Chapter 3: One month

To Terrakion96: I thank you for your review and taking the time to read my story. But I will not be deleting this story. I have a solution for said plot hole, it just hasn't come up in the story yet. I hope you stick around to read more and that my reason pleases you! If you don't feel like continuing on then that's fine. I still thank you for your time.

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"Give me one month." Lucy spoke into the small blue Lacrima. It took all her will power not to let go of her anger and curse at him. Instead she kept her face impassive, empty of any show of emotion. "I'll marry you after the one month is up."

Edward rose a brow. "And why should I give you a month more after you've been giving me the run around?"

Her eyes narrowed at his audacity. "I'm agreeing to marrying you now aren't I? I just need one month, that's it. Don't make me change my mind."

"Like you could." He smirked cockily leaning back into his office chair. "You want your damn spirit back far to much to say no." Edward then gave her a cold smile. "But I knew you would agree sooner or later. Very well. You have one month to get your things in order and say goodbye. Don't even think of asking for more time or the deal is off." He said before abruptly cutting off the call.

Lucy allowed her head to fall forward into her hands, her eyes watering. Wondering what she had just done. That was it. Done deal. She was officially engaged to a Junelle. Her heart aches nosing that she now only had a month left to spend with her friends.

"But it's for her."

Sighing Lucy stood up to leave, wincing from the pain between her legs. A small smile worked its way on to her lips despite the sadness she was feeling. Last night had been wonderful. Laxus had taken her so gently the first time before going all out on her throughout the rest, worshipping her body and bringing her to heights of pleasure she never thought possible. When she told him to make her forget he had certainly followed through. All she could remember from last night was pure pleasure and him. A soft moan slipped pass her lips as she recalled the fire he ignited within her, the way he has used his lightning.

He certainly showered her why he was called 'Thunder God', she thought as she made her way to Fairy Tail.

Entering the guild and making her way to the request board, glad she was finally an S class Mage, she searched for something long. She wanted to have one last adventure with Team Natsu before she left.

Finally finding one to her liking she snagged it and walked over to their table.

"Who's up for bringing down a dark guild in White Eclipse?"

"I am!" Natsu exclaimed fire coating his fist.

"We would have to go through Blue Pegasus," Erza shivered at the though of Ichiya and his obsession for her. "But it does seem like it would be fun, plenty of money too. I wonder why Blue Pegasus hasn't taken the request. It is right beside them."

"We probably just got to it first. Plus, they're more into entertaining then fighting." Lucy said.

"I'm down." Gray said as he read over the request. "Never been to White Eclipse before. Says here we need to take down Devils Thorn, said to have about 15 dark Mages. Four of which are S class called Black Death. A number of young women, Mages specifically, have gone missing two at a time every week in the past 3 months."

"I'm all fired up! Let's do this!" Natsu shouted as he took the flier and slammed it down on the bar. "We're taking this one! See ya!"

Mirajane laughed, waving Team Natsu off as they set out to destroy a Dark Guild.

Three hours later, Shirotsume.

"Attention passengers, you have now reached your destination. Do not forgot to grab all of your belongings before disembarking in a calm and orderly fashion to the exit on your right hand side. Have a wonderful afternoon and thank you for choosing Junelle Railways."

Lucy's fingers twitched, her eyes narrowing as the conductor finished his speech. Junelle Railways... Sawarr, you no good dirty pig! You weren't the one who broke his back and tossed his daughter aside to build up the Heartfilia Konzern and Railway Corporation! My father built this Empire your family banks off of from the ground up, and I'll be damned if I let your son and the rest of the Junelle keep ownership of it all! I may have run away from the life of an Heiress and swore to never have anything to do with the Heartfilia Corporation again, but I'm taking back what my father worked so hard for. I swear it.

"Hey, Lushee!" Natsu's voice broke her from her thoughts. Lucy turned to see that unlike usual, when Natsu was the last one off the train, it was she that was still on board. "You coming or what, you weirdo?"

"I'm coming!" Lucy exclaimed as she saw the doors closing. She pushed pass the other passengers boarding the train and managed to slip through the doors before they shut. "Why didn't you say something sooner?"

"She was probably to busy thinking about money." Happy fake whispered.

"Shut it cat!"

Erza stopped walking, setting the handel to her wagon down. "My apologies, Lucy. It was careless of me not notice you were not with us. You may hit me if you wish." She said bowing her head.

Lucy quickly shook her head back and forth. "No need for that. Let's just hurry to the mountains and to the client." She laughed waving Erza's request for punishment away just as she would to Virgo. Just what she needed. Two masochistic family members.

Walking through the hustle and bustle of Shirotsumi Town they began their trek through the forest. The silence only lasted a few minutes before Natsu and Gray broke out into a fight.

"Ugh, this is so boring!" Natsu whined. "Why'd we have to bring, popsicle with us?"

"What did you call me, Ash for Brains!"

"You heard me you Ice Stripper!"

"Why you-"

And like a girl possessed in scary movies, Erza's head turned all the way around, her eyes flashing, face promising death. "You two boys wouldn't be fighting, now would you?" She questioned them in a deathly calm voice.

Natsu and Gray both froze.

"Because friends do not fight. And should you be fighting," she trailed off, a small wicked smile curving her lips.

Both Mage's through an arm around one another quicker then the speed of sound.

"No! Of course not! We're the best of friends! Just a little friendly argument!" Gray rushed out through clenched teeth, tightening his hold on the Dragon Slayers neck.

"Aye!" Natsu agreed.

Erza's menacing aura lifted, a smile lighting her beautiful face. "Ah, I see. Then let us carry on."

Once the red head started off once more, the boys quickly released one another, gagging and shaking off their arms as if the other had passed on some type of disease. But the two realized they had gotten off lucky. Erza hadn't seen through their lie and Lucy hadn't unleashed Scary Lucy upon them.

"Come on you two." Lucy said with a shake of her head. Those two would never learn. But she wouldn't have them any other way.

"I knew I smelled your divine parfume, My Honey!"

Erza's skin went pale, her back ramrod straight. Even her hair seemed to spike on end as Ichiya and his Trimens appeared. What a sight it was, to see the mighty Titania nearly brought to her knees at just the sight of the smaller man.

"You're as beautiful as always, Lucy! My day has brightened now that I've gotten to see your lovely face. What ever brings you by here?" Hibiki asked pushing himself into her personal space.

"Mission to White Eclipse." She answered.

Eve soon followed at her side. "You're truly as sight for sore eyes, Miss Lucy."

"White Eclipse hm? I saw it earlier, looks pretty tough," Ren interjected from her other side. "Not that I care if you get hurt."

"How I've missed you, my beautiful flower!"

"Stay away from me!" Erza bellowed as Ichiya threw himself at her, arms spreed wide and lips puckered for a kiss. Her leg pulled back before shooting forward, connecting squarely with the smaller man's face.

Ichiya flew through the air, soaring through the trees like a bullet. "Maaaaannnnnnnn!"

"Sensei!" The Trimens yelled rushing after him.

Gray whistled. "Nice."

Lucy felt a bead of sweat fall down her face as the three men charged after their teacher. She calmly walked over to Erza who had crouched down to the ground holding herself, patting the traumatized red heads back as she shivered, the image of Ichiya flying towards her, lips puckering and glistening from what had to be a pass of his tongue, repeating over and over again in her mind.

"It was so shiny- he was so quick, I nearly didn't catch him in time..."

"There, there Erza. You managed to kick him away before he planted one on you. Don't worry, your lips are still a Jella only zone."

"What!" Erza exclaimed in shock her face as red as her hair.

A sly smile slid onto Lucy's face as her and Happy chorused. "You liiike~ Him."

"Like who?" Natsu questioned in confusion.

"Jelllalll~" they chorused once more.

Poor Erza could do nothing more then blush as they teased her, wishing for the ground to swallow her up as Natsu and Gray joined in just to see if her blush could go any darker.

TBC

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