Title – I love you Laxus!

Chapter – One

Author – xxxiliveforthefuturexxx

Beta – None

Summary – Before Laxus leaves Fairy Tail there is one thing that Lucy Heartfilia has to do.

Disclaimer – I do not own Fairy Tail or any of the characters! :P

Couples – Lucy/Laxus and others

Warning – N/A

Authors note – Set in episode 48

Lucy Heartfilia gazed at her white-haired friend behind the bar as she worked on cleaning the mugs. The blond Celestial mage had quite a few things on her mind and amongst those things was one Laxus Dreyer, or the feelings that she held for him. It wasn't long after Lucy joined Fairy Tail that the blond mage fell in love with the Lighting Dragon Slayer. She was confused at first at what she was feeling but as the days went by she found herself falling more and more in love with him.

Despite the fact that Laxus was the bad guy of the guild and never helped them Lucy couldn't help but fall in love. She was, at first, scared of her feelings for him but she didn't do anything to stop them. As the days went by she found herself looking around for the male just because she wanted to.

"-cy! Lucy!" The concerned voice of MiraJane broke her inner musings making her blink her eyes twice before she zooned in on Mira who was looking concerned but when she saw Lucy was finally paying attention she smiled.

"You called me Mira?" the blond asked, tilting her head to the side.

"Well, yes. I did." She chuckled. "But you seemed to be thinking about something hard that I had to call out to you quite a few times."

Lucy grinned in apology, rubbing the back of her neck with her hand.

"I'm sorry Mira… I just have a lot on my mind lately." She said softly, biting on her lower lip.

"…Boy problems?" Mira threw a wild guess with a grin at Lucy who only blushed a lovely shade of red and nodded.

"Yes… Actually it's one boy… or male In particular." Lucy decided to trust Mira so she took a deep breath and said. "I don't know how or why I fell in love with him but… I do like him."

"Who?" Mira asked, wondering if it was Natsu or Gray.

"…Laxus…" Lucy whispered making Mira choke and gape at Lucy who blushed.

Okay. Mira never expected that answer from Lucy, even though it surprised her she supposed it was a logical explanation seeing as Lucy did usually look around the guild for someone before looking at Laxus.

"…When did you start falling in love with him?" Mira asked, smiling softly at Lucy.

"A few days after I came into the guild… As I said I have no idea why I fell in love with him but I suppose love doesn't know any bounds." The blonds head fell onto the bar and a groan escaped her mouth.

Mira thought for a few moments after she heard Lucy. She could actually understand what Lucy was saying and she felt slight pity towards the girl. Laxus would probably break her heart but she didn't voice that aloud.

"Just follow your heart Lucy." Mira said to her, patting the younger girls' shoulder slightly. "We can't pick and choose who we fall in love with. Your heart picked Laxus to fall in love with, my heart picked Freed. It just works that way, we aren't supposed to understand it."

Lucy stared at Mira with wide eyes. "W-Wait! Ar-Aren't you… worried? About me being in love with Laxus, I mean." She worried on her lower lip, her eyes almost watering up when Mira took a while to answer.

"Worried?" Mira smiled and shook her head. "Merlin no Lucy… At first… when you told me you were in love with Laxus I was… slightly apprehensive about it all but now, when I see your eyes and how they light up when you talked about being in love with Laxus… I can see that you really love him."

Lucy sighed in relief when Mira said that. She really was worried about what she was about to say but hearing her say that gave Lucy the encouragement she needed.

"I'm… going to tell him today." She whispered. "I don't care that he's getting exiled from the guild or that I might never see him again… but… I want to tell him." She looked at Mira who had a soft smile on her face.

"You'll have to do it while the Fantasia is going on…" Mira trailed off. "I'll have Ever fill your spot it."

"Would you ask her for me? I'm still a bit scared of her…" Lucy admitted with a nervous laugh and a scratch to her neck. Mira nodded and giggled, her eyes sparkling with mischief.

"Don't worry Lucy. I'll ask her." Mira reassured the blond Celestial mage. Lucy sighed in relief and grinned at Mira.

"Thank you Mira! You're the best…"

"No problem Lucy! But I do want to know all the details after you tell Laxus…" Mira smiled sweetly at Lucy who only nodded in agreement. It wasn't that she was scared of Mira but she loved the girl like an older sister and she'd tell her anything.

"I will tell you, don't worry Mira!" Lucy said. "You are like a big sister to me… I mean… not only you but Erza as well... You both are big sisters to me." She smiled.

"I'm happy to hear that…" Mira had tears in her eyes when she heard Lucy say that. Loosing Lisanna was a hard blow to her but she, unknowingly came to look at Lucy as a younger sister. She would in no-way be a replacement for the younger sister of MiraJane but she was one.

"Umm.. Mira?" Lucy sweat-dropped, seeing the tears. "Do-Don't cry… please…"

"I'm… sorry Lucy." Mira hiccupped, dabbing at her eyes. "I'm just so happy to hear you say that."

Lucy just smiled and patted Mira's back when the older woman hugged her tight and cried softly.

A few hours later found Lucy standing behind the bar with Mira and helping the older girl. To say that Lucy was enjoying it was an understatement. She was having the best time of her life, serving alcohol and food to her guild mates was something she would like to do again.

"Thank you for the help Lucy!" Mira cried, smiling widely. "You helped me a lot."

"It's no problem Mira." Lucy shrugged. "It's almost time for the Fantasia to start…" The blond whispered, looking around the guild were there were only one or two people who were just finishing off their drinks.

"Why don't you go and change and then go look for Laxus? You want to tell him before he leaves, right?" Lucy heard a woman's voice say from the bar. Swivelling around the blond mage came face to face with Evergreen, one of the Raijinshu tribe.

"Ho-How? How do you know?" Lucy whispered with wide eyes, making Ever start laughing.

"Mira told me after I asked her why she wanted me to fill your spot in on the Fantasia parade." The brunette mage said, smirking. "He's going to be hiding in one of the alleyways, watching the parade before leaving."

"…Thank you Ever." Lucy smiled widely before running out of the guild.

Ever and Mira watched the blond mage run out of the guild with soft eyes.

"…Why did you tell her where Laxus was going to be? I thought you don't like her?" Mira asked her fellow guildmate and childhood friend.

"Laxus… he needs someone to be there for him." Ever sighed, swivelling in her chair to face Mira. "Lucy doesn't get scared of anyone. Be it Laxus, Gajeel, Freed, Bixlow, me… She might feel fear for a few seconds but that's all… She's a strong girl. She still has power hidden inside of her."

"Thank you… for telling her that." Mira thanked Ever, passing her a glass of water.

"Don't worry about it." Ever waved it off. "I may like Laxus but Lucy will be much better for him."

The two girls stayed quiet until it was time to go and change for the Fantasia.

Lucy sighed as she stepped into her apartment and went straight for the bathroom. Stripping out of her clothes, she put on the shower and showered herself, instead of taking a bath like normal. She quickly dried herself and wrapped a towel around her body.

Walking out of the bathroom and straight into her room, she opened the door to her closet and looked for something to wear. Deciding on a pair of jean shorts and halter-neck top she chose some random underwear and slipped them on.

For her hair she called for Cancer who just curled her hair and said that she looks better with her hair down then put up, making Lucy smile. After that she just slipped on her boots and zipped them up.

Taking her keys and whip, Lucy put them on her belt and stepped out of the house, locking it up. Taking a deep breath she walked slowly along the pathway, waiting for the Fantasia to start before going to look for Laxus.

As soon as Lucy heard the cheers and whistles she knew the parade started so, taking a deep breath she walked around, looking for Laxus in the different alleyways. It took her a total of 15 minutes before she finally found him, leaning against the wall and smiling as he watched the Fantasia parade.

Lucy felt herself weaver slightly but she steeled her resolve and walked towards the bulky Lighting Dragon Slayer. Biting on her lower lip she stood in front of him and said softly.

"Laxus…" Her voice was soft but the Dragon Slayer heard her perfectly and he only glanced at the blond, wondering what she was about to say.

"What is it blondie?" He rumbled from his chest, his arms crossed across it.

"Hey! Don't call me blondie! You're a blond to!" She huffed, crossing her arms across her own chest. Laxus felt the corner of his mouth twitch into a smile as he saw Lucy sulking.

"You wanted something from me?" He asked her, finally turning to face her. Lucy looked up at him, her cheeks flushing slightly as she worried on her lower lip.

"Umm… I… Umm…" She stuttered, nervous about telling Laxus of her feelings. "I…Umm… Umm…" She cursed herself for being a stuttering fool in front of Laxus just when she was about to tell him that she liked him… No, loved him.

Laxus watched curiously as Lucy raked her mind for the right words to say, seeing her mouth open he looked down at her and waited.

"Ireallyloveyou!" Lucy said in one breath, looking at the ground and shifting from foot to foot. "That's all I wanted to say… Bye!" She quickly spun on her heel and started walking but before she could get anywhere a strong, muscled arm was wrapped around her waist and she was pulled into an equally muscled chest.

"I didn't hear that." Laxus whispered in her ear. "Care to repeat it for me?"

"I said… Ireallyloveyou!" She said in one breath again, her face fully flashed a nice red.

"Hmm…" Laxus let go of her and stepped back. "So… you love me?" He tilted his head to the side and looked at her. Lucy only nodded.

"Yeah… I just wanted to tell you that before you left. So now that I told you I'm leaving." She said. "Bye!"

Lucy started walking but she was soon spun around and rough and warm lips smashed to hers. The Celestial Mages' eyes widened as her hands gripped Laxus' coat. The warm chocolate eyes soon fluttered close and she kissed him back. Fire, no, lighting danced around her whole body. She wasn't sure if it was from the kiss or if Laxus' magic started leaking but before she could think further on that she felt Laxus' tongue slide across her lower one and her mind shut down as soon as she parted open her lips for him, welcoming the hot muscle into her mouth.

Laxus dived straight into her warm mouth, mapping out every little thing. His tongue slid across hers lightly and soon they were engaged in a battle for dominance but Lucy soon succumbed to Laxus, falling limp in his arms as she started going light-headed from the kiss and butterflies woke up in her stomach, fluttering all around.

Lucy didn't know how long they were kissing nor did she care but when they broke off she was breathing harshly, her face was flushed red and her knees were buckling. She was sure that if Laxus' wasn't holding her up she'd be a gooey mess on the floor just from the intensity of the kiss.

Hazed over brown eyes looked up and met with intense orange ones that had some kind of emotion that Lucy couldn't put her finger on. A rough finger stroked her cheek as their eyes gazed into each other's.

They stayed like that for a few minutes, neither of them speaking just breathing in sync and gazing into each other's eyes. Laxus was the first one that broke the silence.

"I love you too Lucy…" His voice was rough but soft at the same time. "…Take care of yourself and wait for me to come back. Don't let another man touch you in anyway."

Lucy wanted to cry when she heard those words but she didn't and only nodded. "I will… I will wait for as long as I'll need." Laxus gave her a breath-taking smile as he whispered one more thing to her.

"Get strong. Don't let others' bring you down. You are your own person. Celestial mages are rare and strong. You just need time, don't rush to become strong go at your own pace. Goodbye. I'll send you a letter." With those words said Laxus pressed a kiss to Lucy's forehead just as he saw the sign that he showed to his grandfather when he was still a child. With one final kiss and smile Laxus turned around and left, not showing the tears that were falling down his cheeks.

Lucy watched and watched until she was sure that Laxus was gone before she fell to the floor and broke down crying. She wanted to shout and tell him to take her with him, to tell him that he should come back to her, to tell him that she couldn't let him go now that she got him but she didn't. She knew he would come back yet that didn't lessen the hurt in her heart.

A few minutes later, Lucy felt someones' hand on her shoulder. Looking up she saw Freed smiling softly at her.

"He'll be back Lucy." He told her softly. "All you have to do is wait for him and welcome him back with a kiss and big hug and maybe a whack on the head if he comes back late." He gave her a grin but instead of Lucy laughing she started crying again.

Lucy didn't think of what she was doing and just threw herself into Freed's arms' sobbing into his shoulder. Her own shook as she cried.

Freed smiled softly and patted her back. They stayed like that for a few minutes until Lucy stopped crying. Stepping out of Freed's arms she smiled weakly at him and said.

"Thank you… And sorry for crying on you Freed."

"Don't worry about it. Come on now. MiraJane is waiting to hear all the details." He said softly to her as he turned around and started walking with Lucy following him.

Unbeknownst to them, orange eyes were watching the whole scene. Laxus Dreyar smiled, knowing that the Rajin tribe would look out for Lucy. Reassured that Lucy would be fine Laxus finally left and started his own journey promising to the stars that he'd be coming back to Lucy.

MiraJane was jumping in her spot, waiting for Lucy to come back. When she spotted Freed and Lucy coming back she ran to the blond mage, noticing the tears in her eyes Mira threw a look at Lucy asking what happened.

"Don't worry Mira… Everything went perfect…" Lucy told her softly and sagged against the takeover mage when she was hugged by the white-haired mage. "I'm… just sad that Laxus left." Lucy whispered into MiraJane's shoulder.

"There, there… He'll be back before you know it." Mira patted Lucy's back sympathetically when Lucy started sobbing again. The girl stepped back from Mira and wiped her eyes, smiling.

"I know Mira… But… It is hard." Lucy said softly. "I… just got him a few minutes ago only to have be ripped away from me. I know it's my fault for not telling him earlier but it is hard…"

"As I said he'll be back Lucy!" Mira smiled. "And it is not your fault! You didn't know he'd be exiled from the guild. Neither of us knew it. It's just how life is."

"Thanks Mira… I needed to hear that." Lucy grinned softly.

"No problem! Now let's party for a successful end to the parade!" Mira shouted and she, along with Lucy and Freed ran into the guild, laughing.

A/N: There will be a second part to this but it will be after the Grimoire Heart! When Laxus came back! XD Then there will be a third one which will be the seven years later one!