twizt312, slyKat28, dlynncherry, SailorTardis498,Jayde Skyes, , KJacket, GabbyRedrose. Thank you all for showing my BixLu love! They love you too!
rmadhumita378. Thank you so much! I'm looking forward to Freed's moments in the starlight too!
RosesMcKellar. I love that line so much we will definately be seeing it again. Maybe from Evergreen and definitely from Elfman once he finds out.
NinjaKitten93. I don't think anyone will ever teach Natsu to stay out of Lucy's house. I'm thinking BixLu need themselves a Yoga and soulgazing session. Just to show Bickslow where she needs to start. It would be fun if I can get them to do that.
Unoyoko94. Like Bickslow told Lucy, I think Evergreen is just pushy like Erza and it comes across as bitchiness. She needs love so I'm giving it to her. The hard part about writing Evergreen is that Elfman follows and he is... hard to write depth into.
Kiarakat. Thank you! Trust me. The 'punishment' will be a moment to remember. As will Erza's arrival. Whenever that is...
The characters in this story are shades of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail wizards.
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Bickslow hadn't realized how tense he had been untill Lucy walked into the guild, joined instantly by all five of his babies, and he felt his muscles relax. They had been in each others near constant company for more than a week now. Barely more, but still more. Even when they were sleeping in separate rooms and tents he had been able to hear her, having no more than a thin wall between them. Most of the past week had been spent close enough to touch, if not actually touching. They hadn't been apart but a few hours this morning, and he had known basically where she was the whole time, but it still felt... wrong. He was going to need to get used to that.
His eyes followed her to the bar, where she and the babies giggled and chattered with the other women while Mira fixed them drinks and sandwiches. He wasn't wearing his visor, since one was in another dimension and the other had been vomited on by some pink glitter kitten, so he knew anyone who glanced his way would see him staring. They could just choke and swallow though, because she was gorgeous and he had every right to stare because she was his. She had chosen to be his.
He couldn't help the wide grin that came to his face when the trio split up. Meredy settled at the bar with Cobra to chatter at Kinana. Evergreen wrapped herself around Elfman's enormous arm. His Cosplayer didn't even hesitate to come strait up the stairs to him, with just a wave in the direction of her usual table and it's occupants. Hence the grin. He couldn't help but be absolutely thrilled that she had chosen him, even if it might seem like a small thing to someone else.
"How was your morning, Cosplayer?" *Yeah, was it fun what did you do, missed you Cosplayer. The smile she gave him made his heart flutter. Like, for real. He had thought that was a figure of speech or something. When she slid onto the bench next to him he couldn't stop himself from nipping at the already fading mark on her elegant neak. Her startled little yelp made him grin and lay light kisses up to that spot just below her ear that had gotten him such a delicious response that morning. Her breathy giggle said it tickled.
"You...you behave yourself, Bixy." He left his lips where they were when he whispered back at her.
"You sure that's what you want?" *You sure, positive, just let daddy be bad.
"Yes!" The barely audible squeak made him think she might have been totally lying, but he gave in anyway. He wrapped an arm around her waist to satisfy his need to touch her, as he returned to his lunch.
"You didn't answer my question." *question, morning, was it fun?
"What...oh. my morning was good. We had lots of fun. See?" She held up both hands and wiggled her fingers. Honestly focusing on her fingernails brought to mind the way she had run them down his chest before abandoning him in the back yard that morning, but he shoved the lust that memory caused aside to ficus on what she was refering to.
"Wow. That's..." They were sexy really, but he needed another word. He couldn't find one at the moment so moved on to the next sentence in his head. "Are those your spirits?" *punishment, slippery kitty, Plue.
"My Zodic keys, yes. I didn't have room for them all." He studied the golden designs for a moment.
"Is this one Gemini?" She lit up like he had given her a bucket of diamonds.
"Yes! How did you know?"
"That's the twins right? You gave them two shiney stars instead of one so I just guessed." He got a kiss on the cheek for that one, and almost gave in to the desire to do a victory dance. Talking and asking questions about her magic made her happy. He could do more of that. "Who are the others?"
"Sagittarius and Scorpio needed more space to they have my thumbs. See these stars here? They are Sagittarius's bow. And Scorpio's constellation looks a lot like a scorpion tail see? There is his stinger. Cancer and Aries are on my pinkies because they are so precious and have fewer stars on their basic constellations." He had apparently asked the right question, because she just kept on going. She was happy, but he was never going to be able to remember all of this.
"Damn. Has she even taken a breath?" Lucy just ignored Laxus.
"You can't really see it here, but with her smaller stars you would see she has legs here and her head sits here and she even has a little tail. These are Cancer's pinchers, right here, and his body. These are Taurus's horns and here, see these? That's the water coming out of Aquarius's jug. Capricorn is the Sea Goat, so his constellation is a combination of a goat and a dislike tail. This is his tail, and his front legs, and his head. You remember that dance Virgo during our S-class trial fight? Her constellation looks just like that, see. And this one, you can see the body and the head. It's..." Lucy stopped and looked around suspiciously. "You know. The only one I haven't named."
"Leo, the Lion?" Bickslow and Lucy both glared at Freed, but it was too late. The doorbell sounded and in a shower of sparkles the stupid slippery monster kitty appeared. Freed's lips twitched just enough that Bickslow was certain he had done it on purpose.
"Princess, don't you love me enough to speak my name with your own lips? I'm heartbroken."
"You know what, Loke? Go get love from someone else's lips! My lips are busy! You. Lucy glared at Freed. "You spoke of the devil. If I didn't like you so much I would make you deal with this... this... Slippery Kitty!" *slippery kitty, monster kitty, secret kitty. Freed gaped. Loke looked entirely mortified. The slayers on the main floor all cackled, having heard the whole speach. There was silence otherwise untill Cana spoke up.
"What's this I hear about Lucy's lips and slippery kitties?" There was a squeel and a thump from the bar that could only have been Mira. Lucy paled, before blushing a bright pink. Bickslow managed to not laugh out loud, but his shoulders were jerking. His girlfriend was so smart, but sometimes she set herself up in the worst ways.
"Don't take things out of context, Cana!"
"Then don't share things out of context, Lu. I heard you loud and clear. 'My lips are busy' you said. I would have let it slide till you started talking about pussy."
"Shut up Cana! I was talking about Loke!"
"Hey, Bickslow!" Lisanna had a wide grin on her face as she spoke. "I thought you weren't sharing her with Loke." Lucy let out a strangled wail and the laughter finally escaped his control.
"Looookeee!" Loke yelped and took off down the stairs with Lucy hot on his heels.
"I didn't do anything, Princess!" The guild laughed as she chased him around the tables.
"Yes you did! You are a Slippery Kitty who won't mind his own business! I was talking about my fingers and it had nothing to do with you!" Well, Cana couldn't let that slide either.
"Oh, Lucy! I didn't think you would be telling stories like that in public."
"Shut up, Cana! After I catch Loke I'm killing you next!" She suddenly froze and turned toward the balcony. "Babies?"
"Babies help Cosplayer?" Pipi sounded thrilled by the idea.
"Yeah, babies. Wanna help me catch the Kitty?" The babies squealed in glee and Loke screamed in terror before running. Bickslow couldn't help but wonder if he had forgotten he could escape to the spirit world or if Lucy was kissed enough to be holding him here. Either way this whole thing was hilarious. He just hoped after Cana got hers Lucy wouldn't remember he had laughed at her.
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"I fucking hate you all." Lucy shoved another bite of sandwich in her mouth and glared at her boyfriend. Even after the babies had joined her in her rampage, and Pupu had strait up and unappologetically shot Bickslow, he was still grinning. Freed, Laxus, and Mira were the only ones who had escaped her wrath. Freed and Laxus because they had been safe behind a rune barrier untill she calmed down. Mira because she hadn't recovered in time for her to feel justified going after her. "Babies, you are my only friends right now."
"Pipi will always be Cosplayer's friend." *me too, yep, always friends. Papa stayed silent, but he was sitting on her head and had managed to catch Cana, so she felt like he had her back.
"Come on, Cosplayer. Don't be like that. You and the babies have avenged your honor. The Loke shaped impression in the ceiling will remain as proof of your righteous rage for years. Or at least till the next time Natsu sets the guildhall on fire." She glared at him harder. At least she tried to. He was pulling some really good puppy dog eyes though and she could feel herself weakening. "I'm sorry."
"You just want kisses."
"I will always want your kisses. What I really want right now is cuddles. I would settle for a smile though. Your smiles are like spring sunshine after a long winter storm." Well, shit. How do you stay mad at that? Just as she was about to cave and curl up on his lap Laxus spoke up.
"Tsch, whipped much man?" Bickslow tipped his head and gave Laxus a big grin, tongue included.
"Prepubescent heathen much boss?" Yep. There was no way she could stay mad at her Bickslow. Laxus glared. Lucy could have sworn Freed had a rather thrilled twinkle in his eye. Before she went to give her boyfriend the cuddles he had asked so sweetly for she stood and leaned over the rail, intentionally cocking her hips in a way she knew Bickslow would appreciate.
"Hey, Mira!"
"Yes, Lucy?"
"We need to have a costume party." There was a chorus of agreement and objection from throughout the guild.
"Oh, that's a lovely idea! When should we do it?" Lucy thought for a moment. She would have preferred if Crime Sorciere and Erza were here for it. Master was out of town for a meeting and due back tomorrow. All three Exceeds we're in their village for the spring hatching, but would be back in two or three days.
"Oi, Tits!" She blinked at Cobra. She hadn't expected him to have an opinion on this other than 'fuck off you can't make me' but the smirk on his face said he had heard the reason behind her idea and liked it. "It will be better if they are here. Give it four days. They aren't here by then you can reschedule. They will probably get a car since I'm not with them." She blew him a kiss.
"Your scales sparkle, Slither Bat." He grinned. She heard Laxus growl behind her at her. "That good with you, Mira? We can add costume shopping to this afternoon's agenda."
"Sounds good to me!" Cries of pleasure were heard, mostly from the girls, and groans from the general male populace.
"Now boys," Lucy intentionally added a seductive tone to her voice. "I didn't figure you would be upset by the idea of all us ladies dressing up in skimpy costumes..." there was silence. "We can make other plans if you insist I suppose..." Cries of masculine approval for the party were heard. "That's better." She took herself back to her boyfriend and settled herself in his lap. His eyes were glowing.
"Not that I'm complaining," He whispered in her ear. His warm breath over her skin making her shiver. "But what are you up to, Cosplayer? You are the last person who would suggest that, especially with that reasoning behind it. Care to enlighten me?"
"Nope. Patience will be rewarded, Doc." He groaned before tipping her head back to kiss her.
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To be continued