"Of all the dumb things you've done this has
to be the dumbest."
You and Natsu were put in a cell for the night. You weren't mad, in fact you were delighted, but the Magic Council is the Magic fucking Council. He wasn't very happy either.

"This was formality, dumbass!"

"Formality...?" He repeated.

"It was a symbolic arrest," you explained, "The Council needs to demonstrate their ability to regulate to maintain order in the magic world."

"What does that mean? I don't get it!"

"In other words, I'll be found guilty, but won't be punished. I could have gone home today..." An irk mark appeared on your head. "Had you not gone on a rampage!"

"WHAT...?!"
He scooted himself to the other side of the cell.

"... sorry..."
You let out a small sigh.

"But still," you spoke quietly, "I'm glad. Thank you for caring about me." You smiled at him. He grumbled a response, a light blush creeping up his cheeks.

~
The day after, everything returned to normal. You and Natsu were released and both of you went back to Fairy Tail. Since you were so exhausted, you were resting your head on the guild table, eyes closed.

"Y/n! Let's pick up where we left off!" Natsu yelled at you. You sighed and turned your head away, sleep beckoning you.

"Too tired..." You mumbled sleepily, "Ask Erza." You heard him run away from you with a determined yell. You were on the verge of sleep when a familiar magic presence entered your senses.

'Fifth Circle.' Your magic circle appeared in your eye. 'Magic Sever.' You sat up while everyone dropped the floor, asleep. Everyone but Makarov. You turned and saw the one and only mysterious Mystogan. He silently walked past you and to the board, ripping off a poster.

"I'll be back," he said, showing him the mission.

"Hold on. Lift the sleeping spell," Makarov ordered. He walked away from the bar, eyes passing over you. You were completely unaffected by his sleep magic.

"Five. Four. Three. Two." He was out of the door, figure disappearing into the light. "One."
Everyone popped back up, awake. You released your magic and sighed, sleepiness beginning to overtake you again. You rested your chin on the palm of your hand and closed your eyes.

"... so no one but our master and Y/n knows what he looks like," you heard Gray on the other side of the guild.

"No. I do."
Your eyes slowly opened at the familiar rough voice.

"Laxus!"
"You're here?"
"This is rare."
Your eyes closed and before you knew it, you were out like a light.

"I won't let anyone take the title of Fairy Tail's strongest!" Laxus declared, "Not even Erza or Mystogan. I'm the strongest!" He pointed at himself.

"That's not true!"

"Happy!" Lucy exclaimed, afraid the cat will get electrocuted.

"Woah! Hold on!" Gray yelled. The cat pointed up at the smug wizard.

"You're overlooking someone seriously strong! She may not be a man, but she can kick all of your butts with a punch!" He pointed over at your sleeping form. "Y/n is the strongest guild member!"
Raucous laughter left the blond.

"Her? How ridiculous! No one even knows what her magic is!"
Erza narrowed her eyes.

"We may not know what her magic is, but that doesn't mean she's not crazy strong!!" Natsu yelled below Makarov's fist.

"Hey, hey..."
Everyone down below froze at your tired voice, head slowly raising from the table.

"Why are you all yelling? Don't you know it's rude to wake someone when they're sleeping?" Eyes turning to slits, you glared at every member. Even Erza seemed uneasy. "Do I have to shut you up myself? Why can't I just get a few hours of sleep?"
With a mocking laugh, Laxus directed his stare on you.

"That's your strongest member? She looks weaker than a toddler learning to crawl!"

"'Toddler learning to crawl?'" You repeated, slowly standing up. "Only weak men pick on weak people." You glare was directed up to him.

"If anything, you're the toddler here. Immature, thinking you're the greatest, disrespectful, arrogant." You suddenly appeared on the railing in front of him. He was forced to back up. The other members couldn't see your face. Good. You leaned forward. Because Laxus was so prideful, he didn't lean away. Perfect.

"Remember, Laxus," you said, slowly opening your eyes, a wicked smile coming to your face.

"Lightning flashes through darkness."
He swallowed, taking an almost unnoticeable step back. Once you blinked, your eyes were back to their normal e/c.

"At least be a little courteous." You smiled. "Your asshole nature will be your downfall. Trust me, I know." You jumped back from the railing, landing on the bar below. You smiled up at him, waving a few times.

"But I can't tell you what to do, so, go all out I guess."

~
"Why... the fuck are you here?" You scowled at the man across from you. Arms crossed, it was evident you weren't pleased with his presence. He smiled at you, clearly immune to your glare at this point.

"Why can't I be? We're soon to be wed, so I thought I would explore the house. With your permission—"

"—permission denied, now get out."
He stayed silent for a second.

"Is there a reason you're so hostile? Even before it wasn't as bad as this."

"You gave out false information to a stranger that could've done damage to this family," you explained. He let out a chortle and crossed his legs.

"I heard Miss V and Mr. Lucious talk about your sisters and thought—"

"—what right do you have as an outsider to divulge information of our family? You are not a part of it."
He smiled at you, dual colored eyes glinting.

"Not yet I'm not."
Your eyes narrowed at him.

"You're really pushing your luck right now. I was neutral with you, ignoring the fact you're my so-called 'fiancé', but now you're starting to make me consider you family." Your expression darkened. "Don't make me consider you family."
Claw let out a chuckle and leaned back on the couch.

"You say you despise your family, but you keep coming back. Your reputation is important to you. If you hate them so much, why are you still here?" He was taunting you, trying get a reaction out.

"I tolerate them because they respect me, no matter how begrudging it may be."

"You branded them," he brought up, uncrossing his legs. "Like you own them."

"They pushed their luck with me and lost. Maybe if they weren't idiots, they wouldn't be scarred."

"You took your father's eyes, Y/n."
You shrugged.

"He can have them back if he wants. But he won't ask. He's afraid of me."

"Will you brand me?" He suddenly asked, challenging you. "If I push the correct buttons, will you take one of my eyes, too?"

"Depends on what you do." You tilted your head. "My mother tried to sell me off to an older man when I was young, Narcissa tried to kill me in my sleep, Morticia attempted to sabotage one of my S-Class jobs, and my father insulted Fairy Tail and its members."
You relaxed against the back of the chair.

"I don't know exactly what you could do to warrant that at this point." You sighed. Claw smiled and leaned forward, closer to you.

"I could kill your friends?"
A dangerous beat of silence passed between you.

"I'm aware of two. Natsu Dragneel and Gray Fullbuster. Fire and ice wizards." He held up his hand. Steaming acid danced between his fingertips. "Would be a shame if you found them dead in your room."

Without thinking, you attacked.

Ja ne!

{Ruby Red}