CHAPTER-1

In the moonly reflection over city, certain Dragon Slayer stroll down the streets with mind full of previous events happened during day. Today their bickering had destroyed almost half of the guild only if certain red haired demon dosen't chased him and half naked ice mage all through Magnolia waving her sword in air.

Natsu sighed. He may had lost an eye today or worst a testicle. He inwardly shuddered.

His foot came to halt when his brain finally proccessed his surroundings . Standing in front of this one apartment on Strawberry Street (which he also considers as his second home) he took his time to thought ,for the first time,that why unconcsiously or even concsiously his feet always decides to come here instead of guild or his own small cottage.

He never noticed but he and Happy spend more than half of their life in that homey , comfy house of his blonde best friend.

So why he do so?

Because they can sneek and wipe out every available food item from her refrigerator. That will receive him 'Lucy- kick' for sure. But ... that can be half of the reason.

Than what else?

Is it that high pitched scolding or that vanilla and sunshine filled atmosphere?

Maybe its both. It is those infinite underwears packed drawers they like to check everytime she is out of sight. It is that heavenly bed of hers which absorbs every little desire of his stay awake. She yells at them all the damn time but somedays(luckily) when she gets too tired to deal with their shit she will wordlessly fell asleep with him and Happy right beside her 'wierdo' entity. Those were some best nights of life with dreams containing food, fire and air engulfed in Lucy's scent. And also some of worst mornings.(Having an enraged female kicking your ass to Edolas , dosen't feels very appealing on start of day).

Anyways, he is still here. Standing out and staring at her home like some lunatic theif.

Nothing matters till it is slightest bit related to Lucy. Everything about her puts him to edge .

Why? He had no fucking idea. Lucy is just... Lucy. His half of the will to get more and more stronger is due to her. You can't blame him. Whole guild knows that blonde is walking definition of troubles. Every fucking person is after her keys and Celestial powers. And he love to play saviour part for her.

Why? He again don't have fucking idea.

Natsu climbed up to that open window which he considers as main entrance. He never uses door. Hell, he don't even have any idea what her door's look like.

As he entered apartment after rolling on her bed which is covered with strongest scent of Lucy in whole house, he took a brief sniff and his eyebrow ticked. Something if off. He sniffed again and now he know. There is someone else in apartment and its obviously male. A low growl erupted from his chest as his feet trail towards her bedroom door. He opened the door more aggresively than required and came face to face with a man who was sitting cross-foot on Lucy's neat, pink sofa and sipping tea.

He looked like in his twenties. He had red hairs and navy blue eyes who stared at him in shock and he was also quite handsome. Natsu gagged at this. He was wearing blue suit over white shirt with red dots which suited his fair, muscular frame perfectly. He looked like the type of guy Lucy kept discussing from one of her novels(book-porn) with Levy. Tall, muscular, handsome and Natsu already hate him. He dont know why but he hate him.

"Umm.. Hello?" he said and extended his arms for handshake.

"Who the hell are you?" Natsu spit out without any regards for greetings and other shits. The man's face pisses him off.

"I am-"

"Natsu." he was cut off by beautiful blonde, who had entered the room holding two strawberry shortcakes but greeted by sight of one more member instead.

"Luce, who is this guy and what he is doing in your house?" Natsu asked quite grumply, startling Lucy for a second but she putted down the plates on her small coffee table first.

"He is Dusk. I know him from long time. He was just fourteen before the Tenrou Island incident but since we didn't grew up during seven years, he is now year older than me. We met again during Grand Magic Game in Corcus. He is a jeweller and his family owns the biggest jewellery corporation in whole Fiore. So, he is a rich dude." Lucy explained and looked at Dusk guy with teasing gaze who just rolled his eyes in return. Natsu hate him even more now.

"So, what brings him here?" Natsu tried to ask little calmly now.

"Oh! He is here to post a job request in Fairy Tail." Lucy said ethusiastically.

"A job?" Natsu was confused.

"Yeah. We have heard about a very rare jem found in runes, situated inside the dense forest at the outskirts of Clover Town. We had send our people in search of it but none of them ever came back. We had even hired mages from local area but none of them were able to make it out too. It is like forest is trap in itself." he explained and Natsu listened to him, focused.

"Your guild was ranked as best after Grand Magic Games, so I've decided to take your help. Please, bring back those people and, if possible, that jem too. Jem is not that much important now but all those people are. One of them is also my sister. She is just sixteen. Not even an adult. But.." Dusk looked up at both with almost teary eyes. "Please bring her back." he fall back on sofa and covered his face in frustation. Natsu stared at him and absorbed everything he said.

"We'll bring them back." Natsu said sternly and both of them look at him, wide-eyed.

"Natsu. You sure?" Lucy asked him doubtlly.

"Of course, Luce! I'll never back away from a challenge and when it comes to family, always count me in." Dragon Slayer fumed in determination and flashed is infamous toothy grin. Lucy smiled

softly at his beaming ethusiasm.

"Then count me in too, idiot. There's no way I am letting you walk around and set whole forest on fire. And of course Gray, Erza and Wendy are coming along." she said and he instantly whined.

"But, Luce..."

" No buts... We're team, not to forget, strongest team of Fairy Tail and this mission sounds really twisted. We have to gather as much as strength as we can." she said crossing her arms aroung her breasts and giving him you-better-keep-your-mouth-shut glare while he just pouted in annoyance.