*Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail.
Transforming
CHAPTER 7
Natsu had Lucy propped up on the kitchen, running his hands up and down her thighs, enjoying the supple flesh beneath his palms.
Lucy moaned in delight against his mouth, content in tasting Natsu's mouth and feeling his hot pulse beat from his neck into her hands. Like a perfect tell of how excited he was and the perfect tool to tell when she should up her game. He was utterly addictive. And distracting, they really should have picked out a job today; instead they couldn't keep their hands off each other. Lucy wasn't sure how they'd ever stop. How did anybody ever stop? It felt too good, made her mind go blank in pleasure, made her body move in ways she didn't know it could, made everybody else not matter as much. Natsu was everything to Lucy, always had been if she thought about it. Only now she knew: he was hers, and no way was anybody else getting their hands on him. Not ever.
"Natsu! Lucy!" The couple broke apart when Happy flew into the window, you'd think by now he would actually knock. But no. "Something's happened!"
"What?"
"A mage came from the future and said the world was going to end."
Lucy whined, "Oh no. Is it me again?"
"No, someone else. They didn't give a name. Everyone from the guild is getting called in tomorrow to hear the story. I'm here to tell you that we have to go in to meet them tomorrow."
"I can't believe this is happening again," Natsu sagged against Lucy, "I was all happy and blissful too…"
"Who knew you would be so clingy."
"You're nice to cling to. Soft and warm…"
"You liiiiiiiiiike each other."
"That's still embarrassing you stupid cat!" Lucy exclaimed.
….
The next day…
"Yo!" Natsu sauntered into the guild, Lucy's hand firmly in his, Happy flying behind them, "What's up?"
They paused when their eyes found the hooded figure. "Is Mystogan back?"
"I don't look anything like Mystogan."
"A girl?!"
Master Makarov nodded, "She's here from the future. Now that everyone's here, you should probably explain."
The pair looked around, it was true, the whole guild was there. Happy had said it was important when he came to get them, but they didn't expect this. Nothing like this. They took their seats, Natsu sniffing the air, "You don't smell like anything."
"I couldn't have you figuring out who I am, that has to remain secret otherwise it could change the future the wrong way," she explained.
Levy frowned, "So you knew about dragon slayers, is that why you hid your scent?"
"Yes. I guess it's more accurate to say that I know you. Or the future versions of you at least."
Natsu suddenly became very intrigued, grabbing the hooded girls hands, "You know me?! Am I a badass?! Did I beat Gildarts?! Am I S-class?! What about Igneel?!"
"I can't tell you that dumbass!" she whacked Natsu on the head and he went flying, "Oops… sorry."
Natsu sulked, sitting back with Lucy. Lucy smiled at the cloaked girl, she imagined they'd probably get along, "So what do we call you?"
"Just call me 'A.'"
"A letter, that's annoying," Natsu muttered.
"Then make up a name, it doesn't matter. I just can't tell you my real one."
"Why not?"
"You really don't change much do you, Natsu Dragneel."
Lucy sighed, "So why are you here? How did you get here? The Eclipse is destroyed."
"Future magic got me here, a combination of spells, and I was the only one strong enough to survive the trip. And I'm here to save the world."
Droy groaned, "Awww, didn't we just do that?"
"That's just it, you were meant to save the world at the Grand Magic Games and then there's the spirits and they'll be events after. Tough ones. But something has happened in the timeline. Or I guess, more accurately, something will happen. Something that didn't happen before, it started changing my present. People who were alive disappeared as if they were dead. The guilds exploded, the world turned to dust and now… it's a living nightmare…"
The room was quiet, they had just finished fighting fate. Maybe they really couldn't escape it, maybe they really were meant to die. Lucy gripped Natsu's hand, "So then… so then how are you here if everyone survived?"
"A friend had a spell. My parents disappeared and then I was disappearing so she froze my time to stop it. I had help from someone else to let me move through my freeze safely. I worked with them to figure out how to get here. Look, I'm going to stop it. I'm going to save everyone."
Gray stepped forward, clothes still firmly on, "Who was it? Your time, who-"
"I think you know who."
"Ultear?"
The hooded woman nodded.
"And the other?"
"Someone else that you'll meet. I can't tell you more than that or I'll alter the timeline."
Juvia looked at Gray in worry, "So then… what happened? What changed?"
"That's just it… I have no idea."
….
"I don't think we should trust her, we've been burned before. This future crap weirds me out," Gajeel growled.
"I don't know," Lucy shrugged, "I think she meant it."
'A' had disappeared to try gather information from the council, trying to figure out what had happened, or happens, to change our future. Master had also left to make preparations. He said he was going to recall the guild master meeting. Leaving the rest of the guild to sit awkwardly, the hall now devoid of content smiles and easy laughter.
"It's just hard to believe what she said." Laxus shook his head. "To think we all just disappear? That the whole world is reduced to nothing like it hadn't existed in the first place? It's even crazier than the dragons."
"How could it happen?" Wendy squeezed her eyes tightly shut, like that could block her from the fear.
Charle crossed her arms, "I haven't had any visions. But I do have a bad feeling about it all."
Levy shrugged, "We'll beat fate again. I know we can. What I want to know is how we know her."
Natsu shrugged, "Yeah, she feels familiar."
"Technically we don't know her yet."
Lucy nodded, "I guess we'll just have to wait and see."
