Sorry for the long wait guys. I'm going to school full time, plus have 3 kids under 5! I am a busy woman! I'm going to try and make these longer but I will try to write when I have time…. Thanks again and REVIEW PLEASE!
Steam rose from the hot bath the blonde currently sat in. The bathroom was simply furnished, with a small tub, toilet and sink. After being on a train for 7 hours, she needed this hot water to unkink her muscles. Lucy's long, blonde hair was tied up on top of her head as she submerged half her face, so the water reached just under her nose. She brought her legs up and hugged them to her chest, thinking about the truth that she could no longer deny.
She was in love with Natsu.
I guess it shouldn't be a huge surprise to her or anyone for that matter. They did everything together and he was constantly crashing at her house. They were practically a couple!
Except for the fact they never did anything remotely "couplish". Natsu was too dense to even know what any of that was. Lucy sighed under the water, creating bubbles that rose to the surface. She couldn't deny the fact that she WANTED to do those things with him though. She wanted to hold his hand, to rake her hand through his pink hair and see if it was as soft as she imagined. She wanted to kiss him, to see if he tasted like a campfire, like she imagined he would.
She rose from the bathtub slowly, grabbing the towel she had laid on the rack. Wrapping one around her body and the other one running through her hair, stepping out of the small bathroom into her hotel room. It was also simply furnished, with only a bed, small dresser, chair and desk. But looking out of her window she could see the gorgeous mountain range that this region was famous for. The moon illuminated the mountains and made them seem to glow with an unnatural aura, calming the celestial mage as she stared out her window.
A soft knock on her door brought her out of her daze. Forgetting that she was only in a towel, she strolled over to the door and opened it to see who it was. There stood a handsome man with dirty blonde hair cut in a short cut, but long enough to spike up a tad. He was about 6 foot tall and built, that she could tell even through his long sleeved shirt and pants. His grey eyes were gorgeous and the slight blush on his face made him look like more like and innocent boy than the man of about 23 he really was.
The man stood at the entrance to her room, not saying a word as the blush grew on his face to a deep red.
"Can I help you?" Lucy said irritated.
The man seemed to snap out of his daze and looked up and at anything other than Lucy's face as his bluish seemed to deepen, if that was even possible. "Ummmm… I'mmm the one whooooo, sent the request…" He stammered out.
Lucy shifted her stance causing her towel to reveal the top portion of her breasts, "Oh, would you like come in?"
The man's eyes looked up to the ceiling, "Yes miss, but….." he swallowed "could you please put some clothing on….."
Lucy looked down at her barely-there outfit. Feeling the embarrassment show on her face immediately she yelled and slammed the door in the man's face. Running around her room to throw on her pajamas with long pants, she rushed to the door, hoping the man was still there. He stood there with a look of shock on his face and seemed relieved when she opened the door with less reviling attire on.
"I am so sorry, you caught me right out of the bath."
The man's face blushed again at the mention of the bath but he walked in as she gestured for him to sit down at the desk chair. Lucy closed the door and took a seat on the bed facing the man.
He cleared his throat. "I am very sorry for the instruction Miss Heatfillia, I told my superior that we should wait till morning, but he insisted that I bring you up to speed tonight. My name is Farris. My self and a few others will be accompanying you tomorrow." Farris pulled a tattered paper out of the sack he had been carrying, carefully unfolding it to show Lucy. As he unfolded it, the blonde could see the ancient text, symbols and drawing scrawled across the dry parchment.
"As you can see, the text is ancient and no one in our group has been able to decipher much of it. Although this drawing," he said pointing to the drawing of what looked to be a hill of some sort, "We have determined to be the mountain range you see in the distance, but that is about it."
Lucy grabbed her speed reader glasses out of her suitcase and set about looking at the text. "Many of the symbols are similar to a book I came across on a mission to a town not far from here. Laurel, I think was the name." she said continuing to look over the document.
A hopeful look spread across Farris' face at the mention of the stellar mage recognizing the symbols. "So do you think you can decipher it?!"
"I already have!" Lucy said with a grin as she took off her gale force glasses. "Some of the symbols and letters were not mentioned in the book but I was able to use context clues from the text around it to get a pretty good idea of what it says."
Farris sat there in obvious awe of the blonde mage. For months, members of his crew had sought experts from far out lands and the only thing they could come up with was the general location in the mountain range. But this girl, after only 5 minutes, had almost deciphered the whole thing. To say he was impressed was an understatement.
"You are correct that it is hidden in that mountain range. The smaller peak to the east to be exact." She said pointing out the window to the peak just barely visible in the dark night. "The key is in a tomb. It was buried there as a 'protection' to the deceased but I can't make out their name in the script. Although it is obvious that this person was of high status from all the riches they are said to be buried with." Lucy carefully rolled up the paper and handed it back to Farris. "The text gives me a pretty god idea of where to find the entrance to the tomb. I could probably lead you and your crew there first thing in the morning." She said getting up from the bed.
Farris followed suit by standing, still looking at the blonde with a sense of wonderment. At her mention of a possible untouched tomb, his excitement was at a peak. "Oh Miss Hartfillia, this is even more than I could have imagined! Thank you for your services and I will inform the crew. We will head out at dawn!" Farris almost jumped in joy. He pulled the blonde into a large embrace and left her room to prepare for the trip.
The blonde however was rooted to her spot. Farris had just hugged her….. A man, who was fairly attractive, hugged her, and she liked it. Wasn't she supposed to be in love with Natsu?
Lucy slumped down to the bed as her thoughts got the best of her. Her and Natsu had been through many things in the short history they had. But the man was as dense a rock. Who knew if he even had feelings for her, let alone the mental capacity to act on those feelings in any way.
Was she second guessing her love of Natsu? No, that wasn't it. She loved him. But how did she love him? Was it just a friend? Or something more? Natsu had never made her feel like Farris just had. In the tight embrace, with his hair tickling her cheek, she felt… something. A stirring of emotions and feelings that was new to her. Granted Natsu had never hugged her or been in any way romantic with her, so she couldn't know if he would have the same effect.
Lucy lay down in the bed, ready to fall asleep for her early day tomorrow. Trying to ponder her feelings and what they meant about her favorite dragon slayer….. Or what they didn't mean….
Ok, So I am stopping here because it just seemed like a natural place to stop. I am very sorry for the slow updates I have been blessed with minimal homework this weekend and I may try to get some of the next chapter done this weekend. As always, reviews and comments will motivate me to get to it! Thank you!
