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Taming Lightning
By : kurahieiritrJIO
Category: +. to F > Fairy Tail
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Trying to ignore the brittle, crackling sensation of nerves going haywire was difficult, but Lucy was not going to let the perverted jerk see her as being any weaker than he already believed her to be. Their earlier, downright insulting encounter had left a bad taste lingering in Lucy's mind, but she had no idea about how to handle the guild's temporary Master. The last thing Lucy could afford was giving Laxus more ammunition to harass her.
Her electrical burns were hurting far worse than they should, but Lucy was not going to mention them with so much work to complete. The pain increased dramatically because of Laxus grabbing her forearms to prevent her from falling earlier. His quick grab had put pressure on the bandages, and had abraded her damaged skin worse than resetting the filing cabinets previously. The waist grab had not helped any. Lucy fought to keep her focus upon filling out the many forms stacked around the office. Despite the throbbing pins, needles, and burning itchiness plaguing the edges of Lucy's awareness, she gritted her teeth and continued to type in all the information she needed to without pausing longer than to check the punishment notes she had propped against one of the form stacks.
How much time had passed since they settled into working in relative silence was unknown, but Lucy was getting nauseous now that she had managed to put together another decent stack of forms to hand over to Laxus so he could sign everything. Pulling the latest filled in sheet out of the type writer carriage, Lucy took a deep breath and rose from her chair. To distract Laxus from any more sexual harassment, Lucy handed the newest foot tall stack of completed forms to him. The need to get some pain relievers was too severe for Lucy to ignore it any longer. She had to go to the infirmary or risk vomiting despite having nothing on her stomach.
"I need to run downstairs for a few minutes. I'll be back soon." Lucy spoke in a purposeful monotone.
Laxus stared at her through narrowed eyes for several moments as if trying to judge her intentions. "Fine. While your downstairs, get me a beer and a mixed meat grinder."
Somehow Lucy kept herself from stiffening over the command. She gave a curt nod instead, and quickly exited the room. Taking the stairs two at a time, Lucy made it to the floor level, and headed toward the bar. Seeing Mirajane, Lucy was about to relay Laxus beer request, but was cut off before she could speak.
"Lucy, are you okay? You're looking really pale and sweaty. Did Laxus do something to you?" Mirajane demanded answers as she came around the counter to stand in front of Lucy.
"Uhm, everything's fine, but we're really busy trying to get all the forms filled out before the deadline. My burns are hurting so I need to go to the infirmary for medicine is all. Anyway, Laxus wants a beer and mixed meat grinder brought up, so could you get that ready for me to take back to the office once I get back?"
Cana's voice sounded furious. "Are you sure Laxus hasn't done anything we need to know about, Lucy?"
Before Lucy could turn to look at Cana, she saw a flash of genuine worry cross Mirajane's features. By the time Lucy had Cana in her sights, she knew the two women were having a silent conversation of sorts. What the two were thinking was unknown, but no less real despite Lucy's own lack of inside information.
"What's wrong, Mira, Cana? You both seem worried. Is everything okay?" Lucy asked.
"Lucy needs to know, Mira. After all, this is Laxus we're talking about."
A soft growl erupted from Mirajane's throat. Several mugs sitting upon the counter exploded as her visage fluctuated, her magic on the verge of exploding out of control. "If he dares, I'll rip him apart."
"Eh? What?" Lucy stepped back as fear skated along her spine. The vicious feeling magic suddenly swirling around Mirajane was enough to make Lucy gag.
"Oy, calm down, Sis. Everyone's upset that Laxus took over the guild the way he did, but at least we should give him credit for convincing the Council to not disband us." Elfman said as he walked up, and placed a hand on Mirajane's shoulder.
Following close behind Elfman was Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel. The four men looked dusty and sweaty to Lucy's eyes. The scent of heavy labor induced sweat infiltrated her nostrils. Wrinkling her nose, Lucy found it difficult to not cover her face.
Cana's voice was hard as she responded. "None of you has realized the kind of person Laxus became thanks to Ivan. I remember how Laxus changed when Ivan was excommunicated from Fairy Tail. Most of you don't realize how far Laxus'll go to satisfy his ambitions. Mira and I know what kind of man he's become. You missed our chat with Laxus when we asked him to help us handle Phantom Lord because we couldn't find Mystogan."
Lucy felt her brows knit together as she listened to Cana's angry tirade. "What happened, Cana? Why are you both so angry with Laxus? I don't understand."
Cana sneered. "Tch, Laxus is interested in you, Lucy, and he has the kind of personality to aggressively and underhandedly go after, and get what he wants on his own terms. The man's a notorious womanizer so you need to steer clear of him. Playing secretary for him is a bad idea."
Feeling her eyes widen, Lucy struggled to swallow past the dry lump forming in her throat. The earlier incident where Laxus taunted and grabbed onto her overwhelmed Lucy's mind as the fresh memory backed Cana's words. Feeling her head shake back and forth in denial, Lucy could not find her voice.
"Cana's right, Lucy. Laxus said he would only help defeat Phantom Lord if you became his woman. The look he had in his eyes is what worries me most. I saw it clearly. I wasn't going to tell you anything, or give Laxus an opening to make things far worse than they already are. But, I can't forget that strange look in his eyes when he made his demand. Makes me sick to think we have someone like that in our guild. We're supposed to be friends and family to each other. Fairy Tail cares for our own."
"Mira's right about Laxus intense look when he said he would only rescue you if you agreed to his terms. I've only seen Laxus get truly interested in a couple of things over the years. The look in his eyes was similar to those times that I can recall. Once Laxus starts getting that look in his eyes, he doesn't stop until he gets what he's become obsessed with, and this time, he's interested in you, Lucy." Cana clarified.
'No way! I'm too young for someone like Laxus. I'm still a teenager and he's an adult. They've got it all wrong. Sure, he's a perverted jerk, but that doesn't mean he's serious. He's the kind of guy that women cling to I'm pretty sure. I mean, he's really attractive, even if he does have a horrible personality.'
Gajeel snickered. "Sounds like normal instincts kicking in to me. If she's his ideal woman, stop meddling while you're still in one piece. We Dragon Slayers get vicious when it comes to our chosen partners. Our gut tells us we've found the right partner, and once it clicks in our heads, we don't tolerate interference."
"We can't let Laxus hurt Lucy, Gajeel. If he's thinking to force her into something she doesn't want, then it's our job to protect her." Gray snapped at the black haired Slayer.
Unable to do anything but stare at everyone discussing her, Lucy was floored when Natsu began talking. "Gajeel's got the best point, everyone. If Laxus’ gut is telling him Luce is his, leave them alone, or you will regret it. Laxus won't be able to bring himself to purposefully hurt Luce, so you don't need to do anything. Like Igneel always told me, when the right person comes along, I'll know it without any words needed. Even if it is a lacrima that gives Laxus his dragon power, that instinct probably is part of his magic."
She was getting so dazed that Lucy could not think straight. Unsure how it happened, Lucy discovered herself looking up at her friends. Somehow she had ended up on the floor, legs sprawled at odd angles. When had she dropped, Lucy wondered? Mind whirling at a dizzying rate, Lucy felt agony flashing from her fore arms and lower back to inundate the rest of her body in burning torment.
Porlyusica was bending down to look in her eyes, but Lucy did not recall heading to the infirmary as she was distracted by trying to make sense of everything her friends were saying.
"Get a stretcher for me. Should have known this little idiot wouldn't take it easy the way I told her. Stupid girl, how did you manage to burst so many blisters along your forearms and wrists? Why did you ignore my orders not to do any lifting, or accidentally abrade your bandages? Do you want to end up with scars all over your arms?” Porlyusica clucked and grumbled at her as she was checking vitals and shaking her head.
“One of you girls need to bring me a lot of cool water to soak these bandages loose since they've dried to her skin like glue. Otherwise she'll scar badly when I take these bandages off to treat her injuries." Porlyusica snarled as she inspected Lucy's arms closely.
Moment's later Lucy felt herself getting gently lifted and stretched out. Her eyes would not focus as the pain in her arms and waist came back ten times worse. Porlyusica's words horrified Lucy. Scars would ruin her looks.
Yet another part of her mind could not help but respond ‘scars will certainly get rid of unwanted attention from Laxus since he’s like father; power hungry. Laxus Dreyer wants a well bred arm ornament, and scars will make me worthless to him. Same as it will make me worthless for Father’s plots.’
Oh the heels of that thought, Porlyusica was shoving a foul smelling drink in Lucy's face. Practically gagging on the strong, bitter flavor, Lucy made herself choke the medicine down somehow. Tears were flowing steadily from her eyes as Lucy's head began to reel. Dizziness took hold soon after swallowing whatever Porlyusica gave her. A welcome wave of numbness began to seep into her body as Lucy’s eyes closed. Her last thought was that Laxus would be furious about his missing food and beer.
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The door swung open and Freed barged into the room. Frowning, Laxus looked up and saw that Freed looked upset, but also had a beer stein in his hand. "Mira asked me to bring this to you."
"What's with the sour look, Freed?" Laxus demanded as he took the glass and took a long drink.
"Lucy san was being put on a stretcher when I walked into the guild, Laxus sama. She didn't look good."
"What the hell?" Laxus snarled, beer mug slamming onto the desk top as he exploded out of his chair so fast it shot back into the wall.
"I heard the old healer yelling at Lucy san about ignoring her orders not to do any lifting." Freed answered as he cringed back a step.
Almost before he realized what he was doing, Laxus was down the stairs and crossing the beer hall. With each step his anger increased. By the time he got to the infirmary door, which Natsu and Gray were both standing before whining to be allowed inside, Laxus was sparking. Gajeel was standing between them and the door, acting like a barricade with part of his body shifted to iron to make it harder to move him out of the pair’s way. Seeing him, Gajeel gave a grunt that sounded suspiciously like a chuckle.
"Move it. I can keep the water cool so it won't hurt, Lucy. I'm not an idiot like Flame Brain, Scrap Metal!" Gray was snarling as Laxus stopped directly behind the pair of loud mouths.
Venting his displeasure, Laxus grabbed the near naked Ice mage by the hair and slammed him head first into Natsu's skull before lifting both men by their necks and flinging them behind himself. "Lock those idiots up in separate rooms, Freed."
"Right away, Laxus Sama." Freed answered as Gajeel gave Laxus a nod, undid his magical transformation, and stepped out of the doorway.
Eyes narrowing, Laxus hesitated to enter the infirmary. Gajeel met his gaze with a crooked smile of his own. "Not all of us are too stupid to realize you'd be down here the minute you found out she collapsed, Master Laxus. Porlyusica told them both to get lost, but they wouldn't listen. So, I kept them out."
Brow lifting as his eyes widened slightly, Laxus contemplated the other man for several seconds. It annoyed Laxus that he owed the ex Phantom scumbag anything. However, his gut was roiling enough already. "Good job. When Freed comes back, tell him I said to put the rune barrier back up to keep those two out of here."
"With pleasure. Be careful in there. She's got a lot of clucking hens surrounding her. A couple are out for blood." Gajeel spoke in a soft voice.
Laxus walked into the infirmary while mulling over the camaraderie type tone Gajeel used to warn him of what to expect. Giving a mental shrug, Laxus headed toward the curtain enclosed alcove where he could hear water being poured.
"I think that should do it. Hand me the scissors, Levy." Porlyusica's cranky voice greeted Laxus ears.
"Is Lu-chan going to be alright?"
"Lucy had better be fine, or so help me I'm going to rip Laxus apart for letting her do any kind of lifting when she isn't allowed." The all too familiar voice of their resident she demon drifted across the infirmary.
Stopping just outside the curtain, Laxus flexed his hands into fists as he went through a mental debate with himself over whether or not he should poke his head inside to see for himself how bad Blondie was looking. To see with his own eyes would insure Laxus wasn't being lied to by anyone he reasoned. The other side of the argument was that it was better to simply ask for a verbal report and let his new secretary have privacy. His gut reaction was to remind himself that as the guild master, there was nothing the old healer could do if Laxus so chose to demand an update. Blondie was one of his charges, and his secretary, so he had a right to know how bad her arms were injured. If Laxus wanted answers, Porlyusica was damned well obligated to give them to him since he was paying her salary.
"Oh will you two shut up, and get out of my hair? This girl's as stubborn as Makarov. Once she sets her mind to doing anything, she won't give up or be reasonable. Not even Laxus can stop her from doing what she's determined to do. I've seen it too many times. Until she thinks this guild is safe, she's going to continue being a fool."
Curiosity winning over manners, Laxus tugged the curtain aside enough to stick his head through the fabric. The image that hit his retinas was anything but what Laxus expected. A large metal tub filled partially with water, with a heavily bandaged, but otherwise nude blond bombshell greeted Laxus eyes. Porlyusica was peeling back a section of bandages to reveal the severe burns caused by the Thunder Palace. The bandage section revealed that Lucy had numerous burn patches across her chest and stomach. Additional bandages covered Lucy's feet and lower legs.
'Aware that he had yet to plumb the depths of his magic, Laxus felt secure in his trump card, the Thunder Palace, despite his Thunder Tribe getting defeated.
Laxus glared at the pink haired menace trying to break through Freed’s runes. "Porlyusica says he's had a heart attack and stroke. She's already stabilized his heart. Stay out of the infirmary so she can work in peace. The little solid script mage knows to come get me if she needs anything to save Makarov."
"So, you've finally come back to your senses then?" Natsu asked as his fire coating sputtered on the verge of going out.
"The one who's lost his senses is Gramps! You don't know a damned thing about what's happening, Flame Brain! As much as I like your enthusiasm, the reality is that the Magic Council gave Gramps an ultimatum that he ignored! If I stop now, everything's lost. So get used to the changes to happen, Natsu. If I don't take control right now, Fairy Tail is done for because Gramps won't obey the Council!"
With a snarl, Natsu moved to start fighting again. Gajeel grabbed his shoulder and managed to keep Natsu from resuming their fight. "Hold it, Salamander. Calm down. We need answers."
"Well hearing the Phantom trash talking sense is unexpected. Then again, Flame Brain isn't exactly big on listening or thinking things through." Laxus scoffed as he turned toward the stairs that would take him to the third floor Guild office.
"You're lying, Laxus! Gramps is on great terms with the Council. He's told us as much."
A chiming sound caught Laxus attention. Whirling to look back at the rune barrier still in place at the front doors of the guild words began to form. (Heartfilia destroys second lightning lacrima.) Before the letters fully faded, Laxus was on the move, knocking Natsu and Gajeel aside in his haste to prevent the woman from dying.
"Hah! Luce is taking down the Thunder Palace so you can't hold Magnolia hostage any longer, Laxus. You lose!" Natsu crowed in triumph, as Laxus hurried from the guild.
Snarling softly, Laxus did a quick check on where the lacrimas were missing. A bright flash of light caught his attention. ‘Stupid fucking little high society bimbo is going to learn not to mess with me. How dare she act as reckless as that ash brained idiot she teams up with for missions? I'm going to wring her god damned sexy little neck if she survives that much voltage.’
Converting his form into lightning, Laxus flashed to the area, landing on the top of one of the taller buildings. The woman was a fool to destroy two Thunder Palace lacrimas floating above the city. The amount of lightning that was unleashed by the organic link to strike a single lacrima's destroyer was backed by enough power to maim most mages. It was unthinkable that Heartfilia had broken a pair without some way to counteract the powerful discharge.
Laxus had counted on keeping Erza and the other women immobilized, but someone broke Evergreen's stone eyes spell and released Titania to join the battle. The moment Erza was able to fight, Laxus had known Evergreen would be defeated. However, defeating Evergreen meant that it was Erza's fault Blondie was probably more dead than alive at the moment. Considering how much voltage was in each lacrima, the little rich girl was probably suffering serious burns and internal organ failure as her insides boiled if the third explosion was due to the woman taking out a third lacrima.
Angry as he was at things going awry, Laxus began searching for Lucy's body. Laxus knew he could not fully lay the blame on Erza for the Celestial Mage's stupidity. Erza had shown true leadership and brains by going after the one controlling the hostages, and had done her duty. The results pleased Laxus, although he would never say such aloud. The rune spells had reported the needed information. Now Laxus knew how to sort out Fairy Tail's ranks once Lahar acknowledged that he would take control.
Bickslow's voice caught Laxus attention. "It's too late to take her whip away now, Fur ball! She's dying! You gotta untie me so I can use my babies to try and draw the excess Lightning out of her! It's our only shot at saving her!"
Swiveling on heel, Laxus spotted the building and flashed into lightning form again. In a matter of seconds Laxus took everything in and understood what needed to be done as he returned to his solid form. The busty blond was seizing, outfit more than half destroyed.
'At least the little idiot's still alive. But she won't be for long if I don't get my magic out of her system. Of all the stupid shit she could pull . . . what the hell is wrong with these idiots? Don't they have any sense of survival at all? Damn but she's going to owe me big time. I am going to make sure to take my payment in full as soon as she's recovered.'
The stuttering gasps of the woman trying to breathe, blood sliding out of her nose and mouth was all evidence that Laxus needed to know she was running out of time. Part of him hesitated, asking if he should let the young woman die before she became a bigger headache than she was worth.
"Cosplay Queen took out three lacrimas, Boss. She wouldn't listen and stay down. I tried to tell her the Palace wasn't going off, and that it was past time for it to activate. She wouldn't listen to anything I tried to tell her. Even after getting fried twice, she somehow got back on her feet and took out a third one while still sparking from the other two hits."
Seeing Bickslow without his helmet on, looking like he had gotten the shit beat out of him, squirming to get closer while hog tied reminded Laxus of his earlier decision. If the small woman did survive, and had her magic intact, Lucy Heartfilia would deserve to become one of the toughest women mages Laxus had ever met.
Stalking forward and yanking the convulsing woman into his arms, Laxus focused on drawing the lightning out of her body. His mouth covered hers. Focusing on reversing the electricity into himself, Laxus drew the glowing energy up into his arms and through his lips, static discharging and crackling as it flowed back into his body with reluctance. If not for his training as a lightening mage before he was implanted with the dragon lacrima, Laxus would not have known how to siphon back his own magic. It hurt to do it, but Laxus had plans for the gorgeous girl. He was not about to let her foil everything he worked so hard to accomplish.
Making Fairy Tail the most formidable guild in all Fiore would require time, effort and money to achieve. Much as Laxus despised the knowledge, he needed the woman he was fighting to save. Once the last of the lightning from Lucy was writhing in his own veins, Laxus lifted one of his arms and discharged the massive force into the sky. Feeling her muscles relax, Laxus glanced down to see that the girl was second degree burned. Getting her medical attention was necessary. However, Laxus did not dare change form with her in his arms.
"Untie Bicks right now, Happy. We've got to get her to the guild fast, or she'll die."
Laxus gritted his teeth as he came out of the all too fresh memory of racing back to the guild with Bickslow and that yappy cat as his guide in a mad dash to keep Lucy alive. The image of knee high boots, and a much longer length skirt Lucy was wearing when he returned followed hard on the heels of the unpleasant memory.
Pulling his head back behind the curtain, Laxus ran a hand through his hair. The little wench had hidden the true extent of her remaining injuries from him and it made Laxus even angrier. Considering the raw, angry red welts, and in some cases, genuine blisters he glanced before recoiling, Laxus was appalled that Lucy was able to do all the typing and sorting she had already done. The image of her too pale, slightly sweaty face rose to haunt Laxus’ mind.
Clearing his throat, Laxus swallowed thickly. "I just heard that Blondie collapsed and was brought in here. How's she doing?"
Porlyusica's feminine grunt preceded her scathing tone. "Stupid girl's a mess, no thanks to your damned half baked spell."
Anger surging at being lectured by the cranky old woman, Laxus snarled in return. "At least I sucked the lightning out of her before she died. She's the idiot that didn't think about the consequences after seeing the damage she was going to get by destroying any of the lacrimas. The fact she chose to take out three of them in a row is her own damned fault."
"Get out of here. I'll send Levy with the details after I know them myself. I'm too busy to put up with your tantrums right now, Moron!" Porlyusica clapped back.
"Fine. I'll be in my office." A chest deep snarl rattling through his body, Laxus stormed out of the infirmary as the image of burned flesh marring Lucy's exquisite body nipped at his conscience.
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Taming Lightning