Okay, this one is definitely rated M. You all have no idea how I seriously almost didn't post this one; and I know, I'm a total perv. But here it is. Honestly, after the last one all I can think about is how I want to keep going with The Princess & the Dragon, so this one was really hard to write.
RULES
Lucy woke to the familiar sight of Gajeel's bare chest as he cradled her in his arms. It wasn't unusual for him to hold her like this in his sleep, nor was it unusual for him to unconsciously run his rough and calloused hands softly up and down her spine while they slept. Though she was a little miffed about why she still had a shirt on and why he had his hand underneath it as he glided his fingers along her spine. Usually she would have gone to sleep without one, something she had started doing after moving in with him a month prior. Most of it stemmed from being too tired after sex most nights to put it back on, and other nights when she did fall asleep clothed, he would always manage getting her out of them just to feel her skin against his. Letting out contented sigh, Lucy snuggled further into his bared chest, breathing in his unique scent of metal and pine.
Her eyes widened in surprise as she remembered that they were in the middle of the woods, camping while on their S-Class trials. She also remembered the rules they were supposed to follow during said camping and while her being in his tent wasn't exactly against the Master's rules, it was against the rules that Laxus had set in place and the Master had made it clear that their blonde dragon slayer was in charge during this little event. She knew how strict the man could be when it came to the rules he had set in place, but she was unsure about how he would handle punishment for any of those that did not adhere to them. She really hoped this didn't ruin their changes of achieving S-Class status. Her body tensed as she realized that she might be taking away the chance for Gajeel to receive the old title he had lost after joining Fairy Tail. Sure she wanted it for herself as well, but losing the opportunity was worth it to her as long as she was able to be nestled safely and comfortably in his arms.
"Don't worry about it. Sparky understands, said it was fine." As if hearing her thoughts, the gruff sleep addled voice brought her out of her moment of panic, only to send a sweeping hot desire surging through her. Looking up, she saw those warm soul searching red eyes that she loved so much staring back at her before she felt his hand pause in his ministrations before pressing his palm flat against her lower back as he pulled her flush against him. She shivered as the hard length of his morning erection pressed against her hip, and as messed up as it was, she wanted him more now than ever…even with all the tents around them occupied with their fellow guild mates and S-Class competitors. She could hear the early morning birds chirping outside and she knew that at least Erza would be awake soon, so if she wanted to take care of their morning romp then she would need to get it taken care of now.
She slowly slide her hand down his abdomen to the waistband of his pants, her fingers pausing at the elastic band momentarily as she teased the man before she moved her hand further down, wrapping it around his thick studded cock. The man had to bite back a groan as her small soft and delicate hand began to slowly pump at his length, pushing his already straining self-control out of the window. He was just glad that Lily had woken up prior to his little voracious bunny. Call him strange, but the thought of being caught drove him further over the edge, needing her with every part of his being.
His hand wrapped itself in the golden locks at the crown of her skull as he pulled her face up to meet his, attacking her lips with a forceful passion he had been holding back from her, unwilling to lose control of himself and possibly hurt her. But at this very moment, he couldn't stop himself. Pulling her hand from his sweatpants, Gajeel growled against her mouth as he rolled over, pinning her to the ground beneath him. As she moved her legs to wrap around his waist he relished the whimper he swallowed as his swollen cock rubbed against her center and his hand moved from her hair to the underside of her breast, teasing her further as he ground himself against her desperately wishing neither of them had the barrier of their clothing.
Lucy gasped for breath as Gajeel released her mouth, only to pull her shirt over her head, leaving her upper torso bare for him. The feral glint in his eyes as he feasted his sight on the bountiful feast before him sent a fresh wave of desire running through her. It was the same image he saw every night, yet there was something in him that she hadn't seen before, and she craved more of it. As his mouth descended onto her breast, taking in her pert dusky nipple into his mouth, she fought the groan that threatened to come out.
The slayer looked up from the meal that was laid out before him, a smirk plastered onto his cocky face before he leaned in close to her whispering lowly, sending more shivers down her spine as his breath ghosted across her neck. "You're gonna have to stay quiet Bunny."
The blonde just nodded before he kissed his way back down to her chest as his right hand moved down her waist and easily slipped into her loose lounge pants, feeling the warm moisture gathering at her core. The feeling of this alone, the proof that she wanted him, and the scent of her forced him into a frenzy as he simultaneously bit down on her nipple and thrust three of his calloused fingers into her, the knuckle of his index finger bumping against her little pearl with each thrust of his hand.
Her eyes widened as the sensations surged through her and she was barely able to move her arm to her mouth fast enough to muffled the desiring scream that tore through her. She had no doubt that the other three dragon slayers would hear them if they were awake, let alone smell them, but she knew that none of them would disturb something this intimate. She knew she should be disgusted at the idea of her guild mates knowing what she was doing, but it just fueled her further. She wanted more, she needed more. Moving her arm away from her mouth as soon as she was sure that she wouldn't scream out to the entire forest, Lucy gasped just loud enough for her dragon to hear her. "More, Gajeel, more."
The dragon within him roared to life as he pulled his hand from her, earning a whimpering disapproval from the blonde woman beneath him. Leaning as far back as he could within the large constricting sleeping bag they were housed in, he gripped the waistband of her pants and pulled at it, ripping them and her lacy boy shorts apart before he slid his own sweats down his thighs and rubbed himself against her, coating his dick in her sticky fluids.
The blonde gasped as each of the piercings in his firm iron rod rubbed against her sensitive nub, her hips bucking at each pass. "Gajeel…" He was teasing her, playing with her, and as much as she appreciated the foreplay and teasing on any other occasion, she just wanted him inside her at the moment, she wanted him planted firmly between her legs and to never leave again. That's when it hit her, just as he shoved his thickness into her, muffling her cry with his own mouth as their bare chests pressed together each thrust he gave her enhancing the already over stimulating experience as the friction of his skin passed her hard and erect nipples.
It didn't matter if she took the rest of their lives to make her decision, her answer would always end up being the same, if it were right now or on the last day of her life. She belonged to him, he owned her heart and her soul, without him she would fall apart completely and she didn't think she would ever be whole without him. Moving her face away from his mouth, she opened it to speak, only to immediately bit down on his shoulder to keep the screams at bay as the hard metal rods running through his shaft continually brushed against just the right spot. Her arms were wrapped around his waist, urging him to keep doing what he was currently doing as her mouth's grip on his shoulder became tighter before she reached her peak. But he wasn't done with her just yet, he wanted her to fall apart completely. He could see the woman was still sane, was still capable of holding a coherent thought; until she was nothing more than a quivering puddle beneath him he was not going to be satisfied.
She panted for breath as she released her hold on him and noticed the metallic taste in her mouth before she looked down to his shoulder and noticed the blood she had drawn from him. Oddly enough, it seemed that her unconscious effort to stay mostly quiet had done nothing to him other than spur him on harder. At this point she was sure that the sound of him slamming against her was louder than the muffled moans coming from the two of them.
Following her instinct, she reached up to run her tongue over the wound she had inflicted, cleaning off any lingering blood that might have leaked from the wound. Gajeel fought to control himself as she made the very dragon-like motion, cleaning the wound inflicted during a mating. The man inside watched as the dragon took control of him and attacked Lucy with more fervor than before, he knew that if he didn't get some semblance of control that he wouldn't be able to keep himself from marking her without her approval or permission. Sure she had just marked him, in theory giving him permission to do the same to her, but they weren't dragons and she didn't know the meaning behind her actions. He knew she had just been trying to keep her loud screams muffled and silent, something she had never had to do before.
As he leaned down to her neck, he rubbed his nose against her as he took in the rich honey and strawberry scent of the woman, laced with his own smell of metal, and the thick smell of sex before he pulled back, knowing he needed control. A growl bubbled from his throat as the blonde's nails dug deep into the lower part of his back, urging him to stay at the unrelenting pace he had been keeping before he started to unconsciously slow. Then he smelled and sensed what the dragon had noticed long before the man had. There was another near them, circling their tent. Then he felt it, the surge of magic as it closed in around them. As much as he hated the feeling of someone else's magic around them as he drove into her, he was appreciative and he knew who was responsible for it.
"Gajeel…" The breathless plea of his name from her lips brought his mind from its dazed fog and he realized he was once again in control. "…do it now. I want it."
Grabbing ahold of her hips, Gajeel angled the blonde just right before he pushed hard into her drawing a cry from her. "What do you want Bunny?"
She gasped, using everything she had to keep the feelings at bay just long enough to convey what she wanted from him. As she lifted her head up to meet his gaze, she felt it, that hunger that was boiling just below the surface, waiting for the chance to devour her; and she knew that she had yet to feel this dragon's unrestrained passion. "Mark me."
The man looked down into the warm honey brown eyes he loved so much as he slowed down to a much softer pace. He knew he never told her enough and he could count on one hand how many times he had verbally told her he loved her. He just wasn't a man comfortable voicing his emotions, he'd rather show her and she accepted that, she accepted him. But at this point he couldn't give in to what she claimed she wanted during the passionate feelings he was invoking within her. He buried his face into the side of her neck, taking a deep breath. He wanted to make sure that this was something that she truly wanted, despite how much it hurt him to say it; that was the first rule of mating and marking for a dragon. Metallicana had taught him that the rules of mating at a young age and had forced him to memorize them and to do everything within one's power to follow those rules. The mating wasn't easy, not just on the intended mate of the slayer, but the slayer itself. He had to force himself to hold back the dragon within him as the man made sure his mate wasn't just voicing their desire in the heat of the moment as humans so frequently did. His muffled breath ghosted across her neck before he pulled back to look into her eyes again. "No."
The pain and betrayal in his Bunny's eyes tore at his heart as she gaped at him, a single tear forming in the corner of her eye. He stopped his slowed and methodical movements inside of her as every bit of surrounding scent of her desire turned to fear and pain. She turned her face away from him as he leaned in closer, tears she had refused to let surface falling at her movement. Gripping her tightly, he move so that he was sitting up, still fully sheathed within her. He kept silent as she started to cry against the shoulder she had bitten. Rule number two, support, he had to be there for her regardless of what she needed, what she felt, and what had happen, despite his own feelings. He didn't know what he was supposed to say to her but he knew that he had to make it right, he couldn't stand to see her like this.
Reaching down, he gently removed the remains of the ripped lounge pants from her legs, leaving her completely bare for him. Despite how often he saw it, the sight of her forced a surge of desire through him. But this wasn't the time for him to think about things like that, this was to be the hardest part of their next step, rule three, him explaining his feelings without the actions associated with them, that's what he was trying to avoid right now. He needed to make sure she understood everything, that he was completely open with her and always honest. He wanted nothing more than to throw her on the ground, mark and fuck her until she could no longer walk straight. But he needed to know that was something she really wanted too. He just held her as she let her emotions out against him while he softly ran one of his hands up and down her spine while the other arm was wrapped tightly around her lower back and waist, keeping her firmly planted in his lap. He wasn't letting her go, he wasn't finished with her yet. If she didn't wish to continue with their love making session that was fine with him, but he was going to get out what he needed to. He refused to lose her to something like this. She was his everything. "Lucy…"
The blonde in his arms stiffened at the use of her name. She knew that it meant either one of two things, one, that he no longer considered her his Bunny, which tore her apart just the thinking about it; or two, whatever he was going to say was important enough for him to use her name. Her red rimmed eyes looked up to meet his own eyes, filled with sorrow and self-loathing. He had once told her that her eyes should never be red like his, that they should stay the bright honey colored ones that he had fallen in love with those years ago after he had kidnapped her from the safe house Fairy Tail had hidden her in. Even in a time such as that, when he was brutal to her, both physically and mentally as he tried driving out his feelings for her…to prove to himself that this wasn't what that feeling was, she hadn't cried as she was now. She had been defiant, spat at him, talked back to him, and insulted him. That was the moment he realized there was something more to her than a spoiled rich girl and he wanted to know what that something was. After Natsu had destroyed her mother's glasses, he had vowed to never let her cry like that again; and here he was, with her in his lap and her tears a consequence of his own actions.
Letting out a deep sigh, he rested his head against her shoulder before he shook his head, hating himself at the moment, but sticking to his will. "I'm sorry. I don't want you upset." He paused, waiting for her to voice her acerbic thoughts of him or push him away, but when only silence met him he took it as his cue to continue. "Lucy I want to mark you. Gods, I want that more than anything…" He moved his head and looked into her eyes, his hands moving up to her face to wipe away the lingering tears before he rested his forehead against hers as his hands remained on the sides of her face. "…but I can't, not until I know that is what you want without a doubt."
Lucy pulled away from the man and stared at his hardened features, unsure how to take his words. She felt as if he wasn't trusting her judgment when she told him that was what she had wanted, what she still wanted. His grip around her waist tightened and she looked at him through blurry eyes, trying to read him. Usually she had no trouble doing so, while his outward appearance may always be that of a cold and uncaring man, he held all of his emotions in his eyes and she saw it all. But right now, she didn't know what to make of him. In those beautiful crimson eyes she saw the anger, sorrow, pain, the hope, confusion, and the love he still held for her. It was that last emotion that blared bright in his eyes that gave her the strength to stay there with him, to hear what he had to say; because she knew he still loved her.
Reaching up to him, she cupped his face between her palms and forced him to look her in the eyes before she took a chance and lightly kissed him. "Gajeel, talk to me baby." She fought back the tears that wanted to fall forward again, knowing that now wasn't the time for them.
Taking courage from Lucy, Gajeel nodded his head pushing to put his feelings and action into words. She knew it was something that he didn't like doing, it was too easy for others to use those words against him. So she waited patiently while he gathered his thoughts. "I don't want to do something that you don't want, Bunny."
She gave him a warm smile as relief washed through at the use of the name he had given her, a name that only he was allowed to use. Moving her hands from each side of his face to his hair, Lucy held a handful of it in each hand before she pulled him roughly forward, his mouth crashing into hers. The blonde woman dominated the kiss as her dragon wrapped each of his arms around her and pulled her flush against him, his mouth working in time with hers, letting her take control, to take this to where she wanted it to go. As her hips started to grind against him, stimulating his softening dick, he pulled back, questioning her actions. The little insatiable blonde just smiled as she moved to his jaw and worked her way up to his ear, whispering. "Gajeel, I want everything with you."
Pulling back she looked at the man, meeting his wide red eyes with a smile. "It doesn't matter if I make my mind up today or three years from now, my answer will always be the same. I could have told you that the first time you claimed me in front of everyone in the guild. What I needed was time to prepare myself for the pain of accepting your magic within me. I want and love everything about you Gajeel. I want everyone to know I'm yours and I want everyone to see the marks you leave on me." Her eyes darkened as she remembered the unrivaled passion she had seen in his eyes only moments before he had stopped. "Mark me Gajeel, claim me like the dragon you are."
It wasn't a request like it had been before, it was a demand, a demand that he felt obligated to fulfill. Gajeel claimed her mouth as soon as those words passed her full pink lips as his hand moved behind her head, supporting her while he shifted their position. He was working on pure instinct now, having been reassured that she did want this and that she wouldn't change her mind. The blonde beauty knew what she was getting herself into and she jumped into it head first, prepared for the consequences of their mating. Prepared for the pain that they both knew was coming to her.
Her hips bucked against him, trying to ride him as best as she could while he shifted to his knees. She gasped as he moved his mouth from hers and trailed a line of gentle nibbles and kisses along her jawline to her ear. "I love you, Lucy," he whispered before he moved down her neck and began focusing his attention there, thrusting into her as he held her body above the ground.
His words sent a chill of pleasure running through her and she thread her fingers through his hair, her fingers digging into his scalp before they moved to his shoulders, allowing her to better leverage to thrust up to him from her suspended position. "Gods, Gajeel…I need you."
He hummed his pleasure at hearing her words against her neck, knowing she needed to hit her first climax before he bit, reducing the discomfort and pain on her part. But he was having a difficult time once again in holding back his dragon instincts. It seemed after she had claimed she wanted it the dragon had lost all patience in waiting and was trying to surge forth again, he needed to have Lucy reach her peak before he lost all control. "Lucy…" He panted breathless from both the feeling of her tightening around him and the struggle with holding back the dragon that had wanted her the moment he had first laid eyes on her. "…I need you to come first…" His grip around her back tightened as he began to roughly pull her against him each time he thrust forward. His teeth scrapped against her skin as he was losing his battle for control and quickly coming to his own release. "…come for me, Bunny."
The sensation of his teeth against her skin and the desperate need in his husky voice pushed her further than she had imagined, and just as she was about to scream out her release, she remembered they were surrounded by their friends and she dug her fingernails into his shoulders as she bit her lip, trying to muffle her screams. "Don't hold it in, Bunny…I want to hear it."
As soon as his words hit her ears, she immediately complied, forgetting why she had tried to keep it quiet in the first place and the already immeasurable pleasure running through her increased as she felt his sharp teeth pierce the top of her shoulder as he hit his release. Her back coming in contact with the softness of his sleeping bag passed her attention as his teeth stayed latched to her and he moved his right hand to her hip. He groaned again as she shifted her hips against him again, bringing him again to be completely aware of how much he needed her. He lifting her just enough so he knew that spot to hit and started the process over again. He was going to mark again, to show everyone that the little blonde bunny was his and his alone.
The blonde screamed again as another climax rushed through her before she had a chance to come down from the first, his motions not once faltering as he continued to ravage her. Her breaths came out in ragged gasps as she felt the foreign warmth of his magic pulsing through her entire body just as the man release his hold on her shoulder and move to the other side, nuzzling the area and inhaling her scent as his hand drifted down to press against her clit as he continued his relentless assault. Just as she felt the stirring of a third climax, she felt his teeth graze her shoulder and bit down again. Her strangled gasp turning into a cry of both pain and untold pleasure. She tightened her grip on his back, drawing blood as she raked her fingers down his back while trying to get more of him, to consume him herself. She needed more of him, she needed him harder, faster. "More. I need more Gajeel!"
Removing his grip of her shoulder, the dragon slayer licked at her wounds, making sure there was no blood leaking from them before he sat back and gripped her leg firmly in his hand. He spread her wide, allowing himself to see himself disappearing within her and coming back out coated in more and more of her divine nectar. The sight along urged him to push faster, but her pleas of needing more of him spurned him to give his mate what she needed, to prove he could give her everything she could ever desire and if that was only to satisfy her in in bed than he would go above and beyond to make her never regret choosing him. Rule four, always provide her with what she needs and what she wants. Dragons mated for life, and for them it wasn't an issue like it was for humans. When a pair of dragons mated they gave everything they had to their mates, ensuring that they were always happy and satisfied.
Lucy threw her head back as a cry was ripped from her throat, her hands continually searched for something to grasp onto, finally settling on the only thing she could get her hands on, the disheveled sleeping roll itself. The weight of her body on it provided enough leverage for her to be able to pull against it and give her hips more thrust to meet his unrelenting pace. Her eyes opened wide as the orgasm she was hit with came from nowhere, one moment she was fighting trying to pull more from him and he next all she could see and feel was the release that she hadn't felt coming and the man above her as he faltered in his stride before redoubled his efforts in his erratic thrusts. She was sure that as soon as she they came down from their self-induced highs that she was going to feel ever little scrape and bruise.
"Fuck! Bun…Lucy…one more…give me one more, baby." She watched the strained face of the man above her, marveling at the determination of the dragon slayer as he fought to hold out for her when he was so obviously suffering for it. But who was she to deny the man what he needed, the look on his face as he closed his eyes tightly to push it back and the growl he emitted in his struggle was enough to send another fresh wave of heat through her. When he opened those eyes and met her gaze she threw her head back with a scream, white hot heat coursing through her from the unbridled passion the man was displaying. It was the same dragon that she had seen before and it was giving her everything it could without making her hurt too bad.
Gajeel through his head back with a tremendous roar, one befitting of the dragon Lucy claimed she wanted as he felt her walls close down on him tighter than he had ever felt them. There was no way he could have held off any longer even if he had wanted to, something had pushed her further than she had ever been with him and he wanted her to experience that every time they laid together.
Collapsing down next to his beautiful sweating Bunny, Gajeel cradled her in his arms, licking and kissing each of the marks on her, trying to help ease some of the pain that he knew was going to come from them within the next day. That and her body was going to be extremely sore from how rough he was with her. But the look in her eyes told him that she planned to drive him even further next time, not only would she force him to lose control, but she wanted to push the dragon that dwelled within him over the edge as well and that thought sent shivers down his spine. "How do you feel?"
The blonde rolled closer against him and felt the pull of her wounds on her neck. She hadn't realized that he would give her two of them, but she didn't mind. Looking up at him with a contented smile on her face, Lucy buried it into his chest and let out a deep sigh, she was exhausted. "I feel fine." She had expected more pain than what she had experienced, but she could only assume that it was just played up by others who didn't have a dragon as attentive to their needs as hers was.
Yes the second bite had hurt, she hadn't even realized he had bitten her the first time, only the feeling of his dragon slayer magic; and yes the feeling of his foreign and lost magic coursing through her was uncomfortable, but she was just under the impression that was why the entire thing was done during mating, or sex. She had so many endorphins and so much pleasure running through her that a little discomfort didn't do anything to diminish how much amazing it was. "Why'd you do it twice?"
The man just shrugged as he pulled her closer to himself before pulling a stray blanket over the two of them. He noticed her breathing had started to even out and that she was falling asleep and he just smiled at her peaceful expression. He leaned down to her ear, whispering gently. "I wanted to make sure everyone knew you were taken, that you were mine."
A smile lit her face as his words filtered through her half sleeping mind before a frown appeared and she opened her eyes to look at his concerned expression. He was afraid that the pain had started to set in, he had been told that it would be painful for her and that there was nothing he could do to ease it. Which was the fifth and final rule of the mating, to always protect the mate. Though the thought he had remembered his father telling him the only time it wouldn't hurt her, but he could only suppose that was one of the days the two of them had been stubborn and he refused to learn any of it. "But I didn't get to mark you."
Her softly whispered words brought a smile to his face before he sat up and showed her his shoulder. There displayed in an irritated bright red from where her blunt teeth had pierced his skin was a perfect mold of her teeth and he had no doubt that it would eventually morph into something else, just like his marks would change on her. "Yeah you did Bunny. Now go to sleep. Sparky isn't going to expect us until tomorrow, or late this afternoon. You're supposed to be in too much pain."
"Mmm…but I don't hurt."
He tightened his grip around her, grinning down at the mumbling blonde. "That's good Bunny, I don't want you to hurt."
"Just means you did it right." A wide shit eating grin spread across her face as she looked up at him while she tried to force her eyes to stay open. "That you made me feel so good that I didn't notice it." The dragon slayer just chuckled at her, knowing that wasn't really the case. But he had to admit, it made him sound good.
"How long do you suppose they'll be in there?" The green haired man just looked at the tent with wide eyes, his skin having gone a bit paler as his leader had explained what was going on that morning when he had drug him out of his tent with his own S-Class team member, Bickslow, and demanded that he put runes around the tent, preventing any scent, or sound from getting through.
The blonde just shook his head as he turned away and began gathering everyone to explain why they wouldn't be doing anything that day. He was not looking forward to it and hoped that the other two dragon slayers would be better able to help without giving away too much personal information and calming the nerves of two of the girl's team mates. "They might come out for dinner. Blondie's going to be in pain for a while." He just shook his head at the actions of the two people resting in the tent. "This wasn't the best time for them to complete it, but after his surge of protective and possessiveness during Mira's story last night, I had a feeling it would be happening soon."
"So this could give us an advantage over them during the trials?"
Both men turned to look at their team mate, his soul filled dolls flying overhead. As much as he wanted this to be fair for all of them, he also wanted S-Class status and he had a feeling that Cosplayer and her dragon were going to be their biggest competition. While Ever and Elfman had gone on jobs together before and worked fairly well together, the two of them fought constantly, many times taking their attention off of their surroundings.
Gray seemed to spend too much time trying to keep Juvia off of him than focusing on their goal, let alone the girl drifting off into lala land as she imagined her different fantasies play out. Then while Levy and Cana were both amazing wizards in their own right, neither of them had ever worked together before and that was going to be to their disadvantage while going against S-Class opponents and other teams that knew each other's strengths and weaknesses. Finally, there was Natsu and Wendy. While Natsu was a force to be reckoned with, he was reckless and predictable when it came to fighting his friends and while he and Wendy worked well together on Team Natsu, she was still a timid girl who had no confidence in her abilities. No, Lucy and Gajeel were who they deemed their greatest opponents. The two not only worked well together, they lived together, and their personal fights were forgotten as they walked onto the battle field, and they knew each other's strengths and weaknesses as well as they knew their own. Then add in that the strongest of them had the urge of a dragon to protect the weakest, who wasn't really weak, the woman was just as smart as Freed.
The blonde dragon slayer chuckled at Bickslow's words as he walked away, knowing better than to underestimate his adopted sibling's ability to handle a little pain. "I think you underestimate Blondie, Bix. Don't let your guard down around her, she's dangerous."
"Okay, since everyone has decided to join us today...we can get started on the next day of your trials. I hope you all enjoyed your day off, I know some of us did." Laxus' hard gaze moved between both Lucy and Gajeel with a smirk on his face.
It had been difficult for Lucy to come out of the tent with the man she was now completely mated to when she realized how loud she had been with him and her fears were only doubled as she met the hard gaze of the man she considered her sibling. But she was grateful, he had pulled Freed from his tent in the early morning to set up runes, giving them as much privacy as they could have in a tent surrounded by their friends. They may have all known what was going on, but at least none of them could hear them, or worse…smell them.
She stood, fidgeting as the eldest dragon slayer leaned casually against a nearby tree with his arms crossed, staring hard at the tent as she stepped out. He knew what was going on and he had known that it was going to happen eventually, but that didn't mean that he wasn't worried about the blonde woman. The rules of a dragon slayer taking a mate fully weren't easy to follow and the mate could end up seriously hurt if the slayer wasn't careful. But it seemed that his faith in the iron slayer was founded as the man wrapped his arm protectively around his little sister's waist.
Later he would have to ask why the man had marked both sides of the girl's neck when only one was necessary. But he just assumed that it had something to do with the man's naturally aggressive instincts. Instincts that had become even more pronounced since he had claimed Lucy. He only dreaded the thought of how bad the slayer would be if the blonde ever carried his child.