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Natsu stood by the door, leaning against the wall. I raised my brow at him. Is he just going to stand there while explain why we brought the book back? He made eye contact with me. We had another staring contest, which he won this time. I sighed and turned around. Leave me for the sharks, why don't you? I looked over my shoulder to see if he actually was staying there. I sighed again once I saw he was still watching me as I walked to the client. Happy sat down beside him and looked everywhere but at me.

Rolling my eyes, I turned and gave a smile to the client. I held out the book to him. "I want to give this to you," I said.

Mr. Amelon suddenly became angry. "I told you to burn that book not bring it to me," he shouted.

I instantly stiffened and forced myself not to flinch.

"Get that thing out of my sight," father yelled. He glared at me intensely.

I trembled in fear but held my ground. "But I made it for you, Daddy. I thought you might be hungry," I said.

His glare intensified. Blood drained from my face. Nothing good ever happened when he glared the much. I turned to run, but I wasn't fast enough. He grabbed my arm, yanked me around to face him, and backhanded me. I cried out in pain, so he hit me again. "I don't care what you though, useless brat," He yelled at me. "I didn't tell you to make this! If I was hungry, I would call the chief! I don't want to see such a disgusting thing in my office again," He yelled. He finally let my arm go and turned around. He stared walking to his desk but stopped. "And take the rice ball with you."

Everything becomes blurry, and I look at the ground. I shake my head to get rid of my memories and blink rapidly to get rid of the tears in my eyes. Once I've accomplished both, I look back up at Mr. Amelon with a smile. "If you want it burned, I would much rather you do it yourself," I said.

His eyes widened, but he made no movement to grab the book. We stood there for a few minutes. My arms are starting to hurt from holding the book out to him this entire time. I heard an irritated sigh from somewhere behind me. "Take the book already, old man," Natsu commanded.

The client flinched and quickly grabbed the book. I stepped back. His wife went and got a match for him. When she came back, she handed him the match, which he promptly lit. He took a shaky breath before moving the flares close to the book. "This book caused my family great shame. He stopped writing after this book. He called it a piece of trash. He was so ashamed of it, so I'm going to burn it so he wouldn't have to be ashamed anymore."

I can't let him burn it! "Wait," I yelled. He stopped and looked at me in shock. "You might want to look at it before you burn it."

He looked down at the book. It started to glow. He covered his eyes and held the book away from himself. "What's going on?" He asked.

Words started flying out of the book in a rainbow of colors and swirled around the room. I smiled at Mr. Amelon when he finally uncovered his eyes. "The author of the book is Kenmu Zaleon, but that wasn't his real name. His real name was Zeku Amelon." I smiled as I looked behind me to see Happy smiling as he watched the words fly around the room. Natsu even had a small smile on his face. I turned my attention back to Mr. Amelon. He was your father, right?" He nodded, so I continued. "He didn't stop writing because he wrote his worst book. He stopped writing because he finished his masterpiece."

The words around the room finally flew back into the book and the title lifted off the pages. The letters rearranged themselves to read 'Dear Kaby.' "He used the last of his magic energy to rearrange the words in the book to satisfy Everlue, the book was always meant for you," I explained.

Mr. Amelon fell to his knees and clutched the book to his chest. Tears streamed down his face. His wife rushed to him and knelt down beside him. "Thank you," Mr. Amelon cried. "Thank you so much. How can I ever repay you?"

I smiled sweetly at him. "You don't have to. I'm happy we could make you so happy."

With that, I turned and walked out the door. Natsu and Happy quickly caught up to me. Happy flew in front of me and held his arms out. Smiling, I held him in my arms. Natsu walked beside me. No words were exchanged as we made our way back to Magnolia. Once night hit, we made camp. Natsu caught a few lizards and cooked them. When they are done cooking, we all settle down to eat them. I sit across the fire from Natsu while Happy leans on my side. After a few minutes, all of us are done, but we don't move from our spots. Happy eventually falls asleep. I smile down at him.

"You look so cute," I said softly. I yawn and decide that it's time for me to sleep as well. I carefully picked up happy, so he didn't wake up. Then I lie down on my side to face the fire. Happy snuggled up to my chest. I smile again. I glanced across the fire at Natsu. He's staring at the fire, deep in thought. Closing my eyes, I slowly relax.

Right before I drift off to sleep, Natsu says, "Not bad, woman." I smile again. It's not my name, but it's better than 'annoying woman.' Then I let sleep take over.

As soon as I woke up, Natsu made me start walking. I didn't even have time to fully wake up. I held Happy in my arms since he would just fall asleep again. It's better for him to fall asleep in my arms than mid flight. After a few hours, my feet started to hurt. "Can we take a break, please?" I asked.

Natsu stopped and glared over his shoulder. His eyes suddenly widened a bit. Then he scowled and looks at a bush a few feet away from up. "Get out of the bush," Natsu commanded.

"I'm not in a bush," I said.

He gave an irritated sigh. "I wasn't talking to you, woman."

I glared at him, but said nothing. I turned to the bush he had been looking. The leaves started rustling. I started to get a little scared, so I stepped closer to Natsu. Natsu just gave me a sideways glance. The rustling got a louder, and a man stepped out. I was surprised when I realized it was Gray. Then I yelped because he only had underwear on. I hid behind Natsu and yelled, "Get some clothes on!"

"Relax," Gray said, "I was trying to find a bathroom."

"What does that have anything to do with putting your clothes on now?" I asked. I'm surprised Natsu hasn't complained about me hiding behind him.

"Well, I'd obviously have to take my clothes off to use the bathroom," Gray said.

"Why would you take your clothes off before you found a bathroom?" Happy asked. When did he wake up?

"It doesn't matter now," Gray said. "Alright, Lucy, I put my clothes on."

I finally came out from behind Natsu. Happy flew out of my arms and landed on a rock not too far from Gray. "What are you doing out here, Gray?" Happy asked.

"There's a shortcut to Magnolia through these woods," Gray explained. "I was trying to hurry back since Erza's due back any day now."

I sat down on a rock near Happy, who shuddered at the mention of Erza. My eyes widened when I realized who they were talking about. "You mean Erza Scarlet? I heard she's really pretty, but I've never seen any pictures of her. What's she like?"

"She's scary," Gray said in a grave voice. "She can take down a mountain with a single kick."

I became a bit scared. She sounds like she has monster strength. "Let's be realistic, Gray," Happy said. "She can kick down two mountains with a single kick."

I trembled a bit. "She sounds terrifying," I said.

"She is," Gray said. Happy nodded his head in agreement.

I looked at Natsu. He's the only one who looks unfazed by the mention of Erza Scarlet and her strength. In fact, he looked bored and annoyed. "Is she that strong?" I asked him.

He glared at me. "You must be stupid to believe these too," he said.

Hurt, I look away from him. "We should get going," I said suddenly. My feet hurt, my legs were sore, and I felt like I just lost the hard won points I got with Natsu last night. I sigh in defeat. He's always looking for the negative and is always so cold. My eyes widen as I got an idea. I smiled mischievously. He's 'cold,' huh?