Natsu X Kagura
"speaking"
""thinking""
On with the story
Mermaid Heel
Erza, Lucy, Juvia, Wendy, and Charla were at Mermaid Heel as the team of girls got a request from the Mermaids
"everyone got sick?" Erza and the others said in unison to Kagura, Simon and Arana who nodded
"yeah, everyone except us got sick three days ago" Arana explained to Fairy Tail
(Imagine scene: Arana with the rest of the Mermaid Heel guild members all on the floor with feverish faces)
"strange" Erza said as she finds it odd for everyone to get sick at the same time "the cause?"
"the doctor just assumed its anemia from overworking" Kagura answered
"and that's why you're shorthanded, huh?" Lucy said as Kagura nodded
"Natsu and I help out in the restaurant, but.." Simon said before he awkwardly scratched the back of his head
"that idiotic husband of mine is just too stupid to even cook" Kagura said in annoyance
"Accho!" Natsu sneezes as he rubs his nose to his shoulder before focusing his attention to Hana as he was in the middle of giving her a bath
"we need help in running the restaurant till the girls get better" Arana said, "can you help us?"
Erza nodded with a smile "of course"
The next morning
Erza and the others were prepping up to help Mermaid Heel in their restaurant as the customers came flooding in
"they're here so early!" Lucy exclaimed in surprise as the customers were hundreds
"these are just first line, there are more to come," Arana said as she and Kagura were dressed up in swimsuits
"why swimsuits?" Juvia asked
"It's like a policy to wear swimsuits when the restaurant is near the sea" Arana said as she pulls out a rack filled with swimsuits out of nowhere
"Take your pick!" Arana said
"where did that came from?" Charla asked
"it's best if we don't ask" Erza told the cat as everyone got their swimsuits
"ah! I also should add that the one who gets the most order will get a 50% bonus in the reward money" Kagura said as it flips a switch in Lucy's head
"money!" Lucy bolted out of the restaurant and started taking orders from the customers in light speed
"Lucy-san sure is determined," Wendy said as she was giving a customer his ordered drink
"well, this is Lucy we're talking about," Charla said as the cat went to the restaurant to place an order by a customer
The day goes by fast as the customers leave with happy faces
"I'm so tired" Lucy said as she laid down on a couch all tired from serving hundreds of customers in one day
"Juvia cannot believe that Mermaid Heel's restaurant is very popular," Juvia said in the same state as Lucy
"Good work" Kagura said as she stands beside a table that was filled with jewels and cash "we made more than usual"
"in other words, we managed it?" Wendy said as Kagura nodded
"and by the way, the one who got the most orders is Wendy, therefore making her the winner" Kagura said as she applauded Wendy
"too bad, Lucy-san" Juvia said to Lucy
"too tired to even care" Lucy replied
Natsu came down the stairs with Hana in his arms as the father looks and sees that everyone was tired after working hard
"tough day?" Natsu said as he passes Hana to her mother
"it would've been an easy day if someone knows how to cook" Kagura said harshly as her words were like mental arrows that pierced Natsu's heart
"cruel" Natsu said as he cried in tears
"I feel bad for him" Erza said
"he's used to it" Simon said with a smile
Hana yawns as the child rested her head on her mother's shoulder
The next day
Morning
The next day came as the customers were starting to come to the restaurant
"looks like this will be a busy day yet again" Juvia said as she was in the middle of changing into her swimsuit
"I still find it weird that the whole guild got sick except for those two" Lucy said as she puts on her swimsuit before a girl came barging in from the back door
"I'm sorry I'm late!" the girl shouted surprising Lucy and the others
"wh-who are you?! The restaurant is still preparing you know!" Lucy exclaimed in surprise to the girl
"oh! I'm sorry! Excuse my late introduction!" the girl bowed while apologizing
"my name is Anielle Riverton, I'm a new girl in Mermaid Heel" the girl introduced herself making Kagura and Arana look in confusion
"a new girl?" Arana said in confusion
"that's the first I heard" Kagura said
"you're kidding!" Ainelle cried in tears "I've joined the guild 3 days ago"
"oh" Arana said in understanding
"so you joined while we were out, huh?" Kagura said
"I am Kagura" Kagura introduced herself to the girl
"Arana" Arana said
"oh, I know you, boss ladies!" Ainelle said with a big smile
"boss ladies?" Lucy said in awkward
"I just joined the guild and then got a stomachache, what a horrible start of my life" Ainelle said as she cried in tears
"must've been awful" Wendy said in pity to her
"so, why are you fine and energetic?" Kagura asked the girl
"I don't know, the doctor said that my sickness wasn't that bad so I got discharged quick and went back home to rest a bit" Ainelle replied
"I see," Kagura said as she finds the answer to be suitable before seeing her brother coming out of the kitchen door
"Kagura, the customers are going crazy outside" Simon said to his little sister
"a man! Intruder!" Ainelle shouted as she pounced at Simon before getting a karate chop to the head by Kagura
"that's my brother, Simon. He is here to help out with the restaurant" Kagura told the girl who had a glowing red bulge on her head
"oh, I see" Ainelle said in understanding
"what's all the fuss about?" Natsu came downstairs with Hana in his arms before seeing Ainelle pouncing towards him
"another intruder!" Ainelle shouted before she got slam to the floor by Kagura who was holding her Archenemy
"that's my stupid husband and my daughter, it'd be best if you behave towards them" Kagura told Ainelle while Natsu felt hurt that his wife called him stupid in front of a stranger
Hana yawns while opening her sleepy eyes before the child fell back asleep in her father's arms
The group opened the restaurant as it was swarming with customers
Ainelle helped out in the kitchen as the girl proved to be a pro cook that Simon was very impressed on how fast she cooks the dishes even though the girl likes to gloat against Erza and the others
"that Ainelle girl sure is a great chef" Simon who was on break said as he was impressed on how quick Ainelle cooks
"yeah, she cooks even faster than you" Natsu said while carrying Hana before realizing something
"did the guild ever had a new member joining in?" Natsu asked his brother in law
"don't know, Kagura said that Ainelle joined three days ago" Simon replied as this got Natsu to be very suspicious towards Ainelle who was in the middle of gloating at Lucy and Juvia
The sun sets and the moon rises as the Mermaid Heel Restaurant closes for the day
Kagura and the others went to the Hot Springs while Simon went home for the day
"haaaa, what a tiring day today was," Juvia said as she soaks her body in the warm water
"I feel sore all over my body," Lucy said as she stretched in the water
"milk?" Milliana said as she was holding a bottle of milk for Erza
"pass" Erza politely refused as the Scarlet Knight just relaxed
Natsu was in the bedroom as he was changing his daughter into her onesies as the child needs to sleep
Hana waves her hands around while sucking on her pacifier before Natsu carries her up
"Now let's get you to bed," Natsu said as he gently placed his daughter into her crib
Natsu then gave Hana a pink teddy bear as the child instantly hugs it
The father smiled to Hana as the little girl cuddles with the teddy bear
Natsu rocks Hana's crib so that she would fall asleep and she did after 2 minutes
Hana was now sleeping as the child hugs her teddy bear while doing so
Natsu smiles to his daughter before he heard a loud bang coming from outside
"what the!?" Natsu went to the window and sees smoke coming from the hotspring
He dashed out of his room while closing the door gently in order not to wake his daughter up
Natsu reached to the hot spring where he sees that the place was a mess
"what happened here!?" Natsu asked Erza and the others who seem to have just been in a fight
"it was Ainelle, she was an impostor. She was never a new member to Mermaid Heel but rather a member of a slave trading group" Erza explained as she was frustrated that she couldn't see a lie
"we have more depressing manners to attend to, they have Kagura-san and the others with them," Juvia said as she pointed out into the ocean where there was a boat sailing away
"what!?" Natsu exclaimed in shock to know that his wife was kidnapped
"we need a boat; can you lend us- eh?" Lucy was about to ask Natsu for help but the man was gone from where he was standing "where did he go?"
Natsu was running in the streets as he was writing on a piece of paper very fast
He reached Simon's house as he banged his hand on the door multiple times before slipping the paper under the door
On the piece of paper, it was written "Kagura got Kidnapped, I go save her, take care of Hana for me"
Natsu then jumps up the roof before taking off his clothes and revealed himself wearing his Phantom outfit
"let's go, Bandit" Natsu said as his furry friend popped out of nowhere on his shoulder
Natsu spreads his cape as it transformed into a glider as he now soars in the night sky
At an island in the middle of the ocean
In the island, the slave-trading group held dozens of captured women in their vicinity as they were chained to a pole
Slave trading base
Ainelle bowed to her boss, Jist as she had just arrived to the island
"I have returned, boss" Ainelle said to her boss
"Ainelle, how did the infiltration of Mermaid Heel go?" Jist asked his subordinate
"it went well boss" Ainelle said before she motions to Kagura who was chained and cuffed behind her "look I have captured nearly all of them including Kagura Mikazuchi!"
"you lost men! What kind of attitude is that!?" Jist shouted at her "you better not have been followed here!"
"be at ease, boss." Ainelle told Jist "nobody is able to come across an island that is secluded as this one"
All of a sudden
BOOM!
A sudden explosion rang out surprising the group
"what was that!?" Jist shouted as more and more explosions rang out
"BOSS!" a goon came running into the tent "we're under attack!"
"how many of them are there!?" Jist demanded from his henchmen
"it's!" the goon said before hearing more and more explosions coming from outside
"spit it out!" Jist shouted
"there's only one!" the goon said before a card flies into the tent before exploding
BOOM!
Outside the tent were explosions everywhere as Natsu threw his cards at some goons who tried to run away
"fire!" some goons fired some magic guns at Natsu who threw paper balls as the paper balls exploded and create a sticky gum-like substance that blocks the magic gun from firing before exploding
"why is the Crimson Phantom here!? I thought he was only a thief!" a goon shouted before he got kicked away by Natsu
"I'm a Phantom thief, remember that" Natsu said before he threw cards at the goons
He snaps his fingers twice before the cards exploded upon contact
Natsu claps his hands in satisfaction before realizing that there was someone behind him
He quickly turns around, only to see a giant boulder a few inches away from him
"eh?" Natsu last said before he was squashed by the giant boulder
"huh, for a phantom thief, he sure is weak sauce" Ainelle said with her henchmen beside her "move the boulder, I want to see this so-called Crimson Phantom"
A giant bulky henchman moved the boulder with ease as Ainelle looks in shock to see that Natsu was gone and was replaced with a dummy doll that had writings spelled "Stupid"
"looking for someone?" a voice spoke behind Ainelle and her henchmen as they turn around to see Natsu standing behind them with a smirk
"get him!" Ainelle shouted as her henchmen dashed towards Natsu who snapped his fingers and a wire trap exploded from the ground and caught Ainelle's henchmen
"what!? A trap!?" Ainelle exclaimed before wires fly out of the ground and wrap around her body, making her fall from out of balance
"now then" Natsu said as he approached Ainelle and lifts up her face "where's Kagura?"
Natsu's eyes glowed red as Ainelle looks in fear to his eyes
Erza and the group had just arrived on the island as they see explosions and destruction, everywhere they see
"what/ who did this?" Lucy said as she sees dozens of goons beaten
"he's a m-monster" a mutter was heard as everyone sees Ainelle all tied up and was muttering to herself "a monster"
"who is?" Erza said before a loud explosion was heard from the giant tent base and a body came flying out
Lucy and the others went to the body and sees that it was the slave trading boss
They then look to the tent where they see Natsu carrying Kagura in his arms
"Crimson Phantom!?" Erza looks in surprise to see the famous phantom thief in an island like this
Natsu walks towards them as he gently passes Kagura to Lucy and Juvia who carried her
"take this" Natsu said as he gives Erza a vial that had blue liquid in it "this is the serum for the virus in their system, make copies of it for the other girls"
"understood" Erza said as she nodded
Natsu nodded back before walking away as the man's cape blows in the wind
"if I may ask, why are you here?" Erza asked the man who stops walking and turns his head to look at her "I thought you only appear when there is a valuable item that needs to be returned to its rightful place?"
Natsu smirks to Erza as he had a card appear in his hand "there is a valuable item here"
He then throws the card to Erza who caught it and saw that it was the queen of hearts
"she and the girls were the valuable items that needed to be returned," Natsu said before he turns around to walk away "Ciao"
He waved them off before disappearing into thin air
Erza smiles as she flips the card in her hand
A few hours later
Kagura slowly opens her eyes as the first thing she sees is her room's ceiling
"where?" Kagura muttered as she sat up and sees Erza and the others with her
"feeling better?" Erza asked Kagura while standing beside her bed
"everyone…" Kagura muttered out before remembering everything that had happened "AINELLE!"
"Easy" Simon said as he calms her down "the serum is still working it's way. You need to rest a bit"
"Ainelle and the rest of the Slave Trading Group were arrested and are now going to spend the rest of their lives behind bars" Juvia assured Kagura as the woman sighs in relief
"I see" Kagura said before she bowed to Erza and the others "I'm sorry, we caused you all so much trouble"
"we're not the one who you should be thanking to" Erza told to Kagura as the Scarlet Knight gave Kagura the card, Natsu gave her "it was the Crimson Phantom who saved you and the abducted girls"
The card glowed to Kagura as a purple rose appeared from the card
Kagura looks at the rose before to Erza
"where's Natsu?" Kagura asked as Simon points to the couch where Natsu was sleeping on while near Hana's crib
"the guy was practically panicking when we cam back with you" Lucy said as Natsu snores while he sleeps
"and he snores very loud" Juvia added in
Kagura looks to her husband before sighing
"thank you…" Kagura said "all of you"
Erza nodded before everyone left the room to let Kagura rest a bit more
Kagura sat on the bed with the purple rose in her hand, she twirls the rose in her hands before looking to her husband
"how long are you going to still pretend to sleep?" Kagura said as Natsu sat up on the couch
"till you were asleep" Natsu replied as he was pretending to sleep the whole time
The man then got up from the couch and went to his wife
"feeling any better?" Natsu asked Kagura who nodded
"I can feel my strength coming back" Kagura said as she clenched her fists a few times
"I see" Natsu said with a smile as he then embraces Kagura who was a bit surprise to the hug
"w-what?" Kagura asked while blushing a bit
"I was worried when I heard that you were kidnapped, that's all" Natsu said to her as he then gives Kagura a kiss to the forehead then to her lips as this made the swordswoman blush a bit
"don't make me worry again, alright?" Natsu said as Kagura blushed while nodding
Natsu smiles before he gives his wife a kiss to the lips which Kagura reincorporated it
Kagura wraps her hands around Natsu's neck as the woman pulled him down to the bed
Bandit was in Hana's crib as the ferret place an ear muffler on Hana's ears and his
The ferret sighs as he shakes his head to his partner
That's a wrap!
Bye bye