A Day in the Life...

Chapter 3 -

A Day in the Life of Lucy Heartfilia, Part 3


A/N: OGLNT.

Other pairings: Levy x Gajeel, confirmed.


Levy and Happy were talking animatedly at the small cafe across from the bookstore that Lucy frequented. Naturally, Gajeel was there, accompanying the blue-haired bookworm.

Somehow, Wendy and Charle had been dragged into the mess as well.

Of course, everyone was in disguise. Otherwise, Levy reasoned, wouldn't Natsu and Lucy recognize them?

Thus, all five had on wrap-around sunglasses, trench coats, and were carrying a newspaper each for additional cover-up. Levy had also went into the thrift shop and purchased five pairs of beat-up binoculars. Sure, Gajeel's had a cracked lens, but Levy figured he wouldn't be of much help anyway.

Gajeel snorted. The whole disguise business just made them look even more ridiculous. If Levy wasn't his girlfriend, he wouldn't have gone along with her harebrained scheme. Turning to look at the rest of the conspirators, he heard:

"So we've decided on retrieval?" Levy's voice.

"Aye, aye!" Happy.

"Um, isn't that illegal, Levy-chan?" Wendy's voice was hushed. At this, Gajeel sat up straighter and snapped out of his daze. What?

"Shh! That's what makes it all the more exciting!" Levy replied. She bubbled on, "though the whole capturing and releasing in a closet idea might be cliche, they'd never see it coming!"

Gajeel stood up. "Shrimp? What're ya planning?Capturing and releasing? Kidna-mphh!"

Levy had launched herself across the table at him, clamping a small yet frighteningly strong hand over his mouth, knocking Happy's fish out of his paws in the process.

Gajeel really wouldn't have minded if the situation had had a different context. He let a smirk escape.

Meanwhile, Happy was wailing. "My fish!" Charle strode over and conked him on the head with her binoculars. He promptly passed out.

"Charle?" Wendy asked, confused.

"They're here."

Levy immediately detached herself from Gajeel and pulled out her pen. Whistling nonchalantly, she skipped over to the couple - for it was truly Natsu and Lucy - and also very nonchalantly held a newspaper up to her face, obscuring her noticeable hair and face. Ingeniously, she had cut two eye-holes in the newspaper, so there was no way she would stumble.

Quickly, she wrote the word "tranquilizer gun" and "rope", and subsequently shot both Natsu and Lucy with a dart each. She picked up the rope and speedily tied the two up.

"Gajeel dear," Levy trilled. Gajeel grudgingly picked up the unconscious stellar mage and the fire dragonslayer, hefting them over his shoulder.

Wendy looked over her shoulder. A crowd was gathering. Time to run! she thought fearfully, grabbing the still unconscious Happy and following a disgruntled Charle.

The five hightailed it out of the cafe.

...

Juvia was utterly confused. Lucy, her rival, was being kidnapped? And no less, by Levy, Lucy's best friend?

The water mage shrugged her thin shoulders. Well, Juvia has one less rival to deal with! And for the first time in her laugh, Juvia cackled evilly.

Now, who's next? Natsu-san's been kidnapped, Loke-san's nowhere to be found, Ultear-san hasn't shown up in a while, so... Juvia's midnight-blue eyes glittered.

Of course, Juvia's next rival should be...


A/N: Cliffy. I know. Hahahahaha! Juvia's getting to me.

Don't worry, you'll find out what happens to Natsu and Lucy.

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