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ENJOYYYY!
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Monday, October 23rd
2:00am
The bluenette was in the corner of her room, her knees up to her chest. She stared blankly at the things around her, watching the clock on her wall tick past the seconds gone by.
Natsu was gone for hours.
He said he had some business to take care of at Lisanna's house. What did he mean by "business"? With Lisanna? Well, she didn't hate Lisanna but Crystal knew Lisanna had a crush on him when she was smaller. Does she still?
It's 2:00am in the morning. Natsu left 15 hours ago.
She was starting to get paranoid. Worried. She didn't like this feeling. Crystal buried her head between her knees, escaping reality and going into her mind. Her mind wasn't a safe place. Nor a sane place. It was like a Mental Asylum and the only person there was her. Inside her mind, she was on her knees, staring into darkness.
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"Hello." A female, raspy voice said. It had a echo behind it, as if two people were talking at the same time. It sounded little. There, a girl appeared in front of her with bandages wrapped around her entire head, covering her face except her eyes. Her eyes were red and she was naked. Her hair bandaged up as well so it wasn't visible either.
"Who are you...?" The bluenette asked the girl. The girl looked as if she was only 13 years old. The girl giggled.
"Have you forgotten about me...?" The girl smirked through the bandages. "I'm that voice you hear inside your head..."
Crystal frowned. "Just leave me alone."
The girl giggled as she stood up and walked behind Crystal. She placed her hands on her, smirking into her ear. Crystal had her knees buried between her knees.
"What's the matter? You came into your messed up brain to escape, didn't you?"
Crystal kept her head down.
"You shouldn't be so stubborn, little girl. After all, this is the life you chose..." The girl whispered into her ear, Crystal covered her ears.
"Shut up!"
"It's your fault your life's this way. If you weren't so foolish. So ignorant... Your parents would've still been alive..." The girl smiled through the bandages. Tears came to the bluenette's eyes.
"T-that's not true..."
"Yes it is. You're just a lonely little girl trapped inside her own mind." The young girl tsked. "You're all alone. That's why Natsu left you."
Something snapped inside Crystal. Just hearing that sentence made her furious.
"HE DIDN'T!" She yelled, "WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU KNOW?!"
The girl chuckled. "Then where is he now when you need him?"
Crystal paused, looking off to the side.
"Let's retrace our steps. Let's go back to when you were 13."
The bluenette's eyes went wide. She shook her head repeatedly. "NO! DON'T DO IT!"
The girl went to her level and slapped her. Crystal tried to move but she was paralyzed, she couldn't move. She was in one position, on her knees, her hands on her laps. She could only move her head.
"Let's see what went wrong..."
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The 13 year old Crystal walked through the dark and creepy woods. The full moon was out which was her only light that guided her through these woods. She was a very easily frightened girl and going through these woods alone made her blood crawl.
With every step she took, she jumped. Mashing dead leaves and twigs on the ground made her squeak.
"D-don't be scared C-crystal... J-just call N-natsu and everything w-would be fine..." She reassured herself, trying to a smile on her face as she shakily took her phone out of her skirt pocket which only had one bar of cell service. Crystal dialed his number on her phone and placed it by her ear, shivering from the cold breeze.
The call picked up.
"Hey Chrissy! Finish the job yet?"
"W-well... Yes but I'm w-walking through these woods a-and I'm s-scared, Natsu..."
She heard a chuckle from the other line. "You'll be fine! You're brave!"
"B-but... I don't wanna be alone! C-can you come and get me? I'm on top of Magnolia mountain. Y-you know? Shirorama Woods?"
"Alright alright. I'll be there with the others. Hang tight and see you soon!" The call hung up. Crystal leaned up against one of the dark trees and sat down, her knees up to her chest. Tucking her small hands inside the long sleeves of her turtleneck.
"I'm so cold.." She raised her head, staring at all the trees. The bluenette gasped when she heard rustling in the bushes, she pulled out her phone quickly dialed Natsu's number but she soon met with the floor when someone hit her over the head. The phone picked up.
"Chrissy? You there?"
"...tsu..." She lost consciousness, the last thing she saw was the shadow of a man hovering above her. Orange hair and blood red eyes. Those eyes pierced through her soul, a sadistic smile that would scar her for life.
"Crystal? Crystal you there? CRYSTAL?!"
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Crystal had tears streaming down her chin, bending her head down in regret. She squinted her eyes shut, her teeth gritted. The girl raised her head by her chin, making her face her. Crystal could move again.
"It is. Your. Fault."
"No... It... Isn't... M-my.."
The girl stooped down to her level. "Tell me this. That man who murdered your family... He murdered them because he was looking for you. Let me show you another one."
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"Where's the girl?" A man's voice was heard.
"What girl? I don't have a daughter." Anna fibbed.
"Don't play with me Anna. There's no point in hiding her when I'm just going to find her. I already killed your husband and son. Where's the girl?" The man's voice sounded impatient.
"I don't have a daughter." Anna lied.
"Very well, I guess you and your family will all rot in hell." The man chuckled darkly.
The sound of a bullet went off.
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"Stop showing me this..." Crystal pleaded.
"You have to realize that nobody understands you, nobody cares about you. Nobody notices you."
Crystal placed her head back down, hoping that the nightmare would finally end. She was in a ball, rocking forwards and backwards. The girl looked at her, narrowing her red eyes.
"I'm going to show you another one.."
"No... Please..."
"Shut up and watch, maybe you'll actually get at what I'm telling you."
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Crystal was 10 years old at the time. Going to school, had her friends at the guild. Renting a room and also sharing with Erza at Fairy Hills. By the description, you think that she lived a happy life afterwards. Wrong. She was always bullied because she was "different"... or "weird. Children always avoided her for the stupidest reasons, from the colour of her hair down to her personality.
The bluenette was outisde of Fairy Hills, sitting with her knees up to her chest. She just came home from school, brusies and cuts on her arms and legs. She had a black eye, her hair was all messy. She sighed. Yes, she was an assassin but she never resorted to violence. She was just a little girl after all.
A small, light brown kitten came up to her, the kitten sat in front of her, meowing. Crystal looked down at it. She smiled.
"Are you lost..?" She asked the kitten. The kitten titled its head and meowed. Crystal put out the back of her hand to it, the kitten licked it. She smiled softly.
"Are you worried about me?" Crystal tried her best to hold back the tears. "I-it's okay... I'm not alone so don't worry little kitten..."
A tear slid down her cheek. She placed her head back in her knees.
"I'm not... alone..."
The kitten got up on all fours and rubbed its cheek on her hand. She raised her head up. Crystal picked it up and cuddled it.
"I'll take care of you."
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The bluenette snuck out of Fairy Hills with a bottle of milk and a small bowl. She went right to the spot where her kitten friend waited. She sat down next to it and took the cap off the bottle.
"Kittens like milk, right? I hope you do." Crystal smiled and poured the milk into the bowl and give it to the kitten. The kitten lapped over the milk with its tongue.
"You must be starving..." Crystal watched in awe at the kitten as it drank all the milk. It sat back down and meowed.
"Good kitten." She rubbed behind its ear.
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~The next day.
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The small girl was at school, staring at a vase filled with white flowers that sat on the table. She was in her school uniform, things went good so far. She was a bit happy that she could trust a girl she talked to. The girl said it herself that Crystal could trust her.
So she did and showed the girl her kitten.
Crystal sighed happily.
"Hey, freak!" A boy called out. Not these assholes again.
Crystal rolled her eyes and turned to face the boy. He had brown hair and dark brown eyes. He was with two other boys as well.
"Aren't you cheeky? Well you shouldn't be, you're not even human! You idiot! You couldn't even tell a fake friend from a real one!" He laughed as one of the boys behind him held up a light brown kitten in his hands. Crystal gasped and ran over but one of them grabbed her by her arms.
"Stop it! Leave it alone! Nooo! Ahhh!" She yelled. The boys laughed.
"I've never seen you so worked up before! You must really like the kitten! You should beg! Inhumans like you shouldn't be allowed to live!" This boy, the leader of the group, his name is Shuu.
Crystal struggled out of the boy's grip who was holding her down. She screamed and kicked but the just laughed. Shuu went in her face and smirked. Crystal growled and knee kicked him in his chest.
"Ahh!" Shuu screamed. He back away from her and nodded the the boy holding the kitten. Shuu emptied the vase of flowers on the table she was sitting by. The boy holding the kitten threw it at the wall like it was a rag doll, making the kitten yelp.
"NO!" Crystal protested. Shuu went down to the whimpering kitten's level and started to beat the kitten with the vase. Crystal screamed and yelled. All they did was laugh at her.
"Am I being punished...?" She thought in her mind. "For being different...?"
"Stop it!" A girl ran inside the classroom. She had light blue hair and green hazel eyes. She had her hair in pigtails.
That was the friend Crystal made. Hitori Mifune. Shuu turned to her and raised a brow.
"What? But you told us about the kitten." Shuu said, confused by her behavior. Crystal gasped as she stared at Hitori.
"But..." She rubbed her hands together. "For you to go this far...!" Hitori looked to the side, seeing Crystal being held back by one of her friends. She covered her mouth.
"I'm sorry! This wouldn't have happened if I hadn't have told him!" She apologized. Crystal turned away from her.
"Awww. It stopped moving. Well that was fast."
Crystal bent her head, her bangs covering her face.
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"People shouldn't trust other people so easily... Might end up trusting the wrong one and they'll manipulate you... And betray you..." She said in her mind. Hitori hid her face in her hands were she smirked evilly.
Crystal gritted her small teeth together, her hands clenched.
"You know who isn't human..?"
"You know who isn't human?" She asked alittle louder. She raised her head, her pupils small and red. Tears running down her face.
"PEOPLE LIKE YOU!"
Blue fire erupted from Crystal, burning and killing everyone in the room except Crystal. The table and chairs on fire, the walls splattered with fresh blood. Crystal stood there, angry tears streamed down her face. The bluenette went down on her knees and bawled her eyes out. Screaming to the Heavens above her.
The burned door of the classroom bursted open. A short old man, a man with red hair and dark brown eyes and another man with blonde, spiky hair, a lightening scar on his eye. Master Makarov gasped in horror and ran over to the crying girl.
"Crystal! Are you okay?!"
Crystal faced him. "All I wanted was to be normal..."
Master pulled her in for a hug. "I know dear. Laxus! Make sure everyone is out of the building!"
"I didn't kill them... D-did I..?"
"No, no you didn't... It's not your fault."
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Crystal had tears running down her face as the girl replayed that horrible moment.
"You're not human Crystal... We aren't human. Humans don't have blue fire coming out of them nor their eyes change from blue to red in a matter of second..." The girl said softly.
"No... I am! I..." Crystal trailed off. The girl went down on one knee.
"It's because of your father... It's your father's fault you're this way."
Crystal looked at her in confusion.
She didn't understand any of this.
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She didn't want to understand any of this.
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She hated herself for being so stupid.
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"My father? Acnologia...?" Crystal asked. The girl shook her head.
"Your real father... Not him. He's not your real father. He's your stepfather." The girl explained.
"But... I don't understand..."
The girl giggled. "Are you really that stupid? You don't resemble your mother or your "father". Crystal you're such an idiot."
Crystal raised an eyebrow. "How do you know all this..?"
"Because..."
The bandages fell off the girl's head, revealing her face and hair. She had sky blue hair, she looked exactly like Crystal. But younger.
"Because I'm you. And you are me," She giggled, "You knew these things but your mother erased your memories. But Anna didn't erase me, I was always here. Ever since the beginning."
"I'm just like you..."
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Crystal gasped as she returned back to reality. Someone was vigorously shaking her, she looked st the perosn wide-eyed. The person stopped shaking her. It was Natsu.
"You were starting to scare me for a second," He laughed, "I thought you would be sleeping by now. Heh, guess not."
A bead of sweat tricked down her forehead.
"Natsu.." She pointed to the left side of his neck. "What's that on your neck..?"
"Hm?"
A big, red mark or... spot, was on his neck. Her eyes widened as all the possibilities of what it could be. She had to be clear that her theory was correct. She also noticed that he had left his scarf at home, why didn't he carry it with him?
"Take off your shirt. Now." She demanded.
"Why-"
"Just do it."
Natsu flushed and did as he was told. He took off his red and white shirt and threw it to the side. His chiseled chest on full display, so was his 6 pack-abs. Red and purple spots or marks were on his chest and abs. She asked him to turn around and he did so as well.
She wanted to cry at what she saw.
Scratch marks all along his back.
Lisanna's a good friend but this?
Did he and Lisanna really did that together?
And he came in HER house like it was fucking nothing?
No no. That won't do.
"Natsu, come here for a sec."
His face was all red. "You're acting like a weirdo. Why'd you ask me to take off my shirt?"
"I just... wanted to see something. Now, come here." Crystal kept a straight face. He came towards her, up until their noses were almost touching.
He smelt like roses.
Lisanna smelt like roses. He had her scent all over him. She felt sick to her stomach, like a poisonous flower blooming inside of her. She felt disgusted. Betrayed.
Crystal got up and pushed him away. "Go take a shower. I'm going to bed."
Those were the last words that Natsu heard from Crystal that night. He didn't question her.
He knew she was upset. Hey, he had very hypersensitive nose. He could smell anybody's emotions, weird but something that has helped him alot. She smelt like rain and peppers. Sadness and Anger.
The assassin's lips curled into a frown as he watched her tuck herself into bed.
"I wish I could tell you. But I'll ruin the surprise, I hate seeing you hurting like this. For my actions..." He mentally facepalmed himself.
With a long and frustrating sigh, Natsu walked into the bathroom then called it a night. Or morning.
You know what I mean.
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~The following morning
7:00am
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The bluenette sat in her dark purple robe, a cup of warm tea in her hands as she sat at the dinner table. Natsu walked down the wooden stairs, his scarf around his neck this time. She glared at him as he was walking to the door.
"I'll be back!"
"Good riddance..." She mumbled coldly, Natsu paused from reaching for the doorknob and turned to her.
"What the hell is your problem?" He asked. Crystal looked away from him as she sipped her tea.
"What's my problem? What's your fucking problem? Going around with Lisanna, going off to lala land and you dare to come into my fucking house for food and shelter? Bitch no. What the fuck? Doesn't work like that. Oh how I wish you could read my mind..."
Crystal placed her cup down and smiled sweetly at him. "Oh nothing."
"Okaaay? Bye, I guess?" He awkwardly walked out the front door. Crystal waited for the door to close and once it did, she reached for her phone that was on the table and dialed up a number.
"Hellooo?~" A friendly voice answered.
"Hey Yukiko. I need to talk to you." Crystal said.
"Yeah sure, what's up?"
Crystal blushed a bit. "U-um... If a man that lives with you and comes into your house smelling like girl's perfume, has scratches along his back and red marks on his body including his neck. What would you think..?"
There was a silence between lines.
"This is about Natsu, isn't it?" Yukiko simply asked.
"Y-yeah..." Crystal answered. Yukiko giggled from the other side.
"Chrissy. You have no idea what Natsu's been doing for you! Oh I wish I could tell you but that wouldn't be fun!~ He's not sleeping around with another girl, I'm 8000% sure that he's still a virgin!"
"Wait..." She raised a brow. "How do you know about this and what do you mean by I have no idea what Natsu's been doing for me? Is there something you're not telling me?"
"Um! Gotta run! Byeee!~" The blonde hung up. Crystal pouted and placed her phone back on the table.
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7:30pm
The sky blue haired woman sat on the stool by her vanity. She had to make sure she was looking on point. Bronzer eyeshadow? Check. Black, winged eyeliner that's looking on point? Check. Light pink lipgloss that compliments her already pink lips? Check. Eyelashes curled? Check!
Crystal never wears makeup. She wanted to look her best for Akise. He could never get her to be his girlfriend. The least she could do is dress nice for him. The bluenette had a ruby red, slim fitted dress that ran up her slender, creamy thighs. It was a sweetheart neckline and she wore golden dragon earrings she had on the vanity. She didn't remember how she got them but they were just there so she decided to wear them.
Crystal had her hair wavy, her contacts in. She didn't want to look like a dork for a dinner. As she looked in the mirror, staring at herself, a memory came up in her head.
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A week ago.
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The pink haired assassin smirked deviously as he pushed the flushed bluenette up against the wall. His hand beside the wall and his other between her legs and underneath her bubblegum skirt, rubbing her heated core gently, she squinted one eye shut as she gasped.
"B-baka... What do you t-"
"You see this I'm rubbing here? It's a part of you. And you belong to me and not that son of a bitch, understand?" Natsu smirked. Crystal lashed his hand away from between her legs.
"You don't own me. What the hell are you, my boyfriend?" She tried to keep a serious face, her blush still present on her cheeks. She looked away from him. Natsu cupped her face, making her face him.
"I don't want you going out with... him..." Natsu said sternly.
"It's not a date, it's a... Dinner..." She replied. Natsu chuckled. He remembered her trying to put on makeup earlier. She didn't need makeup to make herself look good, she was naturally beautiful. He narrowed his eyes. Pure jealousy and hate in his eyes.
"A "dinner"? The fuck? Why are you getting all dolled up for him? And wearing makeup and contacts for that four-eyed motherfuc-"
"He's just a friend, Natsu. I just.. didn't want to wear them. They make me look like a nerd." Crystal pouted her pink lips.
"They make you look adorable." Natsu smiled. She flushed. "But I still don't approve of you going with him. To be completely honest... I don't like you going out with any men! Except me of course."
Crystal rolled her eyes.
"Stop acting so jealous."
"I ain't jealous."
"Yes you are."
"No I'm not, I just don't like seeing my property with other men."
"SINCE WHEN DID I BECAME YOUR PROPERTY?!" Crystal's eyes widened, her blush darkened. He grinned.
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Crystal shook that memory from her brain. She was still mad at him and she won't let such a silly memory make her forgive him.
Pfft. "My property".
As if! She was her own woman and no man owned her! Not Natsu, not Akise! Nobody! But...
His grin came to her mind.
His grin was so heartwarming and cute. Natsu was a good guy... He couldn't possibly...
She looked at the clock on the wall, noticing it was already 8:00. Crystal cursed and picked up her purse with her phone. She broughy exact money to go by train, Akise said he'd pay for her. So she went with no extra money.
Let's see how that'll turn out.
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8:30pm
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The bluenette sat down at a white clothed table, to glasses in front of her, two plates, matching silverware, velvet menus and napkins. She tapped the table restlessly, waiting for Akise to arrive. Crystal sighed deeply.
"Am I late?" Crystal looked up, seeing a man with slightly spiky black hair and ocean blue eyes in a black tuxedo with a red dress shirt underneath. He had a rose in his hand. Crystal gasped.
"Akise? U-um... No, you're not late." She mumbled. Akise pulled the chair from the table and sat down. The rose he had in his hand, he reached over and placed it in her slightly curled hair.
Was he always such a... Gentleman?
"It's my apologies for being late. Might I say, you look very beautiful tonight." He charmed. Crystal raised a brow at him.
So he changed his personality as well.
"Thanks. You look nice as well. We should order now, right?"
Akise nodded as he held up the velvet menu in his hands and so did Crystal. Everything looked so good... Down to the 42 ounce Barbecue Steak to the White Truffle and Mozzarella Pasta. She licked her lips as the waiter came over to take their orders.
"Are you two ready to order?" The waiter came, pouring a crimson, sparkling liquid into the glasses, he placed the bottle on the table. They both nodded at him. The waiter took out his little notepad and pen, waiting for them to tell him their orders.
"I'll have the White Truffle and Mozzarella Pasta, please." Akise told him.
"Small, Medium or Large?" The waiter asked.
Crystal giggled, thinking of a perverted joke in her head. Akise laughed.
"Large. It's for two."
The bluenette looked at him in confusion.
"Akise-"
The waiter nodded with a smirk and walked off. Crystal sweatdropped.
"Akise. I wanted my own plate." She puffed her cheeks, crossing her arms underneath her chest, making them pop. Akise unconsciously licked his lips at the mere sight of it. It was a bad habit of his.
"I thought it'd be more romantic if we shared a plate." He winked. Crystal sighed.
"I told you... You're just a friend to me, Akise. Yes, you are in the Friendzone."
Akise chuckled deeply. "And you think that's gonna sto-"
The "Attack on Titan" starting was heard from the bluenette's purse. She excused herself from the table and walked outside where she answered the phone. She groaned in frustration as she knew who was calling, she didn't bother putting hologram on. She placed the phone by her ear.
"What do you want, Natsu?" She asked coldly.
"Didn't I tell you not to go with Akise? You idiot, you didn't even brought a umbrella or wore a jacket like I told you to."
The bluenette placed her free hand on her hip.
"You can't tell me what to do, besides... How do you even know I'm here?"
"Because I'm right behind you, dummy."
Crystal raised a brow and turned around, seeing a pink haired male in a red jacket with a white shirt, blue jeans and black sneakers. Crystal would always blush in the presence of him but instead she looked to the side while narrowing her eyes, folding her arms under her chest.
"Mad at me, are you now?" Natsu walked behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist protectively, he placed his chin on top her head. Hugs from behind always made Crystal smile when she was sad or angry.
"Come on Chrissy. What did I do? I never did anything wrong so..."
The bluenette's eyes twitched irritation. Crystal pushed his away harshly, rejecting his affection. He frowned.
"You know exactly what you did wrong! Don't act innocent, Dragneel!"
In the past, Crystal would demonstrate and express her anger towards a person when she used their last name. When she was... Really... Really, fucking angry.
"But I honestly don't know-"
"You act like nothing happened! Coming home all early hours of the morning, coming home with Lisanna's scent all over you! Hickeys and scratch marks all over your body! Do you know how fucking HURT I FELT WHEN YOU CAME HOME LIKE THAT?!"
Natsu gasped at her raging outburst.
"Wait wait... Lisanna's scent? Hickeys... Scratch marks... What? Chrissy, if you'd just let me explain myself-"
"I..."
She grounded her teeth together, clenching her fists that her nails were digging into her skin.
"I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I-!" The bluenette's hands clamped over her mouth, her eyes widening as she realized what she was about to say. Tears came down her face then closing her eyes shut as she fell to her knees. Hiccups and cries came out muffled.
Natsu's heart sank. He never liked seeing her cry. He hated seeing her cry and seeing that she was crying because of him made him feel guilty. The bluenette got up, wiping her tears away angrily.
"Crystala, I'm sorry... I didn't mean to make you cry, I just... If you'd just let me explain.." He tried to explain but she won't listen to reason. She was always as stubborn as her mother and you probably thought she got it from Acnologia, eh?
"Just forget it... Just forget I said anything..." Crystal sniffled. "What are you doing here, anyways...?"
"I came to warn you about Akise, he's not who you think he is..." Natsu warned. Crystal frowned.
"Akise's been nothing but a gentleman tonight!" She defended.
"He's got wayyyy too many scents on em' for a guy. Chocolate, Vanilla, Rain, Lemons, Jasmine, Honey, Coconuts, Gravel-"
"Gravel?" Crystal questioned.
"Yes... Ewww, he probably fucked someone who... Nevermind. I just... You should probably go home before something happens." His face turned green then cleard his throat.
"What? A guy can't smell like that?" Crystal pouted.
What a fucking hypocrite.
"And I'm not allowed to smell like roses?" Natsu teased her. Crystal rolled her eyes.
"That's a different story! I'm not just gonna leave him." Crystal looked up at the night sky, the shining stars and the half moon.
"Goodbye Natsu. I'll be home around 10." She walked off, Natsu watching her hips sway away. He sighed as he tangled his fingers in his messy, pink hair.
"Idiot... Why can't you understand that I don't want you getting sexually violated again..?" He mumbled to himself, bending down to pick up a few pebbles on the floor and stuffed them inside his pants pocket. Natsu went inside the restaurant.
"I'll show you the hard way then."
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Crystal was inside the washroom, washing off her face, the makeup coming off as well. She sighed.
"Well there goes my makeup, never needed it anyways."
Crystal took out a white handkerchief from her purse and wiped off the water from her face. She looked in the mirror, watching her natural beauty.
"You don't need makeup. You're beautiful the way you are." A voice said in the back of her head. She smiled.
"Natsu..."
She walked out and proceeded on with the night. Crystal got back to her table and their food arrived. The delicious smell of the fresh pasta, the mozzarella cheese melting between and shredded white Truffle on the top to garnish the dish.
It made both of their mouths water with anticipation.
"Enjoy your meal." The waiter left. Crystal and Akise clasped their hands together, closing their eyes. Grinning like the idiots they are.
"Itadakimasu!" They both said in union.
("Itadakimasu" means "thank you for the food".)
Crystal grabbed her fork and Akise grabbed his, the two both reaching in. Crystal twirled her fork in the pasta, getting a nice portion of it and stuffed it in her mouth. She moaned in delight.
"Sooo delicious!"
The two was chatting while eating, talking and such like friends. A table far, far away from them was watching the two's every move. Pink hair peaked behind the velvet menu.
"Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to leave if you're juat gonna sit here and watch. You have to order something." The blonde waitress said. Natsu groaned.
These damn fancy restaurants. A sushi place would've been better. They even complained about Happy being here with him. The blue feline was sitting on his lap.
"Alright, alright. The Grilled Salmon. Yeah. Yeah." Natsu placed down the menu, looking at the waitress.
"Um. Do you know anything about those people over there?" He asked kindly.
"Who?"
"The people over there." Natsu wasn't allowed to point.
"Over where?"
"Over there!"
"Over where?!"
Fucking hell. He'd just have to describe them. His intelligence wasn't 100%. It was below 5.
"The one with sky blue hair. The only person that stands out in this restaurant." He smiled.
The waitress frowned. "I'm not allowed to tell, I'm really sorry."
Natsu smelled her when she was standing by him. She smelled like Honey. One of the scents he smelled on Akise. He smirked.
"My friend could be in serious trouble if I don't find out. Tell me what you know." Natsu snarled, his eyes darkening. Never joke about Crystal's safety. Or anyone he cares about.
The blonde waitress looked around to make sure the manager or someone of high staff was around. She pulled a chair and sat down. The blonde leaned in.
"Alright, the man she's with. His name is Akise Hideyoshi. Or women may call him, "The Woman Catcher". He's slept with many of Fiore's most beautiful virgins. Over 50. Including me." She whispered.
"Over 50? What the fuck? He most have like, AIDS or HIV or something like that." Natsu gagged.
"Your friend might be his next victim. Akise usually has on this silver ring with a red ruby on top whenever he's on a date with a girl. My friend, Chelsea, she's the most innocent and shy girl you'll ever meet. She went on a date with Akise, next day I found her naked with a white powder in her mouth." The waitress confessed, crossing her arms on the table.
"I knew something was up." Natsu growled. "I knew it!" He slammed his hand on the table, making the water in the glass shake.
"My theory is that he's drugging girls when they don't know it. Chelsea would never sleep with anybody, even if it was for money or for fun. She's not that type of girl..." The blonde waitress frowned.
"If he dares to lay a finger on Crystal I swear..." Natsu's eyes flashed gold, a image of her smiling came to his head. He wouldn't let that smile get taken away from him.
Not again.
"I'LL BURN HIM TO A PILE OF FUCKING ASHES!" He shouted, people nearby raising eyebrows at him. He settled back down. The blonde waitress got up, smiling at him.
"Good luck Salamander." She walked off. Natsu sat down in his seat dumbfounded, Happy jumped off his lap and unto the table.
"We have to get Crystal out of this buddy." Natsu placed his warm hand on Happy's head, the blue cat purring. He sadly smiled.
"We can't lose her again. Her sanity, I mean." Natsu chuckled to himself. "Here I am, talking to a cat. Can you even understand me, Happy?"
Happy meowed. Natsu smiled. "Heh, I guess that's a response."
...
The two stared imensely at each other, one strand of pasta connecting from both of their mouths. Crystal blushed, Akise smirked, getting closer to her.
Until...
*THWAK!*
Something hit Akise on the head, making him break the connection between them. He hissed in pain as he rubbed his head.
Natsu glared at him as he held another pebble in his hand and had piece of salmon on his fork in the other hand. He stuffed it inside his mouth and smirked.
"Think you can kiss her? Heh, think again you bastard."
Crystal covered her mouth, trying not to laugh. She reached over to him.
"A-Akise... Are you, pfft... Okay?" She placed her hand on his head, rubbing it. Akise groaned.
"Yeah I'm fine.. Something hit me..."
Akise raised his head, staring back at her with lustful eyes. A smile grazed upon his lips.
"Now... Where were we, my dear?"
He leaned in once more and again.
"You're gonna get it now bastard." Natsu blew fire on the rock and threw it at Akise. The rock skid on his head and landed unto the floor where it burnt out. Pieces of his hair came off. Akise covered his head in embarrassment.
Crystal covered her mouth, muffling the laughs. Akise glared at her, making her lips go into a straight line. No, a squiggly line since she tried to stop her laughs.
"Excuse me!"
The bluenette ran into the ladies bathroom and slammed the door behind her, she laughed. She laughed until her stomach hurt. She wiped the tears from her eyes.
"I shouldn't be laughing. Natsu did something childish."
Crystal giggled. "Well he did get off piece of his hair though..."
The bluenette walked out the bathroom but stopped in her tracks. The black haired man managed to cover up bald patch. He took Crystal's red wine amd placed it on his side, the red ruby opened into a secret compartment and a white powder was poured into the red liquid. He swirled the glass around until it was disolved.
Akise passed her drink back to her side of the table like nothing happened.
Nobody saw this?!
Natsu...
"He's not who you think he is..."
"Gomenasi Natsu. You're always trying to protect me..." She said in her mind.
What an...
She walked over to the table, glaring at Akise with cold eyes, disgust and hate clouded her mind.
"ASSHOLE!"
Everyone turned their attention towards the bluenette. Natsu already left the restaurant, well. He was kicked out for laughing his ass off at his little prank on Akise.
"Oh you're back, Chrissy." Akise smiled, a devious glint was in his eyes. She growled.
"You drugged my red wine! How could you!?"
People gasped, whispering things. That made Akise nervous but kept his smile on.
"What? I did no such thing. I mean... Well. I took some myself.. Now get back here Crystal. You're making a scene." He said with a smile, but his voice was bitter.
"Hell no! Don't ever talk to me, ever again!" She grabbed her purse off the table and stomped out the restaurant. When she arrived outside, the rain was pouring heavily. Thunder and Lightning striking.
"Shit."
She had no money to go home either. The bluenette sighed as she put her purse over her head and walked through the rain. She frowned.
"I should've listened to Natsu... I didn't and I payed the price..."
Crystal facepalmed herself. "I'm so foolish."
"Yes you are." A voice whispered in her ear. Crystal turned her head, seeing the black haired man, ocean blue eyes filled with lust and revenge. Akise grabbed her hand and covered her mouth with force.
He pulled her in a dark alleyway and placed her hands over her head, releasing his hand from her mouth. Crystal's eyes sharpened.
"Do you think you could've gotten away from me, Crystala? I've been waiting... So long to have you in my bed... But you had to ruin everything. You're smart... I should've planned ahead but now, you're precious Natsu isn't here to save you..." He chuckled darkly. Crystal smirked evilly, the rain pouring down on both of them.
"You want me... Right?"
"Yes..." He hissed.
"You want to have me in your bed, all to yourself... Right? My body, all yours...?" She whispered in his ear, he growled.
"Fuck, yes..."
"Oh Akise..." She giggled. "You can never have me. Not in a million years."
Crystal kicked him in his groins, making him fall to the ground in pain. Crystal watched over him.
"You never mess with Fairytail's #1 Assassin. Remember that." Crystal walked out of the alleyway, shivering.
"I'm so cold... Why didn't I listen to Natsu...?" She started walking, holding her arms to make herself warm. Her red high heels stepping in puddles of water, her feet getting wet with water.
She sneezed.
"M-me and my dumbass..." Crystal shivered. Something warm wrapped around her cold body and something covering her head. It was a hoodie. She snuggled into the jacket, feeling its warmth.
She smiled at the person behind her.
"Natsu..."
...
The pinkette had the sky blue haired maiden on his back, her arms wrapped around his neck. She sniffled as the rain kept falling.
"I'm sorry..."
"How long are you gonna keep apologizing?" Natsu asked, slightly irritated. A tear slid down her cheek at his tone of voice, she buried herself in his scarf.
"Come on, stop crying. I hate seeing you cry, Chrissy."
"I can't help it... I should've listened... If I did, I.."
He sighed. "It's okay, Crystal. You're forgiven."
"He doesn't forgive you, you idiot."
Crystal frowned. "Natsu...?"
"Yes?"
"If... If I go i-insane... Will you... Will you put me out of my misery if I do..?" She asked, tears forming in her eyes again. Natsu smiled.
"You know I'll never do that. Even if you go insane, or lose these memories again... I'll still be by your side. No matter what, I'm never leaving you."
Fat tears were at the corners of her eyes. She bawled.
"Oi! Stop crying!"
"I'm soooo sorry!"
"Chrissy! You're getting snot all over my neck! CRYSTALLLL!"