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"Lucy, how long does it take for you to decide what you're looking for?" I asked, arms crossed under my chest, sleeves flowing to my elbows.
Knowing how long it would take it take her, I lean against the wall opposite the door only to fall as the door slammed open. "Is my sex appeal only worth 1000 jewels?!" She shouted, kicking the sign.
Wincing at her furious look, I stay behind her slightly. I can only imagine what's got her panties into a twist, cringing as she grabs the back of my top, dragging me along as she continued her pity fest.
Hearing a commotion, she halts, letting my top go and leaving me to faceplant. "Damnit Lucy!" I growl, rubbing my nose, tears in my eyes.
"Are you alright miss?" I hear a snooty, arrogant voice ask.
I look up, eyes narrowing into a glare as my gaze narrows onto his hand. My eyes grow dark and stormy. 'Using a Charm? How despicable!' I think, my teeth grinding.
Preparing to launch myself at him, I hear footsteps pounding on the cobblestone. "IGNEEL!?" A boisterous voice shouts eagerly.
*3rd POV*
Pushing herself up, she pushes her fiery hair over her shoulders and spies her best friend of seventeen years. Looking to her left, she blinks as a pink haired male and blue cat burst through the crowd of squealing ladies.
"Who are you?" He asks, making her cover her mouth to stop the laughter that wished to escape as silence reigned.
The male that is using Charm looks shocked, before covering it up with a suave smile. "Maybe you know me as Salamander." Though once he looked back to the pink haired male, he was walking away from them.
'Salamander?' Thought Nova, her index finger tapping her full lips in question. 'From what I heard about Salamander, he doesn't sound anything like him. Something smells fishy.'
"Hey! You are rude!" "She's right! Salamander-sama is a great mage!" "Apologise to him!"
"What the heck!?" The pink haired male grumbles, wide eyed.
"That's enough, girls. He didn't really mean it, either." Salamander speaks, smiling cockily.
The females that were still under the Charm, could only squeal with joy. Nova and Lucy stood back with narrowed eyes and blank faces.
"I'll give you my signature. You can show it off to your friends." He offered, handing a signed sign.
"I don't want it." He deadpanned, making Nova cackle in glee.
"Ohhh, I like him." She whispers to Lucy, elbowing her in the ribs as she continues her cackle.
"Shush, you like anyone that has attitude." Lucy points out, brown eyes looking into emerald green.
"Reckon we should help the poor bloke out?" Nova asks, pity shining in her eyes as the Charmed females threw him away.
Grabbing her best friends arm, she looks around and with a mischievous smirk, controls the air around their feet to fly them over the crowd and next to the downed male. Snickering at her friends annoyed glare, they turn to the downed boy and Nova lends a hand to them.
"Yo, need a hand?" She asks, smile blinding.
"Aye sir!" The blue cat smiles, paw in the air.
"Ah! A talking cat!" Lucy yells, jumping back in shock.
However, Nova looks at the cat in awe. "Sugoi! A talking cat!"
While Nova and the cat start to talk about their favourite foods, and tips for them, Lucy looks at Natsu with a grin. "Thanks for earlier."
Looking at the two, Nova and the cat talk secretly. "How long do you think it'll take for them to end up together?" She asks, looking at the cat with a smirk.
"Awhile." He shrugs.
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"Yhurrr ah naiz burrzoinzz." The newly identified Natsu speaks as he eats, munching everything in sight.
"Yhup, Yhup!" Happy agreed.
Lucy and Noele could only watch in disgusted awe. Though, Noele had a bottomless stomach, she never did what those were doing. Eating as if they hadn't had a meal in years.
"Natsu and Happy right?" Lucy asks, just for reference, holding her hands in front of her face to stop the food flying onto her. Though, Nova cast her friend an amused look as something landed in her friend's hair.
"Can't you boys eat slowly?" Nova muttered, her chin in the palm of her hands, eyes glinting with amusement.
"Things are splashing everywhere. Not to mention, the discount I got from my sex appeal." Lucy whispered with a whine, eye twitching.
Things went relatively fine, Lucy explaining what Salamander was using and all mages, wizards and guilds.
"Oh, there's a guild I just wish I could enter, Nova too!" Exclaimed Lucy, stars shining around her, hands clasped together.
Clearly remembering what the boys shouted, Nova looked at them with a scrutinising glare. "What's up with you calling out Igneel?" She asked, leaning forward, her emerald eyes darkening with the promise of pain if they didn't answer.
'She reminds me of Erza.' Natsu and Happy thought simultaneously, shivering in fear.
"We heard that Salamander was coming to town, and decided to check it out. We came, but it turns out it was the wrong person." Natsu answered with a sad sigh.
"Didn't even look like a salamander." Happy piped, nibbling on his fish.
"How could a human look like a salamander..?" Lucy trailed off, looking at Nova with a confused expression.
"Hrmm?" Natsu hummed. "He's not a human. Igneels a real dragon." Natsu explained with a nod.
"What the fu-" Nova started before being hit in the back of the head by Lucy, who was acting like her dramatic self. Eyes wide, mouth open and backed up pretty far in shock.
"There's no way a dragon would be roaming through town, populated with humans." Stressed a dumbfounded Nova .
"Don't tell us you just realised that fact!?" They shouted in synchronisation, gaping at the dumb idiots who looked quite shocked.
Looking at the time, Nova nudged Lucy with a pointed look. "It's late, we better get going. But take your time; we just paid for the meal and extra." Lucy smiled, walking away with Nova by her side.
Feeling someone staring at her back, she elbows her friend, and they robotically turn to the duo. They watched in fear as they teared up before flinging themselves onto the floor and bowing.
"Thank you for the meal!" "Thank you!" The duo shouted in happiness.
Covering her face, flushed tomato red in embarrassment, Nova and Lucy both shout, "KYAAAH, Don't! Stop!"
They exited the murmuring restaurant, fleeing in embarrassment. "What a dense idiot." Nova murmured. "Though, there was something slightly familiar from his description."
"Probably your instincts you've met before?" Lucy offered with a carefree wave. They walk to the park, sitting on the bench and reading Weekly Sorcerer, 'ooooo'ing and 'ahhhh'ing at the words.
"Fairy Tail caused trouble again?" Lucy questioned, eyes alit in amusement.
Smirking crookedly, Nova could only a shrug. "It's Fairy Tail. They cause trouble everywhere."
Opening her hand out, she lazily created a flickering flame, then a droplet of water, a small cyclone, launching a pebble she created and then letting a star glimmer in her hands.
"I love how you do that." Said an awed Lucy, looking on in wonder.
"I've been doing it since we were in nappies Lu." Scoffed Nova , though her cheeks warmed. "You just like me doing my spirit one more so that the others."
Shrugging guiltily, she turned back to her magazine before letting out a squeak. "What I wouldn't give to join the Fairy Tail guild." Nova let a fake cough, looking pointedly at a sheepish Lucy.
"I see. You want to join Fairy Tail." Salamander piped up, smirking cockily at the two girls.
"Ever since I laid eyes on you both, I just knew. I had to invite you both to my party tonight." He spoke, head tilted with his hand flourishing.
"Your Charm won't work on us, once a person has realised what it is, it is incapable of taking effect." Nova spoke blankly, eyes glinting with a deadly fire.
"I see, so you are both mages then." He hummed, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "If you both come to my party tonight, I can convince my guild to offer you both positions, seeing as you are such beautiful ladies."
"Of course." Lucy purred. "We'll see you tonight."
Watching him walk away, Nova felt something off. 'I thought Salamander had salmon hair and red fire. Magic spoken only in legends; Fire Dragon Slayer Magic.' Racking her brain, her mind goes shutdowns. 'Who have we met that's looking for a dragon, and has pink hair…NATSU!' Smirking to herself, she couldn't wait for Lucy's reaction.
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Sitting next to Lucy in a deep green dress, that had slits on both sides that went to mid-thigh, a slight amount of cleavage. Though her bust was larger than her friends, she wasn't comfortable in showing it off.
She sat back, letting Lucy flirt with the fake Salamander. 'I still wonder how Lu hasn't figured it out yet.' She thought in amazement. Grabbing a glass of wine, she stopped sort of it reaching her full lips. Furrowing her eyebrow at the smell, she glowers as her eyes darken in rage. 'What a pervert!'
She debated on warning Lucy, but had no idea how to without letting the fake see it. Deciding to see how it would play out, she watched through narrowed eyes as Lucy backhanded the floating droplets of drugged wine.
"You have tested my patience long enough." She purred, watching him through her blood red bangs. "Thinking you have me tricked, how pitiful. You may have tricked my friend, which was your first mistake." Standing to her full height, she glared at him with disgust. "But, capturing these maidens for your own deviant plot, I shall show no mercy."
Though, before she could do anything, buff arms take hold of them. She watches in horror as her best friends keys are thrown out into the deep blue water below them. Her bangs shadow her eyes, though as looked up at them, her eyes shone with her magic. Fire, water, air, earth and spirit colliding together. "Great-"
They watch in disbelief as the roof of the boat collapses. "Natsu!?" The captured girls ask in shock.
"No…I can't take it…" He whimpers, leaning against a pillar.
"SO LAME!" Lucy yells.
"Wh-what's going on…!? Why would a brat fall from the sky!?" 'Salamander' yelled, looking up to the roof.
His minions however, looked at a sick Natsu, laughing. "And he's already got motion sickness, too."
"Lucy! Nova ! What are you two doing!?" A familiar voice yelled from above.
"Happy!?" Nova shrieked, jaw agape as she took in the sight before.
"We were fooled! He told us he could get us into Fairy Tail…and I…wait, did you have wings before?" Lucy asked stupidly, dumbstruck in confusion.
"We'll talk about that later." He replied, swooping down to grab to Lucy and Nova .
"Don't worry 'bout it, just watch." Nova winked mischievously at him.
Smirking, she waved her left hand swiftly before walking on air, into the sky and above the boat. Eyes narrowed, she watched as Happy flew Lucy into the sky, saying something to her that annoyed her, and his wings vanished. Watching dumbstruck, she saw them fall into the water.
"Aquarius is gonna be pissed." She whistled, thinking to one of her friend's celestial spirits, and whom surprisingly liked her, considering her attitude.
She took in a breathe, letting herself fall into the water, propelling herself forward to her friends. Once she reached them, she grabbed their arms and thought of the water lifting them up and steadying them.
"Ok, Lu. Your time to shine." She smirked, cackling as she rubbed her hands together.
"OPEN! Gate of the mermaid! Aquarius!" Lucy bellowed, holding a golden key and twisting it in the water.
A cannon of water shot through the surface, a blue haired mermaid holding a vase appearing from the water.
"Woah! A fish!" Happy yelled in awe.
"Not a fish, a mermaid." Noele corrected.
"Aquarius, send that ship back to the coast." Lucy ordered, pointing at the ship with a smirk.
"Tch." Aquarius muttered.
"Uh oh." Nova whispered.
"Did you just 'tch' me!? Huh!?" Lucy shrieked, her face red in anger with a tick mark.
"You're such a noisy kid. Let me tell you one thing." Aquarius turned around, only to become angry as she saw Lucy hide behind Nova with a terrified expression.
"Idiot! Don't hide behind Noa!" She exclaimed, grasping her arms and bringing her into a possessive hug. "Noa. You've gotten bigger."
"Thanks Aquarius. Do you mind getting the boat back to shore, I'm bored." Nova asked, using her dreaded puppy eyes.
"Get behind me Noa!" She smiled sweetly, holding her urn. "ORAHAAAA!"
Throwing her arms around her body, her urn unleashed a wave so powerful it swept everything on sea, onto the shore.
"Don't flush me along!" Lucy shouted, eyes angry and waving her arms around.
As everything in the bay was washed ashore, Nova was standing in air, Happy nestled in her arms.
"Think their alright?" Happy asked, head tilted up to her.
She gave him a warm smile in response. "Lu is the strongest person I know." She answered, eyes bright.
She walked them to the shore, dropping to the shore gracefully, she lets Happy go. Walking to a wet and annoyed Lucy, she bumps her hip into her own.
"Calm down Lu, at least she did what you asked." Offered Nova with a hesitant smile upon her radiant face. Hearing an explosion, she grabs her arm and they race to the boat with wide eyes.
Nova and Lucy watch with wide eyes as the once sick Natsu stood tall, snarl on his face and eyes narrowed.
"Brat, you shouldn't get on other people's boat without permission. Hrmm?" Salamander wondered, scratching his chin with confusion.
Lucy and Nova couldn't what the enemies were saying, but they saw flames envelope Natsu, Lucy screeched. Happy and Nova hadn't bothered, watching silently. "Quiet Lucy." Nova said, eyes hard and hair dripping.
Lucy opens her mouth to start questioning her long-time friend, only to feel faint as Natsu ATE the flames. Nova watched with impressed eyes, whistling. "Amazing, such magic hasn't been seen for centuries."
"Huh?" Lucy questioned, Happy looking at Nova seriously.
"Fire won't work on Natsu." Happy answered.
Nova nodded. "Natsu can eat fire."
"The real Salamander." Happy and Novachorused, arms crossed.
They watched as Natsu roared, fire spilling from his mouth, blowing Boris and his goons away. "Remind me to get him to try my fire." Nova murmured to Happy. "But look at all this destruction."
"Dragon's lungs spew flames, its scales melt flames, and its nails are dressed in flames. This is an ancient spell that converts the body to a dragon's constitution…" Happy said.
"What is that?!" Lucy shrieked.
"It's originally a dragon interception magic." He answered with a smile.
"…I see." Lucy said, a dizzy look on her face.
"He's a Dragon Slayer, Lu." Nova interrupted, annoyed at how clueless her best friend is.
"Igneel taught Natsu this."
"It's weird that a dragon taught a human Dragon Interception Magic, isn't it?" Lucy asked, looking at Happy and Nova.
She only received a deadpanned looked from Nova. "You didn't discredit the idea."
Happy nods in agreement with Nova, rapidly shaking his head with huge eyes.
"Dragon Slayer…amazing, but…" Lucy trails off, looking around them.
"So much destruction." Nova finishes with a twitching eyebrow. "THE PORT IS ALL MESSED UP!"
"Aye!"
"Don't 'Aye' us!" Lucy hisses, about to strangle a fleeing Happy.
"Wh-what's all this ruckus?!" A voice booms, making the group turn around.
Lucy and Nova turn a pasty white, dread filling them. "Uh oh."
"The military!" Lucy shrieks, only to screech as something grabbed her and Nova.
The girls look at each other in disbelief, jaws hanging open as they spy Natsu dragging them along.
"Crap! Let's run." Natsu calls.
"Wh-why us?" Lucy whines to Nova, who could only offer an awkward shrug.
"You want to join Fairy Tail, right?" He asks with a wide grin. "Then come with me."
Nova and Lucy stay silent, watching him in awe. "Okay!" They chorus, running with him, Happy nestled in Nova's arms.