I'm back! It took much longer than I expected to get this chapter finished writers block is aggravating.
This chapter does have smut so if that isn't your thing it begins at XXXXXXX and Ends at another XXXXXXXX. Feel free to skip.
Enjoy!
-P.P.V
Chapter 14
Levy had curled into the bottom corner of her closet as Fairy Hills trembled with the sounds of thunder. The door was left open allowing light to fill the small area, but her fear began to rise as she felt the clashing of magic that sent the city into chaos. There was still a good twenty minutes before Gajeel was supposed to come pick her up. As the thought of him crossed her mind her phone began to ring. Relief flooded through her as his name appeared on the screen.
"Hey I might be a little late. How are things there?" His deep voice helped push away some of the panic that held her.
"It's fine, but I'm starting to regret living on the top floor." She felt a small amount of pride that her voice sounded normal.
"Sparky and Hammer girl are going at it. They just shot through th…" Gajeel paused as darkness fell around him followed by a high pitched shriek in his ear. "I'm just going to head over now. I'll have to hangup to move faster so sit tight."
"Okay" Even with his enhanced hearing Gajeel could barely understand the soft quivering reply over the noise around him.
In his mind's eye he could see the small woman curled into a ball trying to remain calm. Dropping into the shadows as Mira started lighting candles he moved toward Fairy Hills faster then he had thought possible.
Levy hated the darkness. It wasn't even the dark itself, but what could be hiding in it that caused fear to take control. Being a passionate reader Levy's imagination was a powerful thing, and shadows are were the monsters born from her mind liked to grow and breed.
If she prepared herself before meeting the dark she could easily perform a light spell, but the storm had happened so fast there was no time. Her hands shook as she tried to cast, but she could barely get enough breath to form the words. When the strobe effect of the lightning flooded her room she thought she saw something creeping across the floor toward her, each flash of light moving it closer.
She felt her teeth almost break into the skin of her lip as she tried to keep from screaming. Fear wasn't rational. Levy reminded herself of that every chance she got, but that didn't matter as her mind spun out of control.
"Lev?"
The terrified woman jumped knocking clothes to the floor before letting out a single strangled word "Closet".
The next moment she felt herself being lifted into a chest she knew well. The smell of iron, pine, and earth filled her nose as she began taking deep calming breaths. Her heart finally slowing as she wrapped herself around the person who had been her rock since Tenrou. She faintly registered that they were moving around the room with a familiar clicking sound Levy couldn't place breaking through the receding thunder every few seconds. Refocusing on the warmth that now surrounded her she started resetting her mind.
"It's not dark anymore." Gajeel kept his voice soft as he sat back on her bed. Only to quickly shift and pull a book from under the blanket before relaxing.
Lifting her head away from his comforting chest Levy let out a long breath as she saw her room was now illuminated by a soft glow. Gajeel had lit all the candles that were scattered around her room. Glancing out the window there was nothing but blackness; something that never happened with her window facing the usually lighted city. She noted that the lighting had stopped and hoped that her friend was okay.
"You have a ridiculous amount of candles. I can't help wondering what you enjoy doing in this lighting?" The hand that cupped her rear and his comment earned him a light slap on the chest, but accomplished his goal of giving the bluenette something to focus on.
"For your information I sometimes enjoy reading by candle light. It's relaxing." She refused to admit that the books she read during those times where slightly racier romance novels. Levy pushed herself back into him as the thought of trying some of the things from those chapters with Gajeel caused her face to heat.
"So the fantastic evening I had planned is no longer happening due this area wide power outage. If you want to figure out something for us to do I will find some food." Standing back up he turned and tossed Levy back onto her bed, and grabbed a candle. He left the room before the giggling woman had stopped bouncing; knowing that they wouldn't eat any time soon if he stayed.
Having a heightened sense of smell was generally useful. It was not useful when he needed to keep his hands to himself and Levy was pumping out a spiced sweet smell that screamed at him to rip their clothes off and bend her over. Giving his entire body a jerk he tried to focus back on food.
Opening Levy's kitchen cupboards Gajeel came to the conclusion that she usually ate at the guild. Letting out a sigh he began to boil water on the stove that was fortunately gas; unable to comprehend that he was about to make ramen noodle cups for their date.
A short time later Gajeel walked back into the bedroom with steaming bowls. He didn't even try to keep the smile off his face at the sight of the mounds of blankets and pillows that covered the floor around a board game.
"Monopoly huh?" Levy gave him a sheepish grin as she finished clearing the area of books.
"It's either this, Candyland, or reading. I don't entertain much."
"Then prepare to be bankrupt." Handing her a bowl Gajeel made his way into the blanket pile and grabbed the racecar. Levy rolled her eyes as she placed the dog on the start square.
Half an hour later Gajeel was tasting the sourness of defeat along with his finished noodles.
"How are you doing this? This game has no strategy!" Throwing himself back Gajeel groaned as Levy grabbed the last of his money and properties.
"You're still a couple hundred short and I don't think the bank will approve any more loans." She couldn't help the singsong quality her voice took as she gloated over the large man.
"Fine! You win." Gajeel lifted his head to glance at the woman performing a cute victory dance in her seat. The movements froze when she noticed him staring. "Gihi, don't stop on my account I was enjoying the show."
Feeling her face heat Levy decided to shove the embarrassment down, Gajeel wasn't the only one who liked her bolder. The more time she spent with her iron dragon the more confident she felt, and she refused to back slide.
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Gajeel felt his throat go dry as Levy slowly stood from her seat swaying her hips in a way that had his pants feeling tighter. He watched as her slim fingers moved around her neck to pull the bow free that held up the straps of the dress. He felt his hands tighten into painful fists at his sides trying to keep himself from moving. Without the straps in place the dress fell to her waist revealing that she hadn't worn a bra.
Hooking her thumbs into the pooling fabric she gave her hips a firmer shake. It was the shimmy that had the fabric falling past her hips that caused Gajeel to finally think "fuck it" and move.
As her dress hit the floor Levy found herself being tackled backwards into the blankets and pillows. Gajeel was able to hold her in a way to keep the fall soft and also catch himself so he didn't crush her.
His mouth covered hers as his hand found her breast, swallowing the cry that followed his fingers rolling her already hardened peak.
After several moments of heated kissing Gajeel moved around to latch onto the skin just below her ear. The slight pain that shot through her body as he softly bit her had Levy arching her back and gasping. She had never understood how pain and pleasure could mix so beautifully. What he did next as his lips moved to her ear caught Levy completely off guard.
"I love you Levy."
Those words were spoken with such emotion Levy felt tears come to her eyes as she let out a long breath; letting her body melt closer to his. She felt him stiffen and the thought that he was just as nervous as she was finally entered her mind. Chastising herself for only focusing on her own emotions, Levy decided it was time to open her heart completely.
Gajeel had frozen unable to process that he had just admitted how he felt for the woman who had haunted his dreams for over a year. In his panic he didn't feel the way Levy curled her body around him. The small hand that was placed on his cheek brought him back to reality as it forced him to meet her hazel eyes.
"I love you too, and I'm ready for this." She didn't allow him time to respond. Instead she once more began kissing him as she hooked her leg around his and shifted her weight to flip them over. Levy giggled as he jerked his head back in a moment of shock finding himself mounted. It only lasted a brief instant before he growled and pulled her down to capture a nipple in between his lips, and moved his hand back to the breast he had abandoned.
Levy's dexterity with her fingers barely faltered as she unbuttoned his shirt and pants, unhooking his belt along the way, all while moaning and writhing on top of him. As he leaned back to let her push the dress shirt off his broad shoulders Levy took the opportunity to drop down and to nip and lick her way along his collarbone and over his chest.
Taking a moment to suck on his nipple before continuing her path caused Gajeel to catch his breath. Feeling her wet mouth pause near his hip triggered him to snap his head forward, not realizing he had dropped it back, meeting her lust filled gaze.
Turning her head while keeping their eyes locked she swept her tongue under the edge of his boxers. He didn't mean for a whine to escape his throat like it did, but he just couldn't help it; he was losing his mind.
When she grabbed on to his pants and boxers he lifted himself letting her pull them off in one swift motion, and throw them near where he had kicked his boots off earlier. He had never had to focus on not finishing before, but when her hand wrapped around him Gajeel had to take deep slow breaths to keep from losing control.
Giving him several pumps gave Levy the time to push down her nervousness at his size. She had seen it this morning but the realization that she was a petite woman hadn't sunk in until she was thinking of putting his thick cock in her mouth. Leaning forward she heard him take a sharp inhale before she closed her lips around him.
She was only able to take a little less than half of his length into her mouth comfortably and she continued to use her hand to cover the rest. After every few dips of her head Levy would pull back and swirl her tongue around his tip. She felt his hand slide into her hair as she started to to move back down, and was surprised when he pulled her away.
"Fuck, Lev I'm not gonna last if you keep that up."
Noticing how pink his face had become Levy wiped her mouth before leaning forward and giving him a chaste kiss. Standing up and not letting him get his hands on her she gave him a look that told him to stay before she removed her underwear.
"Lay back." She stepped forward only to stop as she took in his stretched out form.
Levy had only had sex once before. It was terrible. The guy had only been interested in hooking up with a Fairy Tail mage, and she had been too naive to realize she was being played. He hadn't been gentle or interested in her pleasure, and the remembrance of the pain had her hesitating.
"Lev you don't have to do this if you don't want to." Gajeel had propped himself back up. The look of concern and care that showed on his face helped Levy ground herself once more in the moment.
"No, I love you and I want you now." Pushing past her doubts Levy straddled his trim hips and leaned into his chest causing him to once again fall back as he moved his hands to her waist. Letting one hand rest against his chest she reached down and moved him into position.
They both released a moan as Levy sunk onto him. She moved slowly as she felt herself stretch. It wasn't as painful as she feared, but it still hurt.
Gajeel noticed her wince as he brought his head back up after pushing it backwards at the feeling of her tight heat. He let his hand drop to place his thumb against her hard clit and began rubbing slow soft circles.
Levy cried out his name at the contact, throwing her head back and dropped the rest of the way. Finding herself lost once more in the mixture of pleasure and pain. She sat for a moment enjoying the feeling of a fullness she had never truly experienced along with the movements of his calloused thumb.
Looking down to see him lick his lips as he drank her in with a hungry gaze Levy felt the need to move. Bringing her other hand to his chest she leaned forward and began to roll her hips.
The slow rhythm was quickly lost as she felt her end rushing toward her. Gajeel bent his knees and began meeting her thrust with his own. He gripped her hip leaving his thumb against her, letting her movements maintain the friction. He suddenly began to slow as a worrying thought crossed his mind.
"I don't have a condom on." He hissed through his teeth, hating himself for not thinking earlier.
"I'm on birth control." The intensity in the glare Levy shot him at his hesitation along with her nails digging into his chest had him thrusting into her with renewed vigor.
She closed her eyes and let out a deep throaty moan before locking him into a heated gaze once more. "Cum in me."
At her command Gajeel lost the last shreds of his control. A snarling growl ripped through his chest as he pulled her forcefully into the harsh snaps of his hips. It only took several of these bruise leaving movements to find his end.
Levy flew over the edge as she felt the pulsing warmth fill her more than she thought possible. Her back arched as she gasped out his name, holding onto the feeling as long she could. When her muscled released their tension she let her body go limp, falling onto Gajeel's broad chest.
Gajeel wrapped his arms around the small woman and began gliding his hands over her back as he buried his nose in her blue hair. He only changed his hold when he noticed her beginning to shiver.
Rolling them onto their sides he let out a grunt as he left her heat before reaching for a blanket to cover them. Hearing a soft snore he looked down to see Levy asleep. He let out a chuckle stretching out next to her, and a warm smile spread over his face as in her unconscious state Levy snuggled into him. Resting his arms once more around her Gajeel drifted to sleep in the soft glow of the candles.
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Laxus woke to a sharp pain in his right side. Letting out a groan Laxus began to consider getting up only to freeze when he realized he was not in his bed. Opening his eyes he learned the pain in his ribs was caused by Ivy's knee, and he was currently using her chest as a pillow.
Without thinking in his still sleep filled mind he pushed his face more firmly against her, enjoying the feeling of the soft mounds. The moment was cut short as Ivy once again shifted and pushed her knee into his side. With a curse Laxus grabbed her leg and forced it to straighten.
Taking a deep breath Laxus tried to focus on something other than the pain. Turning his head to the other side as he continued to nuzzle into her breast he saw the menu screen for the movie they had fallen asleep to. A small smile pulled at his lips as he thought of the night before.
He never imagined he would meet a woman who loved horror movies as much as Bickslow and him, but he should have figured Ivy would be that woman. Even though she clutched a pillow to her and snuggled into his side as she watch, she didn't look away and laughed every time a scene caused her to jump. As it turned out she loved B horror movies even more.
They had planned to finish the night by watching Planet Terror. The only other girl he had tried to show that movie to was Mira when they had been younger; it had not gone well. Ivy on the other hand loved the gore. She had him almost in tears laughing at her ridiculous commentary as blood and pus dominated the screen.
He remembered falling asleep near the end with Ivy tucked along his side. He couldn't remember when he had rolled on top of her, but he also couldn't really find a reason to complain about it. Closing his eyes he decided to just enjoy the moment while it lasted.
Laxus was so absorbed in his own thoughts he didn't notice the heart beat under his ear jump as Ivy woke up.
For a moment she considered throwing him off, but immediately stopped her instinctual thought process as she realized how much she enjoyed his weight on her. The heat from his breath had her craving the idea of his mouth against another part of her breast. Feeling her nipples harden against her shirt Ivy decided to catch Laxus' attention before he noticed her bodies reactions to him.
"Enjoying your pillow?" Her husky barely awake question caused Laxus to look up and meet her half lidded gaze.
"Yes" He met her smile before thinking that he was probably crushing her. His attempt to push away was halted as her arms pulled him back with surprising force.
"If you're comfortable where are you going?"
"I weigh more than you." Most of his coherent thought left him as he found himself once more enjoying the feel of her. The urge to sink his fangs into the soft flesh beneath him entered his mind. Sometimes the strange desires that came with his lacrima implant made him uncomfortable.
"If you were hurting me I would move you."
The confidence in Ivy's words caused Laxus to snort. She couldn't really think that she could lift him.
Ivy hated when people doubted her strength, it usually lead to them trying to get the upper hand on her. Not considering that Laxus wasn't the type she needed to put into place she grabbed his armpits and moved her feet under his hips; ignoring the pain left from her barefoot run.
Laxus was not prepared to become air born, and the noise he made as he found himself being pushed above her was something he hoped never to repeat around anyone. He chose to simply glare at the woman who wore a smug look that could only be rivaled by Bickslow.
"Put me down."
Instead of gently lowering him Ivy gave him a little toss and let him drop back onto her. Laxus let out a loud curse as his rips did not like the landing.
"Are you okay? That shouldn't have really hurt." Ivy quickly slid out from under him and rolled the man onto his back as he gripped his side. She gently moved his hands and lifted his shirt. The gasp that left her let him know how bad it really was.
Ivy stared at the dark blue and purple bruise feeling bile rise in her throat. What if in her ruff housing she had caused more damage? "We need to get you to… um what's that girls name, shit shit.. What was it? Wendy! We need to get you to Wendy! If you tell me where to go I can carry you."
Laxus once again snorted only to gasp in pain while he watched her stumble as she tried to stand. "You can't go anywhere on those feet. Sit back down."
Ivy let herself drop back to the floor next to the couch knowing that he was right. She watched him pull his phone from his pocket and dial only to see him scowl a few moments later when no one picked up. He let out an aggravated sigh before he glared at the screen and dialed a different number. A familiar silver haired barmaid soon appeared surrounded by a dark aura Ivy hadn't seen before and bags under her eyes.
"Well hello Laxus, what can I help you with on this beautiful morning?" He could see the agitation in her eyes as she smiled at him.
"Hey Mira, is Wendy there?"
"Why yes she is. In fact most of the guild stayed here last night after a freak lightning storm took out all the power in the city, they only fixed it a few hours ago. You probably didn't notice with that lovely homemade generator you have."
Laxus watched from the corner of his eye as Ivy pulled her knees to her chest and curled inward while chewing on her thumb nail. He focused back on the phone with a look that had Mira pulling away from her screen.
"That was my fault and I will pay for the damages like I told Gramps. Now will you send Wendy here? I have some ribs that are probably cracked, and I don't need any of your passive aggressive shit right now." He knew he was asking for trouble later, but he really didn't care.
"No need to be rude. She'll be over soon." With that clipped reply Mira hung up her phone.
Laxus shifted his gaze over to Ivy with a much softer look then the one he had shot at his guild mate. "Come here."
Ivy hesitated before scooting closer to where his head rested on the couch. She didn't want to risk him further injury by moving onto the cushion next to him.
Laxus reach out with only a slight wince to wrap his hand into the mane at the back of her head and pull her forward; only to kiss her hand as she moved it between them.
She pulled back with red cheeks, refusing to meet his eyes. "I probably have really bad pizza morning breath."
"I don't care. Besides it will make me feel better."
"That's manipulative."
Laxus gave her his well established smug grin that made most women swoon. In true Ivy fashion she did the opposite and rolled her eyes before letting him pull her back to where he wanted.
It was entertaining to him how Ivy would kiss him for a few seconds before pulling back slightly, and then like she couldn't stop herself she would start kissing him again. As this cute pattern continued Laxus found himself thinking that he couldn't get enough of this woman.
As insane as it sounded to his usually rational brain Laxus could imagine waking up next to Ivy and never getting bored with her. She was interesting and fun and got along with his friends. He tightened his grip in her hair keeping her connected to him, trying to think of a way to convince her to stay.
A loud knock caused Ivy to jump up only getting half way before she fell on her butt with a yelp as the hair Laxus' fingers were now tangled in pulled harshly against her scalp.
Wendy rushed into the room at the cry of pain. Fortunately the front door had been unlocked so she didn't break it in. She couldn't help but stare and laugh at the sight of Ivy sitting on the floor trying to free Laxus from her wild curls. Her laughter stopped as her gaze fell on the tall women's bandaged feet.
As soon as Wendy reached for her foot Ivy batted her hand away. "I can wait, fix his ribs."
At Ivy's insistence Wendy moved to Laxus and placed her hands against his side. Ivy watched in fascination as they began to glow and the bruising faded away.
She was so entrapped with what Wendy was doing she didn't notice Laxus finish untangling his hand from her hair. When the small healer sat back Ivy moved forward lightly touching the newly healed skin and causing Laxus to jerk away. With a look of a cat that caught a mouse Ivy met Laxus' widening gaze only to have her attention be pulled away from the man by Wendy.
"Is there anything else?"
"I punched his jaw and took a bite out of his hand." Ivy suddenly found the hem of the boxer briefs she was wearing incredibly interesting as Wendy stared at her in shock.
Wendy decided it would be best not to comment and went to work on the rest of Laxus' injuries. Once done with him she moved again to Ivy's feet.
"Fixing broken bones takes a lot so I won't be able to heal these completely. I can finish up later today or tomorrow, but you will need to keep off of them as much as possible until then." With a heavy sigh Wendy sat back as Ivy unwrapped her feet.
The cuts had been completely healed; even the deep ones that almost went to the bone were gone. The dark bruises were still there, but Ivy knew Wendy wouldn't leave them like that. She turned to the girl with a grateful smile. "Thank you, whenever you have time and energy to finish will be fine; I can wait. Do you want any leftover pizza? I think there are a few pieces left."
"No, I ate at the guild." Wendy stretched her hands above her head before pushing herself to stand. She could feel the intensity in the gaze Laxus aimed toward Ivy and knew she should leave.
Grandeeney had taught her the signs to look for when a male dragon found a mate. It wasn't some binding thing like most humans thought, just a pull to recognize another being as a good match. The pull would go away if the male decided the possible mate was undesirable in some way, and it would grow and fade as emotions changed. This left the free will to choose as any human possessed.
Wendy had seen Natsu and Gajeel give that same look to Lucy and Levy. It surprised her that Laxus was being pulled so quickly, but she decided that it was not her place to interfere. "I'm going to head to my apartment. Sleeping at the guild was fun, but not very comfortable. I'll swing by later."
"Bye!" Ivy had relaxed her head against the couch with her eyes closed. She listened to the girl leave and began to doze off, completely oblivious to the building confusion of the man lying behind her.
