Waiting For My Mate

Chapter 6

After a while of just wandering around Laxus finally found Freed's scent. He went to a coffee shop when it was such a nasty weather outside? And right after coming back from a mission without even coming to the guild house first?

Laxus narrowed his eyes slightly. He could also smell Bickslow. What was he doing here with Freed? Last time he saw the seith mage he was at the guild and not that much time had yet passed since then.

Laxus growled low while standing on a roof and couldn't care less of the rain. He knew Freed wasn't dating Bickslow for sure. And he could smell Bickslow's scent from the street so fresh he must have arrived here only minutes ago.

There was a third scent that he found a lot more suspicious and it made Laxus feel rage building up inside, causing more lightning to strike down from the dark clouds. Whose scent was it? It smelled somewhat familiar from somewhere but he was not sure why. Kinda like books, feathers and some shitty shampoo and a snobbish perfume.

Inside the coffee house everyone had frozen to their spot, scared of what was going to happen next. Suddenly the lazy rain had turned more stormy and they heard thunders rumbling.

"Bicks", Freed whispered finally, trying his best so they wouldn't worry other customers more. "Why is Laxus acting like this?"

"So you noticed he's angry?" Bickslow said trying to make light of the situation and failing miserably.

"Be as short with the explanation as you possibly can", Freed said frowning at the blue haired man.

"Okay, okay... I guess I have to but you asked it, baby", Bickslow said. "Here's the deal: Dragon Slayers have a mating season going on right now, has been for a week already and it will continue at least another week."

"Mating..." Freed slowly said while blinking and Rufus was now listening amused. "S-so... What? Laxus is roaming around the city trying to find his mate?" Freed asked when he finally wrapped his head around this new information. "Because..."

"Because he's horny as hell", Bickslow snickered. "That's why."

"Oh", Rufus said suddenly realizing something. "So that's why Sting and Rogue were so... Well... It's not like we didn't know how they felt about each other but let's say we were still surprised", he chuckled. "I can't wait to be the one to explain this to them and see their faces."

"There is nothing funny about this situation, Rufus", Freed snapped.

At least not to him. Laxus was looking for his mate, the one with who he would share the rest of his life with! Of course he only wanted Laxus' happiness, but it did not make it any easier to accept this. It was just too sudden, yes! If only there had been more time, even some hints that something like this would happen it would be a lot more easier to accept the fact that now Laxus would be out of his reach forever.

It hurt. It hurt so much. Freed had never really believed – but that didn't stop him from hoping – that they would some day end up becoming more than just good friends. Even if they were just friends they would be close and spend time together. It was only natural that after finding his mate Laxus would want to spend as much time with them as he could. It broke Freed's heart when he even imagined how they might become more distant after this...

It was selfish of him to think like that, but not unnatural. He wasn't perfect. No one was and even he couldn't stop thinking how he wished everything would stay just the way it had been, even if it might mean his best friend would not find his partner for life. It was a nasty, cruel and heartless wish which would only benefit Freed and no one else, but it was what his aching heart wanted.

But he would never tell it to anyone. His feelings were never meant to be shown anyway. He would bury his feelings towards his best friend deep inside his heart and never show anything else than his everlasting loyalty and support. And whoever Laxus' mate might be he would support and help her too in any way possible. No matter how much his heart might hurt.

"What should we do?" he asked now calm again. "Is he dangerous to anyone?"

"Could be", Bickslow shrugged. "But I guess only for those who are threat to him or his mate. Or you know, date his mate", he grinned and gave just a small quick look towards Rufus.

"Should we try to somehow capture him so he won't cause any damage?" Freed pondered and Bickslow sighed rolling his eyes. Seriously? This guy should be a freaking genius and yet he could still be this dumb?

Rufus suddenly glanced at Bickslow with a surprised look in his eyes and the seith mage nodded.

"I see..." the blond haired man muttered. Yes, he was disappointed and yet he was also a little bit glad for the rune mage. All those years of devoting himself to Laxus were not in vain.

"Freed, we really must get out of here", Bickslow said. "To the guild house or somewhere else safe. And Rufus should return back to Sabertooth."

"I can see that would be the best solution", Rufus nodded. Guess he had to give up on the second date with Freed. He really didn't want to go against Laxus, he had seen how powerful the man could be and he did not want to get grilled by lightning.

"Freed, could you use your runes and hide our scents?" Bickslow suggested. "So we can use the backdoor and Laxus won't notice us?"

"Sure, but why would -" Freed started but Bickslow interrupted:

"Baby just do it, trust me on this", he said and the serious tone in his voice made Freed go silent. Finally, he just nodded and unsheathed his sword.

He drew the runes in the air and for a moment purple letters surrounded them before they disappeared.

"It is done", he said.

"Good, now let's get out", Bickslow said.

"Get out!" his dolls demanded.

Laxus was still waiting on the roof watching the coffee house. Freed, Bickslow and that third person were still inside. Was Bickslow explaining his situation to Freed? He would definitely kick Bickslow's ass if he was trying to convince Freed to not meet him. He would find his rune mage and talk to him no matter what. He wanted to hug Freed, snuggle with him, sink his nose in his green hair and inhale that overwhelmingly delicious scent until he would forget everything else existed in this world. He would not force Freed into anything but... He sure did hope his captain wouldn't refuse him.

Laxus sniffed the air and his orange eyes widened in stunned realization. He couldn't sense their scent anymore!

Street stones shattered when the angry Dragon Slayer landed heavily on the road and lightning scorched everything around him. Freed used his magic to hide their scent. Was it because of Bickslow or that perfume using dumbass? The hell with it, he would just punch them both senseless and that's that.

Laxus walked past the coffee house glaring inside through the windows but he didn't see Freed or the others, only some terrified customers. They must have used the backdoor to get out. Laxus growled and with one shattering flash he was back on the roofs.

In some strange way Laxus was also feeling excitement when hunting his mate like this. It was quite arousing and a wide hungry grin revealed sharp fangs.