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Hotness With Proximity, Coldness With Frustration
The members of Team Natsu managed to reach the town of Kissaki, and they were currently walking towards the town's entrance for the purpose of going to the cold lake that would not be far from it. Erza carried Natsu on her back while she had no problem with the cold weather, and he only had to be carried because of how he felt pretty ill from the motion sickness that he had to deal with on the train. Lucy began to shiver from the frosty weather as she walked next to Gray, but she softly smiled while she just had to get accustomed to it.
The town of Kissaki may not have been as large as Magnolia, but the townspeople sure liked to display their area's specialties. Lucy and Gray passed by a concession stand that was selling gingerbread cookies, really liking how the aroma of those treats was quite strong, and both of the mages smiled nicely while also taking notice of how some stores were selling hot cocoa and mint-flavored sugar cookies to tourists. One of the clothing stores on the street even had a green pine tree outside of it, but the tree had a red scarf around it to signify that clothing could be purchased from that shop.
Lucy took a moment to look up at the grey sky, and she saw white snowflakes slowly falling down to the ground. They looked quite cute, almost as cute as the thought of Cana putting her brown hair into a ponytail, and Lucy's cheeks blushed a light shade of pink. She seemed flustered while wondering why the image of Cana changing her hairstyle caused her to smile, but Lucy would probably like Cana's hair when it was in any decent-looking style. She even thought back to when Cana blew her that kiss, and Lucy was certainly feeling warm in the chilly town.
Gray gave Lucy a curious look while seeing that her face was bright pink, and he gently placed his left hand on her forehead. She didn't seem to have a fever, and Lucy also wasn't coughing or sneezing to indicate that she had gotten sick. Lucy used her right hand to get Gray's left hand off of her forehead, and the stellar mage tried her best to make the feeling of being flustered simmer down to a feeling of calmness. She needed to focus on getting this mission done, and then she would be able to see Cana when she got back to Magnolia Town.
"Is everything okay with you, Lucy? Just because Erza's in front of you, were you staring at her ass?" Gray asked Lucy while looking pretty calm, thinking he interrupted Lucy from continuing to do that.
Lucy responded in an offended manner while narrowing her cocoa brown eyes at him, disliking that the false rumors even reached his ears, "Gray, I'm not interested in Erza like that! Look, don't be quick to believe everything you hear!"
Erza added while turning around for a moment to give Lucy a condescending frown, "Also, I wouldn't date someone who was such a coward. Not only did you almost forfeit that fight against Flare Corona in the Grand Magic Games, but you're so fragile that a recent nosebleed was such a serious injury for you."
The woman who enjoyed wielding swords was referring to a rowdy fight in the guildhall that had transpired three weeks ago, and Lucy had sadly gotten caught in the brawl. Erza had accidentally requipped into her Seduction Armor while thinking about something she had read in an erotic novel, but she still had a sword that came with the armor. Mirajane had sadly been drunk when she was trying to fight against Juvia, and the oldest of Strauss siblings accidentally struck Lucy with a harsh kick when she was trying to run past their brawl.
Lucy groaned in annoyance from hearing Erza recall how she bent over to pick up some money that had been dropped by someone during the brawl, and Lucy unfortunately ended up colliding with Erza's large ass. To the scarlet-haired mage, Lucy felt like a mere bread crumb thrown at the pink panties that revealed most of her large butt. She started to laugh in a rude manner at how Lucy had slid down her rump and groaned in pain, causing the Celestial Spirit Wizard to start clenching her fists, and Erza had done many squats and workout to make her ass be firm like tempered steel.
Erza started to give Lucy a stern look while thinking that she was only staring at her large ass like it needed to be kissed in the manner of begging for forgiveness, but Erza still disliked how Lucy had the nerve to call her an idiot earlier. She felt like flattery would get Lucy nowhere, and Erza continued to walk towards the lake while thinking that there would be no way for the other female to mess up this job. Lucy kept walking beside Gray while hoping this job would be done fast, but her loud claim of telling Erza that she would get hit one day had gotten the attention of two mages who walked out of a nearby bakery.
One of them was a woman who had light blue hair in a bob style with bangs cut above her sapphire blue eyes, and she wore cerulean earrings that were shaped like teardrops. Her outfit consisted of a brown winter coat with cerulean blue snow boots that went all the way up to her knees, and this woman's blue guild mark was on her left palm. She belonged to the guild that was known as Yukiwarashi's Blizzard, and this woman was actually an S-Class mage who had the job of making sure that no one entered the town without stating their reasons for being here.
"Well, they're loud and they must be pretty confident. I guess that's why they think it's okay to be loud in a town that's had avalanches in the past." The woman calmly explained to her partner, narrowing her eyes as she sternly folded her arms.
The guy with white spiky hair that resembled the style of Sting Eucliffe from Sabertooth replied in a calm manner, seeming relaxed, "Don't worry about it, Sayaka. If we can take them down, we'll be the mages who get promoted to be guards on the next S-Class trial."
"Hyō, one of those mages appears to be Erza Scarlet. Before those years of Fairy Tail's members going missing, she and I... were rivals."
This woman was Sayaka Gekkouga, a strong mage who was one of the top mages in her guild, and she was known for having Water Magic that could annihilate avalanches. She had made quite a name for herself during the years that Fairy Tail had to deal with rough times, and some criminals would even run away from her while screaming in fear. Sayaka was also a prominent person in the Yukiwarashi's Blizzard because of how she was skilled at snowboarding, too, and she won the gold medal for first place in that event during the Winter Magic Games.
Her partner was Hyō Takamine, and he seemed to be skilled with a nice type of magic that really complimented Sayaka's skills with water. His lifelong dream was to be the greatest wizard who could wield regular Ice Magic, not the variation of it that was wielded by Gray, and Hyō got his team through the preliminary round of the Winter Magic Games by using some attacks that were really on the borderline of being too dangerous. He simply walked to the lake in a calm manner, but Sayaka would be sure to rough up her opponents.
Meanwhile, at the Fairy Tail guild...
Cana stood in front of the request board with a calm smile on her face, wondering about which job would be the best one for her to handle today, and she glanced at some of the flyers that were in different colors. Cana was mainly focused on the type of job that she would have to do, not really thinking about which task could help her get rich quick, and some jobs looked like they would be fun to take. However, Cana only decided to choose one job because of how she didn't want to spend the entire day handling tasks for money.
One of the jobs with a purple flyer would require Cana to go all the way to the marshlands of Fiore, and the client for that job described how the water in the marshlands was now purple because of some dark mages who viciously used Poison Magic. Cana didn't exactly have any cards on her that could make water become purified, and she had also heard stories about how that dark guild in the marshlands was said to be one of the strong ones that was underneath the three primary dark guilds leading the Balam Alliance. Well, Cana wouldn't handle that job.
Her violet eyes shifted to a blue flyer that involved the task of working for the guild known as Mizu Galleon, and Cana would have to do that job for a month. The guild master was said to be a sadistic woman who had a sultry side that complimented her beauty, and Cana would actually have to be the assistant who literally kissed the guild master's feet every morning. Cana would also have to address that guild master as her mistress, but the card-wielding mage declined to take that job because of how she was not the submissive type in relationships.
She felt like it would be pointless to find a good task today, even though those two flyers came with high amounts of reward money, but her eyes soon widened in a surprised manner as she unpinned a green flyer from the board. Cana felt a surge of utmost confidence while taking the job off of the request board, and its description seemed pretty interesting. The fact that this job was available made Cana move her hips in a gentle manner, but she was soon surprised at how the client wanted the task to be done two days later. As Cana was about to groan with impatience, she was gently tapped on the shoulder by someone from behind.
"Cana, did you find a job that is suitable? Do you think Juvia will have a good day, too?" Juvia Lockser asked her in a calm tone of voice, smiling as she moved over to be next to the brown-haired mage.
She replied nicely to Juvia, attempting to display a soft smile like things were going perfectly, "Yeah, Juvia. The job that I picked it out is pretty good, and it comes with a nice reward. Anyway, I think you might have a good day."
Juvia responded with a cheerful smile on her face while her blue eyes twinkled with delight, "Wow, Juvia found the job of working for Mizu Galleon! When Juvia tells Gray-sama about this, he'll surely come along and help her out!"
As Juvia unpinned the blue flyer and proceeded to walk to the bar for the purpose of having Mirajane stamp it, Cana wondered if Juvia would truly have fun on that job of being the right-hand assistant for a sexy guild master. That female leader would probably have no need for Gray, and trying to seduce him in front of Juvia would only cause her to enviously fight that woman at full power. Of course, Gray going along with Juvia meant that he would probably only be permitted to observe when Juvia and that woman had to do anything naughty.
Cana liked how the blue-haired woman wore her hair in two pigtails while also wearing the blue sundress that she recently purchased from the best clothing store in Magnolia, and wearing something nice would actually be part of the job that Cana picked out. She may have felt impatient because of how it would've been nice to do the job today, but Cana also felt some excitement stir inside of her. This task would definitely be fun, and Cana would also be sure to get some nice cake as well. She started to walk away from the request board, but then she glanced at Fairy Tail's entrance doors for a moment.
Lucy and the other members of Team Natsu had been gone for four hours now, and Cana hoped that Erza was not doing anything that would keep the team from succeeding. If Lucy was in a good mood when she got back, then Cana would definitely ask her about coming along for this job. She started to giggle at the thought of Lucy enjoying that task, and Cana would be sure to walk home with her later. Cana may have just been teasing Lucy and playfully being affectionate to cheer her up, but could they ever go on a mission like it was a friendly date?
Two friends going somewhere together wouldn't be seen as romantic, and Cana only wanted to spend some time with Lucy. She didn't want her friend to come back with any serious injuries, though, and Cana started to sigh sadly as she regretted not accepting Lucy's offer to accompany the team on their mission. The two girls were just friends who enjoyed each other's company, though, so they wouldn't have to treat the mission like it was a date. They could just see it as a casual day, and it would probably get Erza off of Lucy's mind.
"Cana, which job did you pick out?" Mirajane sweetly asked her from behind the bar, smiling happily as she cleaned a brown beer mug with a white rag.
She replied to Mirajane in a relaxed tone while walking towards the bar, giving her a gentle smile, "I picked out this one to hopefully handle with Lucy, but I have to wait two more days."
"Will Lucy be massaging you tonight, Cana? Do you think that she'd offer me a massage, too?" Mira whispered to Cana in a curious tone, blushing as she thought about what was said earlier.
Cana calmly told the gossip-loving barmaid that Lucy would probably not be drunk enough to do that tonight, but she did tell Mira about how she used her rump to give Lucy a nice push out of the guild. That caused Mira's cheeks to blush more pink while asking Cana if she thought that Lucy liked that, but Cana simply giggled softly while thinking that Lucy wouldn't blush about that or even be replaying that moment in her head. Cana accidentally dropped the green flyer, causing her to bend over in front of Mira to pick it up, and Cana's booty certainly looked large.
The plumpness of her rump in those red pants made Mira slightly sweat while being glad that Gajeel and Levy were distracted by Juvia asking them if they knew where the Mizu Galleon guild was located, and Mira exhaled a warm breath against Cana's ass. Being aroused like this made Mira recall the time that Lucy accompanied her to a hot spring after an S-Class job that was taken for Lucy to get rent money, and she had gotten out of the hot water to sit down on one of the stones. She enjoyed being so wet, but things were interesting when Lucy rose her head up from the water to be an inch away from the white field of hair that covered her sacred area. Lucy had let out calm breaths towards it, making Mira sweat with slight arousal, and the white-haired woman ended up giving Lucy a friendly kiss on the forehead before they finished bathing.
Five minutes later, at Kissaki Lake...
The four members of Team Natsu reached the lake outside of Kissaki Town to see that it was filled with blue water that sparkled in a beautiful manner because of the Cascade Drops that were in the lake, and Erza put Natsu down on the snowy ground while requipping into her Sea Empress Armor. The Crystal Sword was the weapon that she would use for this mission, and Erza aimed her sword at the water. She was able to unleash a nice spell that created a blue twister of water in the lake, glad to see it sucking up the water, and Erza watched her twister go high into the air before bursting like a water balloon.
That resulted in the water heavily falling down to the ground like it was rain, and Lucy was quick to get away from that situation while puddles form on the thinnest parts of the snowy ground. She and Gray both gasped in awe at the sight of blue items on the ground while they nicely sparkled, and they were shaped like teardrops. Those were obviously the Cascade Drops that the team needed to acquire for their mission to end in success, and Gray smiled in a happy manner while he proceeded to put some in the brown satchel that he brought with him for this particular job.
Lucy watched the rain start to cease while she walked back towards her teammates, and she picked up a Cascade Drop that was in a nearby puddle. She put it in her mouth and found it to be like candy with in the flavor of blueberry, and that candy was actually a result of one of the younger mages in Kissaki Town overusing Water-Make Magic on the lake to where the water was constantly filled with magical energy to produce the Cascade Drops. Lucy noticed that three more were in another puddle that was close to her, and she took them out of the water.
Since the team now had the Cascade Drops in their possession, they could go back to Kissaki Town and meet the client. As Erza was about to pick up Natsu, however, she and Lucy both looked startled to see a large blue bubble of water floating in midair before falling into the lake. Someone was apparently getting the water level of the lake back to normal, and Erza soon heard footsteps calmly walking towards the area. When she saw Sayaka appear with Hyō by her side, Erza could only narrow her brown eyes and clench her fists as she recognized her old rival.
"Sayaka Gekkouga, we meet again. If my twister caught your attention, then just know that we're getting Cascade Drops for a client. I don't have time for you, especially since I've won seven of our battles and only lost one." Erza explained to her rival with a stern facial expression while looking straight into her sapphire blue eyes, requipping back into her Heart Kreuz Armor.
Sayaka responded in an offended manner while looking somewhat frustrated, "You have legitimate reasons to enter Kissaki Town, after all. However, watch that arrogant tongue of yours. Erza, do not judge me by my skill level from seven years ago."
Hyō added nicely, smiling at the situation, "Fairy Tail may have won the Grand Magic Games, but seven years of training has helped us be two of the best S-Class wizards in our guild. If you feel like there is room for arrogance, then just try to defeat us."
Gray groaned in frustration as he attempted to slap Natsu awake, not wanting Erza to be baited into fighting against Sayaka, but he soon saw the blue-haired woman aim her left hand at Erza. She unleashed a blue sphere of water from her hand while surprisingly smirking at how it moved slowly, and Sayaka merely grinned from seeing Erza act like the attack was nothing to worry about. Hyō exhaled white icy winds from his mouth, directing them all at the ball of water, and his Ice Magic gave Sayaka's attack much more speed!
It ended up striking Erza directly to create a blue explosion that was somewhat powerful, but the smoke cleared up quickly to reveal that Erza requipped into her Heaven's Wheel Armor at the last minute. She created ten swords in midair, and Erza stretched her arms forward to send them all flying towards Sayaka. However, her opponent began to engulf herself in Water Magic while starting to spin around in the clockwise direction. A blue aura surrounded her body, and Sayaka soon became engulfed in a blue twister of water.
Hyō fired a large white icicle at the twister, taking Erza by surprise, and it was broken down into magic that took the form of light blue drills! Combining that ice with Sayaka's Water Magic could certainly be lethal, and all the projectiles were fired at Erza! She flew upward to dodge them, only to see Hyō unleash icy wind from his hand to make the drills be blown upward, and Erza was caught in those harsh blue explosions! Sayaka could not only use her twister of water to boost the power of Hyō's moves, but she also liked how it could serve as a shield.
The sight of Erza falling down to the ground made Gray narrow his eyes while he ran towards Hyō, and the black-haired male used his Ice-Make Magic to create a hammer. He picked up the hammer of ice and jumped up into the air, before slamming it down on Hyō's head, and Gray ignored how his ice-wielding opponent sent cold energy into the ground. He soon heard Erza scream in pain while also letting his ears hear that she crashed through ice, and Gray turned around to see that Hyō created an icy sphere of energy that had many white spikes protruding up from it.
As he heard Erza's armor start to crack while also seeing her cough up blood, Gray told Hyō in a stern tone with a bit of respect, "Well, I have to admit that your ice definitely has density to it. Your spells must've taken lots of practice for them to be that good."
Sayaka told him in a calm manner, narrowing her eyes, "I'm in the mood to fight, but I'll be fair. You two can unleash all the ice you want on each other, and I'll deal with Erza."
Hyō responded nicely while standing up, not even seeming bruised, "That's fine, Sayaka. Go settle that score."
Gray was astounded to see that Hyō's head had no injuries at all, not even blood, and he gave him a harsh punch to the stomach for the purpose of seeing what would happen. He got to witness how his punch had no effect, but Hyō was not an Ice Dragon Slayer or an Ice God Slayer. He merely surrounded himself with icy energy to where his body felt dense like glacial ice, and constantly doing that caused Hyō to be pretty good at enduring attacks. However, he could also take that Ice Magic and use it for powerful moves.
He put his right hand into the lake's water that was at a pretty cold temperature, and Hyō soon pulled it out while concentrating his Ice Magic into the palm of his hand. In a few seconds, a light blue sphere was created and it mainly contained his Ice Magic. Gray was quickly met with a kick to the chest from him, and the mage from Fairy Tail was sent sliding backwards. Hyō stretched his right arm backwards, before stretching it forward and throwing the icy sphere with lots of force, and he grinned confidently from seeing Gray get hit by the attack!
As Gray was hit by the attack that soon engulfed him in a light blue blast, Erza recovered enough of her strength to where she could requip into her Clear Heart Clothing. She got herself off of the icy spikes, and she went around the blast while wanting to put Sayaka in her place. Erza hastily ran towards her and dealt a harsh punch to her face, before dealing seven more brutal punches, but she soon felt Sayaka's left hand harshly grab her right breast. Erza blushed slightly from feeling how Sayaka had a rougher touch than when Natsu would sleep with her, but what was Sayaka up to?
Sayaka's grip on Erza's chest was quite strong, but she viciously smiled at the fact that she had a free hand. She charged up a large amount of magical power into this spell, and the female from Yukiwarashi's Blizzard unleashed a spiraling vortex of Water Magic from her left hand. Sayaka aimed her attack at Erza's stomach area, and she watched her foe get pushed back while the attack was filled with scalding hot water that had steam coming out of it. Erza screamed in agonizing pain while she was sent crashing into the icy spikes that were created earlier, and the blue explosion seemed to be filled with power.
Gray told Lucy in a concerned manner while he was bruised and bloodied, seeing that she stood near his satchel, "Lucy, take the Cascade Drops and run to Kissaki Town! I can stall these guys for at least twenty more minutes, so just run!"
Sayaka calmly interrupted their conversation while smirking, folding her arms as she saw Erza losing consciousness, "That won't be necessary. If Erza hadn't been mouthy, you wouldn't be in this mess. You're free to go, but her arrogance just brought back feelings of anger that I needed to be out of my system."
Lucy asked Sayaka while looking somewhat nervous, not wanting to fall for a trick, "Are you sure that you'll let us go?"
Sayaka decided to rudely ask her if water was normally blue, which came with the obvious answer of that being true, and she was definitely telling the truth. Sayaka would not hurt anyone who she had no qualms with, evidenced by how she never attacked Gray, and she also felt like Erza had been unprepared for the day that they would meet again. The scarlet-haired woman actually hadn't thought about Sayaka, not even during the Grand Magic Games, and her rival even told Lucy that she had more fun defeating Minerva from Sabertooth on a job last year. Sayaka even threw shade at Erza by saying that she didn't need Nakagami Armor, and she only needed her skills with Water Magic.
Gray stood in the crater where Hyō's attack had struck him, and he clenched his fists in frustration while hearing the two mages start walking back to town. He went over to the brown satchel that contained the Cascade Drops, and Gray would gladly take them to the client. He calmly told Lucy that nothing was her fault, as even using Water Magic from Aquarius could've been a waste of time, and the main difference between this mission and the previous one was that the situation ultimately ended with Team Natsu having some kind of success. Gray picked up the brown satchel with his right hand while ignoring how his green shirt and black pants were torn, but he comically dragged Natsu back to town with his left hand. The fire dragon slayer started to feel better as the motion sickness wore off, but Gray would tell him about what happened.
One hour later, at the lake...
Erza slowly opened her eyes and regained consciousness to find Lucy staring down at her in a concerned manner, and she quickly stood up while her mind recalled the situation that transpired earlier. She looked around the area to see that Sayaka and Hyō were gone, and Erza wondered if Natsu managed to wake up and give them a merciless beating that burnt them to a crisp. If that was the case, then she would thank him later. Erza watched Lucy stand up, and she ignored Lucy giving her a faint frown of disappointment that was only visible for a second.
Natsu and Gray walked back towards the lake with smiles on their faces, the fire dragon slayer feeling bummed that Gray didn't slap him more times to wake him up for fighting against those frosty wizards, but Natsu was quick to dash at Erza when he saw that she was now awake. The scarlet-haired woman winced in pain while blood covered her arms and legs that were badly bruised, and she only hugged the pink-haired male for a few seconds before ending it. Erza wanted to celebrate how this was her best day ever, as she saw Gray hold the brown bag of jewels in his right hand, but Lucy sternly decided to tell her the honest truth.
"Erza, we completed the job and Sayaka spared our lives. You provoked her into fighting, but I told her to leave us alone. At least I was smart enough to not mess with her." Lucy told her while looking annoyed, not tolerating how Erza instigated the fight.
That caused Erza to ask in an appalled manner, disbelief and shock entering her brown eyes, "Lucy, you let her get away? You didn't even try to fight her?! After seven long years of being gone, I finally see her again and you let her win by forfeiting?!"
Lucy told her in a frustrated manner, also feeling upset about the other job, "When the team does jobs, it's not just about what you personally want! We came here to get Cascade Drops, and that's all. You know, Erza, doing nothing is better than being dead. You can be upset at me, but I don't care anymore. You arrogant bitch."
That last part really got Erza steamed while Gray and Natsu took some steps back towards the lake, and Lucy repeated that final sentence with no hesitation. She imagined that other women like Minerva and Mirajane wouldn't just hold their tongues if Erza put their lives in danger, and Lucy even told Erza that she was at least smart enough to get some Cascade Drops instead of being a wounded fool. That only prompted Erza to angrily scream and tackle Lucy down to the ground, pulling on some of her blonde hair while telling her she couldn't speak to her that way, and Lucy grabbed Erza's shoulders with force to where they were both rolling across the snowy ground.
Erza kicked Lucy off of her, and the Celestial Spirit Wizard got up quickly. She decided to run back to town and get some sugary coffee to calm her nerves, but Lucy's idea of running away only made Erza see her as a coward who couldn't take the consequences of being so bold to talk back. Lucy could hear Erza's foosteps behind her while she ran past Natsu and Gray, preparing to make a right turn towards Kissaki Town, but Lucy was unfortunately not faster than Erza. She was about to turn around and try to fight, but Erza delivered a harsh kick to her chest and sent Lucy into the lake for a very chilly bath.
Natsu couldn't stop Erza from diving in after Lucy, and he soon heard Lucy groan in pain while also getting to see that Erza dealt powerful punches to her body. She even gave Lucy a black eye before kicking her in the chest, and Lucy retaliated by punching Erza in the face twice. She attempted to punch her again, but Erza used her nails to scratch Lucy's left wrist. That caused the blonde-haired girl to wince in pain while covering the wound with her right hand, and she soon took a harsh upward kick from Erza. Lucy went out of the water for a moment, but then she fell back into it while feeling bruised all over.
Lucy looked straight ahead to see Erza giving her a smug grin, intent on winning while she had less damaging injuries, and seeing Erza requip into her black bikini only made Lucy start to tremble in fear. She may not have been in swimwear, but being in water like this brought back some memories of how Minerva tortured her in the Naval Battle. She attempted to punch Erza, only to see her teammate roughly grab her left fist, and Lucy was soon kicked out of the water. She landed in front of Natsu and Gray, and Erza's harsh glare while getting out of the lake only made Lucy start to feel more fearful like this would end brutally for her. She even started to imagine Erza towering over her like how Minerva had been very intimidating in the end, and Lucy begged her to stop.
"Are you going to apologize because you know it's impossible for you to beat me? Did the water remind you of your stupidity to stay in that sphere while I had to avenge you, or did you get distracted by how I chose to be in a bikini? After all, don't people in the guild say how you wanted to be dominated by me in bed?" Erza asked Lucy in a rude tone while folding her arms, still upset at Lucy while feeling like she did nothing to provoke her friend's irritation.
Lucy told Erza in a calm tone while Gray helped her stand up, feeling really sore as she soon looked at the wound on her left arm, "Erza, just shut your mouth. I never wanted to be romantically involved with you, and I can't keep dealing with you looking down on me and trying to blame me for things. The fact that you even pushed me into the lake is just too much for me to handle, so I'm done with the team."
Gray told Lucy in a calm tone while looking at her wrist with concern in his blue eyes, before frowning in disapproval at Erza, "Let's go see if one of those wizards in the guild has healing spells like Wendy, and then we'll get you some cocoa or something. Lucy, you don't need to deal with Erza bringing up a brutal incident involving you to make herself look better."
As Gray walked off with Lucy to the town of Kissaki, Natsu could only give Erza a scolding look while he told her that physically fighting Lucy was way out of line. Pushing her into that cold water was going too far, and the fire dragon slayer felt like Erza would try to justify her actions. Natsu may not have been the most intelligent person on Earthland, but he could tell that Erza and Lucy fought out of anger while their emotions ran high. Still, he felt like giving both girls some time away from the team to let them cool down and not worsen the dysfunction that was transpiring.
How was Chapter 4? Did you like it? Sorry if it's too long. Lucy felt some courage to really talk back to Erza like that, but they certainly aren't friends. Also, I'll be sure to do any later fights better if these ones weren't good. Anyway, how will Cana react when Lucy is back in Magnolia? Standby for the update!
Now, to the reviews!
OBSERVER01 nli: Once again, thank you!
Guest: I'm glad you liked Mira's reaction to what Cana told her about Lucy supposedly giving her a massage. I'm glad Lucy stood her ground and talked back to Erza, too. Also, her fearfulness of being in deep water like that will be more explained later on.
meiku: That's a good suggestion for her attire. I'll think about it. As for Cana getting Lucy pregnant, that may happen in the epilogue chapter later on or in a fantasy. Also, a nice lemon may come soon in this story.
Deuce: Cana and Lucy will grow closer as the story progresses. Things may go further in lemons that occur, and Cana is definitely being a good friend to Lucy. Don't worry. I have no intention of abandoning this story.