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It was a long time coming, much too long if you asked certain members of the Fairytail guild, but finally, after a lot of pining, Lucy and Loke got together. What happened next was a whirlwind of dates, thanks to Loke deciding he needed to take her everywhere, nights alone and jobs taken together. He could be spotted at the guild a lot more often now, something his friends were happy about, Gray and Natsu never saying no to a spar or two. After a few years, emotions surged again as they got married, a good thing too as the husband wasn't going to wait any longer to be able to call the bride his wife. It led to a honeymoon abroad, that the couple refused to give details on, blushing whenever they think of it. And so, life moved on.
The light shining in the window pulled her from her sleep, she opened her eyes to find herself laying in his arms. He had been staying over more and more since their confession, he claimed that he was fine, that he wasn't in pain, but it always worried her in the back of her mind. She looked up to his sleeping face and smiled, he seemed so innocent, so pure like this, she snorted at the thought. Loke? Pure? Yeah right. She felt a surge of affection for her lion pass through her and grinned as she kissed his chin, cheeks, lips. She felt them turn upwards as he slowly woke up, lazily kissing her back.
“Well if this is going to be what I wake up to every time, remind me to sleep with you more often.”
She groaned at the lame attempt of a flirt, putting her head back on his chest, feeling it rise and fall as he laughed.
“Good morning Lucy.”
“Morning, you idiot.”
He seemed unfazed by the insult as he cuddled her, nuzzling her cheek. His legs entwined with hers and she 'reluctantly' gave in to his pleas for attention. She brought her hands to his face, rubbing his cheeks and getting a dopey grin in response, before running her hands through his hair, rubbing his head. They stayed like that for a few moments before she heard a low rumble. She thought she was just imagining things but the sound persisted and she recalled that this wasn't the first time she had heard this noise. Recently, whenever she was relaxing at home, outside, or at the guild, she would sometimes hear a low rumble in the background, only just there. Curious as to what it could possibly be, she focused in on it, strangely it sounded a bit like a cat's purr? She was pretty sure Natsu and Happy hadn't broken in again, the last time they caught her and her spirit in a...precarious...position and so had sworn of surprise visits. She looked around, just to be safe, before Loke's tugging pulled her attention back to him. Decidedly more awake now, she realised Loke’s chest was vibrating, no way….it couldn't be...right?
“...Are you purring?”
He froze and the sound stopped immediately, confirming her suspicions. Flustered with his actions, he made to back away, but her arms wrapped around him, trapping him. When he faced her again, she wasn't expecting the look of panic. She smiled gently at him, rubbing his back in a circular motion, telling him she was here. He calmed slightly, biting his lip, before looking her in the eye.
“Yes I, really unfortunately, purr, It's so embarrassing. " She wanted to argue against that point, but she had a feeling that if she didn't let him talk, he would stop talking about this altogether. "All spirits have a physical connection to whatever they represent, some more than others. Taurus and Capricorn for example, they are on a very different scale than Aries, who just has the horns and wool coat of a sheep, I'm even lower on that scale I suppose. I don't have cat ears or a tail,obviously, but when i’m extremely happy or at ease,I purr. I’m usually able to hold it back though" He frowned at that, mentally trying to figure out what went wrong. "But it’s been really hard to keep it all back when i'm around you, though at least that's not hard to guess why. I don't want the others to know, please Lucy. I'm not ready for them to know about this...weird side to me.”
At ease huh? She felt herself swell up with joy that he felt so relaxed around her, she had to do something about his apparent shame though. The fact the lion spirit purred really shouldn't be that big a shock, it seemed almost a natural conclusion, the more she played around with it in her mind, the more she wondered why she hadn't thought about this sooner.
“Then it will be our little secret, I promise Loke. But, If I have to be honest with you, I love your purr, I think it's really cute.”
His whole being shook with that revelation, his blush completely enveloping his face in a deep scarlet, eyes wide with shock. He seemed confused as to what to say, how to respond, but his being was always eager to please her, so the rumble started up again, louder than before, louder than she had ever heard it. He looked aghast, muttering something about a betrayal. She shook her head, moved her hands back into Loke’s hair, relishing in the purr that sounded from her attention. He seemed to give up resisting it, looking at her in slight awe, what could have brought on this reaction? Still that was a question for another time she felt, he was overwhelmed enough already and they hadn't even gotten out of bed yet! She kissed him soundly, surprised that she enjoyed the vibration on her lips.
“Please don't hide any part of you from me again, ok?”He looked reluctant before he nodded.
"Fine I won't stop this feline part of me, my cat like instincts, but you're not allowed to regret this ok?."
"I won't Loke, I promise."
Satisfied with her answer, he laid his head back down on the bed, still trying to hide the blush on his face. Snuggling up to him, she rested her head on his chest, feeling the sound travel around and through her. She was so comfortable, so relaxed, that she decided that whatever she had planned that day, could wait a little while longer.