Strange Bedfellows | By : stellabomb Category: +. to F > Fairy Tail Views: 9473 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Chapter 11: Lucy's Dream
After finding Sting, Lucy, and Natsu asleep on the second floor of the guild hall, the master arranged for three beds to be set up in one of the large rooms in the back of the building. It was clear that all three were being affected by the same thing and that if one fell asleep, the other two would follow. Keeping them at the guild hall while they were under this condition would just make it easier to keep an eye on them.
For the next few days, volunteers rotated with Erza, Gray, and Happy in watching the three as they slept, though it was mostly Erza and Gray who kept guard. Sting, Lucy, and Natsu would wake up momentarily, but fall back into a deep and quiet sleep. From time to time Wendy would check on their physical health, which has been clear of any issues so far.
The master continued to receive information from the locals of the northwest end of Fiore. The response to his request was surprisingly strong. Apparently there have been other incidents of strange things happening to both locals and travelers alike. Makarov was most concerned about how many of these people have gone missing. If what Erza said about Sting, Lucy, and Natsu’s bodies looking like they’re fading away, then disappearance is a likely end. It wouldn’t be until a week after the trio initially came back that he was able to sift out answers for them.
Makarov entered their room where all were sitting up in their beds looking exhausted.
"Based on the information we received, we’re probably dealing with a being called Tilus,” Makarov told the three. “It's described as a supernatural being that is neither good, nor evil and is both masculine and feminin. It feeds on strong emotions, so people in strained relationships are often targeted, usually through a disappearance. We don’t know what Tilus looks like or how it operates, unfortunately, so we’ll still have to continue keeping a watch on you three. I might send a team out back to the area you were ‘attacked’ to see what we can find."
Makarov placed a large file containing various letters and indicated that they were free to read through them if they wanted.
"As far as you three are concerned, it’s pretty obvious what Tilus is targeting." the master said.
"Do we even know it's the case?” Natsu asked. “These are just local legends."
"Enough of the details fit your situation. It's better than just sitting around doing nothing. It's a lead. And it looks like the easiest way to deal with Tilus is to resolve your personal issues."
Lucy looked away. "... Resolving are personal issues isn't as easy as that...” she said. “Forcing it might make things worse."
There was a long pause before the master spoke. "I understand what you're saying, Lucy. I just want you to know that what we’re dealing with is serious because we’re dealing with a lot of guessing and unknowns."
Lucy sat back against her bed, which was situated in between Sting and Natsu’s beds. She darted glances at them from the corners of her eyes. They looked so tired.
A dream, Lucy thought. I’m supposed to be staying at the guild hall.
Lucy found herself at her apartment. Outside, she could see that it was nighttime. As with the first dream, Lucy was experiencing that same sensation of being there, but not having any control over herself. However, this dream appeared was not the same blurry, half materialized world as before. Everything was clear and fully materialized.
“Is it a dream?” the voice questioned, speaking directly into Lucy’s mind. “Or is it a vision? A reflection? Or something else?”
Lucy stepped out of the shower and slipped into a t-shirt and underwear and headed for the couch. She wrapped herself in an extra blanket and settled in with a book for some pre-bed reading. She'd read one chapter before there was a knock at the door.
It was her boyfriend: the dragon slayer.
She told him she was surprised he came by, but that she was glad to see him. Did he want something to eat? No, he was tired. He just wanted to see her. Lucy smiled at him and led him to the couch. They can just relax on the couch, then. Lucy guided him onto the couch, sat on his lap, and draped the blanket over them. They started chatting about something. The Lucy who knew this was a dream wasn’t sure about it, but it was a nice, playful conversation, during which Natsu slung his arm over her shoulders, laughing about something or other. Lucy clutched onto him. Something about being with him like this was utterly familiar and comfortable. Sitting there in his strong arms, enjoying the warmth from his body, Lucy began to doze off feeling very happy.
Lucy wasn't sure how long she'd been napping, but she blearily woke up to the sound of his snoring. Awake, but too lazy to move around, Lucy looked at him closely. The spiky hair, the scar, that look on his face. He's cute when he sleeps, Lucy thinks to herself. Very peaceful, almost vulnerable looking. Yawning, Lucy shifted slightly so that she could wrap her arms around Sting’s neck and kiss him. It really hadn't been long since they saw each other last, but there are some days where their appetite for each other was insatiable. Lucy was in the mood. It's probably okay if she just took what she wanted, right?
She stroked his cheek gently to wake him up. As Natsu stirred, he looked at her with an expression of pleasant surprise. Lucy shifted so that she was straddling his lap. She leaned over to kiss him, tugging on his lower lip with her teeth playfully. The feel of his hands sneaking up under shirt and finding their way to her breasts encouraged her. She lifted her hips. The blanket that surrounded them fell in a pool around her knees and his hips. The curve of her bottom invited Sting’s hands to the hemline of her underwear. A single finger slipped underneath the fabric, touched her, made her wet. Lucy let out a breath of pleasure in response to his delicate touch. Still holding herself up, Lucy reached down and loosened his pants so she could pull out his erect penis. She lowered her hips onto him as he held the fabric of her underwear to the side so Natsu could slide into her.
Lucy wrapped her arms behind his neck, holding his face so that it was close to hers. She liked moving slow against him to start. She savored the feel of him inside of her, the feeling of fullness he gave her. As she moved up and down on Sting, she could hear in his erratic breath and feel in his still hands that he was holding himself back, letting her take control. Oh, she enjoyed that. She enjoyed knowing that he was enjoying her and that he wanted more of her. Looking into his eyes, she could see they were dilated and deep with desire. Lucy reveled in these little signs in his body. It was satisfying. She moved a little faster and more deliberately, she held Natsu close to her. Their lips touched, but they didn't kiss. It was just another point where his skin touched her skin. They shared the same breath of warm, musty air. Lucy could feel the tension build up in him. She kept moving, purposefully pushing him further until Sting couldn't take it.
Natsu suddenly pulled her off of him with a low groan. He said something about needing a condom. The hastily headed over to her bed and immediately started peeling off each other’s clothing. He playfully pushed her onto the bed. Hovering over her, he kissed her along the length of her body. He stopped at her clit, massaging it, tasting it. Lucy let out a quiet moan as she reached down to touch the back of his head, running her fingers through his spiky hair.
It was nice having this kind of attention being paid to her, but she was in a taking mood. Lucy sat up and pushed Sting onto his back. She reached over for a condom, put it on him, and guided herself onto his penis while sitting up. She resumed moving against him at a fast pace. Leaning down towards him, Lucy kissed him urgently.
It wasn't just the sex that was so good. There was also the distinct feeling that she didn't have to hold back. She was free to love this man whenever she wanted, however she wanted.
Lucy shifted on top of him, finding the position that best stimulated her pleasure spot as he moved against him. Looking down at his face, the part of Lucy that knew that this was a dream couldn’t quite make out his features anymore. She kept going, nonetheless. She could feel herself getting closer and closer to climax, her body movement getting more raw and ragged. Her hands held onto the back of his shoulders, fingers clawing into his skin. The words "I love you," sat on her lips, ready to be spoken, but it came out as a wordless breath of air as she climaxed quietly.
Lucy lay on her back while he wrapped himself around her. She stared at the ceiling as he slept peacefully. Lucy wasn’t sure which man she was with right now and the feeling was a little unsettling. In the corners of the room, the silver lining of a spider web shone in the moonlight.
The flush in her cheeks was still lingering the next day when she eyed both Sting and Natsu as they sat at opposite ends of the guild hall from each other. Lucy didn’t want to talk to Sting and Natsu about their dreams, really. It was a little uncomfortable and would potentially start another fight between them. But there was something about this last dream that bother her. She dreamt of spending the night with her “boyfriend”, but that boyfriend would change between being Sting and Natsu throughout the dream.
Lucy gestured to Natsu to follow her up to the second floor where Sting was having a drink. Under normal circumstances, Natsu would resist going anywhere near Sting, but given the present situation he gave in. Plus they were all too tired to really get worked up about anything.
“Did you guys have another dream?” Lucy asked. “One involving all three of us.”
Both Sting and Natsu nodded at her.
“What was it like for you two? This dream was different from the last because there was only one person, but both of you were part of it. Which one of you was with me?”
“I was,” the two dragon slayers said in unison. Both Sting and Natsu glared at each other upon hearing each other’s answers.
“Who did you think was with you?” Natsu asked.
“I’m not sure," Lucy said. “Both of you were there, at different times. Towards the end I’m not so sure. It could have been both of you at the same time, or neither of you at all. It was unclear. Did you guys feel like you were there the whole time?”
“No,” Natsu said. “I felt like I was fading in and out of that dream.”
“Was that how it was for you?” Lucy asked Sting. He nodded.
Lucy stared at him for a while, noticing how quiet he’d been for the past few days. He looked so tired. In fact, they all did. Whatever Tilus was doing, it was draining them of their energy. Seeing them like this made Lucy feel a little useless. She couldn’t get herself to agree with the master that they should just resolve this issue they’ve got, but she can’t offer any alternatives to solving the problem. She watched as Natsu and Sting went their separate ways tiredly. Their shoulders were slumping a little.
As guilt sank in again, Lucy felt her eyes get heavy.
Lucy woke up clutching her neck, breathing heavily. The mark around her neck was burning. She quickly glanced at the mirror across the room that she was sharing with Sting and Natsu. The mark clearly looked like a spider wrapping its leg around her neck. It was glowing read. She could hear the sound of something smoldering beneath them. Lucy got off her bed to see what it was.
There was a crack in the ground that was steadily reaching across the floor. There was a low rumble as black lava oozed out from the expanding cracks. She could hear the sound of something or someone working its way up towards opening in the ground. Spider legs began to emerge from the ground. They were thin, black, and incredibly long.
Where are Erza and Gray? Lucy wondered. She looked around her. The two mages in question were sitting at their posts, acting as if nothing were happening. Couldn't they see that they were being attacked?! Knowing that there was something wrong, Lucy looked back at the bed to see if Natsu and Sting noticed what was going on. She gasped at what she saw. On the beds were Sting, Natsu, and herself laying as though they were still asleep.
"You're entering my realm," the voice echoed, speaking directly to her mind. "Things are different here. Your friends can't help you."
Were they dreaming again? The dreams they had felt so real, now she couldn’t tell one from the other. On instinct Lucy reached for her hip where her keys would normally be, but she grabbed onto nothing. She realized she keeps her keys underneath her pillow when she sleeps. She needed to grab hold of her keys! Lucy dashed towards the bed where her actual body was laying asleep.
From the crack, a large shadowy figure emerged. The figure had a human upper body and a lower spider body. The human looking portion looked like a composite of both a man’s body and woman’s body. The face of the figure from certain angles looked like a woman’s face and from other angles looked like a man’s face.
"The vulnerable one is first to go,” the figure said, its voice echoing throughout the room. Its arms extended out rapidly towards Lucy’s direction. Lucy braced herself, knowing that she was probably the weakest.
Nothing happened.
Lucy looked up to the sight of Sting being dragged across the room by the neck. He was unconscious. The mark around his neck was larger, clearer and more elaborate compared to Lucy's.
"Sting!" Lucy yelled scrambling towards him.
She reached and grabbed hold of his leg, using all of her strength to pull him back, but it was too late. The spider legs pulled Sting’s body down through the ooze and into the crack. Lucy was left crumpled on the ground, staring at the crack, which remained open.
Comments: Just a few more chapters to go. Thanks for reading and reviewing!
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