It was supposed to have been a secret affair between Laxus and Lucy. No one was supposed to have found out about them. But some things just couldn't be hidden, most especially from dragon slayers raised by the powerful and greats beasts themselves. Although Lucy had used a special concoction brewed up by Virgo to help erase Laxus' sent from her, and although Laxus always bathed himself well and always had the lingering scent of other females on him, they still did slip up from time to time.
Wendy had been one of the first to notice, having gotten herself into the habit of sometimes snuggling up with Lucy in her bed. It was faint, hardly even noticeable, but Wendy could pick up the scent of thunderstorms and ozone. She kept quiet about it, knowing it wasn't her place to question and pry. Even if she didn't worry.
Gajeel has been second to notice, having gotten into the habit of traveling through the shadows to practice how far he would go in -also to scare the hell out of Levy and Bunny, and to sneak up on an unsuspecting Natsu to drag him down under- when he stumbled upon the two shucking each other's faces off behind the guild. And unlike what one would have thought he'd do with his love for teasing Lucy, Gajeel chose to quietly slip deeper into the guilds shadow and inside. And unlike Wendy, who stayed quiet out of respect and decency, he remained silent out of shock and knowing if work ever reach Natsu and her protective team Hell would break loose.
And then came Natsu, the last of the three dragons to discover the affair.
And as the four finally came to a stop, far away from the town into what looked to a barren desert, Gajeel realized he was right to not speak a word of his discovery to Natsu as the Fire wizards temperature rose high enough that the ground beneath them literally began melting and sinking in.
Laxus himself wasn't too far behind Natsu, his lightning slowing darkening in color before becoming a deep crimson.
Feeling the scalding wind begin to shift around them, all three men turned, eyes widening at the sight of Wendy, pink hair and eyes, face contorted in anger. Slowly -threateningly, her arms reached out in front of her as if to grab at something, before her fingers began closing. A dome of air wrapped around both warring dragon slayers.
"If you both don't calm down right now," Wendy began, her voice low and steady. "I will suck out all the oxygen from your lungs and around you until you lose consciousness." She said before adding, "and I'll continue to do so until you listen."
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