The wrong one

WARNING: if you hate Lisanna, don't read. Obviously.

I'm a die-hard NaLu shipper, but since this story stars mostly Lisanna, Natsu and Lucy, there is going to be a least a little NaLi. But there'll probably be some NaLu soo…

I'm also a bit of a LuLi (lucyxlisanna, duh.) fan so if you don't like hinted yuri, well, you get the point by now.

DISCLAIMER (cause I didn't put it in my last story lol): I cannot draw manga well OR speak Japanese, so Fairy Tail belongs to the amazing King Of Trolls: Hiro Mashima.

Also I'm trying to make my stories longer and more interesting, so they'll take longer and some things may seem unnecessary.

This is getting long so last note: I know I made Natsu and Lucy end up dating in my last story (for all you who read it, and if you didn't and want to, it's called Shot By an Arrow) but in this one, they aren't. I don't feel like it. -shrug- romance isn't my strong point.

Chapter one: in which Lisanna isn't right.

It began when Lisanna approached her one morning, eyes narrowed and glinting mischievously. If Lucy had known, she would've noticed that the takeover's once light blue eyes were dark blue, almost navy.

"Hello, Lucy," she snipped coldly. Not coldly enough for her to notice. "Good morning Lisanna!" Lucy looked up from her open book, smiling at her. The book was a new series by a beginning author that Lucy had recently found.

Lisanna put on a thin smile. "Whatcha reading?" She leaned over the blonde's shoulder, pretending to look interested. "Its called Fallen! Oh, it's really good, and the writer is—" she never got to finish. Lisanna had bumped the table and spilled peach-lemonade all over the book.

"Oops," she sneered, not bothering to hide her grin. The Strauss snickered and sashayed off, laughing. Lucy stared after her, hurt and confused.

Levy sat down almost immediately, babbling on to jet about a story. "Morning Lu-chan! How is— oh! What happened to your book?" She gasped. Lucy grumbled, trying to wipe down the sticky book.

"Lisanna," she told her.

"Lisanna?" Levy echoed.

"Lisanna." Lucy repeated.

Levy looked skeptic. "That doesn't sound like Lisanna…" she looked nervous saying it, as if Lisanna would start to cry if she heard. "I know," Lucy sighed. "But it was."

Levy frowned at the orange pages Lucy was trying to dry. "It…doesn't look too bad…" that was a lie. An obvious lie. "Besides, can't you buy a new one?" She asked instead. Lucy shook her head. "No. I'm low on money." Her voice rose an octave. "I liked this book!"

•••

Her day didn't get better. When she went to Natsu for a job, he apologized and told her that he was taking one with Lisanna (who stuck out her tongue at Lucy when his back was turned). "That's…ok…" she bit her tongue to stop disappointment from spilling out. Luckily, Erza came to her rescue with a mission.

As they sat on the train, Lucy skimmed over the request. Simple enough, she decided. Just catch a these little monsters tormenting the village, that shouldn't take too long…

They arrived at noon. After a brief meeting with the mayor, they set to work capturing the onliks (as Lucy found out they were called).

It was harder than they had assumed. The little creatures were easy to capture, but vicious and there were so many!

She spotted the leader: a bigger, bulkier red onlik with a purple jewel on the center of its forehead. It stuck out its tongue and ran off. Lucy gritted her teeth and charged after it.

Tired and panting, she finally cornered it in an alley. Being out of magic energy, she grabbed it by the ragged hair and began tying it up in her whip.

"I know what the problem is," it—she assumed it was female; the voice matched one—laughed. "And if you don't do anything, it'll only get worse."

"…Whut?" Lucy blinked at it. She shook her head and stared at the jewel. "Were you born with that?"

The onlik shook her head. "Stole it. Ain't it pretty?" Lucy nodded, then ripped it off her head like a sticker. "Sorry," she purred, inches from its face, "I should find the original owner."

Lucy's nose was bleeding when she met back up with Erza. "Did we get them all?" The older mage nodded slowly. "What happened?" She asked. "It bit me!" the blonde complained. "It…bit you?"

"Yes!"

"…How?"

"I was trying to get a better look…" Lucy told her quietly. Erza didn't push it.

They hauled the onliks to the mayor, who would decide what to do with them. He paid them their reward, —which, for once, wasn't chopped in half— and they decided to find a hotel to stay in, since it was already dark. They would catch a train in the morning.

Lying in the bed beside Erza's, Lucy asked the question nagging her since the morning. "Erza…?" Erza turned sleepily. "Yes, Lucy?"

"Has Lisanna seemed…off, lately? Like, mean?"

The scarlet-haired mage frowned noticeably, even in the darkness. In the many years she had known the youngest Strauss, she had never come off as being mean or rude. That had been Mirajane. Lucy on the other hand, had not known Lisanna. Despite her close friendship with Natsu—Erza had truly worried about Lucy and Lisanna being rivals about this—they had grown very close when she had returned. So for Lucy to say there was something wrong, well, there might actually be a problem.

"Well…" she said slowly, thinking back. "She did call me fat when I was eating cake…" the redhead's eyes shot open. "Lucy! Am I fat? I must know!"

"…No Erza, you aren't." Lucy told her calmly. "Alright, I'm going to sleep. Good night." She turned over and grinned. So it wasn't just her! Lisanna was acting strange with everyone. Feeling a lot more relieved, Lucy let herself fall asleep.

The train was silent as they headed back, not filled with the usual moans of Natsu. Lucy's lap where his head usually was felt awfully light and cold. The jewel (a sharp fat diamond shaped one) felt heavy in her key holder, the only place it fit. Who could that onlik have stolen it from? She wondered.

"We should do that again, just us two," Lucy smiled as they entered the guild. Erza nodded. "I agree. That was fun."

Natsu and Lisanna were waiting inside. "You finished fast," Lucy grinned at them. "We were done yesterday," Lisanna snapped back. Natsu nodded. "It was lonely at your house."

"YOU WERE IN MY HOUSE?"

After a Lucy Kick to the face, Natsu charged away to fight Gray, Erza following him closely with a look that wouldn't mean anything good for Natsu and Gray.

Lisanna turned to Lucy. "I know what you're doing," she hissed coldly. "So don't stick your prissy princess nose where it doesn't belong. it's mine."

"It…?" Lucy echoed, but Lisanna had stalked away.

First chapter is finished!

Wow, suspense, suspense.

This chapter is a bit short, I know, but I'm pretty sure I'm not good at making long first chapters.

School starts again soon, fml.

I should probably explain more about the jewel. It can easily fit in your hand, and size of a toonie (if you're Canadian like me. If not, about the size of an eyeball). Its lavender-purple with blue-ish swirls inside. It glows, but it's only noticeable at night. More info may be added later.

I was originally planning to make this about 10 chapters, like my other one, but now I want it to be long, so…

This story was thought up when I was thinking of how in lots of stories; Lisanna's a bitch to Lucy. I'm sorry if you like those stories, but I truly hate them. I prefer canon Lisanna. Y'know, the one from the show. That isn't a jerk. At all. And gets along with Lucy.

Anyway, I decided to join the two and this happened.

Also, don't expect quick updates, life's a bitch.