Chapter Three

Laxus jolted awake to the most deafening scream. He ran straight to Kira's room across the hall. Looking around and smelling, he could tell she was alone. He ran up to her as she thrashed around in her bed.

"KIRA!"

She didn't respond, she just continued to thrash around and scream. Evergreen ran in not long after Laxus, just as has he leant down to grab a hold of Kira.

"Shh, I've got you. It's ok Kira, I've got you."

Once he had a hold of her she slowly began to stop screaming, turning into whimpers. She completely stopped thrashing, but began to tremble.

'Whatever she was dreaming about must have scared the shit out of her'.

He held her tight, refusing to let go this time. Kira's head nuzzled into Laxus' chest as his hand rested on her back, pulling her onto him, so they would both be more comfortable.

Evergreen come over, kissed the top of Kira's head and placed a blanket over the two.

"Stay with her tonight, she seems to be comfortable around you."

She smiled at Laxus and left the two, just as sleep claimed Laxus again.

Laxus woke up to the most amazing smell; he nuzzled into it more so he could take in more of it.

"Um Laxus."

The smell got stronger as he nuzzled as close as he could get.

"Laxus, are you awake?"

Taking in one more breath of that heavenly scent, he grunted in response. He didn't want to move from were he was, he didn't want to stop what he was doing. He was so unbelievably comfortable, nuzzled up into Kira's neck, his arms around her waist, breathing in her amazing scent.

"Laxus…?"

Kira had this giant of a man with his arms wrapped around her waist, with his head in the crook of her neck and he was smelling her.

"I don't want to move"

It was a deep voice, deeper then anything she had ever heard before.

'He said he would go into his room after I feel asleep'

He shifted again taking in another breath then sighed and then his whole body tighten around her.

"Shit! Kira, I'm so sorry"

He jumped up off the bed running a hand through his hair. Her eyes wandered over him. He stood in only his boxers. Her face heated at the thought of their positions beforehand and she wondered why she felt so comfortable with a man that she had just met after everything she had just been though.

"You had a really bad nightmare after I left you last night. When I came in the only thing that seem to keep you calm was…well… when I hugged you."

He wasn't looking at her anymore, but all she could do was stare at him.

"I wouldn't normally do that. I would have asked but you were sleeping, and oh that sounds bad. Look, I just wanted to help and then I fell asleep too and you're really comfortable to sleep with, and I don't sleep with people. I mean I sleep with people, well women, but not like that, I mean sex. Gods why don't you just stop me talking already?"

He turned to look at her to see her bent over with her hands over her face, head down so he couldn't see her face, but she was shaking.

"Kira, Fuck, I'm so sorry"

He lent down over the bed till he was right in front of her. He hesitated to touch her. She then let out the biggest laugh that Laxus as every heard, she was shaking uncontrollably because of it.

Once Kira had stopped laughing she looking at the very concerned Dragon Slayer.

"Laxus, I'm fine, that was the best night sleep I have had in so long"

Some concern left his face and she knew it was because he was still upset about what had happened to her.

"Really it's fine, I was really comfortable too"

She looked down as heat when to her face. Looking back to him she smiled. "Thank you for helping me through my nightmares"

Sitting next to her on the bed and running a hand through his hair again, Laxus couldn't help but feel a warmth in his chest again.

'This woman makes me feel full, I've never felt that before'

He slowly moved his hand to her face to brush away the hair

"Do you have nightmares often?"

"Yes, every night".

"But you didn't have them when I was with you?"

"Seems to be the case."

Her face was beet red by this point. Nothing had helped her with her nightmare before, but this man did.

"Might have to sleep with me every night then"

He smirked at her as he stood to leave the room. Just before he got to the door a pillow hit him right in the back of the head. Surprised Laxus turned around to see Kira standing on the bed, holding another pillow in her hand ready to throw it as well.

"Oh you are going to regret that!"

He ran for her and tackled her down to the bed, curling her into his arms as she thrashed and smacked him more with the pillow in her hand. He began to tickle her sides and she continued to smack him with the pillow. She giggled and thrashed with everything she had, trying to escape the giant man on top of her. Both Laxus and Kira were laughing and giggling their heads off.

A sudden cough made Laxus freeze.

"Well I really hate to stop the fun, but Freed has made breakfast."

Evergreen smiled at the two.

"It'll get cold if you don't get off her Laxus."

Her grin got bigger as she walked off down the hallway.

After breakfast everyone packed up and set of on the journey home to Magnolia.

They all boarded the train, having a private compartment. Laxus went straight to the window seat. Evergreen went to sit across from him. While Bickslow and Freed placed the luggage away before taking their seats, Bickslow next to Evergreen, Freed next to Laxus.

Kira was still in the doorway, unsure of where to sit. This team was so close, she already felt like she was getting in the way.

"Kira?"

Hearing her name she looked up to see Evergreen smiling at her. Bickslow was already asleep. Freed had opened a book and Laxus had placed his sound pods on with his eyes closed and his head resting on the glass of the window. Kira began to move into the compartment, she began to move to sit next to Evergreen, before a hand suddenly came and grabbed her by the arm and pulled her into Laxus' lap.

"Laxus!" She squealed.

"Just sit here" he grunted and turned his head back to the window, closing his eyes.

Nodding in agreement, she smiled at Evergreen, before looking back up at Laxus. "Um, Laxus, Are you ok? You don't look well."

He only grunted as the train jolted on the tracks. Kira shifted on his lap, placing her hand on the back of his neck. Her fingers began to dance along the edge of his hairline, playing with the short hairs that escape a little down his neck. A shiver went down her spine when she heard him growl and she quickly removed her hand, placing them in her lap.

"S-Sorry".

Laxus' eyes shot open and his arms wrapped around Kira, his head moved off the window to nuzzle into the crook of her neck.

"Don't stop."

He took in a big breath of her scent, making himself a little calmer.

"Laxus-sama gets very bad motion sickness." Freed coughed as he turned the page of his book.

"Oh, I can help with that." Kira said, still trying to hide her blush.

Freed looked up from his book, making his page and closing it.

"How are you going to do that, Miss Kira?"

Giggling when Laxus' nuzzled into her neck more.

"My magic is to heal, not just myself, but others. As long as there is energy within and around me I can heal almost anything."

She shifted to face Laxus.

"Motion sickness would be no problem at all."

Loosening his grip around Kira's waist, she returned her hand to the back of his head. A warm glow began to radiate from her fingers as they once again danced on the back of his neck. The nausea washed away from him as he sat up straighter looking into Kira's eyes.

"Fuck, Kira, I feel amazing!"

"Miss Kira, you will have to let me study your magic, I wish to know more about it." Freed said, surprised about what he had seen.

Kira's whole body froze, tightening on Laxus' lap. Fear began to over come her, clouding her mind and taking over. She didn't want to be 'studied' again.

Flashes began to go though her head as she remembered some of the horrors that she endured. Hot steel cutting her flesh. Chains around her neck. Cold hands moving up her thighs. Suddenly two very large warm hands come down onto her shoulders bring her out of her mind.

"Kira, relax. Freed would never hurt you."

Laxus turned to Freed to make sure he understood

"Would you Freed? You just want to know more about her magic, not 'test' her magic, right?"

It was as if Laxus could see what was going on in her mind. Like he could feel her fear.

"Right, Laxus-sama. I would never think of hurting you, Miss Kira. I simple enjoy knowledge and I don't know very much about energy magic. I would love to work with you to see what that is. As long as you permit of course."

Kira's body began to relax back into Laxus' lap as his arms come back around her waist once more.

"Ok, Freed" she nodded to the green haired mage.

"I don't know what I can tell you though, I don't know much about it only what I can do, which is heal. I don't know how or why…it's just something I have always been able to do"

She swallowed hard and lowered her head

"That's why they had me, they wanted to know about my magic, what it was I could do."

"Ever had already told us that you were there for about eight months, what about before that? Do you have a home we can take you too?" Freed asked

A soft growl came from Laxus as his arms tightened a little around Kira. Shaking her head Kira giggled at Laxus.

"No, not really. Before that I was 'kept' at a guild to heal the wounded. They treated me well but I wasn't allowed to leave. For what I can remember, I was there most of my life. That guild got destroyed by the ones who took me and you stopped them...So nowhere to go."

"Well you can stay with us!" Bickslow yelled. He'd woken up about half way through that conversation and wanted some input.

"Well we do have a spare room…Laxus?" Evergreen said trying to see the dragon slayer as he nuzzled his nose into Kira's hair. She only got a grunt in response.

Freed nodded.

"Miss Kira, if it is satisfactory with you we would very much enjoy it if you stayed with us."

Receiving no verbal response just a nod, Freed clapped his hands together.

"Great that's sorted. Ever will take you out shopping for some clothes when we return. Bickslow you will go stock our food supplies and Laxus-sama and I will debrief with Master. Is that all ok?"

Grunts, nods, yes' and roger's filled the compartment and Freed once again turned to look at Kira

"I do have a few more question about you if that ok?"

Nodding again Kira looked the green haired mage.

"Do you know your last name? How old are you? And what was the guild you were kept at call?"

Another growl came from Laxus.

"She doesn't need twenty question Freed!"

Moving her hands from her lap to rest on Laxus forearm that was still tightly around her.

"Laxus its ok."

This caused him to nuzzle into her hair more.

"I don't know my last name, I only was called Kira. I believe I'm about 20 but again not 100% sure on that one either and lastly also no, I only healed them when they come to me. I never saw them otherwise. Not much help there, sorry."

The rest of the trip continued with Freed's twenty questions for Kira, which she happily answered. Laxus continued in his spot with his head on Kira's shoulder, nuzzling into her neck every now and then, and his arms still tightly around her waist. Evergreen was painting Bickslow's toenails and Bickslow was painting Evergreen's.