The next day, Lucy woke up at sunrise, again grumbling about Capricorn's training schedule. She petted King the Big Dog spirit, as he barked at her; she had summoned him to keep guard of her house in case any monsters attacked in the night. She sent him back to the spirit world and then trained till 8 am again and then entered her beautiful bath, opting for a bubble bath rather than a shower to soothe her muscles. She stripped and stepped in the bath, sighing as the scent of strawberries, jasmine and cherry blossoms washed over her. She relaxed and soon her mind drifted over to three Dragon Slayers. She smiled, remembering the day they spent together. Then she groaned in frustration.
'What am I going to do? I can't just date all of them; it wouldn't be fair on them. What do I do' Lucy thought to herself.
'I could just keep spending time with all three of them and ignore my feelings. It's not like they like me or anything, they only see me as a friend. Yeah I'll do exactly that, I'll just continue being friends with them, no matter how much I want to be more' Lucy nodded at her decision and then got out of the tub, draining it and wrapping the large white fluffy towel around her. She walked into her bedroom, and dropping her towel, she walked into her walk in closet, full of shoes, throwing on her newly bought, purple strapless bra and matching underwear; she grabbed a pair of velvet purple heels and then walked into her other closet, grabbing a strapless short cream dress, with purple flowers on it. It ended just below her mid thigh. She summoned Cancer in order to do her hair and makeup and then she smiled at her appearance. Her hair was in a loose braid, kept on her left shoulder and reaching down to her hips, strands of her hair framed her face.
She looked at the clock lacrima and decided to grab breakfast at the guild. She locked her front door and made the short walk to the guild. As she entered, she was greeted by the guild, smiling at them; she walked up to Mira and ordered her breakfast. She looked around the guild, and after noticing her Dragon Slayers hadn't arrived, her shoulders slumped slightly. Mira placed down her breakfast and smoothie, as she tucked in, munching on her breakfast, while watching the guild doors for her three handsome Dragon Slayers. Just as she finished, the doors burst open, revealing Natsu, Sting and Laxus, the three of them were arguing about something in hushed tones, but as soon as they saw her, they stopped and joined her, also ordering breakfast.
"So, Lucy, would you like to go on a mission with the three of us? We know that you don't need to pay rent anymore, however, you'll still need money for food and anything else." Laxus spoke up, looking at her, while he chomped at his own breakfast. She looked at his plate and sweat dropped when she realised that he had ordered three times more food than Natsu and Sting.
"Yeah sure, I don't mind. Besides, S Class Trials are coming up soon, and I think that with my new keys that I may have a chance at them" Lucy replied, flashing them a dazzling smile
"Here, we thought this one would be a good one, it'll take about a month, so when we get back, it'll be in time to find out who the participants are" Sting replied and she nodded, looking at the flyer as she realised it was an S Class Mission
"Guys, this is an S Class Mission, are you sure we can take it?" She questioned worriedly, remembering her last S Class Mission
"Are you forgetting that both me and the light bulb are S Class?" Laxus questioned amusement in his eyes. He chuckled throatily as she blushed.
"Oh, right, alright then, what's it about and what's the pay?" Lucy questioned, as she drank her smoothie
"We have to take out a new dark guild in Oak Town, it seems easy enough, however, no one knows where it is located, that's why it'll take a month long. It pays about eight million Jewel, therefore we each get two million" Sting replied. Lucy gasped at the pay and then had dollar signs in her eyes, thinking about all the money, as the three dragon slayers laughed at her.
"So anyway, we should leave today so that we can be back in time for the trials, we'll all meet at yours Lucy" Laxus said getting up and nodding at her, as both he and Sting left to pack. She looked over at Natsu, wondering if he had heard any of that, considering his attention was currently on his food. She sighed and got up, making her way back to her home to pack.
*Time Skip. 1 hour. Lucy's home*
The three dragon slayers made their way to Lucy's house, as thoughts of living together in the house they built flooded through their minds. They were broken out of their thoughts when they heard a loud scream. They looked at each other and then ran into the house, recognising the scream as Lucy. Now their thoughts haunted by what they'd find. The opened her bedroom to find Lucy on the floor tears in her eyes, surrounded by all her clothes. The boys couldn't help but blush when they saw her lacy underwear strewn around. Lucy hadn't realised that the boys had entered, and so she picked up some underwear and threw it behind her.
She quickly turned behind her when she heard a chuckle, her hands quickly moving to her keys, ready to summon them, when her face heated up, realising that both Natsu and Sting were laughing, she almost cried as she saw that in the heat of the moment, she had thrown her panties at Laxus and they were now on his face, his face too was red. She screamed and jumped up, 'Lucy Kicking' him in the head, as Natsu and Sting were now on the floor, rolling around, tears in their eyes.
"LAXUS YOU PERVERTED PANTY SNIFFER. HOW DARE YOU" Lucy yelled, grabbing them off of his head. Laxus blushed and then got annoyed.
"I AM NO PANTY SNIFFER; YOU'RE THE ONE WHO THREW THEM ONTO MY FACE. IF I DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER I'D THINK THAT YOU WANTED THEM TO LAND ON MY FACE. YOU'RE THE PERVERT" Laxus yelled back, growling at her. Lucy then calmed down, sweat dropping as she realised that she was indeed responsible.
"Right, sorry Laxus" Lucy replied sheepishly, twiddling her thumbs while looking at the floor. Laxus sighed.
"It's alright Blondie, now what's going on?" He asked looking around at her room, clothes strewn everywhere.
"Oh, I was just packing, however I didn't know whether to pack anything nice, in case we go out somewhere during the mission" Lucy replied as she sat back on the floor, starting to tidy up her clothes.
"Pack some, we may or may not, depending on how the mission goes. We'll meet you downstairs when you're done" Laxus replied, and then grabbing the two dragon slayers who were still on the floor, he exited, shutting the door behind him. Lucy sighed, packing her shorts, leggings and a few skirts, tops and dresses. She grabbed a variety of shoes, from boots to heels. She then tidied up the rest of her clothing, packed her underwear and night clothes and left. She nodded to them to signal she was ready to leave. However, as she saw them sitting there relaxed, while watching some TV, lounging on the couch, she couldn't help but realise that they looked like they belonged there. She smiled at the site, and then blushed thinking about sharing the house with them, blushing harder when thoughts of her tangled up in bed with all three of them entered her mind.
'Grrrr, get a grip of yourself, Heartfilia' Lucy thought to herself. She watched as Sting got up, and took her bag out of his hand, smiling at her as he did so. She tried to protest, however couldn't as he wouldn't listen to her, relenting she sighed and walked with them, casually making conversation as they walked to Magnolia Train Station. She went to purchase the tickets and all three dragon slayers groaned, glaring at the train as if it was some kind of metal death trap. She giggled and walked on the train; find a large compartment that they could all share.
Laxus and Sting sat on each side of her while Natsu sat on the opposite side, lying down. Then the train began moving, causing all the dragon slayers to blanch and become green. She giggled; Laxus had his head on her shoulder, wrapping an arm around her, while Sting was lying on her chest, one hand on her knee. Natsu glared at both of them and then moved to sit on the floor, his head in between Lucy's knees, resting his head on her thighs, as she played with his hair. The three dragon slayers lost the green tint to their skin; though they were still quite pale. She sighed again, and watched the scenery as it passed. She hummed to herself, without realising it.
The three dragon slayers had their eyes closed, basking in her presence, as her soft humming pacified their motion sickness. They sat calmly, breathing in her intoxicating smell and sighed. They all watched as she looked out the window, completely at peace. Their lips quirked in a small smile, before closing their eyes and nestling closer to her. Laxus couldn't help but breathe in her smell, while Sting couldn't help but believe how soft she was, as he traced lazy circles on her knees and thighs and as Natsu couldn't help but relax as her fingers danced through his hair, as his head slowly bent back, staring at her, smiling as she continued playing with his hair. They stayed like that for the a while, completely at peace until all three dragon slayers fell asleep in her comforting presence, thinking that maybe, just maybe, trains weren't as bad as they thought, and they stayed like that, for the rest of the train ride.
Then the train stopped, and Lucy gently shook them awake, smiling at them as they groggily rubbed the sleep out of their eyes. It was the best sleep all three of them had in a while. They got up, grabbing their bags and stepped off the train. They made the short journey to the client's house, this time being the mayor. They were greeted by a short old woman who ushered them in leading them to the mayor's office. As soon as Lucy walked in with the three dragon slayers, the mayor, a tall and lecherous man, stood up, greeting them, his eyes on Lucy's chest as she sat down. The three dragon slayers noticed this and growled at him; however the mayor just ignored them, angering them even more.
"Hello, you must be the lovely Lucy Heartfilia, it's a pleasure to meet you, you are as beautiful as the pictures in Sorcerer's weekly" The mayor greeted, his eyes flicked to her chest again, as she blushed.
"Ahem. I am Laxus Dreyar; this is Sting Eucliffe and Natsu Dragneel, Lucy's partners. If you could tell us about the mission, we will make our way to a hotel and have it completed by the end of the month" Laxus gritted out, stressing the word partners, letting him know that she wasn't alone, while glaring at the mayor. For the first time since they had entered, the mayor noticed them, gulping as he stared at the angry glares of three very powerful, very angry and very famous dragon slayers. He nodded and described the mission.
"Phantom Lord has re-grouped, however this time as a dark guild. We think they're using their old guild hall, however, whenever we send officers to check it out, it always seems empty and deserted. We're not sure what's going on" The mayor replied, his fearful eyes now on Laxus, not taking the risk of looking at Lucy and angering the dragon slayers.
"Oh, we'll sort it out, thank you" Lucy replied smiling, and then with a bow, she left, while her dragon slayers sent a final glare at the mayor, then following her out.
"Well, it's about lunch time, do you guys want to get some lunch?" Enquired Lucy, smiling at them, their anger fading as they saw her smile at them. Suddenly at the thought of food, Natsu jumped up, rubbing his stomach in a circular motion.
"Yeah! Let's get some grub!" He yelled before running forward to a restaurant and barging in, causing many of the patrons to look at him in fear, many of them puzzled. Lucy walked in after him, hitting him on the head before apologising and then having them seated. They sat the same way as they did before, Natsu and Sting on either side of her, as Laxus sat opposite. They soon struck up a conversation on how to tackle the mission, Natsu suggesting they storm the place, as they had done previously and taking them out with sheer force, while Sting nodded in the background, completely agreeing with Natsu's plan. Lucy sighed and then punched them both on the head, yelling at them to be smart about it. They're food then arrived and Lucy sweat dropped at how little her food seemed compared to the plates of food the dragon slayers had ordered.
It was late in the evening when they decided to get a hotel, Lucy decided that they'd all have their own room, however when they arrived at the only hotel in the town with vacancy, she groaned. They only had one room available, with a large king sized bed. She groaned as the three dragon slayers grinned at the thought of sharing her bed with her. Before she could argue, Laxus took the room, paying for it and they grabbed their bags, entering the hotel room. Lucy sighed exasperatedly, and followed them, her feet dragging behind her.
'How am I supposed to try and stay just friends with them while they're in a bed with me? What am I going to do?' Lucy thought to herself, crying anime style. She too entered the room, looking around. It was simple, a large sofa with an average sized TV and a large bed, a bathroom and some cupboards to put their clothes in. She called out to the boys and told them to order room service for dinner as she took a bath. As she stripped and entered, she thought about what was going to happen the next month. Lucy panicked as she realised her predicament.
She'd be sharing a bed with three very hot dragon slayers. Three dragon slayers that she had feelings for. Lucy groaned and sunk down further into the tub. She stayed like that, contemplating her predicament, until the water turn cold and she shrivelled up like a prune. She sighed and drained the tub, slipping her underwear on and a large t-shirt over it. She exited to see that the food had arrived and that they were waiting for her, she smiled and joined them, her problems forgotten in the company of her dragon slayers. After dinner, they sat on the bed, Lucy against Laxus's broad chest as Sting and Natsu rested their heads in her lap, they turned on the TV, and watched films, late into the night, till Lucy fell asleep on Laxus's shoulders. They smiled at her and placed her down on the bed, falling asleep after her.
The next day, Lucy woke up, feeling extremely well rested and comfortable. She tried to get up but felt something holding her down. Rubbing the sleep from her eyes, she looked at the position she had slept in, her face immediately turning red. Laxus was on her left side, his hair even more messier, his arm wrapped tightly around her waist. Natsu was on her right, sleeping with a small smile on his face, his arm wrapped tightly under her chest. She looked down; Sting was lying on his stomach, his face resting on her abdomen, one hand on her hip.
She tried shifting, only for them to groan and hold onto her tighter. She sighed and looked at Laxus first, his hair was falling into his eyes, she brushed his hair out of his eyes, her fingers combing through his hair, untangling it, she giggled as he moaned. She then turned to Natsu; she bent over and kissed him on his cheek, smiling as he snuggled closer to her, taking a deep breath of her scent. Finally, she looked at Sting; she ran her fingers over the different contours on his face, tracing the outline of his eyes and then lips, watching as he softly smiled in his sleep. She looked at them, grinning, they looked so peaceful. She turned her gaze to out the window, realising that the sun hadn't risen. She fell back on the bed, sighing contently, deciding that for one day; she could neglect training and sleep in, safely tucked under her dragons' arms.
As she fell back asleep, the three sleeping dragon's opened their eyes, they had woken up as soon as she tried shifting, however, they kept their eyes closed, feigning sleep, in case she reacted harshly to their sleeping arrangement. However, they were joyfully surprised, when she reacted the way she did. They all shivered at the thought of her soft hands on their faces. With one last look at her, they too fell back asleep, clutching her even tighter to their bodies.
*Time Skip. Three Weeks Later*
For three weeks now, Laxus and Natsu had been scoping around the old Phantom Guild while Lucy and Sting looked around for any other areas they could be located. For three weeks they found nothing, till Lucy remembered the place where she was held captive. The place she had put her faith in Natsu and jumped out of the tower. She had a feeling they'd be there and they'd be storming the place the next day.
For the past three weeks, they'd all spent the nights in the same way they had on the first night, ordering room service, watching films and then falling asleep in each other's arms. The only change was that sometimes Natsu and Sting would swap places. However, Laxus stayed in the same place, not being able to sleep on her abdomen for he was too large. She smiled as she got out the shower, towel drying her hair. The past three weeks, she'd grown accustomed to them, being completely comfortable around them. She walked out the door, wrapped only in a towel as she walked to her suitcase, grabbing her clothes and taking them back into the bathroom to change. Dressing herself in one of Laxus' t-shirts, as she had run out of night clothes for the time being and then she joined them for dinner. Finally, after watching their film, they got in bed. Natsu, Sting and Laxus wrapped their arms around her and they fell asleep together, completely at ease.
A few hours later, Lucy awoke to someone softly shaking her awake, her eyes fluttered open and was staring into three pairs of beautiful eyes, one pair onyx, another dark blue, while the last one was a greyish blue. She smiled at them and woke up, stretching. She got out of bed and walked into the shower, getting ready for the day. She slipped on her black lace underwear and bra, then a pair of black high waist shorts that just about covered her butt. She then slipped on a cream one shouldered top, and then some black thigh high socks. She tied her hair into two long pony tails, secured with red ribbon. Slipping on her black heeled ankle boots, she walked out, as she saw her three dragons again sitting on the couch, lounging about, waiting her.
She smiled, grabbed some toast and ate it as they left. She sighed as they walked to the old guild. She stiffened as it came into view, remembering the last time she had been there. She shuddered and felt someone squeeze her hand, she turned to see Natsu holding it, smiling at her comfortingly, as Laxus and Sting stood beside her, silently promising her that they'd keep her safe. No matter what. She smiled back and squeezed Natsu's hand. Then turning back to the guild with a determined look. They walked up to the door, Lucy's hand on her keys as Natsu had his flaming fists ready, while Sting was in his White Drive mode and Laxus had his lightning crackling around them.
They burst through the door, taking the guild by surprise. Lucy started by summoning Loke, Leon the Smaller Lion and Corvus the Crow as she pulled out her whip and joined her spirits in the fight. The dark guild stared in surprise as she summoned three spirits with ease; they were brought out of their shock when a whip came down in front of them. She watched as Natsu took on a group of them in the far corner of the guild, using his Fire Dragon's Iron Fist, Sting in the opposite corner, light surrounding him, as he let out a White Dragon Roar. She took down another few guys as Laxus used his Raging Bolt. They quickly took down the weaker of the guild members. Suddenly, darkness surrounded them and the sound of slow clapping filled the air. The four of them huddled together, each pointing in one direction, Lucy's spirits disappearing.
Then stepping out of the shadows were five men. The middle one clapping. Lucy gasped as the face of Jose Porla stood there, grinning manically.
"Welcome, welcome to my humble abode. I see you have returned Miss Heartfilia, how have you been keeping? Especially after being brutalised by one of your guild mate" Jose said, cackling. The boys around her growled their magic crackling around them.
"Jose, I should have known, was it not enough that gramps had to beat you once? Tch, it doesn't matter, this time I'll be your opponent" Laxus said, his coat blowing behind him, as he watched Jose's face contort in anger at the mention of his defeat.
"Foolish child. You may be strong, but you are not as strong as a previous Wizard Saint. Dead Wave" Jose yelled out, a dark purple beam forming in his hand as he shot it at them, causing the four of them to separate.
"Shade, you take the White Dragon Slayer, Totomaru you can take the Fire Dragon Slayer, Eridia, Juggernaut, the Lightning Dragon Slayer, leave the girl to me" Jose yelled out. Shade, a man with long black hair and dark blue eyes attacked Sting. Then Totomaru, previously the fire user of the Element 4 attacked Natsu. Eridia, a short green haired girl with pink eyes and Juggernaut, a muscular man with white hair and green eyes attacked Laxus.
*Lucy's POV*
I growled and tried to help him, before bullets made of dark matter attacked me. I jumped up and flipped backwards in the air, narrowly missing them. Jose turned around and walked through a door.
I looked at my boys, all of them fighting their respective opponents, as they yelled at me to not follow Jose. I sighed and grinned at them, telling them that I'd be fine. I heard them yell in protest as I ran after Jose; however, as they tried to follow, they were cornered by the other mages. I followed Jose, and found him sitting on a throne in a room. The ceiling was as high as the tower I jumped from, and the room was wide enough to summon my larger spirits with plenty of space to attack, I saw Jose waiting for me. I took out of Flueve D'etoiles and snapped it, my hands reaching for my keys.
"Well, well, if it isn't Lucky Lucy Heartfilia" Jose said laughing at her as he looked at her threatening stance. "My my, aren't we trying to look strong. You forget that I am a previous Wizard Saint, what can you do in order to harm me? You a weak Celestial Mage who hides behind her spirits?" Questioned Jose, belittling her magic power. I glared and then attacked. I summoned Scorpio, Libra and Cepheus, my whip cracking against the floor as I attacked. Jose laughed and took out Scorpio and Libra quickly, firing dark beams at them. I yelled in horror as my spirits disappeared; only Cepheus, the King was let out, however I sent him back after he was hit by a dark beam, trying to protect me. I quickly summoned Hydra, the Water Serpent and Hydrus the Sea Serpent. We attacked again, this time getting a few attacks in, as my whip wrapped around Jose's neck holding him still.
Hydra flooded the room and Hydrus worked with her, causing a whirlpool that attacked Jose, he was caught in it and thrown across the room. He quickly got up annoyed.
"I see you have grown stronger since the last time we met, be happy you hit me that time, however it will be your last successful hit" Jose said glaring at me and attacked again with dark beams again. I groaned and jumped out the way, sending Hydra and Hydrus back before they were hurt. Then I realised that there was large amounts of water present due to Hydra and Hydrus' combined move. I also knew that by now, Aquarius would have found out about Scorpio and would be itching to fight. I pulled out Aquarius and Perseus' keys, summoning Aquarius first. She appeared and lifted her urn up, repeatedly sending tidal waves of water towards Jose, who kept dodging but was getting sloppy due to the ongoing, rapid streams of water that followed him. Aquarius kept trying to hit Jose in retribution for harming her beloved Scorpio.
I watched as a dark beam hurtled towards Aquarius, and quicker than Laxus' lightning, I intercepted it, taking the hit for her. Aquarius watched in shock as I was thrown across the room, a sickening crack filling the room. I got up slowly, clutching my ribs; I may have broken a few. Aquarius, seeing me injured, attacked again full force, until she grew tired, however she kept attacking and I had to forcefully close her gate. I then summoned Perseus, the Water God. He appeared with a murderous glint in his eyes, angry that I had been injured. He too attacked quickly, Jose staring in fear at the sight of the half man, half octopus monster. Perseus lifted his trident and the water from Hydra, Hydrus and Aquarius' water gathered, forming a large whirlpool again, as thunder struck about it, the water and thunder merged, forming a whirlpool made of lightning and water. Perseus then released it, striking Jose straight on. Jose crashed straight through the wall.
Perseus turned to me, checking on her to make sure I was alright. I nodded and went to turn and join Laxus, Natsu and Sting; however was stopped short when Jose yelled 'Dead Wave', the dark beam shooting straight through Perseus. He screamed in agony and then apologised to me as he disappeared, I screamed as I watched him in pain, I turned to look at Jose and he glared at me.
"How dare you attack me, how dare someone as weak as you harm me, a previous Wizard Saint" Jose glared, readying his attack. I groaned, feeling the pain in my ribs. I knew that using my Spirits this time wouldn't be enough. The boys were still out fighting, so I decided to transform for the first time in a few weeks. I took out two keys, and summoned them. In a bright flash, stood Hercules on my right and Monoceros on my left.
'He uses dark magic, so light magic should work effectively against him' I thought to myself. I stood in the middle of the two of them, as images of my spirits disappearing ran through my mind. I was angry, he had harmed to many of them. I closed my eyes and thought of Cepheus, Scorpio, Libra and Perseus. I thought of the pain Aquarius felt. I grew even more angry and my magic spiked.
I thought of Sting and his light and a bright white magic circle formed under me. A bright light surrounded me and without saying anything I opened my eyes, my magic reacting. After the 6 months, I no longer needed words to transform; I could do it with my will power. A bright light surrounded me and then disappeared. I was suspended in air, my wings fluttering and my dress rustling in the wind. Jose looked frightened, and then he got a grip of himself, attacking Monoceros and Hercules first. They quickly emitted a bright white light that dissolved his attack.
"Jose Porla. You have harmed my Spirits. My friends. MY FAMILY. And for that, you will pay" I yelled, readying my attack. Jose's eyes widened and suddenly in a flash of light, Monoceros had attacked him, head butting him, sending him into the air using his horn. Then from above, Hercules jumped and punched him down, a bright aura surrounding his fists, sending Jose back hurtling to the ground. He crashed and got up, summoning shades. The shades stared attacking both Monoceros and Hercules, however my spirits held up their own, leaving me to deal with Jose.
"Dark Pulse" Jose yelled, and before I could react, balls of dark matter collided with me, sending me back into a wall. I screamed as I heard some more of my bones break. I got up and flew into the air, my wings fluttering. My body was bruised and battered, however I had to keep fighting. I may be as strong, even stronger than Guildarts, but I wasn't as strong as a Wizard Saint, but I had to try. He tried attacking with Dark Pulse again, but I was quicker this time.
"Force Field Generation" I yelled, a bright light surrounding me, absorbing the dark matter. The light died down. I stared down at Jose as he looked up at me, I could feel my wings getting heavy. Soon I wouldn't be able to keep flying. We were both panting and I knew this had to end soon.
"I'm surprised you managed to hold out for this long in a battle against me, that's a lot of power you have. However this ends now" Jose yelled, readying his strongest move. I nodded and readied my strongest move.
Suddenly, a large amount of magic escaped me, opening a hole in the roof and light streamed into the dark room. I gathered the light from outside and purified it, a ball of pure white light magic appeared in my hands.
"Shade Entangle" Jose yelled, a ball of dark matter heading straight for me, and before it impacted it exploded, covering me in darkness. I head Jose cackle. Then he stopped as the darkness dissipated. Leaving me unscathed, his eyes widened.
"N-n-no h-how? HOW CAN THIS BE?" He stammered out and I glared. The light in my hand grew larger and larger. I felt my wings get heavier. I couldn't keep this up for longer.
"Your dark power is no match for my Light Dragon Fairy magic. Holy Light Manipulation" I yelled, Jose's eyes widened when he heard 'Dragon Fairy' and then the ball of light in my hand escaped, burning away all the shades and knocking Jose back. I forced Monoceros and Hercules' gates to close with the last of my strength. I watched as the light faded and Jose lay on the ground. My dress disappeared, leaving me in my previous, tattered and torn clothes. Then my wings disappeared to, and I hurtled to the ground from the top of the ceiling, screaming.
*In the previous room. Sting's POV*
I had to get to Lucy fast, she was battling Jose, a Wizard Saint and I didn't know how long she could hold on for. I was knocked back by Shade, a Shadow God Slayer. I groaned, my muscles screaming in pain, but I got up, for the sake of Lucy, I got up. I heard Lucy scream from the other room and the dragon in me awoke as thoughts of my mate in danger entered my thoughts. I entered my Dragon Force mode and readied my strongest attack, ready to go and help her.
"Dragon Slayer's Secret Art: Holy Nova" I yelled and rushed forward, punching Shade, he fell to the ground unconscious, I turned and ran into the next room, watching as Laxus and Natsu followed me.
*Natsu's POV*
I heard Lucy scream in pain and I thought of her injured. I felt the dragon in me awaken, as I remembered how beaten and bruised Lucy was after Gajeel's brutalisation of her. I growled and entered Dragon Force. I glared the fire manipulating wizard, Totomaru in front of me.
"Dragon Slayer's Secret Art Revision: Exploding Lightning Blade" I yelled, ready to go and help Lucy again Jose Porla. Lucy was strong, I knew that, she managed to defeat Bickslow, but I didn't like the thought of her alone, fighting a previous Wizard Saint. I watched as the mix of fire and lightning hit Totomaru and he laid on the ground in defeat. I turned and ran, following Sting and Laxus as we ran towards our mate.
*Laxus's POV*
I was panting as I looked at Eridia and Juggernaut. The girl used metal magic and therefore could redirect my lightning, where as the man used thought magic, reading my thoughts and avoiding them. I staggered and almost fell to the floor. However, before I could I heard Lucy's scream. Just like the battle with Natsu and Gajeel at Fantasia, I entered Dragon Force, angry that Lucy was hurt, my mind was filled with thoughts of Lucy instead of my next attack. I glared at the two mages in front of me. I watched as Natsu used Exploding Lightning Blade and after the blast, I ate the lightning, gaining my strength back.
"Dragon Slayer's Secret Art: Roaring Thunder" I screamed as I charged forward, lightning imbued in my fist, punching both of them. As the lightning disappeared, I saw both mages on the floor unconscious. I then ran with Natsu and Sting, in the direction of Lucy's yell.
*The room where Lucy is falling. No One's POV*
Lucy hurtled to the ground at an alarming rate. Suddenly the doors of the room burst open as the three dragon slayers ran forward, eyes widening at the room that was destroyed, rubble lying everywhere, the ceiling collapsed, as puddles of water were scattered around the room. They watched in shock as they saw Lucy falling from the ceiling, and they all ran forward, yelling her name, catching her, before she landed on the ground. They took in her state, and were sickened by the sight; she was unconscious as well as bruised, battered and bloodied, her clothes torn, barely covering her up. They looked around the room, looking for Jose Porla, their eyes widened again, seeing him, in a worse state, lying on the ground in a heap on the floor.
Laxus stood up and walked over to him, making sure he was alive. 'Unconscious' Laxus thought to himself. He then sent out a Thought Projection, calling the Rune Knights to arrest the guild members. He then bent over and picked Lucy up, the other two standing along with him. They carried her body out carefully, wincing when they heard a moan of pain. They waited outside the Phantom Lord Headquarters. Soon the Rune Knights arrived with the mayor. After talking to the Rune Knights and getting paid by the mayor, they left without medical attention, wanting to get her back to the guild as quickly as possible.
Just as they started walking away, a bright turquoise flash and there stood Pegasus.
"Misters Laxus, Natsu and Sting, I am Pegasus, one of Empress Lucy's spirits, I would be glad to transport you back to the guild, if you carry her like that all the way to Magnolia, it will take too long and she will suffer blood loss. Allow me to take you three there quicker" Pegasus spoke, bowing his head down. Laxus nodded and waited for Natsu and Sting to hop on, when they did, he handed Lucy them and then hopped on himself. As they were flying, he sent a thought projection to the Wendy and Porlyusica.
They arrived at the guild in less than an hour, at the same time as Wendy, who had been out of town as well as Porlyusica, who lived in the forest. They burst through the guild, alarming the guild who stared wide eyed as Natsu, Sting and Laxus entered, the former holding Lucy delicately in his arms. They rushed her to the infirmary, Gray, Erza, Happy, Wendy, Master Makarov and Porlyusica following them.
They laid her on the bed gently and pulled up chairs next to them, refusing to be healed until she was stable. Porlyusica tried to argue, however seeing the look in their eyes she kept quiet and healed Lucy first.
*One Week Later. Lucy's POV*
I groaned as the sunlight seeped through the curtains. I tried getting up however a sharp pain in my side stopped me. I opened my eyes and looked at the white walls. This wasn't my home. Then I remembered the mission and all that had happened. The last I remembered was using Holy Light Manipulation in order to defeat Jose. So where was I now? I slowly sat up, ignoring the pain in my side. I looked down at the bed and smiled seeing my three dragon slayers sleeping in chairs, their heads on my hospital bed. I noticed the bags under their eyes and let them sleep.
'I need some water' I thought to myself, and I slowly got up, ignoring the pain in my side, I walked into the adjoining bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror, gasping at the sight of me. I sighed.
'Shower first, drink later' I thought to myself and stepped into the shower. I let the hot water soothe my muscles and after I felt refreshed, I walked out and summoned Virgo, when she appeared, she handed me a new set of clothes.
"Punishment time, Princess?" Virgo asked stoically
"No, no punishment, thank you for the clothes Virgo" I replied, dismissing Virgo. 'Despite being the Virgin constellation, Virgo sure liked to be punished' I thought to herself, sweat dropping.
My side still ached, however I knew Wendy would fix that soon enough. I slipped on my black underwear and bra with white polka dots and then changed into the black leggings and the large white off shouldered knitted top. I tied my hair in a high ponytail and put on my fuzzy socks. I walked out to see Natsu, Sting and Laxus gone. Sighing, I wondered where they went. Then I heard an argument and some crashing and left the infirmary to check what was going on.
I looked down and saw Natsu, Sting and Laxus frantically looking for something. I giggled when I realised they were looking for me. Then another crash and I saw Natsu throwing tables and chairs around, as if I was under them, as the guild watched shock on their faces. I laughed loudly, walking down the stairs. The whole guild quietened and looked at me. I however ignored them, laughing at the look on Natsu, Laxus and Sting's faces. I watched as they barrelled towards me, wrapping me in a hug. I smiled and wrapped my arms around them.
"Lucceeeeee! Where did you go?" Whined Natsu, I laughed at him
"I was in the shower, you baka" I replied, grinning at him. However, then Wendy appeared and hugged me, before yelling at me.
"Lucy, you're supposed to be in the infirmary resting up. If you don't stay there for one day, I won't clear you to take part in the S Class Trials" Wendy told me sternly, ushering me up to the infirmary.
"Alright, alright, I'm going. Ne Laxus, Natsu, Sting, you coming?" I asked looking at them smiling, they nodded and then Sting rushed forward, picking me up bridal style and carried me upstairs. I laughed and wrapped my arms around his neck, snuggling into him as he smiled at me; not noticing the incredulous looks the guild was giving us as well as the hearts in Mira's eyes.
We sat in the infirmary, my back against Laxus with Sting and Natsu in my lap looking up at me. They told me that I'd been out for a week and I listened as they told me what happened during the week, Laxus' chin on my shoulder, his arms wrapped around me, while I played with Natsu and Sting's hair as they drew lazy patterns on my thighs. We stayed like that, talking our heads off until night time, when we fell asleep together, in each other's arms, for the first time in a week.