Alright. So I just finished chapter five and I didn't want to stop writing.. So I did wrote this one up as well. Haha. I think I'm addicted to this story! And at least now it's getting juicier.

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Chapter 6: Bend to My Will

Lucy's POV

Dear Mom,

These last two days have been a roller coaster for me. First, I met a guy that I really like. His name is Laxus, and he's slightly older than me, but he's mature. I met him through work, technically. Anyways, after just a day or so of meeting with him, he asked me out. The guy is amazing – I don't think I've ever felt like this towards anyone before. Not even Hibiki when we dated for a year. Last night he told me his Aunt was sick, so we made some soup and brought it over to her.

Well, it would have been nice except I originally had a date with Laxus's cousin, Sawyer. But because of Sawyer's mom being sick, he had to cancel. So Laxus came over instead. We kissed the night before, and it felt like fireworks were igniting through out my body. Is that normal? Anyways, we ended up.. Yeah. Right before we brought the soup over. We talked about telling Sawyer what happened, and that's when Laxus said he wanted me to be his girlfriend. It's so weird saying that and thinking of him. You'd like him, though, Mom. He's tall and muscular, and sinfully handsome. He has a scar across his eye, which adds to the bad boy thing. But he's so sweet; it's such a contradiction. I suppose if you got on his bad side he'd be a jerk, he is pretty cocky already.

I really like him, Mom.

Back to what I was saying, we brought the soup over and I talked to his Aunt while he went and talked to Sawyer. His Aunt was so nice, and as soon as she heard I was in a relationship with her nephew, she welcomed me into the family. She told me to come by any time, even if I'm not with Laxus. It really made me happy, Mom.

Sawyer came out a few minutes later, and he looked really upset. He wouldn't look at me or talk to me, and when Laxus came out he had a bruise on his cheek. I found out later when Laxus told Sawyer, Sawyer punched him. Men can be so violent!

Shortly after that, Laxus took me back to my house to drop me off. He had checked his phone and paled, but wouldn't tell me why. I'm really curious now, but I'll wait until he's ready to tell me what got him so upset.

After a very sweet goodbye kiss, I went upstairs to my apartment. I immediately called Levy so we could talk about how our dates went that night, but Gajeel answered and told me to get over there now. He's her new boyfriend, by the way. They make a very odd, but very cute coupe. I can't believe how sweet he is to her, and how well he took care of her during everything.. I went over as soon as I hung up, although now, I kind of selfishly wished I hadn't. Levy was a mess, sobbing and barely able to talk. The sight of her like that broke my heart, Mom. Finally, Gajeel told me what happened. One of our close friends, Bisca, was murdered by the MU serial killer. He's killed four girls already at Hartford Park. I don't even know what to think or say right now. Why did it have to be her? She finally married Alzack, and she was four months pregnant. Now Alzack lost both his wife and his child. Who could be that cruel to take a life of a pregnant woman?

The whole thing sickens me, Mom. Levy and I have stuck

by each other like glue, and Gajeel is making sure to take good care of us. He even stole my phone and called Laxus, although he didn't pick up until an hour later. That made me curious, but again, I didn't ask. He'll tell me when he's ready. I just have to be patient.

Oh Mom, it feels so nice to just be able to write out all of my frustrations. What would you tell me if you were here? Would you make me mint tea like you did when I was younger, whenever I was sad or sick? I miss you, Mom.

Love, Lucy

I sighed as I flipped my notebook shut again, staring at the cover. So much had happened, but it felt nice to unload to my mom. I could just imagine how curious she would be with how weird Laxus had been acting, or how protective she'd be for me and Levy. The fact that there was now a confirmed serial killer out there made me feel sick to my stomach. What if he went after Mira, Erza, Cana, or Levy next? Or me? He only went after women so far, so at least all the men would be safe. I'd texted our small group of friends, telling everyone to stay out of Hartford Park at night, or at least have a group with them. Tonight I had Laxus, though he had gone to the store for a few minutes.

It was hard though, since Hartford was located right in the middle of campus, and a lot of classes ended late. Most people cut through the park to save time, which meant the killer had plenty of opportunity. That sicko.

As I was lost in my thoughts, a bright light appeared, and then suddenly Loke was standing in front of me. Immediately he dropped to his knees before my chair and wrapped his arms tightly around me, letting out a long sigh.

"I heard about what happened to your friend, and I was worried. Especially since you didn't call me out, Lucy." He explained, not yet moving. I didn't care, instead I ran my fingers through his hair and took comfort from my Spirit.

"I'm sorry I didn't, Loke. I wanted too, but with everyone in such an uproar about this, I just wanted to be alone for a while. I'm glad you're here now, though." I kept playing with his hair. I glanced at the clock, realizing Laxus had been gone for an hour. I furrowed my brow, again wondering what was up with him.

"Are you alright, Princess?" He asked, drawing my attention back to him. He was always so worried about me, always so protective. Out of all my spirits, I felt the closest to him and Virgo – though that wasn't saying much. I loved each and every one of them, even Aquarius. I smiled at him, and his worried look lightened slightly.

"Yeah, I had someone here with me for the night. He told me he had to go to the store for a few minutes, but it's been over an hour. I'm worried. Will you walk with me to go find him?" Even though I knew the killer targeted women, the thought of a mutilated Laxus had my stomach doing somersaults. Loke nodded, pulling away from me so I could get up and put my boots on.

We walked out into the chilly night, his arm going protectively over my shoulder. It was nice he knew what was going on, which meant I didn't have to talk about it again. We walked in a companionable silence, heading towards the drugstore only a few blocks down.

"So, your friend. Is he the one that you slept with?" Loke finally asked. He tilted his head down so he could look at me, and I knew he caught my blush.

"How do you know we slept together?" I asked, although I wasn't sure I really wanted to know.

"We sense your emotions, Lucy. That includes what you feel during sex." He looked back up, not wanting to keep eye contact. The thought made me uneasy. Plus the fact that my wonderful spirits knew when I was doing the deed embarrassed the hell out of me.

I put my blushing face into my hands, groaning. "He's the one," I finally muttered, quietly. I knew Loke could hear me, because he chuckled and brought me closer to his frame.

"You seem happy with him. I'm glad."

"I barely know him, but so far so good." I peeked at him through my fingers, just to see him start laughing at me again. He raised his free hand to tug my hands away from my face, and then stuck his tongue out at me.

"Good, because I'll kick his ass if he hurts you, got it?" He winked at me, making me smile. We finally got to the block before the drug store, and I told him to help keep an eye out.

We were walking up to the store when I finally heard a shrill voice yelling. I looked at Loke and raised my brow, and he nodded to an alleyway right behind the place. We quietly walked over to the lip of it, close enough to hear what the voice was screaming.

"Why were you with her of all people? Do you know she slept with my ex constantly behind my back? You probably have all kinds of diseases now, you asshole! UGH I can't believe you! You fuck me five times, and then tell me we have to be friends. She fucks you once and you basically put a fucking ring on her finger. You make me sick, Laxus!"

My eyes widen as I realized she was screaming about me. Who's boyfriend did I sleep with, though? I would never do anything like that; I knew how it felt to be cheated on. I would never put another person through those horrendous feelings.

Loke tightened his grip on my body, instantly feeling what I felt. He started to walk into the alley but I stopped him with a finger to my mouth. I wanted to see where this was going, especially since Laxus had been gone so long. He had just asked me out yesterday – was he already cheating on me? He didn't seem the type to do that, but still, the thought brought tears to my eyes.

"You need to calm down, woman. I told you from the start no strings attached. And really, she slept with your ex? The same ex you told me about when we were done fucking, and you told me you were still seeing him? That he was, what was it? Oh, yeah. Probably sitting at home like a good little puppy." Laxus replied, the rage in his voice evident. He kept going, though, each word laced with more and more hostility. "You really wanna start this? If you do, I know for a fact that I wasn't the only dick you were slopping up. If you don't, well then stop leaving me thirty goddamn voicemails and texts. I'm sorry you're taking this so hard, but that ain't my problem. If I ever hear you shit talk my woman again, though, I will make you wish you never knew her name, Lisanna."

Slowly, everything sunk in. Lisanna and Laxus. They had slept together, five times. Laxus was the guy that she had left Natsu for. So she left my best friend for a guy she wasn't even dating? I felt my blood pressure rise and I started walking into the alley. Loke's arm was still around me, just so I didn't do anything too stupid. But Loke and Natsu were friends, and the news hit him just as hard.

We walked a few steps in, and finally Laxus and Lisanna stopped their glaring contest to turn around, trying to see who interrupted their fight.

Immediately Laxus looked at Loke, and his arm around me, a growl coming from his lips. Then he noticed my expression and he stopped midway, whispering, "Oh shit," as he shoved a hand through his hair.

Lisanna looked ready to kill. She was glaring at me like I was the bane of her existence, eyes mere slits and teeth clenched. "My point proven. She's probably here to pick up some contraceptive so she can go spread her disease onto him." She spat.

"So, you left Natsu for a guy that doesn't give a damn about you, huh? And you call me the disease-spreading whore. Take a good look at yourself before pointing fingers. And you," I turned slowly to Laxus, who was staring intently at my shoulder. The shoulder that Loke had his hand on, rubbing small circles trying to calm me down. "So, only going to the store for a few minutes, huh? You should have accounted for the time of meeting another woman behind your girlfriend's back. That generally takes longer than a few minutes."

Lisanna was grinning as soon as she heard me yell at Laxus, who just completely ignored her and stared at me. Then his eyes flicked back to Loke, then my shoulder, then back to me. "Get your hands off of her," He rumbled, taking a step closer to us.

Loke, who had been silent this whole time, finally spoke. "I'm comforting my master, since her bonehead boyfriend decided it would be a great idea to meet up with another woman the day after her friend died. Don't tell me what to do unless you plan on forcing me. Which I'd advise against." Loke had a dangerous glint in his eyes, almost like he was trying to get into a fight.

Laxus let out a growl and took another step forward before Lisanna grabbed him by the back of the shirt. "Just ignore that whore and her lover. Let's go, and we can make up in private. Please, Laxus," She begged. When Laxus turned to her, he slowly pried her fingers off of his clothing.

"Don't ever touch me again, you filthy rat." He left her staring after him, and he walked towards me. I didn't know what I felt anymore – it felt like up was down and down was sideways. He stopped when he was in front of me, completely ignoring Loke. "Let's go to your place and talk. I think I need to explain this whole situation." He slid a glare at Loke, who stood there defiantly for a minute.

Then the Spirit looked at me. I nodded and he closed his gate, poofing away in a mist of bright light. Both Laxus and I turned around and walked away, leaving a sobbing Lisanna in the dirty, dark alley. We were a block away when we heard her shrilly screaming again.

"YOU DIRTY BITCH, I'LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR THIS. I HATE YOU!" She kept screaming that over and over again, and I shook my head. Something was seriously wrong with this girl, and it scared me to think she'd been with my best friend so long.

Thinking of Natsu made me sad. I was going to have to tell him what I had learned tonight, but just like the rest of us, he was taking Bisca's death hard. He had stayed over at Alzack's last night, keeping the man from completely breaking apart. Natsu had called me and told me what bad shape Alzack was in, and it made my heart hurt.

We finally got into my apartment, and I shut the door slightly harder than I meant to. I winced as he looked back, shrugging. I took my boots off and went into my bedroom, grabbing a pair of black pajama shorts and a light pink tank top. Changing slowly, I started to think about everything that happened. And the fact that I didn't really want to talk to Laxus about what I overheard. He'd probably want to know why Loke was holding me so close – I hadn't missed the jealous rage burning in his eyes.

As soon as I was done, I walked back out to find Laxus sprawled out on my couch. I pulled a chair from my table and sat across from him, silent and waiting for him to start. Instead of talking, though, he turned his head so he could stare at me, and it felt like he was taking in every detail of my face.

"So you knew Natsu when he interrupted us?" I asked as soon as his eyes hit mine.

"I knew of him, but I didn't know that he was the one that interrupted us until you told me his name." He shrugged, moving his eyes so he could stare at the ceiling. His foot kept twitching which was the only reason I knew he was feeling stressed. The rest of him looked calm.

"But you knew Lisanna had a boyfriend while you were screwing her?"

"She told me the time before our last hook up. Which was a few days before I met you."

"So you hooked up with her even after she told you she was taken?" I asked incredulously.

"Our last time, she told me she had broken up with him. I told her before that I don't hook up with women that are in relationships. Too much drama." He shrugged again, moving his eyes to look back at me.

"Why didn't you tell me she was calling so much, or that you were meeting with her?" I drummed my fingers against the chair, still not sure what to think.

"You just lost a friend, I didn't want to burden you with some psycho drama bullshit. Plus, I wanted to handle it myself." The answer made me feel slightly better, but still, he should have let me know. I had a right to help him through this like he had been helping me mourn the loss of my friend.

"If I'm supposed to be your girlfriend, you need to tell me these things, no matter what is going on, Laxus." I finally said after a minutes pause.

"Speaking of, are we still together? Or are you dumping me because of that bitch?" He tensed, and I could feel his anxiety from where I was sitting. I didn't like making him feel like that.

"I'm not dumping you, but I want you to know that this was not okay. I want to know if some woman is trying to chase my man. Is there anything else that I should know?"

"When we took the soup to Ailessa, she was there. That's how she knew. She saw us kiss, and apparently she freaked the fuck out." He sat up, running his hands through his blonde spikes again. With a hefty sigh, he looked up at me, finally meeting my eyes again. "I don't want this to end because of her. I like you, and I like you too much to have this get wasted over such bullshit. But I don't like that your spirit was basically fondling you in front of me. What was that about?"

"I can see that she freaked out. I've never seen her like that. And I like you too, Laxus, which is why I was willing to listen. Just don't do this again, please? Just talk to me, that's all I ask." I bit my lip, and then started trying to explain Loke and how possessive he is. "Loke has the ability to feel what I'm feeling. He's one of my most loyal spirits, and he knows that if he touches me, I relax. Plus he was keeping me warm since I didn't have a coat. He came out of his gate on his own, and then I asked if he'd help me find you. When we heard Lisanna screaming we checked it out, and heard everything. I think he just got a little protective, that's all."

"Well, you can tell him that's my job now, alright?" He growled, still not liking the idea of Loke so close to me. It made me smile slightly. "Are we better now? Because I'm dead beat and sleeping next to you sounds amazing." He stood up and walked towards me, offering me his hand.

I nodded and took his hand, letting him pull me up and into his arms. He leaned down and laid a soft kiss on my mouth, followed by one on my forehead and both cheeks.

He led me to my bed and I climbed in, lying on my back as he started taking his shirt off. I ate up the view and he noticed, his movements slowing down a touch. Finally, when he had it off, he undid the button and zipper of his pants, letting the material slide down his legs and pool at his feet. He was left standing there with just his boxers before he climbed in next to me.

He turned me around so his chest was against my back, wrapping his arms around me possessively. He leaned in to kiss the top of my head before taking a deep breath. "Night, babe."

"Goodnight, Sparky," I mumbled, almost instantly falling into a dreamless slumber.