Natsu and Gray sent the entire cafeteria the same glares they sent Sabertooth at the GMG, and it was scary. Lucy's entire body hurt, but she managed to walk over to Natsu and tell him to get down.
"It's fine." She said, Gray quickly picking her up bridal style once he saw her wince. Her cheeks turned scarlet but she didn't think about it too much. She clung to Gray's shirt and Wendy whispered to them that she'll heal Lucy once they get to a safe and secluded spot.
"I'll tell you who did it, just, stop making a scene." Lucy said quietly, and Gray nodded, along with Erza. The scarlet-haired beauty pulled Natsu down from the table, and ushered him out of the cafeteria before he could light the place on fire.
As the six of them made their way to a secluded spot in the garden behind some bushes, Gray gently laid Lucy down and let Wendy heal her. "Spill." Gray said, looking at his girlfriend with scratches and bruises.
"These three girls..." Lucy said, staring up at the clouds. "They were...jealous of all the attention I was getting so they decided...to bring me to a secluded space and start saying stuff. But I got mad at slapped one of them first, so they beat me up. It was my fault, I shouldn't have hit them but...but the things they were saying, about me, about Erza, it made me mad." She covered her face with her hands. "I lost my cool, and I'm really sorry." The blonde said sincerely, getting up and stretching once Wendy was done healing her. She turned to her friends, "But one of them, I sensed the dark power, from one of them. The middle one-the one I slapped, she's the dark magic user. It's her." Everyone stared at the blonde, who had a determined look etched into her chocolate orbs that were now staring at the large school building.
"Lucy, let's go. We have class." Gray grabbed my arm, then roughly led me into the school building.
"G-Gray! Stop! Why are you being so rough with me?" Lucy asked, as Gray led her through the halls, tightening his grasp on her arm even more. She gave a small wince then pulled her arm free from his grasp, making him turn around.
"I-I'm sorry, Luce. I just need you to show me the girls that did this to you, please." The ice mage pleaded, this time grabbing Lucy's hand and with a gentle tug and began guiding her through the crowded hallway. Lucy walked beside him, grasping his hand as well, letting everyone know that he was hers and she was his. Simple as that. The girls gave looks of envy and the guys gave looks of want. She looked at a familiar looking brunette, then gave Gray's hand a tug, and he looked in the direction she was looking. He saw three girls, the brunette in the middle looking especially bitchy. They all looked at him with blushes on their cheeks, and began whispering and giggling. He looked down at Lucy who was staring at the three girls, he whispered to his blonde love; "Are those them?"
Lucy gave a small nod, and Gray let go of her hand, beginning to walk over to the three with his hands in his pockets and a smirk on his face. Lucy just stood in the hallway, ignoring all of the guys who would come up to her, she just stared at the four.
The girls' blushes grew more red, and they began frantically whispering to the one in the middle who's gaze never left Gray's figure. He went up to her, and put a hand over her hand. He leaned down, their faces were so close it looked as if he was going to kiss her. Lucy's eyes widened, and she was just about to run over and stop him until a hand was placed on her shoulder, holding her back.
"N-Natsu let go!" She whined, and turned to look at him. He just looked down at her and shook his head from side to side slowly. His icy best friend had piss poor presentation skills. No wonder Lucy looked so down. The celestial mage's gaze returned back to Gray, who was now talking to the brunette with a smile on his face. Lucy felt like crying, but then, there was a gasp heard from all around them.
Gray's face was now one of annoyance and hate, as he got up from his leaned position and glared down at the girl. She nervously looked around, then returned her eyes back to the ice wizard who looks like he was about to kill. She tilted her head in confusion, then hesitantly said; "G-Gray-san?"
"I just wanted to tell you that if you touch Lucy one more time, or talk bad about her, look at her funny, even THINK bad things about her, I won't be afraid to force you to take the consequences. You just pissed me off by disrespecting Lucy over an idiotic thing like jealousy. Hear that, everyone? This girl and her two goons beat up Lucy in the janitors closet because they were jealous of her." Gray grimaced, then began making his way towards us. Lucy looked at the girl, who's cheeks were bright red of embarrassment, and face was scared, humiliated, angry, and nervous. But still, STILL, she looked at Lucy with envy and hate in her eyes.
"G-Gray.." Lucy said as he made his way back to her, and her eyes widened once he forced his lips upon hers. Natsu just gave a sigh, and Erza chuckled lightly as Lucy's cheeks went the color of a tomato. The brunette was watching, and then stormed off with a loud grunt and a whine. Gray pulled back, a smirk on his face, and then, the bell rang.
Everyone ran to their classes, except for us. "Lucy's right. That girl has some sort of magic radiating off of her. We should bring her to Gramps, let him have a look at her." Gray said, and the small group walked to their lockers. Wendy and Romeo ran off to their classes, and the other four just walked to their lockers.
"How are we going to accomplish that?" Lucy asked sitting on the ground with her back to the locker and her knees brough up to her chest.
Erza gave a small smirk. "Well, we still have one more guy here. We'll bait her with Natsu." Lucy gave a nod, liking the idea. It was probably easier.
"Wait, what?! I'm not some bait, and especially not bait for her." Natsu protested, staring the redhead down. Too bad Erza was stronger, and smarter, than him.
"Plus, why would a mage that possess dark magic be acting like some stuckup idiot?" Lucy pondered, and that resulted in an idea from Gray.
"She could be under a spell? Maybe hypnotized to think she's a non-magic user." The ice mage said, and Lucy stood up. "Anyways, we should get in contact with Wendy and Romeo." Lucy nodded then brought out her contact card, then pressed the small button.
Wendy felt a vibration in her pocket, but she and Romeo were in the middle of class, and it tickled. The sky dragon slayer raised her hand shakily, earning the teachers attention.
"Yes ?" The teacher said, looking up from her desk.
"U-Um... Romeo doesn't feel too good, so, could I take him to the infirmary?" Wendy asked in her cute and innocent voice. The elder woman nodded, then waved her hand. Romeo looked around confused, but decided to just go with it.
As the two exited the classroom, Wendy brought her card out from her pocket. "H-Hello? Sorry, we were in class. What is it? Did you guys find a lead?" Wendy asked, bringing her lips close to the card.
"Wendy!" She heard Lucy's voice, all robot-y but there. "Yes, we have a lead! Meet us in the school garden, okay?" Wendy gave an energetic, "Okay!" and the two middle-schoolers headed out to where the teenagers were.
"Minna!" Wendy called, running to the large fountain where Team Natsu sat, Romeo right behind her. Lucy waved her hand in the air, putting it down once the petite dragon slayer and the young flame wizard joined them. "You guys got a lead?"
"Yeah. We think this girl has either been possessed by the magic, or is under a spell. We already contacted Master, and he says he'll tell his friend. For now we're to keep close tabs on her until Master tells us not to. Turns out this mission will end faster than expected." Lucy said, a smile adorning her features even though she was just limping an hour ago.
"Can we just, like, lock her up in a closet or something?" Natsu asked, frankly way too bored and hungry to actually do anything, unless it's a fight. Natsu will always fight. "Or, ya know, get Erza and Lucy to beat her up?"
"She's a mage, I think she can break out of a closet." Lucy sweat-dropped, running her hand in the fountain. "Plus, I don't think I'd be able to take her, and Master wouldn't like it if Erza just beat up a random girl. She may be possessed, so it would classify as beating up a non-magic user." Lucy said, shrugging her shoulders then heaving a sigh.
"Although her friends aren't possessed, I'd beat them up." She smirked, and Gray snickered.
"Now, we all have a free period so let's follow her and see what she does." Erza commanded, and everyone got up from the fountain, Gray's hands in his pockets, and Natsu dragging his feet.
"What if she's just doing dumb stuff?" Natsu asked groggily, itching for a battle, wanting to burn the entire school down. He rather get scolded by Erza then just follow some queen bitch. It was pointless, just beat her up, right?
"Then it should be fine. The less fighting, the better." Lucy still wanted full pay, and she wouldn't be able to get that if she let Natsu fight.
"I don't like that idea." Natsu whined.
"I don't care." This time Gray piped up, and in a few seconds him and Natsu were forehead-to-forehead, sending each other death glares.
"Wanna say that again, stripper?"
"Anytime, flame brain!"
"Squinty eyes!"
"Droopy eyes!"
"BOYS!"
"G-Gomenesai..." They both said in unison, bowing their heads. Romeo chuckled lightly, while Wendy looked at them worriedly and Lucy just sighed. This was too frequent, and annoying. Although it can bright up a mood anytime of the day. As they walked into the building, they instantly got crowded by whispers of both adoration and envy, the boys getting annoyed, including Romeo, and the girls just giving small smiles, not including Erza.
"E-Erza-chan!" A short chubby kid ran up to the S-class mage, large circular glasses sitting ontop of his nose, and multiple freckles and pimples scattered on his face. "I-I love you!" He snorted, and Erza looked shocked. Natsu, Gray, and Lucy were all trying to hold in their laughter, tears threatening to spill at the scene.
"I..uhhh..." Erza looked away, slightly annoyed, but she also slightly pitied the boy. "S-Sorry but I already have someone I like..." The boy looked down, then waddled away. "B-But, we can still be friends? Of course if you want to be friends with my other friends too." Erza pointed to three laughing teenagers, and the two confused middle-schoolers. Suddenly, all of their faces went stony, and they were shaking their heads from side to side frantically.
The nerd looked up, a large smile that exposed braces showing, he nodded, then took Lucy's hand in his. "Okay, then, Lucy-san! I-"
"I have a boyfriend!" Lucy said quickly, snatching her hands from the short kid and hooking arms with an already laughing Gray. She elbowed him in the ribs, but that wouldn't shut him up. The acne-caked kid looked down again, then waddled away. He was expecting Lucy to call out to him like Erza had done, but she didn't, instead the five were already gone by the time he turned around. They still had a mission after all.
Lucy shivered at the thought of the attention-seeking chubby male that approached both of the Fairy Tail princesses, disregarding the fact that she just called herself a princess. I mean, that's what Gray always called her, a princess. As they walked down the hall, Gray and Lucy's hands intertwined as Natsu just whined some more to Erza, who ended up punching him in the gut. Romeo and Wendy were behind everyone, and Lucy heard Wendy giggle a little. A smirk lit up her face, oh she was so going to tease her about this.
Finally catching the bitchy brunette in sight, the six began their pursuit, following the girl everywhere she went. But it only got interesting once she branched off from her friends and walked back into the janitors closet. Erza saw a glowing light from the crack of the door and peeked in to investigate. Her eyes widened at the sight of the once small supply closet, that has now turned into a large room, the size of Lucy's apartment. Only the work of magic could do this, possibly illusionary.
"The room expanded, it's very large now. I suspect this being her little hide out." Erza sighed, but now she needed to test something out. She grabbed a lucky boy from the crowd, then pushed down his head to look into the crack. "What do you see?" Erza asked, her voice commanding and the boy blushing profusely.
"U-Uh...it's a supply closet, E-Erza-sempai.." The boy stuttered, and once he was done, Erza gave him a small smile then shoved him back to his friends, who all patted his back and burst into teases.
"I'm guessing only mages can see the large room?" Romeo piped up, and Erza nodded. "Then, let's go in! If it's big then we can fight in it, and if it's magic then maybe no harm will come to the building?" Natsu's face lit up, and he laughed while kicking open the door. Flames erupting from his hands, he walked in with an arrogant smile.
"Finally! A fight!" He roared, Wendy closing the door so no one could hear. Guessing by all of the contraptions and potions in the room, it was probably sound-proof. The brunette looked up from her dark wooden desk, shock plastered on her features. She got up, then pointed at Lucy, whom gave a small wave.
"W-What?! How the hell did you get in here? And why the fuck are your wounds all healed?!" She screeched, stomping up to the six, getting all up close and personal with Natsu. A dark ball circled over her palm, and a grim look covered her face. "No matter. I guess you guys are mages. I'll just simply destroy you all then continue my work." She gave a smirk.
"One question." Lucy asked, stepping up with a nervous smile. "Are you truly a mage, or are you being possessed?" Her face turned all serious, a rare thing for the blonde, and she stared at the female in front of her. She heard Erza summon her sword and Heart-Kreuz armor, Gray sigh, and Natsu chuckle. Wendy just laughed nervously, and Romeo, like Natsu, summoned purple flames to envelop his hands.
One hand on her keys, Lucy was anxious for the answer. "You honestly suspect someone as lowly this idiot would be able to handle all of the power that comes from dark magic? HAH! I'm only using this pathetic vessel because my body has already ran out of time. Sad really, the only way I could infiltrate this school is to take over someone, and this girl was the only one remotely compatible with my soul. Guess her heart must be as twisted and beat as mine." The brunette laughed, and Erza gave a nod.
Suddenly the brunette's eyes and mouth became black voids, as she looked up, black magic erupting from her eyes. "My name is Alicia! A dark mage, and a former member of Grimoire Heart! And, I acquired my magic power from none other than the scared book of Zeref!" The Fairies gave looks of shock, Lucy bringing ou her key.
"Then we have no time for pointless chatter! Open: Gate of the Lion; Loke!" And with that, a white light formed in front of the stellar spirit mage, and with a poof, Fairy Tail's signature playboy appeared with his lips placed on Lucy's hand. She sighed and pulled away, then pointed at the brunette whom Loke was suppose to be attacking. Loke nodded with a smile, then turned. His eyes widened.
"Her magic power...it's..." A blinding white light began to form around Loke's fists, and he began charging, Natsu hot on his heels. "Regulus Impact!" He yelled, landing a blow on the former member of Grimoire Heart.
"Fire Dragon's Claw!" The pink-haired dragon slayer yelled, landing another blow on the unsuspecting enemy. She skid back, keeping her feet on the floor. Alicia gave a look of anger, rage, and hatred, then dashed at the dragon slayer.
"Dark Capriccio!" Wait, that spell. Natsu was too distracted and took the blow, landing to the other wall roughly. He got up, anger filling his eyes as they turned small.
"Wait, Natsu! It's a descendant of Brain! It has to be, that's his magic!" Lucy yelled, but Natsu was already far gone, jumping at Alicia for his next attack.
"Crimson Lotus: Fire Dragon's Fist!" Alicia took the blow, sending her flying into the wall behind her, causing a fairly large dent. Everyone stared at Natsu in shock - that was an advanced spell! Erza and Gray smirked, whilst Lucy stood there with her jaw-dropped. Romeo laughed, then began shouting words of encouragement, along with Wendy.
"Ice-Make: Lance!" Multiple spears shot out of Gray's hands, all pointed towards the dark mage. For a descendant of Brain, she was super weak. It was probably the vessel. She got up shakily, then shouted another attack.
"Dark Delete!" Multiple balls of glowing-green darkness dashed at the mage's, but Erza ran up before they could take the hit.
"Re-Quip: Adamantine!" The defense armor. She brought her arms together, and sported a giant and magnificent shield that blocked the attack entirely. Then, with lightning speed she began running towards the mage, quickly switching armors. "Re-Quip: Flame Empress!" And with tht, her outfit turned a brilliant orange, and she began raining fire on the poor dark mage. "Keep going!" She yelled to the rest of her team, taking a large leap back as Wendy ran up and fired her attack:
"Sky Dragon's Claw!" With that, the petite mage jumped into the air, doing a flip as to attack the mage with her feet. Alicia weakly blocked, but her hands had fallen and Wendy made direct contact. Romeo then ran in as Wendy jumped back, a small flame erupting from his hand, the color of blue. He sent it towards the mage, who took the blow as well.
"It's basically just a one-sided fight. Guys, stop." Lucy said weakly, grabbing a hold of Natsu's shoulders. "She talks big but she's really weak, we're done here, she's defeated." Natsu gritted his teeth than turned his back, giving a small nod to the blonde, who then signaled everyone else. But, sadly, the fight didn't stop there for Lucy.
Suddenly a hand made of darkness captured Lucy by the throat, dangling her in the air and squeezing. Lucy feverishly clawed at the hand, tears threatening to spill before she willed them to go away. She was not crying! Not now, not in this battle. Finally she dropped her hand, then went to grab her keys whilst the dark mage wasn't looking. The other Fairies couldn't attack, as Alicia had threatened to use the celestial mage as a shield.
"O-Open... Gate of the...goat..." With a cough, Lucy picked up a key with shaking hands, and the dark mage turned to her.
"What?"
"Capricorn!" And suddenly, Alicia was kicked in the temple by a humanoid goat wearing a suit, whom bowed to Lucy once she was freed. Gray quickly rushed to her aid, as she thanked Capricorn, whom then resumed the battle. Multiple kicks and punches were performed with skill, each hitting their mark. The spirit then disappeared once the mage dropped the the ground, unconscious. "Thank you." Lucy coughed out, standing up and rubbing her neck.
Alicia just wouldn't quit though, so, Lucy decided to send the finishing blow the only way she was taught to. Running up to the mage, she picked up her leg, colliding it with the other's ribs.
"Lucy Kick!"
I am so sorry for the late update, really am! I just had a lot of stuff to do and I suspect that my updates will be a little slower once school starts on Monday, but don't worry! I don't plan on stopping Home of the Fairies nor this. Thanks for all of the support!
-Rana.