Hello all! This is my first attempt at writing a fan fiction and my first upload. I have just a few words before we begin... First of all, I have absolutely now idea how this is going to turn out looking, so just bear with me for now. And second, if I make mistakes, please do tell in the reviews... :D I will try my best to make this the best looking as possible, so by chapter 3 I should have the uploading all set and so forth. Last thing is that I don't exactly have a written plot quite yet, and this is basically just a intro...
Anyways... I hope you enjoy! Uploading dates will be added soon!
"Man, I thought I got em' for sure.." Natsu groaned.
"If it hadn't been for that monster to start moving, then maybe you could've gotten it. But I was able to take it down myself!" Lucy grinned.
"Whatever, it was mostly Aries who did it though... Ow! What was that for!" he yelled while looking at the fallen book.
"Just go back to the inn, will you? I said I was gonna meet you there later!" Lucy glared back at Natsu with her arms crossed. "I just need to find something to help me transcribe that relic I found. Without Levy here to help me, I need a transcription book. Besides, you have nothing to do at library!"
Natsu found himself feeling down that he couldn't at least hang around. "Fine... I'll just go wait with Happy, I'm tired from fighting monsters anyways." He complained as he headed for the door. He wasn't really tired, and Happy was fine with Wendy and Carla anyways, but if Lucy wanted him gone, then so be it.
'Finally, now if there's a book on how to decipher this.. It should be around here somewhere...'
Lucy thought around the dozens of different cryptic dictionaries and encyclopedias, yet none of them actually matched what was being said on the strange plate she had found on one of her defeated monsters. She proudly decided to decipher it, but the hassle of it was beginning to get on her nerves.
"Hmm.. Maybe I should just ask Levy when I get back, not like this little town has any books on whatever this thing says anyway," she murmured to herself. "This sucks, I search a whole 10 foot tall shelf, and not one dusty book has anything close to this!"
As she started down the ladder she was standing on, her foot couldn't help but fall to the wrong place as she immediately fell back from her slip up.
"Ahhh-" She screamed right before falling into the arms of her friend, Natsu. "Wha- What are still doing here! I thought you left to go with Happy!" Her scowl didn't show very much appreciation for her 'hero'.
"Maybe if you weren't such a clumsy person, I would have left you on a ten foot tall ladder..." He said as he rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Just hurry up, the train leaves in like... An hour from now, and if you get left behind, I'll have nothing to soothe my motion sickness, ya weirdo."
Lucy looked back at him and with a hint of blush on her cheeks, sprang from his grip and grabbed the relic into her arms. She shot him a look that said 'Hurry up then why don't you?' and he followed.
"Why did you bother coming to the library with me anyways?" she asked hesitantly.
"Because, there was nothing else to do.." Natsu replied in a bored tone. He folded his arms behind his head and glanced back at her. "And you seemed like you needed help is all, so don't blame me for-"
"What about Happy?!" He was interrupted by her sudden outburst. "Jeez, Natsu... I get that we're best friends, but you can't just follow me around and make up excuses... Even though you didn't... I- ughh.." She hung her head as she continued towards their temporary staying place.
Once they were inside, they were greeted by the awaiting client, who generously gave them the whole reward, despite them crushing half the forest on their mission. Lucy sighed as she stepped into her room alone. She wasn't the least bit tired, which was unusual, but made the rest of the trip a bit easier.
She glanced over at her packed bag, wondering whether she could take a bath now or when she got home. The mission wasn't so bad, and the reward was just enough to pay her rent for next month, so she could relax for a few weeks. "Maybe I should wait... Yeah, time to go home I guess." she said as she glanced at the cryptic plate in front of her.
'Do I really want to know what this says? I'm feeling lazy enough as it is... Levy should have no trouble with it anyways... Even-'
Her thoughts were interrupted by the loud yelling of a cat bursting through the door. "I've had enough of your silly fish, Tomcat! It's annoying, if you want to talk, think of something interesting and start a conversation!" Lucy's eyes traveled behind the white exceed to see that Happy was sobbing. Poor Wendy who was behind the blue feline was running after Carla into the shared room of her and Lucy.
"But Carla!" Happy whined. He was ignored by the slam of the door. A muffled "Awwe" was heard through the wooden door as he flew to the next room that he and Natsu shared.
Carla sighed as she made her way over to Wendy who was now sitting on the bed next to Lucy's.
"Umm, what happened you guys?" Lucy sputtered nervously.
"Um, well... Happy stepped on Carla's tail while he was trying to give her a fish and she kinda-" Wendy started but was then stopped by a frustrated Exceed calmly but sternly saying she wasn't in the right mood to talk about it.
"Sorry to hear that..." Lucy said with sincerity, though it wasn't entirely needed. "We better get going before we miss the train!" she exclaimed jumping up to go tell Natsu and Happy.
"Yeah let's go," Wendy replied as she followed into the the hallway of the inn.
Carla sighed and jumped to her feet to follow. The train ride was going to be a long one considering her tension, and the distance was no better. A job that pays 250,000 jewel for defeating a few monsters was worth the money, but taking so long to get there just added to the trouble.
Lucy, Natsu, Wendy, and the two Exceeds made their way to the train station. Natsu couldn't help but keep most of his attention on Lucy. She seemed upset, and he didn't like seeing her that way. 'Is it because of that thing she couldn't read' he thought when he eyed the cryptic plate she was holding. He wanted to ask her, but he thought it would be better is he did it back at her place when they were back in Magnolia.
As soon as they arrived at the station, Natsu eyed the train fearfully, knowing what was about to come as he stepped into the said monstrosity. Lucy took her seat by the window as Natsu slid in next to her. His face soon turned green as he was gently pulled down into
Lucy's lap. Her eyes were closed and her gentle smile along with the stroking of his head calmed him before he fell victim to sleep.
Minutes later, while Natsu was was in sweet dreams, Lucy looked down while gently tracing his face, starting around the ears and following along any details that made up his sleeping face. She smiled softly at him.
'He really is cute while he sleeps. So calm and relaxed compared to when he's awake. The fact that he relies on me when he's at his worst... it's sweet...' She thought as she lowered herself slightly to see him better. Her face only inches away from his.
"Lucy? What are you doing?" Wendy asked, staring at her friend's closeness to the other dragon slayer while he slept.
"Uhhhh, I-I was just looking at something..." She stammered while quickly bringing herself back to her last position. Luckily the Exceeds were asleep... But this was going to be hard to explain to Wendy.
"Lucy... There's no need for excuses, I saw what you were doing..." Wendy said with a stern, yet still cute, face. "You like him him don't you?" She asked.
Lucy looked away as her face began to turn red. "Nuh uh. No way... Not him" She said quietly, hoping that Natsu was really out of it while he was sleeping, otherwise life would just get harder.
Wendy sighed as she continued, "I can see it in your eyes, I may be young, but I know that look that you give him. You really like him a lot. More than just best friends..." She looked out the window with a calm look on her face as she smiled softly.
Lucy looked back down at him. She moved one of her hands down to his and gently held it."Even if that is true, I'd much rather it be him than anyone else.." she said almost in a whisper.
Wendy closed her eyes, smiled contently and sighed. She slowly found herself drifting into a sleep just like her fellow dragon slayer.
Okay, okay! I know It's a little weird right now... -_- But I do have the plot based down after this! I just wanted to say, next chapter there will be POV. Mostly the main characters. So bear with me I've never done this before. I don't know how this will look so... :)