A submission for Day 1 of LaxLu week ;) Enjoy!
Day 1: Masquerade - 3/6/17 - AU
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail ^^
Laxus grumbled incoherently to himself, leaning back onto the wall, trying to blend in with the shadows. Which didn't work, considering his bright yellow hair. Laxus adjusted his black and yellow mask, tightening it around his head. What was it Ever had said to him?
Flashback
"No," he deadpanned firmly, crossing his arms to gaze irritably at the brunette.
Ever groaned, collapsing onto his worn and ripped couch. Laxus's eyes darted to her chest as her breasts jiggled slightly. Unfortunately for him, the girl had caught the flicker of his eyes and had smacked him.
"Eyes off my boobs, Laxus. I know they're amazing and all, and you wanna touch 'em, but you have a girlfriend," she scolded.
"Tch. Mira? She doesn't give a shit," he responded coolly. "So, why do you want me to come to this…this…"
"Masquerade?" Ever asked. "Because it's Freed's and Bickslow's engagement party, as well. They sent me to personally invite you, partially because they're busy fucking each other," she deadpanned.
"I didn't need to know that," the blonde grumbled, crossing his arms.
"Anyways," Evergreen continued on as if Laxus hadn't said anything. "You're going. It's tonight, so get your lazy ass up. We're shopping."
"Why?" Laxus whined as his friend got up and started tugging on his arm.
"Because you need a life," she deadpanned. "Go out; have some fun, Laxus! Lord knows you need it."
Flashback End
"Tch. 'Get a life,' she said. How do I get a life if I can't talk to anyone here because I don't know who anyone is?!" Laxus groaned irritably.
"Hey Laxus," a familiar voice greeted. The blonde man turned around to see his two friends, aka the hosts.
"Freed, Bickslow," he acknowledged with a nod.
"How's the party?" Freed asked politely.
Freed was dressed in a dark purple and greek mask and matching outfit, while his fiancé wore his usual helmet and knight styled outfit.
"Fine," Laxus drawled.
Bickslow, catching the sarcasm in his friend's voice, intervened, "Go socialize or something. You look pathetic by yourself."
"I don't know anybody."
"Go make some friends," the helmeted man responded. He grabbed Laxus's arm and dragged him out of the shadows. "Go!"
Cursing Ever and Bickslow's names, Laxus dragged himself to the refreshment table and grabbed a drink. He downed it in one gulp and reached for another.
"Drinking your sorrows away already?" a girl's amused voice asked.
The blonde man's head jerked upwards to see a blonde girl in an elegant pink dress and a sparkly pink and white butterfly mask covering her face.
"No, I'm just bored," he replied coolly.
"Understandable." She reached over and grabbed a glass, taking a dainty sip. "My father used to drag me to these things all the time, so they tend to be a bit more boring every time I go. Even if it's for a friend."
"You're friends with Freed and Bickslow?" Laxus queried, taking a long gulp of his drink.
"I'm friends with Evergreen, but I've ran into Freed several times at my father's parties." The girl wrinkled her nose at the thought.
"Ah. So Ever invited you."
"Yup!" she sang cheerfully. "She also happened to mention that she dragged an anti social friend along and she wants me to befriend them. That wouldn't happen to be you, would it?"
"You are correct," Laxus grumbled, cursing Ever inwardly.
"Well, you're pretty nice and we've already talked quite a bit, so I'd consider us friends." The girl smiled at him.
"Oohkay…"
"Shall we dance?" The girl offered her hand to him.
"I don't dance," he snapped back.
"You will today," she shot back, grabbing his hand and dragging him out to the dance floor.
Laxus groaned. What was with women and them being so pushy?
~.~
"Put your hand here, your other hand here," she instructed, moving his hands.
"What's the point of this again?" Laxus asked no one in particular.
"To have fun," she deadpanned.
The two started swaying awkwardly to the slow beat of the song.
"So, you mentioned you're a friend of Ever's?" Laxus asked.
"Yeah. I met her at our job at a cafe. We were both waitresses on the same shift, so we just became friends," the blonde girl replied, lifting Laxus's hand so he could twirl her.
"I see. So, who's this dad you talked about earlier?"
"You're being awfully personal."
"Well, you're the girl who dragged me out to dance," Laxus shot.
"Eh. My dad's Jude Heartfilia. He's kinda famous," she admitted with a grimace, making the man's eyes widen.
"Jude Heartfilia? The Jude Heartfilia?" he gaped in shock.
"The one and only," she sighed.
"So that makes you…?"
"Lucy Heartfilia. And you're Laxus Dreyar, Evergreen's anti social friend," Lucy deadpanned calmly.
"I'm not that anti social," he muttered, looking away.
"You know, I'm not supposed to be here," Lucy commented wryly with a grin. "I snuck out of one of my dad's parties. He ought to have noticed I'm gone by now."
Just as she spoke, the door burst open and an angry looking man with blonde hair streaked with gray burst in, along with several guards.
"LUCY LAYLA HEARTFILIA!" he boomed.
"And…that's my cue to go!" Lucy winked at Laxus. "See you around, Laxus!"
She was gone in a flash of pink and white silk. Laxus smirked to himself as he watched the guards start checking every guest. A girl with a butterfly mask and pink and white silk…Lucy. Yes, he would definitely remember tonight.
Wow this is a piece of shit ;-; Sorry for the shortness and crappiness, but I really wanted to finish. Welp, until tomorrow! Bye!