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“I know you told me to stop thinking about you, but I can’t get you out of my mind.” for LaxLu

Midnight Walk

Lucy sighed as the last customer finally packed up his things and left the coffeehouse she worked at. The place she worked at closed at midnight but the owner and dad of her closest friend, allowed her to start cleanup a quarter till. Not that it helped her get out any earlier, if anything it gave her more time to be through in her cleanup of the place. At 12:30, she walked out of the back door, then hastily down the alley to the street. She felt safe enough on campus but the dark still freaked her out a little.

When she turned the corner, in front of the coffeehouse, leaning against his cruiser, was a young police officer waiting for her. Laxus, as she recalled his name, was a regular customer and had taken a liking to her. He was a few years older than her at most and he was indeed handsome, but she had declined his invitation to dinner one night simply because she didn’t have the time. She was taking eighteen credit hours this semester and closed the cafe six nights out of the week. Lucy didn’t even have time for herself.

“Laxus, what’re you doing?” she called as she approached his cruiser.

The blonde stood up and waved at her which made her smile. “I’m on patrol tonight and was passing through. Thought I’d offer to walk you home,” he answered.

Though she had rejected him, he didn’t hold it against her. He was still a regular and she liked talking with him when he had time to kill. All she had asked of him was to not think about her in any romantic fashion because she just couldn’t reciprocate those feelings. It had been a lie of course but she felt embarrassed to tell him that she simply didn’t have time to date. He wasn’t a creep that waited for every night, but this wasn’t the first time that he’d offered to walk her home.

“I’d like the company, if you’ve got the time for it.”

“Let’s get you home then, blonde.” He smirked when she rolled her eyes at him.

They walked in comfortable silence, taking note of how quiet it was on campus during the fall when it wasn’t windy outside. He wanted to say that his reason for walking her home was to just look out for a friend but he couldn’t lie to himself. He was already lying to her about not thinking about her because he thought about her all the damn time. Laxus knew that it probably be easier to stop if he stopped getting coffee from the place she worked at, but he liked the brew and Silver was a cool guy.

Besides, why should he have to change his routine because of some girl? Well, he he did intend for this to be the last time he walked her home but he didn’t know if he should tell her or just stop showing up when she got off. And that was the thing about Lucy. He just didn’t know when it came to her. Yeah, she’d declined his but she made it obvious that she liked him to some degree because they always talked for a bit whenever he came in.

He didn’t want to stop seeing her around but all he’d been getting from the girl was a slew of mixed signals and he was lost. When they’d walked the three blocks to her apartment building, she thanked him for walking with her and bid him goodnight. He called after her before she managed to get completely inside.

“What’s wrong?” she asked. She knew there had been something weighing on his mind as he’d been quiet for most of the walk.

He sighed and ran his hand through his hair. “Dammit,” he muttered.

“Laxus you can talk to me.” She stepped toward him and reached out to take his hand.

“I know you told me to stop thinking about you, but I can’t get you out of my mind,” he admitted. He gently squeezed her hand then felt it slip from his.

Lucy just stood there for a second. She knew she’d been fooling herself and had hoped that he’d be able to move on from her so she’d be forced to face reality but that just wasn’t the case. She had more she wanted to say, like how she was sorry but he was still on the clock and had wasted enough time with her for one evening.

“You should go, Laxus.”

That’s not what he’d been hoping to hear. His shoulders slumped and he turned away. “I’m sorry, Lucy.”

“You can make it up to me by taking me out tomorrow,” she suggested. He stopped and turned back wide-eyed to see he smiling at him. “My schedule is pretty packed but I imagine yours normally is too. Still, I want to give us a try.”

“Really?”

“Yep! Now seriously, you should get going.” She waved him off, but he stepped back to her and kissed her cheek, then hurried back to where his car was sitting.

  There’s one guest reviewer who has been pissing me...

They are just being an a$$hole!!! Screw them because you re an awesome author… It is total BS that they hide behind the title of “guest” when they review.

Prompt: “Hey my porch lights are not on! Fuck off!” for Galu

Happy Halloween

October 31st, Halloween night and one of Lucy’s favorite holidays. The twenty-seven year old always enjoyed seeing the various costumes everyone’s children were dressed in. This year was the first year she’d be able to hand out candy to the adorable little monsters, or it would have been had she not had such a shitty day. She’d bought plenty of candy, but since she’d gotten home from work nearly three hours ago, she’d cleared out and entire bag.

The day had started off well enough. So what if the deadline she’d been given originally had been pushed up, leaving her way less time to work. And screw her ex who was too much of a wuss that he had to break up with her over a damn text. Hell, it gave her more time to focus on her work. But fuck that goddamn sexy police officer who had pulled her over for speeding just because she turned into the neighborhood a little too fast. Okay maybe she was going fifteen over. She’d pay the ticket but damn it all.

Today was just a shitty day and Lucy decided that she was just going to order too much chinese food, pig out on candy, and watch Netflix until she passed out from a fucking sugar coma.

She was three episodes in when there was a knock on her door. She ignored it, thinking that maybe it was just some trick-or-treaters who hadn’t paid attention to the fact her porch light was off. A handful of seconds later, there was another knock. Lucy grumbled, paused her show, and then stopped to the door as the individual on the other side knocked for a third time.

“Hey, my porch lights are not on!” she yelled. “Fuck off!”

Thankfully there weren’t any children at her door when she flung it open and glared at the culprit who’d interrupted her night of self pity. She recognized the black-haired man as the officer that had pulled her over earlier. He was out of uniform and in civilian clothes. He blinked at her and her face grew hot.

“Umm, hey,” he greeted rather hesitantly. Lucy was still frozen in place, unable to speak. “Listen, I thought you looked troubled earlier and I knew that you lived down the street from me,” he explained pointing to five houses down from hers. “I just wanted to ask if everything was okay.”

Lucy stood there for another moment before she started crying. No everything was not okay and this neighbor that she didn’t know was the first person to ask her that day. Gajeel blanched and quickly apologized, noting the parents and children outside were beginning to stare. He had only recognized the girl as his neighbor earlier that day and wanted to make sure she wasn’t in any trouble. That’s why he’d stopped by. He hadn’t meant to make her feel worse about it.

Amidst her crying, the blonde felt her stomach turn and rushed to the bathroom. The man stepped inside, closing the door behind him, when he heard her getting sick. His eyes were drawn to a mess of candy wrappers and cold leftover takeout. No wonder she was sick. He walked to her kitchen, well aware that he hadn’t been invited inside. It wasn’t like he could just walk away from her when she might need help.

He searched for a glass and filled with some tap water and went to the bathroom. He leaned close to listen for her and could hear her breathing steadily. He knocked on the door and waited until she cracked it open. “I brought you some water,” he offered her the glass through to partially open door.

“Thank you,” she croaked, her throat raw from cry and vomiting. Lucy took the glass and took tiny sips, being sure not to agitate her stomach again.

After a moment of being sure she wasn’t going to throw up again, Lucy grabbed the sink and pulled herself up. She washed her face and rinsed the taste of bile from her mouth as best she could, remembering that the officer from earlier was just outside her bathroom. When she was done and opened the door, he looked into her eyes from where he was leaning against the wall.

“I’m sorry for causing a scene, officer,” she said then sniffled. She didn’t catch his name before running off, if he’d even offered it.

“Gajeel is fine,” he offered. “I’m sorry if I upset you.” Lucy watched him rub the back of his neck and glance away from her.

“I’m Lucy, though you might already know that.” He nodded. “Anyway, there’s no need to apologize. It’s just been a bad day,” she assured him. “Umm, can I get you something to drink?”

He looked at her. “Huh?”

“Would you like something to drink? Or do you have somewhere to be?” she asked.

Gajeel could only nod and followed her to the kitchen. She was obviously not in the best of moods but she was still trying to be a good hostess to him of all people who had undoubtedly made her day worse earlier that day. She shut the fridge and slid a beer to him.

“Someone’s got good taste,” he commented looking at the bottle. “My ex was the one who drank that. It you like it, then they’re all yours.”

“Ex?” He eyed her as she walked across the foyer and started cleaning up the mess in there.

“Yep. Coward dumped me with a text today,” she scoffed.

“What a pussy,” Gajeel chuckled. “Guy like him obviously isn’t worth your time.”

“He was pretty high maintenance. I probably would have dumped him sooner or later,” she admitted.

“That’s harsh, men like to be taken care of every now and then you know.”

The blonde narrowed her eyes at the man. “Coming over to my house and demanding that I make your ass dinner after I’ve had a long day at work and wasn’t even going to cook for myself, fuck outta here with your fancy ass beer.” Gajeel laughed at her statement but stopped when she directed her next words at him. “And you, mister sexy police officer are an ass.”

“Hey now,” his voice growing a tiny bit serious, “You were speeding when you turned into the neighborhood.”

She shook her head and leaned against the counter. “The next time you think there might be something wrong with the person you pull over, don’t hesitate to ask.”

He really should have asked her earlier so that he didn’t feel like an ass when she’d driven off. It was why he stopped by in the first place. “I know. And I’m sorry I didn’t say anything earlier.”

Lucy shrugged. “Eh, no worries. Gotta admit, had you said something earlier, I’d still be alone right now.”

Gajeel took a sip of his drink then smirked at the woman. Happy Halloween indeed.

Natsu and Laxus were both down for the count after the younger slayer had instigated a fight. Everyone assumed that it was just Natsu being Natsu but Gajeel and Wendy had noticed right away that Laxus had been challenged and kept the other guild members far from the two. They’d had tried to think of something to stop the two but couldn’t find an opportunity until they were both already exhausted.

Lucy had been out of town on a solo mission and upon returning received the news of what had happened. Her first thought was to ask her boyfriend what really happened since guild usually exaggerated things, but even his team was confirming what everyone else was telling her. Needing to know the truth she walked up to and knocked on his office door, only to be turned away.

Same boat!!! Who were you cosplaying this year?

She said it will not b available here till late November… ��

My daughter will, she lives Animal Crossing, but I am not sure if she can get it yet!!!

Animal Crossing is probably just one of those games I'll love for a long time. I remember playing it when it first came out on DS haha.

I haven’t had too much time to read lately, butI appreciate all the work you put into your stories. I really enjoy them, even though bixlu isn’t my otp. You have helped me see the beauty of them!!! Xoxo

my issue isn’t with the people who aren’t reading, because i personally almost never read fics these days (and if it’s over 1k words, i won’t even look at it). i do appreciate you saying that, but that’s not why i’m so annoyed about this in general/right now. it’s aimed at the people who i see constantly liking/following/leaving kudos on fics, but then rarely or just never leave any kind of review.