Dragon Tales Part Two

****Set during Natsu and Lucy's Reunion***

"Where the hell am I?" Laxus grunted as he looked up at the darkened sky that surrounded him.

Bolts of lightning crashing to the ground striking the earth with such force it caused the dirt to scatter, as thunder rumbled and shook the island. The spot where he stood was covered in rocks, as lush greenery surrounded the spot and off in the distance sat sand that was dotted with dark black spots too far from the waves for them to be caused by the water.

"The draconic Iles," a voice said as Laxus turned to find his daughter in the hands of the blonde man who had been at the guild.

"You're Brux right?" He asked pointing at the man near him, Laxus relaxing as he saw his daughter still asleep.

"I hope she got her brains from her mother," the man sneered as he looked down at the snoozing toddler who hadn't awaken on their trip here.

"What does that mean?" Laxus asked as he glared at the man who rubbed his cheek on to the top of Lexie's head.

"Ever since my lacrima was place in you I have kept an eye out for you," Brux hummed as he heard the child in his arms purr.

"You've been watching a stranger's child?" Laxus asked indignantly glaring at the male across from him.

"Don't make me shock you," the dragon made human hissed as he placed Lexie down on a bed of furs located at the base of his den. The little toddler groaning in annoyance but never once opening her eyes as she almost dug herself under the furs.

"Try me..." Laxus growled as the dragon shot him with enough lighting to kill three hundred men. Forcing the Drayer first to his knees then on his back as he absorbed the lighting.

"Shit!" Laxus cussed as he panted from his spot on the ground.

Never had he ever felt so over whelmed by his own element. Glaring up at the man who now towered over him the younger male heaved heavily as his body continued to twitch.

"Now listen here, this island is for her… and I guess you. Thought I doubt you'll need it," Brux scoffed setting a foot on to the slayers chest keeping him still.

"Why?" Laxus barked as he tried to remove the foot from his chest.

"The other slayers could tell you this but; the Draconic Ilse's are used for the sole purposes of mating. The seven of us dragons are the most powerful of our kind and as such we needed our own land that was magical protected so that we could properly train and mate with our mates. But you... You will never find a mate," Brux spoke finally removing his foot form it resting place watching as Laxus struggled to his feet.

"Figured as much," Laxus grunted when he was finally upright again.

"How so?" Brux asked raising one stoic eye brow at the younger male.

"Don't know, the minute bug showed up, I knew. This was it, her and the guild would be my family, didn't need anyone else," the acceptance in the younger males tone caused a swift breath of relief to escape the lighting dragon as he watched the father walk towards his daughter uncovering her face as she slept.

"Good, never would have worked out," the dragon made human grunted as he walked a little ways into the nearby cave and began rummaging through his belongings looking for something.

"Why?" Laxus shouted into the cavern as he spied piles of furs and colorful gems stacked as high as they could but off to the side sat pot after pot of various types of plants one whiff of them told him all he need to know. Nightlock, he cursed as he saw just how much of the poisonous plant was in this cave.

"Here," Brux grunted as he tossed a book at Laxus just barely missing the man's head.

"What's this?" the dragon slayer asked as he opened the book finding a strange language inside. Studying it carefully the words slowly began making sense, for the brat who gets my lacrima. The only line in the book read as Laxus scoffed at the words.

"Everything you need to know about raising a dragon the right way, give it to her when she is older and about to mate," kneeling down Brux gently ran his hand over the toddler's head as he memorized her scent filing it away under his tab of family.

"How do you know she will?" Laxus asked unamused as he glared at the dragon, who was for all intense and purposes petting his daughter.

"The next generation is more dragon than human; she'll mate just like the others will," Brux laughed as he watched the horror etch itself upon Laxus's face.

"No one's good enough for bug," the dragon slayer insisted at the thought of any teenage boy coming to talk to his daughter. The mere thought of it made him want to figure out how to use fairy sphere to keep his little girl his's forever.

"Heee, I'll be sure to watch her wipe the floor with you when you try to keep her from her mate," Brux laughed as he stood. "Time for me to go," he said quietly as he walked away from the parent and child. Once he reached a few feet away he turned back and spoke once more. "My hoard is yours to do with as you please but please take the Nightlock to Penna's slayer I collected those plants for her so he should have them. Wait until tomorrow to go see Ingeel's brat, goodbye son," Brux said with a smile on his face as he disappeared into a cloud of golden smoke and glitter.