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Green Envy in Blue Pegasus	By : Rhov Category: +. to F > Fairy Tail Views: 2365 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail, nor the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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Chapter 3
A few months passed, and the Raijinshuu were making the best of things in Blue Pegasus. Both Laxus and Freed worked in the host club with the other Blue Pegasus men. Whereas Laxus could slouch, sip booze, ignore the girls, and somehow kept them thrilled by his surly behavior, Freed took his duties seriously. On that particular day, he was busy attending four girls at once, keeping a lively conversation going while they fawned over him.
They played with his hair. Laxus knew Freed hated to have anyone touch his hair. They kept trying to rub his arms or legs, even when Freed reminded them over and over, touching was not allowed. Laxus growled too softly for others to hear. Those bitches! Freed should not need to remind them more than once. They kept asking him to pour drinks, ogling him as he did so with the refinement of a noble. Their eyes trailed up and down his lithe body, they bit their lips, and their cheeks flushed when Freed handed the wineglasses back to the ladies.
Laxus accidentally crushed the mug of beer he was holding. He couldn't handle this anymore!
One woman placed her fingers on Freed's sleeve, despite having been told five times not to touch. "Freed, sweetie, you're just like a true prince. You're so elegant, such a gentleman all the time. Sitting with you really is like being with royalty."
Freed laughed awkwardly. "You flatter me."
"Did you know the girls call you the second prince of Blue Pegasus, just after Hibiki?"
"Oh, I could never be compared to him," Freed said with humble dismissal.
The woman caressed his cheek. "True. You're far more handsome, my prince."
Laxus suddenly swooped in and yanked Freed up into his arms, princess-style, much to the green-haired man's shock. He glowered down at the ladies, and sparks of furious electricity crackled the air.
"He's my prince!"
With that bold declaration, Laxus stomped off, leaving the women in confusion. He fled to the dressing rooms where Blue Pegasus mages prepared for their work at the host club. Laxus had his own room, and he marched into there, still holding Freed. He kicked the door shut behind him and finally let Freed down.
"What the hell was that?" Freed shouted as he flipped his hair back into order.
"You looked uncomfortable," Laxus said in excuse.
"I was handling them."
"They were breaking the rules. I thought you were really strict about rules."
Freed jolted, completely caught off-guard. "That's normally true…"
"It should be," shouted Laxus. "Especially in this case. If I have to follow the rules about you, you have to follow the rules about them."
Freed jolted slightly and raised an eyebrow. "Wait, what rules about me?"
Laxus froze, and his eyes widened. Shit! Shit, shit, fucking shit!
Freed stared at him cautiously, and Laxus realized it was the exact same look he gave before, when he had asked if flirting was against the rules.
"Laxus … are … are you…"
Laxus turned as if to leave.
"Wait!" Freed shouted, and he grabbed Laxus' shoulder.
The Lightning Dragon Slayer knew he could have pulled away, could have zapped his way out of the entire guild if he wanted to, but he felt trapped. He stood there, waiting, fuming that he let it slip out after all these years hiding it.
"Are you in love with me?"
Laxus felt his face getting hot. He wanted to run, go on a long mission, escape like he always did, only here the missions were not like in Fairy Tail. They were not fighting monsters and defeating gangs. It was flirting! He couldn't go out there into the host club, not like this, and not after the scene he made.
"You are, aren't you?"
"Doesn't matter," he grumbled. "You're in love with someone else."
"Who says that?"
Laxus glanced around with a surly expression. "You're interested in Eve, right?"
Freed look stunned. "Huh? Eve Tearm? I hardly know him. I'm certainly not in love!"
"Aren't you dating one of those Trimens?" Laxus pressed.
Freed frowned and looked away. "I'm not. I … I'm not … good around people."
"You're incredible around the clients," Laxus insisted. "You're one of the best hosts in the whole guild. The women adore you. More ladies asked for you than Hibiki last month."
"It's an act. It's all part of the mission, the rules, and … and I want this to work. It was my idea to come here. I know you hate it, but—"
"I don't hate it," he said.
"You miss Fairy Tail."
Laxus shut his mouth. That much was probably obvious.
"We haven't switched our guild marks. None of us. We keep hoping that maybe, just maybe … but there's nothing to do. Everyone scattered. We don't even know where Makarov is anymore. We have to make the best of it, and … and I'm trying! I'm no good with flirting or joking. I'm the stoic prince; I've heard that many times. So I act the part. I can be serious and mildly appreciative, and for whatever reason, the girls like it."
"And do you?" asked Laxus.
Freed shrugged. "I like being appreciated for a change."
"The hell are you talkin' about! I have always appreciated you."
"Yeah, but … but we're…"
"Team mates?"
"Both guys," Freed said, cringing away. "You told me once, you didn't want anyone to know you were gay. I've guarded that secret, even from Evergreen and Bickslow."
"That was only because of that damn old geezer. Fairy Tail's gone! There's nothing for me or any kid of mine to inherit. The old geezer's gone too, and no one has a clue where he ran off to. We're hardly a team anymore these days. Bickslow's behind the bar, we're working the club, Evergreen isn't even in the same shift as us. Why keep pretending? Why not take this as the perfect opportunity?"
"To … to come out?" Freed exclaimed.
Laxus shrugged as if it was obvious. "Yeah. I'm sick of hiding."
"But Laxus—"
"I like you, Freed," he blurted out. "I have for years, since the first day you walked through the doors of Fairy Tail. I'm sorry I haven't told you until now, but if you think you're not good around people, I'm a helluva lot worse."
Freed chuckled softly. "You are a bit socially awkward."
Laxus scoffed wryly and rolled his eyes. "That's putting it mildly. I don't get people at all. Sure as hell can't confess properly," he grumbled, knowing he utterly ruined confessing to Freed in a romantic style more suited to such a refined man. "Still, I've had enough. I can't stand seeing you prostituted out to women."
"It's not prostitution; it's a host club."
"I don't fucking like it!" barked Laxus. "I don't like seeing anyone touch you."
Freed took back a step, still eying him with caution.
"I don't mean to sound creepy," Laxus apologized, trying to calm himself. "That's just the way I am. I keep getting jealous, afraid I'll lose you to someone. When I see those girls with their hands all over you, I'm furious and … and so envious … because that's how I want to touch you. Yet I can't. I can't because you have rules, and I've been respecting those damn rules up until now. However, if I have to watch you get taken from me … if I have to watch you be touched and seduced right in front of me … I can't do that. I'm tellin' ya right now, I can't! I'll leave. I'll go to another guild. I just can't keep watching you like that." He turned aside gritting his teeth. "It's driving me fuckin' insane!"
He dropped his head. Laxus felt weak for admitting this, and he felt like he was betraying Freed's trust. Freed had set up rules, and Laxus knew how strict he was about these things. Following rules meant everything to him.
"I guess," Freed said slowly, "although we're comrades—we always will be that—but … but we're not really a team anymore. We don't do missions as a team. That … that was the reason for the rules. The missions took precedence, since to complete a mission without fail is to bring honor to Fairy Tail itself. Without Fairy Tail, without team missions … there is no need for the Raijinshuu to exist, not in its original form, anyway."
Laxus hesitantly looked back around. Was Freed actually saying what he hoped he was saying?
"We could still be a team, but different parameters and duties call for different rules." He clenched his jaw to hold back uncertainty and glanced up warily to Laxus. In a voice faint with timidity, he asked, "Is that acceptable?"
Laxus turned fully around with a warm smile. "You're the team captain. You make the rules."
Freed looked aside, but his cheeks warmed to hear Laxus leaving this as his decision. "The three of us … we knew we were just support for you. We're fine with that. We admire you and, in our own ways, we adore you. We aim to rise to your level. At the same time, our goal was to elevate you to higher plateaus, to make it clear to all members of Fairy Tail that you were without a doubt the greatest and most powerful mage in the guild, greater than Erza or Mystogan, or even Gildarts. That was why the Raijinshuu existed: for you! But now … Mystogan is no more, Erza left with the others, and no one has heard a thing from Gildarts. I don't think you really care about rising to the top in this guild. No, I think if pitted against them, you would easily stand on top, without a doubt. Maybe even against Master Bob. You are the strongest here. So the rest of us … you don't need us."
"Yes, I do!" he protested.
"Not that way. Not as supports or as bodyguards. The rules were meant to protect you, specifically. You don't need that sort of protection now. You don't need to prove yourself. I think you probably don't care all that much about bringing honor to Blue Pegasus anyway, so long as your own reputation is not tarnished. So the reason for those rules no longer exists. If the rules meant to protect you are instead hurting you, the rules need to change, because the prime reason for the Raijinshuu to exist is to guard you. In making the rule against in-team relationships, I failed to protect you. I hurt you. For that, I am deeply sorry." His head hung low and contrite.
"Freed," he whispered, tipping up his chin and trying to look into those downcast eyes. "Hey, you didn't know. You made that rule to stop Evergreen, right?" Something suddenly did not make sense. "Why would you even bother to stop her?"
"Wh-what do you mean?" Freed muttered, trying to to keep his eyes averted. "She was slacking off."
"That's no reason to make a rule."
"She was annoying you."
"I made no complaints. Hell, I didn't even realize she was flirting. She was annoying you, wasn't she?" he deducted.
Freed bristled and looked away further, wishing he could hide from Laxus' keen probing.
"I know you and your rules, Freed Justine. You make them for tactical reasons. Slacking off and being annoying aren't good enough reasons to forbid something, otherwise we would have forbidden alcohol from Bickslow years ago to stop him from singing."
Freed yanked his head back, but Laxus grabbed his shoulder instead, leaning in closer.
"There's another reason you made that rule, isn't there?" he pressed without letup.
Freed's face began to turn red.
"You didn't think I was gay back then. You probably figured you had no chance. You made that rule because you couldn't stand to see her flirt with me. You probably figured she had a chance, and you didn't. Seeing her flirt was painful. Some random person, you don't care if you get jealous, but Ever is a friend. You honor your friendships deeply. There was no way you could continue feeling jealous at her and still keep your friendship strong. So you made a rule that would stop her. You didn't do it to protect me; you did it to protect yourself … from your own jealousy."
"You're wrong! You're not the detective sort," he argued.
"I'm rarely wrong about you, Freed. I've known you too long, too well. I've watched you for years, but sometimes I'm slow on the uptake. I didn't notice at all."
He touched Freed's cheek, but the green-haired man stiffened at the massive hand's surprisingly gentle touch.
"You at least had a crush on me back then, right?" he guessed. "Maybe not now, but back then you did. That's why you made the rule. You liked me. Damn, and I couldn't figure it out."
Reluctantly, Freed muttered, "You're rather clumsy with things like that."
"I won't deny it," he chuckled. "So … how about now? Any way I can get you interested in me again?"
Freed pulled completely away, but Laxus saw in his eyes, he was calculating something. Freed had always been the strategist on the team, which was what made him such a good leader. Laxus waited for his decision.
"People will know … about you," he warned, unable to look at Laxus. "They won't care about me. Everyone thinks I'm gay anyway," he grumbled, "but you—"
"I don't care," Laxus butted in. "I don't fucking care anymore. Fairy Tail is gone. All I have left is you," he said softly, reaching out to Freed but respectfully not touching him, just reaching out, hoping he really did still have Freed. "I need you, now more than ever. You wanna be my bodyguard? What's most vulnerable right now is my heart. Saying shitty romantic crap like this isn't helping. So please, before I really make an ass out of myself, at least say you'll consider it so I can shut up."
Freed still looked torn. On one hand, his eyes said he wanted Laxus, very much. However, when he looked away, the tenseness in his jaw and the way his body bristled showed that he did not want to give in so easily and risk destroying their friendship. Laxus knew Freed well. He was not the sort to make a lot of friends. He grabbed onto the few he had with desperation, dedicating himself to strengthening those ties. Laxus was asking him to abandon the ties of friendship for something stronger, and yet more easy to break.
"Can I think about it?" he finally asked, looking overwhelmed.
"Yeah, 'course you can," Laxus said, unsure how to take the delay, but he figured if Freed had to think this long about it, the issue was more serious to him than even a great battle against enemies.
Freed turned and began to head out. "You should think about it as well. Promise me that. People will know about you. Think good and hard: are you willing to come out to everyone? Believe me, it's not an easy decision."
"No, but it has to happen one day," Laxus reasoned.
"Still … think about what you're asking. If you don't change your mind, ask me again in a week."
"Sure," Laxus muttered, but as he watched Freed leave the room, he already knew the truth.
He did not need a week to think about the repercussions of coming out as a gay man, because he had been thinking about it every night for years.
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