Author's POV
"*slap* Why can't you act like a obedient young lady!? *slap*"
"B-but-"
"*slap* Shut Up!! You stupid child!"
"Ahh!!"
"I've told you to never bother me when I'm working but you still come!?"
"B-but t-today is-"
"*kick* You dumb child!!"
"Ahh..."
"Get up!"
"Ngh... *sniff*sniff*"
"Get up!"
"GET UP!"
"Get up, Lushy!!" Happy shouted crying,
Lucy opened her eyes immediately and sat up straight after, scanning her surroundings. She sighed a breath of relief once she realized where she was.
"Lushy, are you ok? You were screaming and crying in your sleep." Happy asked worry laced in his voice,
She wiped the sweat and tears from her face and hugged the sobbing cat.
"I'm fine, Happy. Just a — bad dream..." She said looking at the him,
"A-are you sure?" He asked worry still present in his voice,
"Completely sure!" She said with a smile,
She then felt a pair of eyes on her as she looked up from the blue cat to the male sitting at her desk, turned around in the chair staring at her.
"Hi Na-kun!" She greeted with a bright smile, he only grunted,
A faint blush then made it to her cheeks.
"No need to be rude but you're going to need to leave so I can bathe and get dressed." She said kindly,
Natsu studied her features before standing and leaving the room followed by the blue furred, flying cat.
Once they were gone she flopped back on her bed. "And I thought my panick attacks were bad, these dreams seems so — realistic." sigh "I have a feeling Natsu isn't patient, so I should probably get ready."
With that she jumped out of bed. She did her normal routine dressing in a sleeveless white shirt with blue trimming , a short dark blue skirt, black thigh high socks which reaches her mid thigh and brown boots that reach her knee.
After getting dressed she walked into her living room to find Natsu reading a book on her couch and Happy gone. "Probably eating food out of my fridge." She thought once she didn't see the feline with Natsu.
She went into her kitchen to see the feline, indeed, eating a fish on her counter and her refrigerator wide open. An annoyed sigh leaves her lips as she went towards the refrigerator taking two apples out and closing it.
She took up the blue feline placing him on her head and went back to Natsu. She set an apple on his lap and began eating the other. He looked at the apple, then at her, then back at the apple, he let out a sight and ate the apple.
"So why'd you guys come to my apartment?" She asked setting Happy on her lap,
"A job!" Happy said excitedly flying up to face her,
"You want to go on a job with...me?" She asked looking at Natsu and Happy. She was very confused. Why would Chaos, E.N.D even, want to go on a job with her? What's so special about her? She won't deny the fact that she wants to go but it's still weird and unexpected.
"Yep!" Happy said happily,
"Here's the job request." Happy said handing her the job request.
Lucy pouted at the poster. "You only want me to go on this job with you cause you need someone someone who's blonde." She said puffing her cheeks,
"That's not true!" Happy said, "Natsu knows transformation magic so he could've done it."
"Really? You know transformation magic?" She asked looking at the dragon slayer, he nodded,
"Can you show me?" She asked her eyes sparkling,
"Yeh Natsu! Do it!" Happy pressed,
"Fine." He mumbled,
He closed his eyes and in a puff of smoke he turned into Laxus Dreyar.
"Oh my gosh!" She exclaimed upon seeing him change,
"That's amazing! But no offense, who's the guy you turned into?" She asked, she doesn't recognize this guy at all,
"That's Laxus Dreyar. He's the master's grandson." Happy informed,
She nodded her head in understanding. Natsu changed back to his normal form as they all get ready to leave for the job.
Back at the guild
"Hey Mira? Where's the request for stealing a book?" A short blue haired bookworm asked,
"I'm sorry, Levy-chan. Happy took that job request earlier today. He said he wanted to go on a job with Lucy." Mira said,
"Hey, but doesn't that mean that Chaos is going?" The fastest person in the guild, Jet, asked,
"I sure hope he doesn't hurt her. She's so nice, too." Wakaba said,
"Let's hope." Mira said,
"The reward for that quest had been moved up to 2,000,000 jewels." Master said,
"EHHHHH!?" They all exclaimed.
With Lucy
"Achoo!" Lucy sneezed,
They were walking to the client's house since Natsu refused to take a train or any form of transportation.
"Are you ok, Lushy?" Happy asked, flying beside her,
"I'm fine. Just have a feeling that someone was talking about me." She said rubbing her nose a bit,
"But, uh..., why didn't we take a train?" She asked tiredly,
"Well, Natsu doesn't like trains. Or any transportation, for that matter." Happy said shrugging his shoulders,
"Well, I'm tired. Can we rest?" She asked Natsu,
"No. We're almost there." Natsu said as he continued walking,
"Fine." She said with a pout.
•~•~•~•
"Finally!" Lucy exclaimed, "We're finally here!"
"I'm hungry. Let's go eat." Happy suggested,
"I swear you're always hungry." Lucy said facepalming,
"You guys can go eat. I need to go buy something." Lucy said,
"Ok!" Happy said happily since he wants to go eat.
30 minutes later
"I ordered a smoothie for Lushy. If she doesn't hurry am gonna drink it." Happy said staring intensely at the smoothie,
"Tada!!" Lucy exclaimed, "How do I look?"
She was wearing a maid costume that reaches her mid thigh. Some thigh high white socks and black shoes. Her hair was in pig tails with a white maids hairband.
"Lushy you didn't have to wear that." Happy said with a sweat drop,
"Well, let's just say that I wanted to look the part." She said glaring at him,
"What do you think Na-kun?" She asked looking at him. He just watched her then continued eating.
She puffed her cheeks and fold her hands under bust.
"You guys can't even compliment a girl. No wonder you don't have girlfriends." She said walking towards the client's house angrily, leaving them behind — she took the smoothie.
When she reached the client's home she turned around to see Natsu and Happy walking towards her. She glared at them then stick her tongue out.
Knock knock
"Yes?" An lady asked opening the door a bit,
"We're here for the job request." Lucy said to the woman,
"Oh! Come right this way." She said showing her to the living room,
She looked out the door and motioned for them to hurry before following the woman.
Once they were all seated — including Happy and Natsu — the client introduced himself.
"Hello. My name is Kaby Melon." Kaby introduced,
"You have a delicious name mister!" Happy said drooling,
Lucy slapped him upside the head.
"My name is Lucy. This is Happy and Natsu." She introduced herself and the two boys,
"We're here about the job you sent out. What exactly do you want us to do?" She asked,
"Mr.Everlue is the one who has the book at the moment. It is called "Daybreak". I want the book destroyed." He said looking at the group in front of him,
"Well 200,000 jewels is a lot to destroy one book." Happy said,
"Did you not hear? The reward had been raised to 2,000,000 jewels." Kaby said,
"Ehhhhh!?" Lucy and Happy exclaimed,
"Ahem, this might not be our business but why do you want this book to be destroyed?" Lucy asked after clearing her throat,
"I cannot allow that book to exist." He said clenching his fists and looking down.
Lucy nodded her head in understanding and the group left the house on their way to Everlue's Mansion.
Once at the mansion, Natsu and Happy hid in the forest a couple inches away from the mansion while Lucy was at the gate.
Out of nowhere a giant maid popped out the ground.
"You must be here for master's request for maids." The gorilla like woman said,
"Um...yes." Lucy said smiling at the maid,
Out of the hole the maid had originally came out of came some other maids — that were very ugly — and Everlue.
He looks at Lucy up and down inspecting her while Lucy stands there nervously.
"No. Go away. You're ugly." Everlue stated to which the other maids laugh,
Lucy was angry though. "You call me ugly? Ha! Those things around you that you call maids look like they came from the pits of hell! Scratch that it probably looks better!" Lucy countered which surprises both the maids and Everlue,
Everlue growls and jumps back in his hole, along with the maids, away from Lucy.
When they left Lucy turned around and went towards where Natsu and Happy were hiding.
"Ok. That plan didn't work. So we'll have to use plan B." Lucy said looking at them,
They nodded their head as Lucy turns back to the house.
"Remind me to never call Lushy ugly." Happy whispered to Natsu before the two went after Lucy.
Happy picked Lucy up, after she changed her clothes, and Natsu used his fire as rocket boots to look through the windows.
Once they found the room which the library was in Natsu burns a circle into the window opening it and they went in.
"A man like him doesn't deserve such a wonderful library like this." Lucy said looking at the big library,
"Okay, Happy take the top shelf, Natsu take the bottom and I'll take the middle." She said and they went to work.
20 minutes later
"I found a book about fish!" Happy exclaimed excitedly,
"Happy that's not the book we're looking for." Lucy said facepalming,
"Any luck Na-kun?" Lucy asked looking down, only to see him asleep in a couch with his arm and folded,
Lucy glared at the dragon slayer that was asleep and went back to looking for the book.
After 10 minutes more of searching she finally found the book.
"I found it." She exclaimed happily,
She jumped down to where Natsu was supposed to be searching and looked at the book while Happy and Natsu came towards her.
"Let's burn it so I can buy fish." Happy said,
Natsu lit his hand on fire ready to burn the book.
"No!" She said holding the book yo her chest, "This book is written by my favorite writer Kemu Zaleon." She gushed,
"Let me keep it and we can tell Kaby we burned it." She said looking at Natsu,
"No." Natsu growled, "Give me the book."
"No! Let me read it first, please!" She begged she really wanted to at least read the book,
"No. Now give to me let me burn it you insolent woman." He said glaring at her,
"Come on Lushy. Just let Natsu burn the book." Happy whined,
"No! I want to read it first. Please!" She continued to beg,
"Give me the book you insolent woman! I knew you wouldn't be able to something as simple as this but Happy said he wanted to go on a job with you. Why can't you do what you're told!?" He shouted at her,
She froze in that moment.
"You insolent brat!"
Slap
"Ahh!!!"
"Why can't you do what you're told!?"
Kick
"I-I'm s-sorry."
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Lucy repeated backing away. Tears falling and sweat rolling down her skin.
"Lushy?" Happy asked again flying in front of her,
She flinched and stepped back hugging her self.
"I'm sorry. Please forgive me." She said collapsing on the floor hiding her face,
"Lushy! Snap out of it!" Happy shouted shaking her hand, "Open your eyes!"
Natsu didn't know what was going on. People didn't usually do this when he shouted at them or hurt them. This was different. He triggered something. It wasn't him she feared. She feared someone else. It was either a panic attack or she's having an episode. The real question was who would traumatize such a cheerful girl like her? Just who is this girl and what happened in her past?
After about 2 minutes Lucy snapped her eyes open. She hugged herself as she looked up scanning her surroundings. She saw Happy next to her, tears streaming down his face and Natsu far in front standing of her. He seemed in deep thought.
"Lushy are you ok?" Happy asked worry laced in his voice,
She wiped away the sweat and tears and look at the cat with a smile.
"I'm fine Happy." She said with a smile,
Fake. That is what Natsu made of that smile. He almost believed it too. Why would a girl like her need to fake a smile?
Lucy got up from where she was on the ground and took up the book.
"Just let me read the book." She said looking at Natsu,
He just grunted and turned away from her. She sighed and opened the book only to be surprised by what it read.
Suddenly Everlue popped up out the ground.
"So you wanted that stupid book all along? Well it's mine." Everlue shouted at Lucy,
But Lucy ignored him and continued to read the book which angered Everlue.
"Vanish Brothers!" Everlue called, a door way opened in the library. There stood two males. One really tall and muscular and the other not so muscular but carries a huge frying pan.
"Na-kun, Happy, can you take care of these goons? I think this book holds a secret!" Lucy shouted to them,
"Aye!" Happy shouts and Natsu grunts,
"Take care of them, Vanish Brothers. I'll get the girl." Everlue said, then he jumped in his hole and went after Lucy,
"Happy go after that woman." Natsu said looking at the Vanish Brothers with his neutral expression,
"Aye sir!" And with that Happy flew off after Lucy and Everlue,
"You think you can defeat us!?" The bigger one said,
"Keep your calm." The smaller one said to his brother,
"Do you really think you'll be able to defeat Chaos?" Natsu asked pulling off his cape,
Both brothers were stunned and frightened seeing that the strongest mage, Chaos, is right in front of their eyes.
The smaller brother then clears his throat in order to calm himself.
"Flame attacks won't work on me Chaos." He said,
(A/N: Cringey fight scene up ahead!!)
But Natsu just smirked. He then ran towards them and the taller brother ran towards him. With one punch Natsu easily knocked out the taller brother. He watched the brother who was unconscious on the floor and looked up at the other.
With a smirk Natsu ran towards the smaller brother and kick him in the gut before he had a chance to defend himself. The smaller brother coughed up blood as he stayed on the floor with is frying pan away from him. Natsu went towards his frying pan and destroyed it as the smaller brother, now with no weapon, watched in fear as Natsu came towards him. Natsu kicked him in his gut again knocking him unconscious.
"Weak. I didn't even have to use my magic." Natsu said as he put his cape and hood back on. He walked out the library only to be confronted by the gorilla maid.
She threw a punch but Natsu caught it and threw her back. She went over the railing and dropped on the first floor.
Natsu jumped down, landing a couple inches away from her. The angry maid got up and ran towards Natsu attempting another punch only for it to be caught again. When suddenly a bright light enveloped both the maid and Natsu.
With Lucy
"Happy get out of there!" She shouted at the feline that was currently doing the backstroke in the sewer water,
"But it's warm!" Happy said looking at her from the water,
"That's sewer water Happy!" She said in disgust,
"Eww!" Happy screamed jumping out the water,
"Open the Gate of the Maiden! Virgo!" Everlue shouted,
"You're a Celestial Spirit Mage!?" Lucy shouted,
A bright light then shined and Virgo showed up with her fist still being held by Natsu.
"Grrr... Virgo take care of him!" Everlue shouted,
Virgo nodded her head. She took her fist away from Natsu and the two began to fight.
"Open the Gate of the Giant Crab! Cancer!" Lucy shouted grabbing the key,
"What kind of hairstyle would you like today? -baby." Cancer asked,
"Baby?" Happy and Natsu asked simultaneously,
"I don't know. He just calls me that. I never told him to." Lucy said nervously trying to defend herself,
"Cancer take care of Everlue!" She told him,
Cancer nodded and did what she told him. Lucy then took out her whip, Fleuve d'étoiles, and got ready to fight along side Cancer when she heard a pained cry from Virgo.
She turned around to see Natsu about to throw another punch at her. She used her whip to stop him. He turned and watched her with annoyed look.
"Please don't hurt her to bad. She's a celestial spirit it's her job for her to do what her master tells her." Lucy pleaded,
He studied het face before letting out a sigh and nodding his head in agreement. She smiled at him taking her whip off his arm and turned back to help Cancer.
After the fight
"We have to get this book back to Kaby." Lucy said looking at the boys.
With Everlue's defeat, his mansion had began to collapse. Luckily they made it out just in time. The authorities later came and took Everlue away.
The group made their way back to Kaby's home.
"Here you go." Lucy said handing Kaby the book,
"What are you doing with that!? I told you to destroy it!!" He shouted angrily at her,
Lucy flinched when shouted at her. Natsu growled at Kaby causing him to stop.
"If you want this book destroyed. Do it yourself." Lucy said composing herself,
"Th-Then I'll burn it myself. I don't even want to look at this book!" He said dragging it out of her hands,
"I understand why you even despise the existence of this book." Lucy said surprising him,
"You're trying to protect the memory of your father. You are the son the Kemu Zaleon, aren't you?" She said surprising everyone in the room, including Natsu,
"H-how did you know that?" Kaby asked,
"Have you ever read the book?" Lucy asked,
"No. I only heard about it from my father." Kaby answered,
"But there's no need to read it! Even father told me it was a load of dung!!" He said clutching the book,
"The fact that my father wrote "Daybreak" brought shame to his name." He said,
"Third years ago my father came home after a three year absence. He said he wrote the worst book and chopped off his own arm so he would never write again. He later went to the hospital. I was so angry at him. I asked him why he did it and he told me the pay was to good to refuse. He wrote as bad a novel he could write. He abandoned his family for three years to write this bad novel. When I asked him what he was thinking, he said he was thinking of me the whole time. I just shouted at him I was so angry."
"It was only a little while later that father committed suicide. It was probably that weakness in him that made me hate him well after his death. But as the months turned to years, the hate gradually turned to regret. That maybe if I hadn't said those hurtful things Father would have never killed himself." Kaby said looking down,
"So to atone at least a little, I wanted to find the embarrassing final work of his life and destroy it to protect the honor of my fathers name in this world." He said digging in his pocket,
He took a match out his pocket and lit it.
"I'm sure father would want this too." He said putting the flame near the book,
"Wait!!" Lucy shouted, and almost immediately the book shone brightly,
"Wh-what's going on!?" Kaby asked worridly,
"The letters are floating off the book!!" Happy screamed in disbelief,
Natsu just stood there. He was actually interested to see where this was going.
"Kemu Zaleon...No, I'll use his real name, Zekua Melon, cast a spell on this book." Lucy said,
"A-A spell...?" Kaby asked,
"DEAR KABY!!?"
"Exactly! The spell he cast allowed the letters to reform themselves. On the inside, too. All of them." Lucy said,
The book opened and letters flew out and about. They began rearranging themselves.
"Whoa!! It's pretty!" Happy exclaimed upon seeing the letters,
"The reason he gave up writing might not be because he'd written an awful book. It could have been he'd just written a master piece." She said,
"The letters are dancing around!" Happy exclaimed,
"The letter he wrote to you, Kaby-san, was his best book." She said,
"This is the book that Kemu Zaleon really left behind." Lucy said,
"Father... I never even understood my own father." Kaby said as tears trickled down his face,
"Thank you. I think I won't burn this book after all." Kaby said,
"Then, I guess we won't get that payment." Lucy said walking away,
"What?" Kaby asked, "At least take it as a thank you."
"We didn't do what you asked so we can't accept the money." Lucy said as she continued walking away,
"Come on Na-kun, Happy." She said,
"You should go home, too." Natsu said before following Lucy,
On their way back to the guild
"Na-kun, I'm tired. Let's just go on a train." She whined,
"No." He said,
"Well can we at least stop and rest." She asked,
"No." He said,
She groaned before folding her hands under her bust, puffing her cheeks and followed.
Natsu sighed and squatted in front of her.
"What are you doing?" She asked him confused,
"Climb on." He said,
She smiled happily and climbed on his back. When she was on he held her thighs firmly and began to walk back to the guild.
She wrapped her arms around his neck and placed her head on his shoulder.
"Na-kun..." She said,
He squeezed her thigh, indicating that he's listening to what she has to say.
"Thank you." And she fell asleep right after. Leaving Natsu awake. He was deep in thought. He was still wondering about what happened in Everlue's mansion. About her little panic attack or was it an episode.
