#fraxusday

The most normal mission was to escort a nobleman so that he would arrive safely in Bosco. Laxus would do it, but he knew that with the reputation of Blue Pegasus the noble would expect to be entertained throughout the journey. Laxus had already been duped once, he had no intention of doing it again. Plus, he doubted the vehicle had an anti-motion-sickness Lacrima.

“Laxus, I was just looking for you. We need to have a chat,” Master Bob said as he approached. Laxus turned to him hoping it was good news for him, that there was some asshole to beat. It wasn’t the first time the Master had asked him, although outwardly he was a strange type, he was much calmer than Ichiya and understood the needs of the guild members. He was a really good Master, Laxus had to admit it.

“Okay, about what?” he asked. At least he wasn’t supposed to entertain the customers.

“Oh, I find you a bit uncomfortable and I hoped it would take you a couple of weeks to settle in and find your way. I understand that it can be difficult, so I’ll give you some lessons to entertain customers” explained the Master calmly.

Laxus nearly choked on his own saliva.

“W-what?” he asked.

“You’ll see, it’ll be fun,” the Master smiled and Laxus blanched. He was joking, wasn’t he? There was no way he would start taking lessons from Master Bob.

Bickslow raised his thumbs at Laxus from the bar counter, with a big smile.

“You’ll have fun!” he exclaimed.

Laxus turned from white to red and glared at his friend, vowing to take revenge later.

“I don’t need it,” he growled at the Master, but the man just shrugged.

“Your task for today is this. Come on, follow me,” he ordered.

Laxus wanted to argue, but that guy remained Blue Pegasus’ Master. He sighed in dejection and followed, just hoping it was quick.

***

“I heard you took seduction lessons from Master Bob,” Freed smiled with the clear intent to annoy him as they walked to their rooms.

“Shut up,” Laxus grunted, blushing visibly. He didn’t even want to think about the chat he had had with the old man. It had been perhaps the most embarrassing thing in his entire life, his only consolation was that no one would ever know anything about what they had talked about or done.

Freed continued to smile amused.

“So, did he teach you to flirt? What are his secrets?” he insisted. He obviously didn’t care about Master Bob’s secrets, he just wanted to annoy Laxus. The blond ignored him but Freed didn’t give up.

“Did he flirt with you to teach you? I guess that’s how these lessons work,” he continued with a smile that grew wider and wider. Laxus blushed, a sign that Freed might have guessed right. Still, however, he remained silent, determined not to say anything to increase his amusement.

“Or maybe you flirted with him, it seems fair. Somehow you have to practice,” Freed continued undaunted, ignoring Laxus’ embarrassment. “And tell me, has Master Bob played along?”

“Fuck you,” Laxus snapped. Freed continued to smile, with clear amusement on his face.

“I’m just curious about his tricks,” he justified himself. He was blatantly lying and didn’t even bother to hide it. Laxus gave him a dirty look.

“Go get lessons from him if you want to know,” he growled.

“I would,” Freed said with a sneaky smile. “But the Master seems to have a preference for you,” he concluded with a deliberately mischievous tone. Again, Laxus tensed and blushed slightly as Freed chuckled softly. The two by then had arrived in front of the doors of their bedrooms.

“Shut up,” Laxus murmured. Freed didn’t listen to him, evidently not yet fully satisfied with Laxus’ answers.

“I just want to know the tricks of the trade,” he said in a falsely innocent tone. Laxus turned to him annoyed, snorted slightly and again ignored him, rolling the sleeves of his shirt up to his elbows, evidently uncomfortable. Freed raised an eyebrow.

“What are you...?” his words died in his throat as Laxus put a hand on his shoulder and pushed him against the wall. Freed looked at him confused as Laxus put his other hand on the wall next to his face, bringing their bodies closer.

“If you want to know then I show you directly,” Laxus said slightly annoyed.

“Eh” was the only thing that came out of Freed’s mouth. Laxus smiled provocatively as he flexed his arm muscles. Freed’s eyes flickered on his bare forearm for a moment and he swallowed. Laxus didn’t miss it and that was enough to give him the confidence to take the next step.

“You know, the Master said my flirting doesn’t suit Blue Pegasus well,” Laxus began. “He told me I’m too physical,” he said moving his hand from Freed’s shoulder. His fingers ran along Freed’s torso, leaving a trail of heat on the boy’s skin until it came to rest on his waist.

Freed realized he was holding his breath, concentrating was becoming difficult. Laxus smiled aware of the effect and slightly lowered his head, bringing their faces closer.

“And that I shouldn’t touch the Blue Pegasus customers too much. Thankfully you’re not a customer,” he said, tightening his grip on his waist. The other hand from the wall moved to Freed’s hair, who now could no longer hold back the blush that was spreading on his face.

“He said I should learn to flirt more with small talk than with the body. Well, I generally hate giving compliments, but it’ll be easier with you. It’ll be enough to say what I think, like that your lips are irresistible and that I’d like to ruin them with kisses”.

Freed was frozen, his concentration rapidly fading. He could only feel Laxus’ warm hand holding him around the waist, and his voice too close to his face. Maybe if Laxus hadn’t been so close or so terribly inviting Freed wouldn’t have felt that way. But Laxus was close -damn close- his fingers were lowering dangerously from the waist to his hips, the other hand was stroking his now burning cheek and Freed could only look dazed at the boy he had been secretly attracted to for too long.

“Although I’d rather show it with facts and actually ruin them.”

Freed almost risked pushing forward to take his kiss, but Laxus kept talking.

“Or I should talk about how much I hate seeing you in these elegant dresses, because then I just want to rip them off and take you to my bedroom.” Laxus’s fingers were again moving up from his hips to his torso, running up the row of buttons and reaching for his tie.

Freed now felt his body burn, his slightly wide eyes continued to observe Laxus, his faint breathing so as not to risk saying something he would later regret. He was really tempted to close that distance and fuck all of his self-control. At that moment, however, Laxus pulled back, looking at him with clear amusement and some satisfaction.

“How was it as a first attempt?” he asked. Freed stared at him dazedly with his cheeks on fire as Laxus’s smirk widened. “I’d say not bad. If you’re like that after two simple sentences I wonder what you will be like when I seriously learn to flirt” Laxus chuckled, while Freed blushed even more with embarrassment.

“Not bad” was the only thing he managed to mutter, under Laxus’ laughter.

“Next time it will be better” Laxus promised with a playful wink and opening his door. “Goodnight, try not to dream what I promised you”.