Chapter 4
As Erza fixed the shudder on the window, Minerva was showering.
"Minerva's packed for a world tour," Mira called from inside. Mira pulled out some really kinky underwear. "Oh, Erza, Erza!" she called. Erza turned around. "Does she wear it or floss with it?" she asked using it as a sling shot into the bathroom.
"Floss you!" Minerva called as Mira and Erza laughed.
"Is it edible, Minerva?" asked Erza finally fixing the shudder. "
Oh, listen to this!" Mira said, still digging into Minerva's things. "'The world's most luxurious moisturizer, contains flakes of 24-karat gold and extracts of donkey testicle,'" Mira read, as she and the girls sat down, Minerva in only a towel.
"You're just jealous," Minerva said as the wine was poured.
"At a thousand dollars a dollop," Mira teased.
"Tell you, that's the price you have to pay if you wanna drink before 11:00 in the morning," Minerva said as they cheered with their glasses.
On a balcony, the 3 men were looking around the island, until Lucy came out.
"Hi," she said, getting their attention.
"May I help you?" she asked.
"Sure. We're here for the wedding," Laxus said. "I'm Laxus Dreyar," he said.
"Huh?" Lucy said.
"I'm Fullbuster, Gray Fullbuster," the raven haired man said. Lucy was in shock and she looked to the bluenette.
"Jellal Fernandez," he said. She looked at the three with her mouth hanging. Jellal took his sunglasses off. "You are expecting us?" he asked. Lucy smiled.
"Oh my God, yes!" she said.
"You're not Erza's daughter?" Jellal asked. Lucy shrugged as if saying, "That's me!"
"I thought you looked familiar," Laxus said. "Uh, Lucia," he guessed.
"It's Lucy," she said gently.
"Well, Lucia is the Greek," he said. A/N I have no idea if it's the Greek…
"Well, I'm named after a Lucia," she said.
"I used to have a great-aunt living on the mainland named Lucia," Laxus said.
"Do you mind if we see our rooms before we see your mother?" Gray asked grabbing his suitcase.
"Sure," Lucy said, but there was worry in your eyes.
"It's just that I'd quite like to freshen up before the big reunion," Gray explained. They were about to walk into the main door when Lucy stopped them.
"NO! No! I mean yes, but come this way," she said leading them to the place she just came from. There was really weird shelves of things that are not natural and it looked like an old temple. They stopped and looked at each other. Lucy peeked out of a doorway. "Come on," she said. Laxus chuckled and followed after the girl.
Back with Erza, Mira and Minerva, they were laughing and drinking as Minerva rubbed on moisturizer. Erza then stopped.
"Oh, my God! I got a crack in my courtyard I gotta go fix it," she said trying to get up, but Minerva pushed her down.
"Hey listen Erza? Erza!" Minerva said.
"I'm serious. Move," Erza said.
"Sit down!" Mira said.
"She won't let me go," Erza whined/ laughed.
"I know you're going to make a fortune with webs…with webs," Minerva said laughing at her mix up.
"With Natsu's site," Erza corrected.
"I know you're going to make a fortune with Natsu's website, but are you going to be okay until then?" Minerva asked as she rubbed her moisturizer.
"I think Minerva is offering to pawn her bling," Mira said.
"No seriously Erza…" Minerva said.
"Oh my God," Erza said as she was leaning into Mira.
"Do you need a loan?" asked Minerva.
"Oh sweet, I'm just whining, you know me," Erza said, secretly grabbing her electric drill. "I don't need to be taken care of," Erza said getting comfy again.
"Yeah, but are you being taken care of?" she asked.
"What do you mean?" Erza asked.
"Are you getting any?" Minerva asked. Erza stopped.
"Oh, you mean…" she then whirred the drill scaring Minerva as the 2 others laughed. "Down boy, down boy," Erza said as if pushing a dog down. "No, it takes too much energy," Erza said.
"Yeah. Just more plumbing to be maintained, isn't it?" Mira asked.
"Yeah," Erza laughed. "Oh god, I'm so glad that whole part of my life is over," Erza stated. "You know seriously. I do not miss it at all," Erza said as she sighed.
Back with Lucy, she was leading Gray, Jellal and Laxus through a barn with goats.
"Then it's just right here," Lucy said opening the goathouse. She gestured them in.
"Where's Erza?" asked Jellal. Lucy pushed him in.
"Hey! Okay!" he said. Lucy quickly shut the doors.
"Up you go," she said pointing to a very tiny staircase up to the attic. Jellal chuckled as he opened the trapdoor leading up to the attic. When he saw the attic he stopped with a frown. There was a little cot and junk everywhere. He climbed up and Laxus followed after then Gray. The three men looked around the place with a sour face.
"You know, I don't want to seem ungrateful for the scenic tour, but might be shown my room now?" Gray asked.
"Well, don't hold your breath, Gray, but I think this is your room," Laxus said. The three men looked at Lucy.
"Can we see Erza now?" Jellal asked. Lucy swallowed.
"I sent the invites," she admitted. "My mom doesn't know anything," she said trying to act innocent. Jellal sighed and rubbed his face as the 2 others bit their lips. Lucy giggled nervously. "Well, she's done so much for me, and she's always talking about you guys and the good old days, and I thought, what an amazing surprise for her that you are all gonna be at my wedding," she explained.
"Hang on," Jellal said stepping forward. "Lucy, I can't be here. The last time I saw your mother, she said she never wanted to see me again," he explained.
"That was years ago. Please, it would mean a lot to me," she said.
"Why?" Jellal asked. "Listen," Gray said coming over.
"I can see that you've been to a great deal of trouble. Might I'd suggest that we all reconvene on your boat?" he asked Laxus.
"Good idea," Jellal said as they turned to Laxus.
"Nope," he said.
"Why?" asked Gray.
"It's an adventure, Gray. It's good for you," he said.
"Oh, I see," Gray said. Lucy then came in.
"Okay, when I sent the invites, it was a long shot that you'd even reply. And now you've come all this was for a wedding. Surely, there must have been some special reason for you to be here," Lucy explained. "Like some siren call, maybe?" she suggested. They started laughing.
"You're a little minx, you know that? You're just like your mother," Jellal said, sitting down. "I'm glad my boys haven't met you, they'd never recover," Jellal explained.
"You have sons?" guessed Lucy.
"Yes two and someday I'd like to bring them here," Jellal said.
"Like you used to bring my mother?" Lucy asked. Suddenly, they heard some humming coming from the ground floor, and you'll never guess who it was. They started to get up. "No," she said Lucy trying to block them.
"It's Erza," they said.
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Listen, listen, she can't know. I'm gonna go. Please stay. Promise me that you'll not tell anybody I invited you. Okay? Promise?" Lucy whispered.
"You got it baby," Laxus whispered.
"It's a promise," Jellal said.
"I might regret it, but okay," Gray said.
"Okay," Lucy smiled and she walked over to the window.
"There wouldn't, uh, by any chance, happen to be a trouser press on the island would there?" Gray asked, but Lucy slammed the shutters in his face. He placed a board with pictures of Erza on it, drawn by Lucy herself, blocking the window. Erza hearing the window slam looked up. She walked over to the ladder leading up to the goathouse attic.
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