Lucy sighed a she wiggled her squirmed her way through the vents of some old rundown chinese restaurant. It's been about two months since she started living with Natsu, and it hasn't been as bad as she previously thought it would. Although, he was still a grade A asshole, she found out some interesting things about him. For example; her boss is an interesting collection of dragon based comics. There are a few other things that she'd just love to tell everyone else about but, Lucy's pretty sure he'd kill her on the spot.
The blonde pressed her ear against the opening in the vent. She was currently on an assignment, it's by far her least favorite. The vents are dusty, they stink, and she doesn't want to think about how many mice she's had to fight off.
Natsu simply told her to go in and get information. He said that several mafia owners were holding a meeting. The meeting was supposedly about how to take down the big bad dragon. All she has to do is get information on their plan and get out unseen.
"I've got a good amount of information on Dragneel locked up and guarded, so trust me when I see his reign will be over soon." Lucy strained her eyes to see the face of the trash talking male. If her eyes are as good as she knows they are then that was Tatsumi Itsubishi. He hasn't owned his mafia for long, probably a little over a year. He was a spoiled brat as a kid, and only made a mafia in the first place to get things he can't have.
Lucy smiled and began to make her way out of the old smelly vents; she's believes she's heard enough.
"Levy?" the small bluenett looked up from her book and smiled.
"What's up Lu?"
"Can you look up the Tatsumi Itsubishi for me." Levy put nodded and put her book down. She pulled her laptop out of her bag and got to work.
"Why the sudden interest in him? It says he owns a mafia, but not a very strong one. All he has is money." Lucy sighed and rubbed the back of her neck.
"It's a long story. Anyway, does it say anywhere that he keeps important files or anything like that?" Levy hummed as she scoured the internet for information. No one knows how she does it, but Levy can literally find anything on her little computer, as well as hack into even the most heavily guarded of files.
"I found something, I'll print you a map of it." Lucy sighed and thanked her friend. Levy told her she'll send Gajeel with it as the blonde went to report her assignment.
The blonde took a deep breath as she entered his office. She was met with the same sight as usual. Natsu, sitting at his desk, a glass of whiskey beside him, and tons of paperwork on his desk.
"What did you find out?" Lucy scoffed as she closed the door behind her.
"I'm fine by the way, no injuries or anything. And a hello would've been nice to." When her boss glared at her she simply tilted her head to the side and smiled.
"What did you find out?" he repeated a bit more firmly. Lucy chuckled and placed her hand on her hip.
"The only person I could recognize was Tatsumi Itsubishi. Apparently he has some dirt on you, and says it's held up nice and tight. I had Levy look him up and she found a possible location." Natsu nodded and leaned back in his chair.
Lucy shifted from foot to foot, unaware of what to do next. He hasn't told her whether or not their conversation was done, or if he wants to continue. It seemed as though Lucy was the only one who felt slightly awkward, but then again she doubted if awkward was even in the bastards dictionary. Suddenly a smirk appeared on the pinkette's face. Lucy narrowed her eyes and fixed her posture.
He was doing this on purpose.
Just as Lucy was about to give him a piece of her mind, a knock on the door interrupted her. She looked back and threw Natsu a questioned look. He simply nodded and she preceded to open the door. On the other side was a patiently waiting Gajeel with her, map in hand.
"Shrimp told me to drop this off." He said as he made his way in the office. Natsu cleared the paperwork off of his desk; making space for the map. Gajeel placed the paper on the desk and rolled it out.
"Here." He pointed to the far left corner of the map. "That's where the information is being kept." He did circular motions around the area. "It's heavily guarded in some secluded mountains. It's literally impossible to just go walking in no matter how you look at it. So," he moved his finger slightly to the right. "I say we go in from here." Lucy raised an eyebrow and looked at the heavily pierced man.
"That's the most guarded spot and in the middle of the mountains, how the hell are we gonna get there?" Gajeel smirked and stood upright.
"How's your driving Bunny Girl, cause I've got a plan." Lucy looked at her boss with a confused glare and he simply sighed and shook his head.
"Whelp," Natsu began as he rose from his seat. "Let's get the team together."
Gray took deep breaths in and out as he counted down from a million in his head. This had to the dumbest and most dangerous thing he's ev-
"Oi, popsicle. I put some diapers in your glove compartment incase you shit yourself." he heard Gajeel taunt through the walkie talkie.
"Fuck you!"
"It's okay to be scared sometimes Gray." Lucy giggled.
"Not you too Lucy." At this point Gray wanted to crawl in a hole and die.
"Will you guys stop fucking around?"
"Don't be so cranky Natsu."
"I agree with Natsu. Gajeel will you please review the plans one last time." Gajeel sighed and grunted.
"Fine. This plane is gonna tell us when we're over the target. Although the parachutes are enough to sustain the fall, the cars are heavily armored just incase. There's a truck that's heavily guarded that's headed towards the location, but if we can get what we need before then then we can lessen bloodshed and complications."
"Why the hell did you think it would be okay to drop cars out of a fucking plane?!" Everyone then burst into a fit of laughter and Gray's outburst. Even Natsu gave a small chuckle. Their laughter came to a cease when they heard the plane door begin to open.
"Alright, Natsu and Lucy are first."
"See you guys at the bottom. Good luck Gray." Lucy said as she and Natsu backed out of the plane. Gray gulped and look back as he saw Gajeel and Erza go next.
Gray closed his eyes as he put the car in reverse. He kept telling himself that it would only last a couple seconds. As soon as it's over he'd be able to chew Gajeel's head off about how dangerous this is. If I even live past this fall.
Nope, that did. He's not doing it.
"I'm sorry guys, I can't do it."
"Gihi, I had a feeling you'd say that." His heart dropped. What were they planning? "Sorry Gray." Suddenly Gray felt his car being pulled backwards. He looked back to see that Gajeel deployed his parachute. Gray groaned and slammed on his breaks. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough. The car went flying off the plane.
"Gajeel I'm gonna fucking kill you!"
A little further down Natsu and Lucy had already made their way to the beloved ground. Although the landing was a bit bumpy, they're fine. Soon after they heard Gajeel and Erza land behind them, and finally Gray.
"Okay, that truck in front of us is our target." Natsu began. "You all know what to do. And Gray, stop whining." He smiled when he heard his friend groan. Honestly, what was he going to do with his little band of misfits.
Natsu pressed his breaks, allowing Lucy to drive in front of him. When she was in position he accelerated and until he hot Lucy's car and pushed her forward until she was close to the truck. Said blonde kicked out her window and climbed on the hood of her car. The back door of the 18 wheeler slammed opened: revealing two large males with semi automatic guns. Just as they were about to shoot her down the truck jerked to the left; knocking one of the men off the truck and being ran over by Lucy's car. She looked to her left to to see Erza shooting the truck's tires. When the other man regained his composer a bullet went straight through his temple. She looked to right to find a smirking Gajeel. Lucy shook her head and looked forward. Let's do this Heartfilia. She then jumped off the hood of her car and onto the truck.
As she moved towards the front, her snooping was put to a stop when she felt a foot kick her in the back. She quickly turned on her heels and sent a fist to the culprit's gut. It was a male, he was several inches taller than her and looked like he could cut diamonds with his muscles.
"Bring it on bitch." Lucy huffed and gave a dark grin.
"Now you've made me angry." The large man then charged her, aiming for her chest. Lucy smirked and side stepped. She kicked the man in the back of his knees, and as he fell another to his back. As he turned around she tried to give him a roundhouse kick to the face, but he instead caught her foot and pulled back harshly and knocking the blonde over. As she tried to pick herself up he punched her in her gut; knocking the air out of her. While he tried to climb over her body Lucy kneed him in the chin, hearing the satisfying crack of his teeth. She kicked him in the groin, and crawled from under his large body.
"Remember this the next time you try to use that b word." And with that, she kicked him in his face; effectively knocking him out.
Lucy hummed and content as she stepped over his body and grabbed a small flash drive. "Bingo." she whispered as she began to make her way off of the truck. When Lucy jumped from the truck to her car, her foot slipped as she landed on the hood. She let out a string of curses as she attempted to find her balance to no avail. She fell forward and clung desperately to the dashboard. As the blonde tried to pull herself up she felt something grab her ankle. She looked back to find the man she had previously knocked out.
"Where do ya think you're going bitch?" Lucy groaned as she tried to kick her foot out of his grasp. The man simply cackled as he pulled her back.
"Natsu!" She called out desperately. She was losing her grip and knew that she wasn't going to last much longer.
"I'm on it!" Lucy gave a yelp of pain as he pulled harshly out at her foot.
"Duck!" she grit her teeth and blindly listened to his instruction. Lucy heard and gunshot and felt the grip on her ankle vanish. She looked back to find a bullet in between his eyes. Lucy smiled and pulled herself into her car. "Now let's get the hell home."
Lucy sighed as she sat on her bed. As soon as they got back to the base she went straight to Porlyusica. Just as she thought, her arm was dislocated. Porlyusica simply popped it back into place - although Lucy had the sneaking suspicion that the nurse enjoyed seeing the blonde in pain - and told her not to strain for the next week or so. The blonde had already showered and was ready for bed.
As she laid down she allowed her mind to drift and now found herself thinking about her new family. How loving everyone is to each other and how willing they are to protect one another. They allowed her to join her family even though they know nothing of her. But, she knows now that they don't care about her past and what she came from. They all care for the Lucy of now, and for that she is grateful.
While she was deep in thought Lucy felt the weight on the bed shift. She gave a tired smile. Looks like the big bad dragon finally came to bed. She feels as though she owes Natsu the most. Although he's caused her the most strife, he also has been there for her like no one else. Her feelings for the pinkette are very conflicted. People say there's a thin line between love and hate, but Lucy can't quite seem to find the line to figure out what side she's on.
A/N: Wow, I really wasn't expecting to update today. I guess I was just in a really good mood. Anyway this chapter was really fun to make. Anyway, I think some of you notice the little move reference I put in here so the first person to guess it correctly get's a shout out in my next chapter!
Till next time my little potatoes