Box of 'Nip

Loke's Addiction

Lucy was enjoying a small lunch in Fairy Tail's guild hall when Loke suddenly sneaked up behind her, grabbed her around the shoulders, and leaned his cheek against hers. She squeaked at the sudden attack, reached for her Keys, but saw the fluffy orange mane just in time.

"Hey Llllllucy," Loke said with a gentle, purr-like tone. In a seductively low voice, he said, "I really enjoyed last night."

Mira suddenly dropped a glass, and the sound of it shattering brought over the attention of everyone.

"Stupid Lion," Lucy muttered, blushing brightly. "Don't say it like that."

"But it was a lot of fun, and I know you enjoyed it, too. You were squealing so loudly. Lucy," the Lion whispered hotly, practically smothering her. "I want more!"

"No! Loke, we agreed..."

"Once a week, I know, but...I want it now," he said with a hungry growl.

Carla flew up and covered Wendy's ears.

"Come on, tell the truth," he egged on with a gleam in his tinted glasses. "You wanna try it a second time, right? I know you had fun. You even finally admitted it was a good idea to give it to me."

Cana spit out her beer and gawked in shock. "Give...it...to him?"

"I...I guess so," Lucy reluctantly admitted with a blush. "It was a little cute."

Gray raised an eyebrow and muttered to himself, "I never thought a woman would consider that to be cute."

Juvia said to herself, "Juvia thinks Gray-sama's is very cute!"

"But I don't have any more of...that stuff," Lucy told him. "We can't do it without the supplies."

"Don't worry," Loke said, smiling with a sense of pride. "I went out and bought some of my own. I'm prepared this time."

Elfman nodded proudly to himself. "It's manly to always be prepared for a woman!"

"Please, Lucy," Loke begged with a childishly whiny tone as he rubbed his face against her cheek. "You have the afternoon free, right? So let's sneak back to your house. Please? It won't take long."

"Won't take long?" she exclaimed. "You were at it all night. You were yowling so loud, my neighbors complained. I didn't get a minute of sleep. And you got too rough with me."

He pouted stubbornly with his bottom lip puckered out cutely. "I only pounced on you four times."

Juvia's mouth dropped. She was just about ready to scratch Lucy off her list of love rivals (and she had quite a long list).

"Yeah, well, the first time really hurt. I couldn't sit for a whole day."

Across the room, Natsu flared up. "Loke hurt Lucy?" His anger faltered and he looked over to Lisanna. "Uh...how exactly did he hurt her?"

She smiled and patted his arm sympathetically. "You'll understand one day."

Loke cried out in anguish. "How many times do I have to tell you? I'm really sorry, Lucy. I didn't want to hurt you at all, just...when I smelled it...I dunno, I just lost control."

Gajeel mumbled to himself, "She does smell rather good."

Loke sighed in dejection. "Really, I'm sorry I was so rambunctious. Will you forgive me? Please?"

Lucy glared at him. "You could go do it by yourself."

"But it's way more fun with you. Besides, I like how you pet me afterwards."

She smiled with a faint blush. "Yeah, I guess you were sort of cute curled up and worn out like that."

Levy was devouring every word and savoring each mental image created by this conversation.

"Pleeeeeease?" Loke begged. "I'll be good, I promise. It'll be a lot better the second time, now that we know what to expect."

Lucy sighed and finished off her sandwich. "Just this once. After this, we really will cut it down to once a week."

"Awww, thank you so much, Lucy. You're the best owner ever. I love you!" Loke declared.

"Yeah, yeah," she chuckled, hurrying out of the guild with the Lion following right behind her. "But seriously Loke, you're a helpless addict."

"With you around to play with me, how can I resist?"

"Well, if you keep it up, this is going to affect our ability to take jobs. I can't work if you're wanting it all the time, and all you do is sleep afterward. One way or another," she said as she pushed past the guild hall doors, "I'm going to help you cut down on all this catnip."

The whole guild stumbled at that last sentence.

"Catnip?" Cana yelled, but the Celestial Mage and her Spirit were gone.

Mira sighed and shook her head. "And here I was hoping something good finally happened between those two."

Juvia glared. "Still a love rival."

Happy began to drool. "She has...catnip?"