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Chapter Two: Bucket On The Shelf

Japan, December 20, Year 1745, Mito's South Woods, Time: Forenoon

The snow glittered outside in the sunlight. Birds singing in the tree tops, peaceful.

"What the hell is that!" Natsu yelled, holding his nose. Lucy wrote something down and took the spoon away from his face. "It's stinks like old fish!"

"It seems like your nose is working good." she mumbled, looking up and smiled at him. Natsu frowned, of course his nose would be fine, what else? The blonde girl stood up from the seat, walked over to shelf, full with old books and jars. She took down a old looking brown book and a jar with something green in. Natsu growled, not likening it. "Let's see." Lucy said, sitting down on her chair again. She opened the book, passing some few pages. Quietly she read to herself, then she glanced up to him with an wondering face. "Can you breath fire?" she asked.

Natsu inhaled before blowing out a little cloud of fire. "Proof enough?" he asked and leaned his head on the palm of his hand. Lucy nodded, writing more on her paper. She opened the jar, Natsu shrank down on the chair. The smell of it was putrid. "Don't tell me I have to eat that." he murmured behind his hand.

"Sorry, but you have to…" she said, holding a spoonful with the disgusting jelly. "Open wide." Natsu opened his mouth… he thought he would die. It tasted like bear meat mixed with seaweed.

"Please tell me you got something from the book instead…" he half said, hunching.

"Well, in the book it says: 'To protect someone is the way to find happiness', I don't' really know what that means." Lucy said. Natsu blinked at her.

"You got that from a book?" he asked, snorting at the same time.

"You can find much information in a dragon book." she glanced up at him, showing him the book. His jaw almost fell down in his lap. "What? You never read a book about your own kind?" she asked, teasingly nudging him. He shook his head.

Wendy opened the door, a smile plastered on her face. "I'm home!" she exclaimed. Natsu turned around, greeting her while Lucy smiled at her. The little girl walked past them, turning to the corridor. Going to her room, Natsu guessed.

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Lucy still read her book after some hours. Natsu was laying in her bed behind her, playing with the bed sheet. "To protect someone…" she mumbled to herself. Then it hit her. "NATSU!" she exclaimed in a happy tone.

"Hai!" Natsu startled said, sitting up in the bed. He glanced at her face, he was met with an smiling Lucy.

"I get what the text means." she said, clapping her hands together. Natsu's lips slowly formed to a big smile.

"Then, tell me." he said.

"Well, all you have to do is to protect the one you love." she explained. "That's what the text in the book means." proudly, she nodded to herself.

"W-what?" he must have heard wrong.

"I said, to be free from the curse, you have to protect the one you love with your own heart and soul." sighing she stood up. "Can you help me with something?" she asked.

"With what?"

"I need you to take something down in the stable." she said and walked out from the room. Natsu scratched his neck.

"Wasn't I suppose to rest and take it easy?" he stated to himself.

~õ~

Natsu trudged through in the snow, until he came to the stable door. He opened it and was met with the smell of horse and chicken. A white horse greeted him with a neigh, while the chickens just cackled and picked on the ground, searching for food. His eyes glanced over the place. It was small, but was room for one horse more. And it was warm and cozy.

"Natsu, over here." Lucy called. His eyes caught something yellow, Lucy's hair. He walked over to her and stood beside her.

"So, what is it?" he asked. Lucy pointed up to old shelf. On it was a bucket, at the top of the shelf. "Oh, you can't reach it…"

"No… that's why you will take it down for me." she said, crossing her arms and closed her eyes. Natsu looked at her like she was insane. Like he could reach the damn thing up there, he was just one head taller then her. So he lifted her up and sat her down on his good shoulder. "What are you doing!" she shrieked, clutching his hair in her hands.

"Just take the damn bucket down!" he retorted. Lucy closed her mouth. She reached her hand out, finally she could get the bucket and use it for something.

"Okay, let me down now." Natsu nodded, but when he was about to let her down, a chicken crashed into his legs. He fell backwards onto his back, with Lucy over his torso, of course. "Ouch…" she moaned. Natsu groaned underneath her, rubbing his head.

"Stupid chicken." he cursed and got up on his left elbow, since his right still did hurt. He reached out slowly with his right hand to grab into something to help him up. He found something, something soft. He opened his eyes and saw his hand had grabbed one of Lucy's very generous boobs. His mind seemed to work slowly, he squeezed it.

"Natsu… what are you doing?" Lucy asked, with an scary expression. Natsu snapped awake. His eyes widened, he jerked his hand away. Lucy smiled sweetly at him, she had a firm grip on his black shirt.

"I-I… I didn't… I mean.." he stumbled over his words, trying to apologize, but he kind of failed with that. Lucy sighed. He glanced up to her face. She didn't look to angry. "Sorry.." he said.

"I forgive you, but make sure to never do that again. Or else you will sleep with here." she said, getting of him at the same time. Natsu sighed in relief, he wouldn't be skinned alive. She held her hand out for him, he took it and got up from the floor. "Come on, Wendy might wonder where we are." she said and walked out from the stable.

Natsu nodded, following her. Before he was outside, the horse neighed again. Natsu turned around, facing the four-legged animal. "Shut up, horse-wiener.".

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Wendy sat on the tree couch, playing with her dolls. While Natsu sat at the table, carving on a billet. And Lucy stood at the woodstove, cooking their dinner.

"Here you go, Wendy." Natsu said, holding out his work. The girl's eyes got wide.

"It's amazing, It looks so real!" she exclaimed and took the little tree-cat in her small palms. "Thank you, Natsu-san." she said. Natsu smiled at her, shrugging. He didn't have anything else to do, so why not make the little girl happy?

"Natsu, could you be so kind and put out cutlery and plates?" Lucy asked and looked at him.

"Sure.." he sighed, getting up from his seat. He walked over to a old cabinet. He took out three plates and three spoons. He then walked back to the table and laid the things down. Wendy silently followed the scene with her eyes. A smile on her lips. "What are you making?" he asked, standing beside the blonde girl.

"Oh, I'm making *tori tsukune nabe goma fumi." she answered. "Oh, can you handle me the salt?"

Natsu nodded. He looked around for the salt bottle, he found it and handed it over to her. "Here you go."

Wendy rested her chin on her hand, her sister and Natsu-san was working well together. She then remembered that she had to get something from her room. She stood up, glancing at the two adults, before walking over to the door, smiling.

END~ Of chapter two :D

*Tori Tsukune Nabe Goma Fumi is a really tasty Japanese meal. You can find the receipt if you search on Google ^^

I know, this chapter came out earlier than I said it would :P lol. But the next chapter might come out on Thursday or Friday… 'cause school is over on Wednesday :D

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