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The bed was a furnace.

Lucy woke up to the sound of Natsu's groan. "Lushee…" Natsu groaned as he tightened his grip on Lucy sleepily. Lucy's cheeks heated up as her chocolate orbs opened. "W-what the!" Lucy hollered as she pushed his grip off of her and stepped out of the bed frantically. Natsu woke up in an instant.

"Goo' morning'," Natsu said, rubbing his eyes sleepily as he waved. "Good!?" Lucy said, putting her hands on her hips. "You were hugging me that whole entire night, weren't you!?" Natsu blushed furiously, or it could have just been his warmth… No, he's a fire dragon slayer. "W-what!" Natsu hollered, as his eyes bulged out. "Why would I hug you!?" (Yes, I watched the FT Movie.)

Lucy shut her eyes furiously, steaming from the inside-out. "BAKAA NATSU!" Lucy yelled as she thrust open the door and Lucy-Kicked him to the sky. (Not literally) She slammed her door shut as she kicked it shut. "Stupid dense baka," Lucy said as she stomped off to her dresser to get ready for the day and to head to the guild.

Lucy leaned in close to the request board. "Pose as a neko for 100 Jewels, girls only, " Lucy read out loud. No way! She then walked over to the bar where the lovely Mirajane Strauss was cleaning cups with. Lucy sat down in a comfortable stool and ordered some lemonade. While she waited, she scanned the guild for a certain pink haired dragon slayer. She sighed with relief when she saw no spiky hair in sight.

"So, how's things going with Natsu?" Mirajane said as she laid down the glass of bubbly, golden lemonade. Lucy blushed furiously. When she calmed down, she spoke. "He's dense as a brick, like always," Lucy said, giving a half smile to Mira.

"When he matures, he won't be as thick headed," Mira said as she rested her chin in her hand. Lucy drank the lemonade all in one go. "Anyways, Mira," Lucy began. "Do you have any good-paying jobs that I can go on?"

Mira grinned as she took a job notice from whoever knows where. Lucy took the notice quickly as she read it. "Rescue my daughter from the hands of an evil guild, pay is.." Lucy's jaw dropped. "750,000 JEWELS!?" Mira giggled. "Yup! And off you go!"

Right as Mira sent her off, Lucy was already out the guild doors. She took Lucy's used glass and washed it. "Be safe," Mira said, closing her eyes.

Lucy took the job notice with her as she packed her suitcase, putting large amounts of clothes on top of each other as she put her toothbrush and toothpaste in, as well as any other thing you need for going out on a job. She closed the suitcase with a satisfying slam, and then she heard a very, very familiar voice.

"Yo, Lucy!" Natsu said, as he came in through the window. "GO THROUGH THE DOOR FOR ONCE!" Lucy hollered, face planting on the ground in horror. Natsu landed on her bed as he examined the room. He looked at the pink, full suitcase. "Where you goin', Luce?" Natsu questioned.

"None of your business," Lucy said as she picked up the suitcase and set it straight. She adjusted her whip and keys, as she picked up the suitcase again by its handle and started to wheel it. Natsu stood in front of the door. "Luce, are you going on a job without me?" Natsu said, leaning into her face suspiciously. "Yes, problem?" Lucy said, slapping his face with her hand and pushing his face back. Natsu was completely unfazed by this. "Let me co-o-o-o-ome!" Natsu whined, pouting. "No," Lucy said firmly. This was a perfect job, with the right reward, and she wasn't going to let Natsu ruin it… Unless he kept being annoying.

"Yes!" Natsu fought back. "We're nakama! We're a team. And we HAVE to go together!"

Lucy sighed. She cannot win to Natsu's persistence. "Alright, but this is a very important job," Lucy said, furrowing her eyebrows. "And I need this money for my rent."

Natsu piped his arm up in the air, while jumping with joy. "Yoshi!" Natsu said, taking Lucy by the shoulders. "This will be the best job ever!"

"Natsu?" Lucy said.

"Yea?" Natsu said.

"Where's Happy?"

Lucy peered out the window as she gazed upon the clouds. Natsu was groaning, with his eyes swollen shut. "I-I'm never riding a train again," Natsu groaned. "You always say that," Lucy said tiredly.

She wheeled her suitcase under her seat as she sighed from the previous events that occurred.

An hour before..

"Natsu, where's Happy?" Lucy asked Natsu.

"He's with Carla and Wendy," Natsu chuckled.

"W-what about Gray?" Lucy panicked. "And Erza?"

"On a job together on Mt. Hakubei," Natsu said, grinning. "Which is good, since I don't want the droopy eyed ice pick along with us!"

Lucy panicked. She would be alone with this guy.

"Damn.." Lucy dropped to the floor in agony.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why Lucy is so depressed.

The train halted to a stop, and Lucy grabbed her suitcase along with Natsu. But, she didn't pick him up or anything. She dragged him by his scarf off the train.

"Lusheee!" Natsu complained. "What?" Lucy said, sighing.

"You should have told me we were going on a train!" Natsu groaned. Lucy smacked her forehead. "Idiot, this place is way off the map from our region," Lucy said. "So we had to take a train!"

Lucy then wheeled her suitcase along the bumpy roads of Yanqere. (Yanqere is the place that the man looking for his daughter is located.) Natsu crawled on the floor, still a bit nauseous from the train ride.

Hoo boy. What a long job this might be.

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