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The Bunny And The Dragon

Chapter 9

Lucy's Book

Today as usual was just another exhausting day at the guild. Levy was begging for more chapters of my book again, Mira was trying to play matchmaker with me as the unfortunate victim again, Loke would not stop flirting, Juvia was declaring me her love rival again after she saw me talking to Gray, Elfman was going on about being a man again, Cana was again trying to convince me that my destined one is near and that we have already met for she saw it in the card, yea right, I remember how that went down last time she told me that, Gray was stripping nonstop again, and Natsu was begin me to go on a mission even though we had just gotten back from our last one a day ago, I refused of course. A girl needs her break.

I walk to my apartment slowly swinging my arms in contentment, enjoying my leisurely walk. Only at times like this do I ever get even a semblance of peace and quiet. Don't get me wrong, I love my nakama, but I also cherish a little bit of alone time. I spent most of my childhood alone. I went a whole year traveling by myself with only the occasional talk to my spirits and the people I had to talk to for something. I was fine, albeit lonely, but otherwise fine. There is a certain peace you can only find in quietness that I have become fond of as the years have passed. I enjoy having people around me now, but I still love that quietness that I get so rarely now.

I reach my apartment eventually and let myself in. I search around to see if anyone is in, but to my luck, no one seemed to be. I can't hear anything either, that's usually the biggest tell-tale that someone from the guild is here. It's sad that I have to check my apartment every time I get in to see if anyone is in, no one respects my privacy. It's even sadder that my apartment is so easy to break into. I should invest in better security, I think, though not seriously, that would not stop my crazy guild.

I go to the kitchen to get myself a drink. I pour myself a cup of water and take a big gulp because I am so thirsty. I turn around, only to be shocked as hell by the sight of Natsu and Happy sitting at my table just staring at me. I spit out my drink out of shock. I start choking and I grasp the kitchen counter to stabilize myself as I stop choking and catch my lost breath.

"Eww, Lucy," Natsu and Happy say simultaneously.

"Sorry," I mutter mortified, I can feel my face heat up in embarrassment, even though this is entirely their fault.

"No problem," Natsu says, shaking it of by laughing

"What are you doing here," I ask him after my mortification has abated a bit.

"Nothing," he says. I face palm. Only Natsu would come here with absolutely no agenda at all, only to be here.

"Well then," I say, pursing my lips. "Why don't you take Happy and do 'nothing' at your house," I ask irritated.

"But what's the fun in that?" he asks rhetorically, all the while grinning like an idiot.

I sigh realizing Natsu wouldn't just go away. "Okay, just make yourself at home then," I say dejectedly, then think for a moment and add, "Just don't break or eat anything, and don't bother me."

I get no response, so I take his silence as confirmation. I leave the kitchen and head towards my desk. I sit down and reach into one of the drawers to take out my story so I could write those chapters Levy has been bothering me for today. It is a romance between two people who don't know the other one is in love with them. It is so frustrating to even write this because I can feel the tension between them. I can literally feel what the couple is going through.

I'm not even able to write a page before Natsu comes in and interrupts me.

"What are you writing?" he asks curiously, trying to read over my shoulder. I shut the notebook quickly. No one is allowed to read what I have written except Levy. It is too embarrassing.

"None of your business," I exclaim crossly.

"Come on Lucy! Let me see," he begs.

"No," I say.

"Yes"

"No"

"Yes"

"No"

"Yes"

"No"

"Yes"

"No," I say seriously, already going to put it away.

"Yes," he says and then moves too quickly for me to see.

The next thing I know, the book is no longer in my hands, and I look up to see they are in his and he is smiling triumphedly at me.

"Give me back my book!" I say angrily, reaching up, trying to grab the book back.

"Nope," he says teasingly, sticking his tongue at me childishly. He holds the book high above his head, keeping it away from me. When he says my death glare I'm shooting at him, he smiles with faux innocence, then turns and runs away.

Oh. No. He. Doesn't!

"Get back here, Natsu," I yell, getting up to start chasing him.

All I hear is his fading booming laughter as a response. Damn him and his freakishly fast self!

I look all over the apartment and I just can't seem to find him. Where can he possibly be? This apartment isn't that big, not in the slightest. I would normally be able to see or hear him at all times no matter where he is in the apartment. He must be standing extremely still, for I know he did not leave the apartment, for I did not hear the apartment door open or shut.

A light suddenly goes off in my head . . . The window! Of course!

I immediately make my way over to the window in the kitchen. As I get closer, I can hear the flapping of wings, more specifically, I can hear the flapping of Happy's wings. I get to the window and I look out and see Natsu, being held by Happy, reading my book.

"Come on, Natsu, stop reading my book this instant and give it back," I demand him.

He just ignores me and continues reading with an oddly concentrated look on his face.

"Natsu, please," I beg desperately, really not wanting him to read my book. I really don't want him to realize my fantasies, especially because he is what this story is about. Hopefully he won't be smart enough to make the connection. What am I thinking? He is too dense to even think about it. I have nothing to worry about . . . still . . . it is better safe than sorry.

Again, he just ignores me and continues reading. I start to get frustrated.

I try to reach out to him but he is too far away for me to reach, if I was to lean any farther, I would fall out of the window. I want the book back, but not enough to die for. Stupid Natsu and his stupid stubbornness and his stupid habit of not taking a no as no!

I look desperately around and try to find any way possible to get Natsu close enough to snatch away the book or get him back inside even more preferably. I'm looking around for anything and thinking of anything that could get the job done but I keep coming up blank. The sound of heavy panting filters into my ears and I look to see Happy panting his butt off trying to keep Natsu up on the air.

'Happy!' I think excitedly. That's it!

"Happy," I call out to him. He's surprised by my sudden outburst and almost drops Natsu but then looks at me and listens. "If you come back inside, bringing Natsu with you, I will give you some fish," I try to bribe him.

His entire face light up before it clouds over in thought. His face suddenly lights up again with his conclusion and he says excitedly, "How many fish?"

I look at him in surprise, not having expected this though I should have. "Two," I say tentatively.

He shakes his head. "Give me five fish and you have yourself a deal," he says.

Five fish huh . . . not too bad. It could have been worse. Happy almost eats as bad as his owner, a habit he probably picked up from him. It's a good thing I always keep a whole bunch of fish in the fridge just for Happy.

"Deal," I say, nodding my head in confirmation.

Before I have the time to blink, Happy is hurling towards the window at almost an unkami like pace and I almost don't back away quickly enough to avoid being crashed into. Happy literally drops Natsu the second they are safely inside my apartment and he comes flying to me.

I smile indulgently at him and tell him the fish is in the fridge and he is welcome to help himself. He's out of my sight before I even finish the sentence. Good grief does that cat like fish. Thankfully, for once, it worked in my favor.

I slowly turn my sights on the culprit that has caused all my current problems, Natsu, who hasn't even bothered to look up from the book yet. I wonder if he is even aware that he is no longer airborne and is now inside within my grabbing distance. He really is that focused. I didn't know he could be that focused outside of battle or eating.

I walk up to him, not bothering with quietness for he is not paying attention, and snatch the book right out of his hands. I quickly clutch it to my chest in an empty gesture of protection and back away from him.

"Hey, I was reading that!" He exclaims indignantly. "Give it back to me, I was just up to the good part," he says demandingly, as if he was in the position to do so and not in the wrong.

Like I would give it back after I had just expended so much effort and went through so much trouble to get it.

"Natsu, no! I have already told you that you are not allowed to read this," I chastise him.

"But I was curious about it, I want to know everything about Lucy, and that includes what you do and love so passionately. Not that I have started it, I don't want to have to stop reading it. It is really good," he confesses.

I blush profoundly at what he just said. He thinks my book is good?

"And," he continues. "I'm supposed to be your best friend. That means that we share everything with each other and not hide anything from each other. You can't show Levy your book but not me, that's not fair," he whines out jealously.

I almost start laughing at the whole situation. This all came about because he is jealous. And to top that off, he is jealous of Levy! This is really too hilarious. If it wasn't for the serious look on his face I would be laughing by now.

I look down at the book in my hands then back at Natsu in contemplation. It couldn't hurt . . . that bad . . . it's not like he will realize that it's about what I wished were true between us. He really is too dense.

With one heavy sigh, I relinquish my hold on the book and reluctantly hand the book to him. His face lights up like a child's on Christmas when he just woke up to presents under the Christmas tree. That one look makes it all worth it. If only he knew . . .

"Thank you," he says ecstatically and then immediately gets back to reading.

I smile gently at him back glad he enjoys what I have written so far.

With that I leave him alone and go read in peace and quiet. Before that though, I take a quick detour to the kitchen to make sure Happy didn't go fish crazy and take too many fish . . .

The poor bunny, she can't even figure out why the dragon is always in her apartment. He just always wants to be with her. She doesn't even realize that the dragon is smarter than he lets on and he knows exactly what he is reading and what it means. Why do you think he is so insistent on reading it? The poor bunny still hasn't realized that the dragon only feigns innocence. The poor bunny really never learns.

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