I don't own Fairy Tail
Well, I got into another anime. And now I am making a new story! I really love the idea of Nalu, I even had a few grudges against Lizanna (which i instantly felt bad about after her death, but then was happy again once they wrote themselves out of that one.) Here is an interpretation of Natus and Lucy ending up together. It is rated M for a reason folks. Be warned now. I'm not sure how far I am going to take this story, it is more like a short story than a series. Speaking of series, I am currently working on on for Zelda, but I only have ideas for a couple of more chapters. So if anyone is waiting on more for the story please be paitient. I haven't written out anythign and if i dont feel the story, I tend to not write it out. I don't publish anything I feel isn't true to the characters or my interpretation as such. Okay, lets get to the story.
Holy smokes folks. I have only had this story up for three days and it already has more views than any other story I have put up. I didn't realize that Fairy Tail was that popular. If you enjoyed this please let me know. This story was a bit different in that I put an action scene in it so I was wondering if yall liked it. Thanks again for reading!
"Hey Elfman! Back off!"
"Why don't you come here and make me like a MAN!"
"I will! Ice Make…"
Natsu watched as the two Fairy Tail members duke it out over something or other. Usually he would be right there with them, throwing punches and getting kicked. But lately he couldn't get his mind off of his last mission. It was a success, but it almost was the worse mission of his life. It was simple enough, get rid of a vermin infestation in the town next to Magnolia. He and his favorite partner, Lucy Hartfeila, took the job by themselves. They made quick work of the mice, especially with Happy there. He was very skilled at chasing rats. Just as they job was done and they collected their reward is when everything went wrong.
"Oh, thank you two. I don't know what our city would have done if you hadn't come when you did. We greatly appreciate your sacrifice. And thank you too, strange blue cat."
"The name is Happy."
"GAH! It can talk?"
"Of course he can talk," Natsu replied happily. "He's my best friend. Well, next to Lucy here that is."
"Hi!" Lucy cried as she held her hand up next to her face.
"Huh, she's you best friend is she? Well, here's you reward. One-hundred forty-thousand jewel. And I insist that you stay another night in our lovely city. We would be most appreciative."
"Well alright then!" Natsu exclaimed. "Thanks. Come on Lucy, Happy. Let's get back to the inn and we can take the morning….."
"Natsu, what's wrong?" Happy worriedly asked.
"The morning tr…tr…..train…." Natsu replied with a gulp.
"Oh come on Natsu. Seriously it's only a one hour ride back to the guild. You have dealt with much worse." Lucy soothingly said. She gave him the small smile he loved to see, and he perked up instantly.
Nothing happened for the remainder of the day. The uneventful evening called for an early retreat, so the team was asleep by eight o'clock. Lucy let Natsu take the bed while she slept in the sleeping bag. The entire week they had been in the town they had switched back and forth with who got the bed, and this night happened to be his turn. Happy slept next to whoever was on the bed. Being a heavy sleeper, he didn't hear the sound of the glass cutting.
Natsu awoke early the next morning, completely rested from the week of vermin chasing. He wasn't looking forward to the day's travel, but he knew it was inevitable. He looked over to see Happy, still sleeping with a bubble floating over his head. He grinned at his life-long friend and turned to see if Lucy was awake. Apparently she had gotten up before him, because the sleeping bag was empty. "This is strange," he thought, "She usually puts the sleeping bag up when she wakes up. She us just that organized. " Natsu got out of bed and put his pants and vest on, and then proceeded to see if Lucy was anywhere in the apartment. She wasn't in the bathroom, or in the kitchen. He was about to check outside when he noticed a piece of paper taped to the door. Fire started from his ears as he read the message.
We have the girl. Bring two-hundred thousand jewel to the old warehouse on fifth street. She doesn't have her keys, so don't think she will be able to escape on her own. Don't even think about bringing backup. We will make sure she suffers if you do. Meet at noon.
Natsu was fuming. He had to concentrate really hard on keeping his fire back so as to not destroy the note. It was the only evidence he had to justify beating the crap out of whoever took her. Back up wasn't necessary. He was fired up enough to take out an entire army. Screw waiting till noon. He was going there now.
Natsu took his time scouting the place. He didn't want to give the enemy the home turf advantage before charging in. Usually his hotheadedness caused him to take unnecessary risks, but not when his friends were involved. He wanted to make sure he could get her safely away before beating the shit out of whoever kidnapped Lucy. He made note of all the available exits, and just as he was about to leave he saw something shinning at him. Taking a second glance he saw a brown pouch with a key ring on it. He instantly recognized it as Lucy's celestial keys. After making sure the room was empty, he stepped in and grabbed the keys. She was going to need those if things got hairy.
Natsu made his way to the main room of the building when he heard a quiet laughing. He spun around to see a dark-clad figure standing on a banister on the other side of the room on the second floor. Just as he was about to strike the figure spoke.
"I should have known a Fairy Tail wizard would be too impatient to wait till the appointed time. O well, I guess we can do this now. Did you bring the jewel?"
"Where's Lucy you bastard?"
"Now, now. I am running this show. First you pay me and then I give you the girl. Isn't that how kidnappings work?"
"Not in my world. Where I come from if you kidnap someone, then you get a beat down."
"Well, by all means. If you want to fight me, go right ahead."
Natsu didn't need any more invitation than that. He riled up his fist and sent a fireball in the bastard's direction. He was knocked off the railing instantly. Natsu jumped up the second floor to see who he was dealing with. The man was slouched against the wall, coughing up blood. Natsu moved to remove the man's mask and opened his eyes wide with shock. It was the mayor who had hired them to rid the town of the rats.
"What the hell man? Is this some kind of joke? What the hell is going on here?"
"Please, please! Don't hurt me. I didn't want to do it, but they made me."
"Stop blabbering and start talking."
"How can I do both?"
"Just shut up and tell me where Lucy is!"
"But which am I supposed to…"
"WHERE THE FUCK IS LUCY?"
"aaahhee….." the man squealed. "She is on Third Street across from the pub. The men holding her are the ones who made me hired you. They told me that if I put up an easy job that a weak wizard would show up and claim the reward. Then when the wizard was about to leave they would rob him. That way it would look like a business expense from the government. But then two wizards showed up, so they came up with the brilliant idea of kidnapping the girl and tried to get more money out of you. I'm sorry. Please don't hurt me."
"I would hurt you, but I don't have the time. You can just sit here in pain while I go save my friend."
Natsu turned and walked away when he felt cold eyes on his back. He heard a whisper of 'you'll never make it there' when Natsu snapped his fingers. The knife in the mayor's hand lit up in flames, and he had to drop it because of the burning metal.
"I wouldn't try that again. I have suck-ass aim when I ain't looking."
Natsu made quick work over to the Third Street building. It was abandoned, and most of the windows were smashed in. He climbed up to the roof via the fire escape, and looked in the top story window to see if he could spot anything unusual. It took him five windows till he heard the familiar screech. It seemed to be coming from one floor down. He quickly made his way to the next floor and found his friend. She was tied up, hands behind her back and feet bound together at the ankles. Her pajamas were still on, but not in a very solid state. There was a brute of a man standing over her, taunting her to give him a show. She had a horrified look on her face, like she was afraid that once she refused he would do whatever he needed to get what he wanted. Natsu had seen enough. He kicked in the window, making sure to send a shard of glass towards Lucy. Yes, it would cut her a bit, but it also would give her a mechanism for getting herself untied. Natsu had other business to attend to.
"Just what the hell do you think you are doing?" Natsu asked the brute.
"None of your business kid. Now run along, this ain't no place for children to be running around."
"What makes you think I am a child? I'll have you know I am older than you grandfather."
"Yeah right kid. Just scram. Unless you want a parting gift before I throw you out of this building."
"Oh! A gift! I love gifts. Well, I love giving gifts anyway. Did you know I brought a gift with me?"
"Huh? What?"
"Yeah. But it's not for you. It's for Lucy."
Natsu turned around to see that Lucy had gotten her arms undone, but she was still working on her ankles. He took out her keys from his pocket and jingled them slightly. She looked up at him, a huge grin crossing her face. It was the brute who broke the silence.
"Oh shit…."
"Open, gate of the Lion. Loke!"
A flash of light shown from the blonde's key. A look of confidence danced across her eyes as her most powerful celestial spirit crossed over. Loke stepped through in his suit and tie, looking a bit smug. He really believed himself to be a ladies man, and his demeanor proved it. But when it came to Lucy and the Fairy Tail Guild, Loke was all business. He was a member, after all.
"Hey Natsu. Did I miss something?"
"Yeah you jerk. Lucy got kidnapped and you didn't do anything."
"What? Was her life in danger?"
"Not my life per-say, but by virginity certainly was." Lucy squeaked out. The statement had an audible effect on both Natsu and Loke. The both turned to the big man with a look of disgust and anger, chiming in at the same time:
"You were going to do WHAT to her?"
"Oh shit," was all the brute seemed to be able to say to his situation. He tried to turn and run, but Loke was at the door already. Loke reared up a huge fist and struck the man in the face, sending him straight into Natsu. He caught him by the neck and turned on the fire. The man screamed loudly as the skin on his neck blistered and seared. Natsu motioned for Loke to move and gave a kick to the man's stomach. He went flying into the hallway and broke through the wall. Both the boys went after him, revving with adrenaline. Natsu wasn't sure how far he was going to take this, and he hoped that there was more in the little group. He was pretty sure that if he didn't back down he might actually kill this man.
Natsu's prayers were answered when he walked into the next room. It led into an antechamber that extended the entire building. He devised that this must be the shell of an old luxury hotel. Shame really, it had so much potential. Oh well, it was going to be a battle ground now. No one messed with Fairy Tail. And in the back of Natsu's mind he kept going over, no one messes with his Lucy.
There were four other members to this 'gang' that devised to kidnap Lucy and steal their reward money. Loke and Natsu made quick work of the majority of the group; only one wizard gave them any real trouble. He was able to dodge their attacks fairy quickly, almost as if he wasn't really there. Natsu's memory kicked in, and her remembered this magic from Jellal. He quickly devised that this guy was a projection and therefore couldn't affect this surroundings. Once the last of the lackeys were defeated Natsu stopped, effectively getting Loke to follow suit. He looked up at the wizard with disgust in his voice.
"I know you aren't really here. Why don't you tell me who you are so I can come kick your ass?"
"Oh well, you're a smart one. My name is Unin. What is yours, Fairy Tail wizard?"
"I'm Natsu Dragneel. Son of Igneel. They call me Salamander. You gotta a problem with that?"
"What! The Dragon slayer? What are you doing on such a low paying job?"
"There is no such thing. Magic was meant to help people. The size of the reward isn't the reason we help. It's because we care."
"Hum, well no matter. Looks like I loss this round. I'll be seeing you, Salamander."
With that the man dissipated. Natsu ran up to where he was stand, slinging profanities in the air as he ran.
"Coward. He didn't want to face me. I'll show him. Hey, thanks Loke. It was good fighting with you again."
Natsu turned around to find his partner wasn't there anymore. He looked up and down but couldn't seem him. Just as he was about to take his head away he saw Lucy look down at him with a smile on her face.
"I sent him back. All that energy he was using drained me pretty badly. He said to tell you 'awesome fight man. Gotta do it again sometime.'
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, just a little shaken. You want to come up here and carry me? I don't think I have the strength to walk down all these steps on my own."
"Yeah, I'm coming." He said out loud, but in his head he repeated, 'I'll always be coming, for you.'