Waking up the next day you felt as if you've had the best night sleep ever! Looking at the clock you notice its nearly lunchtime. "I'll just have 5 more minutes!" mumbling to yourself, cuddling yourself back down into the warmth before freezing, turning your face to the sleeping man still behind you.

'Do I wake him? Do I try to get out of his arms before he wakes up? what should I do...' your thoughts are interrupted as Freed starts stirring.

"Hmm, where am I? What's in m ...." his posh tones in a sleepy mumble, the hot breath on the back your neck as he stops midsentence. The feeling of him clearly staring holes into the back of your head.

"Mornin' or well afternoon I guess..." Laughing nervously, he instantly pulls away trying to sit up but wincing still slightly in pain from the previous day.

"Careful! I didn't fully heal you yesterday and you passed out. I didn't know where you lived, so I brought you here and I tried to make you comfortable and I was going to sleep on the sofa but you grabbed me and you were really warm and I must have fallen asleep...I'm sorry!" Trying to defend yourself, firing off everything that happened since leaving the guild hall before eventually, you take a big breath. However, you still don't turn to face the handsome man with your face bright red in a flustered state.

Then you heard him laughing to himself, shocking you slightly as you'd half expected to be called a harlot or something along those lines again. "What's so funny?" Turning to face his chiselled features, sitting up and completely forgetting you were just in your underwear.

"Why are you saying sorry? I'm the one that inconvenienced you twice already!" his face going red, as he averts his eyes so not to stare. "You must know, this is the most ungentlemanly thing I've ever done. Waking up with a random woman in my arms, that is." Smiling softly, but his eyes had some form of emotion as his mind wandered itself thinking something.

"Ermm well I don't mind. I mean you were hurt and I try my best to help, but I'm sorry I didn't sleep on the sofa," Looking down, trying to ignore the fact you were still semi-naked with each other. "I'll get up. Get you some food, you must be hungry, and I can wash your clothes. Oh, somehow get them dry. They're a little muddy! I had to drag you slightly," Jumping up off the bed, grabbing his clothes to quickly run them to the washing machine.

After putting them on wash, before heading back to the bedroom to see him trying to get off the bed, still clearly in pain.

"Why don't you let me help you Freed?" your sweet voice made him look up before quickly deflected his gaze to the corner of the room.

"Do you always show so much skin in the morning?" His voice was a little flustered, making you looked down. In a panic, you sprinted to the bathroom, almost tripping over your own feet before re-emerging with a dressing gown on.

"Sorry, that was really unladylike of me." your face the colour of a strawberry.

"It's ok, I'm not exactly myself right now.," he looked down just in his boxers, his eyebrow slightly raised from bemusement of the situation he was in. The look he gave was roguish and the fact he was wearing very little, made you face heat up even more.

Quickly changing the subject "soo ermm would you like coc... I mean coffee or me... I mean tea... oh my god, I'm such an idiot!" Hanging your head in your hands, mentally wishing a meteor would land on you, to end the torment you were putting yourself through.

"You're a funny girl!" His tone was mocking you in your flustered state.

"I'm not a little girl you know! I'm in 19 and well...I'm just trying to help you after you were well...an asshole yesterday day!" crossing your arms across your chest, a pout on your rosy luscious lips.

"I know I'm very grateful. Tea would be great, milk and sugar. Is your bathroom through there?" looking to the direction on his fingers point, nodding slightly.

"It is, do you need a hand? I could run you a bath to soak your aches away. I have some special stuff from my village" your face still grumpy, with the pout present upon your lips that Freed couldn't help but glance at.

"That would be really kind of you. Do you have anything I could wear? Only whilst you're washing my clothes." a charming smile that made your stomach flutter with butterflies, the glow still extremely present across the bridge of your nose and cheeks.

"Will this do?" pointing to the dressing gown that you're currently wearing, the only thing that would cover him. Freed nods in agreement, as you remove it since he'd already seen you in all your glory and it couldn't get any more awkward. Going to your drawers, you pull out a slightly baggy t-shirt slipping it over your head.

The whole time your back is to Freed, he can no longer fight the desire to take in the curves of your backside. The green-haired man, although appreciated your breast was an ass man through and through. So, when present with your plump derriere, he couldn't resist taking in the way it jiggled slightly, as covered in soft lace. 'I feel lecherous but how can I not!' his mind wandering before it's covered by a baggy t-shirt but the bottom of your ass cheeks still slightly on show, however, he looked away to get the dressing gown you'd provided him with on.

"Thank you!" he then tried to get off the bed to close the gown fully but grimaces slightly in discomfort.

"Lie down!" Commanding the fellow mage, it shocks him, his stunning blue eyes open wide whilst watching your hips sway over to the bed, unsure in what you are offering to do. "Where does it hurt the most? I'll apply some healing there to make it a little more bearable," you try to be respectful by looking away, but all your mind can do is scream at you.

'Touch himmm! Soo hott.... Was I always this much of a deviant? I guess I do read those risky stories that Erza lent me...' Brought back from your inner demons with a slight squeal of surprise when your wrist is gripped.

"Here!" his tone is perplexed by something, that you felt he could feel your eyes eating him up like a damn tasty meal. However, gazing towards the area your soft hand is situated you smile sweetly, knowing that you had to put your feelings deep within you and to be professional.

"Ermm. I should take the bandages off if you're getting in the bath do you mind," your voice was a little shaky, your heart beating so fast, you were positive it was about to escape from your own ribcage.

What you didn't know was the man that you were taking care of's own heart was beating at a rapid pace as he is dumbstruck for words just nodding in response to your words.

"I'm sorry if my place is a little messy. I don't normally have guests, just me and my books!" chuckling nervously, you start to remove the white cloth from his chest.

"It's nice and cosy. Not that I've seen the rest of it," he smiles bashfully as if he was wanting to see the rest. To see how you lived or to see more of what you may like, so that he could find some way thank you. Blushing, you apply some magic to his ribs to help reduce the pain.

"I don't think I will make it to the guild today, in this state." As the words left his lips, he also sounded nervous that you'd be kicking out as soon as possible.

"Sorry, if I'm too close that is...I'll go sort you that tea and run the bath for you," Slowly and reluctantly you go to, only for you be pulled back by the wrist he still had a hold of. The sudden jerk threw you off balance, landing on him, the clear discomfort that your sudden weight had caused him but in this second, he didn't care.

Face to face with each other, looking into each other's shimmering eyes of wonder at what the other would kiss like. "You really are my angel saviour aren't you!" Freed whispers softly, slowly pulling you closer to his face, until your lips are so close you can feel his warm breath on your lips.

"No, I should really make you some tea..." not able to finish your sentence as his thumb traces the outline of your bottom lip.

"One of the options was 'you' and I'd like that," his voice like pure silk that made your body shiver, before pressing his dry lips to your soft plump ones, taking your first kiss.

Not pulling away from him, your eyes flutter shut as your hands wander into his soft long green hair. Freed's own hands move to on your cheeks, rubbing your soft skin with his thumbs before pulling away. Making you blink a few times, getting lost in his ocean blue eyes before speaking hoarsely.

"I'll make that tea now" not wanting to, but forcefully with every bit of will power, to pull yourself away, your face deep red as he watches your curvy form leave the room.

'Damn! What is this girl doing to me? I'm losing my mind and I just want to kiss every part of her body. Maybe, I can stay tonight as well? If I say I'm still in pain.' Thinking about a way to see more of you to himself, you re-enter with tea.

Putting his cup on your bedside table, before not even glancing at him or saying a word before progressing into the bathroom. 'Was that her first kiss? It was mine and I don't know what came over me? Well done Freed!' Dropping back on the bed, staring up at the ceiling as he listens to the water running. Placing his fingers on his lips, he remembers the feeling of yours against his wanting more.

"Ermm your baths ready. Do you need a hand getting off the bed?" Beaming at him trying to act cool, as if you weren't mentally freaking out on the inside, as you glance at the handsome man lying on your bed as though he is lost in through before gazing at your face.

"If you wouldn't mind?" he questions, not really needing it but wanting your soft hands to touch him. Walking to the bed you lean down helping him up carefully, his warmth on your skin an instant comfort, like one you'd never felt until today.

"There you go steady!" you not noticed until now that he was stood straight just how tall he was compared to yourself.

"You're quite tiny aren't you," he mumbles almost under his breath as if he wanted to say it but wasn't sure how you would react. The blush on your face showed that you'd also noticed how short you were to him, especially with your witty come back.

"Well you're just really tall, a lot of people would be small next to you," it was a mutter under your breath.

As you walk into the bathroom the smell of the ointment in the room is amazing. "Wow, that smells divine, you will have to let me know where to get it from," he smiled down at you, trying to know how to get your scent on him when you were there.

"Sure, do you need a hand in the bath? I won't look I promise," you turn your face to the side glowing.

'I would rather you joined me,' his mind running a little wild "Ermm well yes" he actually commented, your flushed face was so cute as you heard his boxers drop to the floor as you faced the door before hearing him plop in the tub.

"I'm in and the bubbles are covering me, so you can look if you like?" his voice almost a whisper, all you can do is walk out the room and grab his tea before returning, your eyes staring at the top of his head unable to make eye contact and not trusting your gaze to wander.

"Take as long as you need, the washing should be done but I don't have a tumble dryer. I'll just need to run up to my neighbours to dry them, ok? I'll be 15 mins, you need anything?" you keep your eyes in the top of his head.

"Ermm yeh, shampoo and stuff your bottles aren't labelled?" his confused tone made you giggle, making a large smile cross Freed's face that you weren't mad at him.

"Sorry, I make all my own stuff from the things we grew back in my village," With that said you point out the different things for him to use.

"That's pretty impressive. You should talk to Evergreen, she loves flowers," he mentions before dunking into the water.

"Well, I'll sort your clothes out so that you don't have to waste your time in my home as you probably want to get home and stuff," you mention a little more coldly, trying to not read into the kiss and if he wanted to leave that you could just cry into your pillow.

"Sorry...If that was your first kiss." you hear him call out to you, making you stop ever so briefly in the door before not even turning around and walking to your kitchen to get the washing. 

***Thank you for reading!***

***What a charmer! Hope you're enjoying this story.***