WARNING: Rated M for Explicit Graphic Depictions of Violence, Graphic Depiction of Rape/Non-Consensual Sex, Graphic Sex, Graphic Physical and Mental Abuse, and Mental Instability. Please read at your own discretion.
I do not own Fairy Tail; All major characters depicted in this fan-created fiction story belong to Hiro Mashima.
This chapter is Beta-read by the awesome YungVodkaDikost, if you haven't read any of her stories, you should go check them out!
CHAPTER 20
"Sting, we have been wondering around Magnolia for at least two hours. I told you we should have just gone to Fairy Tail first, we don't even know where Lucy lives and Rogue still won't answer my calls." Yukino sighed while she turned to watch the blonde guild master sniff the air once again, a faint blush spread across her cheeks as she studied his profile.
Even though he had been the one to initially suggest visiting Lucy and Rogue, Yukino had a suspicion that Sting's suggestion had more to do with the fact that he could feel how much she already missed the other celestial wizard's presence, more than the fact that he was eager to see Rogue again.
It was after the 4th ignored call to the shadow dragon slayer's lacrima that Sting had asked her if she wanted to visit Fairy Tail to check on them.
This must be like the bond Lucy and Rogue shares…It's odd to think that I now share that same type of connection with Sting. He can feel my emotions, just as I can feel his.
Yukino could feel the burning of the scarlet blush as it dusted her face while she gazed at the slayer that had marked her as his life mate, the feeling bubbling within her all felt so surreal to the female saber. Of course, she had harbored feelings for the young guild master for some time now, but she had never believed in her wildest fantasies that the playboy like blonde would actually mark her as his mate.
Bringing her hands up to lightly pat her face; the silver-haired female tried to rid her head of the flashbacks of her passionate night with the master.
Even though she had tried to rid the thoughts from her mind, it had been no use, the images of that night kept slipping right before her mind's eye.
After they had finally recuperated, Sting had taken the celestial wizard back to his room where he deemed the setting to be more 'romantic' than his office. The blonde male had made special care to make sure her body had been covered with his scent before finally letting her tired body rest.
Yukino had tried, and failed, to slip out of the slayer's bed before he awoke the next morning; only to find that her legs did not want to function properly. Her knees had given out as she fell ungraciously down to the ground with a loud thump.
The sudden noise had been enough to rouse the sleeping male only to find his new mate half naked on his bedroom floor. After Sting had got out a good laugh, he heaved Yukino back onto the bed where he made her stay most of the morning while he tried to sooth her aching body from the night before.
Brown orbs slipped back to the blonde male who had finally caught a trace of whatever he was sniffing for before he set off into a sprint in yet another direction for the 7th time since entering Magnolia.
Rolling her eyes, Yukino's legs ached as they tried to keep a steady pace to keep up with her newly established mate, but found herself taken in by the new surroundings of the lively streets that were home to the Fairy Tail guild.
"Awh, come on, Yuki! I'm sure the all mighty Sting knows exactly where he's going!" Yukino managed a small smiled toward the red exceed, his small white wings fluttering just above her while he flew close.
The little cat and spirit welder saw no need to race after the Sabertooth master; the man had been so sure of his enhanced senses that he didn't even listen to the celestial mage's rants as they raced from one place to another while he tried to pick up his ebony haired partner's scent.
While Yukino had been able to have some time alone with the blonde dragon slayer, she had also been constantly wondering what exactly happened when Lucy finally reunited with her guildmates.
The silver-haired wizard was well aware that the blonde celestial mage was a nervous wreck just at the mention of the fire dragon slayer's name, so Yukino could only hope that nothing extremely horrible happened when the time came for their actual reunion.
Even though their resident dark haired slayer was with the blonde, the silverette couldn't help feeling uneasy that the more her calls went unanswered, the more her wonder morphed into worry- worry that she had no doubt Sting could also feel.
Lucy really had become Yukino's best friend, even like a sister to her, so going from always being around the blonde fairy, to the woman suddenly vanishing- had left a small void in her, even if it had been only a short time.
Of course, she wasn't the only one affected by the trio's sudden departure. Sting had finished all of his paperwork- a complete act of the gods themselves- and Lector missed his play pal, Frosch.
So, while they could have just went on a mission, the new couple and exceed deemed it more important to visit the Fairy Tail guild. Afterall, Sabertooth had endured having so many of the rambunctious fairies visiting their guild for the duration of Lucy's stay, so it was only natural that they return the favor, right?
"Yukino! Would you hurry up? We can have blondie take us sightseeing later; I think I caught a whiff of the metal head and his little woman, so come on!" Sting turned back to look at the celestial mage who was saying a mental pray of thanks while she ran to catch up with the white dragon slayer.
Hopefully, Levy would be able to point them in the right direction to Lucy's home. Yukino was finally able to catch up to the slayer as soon as the two fairies in question rounded a corner on the other side the street, causing dread to well up within the woman at the thought of losing their only chance at finding Lucy's home.
"Levy! Gajeel! W..Wait!" The silver-haired mage hunched over as she put a hand on her knee, she hadn't expected to have to sprint after the Saber mage so fast and she had shorter legs than the man, so it couldn't be helped.
Yukino let out a small squeak when she felt strong arms knock her off her feet as they settled between the bend of her knees before her other half was picked up, causing her body to be cradled against her mate's half-clothed chest. A pink tint lit up her face as the blonde male looked down at her with a grin.
"Geez Yuki, are you still sore? Seems like you're having a hard time keeping up today." The silver-haired wizard floundered while she tried to form a coherent sentence as the slayer's grin only widened at her guilty expression.
She could feel his amusement through their newly established connection and knew there was no way she could deny his accusations, so she settled for lightly smacking his shoulder while looking away.
Yukino had been bent on giving him the silent treatment for teasing her, but that thought flew right out of the window as soon at the cocky male took off at a fast sprint while rounding the corner the two fairies had just passed. The celestial mage mentally slapped herself when she was forced to cling to the slayer in fear of being dropped from his fast speed.
"Yo, Gajeel! And hello, little miss blue." Yukino watched as the two Fairy Tail members turned, obvious shock and amusement written across the small blue haired solid script mage's face. The iron dragon slayer's expression, however, didn't change as he eyed the Sabertooth guild master before his eyes darted to the female still being manhandled in his arms.
He must have been able to smell the two Sabertooth wizards long before Sting's greeting.
"Congrats." Was the only word the older slayer uttered while a wide smirk split across his already ferocious features. Yukino looked up to see Sting giving the older slayer a thumbs up gesture while a wide grin formed.
There was no doubt in the silverette's mind that the iron dragon slayer could sense that she was now Sting's official mate, a thought that had the silver-haired woman lighting up in another bout of crimson blush.
"Hey, Sting and Yukino! What's brought you two all the way to Magnolia so soon?" The petite blue-haired woman walked up to the celestial mage as Sting put her back down on the ground. Yukino didn't miss the curious gaze that the solid script mage pinned her with as she watched Sting's hand linger a little longer on her waist than necessary.
In the short number of days Levy had spent at Sabertooth, the solid script mage had already received all the details on how Yukino and Sting both seemed to care for one another, so she could only hope that the two finally took the plunge into being something more than friends.
"Hi, Levy! We were coming to visit Fairy Tail for a few days, but first, we wanted to meet up with Rogue and Lucy, but we can't find her apartment." Levy tried to suppress a giggle at the sharp glance the silver-haired woman sent in Sting's direction while the white dragon slayer refused to make eye contact in favor of rubbing the back of his neck with a guilty expression.
Levy couldn't help the small smile that slipped across her lips as she watched the two interact like a married couple.
"Is your nose broken or somethin'? I can smell the bunny's apartment from here." Yukino herself tried to resist the urge to giggle while Sting tried to defend his slayer pride, along with the help of Lector when Gajeel kept throwing jabs at the blonde male's sense of smell.
"I don't remember what Blondie smelled like before, so I was trying to pick up Rogue's, damn it!" Sting huffed while he glared at the iron mage, only to receive an even bigger grin.
"Oh, I guess that would explain why the great Sting couldn't find Lucy's apartment, her scent has changed drastically over a short time to smell like Rogue." Lector defended the blonde once more before letting his wings recede so he could drop down onto the silver-haired wizard's shoulder.
It made sense, after all.
Lucy's home would smell like she did before the grand magic games, and since Sting had never really known Lucy that well, he didn't know her original scent well enough to recognize it- especially if he had been looking for his partner's this whole time.
"Well, we were just on our way back to Lucy's, so we can show you the way." The trio of Saber's gave Levy a thankful smile before they continued walking down the sidewalk that the blonde slayer had been scouting for almost 20 minutes.
A moment of silence consumed the group as they crossed a street to a new sidewalk before Yukino finally decided to try and make small talk.
"Say, Levy, has Lucy visited Fairy Tail yet? I've tried to call Rogue's lacrima to get in contact with them, but they've never answered." The two males fell behind, Gajeel with his hands in his pockets while Sting kept his elbows in the air with his hands on his head. To any spectators, it would look like the two men didn't have a care in the world as the two women in front of them chatted, but that was hardly the case, as both were listening just as much as the celestial mage was.
"Oh yeah, she's been there already and let's just say that Natsu got his ass handed to him by both Rogue and Lucy. I warned the idiot, but he just didn't listen. I don't think either Lucy or Rogue will remember much of what happened at the guild when they wake up, though. Rogue got knocked out while trying to take a hit from Lucy so it didn't hurt anyone in the guild, and Lucy was… possessed? Well, she wasn't herself, that's for sure. She passed out after Rogue came to, and seemingly snapped her out of it." Yukino looked back at the blonde slayer who blinked back at her with wide eyes. The bond that they now shared could tell that both of the Sabers were curious for more details about exactly what went down at the guild hall, but Levy continued.
"The strange thing is, Loke returned to the guild after Rogue left with Lucy, he was furious because he couldn't feel Lucy during the time that she was using the shadow magic that had been buried within her. He said that it was as if she had died, even though all of their contracts were all still in place. None of her spirits could feel her presence or open a gate anymore. He was really freaked out." Both Yukino and Sting had been so absorbed with Levy's rambling, that they didn't notice they had come to stop in front of a faded red two-story building.
"We'll talk more about it later; that's actually why I came here in the first place, so I could fill in the gaps of their missing memories of what happened earlier this morning. I don't know why the big hunk of metal came along with me, though." The blue haired woman snickered while she shoved a thumb over her shoulder toward the irritated iron dragon slayer.
"I told you that I wanted to talk to Ryos, woman!" Levy giggled once more at the long ebony haired male's outburst; she paid no attention to the angry scowl and grunt he gave her before she skipped forward to open the front door of the building. She was about to gesture for the silver-haired Sabertooth member to go first, but a large hand shoved her forward as the door was taken from her grasp.
"Show 'em the way, shrimp. They've never been here before." The solid script mage puffed her cheeks out at the large male but turned to march up the steps, making sure that the rest of the group wasn't too far behind. Once she had finally reached the next door at the top of the stairs, Levy knocked once, and then a second time.
No answer.
She knocked again and still received no answer. The blue haired solid script mage was about to open the door herself to check and see if the two wizards and exceed were still sleeping, but the door slowly opened to reveal a tired and confused looking Frosch.
"Frosch, I've been so bored without you!" Before Levy could even say anything a red blur zipped past her shoulder and right into the frog suited exceed, knocking them both onto the back of the couch. Not thinking anything of it, Levy walked into the room, closely followed by a curious Yukino.
"Are they even here? Maybe they went back to Fairy Tail?" Yukino surveyed the lifeless room minus Frosch.
No, there was no way that Rogue would leave the little exceed alone while he went somewhere.
So where were they?
Lucy's apartment was the perfect size to accommodate a single person, and it was cozy, but neither the shadow dragon slayer or her fellow celestial mage were anywhere in sight. Yukino glanced over her shoulder from the kitchen, where she had been taking in the small area, only to see the little blue haired female sitting on the couch with a small huff.
"Ohhhhh, shit. Oh hell, we need to go. This place smells like sex, and I can hear everything!" Sting half whispered and half yelled while he stalked over to grab Yukino by the arm, she could feel his emotions while they flooded through her body.
Amusement and sympathy?
"Fro is so happy more friends are here!" Yukino smiled at the little green cat, only to feel her arm being yanked again as Sting tried to drag her out of the kitchen. The silverette pulled her arm out of his hold in an attempt to stop the slayer while she looked back over to see the iron mage plop down on the couch next to Levy, a huge smirk split across his lips.
"Even if we left now, Ryos would be able to smell us, even sense us. Besides, they're almost done now. He and bunny girl are going to walk out of that bathroom any minute now." The silver-haired mage watched as the blonde male beside her deflated while obvious defeat and a small smile curved on his face. Yukino's eyes scanned the room only to have another set of wide brown eyes meet her own.
Just what had they unknowingly walked in on?
A loud feminine mewl echoed out from the bathroom and into the main area where the new occupants were gathered, causing both of the women to gasp when the reality of just what exactly was going on behind that closed bathroom door dawned on them with renewed understanding.
The owner of three of the zodiac keys brought her hands up to cover her mouth while trying to form any type of sentence.
They should definitely leave, she knew how embarrassed she would have been if someone had heard her passionate night with Sting, so she could at the very least try to make a break for the door before the two love-struck mages made their appearance.
Before she could even make a step to move towards the apartment's front door, the soft clicks of a lock met her ears while the turning of the door handle caught her attention.
It was too late.
Rogue hadn't felt the new familiar presences that had come to situate themselves in various locations through out Lucy's small apartment. If he had, he would have used his shadow magic to slip them out of her apartment so the blonde wouldn't have to deal with the embarrassment that was undoubtedly already coursing not only through her but his own body as well.
The shadow mage reprimanded himself for not keeping up his guard, but it was almost like he had lost all his logical reasoning the more the celestial mage's delectable scent pulled him in. How could he lose focus on his surroundings in such a short amount of time?
The scent that had been purely Lucy had put him in some type of an intoxicated haze, fogging his mind to an almost drunken state while he sought out more of that sweet and flavorful nectar that could only belong to her. He had been completely focused on the celestial goddess in front of him that all sense of his surroundings had faded into a deep abyss to be forgotten.
The shadow mage felt a small push as Lucy buried her hand covered face into his back while she tried to hide her obvious embarrassment from the new guests. The crimson eyed saber's frown deepened when his eyes fell on the face of his blonde guild master, taking in the goofy grin that had spread across the male's face while pulling Yukino closer. It was then that he realized something was different about the silver-haired female's usual scent.
Reluctantly the ebony haired mage removed his eyes from the blonde Saber to gaze at the other Sabertooth wizard. She reeked of his best friend and the usual virginal essence that had once surrounded the brown-eyed woman was nonexistent.
The observation caused the shadow dragon slayer's eyes to visibly widened while the gears in his head matched the pieces together, all thoughts of knocking Sting's wide grin off his face vanishing as the realization punched him right in the gut.
Sting finally mated Yukino!
"So, does this mean you came to brag?" Rogue felt a small smirk lift his lips while he raised his visible eyebrow in amusement, he really should have been angry about the fact that his private moment with Lucy had been breached by not only one dragon slayer, but two.
However, Rogue just couldn't find the strength to channel the original anger he had felt when he had first walked out into the main room.
Whether it was because the shadow mage was still slightly exhausted, or the fact that watching Yukino desperately tries to swat away the blonde master made him slightly chuckle, the ebony haired slayer couldn't really say.
He did, however, find Yukino's embarrassment extremely amusing.
"He ain't got nothin' to brag about, Ryos. We all heard bunny girl, seems like you aren't too far behind 'em." A tick mark formed on the ebony haired Saber's forehead when he turned to meet with another set of crimson eyes, the iron mage's grin was wide as he adjusted himself deeper into Lucy's loveseat, indicating he didn't plan on leaving anytime soon.
"Stop calling me that. What the hell are you even doing here? In fact, what are all of you doing here?" The shadow mage's eyes drifted from Gajeel back to the blonde who was still hiding silently behind him he couldn't feel any real signs of stress or anxiety from her, so he took the chance to move further into the room.
Embarrassment be damned, so what if he and Lucy had been caught doing intimate things with one another, it wasn't like he forced her and they were both adults, so who cares if they were locked in her bathroom while uninvited guests were listening.
"Umm… Rogue… Don't get us wrong, please. We literally just arrived here along with Levy and Gajeel. The only reason both Levy and I came in was because Frosch opened the door and Lector tackled him, plus Sting tried to pull me out of here as soon as he walked in the room." Rogue eyed his blushing silver-haired guildmate, he knew Yukino was not much of a liar and it's not like he had a problem with her or Levy for that matter as much as he had a problem with the other two slayers.
He knew for a fact that both of the males would have been able to smell not only Lucy's arousal, but his own, and that was what didn't sit well with him.
Her apartment being invaded along with her privacy was nothing new to the blonde celestial mage, but she did have to say that this particular situation definitely had to take the cake on the awkward level.
When Lucy had become a member of one of the most unpredictable guild in Fiore, on top of being friends with some of the most overprotective people she had ever met; the celestial wizard had come to learn real quick that privacy was a privilege that she would not have.
There had been many times Lucy's apartment had been used as a type of haven for various members of her guild without her permission, even times where her teammates would barge into her apartment while she was getting undressed or changing.
These were things she had come to expect from the members of Fairy Tail.
But even so, she still couldn't seem to shake the embarrassment as it tried to settle within her once again. Something about being caught doing something so intimate with someone she hadn't really known for very long made her feel dirty, but not because she regretted it.
It was more of the fact that she loved it. She craved the ebony haired slayer's touch almost as much as she would crave water on a hot summer day, and that was what scared her. How had she managed to fall so fast for someone she had just been terrified of a month ago?
She knew the answer to that. In fact, she had always known the answer.
She fell in love with the way he put the pieces of her brokenness back together.
She fell in love with the way he held her, even when she was afraid of him and the way he was there even though the blonde didn't trust him. She fell in love with his shadows- the magic that comforted her and fought down her own darkness.
Lucy felt the slayer move from her grasp as he asked the question she had mentally been wondering as well. She had to say, she really didn't think Levy or Yukino would have been able to hear her and Rogue's escapade in the bathroom, but there was no doubt that the other slayers had- on top of even being able to smell it.
Lucy felt a shiver slip down her spine, that revelation just didn't sit well with her.
"Lucy, do you remember anything that happened after Natsu… After Rogue separated Natsu's hold from your wrist?" Lucy's eyes moved to the blue-haired woman who was moving to stand from the loveseat before bringing her hand up to look at the bruised and blistered flesh.
"I don't really know. I remember feeling like I was losing a battle within myself, and then when Natsu said such awful things… I snapped and lost that battle. I don't remember anything after finally letting the shadow magic consume me through my emotions." The blonde looked over to see the crimson eyes of the shadow mage gazing at her, it was evident that he had wanted to know the answer to that question as well.
She had wanted to mention the voice she had tried to fight off, but she didn't want to sound like a complete lunatic. The blonde was used to hearing the voice of the futuristic slayer in her dreams, but she wasn't really accustomed to hearing it while she was conscious.
"I thought so. It was almost as if you were possessed by the shadows. Your appearance changed almost as if you had inherited dragon force through Rogue's slayer magic. You used that magic against Natsu, beating him unconscious. Loke came by and informed us that your spirits were unable to feel you, or open their gates in the small amount of time you were in that form." The blonde celestial mage shook her head while she tried to rack her brain with the overload of missing information she had received. There was just one small detail that Lucy knew that Levy was leaving out.
"But the shadows… They weren't Rogue's magic were they? They were the future shadow dragon slayer's magic, weren't they?" Lucy bent her head, she knew it was more of a statement than a question since she could hear his voice before she blacked out, but she needed some type of confirmation that she had somehow been able to shake off being consumed by the dark magic.
A loud grunt was heard as the iron dragon slayer moved around on the couch, catching her attention.
"That ain't entirely true, bunny girl. It felt like a mix of both Ryos and that bastard's magic, so somehow even though you were possessed by the shadows, you weren't so far gone that you were unreachable. Ryos was able to snap you out of it real fast." Lucy only nodded stiffly while she soaked in the knowledge only for the iron mage to be questioned by someone else.
"So if Blondie had the right teacher, she could learn to use the shadow magic as a trump card in a battle? I mean, assuming both Lucy and Rogue decided they would much rather enjoy their shadow play together, rather than removing it." Lucy felt a crimson blush rise over her face while Levy suppressed a giggle when Yukino smacked her mate's arm.
"Fuck off, Sting." The dark-haired saber growled, even though he was extremely exhausted, the shadow mage was regretting not taking out the arrogant blonde as soon as he realized the pervert was in the room, best friend be damned. He was too tired for his guild master's taunting.
"Hey, no need to be so hostile! It's a valid question, and I am sure Blondie wouldn't mind having you teach her a few things." The white dragon slayer grinned while Gajeel snickered which only caused the blonde celestial mage to blush a scarlet that looked true to Erza's fiery locks.
Lucy was about to try and stutter out a defense but was beaten to the punch, literally. The blonde host had watched with wide eyes as the shadow mage finally had enough of the other male Saber's teasing as he slammed his balled up fist into the blue-eyed slayer's stomach, successfully causing the male to slump to the floor by the surprise attack.
"Okay. I feel better now." Lucy giggled while the shadow mage tossed her a small smirk before moved to lean on the wall near the bathroom door, close to where she had been standing. Sting crawled over to grab at the silver-haired female in an attempt to ask for help as he tried to climb back to his feet while Levy and Gajeel both shook their head at the Sabertooth guild master, the man should have really seen that hit coming.
"Okay, so how exactly did I beat up Natsu?" The blonde celestial mage noticed Levy's eyes light up while another cackle was heard from the smirking iron dragon slayer.
Apparently, they seemed to like reliving the incident.
"I wonder where all that intense magic came from, anyway. I remember Lucy's magic power being different, but nothing near that incredible." Gray sat at the bar with the red-haired requip mage while she surveyed the guild, taking note of the damage that had been inflicted on the abused hall.
While the ice-make wizard was proud of Lucy for finally being able to put the dense pyro in his place for a change, he couldn't help but wonder just what exactly the fire dragon slayer had been able to pick up that he hadn't been able to.
Even though the raven-haired male has known Natsu for years, he had never seen the bumbling idiot act that unusual. Which that brought into question the conversation that had been tossed around between the two dragon slayers of fire and shadows, right before their blonde celestial mage had lost it.
"Our Lucy is getting stronger, but I do have to say that I too am curious as to how she had learned to channel the Sabertooth slayer's magic in such a short time, especially since she is not a dragon slayer herself." Gray frowned when the redhead turned back to the bar while placing herself on the stool next to him. They had seen Gajeel utilize the shadow mage's magic before, but the iron mage is a dragon slayer, so that was different.
Lucy was an ordinary wizard that only had celestial magic, nothing even close to the magic that the dark-haired Sabertooth mage could wield, so how had she been able to control it? The requip mage leaned forward to rest her elbows on the bar while bringing her hands together to tap her index fingers to her chin.
"I wish Gajeel was here, I'm sure he would be able to shed some light on this mystery!" Gray jumped a little as the oldest Strauss sibling teetered from one foot to the other while she imagined the juicy gossip she could try to force out of the long ebony haired slayer.
"All I wanna know is if our little Lulu really is tappin' that Saber guy's sweet ass!" The drunken brunette tossed her empty beer bottle to the white-haired barmaid while she tried to keep from falling over onto an irritated Gray.
Why was it that he always got pushed into the women's gossiping circle?
"Well… Lucy already had magic in her body from that crazy lunatic version of Rogue from the future, we just didn't know it at the time, but something had to have happened during her time at Sabertooth to intensify it to that level of magical power. It just makes me even more curious to know what type of relationship has developed between Lucy and Rogue." Mira twirled around on the balls of her feet as a small twinkle flickered across her eyes; signs that a plan was already forming in the takeover mage's head.
The blonde would have to come back to the guildhall sooner or later, and the white-haired woman was determined to receive the juicy details she so craved, even if she had to corner the celestial wizard.
"I think it's time all us ladies have a 'girl's night' to strengthen our bonds with our beloved little Lucy, don't you agree, Cana… Erza?" The ice-make mage jumped off the stool while he watched the three females grin to one another before each stifled small snickers as they tried to formulate a plan together.
The raven-haired male had no idea what the Fairy Tail women had in mind for his blonde teammate, but he did know that she was in for a hell of a 'girls night'- that is, if they could pry her away from the shadow dragon slayer.
"Mirajane my child, I have no qualms with you celebrating Lucy's arrival back home, but please do keep in mind while you all are planning that the Sabertooth slayer will want to stay close to our Lucy." Mira nodded her understandings to the small guild master who had been sitting on the edge of the bar sipping at his mug.
She knew he had been listening, and hoped that the man would intervene if something of the necessity was to be pointed out to her attention.
"Of course, Master. I was thinking that maybe we could all go visit the local hot springs, that way the guys can have time to relax as well! It would be fun for everyone, don't you think?" The white-haired she-demon smiled when the master's face light up at the thought of visiting the springs; after all, it has been some time since the Fairy Tail guild had a 'family outing'.
"The springs, you say? I approve of this 'girl's night' idea. Good job, Mira." Erza slipped off the stool, letting her feet hit the floor with a heavy thump as the armor met wood. The takeover mage giggled when her younger Strauss sibling made her way over to the bar with a still wincing Natsu in tow.
"Mira! Are we really all going to take Lucy to the hot springs? Can Natsu come as well?" Lisanna looked from her older sister to the guild master with pleading eyes. The elder snowy-haired woman shared a glance with the master before giving Natsu a sweet smile while a dark aura surrounded her body.
"Of course, Natsu can come! But if he tries to pull another stunt like he did earlier, he won't have to worry about Lucy beating him, Erza and I will personally see to his demise. So, don't ruin our fun, m'kay?" The salmon haired male shivered while the sickly sweet smile painted on the oldest Strauss's face sent a wave of ice colder than the ice-make mage's up along his still sore spine.
"Okay, now with that settled, Erza why don't you contract Levy so she can convince Lucy. Cana, you make sure there is enough liquor to get that pretty little celestial wizard to talkin'. Lisanna, round up and take names of everyone who is interested in going. Oh, and Natsu- Please behave." After receiving a few nods and a drunken 'Hell yeah!' from the brunette, Mira went to stand next to the guild master who had been watching the exchange with a small smirk on his wrinkled face.
"Think your plan is going to work?" Mira smiled at the old man before resting her elbows on the clean bar top. She had faith that her plan would work, not only because she wanted to get Lucy to spill on what the deal was with her and the Sabertooth slayer, but because she knew that deep down the celestial mage needed this.
The blonde had been away from her home for a month on top of being abused while the Fairy Tail guild members had sat back in silence because they believed it was the best thing to do for her. But now that they had their celestial wizard back, they were ready to start her healing process in their own way.
Together.
"I hope so." Mira turned to watch as the members of Fairy Tail scurried around the still haphazard hall while trying to get everything ready for their last minute trip to the hot springs.
Something deep within told the blue eyes beauty that this trip would be one for the scrapbook.
Thank you all so much for your wonderful reviews and well wishes for my trip, I hope you all had a great holiday and are looking forward to Springtime! Thank you all for your patience!
I'm sorry it took so long for an update. I did have a good time visiting with family. :)
They like to tease my husband though because he practically had a 'love at first sight' moment with me when we first met when I was only 10 years old. He followed me around like a lovesick puppy dog even when I was too oblivious to notice for a few years. lol anyways, HE didn't have that great of a time because of the teasing, but I DID. XD I'm starting to think if I wrote a story based on our relationship, it would turn out pretty well. I might do that as a Rolu slice of life fic one day. XD