A/N: So you all were pretty shocked by last chapter's events. But fear not, I have a few twists in mind that should ease your minds a bit. I wouldn't be a good author if I wasn't a little cruel *chuckles a bit*. Anyways, enjoy this update!
Lucy's POV
I looked down at my burner phone as it beeped. It was a text from Natsu.
"Saw your handiwork. Must say I am impressed. Meet me at the warehouse here soon,"
I rolled my eyes as I shut the phone. So my suspicions had been correct; Natsu had been watching. I probably should explain. Remember my phone call with Erza where I asked her to meet me? Well, there is more to that conversation that I let on;
"Hey Lucy? What's up?" Erza asked after answering the phone. I gulped, unsure of how to tell her my news.
"Natsu gave me an uh.. assignment," My voice wavered a bit.
"What kind of assignment?" I took a deep breath as I heard a tinge of nervousness in Erza's voice as well.
"He ordered me to assassinate you. But I have a plan," I said, my voice still shaking a bit. Out of all the things I had done in my life, telling my friend I had been ordered to kill them was one of the hardest.
"Go on," Erza said a few moments.
"I'm out in an abandoned field outside of town to the west off the main highway. I saw a van matching Natsu's following me most of the way before turning off a side road just a few feet down the road. I am sure Natsu is going to be observing my handiwork, so I want you to wear a bulletproof vest when you come. We will stage a shooting and you will play dead for a while until we are sure Natsu leaves," I explained my idea.
"Sounds doable, but how will we get Natsu to buy it?" Erza asked. She had a good point. Natsu already didn't trust me.
"We both just try our hardest to act like this conversation never happened. I'll break down in tears or something," I said. I just hoped I could muster the tears when the time came.
"And what about after you've 'killed' me? Where will I go?" Another good question as usual.
"You can come stay with Levy and I for a while. Just tell Jellal and Laxus you are working on an undercover assignment out of town," I said.
"Very well. I will be there soon. I just hope this plan works," Erza said before hanging up. She wasn't the only one.
My attention snapped back to reality as I heard the faint roar of a car starting up in the distance. Looking in my rearview, I saw the lights of a car behind a tree line in the distance. They headed back to the main road and headed off in the direction of the main highway. That had to have been Natsu, or so I hoped. Waiting a few more moments, I flashed my brights, signaling to Erza that the coast was clear. After a few seconds, Erza got in the car. We both breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
"Looks like your plan worked," Erza said, leaning back in her seat.
"Sorry you got dragged in to this," I took her hand in mine. She squeezed mine slightly.
"Just keep your promise and put that bastard away," Erza said, smiling weakly. Her entire face was ridden with exhaustion. She must have been putting in a lot of late nights at the precinct again.
"Go ahead and rest," I said. Erza nodded as she let go of my hand and closed her eyes. I turned the car around and headed back into the city. I sighed slightly, trying my best to focus on the road despite my own exhaustion. I had managed to outsmart Natsu this time, but who knows what would come with whatever else he was planning to throw at me. This job kept getting more and more complicated. First, I had to illegally sell drugs. Next, I had realized just how attractive Natsu actually was, which led me to having a sexual dream about him. Gross. And then he broke in to my house, and now he sent me to kill my partner. Even after all this, something told me that this wasn't going to be the end of the trouble that Natsu was going to give me. After about half an hour of driving, we arrived back at Levy's. We quickly filled Levy in on the situation, who then happily agreed to let Erza stay there. I bid them farewell, as Natsu had asked me to meet him.
"Took you long enough," Natsu said as I entered his office. Due to my exhaustion, I couldn't even formulate a snarky reply.
"Had to bury the body and dispose of her car," I said, yawning slightly as I did so.
"I'm impressed. Didn't think you had it in you," Natsu said, smiling a bit.
"There is a lot you don't know about me," I countered back, trying not to yawn more.
"I suppose so," Natsu said, rising from his desk. I gulped slightly as his bare chest was once again in full view.
"Do you ever wear a shirt?" My eyes however never left his abs. He followed my gaze, looking down at his chest.
"Do my muscles make you nervous?" He grinned at me.
"Why would your gross, sweaty skin ever make me nervous?" I crossed my arms, finally tearing my eyes from his chest. He chuckled.
"Touché," He winked at me, making me want to vomit. He walked over to the mini fridge by his desk and pulled out two beers. I stood still as he approached me, handing me one of the beers.
"What is this for?" I took the beer, eyeing Natsu cautiously.
"Just to celebrate a job well done," Natsu cracked the tab on his can and began taking a sip. Actually craving some alcohol after tonight's events, I did the same. We drank in silence for a few moments until my phone began ringing. I set my beer on his desk and stepped away to answer it.
"Hello?" I asked as I answered the call.
"Is this Lucy Heartfilia?" A voice asked from the other side of the phone.
"This is," I replied.
"My name is Doctor Johnson from the Magnolia General Hospital. I am calling to inform you that your father has been hospitalized due to pancreatic cancer," My hands immediately began to shake as tears began to brim in my eyes.
"Th-Thank you, Doctor," I choked out before hanging up the phone. Tears were now steadily streaming down my face as the phone fell from my hands. I immediately fell to my knees, my face buried in my hands as tears leaked through my fingers and stained the concrete floor.
Natsu's POV
I was minding my own business, trying not to pay too much attention to "Layla's" call. That is, until I heard sniffling come from her direction. I turned to see the phone fall out of her hands as she fell to the ground and I could see the stains of tears on the concrete in front of her. What should I do? If I wanted to keep up the lie that I didn't know who she was, then I should try to comfort her right? I rolled my eyes. Touchy feely stuff really wasn't my thing.
"What is wrong?" I approached the girl from behind. She sobbed away, not replying. I sighed as I lowered myself to the ground next to her.
"Why do you care?" She mumbled out between sobs. I really didn't but if I was going to keep up this lie then I needed to act like I did.
"Well it isn't everyday that one of my subordinates just throws themselves on the ground and cries," I said, trying to give her my best concerned tone.
"Not that it is any of your business, but my father was just hospitalized due to cancer," My eyes widened slightly. My own father had abandoned me at a young age, so I knew the pain to an extent.
"I'm sorry," I said, softly. Even though I was faking my concern mostly, there was a small part of me that actually felt for her, due to my own experiences. But I mostly didn't care.
"Just give me as much alcohol as you have," Lucy turned to me suddenly. Her eyes were red and puffy, and there were numerous bags under them.
"Are you sure that's wise?" I asked. The last thing I needed was some sad, drunk cop running around my office.
"Just do it!" Lucy shouted. Sighing in defeat, I walked over to the mini fridge and grabbed the last five cans of beer that were left. I watched in utter amazement as I saw Lucy chug down her current one and then tear through the other five like they were a bag of chips. I had never seen a girl drink like that.
"Are you feeling okay?" I asked after a few moments. I helped Lucy to her feet, needing to hold on to her as she was really wobbly.
"You've got really strong arms, ya' know?" Lucy's words were so slurred that I barely understood them.
"Thanks?" I felt uncomfortable as she stared at me with some weird gaze in her bloodshot eyes. Her cheeks were tinged pink and her breath smelled like all the beer she had drank.
"I actually had a dream about you. We fucked hard against your desk," My jaw literally dropped when her slurred sentence came out. Did this girl know what she was really saying right now? I was beginning to regret letting her drink all that beer. I said nothing, just keeping my arms wrapped around her waist so she didn't topple over.
"I keep thinking. You're annoying. And smug. But also really hot. Like I see your chest and I am just like, holy shit!" Her words were almost incomprehensible. I had to admit, it was kind of cute watching her fuss over me. I was about to reply when I felt a pair of warm lips slam against mine. My eyes widened as Lucy rubbed her hands up and down my chest, giggling slightly into the kiss. Damn, even for a drunk girl, she could kiss. I wonder how she could kiss sober? I shook the thought from my head. No Natsu, stop thinking such idiotic things. Despite my urge to pull away, I couldn't. This girl had me under some type of spell. I pulled her closer to me, taking as much of her kiss in as I could. Even when tasting like alcohol, her lips were soft and tender, and they were just really compelling. She moaned slightly as my tongue wiggled it's way between her lips, caressing her own tongue softly. This was way better than any other girl I had kissed. Wait. Why was I enjoying this so much? She was the enemy! My urge to stop was heightened when she began to unbutton my pants. I knew this had to stop. This was wrong. And I knew that I had no feelings for this girl, despite her amazing kissing.
"Stop. We can't." I said, removing my mouth from hers. She looked at me with a very drunk, tired and angry expression.
"But I want tooooo!" She whined out, slurring every word. I wouldn't lie that I was tempted but I knew I couldn't get involved with some cop. She was bad news, just as I am sure I was in her eyes. My plan to eventually eliminate her still stood.
"No. You're sad and drunk. You need to go sleep this off," I said. Just as I had spoken, Lucy's eyes began closing as she collapsed in my arms. I rolled my eyes as I lifted her and took her to my private room I had set aside in the warehouse. She mumbled random things in her sleep but I paid no attention as I was too busy thinking about everything. Did that really just happen? Why did I let it continue for so long? Did she really dream about us having sex? Was this annoying cop girl falling for me? I shook my head as I thought about it more. This was nothing more than drunk ramblings of a girl wallowed in sadness, and that kiss had been nothing more than the actions of said drunk girl. There was nothing going on with us, and I knew she wouldn't remember this tomorrow. Rolling my eyes, I set her down on the bed in the room and tucked her in. She better appreciate the fact that I was letting her use my bed. And that I had let her drink all my alcohol.
"Annoying girl," I muttered as I sat down in the recliner in the corner. Closing my eyes, I let sleep consume me, trying to forget the events that had occurred.
"WHERE THE HELL AM I?!" My eyes shot open as I saw Lucy sitting up on my bed, looking horrified.
"Why do I have a headache? Did you drug and kidnap me? I swear to god, Natsu Dragneel, I will kick your-," But I stopped her rant as I shook my head.
"You came to meet with me and we began to drink to celebrate your work. Then you got a call saying your dad is in the hospital with cancer, and then you drank too much and passed out. I didn't know where you lived to drive you home so I let you sleep here," I said, deciding not to tell her all of last night's events. She would probably slap me again or worse.
"Oh my god. I don't remember anything. Where is my phone?" She asked. I gestured to the bedside table. She grabbed it quickly and skimmed through it.
"The number is from Magnolia Hospital. I need to go see him right now," She threw the covers off of herself and began to move around in a hurry. Her idea had peaked my interest. Maybe if I accompanied her, I could learn her father's precise location and possibly use him as leverage over her in the future. I know that was extra cruel and low, but after the kiss last night, my resolve to ruin her only strengthened. I wasn't going to let one girl mess with my head. The kiss meant nothing and I was going to prove it by ruining her.
"Well considering you are still hungover and exhausted, do you want me to go with you?" I offered. She turned and looked at me with a bewildered expression.
"Why?" She asked, suspiciously.
"As I mentioned, you are still hungover and exhausted. And I know your pain," I said. She studied me for a moment before sighing.
"I want to say no but I don't have time to debate this. You drive," She sighed. I rolled my eyes. This girl was too difficult sometimes.
"Take the keys and head down to my van. I will be down in a minute," I said. Lucy nodded as she took the keys and vanished from the room.
"Gajeel!" I shouted. I waited a few moments until the black haired man appeared in the doorway.
"Yes, boss?" He asked. I grabbed a shirt quickly and threw it on.
"I am heading to Magnolia for the day. Keep an eye on things," I said.
"Will do," Gajeel replied. I nodded as I exited the room. My favorite thing about Gajeel was that never asked questions. And this time in particular, I am glad that he didn't. I went down t the van where Lucy waited. Plugging the address of the hospital into my GPS, we took off for Magnolia. We had about a three hour drive since we were coming from Acalypha, which sucked, as I felt a little awkward being alone her after what happened. I breathed a sigh of relief as I turned and saw she was already falling asleep. Now Lucy Heartfilia, let's get some information on your father, shall we? I grinned wickedly to myself. I really was a master criminal.
A/N: And that is a wrap! Hope you guys enjoyed their little drunken fluff moment! And if you are curious as to why Lucy is allowing Natsu to go, that will be fully explained in the next chapter. Thanks for reading and drop a review to let me know what you think!
