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Chapter Thirty-Eight: Businesswoman, Lucy Heartfilia
"Everyone!" Happy screamed, hurtling through the open guild doors. The afternoon sun made the fur on his body glow.
"What's wrong, Happy?" Mira asked from behind the bar.
"Oh, Mira, you're back." The Exceed noticed. "Anyways, has anyone seen Natsu?"
"He's missing?" Lisanna questioned.
"He didn't come home." Happy informed.
Catcalls and whistles erupted inside Fairy Tail's guildhall.
"He and Lucy went on a date, yesterday." Gray informed the confused Take-Over sisters from a nearby table.
"Natsu knows where to put it, after all!" Wakaba exclaimed.
"Innocent little Lucy finally got her cherry popped, huh?" Cana laughed, holding up a mug of Fairy Tail specialty wine.
Erza was blushing madly, keeping her eyes focused on the milkshake in front of her. Wendy put her head down on the table, trying to hide from the embarrassing remarks. Charle put her paws against the Sky Dragon Slayer's ears, valiantly attempting to block out the detailed comments from corrupting Wendy's mind. Gray took a sip from his glass of beer, stopping himself from laughing.
This was going to be an interesting day.
"Morning, Lucy." Natsu said with a yawn as he walked by her desk, where she sat. He ruffled his girlfriend's hair. "I'm using your bathroom."
"First, it's afternoon. You slept for almost eleven hours." Lucy replied. "Second, why don't you just go home? You don't have any clothes here."
"I should probably check on Happy, too." The Fire Dragon Slayer added with another yawn. He stretched his arms above his head, stretching his abdominal muscles tautly. The blonde couldn't help but let her eyes linger on his naked torso. "What are you doing?"
"P-Polishing my keys." She stuttered, hoping he didn't catch her ogling him. On her desk were all of her contracted Celestial Keys.
"You can re-quip this many at once?"
"Erza can summon an army of swords, can't she?" Lucy laughed. "The keys are useless without magic, so they're treated as regular objects by Re-quip magic. Some armors and weapons take more magic to re-quip because they're powerful on their own. Besides, I have a Storage Type Re-quip, not a specialized one like Erza and Bisca. I can't hold hard hitting magic weapons, only things that are considered normal objects or things with little magic."
"I see." Natsu replied absently. One key in particular caught his attention.
The Celestial wizard hummed softly as she continued to polish the gateways to her friends. She noticed the man beside her reach for one, touching the cold metal.
"What are you doing?"
"This… This is the dragon, right? Drago?" He asked hesitantly.
"Draco." She corrected absently. "Yeah, what about him?"
Natsu fell silent for a moment.
"Does he know where Igneel and the others are?"
Lucy looked down, avoiding his eyes before replying, "I've asked him before." She trailed off. "I'm sorry, Natsu. Draco has nothing to do with the Earth Land dragons. At least, he hasn't for a long time now. The only link he has with them is that he can use any magic the dragons on Earth Land can use. Even the dead ones."
The Fire Dragon Slayer nodded, half expecting a similar answer. He retreated his hand from the key and placed it on Lucy's head, softly kissing her temple.
"Thanks for trying." Natsu said with his usual grin. "Let's go to my place so I can get some fresh clothes."
"Sure," She replied, getting up and sending all of her keys back to her magic inventory. "It's not a complete mess again, is it?"
…
"It's a complete mess again." The Celestial wizard sighed, trudging through the clutter.
"Huh, Happy isn't here." Natsu noticed, easily maneuvering through the mess. "Do whatever you want, I'm just going to change my clothes."
"You're not going to shower?" Lucy asked.
"People don't need to shower." He scoffed.
"You should shower." She said dryly, picking up a dirty shirt with a pinch of her fingers. "And then clean your house."
"Fine," Natsu drawled out with a whine. "But the house isn't messy. I know where everything is."
Lucy warily eyed the molding food on the table. She sighed, watching as the pink haired male pick up some clothes and go into his bathroom.
It was time to get to work. Again.
The Celestial mage started with the dishes. She gathered them up and brought them into the kitchen, only to find more pots and pans filled with leftover food. Things were just like last time.
When Natsu came out of the shower, he noticed that his place was tidied up and nearly sparkling. He blinked in confusion.
"You're welcome." Lucy called out.
The Fire Dragon Slayer continued to blink. He turned to see the woman lying on his hammock, exhausted.
"What changed?" He questioned, rubbing a towel against his hair. Natsu saw Lucy giving him a glare, causing him to chuckle. "You didn't have to, you know. Happy and I are fine."
"Jeez," She whispered, putting her arm over her eyes. "Ungrateful." The Celestial mage felt a warm pressure on her cheek.
"Thanks." Natsu whispered near her. Lucy peaked an eye at him. His hair was still a bit wet and he was shirtless. Water droplets littered his shoulders and trailed down his pectorals. His body was suddenly on fire, drying up all of the moisture.
"I'm hungry." She said swiftly, averting her wandering eye. The blonde was lucky her boyfriend was a bit oblivious.
"Let's go to the guild, then." He offered, putting on his usual one-sleeved shirt and his scarf. Natsu tossed his towel onto the back of his couch. Lucy rolled her eyes. She bet the place was going to be messy by the end of the week.
"You think they're going to spend the day in bed?" Cana snickered.
"It's late afternoon and they're not here yet." Macao guffawed.
"Dad." Romeo complained, hiding his red face in his hands.
"Oh dear." Mira commented with a soft giggle, casually wiping down the bar.
"The guild isn't getting anything done today." Gray scoffed with a smirk on his lips. He was going to have a field day the next time he saw Natsu.
"Gray-sama, we should follow their example." Juvia suggested with hearts in her eyes.
The Ice Make wizards smirk turned into nervous contortion.
Wendy sat stock still in her seat, her face permanently red for the day. She nervously wiggled in her seat, unsure if she should be listening to the remarks. Her sensitive ears heard footsteps falling against the stone pavement outside. The Sky Dragon Slayer turned to look through the open doors. Her face heated up even further as she saw the couple walking hand in hand.
Charle sighed, accepting that the young girl will be exposed to the guild's rowdiness.
"It's the man of the hour." Max announced, clapping his hands. The rest of the guild turned their attention to the entrance. Hollers and cheers raged through the guildhall.
Natsu and Lucy confusedly looked at each other. Max swung his arm around the Fire Dragon Slayer, leading the pink haired man to the table full of eager men awaiting the grimy details. Lucy shrugged, walking to the table that housed her team.
"Good afternoon." Lucy greeted, sitting down. Gray gave her a knowing look before getting up and joining the males at the other table. The Celestial mage returned his look with bewilderment. "What's going on, today?"
Erza tried to reply, but her words were jumbled and drawled out with a stutter. The blonde looked at the Re-quip mage's red face with concern.
"W-Well, Lucy-san," Wendy stammered.
"Is it true?" Juvia asked. She paid close attention to the blonde.
"Is what true?" Lucy asked. Before anyone could reply, Cana came over and swung her arm around the Celestial wizard's neck, her drink sloshing.
"Lucy, Lucy, Lucy," The Card mage sang. "I'm so proud of you."
"What?" The blonde questioned.
"You and Natsu, of course." Mira joined in with a giggle.
"We heard you guys had a fun night." Lisanna informed with a light blush.
"It was consensual, I hope." Erza said softly. Her face was still beat red, but her tone promised punishment if she got an answer she didn't like.
"Consensual? Fun?" Lucy whispered to herself. Like some of the others, the blonde's face exploded into a bright red blush. "N-No! We haven't-! We didn't-!" She hid her face in her hands. "We didn't!"
"There's no need to hide it!" Cana chuckled, slapping Lucy's back.
"We've only been dating for a few days!"
"So?" The Card mage asked.
"Juvia offers her body to Gray-sama." Juvia added.
Lucy dropped her head onto the table.
"We didn't have s-s-sex." The Celestial mage stuttered.
"That's disappointing." Cana sighed, plopping down on the bench next to the blonde.
"I guess we did jump the gun on that one." Lisanna replied sheepishly, sitting down next to Wendy.
"The males in this guild are to blame." Charle huffed. She silently included the blue Exceed that started this whole mess in the group.
"When did you guys get back?" Lucy asked, trying to steer the conversation to a different direction.
"This morning." Mira replied, placing down a much-needed smoothie for Lucy.
"Thanks." The Celestial mage sighed in contentment.
"I guess it gives me time to teach you." Cana snickered.
"Wendy is right here!" Charle hissed, standing in front of the blushing, young wizard.
"Are you okay, Erza-san?" Juvia asked softly, seeing the Re-quip mage's face a cherry red color.
"Erza's just imagining herself in that situation with Je-" Mira replied but was cut off when the red head put a hand against her mouth.
"So?" Max drawled out.
"Don't leave out any details." Macao insisted. Next to him, Romeo repeatedly hit his head against the wooden table.
"About what?" Natsu questioned.
"Natsu!" Happy cried, crashing into his partner's chest. "Where were you last night?! I thought Lucy ate you to get fatter!"
"I stayed the night at Lucy's. You could've joined us." The Fire Dragon Slayer said casually.
"I didn't know Natsu was into voyeurism." Nab whispered to Vijeeter. The Dancer magic wizard nodded in agreement.
"How is Lucy in bed?" Wakaba asked, puffing smoke as he talked.
"In bed?" Natsu said softly. Why were they asking about that? "She doesn't move much."
Collective 'oh's' echoed between the men.
"It's manly to do all of the work!" Elfman exclaimed proudly.
"Not as energetic as I thought she would be." Macao hummed.
"It was her first time, wasn't it? That's perfect for you, Natsu. You can teach her." Wakaba added, raising his eyebrows suggestively.
"What do you mean first time? She does it every night." The Fire Dragon Slayer informed. "I don't need to teach her."
Another collective round of 'oh's' rang out.
"I didn't know Lucy was like that." Max said, surprised.
"Oui." Reedus agreed, having heard the conversation from his seat by the stage. He was absently adding color to the scene he painted of the guild.
"I don't think Lucy-nee will appreciate you telling everyone, Natsu-nii." Romeo said nervously, lifting his face from the table.
"I thought everyone knew." The Fire Dragon Slayer said in confusion. He looked at Happy, who replied with a shrug.
"Everyone in Magnolia knows? She must really get around." Macao gasped, looking at Wakaba with wide eyes.
"We could've had a chance when we were younger." Wakaba said in revelation.
Natsu and Happy shared a confused look.
"How many positions did you try yesterday?" Max asked.
"Wh-what?" Lucy gasped, nearly dropping the plate of fire pasta in her hands.
"Oh, hey, Lucy." Natsu greeted.
"Lucy, you stole Natsu, yesterday." Happy said with a pout.
"What are you guys talking about here?" Lucy asked, not trying to assume anything.
"Natsu was just telling us about your nightly exploits. I didn't realize you were so experienced, Lucy." Max said suavely.
"And here I thought that innocent girl act was the real deal." Macao snickered. Beside him, Romeo couldn't even face Lucy without his face turning completely red.
"It's hard to believe such an experienced person would just lie there. Were you going easy on Natsu?" Wakaba questioned.
"What the heck?" Lucy nearly screeched. "Natsu, what are you telling them?!"
"He was telling us how he lost his virginity last night and how experienced you are in the subject with other men every night." Gray chuckled with a snort after having stayed quiet during the discussion. He knew Natsu's answers didn't fit with what the others were asking. The matchstick was dense like that.
"Natsu!" The Celestial yelled, heatedly putting down the flaming plate of pasta on the table. "I never-!" Before she finished that sentence, her face turned red in embarrassment. That was personal information she was about to yell out… "Why did you lie just to seem like you-!" Lucy just huffed, pivoting on her heels and turning back and walking away.
"H-Hey! Wait, what did I do?" Natsu asked, standing up.
"Come on, Juvia." The blonde said, grabbing the Water wizard's hand. "Let's go tell Makarov about our idea."
Juvia didn't question her friend as she was dragged upstairs.
"What did Natsu do now?" Lisanna asked, putting her head in her hand.
"Lucy!" The Fire Dragon Slayer called out.
"Lucy!" Happy repeated.
"Messed up your first relationship after only a few days. Congrats." Gray said, clapping Natsu on the back.
"What did I even do?" Natsu asked, scratching his head.
"What do you mean, what did you do?" Max questioned.
"You told us Lucy had sexual escapades everyday." Macao informed.
"And she doesn't move during sex." Wakaba added.
Romeo ran a hand down his face.
"What? No I didn't!" Natsu denied.
"Then what were you telling us just now?" Max asked.
"You asked what Lucy was like in bed." Natsu replied. The group looked at each other. "So I told you! She's kind of a light sleeper and she doesn't really move around. And I don't know why you guys don't think she sleeps everyday."
"Should've figured." Macao sighed.
"Good luck getting her to forgive you." Wakaba added.
"I didn't do anything." Natsu groaned, dropping his head onto the table. The side of his forehead hit the side of the flaming pasta bowl, flipping it over his head.
"Relax, matchstick. She isn't the type to hold a grudge." Gray said, holding in a chuckle as the flames from the pasta festered in Natsu's hair.
"Maybe you should give her a fish." Happy suggested, watching as the Celestial mage as she and Juvia entered Master's office.
"Master?" Lucy called out, knocking lightly on the door.
"Come in." Master replied. He looked up from the papers on his desk. "Lucy, Juvia, what can I do for you?"
"We're doing our carnival event together and were hoping you'd help us get some exotic fish and some kind of pool to do scuba diving." The Celestial mage informed. At her side, Juvia nodded, allowing Lucy to do all of the talking.
"Fish and a large aquarium." Master said thoughtfully with a nod. "I'll request it right away." He said with a concealed sigh, getting out another request form and glaring at it.
"You look stressed, Master. Is everything all right?" Juvia questioned.
"Yes, yes, don't worry about me." Makarov said, waving them off.
Lucy and Juvia looked at each other curiously. Their Master was always stressed with paperwork, considering how destructive their members were. However, he looked more confused than ever. The two women heard the elder wizard muttering numbers before writing something on the form, and then erasing it.
The Celestial mage peered over, reading the words on the paper.
"You're filling it out wrong, Master." The blonde informed softly. "Why are you putting a number value where you're supposed to write the material object you are requesting?"
Makarov looked up. He stared at his guild child straight in the eye.
"You're the daughter of a business mogul." He stated.
"Yes?" Lucy replied, uncertainly. Juvia looked between the two of them silently.
"You've probably been taught all about business and government since you were little." Makarov continued. The Celestial wizard nodded. "So you know how to fill this out?"
"It's a common request form, yes." The blonde said.
Makarov's serious facial features morphed into a puppy-eyed look. Juvia nervously took a step back.
"Would you be so kind as to handle this paperwork?" The Master of Fairy Tail pleaded. "There are some workers that will be here soon to go over the layout of our events."
"Of course, Master. I guess it's finally time to put all of those years of studies to good use." Lucy replied with an amused grin, going around the desk. Master got out of his plush seat, allowing the Celestial mage to take his place. "I'll take care of everything."
"Thank you, my dear." Makarov said, rushing out the door.
"Juvia doesn't think she has seen Master run so fast." The Water mage said in awe. She looked over, watching Lucy take out the rest of the forms and started scribbling away. "Does Lucy-san need any help?"
"That's okay, Juvia. Thanks for the offer." The blonde replied, giving her friend a reassuring smile. "Where do you want our event? In a high traffic area or low?"
"Well," Juvia drawled out, looking passed the doorway.
"Next to Gray, I got it." Lucy giggled. "Why don't you go down there and spend some time with him?"
The Water wizard didn't need to be told twice. Juvia quickly walked back downstairs. Things seemed back to normal. The usual crowd was already in the middle of the guild, brawling it out. Juvia's face heated up, hearing flesh connect with flesh. Oh, how she wished she and her Gray-sama were doing a similar act.
"Gray-sama," Juvia sighed happily, getting close to the group and unbuttoning her shirt. "Allow Juvia to join!"
"Can I get you anything, Master?" Mirajane asked as she saw the elder man climb onto the bar counter.
"Fairy Tail specialty wine, Mira." Makarov requested with a grin.
"You're awfully cheerful, Master." Kinana noticed. "Did you finally finish all of those request forms?"
"Not at all." Makarov replied.
The two barmaids looked at each other questioningly.
"You are aware you have an appointment with some city officials to discuss everything, right, Master?" Kinana reminded.
"Don't worry. The work is in capable hands." Master chuckled, accepting a mug from Mirajane and drinking it heartily.
"Who-?" Mira began asking before she was cut off by Natsu, who's body was thrown into the bar counter.
"Maybe we should stop them before the officials get here." Kinana suggested.
"Speak of the devil." Mira giggled, seeing five adults cautiously peak through the doorway. She easily maneuvered around the brawl to get to the group.
"Ugh," Natsu groaned, sitting up and holding his head.
"Are you all right?" Kinana questioned, looking over the bar.
Makarov sighed. He hoped Mira could do damage control with the officials. The Titan wizard enlarged his hand and lengthened his arm, slamming a fist down in the middle of the fight, effectively stopping his rowdy children from causing any more destruction.
"Welcome to Fairy Tail." Mira sang pleasantly, giving the group a sweet smile. "Can I get you anything before you get to work?"
The group of city officials stared warily at the groaning group of wizards in the middle of the guild.
"Excuse us for the," Makarov coughed. "Disruption. Please, have a drink, on us."
Mirajane gracefully led the group to an empty table, clear of any damages. The stunned city officials silently sat down while the barmaid went to fetch drinks.
The Fairy Tail wizards started whispering, frantically getting things back in order with a glare from Makarov. Tables were righted and the broken furniture was cleaned up. In record time, the guild was back in running order.
"Here you go." Mira said, holding a tray with five colorful drinks. "Smoothies for a hot day."
"Thank you." A female city official said, snapping her colleague out of their bewildered states.
"Is there anything else I can get for you?" The Take-Over: Satan Soul mage questioned kindly.
"We would like to get started on the preparations as soon as possible. The sun is already quite high in the sky and there is much to cover; especially in such a big city as ours." The woman informed. Being the only speaker, so far, Mirajane realized she was the leader of the group.
"Of course. Feel free to take the smoothies with you. We can collect the glasses afterwards." Mira replied, walking off to get the master.
"Lucy-chan!" Master called loudly.
"Lucy?" Natsu asked softly, still sitting on the ground.
The Celestial mage quickly hopped down the stairs, a binder in her hands. The Fire Dragon Slayer noticed she changed her hairstyle a bit, whether to look more professional or to keep cool in the summer heat, he didn't know. Her blonde bangs were now pinned back, revealing a smooth forehead.
"Lucy, dear." Makarov said, gesturing to the group of city officials. "These are the lovely people who you will be working with today." He then addressed the officials. "Ladies and gentlemen, this is Lucy Heartfilia."
"It is a pleasure to meet you all." The blonde wizard greeted professionally.
"Daughter of the late Jude Heartfilia. Please, the pleasure is all mine." The leader of the group replied, shaking hands with the Celestial mage. "My name is Chloe." She then gestured to two other women. "Emmy and Adela." The leader motioned to two remaining men. "And those two are Buck and Walter."
"Hello." Lucy addressed.
"Shall we get started?" Chloe asked, standing up and grabbing the free smoothie.
"Of course." The Celestial mage replied with a nod.
"Here," Mirajane cut in, handing Lucy strawberry smoothie. "It's hot outside."
"Thanks, Mira." Lucy said gratefully. The Take-Over: Satan Soul mage winked, sending the blonde a silent good luck.
The officials led the way out of the guildhall, Lucy trailing behind them.
"Where's Lucy going?" Happy asked, flying to Natsu – who finally stood up.
"Gramps?" The Fire Dragon Slayer asked.
"She's on a mission I personally assigned her to." Makarov replied, easily relaxing.
"In other words, you pawned off paperwork to the daughter of a business tycoon." Gray commented, crossing his arms over his bare chest as he walked over. "I have to admit, seeing Lucy acting as a professional businesswoman is kind of hot."
"Hey," Natsu said dryly.
"Love rival." Juvia whispered angrily.
"Being a businesswoman is manly!" Elfman declared.
"I hope she puts my booth in a good spot." Lisanna said excitedly.
"Aye!" Happy exclaimed with a raised paw. "I want to be next to a fish stand!"
Master Makarov sighed. Regardless of what his other children wanted, he knew Lucy would place each attraction where it would get the maximum amount of profits. Makarov began to grin. Even after the mayor claimed a portion of the earnings, Fairy Tail was about to be rich!
"I think we should put the stage here," Lucy said. "With the Ferris Wheel on the other side of the park, it would be an easy walk for our guests."
"Of course." Chloe agreed, taking notes on a notepad.
The Celestial wizard flipped through her binder, jotting down location notes on specific request forms.
"The Thunder God Tribe needs the stage for flash contests, Gajeel needs it for his singing, and Erza needs it for her one-woman performance." Lucy read off. "We can figure out the schedule later, but I believe this will be an optimal location."
"This is why I like you, bunny girl." A gruff voice commented. "A stage nice and close to the main crowd."
The blonde suddenly felt her head being patted. She looked over and saw the Iron Dragon Slayer standing next to her with a smirk. Behind him, Team Shadow Gear waved in greeting.
"I'm sure someone enjoys your music." Lucy coughed jokingly. "Were you on a mission together?"
"Well," Levy drawled out. "Sort of."
"Gajeel invited us on a mission." Jet informed proudly, gesturing to Droy.
"No I didn't! You idiots followed me!" The Iron Dragon Slayer huffed.
"And I followed them to make sure everything went all right." Levy giggled.
"Let's talk later. I want to hear all about this." The blonde woman laughed, shifting her eyes to briefly look at the city officials. The Solid Script wizard nodded, dragging the arguing boys to the guild.
"I believe we should tackle the next area." Chloe suggested.
"Of course. Excuse me." Lucy apologized. "Next, I think the booth for flying should be a little outside of the park. It'll be close enough for Lisanna to fly near the Ferris wheel and attract interest while also drawing guests to her area."
…Sunset…
"Excellent work today, as expected." Chloe remarked, shaking Lucy's hand once more. Buck took the binder full of request forms and little notes from the blonde wizard. "We will have everything prepared as soon as possible."
"Thank you for all of your hard work." The Celestial mage replied. The city officials escorted Lucy to the front of the Fairy Tail guildhall.
The group handed Lucy all of the glassware that Mirajane had given them and waved their goodbyes. Once they were out of sight, Lucy let out a sigh of relief before entering the familiar building.
"How'd it go?" Makarov asked as he noticed Lucy at the door.
"It went well. I hope everything turns out to your liking." The blonde replied.
"Good work." Master commented, patting Lucy's behind.
"Master," Mira warned. Makarov nervously took his hand back.
With an uneasy shiver, the Celestial wizard walked to the bar counter, putting down the dirty glasses in her possession.
"Can I get you anything?" Kinana asked, taking the glassware and placing them in a bin full of dirty dishes.
"Some spaghetti would be really nice right now." Lucy softly pleaded.
"Of course." Kinana giggled, going into the kitchen with the bin.
The Celestial mage exhaled tiredly, walking to the table that housed her team.
"You look like you could use this." Gray said, offering his mug of ale.
"No thanks." Lucy sighed, slumping her head on Natsu's shoulder.
"Lu-" The Fire Dragon Slayer began.
"I'm still mad at you." The blonde interrupted. Natsu froze.
"Would you like some cake?" Erza offered as she was about to flag down one of the barmaids.
"I think you should eat a good dinner to regain some energy." Wendy suggested.
"Fish will fix you right up! I'll get some right away!" Happy said, flying quickly to the bar counter.
"I already asked Kinana to make me dinner." Lucy called out, but it was too late. The blue Exceed was already requesting some fish from Mirajane.
"He just wanted the fish." Charle remarked.
After dinner, the team continued chatting carelessly. Though Lucy was still a bit peeved at her boyfriend, she allowed the boy to hold her hand under the table. He was a bit of a dense idiot, sometimes, but she could overlook his faults and forgive him.
A bright flash of white light shined throughout the guild. Everyone tensed for an attack. When the light simmered down, the wizards saw an intricately elegant, pure white magic circle spinning in the middle of the floor. The magic shined, revealing a transparent gateway. Slowly, the gates opened, exposing a black void. The Fairy Tail wizards tensely stood their ground.
"It's okay, everyone! It's for me." Lucy yelled, standing up from her table.
"For you?" Master Makarov asked.
"It's my gate." The Celestial mage replied, giving everyone a sweet smile.
"Your gate." Natsu whispered, standing up as well.
"Then who owns your key?" Gray asked next, a bit jokingly.
"The Spirit King, of course." Lucy giggled, as though it was a silly question.
Natsu held onto her hand, "Lucy?"
The blonde quickly kissed his cheek, getting out of her seat.
"I'll be back in time for the carnival, I promise." Lucy informed. "Don't wait up. Time runs differently in the other realm."
"Are you a…" Happy questioned nervously. "What are you?"
"What do you think I am?" Lucy teased with a giggle. "See everyone in a few days!" With that, she jogged through the gates without hesitation.
The Fairy Tail wizards stood silently, in shock. Who was Lucy Heartfilia?