A/N: So here we go with chapter 2! Also I forgot to mention this last time but, if anyone knows the artist for my cover pic pls PM me so I can get their permission properly. And If anyone knows why Rogue hates his real name if you could leave it in a review or a PM I would love you forever lol I know he hates the meaning but I've tried looking but it isn't listed anywhere, so I assume it's not out in the manga yet maybe? Anywho, now on to the Rolu!
Disclaimer: I own nothing, Fairy Tail and it s characters belong to Hiro Mashima. Time Set: Post-Tartaros, possible spoilers.
A Caress in the Darkness
Chapter 2: Dream a Little Dream of Me
Where we last left off:
The dream had started out normal enough.
She had just finished accepting her award for Best Author and #1 girl guys wanna date, when her world began to shift. Instead of standing at a podium surrounded by fans and press with cameras, she found herself on a soft bed in almost complete darkness. The only light that of the stars themselves.
Lucy stared at the vastness of the stars.
Then, instinctively, she knew she was not alone. When she focused her eyes she could see a man hover above her, dark as night and a body made for sin. She couldn't make out his features, but she knew this man. This man who gazed at her with hunger in his red eyes.
Lucy, hazy from dreaming, could only stare softly at the man before her.
Likewise, he seemed satisfied with simply basking in her glow.
Then, wordlessly, he brought his right hand up to move a strand of Lucy's golden hair. His hand lingered, first softly touching her cheek, then he began to trace her lips.
Lucy's breath became a bit strained at that, for not nearly a second later it felt like pleasure was rolling in waves all over her body.
Not able to make sense of the sensations she was feeling, she glanced down to try to look at his mysterious hands. Then she really did gasp. For while he himself seemed to embody the absence of light, she appeared to emit a warm golden glow.
"Why am I...-," she felt her dark stranger return his swirling dark hand to her lips.
As if he knew what she was going to say, he answered, "It's very simple." After a moments pause he continued on to say, "The light always shines brightest near the dark."
At this point Lucy's mind was struggling to break free of the haze of dreaming. She had never felt so connected to anyone as she felt connected to the man she shared this dream with. Everything felt hazy, but it also felt natural and enticing. Almost as if they were in a world they created for themselves, simply to enjoy one another.
"Do you feel it too?" Lucy spoke again to the man in the swirling darkness. She brought her golden hand to try to touch his long hair... or was it just shadow as well?
He caught her hand and looked to her sharply. Slowly he lowered himself to her, until at last Lucy's body was fully cradling his own and he was only a breath away from her lips. Then, with intensity in his strained voice , and a fire in his eyes he said, "I do. I want to feel more as well. I want to feel it everyday for the rest of our lives." With that he closed the final distance between them and sealed Lucy's lips with his own. Lucy couldn't help but gasp. With her silent submission he stroked his tongue against her own, before sucking. His breathing became heavy as he began rocking his hips against her.
Lucy, who had up until that point been trying to form some semblance of a coherent thought, felt his tongue moving with her own. It was languid and sensual, almost as if he had all the time in the world to revel in the warmth of her body. It was too intense... she was being overwhelmed... belatedly she realized that she was rocking her hips against his as well.
"Thinking is overrated..." Lucy moaned against his mouth.
For a short while all Lucy could think and feel was his lips, hands... his body hard against hers. She gave herself over to every kiss, touch, lick, and bite...
"Stay with me." He breathed between kisses. "Say you will always be by my side...-" he continued to speak as he trailed kisses along her neck and collarbone, "-in this life...-" a lick to the shell of ear, "-and any others to come." When he finished he pulled back briefly to pierce her with his crimson gaze once again.
Lucy silently stared back at those intense eyes while her heart thundered in her chest, then with a conviction she felt in every bone in her body she replied, "If I could feel like this every day of my life, then I promise you that I would always be by your side.-" then, with a grin that could only mean trouble, "-that is, if you stay by mine." she finished with a possessive gleam in her eyes.
A primitive almost feral look bleed into his eyes at that. He was done holding himself back at long last... he whispered, "Good answer."
Lucy braced herself for the kiss that was sure to come. She closed her eyes in eager anticipation...
Lucy's eyes flew open. Her breathing was hard and her skin tingled. Gods... She took a moment to get her breathing under control. She could still feel the warmth in her belly and on her lips... She brought her hand up to touch her lips.
At last she shook her head and sat up, "What the crap was that!?" she exclaimed to her empty room.
"Wow, my first wet dream." Lucy laughed despite herself. Sure she'd had lusty thoughts before, but... just goddamn.
"Did Princess get punishment?" the ever teasing maid questioned while tilting her head to the side.
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!" Lucy flew back so fast she hit her skull on the headboard. Thunk "Shit!" The blonde then proceeded to curl into the fetal position while rubbing the back of her head.
"What gives Virgo?" Lucy said in a whiny voice, while her face was red as a tomato.
The maid tilted her head at the opposite angle this time, "It must have been a good dream indeed."
Lucy calmed a bit at that, and a loving smile graced her features, "The best."
Virgo's eyes widened, a bit but said nothing.
"So what's up Virgo? Not that I don't like waking up to having the crap scared out of me, then injuring myself, all while probably looking like a lunatic..." she trailed off a bit.
"Erm wait, revise that, I don't like it one bit it seems. But I digress. Everything ok?"
"We, your spirits, are all well Princess. On the contrary, we are concerned about you. I tried to tell big brother Leo that it may have been something like this, but you know him Princess."
Lucy scrunched up her brow then asked, "Something like what?"
"A wet dream Princess." the maid dead-panned.
"KYAAAAH! Don't say that!" Lucy flew off the bed to cover Virgo's mouth with both of her hands. As she was holding her mouth, Virgo started making wild gestures with her hands. If Lucy didn't know better, she'd think that some of them were dirty gestures.
No wait, yeah those were dirty gestures.
Lucy's blush became out of control so she withdrew her hands to cover her own face. "Why in the name of Mavis would you..."
"I was merely asking if you wanted me to say it in charades, Princess. I Then proceeded to give some examples of the differing gestures I could use to describe you having a wet dream. You did say not to say it after all Princesss." Virgo supplied for her master.
Lucy dropped her hands from her face to glare ate Virgo. "Just explain, if you don't mind, why you guys would care what kind of a dream I had?"
"Ah. We became aware that your vitals were erratic, so I came to assess the situation Princess."
Lucy's glare died down with Virgo's words. "My vitals?"
The maid gave a reassuring smile. "No cause for concern Princess. Your symptoms included things such as rapid heart rate, a flushing of the skin, slight temperature raise and heightened levels of dopamine, among other things." Virgo looked to Lucy's still erect nipples.
Lucy covered her chest and turned her torso away from Virgo. "Ah your glare is back Princess." Before Lucy could lash out, the troublesome maid continued on to say, "Big brother thought perhaps you had became ill, so I was sent to investigate. You know how he frets Princess."
All Lucy could do was sigh. "Tell Loke that I am fine, and skip over the dream part."
"But Princess, -"
"Make something up, I don't care." Lucy missed the mischievous gleam that twinkled in Virgo's eye as she rubbed her temples.
"As you wish Princess."
"If this happens again, please just assume I'm simply having a nice dream and leave it at that." Upon further reflection Lucy added, "And what's dopamine again? It sounds familiar but I'm drawing a blank."
A familiar gleam entered the maids eye. "It is the chemical that is produced in brain when one feels lust."
As Lucy was preparing to start a fresh round of screaming Virgo went on to say, "Or love. Punishment?"
"That's it!" As Lucy lunged forward her ever so loving Maid Spirit twinkled away... Causing Lucy to pass through the air, straight into her closet, then faceplanting into her dirty laundry.
"Yup this is my life." Lucy mumbled into her soiled garments. With yet another sigh she lifted herself up and made her way to the bathroom.
As Lucy filled her bath her lacrima went off.
Lucy donned her robe and straightened her hair then answered with a smile. "Hey Boss."
"Lucy! I wanted to call and let you know that we reviewed the article you sent us via magicmail last night! Very Cool!" Jason's Super Cool face could be seen from inside the globe.
Lucy breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm glad you guys liked it."
"Yeah! We thought it was so Cool that we decided to keep it a open ended piece! Since it turned out you knew so many of the mages personally, the article flowed like a river of Coolness! So if you run into any old buddies in the future, we'd actually pay you to catch up with them! If they are Cool with it, that is of course."
Lucy couldn't help but laugh. "Aye Sir!"
"You should celebrate your success today Lucy! It's not everyday a writer is offered an open ended article, I mean that's a pretty deep level of Coolness right there!" Jason happily exclaimed.
"Aye Sir!" She saluted her boss before disconnecting the lacrima.
Lucy removed her robe as she returned to the bathroom. Walking in, she could see that her bath was just about full. So without further ado Lucy slipped into her steaming hot bath. She turned the nozzle off with her toes.
At last... who would think waking up could be so stressful. At least it ended on a good note. Lucy hummed to herself.
As she began her normal bathing ritual she couldn't help but think how she would kill to go to a hot spring right about now. The weather was perfect for it. Cool, but not cold. A light crispness you could enjoy to the fullest in a steamy hot spring.
Yeah, best to abandon those thought for now Lucy.
As she was washing her body she inhaled deeply her favorite scent, fresh rain. I love this body wash... it was such a good deal too! Three bottles for 2 jewel? Yeah, she bought like 50 of them.
When she was close to finishing up, her mind wondered back to her dream.
I haven't really had time to think about it with all the craziness, but... Holy Mavis. Lucy further reflected on her dream. It was all a bit hazy now, but... she remembered a man. A man with lips that promised of things yet to come. Who had worshiped her, and had been worshiped in return by her. She remembered stars and the night. Then, a soft glow followed by a promise...
A promise?
Lucy furrowed her brow. She couldn't remember what the actual words were, but her heart started hammering just trying to think of it.
Calm down Lucy it was just a dream. Sad, but true. She could still feel her heart pounding against the hand that she held to her chest.
On a happier note though, she resolved to go shopping at her favorite everything store to celebrate the good news about her article.
She proceeded to do her happy shopping dance after getting out of the tub.
A/N: Give it up for chapter 2 everyone! Up next we'll get to see Rogue's reaction to the dream, plus shenanigans!