Chapter 7 * Breaking the rules

"So what are your plans for your weekend off?" Gajeel asked taking a drink.

"Nothing but sleeping, eating ice cream and watching bad movies, no one is around at the moment what with Lucy and Natsu in god knows what Forest tracking down that missing Michael's kid, Levy in Washington with Freed for that award thing, and the rest all undercover, I am the only one home at the moment" I stated looking down at my drink. It was strange to not have anyone here I had gotten so use to always being around the girls. Without them, I was dreading going back to the apartment not that I would admit that to bolt head there… I sighed

"Hey you know uhh if you want... I mean…" was Gajeel stuttering….i looked up at him fidgeting in his chair swirling his whiskey around in the bottom of his glass

"You could come around tonight? To you know hang out, like I said I have my sister with me this weekend and I know she would probably love some female company as well.."

"You asking me to spend my weekend off with you? …." I stated in disbelief

"Well you know.. only if you wanted too… with everyone out it must be lonely.." he stated …

"ummm well ahhh sure" I stated the thought of spending a weekend with Gajeel with no work was a puzzling thought…

He smiled "Great I am sure my sister will love you"

"Haha the only reason you asked me to come over was to babysit?" I stated teasing him

"Hell it did cross my mind" he stated with a grin

I threw my bar peanut at him "Damn you bolt brain" I laughed watching him seem to relax again.

We had spent an hour at the bar before I left off for home. I had packed a bag for 2 days and left for Gajeel's. I had never been there before he gave me the address I jumped on the bike and sped off to Gajeel place, I have to admit my stomach was doing flips ….

Lucy POV

This is hard work but I wouldn't have it any way I love my job, my k9 unit dog Rock and I loved my partner in crime … I smiled as we were walking with the dogs. We have been out in Olympic wilderness, Washington for what seemed like months but we had been called out only a few days ago. The Micheal's kid was only 6 and was camping with his parents when he vanished … we were called in 5 hrs later for search and rescue. We both jumped on a plane and here we are. Sometimes it's nice being from the 13th, the reputation we have is crazy good. As I glanced at my pink haired partner I smiled. We have been hunting down this kid for 3 days but it felt like it had been forever since I had a shower, I smelled like a mix of vanilla, pine trees and dirt… we had been camping out on the trail for 3 days and I was kinda giving up hope that the kid would be alive, most adults would have issues with surviving out here for three days with no protection and no food, but hopefully the kid will be cluedin enough to have found some water and to stay dry… it got very cold here at night. We were 1 of 10 teams scouring the Forest trying to find him.

The dogs were good at there jobs, we had been given a shirt from the boys family and rock had caught a scent to begin with and we were off, running through the Forest shouting the kid's name.

"You know I have doubts about finding this kid alive now" Natsu stated mirroring my thoughts…

"You took the thought outta my head Natsu"

"Although I still think that the sasquatch got him" Natsu stated trying to lighten the mood.

I rolled my eyes at him and smiled… Rock pulled at the leash as he put his nose to the ground…

"Rock what is it?" I ask as if the dog could actually talk back to me.

Rex did the same, I look at the pink haired man next to me a smile on my face. We let the dogs sniff the evidence bag with the boys red shirt in. The dogs barked again, we both let them off the leash and they bounded ahead of us, me and Natsu running after them.

It didn't take long before we were in a large clearing you could hear water from the river running, we called out for the boy but no reply. Before we knew it Rex and Rock had barked again and laid down next to Lee...

Micheal's lost boy.

"Natsu here!" I stated running to the boy who was unconscious covered in dirt.

"Natsu call in the position and asked for a helicopter to come pick up the boy." As we waited I wrapped the boy up and checked for anything that looked like broken bones or bleeding. I was surprised he was still breathing. A 5 year old had lasted 3 days in the wilderness... it was a miracle...

"Thank god he's alive" Natsu stated kneeling beside me I could feel his arm brush up against mine

"Good job guys" he stated to Rex and Rock they bowled over Natsu in appreciation he gave them some treats from his backpack.

I smiled watching Natsu play with the dogs. He was such a weird creature not much in the head sometimes but was a happy person who loved his job and loved helping people.

After an hour we could hear the helicopter. Natsu let off a flare as we were in a pretty dense part of the Forest. As two men ab-sailed down lines they asked Natsu the situation. These guys were paramedics from the search and rescue team we were loaned out to. They asked us if we wanted a lift. I could see Natsu face go green, let's just say Natsu isn't the best with motion sickness and on the plane ride here he was seriously sick, it was kinda funny. Natsu just gave the guys a lazy smile .

"Nah we're good, the dogs don't like the lift to the helicopter so we'll just hike it back. We should be back in three days" he smiled.

"No worries when we get back to base camp we will let the captain know" He stated as the line retracted, before I knew it we were alone with Rex and Rock.

"Phew... that was close. There was no way I could be cranked up to a helicopter! I would just die" Natsu whined to me with a grim face.

I laughed "Well don't worry all we need to go is hike it back to the base camp then we can get home, it's all well as good for us to be in this beautiful Forest but I don't want sasquatch to get us" I said jokingly.

He laughed at me

"See Luce I will make ya like me in no time" he grinned

There was something about his smile that was so nice and happy it made me melt, he slung his arm around my shoulders.

"Common Luce let's get back to civilization aye?" he stated with a loose grin.

"Umm Natsu could you do me a favor first?" I asked blushing.

"What's that Luce?"

"Can you go take a bath in the river you stink" I stated bluntly with the grin on my face.

Natsu made a mock shock look at me and placed his hand over his heart and struggled backwards.

"Jeez Luce way to sugar coat it" he stated playing dead.

"Well we have been in the bush for three days and nights with no showers" I stated looking at him.

"haha ok ok you win, we could probably just camp here tonight anyway and head back tomorrow morning" he stated looking over at the river.

"Plus look a free bath" he smiled.

I could feel my cheeks heat up.

"Well boys you want to go for a swim?" Natsu looked at the dogs, they looked so happy at him and barked.

"I will take that as a yes then" he grinned at them and me and started taking off his shirt.

"Natsu what are you doing?!" I screeched covering my eyes.

"What you don't expect me to take a bath in my work gear do you?" he stated grinning at me

I roll my eyes at him but take in the sight of Natsu stripping to his boxers, his rippling muscles, his goofy grin, my mouth went dry… I groaned internally as I watched him jump into the river with Rock and Rex.

"Are you coming in Luce?" I heard him yell while mucking around with the dogs.

I groaned again, at my wits ends trying not to touch him too much. Natsu made me feel all warm inside but I was trying to keep my hands off him. Like Jinx had said the last thing I wanted to do was to get fired but the only thing I could think of is that I know I am blushing and I want to touch his abs….. oh god help me …. I groan again thinking about what Natsu could do with those calloused hands and the chiseled body.. I fan my face

"Come on Luce the water is great! Cold but great!" I could hear him shout.

"Umm maybe later" I brush it off and put my thoughts to one side as I start going to collect fire wood ….

Jinx POV

I pulled up out the front of the house and dismounted my bike… this is nothing like the place I imagined Gajeel would live, a little 80 year old building with the big garage out in the back. His house was made out of wood and bricks and tin roof, it was cute. I unhooked my bag from the back of my bike and walked up the path. The garden was a little unkempt but considering the hours cops worked sometimes we would have days we wouldn't go home, we would catch some zzz on the couch in the break room or on the bunks in a sorta sleep room we had but sometimes because I lived so close to the station I would just tell him to crash on the couch if he didn't mind having 6 others chicks doing their thing around him. But usually if we were on a case I would just tell him to catch some sleep on the couch while I continued working. The problem with Gajeel is if he didn't get any sleep for a few days he would turn into the most shithead of a person. And let's just say sometimes we would lash out at each other a lot more than we usually would on tough cases. I smirked as I knocked on the door ….

A/N sorry everyone its been such a long time. writers block hard core :( This is editing by my friend chaosdragonslayer thanks heaps mate :)