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*Lisanna's p.o.v*
I pulled myself, reluctantly, away from Bixlow's arms remembering that we were in front of my brother. But I was going to continue this moment later when we were alone.
"Finally!" Came a deep grumble from next to me. I turned my head to see...Laxus? Sat with his legs propped up on a table leaning back with a cigar in his mouth.
"I thought you quit," I said and pointed to the death stick in his mouth.
"Is that anyway to talk to the man who saved your tender moment?" He chuckled back wiggling his eyebrows at me. What did he mean? I looked around expecting to see my brother, with a royally pissed look on his face. Instead I found thin air apart from Bixlow and Laxus.
"What'd you do dude?" Bixlow laughed going to sit next to his friend.
"Oh just a little demonic setting up of my own," He said giving me a pointed stare. I paled somewhat and took a step back, how did he know?
"H-How..did you know?" I stuttered thinking back over everything trying desperately to think of a time when he might of over heard our plans, but Laxus had never been around or within his, dragon enhanced, ears range of us. So how could he have known?
"I've known from the beginning," He sighed looking up at the roof, breathing out a cloud of toxicity for everyone else to breath in...had I mentioned I'm a firm anti-smoker type?
"Do you mind!" I snapped pointing at his cigar again, forgetting for a second what we were talking about.
"Let it drop Lis, he won't put it out and you know that," Bix said standing up for his teammate, and not me...maybe no alone time for him later!
"Do you want to know how I found out about your plans or do you want to nag me like a mother would about my bad habit?" He yawned tilting his head to the side so he could look at me, making it look like he was bored by all of this. Damn why did he have to do that, why did he have to make me sound like a 40 something housewife...also did he say something about saving my tender moment before?
"Oh fine I give, tell me!" I demanded after several minutes of contemplation...well more like my curiosity getting the better of me. At my admission of defeat Laxus smirked triumphantly and folded his arms behind his head, jeez just how arrogant was this fellow?
"Well you weren't alone that night when you conceived your plans," He explained his eyes returning to the spot he had been fixated on earlier.
"But I doubled checked no one was around that night!" I retorted not wanting to believe he'd known all along, since the night I'd told Mira-nee and Freed. Wow even though it hadn't been too long along, now that I was looking back it felt like that meeting happened years ago...hmm maybe because just so much had happened since then, it felt like longer?
"Lis..Earth land to Lisanna," Bixlow called waving a hand in front of my face. Oh drat I'd gotten lost in thought again.
"Huh What?" I asked somewhat startled as I shook my head trying to come back to the here and now.
"Your missing Laxus's explanation," Bix answered giving me a small smile. Aww he looks so cute when he does that!
"Oh, right, yes, sorry, do continue." I stammered looking like an idiot.
"You didn't check the upper level did you?" Laxus asked his cocky ass grin returning to his smug face...gawd I hated this guy at times he just got under my skin, I don't know how Bixlow, Freed and Evergreen can worship the guy!
"No, I didn't," I deadpanned feeling like a total loser for forgetting to check upstairs that night. Bixlow full out laughed at the expression on my face as I responded to Laxus. Well thanks I love you too, BAKA!
"Well I was in my office finishing up some paperwork for Gramps when I overheard you telling your sister about those plans of yours," He stopped at that part and looked over to where Lucy and Juvia were now dancing together...and holding most of the male attention. Hmm could Laxus have a thing for Lucy after all?
"Why didn't you tell everybody then?" I pouted not getting why he would just sit on information like that. I mean he was next in line to be Master, surely knowing about my matchmaking plans was something he'd put a stop too...wasn't it?
"Because I agreed with ya is why," Laxus grumbled his eyes still fixed on Lucy.
"YOU WHAT?" I cried taking a step back in utter shock, the cocky power house actually agreed with me?!
"You heard me, it was high time that those asses got a kick in the balls to man up and get a girl," Laxus growled turning his eyes to look at Natsu this time.
"So you just let me do my own thing?" I asked slightly hesitant, the gleam in his eye was worrying me.
"Yeah till tonight when I had to step in." He sighed.
"How'd you step in?" Bixlow asked, seriously why did he always seem to go quiet during serious conversations!
"Does it have something to do with saving our moment?" I inquired remembering his earlier comment.
"Haven't you noticed someones missing," He said pushing his chair back up into its original position and resting one elbow on the table in front of his hulking form...hulking form, I looked around for the bulky figure of my elder brother who had been bothering us just a few moments..or however long ago it was.
"Oh yeah, Elf-nii chan's gone," I stated simply as I looked back at the two men in confusion. I'd noticed earlier that he'd disappeared, but where had he gone?
"I dragged him away before he could rip, Mr Smitten over here's head off," He replied pointing his thumb in Bix's direction.
"Thanks," Bixlow paled rubbing his head in gratitude that it was still attached to his neck. I had to say I was grateful too I rather enjoyed his head being attached to his body.
"Where'd you drag him too?" I tilted my head in thought wondering where Laxus could have possibly taken him.
"I locked them in my office," He sighed, his eyes once again directed towards Lucy...yep I'm definitely sensing something there maybe I'll see about getting those too together later. Wait did he say THEM?
"Them," Bixlow and I uttered in totally confusion. Hadn't Laxus just taken Elfman away on his own?
"You heard right," Laxus returned his gaze to us wearing a weird half grin, half smile on his face. "But it's the only help you'll be getting outta me ya hear!"
"Aye sir!" Bixlow yelped doing a Happy impersonation..Why was he afraid of this guy?
"What help did I get out of you," I challenged, not wanting to be indebted to this man anymore than I already was.
"Your brother," He pointed at me here, "And our teammate." He pointed between Bixlow and himself. "Are currently locked in my office having a heart to heart..or a argument you know what those two are like, but you get the point now right!" He shook his head at the annoyance of having to explain himself. Could I punch him?
"Elfman," I started off.
"And Evergreen," Bixlow finished for me.
"Are you deaf that's what I just told you," He growled, narrowing his eyes at us.
"Oh my god," I squealed clasping my hands together at just how much this helped my plans. "Thank you."
*Bixlow's p.o.v*
"Oh my god, thank you" Lisanna squealed clasping her hands together and disappearing off into her world of plans and imaginative scenarios. Maybe this would warm her up to Laxus? I knew she didn't like him much, more due to the irritation factor instead of fear or hate, but still I wanted her to get along with him, he was my teammate and friend after all.
"Ouch that hurt," Laxus complained rubbing his ears after Lis's squeal.
"Ops sorry man, I forgot to warn you about that," I smiled sheepishly at him, as much as I loved the girl standing in front of me, her squeals were a little hard to handle at times.
"And you love her why?" Laxus asked raising an eyebrow at me, he was the only one I'd told the full extent of my feelings to, in regards to the youngest Strauss sibling. He was also the one I'd turned to over a year ago when I'd first started to see her as more than just a close nakama.
"Because she's a force to be reckoned with," I laughed, sticking my tongue out as I did so. "You're only jealous." I teased, never one to miss a chance to tease anybody.
"Hmm," Laxus groaned turning his head away again.
"Lisanna come join us!" Lucy called running over to us, grabbing Lisanna's hand and dragging my startled girlfriend away to join her, Juvia and Sting on the dance floor.
"Er what just happened?" I asked feeling like a hurricane had just blown throw.
"I do believe that was a kidnapping of some sort," Laxus answered his eyes never once leaving the cheerleader. I was pretty sure he had a thing for the celestial bombshell, but seeing and he had never actually confirmed that fact to me, meant I couldn't help him out. Just in case I was wrong
"I have to agree there," I chuckled as the three girls and dragon slayer started dancing to the newest beat that was pounding through the guild, via lacrima stereo.
"Aren't you worried?" Laxus stared at me right in my glasses covered eyes. What would I have to be worried about? I couldn't even answer his question so I just shrugged it off, not really bothered. "Doesn't THAT bother you?"
I turned to see what he was going on about to see that Sting had taken ahold of Lisanna's waist as they were dancing. Suddenly I knew what Laxus had meant and I felt a rush of jealousy rage through me...I wanted to turn him into one of my babies and torture him for all eternity! Who's girl did he think he was touching?!
I couldn't take my eyes away from the scene unfolding before me, then Lisanna noticed that it wasn't one of the girls dancing with her and pushed the arm way, I could kiss her right now! Sting on his part looked apologetic, but not really apologetic enough for my liking. Though I let it go as Lisanna walked over to where Levy was talking to Gajeel...when had those two re-entered the guild? Last I'd seen they were locked in a make out session outside? Never mind first I needed to answer Laxus's question seeing as I had an answer for him now.
"Nope not worried at all," I smirked victoriously, at the fact I had a loyal woman who was happy with me, it truly was a first for me. I'd never had a genuine girlfriend before as everyone saw me as creepy or they preferred Freed or Laxus seeing as they are the more handsome, in societies eyes anyway. Yeah I'd had a couple of very drunken one night stands but nothing as special as what I was experiencing with Lis.
"You are a weird couple you know that right," Laxus said shaking his head. What did he expect anyone who chose me had to be unique enough to match my awesomeness.
"Could you see me as part of a normal couple?" I said wiggling my eyebrows.
"Good point there," He chuckled back at me. I wish people saw this side of Laxus more because he really was just a normal, nice guy when you stripped all the other layers away.
"Oh but one thing I do want to ask you," I said bringing up something that had been bugging me since his explanation to Lis. "You asked me earlier what Mira and Lisanna were planning, but you knew all along right."
"Yeah I did I was just testing to see if you were in on it too," He grumbled looking away, wait was he being apologetic? Wow first he admitted he was wrong now this! Hell must have frozen over!
"And?" I prompted knowing there was more too this.
"I knew the moment you started bringing up girls that you were helping them out...but I wanted you to tell me," He stated, looking at me now with a disappointed expression.
"Well...you know," I sighed not wanting to have to say 'I'm sorry out loud', it was kinda girly and all.
"Yeah I know," Laxus acknowledged my unspoken apology.
"Now that's out of the way I can just ask you straight out," I grinned trying to lighten the atmosphere. It was a party for heavens sake no need to bring the doom and gloom.
"Ask me what?" He replied apprehensively.
"Whether you want Lucy or not," I laughed. I'd known he had been finding any chance to be near her recently, was always going on missions around where the blonde took work and I'd also seen the way he looked at her earlier and this time I wasn't letting him get away without him giving me a decent answer!