A/N: Here you go!

I was asked by he SexyBitchesFromFiore about Lucy's OOC-ness. In response: Lucy doesn't hate Ren, it's more of a one sided sibling rivalry between the two since Ren is always hitting on Lucy. And, when Lucy is in tigeress form, she's more hot-tempered and easy to aggravate. Does that answer your questions?

This chapter is a bit bloody, so be warned. And I put some GaLe in there for your enjoyment. And some jealousy from Natsu and Loke. Yup. Enjoy.

Standard Disclaimer applies.


~Recap~

Her audience stared at her and Dhiren whimpered in the background, wiping one paw against his bloody ear. Lucy twitched as she listened to the whimpering behind her, and then asked her guildmates in a dangerously sweet voice, "Does anybody want to see two tigers fighting?" which earned a few surprised looks. Dhiren immediately froze in place and faced her, his eyes wide. Lucy was now on her paws, her claws fully exposed as she ran a pink tongue over her gleaming fangs.


"But... But... But, Luuucyyy!" Dhiren whined.

"Come at me, Ren. I haven't sparred in forever. And I bet the only thing you've sparred with were butterflies," Lucy teased, turning to face her old friend.

"Fine. But don't blame me if you get hurt," growled Dhiren, standing and giving Lucy a grimace that clearly said 'I don't want to do this.'

"Likewise." Lucy crouched, baring her teeth in a snarl. A challenging growl ripped from her throat as her tail lashed back and forth.

"This should be fun to watch," Gajeel stated bluntly, earning a slap from Levy.

"They could be seriously injured!" the Solid Script mage hissed. Gajeel shrugged and kept his eyes focused on the two tigers that were now in battle stances.

"Hmmm..." Erza, Gray, Natsu, Wendy, Makarov, Charle, and Pantherlily all said in unison. Poor Happy was still dumbstruck and floating at Natsu's shoulder, his limbs limp and mouth agape.

And then the battle began.

Dhiren narrowed his eyes and charged, his teeth bared in a snarl as a growl escaped through his teeth. About five feet away from Lucy, he leapt into the air with front paws outstretched and claws at the ready. it seemed he was about to hit Lucy, but the girl sidestepped at the last minute, causing Dhiren to faceplant in the dirt which earned a low chuckle from Gajeel and a sharp sound as Levy smacked him again.

"Oh, come on. You can do better than that," Lucy said in a smooth purr. Just at that minute, however, Loke decided to appear in a flash of gold. Lucy, surprised, looked at Loke with wide eyes and Dhiren took advantage of her lack of attention and pounced on her back, sinking his claws into her shoulders. The girl let out a strangled roar before flipping her head around to grip his paw in her jaws. He yelped as she flipped him off her and slammed him into the ground, making the ground resonate with the force of the impact. She crunched down on the paw before letting go and swiping her claws across his face, blood soon dripping from the diagonal marks on his cheek.

"Don't slack off!" Lucy hissed, swiping again to land a blow on his shoulder. Dhiren pressed his ears against his head as he let out a ragged pant, giving Lucy a glare that sent shivers down the audiences' spine, even though the glare wasn't aimed at them.

"You asked for it, Luce." Dhiren jumped to his paws and snaked around to her side, where he raked his claws from her shoulder to her hip. Levy gasped as blood splattered the ground and Gajeel, with a smirk, moved his hand in front of her eyes only to have Levy grab it and push it away.

"You little!" Lucy leapt at him and sunk her teeth into his scruff, pulling him down where they exchanged blows. To the guild members present, the two battling tigers appeared to be a blur of white, gold and black with the occasional gleam of teeth or claws. The blur soon stopped to a Lucy holding Dhiren down with one paw on his neck and another on his side. Both tigers were panting heavily. "I win," Lucy stated, stepping away and plopping down to lick her wounds. Her tongue ran over the three cuts that an along her side.

"Well, that was... unexpected," Makarov said with wide eyes. "But what about those injuries?"

"Don't worry. They heal fast," both chirped at the same time. As they spoke, their wounds fizzled with red light and as the light faded, there was no remaining traces of the wounds. Lucy took this chance to change back, and she stood there with her arms above her head in a stretch. Dhiren changed, as well. With a smirk, he put an arm around Lucy's shoulders, earning him a death glare. Loke and Natsu, who had watched this felt a stir of jealousy in their chests.

Lucy shook the arm from around her shoulders and suggested, "Well, let's get back to the guild. And nobody is to know about this. Got it?" Her eyes roved meaningfully around the entire group, lingering on Loke.

In unison, they all gulped and nodded.


A/N: Crappy chapter, I know. Don't kill me for it.