gaj," she gasped out softly. Just as he started to pump a little more in and out of her. But also allowing the intense sense of power behind the thrusts. Causing her to gasp for air.

"What do you want, Goddess," he purred out softly. The kind of tones that she was privilege of hearing.

"I...I...want more," she struggled to say. "I want more."

He gave a slight grunt before pulling out of her and flipped her body around. Causing her to lay over the edge of the stone floor and bath. With her ass sticking up. She gasped out, as her heart started to beat wildly.

"With pleasure," he purred out. Before slamming himself into her waited core. Making her wanted to grab out for something. Anything to hold her to that moment, but finding nothing to help. "You're a dream fucking come true," he growled out.

"Why," she gasped out. Trying to make sense in his words. As she fought with the fog that was trying to settle in her mind. She was losing connection, other than getting lost to the feeling that he was enticed her with.

"Because only...a true mate," his voice darkened from his sexual desires. "Can entice this feeling...that I have for you." Gajeel thrust even harder and faster. "This need to satisfy you...no matter what." He took a struggled breath. "Allowing my cock...to last as long as it has…. It's a fucking dream…"

Grace couldn't explain, but his words had caused something to trigger within. I made her explode, just as her own hips were rolling against him. Enticing him for more.

His deep chuckle rolled across her bare skin across her back. "Oh, don't worry...my enchantress. You're not done with me...yet."

He flipped her over again, her ass on the edge instead. He thrust into her heard. Causing sounds of gasps leaving her luscious lips. Her fingers rolled into her hands, as she fought to want to do something with her hands.

"That's it Grace...allow me control of your body." He then leaned down over her body. Grazing his teeth over her collarbone, as a shiver raked through her before biting into her flesh.

A scream ripped out of her mouth and lungs. The sound that could be heard from anywhere within the guild. Everyone had been down in the mens baths when they had heard her scream. Nearly causing everyone to get upon their feet.

Natsu called out, "DON'T!"

Everyone turned towards him with fearful looking in their eyes. "What do you mean don't," hissed Lucy. Feeling uncomfortable, not just hearing Grace's scream. But also being naked under a towel, along with the other girls.

"He's just laid his mating claim over, Grace." When he saw that no one was understanding what he was saying. He huffed, "It's a Dragon Slayer thing… Our dragon parents told us that we...need to bite our mates...to claim them."

Lucy gave a fearful look. "He's not killing her?"

"No," he shook his head. As a small smile graced his lips. "It's...kind of like a marriage thing...but with dragon practices."

Back in the women's baths, Grace had found her breath again. Just as her world came back to focus. Feeling pain, not just in places that she had never felt before. But also along her upper thighs. It was when she felt Gajeel's tongue, lapping up the blood that she could imagine coming from the bite he gave her.

"What was that...for," she hissed out.

"It's part of my Dragon Slayer magic," he stated calmly. His red eyes found their way to her own eyes. "Once I've found my mate, I must claim them." He took a deep breath. "It's so that I can keep myself human...if my magic becomes too much for me."

"Oh," she gasped out. Grace's lips gave a thoughtful smile towards him.

"Careful," he gave an amused look towards her. "I might decide in having my way with you again…"

"And that would be a bad thing," she asked with humor in her voice.

Gajeel shook his head as he chuckled. "Not if you want to have a wedding...on time today." He helped her to sit up and placed her back in the water. "I'll help you to wash up."

True to his word, he helped her. But not without trying to entice her some more. With every touch that he used. As he lathered soap across, every inch of her body. Making her quiver for anticipation of his touch.

He even helped with washing her hair. It was enough to make her feel like she was in heaven. At least, feeling like she was the most important person in the world Gajeel's eyes. Once the bath was done and over it. He had gone as far helping her dry off; as well as, combing her hair.

He gave a feathered kiss on her neck. "I hope I've chased all our doubts away?" He then wrapped his arms around her, bringing her closer to his body. Allowing her to relax against his muscled chest.

She gave a small nod. "You have...but I don't know if...I can walk." She allowed a small giggle to leave her lips. "If..this is what I get to look forward to. What else am I looking to...in our marriage?"

A deep sounded chuckle came from the man in the room. "Oh...my Goddess." He kissed her lightly on her shoulder-blade. "I can't believe I've withheld myself from you...this long. You're like the...desert I didn't know that I was missing out on."

She turned her around enough to where she could see him. Grace leaned into him, tilted her head enough to where her lips could reach neck. Seeing how much she truly had on him. Because she saw him quiver before her eyes.

"You should go," she stated with a dull sound in her voice. "We still have to get ready…"

He gave a small nod. "After tonight...realize that we may not see the guild...for a least a few weeks. Because I want you...all to myself."

She smiled towards him, giving him a small before pushing him towards the door. He had grabbed a towel, wrapping himself with it before leaving the women's bathing room. Moments later, Lucy came running the room before the others followed after her.

"Grace, are you already? We heard screaming," stated Lucy in her worried like tone.

Grace smiled towards her sister with warmth in her eyes. "Don't worry, Lucy. Everything is fine."

"Damn," stated a woman who was coming towards them. Cana gave her a once over before looking towards Lucy with a hungry look in her eyes. "If your sister can have this much of an afterglow from a wild time with her man. Why don't you push Natsu up a wall and see if something like that will do you some wonders."

"CANA," squeaked Lucy with fear in her eyes. "That isn't something...that I'm ready for!"

While the women were getting ready for was needed for the wedding. The men were still in the water, giving Gajeel some unusual looks, as he came back into the world. Puffing out his chest...doing nothing bit of wrong.

"Did you really have to give her a...mating claim," asked Laxus from where he sat. "That scream alone told us a story that a beast...was lay into that girl."

Gajeel grumbled as he looked into the massive blonde male. "You wouldn't understand since you hadn't been raised by a dragon." His red eyes flashed as he turned towards where he had left his clothes. "But, to let you know, when a dragon finds his mate and doesn't lay their claim in them. Then that dragon could surely die."

Natsu nodded his head. "Yes," his voice sounded distant. "It's something that Igneel had ingrained into me. Letting me know that...you can't go in half-cock. Having a mate is the most sacred thing in life for any dragon, even a dragon slayer."

"Who is your mate, Natsu," asked Bickslow with a harsh look in his eyes. "Why haven't you laid your own claim on them?"

He bowed his head, closing he his. "Because I don't think she's ready for something like that… Lucy doesn't seem like she's ready for something long-term. Our lives seem...too perfect to ruin it with something like mates…"

"That may be true, Fire Brain," grumbled Gray from where he sat away from Natsu. "But leaving her...unsure of anything isn't the way to do things either. She does have feeling for you, but to have her sitting around waiting for the unknown. Isn't something I would never imagine her doing...either."

Natsu nodded, "Not today." He glanced towards everyone with the baths. "This is Gajeel's and Grace's day. I don't want to take away something as important...as their day…"

Everyone nodded. They knew that Natsu had a brain somewhere within his head. But to really see it in action, was a sight to behold for many of them. It just surprised them how much of a...wise young man he could be. At least...when it counted.

Everyone within the guild had gotten ready for the big event. Trying to get what imagines that they had somewhat shared. When Gajeel and Grace were together. Not voicing how much the dark-haired dragon slayer cared for their new member. It seemed to sweet in an unnatural endurance with the said, dragon slayer.