Oh it feels so good to sit down and write! I've been so busy! So, instead of that oneshot, I'm jumping right into Bloody Child because I lost my inspiration for that oneshot XD.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail
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The Bloody Child (Ch. 3)
Just as Natsu had promised, the next morning, he was knocking on Lucy's door; he couldn't wait to take her to Fairy Tail and meet the rest of his friends. When she had opened the door, the blonde was fully dressed, but in the midst of brushing her teeth. She smiled and beckoned him to come in.
"Good morning, Lucy!" Natsu greeted happily to her. She had put her finger up to signal to give her a moment before going to the bathroom to rinse her mouth.
"Good morning!" She called back. "I need to put on my makeup and then I'm ready to go. Sorry I'm not ready…"
"You're fine," he replied following her to the bathroom. "There's no rush."
As Natsu leaned against the doorframe, watching her drag a black pencil under her eyes, his own eyes began to leave her hands at her face and slowly travel down her body. Since her back was to him, he couldn't get caught.
He began to blush and a warm gooey feeling settled within his stomach. She was really pretty; he couldn't deny that. He really wanted to get to know her better.
He bit his lip, his blush getting redder.
"Okay, I'm ready."
He blinked back to reality; Lucy was looking at him with the smell of her perfume that she just put on in the air. Natsu sniffed quietly: vanilla and roses…
"Alright, let's go. It's not that far."
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Lucy seemed to fit in perfectly at Fairy Tail. Levy and Wendy were happy to see her and helped introduce her to everyone. The mysterious blonde seemed to like it there and everyone seemed to like her.
Time seemed to fly, but the day seemed very short and the sun was beginning to set; it was time for Lucy to go.
"Do you really have to go?" Natsu groaned, walking her out of guild.
"Yeah," Lucy answered, "I had a lot of fun though. Thank you so much for bringing me here, Natsu." She smiled warmly at him as her golden hair flowed around her like sunrays from her sunny face.
Natsu felt the heat rise in his cheeks and his heart fell to the pit of his stomach. "S-sure, n-no problem at all. I'm glad you had fun."
She giggled, "I did."
Natsu awkwardly swallowed, trying not to make a fool of himself in front of the girl he was beginning to crush on, "s-so, do you wanna come to the guild later this week? Say, S-Saturday?"
The smile dropped from her face like a fallen angel. "Oh no, not Saturday. I'm busy every Saturday with my researching with the Bloody Child Legend."
"I see, but maybe sometime later this week? You can come anytime and you don't live that far away. You can send me a text if you want me to pick you up sometime."
"I don't have your number," Lucy replied, "but yes, I will be back soon."
Natsu blinked, his heart rising from the pit of his stomach, to his throat, straining his voice, "d-do you want my number?"
Lucy nodded, "of course! You're really fun to talk to!"
Natsu bit his lip, typing his number into his phone before handing it back to her. "Y-you can text me anytime."
"Okay."
Lucy suddenly took a different turn away from her house then, leaving Natsu following confusedly. "Uh, where are we going?" He asked.
"Oh! Sorry, I should've told you that I'm not heading home. I'm meeting a really old friend for dinner tonight. That's why I had to leave."
"I see. Well, I can walk you to the restaurant if you want."
"No, it's okay. It's just around the corner; I've got it from here. Thank you for walking me this far though," Lucy smiled at him.
Her smile turned him to goo, but Natsu insisted on walking her the rest of the way to keep her safe. Lucy couldn't refuse and let him do so.
They walked the rest of the way in peaceful silence, enjoying each others company. It seemed too short for Natsu though, because they had pulled into the restaurant and Natsu knew that it was time for him to leave.
"This is the place, right?" He asked her.
Lucy nodded, "yes. My friend is right over there."
The woman Lucy had pointed at had dirty blonde, puffy hair, but she was still just as pretty at Lucy was…well, maybe not as pretty in Natsu's opinion. Lucy had waved at her and her friend had waved back, but not before a disapproving frown appeared on her face. Natsu caught that, but didn't question it.
"Alright, Natsu," Lucy smiled, turning back to him, "I'll see you later."
Natsu rubbed the back of his neck; he didn't want to leave, "t-text me…l-later?"
"Of course!" Lucy smiled and then she waved, repeating her previous sentence, "I'll see you later."
Natsu waved back, a sad smile forming on his lips, "see you, Lucy."
He was gone.
Lucy took a deep breath before walking across the room and taking a seat across from her cousin.
"It's been a while, Lucy," the darker haired blonde greeted.
She smiled back, "it's good to see you, Michelle."
The smiles didn't last very long; a frown appeared on Michelle Lobster's face. "Who was the man you came in with?"
"A friend," Lucy responded in monotone.
Before Michelle could reply, a waiter came by with their food. Lucy raised her eyebrows as her dinner was set in front of her.
Michelle smiled, "I know your favorite meal; I went ahead and ordered for you."
Lucy thanked her before blowing on her potato soup to cool it off.
As soon as the waiter left, Michelle became serious again, "I thought we agreed no friends."
"I know, but I can't just…" Lucy trailed off, sighing, "they're all so nice…"
"All? There's more people you've become friends with? Lucy-"
"The no friends rule was never your decision – it was mine."
Michelle argued back, "but we both agreed, Lucy: since you're going to die, no friends should have to mourn over you."
"I thought you didn't want me to die."
"Well, you just keep going back to that mansion. One day, I know that you won't come out of it and I've tried everything to convince you to forget about the past."
"I can't, Michelle. I just can't! It's all my fault! I need to fix it!"
"Dying won't bring back either of our families, Lucy, and I told you," she reached across the table to grab a hold of Lucy's hands, "I don't blame you for what happened that night."
Lucy simply sighed. "You know, even though both our families are dead, I'm really glad you were sick with the flu that Christmas and had to stay home. If you weren't here, Michelle, I wouldn't know where I would be."
Michelle smiled, "me too."
The mood picked up after that good note. The two girls enjoyed each other's company and the meal, talking about anything that had come to mind. After a while, Michelle brought Natsu back into the conversation.
"You know, I think he likes you," she said.
Lucy let her breath out in a puff, "don't be ridiculous. We met last night; he's just being friendly."
"I don't know, Lucy," Michelle disagreed, "I could see the way he was looking at you. He's nervous around you; he likes you."
Lucy just shook her head though, "highly doubt it…he's suspicious of me. I could tell last night at dinner."
"Suspicious?"
The blonde nodded, "I told you the story of how I met them…Natsu is suspicious of how and why I was at the mansion; how and why I know everything about it."
"Nobody else is suspicious? Just him?"
"Yes, I was concerned too, but then he said something that shocked me."
"What?"
Lucy was silent for a moment before leaning in closer, "Natsu can hear the whispers."
Michelle's eyes widen, "what?..."
"I-I don't know why or how?" Lucy shook her head, "but he can hear our dead families whisper my name. No one else in the group could hear them, only Natsu."
Michelle blinked, "why?"
Lucy shook her head, "I don't know…but he's suspicious."
Michelle leaned back against her chair with her arms crossed. She was silent at first before speaking one word: "interesting."
Lucy nodded, "yes, very interesting…I don't know what it means, but…I think Natsu might have something to do with this…"
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Did you guys enjoy the eclipse?! I thought it was amazing! Anyway, I hoped you enjoyed that chapter, I'm sorry it's so late….still busy…I'll try to get chapter up as soon as I can. Speaking of which, "Little Red Riding Hood" will be next.
-zEllie
