Yoh! Chapter 3 is here. I had a hard time writing this one. I'm gonna get my result from my job application next week. Once I got hired. I might update this slower. So I'll try to update as fast as I can until then. Anyway hope you like this one enjoy!.
Chapter3: weird Lucy
The sun was about to set, and Natsu is currently lying on the ground with his arms, and legs spread wide, while panting heavily. He had just finished his physical training for today. He spend the whole day doing: 1000 push up's – with a giant boulder on his back-, 5000 sit up's, sprinting 100 km. around the forest -with some 20 kg. Sand bags tied around on both of his legs-, squatting 3000 times -while biting a 100 kg. Barbell with his mouth-, and weight lifting some Boulders -that weighs about 3 tons- 100 times. Yup! Natsu Dragneel was dead tired right now.
"I think your good for today now Natshu." Happy implied.
"yeah.. *huff* let's call it a day." Natsu tiredly reply.
The duo put away all of the equipment that they used to a nice hiding spot, and started walking back to magnolia.
"hey natshu. Why are we heading back to the city? Our house is that way." Happy pointed to right side of the direction their facing.
"I know buddy. But with my body being like this. I think I deserve to sleep on a comfy bed. So we're going to Lucy's house!" Natsu replied happily.
"Aye sir! I want to sleep there too!" Happy saluted.
Night has fallen as they reached the celestial mage's house. Happy grabbed Natsu and fly up to Lucy's window. Natsu somehow unlocked the window, and as He enter the room. He didn't spot his blond best friend.
"looks like she's not here yet buddy."
"Aye!"
"well. Time to go to bed." Natsu tucked-in in Lucy's bed. Happy followed after.
An hour had past and the two had already fallen in deep slumber. The door slowly opened as Lucy entered her room. She was welcomed by the sight of her two trouble making partners, sleeping soundly on her bed. The blond quickly grew a thick mark on her head.
"you two have done it again! Entering my room without permission!" the blond shouted at them. But the two didn't budge from their sleeping form. They were so tired to the point that they cant be waked easily.
"oh come on. I had a long day too! Now move it!" Lucy grabbed Natsu's arm to pull him up. Natsu's eyes opened half way.
"Luce….. wellcome…..home.." Natsu said in very slow, and weak voice then he closed his eyes and went back to sleep again.
"ahh! You stink. You smell like dried sweat." The blond pinched her nose with her left hand. "at least take a shower before laying on my bed!" she angrily added. She stopped shouting when she noticed that the pyro was sleeping again.
Lucy sigh and went to the bath room. A minute later. She came back with a small basin filled with water and a clean white towel. She pulled Natsu again, and set him to a sit like position. She removed his vest leaving him topless, then she sat behind him, and started to wipe his back using a wet towel.
"don't get any weird ideas. I'm just doing this so you wont stink my bed." Lucy said as she kept wiping Natsu's back.
"hmmm.." replied a sleeping Natsu.
"look at you. Your body is so stiff. If you don't slow down you will get muscle pain instead of muscle strengthening." Lucy lightly scolded as she wipes his arm.
After wiping Natsu's arms. She moved to sit in front of him. Lucy had a light blush on her cheeks as she tried to focus on wiping his chest instead of looking at his abs.
"why are you acting strange lately?" Lucy softly asked a sleeping Natsu. She then stopped her hands.
"you've been quiet since we returned. Then you suddenly started to take interest at reading books. And now your in my room sleeping like you've never slept before. Your starting to get me worried you know." Lucy's eyes turned into a sad like expression.
"I just found out, that my dad died and I'm still recovering from that. So please don't make me worry to much." She pleaded to the still sleeping pyro.
Natsu's unconscious body slowly fall forward. Lucy tried to catch him but failed, as their head's bumped each other.
"ow!" Lucy opened her eyes then blushed. She is now facing Natsu forehead to forehead. Lucy couldn't move and kept staring at the pyro.
"I'll always protect you." Natsu weakly mumbled while sleeping. Lucy clearly heard it and blushed even deeper. She closed her eyes and smiled.
"I know that"
"idiot"
~morning~
The sun shines through the window of the celestial mage's apartment. Natsu winced and slowly got up from the bed.
"damn you sun! Just you wait I'll eat you someday!" Natsu cursed the innocent morning sun.
"Natshuu.. morning" Happy greeted the pyro.
"oh. Moring buddy!"
*stomach growl*
"Natshu I'm hungry!" Happy announced.
"yeah.. Me too buddy. Let's go find some food in Lucy's kitchen" Natsu suggested.
"Aye!" Happy happily agreed.
As they went to Lucy's kitchen. They found a covered trey of food. Natsu removed the cover and found a plate of roasted meat, and a plate of raw fish. Natsu noticed a small folded paper beside the plate of raw fish and immediately grabbed it. He unfold the paper and smirked.
"what does it say?" Happy asked. Natsu turned to Happy and smile.
"come on buddy. Let's finish this quick and head back to the forest." Natsu ignored Happy's question and started munching the roasted meat. Happy nodded and started eating the raw fish. After they finished eating, Natsu immediately washed the dishes Before going out.
At the table in the kitchen of a certain celestial mage lies a piece of paper with a note written on it that say's: 'do your best- Lucy' at the top and: 'thank's for the food-Natsu and Happy' at the bottom.
~Fairy tail guild hall~
Mirajane Strauss -Fairy tail's Poster girl and Barmaid- is humming while wiping a beer mug behind the bar counter until..
giggle*
A small sound of giggling caught the barmaid's attention. She look left and right to find the cause of the sound, and found a certain blond celestial mage sitting alone at a table not too far from the bar counter.
Lucy is on cloud nine for whatever reason. She's sitting with her elbows resting on the table while her hands touching her pink cheeks. She had a happy smile on her face, while her eyes closed.
"you seem so happy today Lucy. What made your day?" the barmaid asked. Lucy perked up from her seat from the sudden approach of Mirajane.
"Mira. You startled me."
Mira smiled at her. "sorry. It's just that you look so happy, that you caught my attention. So what happen?" she asked again.
"nothing really." Lucy nervously smiled back.
Mira gave her a cute pout. "your no fun. I bet it's something to do about your love life." Lucy nearly floored from her guess. Mira noticed it quickly.
"Aha! Look's like I just hit the bull's eye." Mira pointed at Lucy. "listen here missy. I'm not just gonna let you leave me hanging here. So spill it." The gossip loving barmaid demanded. Lucy knows that it's useless to reason at this moment. So she did the best option she could only think of. Run.
"I'm sorry Mira..!" Lucy quickly ran out of the guild leaving Mirajane.
'damn it! She got away!' Mira internally cursed.
~outside: not too far from the guild~
*huff* *huff*
"that was a close one." Lucy said to herself.
"Lu-chan?"
Lucy turned around, and was greeted by her fellow booklover blue haired best friend, Levy.
"Levy! Thank god it's just you" Lucy hugged the book worm.
"what's going on Lu-chan? Why do look like your running away from someone?" Lucy broke the hug and lightly scratched her head.
"nothing serious. It's just Mira being curious about my love life." Levy instantly understand her trouble. Considering she is also one of the victim's of being Mira's target for match-making and love gossip habit.
"what about you Levy? What are you doing here?" Lucy asked her friend.
"I just went out to buy some stuff. I'll be back home once I'm done, cause I still need to go back on translating the books Natsu and I borrowed from the magic library." She inform the blond.
"oh right. Thank you for helping Natsu by the way, and I hope he didn't cause you any trouble." Lucy bowed a little in gratitude. Levy waved her off.
"it's nothing really. As a matter of fact I'm having fun helping him." She assured her with a smile.
Lucy smiled back. "well. If he ever gave you a hard time, just tell me ok. And I'll be sure to give him these" she raised her fist.
Levy giggled. "I'll remember that."
"ok then. I think I'm gonna go home for now. See you around Levy." The blond waved at her friend before walking back to her apartment. Levy returned the gesture.
"bye. And good luck with your novel Lu-chan."
The two went on to their separate ways. Levy went to a café to buy some tea bags, while Lucy went back home to finish her novel -she cant go back to the guild for now because of Mirajane-.
~Time Skip~
It's been a whole week since Natsu started his special training. Right now he was about to finish his training quota for the day.
"98.. 99.. 100!" he dropped the boulders his been lifting. *huff* *huff* "man that was hard" Natsu exhaustedly said.
"good job on finishing your training for today Natshu." Happy praised the pyro.
"alright! With that over, lets go to the guild to eat some dinner!"
"Aye!"
"come to think of it. We haven't been in the guild for a week now. Man I miss Mira's cooking." Natsu drooled at the thought of having a buffet in the guild. They packed their things, and got ready to move.
After two hours of walking, they arrived at the guild entrance. Natsu kicked the door.
"WE'RE BACK!!" he happily shouted. They received a few welcome back's from the nicer members, and a bunch of shut up from the other members. Natsu ignored them and went straight to the bar stool.
"it's good to see you back Natsu. Where have you been all this time?" Mirajane greeted the pyro.
"traning" he plainly answered.
"oh.. do your best then. So what can I do for you?"
"me and Happy will eat here. We kinda miss your cooking."
"Aye! I want some fish Mira." Happy agreed.
Mira smiled wide at his statement. "hehe. I'm flattered that you like my cooking so much. Just give me a moment and your food will be ready."
Natsu grinned. "ok. We'll just wait at that table." He pointed to a free table near the wooden post. Mira nodded.
Natsu sat at the chair while Happy sat at the table. Later Lucy arrived at the guild and quickly spotted the two.
"yoh. Sup Luce?" Natsu waved at the blond. Lucy sat at the opposite side of the table.
"you guy's forgot to close the window this morning again. I told you to closed it or I might get robbed" She lightly scolded the duo.
"sorry. I guess I forgot." Natsu apologized while scratching the back of his head.
"your such a worrywart Luigi."
"shut up cat! And it's Lucy! Get my name wrong again, and you'll never gonna sleep on my bed ever again!" she threatened the exceed.
"waaah!!! Natshuu Lucy's being mean to me!"
Natsu just laugh at their antics. Soon enough. Mira arrived with their food.
"Here you go! Eat up boy's." she served them with a bright smile.
"Wow! Thanks Mira!" he gave the barmaid a thumbs up, making Mira giggle at him.
"Yosh! Let's dig in buddy!"
"Aye sir!"
The duo munch up to their food like there's no tomorrow. Lucy let out a long sigh at her teammates action.
"if there's anything else you need, just call me. Ok?" the trio thanked her. Mira smiled and went back to the bar counter.
"so how's your training? Any progress?" Lucy asked the pyro.
"ibs gobbig goob joba"
Lucy sweatdropped."don't talk with your mouth full. I cant understand you."
Natsu swallowed all the food."I said it's going good so far." He clarified. Lucy nodded.
"what made you come and eat here? You always had your dinner at the forest or my place since you started your training." She asked.
Natsu just shrugged. "we missed Mira's cooking. And besides, I planned to have a break tomorrow."
"why?"
"I'm gonna go check if Levy's done translating the books."
"oh. She told me yesterday that she's finished with the two books" Lucy informed him.
"really?" she nodded. "that's great! I'll go and read it tomorrow!" he declaired.
Lucy smiled at him. "can I come?" she requested.
Natsu raised an eyebrow. "huh?"
"it's just that. I wanna see you reading a book. And I hope that I can read a book with you." Natsu just looked at her straight. Lucy quickly caught up to what she just said, and blushed.
"I mean, it's just that. Those book's interest me. Yup! that's it. Not because I really wanna read with you." She nervously explain. Trying to save herself from embarrassment.
"what are you getting hyped for? I didn't said anything."
"cause your giving me that serious look. Your probably thinking something stupid about me." She accused.
"no I don't" he defended.
"then why are you looking at me like that?"
"you know. You guy's act like some annoying married couple." Happy finally decided to speak.
"SHUT UP!" they both shouted at him.
Natsu stand up. "it's getting late. Let's go home." He suggested. The two nodded. They gave the other members their goodbye's before walking out of the guild.
At outside. The two mages walk together side by side with happy resting at Natsu's head. Lucy unintentionally keep stealing glances at Natsu. Natsu sigh.
"if you wanna say something. Just say it." He said -not looking at the blond mage-.
Lucy blushed and turned her head to the side. "what are you talking about? I've got nothing to say to you." Natsu narrowed his eye suspiciously at her.
Happy just watched the two with narrowed eyes. ' what's with this two? Get a room will ya!' he thought to himself.
~tomorrow morning~
Natsu, Lucy, and Happy went to the fairy hills to give Levy a visit.
"you know you cant come in there right?"
"relax Luce. I got a plan."
"sneak through the window?" Lucy guessed with a deadpanned expression.
"how did you know?!"
Lucy face palmed. She sigh and went to the door "I'll just go in there and inform Levy about your stupid plan." She entered the dorm.
"ok. Let's do this Happy!" he turned to his partner.
"Aye sir!" Happy gave him a salute.
~Fairy hills hallway~
Lucy had reached Levy's door.
*knock* *knock*
"who is it" Levy asked from the other side of the door.
"It's me Levy."
Levy immediately opened the door. "Lu-chan! What brings you here? Come in!" Lucy entered the room.
"what's up?" the book worm asked.
"well.. Natsu wanted to visit you, and I just tagged along." She explained.
"Natsu? Where is he? Is he outside?"
Lucy just pointed to the direction behind her. Levy turned around to look, and saw Natsu -being carried by a flying Happy- outside her window waving at her. She quickly open the window, and let them in.
"what are you guy's doing here?"
"Luce told me that you already finished translating some of the books. So I came to visit." He answered with a big grin.
Levy sigh. "Erza will kill you."
"it's fine. She wont find out" Natsu assured her. Levy look at him and sigh in defeat. She gestured them to follow her as she went to her desk.
"here." She handed Natsu the books. Natsu took the books and looked at them.
"this is the book about dragon sense right?" Levy nodded.
"and this?" He gestured the other book.
"that's the book that Jet and Droy found. It is titled as Dragon state." Natsu pondered for a bit.
" Dragon state huh."
"so this is what you guy's had been up to." Lucy decided to chimed in.
Natsu and Levy nodded. They explained everything to her.
"so the book that your working on right now is-."
" Dragon Force" Levy finished for Natsu. Lucy perked up.
"Dragon force? Isn't that your strongest form Natsu?" she asked. Natsu looked up the ceiling.
"I thought that too. But now I'm not sure." Lucy eyed him.
"we had a theory that Dragon force is not actually the strongest form a dragon slayer can achieve." Levy explained. "we also suspected that dragon force is one of the five pillars that needs to be mastered to unlocked the power of the Balance breaker." She added.
"aye! It mean's that Balance breaker is much-much stronger than the Dragon force." Happy decided to join their conversation.
"woah..!" Lucy exclaimed.
"I had a little doubt about it though." Natsu suddenly stated. The three looked at him.
"Igneel never mention this Balance breaker thing. So I'm still having doubt's." He then look at them. "But if this is true. Then you bet your asses that I will get it." He declared with full determination in his eyes. Levy and Lucy smiled warmly at him.
"Aye! You can do it Natshu!" Happy cheered for his best friend.
~Lucy's apartment room~
"which one should we read first?" Natsu asked the two.
"the Dragon state book! I like it's color." Happy requested.
"alright then."
Lucy sigh 'why in my place again?' she asked in thoughts.
Levy gave them the books and advised that they read it somewhere else cause Erza might come -probably to borrow some smutty novels- and beat Natsu to death. So they left her room and let her continue to work on the other book. And now they're here.
"yosh! Let's see here." Natsu opened the book and started reading:
Dragon slayer's are the people who had the dragon's blessings to be worthy of being bestowed upon the power that has the authority to end their long life.
The dragon's decided to gave this power to the human's to end the war before it end's the world itself.
None of them know, that the decisions they made can cause a heavy damage on the balance that binds each and every life on earth land.
Natsu finished reading the book's introduction. Lucy was stunned and was already curious at what could this book meant.
"wow! Levy was right. This is very interesting." the celestial mage stated with her arms crossed.
'I wonder what war is this book talking about. Was Igneel involved in it?' Natsu thought to himself.
They kept reading the book until the end. Lucy stretched her arms and looked at the open window. the sun was about to set by the time they finished.
"oh my gosh. It's getting late already? And we just finished one book."
*stomach growl*
"maan.. I was so hooked on that book that I forgot to eat at lunch time." Natsu rubbed his stomach. The blond mage giggled at his antics.
"you forgot to do the one of the two things you loved to do most. Just because of that book?" Lucy let out a small laugh.
Natsu raised her an eye brow. "what are those two things your talking about?"
"fighting and eating." She plainly said.
"Lushhyy! I'm hungry!"
Lucy sighed, and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Happy then went near to Natsu.
"hey Natshu?"
"hmm?"
"don't you think that Lucy is acting kinda weird?" Natsu turned to the exceed.
"how'd you say so buddy?"
"well for one. She's really nice today, cause when I ask for food. She didn't yell at me, and just went to the kitchen." The cat stated. "and then. When we were reading. She was looking more at you while smiling, rather than read with us. It's so strange." Happy added. Natsu thought about what the cat said, and find it also strange.
"alright. Foods ready!" Lucy went out of the kitchen. "what are you two talking about in there?" she asked the duo.
"nothing!" they both answered quickly.
Lucy eyed them suspiciously for a moment then shrugged. "well then. Let's eat." The duo followed her to the kitchen.
After having their lunch dinner, they went out of the kitchen with satisfied stomachs. A couple of hours later, and they went to bed.
~ morning came~
they have just finished eating breakfast, and Natsu was relaxing at the small couch with a satisfied smile.
"man that hits the spot!" Natsu then burped.
*sigh* "You have some ketchup on your face." Lucy bend over a little and used a napkin to wipe the side of Natsu's mouth. Natsu eyed her.
"what's got into you?" he asked.
"what do you mean?"
Natsu looked at her closer, making her blush. "you've been acting weird lately." Lucy took a step back.
"what are you talking about? I'm perfectly normal" she defended.
"yeah I almost forgot. It's normal for you to be weird." Lucy grew a thick mark at his comment.
"any way. Let's go buddy!" Happy just nodded while watching the two.
"are you going to train again?" the blond asked.
"yup. I gotta try doing the things that book taught me."
"ok then. Just don't go overboard."
Natsu smirked. "relax.. I'm just gonna train my dragon sensing. Later then." He waved before jumping out of the window. Lucy just sigh and waved back.
'my god! Just get married already! I cant even teased them like this' Happy annoyingly thought before following Natsu outside.
~Fairy tail guild hall~
"listen up brats! I've just received a special request from a very important client!" Makarov Dreyer -Fairy tail's 3rd guild master- loudly announced. All of the member's present, listened carefully at him.
He looked at all of them. "I'm gonna need Juvia, and another member for this one." The said water mage stepped forward. Makarov gave her a playfully wide grin.
"your very lucky today Juvia. You get to be paired up with our guild's hottest male member." Juvia excitedly perked up at this.
"you mean Juvia get to be paired up with Gray-sama?!" she said with hearts at her eyes. Gray turned pale at the thought. Makarov slowly shakes his head, unable to control his giggle.
"your pairing up with Natsu."
"PFFFT. AHAHAHA!!" the guild burst into laughter.
"this is so good! What do you say Gray?!" Max -fairy tail's sand man- asked the ice mage. Gray just play it cool.
"I don't care."
"alright that's enough! You will leave tomorrow" Makarov ordered but no response. He turned to the water mage.
"Juvia?"
the whole guild looked at her and found.. that Juvia has turned into a cracked stone sculpture with dead eyes.
"OH MY GOD! JUVIA'S DOWN!" a random guild member shouted.
~at a path walk to the East forest~
Natsu and Happy was on their way to the forest for Natsu's training. When Natsu suddenly felt a chill.
"HACHOO!! Man.. its hot out hear, but I felt a cold all of a sudden."
"maybe someone was just talking about you. Natshu."
They both just shrugged it off, and continue their way to the forest. Natsu is unaware that he is going through a storm tomorrow.
Annnnnnd.. that's it guy's for chapter 3. Hope you liked it. Yup! next chapter is gonna be about the fire and the water. Leave me a comment of who you want to suggest as the next harem candidate. And I'll try to form a story for her. Well then see ya.
