Chapter 1: Smitten

Cana chuckled to herself as she drank from her barrel. Sneaking a look towards Levy, the woman grinned as she saw the familiar dark shadow following her.

Sure enough, the dark-haired man with red eyes was a mere meter away from the bluenette, stuffing his face with food and drink. However, Cana could tell by the way he reacted that he was also listening in on what Levy was saying.

'It's too cute.' Taking another drink, she was unfazed when she heard Lucy come into the guild and come directly towards her.

"Hey Lucy. I was expecting you. What's up?" Looking at her, Cana gave her a smile.

"Cana, I need your help... I need your divination powers." Cana blinked. This was a new turn of events, and not what she had expected.

"What's wrong Lucy?" Holding her hands together, Lucy gave a weak smile.

"I need your and Levy's help. Please, can you come with me to my house?" Holding up her hands in a pleeding way, Cana nodded slowly, and then waved at Levy.

"Oy Levy-chaan!" Lifting her blue head, Cana noted how Gajeel had looked over at the same time.

'How cute.' "Lucy says she needs our help. Come on, we're going to her place."

Levy grinned, and rushing over, Cana smirked as she locked eyes with the iron dragon slayer.

'Oh ho ho... caught!' With a blush, Gajeel stood quickly and left, his food and drink forgotten on the table.

"Lu-chan, what's going on? Where we going? Is it a request?"

"No, I need help with something personal..." Looking around, Lucy quickly added. "Can we continue this maybe at my house?" Nodding together, the three women left the noisy guild.

"So that's it then." Turning, Lucy showed them her neck, the scarf she had concealed the marks with falling to the ground. "I woke up and found these on my neck. I don't know what they are, if they're a hex or a curse, or if its something worse."

Levy gulped.

"You don't mean.. a vampire?" Lucy gulped. She had thought of that, but how could a vampire get into her house?

"Lucy, was your window open when you woke up?"

"I don't remember... I think so."

"So it's possible that someone could have come in."

"Lucy, what kind of dream did you have last night?" Cana blinked as Lucy's face turned bright red at her question. "Ohh one of those dreams huh?"

"Lu-chan, you're a pervert..." Levy grinned as she poked the distressed blonde.

"But, if you did have a dream like that then it could have been an incubus."

Levy slammed her hands on the table, her face pale.

"An incubus?! But why?" Cana looked at Lucy, her face serious.

"You're a virgin right? Incubuses crave virgins, and a virgin with powerful magic? Could have been to much of a temptation to pass up." Lucy blushed further. How cruel fate was to curse her so.

"What should I do~o? Erza, Gray and Natsu are away for four more days. Ohh..." Crying, Lucy slammed her face into the table. "Woe is me, to have my life pulled away so young..."

Cana and Levy laughed at their friend.

"Don't worry Lucy, we're not going to let anything bad happen to you." Placing a slender hand on her friend's shoulder, Cana gave her a soft smile "Tell you what, I'll contact a friend of mine, she specializes in dream divination, and she can tell us just what we're dealing with, okay?"

"Yeah, and in the mean time, I'll find out if there's anything in my books about how to deal with a incubus!"

Lucy smiled at her friends.

"Thank you guys. You're the best friend I could ask for." Pulling them both into a hug, Lucy felt the panic that had gripped her sense the morning evaporate. They were all nakama, they would find a way through.

"Alright Lucy, you stay here and rest." Cana and Levy stood at her doorway, the sun setting behind them. They had spent all afternoon together, Lucy not wanting to be alone. In that time Cana had sent word to her friend, and surprisingly, she had replied.

"Don't forget to meet us at the guild after midnight. Sera is just over in Clover Town, and sense it's an emergency, they'll be here then." Nodding, Lucy closed the door behind her, her two friends walking a block together before Cana stopped.

"You go on ahead. I'll catch up with you later." Levy grinned at her companion.

"Alright, I'm off to the dorms. I'll let you know if I find anything." Watching the bluenette run off, Cana wasn't surprised when a dark shadow followed after her.

'He's such an idiot...' Pausing as she closed her eyes, Cana grinned as she heard the fall of familiar foot steps. Opening her eyes, her grin widened.

"Hey, welcome back."

Levy had fallen asleep. Her small frame was flanked between two tall piles of books, her torso stretched out at her desk. Books on top of books rested on the table itself, various passages and paragraphs circled and underlined throughout them.

Gajeel grinned. She was awfully easy to sneak up on.

Watching her sleep, he crawled into her room from his perch on her window sill. Lifting her gently, he almost laughed at how light she was. Her head fell against his chest, and for a moment, she opened her eyes ever so slightly.

"Ga-jeel?" She whispered, before her eyes fell closed again.

A blush spread across his cheeks as his heart skipped in his chest. The scent of ink and books reached his nose, along with the tangy scent of star fruit. The citrus smell tickled his nose as he laid her under the light comforter on her bed.

"Sleep tight.. Levy." With a jump, he was gone, a single black feather falling to the floor.

The town of Magnolia was quiet, an unusual thing for it at any given point, even as late at night as it was. The only thing giving off any sound were the ally cats scattered throughout searching for mice, and the black wooden cart that headed for Fairy Tail.

It was pulled by a giant black axolotls like creature, its thin gill like appendages flaring around its head much like a lion's mane. Pulling the cart briskly, it stopped in the patio of Fairy Tail.

The driver pulled back her dark purple hood, red eyes looking up at the building.

"Yo Sera!" Turning, her eyes brightened as she saw her childhood friend.

Cana stood with Lucy and Makarov, a drunk grin on her face.

"Cana!" Jumping down from the driver's seat, Lucy gasped at her height. She stood as tall as Elfman, and her skin was a very deep maroon color. Her midnight hair fell to her knees, and when she smiled, her teeth came to points.

"It's been a long time hasn't it?" Embracing each other, Makarov stepped forward.

"It's great to see you Sera. Is your granny still kicking?" A large vertebrae flew from the covered caravan, it's aim true.

"I heard that, you wrinkled bastard." Looking behind Sera, Lucy saw an opening behind the driver's seat, an old woman stood hunched, her voice loud. "Well? Sera go be with Cana. You girly," Pointing a gnarled finger at Lucy. "Come inside and let's see what we can do for you."

Lucy stepped forward, followed by Makarov. Cana and Sera, arm in arm, turned towards the guild, talk of booze and drinking sparking to life between them.

"So, girly. I'm told that you may have a problem with an incubus." Showing them to two poofs on the floor, she took her spot on an elevated seat, a small table between her and Lucy. "Drink this."

Tossing a silver canister to Lucy. Looking towards her master, who nodded, Lucy took a swig.

Blinking she pulled it from her lips.

"What's it taste like."

"Sweet. It tastes sweet. Like honey." Giving it back, the woman blinked slowly, the lines around her lips deepening slightly .

"Alright. Place your hands in the water and close your eyes. I want you to concentrate on your dream from last night." Closing her eyes, Baba gave a grin, her pointed teeth making her look like a hungry predator. "Makarov, if you would be so kind." Nodding, he put the tip of his finger into his mouth and bit down, a small drop of blood forming on the tip. Holding it out to the woman, she leaned forward and licked.

"Grandpa!" Lucy cried out, her eyes wide.

"Settle down Lucy. This is payment for what has to be done. After all, a parent must do anything for his children safety, no matter the cost."

"But why..." Baba smiled.

"It's because my magic is sealed away, and I can only get it if I am offered magic first, like a magic bank. Now, Put your fingers into the water and concentrate." Lucy did as she was told, and soon a haze began taking control of her mind, until the room swam before her eyes and she fell into a deep sleep.

The doors of Fairy Tail burst open, and the two women stepped into the noisy guild.

"Hey Cana, who's your friend?"

"Ohh. She's exotic. What's your name cutie?"

"I'm Sera, nice to meet you!" Walking quickly, Cana and Sera made their way to the bar, where Lisanna was in the middle of chastising her brother.

"Elfman, stop that this moment. Your being really annoying. Cana make him stop..." Cana laughed as she and Sera took their seats. Looking over at her, Elfman blushed.

"Who's your friend, Cana?" Lisanna placed a barrel in front of the mage, and with a grin, she introduced her friend.

"This is Sera, she's Granny Baba's grand-daughter!" A dark aura fell across the guild.

"You mean.. that Baba?"

"She must mean her, there's no one else who goes by that name..."

"Oh man... scary..."

Lisanna gave a weak smile as she looked around, confusion on her face.

"Um... well, what can I get for you, Sera?" Grinning, she pointed at Cana's barrel.

"What ever she drinks, match me two." Cana smiled as she and Sera toasted and then chugged. Within seconds, they finished and called for another tound, the three empty barrels falling to the way side.

"Woh.. she's out drinking Cana..." People began to gather around as the barrels piled around the two.

Pausing, Cana grinned.

"She's not out drinking me, we're right on par with each other." Looking at her friend, she put her arm around her shoulder. "After all, human beer isn't the same on a succubus!"

"EEEEHHH?!" Loud cries and panic began arising among the people.

"We can't have a succubus here! What if someone gets attacked?"

"Cana what is wrong with you?!"

"Hahahaha!" Everyone turned and saw Sera, her shoulders shaking, her head tossed back.

"I'm not a full succubus, only half." Winking at Elfman, Evergreen objected quickly.

"Well, either way, you can't stay here." Putting her arms protectively around Elfman, she glared at Sera. Grinning, Sera finished off another barrel.

"Don't worry. Thanks to your master, any offspring my granny would have wouldn't have the blood lust anymore. That means I'm completely safe. Though," Casting a red gaze around the room, she gave a hungry grin. "I've always wondered what men tasted like..." Cries of protest and joy rang out.

"You can taste me if you want Sera-chan!"

"Me too, we may be old, but we've got young spirit!"

"Don't you have a wife?!"

"You've shot me right into my heart Sera-chan!"

"I should shoot you for saying that..."

Laughing, Cana smacked her friend.

"You're so bad. You and your charm spell." Sera laughed, her cheeks a light red.

"It's not my fault. It's all natural..." Ordering several more rounds, Sera and Cana toasted and drank, and eventually the guild joined in too, the loud calls and shouts filling the quiet night.

Lucy opened her eyes slowly, her head pounding. Looking around, she gasped. She wasn't on the wooden floor anymore, instead she was sitting in the middle of her living room.

'What..where did the old lady and gramps go?'

With a jump, Lucy turned as she heard a soft click.

Staring her face to face, was herself.

"What..." Her shadow walked through her, her arms stretching above her head, her hair let down.

'I'm going to bed. This is from the other night!" Quickly moving the side of the bed, she stood still.

What should she do.

Shadow Lucy yawned as she turned off the light, her body sore. Laying down, Lucy took note that she didn't have the marks yet.

'I'll have to wait.' Taking a spot near the head of the bed, Lucy sat in shadow, her mind racing. What was going to happen? Would she have to fight a monster? Or a ghost? What if it was an Incubus?

Shaking her head, she took a deep breath. What ever she was going to face, she needed to be alert and attentive.

Hours had passed. A cat mewed in the distance. Her window remained closed, and Lucy had fallen asleep. She didn't see the shadow fall across her bed, or hear the window latch lift. No, she in stead felt the gentle sway of her bed as a body joined her shadow.

She froze. She couldn't see who it was, she couldn't move from her spot. Falling to her knees, she instead listened closely and watched the silhouetted forms on the floor.

"Lucy. Lucy, I'm back. Are you alseep? I really missed you this time."

Natsu?! She heard a deep inhale, and gasped as she felt his hot breath on her neck. How could she feel that?

"Are you asleep? You smell good tonight, Luce. Really good..." The shadows on the floor shifted, and Lucy moaned as she felt hot fingers on her skin. Starting on her stomach, they ran up her torso, and with a moan, she felt them massage her right breast. "I missed your scent. I'm not sure why. I didn't feel like myself with out you by my side." She groaned as she heard the sound of the snaps on the front of her shirt coming undone.

"Lucy, why can't I stop myself? It's like I'm drinking, everything seems to fuzzy."

Lucy cried out as she felt suction on her nipple. Looking down, she saw no one, but she felt it just the same.

"You're so soft, Luce..."

"Nygh..." She moaned as she began to slowly rub against her fingers, her panties dampening.

Moaning her name, Natsu ran his lips up and over her chest, his slender fingers sliding under the thin fabric of her panties. Lucy saw the shadow on the floor open her legs, and at the same time, Lucy did as well.

"Lucy..."

Crying out, Lucy felt him bite down at the base of her neck, while at the same time, sliding a finger into her wetness.

"What do you mean, hickey?"

"Hickey, you know, love bites?" The woman who sat before him, was still Baba. However, she now looked more like Sera, her body slender and long, her skin a light maroon. Her long hair was tied back still in the bun she had worn earlier, however, two thin horns poked up from between the locks.

'She looks the same as from back then..." Makarov sighed at the memory. He had been such a handsome man as well. Oh that night he will always remember with fondness.

"Old man pervert." A loud slam was heard as a demon skull met the old man's face.

'Worth it...'

"I could tell from the bite marks that it wasn't an incubus. To obvious and open; and incubus feeds of their victims for days. Some times months and years. So the bite is usually under the foot, or by the ankle. Sometime on top of old scars. You've heard of wounds that never heal. Succubus or incubus, depending. Any ways, the drink tasted sweet, so that means that she's marked."

"Marked you say? By what?"

"I'm not sure. According to my charts, there isn't anything on cycle this year. No monster's or demons are claiming anything, so it must be an individual." Looking at the old man, she asked. "How old is that dragon slayer you got? Seventeen?"

"Eighteen, but Natsu is an idiot. He wouldn't know what to do with himself if that happened." Laughing, the old man fell back. "He would go nuts, not knowing what to do with himself. That's why I intended to tell him everything when he came of age."

Silence fell between them. A dense, heavy silence.

"Came of age? What do you mean came of age? You should have told him when he was fifteen! Or younger. You should have told him what could and would happen to his body!" Sighing angrily, she sat back, her rage subsiding. "You're a terrible parent..." Sighing, she gazed at Lucy's shoulder. After a moment, her eyes widened, her shoulders began shaking.

"What is that noise?" Holding her ears, she looked around.

"What? I don't he-" The old man's words were cut off as he heard it then too. A roar. A very loud, very angry, dragon's roar.

"Baba, what's going on?!"

"He can smell her. He'll come searching for her now." A toothy grin broke across her face. "Never had a dragon come to me before."

"Coming here? Now?!" Panice rose in his chest and he looked around quickly. "This is no time for jokes! We need to stop the ritual!" Reaching for Lucy, Baba punched him back, her figure towering over Makarov. Unhurt, he gawked at her.

"We can't just wake her up, you idiot. She's not asleep. She has connected fully with her past; every feeling, every breath, every emotion she felt in the past will resurface, and she will be completely in touch with everything her past-self goes through. If we simple wake her up we could shatter her mind and possibly her very being." Sitting back, Makarov sighed.

"I figured. I'm just worried."

"Don't worry, she'll come back on her own. It wont be much longer." Looking down at the once clear water, Baba watched as it started turning dark. "Not much longer at all..."

Lucy moaned, her eyes shut tight as she fought to breath. Tossing her head back and forth, she leaned against the back of her head-board, the slick sounds of her body being touched in such a way sent shivers up and down her spine. Her legs spread slightly as she felt the ghost fingers of Natsu slide in and out of her. He had added two more fingers and she was so close, she just needed him to continue for another minute.

"Mm hm. Natsu..." She moaned as she neared her peak, bright lights flashing before her eyes, her body tightening and the coil deep inside her about to break.

Then, his fingers were gone, his mouth gone, and in their place, Lucy was somewhere between ecstasy and extreme loss. What had just happened?

Finding she could stand, Lucy faced the shadows of herself and Natsu. He was breathing heavily, and she could see the red scales forming along parts of his body. His shoulders shook, his face hidden by the darkness. Carefully, he closed her shirt, and pulled her cover over her body, the fresh marks on her neck and shoulder seemed bigger and more extensive now then before and Lucy groaned.

'At least they shrunk a bit before I woke up...' She thought to herself. Shadow Natsu turned and perched on the window sill, the cool breeze drifting into her room. With a deep inhale, he glanced back at the shadow Lucy. However, Lucy felt the gaze. She felt everything in the gaze. She felt the hot uncontrollable lust he held for her. She felt the scorching pain that he felt at leaving her side then. She felt his loneliness and frustration. But more importantly, beating gently like a heart, Lucy felt his love.

Lucy awoke then, her body tingling as she sat on the hard floor of the caravan. Looking at her fingers, she saw they rested in almost black water. Confused, she looked up at the wrinkled face of Baba, who's eyes were wide with shock and fear.

Looking towards her master, Lucy tilted her head. Why did they both look so pale? What was wrong with them.

"Master? What's wrong."

Silence met her ears, and Lucy looked around.

"Natsu is here."

At the mention of his name, her face turned red. Lucy sudenly craved his touch and with yearning in her voice she asked.

"Where?"

"He is outside, girly. However, should you leave this carriage, I can no longer protect you. If you go out there, he will take you. Are you willing to give yourself to him?"

Red eyes locked with Lucy's and she felt a cold sweat break out.

Was she really ready to give herself to Natsu?

Making up her mind, Lucy stood slowly Moving towards the exit, she turned and smiled at Baba.

"Thank you, Granny Baba. For everything."

Lucy stepped outside, ready for the worst.

However, she wasn't ready to see Erza, clad in her Fire Empress armor, to be breathing heavily while facing off against Natsu. Still in the shadows, she heard Erza call out.

"Natsu! Stop what you're doing this moment! You need to stop your rampage!"

"I'll stop when I get Lucy. I can smell her, damn it." Lucy gawked at Natsu. His skin was dotted in red scales, his eyes dilated to red slits. A large flame erupted from his feet and carried up, the flame consuming him where he stood.

"Natsu, you are not well enough to see Lucy. I have to watch you and make sure you don't do anything crazy. What you're doing now, is very crazy!" Slashing at him, Natsu swallowed the flame blade, and with a punch, landed it in the center of her stomach. Erza cried out as a small ball of flame formed between her and Natsu's fist. She had enough time to flip away before the ball exploded sending out smaller flames everywhere.

"Where is LUCY!" He roared, flames pouring from his mouth with every breath.

Stepping out from the shadows, Lucy moved into the moon light.

"I'm here, Natsu." Two sets of eyes snapped to her, and as Lucy gazed into Natsu's she felt the emotions from before bubbling up inside her. Glancing at Erza, she gave a smile.

"It's alright. I got this." Stammering, Erza reached out to Lucy, her words forming on her lips.

"Lucy-"

"Don't touch her!" In a blink, Natsu was between Erza and Lucy, a scorched trail appearing on the cobbled stone.

Lucy stared at Natsu's back, his flame dancing around his body.

"Natsu.." She called softly. The pink haired man turned slowly, facing her now. Gulping, she reached up towards his face. As her hand entered the flame, she didn't feel the burn, and soon, she was consumed in the same flame as Natsu. Looking up at him, he pulled her close. Breathing deep, he closed his eyes, her scent filling up his mind.

"Take me home Natsu. Please."

Erza blinked, and in that moment, all that remained of Natsu and Lucy was a plume of smoke and a black mark on the ground.