You two simply stand staring at each other for a couple seconds before you charge at each other. You are so distracted by why Laxus is acting this way, but you know that if you're battling Laxus, there's no way you can pull off not putting your 100% into the fight.

You were so lost in thought, however, that you feel an immense force hit your stomach. The lightning fast Laxus had made a move before you had time to respond. You sit there cursing yourself for losing your focus. You wish you could hold that fist and make it unfold. A new determination grips your heart as you are knocked back and forth by Laxus's blows. One on the side. One on the back. Another one to slam you down on the ground.

"When you burn down the west...," you wheeze in between blows, "and you burn down the east...FLAME GOD'S KAGUSTSUCHI!" A black fire expands from your body, forcing Laxus to leave the area within your proximity which is filling with intense heat and flames.

"Lightning dragon's heavenward halberd!" Laxus shouts, once again negating your strong magic. Your eyes meet again, and you try to read him, but it doesn't work.

"FLAME GOD TURBO BOOST!" Black flames envelop your legs and you speed toward Laxus and let your fist graze his chin. Too late, he realizes it is a feint as you let your fist, powered by fire shooting from your elbow, crash into his muscled stomach. You hear all the air get forced out of Laxus as he takes a swing to your head, which makes you dodge and draw back.

"COOL! COOL!" You hear a familiar, annoying voice.

Oh shit, you think, don't tell me that it's Jason. But it is Jason, the annoying commentator from Sorcerer Weekly, no matter how much you want to deny it.

"COOL! The two S-class mages are going all outttt! Cooooool!"

"This is too much effort! I'm going to end this now!" You snarl, "Flame god's supper!" You flash toward Laxus and encase him in the claws. A cloud of dust forms around that area as you wait for him to give up. However, you hear a sizzling.

"Lightning dragon's ROARRRR!" Laxus encases himself in lightning and bursts through your move.

"Cooool! Coool! They're so evenly matched it's soooo coooool!" The crowd that has gathered roars in appreciation.

"My turn," says Laxus, "Lightning Dragon's... jaw!" Before you know it, he's on top of you and about to slam his clenched fists down.

"Flame God's cloud!" you cry last-minute as swipe your hand across the length of your body. But you feel a force slam you down in the ribs and another fist coming toward your face as you see a lightning-powered Laxus break through the cloud of flames. Bruised and bleeding from multiple cuts given to you by Laxus's powerful fists, you're surprised that you're not dead yet, let alone electrified and dead. Burnt to a crisp. A static-magnet.

"Flame god's bellow!" You try desperately to get Laxus away from you and watch in pleasure as the attack burns his shoulder a bit. It hit. Well, you wish you were feeling pleasure. It hurts, almost as if your heart is burning. You just want to cry and tell Laxus to stop. But you're too concerned about him, too worried. You feel like you're almost holding back tears.

"Flame god's scythe," you mutter as you swing the black fire around and Laxus jumps even further away. The trees nearby all are cut in two and the crowd screams as they try to stay out of range. You run after him and you feel the wind woosh, brushing your [insert hair color] hair back. However, just as you are about to plunge the weapon in Laxus's stomach, you stop. Without lifting your eyes, you feel salt water streaming down your face. You let your scythe disappear as you sit down in tears, head still bowed.

"I can't...," you say between sobs with a bitter smile on your face, "I guess... y-you win this one."

You hear footsteps as you see Laxus's shoes in front of you. "_."

You don't respond.

"Look at me." You don't move at all.

"When I say look at me, you look, okay?!" Laxus's hand cups you chin and tilts your face up. He uses his thumbs to wipe your tears away. His hand on your face... it feels so good... it feels like home. When your eyes meet his, your surprised to see how pain-filled it is.

"Don't cry for me, okay?" you hear him whisper in your ear, "It hurts when you cry. So stop."

You smile a bit more. He's just as demanding and indirect as always.

"That's the smile that I love," you hear.

I love... I love... did he just say 'I love'? Oh gosh, I'm freaking out like Juvia. I'm reading too much into things.

"Hey, I changed my mind," says Laxus.

"What is it?" you wonder.

"I changed what I want to be my prize."

"Really?" You sound really astonished.

"Will you give it to me, no matter what?" Laxus earnestly looks at you.

"Tell me what it is first."

"No."

You think for a while, and sigh. He's just a like a kid, you think. After a bit, you nod slowly. It can't possibly be that bad, right?

Laxus says nothing, but bends down and presses his lips to yours. What...!

/author's comments/

one more chapter on the way! This is kind of short, but it's my first fanfic series thing so I wanted to get feedback first.

so remember to tell me how you liked it so that I can get better!