Chapter 1: Lets Go On a Job!
It was a cloudy morning with winds going faster than a horse, and Natsu, along with his blue sidekick , Happy, were going to meet up with Lucy, a blond Celestial Wizard. As Natsu woke up and rubbed his eyes, he looked up at his board next to his hammock with all the jobs he had acomplished. He treasured those precious memories he spent with his team on them.
"NATSU!", Happy yelled as he stomped his little paw on the table next to his bed. "It's time to wake up! Didn't you say we had to help Lucy pay her rent?"
"Shoot!", Natsu shouted as he jumped out of his hammock, almost tripping on the clothes next to him.
Did I mention their house is a dump?
"C'mon Natsu, we don't have all day! It's 10:37, we gotta get ready!" Happy complained.
"When did you get all bossy, Happy? It's not like we get up at this time everyday." He replied as he shot a glare at Happy.
"Oh yeah... I guess we can sleep in, right?" Happy said.
"We're already up, so let's make this thing count!" Natsu replied, but he saw Happy stare into space. "Already?" He thought. Natsu swiftly jumped over the spilled food can from dinner last night and picked up Happy as he ran to his closet.
"Huh!?" Happy, looking confused, said in a high-pitched tone.
"We're you listening? Happy, if we need to help Lucy we gotta do it fast!" He grabbed his outfit and rapidly grabbed Happy's tiny green bag and gave it to him. Happy struggled to get out of Natsu's tight grip he had him in. He summoned his magic wings as it appeared on his back and flew above Natsu as he snatched the bag out of his hands.
Once the two best friends were done getting ready, Natsu sprinted to the door as Happy flew next to him.
"Ready?" Natsu asked his friend.
"Aye!" Happy immediately answered. Natsu grabbed the doorknob and than,
"SWOOSH!".
"AGH!" Happy was thrown back inside the unorganized house. He than looked at his Dragon Slayer friend, who came running towards him.
"Happy! Are you alright?!" He asked with hesitation.
"Y-yeah, I guess I am..." Happy replied. Natsu grabbed him in a flash and ran out of the house.
Natsu's salmon colored hair was flying everywhere as he tried to shut his door. He put his other hand besides his face so he can block the strong winds from blinding them both.
"Natsu!? Do you need help!? Happy screamed, trying to speak over the gust of air.
"Happy, I'm alright! I just don't want you hurt, that's all!" Natsu hesitated once again. Happy smiled, he was glad he had Natsu as a friend.
Finally, after a long time of shielding their faces and carefully walking, they made it to their destination, Lucy's house. He opened the door with all his strength and closed it with caution. He placed Happy down and sat down next to him as he leaned on the door.
"That was a close one!" Happy said in relief. He heard the strong winds pounding against the door Natsu was next to. "We should probably go wake up Lucy," Happy continued," We don't want her to be late on her rent like last time..."
"Don't remind me, Happy." Natsu sighed. He pulled himself up, than wobbled up to her room as Happy followed. "LUCY!?" Natsu hollered.
"Lucy!?" Happy shrieked. Lucy turned towards her window, which made Happy see her covers move.
"Natsu, she's in bed!"
"Shhh, watch this Happy." he whispered. Happy tried to figure out what Natsu was planning, so he just sat down and watched. Natsu tip-toed to Lucy's bed as he quietly and cautiously grabbed her covers. He flung them off of her and yelled, "BOO!"
"What?" Lucy asked, with a grumpy tone in her voice. She turned around in her bed and sat up.
"What were you trying to do, Natsu?" Happy asked, confused.
"Darn! That always works on you, Luce." Natsu desperately said as he looked down.
"Ohhh. I see." Happy said under his breathe.
"Natsu, can I get some sleep? Yesterday was a long day, can't you remember?" Natsu turned around and looked up, staring off into space. "Hello? Natsu?" Lucy continued.
"Hmmm... Nope." Lucy fell down onto her pillow and pulled up the covers that Natsu messed up. "What?" Natsu asked.
"Natsu, yesterday we had to walk 7 miles to a shop since you didn't want to take the train. You said it had " The BEST fire", but it turns out it only had metal..." She paused for a second, "How do you mistake fire and metal? They barely sound alike. After that you wanted to go 7 miles back here." She yawned after her little speech and her eyes fluttered closed.
"But, Lucy, you know how much Natsu loves fire." Happy interrupted. "It's not his fault he's a Dragon Slayer."
"I know that Happy," Lucy replied, her eyes still shut, "But who would wanna walk 14 miles just to get food!?"
"I would!" Happy smiled as he crossed his fluffy blue arms. "As long as I can fly there..." Natsu looked at Happy in disbelief. He than crossed his arms and sighed.
"Happy, you could only walk half a mile and fly for one." Natsu sighed again.
"Well it's not my fault I'm so tiny!" He yelled. "Wait a second, Natsu, why did we come here again?" Natsu looked around Lucy's clean house.
"Oh yeah!" He cheered, "To go on a job with Lucy!" Lucy opened her eyes and smiled.
"Well I am low on jewels so I guess I'll come along." She said as she lifted up her covers.
"BAHAHAHA!" Happy laughed as he finally saw her clothes. "You wear monkey pajamas?!" Lucy glared at him.
"Hey! You darn cat! At least I'm not out of shape who talks like a girl even though I'm supposed to be a boy!" She protested as she jumped out of her bed with blush from embarrassment on her cheeks. Than, she ran to her bathroom to get dressed.
After Lucy finished her 20 minute "bathroom break", Natsu and Happy were sitting on the couch talking about which job they should participate in. Lucy opened her bathroom door and had her black boots on with her white and blue striped shirt that included a short blue skirt. She walked over to her two best friends and asked, "Which job are we gonna do, it better be good!" She than sat on the chair that was next to the couch.
"We might do the one where we look for a huge... Fish..." Happy replied as he started to drool.
Natsu nudged him and blurted, "We don't have a clue, so we've decided to look at the job board." Lucy smiled and walked down stairs as the rest of her group followed. Lucy ran to her door and reached for the doorknob and, "I wouldn't do that if I were you!" Natsu interrupted.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Well on our way here, there was some pretty strong winds..." Lucy ran up to her room and looked out her window. She saw the trees trying their best to stand up straight. Than one fell. She looked at it like she was dreaming. Lucy sprinted down the stairs after locking her room again and spoke.
"Natsu, Happy, Magnolia hasn't had these winds in a long time! Actually, I don't think I've EVER seen these!" Lucy said, shaking.
"Exactly!" Natsu and Happy both said. "I don't know how we're gonna go there safely. I know Happy and I made it here, but it took a lot of effort just to make it past the forest!" Natsu said. Lucy thought for a second, but than.
"Well, I can have one of my Celestial Spirits come and help us out." She said jumping with excitement. She grabbed her gate keys and looked at them to see if one could help them out. "AH HA!" Lucy said. Lucy stood back, and the two others followed. "Open, gate of the Golden Bull, Taurus!"
"POOF!"
"Hey Luucy!" What doo you need me too doo?" Natsu opened the door and Lucy pointed outside.
"Can you help us get passed this wind?" Lucy asked.
"Sure thing, as long as you give me a smoooch." Taurus replied. Lucy rolled her eyes.
"No time..." She continued. He went out the door and led them to the guild hall. Amazingly, Taurus kept his stance as the gust of air came towards them at huge speeds. Lucy was walking behind Taurus, than Natsu was holding on to Happy as they were behind both of them.
After a few minutes of keeping all of their feet on the floor, they finally came to the guild hall. "Thanks Taurus! You can go back now!" Lucy yelled. They were still in the wind, so she had to shout.
"No problem, Luucy!" Taurus said. He returned back to the Spirit World and it kind of looked like he evaporated into thin air. Lucy, Happy, and Natsu walked into the guild hall to find a bunch of drunken people fighting, arguing, dancing, and singing in a very awkward way.
"Hey, Mirajane!" Natsu yelled.
"Oh, hello Natsu!" She said in a very sweet tone. "How are y-" Right before she can finish, she barely dodged a table that was heading toward her way. "HEY! Watch where you're throwing that!" She shouted. Her voice turned demonic as if she changed personalities.
Natsu shivered, and you rarely even have the chance to see that happen! "Natsuuu!?" Happy interrupted as he pointed towards the job board. "Look what I found!" Natsu sprinted towards Lucy and Happy, trying to avoid any objects that were flying at him.
"What job did ya find, Happy?" He asked.
"It says-" Lucy squinted her eyes trying to read the paragraph that was printed on it. "It says that there's a bunch of bandits stealing stuff from villagers-"
"700,000 JEWELS!?" Happy screamed.
"WHAT?!" Lucy and Natsu both yelled. Happy tore the paper off of the job board.
"If it's that much," He continued, "Than these guys gotta be seriously big... And tough!"
"This thing doesn't sound so bad!" Natsu snickered, "These villagers are probably scared of these guys half to death. That's probably why the price is so big!" Natsu crossed his arms after he spoke.
"Well that doesn't mean we won't try and help them, does it?" Lucy asked with a confused face.
"'Course we'll help them!" Natsu laughed. Happy ran towards Mirajane and got permission to do the job, but he was curious of something.
"Hey Mira, have you seen the rest of our team, though?" Happy looked at Mirajane uneasily.
"Well Happy, Erza is on a mission with Gray, Juvia, and Jellal." Mirajane said with a smile.
"And what about Carla?" Happy interrupted.
"Oh, she's on a mission with Wendy, Levi, and Gajeel." She answered.
"Thanks Mira!" Happy shouted. Mirajane smiled again.
1 hour and 30 minutes had passed and Natsu, Happy, and Lucy quickly got things ready to bring on their journey. Lucy summoned Taurus, he flirted with her, than helped her get to the train station, you know, the typical stuff.
"Hey, Luce, Happy, the train station seems to be very isolated..."
"You don't say." Happy grumpily said.
" The A3 train leaves in 5 minutes, get ready to aboard the train and remember your belongings. If you see any suspicious items or people, report it immediately to the train operator. Thank you, and have a great time." The report stopped and Lucy, Happy, and Natsu sighed.
"Do we have to go on the train?" Natsu said as he started to feel the affects of motion sickness already.
"Do you wanna get blind and be blind permanently?" Lucy interrupted. Happy patted Natsu's back, trying to comfort him.
"No..." He replied.
