⚡Lightning Dragon Slayer⚡

Chapter 7

It was around midday when Lucy awoke and realised she had fallen asleep while Laxus was lying down on her lap. Looking down at the still sleeping mage, Lucy studied the dragon slayer closely. He looked so peaceful and younger when sleeping, as if all his worries had drifted away. Bits of hair had fallen towards the middle of his forehead, giving him a slightly boyish look. His nose was straight while his lips were full, above his strong jawline. With gentle fingers, she traced his lightning shaped scar across his right eyebrow. It reminded Lucy sadly of the pain a younger Laxus must have felt, when Ivan forced the dragon lacrima in his eye.

Lifting her hand so she could run her fingers through his hair again, she stopped when she saw a pair of blue eyes studying her just as closely. She had frozen in surprise at the way Laxus was looking at her. He looked at her intently as if she was a puzzle that he needed to solve right away. Lucy swallowed, her mouth suddenly going dry. Her tongue darted out to moisten her dry lips, nervously. Laxus' eyes followed the motion and darkened slightly. Seeing his look, Lucy's heart started to hammer in her chest. It was so loud, that even if Laxus had average hearing, Lucy was sure he would have still heard. She watched from above as Laxus lifted his head slightly towards her and waited. Mesmerised, Lucy moved her head down slowly. Their lips were only inches apart when the train gave a sudden big jolt, causing Laxus to fall off their seat, with a hard thump.

"Shit..." the blond dragon slayer swore and groaned in pain when his motion sickness came back with a vengeance.

Lucy hurriedly kneeled down next to Laxus to check if he was okay. "Oh my gosh! Are you alright?"

"Yeah...I just feel sick again." Laxus grumpily admitted, giving another groan. 'Fucking train. Was so close...'

"Here let me help you up and you can lie down again." Lucy pulled him up into a sitting position before half dragging and half carrying the big man back onto their seat. Internally her brain was a jumbled mess. 'Did we..? Kiss? No..Almost... I think... Argh..!'

"Thanks." Laxus muttered queasily. Lucy could see that he was already pale and sweating a little. Deciding that now was not the time, Lucy told her brain to shut up. She'd agonise about what almost happened later.

As soon as Lucy sat down next to him, he plonked his head down on her lap and she instantly started running her hand through his hair again. Laxus let out a pleased hum. "Thanks, Blondie. Feels nice."

His comment gave her a warm feeling inside her chest. 'It's a little scary how comfortable this is. Almost like we've been doing this for years.' she thought. She was happy that she could be of help to the usually aloof mage. Not many could say that they had seen Laxus during a weak moment.

A few silent minutes passed before a load rumble was heard coming from the petite blonde's stomach. Lucy flushed in embarrassment. 'Oh, how mortifying... I was so busy getting ready this morning that I forgot to eat breakfast!'

Hoping that Laxus had fallen asleep again, she peeked down to see him with one eye open, smirking crookedly at her. "Hungry, Blondie? Or was that thunder?"

She stuck out her tongue at him before sheepishly confessing, "Yeah, stupid me. I forgot to eat breakfast this morning."

"Grab my pack. I've got some snacks in there you can munch on." he ordered. 'Can't have my mate going hungry.'

"It's alright. There's usually someone that walks around, selling food. I can pop out for just a few minutes. I shouldn't be long." Lucy didn't want to inconvenience Laxus anymore. He had already paid for her train ticket and now he was insisting she take his food. Besides, she knew how much all dragon slayers ate. 'Natsu and Gajeel eat like it's their last meal. Wendy at least has manners while eating, even though she eats twice as much as I do.'