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And now, for what you all have been waiting for...
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, but if I did, all the canon pairings would all be together by now ( example: JERZA Jellal x Erza, GRUVIA Gray x Juvia, GALE Gajeel x Levy, ELFEVER Elfman x Evergreen etc.)
Previously on TWABA:
A battlecry was shouted and started the usual guild fight, chairs thrown in every direction, tables flipped over and half-drunken mages lying on the floor recovering from their hangover.
"Well, fine then! We'll do this on our own! No need for an extra pair of arms-" "Wait." Natsu cut off her sentence.
"We'll need help." Natsu said.
"But these assholes aren't gonna help us!"
"Only a couple of people said that. Mira, Cana, Levy, Juvia, Gray, Elfman and Jet and Droy didn't say anything."
"Yeah! We'll help you out in any way possible!" Mira said.
"As much as I hate her, I do have a soft spot for my nakama. And Lucy's one of them so, I'm in." Levy said.
"I'm in! We think it's gonna be fun!" said Cana, Gray, Juvia, and Elfman.
"Wait, isn't this all a bit too reckless?" Jet stated.
"Aren't we gonna be in too deep?" Droy questioned.
"Relax, we'll be responsible if the government gets wind of this." said Lucy.
"Don't worry, we'll be fine." said Natsu.
Jet and Droy hesitantly thought of the possible dangers of this, but thought none.
"Fine, we're in." they said.
"Yes! Yosh, let's get a move-on then!" yelled Lucy.
P.O.V.
"The shitty guild made a move. We should get a move-on as well. What do you think?" said a voice, sounding like a woman.
"Yes, we should, but I want to see how this plays out. This amuses me too much." I said.
"But sir! I thought this plan was in action when that shithole of a guild did some outburst!" the woman exclaimed.
"This is a game, Claire, not some battle we're trying to win. Let them do their antics and enjoy their last time in this world. The only battle we're fighting is against the kingdom. Anything can happen and anyone can hear you." I said. "Damn you, Jellal! What are you thinking?"
"I told you not to call me by my code-name! We're concealed in this building, sound-proof of whatever is happening in this world. The contractors said so! Besides that, just call me by my original name." Claire said.
"Claire, don't trust anything that anyone says." I said. I heard a noise behind me. "We're being watched. This conversation is over. Get back to the clan and keep in touch." I proclaimed. I then heard a small noise, a beeping sound. I started to walk towards the noise, but realized- "IT'S A BOMB!" I screamed.
Claire was stunned and ran frantically out of the room, but her efforts were too late. The bomb blew up and the last thing I saw was glass falling and my head hitting the pavement and a shoe approaching my sight. I blacked out and no longer saw anything for the next 24 hours.
"Jellal, I've got prisoner # 66, captured and it's confirmed. His efforts, the plan, all true." said a man.
"Good, take him back to the kingdom. The bird will come back to its nest." said Jellal, though a walkie talkie.
Back to the guild:
After the fiasco in the guild, and a LOT of convincing the entire guild that Natsu is NOT (I repeat NOT) gay and wasn't having sex with Lucy in the forest, everything went back to normal (if you call drinking booze, fighting, and/or yelling the ridiculous normal).
Mirajane was wiping down the bar countertop as usual and saw Lucy sitting in her usual seat, deep in thought. Mira asked Lucy "So, when are you gonna start Lucy? 'Tis the perfect time to get together-" "I'm not hooking up with Crybaby, if that's what you were gonna say next." Lucy interrupted.
"Oh, c'mon Lucy! Why can't I have fun? You and Natsu would be perfect together!" exclaimed Mira.
"No way! First off, he's not even my type! I only go for assertive men, he's no where NEAR the ballpark! Besides, shouldn't you be working?"
"I am working."
"No, you're chatting with customers, like me. Anyway, I shouldn't even be on this topic! I have better things to do!"
"Like what?"
"Like figuring out where the hell I should start on finding the fuel! I've been hearing too many damn rumors all over the place!"
"Well maybe I could help. Where have you mostly heard rumors coming from?"
"Uhh, let's see. Over in the country Eroif. You think I should start there?"
"I don't see why not? Besides, you have a better chance there than the next place."
Lucy pondered on her choices. 'If I go to Eroif, that means there will either be a lot of liars over there or the very truth coming out of their damn dirty mouths.'
"Hey Mira,"
"Yes, Lucy?"
"Is Eroif known for big liars or for honest Abe's?"
"Depends. Many people are liars and illegal 'magic' dealers over there, and many government officials are there as well. The government has been trying to crack down on the law, but more and more people are breaking the law. So, I don't know for sure Lucy."
"Looks like my best bet is Eroif. Fine then. Natsu! Get your ass over here!" Lucy yelling to the said Mage.
"H-h-h-hai!" Natsu said, shuddering and trembling under her deathly aura. He hesitantly walked over to her and took the next seat beside her. "Y-y-yes, Lucy?"
"We're going to Eroif, start packing and you're carrying my luggage."
"B-b-but-" "Did I just hear a complaint? Get packing pansy! Or you will feel my fist inside your tiny, baby head! Understand?"
"H-h-h-h-haiiiiiiiii!" Natsu shrilled, running away from her to get back to his apartment. He hesitantly looked back while he was running and saw an angry Lucy, a peachy-as-pie Mirajane smiling at him, looking more like a demonic grin. 'Man, why does Fairy Tail have the most craziest, scariest women?' he thought, and continued to run towards his apartment.
"Ahhhhhh, why don't you and Natsu get together? This is so annoying!" Mira wailed. "Just seeing you together would forfill my dream! And it's tourturing me that you're both giving hints out to each other, but you're both blind to see that you both like each other!"
"Mira, inform everyone that's with me and Natsu on our plan. Tell them that we're trying out Eroif first and that they should get ready. We'll leave tomorrow morning, crack of dawn. Precisely, 7 A.M. Meet at the front of the guild." Lucy stated as she ignored Mira's cry, cleaning up papers and grabbing her whip while in the mist of her small speech.
"But Lucy! C'mon, you two are my number one voted couple-" "We're not a couple, we're just nakama, that just so happened to be partnered with each other. And will you stop with your rant on me and Natsu 'getting together'? It's not a fun idea, ya know!" Lucy interrupting Mira.
"But-"
"No buts!"
Mira looked at Lucy, deciding to use her last weapon in convincing Lucy that Natsu has secret feelings for her, or so hoped; using the puppy-dog eyes all the guys would fawn over.
She used her baby-blue eyes and her hands, holding together close to her chest and under her chin, and stuck out her lower lip, to give the expression of a heart-broken puppy, lost on the dirty streets.
"Pwease Lucy? Just give Natsu-watsu a chance!" she exclaimed, while her eyes glistening, looking on the verge of tears. All the guys looked at Mira and almost had nosebleeds, except for the fact that a certain younger brother of the Strauss family was glaring at every male in the guild that were staring at his older sister.
Lucy saw the look that Mira gave. Obviously, she felt bad for the barmaid; who wouldn't! She had pulled off the puppy-dog face perfectly, nothing out of place. 'No Lucy! Don't fall for the match-makers tricks! She only doing this so that I can give in and give Natsu a chance. Well, two can play at this game! Mira, you're not the only one with a trick up your sleeve!'
Lucy and Mira were now having a stare-down, trying to get the other to cave in and say that they were right all along. Lucy, perfecting her menacing glare, while Mira with her perfect puppy-dog face; both looking like no either side was gonna cave in easily without a fight.
"ALRIGHT I CAVE!" Lucy shouted, muttering something under her breath along the lines of 'Damn you, Mira'.
"YES! I win!" Mira shouted, with stars in her eyes. She whispered to Lucy, "He definitely likes, no LOVES you! Just look for the signs, Lucy, look for the signs. And give him hints as well!"
"Wait, what do you mean by 'look for the signs'? And hints?" Lucy shrilled and talking low.
"Well, there are things that Natsu unconsciously does for you, and that it obviously shows that he likes you more than the average person. Scratch that, average male." Lucy scowled at her last comment.
"Notice the little things Lucy. That'll help you!" Mira exclaimed. "Just notice it, Lucy. Please, everyone wants you as a couple".
"Mira, another beer for me please!" Jet shouted across the other side of the bar.
"Coming! And remember Lucy, the little things!" Mira said, and walked away from the dumb-founded blonde.
'The little things, huh?' Lucy thought, walking home to her apartment. She kept on hearing the same thing from Mira over and over in her head. After a little bit of spacing out, she noticed she was standing in front of her apartment. She reached out to the doorknob thinking the same question, pondering in her head. 'Just what are the little things anyway?'
Ah, the little things... what wonders it does to boost up a relationship. Especially in this story.
Okay, I know what you're thinking: something on the lines of "Yes Mira! Finally, Lucy got a hint for looking out on the little things Natsu may do". Or something else that I fail to include.
Yeah, I failed at it, didn't I? Virtual Puppies for everyone.
ANYWAY, I'm almost done with the next chapter. I just have to edit it.
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