Laxus walked in through the guild doors and sat at his normal spot by the bar. His team wasn't here yet other than freed but he was deep into a book in a corner and Laxus didn't want to disturb him. Mira wasn't behind the bar so he guessed she was somewhere in the back getting something. So he just sat and waited on the silver haired barmaid with his hand cupping his face and a look of boredom.

"Good morning Laxus!" he jumped at the perky greeting and turned to see the chocolate orbs of Lucy. She was standing behind him with the biggest smiled he's seen on the celestial mage.

"Oh, um hey Blondie" he wasn't quite sure what to say to her, this was actually the first time she had ever spoke to him this way. She seemed in a good mood. She walked over and planted a seat beside him. "Not with the team?" he asked finally finding something to talk about.

She shook her head. "Waiting for Mira, where is she?" right then the barmaid came in from the back and smiled warmly at the other female mage.

"Right here Lucy, oh and Laxus morning!" she said a little in surprise. "Waiting for little old me? Sorry I was just doing up some dishes in the back"

"That's fine, I can wait or do you need some help?" Lucy said placing her hands on the bar and leaning in a little to the other woman.

Mira smiled at her suggestion "thank you Lucy, if you want to help that would be wonderful." She then turned over to Laxus, "Laxus, do you want your normal?" he nodded. Lucy smiled and got up walking around the bar and into the back. "I'll be there in a minute Lucy just let me tend to Laxus" Mira called after her. Lucy turned around and gave her a thumbs up before disappearing into the kitchen.

"She seems happy today" Laxus said after he saw she was gone. Mira nodded as she bent down to get a glass from under the island.

"Her team got back last night from a job and Natsu and Gray were able to behave themselves so they were able to get the full payment. Lucy was excited to pay her rent on time and I'm sure her land lady was just as surprised." Laxus chuckled.

"Someone's easy to please" he said. Mira giggled herself and handed him his glass of beer.

"Mira, baby, can you come here for a second!" Wakaba hollered from his table. Mira smiled yelled back saying she was on her way and started towards the older man before stopping and turning back to Laxus.

"Laxus is it ok if you go in the back and help Lucy for me? I'll be there in a minute, please" Laxus nodded and waved her off as she smiled warmly at him and ran off towards Wakaba.

Laxus looked down at his glass and frowned. Seems that he had to chug it down before going off to the other blond. He tipped the glass to his mouth and drank a little before hearing a scream. He snapped his head around to the guild hall to see nothing wrong. Nobody else heard it but him. He guessed it was just his minding playing tricks on him before he heard the scream again. The rest of guild was working the way it normally was and nobody heard a thing. That wasn't just any scream though; that was Lucy. He got up fast and ran into the kitchen.

Lucy was on the ground her clothes wet and a shadow looming over her. There were dishes around her broken. She screamed again as the shadow reach out and grabbed her arm.

"Please come" a voice said.

"NO! HELP SOMEBODY" Lucy yelled trashing around on the floor as the shadow came closer towards her. Laxus growled and sent a lightning bolt towards the shadow. The voice screamed and Laxus grabbed Lucy. The shadow grew in size and threw it's arm towards Laxus. He jumped out the way and the arm went crashing into a cabinet, destroying it. He jumped behind the shadow and blasted his lightning dragon roar at him. Smoke filled the room as Laxus landed on his feet, Lucy still in his arms. They heard another screech as the smoke cleared and the shadow loomed over them. Lucy screamed again and buried her face in Laxus's chest. His eyes widen at how his attack had no effect on the shadow.

It screamed again and threw is arms at Laxus. Laxus was able to dodge the first one but didn't see the one that was coming behind them. He fell to the ground with bone crushing force but he was able flipped over so Lucy landed on top of him and he didn't crush her. She sat up and looked down at him.

"Laxus! Are you ok, Laxus!" he grunted and tried to sit up. "Your arm!" Lucy said pointing to his arm that was bleeding badly. He must have landed on a shard of broken glass and it cut his arm deep right below his shoulder.

"I'll be fine, get out of here or you'll get hurt. Tell the guild." He yelled at her and he looked up at the shadow that was starting to turn the room dark. He wonder why nobody heard the screams or the crashing.

"NO! You'll get killed. I can't leave you here" Lucy yelled back with tears in her eyes she wrapped her arms around him and held him tightly.

"Lucy you need to go, I can't fight with you hugging me" he didn't mean to sound harsh but he needed to get her to safety and that was all he was worried about. But she didn't move.

"NO! You can't fight at all with your arm like that!"

"Then go get help! You can't stay here" the shadow turned towards them and threw his arms drown at them. The pressure crushed Laxus into the ground with Lucy on top of him. She cried out in pain and he winced with the pressure of her body on his. The shadow lifted his arms again and went to send them back down on the two. "Lucy run and get help!" Laxus tried to push her off of him but she wouldn't move. "Lucy…Lucy…LUCY!"

"I'm gonna protect you" she said raising herself off of his chest and looked down at him with tears in her eyes. A tear feel and hit Laxus's cheek. "You came and saved me, so I have to fight too" the arms came down and crashed her back into his chest. She screamed again in pain.

"Lucy, please you don't have to protect me, Lucy please" Laxus begged her but she just hugged him and waited for the next blow. She was taking all the blows for him, and he hated it. It was supposed to be the other way around.

The shadow raised his arm and brought it back down. Lucy held on to Laxus as tight has she could. She was sure she had broken her back but that didn't stop her from holding onto Laxus. Suddenly the shadow cried out in pain and Lucy turned around to look at it.

"Lucy, Laxus! Are you two alright!?" a voice called out to them. A figure had the shadow's arm cut off and falling to the ground.

"Mira!" Lucy yelled looking up at the other woman in Satan soul. The figure screeched and swung his arm at her. Mira jumped out of the way and sent a purple and black blast towards it. It screamed and swung his arm wildly. His body began to grow even larger and his arm started to grow back, the piece that was on the ground disappeared. The shadow now with two complete arms again swung at Mira and slammed her into a wall. She bounced back and sent a powerful kick towards the shadow and it met her half way with is arm blocking it.

The shadows mouth opened and red lightning began to crack from out of it. Mira watched it with a surprised look as it threw its head back and threw it at her. She screamed has it blasted her towards Lucy and Laxus as she crashed into them. Laxus and Lucy went rolling the other way and Mira's magic disappeared.

"I'm sorry" she said looking over at them. "That blast took away my power somehow" Lucy watched in horror as the shadow turned back to Laxus and Lucy. It threw it's hand down and crashed them together again.

"Why" Lucy cried out. "Why is it attacking us" the hand crushed them again and Lucy screamed out in the pain. Laxus winced and held Lucy tightly.

"Laxus! Lucy!" Mira yelled. The shadow turned to her and slammed it's other hand to her. She cried out as the other hand came down to Lucy and Laxus again.

"I've had enough!" Lucy screamed before the shadow threw her back into Laxus again.

"Lucy!" he yelled he had to do something but he didn't know what to do. Suddenly a yellow light began to glow around her and Laxus.

"I want to protect Laxus and Mira! Please! Leave them alone!" She screamed as the light grew. The shadow screeched and tumbled backwards. Laxus watched Lucy in amazement as her magic power grew a rapid pace. The shadow was steady backing up from the light, was it scared of the light? Laxus suddenly got an idea. He grabbed Lucy into his arms and lightning cracked around them her light grew wider and the lightning began to fill the room. Mira watched them and couldn't believe her eyes, was a celestial and lightning unison raid was happening before them.

Figures began to glow around Lucy and Laxus each glowing in a powerful blue light. It was Lucy's spirits. They all threw their hands out to the two and their power grew stronger, the magic throwing up their hair. The shadow let out a roar as it began to shrink in size. Laxus looked down at Lucy and she was looking back at him with tears in her eyes. He felt pain watching her cry he didn't want her to cry. Why wasn't It wasn't happening fast enough, what was he doing wrong? The shadow was back to the size it was when the first saw it and Laxus narrowed his eyes. "Lucy, forgive me" she looked at him confused as he crashed his lips into hers. A large blast sounded and a blinding light accompanied it.

The guild hall shook from the power as the blast flew up into the sky and grew.

"What the heck is that!?" Gray yelled looking up at the large mass. "it's coming out of the guild hall"

Natsu pushed past bodies and stood up onto a table to get a view of what he was talking about. "That's lightning!" he yelled. "Laxus!"

"Natsu" Erza yelled up at him. "Lucy is missing!" Natsu's heart dropped.

"Mira's not at the bar, we can't find her" freed yelled over towards them. "Laxus is gone too"

"Then that means that light" Erza watched at the light started to grow larger. "Natsu come with me!" he nodded and they both took off towards the kitchen. The light was stronger there. And they got blasted back into the hallway.

"What the heck!" Natsu yelled he got up and ran back towards the kitchen and pushed passed the light. Erza stood and followed after him. On the other side their eyes widen in what they saw. Mira was on the ground cut up pretty bad and on the other side of the room. Lucy and Laxus was surrounded by her spirits the light growing around them and their lips locked. And a shadow almost the size of Elfman screaming in pain

"This power!" Erza yelled "how-" she never finished as they were blasted and the light took over the whole guild.

~X~

Lucy woke up in the infirmary's bed. Laxus was beside her in the other bed still sleep to her right and Mira to her left was sitting up and drinking some water Elfman had given her.

"Lucy, you're awoke" Natsu said walking over. He was smiling and looked relieved.

"Natsu, what happened" he narrowed his eyes and without hesitation, grabbed her in a hug. "Natsu!" she said in surprise. He held her there.

"Lucy, what the heck was that. You were so beat up and Mira was- why? Why didn't you come get me? They told me you were missing during all of that, I was so worried. Don't do that again. Please Lucy, don't do that again." Lucy felt her shoulder wet, was Natsu crying? She wrapped her arms around him and patted his head.

"I'm sorry Natsu, I should have did what Laxus told me to and got help. I'm sorry" Mira watched them with a saddened expression.

"It's not your fault Lucy, you were just trying to protect Laxus. And you did a great job." Mira said trying to reassure the other woman.

Lucy's eyes widen and she turned over to Laxus as Natsu pulled away from her. "Laxus, is he ok" she said looking over to the dragon slayer. Nobody said anything and that worried her even more. "Is Laxus ok!" she hollered at them. She didn't know why but she was suddenly was angry. She wanted Laxus to be fine more than she even cared about her own heath, but she didn't know why. Natsu let her go completely and looked down at her with a hurt expression. "Natsu why won't you tell me anything about him! Why!?"

"Lucy why are you so angry?" Natsu said slowly backing away from her. "Laxus is- he's right there" he said pointing to the other bed. "He's fine, he has a head concussion and his arm- we think he's gonna lose his arm" Lucy's eyes widen as she stared at her best friend.

"What"

"He's arm is more than just broken, but there was a lot of glass stuck to it. Wendy couldn't stop the bleeding so we had to tie it up really tight to cut the blood circulation. Master said the only way to fix it is to cut his arm off but we didn't do it yet" Elfman explained

"No! there has to be another way!" Lucy yelled pushing the covers off her to get up out of the bed. That just tore at her heart. She couldn't let them do that. She couldn't stop herself, she couldn't let them touch Laxus"

"Wait Lucy, hold on your back is in bad shape you shouldn't get up" Mira said. Lucy ignored her and stood up to only fall to the ground. Natsu caught her and stood her back, steading her.

"Lucy calm down, we're not going to do it." Natsu said set her back down on the bed. "Wendy and Levy are in the library looking for a better way." Lucy didn't believe him somehow. She pushed him off her and she stood up again. She had better balance but she wobbled as she walked over to Laxus's bed. Natsu didn't stop her this time and watched as she fell to her knees beside Laxus's sleep form and wrapped her arms around him. She held him against her chest and suddenly felt safe and all her worries washed away. She closed her eyes and just sat there with him in her arms.

"Get out Natsu, I won't let you hurt Laxus. I'll die before you do that"

Mira felt tears tickle in her eyes as she held a hand up to him mouth "oh Lucy" she said as the tears fell down her cheek. Natsu's clenched his hand into fist and walked out the room. He pushed past Erza and Gray who both look at him with questioning looks.

"Natsu, is Lucy alright?" Gray asked as the other boy kept walking.

"Yeah, she's fine, she with Laxus. He'll protect her" he said stomping down the stairs to the guild hall. Erza narrowed her eyes but ignored his words. She walked off towards the infirmary. Gray watched Natsu for a second before turning to follow Erza.

Erza froze where she was as she looked over at Lucy's empty bed and Mira crying into Elfman's shoulder. Then she looked over to Laxus in Lucy arms as she silently held him and cried. Erza shook her head clamping a hand to face to hide her eyes and walked out, back to the guild hall. "This is too much" she said slamming the door. Gray just looked over at Lucy. Was this what Natsu meant? He bit the inside of his lip and walked over to her.

"Lucy, are you alright?" he said reaching out towards her. "Natsu told us you were o-"

Lucy's head shoot up and her eyes glared at gray. He took a step back looking down at her. She held onto Laxus tighter and clench her teeth at him. Gray had never seen her like that before she looked scary and he could feel himself trembling at her fierce expression.

"Don' .Him" she growled. Gray was frozen where he was he couldn't look away from her. What was this? Why was she so protective of him? "I swear if you even look at him I'll kill you." Gray's eyes widen and he gulped. She was dead serious. He backed up a little more then turned and ran out. Lucy watched him before looking back down at Laxus and gently ran her figures trough his blond locks. "I won't let them hurt you, I promise"

~X~

Mira was taken home as the guild began to decrease in numbers. Elfman asked Lucy did she needed to be walked home but she wouldn't leave Laxus's side. She wanted to be there with him when he woke up. Freed stayed with her but sat on the other side of the room. Lucy wouldn't let him come any closer. Freed didn't argue. He knew why she was acting like this. Master told him and her team why she was acting the way she was. This was Laxus's choice.

~X~

"Master is there a meaning to why Lucy is the way she is? Nobody can get close to Laxus without being threatened to be killed" gray said. Master frowned.

"Laxus has on decided his mate and it seems Lucy is the one." master said looking down at his hands. The room filled with shocked faces. Natsu quickly got up and started to walk out. Erza grabbed his hand and pushed him back into his chair.

"You're not going anywhere, you need to hear this as much as we do" He didn't fight her, he just sat there looking helpless. "Continue master." she said. The old man nodded.

"When a dragon slayer picks their mate, they are giving that person half of their magic power and recreating more for themselves. This is why he hasn't woken up yet, he's restoring his magic power that he has given over to Lucy. From the magic blast that we saw coming from the two, you can tell he gave her an ample amount."

"That was why she was able to call out all her spirits?" Erza said leaning in, listening closely to master's words.

"Yes, she'll be very powerful now with his magic is also flowing within her. Lucy easily let her body take his magic and her body accepted it. In other words she is now claimed as his mate for as long as he wants her his mate."

"How long would that be?" Erza asked. Master shrugged.

"It is up to Laxus. However long he wants her to be his mate. It's on the same stage as dating. But if Laxus is mark her, then he cannot chose another mate, she will be his mate forever. The marking is on the same level as a marriage. But he didn't mark her."

"Alright but doesn't explain why she won't leave his side." Gray said. "I was almost killed by just looking at the guy"

"Lucy's magic now knows its partner. Her body is to fit with him and he is to fit with her. Which means if anything was to happen to one the other would feel pain. Has anybody said anything that could trigger her to be angry at us?"

"If you mean has anybody gave hints to Laxus getting hurt, then yeah I did" all eyes looked over at Natsu as he looked at master with cold eyes. "I told her Laxus may lose his arm and she freaked" master sighed.

"That's why, Lucy is Laxus's other half. Now that she is his mate anybody who hurts Laxus is immediately saw as her enemy. Same goes for Laxus. It's hard to explain but there is going to be a lot of changes regarding those two. Natsu may be the only one who fully understands because he is a dragon slayer himself."

"Yeah but his rules on mating is different than mine" Natsu said.

"That might be because Laxus isn't a real dragon slayer considering he wasn't raised by dragon" gray said. 'It's just because of that lacrima"

"We could change this because he hasn't marked her yet. Laxus's magic will go back to himself and Lucy will go back to the way she was."

"Maybe we should do that" Erza said. Natsu nodded in agreement.

"No!" freed said standing up. He believed he has sat quiet long enough. "Laxus chose Lucy as his mate and we have to accept that. What if Laxus truly wants this and we're just gonna take that away from him? I cannot sit here and let you take something away from him. The rest of our team would say the same if they were here." He turned to Lucy's team and frowned "I understand you want to protect Lucy as the same as I want to protect Laxus, but parting them from each other is not the way of doing that. They have one another now. They will still be the same they were before all this happened it just maybe a little different seeing them together but we are their friends, their teams, their family! We have to be strong for both of them"

"I agree with freed" Gray said "I don't want to hurt Lucy. What if she wants this too? I don't want to see her sad. Laxus is what she needs right now and Lucy is what Laxus needs. We shouldn't choose for them when they have already chose themselves."

Erza nodded. "I understand. This is what they want." She smiled up at freed "thank you" he smiled back and nodded. Master nodded too.

Natsu stood up and walked towards the door. "If Laxus hurts her I'm killing him, just a heads up" he said before leaving.

Freed looked over to his sword and narrowed his eyes, this was not over yet. "We still have one last thing we need to do. Wendy informed me in something important. It seems here is no other way." He said. To himself he said "I'm sorry Lucy but it needs to be done"

Master's head snapped towards him. "You mean"

"Yes, I'll be the one to do it. Because I care for Laxus."

"Freed you shouldn't, this would break your heart" Erza said shaking her head.

"No, I am the only one fitted to do this. Laxus would understand if it were me"

"Very well then," master said standing up from his chair. "I'll give you the supplies, I'm counting on you Freed"

~X~

Laxus opened his eyes and peered up to Lucy. His heart softened at the sight of her. She smiled down at him and kissed his forehead. He ran his hand through her hair then sat up. "Are you alright?" he asked as his hand slipped down to her back. She winced a little and he quickly drew away. "sorry"

She grabbed his hand "No, it's ok. I… I think I broke it though" she said her expression saddening. Laxus cupped her cheek and looked over to Freed sitting by the window.

The other man stood up and walked over to dragon slayer. "Laxus, it's nice to see you awoke now." Lucy tightened her arm around him and glared over at freed. Laxus patted her shoulder and she loosened a little.

"Thanks freed." He said. "I guessing you know what happened." The rune mage nodded his head.

"Mira explained to us what happened."

"No not that. This" Laxus nudging to Lucy holding him tightly. Freed smiled.

"Yes, and I accept it completely. This is you decision Laxus. I have no right to object against it." Laxus sighed in relief

"Thank you freed, you don't know how much that means"

Freed sat on the bed beside them and shook his head. "No Laxus I do. It's clear that you really wanted this."

Laxus looked over at Lucy. She was frowning at freed. Laxus sighed and grabbed the woman and placing her in his lap. "Lucy it's ok. Freed won't hurt me, I promise" freed looked the other way knowing better.

"No" Lucy said not taking her eyes off him "tell him what your planning, freed" Laxus looked over at the other mage in confusion.

"What?"

"Laxus, please understand I am doing this to protect you and because I care for you." Freed stood up and walked around the bed and grabbed Laxus's hurt arm. Laxus winced in pain before Lucy pulled him away from freed.

"Don't touch him!" she yelled. freed closed his eyes and drew his sword with a pained expression.

"Lucy I'm sorry but this has to be done or Laxus will never heal."

"Freed, what the hell are you talking about!?" Laxus said moving to sit in front of Lucy. Freed pointed his sword at Lucy and wrote a rune. Her eyes widen and she froze. .

"I wrote the rune still, I will not deprive you of seeing this by writing sleep. You need to see that Laxus will be fine. I'm sorry Lucy." She couldn't move as freed took Laxus's arm again and pulled the bandage off.

"NO! FREED PLEASE!" Lucy yelled. Freed felt a tear fall and watched as it hit Laxus's arm. Laxus tried to pull away but his arm was helpless. It felt almost as if it wasn't even there.

"Laxus, forgive me" freed said as Laxus's arm began to bleed again. Freed raised his arm with the sword in hand and aimed at Laxus's arm.

Lucy screamed as he brought it down slicing into Laxus.

~X~

Hope you liked the first chapter! Announcement!

I will be only updating I see myself in daddy's arms, The NEW sister of Laxus Dreyar, and this story for a little while. If it was all Laxus Dreyar may get some updates here in there but the others are on a hiatus for just a little while no more than a month.

Hope you can't wait until the next chapter lol

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