Lucy woke up feeling good. She didn't have any other way to describe it after her mating with Laxus last night. He'd woke her up that morning sucking on her nipples with his hands between her legs, then she'd walked into the shower where he had her again, and lastly he'd fucked her against the wall as she was trying to get dressed. She was deliciously sore in all the right places but also needed a break from her mate's amorous attentions. This seductive side of Laxus wasn't one she was used too, but damn if it didn't just make her melt. The little kisses he had been giving her all morning and brief touches made her soul sing.

She was now currently sitting in the war room with Warqueen Angeline, Farron, and Arman with Zen, Laxus, and Vander hanging around in the background. Arman had sent Kaleb back to White Sea with Wendy, Juvia, and Cristoff, thanks to Thane's magic, and had Farron brought back here. Lucy was smirking internally hypothesizing what kind of push Cristoff's full moon was going to have on her friends and family tonight.

Hopefully, there would be a couple other dragon mate's in the next couple days and Arman could bug them about grandchildren. Laxus was his honorary son, which meant Lucy was now part of the family and the Pradesh patriarch was already wanting to know when he could expect their first children. Laxus had almost spit his coffee out when Arman asked, while Lucy had dropped her fork to her plate with a clank. The teasing from the Pradesh siblings had ensued after that before Lucy had to run for her meeting, her mate willingly following her. Lucy could see the laughter in both the ambassador's eyes as they listened to her soulful thoughts.

Lucy like Warqueen Angeline, she was quiet and shy but still held a fierceness around her that showed she was proud to be Joyan. The woman was also wickedly smart, not only was she a water mage but she was an obstetrician as well, which came in handy since she ran the maternity ward for all Joyan women.

"I followed Sydelle because I knew I would never defeat her in combat. My water magic is strong but I have used it in healing instead of battle for years," the dark pink eyed woman stated. "There are a lot of things that I didn't agree with, such as the black market weapon trades or the current way our male slaves are being treated but when you're the only one on the Warqueen council that isn't in line with the other you learn your place, fast."

"You have been in your position as a Warqueen for four years and working in the maternity ward for ten years, with everything you have seen what changes would you like to see?" Lucy asked the wide-eyed woman, clearly shocked that she was asked her opinion on the matter.

"I'd like to change the rules and regulations for our male slaves. I think we can do better than we currently are and I did like Sydelle's approach to if the men were raised in the environment we wouldn't have the headaches we do now with buying or trapping random men. Their role as being only used for breeding also needs to change as I feel they should have other real jobs within the country. We can't abolish everything that Joyan has built over the years but I do think that there are ways to improve and change. I'd also like a real way to build up our economy instead of black market trade."

"Well, I am so glad to hear you say that," Lucy beamed as she clapped her hands together. "One of the first things I would like to do is sign a treaty with Bosco, and the ambassadors have agreed to help us create one. Second on the list is the two of us choosing a new Warqueen council, one that you will trust and be confident in." Angeline confused face made Lucy smile even more. "You see, I only plan on overseeing everything to the point that everyone here is comfortable with how things are operating. Once that is complete I fully plan on handing the reigns over to you." Angeline gasped, one hand over her mouth the other her heart, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"You want me to . . . to be the High Warqueen?"

"You've shown us more heart than any of the other women that were interviewed and interrogated within the last twenty-four hours, thanks to some very talented White Sea mages. I understand it'll take time and we are all willing to help you out where we can. Granted I am not sure about the rules for bringing new Warqueen councilmembers onboard."

"Generally one of the royal bloodlines sits on the council, but the matriarchs of the lines are all deceased," Arman rubbed his chin, "but from my understanding all of the children from the previous Warqueen's are under the age of eight and can't challenge the High Warqueen until their sixteenth birthday."

"You are correct, ambassador. We have never had the majority of the Warqueens die due to battle before, not in any of the texts I have ever read. We will have to come up with a new law and I do have several women I think would work well with High Warqueen Lucy and the two of you." The rest of the day was spent going over every detail in great depth, leaving the ambassadors with much to look into, review, and start working on.

Lucy and Angeline had supper together, Laxus lingering in the background, as the two women talked more shop. Laxus was ready for this day to be done but knew there would be many more to follow. Politics wasn't even close to one of the top fifty things he ever thought he'd be a part of, but here he was. He knew when he'd look back on this moment that it would be one of the highlights of his mate's life but for now, he just wanted to have her all to himself in the privacy of their room. Tomorrow would come bringing new issues, surprises, and good news but tonight he'd drown himself in the wondrous smell that was Lucy.

Laxus was smiling at Lucy who was scolding Bickslow for dumping a large jug of blue juice over his mate's head. Her white shirt had a nice tie die look to it as her hair was stained blue, puddles forming from where her hair was dripping. Thankfully, Lucy had handed Laxus the twins before she had become the latest victim of Bickslow prank war he was having against Vander. So far he had been able to avoid anything happening to his person, but he wouldn't put it past the devilish shadowquip to continue trying. At least Bickslow knew better by now.

It was hard to believe that eighteen months to the day had gone by since White Sea had stormed Joya in an effort to save Vander, Kaleb, Cristoff, and himself. So many wonderful and crazy events had happened that made him thankful every day that Lucy was his mate. It had taken a little over a year to get High Warqueen Angeline set up and running on her own and with her new council. She still contacted Lucy frequently, the two women tried to visit with one another a couple times a year and Farron was tasked with helping Joya going forward.

Farron and Freed had tied the knot after Freed had cut all ties to his family in Fiore which had been a bit messy. The two men couldn't have been happier and were currently going through a list of surrogates that Arman just happened to have on hand. Freed was Farron's assistant and watching that power couple sent shivers through most grown men. Freed was still shy in regards to openly showing affection with Farron but he had come a long way since joining the guild.

Bickslow and Vander were still patrolling the club scene at every given opportunity, neither wanting to settle down. The seith mage started training with Vander and was added to Vander's team making it a trio, much to Presca's dismay. The energy mage was happy that at least Bickslow sided with him on some things and he had someone to wait with while Vander did all his super sleuthing. The were Kaleb's top stealth and undercover team, especially once Lucy was better able to use Gemini's magic of transformation.

Cristoff and Juvia were the happiest, sappiest, most lovey-dovey couple Laxus had ever seen, he often rolled his eyes at the couple. Cristoff did mate Juvia the night of the full moon eighteen months ago, Juvia became pregnant with twin boys that night too. Those terrible twins were just turning nine months old, both were storm dragon slayers and Arman had been tickled pink when their first pregnancy was announced. Laxus figured it was a matter of hours before everyone started picking up on the fact that Juvia was currently five weeks pregnant now. The rain woman could cause floods with her tears or Angry Juvia was something to stay far, far away from. Only Cristoff and Lucy seemed to be able to calm her down in such a state, however, Lucy sometimes let Angry Juvia have her revenge if she thought it was a just reason.

Emzadi and Xally were still single, still trying to get into Presca's pants to the point where the guild was betting on who would win. Laxus had his money on Presca, that man had some shit to sort through in his own past before he could open up to anyone. Xally was still busy at her clinic, still working with animal conservation groups in order to preserve her water-loving animal friends. Emzadi was kicking ass and taking names on every mission she came across, the total badass woman.

He had it on good authority that Zen was seeing Angeline. Turns out Angeline wasn't a fan of the way Zen had been treating her like a doll while doing guard duty when she visited Farron and Arman. She had challenged him to a duel, one the entire family decided to watch. Angeline had put up one hell of a fight against Zen, but the ex Pergrandian gladiator still came out on top, quite literally. Zen had whisked Angeline off to his room to show her just how much he appreciated that she wasn't a frail woman. That was three months ago and everything seemed to be going well for the two of them.

Wendy had taken off when Thane brought them back to White Sea and Kaleb was overwhelmed with everything his guild had gone through that he was stuck in his office for weeks. Lucy had been the only one to hear anything at all from the sky dragon slayer and she was sworn to secrecy, which everyone absolutely despised. Wendy had returned after three months, very, very long months for the mindbender mage. Wendy knew that Kaleb would have his hands full when they returned and that he needed some time to wrap his head around being her mate. The bluenette knew her dragon wouldn't leave Kaleb alone so she left, well, ran away from everything.

She stayed with Lamia Scale for those three months working with Chelia and growing as an individual. Laxus will never forget the moment Wendy walked through the doors, it was like time had been frozen as he watched the realization dawn on Kaleb that she was truly back home. Wendy smiled at the mindbender as he whisked her into his arms, lips finding hers in one hell of a welcome home kiss. It had taken another couple of months before they were mated and Wendy was a welcome addition to the leadership of White Sea. Kaleb brought that out in her and together they were a mighty team when things seemed grim Wendy would talk to Lucy. There were no kids for the two of them yet but with another full moon on the horizon, it was only a matter of time. Kaleb may not be affected by his lunar brother but Wendy definitely was, turns out sky magic was very well in tune with lunar magic.

Evergreen and Cobra . . . that was still Laxus' favourite mating of all time. Those two would snip, snarl, and poke fun at one another until someone pounced on the other. It provided endless amounts of entertainment for the group and Lucy would use her gate magic to send them back to the room when things started getting X rated. Evergreen had given birth to a little girl a week ago that her father turning to mush. No news on the kind of magic she was holding within her small body but she definitely charmed her parents.

Lucy had come back from changing her clothes and Cancer fixing her hair with a smile on her face but a dark aura around her. Bickslow was going to be in so much pain when his mate's plan went through. That devilish look in her eyes told him everything he needed to know. Lucy picked up their blonde-haired grey-eyed daughter, kissing her forehead as she tickled their son's tummy. Their twins were coming up four months old, Layla's magic took after her mother while Lucas was all his father. So far they both seemed to have Lucy's sunny disposition but there were many more years to come.

"Don't think too hard or you might fry the electrical system." Laxus slapped Lucy's as while she giggled.

"It happened one time and if I recall correctly you were part of the reason the system was fried in the first place." One hell of a storm had rolled into Bosco, lightning was flashing across the sky every thirty seconds or so. Laxus had been on such a magical high that when he took Lucy that night he overcharged the entire system and shut down the power to the guild and half the city. It was a running joke between everyone now. "Hey, Emzadi! I need a favour." The solar dragon slayer looked between the two blondes a sly grin appearing on her face.

"I'll babysit for the night while you work on more nieces and nephews for me to spoil," Laxus smirked as he disappeared in a flash of lightning with his mate. These moments of just the two of them happened more frequently since there were many family and friends willing to babysit, and he appreciated every moment. He didn't know what the future had in store, but with and Lucy and his family by his side they'd be unstoppable.

And this brings us to the end of WLS. Thanks to everyone who read and reviewed this story over the past several months - I hope you all enjoyed it. I have started 2 mini-series that'll be roughly 10 chapters each - Light of the Veiled & Defenders of the Light. I have been toying with these two ideas for a while now and am extremely happy with how they've been received thus far. I am currently working on the outline for another 30ish chapter story that has been in the works for a while that I can't wait to share with everyone. I will continue to post of FF as well as Archive of Our Own as Brittles_06.

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