Hello, I'm Pikaskye and I have finally brought you the sequel to Four Magics! so, who's happy about summer vacation! whoo! So this means I'll be able to write/type more, so expect frequent posts for this story. I can't wait for all my ideas to flourish! *evil cackle*
NOTE; it is NOT necessary to read Four Magics before reading this, but it IS recommended. Just look on my account.
ANOTHER NOTE; Nakama means team mate. I use it because I like the sound of the word.
Cheers! hope you enjoy!
DISCLAIMER; I do not own Fairy Tail or Britt Nicole's Hanging on.
"Ahh haa!" Natsu Dragneel kicked yet another bad guy in the butt, sending the poor, weasly man flying. Hands aflame, he punched and kicked three more bulky blokes until he momentarily stopped, looking around at his surroundings. he had punched all the enemies out, and all of the encircling trees in the plain he was fighting in were scorched. Whoops. Natsu turned to his nakama* behind him and grinned sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Guess I went a little too far again?" he smiled his signature grin, almost taking up half with face with teeth and sharp canines. Erza, a red-headed female warrior and Natsus partner, fwapped the back of his head with her hand, no longer fighting.
"You're an idiot."
"Natsu! Again!" another figure burst into the clearing, a blonde-haired girl with a ring of keys on her belt. her name was Lucy. She looked quite flustered when she saw the burnt greenery, looking around. "You're lucky this is a forest and not a five-star hotel!" she shouted, but the girl brushed it off though, accustomed to his destructive behaviour and not being able to stay mad at him for long. Lucy'd long ago stopped trying.
Natsu grinned further when he saw his girlfriend perfectly fine. He was worried for her, even though he was barely a clearing away and would have heard if she were hurt and he knew she could handle herself. He was always worried for Lucy when she was away. Especially because she was just out of the casts she had to wear for a month. With Wendy's Healing magic, she managed to heal quickly, but it was her first mission in a while.
Lucy went up to the three, smiling. "Man, those guys were easy." She said, looking around at the collapsed people around them. They were all burnt, cut up, or frozen. Speaking of frozen, where was Gray?
"I agree. They were too easy. I'm just tying these guys up so we can take them to the soldiers." Gray, the ice mage with a stripping habit, was in his boxers holding out his hands. He had gathered up the beaten enemies and wrapped them in a block of solid ice. Dusting his hands off, he smirked at his nakama.
"Gray, you froze your shirt and pants with the bandits." Erza said, pointing the fact out. Gray turned red and he spun around. The remainder of his clothes were frozen in the ice block.
Gray melted enough so he could get his clothes, but now they were wet. "Hey Candlestick! Dry these for me!" Natsu turned to him.
"Why should I dry them for you, Ice Princess?"
"Cuz' you're a fire mage! You can do things like that!"
Natsu rolled his eyes, and then thrust his hand out to Gray. "Fine, whatever. Give me the damned clothes." Gray frowned at his sudden approval but warily gave his clothes to the Fire Dragon Slayer. In Natsus hands now, they caught flame, and then reappeared as a pile of ashes. The ice mage blinked rapidly.
Natsu grinned. "I dried your clothes." Gray roared and started chasing after the pink-haired boy. The girls let them blow off steam. Eventually, in the background, Erza and Lucy sighed.
"I'll take Natsu and you take Gray?" Lucy asked the Knight. The scarlet nodded. As the boys were running past them, they extended their legs, making the men trip and fall, doing a faceplant. Erza walked over to Grays body.
Lucy looked at Natsu on the ground and chuckled. He was so stupid sometimes. Crouching down, she tapped him on the nose. The Dragon Slayer stared at her from the ground, making him look funny as he was going slightly cross-eyed. "Now that was mean~" Lucy blew up her cheeks and pouted, trying to conceal her smile.
"But it was funny!" Natsu said, getting up into a criss-cross position. He wiped his mouth with the back of his sleeve. "Bleh. Dirt doesn't taste good." Lucy chuckled.
"No duh it doesn't taste good!"
You see my anxious heart
You see what I am feeling
And when I fall apart
You are there to hold me
How great your love for me
Now I see what You're thinking
You say I'm beautiful
Your voice is my healing
Natsu kissed Lucy on the cheek, so she squealed loudly and stumbled away from him. Chuckling, he followed, leaping on her and hugging her tight like a teddy bear. She struggled half-heartedly, attempting to get out of his grip, but he wouldn't let go as he kissed her cheek repetitively. The blonde giggled, trying not to snort.
Natsu got off her, but grinned evilly. Lucy's face went slack. "Oh no you wouldn't." Her eyes went wide.
The Dragon Slayer merely smiled coyly, and then his hands reached down, tickling her. Lucy burst into laughter. "N-NaTSU! Stopstopstop—" she couldn't continue though because his tickling got worse and her voice erupted into giggling screams. Tears flowed down her face and she tried to cover her stomach.
Without You I just can't get by
So I'm
Hanging on to every word You speak
'cause it's all that I need
Hanging on to every word You say
To light up my way
Even every little whisper I'm
Hanging on as if it were my life
I'm hanging on
"Could you two save it for a room?" Natsu glared at Gray, who was the one who spoke. Lucy lay on the ground wiping tears from her eyes, glad that the tickling stopped and trying to get air in her lungs. Gray had an amusing bump on his head, most likely from Erza scolding him, Erza-style.
"T-Thank y-you... Gray." Lucy lifted her head but made no move to get up. She needed to get air into her lungs first. Finally she accepted Natsu's outstretched hand and stood up on her feet, wobbling a little.
"Damn you." She told Natsu under her breath, knowing that he'd hear her. "I couldn't breathe."
Natsu chuckled and hugged her. She liked his hugs, because Natsu was warm. Being a Fire Dragon Slayer meant he could adjust his already cozy temperature and make himself warmer. It was like snuggling next to a hot fire stove. She didn't know that the Dragon Slayer really knew this and purposely raised his warmth whenever he hugged her. Natsu liked hugging Lucy, because she felt more protected in his arms.
The group of four started walking back towards the town, Erza carrying the ice block of enemies using her wagon as the mages went back to the town to get their pay.
And when the darkness falls
I can't see what's before me
Your voice is like the dawn
Always there to guide me
They got on the train, bags filled with Jewels from the completed mission. Luckily, they didn't destroy the whole forest this time, so they got it in full. Natsu was reluctant to get on the transportation, but with a final push from his girlfriend [promising she'd get him fire-food after,] he got on.
As soon as the train started moving, Natsu collapsed on Lucy's lap, suffering from motion sickness. The mighty Salamander was defeated by any moving vehicle. Lucy ran her hands through his hair, trying to comfort him.
Eventually, everyone fell asleep.
"Natsu! Erza! Happy? Gray?" everything was dark. Lucy could feel cold floor underneath her feet, and she could see her own body clearly, but everything was black. She spun around, trying to find her friends, or anybody for that matter, in the dark.
A feminine voice behind her chuckled. "My dear, they're gone now. Off to the abyss. It was your fault. You weren't strong enough to protect them from that blast."
Lucy spun around, only to find nothing in the blackness. She froze when she heard the voice. "When Damien attacked, you simply weren't strong enough to block the attack on your friends. You merely created a flimsy shield. It only stopped them from being incinerated."
It's not true, that's not true! I blocked Damien's attack and stopped Natsu from being hurt!
As if the woman could read her thoughts, she spoke up. "No, you watched your friends die in front of your eyes. Only you could have saved them, but you weren't powerful enough. Erza, Gray, Kura, Aiko, Happy Natsu—" the voice changed masculine, and she froze because she recognized the voice. It was Damien, the villain who Natsu defeated a month ago, tossed over the edge of a tower. "—they all died by my hand."
She collapsed on the ground, holding her head, not knowing what to think. Overcome with panic, she squeezed her eyes shut. No, no, no, no, no!
Shadowy hands reached out for her, wanting to grab Lucy and pull her into the darkness. The blonde couldn't do anything, hands over her ears and eyes squeezed shut. They approached closer, closer, and then a crackling fire, appearing in the air, spread light around the girl. Lucy looked up, noticing the light and warmth, suddenly hopeful now that she had Her Dragon to protect her.
"Natsu..!" she nearly cried for the flames, but as soon as the flames appeared, they extinguished, letting the hands inch closer. Her brown orbs turned frightful.
Lucy screamed, and then woke up on the train, in a cold sweat but perfectly fine. Her fingernails had dug into the armrest and her breathing was hard. She nearly gagged, then noticing that Natsu, wide awake, was still on her lap. He looked slightly green though.
"H-Hey Luce... 'you o...kay?" the sick man asked, getting off of her.
"Ya. I-I'm fine." Lucy let out a gust of air she didn't know she had been holding. Natsu gave her a concerned expression.
"You don't sound like it. Bad dream?" he asked, fighting off his motion sickness for the sake of his girlfriend.
She nodded, hesitant to tell him. "I-In my dream, all of you died from... Damien's attack, and I was the only one who could stop it, but I w-wasn't strong enough." Natsu frowned and leaned Lucy's head on his chest, flaring up his temperature so that she could be warm on the cold train.
"I know you're not weak and I can prove it. You did block that attack and we're all perfectly fine, right?" he reassured her, hugging her closer to prove his point. Lucy was afraid, but she did feel better in Natsus arms. and she believed him. Everything would be okay. Natsu was Lucy's anchor, and neither would ever let go.
Her breathing slowed, and eventually she fell asleep. Natsu chuckled sickly, but refused to release the girl in his arms.
Lucy didn't have any more nightmares after that.
Without you I just can't get by
So I'm
Hanging on to every word You speak
'cause it's all that I need
Hanging on to every word You say
To light up my way
Even every little whisper I'm
Hanging on as if it were my life
I'm hanging on
They returned to the guild after, deciding to hang out a bit before heading their separate ways. Of course, Natsu got into a fight with Gray and Gajeel, while Levy and Juvia joined Lucy and Erza to chat.
"So~" Levy wriggled her eyebrows. "How was the mission with your boyyyfriend?" it had been almost exactly a month since Natsu and Lucy had been dating, and the guild members still teased them about it. Natsu Dragneel, the immature cheeky boy that needed an explanation for what a date even was? [He mistaked it for the fruit the first time.] Natsu was dating a cute girl like Lucy? Everyone had a celebration just for the Dragon Slayer jumping that hurdle. NATSU HAD A GIRLFRIEND!
Either way, the guild never ceased teasing them for it. "The mission was fine Levy. The bandit's were easy."
"Well, we all know that Levy-san is asking about you and Natsu-san. Juvia's fine with NaLu, because it does not interfere with Gray-sama's and I's relationship!" Juvia chattered. NaLu was what the guild started calling the new couple. There was also Cappy [Charle and Happy,] and Rura, [Kura and Ren].
"Yes, I am glad you finally admitted your feelings for one another. If it wasn't for you getting hurt, I would have thanked Damien." Lucy stared at Erza, confused.
"So if I didn't get hurt, you would have thanked Damien, who kidnapped Kura trying to take over the world?"
Erza laughed. "No, I just meant it as a figure of speech. I would never thank that man. He did horrible things. The only thing that came out of the whole thing positive was you coming out as a couple." The four continued talking.
You know me better than I know myself
Better than anybody else
Your love is sounding like a ringing bell
Oh, oh, I won't let go
On the other side of the guild, Natsu had stopped fighting with Gray and Gajeel and was sitting at the bar, arms supporting his head and eyebrows pressed together. Mira-Jane, the pretty silver-haired barwoman, noticed his unusually thoughtful position and walked up to him, drying a glass.
"What's on your mind Natsu?" the named Dragon Slayer looked up, huffing and then changing position so he could see Mira better.
"Well, it's Lucy's and I's one month anniversary in a day, and I want to take her out on a date. But the thing is, I've never dated a girl and haven't put any thought into hosting one." He fisted his pink spiky hair and pouted. "I don't know what to do!"
Mira got a gleam in her eyes, her Strauss-Pairing abilities kicking in. putting the glass she was cleaning in it's proper place and taking Natsus arm, she steered him into the back room. "Well, we'll fix that." She smiled kindly, but if you looked close enough, you could just see the beginnings of a smirk starting, signs that hell was about to break loose.
Hanging on to every word You speak
'cause it's all that I need
Hanging on to every word You say
To light up my way
Even every little whisper I'm
Hanging on as if it were my life
I'm hanging on
What neither couple noticed though, was a mysterious short figure wearing a dark cloak lounging around the entrance of the guild.
YAY! So the first chapter's done! I hope you like it so far! The song is Hanging on by Britt Nicole. Very cute song and great voice. I decided to end with a cliffhanger... because i'm evil! MWAHAHAHAHA! *lightning booms*
"SHUT UP LAXUS!"
I'd like to thank LifeIsWaiting, ajmonkeygirl99, Squishymeansyay, Philoworm, 4fireking, and Luna Rose for reviewing Four Magics! I love that you all spent your time reviewing and loved reading them all!
Please review! [yes, I know my ending notes are weird.] XD