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It should have been an ordinary day for Freed as he headed down into the basement of Fairy Tail towards the library to get set up for a simple translation job he had been hired for, and yet from the moment he saw who was already in the library it was anything but ordinary.
He ducked out of sight, his heart racing as he peeked around the shelf at Laxus, wondering why he was in the library. In all his time at Fairy Tail, he had never once seen Laxus pick up a book that wasn’t required for a mission.
“Hey…” Laxus turned around and Freed ducked back, his heart in his throat as he wondered if he had been spotted. “Mira? Are there any books down here that are uh… Romantic how-to guides?”
“What is Laxus looking for?” Freed wondered as he peeked around the shelf once more.
“Are you looking for a book of sex positions?” She gave him a look that even Freed could decipher even though all he could see was the back of her head; it clearly stated that the Fairy Tail library didn’t carry such trifles.
“No, not that.” Laxus looked around, and sighed. “I mean…” He broke off. “Oh, forget it. You probably don’t have what I’m after.”
“Oh? What are you looking for?”
“I uh… I’m looking for a guide explaining how two men can engage in sexual activities.”
Freed and Mira gasped at the same time, and Freed had to duck back out of sight as his head spun, even as Mira laughed awkwardly. “Oh, I see. Yes the guild library doesn’t have anything like that but hmm… Yes, I know! There’s a bookstore not too far away that might have what you’re looking for. Do you want the address or for me to go on your behalf?”
“Give me the address.” He nodded as she handed him a scrap of paper and turned to leave, and somehow he passed Freed without seeing him.
“So, what are you going to do now?”
Freed yelped and jumped as Mira appeared behind him as if by magic.
“Wha… What do you mean?!”
“Well, Laxus has only ever dated women until now; the entire guild knows that you’re the one who is gay. So, are you going to follow Laxus, and see who this guy who caught his eye is?”
“You don’t think it would be me?” Freed spoke without thinking, and when Mira smiled knowingly at him, he sighed. “I mean…”
“You know Laxus better than I do, so if you think all of this might be for you, then I’d say that is worth investigating.”
“No… No. I’ve tried to ask him out before and he never… So no, I don’t think he’s asking because of me.”
“Then maybe you’re not the best person to judge the way Laxus is acting; perhaps you’re too close to see the truth.”
“What are you saying?!”
“I’m saying go follow him. Run into him at the bookstore; see what happens.”
“No! I can’t; what if he truly isn’t asking for my sake?! What if there is another man in his life?”
“What if it is you and you let this chance slip past you?”
“If he is researching this topic because of me, then Laxus will make the next move. He already knows how I feel about him.”
Mira nodded. “Yes, if he truly does know how you feel then yes, I can see him approaching you. Anyway, what brings you down here today?”
“Oh, I wanted to see if there are any beginners guides on reading ancient languages; lately there have been too many translation jobs for Levy to handle on her own.”
“Ah, yes of course! Over here. This section has the guides for reading most of the ancient languages we get translation requests for. I’ve been meaning to ask you about taking some of those jobs and lightning the load for Levy anyway!”
“Thank you.” Putting Laxus out of his mind for the moment, Freed pulled down a book and began to read.
“Mira… Huh, she’s not down here…?” Laxus was looking around the library as Freed finally looked up from his book and their eyes locked as they both froze.
“Mira went back upstairs to cook dinner for the guild, I think.” Freed closed the book and began to collect his notes.
“How long have you been down here, Freed?”
“A few hours; I’ve decided to learn some of the ancient languages we get translation requests for.”
“Ah, yes that’s a good idea.” Laxus sighed.
“Did you find the…” Freed slapped his hand over his mouth as Laxus went red, his eye twitching.
“You… you heard that?”
“I did, yes.” Freed sighed. “You know, you could have just asked me if you want to know if gay sex feels good.”
“No, that’s not what I wanted to know.”
“Huh?” Freed looked up, as Laxus looked around.
“I need to talk to you anyway, so let’s go to my place. I don’t want anyone to overhear us.”
“Laxus?!”
“Are you done?”
“For today, yes. I think for the moment I’ve learned all I can from reading; tomorrow I’ll see if I can find Levy as I have some questions I need to ask her. But for tonight…” Freed trailed off as he wondered if this was it.
“Okay, please come with me.” Laxus turned and started walking back up the stairs, and as they passed the counter Freed caught Mira’s eye and gave her a thumbs up, which she returned without Laxus noticing.
However, they didn’t speak until they reached Laxus’s apartment. “Go sit down on the couch, I’ll get us something to drink.”
“Just water for me, please.”
“Of course.” Laxus handed Freed a glass, and sat down beside him. “I guess I should start by saying sorry.”
“For what?”
“About a week ago, I saw you kiss a guy in an alley. I mean, I knew that you like men, but before that moment it never dawned on me that you have sex with men, and, well…”
“What is it?”
“I began to be terrified that sex was hurting you.”
“What? Laxus?” Freed set his glass down. “Now I’m doubly confused why you didn’t just ask me directly.”
“If you were enduring pain for the sake of having physical relations with a man, I didn’t think you’d be honest with me. You’d lie, because you wouldn’t want me to worry.”
“Oh, yes I see your point. But, Laxus? Having a man inside me only hurts at first; when he knows what he’s doing, sex feels amazing. I get just as much pleasure as any of the women you’ve been with. Not the exact same kind of pleasure, but the same amount nonetheless.”
“Good, that’s… that’s good.”
Freed sighed. “I’m glad you’re concerned for my safety, Laxus, but was that all you had to say to me?”
“No. I’ll be honest with you, before I saw you kiss that man I’d never considered taking a man as a lover.”
“Oh?”
“Freed, are you seeing anyone?”
“Right at this moment? No, I’m not. What you saw in that alley, it was the aftermath of a date I’d arranged through a dating agency, but I didn’t feel a spark when he kissed me so I ended things there.”
“After reading up on the mechanics I find myself curious. I…”
“You want to try being with a man?”
“No, not just any man. I want to try being with you, Freed.”
“Laxus…”
“So, can I kiss you?”
“Yes, please kiss me!” Freed closed his eyes as he leaned in, and he sighed as he was kissed.
“Freed…” Laxus pulled him in close, and Freed took the chance to climb into Laxus’ lap as they kissed again, straddling his thighs.
“Laxus, when you saw me kiss my date that night, were you jealous?”
“Honestly, I don’t know, but maybe I was.” Laxus pulled Freed even closer until he was lying against Laxus’s shoulder. “I don’t want to see you with anyone else, and I’m still sorting out why.”
“I had no idea you felt that way about me!”
“Yeah, neither did I. I mean I’ve always known that you’re important to me, but I thought you were just my best friend. Now I don’t know what to think.”
“Maybe it’s time to reassess our friendship.”
“In bed?” Laxus was cautious and hopeful at the same time.
“Yes, in bed.”
“Okay then, hang on.”
“Hang on to what… LAXUS!” Freed yelped as Laxus stood up with Freed clinging to him, legs wrapping around his waist for stability as Laxus wrapped one arm around Freed’s waist and put the other hand on his butt as he walked them to his bedroom.
“Laxus? I can walk, put me down!”
“Okay.” He casually dropped Freed onto the bed. “I can’t undress you while you’re in my arms.”
Freed wiggled out of his coat as his shirt was unbuttoned; and since he had been polite and left his shoes at the door, his pants and socks slid off just as easily to leave him clad in nothing but his boxers. “Laxus…”
“Roll over.” Freed moved so that Laxus could pull shirt and jacket out from underneath him, but… “Are you nervous about seeing and touching that part of me? Because I am a man, and not one of the women you normally bed?”
“Nervous? No. I’m not nervous.” Laxus returned after having stripped himself down to just his boxers as well, and he lay down beside Freed and pulled him into his arms. “I’m scared that we’ll get this wrong and ruin our friendship, and so I want to go slow and savor our first time together.”
“Should we stop?” Freed wanted to become one with Laxus more than anything, but not to the point where he’d throw their friendship away for a night of bliss.
“No, we’re already past the point where we can stop and keep things as they were.”
“Right, of course.” Freed ran his hands through soft hair and across sharp cheekbones, trying to use touch as well as sight to cement this moment into his memory as he leaned down and kissed the man he loves more than life itself.
He was rolled onto his back once more as the kiss was broken, and his jaw, ear, throat, and collarbones were kissed as Laxus moved down the bed, into the hollow of his throat, and down the center of a flat chest that lacked even the definition of male musculature; because, unlike most of the guild who relied on strength to fight, Freed used his mind and therefore had lean muscle hidden without much definition beneath a figure that was just skinny.
But he didn’t have a chance to be embarrassed by his lack of visible muscle as Laxus flicked his nipples in unison; one with the tip of a finger, and one with his tongue, and Freed gasped. “You like this?”
Freed nodded, too overwhelmed to speak as he realized for the first time that Laxus wasn’t just after a quick romp with a friend, and was actively trying to learn Freed’s body and make it good for him and not just for Laxus himself. Not that this surprised Freed, exactly, as he had always known that Laxus was a man who cared deeply about his family, guild, and friends; he just hadn’t known how that caring would translate to sex.
“Are you okay?”
“I’m more than fine, Laxus. You’re not hurting me.”
“No, I mean… Are you…” Laxus sighed and slid even lower on the bed, nuzzling the bulge in Freed’s underwear. “If I take you into my mouth, will you explode?”
“Oh…” For the first time since being laid down on the bed and stripped almost completely naked, Freed felt a hot blush creeping up his face at the thought that Laxus wanted to jump straight into sucking on that part of him; that part that made him physically male, and he still had his doubts that Laxus would want to touch let alone suck.
“Freed?”
“I’m fine; I’m not a teenager who will get all over excited at a first blowjob. I do have experience in the sexual arts, you know; and that is an act I deeply enjoy. If you want to make me… sing, then please, continue.”
“Okay.” Laxus shifted as he hooked his fingers underneath the elastic waistband of Freed’s boxers, and Freed lifted his hips automatically as they were pulled down and off of him. “Oh…”
“What’s wrong?”
“You’re not…?” Laxus frowned as he saw that Freed was only at half mast, and there was a question in his eyes as he looked up at Freed.
“Oh… That. I’m more turned on than I’ve ever been in my life, Laxus, but I am still a man. A fully grown adult, and…” He laughed softly. “Being aroused is great, but I need physical stimulation as well.”
“Right, of course.” Laxus sighed as he relaxed again, embarrassed because he should have known that was what the problem was.
“You truly have never been with another man before, have you?”
“No, of course not.”
“Then go slow; use your hands to guide and control the depth, the way a woman would do for you. Oh, do you have lube?”
“Yeah, somewhere.”
“Good. Spit is enough if we want to just use hands and mouths, but if you plan to enter me… Men do not naturally get wet, so we will need lube for that.”
“Freed, I’m sorry; I wanted to seduce you and have you all melting in my arms and at my mercy, but you ended up having to be the one to guide me in what to do.”
“That can always be next time, Laxus.”
“Yeah, you’re right.” He grinned in triumph as he found the bottle of lube he kept on hand for when the woman in his bed wasn’t quite wet enough for what he had in mind. “I know how to finger a woman, and I read up on how to do that anally, but… Does it hurt?”
“Yes, so you’ll need to go slow. One finger at a time, allowing me to adjust to the stretch between each finger. But I’m no virgin, so I’m used to the pain and burn of being prepared; it will go quickly compared to when I was still a virgin figuring out why my ass throbbed around hot men.”
“You played with your ass?” Laxus was turned on by the idea alone.
“Yes; I still do. Laxus…”
“Yeah?”
“Do you want to watch me prepare myself?”
“Next time, okay? I need to learn how to prepare you, and I learn best by doing, not by watching.”
“Okay, next time.” Freed lay back down on the bed. “How do you want me?”
“On your back.” Laxus watched as Freed laid back, limbs spread and relaxed, as he lay himself back down between spread thighs, and almost reverently took Freed in hand, stroking him gently to full mast before swallowing down half, and gagging at the taste.
“Go slowly; the taste is intense when you’re not used to it.” Freed was giggling despite himself as Laxus quickly pulled away.
“You could have warned me.” Laxus gently slapped Freed’s hip, intending the act to be playful and nothing more, but when Freed sharply inhaled, he froze. “Freed do… Do you like being hit?”
“I enjoy a good spanking, yes.”
“I never would have guessed.”
“I’ve also enjoyed being tied up and blindfolded; though I have never enjoyed being choked or gagged.”
“Good to know; I have soft ropes and even a pair of handcuffs around here somewhere. But…”
“Next time.” They said the words in unison, and shared a loving smile. Laxus settled back down, and now that he knew what to expect from having a cock in his mouth he was able to move with confidence as he took Freed into his mouth once more.
“Laxus.” Freed sighed as he felt himself touch the back of Laxus’s throat, and ran a hand through soft hair to ground himself.
Laxus moved slowly, sucking and bobbing, keeping his mouth wet and his lips over his teeth; he had experience being bitten and didn’t want to bite Freed. As he grew familiar with the motions and sensations, he moved faster, with more skill and grace, pulling away when Freed tapped out.
“Are you okay?” Laxus was careful as he pulled away; Freed had been vocal with his pleasure, his feet pushing against the bed, toes curled, and his thighs tense so Laxus had been certain he was close to finishing; was he wrong? Was it different with men?
“I’m close, really close, and trust me when I say that you don’t want to try and swallow the first time.”
“Right.” Laxus took Freed back in hand, stroking him quickly now. “I’m glad you aren’t in pain, but I still want to taste you.”
“LAXUS!” Freed went limp, and for a second nothing else happened, then the first spurt of white landed on his hand. But Laxus ignored the sticky heat as he watched Freed’s face as he came, as he had never seen anything more beautiful in his life, and he unconsciously raised his hand to his mouth, licking himself clean.
“Laxus? The taste isn’t too much for you?”
“No. This is the first time I’ve tasted someone else’s jizz, but just between us, I love the taste of my own. I think I could have swallowed no problem, if you’d let me try.” He pulled Freed in for a kiss, and savored both the taste of his cum and his mouth at the same time.
“Wait, Laxus, you haven’t cum yet, so isn’t it your turn?”
“Oh… Right.” He watched as Freed pulled his cock out and swallowed it, skillfully deepthroating him. That alone told him all he needed to know about how experienced with men Freed was, and yet he wasn’t jealous of the men in Freed’s past as they had led them both here, to this moment, and… Holy shit what was Freed doing with his throat?!
“Freed!”
He began to bob and suck, alternating shallow bobs with deepthroating and working his entire mouth and throat around Laxus.
“Close! Freed!”
He went down deep, as deep as he could, and swallowed shallowly as Laxus came, easily drinking the entire load down.
“So, how was that?”
“Freed, you blew my mind!” He pulled Freed down on top of him, and for a long moment they just lay there and cuddled as they caught their breath. Then Laxus reached for the lube. “Stay relaxed, okay?”
“Of course.” Freed spread his legs comfortably as the first lube-slick finger circled his opening and slid right on in.
“Oh…”
“Laxus?”
“I know it's a ring of muscle, so I didn’t think it would be this soft.”
“I told you, I have experience…”
“Right. I think I just underestimated how much experience you have.”
“I have had boyfriends before, and some of them had high sex drives.”
“I see.” Laxus smiled softly. “I was worried for a moment that you were sleeping around, but yeah, I understand wanting to have a ton of sex with a dedicated lover.” He slid in a second finger and watched as Freed relaxed past the initial flare of pain. “But I still need to ask you something?”
“What is it?”
“Do I need to give you any special attention to make sex feel good for you?”
“No; I can cum from anal stimulation alone without having my dick touched. You can make love to me the same way you always have with women.”
Laxus slowly nodded, and sighed as he plunged his fingers in deeper, smiling as he found a spot that had Freed crying out and rocking his hips against him. “Here?”
“Yes…”
“This is your weak spot?”
“G-spot; in men the g-spot is the prostate.”
“Are you stretched out enough?”
Freed shook his head no. “One more finger. You’re not that thick, so one more finger will do the trick.”
Laxus scissored his fingers and added a third, watching Freed’s face as he pumped the fingers and aimed straight for Freed’s g-spot, until Freed was loose around him and panting against him.
Removing his fingers he flipped them over, got a condom on and slicked it up with lube, and lifted Freed’s legs up over his arms, folding him in half. “This position good for you?”
“Yes.” Freed grinned, happy that Laxus wanted to do it face to face.
“Are you ready?”
“Kiss me first.” Laxus kissed Freed deeply, and was kissed back as good as he gave, then he pulled away, licking his lips as he lined himself up, and nudged the tip inside.
“Laxus!”
“This is it, you ready?”
“Yes!” Freed screamed as Laxus thrust inside him with a single powerful push of his hips, and stilled as he bottomed out, giving Freed a moment to adjust. Once he was confident that Freed had relaxed around him, he slowly began to thrust.
Freed melted beneath him, as vocal as he had been while having his dick sucked, and using his arms and legs to cling to Laxus, trapping his own erection between them, so that Laxus could feel his arousal with each forward thrust of his hips. Not that Laxus minded; he found that the heavy drag of cock against his stomach, and the sticky wet heat of Freed’s precum added to his own arousal, and were an additional reminder that Freed was also enjoying himself.
“Laxus! Close!”
“Can I cum inside you? I’m wearing a condom.”
“Yes! Flood me with your seed!”
Laxus came with a grunt, and the heat of his release had Freed following him seconds later.
“God, Freed, you’re so addicting!” He pulled out and threw the condom into the trash, then spooned himself around Freed.
“So, did you figure it out?”
“Hmm? Did I figure what out?”
“Why you never want to see me in the arms of another man?”
“Oh that. Yeah. Freed, I love you.”
“L-Laxus? I love you too. But we both know that you’re straight; once the novelty of anal sex with a guy wears off…”
“Freed, this was never about experimenting or trying anal!”
“It wasn’t?” Freed frowned in confusion as he looked up at Laxus.
“It was about you. I’ve known almost since I first met you that you’re my exception.”
“Exception?”
“They say that every straight man has that one man in their life that they’d go gay for, well for me it has always been you. Freed, you’re just as beautiful as any of the women I’ve been with, and for the longest time that confused me. Because you’re a man. But now I know that none of that matters; I love you. You’re the one I want to grow old with.”
“Laxus…” Freed was crying softly as he rolled over and buried his face against Laxus’s shoulder. “I want to grow old with you!”
“So, what do men do on dates together?”
“Let’s start slow, by going out to dinner. No point in letting the rest of the guild know until we are rock solid.”
“Why? Do you think they’d be jealous?”
“Yes, I do.”
“I was just kidding…”
“We’re both popular with the ladies, and even some of the guys, so yes we will have some negativity and jealousy to overcome when we first go public. But we will also have supporters, and you know that Makarov will be one of them.”
“Gramps? Yeah; he won’t care who I’m dating, just whether or not I’m happy.”
“And of course Bickslow and Evergreen will be on our side. You know they will.”
“I dunno about Ever, but Bick has been trying to get me to ask you out for ages.”
“See?” Freed cuddled in closer. “But that’s a problem for tomorrow. Today I just want to cuddle until I can walk again, take a bath with you, and enjoy a meal together, then sleep in your arms.”
“Yeah, that sounds perfect. Should I cook, or do you want to go out?”
“Cook, please, I don’t want to get up again tonight.”
“Okay, a home cooked meal it is.” Laxus cupped Freed’s cheek as he pushed sweat-soaked hair out of his eyes, wondering what he did to be this lucky in love.