Lucy bit her lip, not knowing what to expect. This was all so new. She's never done something like this before, she had no idea what to do. Was there a special ritual?
Were they going to sacrifice goats?
She suspected not but it could happen. Things happen.
"It's fine Luce, you don't gotta be nervous." Natsu said glancing at her from the side. She nodded at him, with a determined expression on her face. Both Gray and Natsu put their hands on the double doors in front of her, pushing them open.
It wasn't at all what she expected.
"LU-CHAN!" Levy yelled running towards her. Lucy blinked twice before fully comprehending what had happened. Natsu and Gray brought Lucy to a bar so she could join Fairy Tail. Inside the bar were balloons, cake, and booze. Lots and lots of booze. Everyone was so happy though.
So cheerful.
"Levy-chan!" Lucy called back smiling at her. Levy ran up to Lucy and grabbed her hands, pulling her into the bar. Natsu chuckled to himself as he watched Lucy go socialize with his friends once again.
"You love her don't you?" Gray asked looking at Natsu. Gray knew his best friend best. Though they fought sometimes (a lot) they looked out for each other. It's what made them good friends. So now Gray was watching out for Natsu.
"Of course I do." Natsu replied looking back at Gray. Natsu never really intended it to be a secret, even from Lucy. Is she had asked, he would've told her. Apparently it never had to come to that.
"Then don't let her out of your sight, she's made enemies. Powerful ones at that." Gray said looking over at Lucy who was talking to Cana and Lisanna. He saw her shake hands with a few people,probably because she just met them. She's polite. Gray also noticed that she talked to Gajeel of her own free will. Not many people who just met Gajeel would go up and talk to him. He scared most people just by his appearance.
I guess Lucy doesn't judge a book by it's cover.. Gray thought to himself.
"I know.." Natsu said looking to the side. He remembered how angry he felt when he saw Zancrow trying to abuse her. He just wanted to tear off his head and shove his eyeballs down his friends throats. He just...he wanted to kill him.
But he didn't.
Because Natsu's not that kind of person. He doesn't kill.
Unlike Grimoire Heart. They kill to get whatever they want.
And what they want right now is Lucy. Too bad for them, Natsu was protecting her.
They wouldn't get anywhere near her.
Not while he was around.
Swish...
Natsu turned his head quickly, staring into a dark alley. There was something wrong. Something...something didn't feel right.
"Natsu?" Gray said looking at Natsu, worry was placed on his face. Natsu sighed pushing the feeling in his gut aside. He didn't want to worry his friend when it was most likely nothing.
"Nothing, come on let's go inside." Natsu said walking into the bar with Gray. Gray sensed doubt in Natsu's voice, but he wasn't going to argue him about it. Not yet at least.
Swish...
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"So tell me Lucy how do you like your new mark?" the bartender asked after stamping it onto Lucy. She smiled looking at the strange pink symbol on her hand. It matched the one on Natsu's shoulder but it was a different colour.
"It's awesome!" Lucy exclaimed, she couldn't stop smiling at it. And for her, that was a great thing. Better then a great thing. It was marvelous.
She just felt...so happy.
"Hey aren't you that waitress from the other bar?" Lucy asked finally recognizing her.
"Yep! I'm Mirajane, I'm apart of Fairy Tail of too! We found out that Grimoire Heart liked to drink there so I got a job there to keep an eye on them. I didn't know that you were Natsu's special friend at the time though~" Mira said smirking as she turned her head to the side, holding her hand in front of her mouth.
"Whoa we aren't like that.." Lucy denied and crossed her arms over to make an X.
"Please we've all heard how you've been sleeping together~" Mira said suggestively.
"What? Only in the same bed and it was one kiss.." Lucy said then covered her mouth. Mira practically jumped over the bar's counter.
"YOU KISSED?" Mira yelled, everyone in the bar stopped and looked towards Mira.
"Natsu.."
"actually.."
"kissed..
"someone?" some voices echoed in the crowd. Suddenly Lucy was ambushed by a crowd of girls.
"Lucy isn't Juvia's love rival anymore!"
"Lucy and Natsu? Never would've guessed."
"NO WAY!"
"SERIOUSLY?"
"Oooh Lucy tell me all the nasty details." Cana said smirking.
"Wait what?" Lucy asked.
"Please we all know you did more then just kiss." Mira said, her smirk matched Cana's.
"Mira-nee..." Lisanna complained.
Mira-nee? Oh yeah doesn't Lisanna have an older sister...they look alike. Lucy thought to herself.
"Oh yeah, how insensitive could we be? Lisanna likes Natsu too!" Cana yelled almost as loud as Mira did before.
"EH?" Both Lucy and Lisanna said in unison. Luckily for them both, Natsu had gone into the washroom.
"Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry Lisanna!" Mira said and it looked like she was almost in tears.
"I-I don't like Natsu.." Lisanna said shocked by all of this.
"You don't have to hide your feelings with us Lisanna! We understand, it must be so hard to have found out that Natsu and Lucy have been sleeping together." Mira said and crawled over the bar counter to put her arm around Lisanna's shoulder, hoping to comfort her. Lisanna had no words for this.
"We haven't been sleeping together and besides the kiss lasted less then a second. It was more of an accident really." Lucy said shaking her hands around.
"Now Lucy, why are you lying? I was there. It was a very passionate kiss actually." Erza stepped up. All the girls perked up at this.
"You were there?"
"Tell us everything!"
"Don't leave anything out!"
Erza started to tell the story of how Lucy and Natsu kissed while Lucy sighed and walked away. Surprisingly she was able to slip by them without anyone caring. They were all interested in Erza's story now.
Traitor. Lucy thought then glared at Erza, who ignored the glare and continued on with her story.
Lucy looked back down at the mark on her hand. It looked nice, it was just spectacular. Something that could bring joy to anyone, no matter how depressed. Lucky for Lucy.
Lucy laid backwards, leaning her back on the wall. Smiling.
"You girls get worked up over nothing." a gruff voice said beside her. Lucy looked over to see Gajeel standing up straight beside her.
"It's tiring." Lucy joked. Gajeel didn't smile at it. Suddenly a certain pink haired goofball was on the other side of her.
"Hey Luce! What's that all about?" Natsu asked pointing towards the crowd of girls. Lucy sighed deeply.
"Just ignore them..." Lucy said and let her legs fall to the ground until she was sitting. Apparently being in a gang like this caused a lot of stress.
"So Numb Skull I heard you finally had your first kiss eh?" Gajeel asked smirking a bit. Lucy looked at the two in shock. No way was that Natsu's first kiss. She had seen him kiss Angel earlier before.
"Nuh uh! I've been kissed before!" Natsu argued.
"But have you ever kissed?" Gajeel asked looking over at Natsu. He stayed silent. Lucy's eyes widened at him. She was the first girl he's actually kissed? But wasn't he dating Angel before?
Hadn't he kissed her before.
"Yeah well shut up!" Natsu said, trying to counter Gajeel's argument. He failed.
"Oh where's Levy-chan when I need her?" Lucy sighed remembering that Levy hadn't been in the group of girls before.
"She, Jet, and Droy thought they heard something strange outside so they went to investigate. It's been a little while though, I'm getting worried." Gajeel said, a frown returning to his face. Lucy looked at him, he looked really worried. More then he should be.
"I'm sure she's fi-" Lucy didn't even get to finish the statement before someone came running into the building, knocking the doors wide open. Warren, she thought his name was. Now he was pale, as if he'd just seen a ghost. Gajeel stood up immediately and the rest of the bar went quiet. Everyone looked at Warren, they were worried themselves now.
"I just went to get something out the back and..." Warren gasped trying to get air.
"Warren are you alright?" Natsu asked walking over to him. He put his hand on Natsu's chest pushing him away.
"I'm..I'm fine just out of breath. But they aren't.."
"They who?" Natsu asked, but Warren had ran out the door again motioning for him to come with. The whole bar followed them out.
And that's where they saw it.
A beat,bruised, and bloody Jet and Droy. Tied to a stair case next to a building with writing on the building, writing made out of blood.
Give us Lucy Heartfilia and you can have the girl back.
Oh noes who has done this? Three guesses. If you don't guess it, I'm disowning you. Even if..I don't own you..
...This has gotten off topic...
So uh anyways super proud of myself. Two chapters in a day, even if it's on different stories. Man when was the last time I've done that? I remember I did 4 chapters in one day. That was an accomplishment.
See yeah later guys.