This was requested on AO3 by Knockout68.
So, I really, really like LyLu. Like many of my other Lucy ships, I don't know why I love it. I really like Lyon and I guess I enjoy the ship for the same reasons that I enjoy GraLu. I think that Lyon and Lucy would make a pretty good couple, or at the very least great friends. Too bad they don't really get good moments together. I also grieve the fact that there aren't a lot of LyLu fics. Seriously, there is a surprisingly small amount of fics about them. I have found more MardLu fics than LyLu. If you know of any LyLu fics, then please give me the names or links.
Rescuing Gray (Lyon x Lucy ft. Gray)
Lyon sat at a table with Sherry, Juvia, Natsu, and Erza. He and his guildmate were visiting Fairy Tail. Though Sherry had visited because she wanted to chat with her friends, Lyon had visited for two different reasons. To fight Gray, and to talk to Lucy. Upon arrival, he learned that Gray had taken a solo job, which left him with the other reason he had decided to visit Fairy Tail.
The Ice-Make mage was now sitting at a table with a few chatting mages, ignoring them as he stared at the celestial wizard who was sitting at the bar while sipping on a strawberry milkshake and reading a book. Lyon furrowed his brow, silently yelling at himself to get the hell up and go talk to her, but his body wouldn't move, a feeling of nervousness coiling around in his gut.
As he struggled to make himself approach the woman who he had fallen for, Lyon felt a hand rest on his shoulder. He looked at the mage next to him, seeing Sherry giving him a sympathetic smile. She leaned toward him to whisper in his ear, "go ask her what she's reading."
Lyon looked back at Lucy, a wave of anxiousness washed over him at the mere thought of talking to her. He attempted to gulp down the lump in his throat. He was too frozen to move, no matter how much he wanted to. Before he could react, Sherry grabbed him by his arm and pulled him toward Lucy before stopping halfway and pushing him toward the blonde woman.
Lyon stumbled a bit before he finally found his footing. He looked back at Sherry, sending the grinning, pink-haired woman a glare that said 'I'm going to make you pay.' He was about launch his vengeance when he heard Lucy ask, "Lyon? Is there something you need?"
The pale blue-haired man tensed before he turned around to look at the woman. He saw that she was looking at him with a mixture of surprise and confusion, a pink blush dusted across her cheeks in an alluring way. He mustered a smile as he responded, hoping that his voice didn't give away his anxiousness, "I-um...just wanted to know...what you were reading?"
Lucy looked down at the book that she was holding in her hands before she looked back up at Lyon with a bright smile, answering, "it's called 'Rescuing Dawn'. It's about a couple of friends named Lee and James who go on a journey to save their other friend Dawn from some demonic creatures. During the journey, they fall in love."
Lyon hesitantly walked forward, sitting next to her as he questioned, "could you tell me more?" When Lucy smiled at him and nodded, he felt his cheeks warm up and his gut become filled with butterflies. He loved her smile. It was just so beautiful, in his eyes. When Lucy opened the book again to talk more about it, he leaned closer, his blush becoming darker but not able to bring himself to lean away from her. He then glanced at the blonde next to him, noticing almost immediately that her earlier blush had darkened.
Lyon stared at her face, a blush painted across her cheeks and a smile that appeared to be almost shy evident. He silently questioned if it was possible that she could feel the same way about him, or could it be that she was just reacting this way because of their close proximity?
He continued to stare down at her, both wondering if she had romantic feelings for him too while also marveling at how beautiful she was. He was then brought out of his thoughts when he felt Lucy's hand resting on his cheek. Lyon tensed once again as he felt his cheeks heat up. Lucy stared up at him with a concerned gaze. The Ice-Make mage leaned away from her and coughed into his fist, his throat suddenly dry. He waved at Mira, requesting a drink for him to hopefully relieve the dryness of his throat.
When a glass of water was sat down in front of him, the barmaid giving him a knowing smirk, he downed it, the cold water bringing just enough relief for him to speak when Lucy asked him if he was alright, "yeah, I'm fine. Sorry, Lucy, I just zoned out."
He stared down at the empty glass as he tightened his grip on it, refusing to look at the celestial wizard due to how red he knew his cheeks were. Lucy was silent for a few moments before she responded, "alright..." Her voice trailed off and her tone made her sound as though she was sad or disappointed. Lyon felt his heart twist a little, feeling like he was the reason that she may be sad.
He looked over at her, seeing that she was looking down at her book that was sitting on top of the bar. The pale blue-haired man opened his mouth to ask if she was alright, wanting to comfort her and relieve any sadness that she may have. However, he was stopped before he could speak when Makarov called to the pair from where he stood on the railing of the second floor of the guildhall, "Lucy! Lyon! I have a mission for you both!"
Lyon and Lucy looked at each other before they hurried up to Makarov's office to see what he needed them to do.
"Star Shot!" Lucy called as she shot several arrows at the demon-like creature that she and Lyon were fighting.
The two of them had been called onto by Makarov to travel into the mountains and save Gray. Apparently, he had gone to fight a monster, but was injured in the fight, leaving him unable to continue. Lucy and Lyon quickly accepted the mission and rushed into the mountains.
If Lucy was being honest, she was thankful for the rescue mission. She had been sitting at Fairy Tail's bar, trying to get her mind off of the fact that the man she loved was sitting at a table near her. She then was approached by said man and dared to be hopeful when he asked about her book and she noticed that he was blushing as he stared at her, seeming to be lost in his thoughts. She was hoping that he would confess to her, but the hope was crushed when he claimed that he had merely zoned out. This rescue mission meant that she could distract herself from her possibly unrequited love for Lyon.
She heard Lyon yell, "Ice-Make: Snow Tiger!" as she turned to look back at Gray, seeing that he was still unconscious. She furrowed her brow. They had to end this monster before Gray's condition got worse.
The celestial wizard turned back to the monster and switched to her "Star Dress: Cancer Form." She ran at the beast and began slashing at it with her twin blades. The monster was a giant, black-furred gorilla-like creature. According to the requester, it was possibly a Demon of Zeref.
Lucy jumped onto the monster's arm and ran up it, aiming to slash at its eyes with the hope that doing so would give her and Lyon an advantage. Just as she went for the attack, she was smacked away and crashed into a large boulder with a cry of pain. She heard Lyon call out to her, "Lucy!" as she managed to pull herself to her feet with a groan of pain.
She called back to her fighting partner, "I'm alright!" Then, she switched to her "Star Dress: Virgo Form" and rushed back into the fight, only to skid to a stop when she saw that Lyon was struggling to hold up a shield of ice as the monster pounded its massive fists on the shield over and over, causing visible cracks to form in it. Lucy felt panic shoot through her as she ran toward the monster, the urge to save Lyon taking over her entire being.
She was just about to launch an attack when Lyon yelled at her, "No! Lucy, take Gray into town and call Master Makarov for backup!"
Lucy stopped in her tracks and yelled back at him, tears welling up in her eyes as the fear of losing him became almost unbearable, "I'm not leaving you!"
Lyon faltered in holding up his icy shield before he managed to push a foot forward, regaining his footing that he had almost lost. He then yelled back, "go, Lucy! I can't let you get hurt any further! Grab Gray and get to the town!"
Tears rolled down her cheeks as Lucy screamed, screwing her eyes shut, "I love you too much to leave you!"
Her brown eyes snapped open and she froze, instantly realizing what she had just admitted. She looked at Lyon, seeing that he was staring at her with widened eyes, his mouth slightly agape. Lucy balled her fists and took a deep breath before she turned her attention to the monster. She used "Aqua Metria" to knock it away from Lyon, trapping it in the softened ground. This allowed Lyon to form a dome of ice around the monster.
As it punched the icy dome and roared, struggling to free itself. Lucy collapsed to her knees as she breathed heavily, her entire body hurting with every breath. She flinched when she felt a gentle hand rest on her shoulder. The blonde woman looked next to her to see Lyon, kneeling beside her and appearing to be just as exhausted as her.
The Ice-Make mage questioned, hope swimming in his black eyes, eyes that Lucy spent many nights dreaming of staring into, "you love me?" His voice was low, like a fragile whisper.
Lucy looked down at the ground. She couldn't back out now. She got herself into this, and now she had to see it through. She heaved a sigh before she admitted, "yes...I love you, Lyon."
She tensed her body, preparing herself for rejection. However, that didn't happen. Instead, Lyon hooked a finger under her chin and titled her head up, pressing a kiss to her lips. Lucy's eyes widened in shock before she closed them and returned the kiss.
When they pulled away, they were about to go back in for another kiss, but were stopped when Gray yelled at them, "I'm happy for you two and all, but I need medical attention now!"
Lucy and Lyon chuckled as the blonde stood and made her way over to her friend. She hoisted him to his feet, Gray's arm draped over her shoulder while her arm was wrapped around his waist to support him.
Lyon walked toward them, instructing, "take Gray into town and call Fairy Tail for backup. I'll stay here and make sure this thing doesn't go anywhere."
Lucy nodded, this time sure that he would be alright by himself. As she helped a hobbling Gray in the direction of the town, she heard Lyon call her name, causing her too turn and look back at him. Lyon smiled at her as he said, "I love you."
Lucy smiled back, responding, "I love you too." She then turned back, making her way to the town with Gray.