We got to the beach and I immediately checked the hotel rooms. I wanted to know where I would be staying for the next month, and check out the springs! The girls followed me as we relaxed after a full day of travel. It shouldn't have been too long, but someone was motion sick, (I was as well, but we don't need to get into that) and he couldn't get off the train in time and I had to summon aero and fly to get him. I wanted to only use celestial magic to get used to it for the games, and I was realizing it was becoming to be a hassle. Soon we were done relaxing and we went to the beach next to the resort and I ran to go join the fight that was going on between the boys in Fairy Tail. A little hand stopped me.
"L-lucy, can I talk t-to you for a s-second?" Wendy looked at me with her cute brown eyes and I couldn't say no. She led me behind some beach rocks and I looked at her confused. "What did you want to talk about Wendy?" I asked and she looked down. "I was wondering if you could summon Grandeeney… Natsu told me you summoned Igneel and I was so nervous about if Grandeeney wanted to see me, or if she forgot about me..." I looked at her and grabbed her cheek wiping a few stray tears. "She didn't stop talking about you the whole time I was training, she misses you more than anything!" Wendy looked up and smiled wiping away her tears.
I summoned a platinum and white key with the handle shaped like clouds. "Open! Gate of the Sky Dragon! Grandeeney!" My smile instantly faded when a huge white dragon came flying out of the key. I may have forgotten that she automatically turns into a huge dragon when in an area large enough! "Shoot go to normal size!" I said and Grandeeney looked around before changing to human form. She wore a white blouse and light blue jeans. Her white hairs flowed in the wind and I smiled when the two hugged and even Grandeeney was crying. "Oh child, you know how much I have missed you!" Wendy was bawling and I let them have some alone time.
I walked over to where Natsu was smiling. "Nice thing you did there, summoning Grandeeney for Wendy." I looked at him shocked. How did he know!? Apparently I had said that out loud because he rolled his eyes. "You didn't think I saw a giant white dragon fly out from behind those rocks over there. It's not fair! I wanted to see Igneel in his dragon form!" He crossed his arms and I smiled pecking his cheeks. He immediately stopped pouting and looked at me surprised.
"The guild doesn't know about us yet do they?" He asked and I shrugged. At this point I didn't care since everyone was so used to us hanging out together, it was like we were always a couple anyway. Natsu smiled and grabbed me by the waist, dipping me and kissing me deeply. I blushed and tried struggling. He looked at me confused. "I thought you didn't care!" I smacked him. "Yeah, but that doesn't mean go and grope me you pervert!" Gray walked over. "Erza is coming this way making sure everyone is training, and if she finds out guys talking, she's gonna flip… Lucy, wanna train with me?" Grya asked and I felt very odd, like someone was watching me (Juvia) and trying to murder me with their eyes, but I was getting paranoid. "Yeah sure Gray!" Natsu grabbed my arm.
"B-but I wanted to train with you too!" I sighed and looked to Natsu. "If you want to join us, then be my guest, but I will kick both of your butts, still only using celestial magic!" Gray and Natsu scoffed. "Sure, sure, but I am way stronger now, and you cheated when fighting the guild! I'm all fired up now!"
We made our way to a nice sandy area to fight. I snickered thinking of Scorpio, and how he was basically invincible in this environment. Not to mention Gray was kinda done for when it came to making ice floors on the sand. He would be stuck doing close combat, or shooting ice at me. Natsu was fine since I couldn't eat the fire, but I knew it couldn't burn me. I just can't use it to sustain energy.
I was trying not to look tired. I mean, I just summoned a freaking dragon! She was back to the realm, and she was gone for long enough that I could fight for some time. Natsu and Gray were huddled talking about a game plan. This turned into an argument and they soon were fighting each other. I yelled at them and they re-focused getting into stance. I had my own game plan in mind. Make them fight as a distraction.
I guess they thought going at the same time was a good idea, since they ran at me… at the same time. I dodge an ice cannon, and a fire dragon roar. I took out my first spirit: Loke. I wanted to get them frustrated with each other and this was a great way to do it, especially with Loke's flirting. My plan worked as Natsu noticeably tensed when Loke came out and kissed my hand.
"Hello Lucy, I was wondering when you were going to call me, and now I stand before the goddess of beauty!" I smiled and talked to him through telepathy. Try and get Natsu and Gray angry at each other. Loke laughed and we got into stance. Gray came at me and tried to punch me with his fist lighted with ice, but Loke kicked him in the side. Gray grabbed Loke's foot and threw him, but Loke just blinded Gray using Regulus.
I was having my own problems and while I was watching, Natsu came and almost punched me right in the face. I managed to doge, but I tripped eating a face full of sand. Natsu laughed and I was getting irritated. "Open! Gate of the Scorpion! Scorpio!" Scorpio came out with a puff. "Wicked fight Lucy! I'll take care of him! Sand Buster!" A giant tornado came out of his stinger and hit Natsu dead on… Or it would have if Natsu hadn't have used his Fire Dragon Roar. His fire was so hot, that it created glass fragments which fired off in every which way. I got a few cuts from the blast, but Natsu did as well.
"Woah, not wicked, looks like my sand is not useful… I have a date with aquarius! Bye Lucy!" and then he left leaving me alone with Natsu. I was really starting to sweat and I didn't know how I was going to beat Natsu. He seemed stupid, but he was really smart when it came to fighting. I got an idea and smirked. "Hey Natsu, your roar was pretty weak… I could have done better, and I haven't even done one since training in the realm!" This seem to work as he smirked.
"It has gotten way stronger! Watch!" He then did a fire dragon roar and it came barreling at me. I quickly summoned Virgo, and without saying anything, I went into Virgo's star dress from. It was dressed like a maid's outfit and had the zodiac tattoo on my right arm. My hair was is two ponytails, and it gave me the ability to use the same power as her. My head was hurting and I was starting to get cuts on my side. I dug a hole and talked to Virgo through telepathy. I am going to need you to dig a hole around Natsu from the left. I will go from the right and we will meet in the middle. I then want you to change into your gorilla form and hit the hole so it falls. Then you can fight Natsu in there while I heal for the next round. Virgo answered back since the spirits had to learn as well.
Alright Hime, I will see you in the middle! And we were off and lightning speed, and I could still hear Natsu using his roar. Show-off. We made it to the middle and by now the roar was over and Natsu was in the dead center of the circle we created. I knew he noticed the hole by now, but it was too late as we shot through the ground and I flew to the side landing gracefully back on Earth. Virgo got to as high as she could and then she changed into gorilla form, falling right on Natsu as she fell about 20 feet into the hole.
"...C-can't...B-breathe..." Natsu said and Virgo looked down. "My apologies." She said sounding very manly and then transformed back to normal. She and him fought and I felt Loke's gate close finally. I knew Gray won, but he was probably done. I let out a shaky breath and started resting. I just needed to rest a little, but Virgo was using more magic the I would have like. I suddenly couldn't take it anymore and Virgo's gate forced closed. Natsu jumped up the rock laughing.
"She just vanished! I probably scared her! Lucy did you see that?" He looked over to me and his face instantly dropped. "Lucy! Are you alright!?" He rested my head on his lap while he sat on his knees. I looked up at him and smiled. "Just a bit tired… Summoned a dragon remember?..." He smiled and then noticed all of the scratches on my body. I told him why I get them in fights and he nodded, getting Wendy. She healed me right up and I ate the air to feel better. I limped over to a beach chair and sat next to Erza who had been watching the whole thing. "I didn't know that you hurt physically as well… Very interesting indeed," she smiled and looked at the destruction everywhere.
"We can never have a clean training session can we Lucy..." I laughed and looked at the red headed mage. "No Erza, We cannot..." She asked me about requip magic and I told her I didn't have any armor to requip yet, only the ones I had from the realm. This included my dragon armors and whatnot and she said we had to shopping one day. I sweatdropped and rested for the rest of the day.
Soon one month passed and I was getting into bed for the last time in the resort before heading to the Grand Magic Games!