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Chapter Four: off the train and into the wilderness
"Alright Lu lets see if you can handle this. Wind dragon's wind scythe!" a young boy with short navy blue hair that was tied back in to a samurai style ponytail and light blue eyes called out. "Ahhh!" Lu screamed as her brother sent out a gust of wind that knocked her into the air. Just before Lu hit the ground she managed to maneuver herself just right so that she could use her hands to flip backwards and land on her feet. As Lu landed she summoned crystal shards out of thin air which she then sent towards Sora. Sora then sent out another gust of wind to turn the shards back towards his sister. Unfortunately his sister had predicted that and sent a wind gust of her own to neutralize his counter move.
This caught Sora off guard but even so he managed to dodge almost all of the crystal shards she sent his way, almost. There were a few shards that he couldn't dodge. Several crystal shards cut into both of his legs causing him to lose his footing and fall to the ground. "That is enough." Yuki announced as she moved from the spot where she was observing. "Well done you two!" Takahiro said loudly causing the siblings to rub their ears. Sora grunted and some how managed to stand up again considering some of the cuts on his legs were rather deep.
Lu too was covered in cuts and bruises but thanks to her Crystal dragon's scales technique the wounds weren't that bad. "Good fight." Lu said as she held out her hand for him to shake. "You know that move out there was pretty slick I'm proud of you." Sora complemented as he shook his sister's hand. Lu smiled at the complement and then giggled. They let go of each others hand and walked over to their teachers. "I must say Yuki your Apprentice sure is strong for someone so young." Takahiro Said. "What can I say; the girl is a prodigy just like Ryuu." Yuki responded with a smile as she looked at Lu.
"Well it seems to me that she is ready to begin learning a new element. Don't you think Takahiro?" Yuki asked as she looked back at her friend. "Yes after all she beat Sora whom has already mastered all of the wind and sky dragon techniques." Takahiro answered. "Alright!" Lu cheered as she jumped up and down in happiness. "Congratulations!" Luna and Night yelled together in unison as they approached Lu. Lu giggled," I just can't wait to start learning a new element!"
Just then the image began to fade once again thanks to a voice calling from a distance. "Lucy come on wake up we're about to reach Oshibana." Erza Said as she shook Lucy's shoulder. Lucy's eyes fluttered open as she tried to see who had been calling her. She looked at Erza and smiled. "Thanks I really needed that nap." Lucy said as she stretched. "You're welcome." Erza said as the train stopped. Lucy looked at Natsu who was still asleep with his head in her lap.
"A little help please." Lucy pleaded to Erza as she pointed at Natsu. Erza Stood up and grabbed Natsu by his Scarf and started shaking him around. Natsu immediately woke up," huh what? What's going on?" Natsu asked which caused Erza to stop shaking him now that he was fully awake. "The train stopped." Erza answered as she dropped Natsu on his feet. "Huh wait what happened why was Erza shaking me?" Natsu asked as he looked at everyone. "You fell asleep you moron." Gray answered Mumbling the last part under his breath. Natsu Glared at gray,' Damn ice pick.' Natsu thought.
"Any ways lets get off now." Lucy said and started towards the exit. The others slowly followed her out mostly because Gray and Natsu wouldn't stop glaring at each other which in turn caused Erza to drag them out. "Alright so before we leave we have to make sure we have plenty of food since we don't know how long it will take to get there." Lucy said as she turned to look at them. "Aye sir." Happy said as he jumped off of her shoulder. "Makes sense we don't want to repeat that accident with the flying Fish or those monsters." Gray said Shuddering at just the mere thought of it.
"Let's meet back up again in say three to four hours." Lucy suggested. Everyone nodded in agreement. "It's settled then we'll split up and meet back later." Lucy said giving everyone permeation to go ahead and split up. Gray and Erza quickly left but Natsu and happy didn't even move. Lucy sighed," let me guess no money?" Lucy asked as she stared at the two. Natsu nodded and scratched the back of his head. "Aye." Happy answered causing Lucy to sigh.
"Fine come on I'll buy some stuff for you two." She said in irritation as she walked off to find a store. Natsu and Happy quickly followed after her. 'Damn it this happens every single time. I mean its bad enough they sneak into my house and eat all of the food in my fridge.' she thought as she walked down the street. "Um Natsu I don't think she's very happy about this." Happy whispered. "Yeah I know I kind of feel a little bit bad about her always having to feed us." Natsu whispered back.
It didn't take long though for Lucy to find a store that had great quality food for a low price. Lucy made sure to pick up some fish for happy, whatever Natsu asked for, and a few things for herself. Once done she bought her items and looked at the time. 'It's almost time to meet up back at the station.' She thought. "Need help with some of the bags?" Natsu asked suddenly. "Um yeah here." Lucy answered as she handed him some of the bags to carry. 'That's strange I think that's the first time he has actually offered to help me like this.' She thought as they all walked back towards the station.
When they got back to the station Erza and Gray were already there waiting. "Alright so everyone has what they need right?" Lucy asked as she placed the bags she had on the bench. "Let me guess most of those bags don't even belong to you." Gray questioned as he noticed the many bags that Natsu offered to carry. "Would you like me to put your bags with all of mine?" Erza asked referring to her pile of luggage. "That would be great thanks." Lucy answered, 'why does she carry so much stuff any ways?'
Once the group was ready they headed out of Oshibana towards where Cait Shelter was before finding out it wasn't real. "So Lucy do you know anything about the guild we will be helping?" Happy asked as he sat on Natsu's shoulder. "Not yet but I plan to do some research on it as we travel." Lucy answered as they walked. "How do you plan to do that?" Natsu asked as he turned his head to look at her. "Well the guild was created by a famous wizard who tends to write books about his achievements every year." Lucy answered as she looked back at him.
"Really? What famous wizard?" Natsu asked with a look of confusion. "His name is Seth whom is a dragon slayer that was said to have stolen the hearts of many." Lucy answered as she turned her attention to the sky as she noticed the sun setting. "Oh yeah I've heard of him." Natsu said as he closed his eyes and nodded. "He was also the talk of sorcerer weekly for many years until he got married." Erza informed as she walked. "Why?" Gray asked as he looked at Erza. "Well when they say he stole the hearts of many they mean the hearts of women whether they knew magic or not. So when he got married he decided that he felt it best to stop taking interviews so it didn't get in the way of the life he wanted with his wife." Erza explained.
"I still don't understand." Gray said as he looked towards Lucy for a better answer. Lucy sighed," his wife is a normal person and that means she doesn't know magic and that put her in danger. So he left his guild to travel around the world with her until he found a place they could settle down at and where he knew she would be safe from harm." Lucy explained. "Oh that makes more sense." Gray said as he turned his attention back to the road in front of them. Lucy shook her head at him and stopped walking. Natsu who noticed her sudden stop did the same and looked at her. "Hey Luce are you ok?" he asked as he saw a pained expression on her face as she held head.
Natsu's concern caused Erza and Gray to stop and look. "I'm fine it's just a head ach." Lucy said as she massaged the pained area a little. "If you need to rest don't be afraid to ask." Erza said as she looked at her. "I agree besides its starting to get late so why not find a place to rest for the night." Gray said as he scanned the area. Natsu walked over to Lucy and put a hand on her shoulder. "Your health should take first priority at the moment don't you think?" Natsu questioned as Happy nodded in agreement on his shoulder. "I hate to say it but you're right Natsu my health is what I should worry about at the moment." Lucy said with a weak smile.
"There should be a cave we can rest in just up ahead a ways." Lucy said as she looked at Erza. "Sure you can make it to the cave." Erza asked obviously ready to set up camp there if necessary. "I'll keep an eye on her." Natsu volunteered as he noticed the determined look on Lucy's face. 'If she really wants to go a little farther in order to have some kind of shelter to rest in for the night who am I to stop her?' Natsu thought. "Alright but if it seems like she is having a hard time keeping up we will stop and set up camp immediately." Erza said as she started walking again. Gray started walking again and was looking for the cave as he did.
"Come on lets go." Natsu encouraged as he gently tugged on her arm a bit. Lucy nodded and started walking along side Natsu. "Sorry you have to do this." Lucy whispered painfully. "Don't worry about it I don't mind it at all." Natsu said as he looked at her with a smile on his face. Lucy smiled back and giggled which caused Natsu to look at her strangely. "What? Did I say something funny?" Natsu asked. "No it's just…" Lucy paused trying to think of what to say.
"You were trying to lighten the mood?" Natsu guessed as they walked. "Uh yeah that's it just trying to lighten the mood." Lucy said with a slight blush before turning her attention back to what is in front of her. "Ok then." Natsu said without any kind of suspicions. "Hey you two I see the cave." Gray said as he turned to look at them before walking towards it with Erza. Natsu and Lucy followed them and entered the cave. Erza and Gray put down their sleeping bags while Natsu left for some fire wood. Lucy sat down and held her head in pain.
"Need me to roll your sleeping bag out?" Natsu asked as he set down the fire wood he collected. "That would be nice thank you." Lucy said as pain shot through her head again which caused her to take a sharp intake of breath. Natsu gave her a sympathetic look before picking up her sleeping bag and rolling it out. Erza then started the fire with a match and looked at them. "Go ahead and lay down Lucy." Erza ordered as she put the match out. "Ok." Lucy said as she crawled into her sleeping bag. "Good night Luce." Natsu said, "Sleep tight." Happy pitched in.
Lucy giggled," good night you two." She said with a small yawn. Happy walked over to her and curled up beside her head. This caused Lucy to smile before kissing him on the head. "Good Night Lucy." Erza and Gray said in unison. "Good Night." Lucy Mumbled as her eyes began to close.
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