Laxus P.O.V.
Natsu is in horrible trouble. He knew about that, I don't need another lecture from Gramps. If Luce wasn't here I'd rip him to shreds. She stared at him.
"How would you know, eh?" She growled.
"I'm a Dragon's son." He stated proudly. "I just can't figure out who's the dragon."
I tightened my grip on Lucy. "I think you'd better leave."
"You think it has anything to do with our promise in front of Mavis' grave?" she asked me.
"Yeah," I answered. "I do."
She relaxed in my hold, and sighed happily. "Let's take a job."
"Yeah, alright." She bounced out of my grip with ease, and ran to the request board. I followed her sluggishly with Freed and Bixlow trailing behind. "You want to take a normal job?"
"Why not? They'd be simple right?" She said looking carefully at the jobs posted. "How about this one?"
She pointed to one. It was a job to deal with some thieves in Onibus Town. Reward was 50,000 jewels. "You sure?"
"I want to help pay your rent since I'm staying there. Besides, Fairy Hills is expensive. I can't afford 100,000 jewels a month."
"So, you're moving in with him, now?" Gray asked, shirtless and appearing out of nowhere. He snaked his arm around her waist. "You could stay with me."
"No." Lucy said, crossing her arms making an "X".
"Why not?" Gray whined. "It's free."
"No. It's not right to live with a strange boy."
"Strange?! Look at him! He's strange!" Gray pointed at me.
"She knows me. I'm not stupid enough to try anything with her. I learned my lesson last time." I retorted. "My back still hurts."
"That was two years ago." She sighed.
"And accident." I growled. "Still the best training I've ever had."
"It's the most recent you've ever had. So, you ready?" She flopped the flyer in my face. "I'll go tell Mira and we'll be of to Onibus." She skipped over to Mira while I leaned against the wall with Gray and Bixlow to my right and Freed and Evergreen to my left.
"You don't mind if I take this one solo with her right?" I asked the Thunder God Tribe.
They all gave murmurs of they're approval. I smiled at her as she walked back to us.
"Ready to go?" She asked.
"Yeah, let's go." I wrapped my arm over her shoulders. I glanced at the Mark on her neck and couldn't help but smiling.
~Time Skip: 3 days. In Laxus' Apartment~
"Laxus, stop." She purred.
"Then maybe you should watch where you fall next time." I traced my finger down her spine again. "It makes me wonder if you did this on purpose."
"Stop it." She buried her face into a throw pillow on my couch.
"Well, then tell me what's wrong." I asked kindly, something I haven't done in eight years.
She turned her head towards me, her cheeks red. "You like Evergreen, right?" She whispered just loud enough for my ears to hear.
"Not in the way you're thinking." I thought of our promise in front of Mavis' grave. "Do you remember our full promise?"
She nodded, smiling. "Of course."
~Flashback: Nine years ago~
"Lucy," I whispered, holding her hand as we stood before Mavis' grave, the first guild master of Fairy Tail. "I vow to you in front of Master Mavis to stand by your side, in life and in death, and in spirit when I cannot be with you physically."
"Laxus," She squeezed my hand. "I vow to you in front of Master Mavis to stand by your side, in life and in death, and in spirit when I cannot be with you physically."
~Present Time~
"Give me your hand, Luce." I asked. She gave it to me willingly and happily.
"Laxus," She started, giving my hand a squeeze. "I vow to you in front of Master Mavis, to stand by your side in life and in death, and in spirit when I cannot be with you physically."
"Lucy," I smiled. "I vow to you in front of Master Mavis, to stand by your side in life and in death, and in spirit when I cannot be with you physically."
"Laxus, I love being here. I never want to leave. I had Leo, watch over you while I was gone. You're still weak."
"I'm going to change that. I'm going to prove I'm stronger, I'm going to take over the guild."
"I'll follow you to the very end." She pulled me onto the couch with her. She rested her head on my shoulder. "I love this guild, and this town and the adventures we've taken. I know this is not the kind of things you like, but I love the majestic beauty of it all. I want to see the world. I want to laugh and cry with you and the rest of Fairy Tail. I love Mira and Erza and Levy, but I have to say I love you most of all. I think that I am really where I belong, Laxus. It sounds strange doesn't it? I feel like we can do anything as long as we are together and we keep our vow. Oops, I'm rambling, aren't I?" she giggled.
"You're not, and it's not all that strange." I pressed my cheek to the top of her head. "It's just understand I guess. Your mine because of that mark, and because of our vow. I'm just, ugh I don't know." I growled in frustration.
"You're happy." She giggled once again.
"Yeah, that's a word for it." I chuckled. "Should we go to the guild?"
"Didn't you say you were going to take over the guild?"
"Not today, we should wait for the Fantasia Parade."
She nodded. Recalling not-so-happy memories, she closed her eyes and squeezed the hand she had been clinging to. We stayed like that until the moon had made tonight shine in its light.
She had fallen asleep so I carried her to my bed and slept on the couch, where I soon joined her in sleep.
I woke up to the smell of eggs and pancakes. I inhaled deeply. I smelt honey, syrup, strawberries, pineapple, and Lucy. I smiled and opened my eyes, I took notice of her back turned to me. I snuck up to her and wrapped my arms around her. "Morning."
"LUCY KICK." She kicked me threw the wall.
"You know how much that'll cost?! Over 10,000 jewels!" I yelled while laughing.
"Laxus! I'm so sorry!" She ran over to me. "I promise I'll pay for it. On the table, go sit." She took notice a large cut on my left arm and ran for the bathroom, somehow finding a First-aid kit I don't remember buying. I moved to the table and let her clean the wound.
"How could you be so stupid? You're lucky I finished everything before your little stunt. I'm sorry about your wall though. And your arm. And you." She poured some liquid on a cloth, then applied it to my arm.
"Oh, shit! That crap burns!" I yelled, flinching.
"I have to get any germs out of it." She said, as it began to foam. She whipped it away and bandaged it in a white cloth. "There. All better."
I sighed. "Why did you make breakfast?"
"I was hungry and you have nothing here, so I went shopping." She said sheepishly.
"Is this for me?" Looked at one with a little whip cream heart on it.
She blushed 10 shades of red. "Y-yeah, you know you have to eat and if you don't you won't be able to take the guild."
I pulled her into a hug, wrapping my arms around her waist. She's so tiny compared to me. "Thanks, Luce."
"I'm here for you. I have your back." She whispered into my chest.
"As I am for you."
We ate in a comfortable silence. Lucy kindly stayed to herself, where as I couldn't stop smiling at her. She was mine. I loved to have her around. She seemed to make the world bright. She made me want to fight and protect her. She lost a lot of her magic energy and power when she left but is slowly regaining it. I could sense the power radiating from her. I'm not going to protect her like she's weak, I going to protect her because she's my, she's my what?
"Lucy?" I asked for her attention, breaking the silence. "What are you and I now?" Maybe I said it too bluntly, from the strange look on her face.
"I guess we're together." She said it slowly as though she wasn't quite sure of it herself.
"What does that mean, though? We're always together."
"I guess we're dating, Laxu." She giggled cutely. "Besides, since you marked me as your mate, and Dragons and Dragon-Slayers mate for life. I believe we are now dating." She brushed her fingers over the Mark on her neck and smiled.
"I guess so. Lucy," I said. "How'd you like to go see dad after we take over the guild?"
"I'd like to very much!" She squealed and her smile seemed to make the room brighter.
The weeks seemed to fly as she gradually regained her magic energy. She made Natsu and Gray angry a lot and started to brawl with them, and of course winning every time. She was getting stronger every day, she and I would walk out to the East forest and spar occasionally. She almost beat me last time. I got her a silver key awhile back for her birthday. I think she said it was a musical spirit but I'm not sure. But even as the weeks past, the Fantasia Parade drew nearer.
Lucy and Evergreen had begun some sort of rivalry over something. They seem to always be glaring at me when I'm in the room. "Eh, Luce. Um, let's go home." I said nervously under their stare.
She smiled, and looked at Freed. He nodded and went over to Mira. What's happening with him?
Mira blushed after he said something and she threw her arms around his neck and hugged him over the counter.
"Freed asked Mira to be his girlfriend, Laxus." Lucy stated happily.
I sighed. "It's about time."
R&R -SFL