I hope by the time this comes out, it's not too late! I'm grateful to everyone who has been with me on this story! I'm not sure how much longer I want this story to go, but I do have the ending planned out so it just depends on the content that comes in between. Also I'm gonna explain the appearance of Sting in the last chapter. If you've been following the Fairy Tail anime/manga, then you'll know that Lucy can't have met with anyone from Fairy Tail without me having to create a different scenario. Sting is exempt from this rule because he's from Sabertooth. I've rambled on long enough. Time for the chapter!

Lucy sat at her dining table and stared at Mard Geer in blatant shock. Her eyes and lips frozen like they had been kissed by a snowman. The demon finally pulled away, looking dazed, if not confused, from his spot across from her.

"Mard, what the hell?" Lucy cried, her unblinking orbs locked onto him. The demon's eyes were glazed over and he simply stared at her in something like disbelief. "'What the hell', indeed…" he muttered. "Mard…? Mard Geer," Lucy called out. "Snap out of it!"

"Hm?" Mard uttered, looking up at her with clear eyes. They hungrily examined every inch of her face before blurring again. Lucy stood up and grabbed his shoulders roughly. "Mard, what the hell are you doing?" She shakes him. "First you're sulking because Sting was here, then you decide to kiss me for no reason, and now you just zone out instead of doing anything else!"

Mard Geer stood up silently and met her fiery gaze. A small smirk grew larger on his face. "Oh? Are you asking me to do something else?"

Lucy was taken aback, but couldn't hide the sigh of relief that came. "Geez, this guy," she muttered. "Can't even kiss a girl properly…"

In the span of several seconds, Lucy was pushed against the wall by the demon. "I can't kiss properly, huh?" Mard said with a husky voice. "Care to reevaluate that statement?" Lucy couldn't think. The words had simply disappeared, frozen in the back of her mind. Pushing his lips onto hers, he ravished her mouth like a starving wild beast. It would be every so often that the blonde part of the tangle would whimper a break for air, but to no avail. It wasn't long before he had begun trailing down.

Down her lips…

Down her cheek…

Down her soft throat…

Down until he reached the base of her neck…

"Something inside me snapped when I saw you and him acting so friendly," Mard said. "Like a need to show that bastard that you belong to me, even if you don't." The man let out a deep laugh that resonated to the celestial mage's bones. "You've given me so much, my dear. You've taught me to feel rage, happiness, sorrow, and that indescribable and tantalizing feeling that fills whenever I'm near you like this." He stopped and licked his lips. "I want to repay the favor."

He latched onto the creamy skin on her neck. "Mard, what are you doing?" Lucy screamed, her voice laced with hysteria and longing. "I'm marking you. What do you think I'm doing?" Lucy tried in vain to push him off her. "Hey, stop! I don't want your damn hickey!" Mard chuckled. "Is that what you humans call it? What an interesting term! But if it makes you so uncomfortable, than think of it like this. It is the mark of my promise," he murmured into her neck. "What promise?" Lucy said, blushing heavily.

"From this day forth, I will put all of my efforts into making you understand and feel this sensation that is beyond my own capabilities to describe. That is my promise, Lucy Heartfilia."

With that he detached himself from her skin and sauntered away into the darkness of the now evening lit hallway. All Lucy could do was walk over to a chair, sit down, and wonder, What the hell just happened?

In Lucy's mind, the whole ordeal had felt like an eternity. This had been a matter of minutes. Thinking aimlessly and laying down in her bed to greet the next morning had felt like a mere matter of moments.

"It's been hours and still no word from him," Lucy whispered to herself. She looked down upon herself and sighed. He affected me so much that I couldn't even change before I fell asleep? Picking out a random outfit from her dresser, she swiftly changed and made her way to the bathroom. Sticking a toothbrush in her mouth, she couldn't help but remember the kiss from the previous evening and a blush crept across her cheeks. "I see I've left my mark,"

A warm presence locked onto her from behind, wrapping arms around her midsection. It fitted its face in perfectly in the crook of her neck. "Mard, what are you doing?" Lucy said around the toothbrush. "I couldn't ignore how lonely you looked. Like a lost puppy. I just wanted to help," he breathed into her ear. Lucy pushed him away and quickly spat into the sink.

"Who said I was lonely?"

"Your eyes."

"M-my eyes aren't people…"

"Oh, then you did."

"Mard-"

The man gently caressed the side of her chin and looked deeply into her eyes. "You do recall my promise, right?" Lucy blushed and nodded quietly. "Then you remember why I'm doing this," he said with a smirk. "Just sit back and relax then."

Mard Geer gripped her chin, tilted it upwards, and moved in slowly. Lucy gasped before pushing him away again. "S-stop it! I don't want to fall in love through your weird social experiment!" The coquettish man chuckled and returned her retort with a playful grin. "Social experiment? I didn't think someone like you would be into something like that. But I have no qualms," he said with a shrug. Lucy looked taken aback. "E-excuse me?!"

Mard closed the gap between them once again. "You want to play mad scientist with me don't you? Come on… Let's play." He bore down on her, his forehead on top of hers. The disconcerted girl's breath caught in her throat. "That's not what I meant and you know it," she huffed, looking away from his penetrating gaze.

"Why are you so against accepting my feelings?" Mard asked quietly. Lucy froze and hesitantly met his gaze. Those demon eyes of his were cloudy and unfocused, like he was attempting to feign indifference. "I-I… I…" Lucy stuttered. The man fell to his knees and gripped both her hands tenderly. "Just tell me why. Please."

The celestial mage bit her lip and held back the cry that was about to come forth. "If I accept you as my new reality, what will happen then? What will happen to Fairy Tail if I just move on? If I let you take me to some new happiness while the idea of my guild just fades away. I don't want that, I-I… I can't let it die!" Lucy exclaimed grimly.

Mard Geer quickly stood up and pulled her into his embrace. "As long as you can carry your memories in your heart, then it will never truly disappear. Plus, you're a rather tenacious woman, I'm sure you won't let go of your Fairy guild for a long time," he said. The hysterical girl giggled, wiping a small tear from her eye. "Are you suggesting that I might forget one day?" Lucy asked playfully. "... Thank you Mard. I feel a lot better now. And I think I'm ready to move on a little now. Just a little bit, okay?"

Mard Geer, for the first time in his long life, allowed a genuine, pure, and jovial smile to envelop his face. He clutched her back and pulled her even closer to him. He set his head into the warm crook of her shoulder and whispered quietly into her ear:

"Thank you."

Hey guys! I'm actually a little proud of myself for getting this chapter out earlier than usual (not something super special, but still glad I got it done). I realize that the ending of this chapter was a little rushed, but there are two reasons for that: (1) This story is meant to be fluffy and cute. I don't want to draw it out any longer than it should be with needless drama. (2) I really want to finish this up BEFORE the school year starts again because then I'll go on a long hiatus again before I even finish so I don't want to commit to anything that I know I won't be able to do. Anyway, the way I'm planning things right now, the next chapter will probably be the last. If any of you are Danganronpa fans, well first please message me so we can fangirl about Mirai and Zetsubou hen please, but also you should go check out my Wattpad, ShizukaMiku, where I have Danganronpa x Reader fics (shameless plug I'm sorry), because I'll be updating that more often since they'll be one-shots that are easy to write on weekend time and handle school work (don't judge my grammar here I know it's bad). Also check out my Book of Fairy Tail fic on this site. It's a compilation of unrelated one-shots of ships that I like. Anyway, onto the questions:

Haruka Shinonono: Haha! I'm glad you liked it! I hope this one is just as good!

KaidaShi: Aww, thank you so much! I'm glad you like it!

Adelene900: Yes, I know! I'm all for those crack ships! I love Sting, I think he's adorable.

CrackedSoda: I'm sorry this fic is going so fast! I'm trying to work on developing slower relationships and love arcs. I'm really glad you enjoy this though! I hope you enjoy this one (I'm so sorry it ended a little fast-paced!).

Mystic Wing: Did this chapter answer your question? XD And thank you!

Ganzademon: I hope you like this one!