For Rjv, just a short one with lots of teasing in the beginning ;)

Pool Day

Magnolia was suffering through one of the worst heat waves in the city's recorded history. Officials warned against spending too much time outdoors, and if you were brave enough to face the summer heat, you were encouraged to drink lots of water, refrain from heavy physical activity, and keep cool. With the way Lucy Heartfilia looked as she lay poolside, Laxus knew he would be breaking at least one of those rules.

Laxus leaned against the outdoor bar, watching the blonde as she stretched across the chaise, her back arching, breasts rising. She wore her hair in a high ponytail, exposing the length of her pale neck. In a two-piece black bikini that hardly covered anything, Laxus held back a groan at the glorious sight.

"Hey Laxus." A sweet voice called from behind the bar.

Tempted to ignore the She-Demon, but ultimately deciding that that was against his best interests, Laxus drew his eyes away from his favorite eye candy. He turned to face the barmaid who held out two popsicles in his direction.

"Yes, Mira?" He drawled.

"Why don't you take one of these to Lucy? I'm sure she could use some cooling down right now." Mirajane's eyes glinted in a way that thoroughly frightened Laxus, so he took the popsicles from her hands.

"Sure, I'll do that." Laxus rolled his eyes as he turned away from the white-haired woman and the sickenly sweet smile that stretched her lips.

As Laxus made his way towards Lucy, he avoided slipping in poolside puddles and sidestepped the hooligans running to cannonball in the water. The closer he got to the blonde vixen, the more of her he could see. The way sweat glistened on her skin, slowly dripping down her chest into the valley of her breasts. The way her chest heaved just slightly from breathing the hot summer air. Her eyebrows drawn together in discomfort and full lips frowning to form a cute pouty expression.

"You look like you could use one of these," Laxus said as he sat on the empty chaise beside Lucy, lifting a popsicle in the air.

Her brown eyes darted to the popsicles in his hands and before responding, she snatched one right out of his hand and thrust it into her mouth. She closed her eyes, humming at the cool sensation. Laxus nearly choked as she slowly drew the popsicle from her mouth, sucking at the tip. With a soft pop, the ice cream was out of her mouth and she grinned at Laxus.

"I needed this. Thank you Laxus," she smiled sweetly before sliding the popsicle back into her mouth. Her cheeks hollowed as she sucked on the fruity juices, her lips dragging across the length of the popsicle as she pulled it from her lips again. "Really, I could kiss you right now."

Laxus' eyes darted from her mouth to meet her eyes at her words.

"Why don't you?" Laxus smirked.

Lucy quirked an eyebrow and then giggled. "You should eat your popsicle. It's starting to drip down your hand."

Laxus let his eyes roam her body, her delicious curves so much more enticing up close. He watched as she drew her legs together when he stared at her bikini bottom. He met her eyes.

"I think there's something else I want to eat." Laxus' voice dropped to a husky timbre.

Lucy's breath hitched as she clenched her thighs together. A soft blush spread across her cheeks, lips parted, eyes darkened.

"Laxus…"

"Lucy."

Laxus tossed his popsicle into a potted plant beside the chaise lounge chairs and leaned forward to grasp the popsicle in Lucy's hand. She shuddered when his fingers brushed her hand and trailed down her wrist and back up again. He removed the sticky popsicle from her dainty hand and tossed it next to his discarded one. With hooded eyes and breath coming out in soft pants, Lucy watched Laxus pull her sticky fingers towards his mouth. Just as his lips brushed her pointer finger…

"Lucy!"

And the moment was broken.

Lucy pulled herself away from Laxus with reddened cheeks.

"Lucy come play in the water!"

They both turned to find that it was Cana being a cock block. She was in the pool sitting atop Bickslow's shoulders, beckoning Lucy to the water.

Lucy cleared her throat before shouting, "What are you even playing?"

"Chicken fight!" Cana called back. "C'mon! Grab Laxus and fight me!"

"Oh god she sounds like Natsu." Laxus heard Lucy mumble and he chuckled.

"Lucyyy!" Cana whined.

"What do you say, Blondie? Wanna go fight?" Laxus grinned. Oh he couldn't wait to have her legs wrapped around him.

"You really want to play?" Lucy bit her lip as she looked hesitantly at Laxus.

"Like I would ever pass up an opportunity to have you on top of me," he said huskily, his voice dripping with sensuality.

Lucy turned red as she smacked Laxus' bare chest. "Don't talk like that!"

"Oi, watch it, your hand is still sticky." But Laxus held her hand in his. "You know what else it could be sticky with?"

"Oh my gods stop!" Lucy whined as her skin flushed again. "Gods, you're such a tease," she whispered under her breath.

Laxus dipped his head forward so his lips brushed her ear. "You're the one barely wearing a thing."

"It's too hot for clothes." Lucy pouted as she pulled away from him.

"Dammit Lucy, get over here!" Cana yelled as she nearly toppled over Bickslow's head.

"Whoa! Not that I don't like it when you sit on my face, but this really isn't the time, Cana," Bickslow said as he helped her sit upright.

"Lucy.." the brunette called threateningly.

"We're going Cana!" Lucy yelled as she stepped away from Laxus. "Well, are you coming?"

"I sure hope I am later," Laxus teased.

"You're incorrigible." Lucy glared up at him and he could only grin devilishly in response.

"C'mon princess." Laxus pulled Lucy to the steps that led into the pool water, maneuvering the two through running and splashing guildmates. He climbed down the steps until he reached the last one and he squatted, guiding Lucy's arm around his head so she could settle her legs over his shoulders. With practiced ease, Lucy's thighs clenched around Laxus' head as he gripped her legs while he led them to Cana and Bickslow.

"Well don't you two make a hot pair," Cana teased. "You should ask her out, Laxus."

Lucy's nearly lost her balance at the words. Laxus reached a strong arm to steady her.

"You know I don't do or date guild, Cana." Laxus spoke in a tone that told her to drop the subject.

"No offense, Boss, but it's kind of a dumb rule. I mean, we have so many babes, you don't know what you're missing," Bickslow grinned lecherously, his guild mark hanging for all to see.

"If we weren't all in water right now, I'd shock you," Laxus gritted out.

"Let's fight!" Cana yelled with a fist pump, effectively shutting down the conversation she started.

Unwilling to let the hulking blond underneath her down, Lucy put on her fight face and gripped Cana's hands, pushing the brunette with all the strength she had. Cana put up a good fight though.

"So Lucy, when are you going to find a man to satisfy you?"

Lucy flushed, and she lost a little bit of ground. "Why are you asking me that right now?"

"I plan to win this chicken fight," Cana smirked.

"That doesn't make sense," Lucy replied through clenched teeth as she pushed hard enough that the two girls separated.

"Whoa Cosplayer!" Bickslow laughed.

"Easy, Lucy. You're going to knock yourself over." Laxus patted her thigh.

Bickslow and Laxus stepped forward as the girls leaned towards each other again.

"You didn't answer my question, Lucy," Cana tutted. "Is there a man in your sights?"

Lucy ignored her, trying her hardest to knock over the card mage.

"Maybe Natsu?" Cana questioned. "Is he still sneaking in your bed?"

Lucy felt Laxus' palms tighten around her legs. "You know it's not like that, Cana."

"Gray, then? He's been naked around you plenty of times." Cana winked playfully, squeezing Lucy's hands.

"Cana," Lucy drawled in a warning tone. She could feel Laxus' blunt nails digging into her skin.

"Oh wait, he did satisfy you once, didn't he?" Cana continued. "No, that's not right either. It was definitely more than once."

Lucy sputtered and that was all Cana needed to finally knock Lucy off of Laxus' shoulders. She fell with a large splash, Cana's and Bickslow's laughter echoing through the water. When Lucy surfaced, Laxus stood with his arms crossed against his broad chest, a menacing expression on his face.

"L-Laxus?" Lucy stared up at him wide-eyed, her bottom lip quivering slightly.

"I can't believe you lost against Cana, Blondie." Laxus pursed his lips to keep from smiling.

"Ugh! Did you hear the things she was saying?" Lucy palmed her cheeks, shaking her head. "She's lucky I couldn't Lucy Kick her from up there."

"What she said is true though, isn't it? About Gray?" Laxus adopted a poker face. Lucy wished she knew what he was thinking because she wasn't sure how he would react to her answer.

She nodded hesitantly.

Laxus moved towards her, grabbing her face in his large hands. Before Lucy could speak, he pressed his lips against hers in a hot kiss. Cana and Bickslow cheered beside them, drawing the attention of their other guildmates spending the day at the pool. Hooting and hollering exploded around them. Laxus pulled away with a smirk, Lucy panting.

Wrapping his arms around Lucy, "I think it's about time everyone knew were my girl."

"We already knew!" Cana cheered beside the couple, splashing water in their direction.

"Wh-what do you mean you already knew!?" Lucy startled.

"Well you two aren't exactly subtle. We heard some interesting sounds coming from your office one day Bossman," Bickslow smirked. "And then another. And another."

Lucy's face burned red as she mumbled, "Oh my gods."

Meanwhile Laxus was confused. "What? My office is supposed to have soundproof runes. I had Freed—Freed!" His expression turned deadly.

Said green-haired man shrieked from his position at a barstool beside a moony-eyed Mira. And that's when it all made sense.

"It was you, wasn't it She-Demon!?"

"Blonde-haired blue-eyed babies! Or blond-haired brown-eyed babies!" Mira squealed.

Laxus and Lucy facepalmed.

A/N: Hope you enjoyed this short one! I apologize for the lack of smut, but next time. Feel free to keep sending any requests, I need something to occupy me this winter break!

Covid is getting worse in the U.S. because people are irresponsible and we have incompetent leaders, so I hope everyone, wherever you're reading from, is staying safe and wearing masks!