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Laxus' POV
I felt fury etch its way to my face, my lips curling down with a snarl- getting ready to attack Gajeel with all my might. Lightning sparks dancing its way across my body. The Lucy I know would never join another guild much less a dark one. How dare this scrap metal say those things about my Lucy! I teleported myself in front of him and pushed Natsu out of the way. I closed the gap between Gajeel and I.
"What the hell are you saying Levy.. Gajeel?! Are you hearing yourselves?! How could you even say those things!?" I asked/shouted with a menacing glare. Lightning around me once again sparked with renewed vigour as I felt my anger increase to new heights. The whole guild was gaping at me- shocked at my outburst. I saw Natsu get up from the floor and look at me with an unreadable expression. He must be wondering why I acted so violently. Why wouldn't I? Lucy was- no IS my nakama. Yet, at the back of my head there was a little voice saying 'it's because you love her, stupid'.
"It's true. I know it's hard to accept, but Bunny girl is a member of Avatar." Gajeel said with a neutral expression and tense muscles; readying himself if I were to harm him and his mate. If that statement didn't hurt me, the next one surely did. It was like a punch to the gut.
"Besides why do YOU care about lucy. The last time I heard you left her when you guys were getting close" I saw jealousy and anger flash its way to Natsu's eyes. He narrowed his eyes and a low growl escaped him. Too low for anyone but dragon slayers to hear. It was a warning- stay away from her. I gave him a growl of my own.
"Tch. Lucy is my nakama as much as any of you are and as to what happened between Lucy and I will stay between US!" I said while looking straight and pointedly at Natsu when I said the word nakama. Fearing I would do something terrible to my guild mates with the anger I was experiencing, I flashed out of the guild... and landed to what once used to be my safe haven- Lucy's house.
FLASHBACK (2 MONTHS BEFORE THE GUILD DISBANDED AND 2 WEEKS AFTER TARTAROS)
I was standing in the middle of a clearing, covered in what seems to be blood, the smell of it invading my nose. looking around My eyes widened, the rajinshu lay dead on the ground. Evergreen, Freed, Bixlow. Blood was coming out of their mouths and electricity was pulsing around their bodies. I hear a scream to my left. Freed. Freed was alive! Running as fast as my legs would take me i knelt by his side.
"Freed, stay with me!" I said with panic. This was my brother. whoever did this would pay.
"HELP! HELP! HELP!" I shouted while looking around. no one was there. I felt week. I'm their leader! why wasn't I here when they were being killed!? Suddenly Freed opened his eyes and let out a blood curling scream while pushing me away. I looked at him with hurt in my eyes. Why was he pushing me away?! I looked down on myself and realized that the blood that was covering me wasn't my own. It was a mix of Evergreen's, Bixlow's and Freed's blood. that's when I realized... I did this to them! I killed them! I looked at Freed his mouth was moving but I couldn't hear anything. It was moving in pattern- saying the same thing over and over again- monster.
I woke up with a start, my heart beating faster than it should. Groaning, I placed my hands on my face. The same nightmare again, huh? I've been having the same nightmare ever since I woke up from sucking all that poison. Sometimes, I would see other people killing them with me standing on the side unable to do anything. Sometimes, I would help killing them. And the worst one. The one where I was the one killing them, alone and them calling me a monster.
letting out a groan, I stood up deciding it was no use going back to sleep. looking at the clock it was 1:38. Great. six hours, more or less, of waiting time for the guild to open. More time to think about the nightmare. yay. lucky me. I thought with a neutral face. Most people would think that I love being alone in truth it was the exact opposite. I loved spending time at the guild- it helps forget the nightmare.
taking a shower and dressing up I started going for the guild. When I arrived at my destination, as expected, it was close. I decided to train in the forest while waiting for the guild to open.
after training i looked at my lacrima watch. 5 am, huh. I decided to bathe in the nearest lake 10 min away from where I was training. When I arrived there I smelt something sweet, like strawberries? Looking around I saw someone curled up into a fetus position at the other side of the lake. She was beautiful. She had blond hair tied into a ponytail, skin as flawless as a new-born and she was sexy AF. She was definitely a catch. moving closer to get a better look, my eyes widened when I saw a pink fairy tail mark. Shit! It's Lucy! I came out of my hiding place and started going towards her. She was still hunched so she didn't notice me. She looked... sad.
"hey." I said when I was close enough. She turned around ready to scream when I covered her mouth with my hand.
"Don't scream. It's just me. Dragon hearing can be a curse when I hear loud shit" I said with what I hope was a smile instead it turned out to be a grimace. She relaxed when she saw it was me and nodded her head. I let me hand fall to the side and watched as she resumed her original position and started watching the lake again.
She was clutching something in her right hand, so hard in fact I think it was bleeding. And from what I could smell, it definitely was. Without so much of a word I sat down beside her and stared at the lake as well. I was curious with what she was holding but I knew it isn't my place to question her.
"How are you, Laxus?" she asked breaking the comfortable silence we were basking in. I paused for a moment thinking of ways to answer her question.
"Fine now that I see you" I said with a lecherous smile. I know she has the hots for Natsu. but hey, could you blame me for trying. She is after all easy on the eyes. She rolled her eyes however I saw her lips twitch a little.
"You are so perverted. But really, how are you? Your wounds?" She looked at me with so much concern that my breathing hitched. No one has ever looked at me like that, not even the rajinshuu. Everyone expected me to bounce back up and act like everything's fine, so I do. Even though inside, I'm screaming for someone to save me from drowning. For someone to notice the storm in my eyes.
"I'm fine, Blondie." I whispered with a small genuine smile. Her pet name sliding out of my mouth without so much of a thought.
"Physically yes, mentally?" It was a loaded question, but right on the spot. She saw through me. She saw through my walls. I didn't know what to say. I didn't know how to answer that question so I settled for looking at her with wide eyes. she chuckled.
"I spent half my childhood telling people I'm okay even though I was so close to killing myself, laxus. Trust me, I know what it feels like. To think that your alone. But you're not, laxus. You're not alone, you have us. You can tell me anything you know that, right?" I stared at her. The guild called her the light of the guild. I didn't know why. there was nothing special about her, except of course her body. but now I see. She uses her kindness and ability to see through people to help them. I felt so blind. How could I not see that. We had barely interacted when I was accepted back into the guild. But here she was. able to read me like a book. Then she did something that no one in my life ever did. She hugged me. It was a simple hug, yes. but the action itself brought tears to my eyes. I was the monster who threatened to kill the guild. I was the one who asked her to become my girlfriend just so I would help her with phantom lord. in short, I was nothing but mean to her. and yet, here she was. Hugging me. She trusted me.
"Why? Why are you so nice to me? I've been nothing but mean to you since you entered the guild" I just had to ask.
"Because we're nakama" she said with a smile. Her answer made me release a full blown laughter. I noticed that her hand was still bloody from the thing she was holding on to, I was about to ask when she suddenly stood up and extended her hand to me. As if telling me to let her help standing up. I smiled a true smile and took her hand. She helped me up.
"come on. The guild should be open about now. I'm hungry and I want a strawberry milkshake."
"Blondie, you better not tell anyone about me crying." hey, I still need my man card and my BAMF look.
"I'm confused. What are we talking about again?" her face crunching up in fake confusion. I threw my head back and laughed. And I promised at that moment
'I'll help you lucy liked you helped me. I won't betray your trust.'
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The next chapter will be about the 2 months they spent together.