A/N: WOW! Well this one took a lot longer than I expected! I wanted to make sure Mira was posted before papers week started; now that that is over…I hope you all are ready for some exciting updates!
Three Days After Auction Announced:
"Wow…look at this one!" Mirajane said with wide eyes as she marveled at the delicate piece of fabric hanging from her fingers. Stretching the material by the waistband, she couldn't help wondering where the blonde got such wonderful…unmentionables.
The girls of the Fairy Tail guild were gearing up for tonight's auction, and although various other cool things would be going on sale, by far the biggest ticket items were going to be the dates with some of the guild's most attractive girls. So to fully show off the especially magical gifts nature had blessed them with (and because they would be getting a small cut) the girls had spent the last few days shopping around for the best bikinis they could find to help...encourage a higher bid for themselves. While the others searched through every store and catalog they could think of, Erza and Mirajane just so happened to know exactly where the biggest treasure trove of sexy clothes in Magnolia could be found…
Lucy's apartment.
Turning to face the older model, Lucy blushed when she saw what she was holding up. "Huh? Oh, that one…yeah…I got that one as a reward for a job…"
The bar maiden giving the girl a rather shrewd look, Lucy was quick to raise her hands in her defense. "It wasn't like THAT! Okay?" She looked the other way brushing some hair out of her eyes as she did. "He was just another misguided boy trying to get in my pants was all."
At hearing this, Erza, who was going through another dresser on the far side of the room, smirked. "Misguided boy, huh?" The older girl's remark caught the attention of the others. "Then maybe you could explain this one?" Holding up yet another pair of panties, Erza could already feel her own cheeks dusting pink just from touching them.
"Lucy…how…where did you…get something so…" *WOOOOOOW* The bar maiden too felt her cheeks turn a dark shade of crimson as she cupped her hands over her mouth, the tiny scrap of cloth almost nonexistent between the knight's fingers
Lucy for her part was standing completely still, her back having gone rigid the moment Erza pulled out the item in question. "Well that…uhhhh…that…"
"It's a thong…" Mirajane murmured, her voice still muffled by her hands, even then though her words as well as her gaze made the blonde's body turn beet red in embarrassment.
Turning to face the others, Erza had held the tiny little item up between her hands, the red fabric hanging low, there being hardly enough thread to hold it together, let alone cover any more than a girl's inner lips... "Luuuucyyyy…" the knight smirked as she stepped towards the blonde, her hands stretching and unstretching the thong as she did, the flimsy garment teasing its owner with every stretch. "Where did this one come from, hmm?...Another misguided boy?…" Her dark orbs moving over the younger girl's curves though…Erza already knew the answer from the intensity of her blush.
"No…no way…you…you actually bought this?" Mira gasped, staring wide eyed at the youngest girl of the three.
"EEP!" The sound was so cute as it left Lucy's lips, the celestial wizard instantly wrapping her arms around her body as her eyes squeezed shut, she shook her head back and forth in denial.
"Lucy…" Even Mirajane had to admit it was small. A tiny piece of ornately designed red fabric, it almost seemed like the person who made it had tried to use as little silk as possible. Her blue eyes catching those of the surprisingly naughty blonde as she peeked out from between her lashes, Mira winked. "And people call you the innocent girl!" Her voice just as teasing as the knight's, if not as provocative.
The air above Lucy's head was practically sizzling and her face as red as humanly possible. She tried her best to explain away the purchase that only served to validate the claims of a certain pink haired maid. "No! No! No! It's not like I bought it…I just…happened to see it in the store and tried it on…then…I…" Her words getting slower and slower by the second, the eyes of her friends soon narrowed to mere slivers as they smirked at her.
"So you put it on and then left without paying for it…" Mirajane's gaze caught hers first, the blonde instantly feeling like a criminal.
"Funny…I've never walked out of a store with something on and not noticed…" Erza's smirk though…when Lucy heard her words and saw her face, she just about fainted. "Although…" the older girl stretched the thong one last time, its red silk complimenting her hair beautifully. "With how small this is…I could see how you could put it on and forget you did…looks like it would just…slip right in…"
The air above Lucy's head now an open flame, she tried to fan it away; her face still burning with embarrassment. Her friends though knew better, even as she tried to deny it they continued to look upon her as the not so innocent girl she really was. "I…I just thought it looked cute was all…I'm not the kind of girl who…"
Leaning into the blonde, Mira gave her a one armed hug, her hold helping to balance the blonde's embarrassment, even if her words did the opposite. "Aww…I'm sure you did, sweety!" She held her friend close, her lips grazing the shell of her ear as she spoke. "So has Natsu seen it yet?" the bar maiden asked, her friend squirming at the question.
Erza meanwhile who had had her fill with teasing the celestial wizard already, and seeing that the pair were distracted with what she could only assume was boyfriend talk, went back to looking for something to wear for tonight's auction.
Feeling that pair of lips brushing against her ear made Lucy squirm nervously. It had been three days since the auction had been announced, and while that had been weighing heavily on her mind it wasn't the only thing she had been worried about, oh no, as if the looming date with someone she probably didn't even know wasn't enough, Natsu had to drop a very specific bomb on her, one that had kept her from sleeping the last two nights even after their usual nightly rounds of fun.
It had been late and they had been talking about some of the others when Cana's name had come up. At hearing her name, Natsu recalled a conversation they'd had just a few days prior, or rather an...offer Cana had made, that she wanted to spend a little time with the buxom princess and in her words 'teach her a few things'.
That of course had Lucy thinking back to her threesome with Natsu and Levy, and the more she thought about it, the more she couldn't help but think about Cana's offer, and the more she thought about Cana's offer...to put simply, she had been a bit on edge lately. She knew that she was only attracted to boys; there was no question about that. Levy had been fun but...the experience didn't light her soul on fire like Natsu did every time his lips touched hers…either pair really…but...at the same time she couldn't get the images of what happened that night out of her mind, nor the occasional image of Cana joining in. Fighting the blush trying to overwhelm her face though, Lucy was able to bring her eyes over to Mirajane to answer her question. "No…he…I haven't been able to show him…"
Her grip on the celestial wizard strengthening at hearing her words, Mira smirked one last time before her lips brushed against her ear, the hot air from her whisper making her shudder. "Well then maybe you should…I'm sure he would be VERY happy to peel it out of you…"
"KYYAAAAAHHHHH!" The heat from her face frying her already fragile mind, Lucy fainted, her body falling limp in the bar maiden's arms and leaving the older girl to put a hand to her own cheek with a smile. "Oops! Looks like I overdid it a little…heheheh!"
Looking back at the pair, Erza shook her head. "Really couldn't help yourself, huh?" The knight smirked as she approached; a beautiful red strapless bikini in her hands.
"Ooh! You found something to wear?" Mira smiled at seeing what the redhead was holding, apparently not at all noticing the tiny piece of red silk tucked away in one of the cups.
"You're darn right I did!" Her eyes shining in the sunlight which shone in through the room's window, Erza flipped her hair over her shoulder before offering to take the blonde, her friend eagerly complying.
"There we go," hefting Lucy up onto her shoulders Erza walked her over to her bed where she laid the celestial wizard down to recover. "Now you might want to hurry up and find something yourself," the knight remarked while her eyes remained focused on the glowing pink face of her rather naughty friend. "We don't have long before the auction starts and you still need something to wear…unless…" Tilting her head around just enough to shoot a teasing grin at the demoness, "you're finally going to do that nude performance everyone from Sorcerer's Magazine has been pestering you about…"
Her cheeks lighting up a soft magenta, Mira shook her head before turning away to dig into another of Lucy's dressers, her mind full of questions she needed to ask the blonde about her morality. "Not this time, Erza…" the bar maiden beamed, at last holding up a beautiful black bikini. "But if you really want a show…you could always wear that thong you're hiding…I'm sure Natsu wouldn't be able to look away…" she fired back, her smile turning suggestive just as she raised an eyebrow at her.
"Mhhhmph!" Her face turning red at having been caught in the act, Erza didn't reply, not wanting to give her rival the satisfaction of getting to her. Instead, she kept her eyes locked on the peaceful (and now no longer red) face of her blonde friend. 'Lucy…' The scarlet haired knight thought, her mind wandering off to a place where a certain pink haired young man would pin her to the ground and make her understand that she belonged to him. 'I hope you'll forgive me for taking this, but…' looking over at a pair of crumpled up shorts on the far side of the room, which no doubt belonged to that same man, Erza smiled. 'I need to see those shorts on my floor too…'
Guild Hall That Night:
"HOORAY!" The guild hall was bustling with life as people both citizens and wizards alike came from the far corners of the town and surrounding countryside for this magnificent event.
"Come on in! We're ready to get started!" shouted Jet and Droy as they handed out listings while Master Makarov summoned the townspeople to the auction. The people filing in in droves, they were soon gathering before the main stage which had been set up just for the occasion.
Standing atop the lectern on the main platform, Makarov looked more excited for the night's events than any of the people present. "Welcome, people of Magnolia!" his voice boomed out across the hall, drawing everyone's attention to his small, yet imposing form. "I know you've all been awaiting this day just as long as I have…but now it's finally here!" Gazing over the crowd as their cheers filled his ears, the old master grinned. 'Let's pray that none of the winners of our later...prizes get too handsy… after what Erza did to Natsu when he grabbed her…I shudder to think what could happen to a normal man…' His eyes closing momentarily, his head lowered as he uttered his prayer, that being done he looked up again, eyes shimmering like the sun. "So without further ado, I am proud to declare the Fairy Tail Auction…OPEN!"
The cheers from the crowd were deafening, taking a seat off to the side of the stage, Makarov beamed happily up at his children as they started wheeling various items up on stage. "Yes, I believe this is going to be a most prosperous night for Fairy Tail…" Smiling at how Warren opened bidding on the first item, a young sapling from Tenrou island, Makarov was caught by surprise when a small hand took hold of his cloak.
Tug tug
"Huh?..." looking down to see who it was, the old man soon found a smile spreading across his face as the bright and youthful eyes of Asuka shone up at him. "Why, hello, Asuka!" he grinned from ear to ear at the little girl, the small thing soon gasping as she was hoisted up into her mother's arms.
"Why hello, yourself Master," Bisca winked, her green pony tail swishing to one side as she hefted her daughter into her arms. "Aren't you enough of a bad influence on your own children? Do you really have to go teaching mine bad habits too?" Giggling at the blush spreading across the old man's cheeks, she waved him off as he tried to explain. "Calm down…I was only teasi—" suddenly feeling several yanks on her vest, the woman looked down to see her daughter smiling at her too. "Mommy…" Asuka smiled, "can I go swimming too? All the other girls have their bathing suits on! Can I go swimming with them?"
"Uh…..uh….." For a moment Bisca and Makarov had the exact same look on their faces, a mixture of shock and amusement overtaking them. Finally though, the master spoke.
"Sorry, little one." Makarov smiled at her, her mother hefting her in the man's direction to listen to him better. "This pool is for grown-ups only…" Shifting his gaze up to the greennette, his grin turned more than just a little perverted. "But maybe your mommy would like to put her swimsuit on and join them? I'm sure she'd enjoy it."
The little girl nodded disappointedly before returning her eyes back to her mom, her cheery smile boring into her. "Yeah, mommy! Are you going to go swimming?" she asked, her innocent smile stretching from ear to ear.
Shooting Makarov a short, but intense glare, Bisca sighed, "No, honey, I'm not going swimming…" Her eyes began shooting holes through the old man a second time. "no matter how nice the other girls look…"
Her steely eyed glances not lost on him, the old master gave up. "Oh well…suit yourself! I'm sure the others will more than make up for your absence."
"Thank you, Master." Bisca bowed, the woman smiling as her daughter waved goodbye. "Bye, Master Macky! Maybe we can have a kid's pool day tomorrow?"
A smile overtaking his features, Makarov waved back as Bisca carried the little girl off, her eyes never leaving the cheerful old man. "I'm sure we can!" He called after the pair, the greennette tipping her hat to him as they went out the front door. Sitting back in his chair, the old master took a sip of his rum. "Oh well…it was a good try…" Chuckling at how well the auction was going, he readily awaited the dating portion, as were most of the men in the crowd.
Backstage:
"Awww...swimming…that's so cute!" Her hands clasping together around her face, Wendy couldn't take her eyes off of the little girl as she was carried out of the guild hall, her innocence just too much for her to bear.
Flashing a glance up to her best friend, Carla didn't wholly agree with that statement. "Cute isn't the word I was thinking of…more like perverted…" She shook her head; the female exceed never was one to approve of displaying the feminine form…and that meant bikini auctions were a big no no.
The curtains rustling beside them, both Wendy and Carla looked up to see Erza and Mirajane, the pair holding their hands to their cheeks just as Wendy had been, Asuka's cuteness too much for them as well. "How can you two agree to this?" the exceed asked, her small form suddenly turning to face the pair of bikini clad vixens. "You both are the most powerful female wizards in this entire guild! Why would you agree to flaunt your bodies in those…" her eyes looked disdainfully over the girls' tiny excuses for bikinis. "napkins, like pieces meat for those…men…to stare at? Don't you have any dignity?"
'Dignity has nothing to do with it…' Mirajane had no choice but to give the cat a rather pathetic look at hearing her tirade of a question. 'If only she understood…'
Thankfully though, Erza was much more outspoken than her rival. Looking down at the rather scornfull expression the cat wore, Erza felt a warm heat roll through her shoulders and down her torso as she spoke. "You know the reason, Carla…" she replied with confidence unbroken by countless contests and trials. "it's for the same reason those very boys will get beaten to a pulp trying to impress us."
The reason hitting the cat like a sexual wrecking ball, she reacted instinctually "Hmmph!" Crossing her arms over her chest, Carla looked away from the scantily clad pair. "Like I would ever want a tom cat to do any of that to me!"
"Huh? What are you guys talking about?" Wendy finally piped in, the bluenette's eyes shifting between her three comrades. "What is it that makes boys and girls show off for each other?"
If only she knew…the heat radiating off of Erza's and Mira's cheeks was but a fraction of the fires burning within their bodies at that moment. The pair looking back at the girl with beet red faces, then suddenly shot off in different directions, their departure leaving just Carla to answer.
Her gaze now moving to the ivory exceed, she repeated her question, the cat only being able to sigh in response. "Just…" Carla looked up at Wendy, her ears falling. "don't get into boys…just study your spells…"
"Huh?..." her eyes still never leaving the cat, Wendy nodded. "O…okay…"
Having escaped Carla and her ever judgmental gaze, Erza and Mirajane found themselves talking with Cana, the lively brunette hyped for the bidding. "I can't wait to go up there, this is going to be awesome!" her eyes squeezed shut as she brought another pint of rum up to caress her sweet lips. She smirked at the other two girls, their bodies not reacting well to the momentum from stopping in front of her.
"So I see you two went for sexy over safety, huh?" she grinned; her eyes moving over the two sets of pearly globes laid out before her, pink buds struggling free from both girls.
"Uhh…you could say that…" Mira blushed, the model still losing the darker tint to her skin she had gained from the cat as she tucked her soft nip back into its home, her fingers softly dipping into her firm melon. "I honestly didn't think a twist bikini would show so much…"
Standing proudly beside her, Erza wasn't so easily shaken. Reaching down, the knight properly adjusted her top, her firm orb happily bouncing back into place on its own. "Teh! Like you're one to comment on showing too much…" The redhead smirked, her gaze lowering to the brunette's rather…uncontrolled bosom.
"What?" Taking another sip of her rum, Cana didn't at all seem to care that the triangles of her blue bikini top had gone up long ago, leaving her lovely cantaloupes out in the open for any passing girl to see. What?..."
"Errr….the rivals glanced back at each other one more time, then shot off in different directions once more, leaving the drunken girl to figure it out for herself.
"What? Hey! Where are you guys?..." feeling the breeze from their sudden departure across her chest, Cana finally looked down. "OOOOH! Were THESE what you two were staring at?! C'mon, they're just boobs!" Her words echoing out from behind the stage and into the main hall, the auction momentarily grounded to a halt at the uttering of such a holy word to the male ears.
"Yeah…they're just boobs…" Wendy sighed, the young girl may not have been old enough to participate in the auction, for more reasons than Makarov would ever want to list, but she still found use for herself helping the participating girls get ready for their turn.
"Thanks, Wendy! You're not the worst by a light year!" Laki grinned as she rose, her hair properly done up by the sky dragon slayer.
Watching the purplenette go, her breasts giving a soft bounce with each step Wendy paled. "Yeah…you're welcome…" Her head dropped down to her underdeveloped chest once more, she couldn't help wishing she had 'matured' more than she had. "I wish I at least had something…" she murmured under her breath, Carla just barely catching it. "I bet girls like Lucy were at least a C cup at my age…"
"Hush now, child!" The white paw landing on her arm silenced the girl, her gaze instantly moving to where the exceed's other paw was pointing. "Not every girl in Fairy Tail has gigantic boulders hanging off their chests like that floozy," she said. "Look at Lisanna. See? She's Mirajane's sister and SHE isn't massively endowed like her."
Her gaze moving over the white haired girl and then back to her friend, Wendy smiled. "Thanks, Carla…" she breathed a small sigh. "I guess not all of us are as blessed as—"
"Hey, sis," Lisanna called out turning her head over her shoulder to better see her sister, the bar maiden just passing behind her. "Can you help me tie this? I just can't seem to keep it from being too tight."
Nodding, Mira stepped up behind her sister, taking the offered strings from her little sister's hands as she started tying the top for her. "Sure, Lisanna! I'd be happy to…OOPS!"
Her attention not fully on the task at hand, the strings slipped from Mirajane's fingers just as her sister let go, gravity doing something good for a change, Lisanna's top fell off all the way to reveal its precious cargo, her large thirty two D cupcakes bouncing out into the open air with a resounding BOING!
"AHHHH! MIRA!" Yelping as her arms crossed over her exposed breasts, Lisanna looked back at her giggling sister with a semi hurt expression.
"Sorry, Lisanna…" the older girl giggled, her blush fully returning as she helped her sister become a little more decent…just a little.
Wendy though had just been calming down when this had happened, and seeing a girl Carla had labeled as 'adequate' turn out as having quite the unnatural blessing as well did little to help her spirits. Paling at the sight of those two fluffy pillows Wendy sighed. "She's well-endowed enough…"
The one female exceed once again trying to cool off her friend, someone else was trying to do a little heating up elsewhere…
"Ah…ugh…hmmm...uhh...I…ummm...I don't think you're trying to tie my top…AH!" Her body squirming underneath the expert hands of the greennette, Kinana felt her face reddening as the pair of skilled fingers sunk into her overly soft breasts, her nipples becoming hard at the sensations shooting throughout her body with every grope and squeeze.
Grinning underneath her cowboy hat, Bisca was never one to miss up an opportunity for some fun, especially now that Alzack approved… "Stop squirming, Kinana…I promise I'll find those strings eventually…" The milf grinned, her digits slowly tying the girl's top together while simultaneously groping her jiggling jugs.
Stepping into the same area backstage, Cana emptied the last of her pitcher before swaying in front of the pair. "Aww, c'mon! The old 'help put on the bra' routine again?" She grinned. "And aren't you supposed to be at home?"
Hearing the arrival of the third girl, both present opened their eyes, Kinana's somewhat obscured by the think blush filling her cheeks. "C…CanAH!" Her plead turning into a scream as Bisca twisted one of her burgeoning nipples. Thankfully though she was soon relieved as she felt the knot slide snuggly against her skin and knew her top was now secure. "There you go…" the hot breath rushed across her ear as she whispered, "and if you ever want more you know where to find us…"
Looking back at the perverted woman as she ran off, Kinana had only one thought in mind as she massaged her abused globes. 'Thanks…I guess…' A small smile crept across her lips. 'But my Natsu does it better…'
The bar maiden departing, it was just Cana and Bisca remaining. Looking up at her old friend from underneath her hat, Bisca smirked walking towards her, crossing her arms under her generous bust. "Oh just had to drop little Asuka off, you know? Couldn't miss this for the world!" She replied to the brunette's question.
Cana only now getting a good look at the woman as she stepped into the light, she realized that the greennette was topless as her eyes wandered over the bounty of flesh presented to her. Cana remembered the good old times…times when SHE used to play with those wonderful bazookas all night long and would wake to find her face between them or using them as a pillow… Shaking her head slowly, both at the memories and at the display, the brunette smiled. "Just as firm and perky as ever...even after nursing…how do you do it?"
Returning her gaze, Bisca was happy to correct her. "After nursing?...Cana…who ever said I stopped?"
WHAT?!' The mere idea of Bisca still having…still being able to produce…it was enough to fry the drunk's mind.
Her smirk growing, especially once Cana's expression turned as lustful as it did, her memories flooding back to her of seven years ago, Bisca continued. "There are perks to having a man in your life…a girl doesn't need a bra when she has a pair of strong hands around for support…you should know that more than anyone…"
"Heh…yeah…I do…" Setting her pitcher down on a nearby barrel, Cana smiled, letting her pearly whites show to the cowgirl. "Natsu really is an amazing guy…he's able to keep me and four other girls satisfied…well…make that eight girls if we're counting Lucy…a day doesn't seem to pass that those two aren't going at it…"
Catching a hint of envy in her friend's voice, Bisca let her edge drop just a bit. "Is that jealousy I hear?" The older woman asked, Cana blushed, but never broke eye contact.
"No…he makes sure I can never walk straight for too long so why should I complain that I'm not the one constantly being put into a wheelchair?...Besides…" she strengthened her gaze on the cowgirl's prominent breasts. "You should be the one jealous…ever thought of giving him a shot?" An eyebrow rising at the greennette, she was curious to find out just what if anything her friend had been thinking since word had gotten out.
Bisca was the one to at last lose their staring match, her eyes looking up at the ceiling before returning to the brunette. "I'm a mom now, Cana…" she shook her head, "I can't go on with the swinging life…even if Alzack loves it…"
Not at all fooled by the woman's rehearsed speech, Cana pressed on. "Heh! Oh yeah, then what do you call that little number I walked in on? Really forgot how to tie a string bikini eh...mom?" she grinned at the last part.
Reaching under her hat, Bisca pulled out an emerald green bikini top, the fabric soon covering over her motherly globes as it was tied onto them, she turned her back to the drunk. "That?...that wasn't swinging…that was just a bit of...fruit testing," The cowgirl started walking away, turning her head around one last time she called back to her. "Seeya later, Cana! Hope you sell for big!"
Bisca's hand waving back at her, Cana rolled her eyes before reaching for her pitcher, bringing it up to her face though she was met by her own reflection. "Uhh…damnit…"
"I've got this auction in the bag! There is no way anyone is going to get a higher bid than me tonight!" Erza boasted, the redhead proudly standing tall to fully display the marvels of her body. The knight was beautiful indeed, while not the same soft bouncy kind of sexy that girls like Lucy or Kinana had, or Mira's round curves, Erza had her own brand, and one that brought the IQs of men down just as low as her peers if not lower! Fit into a small red strapless bikini, Erza's firm melons sat atop a pure athletic and strong body. Her muscles, while visible, were not overly defined and her form was still primarily made up of feminine curves and soft skin. If there was a perfect medium between fit and curvy…Erza was its poster girl…it's sexy…sexy poster girl…
"Oh you're just kidding yourself, honey!" Evergreen spat back, the supposed Fairy Queen not at all ready to listen to her rival claim to be sexier than her. "There is not a single woman within miles of here that could EVER hope to contend with me!"
The women striking similar poses, with a hand behind their head and chests thrust out, their angry gazes soon found new fuel as they left each-other's eyes and moved down to their rather prominent breasts.
"WAIT!" They both shouted at once, their pupils disappearing in their ever increasing fury, both girls had just realized that they'd worn the exact same bikini…and as anyone should know…that wasn't a good thing…
"YOU COPIED ME! HOW DARE YOU COPY YOUR QUEEN!" Evergreen shot an accusing finger the knight's way, her brunette hair shaking as she waved her arm at her.
Not one to be outdone, Erza was just as quick to begin pointing, the scarlet haired girl returning back at her with two fingers instead of one. "Hey! At least mine suits me!" she screamed. "Red goes with my hair AND my last name! What's your reason? Your name's EVERGREEN and you're BRUNETTE! Why the HELL didn't you get a green one?!"
Her anger only being fanned by the knight's flames, Evergreen felt like her head was going to explode. "BECAUSE LUCY ONLY HAD IT IN RED!"
…..
At that, Erza dropped her arms, her fingers curling back up into their usual fists as she sighed. "Is Lucy's closet the only place to get a bikini around here?..." Her thoughts going out to her blonde comrade, she held her hand to her forehead as asked herself if the celestial wizard had a problem. 'I'm gonna have a loooooong talk with that girl…'
"Huh?" Her look turning just as quizzical as the redhead's, Evergreen blinked. "Wait…you got yours from her too?" she asked.
"Yeah…" crossing her arms under her considerable bust, Erza looked away from her rival. "She said she only had one like this…I guess she was mistaken then…"
"No…I don't think she was wrong…although you could do a better job of hiding it…" Evergreen muttered under her breath, her hushed retort not going unheard by the fair knight. "What was that?" Erza asked, her gaze instantly regaining its icy effect.
Clasping her hands behind her back, Evergreen smirked at the 'false queen'. "Oh nothing…" She let her gaze sink down the other girl's form. "I always knew you were a phony…I take it you got the padded version of that bikini?" The brunette gently pulled at her own top. "I got the regular one so I guess padding is the only way yours would be…different…" She let that last word roll off her tongue, much to the annoyance of the other fairy.
"WHAT!?" Erza gasped, the knight immediately strutting forward to stand breast to breast with her rival. "How dare you! There isn't an ounce of padding in this top! It is all me!" she growled, pushing her bust against the brunette's, their round globes squishing together in a beautiful display of creamy femininity.
That smirk of hers growing by the second, Evergreen decided to check the red head's statement. "Really? So that's all you in there?" she asked, the other girl nodding proudly in return. Not believing her for a moment though, Evergreen decided to find out for herself. "Well then how about we take a look!"
BOING! BOING! The sound could be heard all throughout the backstage, as she did it. Seeing the perfect target before her, Evergreen struck, grabbing hold of the front of Erza's bikini top she pulled down as hard as she could, the red fabric easily slipping off of the knight's rack leaving it bare to the world , those magnificent melons standing proud after several small bounces.
"AAAHHH! ERZA!" The shouts and gasps of the other girls were easily heard by the Fairy Queen, but even then nothing made the prideful smirk leave Erza's red lips.
If anything, it grew.
"Is that all you got?" The magical knight grinned down at the brunette, her stance not having changed with the loss of her top. "Because if it was then your actions are just as weak as your words."
Evergreen heard her retort though didn't respond, still staring at the knight's chest she was completely dumbfounded by their lack of movement after being exposed. 'Ho…how are they so firm?...They…they barely moved…' Her femininity thrown in her face by Erza's display of resilience and beauty, Evergreen was caught completely unaware as a strong hand suddenly grabbed the front of her top. "So I guess since mine wasn't padded…maybe we should check yours eh?"
Erza's words reaching her ears far too late to act, Evergreen let out a loud scream as her top was yanked from her body, her full round breasts bouncing into the open with shaking jiggling bounces, the overly soft pair bobbing in stark contrast to Erza's stoic globes.
Hunkering down on the ground, the brunette stared daggers up at her rival, the true Queen of the Fairies holding her trophy high. "Figures…" Erza chuckled, letting the top fall back down onto Evergreen's snarling head. Turning to leave, she completely ignored the idle threats from the crouching woman. "Like anyone was going to believe I got a padded bra from Lucy of all people…tisk tisk…" She smirked.
Erza's footsteps getting further and further away from her, Evergreen sighed before fitting the top back over her chest, blushing bright red at being exposed as she had been. "Yeah…" she murmured out the last words of their fight. "I should have made fun of your pecs instead…"
"Wow…" Lisanna ooed and awed over the many beautiful girls of Fairy Tail, each looking their best for the bidders. "Looks like you really have some competition this year, sis!" she winked at her older sister, Mirajane snickering in response.
The younger Strauss girl turning to face her elder, she was alarmed to see her on the brink of tears. "Huh?! What's wrong, Mira?!" She gasped, not at all getting what was really the matter.
Giggling now at both what she was looking at and her sister's reaction, Mira pointed in the direction she had been staring. "Yeah, I have some competition alright, but it's not who you think…look!"
Pointing over at the two girls just getting back stage, Mirajane started laughing as her little sister's cheeks turned bright red from what she saw entering from a side curtain.
"See, Lu-chan! I told you that bikini would fit you!" Levy beamed comfortingly at her blonde friend, the girl not at all comfortable in what she was wearing.
Lucy could already feel the eyes of her friends bearing down on her…judging her…envying her…it was all just too much! "Yeah, it fits, but it's really tight…and did you have to get a gold one?" she sighed, the feeling of the fabric digging into her skin and turning it pink with pressure was bad enough as it was, but others seeing it happen?...no way.
Paling beside her friend, Levy felt like shaking her head. "I found it in YOUR closet so I don't know what you're complaining about…" Looking over the bikini she had picked out for her Lu-chan, Levy couldn't help thinking she had gone easy on her. The string bikini the blonde was wearing now was certainly more revealing that anything worn by the other girls, that much was clear, but it was far from the skimpiest thing she'd found, or even the second or THIRD skimpiest. Showing most of her breasts and a lot of her soft cheeks, it wasn't anything for the weak spirited to try on, but… 'At least I didn't make you put on that tiny one from the store…' Levy snickered thinking back to the way the tiny top had sprung off of the celestial wizard's almighty melons. 'I think if you wore that one out…Natsu would kill me and everyone else here...'
Having just retied her own borrowed top, Evergreen couldn't help being in awe. "Wow, now that takes guts to put that on in front of a crowd…" she gasped, her eyes following how the tight strings dug into Lucy's already soft curves only serving to accentuate them further.
Meanwhile, the once stoic knight had finally felt her armor clatter around her feet as she too gazed upon the heavenly display of feminine curves before her, oh so raunchily presented for the eyes to gobble up. 'Why the hell did she have to wear something so small?' she mentally threw a tantrum at what she was seeing. 'None of my armors are anywherenear that skimpy!'
Still giggling at both the blonde's bikini and the dark red blush coating her younger sister's features, Mirajane smiled. "Well at least she knows how to use what she has! I can't fault her for that…if even she would," she muttered the last part to herself.
Looking down at her own bikini, the triangles overfilled with her soft endowments, Lisanna couldn't help sighing at what the blonde was showing. 'I've filled out so much the last few years…and even still…she still keeps coming out with more…how is Natsu supposed to notice me again with a girl like that on his arm already?'
Standing in the far corner of the backstage area, Juvia couldn't help releasing a deep sigh of her own, although not for the same reasons as the petite fairy.
"Hey, Juvia!" The happy sound of Wendy's voice tore the rain girl from her thoughts. "Why aren't you wearing a bikini like all the others? I know you have the body for it, unless...are you…younger than I thought you were?"
Shrugging off the questions of her friend, Carla stepped forward, curious for herself given the circumstances. "Indeed, it is strange you're not dolled up like the rest of these floozies," she said looking over her shoulder with disgust at the plethora of bikini clad babes all chatting and conversing happily behind her. "Shouldn't you be trying to impress Gray as usual? "
"Huh!" As if hearing a word that burned her ears, Juvia turned around, a sad look filling her eyes as she ran off, disappearing behind the curtain and away from the other girls.
Left staring at where she had disappeared, Wendy and Carla turned to each other, both shrugging when the other had not thing to say.
"But, Levy…it's so tight! It's practically feeling me up when I'm not even moving!" Squirming in the oh so tiny bikini, Lucy was now receiving the full support of her friends, the other girls smiling and patting her on the back for being so brave…even if those pats did cause a lot more unwanted movements for the young blonde.
Still blushing beet red, Lisanna offered her hand to the mortified celestial wizard, catching her by surprise. "Don't worry, Lucy," the petite girl beamed at her happily. "I'm sure everything will work out okay…besides…" she audibly gulped before saying the last part, "if anything bad happens…I know Natsu will be there to save you…like he always has."
"Lisanna…" Mirajane stared, the bar maiden shocked, but not surprised by her sister's heartfelt words. 'Don't give up hope just yet...' She smiled at seeing the blonde embrace her, the pair of wizards smiling as Lisanna comforted the girl she had shown to be her friend, not her rival. 'Natsu never forgot about you...and I know he still loves you.' She remembered all too well just how torn up he had been after she disappeared, when they had all thought she'd died, how it wasn't until Lucy joined their guild that he started acting like his old self again.
Various other girls came up and gave Lucy equally comforting exchanges, all were suddenly enveloped in a light pink smoke as a loud POOF! Sounded out throughout the room.
"So I take it you have your own key now?" Lucy groaned, annoyed that she hadn't brought her keys to deal with the pesky zodiac this time.
Bright blue eyes appearing out of the pink haze, Virgo blinked several times as she looked around, the girl looking oddly out of place in her maid outfit amongst so many bikinis. "Oh! Sorry, princess! I didn't realize you were throwing a pool party! One second please so I can change!"
POOF!
Another puff of smoke enveloping the group, they watched as Virgo stepped out of it once more, only this time wearing a bikini of her own, her special frilly maid bikini to be exact.
"Oooo!" The other girls soon flocking around the spirit, none having seen one dressed as she was, Lucy was left to breathe another long groan at the day's events. "That's not what I meant, Virgo…"
Lucy shouldn't have said that…
Completely disregarding her new fans, Virgo was suddenly in front of the blonde, leaning over so that her deep blue eyes were fixed on the wizard's pathetic excuse for a bikini.
Seeing the spirit looking at her like she was a new exotic item on the menu, Lucy snapped her fingers a few times to regain her servant's attention. "Hey! Earth to Virgo! Can you stop staring at my chest for two seconds? I get enough of that from Natsu!"
"Eep!" Suddenly backing up a bit as Virgo shot back up to her full height to look at her, Lucy was already wishing she would go back to staring at her chest.
Those eyes…those deep blue sapphires of hers garnered the attention of all those around them, all the girls focused on the events going on between royal and servant. Those orbs of hers closing slightly as she stared at her better, Virgo suddenly grinned knowingly at the blonde. "Such a naughty bikini…has Master Natsu not been fucking you enough, Princess?"
"KYYYAAAAAAHHHH!" Instantly slamming her eyes shut as she crossed her arms over her chest, making her considerable blessings squish out on all sides, Lucy screamed. "VIRGO! DON'T SAY THINGS LIKE THAT!"
The other girls already blushing the same color as Erza's hair, they soon found steam shooting out of their ears at what the teasing spirit said next. Her face just as red as the other girls' Virgo smirked, her tongue just slipping out of her mouth. "Because with a bikini like that I know he will tonight…"
A cloud of steam blasting out from behind the backstage curtains, it enveloped everyone in the main hall, but once it cleared no one dared to confront what they perceived as the only possible source for that steam…
Leaning back in his chair, with the look of the devil painted across his features was Natsu Dragneel. The man was already unhappy enough at hearing he would be held responsible for Cana drinking all the liquor, but on top of that now to pay for his blunder he would have to watch as HIS girlfriends were auctioned off for dinners at fancy restaurants. He knew there was no chance of anything happening or the guys being able to get away unmaimed if they so much as went for a feel, but still…they were HIS girls…HIS and the idea of the girls he loved so much being in any kind of romantic situation with another man was enough to make him want to…
Another puff of smoke burst out from the cracks between his teeth as his fellow dragon slayer sat down at his table, her cat plopping down next to her.
"Hey, Natsu!" Wendy greeted him with a smile, the girl always happy to see the fiery wizard. "I'm glad your wound healed up! I guess I didn't need to do anything about it after all, heheh!" Ending her hello with a giggle, she was surprised when she didn't get at least something of a response, not even a twitch at her presence.
Not liking that one bit, Carla got up from her chair and confronted the man about it. "Now see here!" The exceed pointed a paw at him, his seething gaze turning to face her. "Wendy said hello to you. It's only courteous that you do the same!"
His dark orbs stared at the annoying animal for a moment before lowering to the seated form of his fellow dragon slayer, his mouth opening up just a hair, he let a small "Hey" escape before shutting it again, returning to stewing once more.
That kind of answer wasn't the norm for Natsu, even when he was hit with motion sickness he said more than that. Wendy knew something was off with him. "What's wrong, Natsu?" the girl implored, leaning over to get a better look at her friend. "Did something happen? Talk to me…"
Still…he sat there…the girl receding back to her seat with a soft sigh, she soon found Carla calming her once again. "It's okay, girl." She gave the man a pitiful look as she spoke. "He's just miffed because Lucy is getting auctioned off tonight is all.
Following her friend's gaze back over to the burning man, Wendy's expression changed from one of sadness to comforting. "Aww…it'll be alright, Natsu…" She smiled at him. "It'll only be for one meal. I bet the winner won't even touch her."
Not ignoring, but at the same time not fully turning to look at the bluenette, Natsu kept his gaze steely and his teeth clenched as he replied. "It doesn't matter if it's just a meal…she is mine…" His words rang out across the two females, his feelings touching Wendy's heart while his words made Carla roll her eyes in distaste.
Raising a paw at the steaming dragon once more, Carla looked him straight on, her tone making her opinion clear. "There you go again, with that chauvinist stuff. You silly man, when are you going to understand that, that girl isn't your prop—"
BANG!
His fists suddenly slamming down onto the table, Carla was shaken off of it, the exceed falling back into Wendy's open arms; the girl stared up at the male in awe. Hunching over the table now, Natsu was panting, his breaths coming in short bursts; he slowly looked up through pink hair at the pair, his body practically reeking with testosterone.
"Listen…" his tone low and full of emotion, he knew it was high time he made a few things clear with the stuck up exceed. "I don't expect you to understand how I feel about her because I doubt you've ever been in love…" His words striking the cat like a stupid stick, she couldn't look away from his fiery gaze. "But you need to get that it doesn't just go one way…she may belong to me, but I'll be DAMNED if she can't say the same about me!" Breaths hot and ragged, Natsu was leaving scorch marks on the tabletop with each exhale. "Now I don't know what you have against her, Carla…" he addressed the cat personally, "if it's the way that she lost it or because of how many other girls she lets me date…Fuck!…Even if it's because you don't like the way she completely gives herself to me every time we kiss…I don't really care…" Letting his magical power seep out through his heart Natsu let the exceed know. "All that matters is that you understand that the day I made her mine in the forest I made her mine for life! AND NO ONE IS GOING TO TAKE HER AWAY FROM ME!"
Fire shooting out of his maw in his final words, the crowd had to duck for cover to avoid being barbequed by the passions of the dragon slayer. Wendy however was of a different mind, tears streaming down her cheeks, she could feel every ounce of Natsu's love in his speech, both as a girl and as a dragon slayer she could feel it all, and it was all so beautiful. 'Natsu…' she gazed up at the panting man in pure admiration, 'when I'm older…I would give anything to have a boyfriend like you…'
The sheer intensity of feelings alone melting her icy personality, Carla at last gave in. "Fine…" She murmured under her breath, still not proud of admitting defeat to a male. "I guess I can't fault you for love…"
Everything at long last beginning to cool down at the table of dragons, emotions were suddenly relit as the voice of Makarov cried out throughout the hall.
"And now for the main event! The part of the auction you have all been waiting for! The Fairy Auction!" Grinning like the little Cheshire cat that he was, Master Makarov stood proudly on the center stage amongst the cheers raining up from the crowd below.
"Here we go…" Cana breathed, the brunette taking another gulp out of her new pitcher of rum from behind the curtain. "Natsu, I sure hope you'll forgive me for this…"
That grin of his never quitting, Makarov rose his hands up into the air as the applause only increased. "Now!... Allow me to present to you!... The first girl of the night!... LUCY HEARTFILIA!"
"HUH!?" Gasps were heard from all around the room as the main curtain rose up, revealing the blonde clad in nothing but a pair of golden high heels with a matching golden hair ribbon and of course…a tiny gold bikini… All the men were staring, all the girls were gasping, but two people however were just plain…pissed…
"What the hell!" Erza clenched her fists to the point they were starting to turn red. "Why is Lucy up first?! It was my idea to auction off dates!" The scarlet knight was furious…and she knew just who to blame this speed bump in her plans…
Looking out into the crowd, her big brown eyes wide and full of emotion, Lucy finally caught sight of her boyfriend, his gaze, while originally just as shocked as all those around him, soon turned to one of pure fury at seeing his soulmate being presented like something to be bought on a whim.
"WOOOO! YEEEAAHHHH! BAABBBYYY!" The cat calls raining up and around her all at once, Lucy never let her eyes leave his, her thoughts flowing into his soul through their open portals. 'Natsu…save me…'
While she had decided to hold her tongue after hearing the man's impassioned speech, Carla just couldn't help herself when she saw Lucy step up on stage. Getting up on the table again she made her opinion known. "It's just like that business with Gemini again…" The exceed rolled her eyes at the rather flagrant display of feminine vulnerability. "Always showing off her body to men…what a floozy…"
Natsu's mind was suddenly taken back to that day they met Angel, the humiliation his best friend had faced at the hands of that…bitch… Remembering the way Gemini had flashed Lucy's body he had been in awe as had the others at first…that was until he realized that ogling a copy of her wasn't really her… 'They weren't even hers!' he screamed in his head, furious that he had to relieve even more of his girl's humiliation at the same time she was being cat called in the auction; Natsu lost control of the flames of anger brewing within him, a stream of fire bursting out the side of his gritted teeth. "WAAAHHHH!" The cat suddenly screamed as it shot right towards her.
"CARLA!" Screaming as she saw her friend suddenly consumed in the flames, Wendy was relieved when she realized the cat was alright…sorta…
Looking down at her body, Carla groaned at how her porcelain coat had been covered in soot. "Well I guess it's nothing a good bath can't fix." she sighed, moments later her coat completely falling off, leaving the cat far more bare than the girl she had been insulting.
"AHHHH! You stupid mongrel! How dare you do that to me! I am a—Mrrrmmmph!" her words suddenly muffled by the hands covering them, Carla looked up to see Wendy holding her close to her chest, covering her friend's nudity with her arms.
Leaning down to softly comfort her friend, Wendy couldn't help smiling at the irony of the situation now that she knew her friend was okay. . "You really shouldn't have pushed the possessive button…"
Shooting the nudist cat a satisfied smirk, Natsu had but one thought before he returned his attentions back to his girl. 'And to think Happy really likes that floozy…'
The cat calls getting louder and louder by the second, the fire dragon slayer was soon atop his table, his fists held high in the air. "No! Damnit! Shut up! You don't get to talk to her like that!" His shouts of rage garnering the attention of more than a few notable wizards in the room, Makarov knew he had to sit the man down if he had any hopes of not seeing his entire guild hall burnt to the ground.
"Natsu! Would you just sit down already?!" The old master growled approaching the man, his face stern. "Do you really want to make things any harder for her than it is already?" he asked, both Wendy and Carla looking up at Natsu thinking the same question. "She's doing this for you." Makarov stared the fuming man in the eye. "All of this is to repay the damage you did when you left the bar unattended, besides," closing his eyes as his arms suddenly became huge, their sheer size forcing said dragon slayer back into his seat. "She's in the guild now…she's safe with us here…"
His dark orbs burning just as brightly, Natsu looked away from his master, his eyes regaining their lock with his girlfriend, her feelings continuing to flow into him. "Lucy…" He murmured, steam still radiating out from between his clenched teeth, Makarov was about to try calming the lad down another way when suddenly he felt someone tap him rather hard on the shoulder.
"Master!" Erza's deep feminine voice thundering in his ear, the poor old man had no choice, but to turn around and face his most powerful child. "Yes, Erza?…" he asked turning around. "How can I help—"
Her fists clenched and eyes practically on fire, Titania wasn't waiting for him to finish his sentence. "Master, why is Lucy up first?! It was my idea to auction off dates, so why aren't I the first one up there!?"
Sighing at how petty her problem actually was, Makarov was glad it wasn't anything really important. 'Women…' he thought before looking up at her. "To be honest I didn't really put much thought into who was going first," he shrugged. "As long as we still need the money you can go up for your turn."
Cheeks bright with envy, Erza glared over at the dragon slayer, his eyes glued to the girl on stage rather than the one standing only feet away from him. Taking a deep breath though she gave in. "O…Okay…fine…thank you, Master," bowing to the old man, Titania turned away, heading backstage. 'If that is how it's going to be…fine then…I'll just have to make sure nothing bad happens to her so Natsu doesn't blow his top before I go on…' Clutching a piece of red silk in her right palm, she went backstage.
"Wow…poor Lucy…" Her blue eyes looking over at her friend, Lisanna really felt bad for her, Mirajane however was thinking along slightly different lines… "Well she did agree to wear it…" The older Strauss sighed. "Although I had no idea the auction would be so rowdy…why is Master not keeping them under control better?"
Peeking out through those same curtains, Cana had her eyes honed in on her pink haired lover, and seeing the pained expression on his face made her want to put her fist through a wall… "That's it…I can't take this anymore…" she groaned, picking up her shorts from the ground she pulled them back on, now looking as she would normally on any other day.
"Hey, Mira…Erza…" the drunk strutted over to the pair, the knight only just having gotten back stage once more. Taking one last look outside as she got the other girls' attention, she put on her most stern expression. "I don't think this is going to end well…Natsu's really suffering watching that out there…" She looked between the two gravely. "And I'm afraid that if another man grabs her…he's going to do something really bad…"
Both girls looking back at each other before looking to her, each seemed to have their own thoughts on the matter. "Well it is an auction, right?" Mirajane raised her hands between the group. "So all he has to do is win her."
Shaking her head though, Cana knew it wasn't that easy. "Yeah, but he's not exactly the richest guy around…and some of the men out there are the richest in town…"
"What are you saying?" Mira interjected, the model already having a good idea of what she was proposing.
Setting down her rum Cana arched an eyebrow at the pair. "I'm proposing that we help raise a few funds in our own way…give Natsu an edge over some of the…animals out there…" Her words sinking into the pair, Cana was confident she could persuade them both to her cause when suddenly one of them decided that was a no.
"Hmmph!" Breaking away from the other two without so much as a word, Erza stormed off, the red head disappearing back out behind the curtains leaving Cana and Mira to stare in her wake, Turning back to her fellow wizard, Cana shrugged. "I don't know what's eating her, but at least there's still us…you ready?"
Holding out her hand, Cana smirked as Mirajane took it. "Yeah!" She agreed with the brunette. "Let's go win Natsu a blonde!"
Raising his hands up high, Makarov grinned like a Cheshire cat as he yelled into the microphone. "Our first girl of the night is the lovely, Lucy Heartfilia!" The old man listing the few stats the girl was willing to supply, the crowd started going bonkers, their cheers reaching high into the ceiling. One man even calling up to the blonde in person. "Hey, baby! Mind turning around so we can see those sweet cheeks of yours?" The rude fool's question immediately being answered by the fiery blonde with a resounding "BITE ME!"
Gripping the table to try and keep himself calm, that one comment from that jerk was just too much for him, his fingers sinking into the wood, the piece of furniture suddenly shattered into a million pieces, a few of the loudest cat callers instantly shutting up at the display of a mere fraction of his power. "Lucy…" His eyes still connected with hers, he knew he had to do something to save her…but what?
Meanwhile on the far side of the guild, Cana was already busy raising money for Natsu's 'Save the Blonde Fund'.
"C'mon, place your bets! Beat me and off comes my top!" The saucy brunette teased, the girl playing with the fabric of her bikini top as more and more men eagerly placed their bets to compete with her in a drinking contest, each one though falling flat on his ass before Cana could begin to blush.
Grinning at the huge stack of jewels she was getting from the poor saps, Cana felt sure she would succeed in helping win that date with Lucy. 'Don't worry, Natsu, hun…' she gazed over at him, then Lucy up on stage. 'We'll get her for you…and if you're willing to share…'
While not as open about her motives as the brunette, Mirajane was also helping raise money to help her man. "Hi! Can I get anything else for you today?" The bar maiden asked, leaning over in front of a party of young men, her huge boobs squishing together as they jostled for position inside her bikini top.
Their eyes as big as her breasts, the men all tipped the model handsomely for her services, Mira to grinning as she counted up her earnings.
The bidding meanwhile had already gotten started, just about every man in the room wanted a night with the busty blonde, especially if she would still have that scandalously small bikini on for them to ogle the entire time, but by and large the leader was a rather disgusting old man who seemed to have pockets without a bottom.
"Well would you look at her!" The man Natsu had already labeled in his mind as 'The Old Slob' grinned as he eyed the rather vulnerable looking blonde on stage. "It's been a long time since I last saw a girl as slutty as her! And blonde too! I wonder if she is completely…natural…"
Looking over the celestial wizard's prized assets, he let his fat ugly tongue slip out of his fat ugly mouth, the image closer to a giant slug than a man… "Hey, whore!" he suddenly called up to her, the blonde gritting her teeth at being insulted like that. "Are those things real or did you have to get fa—"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Suddenly feeling his shirt collar lighting on fire, the Old Slob turned to face the man currently turning his expensive shirt collar to cinders. "And who the hell are you?..." The Old Slob looked over the young man distastefully, somehow not realizing that he'd be safer in the hands of Zeref than the man currently clutching him tight…
Lucy's big brown orbs shimmering in the lights of the guild hall, she could have sworn she felt her heart leap out of her chest when Natsu had cut that bastard off. 'Natsu…I know you'll protect me…you always do…' Keeping Lisanna's words of encouragement at the forefront of her mind, Lucy brought up as much confidence as she could muster, her heart and soul sure that she would be going home with the right guy tonight.
Staring down the Old Slob with all the fires in his soul, Natsu growled. "I'm her boyfriend! So you better stop talking about her like that or I'm gonna beat the tar outta ya!"
'Natsu!' Clasping her hands in front of her Lucy smiled happily at the way her destined one defended her honor.
His gaze bearing into the rich old fool, Natsu was sure he had silenced the bastard…that was until he spoke again. "Oh…so you're her boyfriend, huh?" The Old Slob smirked evilly at the dragon slayer. "Some boyfriend you are if you have to sell her to a real man…
"Oooh!" Those same, finely manicured hands now cupping over her beautiful pink lips, Lucy couldn't believe what she was hearing, even worse than that was the weird look forming on the fire wizard's face…
"Heh!...Is that so?..." Natsu looked up so that his gaze was centered on the blonde instead of the disgusting excuse for a man in his grasp. "Well I think you're right about that one part, you dirty Old Slob…" Natsu lowered his dark orbs back to bore into the man once more. "She is going home with a real man tonight…ME and then I'll show her things that a pathetic creep like you couldn't even dream of!"
A confident smirk spreading over the dragon slayer's features, he looked back up at his girl, his right hand holding the signature Fairy Tail sign high. "Oh yeah…Lucy…" He felt her love coming through her shimmering eyes. "You're coming home with me…I promise…" That symbol of this guild still held high, he called out his bid. "TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND JEWELS FOR LUCY!" Natsu beamed up at her, the sum a mere fraction of what she was worth to him.
The crowd gasped at such a high figure being set, the amount almost as much as what the rest of the auction had gotten so far combined. "NATSU I LOVE YOU!" Makarov jumped up and down in his seat, the old master already sure the guild would recoup its losses and then some!
The two lovers sharing a beautiful moment, all the girls in the room couldn't help fawning over their mutual love for one another, even Carla having to give in and admit it. "Well…I guess there is some good to his chauvinism after all…"
Everyone around the room taking in the moment, there was one person who didn't quite agree with their sentiment. "Going home with you, huh?" The Old Slob shook with jealousy and rage. "You call that a bid?…" The dirty old bastard said, raising his hand up into the air, "What a pathetic sum! I'll show you how a real man bids!" Looking straight at the bouncing master, he yelled out. "I bid two hundred and fifty thousand jewels!"
At hearing that number Natsu's confidence sunk. 'But…but…two hundred grand…that…that was my entire life savings…I…I don't have any more money to bid!' Looking up at Lucy he could see the fear starting to build in her deep brown eyes, he had revealed how desperate the situation had become, and even though she trusted him…she was scared.
"HAHAHA! Oh, I quite like that look!" Seeing the wonderful change in expression on the dragon slayer's face, the Old Slob was easily able to wiggle free of his hold on him, standing aside from him to mock the seemingly defeated man. "Looks like someone's out of money!" The creep gloated before turning his attention back to the golden pearl of his eye. "Don't you worry, you little slut…" He licked his lips looking her body up and down. "You'll be going home with me tonight!"
That leer burning into her top, Lucy was quick to cover her chest with her arms, she knew things were bad, but she had been through worse and knew she had to hold it together. 'C'mon, Lucy! You can do this! You're a Fairy Tail wizard! Don't fall apart now!' Standing up straight, arms at her hips and chest puffed out, Lucy tried to exhibit her boyfriend's lost confidence, her eyes shimmering with strength. "Hey!" She shouted down at the ugly perv. "The auction's only for a date, nothing else!"
Slowly shaking his head, the Old Slob's smirk only grew wider as he looked her creamy curves over. "No…not at the price I'm paying it's not…for two hundred and fifty thousand jewels I'm getting an all I can eat buffet…"
"You…you dirty monster!" Lucy blushed, the girl crossing her arms to cover what she could from his lecherous gaze.
Natsu meanwhile was in a world of his own, one where he had failed his first love. 'I'm going to let her get taken away by him?...But then…if I can't protect Lucy…how can I protect the others?...' The images of Cana, Levy, Kinana, and Mirajane all floating away from him, he knew that he wouldn't deserve to love them if he couldn't protect them. His legs becoming wobbly, Natsu was just falling to his knees when a pair of arms hooked under his, the thin limbs holding him to his feet.
"Not giving up so soon, are we, Natsu?" Cana winked, the drunken girl grinning as she stuffed sixty thousand jewels into his vest pocket. Looking over to his right, Natsu felt her name leave his lips in surprise. "Cana…but…how?..."
"We know how much it means to you to keep us safe, but it's not a real relationship if you're doing all the heavy lifting." Mira beamed, the model sticking an additional forty thousand jewels into his other pocket.
His slack jawed look now turning to face the bar maiden, the man could already feel his fire rekindling now that he had enough to beat the bastard. "Thanks you two…" he grinned between them, the girls releasing him from their support as he steadied himself once more. "And you're right…this is a relationship…we're all in this together…just like our guild…"
The two girls raising up the guild sign with a wink, they all beamed confidently at the Old Slob as Natsu turned to face him. "Alright, there, geezer…" the heated young man smirked at his foe. "I hope you came to lose because once this is done I'm going up there and kissing my girl and there is NOTHING you can do to stop me!" Looking over at Makarov, he held up the cash in his pockets. "I bid three hundred thousand jewels!"
If Makarov wanted to hug the boy before, he must have been considering adopting him now; his eyes bearing jewel symbols he could practically see the restoration of the bar at hand, and with a great many improvements to boot!
"Hah! And you still think you're even a match for me?!" The Old Slob laughed, waving his hand in the air. "It's been fun, but I think you're about done!" Ogling the busty blonde once more, he cried, "I BID FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND JEWELS!"
"HUUUUUUUUHHHHH!" The combined gasp from around the guild hall was almost tangible. The mouths of everyone hanging open, no one could ever believe that a date for one girl could be worth so much!
"But…but…but…but…but…" Not at all being able to control their stutter, Mira and Cana were in shock. Feeling Natsu's gaze once more turning back up to the blonde, they now felt that very same despair that he had earlier. 'It's just so much more…we were collecting money this whole time…and then he just doubled it in an instant…' The girls looking back between each other, they could already feel the salty tears of defeat welling in their eyes. 'There's gotta be a way…she would do it for us…'
"Lucy…" Natsu murmured, his gaze deadened by his failure, he could already feel her slipping away from him as her eyes began to take on his desperate gaze.
Standing up on stage, Master Makarov was far too caught up in the moment to get what was going on. "Five hundred thousand Jewels going once!" he called out, the Old Slob beaming up at him confident in his victory…and his delicious prize… "Going twice!" The master's hand rising up with two fingers in the air, he prepared to make the final call. Lucy covering her body as best she could, she was beginning to shake as she saw no chance left to get away.
Feeling that all hope was lost, Natsu had only one option left, his right fist catching fire, he knew he'd get hell for it later, but it would be worth it if it meant saving Lucy.
"This is it everyone!" Makarov called as he raised his hand up in the air one last time. "Going three times!"
Just as Natsu was about to bring his fist up to clobber the Old Slob and destroy the auction, he heard the sound of clattering steel, looking up at the figure that had just appeared in front of him, Natsu stared into the brown orbs of Erza Scarlet, the knight having finally returned to the guild hall after storming off earlier, she leaned in to whisper something into his ear, her right hand shoving a huge sack into his left, the man grasping it instantly.
"Er…Erza…" his face just as shocked as before, Natsu nodded at the beautiful knight, his spirit flaring back up to full strength. 'Thanks, Erza…You've always been there…'
The old master calling out the very last time, all the girls in the guild seemed ready to faint when Natsu raised his hand high, the sack shaking by his side. "I BID 1 MILLION JEWELS FOR MY GIRL!"
His voice radiating throughout the room, the Old Slob felt like he was going to have a heart attack, the man having to use a table to keep himself upright. "One million jewels?! What kind of girl is worth one million jewels!?"
Locking eyes with Lucy at that very moment, Natsu smiled. "My girl is…"
Raising both of his hands up in joy, Makarov bellowed, "SOLD FOR ONE MILLION JEWELS TO NATSU DRAGNEEL!"
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYY!" The roar of the crowd was immense, their fellow guild members hugging in sheer jubilation, they were so glad their friend was safe!
Over on the far side of the hall another girl was watching the events unfold, her perspective slightly different than that of her peers. "I wish Gray were as dedicated as Natsu is…" Juvia sighed to herself, the girl gently rubbing her stomach before turning away from the celebrations, she needed to leave.
Tears of joy welling in her eyes, Lucy wiped them away as she stared back at her boyfriend. "Natsu…you did it…you won…" The young man grinning back at her, she wanted nothing less than to wrap her arms around him and show him just how grateful she was!
The Old Slob meanwhile had fallen over at hearing such an immense number, his defeat all but guaranteed at the hands of Titania. Rubbing his head though, it hit him. "Wait a second…YOU'RE a fairy?!" He growled pointing an accusing finger at the dragon slayer. "That's not fair! Why are guild members bidding on their own members?! Trying to raise the price for better sales?" He turned to glare at Makarov. "What kind of scam are you running here!?" He yelled, the old master instantly sweating at the accusation.
"SCAM! SCAM! SCAM!" The ugly old slob yelled at the guild master, anger dripping from his voice. "I WANT A REDO! THAT SLUT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GOING HOME WITH—AAAAGHHHHH!" His insults towards the blonde suddenly cut off, the Old Slob shuddered in pain as a flaming fist sunk into his face, scorching and bruising his features before the impact sent him flying across the room, his body blasting out the front doors and into the sky.
Standing there where the Old Slob used to be was Natsu, his breaths coming in pants. "Don't you ever…talk about my girl…like that…again…"
His fellow guild mates nodding in approval of his actions, they soon found the situation getting much worse as the crowd started getting increasingly rowdy, the Old Slob's words having struck them just as he had hoped. "FRAUD! SCAM! I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER AUCTIONS HAVE BEEN FIXED!?" Their shouts getting increasingly louder, Cana knew she had to get the blonde away from there ASAP, after all without her whip or keys; she was utterly helpless against a mob.
Jumping up to the stage, Cana took the shell shocked girl by the hand, yanking her towards the exit. "Come on, Lucy!" she shouted at her as the crowd started boarding the stage. "We've gotta get out of here!"
"EEEE!" Freezing on the spot, Lucy did her best to try and protect her most vulnerable areas, the tidal wave of hands about to crash over the pair, they gasped as they suddenly found themselves up in the air, strong arms lugging them over an even stronger pair of shoulders.
"Natsu!" Beaming down in relief at their boyfriend, Lucy and Cana could barely contain the smiles on their faces as their man hefted them to safety. With Lucy facing forwards though, it was kinda hard to see where he was going with her huge boobs bouncing around in his face…not that he was complaining…
The trio rushing towards the door, Cana had an idea to get the herd off their tail. "Hey boys!" She called back to the swarm chasing them, the brunette reached behind her back as she grinned, it came in handy that she was facing back as she pulled off her blue bikini top, her arms concealing her bouncy globes the moment their covering left them. Waving the top around in the air like a victory flag she called to them. "You guys wanna see how big they are?! Well then take a look at this!" Tossing the top back into the crowd, it was soon grabbed by over a dozen hands, the flimsy material of the bikini top torn to shreds in seconds.
"Uhhh…" Paling at the ravenous display behind them, Cana chuckled nervously. "Well I'm all outta ideas…"
The drunk's plan falling apart just like her top, Lucy looked back over her shoulder, standing on the far side of the curtain was a petite white haired girl, her blue eyes catching the brown ones of her friend, Lisanna turned away, her expression full of disappointment. 'You were there when I needed a hug most…' Lucy watched with a pang of shame as the girl disappeared behind the curtains. 'I will makesure Natsu is there for you…I promise…'
The crowd getting closer and closer to them, they were soon scattered to the wind as a slash mark appeared in the floor, the impact causing their dispersal. "Huh?..." Stopping for a moment beside the source of the blast. "Erza…" Natsu let his mouth hang open as he looked over his friend, her face contorted into a grimace.
Stepping beside her old comrade, the knight was clad in her Robe of Yuen armor, blade shining by her feet and facing the opposite direction as him she was looking straight ahead as the crowd rose and began advancing on her. "Take Lucy and Cana and go!" Titania commanded him, her blade rising up at the ready.
Still staring at the mighty young woman, Natsu nodded, "Thanks, Erza…" He smiled at her. "I owe you one…" Her eyes not yet shifting from the on-coming horde, Erza repeated her order. "Yeah, you do…now GO!" Her tone obviously not a request, Natsu took off, with his winnings in his arms he ran out the door and into the night, his escape now assured.
As he left, Erza had chanced a glance his way, her dark orbs centering in on his determined gaze, the knight let a small smile grace her lips for a moment. Turning back to look upon the mob once more, she felt her scowl return to her. "Yeah…you owe me one, Natsu…" she felt a small tear roll down her cheek as she thought of how wrong her plans had gone. Clutching the tiny red thong she had planned to wear that night in her palm she charged forward, the voices of several dozen men screaming as they were launched into the air.
The terrified faces flying past her as she cleaved the mob apart, sending it back into a series of fainting men, Erza remembered the look Natsu had had when he'd set out to save Lucy. 'Someday you're going to look at me like that again, Natsu…' she felt another tear fall onto her kimono as she let loose another blow, the memory of the Tower of Heaven still clear in her mind. 'Even if I grow old waiting…'
A/N: A lot of plot development in this one! Sorry for the lack of…yeah… But the Mira chapter was too big and if I had written this chapter completely as the outline detailed…it would be probably around 18k… If I could only say what is coming up! I have been asked several times about the timeline of this fic. It takes place directly after the timeskip in the time leading up to the Grand Magic Games. I am working up to that arc where the plot will have some changes, but not too many, mostly concerning certain characters.
ANNOUNCEMENT: There will be a CHRISTMAS SPECIAL for this story! I am planning on releasing it before the actual day if all goes according to plan so keep your eyes peeled for a girl no one saw coming! And since this chapter was cut in half (I haven't written the second half so I'm not holding anything back don't worry) the chapter that has reviewer input is also being pushed back. Sorry about that!
*Edit 5/28/17: Using Lucy's official measurements as well as references of her waist and rib cage I've estimated she has a 32G cup or 32FF bra size. Bust 36, Waist 24, Hip 35. With her band size being 28. I am certain it goes up in the most recent arc, but for this story it is accurate or extremely close. I am altering all measurements in the story and other stories to reflect this change. Other girls are being measured by comparing them to Lucy's band and bust measurements. Lisanna is a 32D cup based on scientifically measuring Lucy's cup size and comparing her to that. Lisanna has a band of 28 and a bust of 32 which makes her a 32D which matches given how close her body is to Laki. Yeah I am pervy, but I want characters to be accurate in body as well as personality*
