Lucy was wrapping up the her conversation with Master, kinda relieved that they were alone, when there was a knock on the door.
"Come it," Master called out and Laxus walked in with a silly grin on his face. Immediately Lucy was wary but decided to let him have his surprise.
"Laxus what perfect timing you have," Lucy said and her smile made Laxus stop.
"Should I turn around and leave?" He asked then smiled as Lucy laughed and waved him in.
"No I was just telling Master I want to go on this mission," She said and waved a piece of paper around. "He said I could only go if an S-class wizard went with me and laughed when I said you were." Master nodded.
"When do we leave?" Laxus asked with a shrug and Masters mouth dropped. Lucy grinned.
"Tomorrow morning," she said and decided not to rub it in. Laxus blinked in confusion.
"Isn't tomorrow when Team Natsu comes back?" he asked and Lucy nodded in confirmation. "I thought you wanted to face them?" Lucy stood up and walked over to Laxus.
"I do but on my terms and no one elses. Therefore they are the ones who will wait for me to get back," Lucy spoke with a smug grin. "Plus with everyone talking about my return but with no proof it will torture them to know whether its true."
"You are quite devious," Laxus said as they stood in the doorway of Master's office. Lucy just grinned. Then they both said goodbye to Master and walked back downstairs. At the bottom though Laxus stopped Lucy with a hand on her arm.
"I think I should be the one to tell Mirajane you wait right here," Laxus said and waited for an answer.
"Why?" Lucy asked. Laxus grinned taking that as an agreement, he then took the job flier from her and headed towards the bar. Lucy watched as he told Mirajane who looked over at her then argued with Laxus. Laxus then pointed up stairs which could only mean he was telling Mirajane that they had permission from Master. Mirajane finally sighed and nodded, Laxus then turned and headed back to Lucy.
"Alright," he said. "Now all we need to do is wait for them to come back then we can leave."
"Wait for whom?" Lucy asked and Laxus winced at his blunder. Then he shrugged.
"The raijinshu," Laxus smiled down at Lucy then led her over to a table in the corner. Lucy let him because she realized that she enjoyed letting him treat her like a precious gem.