HELLO EVERYBODY! AND WELCOME TO COLU WEEK!

Ahhhh I'm so excited, this is my first time ever participating in a ship week. Okay, so I know LaLu is like my OTP but CoLu is also quickly becoming my OTP. These stories will be one-shots but they will be interconnected slightly. What I mean by that is that they will follow one timeline (sporadic it may be) of Lucy and Cobra's journey through life. I sincerely hope you enjoy it and please stay for the ending as I have like an important message. Note this is rated M because there will be lots and lots of lemon meringue pies ok? Ok. Let's get on with it hehe!

Thank you to GemNika btw who helped me when I was confused and unsure of how to go on and link my story with the prompts! She's an amazing author, one of my favourites :)

A/N: I do not own or profit of Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima (our lord and saviour) owns that.

Eternity

"Cheers!" Natsu yelled, his eyelids drooping, a grin plastered on his face. His hands were currently wrapped around Gray's shoulder, the Ice Devil Slayer grinning.

"CHEERS" Gray yelled back, lifting his mug in return, his face flushed from the heat, despite being an Ice Devil Slayer. Cobra watched, sipping at his own unhealthy concoction of alcohol and chemicals.

Fairy Tail were currently celebrating their second win at the X793 Grand Magic Games, thoroughly defeating every single guild without any added effort from the overly exuberant guild. After all, their teams consisted of Cake Whore, the strongest, fastest and most terrifying Requip mage with what Cobra was sure were limitless magic containers, which was proved when she whipped out that Nakagami Armour of hers; Magic Mike, an Ice Devil Slayer who could probably freeze a whole town without batting an eyelid and that ice just did not fucking melt so the only way to get rid of it was for the Slayer to physically remove it all. Tabasco Head, who could quite literally defy the laws of magic and would do so readily (Cobra had seen him eat Zancrow's fire, a feat that should be entirely impossible. God Fire and Dragon Fire really shouldn't and didn't mix), Peanut, who could heal herself indefinitely as long as she had access to the air, which was quite literally all around them and finally the Sadist Princess, the strongest Celestial Mage to have ever existed in the history of Celestial Mages. And that was only their first team.

In the end, as expected, it had turned into a battle of Fairy Tail Team A and Team B. The guild members had not held back in the slightest, Tabasco Head had fired up at the thought of fighting Live Wire again; in the spirit of their old rivalry, She Demon and Cake Whore had fought together, Sadist Princess and Waterworks had gone up against each other, Peanut had gone up against the Boozy Bitch, leaving Prince Albert and Magic Mike to fight each other. Cobra, along with the rest of his guild had watched from the sidelines as Team A won, quite obviously. Not that any of the mages were surprised considering the tenacity of Team Natsu. Every Fairy Tail mage knew that giving up wasn't an option, but Team Natsu took it to a completely different level.

It had been a close call between Natsu and Laxus, until the former had eaten Laxus' lightning before switching into Dragon Force, Wendy doing the same, surprising the drunken mage. Laxus still couldn't control his Dragon Force and so decided not to tempt fate, giving Natsu the win. Mira had tried to one up Erza using Mirajane: Seilah, but Erza had still come out a victor, never wanting to disappoint her team. Gray's magic froze Gajeel over after sometime, despite the Ice Devil Slayer being careful about it, even Natsu's new flames still couldn't melt his ice and he really didn't want Erza to punish him for covering everything in everlasting ice. Juvia and Lucy had been evenly matched, until Lucy played her trump card in the form of Star Dress: Aquarius form, showing a control over water that surprised and out mastered even Juvia's. Despite Team A's win, there was no animosity, team B only promising to beat them the next year round.

So here they were, the day of their win. Cobra looked around, shaking his head as he realised that besides Meredy and Midnight, even his own guild were out of their mind, probably blackout drunk. Sawyer had joined Natsu and Gray's celebration, the latter two who apparently turned out to be best of friends when drunk. Richard had commandeered Mira's attention, the barmaid hooked onto every word about love that the polygon mage spewed. Meredy was close by, putting in her own two cents every now and then, she wasn't drunk but she was certainly tipsy. Midnight was in a sandwich between the wall and Bickslow, the Seith Mage using his expert tongue to kiss his boyfriend into submission.

Jackal and Zancrow were off who knows where, the two were a match made in psychotic heaven, one loved to burn stuff while the other loved to explode things. It wasn't a strange pair. Okay, it was. Erza, ever the aggressive drunk and competitive person, had challenged Jellal and Cana to a drink off, while completely smashed, just so she could prove that she could hold her liquor better than Fairy Tail's resident drunk. Bad move, Cobra thought to himself as he cringed at how hard his guild leader's head was pressed into her chest while she yelled obscenities at everyone who passed her, demanding a fight. The guy's head had to be made of adamantine in order to survive the crushing hugs of his girlfriend.

Sorano sat besides Gray, keeping a close eye on Juvia who was still hopeful that Gray would leave Sorano and find true love with her instead. Cobra knew it was in vain, he could hear the gentle hum of Sorano and Gray's souls when they were together. It was the sound souls made when they found their mate. It was quiet and soothing and the symphony of cords and thrumming was indescribable, even to him. Many of the guild's couples souls made the sounds, each symphony was different, unique to the mages, but comforting and gentle nevertheless. It was also the sound that Juvia's soul made whenever she was near Lisanna, if only she stopped pining after Gray and figured that was really only infatuated with him because he'd 'saved' her. It was also the sound that Cobra oh so desperately coveted from his own soul.

Mard sat next to Freed and Seilah, the Underworld King keeping a close eye on Wakaba and Macao who were next to Mira, making sure they didn't 'sully' his 'Demon Queen' in anyway. Laxus and Kyôka were next to them, the demon sitting on her mate's lap, playing with the hairs that stood up on the back of his head. Laxus sensed she was in a particularly playful mood, due to the amount of alcohol she had consumed. Enough to rival their guild's residential drunk. She was currently whispering in his ear about how she was going to use her curse to enhance his senses before fucking the brains out of him. Laxus promising to use his own magic to torture her in the way she so desperately loved.

Freed and Seilah sat quietly next to the playful couple, Seilah's eyes on her book. She mainly ignored the mages around her, only answering her boyfriend's questions about the tome she had lent him the other day. Seilah had a couple locks of Freed's hair in her hand, mindlessly twirling and playing with the soft green strands as she continued reading. Coming to the end of her chapter, she turned her gaze slightly to watch her boyfriend from the corner of her eyes, a small rare smile on her face. She'd once considered herself in love with Kyôka, and back then the notion of it made her laugh.

They were demons and they didn't know how to love. Oh how wrong she was. Thankfully, it only took the green haired mage sitting next to her to show her just how wrong she was. Now she knew what love truly was, and that was what she felt for the Rune mage next to her. She loved everything about him, from his sea green eyes to the hints of darkness she got from him. She especially loved it when he quite literally turned into a demon and ravished her in bed. Cobra's eye widened before he gagged at the imagery running through Seilah and Kyôka's mind. Shaking his head, he did his best to focus his magic on something, anything else. Luckily, his reprieve came in the form of his best friend, who'd finally found some free time.

"Hey Erik, here you go. One Cobra Special," Kinana greeted as she placed down a cocktail of moonshine and hemlock.

"Thanks Kina" Cobra said before downing the drink in one gulp. Fairy Tail had barely been partying for two hours and he knew he'd need all the poison he could get if he wanted to make it through the next three hours, at the least.

"So… Erik about… you know" Kinana brought up, biting her lips.

"Don't Kina. We've spoken about this before, I can't be what she wants" Erik replied, knowing exactly what his best friend was going to bring up.

"Erik, stop being silly. You've never even asked her out. You never know, she may just say yes" Kinana explained, an exasperated look on her face.

"Why would she say yes in the first place? She said she's forgiven me that she's forgiven us but that doesn't mean that the clock shit didn't happen. We gave her nightmares. I gave her nightmares. That kind of shit doesn't just go away" Cobra replied, shoulders deflating, a small pout on his face. Kinana had to bite back the 'aww' forming in her mouth at the way his pointy ears drooped down.

"It doesn't matter if we're friends now anyway… bottom line is, I don't deserve her. She's too… light. And I'm too dark. Kina… I feel like I'm looking for a love that's already lost to me," Erik whispered so quietly that she had to strain to listen to it; Kinana shook her head in sorrow for her friend.

Kinana still didn't remember all too much from when she was a snake. She remembered Erik and his voice; she remembered the love and kinship she had found in him. She remembered his friendship, the way he protected her from everyone. She remembered his smile. But recently, she remembered a little bit about the sweet boy who had first picked her up. The boy with so much hope, before the guards in the tower had snuffed out his light. He'd been playful once, carefree despite his childhood troubles. Kinana looked at the man in front of her, trying to place him to the boy in her dreams. He'd grown up so much since then and was now a hardened ex-criminal. She wondered if perhaps, Lucy would be the one to bring back the boy who'd lost his way. Perhaps Lucy was the shooting star that Erik would ride back to her; after all, she was a Celestial Mage.

It wasn't known to many, in fact only Kinana and Macbeth, Cobra's two best friends, had been privy to the knowledge that he, Dokuryuu no Cobra, ex-criminal and poison lover extraordinaire, had fallen in love with Lucy Heartfilia, celestial mage and Light of the Fairies. It had taken a while for him to let her in and he was ashamed to admit that it was only because of her constantly trying to befriend him, he would push and she would leave only to come back with greater tenacity. Two years ago, he didn't believe he needed friends. He had Kinana and he had Macbeth and the members of Oracion Seis, he didn't need anymore. But now, he couldn't imagine living without her. She was his poison; he needed her to exist, to function properly.

Falling in love with her had been so very easy and had happened slowly, then all at once until he didn't know how to not love her. He hadn't even known he had loved her until he sat in front of Kinana, completely frustrated over the way she made him feel. It had taken his best friend's words and then a month of denial before he finally accepted that yes, he was in love with Lucy. It had started when her team would join his on missions, at the insistence of the Cake Whore, who just wanted to spend as much time eating cake with his guild leader as she could (she didn't know that the Blueberry hated sweet things but tolerated them to see her smile). After two months of non-stop missions together, Magic Mike and Feather Duster had also begun dating, Sorano had been mortified at first about what people would say, after all she was twenty-four and Gray was still only nineteen. It wasn't until she found out about Juvia that she got the courage to tell him that they were exclusive and she was his just as he was hers.

Next had been Tabasco Head and Salmon Shipper. That had completely thrown everyone, including Blueberry, for a loop. They hadn't even known that the pink haired mages spoke to each other all that often, but it was revealed that Pinkette and Flaming Dildo had been sneaking around without anyone's knowledge. That had left Sadist Princess and Peanut, the latter who spent most of her time around Midnight mainly because she was worried about his sleeping habits and wanted to make sure that he was in fact perfectly healthy, leaving Sadist to himself. At first he rebuffed her every chance he got; he didn't need her in his life, he didn't deserve her in his life. But after spending another couple months together, she'd broken down his walls.

He hadn't even realised he'd had a crush on her until the day she had fallen asleep in his arms on the way back to camp from a mission. They had been teamed up, much to Tabasco's chagrin and while nestled in his arms she had whispered his name, his real name, oh so sweetly. It had been the first time his name had ever been uttered so beautifully, without a hint of annoyance or fear, just full of love. Or maybe he was just imagining it that way, it had been a year and a half since then and he could have been making it out to be more than it was. Either way, it was still one of his fonder memories. And to this day, he knew that he'd do anything to have her call his name, it would forever be hers to own.

After that first crack in the walls surrounding the heart he didn't even know he still had, he'd started to notice her more and more, her sweet raspberry scent, the small smile that was reserved for him and only him. The way her soul hummed whenever she was happy, the dulcet notes of piano keys calling to him. He noticed how soft and smooth her skin was when she'd brush against him or the fragrant smell of her sweet honey shampoo. He didn't know stardust even had a smell until he met her. Honey, stardust and raspberries, the smell he now associated with her and only her. He noted the crinkles when her smile reached her eyes and the very faint freckles that dusted her porcelain skin. The way her earthy brown irises lightened in the sunlight to golden amber and the way her voice deepened when she was completely and utterly relaxed. He noticed it all and it drove him crazy. She drove him crazy.

It was a couple of months ago though, that he realised he was completely in love with her. It was night, the sky void of any stars and she was sitting on her rooftop, staring up. He'd smelled her while making his way back to his guild in the town of Willow and wondered what she was doing all alone. Usually she'd summon her dog spirit (he'd made the mistake of questioning whether it really was a canine, only to be kicked in the head as she reassured him that yes, Plue was in fact a dog) to keep her company, but she was all alone. He hadn't even heard her soul, which was something new to him.

Hers was a soul that always made itself known him, a soul he was so familiar with. He knew it as well as he knew that the sun would rise or that he needed poison to live. But on that day, her soul was so quiet that he was sure she was dead. Fear had gripped him and it took everything in him to quash his fears, he could see her chest rising, signalling that she was very much alive and breathing so the only thing he had to worry about was the silence of her soul. She'd turned to him, taking in the sight of him before turning back to the sky and he'd ignored the sinking feeling when she hadn't greeted him with the smile he was so used to and the sound of his name on her lips that he was so fond off.

'Aquarius' constellation should be out tonight' she hadn't said anything, but he'd still heard it. They both knew he had. And it was that thought that brought her soul back to life. Just not in the way he wanted. Instead of the content and mellow symphony he was so used to, he was met with the broken and ominous drumming of her soul, the reverberations jarred and stilted. He'd heard, no he'd seen her battle with the Mard and Jackal; her soul was playing it on repeat, stopping just when she broke her spirit's key before starting again. Like a broken record, replaying one scene over and over. He knew she'd forgiven them and they were close because they were different now, but that didn't mean it hadn't happened. He'd been at a loss for words; he'd known the sounds a soul made when hurt, when in mourning and he'd once loved it. But this, this was something he hadn't ever heard. Her soul was shattered, the dissonance of her melancholy tones ringing in his ears.

He sat beside her, unsure of how to proceed. But something deep within him had told him that he needed to be there for her. He needed to comfort her, save her and bring back the melodious piano tenors and the philharmonic harp strings of her soul that synchronised in perfect harmony to create the most alluring and beautiful sonata he'd ever heard. He was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't even see her move until she was pressed against his side, her unusually dull eyes flickering back to life. It was the faintest spark, but he'd noticed it nevertheless. He quietly wrapped himself around her and held her, noting the way she fit perfectly against his, her soft curves a perfect contrast to his hard muscles. He wasn't used to hugging or any form of human comfort, the most he'd ever gotten being the pat on the back Blueberry gave him every now and then. But he was sure that despite it being new to him, he'd hold her for as long as he had to, for as long as she needed him to, until all the cracked pieces of her soul were put back together, just so he could listen to her mellifluous song again.

He listened to the way the stilted echoes of the drums faded, piecing back together before quietening down to soft chorus of hums that he was used to. It was in those moments, listening to the way the sound of his own discorded strings and cacophony of cymbals called to her soul that he knew he was utterly and irrevocably in love with the celestial mage. And for the next few months, he loved her, all of her. He felt the way she effortlessly hammered the rest of his walls, crawling under his skin and burning him from inside out; as if she were the stars she loved so much, until he could feel her in every vein of his body. He felt the way she would run across the dark fields of his heart and leave petals in her wake, until the roses bloomed, even in the dark of his soul. He felt her thunder, her smile that would rattle and make sense of his bones until she knew them so intimately that they were no longer his, but hers to possess. He felt the light of her essence in him; a beacon of hope and healing, as if she were the starlight itself, guiding all his broken pieces back home to her every time she looked at him. And he loved her. Loved her for everything she did to him. Loved her for everything she made him feel. And he'd probably love her for all of eternity.

He'd admit it though; she was as insane and as lunatic as the rest of her guild. She was just so far gone that she seemed perfectly sane. But he knew. He knew her better than anyone else. She was sweet like ambrosia, the most delicious of nectar that even the gods coveted her. But she had a small twinge of darkness that called to him, he'd never been privy to it before and he was sure her guild didn't know about it. He'd been in completely awe and shock that something so beautiful and light had been around so much destruction and heartache. He even knew about her sadistic side, the side that absolutely loved to dish out Lucy Kicks and come up with imaginative ways to punish her teammate and the blue fleabag for invading her space, consuming all her food and then insulting her. He'd been surprised when he'd heard those thoughts running through her soul when what the guild had deemed 'Scary Lucy' emerged, like a switch that turned her from the sweet mage they were used to to a evil demon and since then, she'd always be his Sadist Princess.

Despite it all, she was magic and he was constantly on edge whenever he was with her. She set his heart on fire and he'd never been drunk, it wasn't possible due to his magic, but he was sure he was intoxicated whenever he was around her. Being with her was like standing on a cliff edge, terrifying and thrilling at the same time and then she would smile at him and his whole past would disappear, it would be just him and her. For all eternity. But falling in love with her was like free falling off the cliff and he just wanted to soar while she fell, it was exhilarating and nerve-wracking. And somehow, between him flying and her falling they had lost their direction and crashed, colliding together and causing him to lose his heart on her upon impact.

But he didn't deserve her. No Cobra was too dark. He'd snuff out her light if he even touched her. He was doomed to spend eternity alone, in a one sided love because he just didn't deserve the rays of hope she gave him. He hated being alone. All his life he'd just wanted someone, anyone to be there for him. He'd found that in Cubellios, only to lose her and since then he'd been scared to get close again. To lose a friend and be left alone all over again. But she had returned to him and he couldn't have been happier. But that didn't mean his demons had been laid to rest. He could still hear the screams of the tortured, the cries of mercy from the towns and villages they'd razed. He was broken and would be for the rest of his life.

Every time he looked at Lucy, every day she smiled he would believe that perhaps there was hope for him. But like clockwork, at night the screams of those he'd damned came back with a vengeance and they wouldn't let him forget his sins. The higher he got around her, the lower he'd sink at night when he was alone with his thoughts. Every moment she would drown his demons in the light that was wholly hers, they would return at night. Because no matter what, she couldn't drown them completely. After all, his demons knew how to swim. And every night they'd swim back to the surface and pull him down to the depths. He just had to accept that he'd have to spend an eternity in the dark, in the broken shadows of his past.

Cobra had been so lost in his thoughts that he hadn't even realised that Mira and Meredy had overheard his conversation with Kinana or that they were now plotting how to get CoLu together. They were snickering to themselves while trying to control themselves as much as they could. It wouldn't do well for Cobra to hear their thoughts and put a stop to their plans before they could even enact them. Mira dragged Meredy to her storage room, knowing that it was the only place they could be safe from Cobra's magic due to the distance between them and the loud house music around the guildhall. Mira turned to Kinana just before leaving, telling her to keep track of the bar. Mard's eyes narrowed before following his girlfriend and her partner in crime.

"What may I ask is going on here?" Mard questioned, taking in the sight of his girlfriend and guild mate, both with their eyes wide as if they were deer caught in headlights.

"M-M-M-Mard! What are you doing here sweetie?" Mira questioned, Mard's eyebrow rising.

"I saw you and Meredy slip away and couldn't help but wonder what my queen was up to" Mard replied his voice calm as usual, his face passive.

"Okay… so basically Cobra has a thing for Lucy and we're going to get them together" Mira replied knowing that she couldn't lie to her boyfriend, he knew her too well. The two women's eyes widening further as they took in the gob smacked look that crossed Mard's face. It wasn't a common thing for Mard to be surprised.

"Cobra likes Lucy?" Mard questioned, his eyes narrowing.

"Yes! Mard you can't do anything about this. I know you care for Lucy but she's liked him for the past year too so you can't take this away from her" Meredy admonished, Mard's eyes widening just a bit.

"Lucy's liked him for that long?"

"Yesssssss, so now you can't do anything to scare him from dating her or you'll only upset Lucy" Mira said, hearts in her eyes as she imagined the babies.

"I see. And you're absolutely positive that she reciprocates her feelings and has done so for the past year? These aren't just rumours?" Mard questioned knowing how well rumours travelled and spiralled out of control in Fairy Tail, Meredy nodding.

"I, personally have it on good authority, from a certain blue haired bookworm, that Lucy feels the same for Erik" Meredy replied, Mard sighing. He rubbed his temples before nodding.

"I cannot begrudge something that would lead to her happiness. I will allow this and only interfere should I feel that you have gone too far" Mard relented, Mira squealing before jumping onto him and peppering kisses all over his cheeks. Mard blushed slightly, his arm wrapping around her thin waist before pulling away.

"You know how I feel about these public displays, love" Mard replied, Mira nodding with a blush. Mard sent a pointed glare to Meredy, causing her to squeak and turn around, allowing him to swoop down and place a chaste kiss on Mira's lips before turning to leave.

"Wait Mard… don't let him know anything about this, you know… with his magic" Mira called out, Mard scoffing.

"I'm a demon Mirajane, we don't have souls for him to listen to" Mard reminded, Mira blushing. She often forgot that she in fact dating a real demon.

"Oh yes, I forgot about that. Anyway… back to CoLu… so what do you think we should do?" Mira asked, turning to Meredy once Mard had left.

"Well… I don't have a plan… but I'm sure I could think of something" Meredy replied, Mira grinning in response.

"Go on…" Mira said, waiting for Meredy to continue.

"We could… we could shut them in a cupboard together!" Meredy said, Mira shaking her head.

"No, he'd see that coming from a mile away" Mira rebuffed, Meredy sighing before lighting up again.

"Mistletoe! Then he'll have no choice but to kiss her," Meredy suggest, Mira shaking her head.

"No… it's not even close to Christmas"

"Hmmm… how about… we sic a naked Gray on her and hope for the best?"

"No! Sorano will be the first one to murder Lucy, if Juvia doesn't get to her first. Meredy, we need something that seems natural"

"I… I don't know"

"It's alright… we'll think of something" Mira said finally before taking a seat on one of the storage crates. The two tried plotting the best was to initiate CoLu, from getting Natsu to burn their clothes off all the way to slipping them both a love potion. Meanwhile… in the guild hall…

Cobra was pretty sure he, Romeo, Peanut and the Sadist Princess were the only ones who weren't outright drunk at this point. Well… now that he thought about it, where the hell was Peanut anyway? He tried sniffing her scent and when the smell of alcohol, sweat as well as the faintest scent of vomit was too much he tried listening for her soul, however he was just met with the sounds of the house music and drunken thoughts of the guild members. He couldn't find her anywhere and… he couldn't find the damn Memory Mage either. Oh, he was so going to grind that lolicon into mincemeat if he tried anything with Peanut.

"SHE'S DEAD!" Jellal's voice roared, everyone turning to him as he held Erza in his arms.

"SHE'S DEAD AND THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO" Jellal wailed. Cobra watched as Jellal, intoxicated completely out of his mind, shook Erza, trying to 'bring her back to life'.

Cobra could see that Erza had drunk too much alcohol while trying to beat Cana and she had passed out in the middle of trying to squash Jellal's head. Jellal, when alarmed that her strength had diminished, looked up to find her eyes completely closed and her neck slack. Why Jellal thought she was dead, Cobra didn't know. He'd just have to chalk it up to the sheer amount of alcohol he had consumed in the drinking contest with Cana and Erza. Kagura ran up to the two, kicking Jellal out of the way as she tried to bring Erza back to life.

"ERZA! ERZA COME BACK TO ME! DON'T LEAVE ME!" Jellal cried in fear before Kagura turned to him, swaying as she tried her best to glare at him in her haze.

"You killed her! Look what you did to nee-san" Kagura said, pointing out Erza's limp form.

"I didn't mean too!" Jellal said. Kagura drew out her sword to attack Jellal, causing him to throw Erza into some tables.

"Pay for your crime! I will once again use this sword to defeat you" Kagura yelled before letting out a war cry. She lifted her sword, ready to strike down the demon that had taken away her friend. Jellal shook in fear, anime tears falling freely down his face. He shifted so he was kneeling before turning to the heavens.

"Gods, this was my fault. She died because of me, I accept punishment" Jellal called before turning and nodding to Kagura. Kagura nodded back sagely, a sorrowful look on her face and just as she was about to behead Jellal, Erza woke up with a bang, tables flying everyone. One table in particular flew all the way to Kagura, hitting her in the head and knocking her out.

"I HAVE AWAKENED. IT IS I ARES, GOD OF WAR. COME FACE MY WRATH" Erza screamed, reequipping into her Heaven's Wheel Armour, sword swinging wildly in her hand trying to knock out almost everyone. However, before she could do any real damage, Master Makarov extended his hand, knocking her out cold once again. Jellal silently crying about how she was truly dead now.

"She was… so young. It should have been me instead. WHY GOD WHY?!" Jellal screamed, however only Cobra knew what he was saying as all his thoughts were muttered, jumbled and grunted out.

"Thus, with a kiss I die…" Jellal muttered before kissing Erza. Cobra watched as Jellal swayed over her before falling on top of the armoured mage, snoring loudly on her breastplate.

"What's going on with Ershaa and Jellalalala" Natsu questioned, staggering over to the two. He squatted down besides them, poking the two and trying to rouse them.

"Natsu! She's taking a nap, don't disturb her or you'll awaken the beast," Gray said fearfully, pulling Natsu away. Natsu gasped before nodding, falling back as he tried to get away from the sleeping couple.

"Ah! You're right!" Natsu yelled loudly before turning to everyone, "Everyone! Shhhhhhhhh or you'll waked the beast," he continued yelling.

"You mean awaken Natsu" Lucy corrected, Natsu turning and grinning at her.

"Looooose! I love you Loose, you're my bestest friend" Natsu greeted happily, wrapping his arms around his best friend as he lifted her up and nuzzled her face.

"Natsu, you're drunk. Go home," Lucy said, trying to get out of the bear hug, however, resistance was futile. She turned to look for Meredy before realizing that she had snuck off somewhere. Suspiciously, Mira was nowhere in sight either. Cobra glared at the fire dragon slayer, eye narrowing into slits as he gripped his glass tightly. He could feel the growl that was forming in his throat and had to physically bite down on his lips to stop himself from snarling. Kinana looked at him pointedly trying to encourage him to say something. Cobra shook his head before staring deeply into his drink, tuning out the fire dragon slayer and blonde mage.

"Babbbbyyy, your clothes" Sorano slurred angrily, trying to find Gray's clothes, only to realize that Juvia had stolen them.

"Gray-sama! Juvia has your clothes" Juvia said, her face flushed, Cobra wasn't sure whether it was from Gray's naked form or the alcohol.

'Both. It has to be both' Cobra thought to himself.

"He doesn't need those clothes anymore! Here Gray, you can have mine" Sorano said, glaring in annoyance at Juvia before stripping and throwing Gray her feathered dress.

"Sora! Now you're naked! DON'T LOOK AT HER," Gray yelled, he threw her dress over her before looking around quickly, and glared at all the males in his guild; gripping her around the waist, he then whisked her away and out the door.

Cobra sincerely wished he could do the same to Lucy but was glad when he turned to find that she had successfully Regulus Lucy Kicked the slayer to kingdom come. Natsu was now in the corner, unconscious. He'd probably stay that way until he burned off all the alcohol in his body. Despite that, Cobra wasn't all too happy. Lucy equipping into her Star Dress: Leo Form outfit only meant that the stupid lion would come out to play. He hadn't had to wait long to be proved right as not a second later, the golden burst of light signaled the arrival of the lion spirit. Loke immediately latched onto Lucy, I heart Lucy banners appearing in a flamboyant flash of light, with glitter and confetti flying everywhere.

"Why don't you just say something instead of growling into your cup like a mad man possessed… or should I say mad dragon possessed," Midnight said, taking a seat besides Cobra.

"You know why" Cobra replied, once again turning to stare at the bar countertop.

"You've always been selfish Erik, why not just be selfish again" Midnight responded, Cobra shaking his head.

"She deserves better than someone like me. She doesn't deserve selfish. She deserves someone… who will love her for eternity" Cobra replied, Midnight's eyebrows shooting up into his hairline.

"You will love her for eternity. Astra… she doesn't want a knight in shining armor Erik. She doesn't want someone who will mollify her and treat her like a princess. She ran away from that life for a reason. If she wanted Prince Charming she would be married to whomever her father had chosen for her, not a Fairy Tail mage. Or she'd be with her little pussycat" Midnight admonished, Cobra shrugging.

"Maybe. But that doesn't mean she wants an ex-criminal. You and I both know that I've done some fucked up things. She doesn't deserve someone like me. I'm undeserving of love" Cobra responded and was surprised at the sudden rage building in Midnight's soul.

"So that's how you feel. Our whole guild has done some fucked up shit Erik. None of us are guilt free. But does that mean we're undeserving of love? No. Fuck that. Love is what gives us the freedom we so desperately fight for. When you say you are undeserving of love because of your past, you're saying our whole guild is unworthy of it. You're saying that Jellal doesn't deserve Erza's forgiveness. You're saying that Meredy doesn't deserve the home she's found in Natsu. You're saying that Sorano doesn't deserve the love she's found with Gray. You're saying that Richard doesn't deserve to find his brother. You're saying that I" Midnight choked, his voice cracking slightly before he steeled himself against Cobra's shocked gaze, "you're saying that I don't deserve Bickslow. And that fucking sucks, especially coming from you" Midnight finished.

"I didn't mean it like that. That's different" Cobra began, only for Midnight to cut him off.

"How? How is it different? Did you act any differently from any of us? No. None of our situations are any different from each other's. They're all the same. You're right; maybe we are unworthy of all the love and forgiveness we've found. But I'll be damned if I let it go. I'll be damned if I let him go" Midnight gritted out. For once in his life, Cobra had no snarky comment, nothing sarcastic to reply with. He could hear and feel the hurt and anger radiating off his friend.

"And maybe, just maybe you should get out of that fucking undeserving mentality and realize that Astra feels the same way you feel for her. And do it soon, before you lose her. For good. She's not going to wait for you forever," Midnight finally mumbled out, knowing full well his friend heard him. He sent Cobra one final glance before leaving to join his boyfriend once again. Meredy and Mira had returned just in time to watch Midnight rip into Cobra, both of their eyes widening. Had all their plotting been for nothing? Suddenly, a horrifying thought crossed their mind… was Midnight a better matchmaker than them? The two dedicated to finding love and ensuring their ships sailed forever? Maybe… maybe they could recruit him to help their cause.

'Realize that Astra feels the same way you feel for her… She's not going to wait for you forever.' What did that mean? Did… was it possible that Lucy had the same feelings for him that he had for her? Cobra didn't know what to do with the new information. Surely Midnight was wrong? There was no way that someone brighter than sunlight and more beautiful than starlight had fallen for him. It just… wasn't probable or likely. Impossible came to mind. Cobra knew her. He knew her better than he knew himself, he'd known her soul and he'd never heard anything remotely romantic towards him. Sure comments about how nice or pretty he looked crossed her mind. But that was it, nothing but sexual attraction… right?

"So I see Midnight let the cat out of the bag" Kinana said, placing down another drink in front of Cobra, a kind smile on her face.

"What? He was being serious? There's no way Sadist likes me. It's… impossible" Cobra replied, Kinana shaking her head.

"If there's one thing Fairy Tail is good at, it's doing the impossible. And Lucy is no exception to that rule Erik. But yes, Lucy does like you too. You didn't think I'd encourage you to go after her just to have your heart broken, did you?" Kinana questioned, eyes narrowing slightly as she frowned.

"How would you know? I can hear her fucking soul Kina, and I've never heard anything that would constitute romantic feelings from her" Cobra replied, Kinana shaking her head at how dense Cobra could be. And he complained about Natsu being stupid.

"I'm not dense… and I'm not stupid either" Cobra replied, pouting slightly.

"Constitutes? Really Erik? You've been spending way too much time around Lucy and Mard if you're using words like that. As to how I know, well everyone except Mira and Mard knows. Lucy told Levy, who told Gajeel and Lily, Lily told Happy and Happy blurted it out to everyone. Gray probably told Sorano while Erza told Jellal, Meredy found out from Happy and told Midnight who confirmed it from Bickslow. The only reason Mira didn't know was because Lucy didn't want her going baby crazy every time you visited, giving away her feelings and Mard didn't know because he tells Mira everything" Kinana explained, shaking her head at the rumour mill in Fairy Tail.

"About her feelings though… maybe you've been oblivious to her feelings because you've been focused on your own whenever you're around her. Look at Bickslow and Midnight and tell me what you hear" Kinana said, nudging her head in their direction. Cobra turned, focusing his attention on the two mages and not on the way Loke was still pressing against Lucy, purring against her cheek.

"His soul is calling out to Midnight's and vice versa. Their souls are… there's a gentle humming from both. They're content with each other, as soul mates usually are. What's the point in this?" Cobra questioned, he could feel guilt welling up inside him, a feeling he was all too familiar with since joining Crime and falling for Lucy. Of course Midnight deserved the love Bickslow showered upon him. He watched as Bickslow and Midnight got ready to leave, Laxus, Kyôka, Freed, Seilah, Elfman and Evergreen following their lead. He turned back to Kinana who then turned to Meredy, who was helping her boyfriend up.

"What about Natsu and Meredy?" Kinana questioned, Cobra rolling his eye before turning to the two.

"It's similar except, Tabasco's soul is purring while hers is singing to him, like she's tamed his soul" Cobra replied, Kinana nodding with a giggle. They watched as Meredy braced Natsu against herself before turning to Mira, apologetically.

"Sorry Mira, I have to take Natsu home" Meredy said, Mira pouting until Mard walked up to her.

"It is getting late and most of the guild are either knocked out or have gone home. Come, it is time for us to leave to" Mard said, placing his hand on Mira's waist. The Take Over mage seemed conflicted, on one hand she wanted to stay and help CoLu come to life, but on the other hand going home with Mard was something she loved doing.

"Come Mirajane, you cannot force their relationship. Midnight and Kinana seem to be doing a fine job of helping them anyway" Mard said, giving Mira a pointed look. Mira sighed, knowing her boyfriend was right. She nodded, allowing the Underworld King to drag her away. Cobra and Kinana watched the guild slowly clear out, until only the unconscious Erza and Jellal, Lucy and Loke were left.

"Meredy is definitely ninety percent of Natsu's impulse control, even Lucy doesn't have as much of a hold on him as she does. Now, tell me what you hear when you listen to yours and Lucy's soul, together," Kinana said, Erik nodding. He'd never done it before; he'd spent so much of his time focusing on just her that he'd learned to block his own out when listening to the repetitive but beautiful piano notes.

Cobra listened to the soft tenors and murmurs that he knew well, the easy tinkling and harmonious tune of pianos and harps he was so used to. That's when he heard it, the crooning of his own soul calling out to hers; Lucy's soul strumming louder in pleasure when Cobra's own deep baritone sounds reached her, his cacophony of cymbals and strings mixing perfectly with her mellow piano keys and chorus of sweet harp strings, to create the most beautiful euphonious symphony of sounds he'd ever heard. With every note that reached his sensitive ears, waves of bliss and euphoria washed over him, bringing him an inner peace that he didn't even know he could achieve. Kinana smiled at the look of epiphany on Cobra's face, his head snapping back to her in shock.

"That's… I… holy fucking shit… She's my soul mate" Cobra whispered, disbelief lacing his voice.

"Which also means she's your mate Erik. She's been waiting for you for just as long as you've been waiting for her" Kinana replied, grinning, as her best friend finally understood everything, coming to terms with what he'd just learned. She had to stop herself from clutching her heart and going 'aww' at the completely uncharacteristic lopsided, goofy grin on her best friend's face and the way his ears perked up.

"A woman like her… a woman like Lucy, she only comes around once in a lifetime. She's made for you Erik; she'll listen to your story and carry your pain and burdens and she'll do it all with a smile on her face. She'll teach you how to love again. So… what are you still doing here? Go to her before Loke decides to steal her from you" Kinana teased, Cobra whipped around, eye narrowing at the spirit. He let out a soft growl before stalking over to the two.

"Oh Lucy, you look so beautiful in my Star Dress. You don't even need to wear white, you can just wear this when we get married and you become my bride" Loke said, Lucy shaking her head at her playful spirit as she changed back into her normal attire, making the lion pout.

She was going to reply when Loke was ripped from her. She felt a strong arm curl around her waist until she was pulled flush against a warm chest. Lucy turned her gaze up, shock and confusion evident as she was met with the angular tanned jaw that she knew belonged to Cobra. Lucy had no idea what was going on, all she could feel was the hard muscular chest of Cobra pressing against her back and she was sure she was dreaming. There was no way Cobra was actually holding her right? It had to be an illusion. She hadn't drunk that much, but maybe one of her drinks was spiked (courtesy of Cana probably) and now she was imagining things.

"OI! What do you think you're doing to my beautiful Princess, Cobra?" Loke questioned, dusting off his suit and fixing his glasses.

"She's not your beautiful Princess, she's my Sadist Princess" Cobra sneered in response before letting out a feral grin. Lucy yelped as she was thrown over Cobra's shoulders before he ran out of the guild, as quickly as his legs could carry him.

"COBRA! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? PUT ME DOWN!" Lucy yelled, hitting his back with her fists. Cobra grunted before moving one hand to smack her ass, shutting her up as she blushed.

"Stay still up there, you really don't want me to drop you, do you Sadist?" Cobra questioned, Lucy sighing before hanging limply. At least she could stare at his butt from her point and it wouldn't even be her fault.

"Nice to see you're enjoying the view," Cobra teased, Lucy blushing before slapping his back.

"Cobra where are you taking me? I demand to know! You can't just kidnap me against my will you know" Lucy scolded, shifting slightly so that his shoulders weren't crushing her ribs.

"You'll see" Cobra replied, Lucy sighing. Just what had gotten into the poison dragon slayer to make him so act out of character? He wasn't his usual asshole self and seemed slightly more playful than usual. That or he suddenly developed a fetish of kidnapping people. Although, with her track record, it could very well just be the latter.

'At least he's my most attractive kidnapper and with a cute butt to boot… mmm and he smells really good, like oleander, pine and smoked wood ' Lucy thought to herself, she bit her bottom lip, resisting the urge to sniff him out or reach out and slap his butt like he'd done to her. Cobra smirked at the thoughts racing through her mind and mentally kicked himself for not listening to their souls before. It was something that never led him astray so why had he ignored it before? Maybe it was true, Fairy Tail were slowly driving him insane. Or maybe it was just her. Coming to his destination, Cobra slowed down and placed Lucy back on the ground.

Lucy spun around, taking in the sight of her surroundings. They were in the middle of a forest glade, a small patch of grass illuminated by the moon and stars that shone outside. There were small bioluminescent butterflies in the trees, lighting up in various different colours and it almost looked like the trees were glowing with life. It was simply beautiful. Lucy turned back to Cobra and froze at the sight of the predatory gleam in his eye. She wasn't afraid of him; she knew he wouldn't hurt her. However, the look was positively devilish and she had to be wary because if he kept looking at her like that, she was sure she was going to jump his bones. Hearing her thoughts, Cobra's grin only widened until his sharp canines were on display. He began prowling towards her slowly, Lucy backing up until she was pressed against the tree, caged between Cobra's arms.

"C-C-C-Cobra?" Lucy stuttered out, unsure of what he was up to.

"You look… really fucking good you know" Cobra muttered and he wasn't lying, dressed in the black strapless tube top that showed off her impressive cleavage and silver miniskirt with a gold belt she looked good enough to eat. However, it was the six-inch, black 'come fuck me' pumps that really caught Cobra's eye. Cobra had to give her some props for even being able to stand in the leather death traps.

"Ummm thanks… Cobra what's brought this on?" Lucy questioned, a blush forming on her face as he ran his nose up and down her throat, sending shivers up her spine.

Instead of replying to her question, he bent his head and pressed his lips against hers. Lucy's eyes widened, before snapping shut, her body relaxing into the kiss. She tilter her head upwards, pressing against him as her hands moved to tangle her fingers in his hair. One of Cobra's hands moved from the tree trunk to wrap around her waist as he bent over further, even with her heels she was still shorter than him by a couple inches. Licking her bottom lip, Cobra asked for entrance and was granted, his tongue brushed over hers before twisting and massaging it causing her to moan into their kiss. Cobra let out his own groan at the taste of her. She was as sweet as she was sinful, the most delicious delicacy that he had ever tasted. They continued kissing for a couple minutes before the need for oxygen became too much. Breaking off the kiss, Cobra peppered soft kisses on her lips, a lazy smile on his face at the dazed look on her face.

"I love you Lucy" Cobra whispered and as soon as the words left his mouth he was rewarded with the biggest smile he'd seen on her face since she'd lost Aquarius' key, her soul singing in praise, he could hear the tinkling of harps and the tones of pianos mixing to form the most beautiful hymn he'd ever heard.

"You really have no idea how long I've been waiting for you to say that" Lucy replied, grinning as he tip toed to press a kiss on his lips again.

"Why didn't you say something before?" Cobra questioned, Lucy's face titling to the side as she gave him a look that literally screamed 'are you fucking being serious'.

"Cobra" Lucy began, Erik shaking his head.

"Erik. Call me Erik" Cobra replied, he just needed to hear his name on her lips again. Lucy beamed, joy filling her at the small gesture. Two years after Tartarus and still only Kinana and the members previous members of Oracion as well as Meredy and Jellal were allowed to call him that.

"Erik,you can hear people's souls. I thought you'd be able to hear mine… but you never said anything so I just assumed that you know… you didn't feel the same," Lucy whispered shyly, tucking her hair behind her ear.

"Oh I definitely feel the same way. You don't need to worry about that Moonshine" Cobra growled, pulling the soft flesh of her earlobe between his teeth and lightly nipping it.

"Moonshine? I thought I was Sadist Princess" Lucy replied, Cobra chuckling in response.

"You'll always be my Sadist Princess, you're just also my Moonshine" Cobra replied.

"Why Moonshine?" Lucy questioned, cocking her head to the side.

"Many reasons… your magic comes to mind for one. Moonshine is also one of the strongest alcohols, basically poison. You make me feel drunk… but mostly because you're the poison I just can't seem to live without. I'm addicted to you" Cobra mumbled, blushing slightly when Lucy aww-ed at him.

"You're such a cutie you know" Lucy said, brushing the locks that fell in front of his forehead out of his face.

"I'm not," Cobra pouted, Lucy shaking her head with a fond smile on her face.

"Alright sure" Lucy replied before pulling him down for another kiss.

This time Lucy deepened the kiss, pressing herself as close to him as she could. Cobra groaned against her, the feeling of her soft body against him igniting the fire within him. He trailed his hand down to her hips, his thumb brushing against the bare skin there. Lucy broke of the kiss, Cobra moving his lips down her jaw and towards her neck, nipping and sucking the skin until bright red bruises remained. Lucy let out a gasp as his canines scarped against the tender skin on her collarbone, drawing a small amount of blood. Lucy gasped his name against his ear, pulling on his hair as her stomach clenched at the way his hands roamed over her hips to grip her ass.

"Oh Gods, we have to stop right now Moonshine, or I won't be able to later" Cobra growled against her, Lucy grinning at him though half lidded eyes, Cobra's member twitching at the seductive look on her face.

"Who said we need to stop? Little Erik certainly doesn't think we should" Lucy whispered.

"He's not so little besides we don't have anywhere to-" Cobra began only to be cut off by a pink poof behind them. The two turned around, Lucy giggling at the pink wool that looked suspiciously like Aries' on the forest floor.

"What were you saying?" Lucy questioned, one hand moving to grip his dick through his trousers. Cobra hissed at her actions, Lucy's smile widening.

"You're going to be the death of me," Cobra murmured before trailing his large, calloused hands to her thighs, the soft milky skin molded by his hands as he picked her up, her legs automatically wrapping around his waist. He carried them both to the wool before placing her carefully on the soft material. Cobra sat on the back on the balls of his feet, kneeling in front of her as he drank in every drop of her beauty, from her gold blonde hair fanned out over the pink wool all the way to her rosy pink lips that were so soft and kissable.

"Gods I love you" Erik murmured, Lucy smiling up at him from her spot. She sat up, placing her hands on either sides of his face before kissing him again.

"I love you too Erik" Lucy whispered back. Erik's eye snapped open. It was the first time he'd heard it in words and for the first time since he'd gotten his magic, he heard his own soul hum in happiness. It was a miniscule change from the out of tune warbles and thrums he was used to from his own soul, but he'd noticed it nonetheless.

Cobra pulled her lip within her teeth playfully, nipping at the soft flesh before moving his hands to her tube top and pulled it over her head, breaking their kiss momentarily and releasing her breasts. He pulled away from her and stared at her rounded tits, eye wide as he realized she wasn't wearing a bra under her top. However, instead of nipples he found some flower shaped things and turned to look at her in confusion. At least they were pink.

"What are those? Please don't tell me your nipples are flower shaped" Cobra said, Lucy slapping his chest in playfully.

"No of course not you idiot. They're flower pasties. I can't exactly wear a bra on that top; even strapless ones, because of how low cut it is you'd be able to see the bra anyway. So you put these pasties on your nipples to stop them poking out. They're like tape" Lucy said and moved to peel one of before Cobra pulled her hands away. Lucy looked at him in surprise before watching him bend his head down, pulling the pasty off of her nipple with his teeth.

Cobra growled before attacking her nipples, lapping at the buds, his tongue swirling around until they hardened. Lucy groaned, arching her back and thus her breasts into his mouth. His tongue slithered out and rolled around her nipple before sucking on them, Lucy shivering as her nipples hardened. Once he was done with her breast, he turned to the next one, peeling the pasty off in the same way before pulling the pink peak into her mouth. His hand moved to her other breast, palming and rolling the mound in his large hand, his fingers flicking the nipple with his finger. Lucy moved her hands to his chest, under his jacket before trailing them to his shoulders, slipping off his jacket in the process. Moving her hands down his chest she slipped it under his shirt before pulling it over his head, his hands and mouth leaving her breasts momentarily before resuming their worship. Lucy's hands roamed up and down the tanned skin on his torso, feeling the hard defined muscles under her palms. She shuddered as his teeth raked over a hardened nub before he pushed her down to lie on her back again. Lucy moved her hands to his shoulder her nails scraping over his skin.

Cobra purred against her before kissing the valley between her breasts. He stared up at her as he pressed soft kisses down her abdomen until he reached the waistband of her skirt. Unbuckling her belt, he pulled it off her before tugging her skirt down, revealing the lilac lacy boy shorts. His eye darkened in lust at the sight of the darker purple that was wet with her arousal, the smell of her filling his nose. Cobra kept his gaze locked onto hers as he pressed a kiss to the top of her slit where he could see the outline of her clit because of how soaked she was. Tingles ran up Lucy's spine, her eyes drifting close as he continued licking her, drawing as much of her juice from her underwear as he could. Lucy silently pleaded for more, knowing that he'd hear her and he chuckled against her before pulling her underwear off and throwing them behind her.

Cobra moved his hands to her hips, lifting her slightly before taking her clit into his mouth, sucking on the nub just as he'd done to her nipples before flicking her hardened peaks. Lucy squirmed against him; she bucked against his mouth, her hips undulating as she begged for more. Cobra smirked against her sex before moving so that her thighs were on either side of his face, her legs draped across his back. Moving his hand to her nether lips, he peeled them apart, groaning as the smell of her deepened. He licked up and down her slit, driving her to the brink of insanity before lapping at the juices that had formed inside her causing her to cry out his name in ecstasy. Cobra let out a predatory grin before plunging his tongue as deep into her as he could go, wiggling his tongue, her juices dripping into his mouth. She was so sweet with a hint of bitterness, a combination of flavours that was soon becoming his favourite.

He continued licking her out before moving up to suck her clit; he thrust a finger into her, pumping it in and out of her as he felt her wet pulsating walls around his digit. Lucy cried out when he wiggled the finger in her with a grin before adding another one causing her to mewl out his name. Removing his mouth from her clit, he kissed his way up her, quickening his thrusts as he captured her lips between his, allowing her to taste herself on his lips. Cobra bent down, once again pulling her breast between his mouth, bruising her tits with hard kisses and nips until he was sure he had left his mark on her. Lucy began moving her hips to meet the thrusts of his fingers, her walls quivering when he brushed his thumb against her clit.

"Shit Moonshine, that's my girl. Ride my fingers," Cobra grunted, his voice grew darker, more sensual as his primal instincts began taking over.

Lucy gasped when he pressed his thumb hard on her clit, angling his fingers in such a way that it brushed against her g-spot every time he thrust them into her. Lucy let out a whimper when he bit down on her nipple, throwing her head back in pleasure and Cobra purred as the sound of pianos and harps fading into something deeper. Lucy felt her womb clenching and unclenching uncontrollably, her heart racing as her muscles began to tighten. She felt the familiar coil of an orgasm in her stomach and started bucking faster, anticipating her climax.

"Oh fuck me Erik" Lucy whined causing him to thrust faster, throwing her off the edge. Cobra's ears picked up the crescendo of sounds from her soul as they rose until she cried out and suddenly the sounds stopped as she drenched his fingers in her juice.

Cobra looked up, hoping he hadn't killed her, until he was met with a sudden onslaught of the loud thrums of bass and the banging of drums as her soul wailed out her orgasm. He could feel the pleasure washing over her as she orgasmed around his fingers, the crashing of cymbals and steel pans joining the mix as she soared into a climax induced high. Lucy's body shuddered as jolts of pleasure raced along every nerve ending and Cobra drowned in the ecstasy of the song her soul was singing. Cobra continued his thrusting, trying to draw out her orgasm for as long as possible, while memorizing the sounds from her soul until her pussy stopped quivering as powerfully around his fingers. He pulled out his fingers and brought them up to his lips, sucking them dry before gathering more of her juice onto his finger, licking his digits clean once again. Cobra removed his trousers and boxers before crawling so he was on top of her, his hips between her spread legs, cock resting against her pussy. Cobra pressed a kiss to her before grinding his hips, Lucy mewling as the tip of his dick brushed against her sensitive clit.

"Tell me what you want" Cobra whispered against her throat as he peppered kisses along the flesh. She stared at his dick, noting that it had to be at least nine inches long with a slight curve upwards. And damn did it have some girth. It was probably as thick as her wrist. Maybe it was because he was part dragon. Lucy wrapped her hand around it, realizing that her fingers didn't touch before she pumped it up and down. Cobra threw his head back, thrusting into her palm before hissing as her thumb brushed against the tip.

"Oh fuck me Erik," Lucy whimpered, moving his member to her sex. Cobra removed her arm, lacing his fingers through hers.

"As you wish Moonshine" Cobra said before slowly entering her pussy.

Rapture.

Lucy whined as she was filled to the brim in one stroke of his hips. Cobra began to move his hips, thrusting his cock in and out with slow but powerful thrusts. Lucy mewled, thanking the gods above for the slight curve of his penis as he entered her. He moved slowly allowing her to adjust to his size, knowing that the sheer girth of his cock was stretching her sex in a way she hadn't been stretched before. However, the heat of her pussy around his sensitive member was making it very hard not to spear into her until she was nothing but a sobbing mess under him. The minute she got used to the feel of him she started surging her hips to meet his thrusts, her lips opening to let out a moan of euphoria.

His hands gripped her hips, pulling her down onto him as she silently begged, pleaded and cried for him to move faster. He was sure he was going to bruise her hips or her thighs as he began impaling her on his cock, pumping into her over and over again. Lucy's eyes widened before they glazed over in ecstasy and lust. Suddenly, it didn't matter if her heart was racing at speeds that would surprise even Jet or that she needed to breathe oxygen into her lungs. All that mattered was the sensation of him in her, his powerful thrusts, the scent and feel of him all around her. She felt impossibly whole.

He shifted so that his hips were at an angle, so that every time he thrust into her she would feel his tip hit against her g-spot, causing her to scream out his name. Already Lucy could feel her womb begin to tighten again, her muscles contracted and her arms shot up to grip his back, her nails raking up and down his back, leaving red welts along the tanned skin. Cobra hissed before moving his hand down, pulling one leg and throwing it over his shoulder. The new position pushed him deeper into her, a feat Lucy thought entirely impossible. Cobra heard the strumming of bass and clashing of drums get louder, signaling her impending orgasm and grinned against her breast, his thrusts quickening and deepening. He moved one hand in between them, hit fingers playing with her clit, rolling, prodding and pinching the nub until she was screaming in pleasure.

"ERIK!" Lucy yelled, her voice filling the skies as she cried his name. She continued sobbing, his name on her lips as if a constant prayer.

"Oh shit Lucy, I'm cumming" Erik grunted out, the feel of the impossibly tight sex around his member becoming too much.

"Please Erik" Lucy gasped out, her voice cracking as her walls gripped his dick and once again the melody of her soul stopped before returning with a vengeance as she came all over his cock, her juices making it easier to thrust into her.

The euphonious sounds filled his ears and with a final thrust he came in her, his cum spurting out of his dick and splashing against her cervix, filling her up. In the midst of their orgasm, Cobra heard the previous dissonance of strings and discordance of cymbals of his own soul finding a rhythm that matched hers perfectly. It almost felt like she was piecing his soul back together, piece-by-piece until it was singing in content, the notes finally finding their harmony again. After all these years, he no longer felt lost and instead he finally felt complete. And it was all thanks to her.

Both their breathing was labored as he rolled off of her; they shuddered as their sweat-covered skin met the cool air around them. Lucy rolled so she was pressed into her side, using his arm as a pillow, his other arm reaching over her to pull the wool around them before throwing his arm around her waist. Cobra listened to her soul, the drums and bass fading back into harps and piano that he loved so much. He watched as she fell asleep, the love, joy and contentedness filling her soul as she snuggled up against him. He let out a smile, pushing her long hair out of the way and pressing a small kiss to her shoulder.

He stayed like that for a while, frowning as his past started haunting him again. He was about to be dragged into the depths of his memories when she sighed his name out in happiness; soft soothing hums filling his ears. He heard his own soul's tune intertwining with hers, the lullaby putting his demons to rest, surprising him. He stared at her in complete awe as she pushed away the dark of his past until it was just her remaining, glowing brightly, filling him with love, happiness and hope. Before he'd believed that there was no salvation for him. He couldn't be saved, but it had taken the petite blonde with a fierce heart and the forgiveness of an angel to show him that he was wrong. Before he was sure that he would spend eternity alone, a life wallowing in guilt and remorse that he wrought on himself. But now, now it was time to put his demons to rest. The war was over and she'd finally won. In those moments, he'd never loved her anymore. Not for the way that she felt in his arms or the way she looked like a completely ethereal being in the starlight, but for the way the sound of his name on her lips, silenced the demons that had long warred inside of him.

Now he could spend eternity loving her, and being loved in return.

Am I doing this right? I hope it actually follow the prompt. I didn't even intend it to cross 12k but it did and I have no idea. Okay so important message:

Sadly, CoLu week falls right in the midst of my final exams. On the 21st my major exams begin, maths which is worth 60% combined, Chemistry worth 40% and Biology worth 40% and so far I've really only finished about 6 prompts with Raspberries and Answers being the ones that have been left out and they fall on the days of my chemistry and final maths paper. I don't know if I'll be able to finish the prompts in time, if not then I'll leave it and continue with the prompts I have finished and come back to Raspberry and Answers when I'm done with my exams and have time to finish writing. If I do finish them, it certainly won't be as long as the ones I've written already which are 10k. I'm so sorry but these exams are really important as if I fail I don't get into university :'((( Good news though, after these papers I'm free all summer till September which means I can focus on writing again hehe. I have some future CoLus and stories planned, and I even plan on finishing the stories I have up already.

Hoo, now that is done. This story was heavily inspired by Can You Feel My Heart- BMTH and quotes by R.M. Drake so check out their work. Also the bit with Jellal and Erza, 'thus with a kiss I die' comes from Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare. To be completely honest, I have no idea what was happening in that bit... I''m pretty sure I wanted to say more and at this point I'm literally just rambling because its 2:56am right now here in England and I just finished revising and I was so excited about CoLu week that I decided to post my first entry. I cannot wait to read any of your entries, I'm so looking forward to it.

ALSO ALSO SPOLER ALERT IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE NEW CHAPTERS OF THE MANGA!

RIP (maybe) GAJEEL AND WTF HIRO MASHIMA, HOW COULD YOU POTENTIALLY KILL HIM OFF? JUST RIP MY FUCKING HEART OUT WHY WON'T YOU?! ESPECIALLY AFTER GAJEVY BECOMES CANON! MY HEART HURTS SO MUCH RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE NO IDEA

END OF SPOILERS!

Now that that rant is over and done with. Sorry if any characters were OOC to you! I've never written Cobra before and I hope he seems realistic, though who am I kidding he probably doesn't ewboais. Ugh I'm so pumped on energy drinks right now and sooooo sleep deprived. I hope it actually was linked to the prompt, I seriously have no idea how to write for ship weeks. Sorry for any typos or grammar mistakes, I've tried to eliminate as many as possible but that didn't work out well considering how fucked up my brain is right now. I don't even think anyone is reading this and if you are well thank you and congratulations for making it this far even though I know most of this is nonsense.

How would you feel about some more CoLu's btw? Granted I can actually right Cobra's character EL OH EL

Okay time for bed now

Reviews and very much welcome, thanks!

Nelly xo