Ice Mage and the Dragon Magistrate
Chapter 4
Hi everyone now I know some of you might have gotten a little confused on something in the last chapter don't worry I'll clear it up for you in this chapter. As well I want to thank the person who pointed out that I had gotten Lucy's keys wrong.
By the time Gray had finished talking with Master Makarov and quickly running the bag of books home, Gray arrived at Caroline's house before the others with a bouquet of red and blue roses, wearing a red wine short sleeve shirt with tight black pants; that would be hard for him to strip off. Gray arrived early for two reasons one to confess/confront her about his feelings and her feelings for him, and no matter how fucking cheese that sounded that was the fact. The second thing was to get answers that Master Makarov couldn't or wasn't allowed to answer; reaching out Gray rapped his knuckles agents the dark oak wood of the front door, "Coming."
Just the sound of her voice sent his heart pounding in his chest, when the door opened reveling Caroline in a red sleeveless shirt with black jeans under a black apron, Caroline's long hair was pulled back to keep it out of the way. The look on her face made Gray beam her face was beat red blushing all the way up to her ears, her eyes were so wide Gray thought that they would pop out at any moment.
Clearing his throat Gray snapped Caroline out of her stupor; shaking her head she could feel her blush deepening, she looked off to the side trying so hard not to jump him and wipe that smirk off his lips with…it hit her and she looked back at Gray, "Why are you smirking?" Not saying anything just yet Gray took a step forwards holding the roses out to her a bit more, "Well hello to you too Caroline." Smirking she scratched the back of her head "Uh ya sorry…..Hi there Gray you're here earlier than I expected, you even beat Natsu and the others. I haven't even finished cooking or setting things up, so why you here so early?" Caroline looked at him in the eyes "Maybe that's what I was hoping for to have some alone time with you while you're awake at last, here these are for you…you still love red and blue moon roses…right?"
Caroline's face softened as she took the flowers finally from him, "Oh Gray yes I do, I can't believe you still remembered my favorite flower." She wasted no time burying her nose in the flowers breathing deeply of the flowers sweet perfume, before letting out a sigh "Thank you so much you didn't have to Gray." When she lifted her head Gray took her hand in his catching her off guard, "I did because I KNOW and I'm been wondering where that brave woman I saw a few days ago has gone off too?"
Now really taken off guard Caroline pulled her hand free and stepped backwards, "You know….but how….Master Makarov, he told you didn't he?" She asked before letting Gray in and closing the door behind him, Gray nodded as he walked further in right behind her as she walked back into the kitchen. "He also told me why you might not have said anything, but answer me this that's got me confused…..he said that Veela find their mates after they and their mates hit puberty, but I hit that a long time ago and from how you look so have you. So what did he mean exactly?" Sighing Caroline turned the burners down low so not to burn the food cooking in the pots on top of the stove, laying the flowers down on the table Caroline motioned for them to sit on the couch.
Caroline looked over at Gray smiling softly, Gray could see in her eyes that her love for him went beyond being a Veela and that humbled his heart, "To answer that is kind of simple, what he meant was not physically, but mentally and magic wise. You must have hit your magic growth point or magical puberty to clarify it, something happened a few months ago that you became whole with your magic or your magic hit its most centered point that your soul and magic became one."
Caroline paused and looked over at Gray to only see a dawning in his eyes before she continued, "That's when it reached out across through the raw natural magic that's in the world and awakened the Veela within me, I had hoped it would be you Gray because I have loved you since we were children; but I knew that you might not like the idea being tied down to one girl, when as a young handsome teenage mage you would want to date as many girls as you could."
Looking down at her hands Caroline could feel tears brimming in her eyes, as she took a shaky deep breath she started to talk again not once looking over at Gray in fear of what she might see on his face or in his eyes. "I wanted you to live your life and be happy, it is the job of a Veela mate to put the happiness and well being of his or her mate before her own….even if it meant their lives. While I was gone the mages that I was being trained under put a spell on me that would last until my Veela powers awoken, because the mages that took me to teach me were Veela and Dragon mages. I had to learn everything that they had to teach me before that happened so I could be ready to defend you and everyone you cared about, but also to control my rapidly growing powers of mixture of dragon and veela….does that answer some of your questions Gray?"
She could hear him move closer to her, but kept her eyes closed "Some of them, but it only seems fair that you ask me some now…..don't you think." The tone of his voice was sweet and soft that it gave her hope enough to look up into his eyes blushing, Caroline bite her lower lip before she stands up giving him a weak smile. "Yes there is but the way I'm going to ask it is kind of embedded into the Veela DNA if you will….even if we already know them."
Moving in front of him Caroline got down on her knees resting hand on her chest and the other on his left knee, "My name is Caroline Dragonsoul Lionheart I am a Dragon Magistrate and a Veela, your soul has called out to me when both your soul and magic became one or when you reached adulthood. You are my soul mate my love has only ever belonged to you and you alone, I will never love another, you are my only love I live only for you.
I will put your life and happiness before my own; if you accept me I will court you for however long you want it and are ready to complete the mating ritual that would be making love, that to veela's is like marriage. If you wanted it we could even have a human wedding as well, but know this unless I meet and accept woman you are around, or know that it can't be helped because of your job; I will become protective and possessive if I smell another woman scent on you.
When you accept me my magic both as a Dragon and Veela will magnify, I will also be able to speak and find you through you mind even read your mind if you are ever out cold and need me to aid you. I will respect your privacy and back block the connection when you wish it and after mating our magic will connect as well our souls, we will be able to send a magic when the other needs it and feel what the other is feeling all the time…..Will you accept my love and become my mate?"
The whole time Caroline spoke she looked him dead in the eyes and a soft golden light encircled them, but outside unable to hear anything that they were saying Juvia spied in on them growing more and more jealous of the girl that was in there alone with 'her' Gray-sama, but just as she was about to use her magic to floor the place she watched to her horror as Gray took her hand in his and with his free hand cupped the side of her face.
Gray was simply fallowing what he felt just as Master Makarov told him to do, staring back Gray smiled "Caroline I don't care if you're a veela dragon magistrate or not, I have loved you since we were kids you were my first love any girl I may have dated before were merely substitutes and if you ask anyone that had seen me with them, they would tell you the same thing…they all looked almost like you, but never lasted long. You ask me if I want to be your mate, let me tell you it would be an honor to be your mate…..what I'm worried about is that I'm not good enough for such an amazing woman like you; I want to be with you and you only…..can I kiss you now?"
Leaning in at the same time very slowly as if afraid if they moved to fast, it would ruin the moment till…..finally their lips met the feeling of electricity ran across their lips and throughout their whole bodies, their souls seemed to vibrate within their bodies. Moaning at the same time Caroline wrapped her arms around Gray's shoulder, burying her fingers in his raven locks deepening the kiss as far as he would allowed; Gray pulled her body closer somehow managing to pull her up onto his lap with her knees cradling his hips.
Gray traced her lips with the tip of his tongue begging for her to let him in, it took no more than one sweep of his tongue for her to open with a whimper like moan; and soon were engaged in a tongue battle. What felt like hours the need for air became too great much to their disappointment, they pulled apart slowly their eyes halfway open their lips only inches apart both blushing from both the heat of the kiss and the lack of air.
Grazing her fingertips across Grays cheeks and was about to kiss him again, when a knock came from the door causing them both to jump and the blush on both their cheeks to darken for a moment before disappearing; sighing softly Caroline got off him when he grabbed her hand. Looking back down at him she decided to test something out, Gray felt a slightly pinch at the back of his mind before he heard it….."It's probably the others if I don't get it now Natsu will bust down my door or come through the window, we can talk later…when we are alone again."
It took a moment before letting her hand slowly slip out of his, watching her as she moved towards the door. Almost an hour later dinner was finally ready Caroline was just getting the plates, dishes, forks, spoons, knifes, glasses and napkins when Gray came up right next to her and took the plates right from her hands. "Gray you don't….." cutting her off Gray kissed her lips again earning a weak whimper when he pulled back, "Yes I do even if you say I don't…..I do. I want to be with you not for you to be at my every beck and call, you said I could decide how long I want you to court me….I want to be the one to court you, well we can talk about it later; just let me help you set the table ok hun?"
With very little will to argue with him, Caroline simply sighed and nodded "Fine fine do what you want Gray, I got to get those flowers in water soon." Natsu came in and smirked thinking his cousin conned old droopy-eyes into helping out, "Hey Caroline can I help with anything?" Looking over her shoulder as she filled a vase for the flowers she smiled at Natsu and jerked her head to the cups and eating utensils, "Could you take those to the table please with the napkins it would mean a lot cous." "Sure thing! Come on Happy the faster we set up the table the sooner we can eat!" "YA CAROLINE'S COOKING!" after Natsu and Happy left, Lucy poked her head in the kitchen door watching as Caroline arranged the roses so that the blue ones were in the center surrounded by the red ones…almost in a shield kind of way; as if saying with the red ones that they would protect the blue ones with their lives.
"Wow" Lucy whispered softly as she watched Caroline gracefully move about the kitchen putting trays and pots on heating stones to keep the food warm without burning them, keeping them at the perfect tempter. Sensing she was being watched Caroline looked to the doorway and smiled at Lucy giving her a 'come hither' motion with her finger, blushing at being caught Lucy walked right up to the island counter top in the center of the kitchen; "So…" Lucy had no idea what to say usually she had no problem with talking to another girl. Taking pity on her cousins friend 'And if my nose does not lie, his new crush…..about time' Caroline thought, "I'm guessing my dear cousin hasn't told you anything about me…..am I right Miss Lucy?" "Just Lucy, please whose your cousin?" Looking at Lucy's face she watched to judge her reaction to see if she was lying or telling the truth, "Natsu" at that Lucy's eyes widen flinching back "NATSU'S YOUR COUSIN?!" Chuckling softly she simply nodded and in her head she could hear Gray laughing 'Natsu's freaking out in here!' Shaking her head she smiled softly to Lucy "Calm down Lucy your shouting is freaking Natsu out, he probably thinks I might hurt him now hahaha I'm not like Erza I promise you ok."
With everyone's help dinner was soon on the table with the roses in the center of the table and everyone was eating and drinking, having a blast talking about what everything the five have been doing while she was gone. Through the whole meal Caroline and Gray kept looking at each other and talking to each other in their minds, under the table Caroline slowly…..in a teasing flirty way rubbed her foot up and down his leg. Gray was having a hard time not jumping up from his sit, grabbing Caroline from her seat and push her up agents the closest wall and kiss her till either both or one of them passed out from the lack of air, "There a problem Gray? You look…...uncomfortable do you need another drink?"
Faking innocents she felt that she had teased him enough for now and pulled her leg back and leaned back in her seat smiling at him, Gray growled lowly in the back of his throat earlier during dinner while they were talking through the mental connection Gray had asked her what she meant by 'the courtship could be as long as he wanted?' "What it means Gray is that we can as you humans say 'date' if that's the better way of describing Veela courtship, however long you want before we mate." Thinking about it Gray looked back at her still not talking out loud Gray asked "How about we go for a year?" She smirked at him giving him a brief nod before she had returned to answering whatever Natsu had asked her, but now he was regretting it ' Should have made it 6 fucking months…wonder if I can get her to agree to that?' While Gray pondered that he failed to notice that he was taking off his clothes once again; that is until Erza smacked him along the back of his head "Gray your clothes….your luck Caroline went to go get dessert when you started to strip!" Blushing bright red Gray quickly pulled his clothes back on just as he finished, Caroline came back in with a tray and on top of it large bowls of ice cream each their favorite.
Smiling Caroline raised an eyebrow at him "Sorry it's a little warm in here the heat is from the kitchen cooling down, hope this helps cool you down Gray your favorite mint, vanilla, peppermint and chocolate for you and Lucy vanilla, confide, and turtle truffle. Erza strawberry shortcake, strawberry and vanilla with strawberry syrup, Natsu fire flake flavor red, chocolate, and hot chili pepper and for Happy fish flavor ice cream."
Lucy had a stunned look on her face and looked up at Caroline as she placed her icy treat in front of her, "How did you know what ice cream I loved?" Giving Lucy a wink she answered unknowingly to her the truth "I read your mind." Saying nothing further on the matter Caroline moved on to the others laying their bowls down before setting down in her seat with own bowl, Lucy looked over at Natsu's bowl hardly believing that they actually made fire flake and chili pepper ice cream; his bowl was huge and over flowing….though with his appetite she wasn't that surprised.
Gray sighed in relief at finally eating something cool, though this ice was better than store bought since Caroline made it herself with a magic ice cream machine, once they all had finished their dessert Lucy, Natsu and Happy began to yawn signing that it was time for them to leave Erza pointed out, and ushered them out leaving Caroline to walk Gray to the door where Gray paused; waiting for their friends to turn the corner before he turned back to Caroline and pulled her flushed agents him.
With one hand on her hip and the other grasping the base of her skull Gray stared into his loves eyes smirking at the blush that flared up in a second flat, "That was so unfair what you did Caroline." Gray had lend in and growled softly into her hear, her body shivering agents his as a soft whimper from her sweet lips. Gray had to fight off his own shudder as she softly gasped when he gently brushed his cool lips along the shell of her ear, "G…G…Gr..Gray" she stuttered out her hands coming up to grip the fabric of his shirt as she pressed into him, her body would not listen to her mind…..it simply wanted to hell with the courting and skip right to the hot heavy love making!
Gray moved her hair from her neck as he kept his lips light trailing then along her jaw, down her neck, along her collar bone back up her neck and along her jaw till he reached her lips. They were but a breath away as he looked in her heated eyes; Gray felt himself stirring in the confines of his pants as her eyes darkened from their light shade of blue to a blue that was darker then the deepest blue sea.
Just as Gray was about to lean in and kiss her again…..rain suddenly starts out of nowhere pouring down heavily "AH!" snapping out of it from the cold water hitting them they stood in the doorway then looked at each other before bursting out laughing. "Well that was crazy I could have sworn it was clear out a min ago" pushing her bangs out of her eyes Caroline looked over at Gray who was scratching the back of his head cheeks red with a deep blush not meeting her eyes.
Gray couldn't believe his luck and just to have a fucking hot moment ruined by RAIN! He was too busy glaring at the rain to notice Caroline offering him an umbrella, tapping on his arm he looked over finally and noticed it letting out a sigh he threw her a weak smile. "You better get going Gray and change in to dry clothes once you get home…..don't want you catching a cold in that fridge of an apartment of yours."
Holding the umbrella outside as he opened it stepping out he turned again to her and kissed her softly on the lips, reaching up and running his thumb over them before cupping her face, Gray looked her in the eyes "I love you Caroline. You really don't know how long I have waited to tell you that…..make sure to lock your doors ok." Chuckling she pushed him to go "I will don't worry and I love you too Gray…..good night." Not wanting to leave he sighed and gave her a wave before calling over his shoulder "Night" and headed on home.
When Gray was out of sight Caroline sharply turned her gaze on to where Juvia was crying in heartbreak….when the rain around her stopped, her head snapped up her reddened soulless eyes meet the icy blue ones of a certain veela whose hands were glowing a counter spell to make a bubble over them from the rain. Caroline's eyes were glowing with the look of a predator, fear shot through the water mage causing her to bolt up and run in the opposite direction Caroline stood there blinking rubbing the back of her head "I know I was angry but all I wanted was to talk…scary cat." Simply shrugging it off Caroline went back in and started to clean up after locking up the place tight then heading off to bed.
The next morning Caroline was already up with the sun and just finished making breakfast, when a knocking came from the front door smiling she went to the door opening it just enough to see who it was only to see the beaming face of Natsu and Happy. Closing the door to undo the chain she opened it again letting the two inside, "You guesses are still never let to breakfast."
Happy hopped onto a chair eyes beaming at the sight of fresh fish pilled on a plate while Natsu rubbed the back of his head, "Hey what can I say I missed your cooking cous." Sitting down at the plate that was natural meant for him since it was pilled in high with food, sitting down herself she started to eat enjoying being with these two just like they use to be like. Caroline put her fork and knife down and looked over at Natsu, he was normally so much more talkative even when eating….but now he was so quite, sighing softly she waited till she caught his eye that he swallowed and looked back.
"You want answers now don't you; there aren't many other reasons you would be so quite." Bowing his head till his bangs blocked the view of his face, "Where have you been all this time….Lisanna died, it was hard…if it hadn't been for Erza, Gray and the others I would have given up….your my only family besides Happy and Igneel that I had ever known…..SO WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GO WHY DIDN'T YOU WRITE!" Natsu shoulders were shacking standing up Caroline pulled him into an awaked hug burying his face into her stomach Natsu sniffled a little "You know Erza taught me read and write so why the hell didn't you?"
Waiting for him to calm down some Caroline slowly stroked his pink locks like she did when they were younger, "I couldn't Natsu my training and classes were constant and I wasn't allowed any contact with you or anyone else for the matter. I know all you went through, I already knew of her death….but I wasn't allowed to leave yet…..not until my training was finished, which is why I'm home now."
Having heard the reason for the lack of communication Natsu sat back wiping his face clear of the few tears that had excepted "So what happened…and why when I came back around the corner to ask you if you were coming to the help rebuild the Guild Hall….I saw you and Gray kissing….." Caroline's cheeks turned a deep blush, but still smiled as she softly let out a sigh "You know I'm not human like you right Natsu" Nodding of course he knew being some part of the Dragon Clanders meant you weren't completely human, a soft almost sad smile appered on her face as she sat back down "I am not any long half human either….I'm half Veela which is a extremely powerful magical humanoid creature, the reason I kissed Gray is because yesterday before you and the others arrived Gray found out that he is my soul mate something a Veela, even a half blooded one needs to have.
He accepted me as his mate and we are just starting to court with is an old term for dating, Veela mates can choose how long they want that to be before the mating; and that Natsu is like a magical marriage of sorts. Gray choose a year though I think he might want to shorten that after last night hehehehe…..but that is why I had to go train to learn to control how my veela blood would affect my dragon blood…..do you understand?"
Surprisingly he really did and nodded and this time he was the one to stand up and hug her tight as she hugged him back, "As long as your happy then its fine by me, but if that fucking ice dick hurts you in anyway tell me and I'll beat the shit out of him!" "Heh I'd like to see you try Natsu…but you don't got to worry I would never hurt her." Jerking back in surpise they pulled apart from the hug and looked over to where Gray was standing leaning on the door way.
At seeing her mate Caroline jumped up and quickly made her way over to him blushing she rested her hands on his chest as she leaned up and kisses him softly on the lips, "Why didn't you tell me you were coming I would have made you something…if you want you can share mine with me." Not even thinking about how he had skipped breakfast as he had hurried to shower and dress in his normal white shirt and black pants and shoes, but now his stomach reminded him with a loud growl that scared poor Happy half out of his mind.
Looking into her eyes Gray's mind began to push everything else out…..that is until Natsu cleared his throat snapping him out of his lovey-dovey state he blushed suddenly realizing that she just kissed him in front of Natsu and Happy "Caroline…" cutting him off Natsu shoot him a warm smile that he only ever gave to her and others that he counted as really close family, "Don't worry Gray, Caroline already explained it to me shit head, welcome to the family…" "Not yet Natsu we are still courting and since Gray decided tha…." Gray cut her off pulling her back into his arms "I changed my mind about that I don't want to wait a year to call you my mate…I don't think I could handle it, I'm cutting it in half." Turning her head to look back up at him, he looked back down into her eyes "In half?" Smirking Gray nodded once "Ya 6 months…..but even that might be too long, I love you that's ok with you right?" Caroline started chuckling "I was right you would change your mind about how long you wanted to wait, yes its fine though this is the last time we are changing it I want us to have something close to a normal relationship."
Pulling herself free from Gray's warm arms she pulled him over to the table sharing her breakfast with him, and hour and a half later…and a tremendous amount of will power on Caroline's part after Gray started stripping again; the four started heading towards the build site when they bumped into Erza looking slightly panicked "Erza what's the matter?" Caroline had to grab her by the elbows just to keep her from marching past them, turning to look her in the eyes that were brimming with unspoken worry and fear.
"Erza what's the matter?" "It's Loki he quite the guild without saying why, and from all the girls that at the guild contraction site crying their hearts out about him suddenly breaking up with him everyone is looking for him, and no one has seen Lucy since she heard him up and leaving."
Looking back at the others "Who is Loki?" "Are you dumb or something cous?" Erza head slapped him sending him flying into the side of a house cracking the mortar, "You idiot Caroline hasn't meet everyone in the guild that had joined while she was gone or did you forget that she only arrived a short while just as we were being attacked, and then being out cold for a few days…that alone doesn't give a lot of time for that now does that?" Having Lucy's smell memorized Caroline walked away from the others whispering a spell so softly like it was a silent prayer a sudden gust of wind whipped up tugging at their clothes and hair, possessing them to come alive with in it to dance in its own accord Caroline's torques long sleeved button up blouse that was left unbutton reveling the black turtle sleeveless shirt underneath was being pulled so hard Gray thought that it would ripe right off her…but just as suddenly as the wind came it was gone.
With her eyes still closed Caroline bowed her head shoving her hands into her dark almost black blue jeans with a silver belt that looked like a dragon with its tail in its mouth, she didn't look back at them as she spoke "You guys go look for your friend Loki, I got Lucy's scent I'm going after her and maybe the other smell I caught might be Loki's we'll meet back up at the guild."
Gray grabbed her shoulder causing her to look back at him with a questioning look in her eyes 'Gray what is it?' not answering right away Gray leaned forward and kissed her lips softly before pulling back he crashed her cheek "Be careful alright?" Smiling she gave him a quick nod before he stepped back, as soon as he had pure white wings that looked as if they belonged to an angel seem to glow in the sunlight, and with one beat of her wings Caroline was up in the air flying in the direction of where Lucy's scent was emitting from.
Ok so please tell me how you like it so far…and be nice next chapter will be up as soon as I get it done. Thanks again and once more sadly the only thing I own is my OC T-T!