Lucy is so glad to be on her way to her hometown, Magnolia, for her brother's wedding. She gave them a heads up she will be there earlier than expected and gave them a rough estimate on when she'll arrive. She still can't believe what she walked into a few days ago.
She got home early from a publisher's convention in Clover Town. She spent the long train ride back to the city Crocus thinking about how to surprise her boyfriend, Ren, only to come home to him balls deep in a woman she once called her friend. Apparently this has been going on for months. She thought she could trust her friend and co-worker Sherry.
They have been working for a magazine, Stellar, together for four years. Sherry wrote for the gossip column and Lucy wrote about fashion. Lucy also sometimes provided photography for the magazine when needed. Finally after three years she became the co-editor of the magazine and was able to write about more serious matters. Also in that year she had her first novel published and she met her boyfriend (moved in with after seven months), well now ex-boyfriend. It was a really great year. Until walking in on that awful sight.
Lucy never really thought much about it at company gatherings when Ren and Sherry spent most of the evening chatting. She chalked it up to them getting along for Lucy. Apparently Sherry could offer Ren the one thing Lucy hasn't had time for due to her hectic schedule. It's not that she didn't want to be intimate with Ren, but he was just as busy being an event organizer. He was busy with organizing the numerous events throughout the year, between festivals and fighting competitions. He never went out of his way to make time for her either. He did make sure he had time to do the horizontal tango with Sherry.
Lucy can't help but be disappointed. Not angry, sad, heartbroken but disappointed. Disappointed in the both of them. When she found them, she turned around and walked out not before grabbing her things she already had packed. Thank Mavis for that. It would have been really awkward to pack for her trip back home while her boyfriend and best friend were naked under the sheets.
They both tried to stop her to explain but she didn't listen. She tuned them out and just walked away. Her phone has been going off non-stop and now the voicemail is full, text messages up the yin yang.
She finds an inn an hour away from her hometown. She could keep going but she doesn't want to face her Gramps and brother just yet. This week is supposed to be about her brother Laxus and his fiancée Mira. They were high school sweethearts. Their relationship was strained when they both went off to college due to the long distance. Years later they reconnected and here they are. She couldn't be happier for them. She also can't wait for the babies. Nieces and nephews she can spoil. Silver hair gray eyes or blonde hair blue eyed babies. Oh Mavis is her future sister-in-law rubbing off on her.
Lucy rents a room for the night and showers while she waits for the room service to arrive. She changes into black booty shorts and a pink spaghetti strap tank top. After she eats, it all hits her. She is angry, sad and heartbroken. She's been in a state of shock this whole time and has finally let herself absorb it all. After what feels like hours, it has only been two, she gets up and looks at herself in the mirror.
She can't help but be a little sub-conscious about herself. She doesn't look any different then she did when her and Ren first started dating. If anything, she looks better. Even before she met Ren she continued with the self-defense classes her brother originally trained her in. Being the big brother that he is, he didn't want her to be utterly defenseless without him around, so she went through grueling training. Her brother did not take it easy on her. Even though it was hell, she was glad for it. It actually helped her on a couple of occasions. She also has a meditation and yoga routine early in the morning. She doesn't indulge on sweet or strawberry milkshakes as much anymore. Although she is looking forward to her future sister-in-law's when she gets home. None have ever been able to compare to hers.
Feeling confident about herself, believing her failed relationship has nothing to do with her looks, she decides to say fuck it and doll herself up to hit a club she knows is nearby. Before Ren she clubbed and had the occasional one-night stands. They were few and far between. A girl has needs and at that time she wasn't looking for a relationship. Her brother taught her about the ways of guys and as much as he didn't like to talk to her about it, he told her how to be the one to get the guy to do the walk of shame. Never let them feel like they were able to use her but make them feel like she used them. Getting laid is exactly what she needs right now. It's been too long and hopefully she can find someone who is good in the sack. Now that she thinks about it, maybe she wasn't really interested in being intimate with Ren because they never had mind blowing sex.
So now here is dancing her heart out, after having a few drinks, at a club she hasn't been to in years. It has changed a lot but not for the worse. It actually seems as though it has upgraded from what it once was. A few guys approach and try to dance with her but she just brushes them off. She has a feeling they can't provide what she's looking for for the night.
She feels someone come up behind her and put his hands on her hips. She turns around to see who it is to make sure they don't come across as some kind of creeper. He's a really attractive guy. Tall with a nice lean build. Not scrawny but not big and buff like her brother. Blue and black mohawk spiked up, green eyes with a red tint to them. She sees lust in his eyes and gets no bad vibes from him. She puts her hands on his shoulders and then runs them down his chest covered by a maroon t-shirt. She can feel all of the firm muscles and washboard abs. She grinds up against him and she can feel his bulge in his tight fitting jeans rubbing up against her. Oh yeah, this one she is definitely taking back to her room.
They dance for awhile and she invites him back to her room not expecting this guy to give her the most mind-blowing sex of her life. She feels a little bad for getting up early in the morning to shower and leave. He comes off as a very nice man and attractive and very good in bed to boot. Her brother told her not to let her emotions get in the way if she wasn't wanting anything serious. So, she takes the pen and notepad on the table to write out a little note.
Checkout is at noon. Please return the key when you leave. Hope you had as great of a night as I did ;)
She leaves for her Gramps house, to also meet up with her brother Laxus, not looking back. She doesn't know that this won't be the last time they run into each other. Oh no, this is only the beginning.
Bickslow never thought that he would enter a time in his life that he would feel lonely and unsatisfied with the kind of life he leads. He's never had a relationship and has kept it that way. His college years were wild and he never was ashamed for using girls for sex. Hell, by his second year he had a well-known reputation, and all the girls knew what they were getting themselves into. It didn't stop a few who thought they could get him to think about having a relationship. It was just not what he wanted at the time.
Now, at the age of thirty, he's the best man for his best friends wedding. Laxus and his high school sweetheart Mira broken up only because of the distance. They reconnected when he moved back to Magnolia to take care of his grandfather that had a heart attack. Apparently the old man was stubborn and tried to refuse the help running the orphanage, Fairy Tail. Laxus helped his grandfather whether the old man liked it or not and also opened up his own martial arts business training both adults and kids.
He and Bickslow met in college and they had a great time. They were each other's wingmen. His reputation was almost as bad as Bickslow's. Both of their major's were business management. Bickslow honestly wasn't sure what exactly he was going to do with that degree but figured it would leave options open on good paying jobs. After college, Bickslow didn't know where to go or what he wanted to do exactly, so Laxus convinced him to move to Magnolia with him and start his own carpentry business.
Six years later and he's running a successful business. A lot of people surprisingly will pay good money for original handmade furniture. It started out local but now many people from other towns and cities come through to check out what he has made. He even makes toys for the kids and their favorite are little tiki dolls. He doesn't know what it is about tikis he likes. Could be the knowledge, wisdom, prosperity and many other strong concepts that they represent.
Up until now he's been perfectly content going to different clubs and bars to drink and pick up a chick or two. They've been few and far between lately due to his business. Making furniture at a great quality takes a lot of time and energy. Now that he's actually looking for someone to settle down with he just can't find that person. No one has caught his interest, no one stuck out in his mind.
So now here he is on a Saturday night in a club a town away sitting at the bar scanning the crowd. It seems like it's the same people frequent this place and then he sees her. A golden-haired beauty dancing like there's no one else there. Her hair falls down farther than the middle of her back, she has on a light blue halter top that her bountiful breasts fill out nicely, with a black mini skirt which shows off her mile-long legs. She has a fit and toned body with light creamy skin. He sees guys try to come up and dance with her but with no success. A strange feeling hits him. He can't help but feel irritated that they would try to land their hands on her. He makes his way over and a guy goes to puts his hands on her. Bickslow looks at him with an intimidating look and he backs off. Bickslow puts his hands on her hips and now that he's up close he can make out the tattoo going down her back. It's a cluster of stars of different sizes. When she turns around he is taken aback by her natural beauty. Big brown doe eyes, pink plump lips, very minimal make-up.
Bickslow can't help but feel like a lucky bastard since he's the only one she hasn't pushed away. A chill goes down his spine when she runs her hands down his chest and to his abs. He sees the lust in her eyes as they dance, and she grinds against him. He swears he hears her moan but it's hard to tell over the loud music. He loves the feel of her flush against him, the softness of her hips that his hands are on. Throughout the night they continue, and the sexual tension is high in the air. She invites him back to her room and boy is Bickslow glad he's just sober enough to remember this night. She is insatiable and can flex in ways he never knew was possible. The sounds she makes are music to his ears.
He even hears her say that this the best she's ever had, which inflates his ego and motivates him more to give her a lot more pleasure. For the first time ever, he falls asleep next to a woman he's had sex with. He's either left or kicked the woman (or women in some cases) out right afterwards. He had never done the whole sleepover thing. He didn't want to deal with awkward mornings.
Bickslow wakes up to the sun in his eyes. He reaches over for the warm body that was there last night to find an empty spot. It's still warm so she couldn't have been awake longer by much. He gets up to find the room empty. He remembers her having luggage there. He peeks into the bathroom and nothing in there either, other than used towels. Another first for him is the fact that this time he was used for sex. He doesn't know how to feel about being on the receiving end of this situation. He's never met someone he thought could be more than just one night.
He finds a note on the table and can't help but think at least she was more considerate than he has ever been and yes, he had a very great time. Too bad it was only going to be one time. Bickslow hops in the shower, thankfully there's still one unused towel. He gets dressed and then heads down to the lobby to turn in the key to the front desk. The whole night plays over in his head on his drive back home. He tries not to dwell on it, Laxus has texted and asked him if he would like to go get lunch with him, Mira, Gramps and others from the wedding party.
Little does he know that it was his best friend's little sister he spent the night with. Oh yeah, this is the beginning of everything.