Careless

by MisZ AnArchy

"Your words, not mine –'It would just be sex'." She says as she stares me down. "You don't know what you want!" She yells at me, tears streaming down her flushed cheeks. "You think you're the only person that's going to lose everything if this became anything more than what was agreed?" She asks and I sigh as I reach for her, but she turns out of my reach. Check BIO

15. Chapter 15 - Til the sun rise

Careless

Category: Anime Fairy Tail

Author: MisZ Anarchy

Language: English

Rating: M

Disclaim – Fairy Tail belongs to Hiro Mashima.

Chapter 15 – 'Til the sun rise

"Crashing, hit a wall, right now I need a miracle, Hurry up now, I need a miracle, Stranded, reaching out…." The Chainsmokers Feat Daya – Don't let me down

'Heyyyy.' I look at my phone and smile as I read the message I almost always send Lucy. Never have I been on the receiving end.

'Heyyy.' I reply back as I move some of the things from the one tent to the other; they said that this winter would be the worst cold we might get in a very long time. And where the roadblock was set up it was fucking cold as hell. During the day the sun scorched us, and during the night we were dying of the cold.

'When you get to the station, come to my office.' I read the message as I smile again. I would have gone to her office even if she didn't ask me. I look to the side and see that the bus has arrived meaning that Laxus and their group arrived. I give them a quick wave and settle into the passenger's side of the bus as our group places their things into the bus.

I just wanted to leave and get to the station as fast as I could. Any reason to see Lucy was a good enough reason to leave this shit show. 'Sure.' I reply back to her and watch as she reads the message and then she goes offline again. The drive back to the station was faster than expected; we reached the station before the sun could fully rise. And as we pack our stuff into our vehicles and most of our group starts heading home I open my boot and place my bulletproof in it then close it and start to make my way towards Lucy's office. The memories of walking down these halls to her all those weeks ago seems to play in my mind. How could I forget that morning? I wish I could just get an opportunity to get another chance.

She was singing again, this meant her earphones were in and she wouldn't hear me coming in. I smile as I listen to her velvet voice sing. I missed the nights I would walk down these halls and hear her sing. I missed just walking to this office just on the off chance that I might see her. My heart has been longing for this woman ever since we shared that morning.

I wanted her so badly, and not just in the amazing sex aspect, I needed her, and wanted her in other aspects as well. I walk closer and I listen to her sing…

"Some call it insane, Say "Baby you're so vein" But I'm living on overdrive, all the time…

…And I like the way you taste, Some liquor and a chaser, Flavour of forever just, For the night…

…The world is getting warmer, running outta air, But you can send me way up to the stratosphere, Tonight I'm feeling like a fucking billionaire, Not playing fair, Won't you come here…

…1, 2, 3, 4, 5, sex on my mind, Cashing all my checks and telling lies, Might, Drive this car real fast until we die, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6… 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, sex on my mind…"

I stand in the doorframe as I watch her sing these words, kind of not believing she was just singing about sex. It was different from the first time I walked in on her singing a whole different song… What was the name again? Something about a beautiful stranger…

"High on all the ways, You're whispering my name, Go play me like a game, But just so you know…

…I'm obsessive with the chase, I'll come but never stay so, Turn me on and up, Just like a radio…

…The world is getting warmer, running outta air, But you can send me way up to the stratosphere, Tonight I'm feeling like a fucking billionaire, Not playing fair, Won't you come here…

…1, 2, 3, 4, 5, sex on my mind, Cashing all my checks and telling lies, Might, Drive this car real fast until we die, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6… 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, sex on my mind…"

I wrap my arms over my chest as I stare at this woman singing, and she hits ever word and she keeps a beat. But where the hell did she get this song because I have never heard the lyrics. I tilt my head and at this she turns in her seat, she has a smile on her face as she looks to me. She pops out her earphones as she rises to her feet.

"Natsu…" She greets taking a few steps forward and then wrapping her arms around me and I instantly move my arms up and let her step into my embrace as we share a hug. She was warm despite it being winter. I hold her to me a bit longer then needed but it was welcome. She tilts her head to look up to me and I look down to her.

"Hey slut" I greet and I am actually caught by surprise with what I named her. But she doesn't even bat an eyelash just pulls me closer to her. "What's up?" I ask and she buries her head in my chest shaking her head from side to side.

"Nothing but this hug does give me strength." She says with a giggle. When she loosens her arms around me, I do to. She takes a step back but still remains in my embrace. "When can we see each other again?" she asks looking down and now she is avoiding eye contact. I smile a bit as she says this. So she wanted to see me again, and it wasn't only just me that wanted to be with her again. The feeling was mutual between the two of us.

"Hmm in what capacity Miss Heartfelia?" I ask and she glances to me and then she looks back down, I can see her cheeks going red.

"I'm horny." She almost whispers and I need to strain my hearing to ensure that I heard her correctly. I tap her as I look down to her. "I want to…" she trails of and then looks back at her, her cheeks now a bright red. I was going to take advantage of this and I was going to tease her endlessly.

"You want to what?" I ask and at this she gets this evil look in those eyes. I feel her arms moving but not radically.

"Natsu…" she whispers and she was so damn adorable.

"You want to … me?" I ask and at this she frowns and shakes her head. "Now, now Miss Heartfelia are you sure you can handle me?" I ask and at this she chuckles and it makes me chuckle as well.

"You are being silly." She replies.

"When and where?" I ask now being completely serious, because our little tête-à-tête was serious. And to be honest, I can't get enough of this woman and I just wanted more and more. I really wanted this woman and her body against mine was now making me think of all the possibilities of what we can have now.

"Well, you are working day shift on Wednesday?" she asks and I nod my hand. Her hand moving down my back to my ass and she grips me pulling me close again. I nod my head. "Can't you maybe come to my place before you report for duty?" she asks innocently and I look down at her raising a brow. Well that can be arranged. I mean it was a good plausible plan. I nod my head.

"So I can leave home an hour earlier and come to your place?" I ask to make sure that I am getting this correct.

"If you would be comfortable with that." She asks as I continue to hold her and it feels like I haven't held her for a while and that I was physically aching to feel her touch.

"He won't be there?" I ask as reality hit me knowing that Laxus might be with her. I look down to her and she looks up to me, her eyes meeting mine, they question me and why I would ask such a thing.

"No." she replies softly, she holds my gaze. "I wouldn't put you at risk if I knew he would be there." She replies, her gaze soft as she reaches with her hand to my face and slightly strokes my cheeks. "I might not have a conscience but I do care for your well-being." Her voice was so kind and sweet as she said this.

I chuckle at the female in my embrace. I never questioned if she didn't care but you always need to be prepared for the worst. "Okay, I will call you when I leave the house then you send me a pin drop of your location." I say because I did sometimes forget where she stays even if I did drop her off a few times.

She nods her head and then I feel her other hand cupping my dick through my pants and lightly rubbing it. I have a sharp intake of breath as my eyes go wide, but in a good sense, her touch is soft and firm and its soo good. I almost shiver, she was being such a tease. But I didn't ever want to do it here at the station or her office ever again. Even if it was good, I didn't want to do it here, it was uncomfortable and I wanted to make her feel good like she had done to me.

"Okay Dragneel, Wednesday morning… Me and you." She says as she gives me a soft squeeze and then she gets on the tip of her toes and she tilts my head to the other side before placing a soft kiss to my cheeks. "I need to head in and start my day for work. And you need to get home and get some rest." She playfully says as she side steps me and then she slaps my ass and I just give her a chuckle. So I was going home to choke the chicken right now while she enjoys her day at work.

Wednesday should just come fast.

"And every time I try to fly I fall, Without my wings I feel so small, I guess I need you baby." Britney Spears - Everytime

I look at my watch, it was 03:45 AM and I was ready to get onto the car and drive to Lucy. I grab my keys from my side table and walk over to my wives sleeping frame, I lean down and I kiss her forehead, she doesn't even stir. I smile and walk out of her room and to my son's room, I push open the door and look at his sleeping form as well. Watching him make me feel slightly guilty knowing full well that I was leaving him and his mother to go and fuck another woman. I wasn't father of the year. That is for sure.

I take a deep breath and pass the kitchen and walk to the front door, opening it and the burglar bar before closing it again and locking it. I walk to the garage and open the door, looking over my car and then my wives car. Something was off about my car thought. I walk to the driver side and everything seems to be in order but when I move to the passenger's side and inspect I see that my tyre is completely flat. I tilt my head and frown somewhat. I would not even be able to drive to the fuel station to pump the tyre.

I swear out of frustration and then I open my boot and I get out the car jack and the spare wheel. This would only be temporary until I could pump the tyre. I pull out the tyre iron and then move to the tyre. If I did this fast I could still make it too see Lucy. I needed to see Lucy.

With a lot of struggle and sweat and tear I loosen the bolts and then I jack up my vehicle so I can remove the flat tyre. As soon as it is off I look at any indication on why it was flat but I seem to find none, I quickly replace the flat with the spare wheel and soon I am in my car opening the garage and soon I am out of the complex gate and on my way to the fuel station. When I stop there, one is there, forgetting that we live in the new world of COVID-19, there was a notional lockdown and a curfew. Most people would not even be awake yet. I swear again.

This actually means that I would need to drive to work. I look at the clock at see that it was 04:46 AM. I swear again, this time a bit louder then I should. I needed to be at the station in 20 minutes. I look at my phone and go to my dialler, I search for Lucy's number. I slowly but steadily drive forward and to the station because that would have been the best option. Even with no traffic I had to drive slowly with the spare tyre on. I couldn't believe my luck on this. I look down to my phone and to Lucy's number as I drive. Should I call her? Would she not be sleeping still? She would be awake by 05:00 that was for sure. I would call her then and tell her.

As I drive into the station it was already 05:20 AM. My relief already waiting for me. We were going to be late. I stop the car and get out grabbing at my stuff as I rush to the bus. I look to the tyre again, I will only be able to attend to this once I come back. I swear again as I hear them call me. I open the passenger door and look up to see one of the members already seated there.

"Dragneel, you need to drive." I sigh as I see the driver seat still empty.

"Where is Freed?" I ask as I open the back door and throw my bulletproof into the bus.

"He booked off sick." Gildarts calls from the back seat and I shake my head.

"Fuck." I say but soon I get into the driver's seat and I start up the bus. For sure we were going to be late so once I hit the freeway I press down on the fuel. I know that the limit is 120 km/h but I was pushing for 180 km/h. I just kept my focus on the road and drove. I knew the shift we are relieving are full of shit and they always give us shit if we are late. And once we get there we were put to work instantly.

I can't explain my frustration and I can't even get a chance to look at my phone or send a message. The amount of vehicle that were coming through the boarder today was insane. I spent most of my day in the sun searching vehicles and listing to people shit talk us for keeping them held up. But in the first place why were they crossing the border?

As soon as Laxus' team stops the bus and start to pile out of it I smile, knowing full well I would be heading home soon, but as I make eye contact with Laxus I am reminded that I still had not even messaged Lucy, she was most likely livid. I really felt bad that today was a complete fuck up. But when Gildarts says he was going to drive home and I am more than relieved.

I start packing my things into the bus, Laxus stopping me briefly. "You guys busy today?" Laxus asks and I just sigh.

"You have no idea." I reply as I linger at the entrance of the door of the bus.

"It will get better. I'm sure." Laxus says and he smiles. "How are Lisanna and Toby?" Laxus asks and I raise a brow but then again this was nothing new, because this is how we spoke.

"Good, good, always good. And you and Lucy?" I ask not really wanting to know how they were.

"We are good. Can't complain." Laxus replies as he pats me on my back. "Just hate that we don't see each other that much." Laxus says as he takes a deep breath.

"Yeah that is true." I reply.

"I hate leaving her alone, we both know that she is always by herself, and now at work she is always also by herself. This social distancing is also complete shit." Laxus says and he really does seem concerned about Lucy, but knowing her, she enjoyed being by herself and if need be she would ensure she is among people. That was rather sweet, but every opportunity I had to spend with her I would. And I know that went for Laxus as well.

"I think she will be fine." I reply.

"She works too much Natsu, she is spending more than 12 to 13 hours a day at work, and she works over weekends as well. It's annoying." Laxus says and there is a trigger in him. "They are overworking her and it's annoying me." I furrow my brows.

"What do you mean?" I ask as I pass him slightly to sit down.

"I just feel that they are misusing her and at some point all this work might break her." Laxus says as he looks to the side to where Aries is arranging the paperwork. "What will happen if she breaks?" he asks as his eyes meet mine.

What would happen if Lucy Heartfelia broke?

I couldn't even image what to say nor an applicable answer. I look to my friend and just shake my head from side to side not too sure what to answer. "Has she left yet?" I ask and I know it's wrong of me to assume that she was still at work, to think she would wait for me. She must be fucking livid at me for not getting to her, nor talking to her.

"Yeah she took my car and headed home when we left. She looked pretty tired." Laxus replies and I shake my head, I would be tired and livid if I was her. I chuckle somewhat humourlessly and look to my friend. "Oh and why the fuck do you have your spare tyre on?" Laxus asks and at this I chuckle again.

"It's that slow puncher…" I say as I look down and feel my phone vibrate in my pocket.

"I told you to fix that shit. And you know all the places are closed now, so how the fuck will you fix that?" Laxus asks and I shake my head from side to side, I was fucked. This was for sure. "Besides, you can't drive with your spare tyre until the day this shit stops." Laxus states and I just shake my head. I was fucked, or I would need to drive with my wife's car. I just sigh.

"Yeah, I know. I will figure something out." I say as I pull out my phone and see that I have a message. I pull the taskbar down and see that it's just a message from my wife, not something that I needed to give my immediate attention too. "But yeah I need to get home and figure this shit out." I say and with that Laxus nods his head and he finally departs from the bus. I sigh again and just shake my head from side to side. I don't have to wait long for the other people to pile into the car and soon we are making our way towards the station.

"She needs me now, but I can't seem to find the time, I got a new job now on the unemployment line, And we don't know how, how we got into this mess…" The Script – For the first time

My phone rings and I look to the screen as I see Lucy's name appear and I furrow my brows. Why was she calling me? I am under the impression that she was angry at me. But I reach for my phone and look up towards Lisanna who was busy preparing food.

"Hello…" I answer into the phone and look towards the television.

"Hey Natsu, how are you?" I listen to her voice and its soft and calm, it's nothing like what I expected. I smile somewhat but know she is probably angry at me.

"I'm fine and you?" I ask and she pauses for a moment taking in a deep breath, maybe this was her switching on the angry switch and I tried to prepare myself for the onslaught.

"I saw you were driving with your spare tire, is everything fine? Was that why I never heard from you?" I hear her ask and I softly take in a deep breath. She noticed? I rise to my feet and start to make my way towards my study.

"Yeah, I have a slow puncher…" I reply as I sit down in front of my computer and look at the blank screen. I felt slightly embarrassed and guilty because I hadn't even apologized yet, but I was not currently in a position that I could apologize without raising suspicion. "So basically I drove with a flat tire and ended up with worse damage." I say as I run my hand through my hair.

"Well that tire has been giving you a problem a whole while now." I hear her say and then I relax in my chair tilting my head up and I look at the ceiling. "And you can't drive with a spare tire." I hear her say and I sigh. I had called several places and they were closed. I had no way of fixing my problem during the current lockdown. Tire and wheel places were not seen as essential services.

"Yeah and all the other place are closed. So I have a problem, unless I take my wives car." I say into the phone and look back down at the screen. "And I honestly do not have money to pay for a new tire at the moment."

"Seems like you are stuck between a rock and a hard place." I hear her say but there is a playfulness in her voice that I can't place.

"I am fucked." I say and peek out the door of my study, Lisanna still busy in the kitchen.

"Don't worry Natsu. It can't be that bad." I wanted to laugh at that statement, I was still agitated that I didn't see her, that I had let her down, and now with this fucking lock-down and the roadblock and everything, it was just shit. My mood was foul. "Do me a favour." I hear her say and I close my eyes, what could she possibly ask of me that she wanted.

"Hmm." I answer and wait for her to continue.

"Please send me the size of your tire and pictures of the tire, side and top." I furrow my brow and as I listen to this woman. What on earth did she even know about tires or wheels, let alone about cars? I almost chuckle, she was so cute that I found this humourful.

"Why?" I ask as I turn in my seat and slightly rise.

"Don't ask questions, hear no lies." She replies and I chuckle but shake my head as I walk back towards the kitchen and see Lisanna busy finishing up the dishes.

"Fine. I will now." I say as I stop at the counter and look to my wife as she smiles towards me.

"Okay bye then." She replies and at this I frown and then the call is ended and I bring the phone down from my ear and look at the screen. She didn't even wait for me to reply, she just ended the call. I furrow my brows and look to Lisanna.

"What was that about?" she asks placing the washcloth on the rack and she moves to me wrapping her arms around me, hugging me tightly.

"About my tire." I say as I place an arm around her and hug her back.

"You want me to ask my father if he can help you?" Lisanna asks and I instantly have a bile taste in my mouth. "I know we are going through a bad stop financially so maybe he can help with money for a new tire." She offers and at this I shake my head slightly. I didn't want to accept anything from her family. Especially her parents.

"Even if he helps me, no place is open to sell me a tire." I reply and at this she looks up to me a sad expression on her face. I sigh once again and let go of her, moving towards the front door and opening it. "But some of the guys said they will look to see if they have someone with a spare." I say as I exit into the garden.

"We will think of something," I hear Lisanna say and I just sigh as I walk to the garage and then towards my car, popping open the boot and then pulling the tire out and onto my garage floor. I look at it for a moment and shake my head. I should have taken care of this when I noticed there was something wrong. But Like always I didn't have the finances nor did I think it could get worse. I place it flat and take a picture of it before placing it upright and taking another picture.

I then lay it down again and look at it. How do I know the size? I furrow my brows and then move to the web browser on my phone and I type in my car make and model and what size it would be. When I find it I screen shot it and then I send it to Lucy.

Within seconds she is online as she reads and opens the pictures. It only took a few seconds for her to start typing her reply. 'Did you honestly just google the size of your tires?' I read the message and frown. How else was I going to know the size of my tires?

That is when my phone starts ringing again. "Hello…" I answer and I just hear her giggling.

"Natsu… really?" she asks and I frown as I look to the tire on the floor not sure what she found so amusing.

"What?" I ask staring down at the tire.

"Is the tyre flat now?" I hear her ask and I nod my head and then give a soft 'Hmm.' "Ok look at the outside for a number and read it to me." I hear her say and then bend down and look closer until I find some numbers.

"Is it small numbers or big?" I ask as I see two sets of numbers not sure what either meant.

"Just read it to me." I hear her say.

"Okay, 1…5…5…/…6…0….R…1…4…. 7…5…H." I read the number slowly waiting for her to reply.

"And on the rim?" She asks and I frown as I look closer to the rim.

"5…J…x…1…4…E…T…4…9." I say and she goes quiet on the other side. "Why are you asking this?" I ask as I stare at the tire just laying there.

"I am going to try and get you a tire silly." I hear her say and I instantly shake my head from side to side.

"You don't have to…" I start but she stops me.

"I know I don't have to… But let me try." I hear her say and she must know that this is pointless. No place was actually open and selling tires.

"Lucy, I called around, I asked people to help. No one could help me." I say and at this rate it was a losing battle.

"Just stop Natsu. Okay?" I hear her say and at this I frown, the irritation in her voice was thick. "Just let me try." At this I sigh and I can't really think of any reason why she was even trying to help me after what happened today and me just not evening calling her to tell her I had a problem. If it was any other woman she would not even have spoken to me, much less try and help me. But whatever, she will get the same results as I was. And she would see for herself no one would be able to help me.

"Ok." I reply defeated as I turn to place the tire back into the boot of my vehicle and I close the boot, waiting patiently for her to do whatever she was doing and reply.

"I'll get back to you tomorrow." I hear her say and I just sigh again.

"Okay then." I say shaking my head from side to side.

"Good night Natsu." I hear and before I could say my farewell the call had ended. Maybe I had pissed her, maybe she was just hiding her anger, maybe she was sad, I just couldn't read her or mood and that made me feel completely terrible. I had disappointed her and I just didn't know what to say or do.

"I'm a bad woman to keep, Make me mad, I'm not here to please, Paint me in a corner but my color comes back, Once you go black, you never go back" Gin Wigmore – Black Sheep

I roll over and grab at my phone, firstly looking at the time, it was still early. Too early for me to be awake. But I slide open my notifications and Lucy's name is the first thing I see. I yawn and sit up right in bed. What did she want from me? I open my messaging app and her name in on top.

'Heyhey…' was the lone message she sent.

'Hey' I reply back and instantly she reads the message and then my phone starts to ring, her number on display.

"Hey." I greet stifling a yawn as my other hand run thought my hair.

"Are you busy at the moment?" she asks not even greeting and just bulldozing the conversation.

"No, not really why?" I ask swinging my feet out of bed and just sitting there for a moment.

"Okay… hold on…" I hear her fidget and then I hear her again but this time she is a bit more distant. "I am sending you a location you need to go to." At this I frown as my phone vibrates next to my ear.

"What?" I ask not even sure what she was talking about.

"I need the registration of your car?" I hear her ask and I just try to comprehend what the fuck was going on right now, she was not making any sense.

"HR 95 BD MD" I say into the received and then I hear her as she types seemingly on her phone.

"Okay and you drive a Charcoal Grey Kia Picanto?" she asks and I nod my head, not realizing she won't be able to see me at all but I humm in return. "Okay Natsu drive to the location I sent you, ask for Lyon Vastia, he is waiting for you, but you need to go there now." She ends the call and I just sit there in bed staring off into the wall, not sure what the fuck just happened. I look at my phone and then at the location she had sent me and I frown as I look at the name 'Daztek'. It was really close to my house.

'Why?' I type and send back to her as I continue to sit on my bed. She doesn't read nor reply. What the fuck was this girl up too? The place she was sending me too certified that vehicles were road worthy. I wait a minute more before I stand up and throw my phone on my bed as I walk to my closet and pull out a pair of jeans and a shirt before grabbing some shoes. I walk to the bathroom and switch on the light, grabbing for my toothbrush.

Lyon…. Lyon Vastia sounded so familiar but I just couldn't figure out where I had heard or seen the name before. I quickly brush my teeth and then wash my face and brush my hair. Soon I was in my car with my phone in my hand, looking at the location. I move back to my messaging app, Lucy still had not read or replied to my messages. I sigh not even sure why I was blindly following what this girl had told me but I didn't want to disappoint her again by not going.

I drive slow and steady and soon I arrive at the gate of Daztek, the guard stops me and I instantly pull on my mask and look to him as I roll down my window. "Natsu Dragneel?" he asks and I just nod my head towards the gentleman on the other side. "Just drive to the back and stop at the left then ask for Lyon Vastia." I furrow my brows and then start to drive using the directions I was given. Soon I stop in front of a garage door and there is a tall man standing to the side smoking a cigarette. I furrow my brows and check my phone once again, Lucy still a no show.

I slowly open my door and then step out making sure my mask is covering my mouth and nose. Damn this fucking COVID regulations. But I close the door and step closer and closer to the pale blue haired male taking another drag from his smoke. He smiles towards me.

"Natsu?" he asks as he exhales the smoke.

"Hi, yeah, Natsu…" I say shyly waving my head. He looks me up and down and then takes a final drag from his smoke.

He starts to move towards me and then extends his hand and I look at it for a moment. But I shake it nether the less. "Lyon Vastia." He introduces himself and we both shake each other's hands firmly before letting go. "You have a tire problem?" he asks and I raise a brow because what the fuck did Lucy do?

"Yeah, I had a slow puncher and basically fucked the tire yesterday driving to the fuel station to pump air into the tire." I say as he finally shoots the cigarette bud away and then he moves to my car and he bends down looking at the front tire as if inspecting it.

"How long have you had these?" he asks and I take a few steps closer until I am almost next to him.

"I got them when I bought the car about 4 years ago." I say as he rises then moves to the back tire and inspected it as well, for some reason I felt like this was some sort of scam and he was going to give me some sort of bullshit answer now. What the fuck did Lucy get me into?

"Bro, even if you drive a lot, and it seems like your tires are in great shape they are not, they are cracking and you might end up needing to replace all of them." He states rising again and then walking to the other side stopping at my spare tire. "And you can continue to drive with this, you will fuck up your car even more." I hear him say. I nod my head not too sure what to even reply because my knowledge of this was rather limited. "Show me the other tire." He asks and then I unlock the boot and pop it open, he is in his element as he pulls the tire from my boot and he places it on the floor looking at it from side to side. "So good news, the rims are still intact. But tire is fucked." He says studying the tire from side to side.

"So basically?" I ask not knowing how to approach this.

"Basically? You are going to get in your car and drive it into the garage there. And then we take it from there." I furrow my brows again because what the fuck was going on? Because firstly I didn't know this man, secondly he wanted me to drive into a garage and does God knows what… I stop my line of thought as he extends his hand towards me and then smiles. I just stare at him unsure what is going on. "Give me the keys, just stand over there." He states and I am rather hesitant as I slowly reach my hand towards him with the keys, but soon he grabs them and then place the tire in the back of my car. He closes the boot and soon he is behind my steering wheel and he moves the car to where he wants it. I still feel so shocked because I still have no idea what the fuck was going on.

I slowly walk to the place he told me to and I just keep my eyes trained on this man as he gets out of the car and he then throws the keys to me. Two more males soon join him and then they talk for a bit before they all nod in agreement and they disappear into different directions.

I grab for my phone and soon I dial Lucy's number but she doesn't answer. I sigh again not too sure what the fuck was going on. Soon Lyon is back and he smiles as he stands next to me.

"What are you going to do?" I ask as I place my phone back into my pocket.

"Lucy didn't tell you?" Lyon asks and I furrow my brows even more. I hear Lyon chuckle and then he folds his hands over his chest. "Don't worry, we are going to take care of you." Lyon replies.

"What does that even mean?" I ask a bit frustrated.

"My ex-wife is being super secretive again?" the words that left his mouth didn't sit right with me as I try and understand them, what did he just say?

"What?" I ask and Lyon chuckles again as the other two males bring out a set of four tires and then soon there is a jack and some more tools.

"Let's finish this and then talk." Lyon says as he moves forward and soon he is working side by side with the other two males. It almost seemed effortless as they jack the car up and then remove the tire and then swap the tire and put it back in. I stand there in complete silence as I look at them, well I was staring. I reach for my phone once again and once again Lucy still has yet to read or reply. This was beyond annoying.

They move to the other side and soon the forth tire is out of the boot again and before I can even say something it's fixed and back on its rightful place. The spare tire packed back in the boot. I can't help the beads of sweat rolling down my forehead because not I was stressing about what the hell this man just said, and then he was replacing all my tires and how the fuck was I going to pay for this shit. I look to my phone and soon I see that Lucy has read my message and there was a lone reply.

'Dragneel for once just listen to me and do what you are told.' I read the message and instantly I start to type my reply.

'What the fuck is going on?' I send and look up again, the three males still busy.

I dial her number and I try to call her again but again she does not answer. "Fuck." I say as I look back up as Lyon rises to his feet and he starts to move towards me.

"What? Is Lucy as frustrating with you like she was with me?" Lyon asks and I have no answer for him but I figured my expression said a lot. I hear him chuckle as he reaches for a cloth and he starts wiping his hands. "You aren't the boyfriend… so what does that make you?" Lyon asks as he looks to me and then to the other males finishing up.

"A friend." I manage to say as he extends his hand towards me again, not even sure why.

"A friend?" I hear him reply and he looked at me again up and down. "Keys, we want to do the Dynostic and wheel balancing." Lyon states and then I hand him the keys and he gives it to one of the other guys and then he notions to me to follow him. I watch as one of the males get into my car and soon he starts it and just moves it to the next station.

I follow Lyon and soon we are standing in the sun just outside of the garage. He pulls out a packet of cigarettes and places one to his lips and then offers me one which I hesitantly take and place to my lips. I pull out my lighter and light it, inhaling deeply.

"You must be a good friend to her." He stats as he leans against the wall, his eyes moving to me every now and again.

"I think I am…" I say as I exhale the smoke.

"No you are." Lyon says as he turns to me. "You must be one of the guys she works with on the operations." Lyon says and I nod my head not too sure what I am allowed to say to this man.

"Something like that." I reply placing my smoke to my lips and inhaling again. "You referred to her as your ex…" I trail off and at this he nods his head.

"Ex-wife. Yeah I am the ex-husband. I am sure you have heard of me." Lyon says and I try to recall if she had ever mentioned his name. But sadly I didn't know much about him but that he cheated on her.

"No, she keeps to herself." I say and at this he nods his head as well.

"I am sure you are lying." Lyon says and I chuckle as I shake my head. "I do regret what I did but, it's done and I don't have her anymore sadly. I regret losing her." I hear him say and I just look to him a frown now on my face.

"To be honest that's your stuff and I don't really want to get involved…" I say and I see him nod his head.

"I don't mean anything by it. And I do not want to stir the pot. I just want to make sure she is taken care of." Lyon says and I just look down to the ground in front of me. "But I am sure she is, she seems much happier now than how she was." At this I look to him and I frown but nod my head. "Make sure her boyfriend takes care of her." Lyon says and at this I chuckle and there is a spike of jealousy in me that I just cannot explain.

"Yeah, he knows he has to." I say bitterly. And it seems he did not notice. Which was a win for me.

"So it seems we are almost done." Lyon says as he looks to me with a smile and then his phone starts to ring and he looks to the screen and he smiles as he answers the call. "What?" He answers still with a goofy smile on his lips. I see how he turns from side to side and then he looks at me and he chuckles.

"No, we are almost done." He says and then he looks back to the direction of my car. "Nothing much though." He continues. "Yeah he's fine, will be sending him off soon." I hear him say and that's when I realise that he must be talking to Lucy. He ends the call soon and then he looks to me. "Lucy says that you have to call her when you get home." At this I frown and look at my phone as I can see she read my message. I go pale because why would she call him instead of me. I sigh as I shake my head from side to side.

"Anything else?" I ask as I look to the pale blue haired male.

"Nope, once they are done you can get in and drive." Lyon says and I just nod my head at him.

"Listen can I maybe make arrangements for the bill?" I say and at this Lyon looks to me and he smiles again.

"Let me get the bill and we can talk." Lyon says and I just nod my head as I watch the other two males finish up with the car and soon it is in front of me. One male hands me the key and nods his head at me. The other male has since disappeared. Lyon just continues to stand next to me, seemingly like he was waiting. I look to my phone again and then log into my banking application. I honestly didn't have money for this so hopefully we could work something out.

Soon the other man is back and he hands Lyon a paper which he just looks at then smiles and nods his head as he makes his way to me. "Okay so if you have any trouble, you can come back. Just ask for me." Lyon says as he hands me the paper.

I look at the paper and for a moment I just stare at it. 'Paid' marked over the cover of the page. I furrow my brows and then look to Lyon. "What…" I want to ask but Lyon just chuckles at me.

"See you bro," Lyon says chuckling.

"Wait, who paid?" I ask looking the page over again.

"Lucy already arranged everything and she paid this morning. So you two can sort it out whenever." Lyon says and at this he kicks to the ground and turns on his heal, making his way towards the back again. I stand there silent, looking at the page and then at the back of the head of the pale blue haired males head. "Friends take care of friends… something you need to learn from Heartfelia…" Lyon says over his shoulder and I am at a loss of words.