Faking It
The Duke
(Lucy's pov)
"Whyyyyyy-"
Natsu groaned non-stop as the train continued to move. Lucy felt sorry for the Slayer. He looked like death on a plate.
"Pleeaaaaaaaasee sttttttoooppp," he moaned.
"Does he ever shut up?" Gray sighed.
Natsu gave him one death glare before wheezing again.
"Don't patronize him Gray," Erza said.
"But he can't fight back if I do it now," Gray said.
"I…can…later," Natsu grumbled.
"Please don't talk," Lucy sighed. "None of us want your puke on us."
"Aye," Happy said. "We've already had a few close calls."
"Shut….up…"
(Natsu's pov)
Damn train. He could barely walk once he got off it.
"You ok?" Lucy asked.
He nodded at her. Happy giggled from above them, earning a glare from Natsu. The blue cat giggled again and flew over to Erza, who was studding a map.
"Weird that our client lives in Crocus," Gray mused.
"Not really," Erza said. "It could be anyone here."
Lucy looked at the map, "Didn't the client tell us anything about himself?"
"No," Erza murmured.
'Now she's gonna be suspicious," Natsu thought.
"I guess we need to go meet our client then," Erza sighed.
They walked down the road, following Erza's directions. It was getting dark, the day going by quicker than they thought. They'd been walking for almost an hour. Natsu, Lucy, Gray and Happy were starting to think they were lost, but try staying that to Erza Scarlett. So the group continued on. Natsu desperately wanted to say something to Erza, but thinking of the consequences stopped him.
'Come on Erza.'
She suddenly stopped. They were in front of a bar. The strong smell of alcohol swept over them.
"We're here," Erza said.
"What?!" the others gasped together.
"Erza, are you sure?" Lucy asked.
Erza nodded.
"Can I look at the map?"
Erza gave Lucy the map. Natsu watched as Lucy carefully studied it. If anyone could read it Lucy could.
"Wait, what?" Lucy mumbled.
"What is it Luce?" Natsu asked.
She looked up at him, "We're here."
"What?"
"No way," Gray said. "It's some crappy bar."
"Well this crappy bar is where we have to meet our client," Erza said.
Without another word Erza walked into the bar.
"Erza!" Gray cried.
He ran off after her, leaving Natsu, Lucy and Happy outside. They all looked at each other.
"I guess we should go in," Lucy said.
"Aye," Happy said. "I just hope this isn't a trap."
"We'll soon see," Natsu said as he began to walk up to the bar.
"Hello," their client said to them.
"Hi," Lucy said uncomfortably.
Natsu couldn't believe that their client actually wanted to meet in a bar.
"I'm the Duke, Bob Stage," he said.
Gray chocked on his water.
"You're a Duke?" Lucy gasped.
"Yes," Mr Stage said.
"May I ask why you, a Duke, wanted to meet us here?" Erza asked.
"Well, I didn't want anyone to know I had contacted a Guild," Mr Stage sighed. "I'm sorry for any convenience."
"So what do you want with us?" Natsu asked.
The Duke grabbed his bag and opened it. He shuffled around in it, looking for something. He looked at a piece of paper quickly before passing it to Natsu. The others crowded around him.
On the form was a green stone. It was beautiful, it's shape a heart.
"What's that," Happy asked in awe.
"That's the Stage's Gem, my families pride and joy," he smiled. His face turned serious suddenly. "Four years ago the gem went missing. My family was furious. I asked many people if they knew its whereabouts, but nobody knew a thing. But, about a year ago I was at a friend's party, Duke Simon Armand. I was looking around his home when I saw it, the gem. It was at his house. It was defiantly my gem. One of his guard's came before I could get it, but I know it was mine."
"So you want us to re-steal it," Lucy summed up.
"Yes," the Duke said.
"Not too hard," Gray said.
"I'm all fired up!" Natsu shouted.
"Natsu, indoor voice please," Erza sighed. "Well, Mr Stage, we accept your request. Now we'll meet tomorrow here for more details. How about ten?"
"There's no need," the Duke. "I have many rooms at my estate. You're welcome to stay at my house."
"Thankyou for your offer but-"
"Have you got a mansion?" Natsu interrupted Erza.
"Yes."
"How big is the rooms?" Gray asked.
"Fairly big."
"How much fish do you have?" Happy asked.
"Excuse me?"
Somehow a cat wanting fish was weird, but a cat that could talk and had wings wasn't.
"Uh, guys?" Lucy mumbled.
The boys looked at Lucy. She was pointing franticly at Erza. They looked over at Erza, who was fuming. Natsu quickly realised what he had done before.
"Sorry, Erz-"
But it was too late. Erza had sent Natsu, Gray and Happy flying.
A/N
Homework is getting the bests of me. I was almost going to postpone this update. But I've kept my promise so far and I've wrote a new chapter. Thanks for the reviews. I would really like if you guys could help me with ideas too. I have heaps of my own but I want to see what you guys want.
Now on to my lovely maths homework! Yay!*Sarcasm*
Hope you guys continue to read Faking It!
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