Taming a Dragon

Summary: Laxus had been reluctant to head back to Tenroujima following the seven year gap. But the mysterious and urgent request from Gramps had pulled him back to the sacred island in order to "find a friend and bring her home". He was utterly shocked when he realized what exactly this "friend" was and what he needed to do in order to bring her back to the guild... (Laxus/OC)

This story takes place after the Tenrou arc and will follow the general direction of the manga, with some deviations to some plot points.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail, only Hiro Mashima does.

Chapter 1

The soft summer breeze had carried in the scent of lilies that gently tickled his nose. He was vaguely aware of birds chirping and would've noted it more, but the throbbing pain in his head had taken up most of his concentration. Groaning as he slowly sat up, Laxus tried to remember what had happened before he had awoken on the floor of what looked to be a large cavern.

'Where am I?' he thought to himself before something clicked in his memory. 'Ah right. Tenroujima.' He didn't think he would be back on the sacred island this soon, considering he had just spent 7 years here in suspended animation. His Gramps had sent him here on a secret mission to get...

"Shit!" Laxus swore to himself. Quickly he looked around the cavern trying to locate what he came here to retrieve, but it was nowhere in sight. The sudden movement had caused the throbbing in his head to increase and his hands shot up to hold his head in place as he waited for the pain to subside.

'Gramps is going to kill me," he thought. As he sat there in the cavern, his thoughts wandered to why he was here on the island in the first place.

He had been sitting at one of the tables in the rickety shack now known as Fairy Tail when Gramps had called him into his office. He had just be reinstated as a member by Gildarts just a couple of days ago and he was slowly adjusting to the Fairy Tail atmosphere once again. He slowly made his way into the makeshift room in the back that was now the Sixth's office.

"What do you want?" he asked as he sat down in the chair in front of his Gramps' desk. Tensions were still high as the old man was not yet used to having him around since he was the one who excommunicated him from the guild in the first place.

His Gramps took a long look at him before he sighed, "I need you to go on mission." He raised his eyebrow as a signal for his grandfather to continue. "It's a retrieval mission. I need you to head to Tenroujima to find a friend and bring her back to the guild"

"No offense Gramps, but I just spent 7 years on that island, I'm not really in the mood to head back there in a long time," he scoffed. A retrieval mission? For a woman? He was an S-class mage, there was no need for someone like him to do something as simple as that. Hell, even Natsu would be able to do this by himself. "Why do you need ME to do this?"

"Because my boy, you are the only one who can do this," said the old man.

"What do you mean? And who exactly is this 'friend' of yours?" he questioned.

"That is not something you need to know at the moment," his grandfather said, "But this is an urgent request of utmost importance. You will leave tomorrow. Alone." He was shocked at the serious expression on the old man's face. He knew he wasn't going to get out of this.

"Fine Gramps, I'll go," he sighed in defeat.

He had gathered his things and headed out the next day. Before he headed for the pier however, his Gramps had sent him to Porlyusica's house. Apparently there was something important that he had to do there first.

Her head shook in disagreement as she taught him the spell he needed to accomplish his task, "It isn't going to like this." He was confused as to why he would need a spell just to capture one woman, but didn't question any further. The old woman must have seen the confusion in his face before answering his unspoken question, "There's no other way. It won't come with you otherwise."

Laxus had been quickly shuffled out of Porlyusica's home shortly after that. Before she had shut her door, she had yelled about how humans are stupid and never know what they are getting into. At that time, he had not been concerned. There's no way he wouldn't be able to handle a single woman. Now though, he wasn't so sure. His headache had subsided slightly, so he stood up and began to make his way out of the cave in search of the one he came here for.

It had taken him a week to reach Tenrou Island. It did not help that most of it was spent on the nasty contraption known as a boat. He silently thanked the gods as his feet touched the warm sand on the edge of the island. Taking in the quiet serene atmosphere of the island, it was hard to imagine that just a short while ago this island had almost been demolished by all the violence between the Fairy Tail and Grimoire Heart.

Making his way through the island, he followed the instructions his grandfather had given him. Passing through a tunnel labelled with the letter E, he eventually made it out into a large clearing. The air seemed even cleaner here compared to the rest of the island. Maybe because it happened to be the resting place of the First Master. He slowly walked up to her grave and paid his respects before beginning to recite the chant that was taught to him by his grandfather. He was surprised when his grandfather first told him there was a cave hidden behind the First's grave. Hidden using ancient magic, it was meant to protect the one inside…or was it to prevent their escape? He had forgotten the details, but he wasn't overly concerned.

As soon as he finished the words of the chant, the area behind the grave began to glow with a soft yellow light. The rock wall that had been behind the grave suddenly disappeared. In its place was the mouth of the cave. Taking a deep breath, he entered.

Laxus made his way out of the cave and back into the clearing where the grave of the First Master still sat. He sniffed the air in the clearing trying to catch the scent of the woman who had fled after knocking him out. There was a problem. Now that he knew her scent, it seemed as if it was all over the island, cloaked over it like a slight mist. It was faint, but it was everywhere. Letting out a sigh, Laxus left the clearing to search the island for the mysterious woman.

He had expected the cavern to smell musky and damp, but surprisingly the air remained light and crisp even when he was well inside. The tunnel he was in was dark, but he didn't try to create lightning using his hands to avoid alerting whoever was at the end of the tunnel. The old woman had mentioned that if he valued his life, he would approach her quietly and complete the spell without her noticing. He scoffed at her words when she had told him this, but for the sake of the job he'll keep quiet. Eventually, he began to detect light at the end of the tunnel and when he reached the end it opened up into a cavern large enough to fit a small town. The source of light had come from torches which had lined the walls. In the center of cave there was a large flattened pile of straw and leaves. But what had caught his attention, and caused his jaw to uncharacteristically drop, was the woman lying on top of the straw. Sleeping. Naked.

Laxus growled in frustration. He had combed the entire island, but failed to find the woman. She must have fled the island after waking up. Finding his way back onto the beach, his shoulders fell as he admitted defeat and climbed back onto his boat. Now he had to endure another week long trip filled with all different modes of transportation only to reach the guild empty handed. He had yet to figure out a way to tell his Gramps that he had failed halfway through his mission…he wasn't going to like the sound of that.

Laxus sighed as he looked up to the sky, trying to hold back the impending sickness he knew he was going to feel. This was going to be a long week…

Her hair was blonde, almost gold, like the pure light of the sun and it was long to the point where it draped over half her body, covering what lay underneath. His eyes followed it to the outline of the curves of her breasts which, as he quickly noted, were almost the size of the other busty blonde at his guild. He couldn't help but linger as they rose and fell with every breath she took. From there his eyes drifted over to her flat stomach and down the length of her long toned legs before heading back. He gulped. Walking up so he was standing right next to the sleeping beauty, he took a better look at her face which astounded him even further.

He didn't think this often, actually ever, but this woman was beautiful. Even by his standards…and he had seen a fair share of woman over his years. The features on her heart-shaped face were soft and delicate, but defined. Her eyes were closed and her eyelashes brushed gently against her skin. Her lips were soft and supple and slightly open as if begging to be kissed.

Suddenly, her scent had hit him like a ton of bricks and left him paralyzed as he stood there, eyes wide in shock. Her scent…it was wild and charged with a hint of smoke like the scent of a lightning strike from the strongest storm he had experienced. But…there was more…an underlying aura, similar to those hidden in the scents of his own and his fellow dragon slayers except it was much stronger and came off of her in waves, crashing into him like a tsunami. His brain was struggling to identify this scent until it clicked. He took two quick steps backwards, fear slowly creeping up his spine as he stared as this woman. This underlying aura was identical to that of the monstrous being that almost devastated the island seven years ago…

"Shit Gramps. What have you gotten me into," he said out loud. Staring straight down at the woman sleeping softly on the straw, he finally realized what she was.

A dragon.

A/N: This is my very first Fairy Tail fanfiction...actually it's my first fanfiction in general. I've just recently stumbled upon Fairy Tail (yes I realize that I'm very late to the party), but fell in love with the series and it's characters so I decided to try and write something. I'm not sure how often this story will get updated or if I have time for this at all, so please bear with me and enjoy!