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ONTO THE CHAPTER!

Chapter 4

'Anything you can do, I can do better!'

Lucy slowly moved her fingers from her large, brown eyes' vision and the pink hair became even clearer and the scaled scarf slowly moved as Natsu's inertia stopped. The blonde was so relieved that she wouldn't be hurt by her best friend, he would've been pretty painful to be hit with.

'Phew…I almost got tackled by Regulus fueled punch! Loki's strong…God! He could've killed me!'

Lucy sat scared but frustrated and glared at the usually content lion to see him still fueled with rage. An attack was forming itself on the orange-haired man's hands. Lucy had seen this attack before, because well, they had fought together plenty of times and even trained together. It was his Twister.

'What's that attack going to do though? It's only going to make a mess!...Unless…he plans on getting the fight elsewhere…away from me…' The Celestial Mage still gazed over at her spirit and saw him looking back at her now, with concern in his eyes. He wanted her to be safe more than anyone, and wanted to be the one who would keep her safe.

He yelled, getting louder and louder, as he finally screamed "Ring Magic: Twister!" and winds started seeping up from the floor, soon sweeping Natsu up in the wildly swirling green/blue natural disaster and it blew the fire mage out the giant brown doors with intense force. The pink-haired boy's momentum was increased 10 fold until he slammed into a brick building and made a huge hole the wall, having his legs hang off the few bricks that were still standing.

The Dragon Slayer groaned loudly as his body impacted the building and made a huge gaping hole around the fire mage. Curses filled in the air and the boy struggled getting up, swaying back and forth, then gripping the side of the wall as he fell against it. He closed his eyes halfway, squinting to see the Fairy Tail guild doors open, revealing the handsome, suited man. Loki was ready to make a second attack.

'That bastard! Throwing me into a building? What a cheap shot! I'll show him what it's like to challenge a Dragon Slayer!'

Natsu quickly regained his composure and hoped out of the building, brushing off his damaged vest, which was a bit torn and ragged now, and slowly moved his arm around in a circle, stretching it for the upcoming attack he was about to counter to the spirit. His face slowly curled up in a fanged smile and the fire mage let out a loud maniacal laugh as he closed his eyes and banged his fists together, crouching down ready to let out a burst of flames. Opening his eyes as dragon eyes and taking in a long, deep breathe, he yelled as he placed his hands around his mouth.

"Karyuu no Houkou!"

A huge belch of flame came from his hands and slowly expanded as the fire got further from the cause. Loki's eyes widen as he saw the brilliant flames close the gap between the two mages. The spirit couldn't dodge the flame before it came in contact with him and burnt some holes in his black suit jacket sleeves while he held his arms up to protect his pretty face. After the flames ceased, the playboy lowered his arms and saw the burn marks embedded in his jacket. In some anger and growls, Loki tore off his jacket, throwing it to the ground while it still smoked from the flames.

"You burnt my jacket, flame-brain! You're buying me a new one after I get done kicking your ass!"

Loki's confidence was answered by the fire-breather, who had just as much confidence in his abilities as the spirit.

"In your dreams, you woman-killer! Like hell you'll kick my ass!"

What Natsu didn't expect was how powerful Loki really was. As the Salamander ran up to the spirit and the Celestial spirit ran back at him, fists in each of their right hands, and they made contact to each other's face. The mages were blown back a few feet but ran back at each other, and got into a major fist fight, punches and kicks flying back and forth hitting guts, knocking faces, almost breaking noses.

The fist fight lasted for awhile, till blood dripped from the bodies of the two. The boys panted and stared at each other, eyes barely open and bodies hunched over. They were exhausted, but the fight had only just begun. Power began surging inside the Dragon Slayer and the Lion spirit, as Natsu took off his torn vest and Loki took off his white button-up blouse.

"My suit is only holding me back! You're mince meat!"

"Sure it is, you weakling! I'm gunna mop the floor with you! Karyuu no Tekken!"

A fire-fueled punch came in contact with the playboy's face and blew him back into a fruit-cart in the shopping suburb they had landed in. The flames made a small burn mark on the tanned cheek of the spirit as fruit dripped from his orange hair onto his face. His skin was a bit stained with smashed peaches, oranges, and a few apples. Loki's body began to glow and the fruit shot off in all directions as the mage got up and formed a strong kick, knocking Natsu up high into the air, before Loki speedily transported above him, then punched him back to the cobblestone road with one swift, Regulus-powered attack.

"Ahh-!"

Natsu hit the cobblestone and made a huge crater in the walkway of the villagers, who had fled hours ago since the fight began. A few wanted to watch but decided it was best not to stay because their lives were at stake. Lucy, on the other hand, had been slowly following the fighting duo as they progressed their way down the streets of their little town of Magnolia. She stayed a distance away so she wouldn't be hurt and so that neither of the two would notice her.

Her cover was blown when Loki decided to use his toughest attack against the not-backing-down Dragon Slayer, since he thought this would silence him for good. He gently landed on the ground, smoke rising from his black, now soiled, shoes and his body was engulfed in light. His left hand reached out, clenched in a fist and his right hand gripped his left elbow as he glared at Natsu, stubborn to keep going and not lose Lucy.

He shouted at the top of his lungs the name of his strongest attack, ready to make the Dragon Slayer give up as he had done to Bixlow during the Battle of Fairy Tail. Natsu had struggled to stand, but eventually retained some balance and gripped his knees, breathing heavy from exhaustion. That's when his nose caught a peculiar scent. It smelled of lavender and sweet pea. He sniffed the air a few more times, unsure of his never-wrong nose. He still smelled that scent. Lavender and sweet pea.

'Where is that damn scent coming from? Nobody has been here for hours! What could possibly be here emanating that strange aroma?'

He darted his eyes about the destruction he and Loki had caused, not caring about it in the least of all the destroyed carts and burnt buildings. He searched for something, flowers, plants, candles. Anything that would make a smell. The spirit stared and screamed at Natsu.

"What the hell? We're fighting here! Forget what you smell! Pay attention to me! Regulus Impact!"

He started launching his Lion of Light, right at the distracted Natsu. The flame lover turned towards the light, in a figure of speaking, and his eyes widen in terror. He bent down and slowly as the attack gained on him, he thrust himself into the air with flames from his feet. The pink-haired boy had just barely dodged the toughest attack the lion could come up with.

The playboy stared in udder disbelief at such a simple way to dodge his most powerful attack. His mouth wide open, hanging loosely as he glared at Natsu landing softly and gracefully and starting to sniff around like a bloodhound. Getting frustrated and making fists, he screamed at the sniffing boy far from him.

"You mind telling me why your sniffing around, you mutt!"

"Shut up, you pretty boy! I'm busy!"

Sweat dripping down the back of Lucy's neck from nervousness and pressure of being caught. She gripped the wall she hid behind and tried to breathe as quietly as she could, in fear of being caught by the sharp ears of the Dragon Slayer too. She tried to hide further into the alley she was hiding in and felt her feet trip on a loose can. She yelped loudly, scared, falling onto her face in the street.

"Eek!"

Natsu's head shot up and he slowly turned behind him as a robot, twitching with each movement of his joints and his eyes caught the sight of the fallen blonde. Loki's eyes widen as he saw his princess a bit tattered from following them and catching a few blows so that her skirt was a bit torn as well as her shirt.

"Lucy! W-What are you doing? You can't be following us! I took him away to protect you, not make you track us!"

"Oi! I knew that scent was you, Lucy! You always smell like lavender and sweet pea…It's such a sweet smell…"

He took a long, deep breathe, closing his eyes and inhaling the intoxicating perfume while letting it fill his senses. The fire-breather loved to take a few whiffs of the delicious scent coming from his best friend and loyal partner. The fumes entering his nose made him dizzy and pleasured at the same time. He loved the feeling such a pleasant smell filling up his body with comfort.

He shook his head, regaining his composure and stared at the Celestial Mage again.

"Get out of here, my princess! This isn't a place for you! I'm trying to keep you safe by keeping this fire breather out of our way to happiness!"

Loki shouted with concern, hoping the girl would take his advice and flee so she wouldn't get hurt. He never wanted his beloved Lucy to be hurt and did his very best to protect her. Lucy slowly regained her footing and stood up, without brushing off her dirty body. She shouted in passion and agony, almost begging the two to stop fighting.

"Please! Stop this fighting! It won't solve anything! I-!.." the blonde paused, took a deep breath, and closed her eyes, "I don't want this! I don't want the two I care most about in this world fighting! No matter what the reason! I ORDER YOU BOTH TO STOP FIGHTING! NOW!"

The bloody boys looked at Lucy then back and each other, repeating this about 5 times before they finally dropped their fists and fell to the ground in exhaustion. They were tired, battered, and bruised from the last few hours of fighting that neither one knew what was left or right anymore. Natsu and Loki just didn't care to see their big-chested friend mad at them, so they gave up. Natsu knew that if he didn't, Lucy would just get in his way, forcing him to give. And Loki, well, he didn't like the sound of Lucy yelling at him all that much, because it hurt his ears even though she was pretty hot when she was mad.

Breathing heavy and using their last bits of strength, they looked at each other. Angry and calmness were in their gazes as the boys closed their eyes and fell asleep.

Lucy, curious as to if the playboy and the fire-breather were ok, walked over to them. She knelt down to where her thighs were on her calves and her feet were bent, then placed her arms on the top of her thighs just in front of her knees. The blonde glanced down suspiciously, thinking that the boy might be faking it. His breathing was fast-paced and his face was covered with a few bruises and dried blood stains. His vest was thrown on a lamp pole, in shreds of fabric. He managed to keep his scarf intact and on his neck, which made the girl giggle a bit while thinking about how important that piece of scale and cloth was for Natsu since he had managed to keep it unharmed, even though it was hard to damage it anyway.

'I guess he's out for the count…' the awake mage looked over at Loki, 'He is too…I suppose I should get them home…' she took a deep breath and heavy sigh, 'I'll bring out Taurus to help me take them to my apartment…'

With that thought, slowly standing up and taking Taurus' key off her key ring, Lucy summoned the bull in a slurry of smoke and a ring of his big, yellow bell.

"Gate of the Bull! I open thee! Taurus!"

Taurus mooed loudly and held his axe on his shoulder with a strong, muscled arms. Lucy then asked him to pick up Natsu and Loki, taking them on each shoulder and walked with Lucy to her apartment. Upon opening the door, the blonde felt light-headed and began to wobble, worrying the large cow. She assured him she was just being drained of energy.

"Oh Lucy, are you alright? I don't want that nice body being hurt!" the bull whined nervously.

"It's fine Taurus…I'm just exhausted…Loki took a lot of my power and you're taking the rest…just hurry and put them on the bed and I'll rest on the couch…"

The giant bull hesitantly nodded and as he laid the two boys on the bed, he vanished in a cloud of smoke so they fell on the bed with a slight thud. Lucy, on the other hand, fell straight to the floor right in front of her couch, unconscious as her magical power had finally drained. Loki had come of his free will so he stayed.

All of the 3 friends were unconscious and sleeping, dreaming things of what they wanted most…

How was it?

Not exactly the fight all of you may have been expecting...

But I tried my very best, honest!

Anyway, questions of the chapter to think about!

What are they dreaming?

More importantly, what do you think that each of them want the MOST?

See you guys soon!

Midnight Out! ;)