Hopefully this doesn't disappoint too many of you, but I do not actually have a new chapter for you. Part 62 starts with sex, continues with sex, and just about finishes with sex. It seemed like a better idea to post it in the NSFW version and share a different entry with the rest of you since that part took me so long to write.

I have been saving some of the parts that I cut out and had planned to share them with you at the end, but this seems like a good place to use it as filler. For those who only read this version, 63 will be out soon enough and it will continue the story. For now, I hope these will do.

These were all cut for different reasons, and I will share the reason before each one, as well as what scene it should have come after. I hope you enjoy.

IMPORTANT: At the end, I will be adding the final scene in Part 62. It has nothing to do with Lucy and Natsu being together, but adds a little foreshadowing for the next arc, so be sure to check it out, even if you are not interested in the cut scenes!

And as always, thanks for all the love and happy reading!


This was the start of a scene with Lucy and Loke that just didn't go where I wanted it to. It was the night that Lucy saw the men from her past that gave her nightmares and had Natsu breaking into her phone to call Loke and ask what the hell was up.

Lucy took in the way his shoulders were hunched, his face uneasy and cheeks a little pink. His hand in hers was a little clammy and his other hand was fidgeting more than usual. "Is something wrong?"

"No, nothing's wrong. I was just… I had something I wanted to ask you."

"What is it?" His nervousness was starting to get to her, so she grabbed her drink to give herself something to do to keep herself from fidgeting.

He took a deep breath as he reached up to take off his glasses. Lucy's eyes widened as he did. Loke rarely took off his glasses. If he was removing them, then whatever he wanted to ask must be serious. He set them aside then ran his hand down the front of his suit to smooth it out before looking up at her. "Lucy, will you go out with me on Friday?"

Lucy blinked at him a few times, confusion welling inside of her. He asked her out all the time when she came to eat at his restaurant, and every time she'd remind him that they hung out with the whole group on that day. He'd always smile and say it didn't hurt to try and remind her that the offer was always there. It was a routine, it was comfortable, it was normal. However, this time…

It felt different.

She leaned back a little, letting him maintain his grip on her hand. After she swallowed and wet her lips a little, she finally spoke. "Why does this feel different than the other times that you've asked me?"

His focus on her didn't waver. "Because it is. I like you, Lucy. I want to take you out and show you a good time. I'm not saying we need to lock ourselves into a relationship or anything, and if you say no, I will be okay with that. No matter what, I want to stay your friend and I don't want you to be uncomfortable with me. If you don't want to go out with me, that's perfectly okay." He smiled at her as he squeezed her hand. "Your happiness is what's important, and I think that I could make you happy, if you'd let me."


This was Thanksgiving, when they were talking about camp. After I got as far as I did, it just felt funny to me, so I rewrote it. (And I'm still not sure what kind of punishment I would have chosen for Lucy.)

Lucy cleared her throat as she and Cana looked at each other. "Should we?" Lucy asked.

"I don't know. We've waited this long, is it the right time?"

They glanced around the table. Lucy smiled. "I think this is a good group."

Levy gave her a confused look while Juvia's eyes grew wide. "Oh please don't," she said.

"What?" Levy asked. "What are you two hiding?"

"Three actually," Cana corrected, nodding towards Juvia, whose face had gone red again.

"What? What did you guys do?" Levy asked.

Cana grinned. "Well, Juvia was pretty upset, and Lucy decided she wanted to help her."

"The girl had no clean underwear for days!" Lucy said. "I had to help her."

Levy glared at them. "What did you guys do?..."

Lucy gave her a small smile. "Well, to make it fair, we stole everyone's underwear from our cabin and hid them in one of the boys' cabins."

"THAT WAS YOU GUYS?!" Levy shrieked.

"Don't forget to tell her about how we didn't actually lose ours," Cana said. "We just hid ours in the woods so we wouldn't get caught with them, but we could still have clean pairs."

Levy looked ready to blow, but Lucy wasn't done yet. "Plus, we took a few pairs of your clean underwear to give to Juvia. You were one of the only girls who didn't bring thongs."

The small woman nodded as she studied the table in front of her, ignoring the laughter coming from the men. She hummed a bit as she tapped her fingers on the tabletop. "You do remember what I did to Nash once they found our things in their cabin, right? He was the biggest troublemaker in that cabin, so everyone was certain it was him. Do you remember what happened to him once I found out?" Levy's voice was soft as she looked at her friends.

Juvia put her hands up in front of herself. "I didn't ask them to do it and I wasn't part of anything, I only accepted the garments. They never even told me they were yours!"

Levy's eyes landed on Cana, who only smirked as she grabbed her drink. "It was all Lucy, chicka. She came up with the idea, made the plan, and did most of the work. I was only the lookout."

When the small woman's eyes finally found the blonde, Lucy tensed at the daggered look being thrown her way. "Hey, Levy, it was a long time ago."

"What I did to Nash gave me a reputation at that camp that followed me for our last three years there."

"Yeah. You were known as the small and cute bookworm that was also a total badass that shouldn't be messed with."

"Nash never came back to camp after that."

Lucy shrugged. "No great loss there."

Levy scooted her chair back. "Lucy, you know what I have to do."

The blonde gulped. "Yeah, but can we get even later? It's Friendsgiving, we're supposed to be thankful and happy and nice today! Can't it wait?"

Levy shook her head. "You're leaving tomorrow, and this can't wait until you get back. We can do it the easy way or the hard way, you pick."

Loke sighed. "Levy-"

"Bugger off, Loke," Levy said, lifting a warning finger at him. "We have to even it out, and there's only one way."

"How do you do that?" Natsu asked.

Levy ignored him, instead turning her attention back to her friend. "Undergarments are sacred. And you guys lied to me. You know there's only one way, Lu. Make your choice."

Lucy pushed back her chair a bit. "Can I choose after everyone goes home?"

"No," Levy said. "One last chance."


Okay, so this is a pair of scenes soon after they rescued Lucy and Mao and Ova joined them in the human world. Natsu felt bad about distracting Lucy after he lied to her by agreeing to sleep with her. He started making a big thing about it, and then after I got as far as I did, it felt disingenuous, so I cut it and reworked the scene with Virgo.

"I'm confused."

"About which part?" Natsu asked.

Virgo gestured at herself. "Why you're talking to me about this again."

The hybrid sighed. "Well I don't have many options, and since Leo is still not around…?"

"He's not," Virgo answered the hinted at question.

"Then you're about all I've got. I suppose I could ask Ova and Mao, but I'm trying to give them some space after what happened." Natsu frowned. "Even if I don't remember it, I still feel bad about what I did."

Virgo hmm'd and tossed her rag to the side. "Well if you want my opinion, I think you timed your new commitment poorly. If you really do plan on convincing Leo to tell her the truth, she will more than likely figure out what things happened and find out that you did it right after lying to her. I don't know Lucy well, so I don't know how important honesty is to her, but I do know that most female humans do not like being lied to."

Natsu laid his head on the bar. "I know, but from what she remembered, it was the natural progression, after the talk we had in the kitchen." He glared at Virgo with one eye. "I lied for Leo's sake, so shouldn't you be grateful?"

"One has nothing to do with the other," Virgo said. "You asked for my opinion so I gave it to you. Don't blame Leo if this backfires on you. You chose the timing."

Natsu grunted as he closed his eyes again. "I just don't know what to do. I feel like I messed everything up."

Virgo was quiet for a while as she studied him. "You know this isn't all your fault. It's Zalanoon's. And whoever made that prophecy." Virgo grabbed her rag again. "In your defense, she shouldn't have even been able to summon you, let alone make a contract."

"That doesn't make me feel any better," Natsu muttered into the wood.

The angel lifted his head and removed his arms from the bar before wiping it down again. "Go on, go spend time with your human. You did your research, so you have plenty to work with if you want to get started on your new arrangement."

Natsu frowned as he stood. "For some reason it feels… cheap when you say it that way."

"Am I wrong?" she asked. "In order to have a relationship with someone, shouldn't there be some chance of it lasting? You said so yourself that once you go back, you two will be at best friends, right? So you should enjoy what you have while you have it."

"I suppose." Natsu pushed in his chair before he bid her farewell and left, his frown still in place the whole time.

He didn't like thinking of what he had with Lucy as an arrangement. It was a relationship, wasn't it? Even if what they had didn't last passed the contract, they had agreed to stay friends. That meant they had a relationship, didn't it?

He wasn't sure why he was so upset about what Virgo had said, but he was. Perhaps he need to talk to someone else. But who?


"That was dumb."

Natsu sighed. "I was worried you'd say that."

Cana sat with her hands in her lap, her milk white eyes staring straight ahead. "If you wanted someone to sugarcoat it, you should have asked someone else."

"I figured you'd be the best one to ask since you're Lucy's best friend."

Natsu sighed as he sat down next to Cana at her kitchen table. The spell he'd used wasn't one he was comfortable using and he hadn't used it often. This meant that he was tiring much more quickly as he maintained it, so he needed to finish his conversation with her sooner rather than later.

"What do you think I should do?" he asked.

"That's obvious, tell her the truth."

"I already told you why I can't do that."

"Well, either tell her the truth now or get Loke to. If she finds out after you've started the physical stuff in your relationship, she's going to be upset." Cana shrugged. "Or go back in time and don't do it. You got anything like that?"

Yes, Natsu thought, but it wasn't something he'd ever tried to use before and he wasn't keen on trying now. "Thanks for your help." He waved his hand in front of her face and she closed her eyes as she slumped over onto the table. He locked the door as he left and then headed home, wondering what he should do.


This is the final scene of the real Part 62, so please read!

In a dark room, a man stands looking out the window, patiently waiting. He speaks as soon as another man enters and closes the door behind him.

"So? What did you find out?"

"They have slept together, very recently. I believe that their prior contact did not result in full copulation, but I did witness them completing the act while I was there."

"What about Natsu? Has he figured it out?"

"I caught him speaking to her while she slept. It seems he may suspect, but he is not fully aware yet that she is his mate."

"Hmm. Let's hope that changes soon. I believe he will be less of a problem if he's mourning the loss of contact with his mate." The man at the window moved to sit in the chair at his desk. "We'll have to find some way to help that along. I believe if he figures out they are mates, it will push Leo to speak with his king and have their contract broken. When that happens, he'll be returned to his home and we will have an easier time with our plan."

"Won't having him home make him more of a threat to our plan?"

"On the contrary," the sitting man chuckled. "I believe he will be too upset to interfere. The loss of a mate is detrimental to a dragon. Added to that, I have a plan to get him far, far out of the way. Sending him home is the first step.

"Once he has left, the angels will no doubt lighten their guard, and once things have settled a bit, we can take her."

"Sir, why would the angels lighten their guard? Surely not having the hybrid around will force them to bring in more angels, would it not?"

"I forget how new you are around here." The man sighs. "Between realms, it is rather difficult to pinpoint a location to travel to, for most. Among the angels, demons and dragons, only the Zodiac and the kings have the power to do so. Everyone else must follow the trail of magic. They're no doubt assuming that Zalanoon is the only one looking for Lucy, so once Natsu is gone, they need only send the other angels away and their magical footprint would be too small to discern from the others in the human realm, making them effectively invisible since it would take too long to check every point of magic to find them."

"I see. And you're sure that the hybrid will not be a problem?"

"Don't worry." Dark eyes flashed as the man at the desk leaned forward with a smile. "Where I'm sending him, he'll be too far away to ever realize we've brought her here."