Hello my lovelies! I am so so so so so so so sorry about not providing an update sooner. I have been incredibly busy with college and work back to back. I just moved out of my old home and into a new place! I am incredibly grateful to those of you who have read and enjoyed my story so far. You guys are awesome! Now may I present the second chapter:
The Spa
Nami quickly navigated through the bustling streets of Magnolia, jumping from roof to roof, gliding stealthily through the wind. His cloak flowed behind him, the hood falling off in the breeze. Nami's bright eyes and hair glistened in the sunlight. His stoic expression not changing, for he was on a mission, Juvia Lockser. Stopping for a moment to check his surroundings, he saw the train station ahead along with the girls from Fairy Tail boarding.
"Juvia…" he whispered with a smile.
He dashed to the ground and made a break for the ticket stand. He quickly purchased a ticket and jumped onto the train just before it took off. Nami pulled on his cloak, covering his face with the hood. He searched for the familiar blue hair of the water mage. Spotting it, he made a break for the closest empty seat, so that he could watch her from afar. A satisfied smirk crawled onto his face. He closed his eyes and focused in on the girl's conversation.
Back with our boys…
Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel stood outside of the carriage, guarding it. Each of them was faced with a single member of the butt jiggle gang. The leader of the group stood at the back of the carriage in front of Gray.
"We will have that booty you carry in that cart, and you cannot stop us!" The leader shouted.
"Yeah!" The other two complied.
"You ain't getting none of our booty!" Natsu shouted as he charged his opponent. Gray and Gajeel sweat drooped.
"You aren't making this situation any better, Natsu," Gray muttered before following the fire mage's lead.
"I'm gunna beat you until you cry for your momma," Gajeel smirked before landing a punch to one of the members.
"Butt jiggle gang, ASSemble!" The leader shouted. Jiggling and building up as much momentum as they could with their oversized butoxies, they charged up a nose-burning, airy attack, sending our boys flying backwards, holding their noses.
"I ain't got time for these stupid games!" Gray shouted, "I got somewhere else to be," he said as he activated his demon slayer form. Black seeped across his arms and bare chest, covering part of his face as well. Gray looked up to them, his eyes glowing. Slowly raising a hand, he murmured, "Silver." The group stood petrified by the scary glower before they were encased in ice. Soon, the butt jiggle gang were sent flying into the distance by a double-teamed dragon roar.
"That takes care of that," Gray said as he reverted to his normal form.
"What's that awful smell?" Happy asked as he and Lily approached the group.
"And where have you been?" Natsu asked. Happy landed on Natsu's shoulder while Lily landed on Gajeel's.
"We were fishing," Happy said proudly as he displayed two fish, "See?"
"You better have more than that, Happy," Natsu growled.
"Where's your catch?" Gajeel asked.
"I ate it," Lily said as he patted his stomach.
"Let's get going," Gray huffed.
"You boys sure are something," The coachman bragged.
"You get to ride this time, ice pick! I ain't spending one more minute in there with tin can!" Natsu shouted.
"You trying to pick a fight, salamander?" Gajeel seethed.
"I can beat you any time, any place metal mouth," Natsu challenged. Suddenly, the two dragon slayers were hit over the head in an Erza like fashion by the ice mage.
"Stop being a couple of idiots or I'm leaving you behind, got it?" Gray murmured before jumping into the carriage. "You two guard the sides, and I'll ride inside," he said as he slammed the door shut.
"What's up with him?" Natsu asked.
"Don't ask me," Gajeel returned, taking his side of the carriage.
"Whatever," Natsu mumbled, taking the opposite side. Shortly, the carriage was off, heading for their destination. Gray crossed his arms as he reclined in the carriage. He sighed roughly as he closed his eyes. 'Man,' he thought, 'I sure hope we beat them there.'
Our boys arrived at a large mansion with a tall, golden gate leading to a front yard that was overly decorated with flowers, fountains, and bushes of all colors. The boys stood outside the front door waiting to the master of the house to greet them and pay them. Shortly, a man who appeared identical to the golden statue in the carriage came outside, giddy and excited. The man thanked them and paid them in excess, thanking them for protecting his precious jewel from the ornery gang.
Gray, Gajeel, and Natsu left the house quickly and made a break for the hot springs, running with everything they had in them. They took the scenic route, jumping across roof tops until they touched down in front of their destination. Panting, Gray burst through the front doors and slammed a hand on the front desk.
"H-have the girls gotten here yet?" He panted as the two dragon slayers followed him inside.
"Girls?" The receptionist asked. "Who?"
"Fairytail," He replied, standing up straight.
"Two bluenettes, a blonde, a red head, and a small girl with a cat," Gajeel told her.
"Oh, no! They haven't made it. Why? They don't plan on cancelling, do they?" She asked.
"No," Gray replied.
"We want to rent a room," Natsu told her.
"You wish to join the girls?" She asked.
"No, just give us the room next to theirs," Gray told her.
"Don't forget what you through about earlier, Natsu," Happy reminded, handing Natsu his wallet.
"Oh yeah, don't you guys have gift baskets here? Let's buy the girls one so they can use it," Natsu told them. Gray and Gajeel slammed their money onto the table simultaneously thinking, 'Dammit, why didn't I think of that?'
"Right away, shall I tell them it's from you?" she asked.
"NO!" They yelled in unison.
"Don't tell them we're here, alight?" Gajeel threatened.
"Yes sir," She replied.
"I know the girls ordered massages, no males in the room," Gray seethed.
"B-but sir, today, most of our staff is male-"
"No men!" Gray told her once more.
"I will make a few phone calls," She sweat drooped. "I think its sweet of you to worry about your girlfriends," she commented. In turn, the three blushed madly. Natsu snatched away their room key and marched down the hallway, followed by the other two.
"We'd better go ahead and change," Gajeel commented, walking to the closet and pulling out a robe.
"The girls are scheduled for a massage first, so we have time to rest," Natsu reminded.
"Yeah, but-"
"Hello there, lovely ladies! Could I please get the name your group is under?" The lady at the front greeted.
All of the boys crashed against the wall and listened as the group carried on outside. The two cats snickered at the group while changing into the smallest robes in the closet.
"Fairy Girls," Erza confirmed.
"Very well, your room is this way, and here is your key. Unfortunately, our masseuses are out at the moment, but will return tomorrow. In return, we have prepared you this gift basket of essential oils and body scrubs. Please, enjoy your stay!" The receptionist smiled and nervous sweat trickled down her face.
"Thanks!" Lucy perked as she carried the basket. Wendy and Erza led the way to the room, and the boys position transitioned from the front wall to the side wall, listening in on the girls giggling.
In the girl's room…
"That was nice of the receptionist to give us this basket," Wendy spoke as she opened it.
"Yeah, too bad we don't get a massage today," Lucy groaned.
'I give good massages too,' Natsu thought
"I was looking forward to it as well," Juvia sighed.
'Like hell another guy is toughing you,' Gray growled in his head.
"Think they'll give us hunky guys tomorrow?" Levy teased.
'Hell no,' Gajeel flinched.
"I've been kind of stiff behind my shoulders," Erza commented.
"You know, me too," Lucy added. "I would kill for a good massage between my shoulder blades and around my hips."
"I'd like a massage on my thighs as well," Juvia added.
"Or around the bottom of my back to my waist," Levy added. The group of girls nodded as the boys in the other room nose bled.
"You guys ready to hit the hot springs?" Wendy asked as she held robes for all of the girls.
"Let's go!" they shouted before getting undressed and changed. It wasn't long before the boys followed suit. Our boys quickly sprinted to their hot springs directly beside the girls and hid behind the wall. They sat at an angle at which they could see the girls leave their room and enter the hot springs.
Shortly after…
Nami slowly walked into the same spa, his hood removed and cloak hanging from his arm. Nami dressed in casual clothes, a short sleeve, black, muscle shirt, ripped jeans, and cerulean shoes. He walked to the receptionist and flashed an almost, Natsu-like smile with flirty eyes.
"Hello, miss, and how are you today?" He asked kindly.
"I'm well, and you?" she blushed.
"I'm better now," he smiled. "Say, could you tell me if you have an available single room?"
"I do, indeed," she smiled in return. "The third room down the hall."
"How much do I owe you, miss?" He purred.
"That'll be per night, son," She smiled.
"Wha-really?" He asked, shocked.
"Boy, I can tell when someone is trying to stay here for cheap, flirting with an old lady like me, you should be ashamed. Now, pay or get!" she cackled.
"Very well," he huffed as he paid. "Later, old hag."
"Rude boy," she snickered.
Nami made his way to his room and quickly changed into his robe. He checked in the mirror to make sure his hair and face looked appealing. His bare chest was merely decorated with a necklace that had a water tribe charm. His toned torso was outlined by the robe he wore. He neatly folded his clothes and sat them aside. He pulled as much of his hair as he could into a voluminous man bun.
Outside…
"You know, we really should have invited the guys," Erza admitted.
"You think so?" Levy asked.
"I kind of agree," Lucy added. "I've kind of gotten used to being with Natsu and Happy." Natsu blushed at this.
"I miss my darling as well, but Juvia does enjoy spending time with you all as well," She smiled. "I would prefer if our men showed up to give us our massages tomorrow."
"God, I would love to see Gajeel try to give me a massage," Levy groaned.
"Imagine Natsu being able to heat up the oil while applying it to your skin," Erza pointed out.
"Yes!" Lucy squeaked. Natsu's blush deepened.
"Gray is an excellent masseuse," Juvia mused. "One time, Juvia was injured on a mission, and Gray massaged by shoulder with his ice and it was practically healed in no time." Now it was Gray's turn to blush.
"Gajeel has such strong hands, I should ask him to do it for me some time," Levy muttered, earning a blush from the metal mage.
"I guess we should have invited them then," Wendy chuckled.
"We will next time," Erza sighed. "for now, lets enjoy our girl time."
"Agreed," Levy replied.
"Juvia is going to go grab a soap for us. Do you have a request?" she asked as she carefully rose from the water, towel barely covering her torso.
"The charcoal one please!" Lucy asked.
"Ooh! I've been wanting to try that one!" Wendy squeaked.
"Very well, I will return shortly!" Juvia smiled.
In Nami's room…
Nami checked himself over once more before opening the doors that lead outside. He took two steps outside before stretching and shutting the doors behind him. He then turned and saw the water goddess in a towel, entering a room. His heart began to flutter uncontrollably. He smiled as a blush covered his face. He then slapped both cheeks before regaining his composure. He watched and waited for Juvia to return outside before making his move.
Nami's notions didn't go unnoticed by a certain ice devil slayer whose eyes began to flicker.