Chapter 4

So here is chapter 4. So I have a new question for you guys, are my chapters too short, too long, perfect length? Tell me what you think. Quicky announcement, I really can't do a chapter every week. It just not gonna work, I've just decided to update as much as I can, sorry about that. So this is going to be the starter of the Nalu in this story. I'm not sure what other romances to put in, but I'm open for suggestions :D

Some anonymous guy named Matt: And the troll has returned. Really dude what's your problem? If you don't like my story DON"T READ IT.

Natsu slumped down in the chair. His eye's surveyed the room for the hundredth time that night. Erza and Mira were back in some kind of navigational room talking with the woman Nami and Robin, the reindeer man thing Chopper (by the way I think that Chopper is the cutest thing in the WORLD! Kyaaaaa!) and the captain Luffy. He looked at his friends. Cana and Zoro had seemed to have taken a liking to each other and were both sitting and drinking booze happily together. Soon, his eye' s drifted over to Lucy who was standing at the railing staring out at the ocean.

"Hey" he said, walking over to her. Lucy looked at him and he could see the worry in her eyes. "I don't know who to trust Natsu". He looked out at the ocean and saw the sun, which had almost disappeared behind the horizon.

"All I know is that Wendy trusts them, so they can't be all bad". Lucy opened her mouth to speak. "But" Natsu said, cutting her off, "I still don't completely trust them". Lucy closed her mouth, obviously satisfied.

"Lucy, Natsu!" yelled Erza from the other side of the ship. They both turned around and saw Erza beckoning them towards her; Gray was already standing beside her, waiting. The two exchanged looks, but walked towards the scarlet-headed Tatiana. "You all should be included in this meeting too, there are some things that I prefer that only you hear". The three followed her into the navigational room and saw the four pirates waiting for them. Nami and Robin both looked rather interested in the conversation that had taken place in the room before they had entered. Chopper was sitting in a chair reading a medical book, and Luffy was just standing, picking his nose.

"The Straw Hats were just about to present their argument on why they have reason to hate the government" Erza explained. Lucy, Natsu, and Gray looked at the four, waiting for one to start. Nami sighed.

"To make this short I'll just have Luffy explain what happened three years ago". Luffy took his finger out of his nose. Natsu noticed that his eyes suddenly looked a lot darker and sadder than they had a few seconds ago.

"I had a brother named Ace, he was also a pirate. He was really strong, but when he fought a pirate named Blackbeard he lost and Blackbeard turned him into the government. Ace had a really high bounty so they decided to execute him. But sense Whitebeard, Ace's captain, didn't want him to die the marines and the Whitebeard pirates fought each other and I fought on Whitebeard's side. We had almost gotten Ace out, when a man named Admiral Akainu tried to kill me but Ace took the blow and died."

The mages exchanged looks. They all remembered when Aokiji had told them that Luffy hated Akainu, and now they new why. He murdered Luffy's brother.

"I know which side I want to fight on" said Natsu, who had a fresh fire in his eyes. Lucy nodded in agreement. Luffy's tale had made Lucy hate the government in this world. Gray just nodded in agreement. Erza still looked skeptical though, "is that all?". Robin shook her head.

"My mother and the entire island was killed when I was a child by the government. Hundreds of innocent lives were lost because of one mistake the scholars of my island made". Erza studied the woman's face, she betrayed no emotion, but Erza could still see pain in her blue eyes. She sighed, the Straw Hats didn't seem like bad people, but there was not way she could be sure they were trustworthy. Quickly making up her mind Erza looked each and every person in the eyes.

"Just to be clear, we are going to need hard evidence to prove that you all are completely trustworthy, but for now we'll have trust you". Lucy could see that Erza wasn't happy with her decision, but I was really the only choice she had. "Well I'm gonna go to bed" said Luffy, who had looked extremely board through most of the meeting.

"I think it would be best if we all get a good nights rest" said Erza, "we'll be back here at 10 o'clock sharp tomorrow".

"You could just stay here ya know, we have room" said Nami. Erza scowled.

"Remember, we still don't completely trust you people" and with that she left the room.

( * = * )

Lucy lie in the hotel bed. She sighed and looked at Levy lying next to her. She looked so peaceful. Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder. Whipping around she saw Natsu.

"Can't sleep?" he asked. She sat up and nodded.

Lucy scooted over and Natsu lie down beside her. Natsu sighed, "I've just got too much on my mind". Lucy looked at Natsu, "I'm scared Natsu".

"Why?"

"These people, the ones from the government, how did they manage to fool the master?"

Natsu was taken aback. He hadn't thought about that yet. If these people really were evil, the master would have known. But, Natsu felt that he could trust the Straw Hats. He grabbed Lucy and pulled her into a tight hug. Lucy's eyes widened, but she hugged him back.

Soon Natsu felt her breathing change and he realized that Lucy had fallen asleep. He sighed and pulled her closer. This simple mission had just turned into some sort of conspiracy. Pushing all thoughts from his mind, Natsu fell into a deep sleep.

( * = * )

Levy sat up in bed. Looking at the bed next to her saw Lucy and Natsu sleeping together. Natsu had his arm wrapped protectively around Lucy's waist. Levy smiled and tiptoed over to Mira in the bed next to hers and woke her up.

"Huh?" asked a sleepy Mirajane.

"Shh!" said Levy and she pointed over at the two. Mirajane's face immediately perked up.

"Oh!" a wide grin adorned her face. Suddenly, Lucy groaned and sat up, waking up Natsu. Her eyes widened when she saw Mira and Levy giggling at them.

"No wait! -" she said trying to clear up the ideas filling the girls heads about what had happened last night, but she was cut off by a knock at the door.

"Lucy, Levy, Mira, be ready in half an hour and we will all meet down in the lobby, oh, and tell Natsu this of you see him, I don't know where he disappeared off to".

( * = * )

Soon the mages arrived at the Thousand Sunny. "Hello everyone" said Robin. "Hi!" greeted Wendy, who really was the only one who trusted the Straw Hats completely. Erza walked over to the Straw Hats and started talking with them. Soon she walked back over to the other mages and started to fill them in.

"What!" yelled Lucy. She still didn't trust them and now they were going to sail with them. On the other hand, Luffy was exited. Now after months of sailing, they finally got to go on a new adventure.

So, whadya think? This is my fourth chapter and so yay! Really don't have much to say to byby!

May the ninjas be with you