Celestial Love

Unwanted Distractions

"Alright, so the wedding will be on the third and it will have pink roses, will be held at the church, the reception will be outside and everyone will be attending from Fairy Tail. Correct?" Mirajane asked as she went through the list.

"There are some other people we would like to invite as well." Lucy mentioned catching Mirajane's attention.

"Who?" Mirajane asked.

"Yeah, who else?" Natsu asked as well.

"Yukino, Lyon, Sherry, the Trimens, Ichiya, Jura and...Flare." Lucy replied as she tried to think of all the names.

Natsu looked up from the ants he was watching. Mirajane and Reedus both looked at her confused on why she would invite so many people, especially Flare. Natsu began to grow angry as memories of back then, at the Grand Magic Games, how Flare tortured Lucy for pure entertainment like Minerva did as well.

"Lucy…" Mirajane said concerned. "Why would you want to invite Flare? Don't you remember what happened back then?"

Lucy nodded after hearing her friends concern with her emotions. Lucy remembers how Flare threatened to hurt Asuka unless she did exactly as she told. She even recalls the events of what happen to Laxus when Raven Tail attacked him but ended up defeated easily.

"Its because, she's changed." Lucy said trying to find the right words to not set Natsu off.

Mirajane stared at Lucy to ensure she knew what she was talking about. Lucy looked back at Mirajane showing she was positive Flare won't try anything. After a few minutes of silence, Mirajane wrote down Flare's name on a piece of paper of guest's to invite to the wedding.

"Thanks for everything. Mirajane. Reedus." Lucy waved as she and Natsu walked home from the guild.

The walk to Lucy's apartment was silent as Lucy occasionally looked at Natsu to see him looking down at the ground. She could tell his mind was racing but about what. Her inviting Flare? The wedding? Something else entirely.

"Hey Lucy." The dragon slayer finally spoke.

"Yeah?" Lucy asked.

"I know I'm pretty crappy at these sort of things, but I wanted to give you something."

Lucy watched in wonder as Natsu slowly reached into his pocket and pulled out a small blue box. On top was the design of a key with a heart on the end of it. Natsu then dropped to one knee, causing Lucy to cover her mouth in astonishment as he opened the box, revealing a small diamond ring.

"Natsu." Lucy said trying to contain herself.

"I'm sorry I haven't been much help with planning the wedding and for not giving you a ring when I proposed. So this is hopefully my way of saying, I lo-" Natsu was cut short when Happy came flying by and crashed into the back of his head.

"Happy! What was that for?" Natsu asked angrily.

"Natsu, help me!" Happy cried. "Erza is going to beat me up."

"Why would she do that?" Natsu asked.

"Because I knocked over her slice of cake on the ground."

Natsu's eyes widened as the sounds of a sword being dragged against the ground echoed in the air. Happy immediately flew behind Natsu, trying as best he could to hide.

"It's okay Happy. I'll talk with her." Natsu reassured his friend.

"I also said you dared me to do it." Happy added.

"You what?" Natsu asked turning pale white.

"Happy! Natsu!" Erza demonically said as she got closer.

The sound of her sword smashing several things as her shadow grew larger and larger. Without hesitating, Natsu and Happy hightailed it out of the area, leaving Lucy confused on what just happened and wondering what Natsu was going to tell her. Turning her head, Lucy shrieked as Erza appeared before her in her Purgatory Armor. Her eyes were glowing red with anger as she stared Lucy down.

"H-Hi Erza. Nice day we're hav-" Lucy tried saying before being knocked into the air by Erza.

Lucy walked sorely to the guild the next morning, her arms and legs ached after the punch she received from Erza. She remembered that same night she went to Natsu's place but couldn't find him or Happy. Thinking they may have hid at her apartment she found no trace of them.

"I wonder where Natsu went?" Lucy wondered as she neared the guild. "He didn't get a chance to tell me what he wanted to say."

Lucy began to think of several things Natsu could've have told her from "I like fire" to "I live for fighting you someday." Sighing as she knew none of those could be right, her only answer would come from Natsu himself as she hope to see the dragon slayer in the guild.

Opening the doors, Lucy was shocked to see Natsu and Happy tied to poles that were planted in the middle of the room. In front of the two, Erza sat quietly, eating her cake and glaring at them often.

"Um, Erza?" Lucy asked.

"Oh hi Lucy." Erza smiled, offering her a slice of cake.

"No thanks, but a better questioned would be why are they tied up?" Lucy asked.

"They knocked over my cake intentionally, so I had to teach them a lesson about destroying others property."

"Hi Lucy." Natsu smiled before shrieking as Erza glared at him.

"I said no talking. Not after the hunt you put me through." Erza said coldly.

Last Night

"Happy, quick!" Natsu said hastily as the two ran down the alley. "Let's hide behind that crate."

"Aye sir!" Happy said terrified.

The two jumped behind a couple of crates and quietly peeked from behind. The sounds of Erza's footsteps as her sword scraped against the bricked ground grew louder as the wizard came closer and closer. Natsu and Happy both began shaking as they saw her shadow appeared before her actual presence as she turned the corner to their hiding spot.

"Oh no. What do we do?" Natsu whispered.

"I can fly us out of here." Happy suggested.

"Great idea." Natsu agreed. "As soon as she passes us we'll fly to another spot."

Happy's smiling face soon changed to sheer terror as he struggled to speak. Wondering what was spooking him, Natsu slowly turned around and jumped as Erza waited patiently, looking at the two with death in her eyes.

"Happy, now would be a good time to fly us out." Natsu said to the frozen cat.

Happy didn't move as tears formed in his eyes. His entire body began shaking as Natsu tried to get him to regain consciousness.

"Happy. Come on buddy." Natsu pleaded. "Get us out of here!"

Natsu stopped moving when he felt the sharp end of Erza's blade poke him in the back. Natsu slowly stood up, his hands in the air, as he tried surrendering to the angered woman. Turning around, Natsu could feel the fear before he even made eye contact with her as she snarled, seeing his face.

"Now Erza." Natsu began speaking before Erza held the sword to his neck.

Natsu gulped at the sight of the blade as Erza pointed towards a direction for him and Happy to get moving.

Present Day

"So I marched these two here and tied them to these poles I set up." Erza said after finishing the last slice of her cake.

"I see. Will you let them down at some point?" Lucy asked curiously as Erza began eating a new cake.

"In a few days." Erza said casually.

Lucy's eyes widened at her response. She thought it was harsh to hunt them down but it seemed a little far for her to keep them tied to a pole for a few days. Sighing, as she knew Erza wouldn't change her mind, Lucy looked at Natsu who only smiled before Erza looked at him. Smiling back, Lucy walked out of the guild and back to her place. Inside, she went straight for her bathroom and took a long hot bath.

"Natsu, sometimes you do such childish things." Lucy said to herself, sinking into the water. "But it's for those reasons why my heart has its eyes only on you."

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