Chapter 55
The next morning, Lucy is using her laptop to write with. Well, more like attempting to write. She is trying to work though a little case of writer's block. Lying on her back with her limbs sprawled out is part of the process.
It started off with her reading some online article and coming across someone with the last name of Fairchild. That alone sparked another idea. Originally, Lucy had been writing to get the idea out of her system. Now it is something bigger…
To get through her writer's block, she is talking out loud to herself. "So his real name is Dominic, and Eve knows that, but everyone else calls him Nic. He goes by that so everyone just assumes his real name is some form of Nicholas." She snorts when an idea comes to mind. "Then when the others find out about his real name, the two jokesters can mess with Dominic. Call him nicknames."
With some nicknames already coming to mind, Lucy flips over and types on her laptop. "Not Nic. N Squared. Double N." She smiles a little bit at the next one. "Double N Seven. Oh man, I need to get Natsu's approval on these."
Then she flips back over to stare up at the ceiling. "As for Eve Fairchild and Dominic Castillo, I don't want the typical girl meets new boy and he's the reason her world gets changed upside down…" She gives it a minute for the gears in her mind to start cranking. "They dated in high school. Throughout high school. And the summer after graduation, they break up. Dominic says it's because he's going to study overseas." Lucy is fine with using that as an excuse because she knows about his ulterior motive.
Once again, Lucy flips over to type more. Then she keeps typing while talking. "In present day time, Eve is living on her own. Studio apartment. Has a job, but is on vacation since she takes a vacation week during her birthday week." She reasons that makes sense because she knows what will happen to Eve. And maybe that way she can avoid stating what Eve does for a living unless she comes up with a job.
Of course, Lucy keeps working things out. The universe will be the modern day world with a form of magical twist. Magic users will have one of the four elements for their powers. Prophecies on stone tablets will be a thing, too. There are different organizations over the world with the same goal of stopping the bad prophecies. It is like they are doomsday stoppers. However, all of that is hidden and kept secret from the rest of the world that isn't involved with it.
Eve is forced into it when she is believed to be a person from a particular prophecy. One about a fair child who will be the source of chaos and destruction. It is ironic since Eve's last name is Fairchild. On top of that, Eve deals with being reunited with Dominic. He might be one to stop terrible prophecies from happening, but he refuses to accept what some others believe about her.
Lucy is only pulled away from her thoughts when her nearby cell phone starts going off. Someone is requesting a video chat. When she looks at the name on the screen her eyes light up. "Natsu!" Bolting into a sitting position, she quickly fixes her hair before accepting the call.
Natsu's smiling face appears on the screen. "Hiya, Luce!"
"Hey," she responds in a sweet tone. "How's Paris treating you?"
"Been good so far. Still more to do until I get back home. What about you? What are you up to?"
"I'm writing."
He cracks a smile. "I should have guessed that. Which work?"
"A new one."
"You've had a lot of those recently."
"No, this is a newly new one. Like, this morning new."
"Oh, wow! I bet you're just cranking through it, huh?"
"For the most part. I got past a bit of writer's block. Some things are coming together though."
"That's great to hear."
"And I'll run some things by you later when you're home."
"I'm already looking forward to it." Natsu smiles some more. "And I'm looking forward to being back with you."
"I want you to enjoy your time in Paris in the meantime, all right? We don't need you focusing on how much you miss me."
"I know that, but your face is something to miss."
Lucy playfully sticks her tongue out. "You're looking at it right now."
"Yeah, but I can't kiss it now."
"Hm, that is a valid point..." Then she points to her right cheek with a finger. "See this spot here?"
He nods. "Yeah."
"I'll reserve it just for you for when you get back."
"Whoa, I want alllll"-he uses a finger to motion to all of his face in circular motion-"of your real estate."
That gets a laugh out of her. "Whatever you say, Mr. Real Estate Agent."
"They call me Agent Dragneel for a reason."
"No one calls you that!"
"Uh-huh."
"Well, maybe Agent Dorkneel," Lucy teases.
"Nah, doesn't have the same ring to it."
"That's because Agent Dorkneel has a better ring to it."
"Pfft, whatever you say, Luce." Then something pops into his mind. "Oh, have you seen Happy and Carla today?"
She shakes her head. "Not yet. I was going to get lunch and eat it over at your house."
"Is that all you have planned today?"
She shrugs. "I don't mind having a lazy day. Sometimes it's good to be lazy." After all, she had an eventful day yesterday.
"I think I'm rubbing off on you if you're talking about being laz-Waaait!"
Lucy is surprised by his mini outburst. "What? What's wrong?"
Natsu's video becomes blurry from camera movement as he aims the camera at something else. Lucy finds herself looking at a television screen. Some station is showing pictures from the fun she and Cana had with the paparazzi. Of course, she can't understand the French words.
"Luce!" The video is blurry once again before Natsu's face takes over. "What is that all about?" His eyes are elsewhere, looking at the television with his girlfriend and famous singer on it.
She gets right to the point. "She's my friend from yesterday."
"You're besties with Cana Alberona?"
"And that's not even the crazy part."
"What could top that?"
A smug smile comes across Lucy's face. "The father she has been looking for is Gildarts Clive."
His eyes grow impossibly wide. "Gildarts as in the Gildarts we both know."
She nods. "What are the odds of that, right? Cana found out recently and showed me a picture. Of course, I recognized Gildarts right away."
Natsu's mouth just hangs open for a moment before he finally closes it, shaking his head. "It's never a dull time around you."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Something interesting always seems to be going on wherever you are. Doesn't matter if you're at the center of it or it's happening around you."
"It also doesn't matter if it's good or bad," she huffs, thinking of her recent-ish event with Daphne.
"Hey, you can't have one without the other," he points out. "But normally good things happen around you."
Lucy smiles. "You're sweet."
"You're the sweet one in this relationship."
"And you're the dorky one."
"You got that right! Ain't nobody gonna take that title from me."
"I don't think that's something to boast about," she chuckles.
"Hey, at least I'm not gonna try and snatch your I'm-besties-with-Cana-Alberona title."
"It's a great title to have. I love it."
"How have I not known? I mean, I get that sometimes I can be clueless about things, but still!"
"We met when I had my first signing ever, and we became close after that," she begins. "By the time we met and started dating, Cana was still on her summer tour. And after you left for France, she was done and popped in for a visit."
"Have I just been oblivious to your friendship this entire time?" He is still wrapping his head around it all.
"We normally text each other so it's not like you overheard a phone call."
"Good point."
"Plus, the tour kept her plenty busy."
"She made time to see you after it though."
"She always makes time for me," Lucy corrects. Well, when possible that is.
"Are her and I gonna hafta compete for your affection?"
"Oh, there's no competition between you two."
Natsu starts smiling.
"After all, Cana loved me first. Back before you knew I even existed."
His face completely falls. "Hey back then I knew you as Ashley!"
"Only because of Wendy. That doesn't count."
"What about you, hm? You didn't know about me."
"You never delivered pizza to my place before. I might now buy clothes from the store you model for, but I'm sure I passed your posters while walking by."
"Too bad you never had a friend take a picture of you in front of them." He has seen girls do it before. In fact, he still does.
"I know people who take photos in front of my published books." Cana is one of them.
"Oo, maybe I should start doing that. Post 'em online to show off my awesome girlfriend."
"Don't you dare."
"Make me."
Suddenly, a knock on the door interrupts the mood.
"Company?" Natsu questions.
Lucy looks over at the door. Whoever is on the other side can just walk on in since the door isn't locked. "I'm not expecting anyone."
"Fine, I guess I'll letcha go."
"For now," she adds, looking back at her boyfriend.
He smiles. "For now."
"I love you."
"I love you, too. Bye!"
The video chat disconnects, and Lucy leaves her phone next to her laptop when she stands up. "Coming!" She walks over to the door and opens it up, noticing a familiar face out in the hallway.
A/N: Yooo, I had time to work on this chapter and post before my two normal days :D I feel somewhat accomplished :P And look, another person Lucy knows is paying her a visit…
P.S. That work Lucy is brainstorming on is the current, personal work I'm focusing on. Normally I title books after the main character, but for some reason I've been sticking with "The Fair Child" over "Eve" :P And her writing process is what I do at times…
Happy Holidays! I hope everyone has a great start to the new year!
kura-chan13: I thought about adding on from that scene, but I wanted to skip ahead to the next day! I got plans for Lucy :P
Anon: That's a big breath XD And nope, Lucy knows that she'll marry him someday! Idk if Nathan will pop up again ? I doubt it though :P Everyone in the Nanny Squad has matching jackets; it's great! Thank you :D
ThayetJade: You're most welcome! And thank you :D
Fairy Tail Lover: Oh man, that would make the squad even better! XD (And thank you! Hey, I hope you had fun while on vacation!)
YandereChick: Hey, look at you catch up :D Good for you! I'm glad you're enjoying the work so far!
