Chapter four
The three of them enter the room, when they enter Lucy and Romeo look around and saw it was a huge living room. They look at the couch and saw Wendy sitting next to a boy with pink hair, and a women with hair like Wendy's sitting in one of the chairs. Wendy saw them and got up and ran over to them "Lucy, Romeo you two are early, and why do you still have your weapons?" Wendy ask. "We decided to come early and we keep are weapons, we don't trust anyone but each other with our weapons." Lucy said. "Let me introduce you to everyone." Wendy said. "You already meet my father, this is my mother, and that Natsu on the couch." Wendy said pointing to each of them. "Is that pink hair natural or dyed?" Lucy asked. "It natural and it Salmon." Natsu somewhat shouted. Lucy and Romeo look at each other then burst out laughing. "I think your in denial, it pink and everyone knows it." Romeo said while laughing. Natsu waited for them to stop and got up and walk over to Lucy, "Fight me." He demanded. Lucy just sigh "Fine lets get this over with." "Also fight me without your keys." Natsu said. "If that what you want, then fine." Lucy said. Natsu lead them outside into a yard that was huge, "We will fight here." Natsu said, Lucy nodded and handed Romeo her keys and decided to pull the sword out and hand the bow and quiver to Romeo as well. Erza and Gray already knew this was going to happen and were already waiting for them to start. Wendy was watching from the door, and Igneel and Grandine decided to watch from the second floor.
Both Natsu and Lucy went to different sides of the field, Lucy was being calm taking all the details she could of her surrounds and of her opponent, while Natsu was just getting ready to beat her to a pulp for calling his hair pink. "You ready for this I'm a prince and have defeated hundreds of bandits and dark mages, so have no chance." Natsu shouted and Lucy didn't answer. When both side were ready someone shouted "Begin" and Natsu charge at her already having his fist covered in fire. Lucy decided to let Natsu come to her and be careful until she learns more about him. Right before Natsu punch landed Lucy move slightly and then grab his arm and threw him into the air. Lucy wince a bit from the air hitting her hand that got slightly burn from the fire. 'It will be best to avoid letting my skin get in contact with him, so that only leaves weapons and legs to attack with freely. Only use fist against parts that are not on fire. Also he seems to charge in without thinking and relies on brute strength so it will be easy to trick him.' Lucy thought analyzing what she just learn. Natsu landed and just went into another attack "Roar of the Fire Dragon." Natsu shouted, Lucy jump into the air to dodge the attack and landed near Natsu and charge at him with her sword ready. Natsu dodge the sword easily but was meet with a kick to the face after the dodge that sent him flying, Natsu quickly got up and charge in again with his fist on fire. Lucy just dodge trying to be careful not wanting to get burn by the fire. Lucy then jump back and both charge at each other, last second Lucy jump into the air over Natsu and twist around grabbing her whip and send it flying at Natsu, it wrap around his leg and she pulled making him full face first into the ground. "Star Blast" Lucy shouted still in the air and it hit Natsu, when the smoke clear Natsu was still on the ground not getting up. Lucy was declare the winner.
Wendy ran over to heal Natsu, while Lucy walk over to Romeo and got her keys, bow, and quiver and put them back on. Both of them went over to Natsu who was getting up after being healed by Wendy. "You may have defeated bandits and dark mages, but they are not me." Lucy said to Natsu, but he just walked off in a bad mood. "I'm sorry about him, he just doesn't like losing." Wendy said. "He needs to cut off the I'm an all powerful prince thing he has, no one can win every battle, if you fall down you get back up, he needs to learn to do that without getting pissed off." Lucy said, but Natsu with his dragon hearing heard her and was now mad. 'Who the hell does she think she is, their no way she should beat me she must have cheated some how. Also she should be respecting me and asking me to forgive her for making me angry.' Yes Natsu is a bit of a spoiled prince who never loses, except against his father who taught him his magic, and Erza who he been training with since he was little. Natsu hated her and Romeo right now and wanted to get revenge some how.
Igneel and Grandine were smiling after watching the fight. "That brings back memories doesn't it Igneel?" Grandine asked. "Yes it like how we got together." Igneel said. "Looks like Natsu hates her right now, but he soon get over it, just like you after I beat you easily when we were younger." Grandine said laughing at the memory. That right people the kind, caring, Grandine is the only one who can kick Igneel ass easily. "Just don't tell anyone the story please. Lets watch them careful I would like to learn if Lucy going to be my future daughter-in-law." Igneel said, "I plan to, and maybe help them out a bit." Grandine said with a evil smirk. Igneel knew that smirk and already felt bad for the two. "So what do you think of our Wendy and that Romeo?" Grandine asked. "They're still young let them be friends and lets see if any feels for each other appear over time." Igneel said. Grandine nodded.
Erza and Gray made their way over to Lucy and Romeo to talk to them. "How did you become so strong Miss Lucy?" Erza asked. "It just Lucy, and both me and Romeo train almost everyday, we had to get stronger in order to survive on our own, now we do it since we enjoy it and also so we can protect our family the best we can." Lucy answered. "How strong is Romeo then?" Gray asked. "He about as strong as me, I'm a bit stronger since I train longer then him and I get extra training with having spirits out since it drains me of magical energy to keep them out." Lucy said. "So do you think Romeo can beat Natsu?" Erza asked. "Yep!" Lucy said without even thinking about it. Both Erza and Grays jaws drop hearing this, "Well me and Romeo can show you our training matches if you want too." Lucy suggested. Both of them were curious and agreed, both Lucy and Romeo grinned at this and put their bows and quivers down and drew the sword out of the quiver, then put a quick rune barrier around their stuff. Everyone saw that another match was about to begin and started watching.
Lucy threw a rock into the air and the second it landed they charge attacking each other with their swords. Both dodge, block, and parry each other attacks perfectly and both jump back. "Shooting Stars" Lucy shouted and multiple beams of light flew toward Romeo, "Fireball Barrage" Romeo shouted and multiple fireballs flew toward Lucy, both their attacks cancel each other out and both we at it with their swords again. Romeo jump back "Fire Vortex" and a vortex of fire was send to Lucy, Lucy focus her magical energy into her sword and it began to glow silver, she slash it into the air and a slash of light was shot at the vortex cutting it in half and flew by Lucy with her in the gap. "Meteor Shower" and a spell circle appeared above Romeo raining down balls of light that exploded when it hit the ground, Romeo closed his eyes and dodge all of them. Both of them would attack each other with their swords and spells for about an hour. "I would like to go at it longer, but we should spend sometime with everyone else since they did invite us over. So lets do one last attack." Lucy said. Romeo nodded. Both put down their swords and focus on their next spell. Then a spell circle appeared in front of both of them "Supernova" both of them shouted and a huge blast of fire and light shout out of both circle and hit each other in the middle, and they were at a stalemate. The shock wave from both spells hitting each other make it hard for everyone to stand and Lucy and Romeo were getting push back slightly from the force. Then both of them ended the spell making a huge explosion, when the smoke clear both of them were barely standing and grab their swords and walk over to each other, then pass each other then fell back, with both their heads next to each other, both of them were laughing.
Gray and Erza were amazed at them, both of them were strong both physical and magical, also they were smart and able to adapt, also were clever and able to make traps. They walk over to them and help them up. "Question, how can you both use the same spell?" Erza asked. "Well a Supernova is when a star explode and shoots out both flames and light, so both Star Magic and Fire Magic can learn it, but when we use it as a Unison Raid the power is increase tenfold." Lucy explained. Erza and Gray both just nodded, and all of them went inside.
Lucy and Romeo spend most of the day with Wendy who showed them around the castle, now they were all eating together. Lucy and Romeo were wondering no one was talking, after another minute both of them couldn't take it anymore "WHY IS IT SO QUIET?" Both of them shouted at the same time which surprise everyone. "We never have much to talk about so we usually don' talk." Wendy said. "Well since you two want to talk so much, what do you want to talk about?" Igneel asked. "Well I am curious if you have heard anything about why spirit keys are getting harder to find, which is weird since their less Celestial Mages these days." Lucy said. Igneel thought it over "I haven't heard anything about it, but I'll look into it and I'll see if I can help you get more spirit keys." "Thank you." Lucy said. "So what keys do you have so far?" Grandine asked. Lucy told them all the keys she had so far "Also my friend Levy who runs the Magic Shop in town said that the key for Phoenix should arrive soon, also she is tracking the the keys for the fox, Loke brother, Hydra the water serpent, and Draco the spirit of the Dragons." That got Natsu attention since he trying to ignore Lucy and Romeo, "What a Dragon, get it so I can fight it so I can see if my Dragon Slayer Magic can defeat a dragon." Lucy grab Natsu head and slam it into the table, the table was reinforce which is good for the table, but not for Natsu. "Spirits are not tools to use to see if your stupid Dragon Slayer Magic can defeat a dragon." Lucy said in a piss off tone. "You dare attack me, I'm the prince, you should beg for forgiveness before I decide to punish you." Natsu said. In a split second Lucy had a knife at Natsu throat, while Romeo was up and had a knife to the side of this head. "Let me made this clear, we don't care if your a prince, that means nothing us, if you dare threaten our family we will kill you without a second thought. And so you know me, Romeo, and all my spirits are a family, also if you dare threaten a spirit or mistreat one we will come, and when we are done with you are going to wish we killed you." Lucy said with venom in her voice. Natsu just nodded a little scared right now 'Is she related her Erza some how?' Natsu thought to himself.
"So Lucy, Romeo how is it like to live in the forest?" Grandine asked trying to change the subject. "We enjoy it, it's a nice and simple life, it was hard at first, but after awhile we got used to it. Now we can't imagine a different life." Romeo answered. "It can't be that hard to live in the forest." Natsu said. Both Lucy and Romeo send him a glare "What do you know you had a easy life, you don't know what it is like for go weeks without food, while we have, you couldn't last long on your own." Lucy said. "Yes I could easily." Natsu said. "Well Natsu why prove that then, go live a week with them in the forest." Igneel said. "WHAT?" Natsu, Lucy, and Romeo yelled. "His is not staying with us!" Lucy and Romeo shouted. "And I not staying with them!" Natsu shouted as well. "Natsu I think it would be good for you, you can learn a lot from this." Grandine said planning on getting Natsu and Lucy to become closer. Both Grandine and Igneel find Lucy perfect for Natsu, why well that their secret. "But why?" Natsu demanded, "You said you can do it easily so a week should be nothing for you right, or are you scared since you know you can't handle it." Igneel said with a smirk. "Fine I will then, but lets make this a bet, if I can last the whole week you two have to do anything I ask without question or complaint, and if you win when I do anything you want." Natsu said, "Well then you have to do things our way then." Romeo said, Natsu nodded. Lucy and Romeo smirk that this "It's on then." Both of them said.
After dinner Lucy and Romeo told Natsu what he was going to need for this and he went to get pack, after an hour Natsu showed up with a sad Happy since he wasn't allowed to join him because Natsu had to do it on his own. All three of them started walking and after awhile they arrive at the house. Natsu wasn't impress at all and just follow them in, he looked around and it was just one huge room, it had a small kitchen area, one bed, a sitting area, and a place for clothes. Natsu made his way to the bed and sat down. "Get off the bed, your not sleeping there." Romeo said. "Then were do I sleep?" Romeo pointed to the floor. "What I'm not sleeping on the floor." "So you are already giving up?" Lucy asked. "No, so who gets the bed then do you two take turns?" Natsu asked. "No we share." Romeo answer while Lucy giving Natsu a blanket and a pillow, then both of them got into bed while Natsu just stood their watching. "Why do you two share a bed?" Natsu asked. "We only have one bed and we really don't mind." Lucy answered. Natsu just lied down on the floor and slowly went to sleep.
The next morning Natsu woke up and saw that Lucy and Romeo were already up. Lucy look over "You're up. Today you are going to be making your own bow and arrows, then practice with them." Lucy said tossing Natsu some wood then threw a knife that hit the piece of wood right in front of Natsu. "Why can't I use one of yours?" Natsu asked annoyed that they were making him do this. "Because we make our own bows and arrows and you have to do our way." Lucy said. Natsu just sigh and grab the knife and a piece of wood then realize he had no idea what he was doing, then look over to Lucy and Romeo and saw they were making stuff with wood and after watching them for a minute then started working.
After a few hours Natsu's bow looks horrible and by the looks of it will break the second you add the string and pull it back. Natsu looked over to Lucy and Romeo and saw they were adding detail to the bows they just made, Romeo carving flames into it while Lucy carve stars into hers. After another ten minutes they finish and look over at Natsu to see how he was doing and laugh. Natsu was boiling with anger "Stop laughing." Natsu demand, but both just kept laughing. After a few more minutes they stop "We'll give you a break with the bow and lend you one of the bows we just made." Lucy said and Romeo handed him his bow since Natsu was into fire. Natsu took it then Lucy handed him a quiver with arrows in it, then both Lucy and Romeo grab their stuff and told Natsu to follow them. After a minute they were surround by trees with targets on them. "So lets see if you can shoot." Romeo said smirking. Natsu just grab a arrow pulled it back and thought 'How hard can it be?' and aimed at the target and release. The arrow miss the target and the tree itself, he tried again and miss the tree, at this point Lucy and Romeo were laughing at him. "Just watch and learn." Lucy said and took a step forward, drew an arrow, aimed then release the arrow, it flew and hit the target right in the middle. Natsu tried again and miss again, Lucy sigh and fixed all the things he was doing with his stance, holding the bow, and even the arrow, then Natsu finally hit it, by it I mean the tree he still miss the target somehow. They told Natsu to keep practicing until he hit the center at least five times, and left to do other things. After a few hours Natsu can hit the target, but not the center, he admit to himself that his was harder then it looked. After four more painful hours for Natsu he finally hit the center of the target five times and went back to the house. He enter and notice that they were not their so he just relax until they got back. After waiting about ten minutes they finally got back and he notice that they change clothes and hair looked a bit wet. "Where were you two?" Natsu asked curious. "We took a bath." Romeo said. "Together?" "Yes, but we put up a sheet to separate ourselves." Lucy said. Natsu just nodded and left it alone and all three of them went to sleep, but all three of them thought that this was going to be a long week.
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