HI! Back with a new chapter
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On with the story
X791
A city somewhere
A group of mages were on their way to their request to apprehend a bandit gang's boss.
"The job flier says they hang out in that old fortress at the top!" Lucy said excited.
"You're sure excited about this" Gray said to her.
"I sure am!" Lucy replied to him.
"I'm just brimming with confidence for some reason lately."
"Well then! let's go find ourselves a bandit boss, shall we?" Lisanna said to them
"Aye sir!" Happy said excited.
(Que opening)
Just speed it up Don't be afraid
Run Run Get it start
nagare te ku subete ga
saki yuku kumo ga yon deru
motto motto
shissou Highway
(Imagine scene: Lucy and the others were in their quest doing a great job in beating the bandits)
narabu Speed gun
tsuduku Crooked street
hate nai Cross road
kaze o saki kake agare
ikkini kumonoue he
jiyuu wa kono te ni
Speed up Speed up Speed up
(Imagine scene: Natsu was fighting a light green haired man while dodging a big man's cannon)
Just speed it up Don't be afraid
Run Run Get it start
nagare te ku subete ga
saki yuku kumo ga yon deru
motto motto
shissou Highway
(Imagine scene: Natsu, Éclair, Momon were walking down a path by the sunset together as they hold hands with each other while Momon was sitting on top of Natsu's head)
In the town's street
Lucy and the others were now running up the streets to find the wanted bandit boss.
"And these What's their name Bandits…" Gray said while running with them.
"The Bacchus Bandits! We're supposed to catch Geese their leader!" Lucy corrected him and explains to him as well.
"The Mayor himself posted this job, so it's gonna be a Huge reward" she then had a greedy looking face on her all of the sudden.
"Lucy, you got a crazy, greedy look on your face, you know." Happy said looking at her.
"how rude!" she retorted at the blue flying cat.
"just stay focused on the job, Happy!" Charla said to him.
"Erza-san!" Wendy called out to the scarlet hair Re-quip mage.
"Yes, Wendy?" Erza asked her.
"Is it just me or is the city seems to be too quiet?" she said as she looks around the houses.
Erza then realized it but was to slow as bandits came out of the house holding all sorts of magic weapons with them.
"An ambush, huh?" Gray said as he looks around.
"You guys ain't gettin' past us!" a bandit member yell at them
"We're gonna turn you into fish food and throw you lot to the ocean!" another one yells at them.
"Fine by us, let's go guys!" Lisanna said while turning into her cat soul.
"Remember! Our target is their leader Geese! If we don't catch him, we don't get our reward!" Erza quickly reminded them.
"Reward I want! Reward I want! Reward! Reward!" Lucy said happily as she claps her hands while skipping in happiness.
"She's now evil" Happy said sweat dropping.
They then engage all of the bandits and managed to catch all of them except their leader, Geese who managed to give Lucy the slip
After that they were yelled by the mayor for failing their job and said their reward won't be given to them.
Desert somewhere
Éclair was sitting down by a tree's shade as she kept looking at the Phoenix stone then to the ring on her ring finger.
Then her bird friend, Momon and her friend Natsu went to her as Momon simply fly to her and landed on her lap.
Éclair smiled to them as she caressed Momon's head with her hand.
"I almost didn't think the both of you were going to come back?" she said to them.
Momon had a sad look on him as she stares sadly to Éclair.
Natsu also had a sad look while hiding it in his mask from her eyes to see.
He then sat down and places his hand on top of hers while caressing it gently.
Éclair smiled to him then looks at Momon.
"I'm sorry.." Éclair apologizes to Momon.
"You both promised that you'll be with me forever, didn't you?" she said as she caresses Momon's head.
Magic Council in Era
The Guild Masters and the Council Members were in a meeting as they were discussing the recent events of abnormal magic activities up north of Fiore.
"Rivals Zeref?" Makarov said while thinking.
Outside of the Magic council
Makarov was now sitting on the grass outside while smoking on a pipe.
"Those big shots are really long winded, aren't they?" he said as he sucks some of the smoke on the pipe before blowing it away to the air.
"I leave it to the both of you" he said as he looks at behind him.
In the shadows two figure were crouching behind him as one was big while the other was small and had a round shaped ear.
"Gihee" the big figure chuckled before disappearing with the little one.
Magnolia
Lucy and her friends were now back home from their job.
"Uhmmmm! My body feel so tired from the job" Lisanna said while stretching her hands up.
"It sure is nice to be back home!" Happy said while eating a fish.
"What do you expect!" Charla retorted to him.
"Sorry guys! I gonna go home to take a shower before I go back to the guild" Lucy said as she walks in front of them.
"You guys go ahead! I'll catch up later!" Lucy said as she walks back home.
"Isn't she energetic?" Gray said looking at Lucy's disappearing figure.
"Well she's the type to recover quickly" Erza said to her friends as she saw Lucy went to the side of the road and disappeared from their sight.
With Lucy
she was now walking back home while pulling her suit case with her.
Lucy then let out a sigh then looks up with determination.
"All right! I'll just do better next time!" she said with confidence in her voice.
She then passes a girl wearing a red dress and a yellow walking bird as she walks back home.
Lucy looks at the person for a moment before looking back to the path to her apartment
All of the sudden the girl suddenly falls to the ground as the bird flies up above her.
"Éclair! Éclair!" The bird shouted at her friends with worry in its tone.
"Hey! Are you alright?!" Lucy exclaimed as she drops her suitcase and then went to Éclair who was on the ground unconscious.
"Please! Help Éclair!" the bird begged Lucy while having tears in its eyes.
(Black and white scene: Éclair was walking as her long hair ribbon disintegrated as she was walking while being followed by some shadow of people and animals who were following her. Éclair then saw a person in front of her reaching his hand towards her for her to take it).
Veronica Kingdom
"So, as you may know, my kingdom will host its 400th anniversary in three days" Duke Cream instructed to four people who were kneeling down to him.
"I want you, Carbuncle to retrieve the other half of the phoenix stone that my family has possessed for centuries. I will pay you all 400 million jewels also" he said to them.
The four people nodded their head and then went out.
The duke then looks through his window and smiled.
Hallway
"Chase" the middle person said while walking with the others in the kingdom hallway.
The person with the mask and cloaked disappeared in the shadows.
"A Phoenix Stone, huh?" the middle figure said smiling and the other two grinned a bit to him.
Fairy Tail Guild
Night time
The guild was closing up as everyone was cleaning and turning off the lights except for the bar.
Éclair and Momon were sitting on a table as Éclair was eating a plate of soup while Momon was eating a piece of bread.
Éclair then scoops some of her soup and feed it to Momon.
Momon drinks the soup and swallowed it then continued eating the piece of bread.
Lucy and the others just watch as Éclair and Momon were eating the food given by them.
Mira then went to give them a drink as she sets it down on their table.
"Here you go" Mira said to them.
Éclair looks at her. "Thanks" she thanked Mira as Mira went back to put the tray back to the bar.
"maybe she fainted because she was hungry?" Lucy said while looking at them.
"Who is she anyway?" Happy asked her
"I dunno" she replied to Happy.
"What's that baby bird-looking thing?" Elfman whispered to his little sister.
"Seems to be her friend.." Lisanna replied.
"Looks kinda tasty!" Droy said grinning to Jet.
"That's what you're thinking?" Jet replied while sweat dropping.
"Don't you think she's hot?" Max said to them while looking at Éclair and was using the broom stick to stand with it.
"Geez you guys! And if case you haven't notice, look" Levy said to them as she points to the ring Éclair was wearing.
"She's taken already" she said to them as Max looks disappointed a bit and then continuing to sweep with the broom he was holding.
Éclair and Momon now has finished their meals as she uses a napkin to wipe away any excess soup from her mouth.
"Thank you for the meal" she thanked to them.
Lucy then quickly sits down in front of her.
"you'll be okay now!" she said to them.
"No, I would've been fine with or without food" Éclair replied to her while caressing the ring on her finger.
"Huh?" Lucy said confused.
"Oh my" Mira said to them.
"Éclair! Don't say things like that!" Momon quickly said to her.
He then turns to look at Lucy and the others.
"I'm sorry!" Momon apologizes to them while bowing his head.
"N-No, it's okay.." Lucy replied to him.
"I'm Momon. And she's Éclair, I took them in a few years ago!" Momon said to them while smiling to them.
"Don't you mean the other way around!" Jet and Droy retorted to them at the same time. Wendy had a confused look when Momon stated that Éclair was more than one person.
Éclair nodded her head in agreement.
Lucy then reach towards Momon for a handshake.
"I'm Lucy! Nice to meet you!" she greeted to Momon while shaking his wing.
She then reaches to Éclair for a handshake
Éclair looks away from her as she didn't want to shake hand with her.
Momon then looks worried to her as he saw that Éclair didn't like to be here.
All of the sudden Gray and the others jumps in as they started to introduced themselves
"I'm Gray! Nice to meet you!" he said smiling to her.
"I'm Wendy! Pleased to meet you, Éclair-san!" Wendy said to her
"I'm Happy! Want a fish?" Happy said while leaning out a half-eaten fish to Éclair.
Éclair looks away from them as she looks at her ring before standing up.
"Thanks for your help" Éclair said as she stands up from her seat then looks at Momon.
"Let's go Momon, he'll worry about us" she said to Momon.
"Ano? Who are you talking about?" Wendy said to her while having a confused face ever since Momon had said "them".
Éclair turns to look at her and replied.
"My f.." Éclair said before getting cut off when all of the sudden the guild doors burst open and a figure in a cloak was standing there while catching his breath as the figure looks around and spotted Éclair and Momon by the bar.
"Éclair! Momon!" the figure called out to them while running towards them.
"Natsu!" Momon said in happiness as he flaps his wings flying up, and was happy to see him.
Éclair also turns around and smiled happily as Natsu came to them.
Natsu quickly hugs Éclair as he was so worried for her.
Éclair was a bit surprised from the hug and then she relaxed and hugs him back.
The Fairy Tail girls blush a bit at them.
Natsu then separated from the hug as his face was in relief after finding them.
He then started to look around on Éclair's body looking for any indications for any injury.
"Natsu, I'm fine. You don't have to worry" Éclair said smiling while letting him lifts her hands up and inspects them for any injury.
The others look at Natsu a bit sceptical due to him wearing a cloak and was over protective over Éclair.
Natsu check her body for anything out of the ordinary and then let out a sigh in relief when he saw she was fine.
He then softly smiled to her as he gives her a kiss on the forehead.
Wendy and the other girls blushed at the scene.
Éclair also blushed at him before looking away embarrassed at the action.
"He Liiiiikeeess her" Momon and Happy said while stretching the part on the "Like"
"I'm really glad you're safe, Éclair" Natsu said while patting her head.
Éclair smiled to him as she nodded.
Natsu then saw Lucy and the others staring at them.
"Thank you for helping Éclair" he said while bowing his head to them.
"It's nothing" Lucy said to him while the others smiled while nodding.
"Here" Natsu said as he gives Lucy a sack.
Lucy takes the sack from him and saw that it was filled with dozens of gold coins.
"Eh?! We can't take this!" Lucy retorted to him while trying to give back the gold to him.
"Its okay, all of you helped Éclair when I wasn't there. Keep it" he said while turning around to see Éclair and Momon waiting on him.
Natsu then takes Éclair's hand with his and started to lead them out of the guild.
Charla who was eyeing them from the start suddenly had a vision.
Charla's vision
A monster roaring at them.
An orb glowing bright
Éclair who was crying while hugging Natsu
A battle between two creatures she didn't know
End Vision
"Wait!" she shouted at them as Natsu and the others stop to look at her.
"Don't go to that Forest! I see something sad awaits you there"
"Forest?" Éclair said confused but to Natsu he squinted his eyes to her.
"Take the Phoenix Stone to Kalard in the Boundary Forest"
He recalled something from the past.
"Don't worry! I'll keep Éclair and Momon safe from harm." Natsu said while turning around to walk out of the door.
"Wait!" Lucy called out to them.
But Natsu, Éclair and Momon were already out of their guild.
Magnolia Park
Natsu and the others were now walking to the train station to go to the Boundary Forest.
"Hey! Hey! Natsu, where is the Boundary Forest?" Momon said while walking with them.
"Its northwest of here" he replied to Momon before stopping his walk as he senses someone coming.
"Natsu?" Éclair said to him as she asks him why did he stop.
Then Lucy and the others came running towards them.
"Wait!" Lucy said to them while finally reaching them.
"You can't go to the Boundary Forest! Its full of dangerous beast!" Happy said warning them.
Natsu looks at them for a moment before smiling a bit behind his mask.
"Thanks for the heads up but It'll be fine" Natsu said to them while turning around to look at them.
"Why do you need to go there anyway?" Wendy ask them.
Éclair and Momon didn't know why as they look at Natsu who knows.
"Something is there that might help answer Éclair questions about the stone on her necklace and the ring she's wearing" he explained to them while lying about the ring part.
"It will?" Momon said while looking at Éclair's necklace and ring.
Natsu nodded.
"Appreciate the concern but its best we'll be on our way" Natsu said before turning around and walk away with Éclair and Momon.
But before they get further away Lucy stops them.
"Wait!" Lucy called out to them.
Natsu then let out an annoyed sigh before turning around to look at her.
"What?" he said to her.
"Let us come with you then! We'll help keep Éclair and Momon safe when you're not around" Lucy offered to them.
Erza and the others smiled while nodded as if they're saying that they're willing to help.
Natsu squinted his eyes a bit before thinking of the possibility of the things that might happen to Éclair and Momon when he's not with them.
He then saw Éclair and Momon as they look at him for his reply.
"Its up to Éclair and Momon to decide" he said as he motions them for the answer.
Éclair look surprised at Natsu before looking at Lucy and the others as she was hesitant to decide.
She then looks at Momon who was flying.
"What do you think Momon?" she asked her winged friend.
"I'm okay with what you decide Éclair!" he replied enthusiastically to her.
"It'll be okay Éclair! We are Wizards that can keep you guys safe" Lucy said to her while smiling.
Éclair then looks away from her.
"I don't like magic, actually.." she said to her as she looks at the water stream by her side.
"Huh?" Lucy said confused.
"Éclair!" Momon said to her.
Éclair then looks at them. "Magic sometimes brings sorrow with it" she said to her before looking away.
"Magic.. Brings sorrow?" Lucy said confused.
Natsu had a sad look on him as he was feeling a bit guilty for some reason.
"That's not true! We're coming with you guys!" Lucy exclaimed to them.
"Yeah! Ain't gonna let someone say they hate Magic just because you say it brings sorrow!" Gray said to her while smiling.
"Aye" Happy exclaimed as well.
"We'll accompany you guys" Erza said while smiling.
"Us too!" Wendy said as well with Charla.
Éclair then sigh and then looks at Natsu.
"Let's have them come with us, shall we?" he said to her while smiling behind his mask.
Train
Éclair and the others were seated in the passenger's seat as the train was heading towards the town near the Boundary Forest.
Natsu, Éclair and Momon who was sitting on Éclair's lap were sitting on one side while Lucy, Wendy, Happy and Charla were sitting on the other side.
Erza and Gray are sitting on the other passenger's seat beside them while looking at the others.
"Say, where are you from Éclair?" Lucy ask her.
"I don't remember" Éclair replied to her while looking at the window.
"I lost some of my memories of where I was from" Éclair explains to her while holding her forehead.
"I only know my name thanks to Natsu" she said while smiling to him.
Natsu then place his hand over hers as he caressed it gently. Éclair smiled to him again before looking at the window.
"So, did you have amnesia?" Lucy asked her again
"Only partially, I started to have some of my old memories coming back to me with Natsu's help" Éclair replied to her.
"And I do remember some things, though." She said while looking at Lucy.
"Like the fact that I don't like wizards. Especially nosy and lying ones"
Lucy then blinks her eyes then puff her cheeks while looking away.
But for Natsu who heard her say she hates lying ones, made him have a frown on his face behind his mask.
""Will she hate me when she'll find the truth?"" he thought in his mind
"Don't be like that Éclair!" Momon said looking at her from her lap.
"I'm sorry. Éclair's just not very sociable. She's a good person at heart" Momon said apologizing to Lucy.
"Pointless chatter" Éclair said while closing her eyes.
"If you say so" Lucy said while still looking away from Éclair.
"Ano. Éclair-san, I don't want to be rude but I want to ask" Wendy timidly ask her.
Éclair open her eyes a bit to see her.
"are you and Natsu-san married? seeing that you're wearing a ring after all" she said while pointing at Éclair's ring
"No, we're not. Natsu said my father gave me this when he was dying many years ago" Éclair replied to her while looking at her ring.
Natsu's frown got worse for he had lied so many times to her and it made him feel so guilty.
""When this is all over, I'll better leave because she'll hate me after she knows the truth""
The train then can be seen heading towards Rose Garden their temporary pit stops.
Natsu then saw Éclair was getting drowsy a bit as her eyes was slowly closing.
He then gently grabs her shoulders and leans her head on his chest letting her rest a bit before they reach the city.
Lucy who saw the action got confused a bit.
""She said they're not married and Natsu's acting weird like he knows so much of Éclair than Éclair knows about herself""
Lucy said in her mind while having a sceptic look on her
The city
Lucy and the others were so surprised as to see that the city was booming with Magic as they see people using it so much.
"Let's check in to our hotel first then let's enjoy our night here" Erza said to them as they all nodded.
Everyone went their separates way except for Lucy who stayed with Natsu, Éclair and Momon who was looking around while holding hands with each other.
Natsu and the others
Lucy was doing her best at trying to make Éclair like magic by giving her food made with magic
Sadly, Éclair rejects all of them as she was not interested in them.
Lucy huffs her cheeks as her plans all failed.
Éclair who was looking away from her saw that Natsu was holding out an apple to her while smiling
She gratefully accepts the apple and bite it.
Natsu then bends down to give Momon a lollipop as Momon happily accepts it and started to lick it.
He then looks at Lucy who had her jaws drops as Natsu was able to make Éclair eats an ordinary apple and was able to make her smile so easily.
Natsu had a confused look on him as he watches Lucy was frustrated over something.
He then shrugs his shoulder and then felt tugging on his shirt
Natsu then saw that Momon was the one tugging him as he wanted to go on a kid's swing by the park.
Natsu nodded his head and went with him to the park.
Éclair followed also as she bites her apple while smiling to them.
Lucy let out a sigh as she watches them from behind.
""They look like a married couple playing with their kid"" she said in her mind.
Hills Hotel
Everyone was grouped up while sitting in the lobby, waiting for Erza who was buying their rooms to stay for the night at the receptionist.
"Your room keys, yes? Just a moment, please" the hotel staff said as he went to get Erza the room keys.
"Certainly" Erza replied to him as she waits for him to return.
"What's Erza so happy about?" Gray said looking at Erza while holding a paper that said Warning for Public exhibition.
"apparently she bought a wedding dress at a store" Wendy replied to him while remembering what they saw.
"huh?!" Lucy, Gray, and Happy exclaimed in surprise to her statement.
Erza who heard them turned around to look at them.
"What's wrong?" she ask them.
"Oh, nothing!" They replied back while waving their hands saying no
Natsu who heard her, started to imagine Éclair wearing a white wedding dress with him wearing a tuxedo.
He smiled a bit at the imagination and decided to keep it as a good memory when he leaves.
In their room
They settled down in their room as Lucy was taking a bath. Gray and Erza gone out a bit to buy some drink and snacks for them.
While Wendy and Charla were already asleep in their room as Natsu drapes the blanket over them. He then smiled to them and then walks back to Éclair's room.
Lucy then went out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped over her body as her hair was a bit wet from the shower.
"You can have the shower now guys" she said while drying her hair with a short towel.
"Eh? Where is everyone?" she said as she saw only Éclair who was looking at the window and Momon who was sitting on the bed as they were the only with her.
Éclair didn't reply as she looks down to her lap with Momon looking worried at her.
Lucy then sits down on the bed looking at Éclair.
"You're not going to shower?" Lucy asked her.
Éclair didn't reply as she then looks at the window to the city.
"Éclair" Momon called out to her.
"You know, I can go to my friend's room if you guys don't want me here with you" Lucy said to Éclair and Momon.
"We don't mind sharing it" Éclair said while still looking at the window.
"Huh?" Momon and Lucy exclaimed surprised to her.
"You have the eyes" Éclair said as she turns around to look at Lucy.
"What are you talking about?" Lucy ask her.
"You have the eyes of someone who knows sorrow and despair as you had lost someone important to you" Éclair said to Lucy.
"I didn't know there were other magic users like Natsu with those eyes too" Éclair said while smiling.
"Human sorrow? Wait a minute.." Lucy said while realizing something.
"Natsu's a wizard? I thought you said you hate wizards?" Lucy asks as she was confused to her.
Éclair then shook her head saying no, "Not Natsu, I don't hate him, he's.." Éclair was about to reply to her before their room went dark.
"What is this?" Lucy said while standing up.
Then a man wearing a mask and a cloak came out of the shadows as he throws a kunai at Lucy who saw him and quickly dodge.
The man then throws another kunai at Lucy as she quickly jumps away from it then went to Éclair and got in front of her, to protect her.
the hooded masked man then came out of the shadows.
"The comfort of being a captive, or the terror of being a fleeing prey.."
"Choose" he said while holding a kunai and pointed it to her.
"Who are you?!" Lucy exclaimed to the man as he came out of the shadows.
"Not you" the man said looking at Lucy then to Éclair.
Lucy and Momon then looks at Éclair with a worried face on them.
"Run, Éclair!" Lucy said to her while facing the masked man.
Momon then opened the glass window for Éclair as he and her jumps out of it.
Lucy then throws a nearby chair to him as the chair breaks from impact but didn't faze the man, she then jumps out of the window as well.
"HELP!" Lucy screams for some help as she landed to the ground.
Natsu, Gray, Erza and Happy heard her screams for help and then ran to see what was wrong.
Éclair, Momon and Lucy were on the side walk as the masked man landed down by a fence watching their movements.
Lucy then grabs Éclair's hands and started to run away from him, with Momon following them as well.
The masked man gave chase to them as he was intending to capture his target.
"Someone's trying to get you?!" Lucy asked her while running with her.
"Above!" Momon suddenly exclaims while looking up.
Lucy and Éclair look up and saw that the masked man was flying above them as he threw several kunai at them while manage to pierce Éclair's shoulder with one.
"Guh!" Éclair yelped in pain while holding her shoulder.
"Éclair!" Lucy and Momon shouted in worry as they saw the masked man was closing in on them.
They then ran into an alley way as they tried to run away from the masked man.
The masked man kept throwing more kunai to stop them from running.
Lucy and Éclair kept dodging them as they run away.
But they accidently trip on an edge and fall down.
"Kyaaaa!" They scream as they fall.
They then bounced off a store's blanket roof and falls down to the ground.
"Lucy! Éclair! Are you alright!" Momon said to them worried
Momon then saw the kunai that was lodged on Éclair's back shoulder fell out as her shoulder was bleeding.
"Éclair!" Momon shouted as he went to Éclair.
Lucy was rubbing her head from the fall and looks up and she saw the masked man was standing up from where they fell as he was staring at them.
"Let her blood flow, blade of mine" he said as a sword came out of his arm and then he dashes towards them.
"Éclair!" Lucy exclaimed as she got in front of her to protect her.
But Éclair pushed her away from her so that she could protect Lucy.
"Éclair!" Lucy reached out for her as she saw that the masked man's sword was closing in on Éclair.
WHOOOSH!
All of the sudden a figure appeared in front of Éclair as the figure grabs the sword with his bare hand.
"Natsu!" Éclair exclaimed happy to see him.
Natsu turned around to look at her and nodded while smiling to her.
Suddenly his smile disappears when he saw Éclair was bleeding on her right shoulder and he saw the Kunai near her that had her blood on it.
"YOU BASTARD!" Natsu shouted as he looks at the mask man as his hand started to ignite in flames as he was very angry.
Natsu then shatters the sword he was holding and then kick the masked man with a flaming kick.
"Guh!" The masked man grunted while falling out of the crater he made from Natsu's attack.
"YOU HURT ÉCLAIR!" Natsu growled angrily to him.
The masked man was about to retreat but was stop as Natsu suddenly appears in front of him and then grabbed his right hand and ignited his in flames.
"Gaah!" the masked man yells in pain as his hand was getting burn.
Natsu then throws him away like a ragdoll.
The masked man then falls to the ground and quickly gets up while holding his burned right hand with his left hand while looking at Natsu.
Natsu glares at him with eyes filled with Anger and Rage as Natsu growls at him.
The masked man clicked his tongue while stepping back a little from Natsu trying to get away.
Suddenly ice shards and swords came flying at the masked man.
The masked man then dodges the attacks as Gray, Happy and Erza came running to help Natsu and the others.
He then starts to run away from them.
"Wait!" Erza exclaimed and started to chase the masked man with Gray running beside her.
"Happy stay with them!" Gray told to the blue feline.
"Aye sir!" Happy replied to him.
Lucy and the others watch as Erza and Gray chase the masked man.
Natsu's glare at the masked man quickly disappears as it was replaced with a worried one as he kneeled down to Éclair and reach towards his emergency med kit on his belt.
He then quickly wipes the blood on her shoulder as he bandaged it up quickly.
Éclair then smiled to him for his kindness.
"Thank you Natsu" she said to him.
Natsu nodded before hugging Éclair.
Éclair hugs him back while smiling in the hug.
They then separated as they heard footsteps coming towards them.
"Hey! Everyone okay!?" Gray asked with Erza beside him as they were running towards them.
"That guy managed to escaped from us!" Erza said annoyed
"Éclair is being targeted for some reason" Lucy said while standing up.
The sound of something falling off could be heard near Lucy, who didn't notice it.
"Ah!" Gray said while a blush was forming on his cheek
Erza had a deadpanned look on her while shaking her head from seeing things.
"What's wrong?" Lucy asked them.
"Hey! Hey! Lucy" Happy called out to her while floating beside her
"Hmm?" Lucy said to Happy.
"You're arousing!" he said while trying to hold a laughter from coming out.
Lucy was confused as she looks down and saw that her towel had come off.
Éclair was closing Natsu's eyes with her hands because she didn't want him to see this.
"KYAAAAAAA!"Lucy screams then quickly kneels down to cover her body.
"Gray, I think your stripping habit is becoming a contagious disease" Erza said to him.
"Thank you, my contagious disease" Gray said blushing while thanking his stripping habit.
"Look away!" Lucy shouted at him while throwing pebbles at him.
After an hour
They went back to the hotel to take a good night sleep after what happened tonight.
Erza, Gray and Happy went to their room while Natsu, Lucy, Momon and Éclair went to theirs as everyone locks their doors and windows.
Lucy then changes into her pyjamas and went to bed.
She then saw Éclair was stripping of her cloth as she was now in a white bra like clothing and underwear as she slips into the bed's blanket with Momon.
Lucy then saw Natsu who was leaning against a wall and had his eyes closes in his mask.
"Aren't you going to sleep too?" Lucy asked him.
"No, I'll stay up and keep a look out in case that bastard comes back" Natsu replied as he opens his eyes that were filled with rage and anger.
Lucy then nodded a bit scared at him and went to bed.
Éclair looks at Natsu a bit worried before Natsu who saw her, gives her a smile.
"Good Night Éclair, Momon, and Lucy!" he said cheerfully to her.
Éclair nodded a bit hesitant and went to sleep.
Natsu then turned off the lights as Lucy, Momon and Éclair went to sleep while he keeps a look out.
2 hours later
Lucy and Momon were now asleep with Éclair pretending to fall asleep as she was too worried for Natsu.
She peeks a bit to see where he was and saw that he was leaning against a wall while crossing his hands and had closed eyes.
Éclair then slowly and quietly got out of her bed while not waking up Lucy and Momon.
She then tiptoed to him and tugged his cloth lightly.
Natsu opened his eyes and saw Éclair was in front of him as she had a worried look on her face.
"Éclair?" Natsu said in a whisper to her.
"Go to sleep with me" Éclair said to her while pulling on his right hand.
"I need to keep a look out to protect you" he retorted to her.
Éclair's eyes then look at him in a begging way to him.
Natsu who saw her eyes had a hesitant look as he wanted to refuse but he couldn't when she gives him the eyes.
He then sighs in giving up.
"Alright" he said to her while starting to take off his mask and cloak.
Éclair smiled to him and went to her bed.
She then opened the blanket for her and him to go in.
Natsu then quietly went to her and sleep down on the bed while holding onto her in a protective way.
Due to the shifts on the bed Momon started to wake up as his eyes were fluttering to open.
Natsu quickly caress his head to make him go to sleep.
It worked and Momon went back to sleep.
Éclair then shifts in her position so that she was facing Natsu's chest and had a soft smile to her as she sleeps with his arms around her.
Natsu gently embrace her so he could protect her while she's asleep.
""It's been a long time, since we last slept together in each other arms"" he said while smiling before giving a kiss on Éclair's head and started to snuggle to her as he closes his eyes to sleep.
But unknown to them, Lucy woke up a few seconds ago and saw the whole thing.
""Natsu is acting way suspicious than I first thought, I need to find out what's his connection with Éclair"" she said in her mind before going back to sleep.
That's a wrap
Bye-bye
