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I am such a horrible author. I haven't updated in forever. I had ideas, just no real motivation. Gomen. I want to thank the two people who reviewed and the rest of those who have reviewed. I would've never had thought that this story could get forty reviews. Especially this early. YOU PEOPLE ARE AMAZING! I am going back to school in four days. It sucks.
Gajeel: you still got that job to help the kids learning English?
Me: yes and no. Im going to a new school so I wont do it unless nobody else can.
Gajeel: sucks to be you. Now you're gonna be a newbie.
Me: shut up.
Disclaimer: If I owned Fairy Tail would I be writing this crap?
ENJOY!
Before the sun even came up, Natsu was already at work. The tedious task of adding power to Lucy's necklace was enough to drive him up the wall in frustration. At first, he wasn't sure how to even approach something like this. The frustrated mage kept debating whether to add the more powerful fire to the present golden flames, or to just replace the flame all together.
After seriously debating with himself, Natsu decided to keep the flame, but just adding a lot more protection flames to the old spell in use. Now all he needed was to be calm and focused. Being in the same building as his nosy guild mates didn't help his paranoia about the situation at hand.
Natsu thought that watching the sun rise at the top of the clock in the middle of town would help him focus on the oh so important task. So, the dragon slayer did just that. The view up there certainly calmed his nerves to an extent. He felt like something was missing from the scene. Natsu just didn't know what. Shrugging it off, he got to work.
A few hours pasted when he got done. All that needed to be done was to add Lucy's magic to the outside, so if she ever got it taken away from her, the necklace wouldn't respond to anyone but her.
Smiling at his work, Natsu was about to get down from the clock, when he heard someone yelling at him from the street below.
"Natsu! What are you doing up there?" Lucy yelled.
"Looking at the sunrise," Natsu yelled back.
"And you thought I wouldn't want to see it with you?" She asked.
"Usually you aren't a morning person so... Hey, do you want to come up here with me? We can watch the rest of the sunrise together," Natsu motioned for her to come up.
Lucy climbed up the iron stairs on the side of the clock tower. When she got up there, Natsu welcomed her with his breathtaking smile.
"Welcome to the best view in Fiore!" Natsu grabbed her shoulders slightly to turn her around. Lucy gasped at the colors in the sky.
The clouds were a slight shade of purple that mixed well with the blue and pink splashed across the vast skyline. Shops and houses were starting to open their windows and doors. Mages, citizens, children, animals and more poured into the street with the rising sun. But Natsu wasn't looking at any of that. His eyes were locked on her golden halo of hair. The morning sun made it look even more golden.
"Natsu, this is beautiful. How did you know about this place?"
Natsu scratched his neck nervously. "Well, I needed to find a quiet place that was close to the inn. So, when I was walking into town, I thought about how peaceful the sunrise would be if I looked at it from a different angle than being on the ground. I did what anyone would do; I climbed the clock tower!"
Lucy's sweat dropped. "Of course that seems reasonable for you. Have you seen my necklace?" She asked.
As if on cue, the fire breather pulled it out of his pocket. Lucy barely touched the pendant when the flame inside exploded into a mixture of bright yellow and flaming red. The ruby hardened at her touch, making Lucy feel warm inside.
"I was going to put it in another box so I could give it to you as a present. But if you want it now-"
"No! I mean, you can give it to me as a present. I won't tell," Lucy winked. Natsu grinned at her.
"Ok. I will give it to you later. But now, don't we need to head toward the inn? The games are in a few hours." Natsu stretched his back.
"I guess. Come on let's go," Lucy smiled and grabbed his big, warm hand.
Erza tapped her foot impatiently. This morning, Lucy ran out of the inn to search for Natsu. It was almost time for them to leave for the arena, but they still weren't back.
"Where is Lucy with the flame brain? Did he drag her into something stupid again?" Gray mumbled under his breath.
"Oi, whadya say ice pick?" Natsu walked in the room with Lucy's hand in his. Both were smiling about something Erza didn't know about.
"You heard me dragon boy!"
"Droopy eyes,"
"Squinty eyes,"
"Stripper,"
"... Bastard!"
"Is that really the best you've got?" Natsu let got of Lucy's hand.
"Boys! No fighting! Thanks to Natsu, we might be late," Erza grumbled.
Natsu scratched his neck nervously while Lucy rubbed some hair in between her fingers.
"Sorry..." The duo said.
"If we run, we might be able to catch up with Team B, lets go!" Erza ordered.
The Fairy Tail mages were in a dead sprint down the street. Everyone, Natsu especially, was having trouble navigating in the narrow pathways. People seemed to be spilling out of buildings at the most inconvenient times. It got worse as they neared the arena. When they passed through the lobby leading into the stands, they slowed down a bit. The crowd was becoming more dense around them. As people realized who they were, it got worse.
"Gray! Grab Wendy and Natsu grab Lucy. Get them to our spots as fast as you can. Happy and Carla will help me with my distraction. Go!" Erza ordered.
With a slight "Eeep!" From the girls, Gray and Natsu picked them both up bridal style, running in opposite directions.
"Let's go, Happy, Carla!" Erza yelled. The exceeds picked her up, high above the star struck people. Little kids laughed happily and pointed at Erza's receding figure.
The flying cats silently carried her to her waiting comrades. Natsu and Lucy were talking about something while the remaining two members watched her as she jumped over the rail.
"Thank you. You may leave,"
"Aye SIR! Good Luck!" Happy yelled.
"Be careful," Carla gazed at Wendy before turning tail and leaving.
"Glad you could join us Fairy Tail Team A." They blushed. "Welcome to the first official day of the Grand Magic Games! I can practically feel the excitement from the stands, so I will get right to the match of the day. Fairy Tail Team A's Lucy Heart! Versus Raven Tail's Flare Corona!"
The audience stomped their feet in excitement. Everyone knew about the feud between the father and son guilds. That made this match a hundred times more exciting.
"Me?" Lucy said. Her team pushed her out, while Natsu took the more civil approach and walked her out.
When they came to the edge of the battle field, Natsu put something a bit heavy around her neck.
"You'll need it. I'll wrap it up later. Good luck Luce! Show them the results of our training. I know you can do it. We all believe in you. Now if you excuse me, I will be the one cheering the loudest in the stands,"
Lucy smiled. After waving at the dragon slayer, Lucy made her way to the middle. As she walked, a sense of uncertainty wavered over her. What if she couldn't even land a hit on this Flare girl? What if something went wrong with her magic that could cost her the match? No, she couldn't think of that. She was a mage of Fairy Tail. She could do anything! Her mother and Igneel both taught her not to give up before the fight even started. Natsu taught her that and much more.
"Blondie..." A high pitched voice sent her back to reality. Lucy rubbed her necklace nervously in between her fingers.
"Come on Lucy! You can do it!"
"Go Lucy-san!"
"You can do it Lu-chan!"
"Lucy is a MAN!"
"You can do it Luce! I know you can!"
The last voice stuck out for the celestial mage. A determined look etched her face.
"Don't worry. I'll defiantly win."
"This match has a thirty minute time limit. And the match starts now!"
"Here we go. Open, gate of the golden bull! Taurus!"
The bull spirit wasted no time attacking. He swung his huge battle axe at Flare.
"Scorpio!" Lucy yelled.
The two spirits combined their attacks and aimed it at Flare. Smiling, her hair unwrapped itself to form a barrier to protect her from the sand.
"Her hair extended?!" Natsu cried.
"Blondie..." She seethed. "Hair shower- wolf fang!" Her hair formed into the shape of a wolf.
Lucy rummaged through her key pouch. When she found the key she was looking for, she called out.
"Open, gate of the crab! Cancer!"
Flare tilted her head. "Oh..."
"Cancer, cut her hair please!"
The crab spirit jumped up high cutting her red locks. The Raven Tail mage simply gave Lucy the coldest glare she had ever received.
"Oh no. Not today blonde!" Flare snapped.
The rest happened so fast, some found it hard to believe it even happened.
In an instant, Cancer and the other spirits were wrapped tightly in Flare's hair. Cancer's scissors dropped out of his reach along with Taurus' axe.
Other parts of her hair latched onto Lucy's ankles, wrists, and mouth. The celestial mage struggled in her new found restraints.
"Not so tough are you now Blondie?" Flare giggled. A sadistic smile found its way to her face. "Call back your spirits. Now!" She ordered.
Collective gasps could be heard when Lucy followed her captive's orders.
"Good girl."
"Mmmmm! Mmmmmmm!" Lucy tried to speak but the hair restricted noise.
Flare tightened her grip on Lucy's mouth. "Who said you could speak? Not good at following orders are we now?"
The celestial mage felt a tiny pang of déjà vu from her words. Lucy's chocolate eyes frantically searched for anything she could use. Her keys were attached to her hip, so no hope there. Her whip was in the same position. Cursing silently, she met the red head's eyes once again.
"It's getting Awfully quiet in here don't you think? Lets spice it up shall we?" Flare laughed maniacally as another free part of her hair shifted to form the Raven Tail mark.
"Now lets see. Where should we put put this? Here?" The mark hovered over her chest. "Here?" Over her leg. "No. Here,"
Lucy pulled at the hair again when she saw the mark getting dangerously close to her Fairy Tail mark. Closing her eyes, she chomped down on the hair blocking her mouth.
"No! Anything but that! Stop!" Lucy cried.
"You bitch! You bit my precious hair!" Flare screeched. The still present hair tightened around the blonde's body. She squirmed uncomfortably.
Her captor suddenly laughed. "Let's see how you like this..."
Now, Lucy knew she should expect surprises from the mages participating, but this was a new one. When Flare started laughing, her hair caught on fire. At first, this startled the blonde beauty. Hair that could erupt into flames wasn't normal.
But a girl who was immune to fire wasn't either.
Flare's triumphant laugh died down when she couldn't hear any screams of pain. Only amused chuckles from the mage in her bindings. Her eyes widened at Lucy, who was covered in red flames. The fire completely swallowed her whole. Instead of the smell of burning flesh and blood curtailing screams, nothing happened.
The crowd was so quiet you could hear a pen drop. The only noise was Natsu chuckling darkly. Gray shook his head in slight amusement. The guild in the stands only smirked. Opposing teams spared shocked and confused glances at the confidant Fairy Tail mages.
"W-what is this? Why aren't you burning?!" Flare cried out.
The smirk on Lucy's face grew as the red heads panic rose.
"Can't you see? I'm fire proof."
"H-how's that even possible?"
"That is for her to know, and you to never find out," a voice from behind her said. Flare turned around to come in close contact with a fist.
"Good job Loke!" Lucy took Flares temporary distraction to break feee of her bonds.
Natsu cheered from the stands harder and louder than anyone when she secretly called out Loke. Usually, he knew all of her moves. Even the secret ones. But this was new. He didn't know much about celestial magic, even though he could use it, but he knew calling out for a spirit without a key was an incredible feat. Plus the bond between key holder and spirit had to be strong.
He watched as Lucy grabbed her whip to fight the red head with her spirit. Loke and Lucy moved with each other in perfect sync. They landed attacks all over the opposing mage every five seconds, leaving her no time to react. Natsu saw Lucy's eyes flicker up at the lacrima telling the time left above the arena. Only two minutes remained. To some, two minutes seemed so short. For Natsu, he knew two minutes was more than enough to turn the tables in an unfavorable direction.
"Hey Natsu, does it look like Lucy is almost out of magic?" Erza asked. The fire mage grabbed onto the rail as he looked closer at the blonde's face.
Sweat made her blonde hair stick to her forehead. The silver streaks of sweat poured down her neck. She didn't look to be in very good shape. Flare didn't look so hot either. The two had been at each others throats the whole time so it was no wonder why they both looked like they had just taken showers.
"Yeah, but Flare does too. I hope she can make it for the final few seconds," Natsu looked up at the clock hopefully.
...23
...22
...21
...20
Lucy quickened her pace as Flare flicked her hair at her feet.
...18
...17
...16
...15
Flare grunted when Lucy's whip smacked her arm.
...13
...12
...11
...10
An idea flickered in the hair mages mind. She sent tiny pieces of hair behind Lucy's neck.
...8
...7
...6
...5
The clasp around Lucy's neck came loose, sending the necklace to the ground. Before Lucy could even move to pick it up, a strand of hair grabbed it out the air.
...3
Picking it up high in the air, Flare swung it in the key mage's face.
...2
It was like Lucy's life flashed before her very eye when Flare dropped it.
...1
"Didn't they tell you not to wear jewelry while fighting Blondie?"
...0
The buzzer ending the match rang through the air the same time a cloud of dust appeared between the two. Lucy heard the sound of something heavy hit the ground, but not anything busting into a million pieces.
"And the concludes the match!" The announcer sang. "It's a tie between Fairy Tail and Raven Tail!" Mixed emotions sounded throughout the arena.
Before the dust cleared, Flare stomped off in embarrassment, for she didn't win or lose. She was in league with a Fairy Tail mage.
Not one soul was left in the building when the dust finally settled. Lucy's hands were covering her eyes in fear of what she may see. Gaining the courage, she opened her eyes to meet a head of pink hair. Her eyes widened. Slowly, Natsu raised his head to reveal her necklace in his big tan palm. Tears welled in her eyes.
"You saved it," Lucy choked out.
"Of course I did. I don't really remember how I got here though. I saw Loke lunge for it, then all of the suddenly I had a face full of dirt," he grinned widely at her. "Congratulations by the way!"
Lucy blushed. "But I didn't win."
"You didn't lose either did you? Nope," Natsu popped the 'P'. "You were amazing. You won it all today in my book. That's all that matters."
Lucy giggled. "I guess. But next time I'll win. For sure." Natsu stood up and help out his hand. "I'm all fired up!"
Jude chucked the camera lacrima at the wall above Takao's head. He squeaked and ran to avoid the falling glass. The king's knuckles were white as he held them to his sides.
Lucy was more powerful than he originally thought. She was most likely going to surpass Layla's level of magic. The thought wanted to make him punch a wall. If Drake was right about Natsu's power, the chances of getting Lucy back without causing a war between a guild and Fiore were getting slimmer and slimmer. Both of them wouldn't go down without a fight. Just the mere thought of not getting his daughter back made his teeth grind involuntarily.
Getting Lucy back was crucial to his plan. A lot was riding on his success. If he could get her back, he could become the most powerful ruler on the continent.
His plan was simple really. When he gets his daughter back, he will marry her off to the prince of Bosco. Once married, they will have an heir, preferably male, and marry him off to the princess of one of the neighboring countries. The only way any of them could rule, was if he died, which wasn't happening anytime soon.
"Damn that girl. Once she gets back home, she's going to be punished," he seethed under his breath.
Takao could only nod. But not to hard. He had one burn still on the side of his head on the same side as the one from before. Even after a year, the burn never fully healed.
"Yes my King," Takao bowed.
Jude snorted angrily. He stomped over to the huge windows that over looked his city.
"Soon. Soon she will be back and when she does, she will regret ever leaving this castle."
So... The plot thickens no? Please leave a review so I can have more motivation! I only had two last time. So it took me a while to update. Thank you for reading!