I shook my head, sweat dropping as Salamander and Happy used the bras in the store to fling things at each other. Why on Earth-land would they send the three of us to pick up stuff from a sex shop? I thought, trying to ignore the lewd objects around me. I coughed awkwardly, tapping the bell on the counter. An old woman came forward, raising her brows at me and I jumped.
"Oh! Uhm here, Mira sent me?" I asked awkwardly, handing her a list of things. The woman nodded, reading it over and turning.
"Ah, I'll get them for you." She said, going back behind the curtain. I sighed and shook my head at Salamander who popped up next to me, a bra on his head.
"So what was on the list?" He asked and I shrugged.
"I didn't read it...AND GET THAT OFF YOUR HEAD YOU PERV!" I yelled and he pouted, pulling it off and putting it away. He sighed, draping over the counter. I rolled my eyes, looking around and biting my lip. Deciding I deserved some new stuff I started to walk around, looking at everything.
I stopped, seeing a red and pink lingerie set, the red bled into the pink, looking like flames with a few hidden shiny spots to capture attention and make someone do a double take. I tilted my head, considering it. Sting didn't really like red, but I looked good in it. I checked the tag, it being rather affordable and seemed to be in my size. But I had my doubts about if it would look good. I could always ask Loke or Virgo but I could be wearing a bag and they would say I was ready for a ball. I thought for a moment, my eyes sliding to the pink haired idiot. I sweat dropped and face palmed when I saw he and Happy were sword fighting...with dildos. My face went red but I smirked.
"Hey Salamander, you look like you know how to hold another cock pretty well, how often do you practice?" I sneered and he paused, Happy bursting into laughter, landing on the counter. I smirked, looking back at the set. My breath hitched when I felt a hand on my hip, pulling me against a hard chest and other hips. I felt his recently shaven chin against my ear, his lips brushing my skin. My eyes widened when he put the dildo near my lips.
"Yeah I use these, sometimes the girl I'm with needs to be taught a lesson, and when they beg for my cock...I give them this as punishment." He whispered huskily and my eyes widened more. I swallowed thickly before bringing my elbow back, landing a hard hit on his chest. All the smoothness he had held a second later left as he dropped the toy, puckering his lips as air left him.
"I think you using the toy is more of a gift than punishment. It probably gives them more pleasure anyway." I said, shrugging. He huffed.
"Wanna find out?" He asked and I turned, eyeing him from the side, not knowing if he was joking by the tone of his voice. He held my gaze for a moment before walking past me, towards the counter. I frowned slightly, readjusting my mask. The lady came back out with a bag, handing it to Salamander. I took one last glance at the lingerie before sighing, heading to the door to meet Salamander and Happy.
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I stretched my arms out, loving the feel of the salty wind on my face. I was born for the sea.
"If you're not careful you'll fall." Cana called out and I licked my lips, looking at the freezing water. I shrugged, walking along the side of the ship, weaving my torso through ropes.
"I'll get Aquarius to save me. Besides, I won't fall." I said simply and she shook her head, a slight smile on her face.
"Hey Lucifer, what does the island you have to be on look like?" Gray called and I tilted my head, grabbing onto a rope and hopping around it, keeping my grip and leaning, my body going slanted.
"It's hidden, it can only be found by a member of Sabertooth, someone who bears the mark or who was a captain or guild master." I explained and Gray tilted his head.
"So how are we getting you there?" He asked and I sat down on the railing.
"You don't, there's a mini island that you'll leave me at, from there I go to the island." I said and Salamander, who had been listening frowned.
"How do we know if you got there then?" He asked and I shrugged.
"You don't, well I'm sure you'd find out eventually. But if I can't get back myself then I don't deserve the title of Captain do I?" I asked an Gray shrugged.
"Sounds reasonable." He said, walking away with Cana to do whatever they needed to do. Salamander watched me for a moment.
"Shouldn't you be Captain if you're strong and your crew trusts you to lead them?" He asked and I narrowed my eyes, jumping to defense.
"My crew does trust me." I said and he shrugged, moving next to me and putting his elbows on the railing next to my thigh.
"I'm not saying they don't, I guess Sabertooth's customs and rules are way different than what I'm use to." He explained and I looked at him.
"Well yeah. You know...Sabertooth and Fairy tail are really different...but we're the same in some aspects. Not all of us are backstabbers. We're loyal to each to each other." I said and he looked at me from the corner of his eyes.
"You said not all. So some of you do."
"Sometimes you're put into a situation where you don't have a choice."
"There's never a good excuse to betray someone who had faith in you. You can have an excuse, but it doesn't mean it's a good one or it's okay. Family comes first...maybe it's just Fairy Tail...but I was under the impression your guild was family." He said, turning back to look at the waves. I narrowed my eyes and took a breath.
"We are family...but before you say things like that you should remember that every family is different." I told him, sliding off the railing and starting to walk away. I felt a warm and on my wrist and I stopped, turning to see Salamander looking at me, his grip not hard or firm. Surprisingly...gentle. It wasn't something you'd expect from him.
"I didn't mean to upset or offend you…" He said honestly and I licked my lips.
"It's fine, you didn't." I lied. He stared at me for a long moment before nodding. If he knew I was lying he didn't say anything.
"Good, now how long do you think it'll be until we get to that mini island?" He asked and I looked at the sails.
"At this rate? Five days maybe." I said and he slowly nodded, setting his jaw.
"Right...so five days till you get back to your crew." He said and I grinned widely.
"I'm so excited! I can't wait to tell Lector and Frosche what Happy told me about the fish. They'll go crazy. But I really can't wait to get back to my book. I definitely have a few more chapters to put in!" I giggled and he leaned against the railing, his arms crossed over his chest as he gave me a soft smile.
"Yeah? Gonna write about being kidnapped?" He teased and I frowned.
"How do you know my book is about my life?" I asked and he shrugged.
"You were talking about it when we were walking to see your father." He said and I raised my eyebrows.
"You were listening?" I asked and he nodded.
"I hear a lot of things, like you and Sting have a rule that anything is okay as long as it's for revenge of something like that." He said and my face turned bright red.
"Damn you and your dragon slayer magic." I cursed and he laughed.
"Anyway, yes I will be writing about that, I'm also going to talk about Fairy Tail in general and my time spent with Gray and Erza, Happy, talking with Levy about books and everything with you-" His eyebrows raised and he cut me off.
"You're writing about me?" He asked and I frowned slightly.
"What do you mean? Of course I am." I said and he tilted his head at me.
"I dunno...I just didn't think I would make it in there unless you were talking about something bad." He said honestly and I relaxed my shoulders slightly.
"Don't worry, they'll be some bad parts with you in there too." I said and he gave me a grin.
"I'll be the hero right?" He asked and I laughed.
"The day you're my hero is the day I call your name for help." I said and he pouted.
"I could be your hero." He said and I stuck my tongue out.
"I don't need one." I said and he shrugged.
"Everyone needs a hero." He said and I shook my head.
"No, I don't need one. I became my own hero. It's much less disappointing that way." I told him and he licked his lips.
"Ever consider you put your faith into the wrong people?" He asked and I nodded.
"I have. And I say that because I know...I know that when you put hope and faith and trust into someone. It always the wrong person. Always. Everyone is the wrong person." I said with determination. He looked at me for a long time before letting out an amused huff and shook his head.
"If that's your view I would change your company." He said and I frowned.
"What do you mean?" I asked and he shrugged before pointing to Erza, then Gray then at random members.
"If I was in a fight I have enough trust and faith in everyone on this ship to do what they could to help me. And in return they trust me to take care of business. If I had a problem I know I could go to anybody in the guild and confide in them and I hope that they feel the same about me. I'm just saying. Just because you constantly confide in the wrong people it doesn't mean all of us are bad. It means you just choose the wrong people." He explained and I scowled.
"Yeah okay sure." I snapped, turning around and starting to walk away. I heard his movements and when he grabbed my wrist I let him spin me around, bringing my sword down. He smirked, meeting it with his own.
"I didn't mean to upset you." He said but the smirk wasn't convincing.
"Yeah well you did." I answered, making a face. I pulled away, our swords sliding and making the satisfying sound of metal against metal. I crinkled my nose for a moment before turning away, once again moving away from him. I heard him jump forward and I ducked, swinging around and bringing my foot up. He caught it and I flailed slightly, keeping my balance and holding my sword pointed toward him.
"Forgive me?" He asked and I narrowed my eyes, feeling as if I was back in dance class at our position.
"I don't think you deserve it." I said haughtily. He let go of my foot and brought his sword up just in time to block my attack.
"Then let me earn it?" He pleaded. I snorted.
"No." I pulled away but before I could turn he jumped at me and I jumped back, blocking him with my sword.
"Fine. Lets make a deal." He said and I narrowed my eyes.
"What deal?"
"We spar, if I win then I get the chance to make it up to you." He offered and I frowned. What's the big deal? Why does he care?
"And if I win?" I asked and he licked his lips.
"I'll run around the ship yelling then jump off the side." He started and I shook my head, before I could say something he continued. "Naked." I slowly smirked, pulling away and taking my stance, my arm out straight with the blade pointed at him.
"You've got yourself a deal." I said and he licked his lips, holding his sword up and taking a ready stance.
"You know," He started as we both began walking in a slow circle, cross stepping and keeping our eyes on each other. "This reminds me of when we were kids and you'd challenge me to a sword fight." He said and I smirked.
"I remember that, I also remember beating you." I said and I jumped forward, swinging quickly in an uppercut. He jumped back quickly, spinning to hit my ribs. I barely blocked him, turning myself and bringing my elbow into his chest. He coughed, taking a step back and I spun again, letting out a gasp of surprise when I hit his chest. He instantly wrapped his arm around my waist, but I brought my knee up. He moved his leg to the side, blocking my painful hit. We broke away, circling each other again.
"Come on, lets not fight dirty." He said, playing his hands and I paused, waving the tip of my sword slightly.
"I like dirty though." I said with a confident smirk. He slowly smirked back.
"You like it dirty but you're so divine." He teased. I couldn't help but to giggle. We both launched forward, exchanging blows and moving back and forth over the deck. A few people had to jump out of the way or move their stuff to get out of our way. It carried on surprisingly long although I had to admit; I hadn't had this much fun sword fighting in a long time. It was full of playful pokes with fingers when we were close enough and terrible puns from the pink haired man.
I jumped back, avoiding his sword but flailed when I hit the railing, trying to steady myself. Salamander jumped forward, pressing his body against mine and grabbing my hand hand that held my sword, pulling his own up to my neck and grinning down at me as we both stilled.
"Surrender or I'll make ya walk the plank." He threatened and I giggled, not able to frown.
"Throw me to the fishes then mate." I said and he laughed himself, taking my sword as I released it. He stepped back, bowing and holding both swords. I sighed slightly.
"Alright, you won." I said, even though in a way his reward was to make me happy. I didn't really understand but hey, if that's what he wanted then by all means. He gave me a huge grin.
"Fantastic. Now go to Erza's room until someone comes to get you." He ordered and I frowned.
"What? Why?" I asked and he shook his head.
"No questions! Make yourself look nice." He added and I frowned more.
"Excuse me?" I asked and he waved his hands.
"I mean like, out of the usual nice." He explained and I made an 'oh' face.
"Why do I have to go into Erza's room?" I asked and he gave me a wide smile, it was like Stings, but ten times bigger, brighter, and better. I MEAN NO STING'S IS BETTER! I scolded myself in my head.
"That's for me to know, and you to find out." He said, taking my arm and guiding me across the deck.
"Yeah but-" He cut me off.
"Just trust me."
"Why on Earth-land would I trust you?" I asked and a look of hurt came over his face.
"Because you can trust me. I promise."
"I would have to trust you to make your promise mean anything to me." I said with a blank look.
"Look...just...please? I'll show I can be trusted." He said, a determined but pleading look in his eyes. I held his gaze for a moment before sighing and slowly nodding.
"Alright fine-" He pushed me in. I stumbled slightly, catching myself and turning, looking back at him. He gave me a grin.
"Great! I'll see you later!" He cheered before slamming the door.
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