Little bit of a longer chapter! Cx Hope you guys enjoy!

"Natsu? Where have you been?" Mirajane asked, her eyes wide as Natsu slammed the door open.

"He thinks Gray and Lucy are having an affair." Happy called out as he slowly trotted in behind him.

"Wha-?" She began to question, but was immediately cut off as Natsu screamed,

"GRAY, YOU BASTARD! WHERE ARE YOU?!"

"I think he went with Ezra on a mission..." Mira frowned at Natsu's outburst, a worried look on her face. "They couldn't find you or Lucy, so they just left."

"Wait..." Natsu slumped, turning to stare at Mirajane with a bewildered look. "Lucy never showed up?"

"No." She said, her eyes widening slowly. "I haven't seen her since last night...is...is there a problem, Natsu?"

"Last...night?" Natsu scratched his head absently, the anger slowly leeching from his veins. "So her and Gray...aren't..."

"Whoops..." Happy mewed quietly, a look that could barely be called shameful written across his face.

"We all thought she was with you." She turned back to her duties at the bar, smiling over her shoulder. "She'll turn up eventually, don't worry. I know Lucy wouldn't just leave."

"Unless she got kidnapped by some freak wizard to draw Natsu out so they could have a fight to the death." Happy paused, and shrugged silently as both Natsu and Mirajane stared down intently at him.

"Where could she be if she isn't here, and she isn't at her house...?" Natsu stared intently at the floor, his chin cupped in his hand. "Unless she really was kidnapped..."

"Oh, Natsu, you don't really think..." Mirajane turned around, staring at him with huge, worried eyes.

"I'm going to look for her." He said with finality, looking over at Mirajane with a determined look in his eyes. "She wouldn't just disappear like that..."

"I'll let everyone know to look out for her." She offered quietly.

"Come on, Happy." Natsu called as he strode to the door. "Let's g-"

"Hey guys!" Lucy squealed cheerfully, slamming the door open. "Sorry I'm late, I had some...things to take care of this morning~" Her face tinged slightly with pink, and her voice rose slightly in a series of giggles.

"Lucy!" Happy and Mirajane cried out.

"Luschy!" Natsu moaned from behind the door, his face pressed firmly against the wood.

"Natsu thought you died." Happy mewed as he floated up to Lucy's shoulder.

"Died?" She laughed, pulling wayward strands of hair behind her ear. "Geez, where did he come up with that? And...where is Natsu anyway? I heard him just a second ago..." She frowned, hands on her hips as her gaze swept the room.

"Lucy-" The door swung shut as Natsu emerged from behind it, his face bruised and swollen.

"Natsu...? Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were there-" Lucy cut off with a yelp as Natsu embraced her awkwardly, his hands stiffly at her back, with her own face pressed into the nape of his neck. "N-natsu?"

He drew back, cheeks flushed slightly. "W-where were you?!"

"Wha?" She stared at him, her arms awkwardly half-wrapped around her midsection. "Did you just-"

"Why don't you tell someone before you drop off the face of the earth?!" Natsu's eyes blazed as he spoke, "Mirajane thought you'd been kidnapped!"

"That was Natsu, actually." Mirajane piped up quietly, an amused look on her face.

A sly smile crossed Lucy's face as she crossed her arms, peering up at Natsu. "Oh, you thought I was kidnapped, huh?"

"W-well, what was I supposed to think?! You weren't at your home and you weren't here-"

"Were you at my house again?! Natsu!"

"Hey, babe? Everything alright?" A husky voice inquired as the door cracked open behind them. A man slumped against the doorframe, chest exposed and dark hair askew on his head.

Lucy leaned around Natsu, face bright as she chirped, "I'm okay, thanks babe~"

Natsu looked stricken, the blood leeching from his face as he turned slowly, his gaze befalling the muscular stranger draping the doorway. "W-who are you?!" He spat, an incredulous look on his face.

"Name's Akito." He drew himself forward, gazing down at Natsu with a tilt of his head. "I'm Lucy's boyfriend...and I don't quite appreciate how you were just talking to her..." He smiled, his eyes cold. "Think you can apologize, before this gets ugly?"

More to come soon!~