The Crystal Ball
Natsu opened his eyes, and saw Lucy who was still asleep. He got up quietly, grabbed his clothes and went to the bathroom. He lay his clothes down, and gripped the side of the bathroom sink. He was angry at himself. He could remember seeing Lucy in pain by the Lucky Seven. He couldn't even picture what would happen if things would've gotten worse. He took a deep breath and in the shower to bathe.
Lucy got up out of bed and was still naked. Her expression was sad and her face was bright red. She never felt so ashamed in her life. But what she was supposed to do. She wanted him to leave, but her emotions got the best of her. Then, she remembered that tonight was the crystal ball. She quickly got of bed and searched her closet for a gown. And the only gown was her mother's gown. She tried on and looked in the mirror. "Wow, I really do look like my mama." She thought to herself. "Lucy, you look amazing." said Natsu. She turned around and screamed in pain to see him coming out of the shower naked. She turned away and closed her eyes. "Put on a towel, Natsu. This isn't your home." She yelled. "But…" "I said put on a towel!" He quickly got back in the bathroom. Lucy still felt flustered. "What were we thinking?" she said.
Meanwhile back at the guild, Erza was looking over the master who was still recovering. Fairy Tail had plan at the ball. "Since the ball was going to be huge, we'll be divided into groups. Natsu, Lucy, Laxus, Kyra, Gray, Juvia, and Mirajane will be inside. While, Happy, Carla, Wendy, Gajeel, Bixlow and I will be patrolling outside to find anyone unusual." She thought to herself, "The Snake Eyes are wizards in disguise, so we really need to be careful. Plus, Prince Sato will be there as well; I'm sure that his royal guard will be there as well. Still …." She heard Natsu and Lucy coming in. "Erza, how the master doing?" Lucy said. "He's still recovering. Elfman and others are going to keep an eye on him." "Well, that's a relief." said Natsu. "Natsu?" she asked. "Happy said you didn't go home last night. Is there something wrong?" Natsu was blushing and stammering his words. "Crap." He thought. "I can't let Erza figure out that was I doing let alone the rest of the guild." So he lied. "Uh well you see I went over to Lucy's place to check up on her then I slept with her-"The words came from his mouth.
"You Did What?!" she reequipped her magic sword and pointed at him angrily. He was really scared. "Come on, Erza. "What Natsu trying to say is that he slept at my house on the couch?" Lucy was covering for him. "S-she's right. I lost track of time, and I fall asleep on Lucy's couch. Honest, I swear." Erza was slowly at ease, and put away her sword. She sighed and said, "Well, that's a relief." "Just what was he doing over here?" she thought. Anyway, she came over to them and told them about the plan.
Meanwhile at the Sato's villa, the prince was all alone in his room. He's has been that since he was growing. He has always wanted to help people and make new friends; however, his own father forbids him to do it. 'Cause higher upper class can't make friends with middle or lower class people. He was also forbidden to use his own magic which makes it harder for him even more. Luckily, the only true friends he has was Axel and Flora his own personal servants. "Prince Sato, This is Axel granting permission to enter." said Axel. "Enter." said Sato. "Your father has sent your carriage. We must leave now." "Tell me something Axel. Do I really need to go the ball? I mean Am I only going because I'm expected to be there." "well my prince, people are expecting you to be there. You 're son of Sato family." He sighed and turned to Axel. "Well maybe I don't want to be the prince." "Then what do you want to be?" Axel said.
The Crystal Ball was spectacular event. People were dressing beautiful tux and gowns. A beautiful crystal chandelier was hanging over in the middle of the room and shined ever so beautifully as the people entered. "Wow, it's wonderful." Said Lucy. "It's one of the greatest events in the Kingdom." Mira said. "let's all have fun. But just remember, we need to stay sharp in case Fukui and the Lucky Seven make their entrance." Said Laxus. Everyone went their ways. The rest of them were outside patrolling the area. Happy, Wendy, and Carla were in the sky. While, Erza, Bixlow, and Gajeel were searching on foot. "Any luck, Bixlow." Erza said. "Nope. Nothing yet." said Bixlow. "Just remember find anything or anyone out of the ordinary." "That's easier said than done." said Gajeel. Inside, the announcer said "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Prince Sato. Everyone clapped. "Good evening, I like to thank you all of you for coming to the Crystal Ball. I hope you have a good time and enjoy." He said with a smile on his face but deep down he felt really sad. Then, he took glance and saw Mirajane going outside the garden. "Who's that?" he said. Laxus and Kyra were dancing beautifully. "Listen, I overheard what had happened with your brother and I should say that …" he said. "Don't worry about it, I guess got little emotional about it." "Everyone needs to feel emotion every now and then." Lucy and Natsu were on the second floor. "Lucy Thanks." Natsu said. "For what." she asked. "For what you did back there for me. I appreciated." She blushed. "You're welcome." The server was wine. Natsu turned down the offer because it smelled funny while Lucy took one anyway. Gray and Juvia, who was sitting at table talking, drank some as well.
The garden was beautiful. Mira was standing near the fountain. She heard someone coming. "Excuse me." Sato came with his one of his guards Flora. "who are you?' he asked. "I'm Mirajane. And you?" she asked. "Prince Ash Sato. But call me Sato." He turned to his bodyguard. "And this is Flora, one of my friends. "Please to meet you." Said Flora. "I saw you leaving the building and entering the garden so I just follow you." "Follow me?" she thought. "Could it be one of Lucky Seven in disguise?" He called on a waiter and serves them two glasses of wine. He handed Mira one. "Let us make a toast to the Crystal Ball." He said. "Yes, of course." Mira and Sato were about to take a snip when Flora knocked both of their glasses, crashing to the ground. "Flora, what was that for?" he sounded upset. "Forgive me, Sato. But that drink was full of poison." She said. "Poison?!" he said. "Yes." She kneel down to where the drinks spilled. "Apparently, someone put a spell on the wine." She turned to speak with server, but she was gone. Then, A big explosion came from the ball. "What is that? What is going on here?" the prince asked. "Stay close to me." Mirajane was now extremely worried about not only the people inside, but her comrades as well.
