Title: Seduction

Author: CreateElements

Rating: T-rated for mentions of violence and sex.

Summary: Where Lucy finds out something important and where someone is seduced.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail.

Warning: Please note there are mild sexual themes in the later part of this chapter. Read at your own discretion.

Seduction

"Licence my roving hands, and let them go Before, behind, between, above, below." - John Donne

This was the hardest year and a half of her life. She liked to believe that she wasn't worried; she had to be strong for all the others left behind.

Lucy Fullbuster was the wife of soldier Gray Fullbuster and mother of a child of their own. The celestial mage had become a beloved god mother of a beautiful two year old named Lea.

The celestial mage learned that she was strong; both mentally and physically over the last year and a half. However, it wasn't without hardship.

Lucy spent long hours in the guild with Daniel and the others. They supported each other and kept each other from falling into despair. Loke would often pop in to help understanding the situation.

Lucy knew she couldn't go through all of this without him. He had become her rock while Gray was away.

The first time the celestial spirit had met Daniel he fell in love, declaring himself Uncle Loke.

And just like that they had started a routine. Everyday Uncle Loke would escort Lucy and Daniel to the guild. They would greet the others and then Loke would disappear. When it got really late he would come back to Lucy and Daniel. Some nights he looked exhausted and didn't stay long after they got home. Other nights the celestial spirit refused to leave and spent the night in the guest room.

Sometimes Lucy wondered if he visited the others on the battlefield. She never asked. He never told.

They did this every day; except Fridays. Fridays were different they were Gray's day. Every Friday the mail came.

Together those left behind would receive letters from loved ones. Gray wrote every week like he promised. Most of his letters said he missed her and that things were crazy there and that he was glad she was not there. Most of all Gray wanted to know about his son.

Lucy hadn't known she was pregnant when Gray left. She found out two months later. When she wrote Gray he had been insistent on coming home; however the day he was meant to come home they had been attacked and he had missed the birth of his son.

Lucy didn't mind. It hurt of course, but she knew he would do what it took to defend his country, not only for him, but for his wife and child. She wrote to Gray the week Daniel was born, letting him know she named him Daniel Fullbuster; after Gray's father and she couldn't wait for them to meet.

She still waited for that day.

Lucy sighed, for the moment she let the water take her worries away. A bath in the morning was one of the small things she enjoyed in her daily routine. However, today was Friday. She would be receiving a letter from Gray; she hoped.

Deciding her bath was ruined thanks to her thoughts; Lucy let the water drain then dried off and got dressed.

Rubbing a towel through her hair she heard the morning giggles of Daniel as Loke played with him. The celestial mage smiled as she watched the two. Sometimes she would watch the two and imagine that it was Gray playing with his son.

Clearing her throat, Loke looked up at her and smiled. "We should get going," the celestial mage stated running the brush through her hair.

The celestial spirit nodded his head as he picked up the eighteen month old. "Yeah, I think this little guy wants to see his friends."

Lucy smiled as she took the little guy from Loke. Looking down at her son affectionately she kissed his cheek. "Do you want to see Masami and Lea today?"

In response Daniel started to babble baby talk and squirm. Taking that as a yes the trio left for Fairy Tail.

When they arrived, most everyone was there. The Thunder God Tribe, minus Laxus, sat in a corner closest to the door and waved to the trio when they walked through the door.

Even after all this time they still felt the sting of being left behind, Freed the most. He had been upset to be left behind when Laxus went to war. However Freed being home had helped tremendously. The entire town had runes surrounding it; set up to injure those who came to do harm.

Levy, Mira and Lisanna sat at their usual table while Masami and Lea played on the floor. The celestial mage smiled as Masami pulled Happy into a tight hug squeezing the poor exceed.

Approaching the group Lucy set little Daniel in Mira's out stretched hands. Mira had proclaimed little Lea and Daniel as her adoptive niece and nephew; Masami her true niece. Still Lucy didn't mind. Fairy Tail was her family and she wanted to give Daniel the chance to experience a true family.

The celestial mage sat down next to them, "Any news?"

Happy looked up to Lucy and shook his head, "Mail's late."

Just then the doors to Fairy Tail opened up. Lucy looked up to see a young man in a military uniform. The uniform its self was enough to tell he was not a mage; mages were not required to wear the camouflage.

Something many of the Fairy Tail member's wished they never had to know. Lucy stood up from her seat as the mail man handed out the letters.

It had become public knowledge that this man was to give the letters to the person they were addressed to. No one else was allowed to touch them.

The wait was agonizing as the man went to the Thunder God Tribe first making his way to many of the others. On the other side of Lucy, Cana sat down. "This is taking too damn long."

The celestial mage nodded in agreement.

When the man came around he handed a letter to Cana, Lisanna, Levy and Mira. Lucy looked at him hopeful but the man shook his head. "Sorry Ms. Fullbuster. There's nothing today."

The celestial mage's breath hitched. No letter? Gray always sends a letter. Does that mean?

The four women at the table all seemed to know what was going through her head. Cana offered the blond a drink as she put a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sure everything's fine Lucy. He might have been busy; probably just forgot."

The blond swallowed the lump in her throat. The look in the brunettes' eyes showed that not even she believed her own words.

The celestial mage watched as the women around her opened letters from their beau's. The celestial mage looked at the soild-script mage with desperation, "Anything?"

Levy pulled her lips into a frown and shook her head, "Gajeel didn't say anything. Just that he misses me and hopes Lea is well. I'm sorry Lucy."

Lucy nodded her head, "It makes since. Gray's with Natsu, and Erza; wasn't Gajeel with Pantherlily, Juvia and Elfman?"

Levy nodded her head but still felt bad. The solid-script mage looked away from her long time best friend. She couldn't mention the later parts of the letter. Gajeel knew a team had been attacked but didn't know who it was. No one was talking.

Mira smiled as she looked down at her letter from her brother telling her he loved her. Cana's letter wasn't appropriate to read aloud. Then again it was from Laxus. He wasn't known to be subtle. She supposed that's why she loved him.

A large gasp came from the seat in front of Lucy; startling the group of women. The blond looked up to see Lisanna holding her hand over her mouth and crying. "Lis?"

The youngest take-over mage let her tears fall freely as she smiled, "He's coming home!"

The celestial mage had to force a smile, "That's wonderful Lisanna."

The take-over mage shook her head as she shoved the letter at Lucy, "No, no… read!"

Confused, the celestial mage took the letter and read where the take-over mage pointed. The celestial mage stood up as she read aloud, "Lis, last night we were attacked. Lyon and Gray were injured. You need to tell Lucy not to worry. Wendy was able to help for the most part. He can't write. Let Lucy know he's coming home…"

The celestial mage looked at the letter re-reading the small but powerful passage the Dragon Slayer had written. Gray was coming home. She looked up to her friends as tears of happiness fell down her face, "Gray's coming home."

In an instant, the girls surrounded the celestial mage. Happy jumped up on her shoulder. She had been strong for them through all of this, hugging her and letting her cry was the least they could do.

Lucy sniffed as she looked at each of them, "I wish they all were coming home."

Levy shook her head, "No way. Gajeel would never come home. That man is as stubborn and hard as the iron he wields."

Mira and Lisanna shook her heads in agreement. "Natsu and Elfman know what they are doing."

Cana rolled her eyes, "If Laxus came home the others would give him hell. There's no way I will see him until this war is over."

Mirajane smiled as she looked over to Freed and the others with a glint in her eye, "Girls. This calls for a shopping trip."

His eyes fluttered open, and his muscles automatically tensed. For a second he had been back with his comrades, falling asleep unprotected behind enemy lines.

He sat up a little straighter in his seat running his uninjured hand over his face. His beard was starting to grown back in; he would have to fix that when he got home.

Home.

He still couldn't believe they were sending him home. It was hard to wrap his head around. For the last year and a half all he had known was war. It had been a new and unpleasant experience for him.

The ice mage, and many others from Fairy Tail, quickly learned they were not soldiers. Despite being given a higher rank then normal officers they knew nothing of true war; like they did. Their fight with the dragons, dark guilds and everything in-between was nothing compared to what they had seen on the battlefield.

Everyone in Fairy Tail avoided killing when on a mission or in a guild war. Yet on the battlefield Gray quickly learned that a kill came easy; because if you didn't kill, they would.

"Sir?"

Torn form his thoughts Gray looked up to see a young woman looking down at him with a kind smile. She pointed to the seat opposite of the ice mage. "Mind if I sit here?"

"No, go ahead," the ice mage said looking out the window. Already he could see familiar places; they were approaching Magnolia. His heart began to race. As the train moved along the country side he noticed the place Team Natsu had taken an easy mission. That mission had forever changed his life.

"You're Gray Fullbuster aren't you?"

The ice mage cleared his throat as he tried his best to re-positioned himself in his seat, "Yes ma'am."

The young woman in front of him blushed waving a hand, "The names Amaya Suzuki. I'm a Celestial Mage!"

Gray's heart clenched. She was a celestial mage. Just like Lucy.

"It's nice to meet you."

Amaya bit her lower lip as she looked at the handsome raven haired man in front of her. "Sorcerer Magazine said you were out on the battlefield, along with a lot of the other Fairy Tail mages. I wasn't allowed to enlist. I am not a member of a guild."

Cringing slightly the ice mage held up his arm. A large white cast covered his entire hand all the way just past his elbow. "Kinda stupid can you believe that? Have you thought about joining a guild?"

The woman in front of him chuckled as she gripped the seat, "Well, of course I have. My friends and I, we are on our way to Lamia Scale. From what I have read you are an ice mage?"

The ice mage raised an eyebrow, "Lamia Scale? They are an ally of Fairy Tail. What do you mean read?"

The woman blushed. "Well yeah. I mean when a few years back, I had a huge crush on you. You know the whole fan girl thing," she waved a hand in the air. "Of course I grew out of it when you started dating…" The brunette trailed off as she held a hand up to her chin; for some reason the name escaped her.

"Lucy."

The brunette snapped her fingers together making the ice mage jump. "That's right. Lucy Heartfilia. Fairy Tail's Celestial Mage!" her eyes scanned the raven haired man's left hand, "Or should I say Fullbuster?"

Gray nodded, "A few years now."

Amaya smiled brightly, "I would love to meet her one day. She has almost the entire Zodiac. How cool is that?"

Gray eyed the woman wondering what this girl was getting at; as if syncing what Gray was thinking the woman waved her hands frantically. "No, no! She's my idol. I would never kill another mage for her keys! I am happy with the ones I have."

Gray's muscles loosed at the confession. Just then the train whistle blew indicating they were close to Magnolia's train station. All around them people shuffled getting ready to reach their destination. A red headed woman stuck her head over Amaya's booth, "Amaya there you are! Are you ready to go?"

Amaya blushed at the red head and nodded her head. "Be there in a sec Erica."

The brunette in front of him stood and held out a hand for him to shake. Standing, he shook her hand as she smiled. "Lucy's a lucky woman. Don't let her go."

Gray nodded his head. Amaya would never know but Gray felt like he was the lucky one. Lucy had chosen him over all the others. Became his wife and gave him a son. The celestial mage supported his decision to go to war, even though she hated it. He couldn't have asked for a better person to spend his life with.

Just thinking about the blond made him want to get home all the more. He wanted to meet his son. More than anything he wanted his wife. As of late his brain had been focused on her and her body. He hadn't seen it in a long time. A very, very long time.

The ice mage shifted as he let go of Amaya's hand. "I hope to see you again Amaya and hopefully with a Lamia Scale insignia."

The celestial mage winked at him as she ran off after her red headed friend.

Gray shook his head as he chuckled. It was time to go home. He wanted to see his celestial mage.

To say that dinner that night was awkward would be the understatement of a lifetime. Gray sat at the far end of the table and Lucy sat to his right. The only noises throughout dinner were the clacking of their utensils against the plates.

Lucy's way of eating was still elegant, as though she was still in her luxurious lifestyle. On the outside she looked calm and composed. On the inside she was a nervous wreck.

He hadn't done what she had wanted him to when he walked in the door. She wanted him to ravish her. Instead, he had come straight to her and kissed her. He held her and asked her about their child. She directed him to Daniel's bedroom and Gray had sat in there for hours holding his son.

Daniel looked exactly like him. Minus his eyes; those belonged to Lucy.

Gray watched the gentle way she slipped the fork in her mouth; somehow managing not to spill the spaghetti all over her. His eyes flickered to her mouth when her tongue flickered out to lick her lips. The innocent move was torcher on him.

When he had first come home, he wanted to ravage her. Instead he had managed to contain his lust to meet his son. He saw the disappointment in her eyes that he had not even shown the slightest hint of lust. She had no idea how wrong she was.

He swallowed a lump in his throat as she grabbed his unfinished dinner and placed it in the fridge for later. He was mesmerized by the way her hips moved. The ice mage had no idea how she had done it. Somehow she managed to keep her figure after having Daniel. Of course that didn't matter to him. He would always love her no matter what. He had since they were eighteen.

Growling, he got up taking long strides over to the fridge; carefully the ice mage wrapped his uninjured hand around her waist. The celestial mage froze at the contact straightening. "G-Gray?"

Gray wrapped an arm around her and kissed her neck from behind.

"Gray.." She murmured softly.

The ice mage didn't answer her as his hand ran up and down her body. "You don't know what you do to me," he whispered as he nibbled on her head. Moaning, Lucy reached a hand up to his head, and buried it in his hair. He licked and nibbled at her neck. Lucy parted her lips in an excited 'o'. Gray slid his uninjured hand up her loose shirt and cupped her breast. Moaning in response the blond leaned into him begging for more.

Even after all this time the ice mage knew he could make her blush like the eighteen year old virgin she had once been.

"I thought… A-after all this time… you wouldn't… didn't..." The celestial mage stopped trying to talk. "Mmm…"

Gray chuckled as continued his assault on her breasts and her neck, "Never Luce."

The celestial mage turned around to face him smiling, "And to think I bought new lingerie to try and seduce you. Instead, you seduced me."

A crestfallen look appeared on his face as he licked his lips, "L-Lingerie?"

The celestial mage smiled as she swayed her hips walking into the direction of their bedroom. "Mm. I really wanted to use it."

The ice mage quickly followed her. "You could always you know, put it on."

In response the blond took her shirt off and threw it at the ice mage.

"You'll wear it though right?"

Gray bent down to pick up the shirt as he looked after her. "Lucy? Lucy..." he whined as he ran after her.

A/N: I am so sorry I am late! The last bit of this week has been crazy. Today (Sunday 22nd) is my birthday and everyone's been busy taken me out and what not. *falls over* I just want to write!

Anyway I hope you like it despite how late it is! Next up Memory!

Masami, Lea, Daniel, Amaya and Erica are all my OC's. They are featured in my Forgotten Gates. Please do not steal them.

Until next time!

- CE