Here is the next chapter, I apologies for any grammar mistake. Haven't got time to reread it properly.
I don't own Fairy Tail, only the OC's and this plot.
Chapter 9
Lucy gasped at the sight of the beach. Her day couldn't be any better. While Laxus went to the major for his job, she and Lisanna had been shopping like their lives were depending on it. Shirts, shoes, skirts, not a single piece of cloth were safe. Their emotions were flicking between hilarious laughing towards each other for their ridiculous outfits and filling determination of getting the price lower from the salesman.
And now they were finally on the beach. They laid down their stuff and ran in their bikini towards the ocean. They were splashing each other and laughed. An hour went by and Lucy was lying down on an air bed floating on the sea, while enjoying the sun what was warming her skin.
'Hmm Lisanna, I really needed this. Thank you!' Lucy said while holding her eyes closed. She felt exhausted but fulfilled. Her sex-appeal wasn't always working to get a lower price, so sometimes she needed to use another approach and that was yelling clever arguments. It felt like a battle itself, with sometimes a victory but also sometimes a loss. On one hand Lucy was really disappointed, she really liked that summer white dress, but it was just too expensive! On the other hand she had success on the others stores so she has enough new clothes for a couple months. Lucy heard the splashing of water next to her. Lisanna had enough of sunbathing and went back to swimming.
'I know right, especially tonight gonna be great,' said Lisanna with a smile.
'Tonight?'
'Do you know where this resort is famous off.'
Lucy looked up and shook her head. 'No.'
Lisanna pointed in the direction where a massive thunder storm was. It was a weird sight but so beautiful. The sky above them was so clear blue but right in front of them was it storming like hell had broken loose.
'It's called the endless storm.'
'Endless?'
'It's been storming before the first people laid there first stone here. Everything in this city is related to that storm. Tourist come here all the time for sight viewing.'
'Isn't it dangerous?'
'Normally no, because of some strange way the storm keeps in one place the whole time, except for tonight.'
Lucy looked with an alarming look at Lisanna. 'Don't worry that's why Laxus is here. It isn't the first time he helped them and look there.' Lisanna pointed to the metal pointed things on every roof she could see.
'They use the lightning for their own electricity. Laxus is here just to be safe.'
Lucy sighed in relief and looked at the storm. It was powerful, fearful but beautiful. Reminded her of a certainly lightning mage and she looked at Laxus who came walking on the beach with Bickslow. She noticed her own staring at his muscles and a little blush was crawling on her cheeks. Ever since the infirmary, she had recognized her own feelings. Her heart that would beat faster if he was near her. The warm feeling deep inside her chest and her sweating hands. Now the problem is, what should she do with those feelings. There is no way that Laxus would feel the same. They were just friends, nothing more. The fear of losing him after her conversion was burned in her mind.
'Lucy! Look out, a shark!' yelled Lisanna.
Lucy shook awake from her though, turned around and saw a shark swimming her way. She yelled and swum with massive speed towards shore. She gasped for air. What was a shark doing in these waters? She heard Lisanna's laugh and she turned around. The shark turned into Lisanna. Lucy head went red from flustering.
'LISANNA!'
'Your face was priceless.' Laughed Lisanna.
'That isn't funny!'
Laxus and Bickslow chuckled at the sight in front of them.
'Good to see they are having fun,' said Laxus.
'Are you coming to?' asked Bickslow
'You know I can't, I need to keep an eye on the endless storm.'
'Alright, more chicks for me.' Smirked Bickslow with his tongue out. His familiar metal mask was still in place in front of his face, reflecting the sun.
Laxus sighed and shook his head. 'Good luck with that.'
Bickslow had ran in the girls direction and was carrying Lucy back into the sea.
'Bix, Let me down!'
Bix grin grew wider and he dropped her in the water. Lucy tried to catch her breath but flinched back when Bix went diving into the sea. Water was splashing around.
Laxus pushed back a small growl, that was reacting to a strange feeling in his chest. He noticed the smell and a shadow on his left side.
'You had asked for me?' asked Doranbolt.
'I had some questions about a certain guild. Apparently you miss some prisoners.'
'And you haven't asked this on the communication lacrima because?'
'Because this certain prisoner can control minds.'
Laxus noticed how Bickslow just waved casually towards Doranbolt.
'I guess you're not in his control.' Doranbolt looked confused and felt in some point offended.
'Just a precaution. I don't know who is listening, or who I can trust at the moment.'
Doranbolt nodded. 'Understandable, what do you want to know?'
Laxus glared at him with a serious expression. 'Everything.'
-0o0-
Wendy gasped at how big the ship was. She was scared and squashed Charle closer in her arms. The exceed just patted on her arm. Tyler stood still near a door and pointed to walk in. 'This way please, little minds.'
Wendy walked into the room and saw a tin woman lying in bed. 'Why bring a human girl?' said the woman annoyed.
'She can help you.' And he looked at Wendy. Wendy bow to the pale woman. 'My name is Wendy Marvell and I was asked to get a look on you.' She wanted to lay her hands above the woman, but the woman flinched back and a couple skeleton corpses were moving towards the little girl.
'Wendy!' yelled Charle.
'Rose!' Tyler yelled. 'Let her help you.'
Rose sighed and stopped her skeletons from moving. 'Fine…'
Wendy shivered in fear. She hadn't seen the skeletons when entering the room and she was in shock. 'They do nothing, little girl, just do your thing,' said Rose.
Wendy nodded and held her hands, still shivering, above Rose body. A blue light glow could be seen and Rose felt the warmth from the little girl's hands. Wendy scanned her body and her eyes widened on her findings. 'You have a weird liquid in your body, what has been reducing your healing process. I will try to take the liquid out.'
Rose nodded and gave the little girl permission to move on.
Charle held Wendy in her view and was continuously on guard. After an hour Wendy managed to get all the liquid out of Rose body. The woman was gasping from the treatment, but felt somehow relieved. 'Try to move your arm?' Asked Wendy.
The woman looked at her right arm and with ease she could lift her arm.
'Good.' Smiled Wendy. 'Try to drink and eat a lot today and let your body rest. I will show you what kind of exercise you need to do and I will check on you tomorrow.'
Rose nodded and smiled slightly. 'Thanks human.'
'You're welcome, m'am.'
'Mommie?' asked Melanie nervous in the door opening.
'Come inside Melanie, you're not interrupting anything,' said Rose.
Melanie smiled with joy and jumped on bed. Two little metal horses following her.
'Little minds, if you want to follow me. I will escort you to your room. I hope you understand that I will lock the room until you are needed,' said Tyler with much relief in his voice even if he was trying to hide it.
Wendy nodded with a sad smile and looked at how Rose was hugging her daughter.
When they finally had reached her room, she heard how Tyler had locked the door behind her. She laid on her bed with Charle in her arms.
'They don't look like dark mages.'
'Don't let your guard down, Wendy. There is a reason they were imprisoned. They had threatened you to come here. And don't forget how the conditions were from Laxus and Lucy after encountering them.'
Wendy eyes widened with the thought of how close Lucy had been on death's door. The continuously strain she had used on her body and the risk she took, while using so many spirits at once. She sighed and looked around her room. The only door what was open, was going to the bathroom. There was no window and no clock what could tell if it was day or night. She sniffed in the air and she listened to all the little sounds in the ship. She closed her eyes and kept wondering if she was doing the right thing or only getting everyone further into danger.
'Charle?'
'Yes, Wendy?'
'What does the future tell you?'
Charle didn't know how to respond, even if the future could still be changed, she couldn't get some of the images out of her head. Images she would prefer forget.
'I don't know Wendy, I can only guarantee we are safe for now.'
Wendy nodded understandable and shifted into sleep. Charle tried to look into the future, but stiffened by the sight of the same image. A girl looking like Lucy laying on the ground bleeding to death while a man looking like Laxus was losing himself from the loss of the woman in front of him.
Charle looked at Wendy. It's better that you don't know the future Wendy.
-0o0-
It was evening and everyone had taken shelter. Laxus felt the electricity in the air and saw how the storm was getting closer. 'You should also take some shelter.'
They nodded, except for Lisanna who was pouting again.
'Just be careful ok,' said Lucy with a concerned smile.
'Nothing I can't handle,' said Laxus with a cocky grin.
The others stood by the window looking at the storm that was coming closer. The streets were empty and everyone was waiting for hell to come down. Little drops of rain were followed by a massive force of water, falling down from the clouds. Thunder and lightning were dancing in the sky. Fighting and clashing into each other. Laxus sniffed the air and smiled. He liked a good thunderstorm. 'Well time for work.'
He cracked his neck and changed into his lightning form. Multiple lightning bolts clashed into him. He absorbed every bit of lightning he could. The twinkling sensation, the energy, it felt so addictive.
Bix, Lis and Lu were gasping of the sigh in front of them. 'Wow, that is a lot of electricity.' Gasped Bickslow.
'You are in his team, have you never seen this before?' asked Lucy confused.
'Uh uh, nope. He wouldn't let us. It was his private little job. He loved to come here every year. We accepted it and wouldn't come.'
'But it's so beautiful! I can't understand why he said no to me.' Pouted Lisanna.
'In the end he said yes.' Pointed Bickslow out.
'Yeah for Lucy sake.'
'Huh? Only for my sake?'
Bickslow and Lisanna nodded in synchronously. Lucy fought a little blush and she looked at the massive play in the air. Only for my sake. A small smile was curling on her lips. She didn't care what the others were thinking of her. She wanted to enjoy every second of this experience. It was frightening but so beautiful. A warmth feeling came up when she saw a real smile on Laxus face. If only he could smile more like that.
Hours went by and a yawn had managed to leave Lucy's mouth. It was already 2 a.m. Time flew by, but the storm was still going. The group had agreed in going to bed. Lucy was sharing a room in a hotel together with Lisanna, while Bickslow was sharing a room with Laxus. She heard a thunderstruck and knew that Laxus was still outside. Apparently would the storm last the whole night before it would return to its original place in the sea. I hope he is ok. She said her good night to Bix and Lis and went to sleep, while hugging Cham.
Lucy looked around and noticed that she was a child again. Again the same dream. It didn't matter what she would do, she couldn't wake herself up. She cried again when her mother vanished before her eyes. But after that the dream was changing. 'Don't cry little one, why don't you come with me.' Said a strange man in her dreams. He held out his hand. The little Lucy looked at his hand, but was scared to grab it. 'Who are you?'
'I can be anyone you want.'
Lucy gasped when the man had changed into her mother. She smiled and ran to her. Layla picked her up and hugged her tightly. 'I will always be here to watch over you.'
Lucy noticed how the scene and herself were changing. She stood there in a beautiful dress in one of her father's parties. She knew better, where those parties were for. Man after man were trying to dance with her and her father was watching her closely. She tried to behave and gave every man her famous fake smile. In the dance she switched partners and her eyes widened at the sight of a sudden blond lightning mage.
'Boring party, don't you think, Blondie,' said Laxus. His head was getting closer to her ear. 'Let's have our own fun.' He whispered.
Lucy felt a chill running through her spine and a flush was crawling on her cheeks. 'Laxus, what are you doing here?'
He simply smirked and sucked softly in her neck. 'I'm here saving you from all these hungry men. They are literally eating you with their gazes.'
'I think you are the hungriest of them all.'
He gave a cocky smile. 'True, but what can I say, you look delicious.'
Lucy looked at her own warm pink dress from her mother and smiled. Her gaze went up and she looked at Laxus, who was wearing a white suit with a purple necktie. 'Laxus in a suit?'
'Don't get used to it, the necktie is killing me.'
Lucy chuckled. Laxus lifted her up and held her bridal style in his arms.
'Laxus, what are you doing!'
'Getting us out of here.' He used his lightning form and flashed out of the heartfilia ballroom. The sensation. She loved it. The electricity crawling through her spine. The twinkling feeling. Completely freedom. She felt how the arms of Laxus was slowly vanishing away. 'Laxus!'
Before she knew it she became solid and felt. She gasped when she hit the water.
Lucy woke up and was gasping for air. Cham was hissing towards her and Lucy looked down. Her whole bed was completely soaked.
'What? Lisanna wake up!'
'Hmmm… Mirajane one more minute.'
'Lisanna!'
Lisanna eyes widened and looked at a soaked Lucy. 'What happened to you?'
'I don't know, I had this dream and….' She stopped talking when she noticed the wet trace from the window to her own bed.
'Lucy have you ever had trouble with sleepwalking?'
'Sleep walking?' She stood up and walked to the window. 'How can I sleep walk to the outside if we are on the fourth floor?'
Lisanna shrugged and changed into her full body wolf form. She sniffed the trail on the ground and changed back to her human form. 'It's no use, the rain is blocking any other smell.'
Lucy was beginning to tremble not only by the cold but also by the feeling of fear. Someone had been inside of their room. She can't explain it, but she knew it.
'Maybe you have sleep walking, but only towards the window. Look at the storm Lucy a lot of rain has fallen on the floor. It is possible you could just have been standing there.'
Lucy didn't want to think. She had it cold, she wanted to take a hot bath and forget this had ever happened. Lucy nodded. 'Maybe you are right Lisanna. I'm gonna take a hot bath. My bed is soaked. It is ok if I…..?'
'Girl of course you can.' Lisanna smiled widely. She closed the window and searched for some towels to dry up the floors, while Lucy took a bath.
Lisanna went back to bed and smiled when she felt the weight change behind her. She turned around and laid her arms gently around Lucy. Cham hissed happily, going back to the Celestial Realm. Sleep was slowly claiming the girls again.
The next day would be the last day at the resort. Laxus job was finally done and he yawned. He had worked the whole night. He came to his room and noticed how Bickslow was still sleeping. Laxus took a warm shower and grabbed a fresh boxer before slamming on his own bed. He didn't had the energy to grab the blanket. He just wanted to sleep.
He woke up in a bed in another hotel and noticed how the sun was shining in his face. He looked to his left and noticed a figure of a woman. Not knowing her name or even her face, her brown long hair covering her face. Jiji came through the door and shook in disappointment. 'When are you gonna stop this nonsense, boy.'
'Jiji, not this again. I sleep with whoever I want.'
'Hmm, who are you talking to Laxus?' asked the woman next to him. Laxus eyes widened when the woman with brown hair had changed into Lucy.
'Blondie?'
He froze when he felt the skin on skin contact, while her face was getting closer to his. The scene changed and he was laying down in the guildhall with Blondie as a statue still on top of him. The statue was multiplying itself and he noticed how her eyes were watching him.
'Lier!'
'Betrayer!'
'Monster!'
Laxus covered up his ears and stiffened at the words that was yelled towards him. The statues were screaming and repeating the words over and over again until a crack was formed. Every statue turned into dust. The scene changed again and this time he was standing in the woods.
'I'm scared!' screamed Lucy.
He noticed the area and shook his head in fear. What the hell was going on? This dream is getting far out of hand.
'Blondie where are you?'
He ran to her voice and noticed the bright light and the magical pressure in the air.
'I can't control it!'
When Lucy came in his sight, her body changed into a golden light and charged towards him. He could feel how she had pierced his inner core. The pain was overwhelming. His body was beginning to glow the same golden light as Lucy's magic and he could feel the magical pressure risen in his own body. The pain was getting stronger, when the magic inside of his body was searching for a way out.
Laxus woke up with sweat on his forehead. He panted and stood up to look in the mirror. He noticed a golden light glow around his body, what wasn't his and the strange pain, where he had been hit. 'What the hell.'
Seconds later the light faded and he could feel how the pain was slowly disappearing. He checked himself in the mirror one more time, but nothing looked out of the ordinary. He looked around and sniffed in the air. He walked towards the window, what had been standing open. Had Bix opened the window, before he left? He closed the window. He looked at the clock and noticed how short he had really slept. He splashed his face with water and growled in annoyance. His body was still feeling heavy and tired. He crashed back on his bed and closed his eyes.
Late in the afternoon walked Laxus towards the table where Lisanna, Lucy and Bickslow were already enjoying their food and drinks.
'Boss man, how did you sleep?' asked Bickslow, with his tongue out.
'Not that well, did you left the window open, this morning?'
'Nope, not that I know of.'
Laxus was now confused like shit. He couldn't smell anything, but he had a feeling someone had been in his room.
'Ah never mind, not important.' He sat on a chair and was looking for a waiter to tell his order.
'You have missed a lot of fun, thought,' said Lisanna while smiling brightly. 'We helped cleaning up a little bits, because of the storm and anything, but after that we went diving. Happy would be jealous.'
Lucy chuckled by the joy of her friend and glanced in Laxus direction. Laxus avoided her eyes, while a waiter noted his order.
Lucy wasn't sure if that was on purpose or not, but she felt a strange pain in her chest. Her smile disappeared and she didn't even tried to cover it up with her usual fake smile.
Lisanna saw the exchange and wasn't sure what to make from it. She felt the gloomy silence and had the need to cheer everyone up.
'And on this last night we are planning to go out in that great bar we came across while shopping yesterday, isn't that right Bix?' asked Lisanna excited.
'Oh hell yeah, enough chicks and drinks to pick from,' said Bickslow with a large grin on his face and his tongue sticking out.
Laxus was still slightly annoyed and simply nodded.
'Alright, let's party!' yelled Lisanna.
-0o0-
It was busy at the bar and a lot of people were enjoying the band, that was playing that evening. Lucy and Lisanna were in the middle of the crowd dancing on the music with drinks in their hands, while the boys were standing on the side with their drinks. Bickslow was using his charm around girls and in some way it worked. While Laxus didn't need to do much. Woman would swarm around him even if he wanted to be alone. And here, being the familiar endless storm tamer, wasn't helping either. Women with too much revealing clothing were trying to get his attention, while clinging on his arms.
'Just look at that,' said Lucy annoyed.
'I think someone is jealous,' said Lisanna with a smirk on her face. Lucy flushed a little bit, but was to annoyed to be bothered about it.
'Urgh. It's more that I don't understand him. Have I done something wrong? One moment he is open to me and the next moment that protection wall is up again. He has been avoiding me this whole trip.'
Lisanna smiled, when she noticed a slightly movement of the man they were talking about. Even in this noise, his ears were still sharp like an eagle watching his prey. An idea popped in her head and she grabbed a pen and a beer filter. She wrote her plan on the filter and gave it to Lucy. Lucy's eyes widened while reading the filter.
'You can pout here the whole evening, for a guy who can choose any woman he wants, or I can give you a wonderful night to never forget.' Lisanna said with a cheeky smile on her face. She came closer and closer to the celestial mage who had now a redly flush on her cheeks. 'L…isa..nna?'
'Only a woman knows, how to please another woman.' Their lips touched each other and was followed by a kiss. Lisanna sucked Lucy's under lip in her mouth and moved slowly to her neck. She used her magic to change, only her ears into that of a wolf. She smirked while sucking softly on Lucy's skin. She stopped and looked at Lucy who was redder than red.
'There is your answer.'
Lucy looked up at Laxus place, but couldn't find him anywhere. 'He is gone?'
'Precisely, he was growling, while I felt his eyes piercing in my back.' Lisanna changed her ears back to normal.
'How can you be so sure, he could be annoyed by one of the girls, or the noise.'
Lisanna shook her head. 'I know Laxus for a long time. In these kind of situation you shouldn't be waiting for him to come to you, you my girl should take the first step.'
Lucy didn't know if she could do that, or even if Laxus would return her feelings for him. It was only a couple days that she realised how she felt for Laxus, when she suddenly had grabbed his wrist in the infirmary room. It just felt right. She felt secured around him. Everytime she felt her heartbeat speeding up when he was around. She was scared, but Lisanna was right. Lucy gathered all her courage and waved towards Lisanna, while thanking her.
Lisanna smiled and saw how Lucy was running out of the bar.
'Are you alright with that?' asked Bickslow with a couple woman under his arms.
'I didn't stand a chance. Her eyes were only focused on him, even that kiss….I just couldn't feel it.'
'If you need to cry your heart out, you know where you can find me. Are you gonna be ok for tonight?'
Lisanna smiled sadly. 'I'm gonna be ok. Enjoy your evening. I'm gonna pick up some fresh air.'
'Oh enjoying won't be a problem, right ladies.' The girls chuckled towards his response.
'You pervert,' one of the girls said.
Lisanna walked out of the bar and felt the fresh air on her skin. The first tear finally dropped from her cheek. 'Please make her happy, Laxus you fool.' She changed into a cat and jumped from rooftop to rooftop.
I was curious if someone had noticed the name Sebastiaan in the previous chapter. Sebastiaan was in the prologue :P….
I want to wish everyone an nice weekend. I know that I'm mean with this ending. I try to upload the next chapter Tuesday or Thursday. I will let everyone notice when I will get back on schedule with uploading two chapters a week.
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