WHAT'S UP EVERYONE? HOWS IT HANGING? I'VE BEEN DOING PRETTY WELL...I'M WRITING THIS IN BETWEEN TESTING DAYS SO IT'S SUPER WEIRD. I USUALLY WRITE A CHAPTER IN ONE BIG 3-5 HOUR SITTING BUT I GUESS I CANT DO THAT RIGHT NOW. WELL ANYWAY, SINCE LUCY'S BEEN RESCUED I GUESS THAT'S THE END OF ALL THEY'RE PROBLEMS RIGHT? WRONG! BUT BEFORE THAT...IT'S TIME FOR SOME SERIOUS FLUFF/SEXY TIMES! FAIRY TAILS GUNNA GET SOME SERIOUS LOVIN'. SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS NEXT CHAPTER OF MINDLESS. FAIRY TAIL IS OWNED BY HIRO MASHIMA AND FUNIMATION, DON'T FORGET TO FOLLOW/FAVORITE/REVIEW!
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN; D-DATE? WHAT AM I TO YOU?
LUCY'S POV;
Three days have passed since the 'Rathal Incident' and life for Fairy Tail was returning relatively back to normal. Cana went back on a bender, stating that she had been deprived for far to long and needed to refuel. The thunder legion, along with Porlyusica were sent to the old woman's home, being ordered by Laxus, reasoning that the pink haired medicine woman may be at risk of future attacks by surviving Salem Blade members. Nab, Max and the rest went back on jobs, earning back the money used to buy all those visual lacrima. Lucy offered to pay for it herself but everyone refused.
You're our guild mate Lucy, let us take care of you.
Makarov and Erza went to the magic council to report what had transpired, as well as the disbandment of Salem Blade. According to Wendy, defeating Salem Blade was surprisingly easy and after contacting Lahar and Dorenbolt, the military handled the rest. The only two who went through trouble was Laxus and Mira though the takeover Mage refused to discuss her fight with Infiltration magic user Claire. Laxus on the other hand was more then willing to talk about Rathal. Anna, who remained in the guild infirmary to rest after over working her magic capacity was in a state of utter disbelief when Laxus described him. Claie and Edeya were also in shock, both of them sharing identical worried glances. It was clear Dancing Gypsy's master was overwhelmed, and Lucy visited her everyday so she could try and help, and everyday Anna would call her Layla. Claie says that her mind had become a bit twisted up and the poor guild master at the moment couldn't tell the difference between fantasy and reality. Her personality would switch so often it was like she was trying to be five different people at once. The celestial wizard felt a wave of guilt wash over her as she watched the young master struggling to be brought back to her senses. Though Claie and everyone else in Fairy Tail assured the blonde it was not her fault and Anna just needed some rest.
In all honesty Lucy didn't remember much leading up to being trapped inside her own mind and what happened on the inside was just a bunch of mush. When she awoke on Tenrou island all she could recall were bits and pieces, she remembered being sort of lost, and then she was preforming a spell and then...just like that...she was back.
Gray and Juvia had somehow become distant, though from what she could remember the two had been very close when inside her head. Juvia completely avoided the ice wizard. Whenever she would enter the guild and find him there, the water mage would turn her heels and run the opposite direction, complaining of stomach pains or suddenly recalling her grandmother needed medical attention. Which was odd because as far as we knew Juvia didn't have a grandmother...or any family actually. In all honesty, Lucy was clueless when it came to Juvia's relatives. The blonde wanted to ask Gajeel, who in her opinion seemed to be the person closest Juvia, but the stupid lug head had apparently 'Gone on a journey' with Pantherlily, leaving poor Levy behind. The blunette in question was pouring over books, researching and reading self-help books on how to gain both magic and physical strength. Erza and the exceed Edeya had become best buddies fast, the little green feline following the red head wherever she went, so the little thing was devastated when she couldn't accompany the red head to see the council with the master.
Natsu on the other hand seemed to be way to busy training to spend time with anyone, let alone Lucy. When she had told him she didn't remember anything from inside her head, the rose-haired dragon slayer worked twice as hard and twice as long, proclaiming;
I'll get your memories back Lucy! Don't worry!"
The problem was...she didn't really want her memories back, sure she didn't like having a huge chunk of time taken from her, but from what little she'd been told she and her friends had been hurt terribly and were in constant danger. Edeya told her that Juvia and Levy almost died, leaving the blonde with a heavy feeling in her stomach. Did she really want to remember something so traumatizing? She sighed, placing her head onto the wooden bar. The kind Mirajane was cleaning glasses, humming a happy tune, stopping only when she took in her comrades dejected state.
"What's wrong Lucy?" She asked softy, propping her elbow on the bar and resting her cheek in her hand. Lucy sighed again.
"It's just...my memories..." She groaned.
Mira giggled, patting the blonde on the head.
"Don't worry Lucy, they'll come back to you sooner or later. You just need to be patient."
"See Mira...I don't know if I want them back. I don't know if I want to remember Juvia getting her guts ripped out or a hole boring through Levy's chest. Live in blissful ignorance is what I'm trying to say. I mean, why would I even want to remember something so awful?"
Mira blinked once before giving the celestial mage another smile.
"Oh Lucy, I understand what you're saying but I can't help but think I'd rather live with the memories then keep them suppressed. If you pile everything behind a wall, or in this case, whatever's blocking your memories, sooner or later the dam is going to break, and all those memories will come flooding back, whether you want them to or not."
The blonde closed her eyes, pinching the bridge of her nose between her index finger and thumb. Mira was right of course, Lucy really didn't have much of a choice when it came to her memories. They would come back when they wanted to come back.
"Besides that I think you should remember the good memories at least. Happy told me that you and Natsu became even closer than you two already are."
Lucy blushed.
"C-Closer...?" She gulped, staring down at the glass of water in front of her.
"I let you kiss me because it's not a dream. And don't forget..."
Lucy head snapped up. Was this a memory? Natsu...he was holding her against the wall...his face was so close.
"...I kissed you back Luce..."
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Lucy slammed her fists on the table, her entire body red with embarrassment. Her glass tipped over, spilling all over the counter. Just then there was a flash of light, surprising the mage so much she was knocked back off her feet.
"Hey Lucy, It's been awhile." Leo the lion greeted the blonde with a wink, holding out one of his hands to help his fallen master off the ground.
"Loki!? What are you doing here?" She inquired, grabbing onto her spirit's hand.
"Well..." He began, and before she knew it he was on his knees, bowing to her.
"AS THE LEADER OF THE ZODIAC, I, LEO THE LION, WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO PROTECT YOU DURING YOUR IMPRISONMENT INSIDE YOUR MIND!" He cried, bowing his orange head deeper into the floor. By now several onlookers were watching the scene with interest. So embarrassing. Lucy crouched down, lifting her friends head. She smiled, her entire being glowing with the radiance of a thousand suns.
"It's okay Loki, tell everyone I'm fine and I look forward to working with them in the future." She grinned. Loki's eyes widened from behind his purple tinted sun glasses and soon he too was smiling.
"Thank you Lucy, and one more thing."
"What is it Loki?"
The spirit sighed, holding the blondes gaze with an intense glare.
"Aquarius says; If you drops her key one more time you're going to be sleeping with the fishes." He stated matter-o-factly, doing his best Aquarius impression, Lucy sweat dropped, falling back on a bar stool with cold shivers down her spine. She must have dropped her keys when she was spelled...she's lucky the mermaid didn't wring her neck right then and there.
"I-I see...tell her I'm sorry..." She sweated nervously...she really needed to be more careful.
"Oh wow Lucy's all slimey." Happy exclaimed sheepishly.
"It's not slime it's sweat you stupid cat!"
"Whaaaaa! Lucy's yelling at me!" The blue exceed cried, flying behind the broad shoulder of a certain flame dragon slayer.
Lucy froze, her mind leaping back to her presumed new memory.
"...I kissed you back Luce."
What was that? When did it happen...and why did it make the blondes heart go into overdrive?
"Natsu!" Loki greeted, giving the younger boy a hardy smack on the back. "Thank's for bringing back my darling Lucy, I tell you what I don't know what we would do if we didn't have you to look after her."
Lucy blushed.
"Who's darling am I?" She demanded, stomping up to the celestial spirit.
"Oh my sweet Lucy, how long will you deny are love?" He inquired, pressing the back of his hand to his forehead in mock exasperation and longing. She opened her mouth again to yell at the stupid spirit, but just as soon as he arrived, Loki returned back the celestial world.
"Well...I just wanted some water so now that I have it..." Natsu said nervously, shifting his weight from one foot to the other. Though he gave Lucy the same Natsu grin he always did, something was very off about the dragon slayers behavior. He turned to leave, but Lucy grabbed his arm. He twisted around, his onyx eyes shining with confusion and worry.
"What's wrong Lucy? Are you feeling alright?" He asked.
"Natsu..." She started.
When did we kiss?
Is what she wanted to ask, but she was far to shy to say anything at the guild, and definitely not in front of the mistress of gossip herself, Mirajane Strauss. She could already feel the barmaids glowing eyes on the back of her neck. Yes, even if she was dying to know what happened, Lucy would wait to ask questions.
"Lucy?" Natsu asked again, tilting his head to one side.
He looked so cute when he did that...
No! God damnit Lucy get a hold of yourself!
"Meet me tonight at Magnolia Park, by that giant Sakura tree. I have something really important to ask you." She tried her best to reveal her intentions without saying them, but with a dense idiot like Natsu, who knew if he understood.
He nodded.
"See you then."
AT MAGNOLIA PARK...AROUND MIDNIGHT...
The full moon illuminated the entire park, showing the tree tops with its heavenly glow. Lucy leaned against the tree, the bark cool against her back. It was nice out, a steady wind blowing around her, lifting fallen leaves and dancing them around. Lucy closed her eyes, enjoying the feeling of the wind going through her hair. She decided to wear it down, along with a pair of jean pants and a tank top. It was casual, but not to casual that he would think she was being lazy. Who was she kidding? She spent four hours with Cancer trying to decide which outfit she should wear. Not to mention the extra three hours spent on her hair and makeup.
Why in the world was she doing this in the first place? Sure she wanted to know what that memory was about...but she didn't need to dress up for something like that. Regardless of the simplicity of just meeting Natsu by a tree, her heart was beating rapidly. Calm down stupid heart!
Whether it was an actual memory and that deep down inside her own subconscious she wanted to be with Natsu, or it was just a wild fabrication due to her and Mira's discussion...she needed to know how she really felt.
She heard the crunch of footsteps approach, and her entire body began to heat up like an oven.
"Natsu? Is that you?"
She spoke softly, to nervous to speak any louder than a whisper. Not that it mattered, with Natsu's super hearing, it should be easy for him to hear her voice.
"Ladada da da! I am...hiccup...Humphrey...and fair maiden...I have come...to save you..." She could just make out the staggering figure of a man, his stout figure resembled that of a pig, though the booze in his hand and the stench coming off him in waves screamed drunk. The sloshed man stumbled towards her, leaning against the tree.
"...e'llo there pretty lady...are you looking for a good time?..." He belched, the alcohol on his breath penetrating the blondes nostrils. She held her nose...why did the creepy ones always come after her. Well...at least Ichiya was interested in Erza.
"No actually I'm waiting for a friend...umm...you-"
"HUMPHREY!" He bellowed.
"Humphrey...look I'm really flattered but I really can't deal with you right now."
The big man yelled in anger, flaring his large nostrils.
"Do you know who I am?! I am Humphrey El Portaloon! Heir to the Portaloon fortune...and I do not do well with not getting what I want."
"Look asshole I don't care who-"
She was cut off, and within seconds the big man was on top of her, his breath heavy against her face. He straddled her, sitting on top of her stomach and keeping her down with his massive size. He pinned her wrists beside her face, making it impossible for her to reach her keys. Maybe...if she could get them out of her pocket...Loki or Virgo could open their own gates...
The drunkard was far more perceptive then the blonde gave him credit for, he snatched her gate keys from her pocket, tossing them somewhere in the grass. She whimpered, now what was she going to do? He was to big...she couldn't push him off.
"You caught me on a bad day you blonde bitch! I'll kill you!" He slurred, wrapping his hands clumsily around her throat...not really choking her at all. This guy has to be an idiot...or really really drunk.
"Let me go! Let me go!" She screamed, lifting her knee and slamming it into his groin. He grunted once, his face paling as he fell forward, crushing the blonde beneath him. She kicked harder as the fat man began to suffocate the blonde.
Was she really going to die like this? She could see the headlines now;
FAIRY TAIL WIZARD LUCY HEARTFILIA. STRONG. BEAUTIFUL. SMOTHERED BY A FAT MAN.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" She screeched.
"LUCY!" She heard a shout, and before she knew it, the man Humphrey was kicked sky high, nothing but twinkle in the night.
She sucked in a breath, coughing.
"I...thought...I was going to die!" She shouted, turning to her savior. Natsu picked her off the ground, wiping dirt from her arms.
"What happened?" He demanded, brushing off her back.
"I really don't know. One minute I'm waiting for you and the next minute I'm being attacked by some weird drunk guy."
Natsu sighed, bending down and retrieving her keys. She thanked him, hugging them to her.
"So what did you want to meet me here for Lucy? What's so important?"
Oh, right to business she guessed. Lucy cleared her throat, taking a deep breath and gathering all her courage.
"Natsu Dragneel, would you like to go on a date with me this weekend?!" She shouted, her face turning all shades of red. Natsu stared at the blonde, astonished.
"D-Date? You-you want to go on a date with me?" He muttered, scratching the back of his head.
"Well...yeah..." She whispered, clasping her hands together nervously.
"Why?"
She gaped at him...she didn't expect to ask that.
"Um...well...back at the guild I thought I got one of my memories back...and we were kissing...so I just thought...If I were to go out with you..." She trailed off, glancing up at the dragon slayer. His expression bore emotions she couldn't read. What was he thinking?
"Lucy how do you feel about me?"
She sighed, staring into Natsu's eyes.
"That's what I'm trying to find out."
WELL EVERYONE WHAT DO YOU THINK!? NEXT CHAPTER IS THE ACTUAL DATE SO I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE WRITING THAT! I PLAN ON MAKING IT PRIMARILY FLUFF SO NO SEXY TIMES YOU NAUGHTY PEEPS. ;) ALSO ONLY A FEW MORE WEEKS OF TESTING. HOORAH! (CRYS INTERNALLY.) ANYWHOODLE HERE ARE THE SHOUTOUTS;
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