The Road To Love
Rating: Rated T
Disclaimer: Fairy Tail® by Mashima Hiro
Natsu's P.O.V:
Without knowing, I had walked into a forest, one that was very familiar and near the guild. My mind was filled with thoughts about Lucy and how she was with Hiroki. Unconsciously, I punched the nearest tree, but soon regretted it because of the pain coming from my knuckles.
"Stupid Hiroki..." Just the thought of him being with Lucy made me want to punch his face.
Realization suddenly hit me. I had left Lucy with Hiroki! I have to go back!
I started running through the forest, but stopped halfway. Wait... Lucy was mad at me! Why should I go back? Who cares if she's with Hiroki...? Lucy wants to be with him... But...What if tried to make a move on her!? WHAT IF SHE LOSES HER VIRGINITY!?
'What am I thinking!? Of course she won't lose her virginity... Wait is she even a virgin...? Of course she is!' Natsu shook his head and pushed the thought of his head, and starting running once again.
'I don't care if she is mad at me... I'll always protect her...'
Normal P.O.V:
Natsu had just made it to the guild and slammed his hands on the bar counter.
"Mira! What mission did Hiroki and Lucy take!?"
"Natsu? I thought you went home." Mira asked curiously.
"I don't have time for this! Just tell me where they went." Natsu raised his voice.
"Alright, calm down." The oldest Take-Over mage was slightly annoyed at how rude Natsu was being, but she sensed that the reason was because he was worried about Lucy.
"They took a mission to take out a couple of thieves. They're heading towards Oak Town, it's just north of here. They're going to take a train. If you run, you might catch up to them before they board."
With that, the fire mage yelled a 'thanks' and started running in the northern direction.
"Good luck, Natsu." Mira whispered, smiling.
Natsu had run all the way to the train station, when he saw Lucy and Hiroki enter a train.
'Crap... Anything but a train...' The fire dragon slayer got motion sickness from just thinking about it. He sighed, but got on the train anyways.
'I'm doing this for Lucy...' Natsu sat in booth behind Lucy and Hiroki's just so he could eavesdrop on their conversation.
"Lucy are you sure your okay?" asked Hiroki with concern.
"I told you, I'm fine." Lucy replied. The brown-haired mage just sighed and looked out the window.
The train started to move and instantly, Natsu's motion sickness kicked in. His face turned green and he started to moan.
"I... ugggh... can't... ugggh... take this... uggh... anymore..." Lucky for the Salamander, the train ride was only an hour and soon he was off the train.
"Now where are they?" asked the pink-haired boy as he looked around, trying to spot Lucy and Hiroki. His eyes landed on a blonde walking a few feet ahead with a tall brown-haired boy. Natsu could tell right away that it was Lucy's scent, and started following the two.
"So, where are we supposed to meet the client?" asked Hiroki. Lucy took out the mission flyer from her pocket and examined it.
"Well, it says here that we're supposed to go to 102 Newfound Blvd." replied Lucy. The two went up a nearby shop and asked an old couple the direction of the street. The old couple gave them the needed directions and the two continued on their way.
"Lucy, are you sure you wanted to go on a mission with me?" questioned Hiroki, while walking next to Lucy. The blonde stopped, letting the question sink in. Hiroki looked back and raised a brow.
"I... Yeah of course I wanted to go with you!" shouted Lucy, attracting some attention. He sighed and patted her head.
"Alright. If you say so." They both started walking once again with the fire mage secretly following them. Of course he had heard their conversation, with his sharp hearing. A pang of sadness hit him once Lucy said that, but he tried his best to get rid of the feeling.
"We're here!" Lucy and Hiroki were now in front a white modern two story house surround by a garden of assorted flowers. It was big, but Lucy had seen bigger.
"Let's go!" The blonde grabbed Hiroki's hand and pulled him towards the door. Lucy motioned him to knock, which he gladly did.
The door creaked open and behind it was a petite old lady, possibly around the age of 60.
"Are you the mages from Fairy Tail?" The lady questioned, raising a brow. The aged woman had a cold aura surrounding her.
"Yes, we're here to complete your job request. My name is Hiroki and this is Lucy." answered Hiroki in the most polite way. Lucy smiled and waved at the lady.
"Oh, well please do come in." Her cold aura suddenly disappeared, and it was replaced with a more cheerful one. Lucy sweat dropped at how her mood could change so easily.
"My name is Akari Michiko, by the way." The elderly woman now known as 'Akari' smiled and let the two inside.
Lucy and Hiroki examined Akari's home. The house was pretty ancient. The walls were painted a light orange; the windows were covered by large, silk drapes and it had that certain 'old people' smell.
The shuffling of feet brought the two teenagers out of their thoughts and they watched as a tall, old man tread down the stairs.
"So you're the Fairy Tail mages?" The old man sneered. "Looks like a couple of weaklings to me."
"Takeru! Be nice to them! They're going to help us find him." snapped Akari.
"Like they can do anything! For all we know, he might be dead!" The man called 'Takeru' retorted.
Lucy glanced at Hiroki and was relieved to see that she wasn't the only one who was totally confused.
"I'm sorry to cut in, but who are you talking about?" asked Lucy.
The old couple looked at the two, then back at each other before sighing.
The grouchy man led Lucy and Hiroki towards the living room filled with old antiques and records, while Akari went to brew tea. The two sat on a luxury, white leather sofa and although there was room on the furniture, the old male plopped down on a cream, leather armchair. It seemed that most of the chairs were also made out of leather, and it gave them the impression that the old couple was rich.
There was an awkward silence before the man finally spoke up.
"What're your names?" The blonde decided that she should answer this time.
"My name is-" Lucy started, but was cut off by Hiroki.
"My name is Hiroki and this is Lucy."
Lucy forced a smile; of course she was annoyed that she got cut off. The man nodded and sighed.
"My name is Takeru Michiko. Sorry about my behaviour before, it's just that... I was worried"
"Worried about whom?" asked Lucy.
"My son... Aki Michiko..."
"Why would you be worried about your son?" questioned Hiroki.
"He... He was captured by the thieves!"
That's the end of chapter 7! Hope you liked it! :D And sorry about the long wait =.="
School was keeping me really busy D: I'll try and update whenever I can ^^
Fairy Tail chapter 301! :O I love that dragon Zealconis xD (I think that's how u spell his name O.O) And I wanna know so badly who that woman in the cloak is! ಠ_ಠ I guess we'll find out in the later chapters ;P
Thanks for all the reviews! :D
Please check my other story 'Fairy Tail Academy's Famous Delinquent' if you haven't already! ;P
~ Neongurl1999
