Lucy was still having trouble forming a coherent thought the world outside the blonde dragon slayer before her just seemed to fade away. All that mattered to her was the feel of his firm body against her and as he leaned in and buried his face in her neck. She was surrounded by his scent and it was intoxicating; what was it about this man that just made her lose complete control of herself? She could feel him mumble something against her skin as he buried his face in her neck and although she couldn't make out what he was saying just his breath against her skin was enough to cause her to moan and arch her body against his. As the petite blonde let her hands roam freely over the lightning mage's chest and shoulders and through his thick blonde locks she could feel his body grow tense against her as his grip tightened on her hips in an attempt to hold her still. Why? Why was he trying to hold her still she needed more.

"Blondie, stop we can't do this" Laxus groaned against her skin.

Once again the dragon slayers warm breath on her skin only served to entice her and she continued to coax his body into action with her own.

"Blondie, I said STOP!" the lightning mage responded more forcefully this time

Reality came crashing down on Lucy what in the world was she doing forcing herself on Laxus like this! What was she thinking?! Tears began to fill her eyes and she tried to wiggle out of his grasp, but found herself held firmly against the wall.

"Laxus please just let me go I'm sorry I don't know what I was thinking" Lucy said pushing against the larger mage in a vain attempt to put some distance between them as tears began to fall. She thought she would die from embarrassment how could she have let herself lose control like this

"Come on Blondie don't cry, and I know exactly what you were thinking" Laxus replied as he rolled his hips against hers so the petite celestial mage could feel the bulge growing in his pants "It's the same thing I was thinking, but we can't. I'm not the kind of guy you should be doing this with you deserve better."

"What you mean is you don't think I'm experienced enough for you" Lucy mumbled look pointedly away from Laxus

"Damn it Blondie" Laxus nearly shouted as he ran a hand through his hair in frustration "That's not what I mean at all I'm trying to be a nice guy here and not take advantage of you."

"Just put me down Laxus" the blonde replied as she pushed away from the lightning mage still refusing to meet his eyes

The dragon slayer could feel his frustration growing the beast inside him was screaming for him to ravish the beautiful blonde and make her his, and he was doing everything he could to resist the urge but she wasn't making it easy for him.

"Damn it Blondie you have no idea what you do to me, or what I want to do to you. If it were up to me I would take you right here an now in this hallway." Laxus growled as he flexed his hips forward grinding their hips together to create delicious friction "You feel that? That is what you are doing to me. I want to fuck you right against this wall until you forget that you ever desired any other man. I want to hear you scream my name while I fuck you until you can't walk straight, so everyone knows just who you belong to. But that's all it would be Blondie...fucking and you deserve so much more than that and you deserve more than a man like me."

Once again Laxus buried his face in her neck inhaling her sweet scent; it was like a drug to him he just couldn't get enough. Slowly he lowered the stunned blonde to the ground she hadn't spoken since his confession, and he couldn't blame her she was probably disgusted with him. As soon as her feet hit the floor whatever trance the blonde was in seemed to shatter and she moved away from him and began to bed down to collect the pastries that littered the floor of the hotel hallway. Now he was the one just standing unable to even look at the beautiful blonde afraid to see the disgust in her eyes.

"I'm sorry I was being childish about this whole situation Laxus" The celestial mage said finally breaking the silence "Why don't you take these and finish getting dressed, and I'll take a shower and then meet you in your room so we can discuss the mission." she said pushing the bag of baked goods into the dragon slayers hands

"Yea sure sounds good Blondie I'll order us some room service as well" he replied pretending to rummage through the bag of pastries still unable to meet the blondes gaze.

When he heard her door close he felt his heart clench were they going to go back to acting as if nothing happened between them? Did she hate him now? God why did that old man have to send him on this stupid mission she probably just made things worse for her.

"Real good Laxus molest a girl that just had her heart broken in a hotel hallway...that's just fucking perfect." he grumbled as he tossed the bag of food on the table by the door and snatched the communication lacrima off the bedside table to call room service. He knew that he was taking his frustration out on the hotel staff when he placed his order, but he just couldn't seem to calm himself down.

He couldn't believe he let himself lose control like that, and then Blondie had simply picked up her things and gone about her business as if nothing had happened. She probably hated him for how he acted, and he couldn't blame her. Laxus ran a hand through is hair frustrated with himself for putting the two of them in this awkward situation when he was supposed to be helping her. He needed to talk to someone about this before he screwed things up even more but who? Freed, no he would just tell him that he didn't do anything wrong that man's hero worship was slightly disturbing at times. Ever would just call him a pervert and make him feel even worse. Gramps would kill him...no way he was going to call the old man and tell him how badly he screwed his up. That left only one person he just had to hope the lazy bum was even up at this time.

After throwing on some plain jeans and a tshirt Laxus picked up the communication lacrima once again and prayed that Bickslow was awake and sober enough to hold a conversation with him.

Surprisingly the seith mage picked up after the first ring "Hey what's up man?" he greeted and he sounded genuinely surprised so see Laxus on the other end

"Are you somewhere we can talk without anyone overhearing?" Laxus knew that rumors spread around the guild like wildfire and the last thing we wanted was people spreading rumors about Blondie

"Huh? Oh yea I'm at home it's just me and the babies you're good man."

That was one thing Laxus loved about Bickslow he just went with the flow without asking all of those annoying "why" questions and he knew how to keep a secret. Laxus sighed as he recounted the events from the moment the celestial mage had run into him outside the guild hall to the incident just a few moments ago in the hallway. To his credit Bickslow remained neutral until Laxus told him about basically dry humping the blonde against the hotel wall.

"Oh man you really have the hots for the Cosplayer don't you?" the blue haired mage replied nearly doubled over in laughter "I never thought I would see the day when you would have it this bad for a girl, but I guess I can't blame you Cosplayer has a pretty awesome personality to go along with that rockin' body"

As soon as the words "rockin' body" left the seith mages lips Laxus could feel his blood boil and he couldn't stop himself from growling at one of his oldest friends.

Naturally Bickslow found this hilarious "Did you just growl at me for talking about that smoking hot body? I can't help it you know Cosplayer knows how to flaunt what she's got. I can't say I would have been as noble as you with that delicious body pressed against mine." he laughed waggling his tongue provocatively

"Shut it Bicks this isn't about some random girl with a hot body this is about me taking advantage of Blondie. She deserves better than that she's more than just a nice pair of tits and long legs."

"Is that so?"

"She's a good person, and she deserves a man that will treat her right. That idiot Natsu broke her heart when he choose Lisanna over her, and then I turn around and make matters worse by molesting her in a hotel hallway of all places."

"But you stopped yourself before it went to far right? I mean the last hot blonde I saw you with you fucked on a bathroom counter and then never spoke to again."

"Of course I stopped" Laxus snapped "This wasn't some girl in a bar just looking to hook up with an S-class mage from Fairy Tail this was Blondie. I couldn't even bring myself to kiss her, because I knew she didn't need to be tainted by someone like me. Blondie deserves romance not a quick fuck...hold on I think room service is at the door"

Laxus tipped room service and pulled the 3 carts of food into the room looking everything over before returning to his conversation with his guild mate. "Now like I was saying..."

"What's all that?" The seith mage asked gestering to the plethora of food behind Laxus

"Room service we have to compare notes for the mission and I wasn't sure what she would be in the mood for, so I just ordered everything on the menu I've screwed up enough today."

"I see."

"What the fuck is that supposed to mean? You're really starting to piss me off Bickslow."

"I think all of this has less to do with Cosplayer and more to do with you not being able to forgive yourself for what happened at fantasia. You've bought her drinks at a bar, taken her to breakfast the next morning, and are buying her dinner while helping her out with her mission. And in all this time even when she threw herself at you you didn't take advantage of her...not even a kiss. You've got it bad man, but if you continue to turn her down because you don't feel like you deserve her then you will lose your chance."

"It's better this way...trust me I'm no good for her."

Lucy's head was still spinning when she stepped out of shower her body was on fire and the only thing she could think about was the feel of Laxus pressed against her. There was no way she could face him right now she felt like as soon as she saw him she would want to throw herself at him. What was wrong with her? She never felt this way about anyone else not even Natsu. Sure she had enjoyed spending time with Natsu, but usually the rest of the team was with them. When she was around the lightning mage he consumed her every thought nothing else mattered to her. Sure a lot of it was that amazing body of his, but really who wouldn't be distracted by his looks the man was like a god. Laxus was sweet and funny, he loved his team and the guild, and he was an incredibly talented mage.

This was just so frustrating she was supposed to be here to get away from drama with me not swooning over Laxus of all people. Huffing she threw on a pair of worn jeans and a tank top and quickly brushed out her hair. She needed to get these lustful thoughts of Laxus out of her head and focus on the mission. This was just part of her training she already made this same mistake with Natsu, and now she had to stop herself from repeating it with Laxus. Determined and with her head in the game the blonde stepped out of her hotel room and made her way across the hall.

"MISS LUCY! MISS LUCY!" the mage turned see Hans running down the hallway trying to get her attention

"Hans? What are you doing here? Are you ok?" Lucy asked rushing to meet him half way down the hall

"It's Erika she's trapped you have to come help her!" the baker explained out of breath

"What do you mean she's trapped?"

"I was in the restroom at the shop and all of a sudden I heard screaming coming from near the sinks. When I walked over Erika was banging on the glass screaming for me to let her out. You have to come help her!" Hans explained tugging gently

Lucy turned back towards Laxus' hotel door "Wait let me grab my guild mate he can help us."

"There is no time! Who knows how long she'll be there" Hans shouted dropping Lucy's hand and racing back out of the hotel

Lucy was left with no choice other than to follow him if there was a chance to save Erika she needed to seize it.

Laxus was beginning to worry about the celestial mage what if she decided not to come. He frowned how was he supposed to keep an eye on her if she was avoiding him? The dragon slayer decided he had waited long enough and would have to go collect the blonde on his own he needed to stay in the loop on her mission to keep her safe the old man would kill him if anything happened to her.

The moment he stepped out into the hallway Laxus knew there was something wrong the celestial mage's sent was headed out of the hotel, but it was faint completely overpowered by another sent that he didn't recognize. The dragon slayer growled there was something wrong wit the other scent it reeked of dark magic.

"What the hell did you get yourself into Blondie?" Laxus muttered following the sent of the two mages out of the hotel

Sorry this took me so long to update...work has been INSANE I haven't had a day off in about 3 months. Thank you to everyone that reviewed I'll try my best to update more often I promise :)