Heyo! im back from the dead! OK so i know i haven't updated since December Ive just been really busy with dealing the the new puppy' school and then getting really sick but im back! so don't hate me!
Ive also been getting messages about me using a lot of time skips but i only do that because i don't want to waste your time with boring little things and i do try to avoid using them as much as possible.
Also im looking for a beta reader! on to the story
Disclaimer- i do not own Fairy tail' if i did it would probably crash and burn.
Chapter 7: Unexpected companion
Chocolate brown eyes fluttered open and stared sleepily at the white ceiling, groaning Lucy sat up and slid out of bed rubbing her eyes, after she woke up a little more she went over and grabbed her phone noticing that it was 11:40 am, thank god to whoever created Saturdays the thought popped into Lucy's head as she scanned her phone for messages and notifications, noticing the 5 missed messages Lucy opened her phone smiling when she saw that it was Levy and Natsu who texted, deciding to read Levy's first she opened the text.
9 am Levy: Lu-chan! i can't wait to meet up later today, im really looking forward to going to your work place for lunch then heading to the mall!
Smiling Lucy thought back to 2 weeks ago, she had gotten accepted at the Starlight Cafe as a waitress and her and Levy had agreed to eat lunch there today before going shopping. Scrolling down to the next message Lucy giggled.
11:30 am Levy: Lu! don't tell me your still asleep! we were supposed to meet at 11! where are you? im getting hungry so if you don't hurry up your paying for my food.
nodding Lucy texted Levy back letting her know that she was awaked and will be there shortly before going to the last 3 texts which were from Natsu, its been just over a month since she came here and the pink haired boy had already become one of her best friends.
8:30am Natsu: Luce! morning! are you awake yet?
exasperated at how her friends could be such early birds on the weekends she went to the next text
9am Natsu: ok so since you didn't reply earlier im guessing your still asleep, i wanted to let you know that Happy and i want to hang tomorrow, whatever time you want really, just let me know,bye!
giggling Lucy mentally checking her schedule for tomorrow she had work from 6am to 2pm but shes free after that, so they could probably hang out at around 3 or 4 whenever it was best, nodding at her plans for tomorrow she went to the last text.
11am Natsu: Lucccceeee wake up and reply! im bored and ive got nothin to do! so hurry up and wake up!
sighing Lucy texted Natsu back and let him know that she was awake and what time she was free tomorrow, after she got that finished Lucy went and had a quick shower before pulling on a pair of black tights, a silver and gold knee length dress and a pair of flats before grabbing her bag and keys and heading out the door to Starlight cafe where levy was impatiently waiting for her.
-time skip, Starlight cafe-
Lucy walked up to the doors of the cafe slightly out of breath from jogging here, opening the doors she looked around the small but homey cafe the walls were a dark gold color with a star mural on the wall behind the counter where a petite pink haired girl was currently working as the cashier, giving a small wave to the girl known as Aries, Lucy looked around for her petite blue haired friend, smiling when she spotted Levy sitting by the window with a thick book she made her way over, pulling out the chair and startling the girl making her head snap up before she smiled.
"Lu-chan!"
said smile just disappeared as Lucy sat down making her fidget nervously
"what took you so long? ive been waiting her forever! and im hungry you made me wait to get food!"
sweatdropping at her friends dramatics Lucy gave her a small smile "Sorry Levy i was up late last night finishing an essay and slept in, i got here as fast as i could though" nodding Levy closed her book and placed it in her bag as the waitress walked over, looking up at the waitress Lucy smiled at the silent black haired woman known as Libra who was holding a pen and pad looking at the two expectantly, tilting her head Lucy quickly scanned over the menu on the table before turning back to Libra "hey Libra, id like a cup of green tea and a grilled cheese sandwich please" nodding Libra quickly wrote down her order to look at Levy who quickly replied with" an iced tea and the veggie soup please with a buttered bun on the side" nodding again she wrote down the order and walked off leaving a slightly confused Levy and an amused Lucy "she's kinda scary with the whole not talking thing" giggling Lucy nodded "she's not scary when you get to know her and you get used to her silence" nodding Levy sighed and started talking about the current book she was reading until there food came. while eating they spent the time discussing who was funnier Fred or George Weasley.
-Time skip, mall-
Lucy smiled as she walked through the aisles of books, scanning over names and titles looking for one that caught her interest, she loved how there was a large bookstore at the magnolia mall every week they brought in the newest books and they always had a clearance sale once a month, tilting her head Lucy pulled out a thick brown book with golden lining, turning it over to see the name "Tales of Fairies" when she looked down to she the name of the author there was none, shrugging Lucy kept a hold on the book as she went looking for a few more books.
After spending about 20 minutes roaming through the book store Lucy had 5 new books that had caught her interest, The Hobbit, Lord of the rings (a three book series) and Tales of fairies, once she payed for the books she looked for Levy finding her struggling to carry around 10 books. giggling Lucy walked over and picked up the 5 books on top getting a look of thanks from Levy she asked "are these all?", after getting a yes from her blue haired friend she made her way over to the cash.
After they left the book store the two wandered around going to a few clothing stores and other stores that had weird little things that amused the two, after spending close to two hours the girls headed down to the food court.
Placing her large amount of bags on the ground most of which consisted of clothes and shoes as well as accessories, Lucy sat down on the chair with a sigh glad she decided to wear flats instead of heels, Levy did the same but instead of sitting she wandered off to get them some food. flicking through her phone Lucy replied to some texts from Erza and Gray before pulling out Tales of Fairies, opening to the first page she started reading, the book was about a group of fairies each one having a different tale of their adventures and how they all met, after reading for around 20 minutes Lucy closed the book smiling as Levy placed down the try which consisted of two burgers, two fries and their sodas. Taking her food Lucy bit into the burger and letting out a small groan of content at the taste causing Levy to giggle while nibbling on some fries.
After the two finished eating they decided to head back to Lucy's apartment to hang out and relax, as they made their way home with Levy going on about one of the books she bought they heard a small whimper which caused the girls to stop and look around, frowning Lucy turned around to ask Levy if she saw anything when she heard the whimper again, whirling around Lucy glanced around before her eyes landed on a row of bushes by the river, after seeing a small blur of white Lucy passed her bags to a confused Levy who shouted at Lucy to stop when she climbed over the low fence and started jogging down to the water, when she got down Lucy fumbled around in the bushes until she found the source of the whine,and to her surprise what she found was a small snow white terrier puppy who was covered and dirt from head to toe and was shaking in fear, bending down Lucy held out her hand murmuring to the scared puppy that he was safe, after watching her for a few seconds the puppy limped over making Lucy realize that his leg was injured, after sniffing her hand and determining that she was not going to hurt him he licked her hand. smiling Lucy reached down and picked him up much to the puppy's protest and started to head back over to Levy. as she climbed over the fence Lucy noticed that Levy was giving her a weird look.
"Lu-chan?"
"yes?"
"why do you have a puppy that looks like a fuzzy snowman?"
tilting her head in confusion Lucy looked down to said puppy and noticed that his nose was such a weird shade of pink that it looked orange, making the puppy indeed look like a fuzzy snowman, giggling Lucy looked back to her confused friend "he was the source of the whimpering, he was scared and it seems that his hind leg is hurt" confusion instantly turned to concern as Levy walked over to the puppy whop had made himself comfortable in Lucy's arms "is he okay?" shrugging Lucy looked down at him a slight frown on her face "he seems to be but i wanna bring him to the vets to make sure" nodding Levy grabbed Lucy's bags which she had laid on the ground and started making her way to Lucy's street, Lucy confused called out to her "Levy?"
"hm"
"where are you going?"
"your house?"
"i see that but..."
"oh! haha im taking your bags to your house you take the puppy to the vet's, ill wait there for the both of you"
nodding Lucy reached into her pocket making sure to not jostle the puppy and tossed her keys at Levy who caught them looking confused "you'll need those to get in" blinking in realization Levy smiled sheepishly before turning around and heading to Lucy's house, shaking her head amused Lucy turned and made her way to the pet store she had discovered on her way to work last week remembering that they had a sign saying they had a vet clinic inside.
-Time skip, Vet clinic-
Making her way into the store Lucy looked around noticing a few other people walking around with their dogs and such picking up objects like toys food and other things, sighing Lucy shifted the now sleepy puppy in her arms and made her way over to the counter where she noticed a bell, tapping on it Lucy heard a very familiar voice yelling "ill be over to help you in a sec, im kinda bus-ack! don't bite me!" tilting her head in confusion Lucy waited and blinked in surprise when a Natsu wandered out from the staff only room rubbing his hand which had a small bite mark "sorry, one of the cat's doesn't like taking medi- Lucy!?" said girl just kept on staring at him in shcok until the puppy in her arms gave a small bark which brought her back to the matter at hand "Natsu? you work here?"
"yep! ive worked here for around 2 years now im in charge of making sure the animals that are in need of homes or are here for medical reasons, now what are you doin here?"
Lucy looked down to the puppy in her arms before placing him on the counter where Natsu could get a better look at him "i found him on my way home, he was in some bushes by the water scared i think his hind leg is hurt" nodding Natsu held his hand out for the puppy sniff, once he licked his hand Natsu started petting him as he looked at his hind leg to keep him calm "how long ago did you find him" tiliting her head Lucy pulled out her phone looking at the time 5:45pm "i think around 5:20?" nodding Natsu applied a small amount of pressure to his leg making the puppy yelp in pain and try to go back over to Lucy, frowning Natsu grabbed a treat from a nearby jar and held it out to the puppy who ate it happily "it seems his legs been fractured, ill bring him out back for the vet to look at him, i don't see a collar and by the looks of him, he's a stray, ill need a name for him for the paperwork" nodding Lucy reached forward gently petting him before a name popped into her head "how about Plue?" said name earned her a weird look from Natsu "its weird but i guess it suits him, alright i clean him up and bring him out back now then come back out with the paperwork" Lacy gave him a small nod before he picked up Plue and headed into the back room, sighing Lucy sent Levy a texted letting her know what was going on and that she'll be a little while before walking over to a few chairs and sitting down.
After about a half hour Natsu came back out with some paper and a pen motioning for her to come over, when she got to the counter Natsu held out the pen and paper "this is the paperwork ut won't take long, its just for your contact information and such for contact purposes, oh and Plue's fine its just a slight fracture it should be healed by next month" letting out a sigh of releif Lucy took the paper and pen and started filling it out, once done she passed it back to her pink haired best friend who looked it over and grinned at her "you know Plue needs a home now and he seems quite taken with you, if you want him we can get the paperwork for that done now" smiling Lucy nodded, she had become quite taken with the puppy as well and wanted to keep and eye on him "id love to" grinning Natsu let out a "great!" before leaving to fetch the paper work.
-Time skip, Lucy's home-
Lucy smiled at Levy gratefully as she opened the door, she had sent levy a text a little while before she headed home about everything that had happened, so when Lucy rang the doorbell to her pwn home with her arms full of puppy supplies like toys, food, treats and such that Natsu had helped her pick out, Levy wasn't surprised "Lu! how is he? when can you bring him home?" giggling at her friends excited questions Lucy laid the bags down on the couch before flopping down next to them "he's fine he was giving some medication for his leg and Natsu said i can bring him home tomorrow"
"ah that's great..wait..Natsu?"
smiling at Levy's confused reaction she said "he works there at the pet store, he's in charge of Plue until i pick him up"
nodding Levy mumbled about forgetting where her friends work before poking through the bags of dogs supplies "well lets get this stuff set up for him!"
smiling Lucy got up and started taking things out of the bag.
by the time they finished Lucy and Levy where both flopped down on the couch, she had gotten him two beds one for her room and one for the living area, she had gotten him a silver food and water dish set and some toy balls and ropes as well as some stuffed plushies and a blanket she had also gotten him a collar with start designs on it and a name tag as well as a black harness and leash, she had gotten him a large bag of puppy food and some treats for training as well as a training pad. once everything was set up and puppy proofed Lucy and Levy were quite tired, sighing Lucy got up and made her way to the kitchen putting some spaghetti on to boil for the both of the before poring some sauce into a pan to heat up and grabbing the Parmesan cheese from the fridge, Levy had followed her out and was making some orange juice for the both of them.
after the spaghetti was made and transferred to two plates with the sauce and cheese poured on both girls grabbed their drinks and sat down to eat, enjoying the taste of well made spaghetti, after they finished and the dishes were put in the sink Lucy sat back down on the couch and sighed which was quickly followed by Levy's own sigh, after sitting down for around 5 minutes Levy sat up and looked at Lucy "hey Lu-chan? i have to go home now it late, let me know how his first time home goes kay?" nodding Lucy watched as Levy grabbed her bags from the mall and headed to the door "bye, lu-chan" smiling Lucy waved to her small blue haired friend "bye, Levy" after the door closed Lucy got up and went for a shower after realizing that she had gotten dirty from her trip down to the water, after her shower she brushed her teeth and hair, got changed and went to bed, excited for tomorrow, smiling Lucy stared at the stars through her window, who knew id find an unexpected companion?, the thought popped through her head right before her eyes fluttered close, a small smile gracing her lips.
so how was it? i tried to make it as long as possible but im doing this at school so i only have a short time before class! but i hoped you enjoyed i was trying to find a way to introduce plue to the story and this idea popped into my head, i hoped you guys enjoyed it!
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Nynaeve
