Guys… I don't know what to say to all of you. Sorry doesn't sound sincere enough, but it has truly been too long since I've updated. I feel entirely guilty for it too. But here is a short installation to get the ball rolling again. I know it isn't as long as my usual chapters – I like 'em around 7,000 words- but at least it is something. I hope it doesn't disappoint, and I will be saying this now, this chapter will have a complimentary chapter –chapter 6- that will be from Laxus point of view. We can forget to see how the Raijinshuu react without Lucy around, now can we?
More authory stuff at the bottom!
Disclaimer: Within the last few months of my absence from this story, I am sad to report that no progress has been made towards owning Fairy Tail.
Now enough of this author rambling, here we go!
One closer to one type of hell. Two steps down the staircase. Three steps down and sweat beads started forming on Lucy's forehead. About twenty more steps till the demons in the forms of guild mates chewed Lucy alive with grueling questions and piercing glares till she answered to their satisfaction.
Lucy was wrong before. She was not prepared one bit. She was struggling. Reluctant. Terrified. No way was she supposed to be able to handle the group of hungry wolves that were now about ten steps away from her, already looking ravenous, and every pair of eyes glowing with a mischievous light that did not bode well for Lucy whatsoever.
Lucy gulped audibly, though it seemed as no one noticed the terrified look coming to her expression because Mira's hand wrapped around her wrist only seemed to be getting tighter the closer she brought Lucy towards the bar. The excited air the barmaid was giving off only added to the trembling the celestial mages body started up.
Isn't shock or fainting supposed to come next in this this series of reactions? Lucy asked herself internally. Honestly, as embarrassing it would be to faint, it would at least prolong with barrage of questions about to head her way. And anything that would cause any sort of delay would seem like a godsend, but as she looked around the guild, it seemed that the fate wasn't on her side because the rest of the guild stayed as far from the girls at the bar as possible. Most likely, everyone else could feel the demented aura surround the girls and wanted to stay as far away as possible.
At last, Lucy was shoved into a barstool in the middle of the large group and she instantly tried to make herself as small as possible while trying to avoid direct eye contact with any living life form around her. She could feel them converging, slowly leaning closer to hear any of the first words she might utter as some sort of explanation as to why she was suddenly dating the guild's number one bad boy when it seemed like they had never talked before.
Wait a flipping minute! Lucy shouted in the privacy of her mind, why the hell am I acting so shy all of the sudden, if they want to know about me and Laxus, they can ask all they want. It isn't like we committed any crime! With that thought firmly planted in her mind, Lucy straightened her back, and brought her confident gaze back and looked into each and every girl's eyes surrounding her. She leaned back, crossing her arms, and pulled one leg over the other, "so, out with it, what questions do you want to ask to delve into my relationship?"
With her practically giving the go-ahead to ask questions, the girls jumped at the chance, all speaking at once.
"How did this happen and-"
"Lu-chan! How could you not come to me first when-"
"Lucy why haven't you said anyth-"
"How far have you gone with Laxu-"
"Oh my Mavis, Lu-chan you haven't done it with him yet-"
"Lucy! Girl I didn't think you had it in you, into bad boys are we, well let me tell you some tips on how to pleasur-"
"THE BABIES!"
Well that escalated quickly. The questions, from what she could make from them, seemed innocent enough in the beginning, but now the girls were just assuming the wrong things! Already things were spiraling out of control! Oh Mavis, I should have had them line up and ask their questions one by one, or made them write them all down and just give them written responses. The author part of Lucy agreed with the latter option, but it seemed that the girls in front of her, who were all shoving each other to try and get closest to her, were too out of control to even think of the word organization or a strategical approach.
"-boys like the use of your tongue, they're sensitive just below their-"
"I will be the godmother, the blue-eyed, golden haired beauties are calling my name already! Your babies will be so cute and-"
"Lu-chan, you have to give me the details! Oh, you should write a story of everythin-"
And now a headache was starting to form at the forefront of Lucy's brain. They just kept getting louder. Oh for goodness sake!
"SHUT UP!"
The loud screech leaving the usually cheerful blondes mouth had everyone silencing within a millisecond, there was even a lull in the usual guild noise to ensure scary-Lucy wasn't coming out like she had earlier. There was a faint growl sounding from the second story, but Lucy could not worry about Laxus' problems at the moment, he was a big boy and could work on crumbling his walls on his own for a bit. Even so, Lucy doubted she could get away from her personal swarm of annoying guild mates to help him if the need arise. She would just have to trust Laxus to work on trying to stay open even though everyone, including his team, was going to be thrown for a loop when showing his more cheerful and caring side.
With a sigh leaving her body, Lucy closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose, with the other arm she pointed it outwards and waved it around in front of her, coming to a stop in one direction she opened her eyes again. The girl her arm was pointing at was none other than the guilds lovable drunk. Oh Mavis. Well it supposedly is always best to get the worst out of the way first. "Cana, is seems you are up first. Only one or two questions and then I'm moving to the next person, so they better be good."
The smirk that curled the brunette's lips almost made a shiver travel down Lucy's spine. Almost.
"My dear, Lucy," she practically purred, "who knew you were into the dominating type. Tell me, how good is he in bed? I've always wondered what possibilities his particular brand of magic could bring."
There was a choking sound upstairs and Freed's distinct screech was heard next, "Laxus! You wouldn't try-"
Bickslow's signature cackle interrupted then, "Laxus, man, I knew you had it in you!" Any further disruption from the Raijinshuu was shut up with a threatening growl from Laxus.
The face palm Lucy did was long in coming and left a distinct red mark on her forehead. "Perverts," she mumbled hopelessly, "everyone in this guild is a pervert." She looked up with a brilliant flush darkening her cheeks but refused to back down to Cana's question. Even with last night's events running through her mind when Laxus used his magic on her had her blush deepening to a startling red, she looked straight back into the card mages eyes. "To tell you honestly, in bed he is a wonderful sleeper. I got a wonderful night's sleep with no interruptions or perverted play, as you were probably wishing to hear." She ignored Cana's defeated groan.
"Wait, you mean to tell us that you slept in his bed?!"
Lucy planted her face in her hands, she had forgotten that this subject was covered when she was still with the Raijinshuu. "Last night, under the particular circumstances, it was necessary for me to spend the night at his house, but I can promise you that the only activity preformed was sleeping. We woke up, got ready for the day, and came here. Nothing exciting to satisfy your perverted imagination."
Cana groaned in what could only be defined as defeat and exasperation. "Whatever, if you ever need any tips on how to get it on, you know who to come to. You said two questions, so is he at least a good kisser?" Cana's question was paired with expectant gazes from every girl around.
"Uh-" Lucy's mind shut down with that, her mind going over every kiss she and the dragon slayer had shared up to that point. Sinfully good, heaven on earth, knee-weakening, body melting, 'turn me into a puddle of goo' good, were all of the descriptions Lucy's mind brought up for her to say, but all that came out was "yeah." Lucy knew she probably looked cherry red by now, but that kiss they shared that morning when still in bed was too sinful to not have any effect on her.
"Oh-ho, I think Little Lucy needs to share some details!" Cana brought a flask of beer to her lips and took a large swig before grinning devilishly at the blonde.
"No, no! Those were your two questions and I answered them! Levy-chan, you're next!" Anything was acceptable to get away from the perverted mind of one Cana Alberona. Also, Levy seemed innocent enough to not ask anything inappropriate when they were in the guild.
"Lu-chan, can you tell us how you two got together?"
Just as she expected, it was like a breath of fresh air to hear the innocent question, "sure, he caught me in a storm and we bonded through similar interests. That's really where we started." That question didn't require much thought. If Lucy was honest with herself, she didn't truly feel like it was just yesterday that she and Laxus talked to each other during the storm. It felt like they had known each other since forever. The way they clicked wasn't something you came across just every day. It was almost like fate brought him to find her sitting on the roof of her apartment and for them to connect with the beauty of lightning surrounding them and the loud crashes of thunder sounding in their ears.
It was almost too surreal for Lucy to wrap her head around, now that she was thinking of it. She, Lucy Heartfilia, was dating Laxus Dreyar. And to find that under the tough exterior the blonde man exuded, was an insecure boy needing that one person to be with to trust with his inner demons, still left her feeling odd even though she had seen it before in his eyes. Lucy wasn't going to fool herself, she knew Laxus was also strong willed and one hell of a tough mage when it came down to it. He still was a stubborn hot-blooded male. But just like everyone in the world, he had his past that he didn't come out unscathed from. But that was where she came in. A girl who had her own family problems who could relate on some level while also respecting who he is, she could be a beacon of light for him to come to when his burdens weighed him down. Maybe someday she would tell him about her past, the one where everyone knew had its downs, but the parts that people also did not know of.
Her strong will and ability to pull out of situations with a smile on her face while thinking of all the reasons to be happy would be the one thing to bring Laxus to the point where he could accept all that made him, well, him.
And that thought brought a smile to Lucy's face.
She wanted to have the chance to hold him when the small bit of sadness would creep into his eyes when looking at guild mates. To give him a shove when his walls started to build themselves again when people acted surprised at his ability to open up or when they pointed out how he was acting different. She wanted him to pull her in front of himself with a hug, making her act as part of a shield, anything to prevent him from closing himself off from everyone else. Lucy wanted to do anything and everything to find out just what made Laxus tick and what made him happy enough to forget about the cruelties of the world, if only for a second.
These feelings weren't normal for someone who just got into a relationship that morning, this she knew, but they just already had that type of understanding with each other. She would respect him and push him to better himself, while he would show her just who he could be in the privacy away from the guild until he was comfortable enough to shed his abrasive nature around everyone else.
"ucy. Lu-chan. LUCY!"
"Wait, wha-, huh?" Came Lucy's intelligent response when the calling of her name brought her out of her inner ramblings. Looking around, she found that everyone was looking at her with wide-eyed expressions. Mira's in particular had hearts in her eyes as she looked at Lucy.
"You zoned out on us for a bit Lu-chan, what were you thinking of to bring that kind of smile on your face?" Levy asked once she was sure Lucy's attention was back on her.
"Yeah, it appears our guilds number one jerk may have a soft side he doesn't show to the rest of us," Cana added.
Lucy would have happily answered Levy, but Cana's comment hit the wrong nerve in Lucy for some reason and she leveled the brunette with a hard glare. "Don't call him a jerk around me, I suppose he can act like one sometimes but he really isn't that bad if you just sit down and have a normal conversation with him. I bet everyone can attest to the fact that Laxus has changed dramatically since the time he was excommunicated. He is not the same jerk who made up the Battle Royale. He is completely trustworthy now and is one of the most faithful nakama you can find out in the world now. Or did you forget how he defended us against his father's guild during the Grand Magical Games?" Lucy paused and realized she had slowly leaned forward to the point of being in Cana's face. She straightened again and took a deep calming breath. "Sorry, that was uncalled for." Taking in Cana's surprised expression, she was sure the woman didn't mean any harm by the jerk comment. Cana grumbled, but accepted the apology for what it was, the rest of the girls made the wise decision to not comment anymore on the subject.
"To answer your question, Levy, I was just thinking about how much I already enjoy being with Laxus. He has already proven that is a great guy and is really sweet to me. I suppose now I have seen that side of him I am a little protective over how people see him. We have just connected in a way that leaves me happy and I want to continue making him happy so I can see the smile he doesn't show anyone else." Lucy blushed slightly when a chorus of 'awws' were the response to her explanation but didn't say any more, it was true that she felt that was about being with Laxus.
"Okay, I guess who wants to go next?" She asked. She heard a giggle to her left and looked over to find Mavis floating beside her.
"I don't have any questions, but since Mira called being Godmother already, I call being God grandmother, if there is such a thing. And make sure you give Third a grandbaby soon, he's practically living in his new fantasies now where he's spoiling your child rotten." With a giggle she shot off to somewhere else in the guild, and everyone looked over to where their Master was sitting on top of a table with a goofy smile on his face, obviously stuck daydreaming.
A strangled groan slipped from Lucy's mouth, "that man better not be planning anything perverted, like trying to 'accidentally' lock us in one of the guild's storage rooms." As if on que, Master snapped out of his day dream to look at Lucy, seeing her already looking at him he gave her a wide smile and a thumb's up. Another strangled noise sounded from Lucy's throat and she turned away from her pervert of a master.
"Finally Love Rival isn't Love Rival anymore!" Juvia decided to cheer at that point, apparently finally coming to that conclusion.
Thought Lucy could only sigh, "Juvia, I don't know how many times I have had to remind you of this before, but I was never your love rival. Gray has always been just a teammate to me and nothing more. Where you got the ridiculous notion that we were ever interested in each other the world may never know." The poor water mage didn't need to know that she used to think Gray was handsome before she ever joined the guild. Even though that crazy idea quickly went away when she finally became a Fairy Tail mage and discovered Gray's habit of stripping. The man quickly became like a brother to her so there was nothing to be a rival to where Juvia was involved, "you know I see him as a brother, so it would just be weird to see him romantically. Same with Natsu," she pointed this comment towards Mira, who she knew had once thought the boy would make the perfect match for her, but also heard Lisanna breathe a sigh of relief. Oh, she was so going to pounce on Lisanna later and question her all about what the little breath meant. "But enough with talking about being a possible love rival, I'm with Laxus now and I am happy."
"Juvia supposes Love Rival is right," Juvia stated, if only sounding a little unsure about everything.
"Maybe try calling my Lucy for once, Juvia, since I'm obviously no longer your love rival." She laughed softly with a few other girls joining her.
"Juvia will try to keep that in mind.. Lucy." The name sounded odd coming from the water mage since Lucy had only heard her call her love rival since the girl joined the guild, but she was glad that their relationship had progressed a little.
"Um, Lucy, you said you were happy, but I just want to make sure he really treats you well." Wendy spoke up next. She had become close to Lucy over the time being in the guild and had come to see her as sort of an older sister. Lucy had always been strong when she couldn't and was always there for her when she needed support. She never told Lucy that she thought this, she was too nervous of how Lucy would react, but someday she would let her know. It would be nice having family other than Carla, even if they weren't blood related. The guild was wonderful, but she wanted that connection with someone to get close to and Lucy had almost naturally filled that role of being a sister to her when she finally joined the guild. So now that she was with Laxus she wanted to make sure she was treated right. She had heard of the things that happened before she joined the guild when Laxus was involved, but had the naiveté of not witnessing it firsthand, so she saw how good the man could be even though he was a bit intimidating at times.
Lucy looked down to where Wendy was and smiled fondly at the small girl. She was starting to grow so much more and was turning into a charming lady. Wendy had always held a special place in her heart, from the first time she saw the poor girl trip when first meeting her, to see the determination the girl showed when faced with complications. She supposed the blue haired girl had become sort of a little sister to her. There have been times where she had taken Wendy shopping and out to get food, she loved to spoil the girl rotten. She supposed she would tell Wendy soon that she saw her as such, taking in the small girl would make Lucy happy, and she had always wanted a little sister to spoil anyways. "Really, really, Wendy. He wants to make me happy just like I want to make him happy." That simple answer seemed to satisfy the female dragon slayer as she nodded with a serious expression on her face.
Just then Lucy remember something very important. She was offered a free strawberry smoothie to come down here and now looking around, there wasn't one in sight. Her eyes slowly slanted into a glare directed to the barmaid of Fairy Tail. "Mira," she called in a sing song voice that contradicted her eyes completely, "I remember being told that there was a smoothie down here with my name on it. I don't suppose you lied to me, hmm?" Lucy believed that going through this interrogation of her relationship entitled her to a free smoothie, no one could tell her otherwise.
The shock that crossed the takeover mages face was enough to tell everyone that she completely forgot to make one in the first place and she hurriedly scrambled around the counter and into the kitchen to make one that instant. In what could only be a record for the fastest smoothie making in all of Earthland, she came back out with a frosted glass in her hands with a swirl of whipped cream on top and set it down in from of Lucy. "Sorry, Lucy, I was too excited to see how you and Laxus got together that I forgot to make one. Now I guess that will have to be all for today, any other questions can wait for later."
Lucy finished the last sip of her smoothie, she was really thirsty and the smoothie hit the right spot so it was downed fast, but she was surprised she was being let off the hook so easily. But just then she noticed Mira looking up and followed her gaze to see Laxus staring down the second story balcony at her with a stern face. She smiled to him and was happy to see a small quirk to his lips.
"And I suppose Laxus' team is done with him." Mira added, although Lucy wasn't really paying attention anymore now that Laxus could be seen leaping over the ledge and landing right next to where she was sitting.
Laxus looked deep in her eyes and she knew he was trying to see if they said anything to bother her, as she was doing the same to him. She could see that his team might have annoyed him, but that he was also trying to keep his expression open instead of reverting to being a brute to shield his emotions. That made her smile widen, he was trying and was doing so well already. The fact that he cared enough for her already to really try for her sake to open up to their guild mates made her heart melt in a pile of mushy goo. His eyes held a tenderness only for her and it made her want to kiss the man senseless.
Laxus apparently had the same thought for he ignored the still present congregation of girls watching silently and dipped his head to press a soft kiss to Lucy's lips, only allowing himself to slide his lips across hers in a shatteringly tender kiss. But then he picked her up and threw her over his shoulder and started walking to the guild hall doors. "C'mon, Blondie, we're getting out of here."
Though she didn't quite enjoy the rough handling, Lucy couldn't help but laugh, "whatever you say, Sparky." Looking up, Lucy watched the expressions of surprise as they passed by everyone, and looked over to see her team looking at her with wistful eyes. She offered them a small smile, they were all forgiven already, but they still deserved to think over their actions a little more. Right now Lucy was content. Relaxed. Ready. Well for whatever the future brought her and Laxus' way.
The one thing she missed, that she really should not have, were the matching gleams that entered Mira's and Master's eyes as the two watched their two favorite blonde's leave the guild. Oh the plans they had in store for those two.
Short, right? Well I hope this didn't disappoint! I really wanted to add more to this but at the same time I wanted to get a chapter out because I feel so guilty, so I cut it off where I did for a reason. The Friday I will work on Laxus' point of view and add a bit more substance to it.
School has started up, and paired with working, there isn't too much time off but my Friday is completely clear! So I should be able to get the next chapter out then too! Hooray for getting back into this story!
You all know the deal-io, let me know what you think. I feel this chapter is lacking the usual standards I hold for myself when publishing a chapter, but I truly wanted to get something out for you all. So if you want to tell me how much it stunk for you then go ahead, I can't blame you. But also if you find any grammar mistakes or whatnot let me know so I can fix them. I enjoy reading a story that has no mistakes in them to divert my attention and I'm sure you all do too. So let me know so I can edit it to clean it up!
And don't worry, even I believe the girls of Fairy Tail were all entirely too calm in this chapter to satisfy our crazy guilds reputation, so I promise in future chapters we will see the evil plotting master minds that we all know and love.
My next chapter should be out, if not this Friday, then Sunday! That day is clear for me too! I really hope I didn't disappoint too much with this chapter! I still want to write to all of your expectations too!
I'll catch you all next chapter!