A/N: I BROUGHT BACK ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUEST. Oh, and I'm bringing back another one of my favorite arcs but how it happens is gonna be slightly different.


Step 2: Protect your soulmate at any cost

The second thing you should do if you wish to keep your soulmate is to protect them at all cost. Sure it sounds stupid to do you know the world we live in today? They get the same bruises as you. Sure if you get hurt then the bruises will pop up but at least it's not like you saw it coming and did nothing. Personally, I believe doing nothing while watching your soulmate get hurt is worse than dying to protect them you know? I don't know but that's how I feel about protecting your soulmate. Always protect them, even if they don't want it. You never know.

~Anon

Lucy was taking notes down as her phone buzzed softly against her desk. She looked up and turned her phone over reading the message. Lucy blinked and did a quick response to Natsu's text.

Now?-LH

Yes-ND

Natsu I'm in class-LH

Luce, it's fine! Come on!-ND

Natsu no.-LH

Fine! At lunch.-ND

But I have work…-LH

They'll understand!-ND

...Fine.-LH

YES I WIN!-ND

Lucy sighed in defeat and put her phone back down, going back to her notes. She barely knew this guy and she had already been convinced to go on a mission through TEXT for christ sakes. The blonde sat there wondering how she has dragged into this mess already. She leaned back into her chair quietly as the teacher let them have free time.

"So! Sorry for the rude introduction. My name is Wendy. I'm Natsu's little sister," the small blue hair girl chimed in happily, breaking Lucy's thoughts.

"Oh! Hi, I'm L-"

"I know who you are. Lucy Heartfilia or as my brother goes 'Luce'," Wendy said and grinned.

"Uhh-"

"He came home to get his things and went on about there being a new girl and how Natsu was going to make you feel 'welcomed'. How is that by the way?"

"...Okay, so you said you were Natsu's sister right?" Lucy asked, ignoring that last comment.

"Indeed, I am! Well, I'm his step-sister. Our parents got married. Also, there is Gajeel! He's a family friend who's living with us but we consider him our brother," Wendy explained.

"Where's his parents?"

"His mom is unknown. His dad is in and out working like my dad is. It's normally my mom for the week and our dad on the weekend with them training dragons...and being dragons..," Wendy said.

"Oh, w-Wait did you say your parents are dragons?!"

"Indeed! They made a potion take on human forms but they're dragons. We're dragon slayers. So don't be shocked if Natsu is eating fire all the time and is called 'Salamander'."

"Noted," Lucy said and rubbed her eyes slightly taking all this information on.

Lucy turned hearing Gray snort and moved closer to Wendy when Juvia death glared her.

"Oh, that's Gray and Juvia. Gray is Natsu's friend...kind of. They fight a lot but also care deeply for each other. Juvia just moved here. She really likes Gray and finds any other girl a threat.." Wendy whispered.

Lucy nodded and looked away as the bell rung. Lucy got up and gathered her things as Gray made his way over, in his boxers. Lucy blinked and Wendy covered her eyes in which Gray raised a brow before noticing himself and finding his clothes. Gray then introduced himself, explaining why he loses his clothes and his magic. The trio left class talking about magic, while Juvia was death glaring Lucy and followed them growling to herself.

As the day progressed, Lucy had experienced everything. Erza being scary, the random fights in class or the hall, Leo being a flirt, Natsu actually knowing things, the training they do in the gym, and it finally hit lunch AKA the end of the day.

Everyone was in the guild hall from the teachers to the students. Lucy was standing by the door because that's what Natsu told her to do. She sighed softly as she waited for the pink-hair male looking around. Finally, she heard footsteps and saw Natsu running downstairs and Happy flying right behind him.

"Hey, Nat-AH!" Lucy yelled.

Before anyone had time to react, Natsu was out the door, dragging Lucy with him by her wrist and Happy flying with them. Lucy had caught her footing in time to keep up with Natsu.

"Natsu what the hell?!"

"Come on Lucy! We're gonna miss the train!" Natsu said.

"You better be lucky I told my cousin and manager already or I would have hurt you!" Lucy yelled but kept running.

The trio made it to the train station and Lucy sighed tiredly. The mission didn't even fully begin and she was already exhausted. She got onto the train and sat down before realizing Natsu wasn't anywhere to be found. The celestial mage sat up looking for the pink fluff ball idiot and noticed Happy dragging him. Natsu looked green in the face and Lucy raised a brow confused.

"Motion sickness," Happy explained before popping his wings out and flying up slightly to put Natsu in the seat across from Lucy.

Lucy watches the scene unfold and gave out a soft nervous giggle while rubbing the back of her neck. Natsu ended up leaning against the window and nearly lost his lunch when the train moved in which Lucy moved away from him. "Oh no you don't," She said and narrowed her eyes at him.

The train ride was nice and quiet for most of the ride. She heard Natsu's phone go off and answered it for him.

"Hello?"

"WHERE IS HE?!"

"Excuse me?" Lucy asked confused.

"Lucy! It's Gray. Where are you and Natsu?" Gray said taking the phone from what sounded like a very angry Erza.

"We're on the train for a mission why?"

"Natsu took an S-class mission which he's not supposed to take. Erza's pissed and we're going to come get you guys. Can you find out where you guys are going?" Gray asked.

Lucy looked at Natsu and felt anger build up in her. How could Natsu do that if he knew the rules? Now she was going to get in trouble because of him. She found the mission and read it to herself. Before she said anything, she noticed the reward was a large sum of money. Though that's not what caught her attention. At the bottom of the page, he had circled a celestial key that was also a reward and tilted her head before looking at Natsu who was still looking sick as a dog not paying attention to anything. Did he...no he barely knows me. He couldn't have done this for me...or did he? Lucy asked herself before shaking her head.

"Lucy? Lucy you there?" Gray asked.

"Huh? Y-Yeah. Gray, I'm losing you I'm gonna have to call you back," Lucy said quickly.

"Lucy. No Lucy just give us the answer. LU-"

Lucy hung the phone up as they went under a tunnel. She sighed softly and looked out the window as they came out from under the tunnel to a beautiful farm. She watched the horses and cows eating the grass happily. She had always dreamed of a life like this. Relaxing, with friends, and adventures. Lucy glanced at Natsu while a small soft smile appeared on her face. Her first real friend. Her real first adventure. A warm happy fuzzy sensation rested in her chest that she tried to ignore.

Finally, when the train pulled to a stop, Natsu shot up. "We're here!" He said happily and ran off the train. Happy was right behind while Lucy tried to gather herself quickly and followed.

"Wait Natsu!" She said and tripped getting off the train, losing his phone.

Natsu turned and caught Lucy before she landed face first, ignoring his phone going flying and probably shattering.

"Wow jeez Luce you can't be clumsy," Natsu stated.

Lucy felt a sweat drop form and looked at him. "Yeah," She said and narrowed her eyes judging him. Did he really just say that? Jesus Christ the nerve this boy had sometimes.

Finally, Lucy was back on her own two feet. She walked over picking Natsu's phone up that was somehow not broken and handed it to him.

"Someone ratted us out. Erza knows we have an S-class quest," Lucy said.

"Shit. Alright, we gotta make it quick. Stupid fucking Laxus ratting people out," Natsu said, muttering the last part under his breath.

The trio quickly took off to a hotel to stay while they talked about a plan (mainly Natsu and Happy eating while Lucy gets frustrated at him).

While at the hotel, Lucy was sitting on the bed reading the quest. Natsu and Happy were playing a board game they had found, sitting on the floor listening to Lucy.

"..Natsu are you sure about this quest?"

"Of course, I am Luce! Why are you asking?"

"Natsu this seems really difficult. We have to go to a different island to destroy the MOON?"

"Luce come on, they really don't want that," Natsu said.

"Natsu they wrote it in all big letters that they want the moon destroyed," Lucy said showing Natsu the paper.

"So we blow the moon up!"

"Natsu you can't blow the moon up!" Lucy said.

Natsu rolled his eyes in which Lucy huffed her cheeks out. "It's impossible to blow the moon up! Well I mean it's not but you can't just do it from Earth!" Lucy exclaimed.

"Well then watch me. Be the first," Natsu said giving his winning cheeky smile.

Lucy sighed softly before shaking her head and turning away to look out the window. Night had fallen and Lucy had barely realized it.

"It's already night," Lucy commented.

"Well, time for bed then!" Natsu said and got up.

Lucy looked at him and smiled softly. She nodded and moved to the wall side of the bed so Natsu could join her. She was facing the wall and felt to bed dip a little before it went back to its level form. Lucy cocked a brow and turned seeing Natsu in his shorts on the couch.

"Natsu what are you doing?" Lucy asked, trying not to stare at his chest.

"Going to bed," Natsu said like it was obvious.

"Aye, sir!" Happy said

"That's why I moved over. So we could share the bed," Lucy pointed out.

"No, it's okay. You can have it, Luce."

"Alright, I'll leave it open for you.."

Lucy laid back down looking at the ceiling. She listened as Natsu got off the couch to turn the lights off. She snickered softly hearing him fall and nearly take himself out. It was quiet once Natsu finally made it to the couch. Lucy turned to face the couch then towards the wall going asleep, getting ready for the mission tomorrow. The dream was nice. It was her and her mother, happily teaching small Lucy celestial magic. Just like...the old times.

The next morning, Lucy woke up to feel something heavy on her. She cracked an eye open and noticed an arm thrown over her. "What the..?" Lucy slowly opened both eyes and looked. Natsu was sprawled out on the bed next to her, arm over her chest and leg bent over her two legs. Lucy yawned and slowly sat up, before noticing Happy in between them. Lucy felt a small smile appear on her face looking at the two before climbing over them and going to the kitchen. She looked and there wasn't anything really for them to eat.

"I'll just order something for us," Lucy said grabbing the landline and called downstairs ordering pancakes, bacon, eggs, milk and some juice. She didn't know which one the boys liked so she got both.

Lucy hung up the landline and grabbed her wallet before sitting in a chair waiting. She turned hearing a knock on the door and answered it. She paid the man for his service and took the tray of food before closing the door.

Lucy put the food down on the coffee table and looked at Natsu shot up. Lucy watched and ran, stumbling slightly and caught a sleeping Happy before nearly wiping out.

"I smell food," Natsu said quickly.

"Yeah I just bought some," Lucy said and sighed softly putting Happy on her side of the bed and going to sit down in the chair again. Natsu followed, plopping down on the couch not even realizing he had sent Happy flying. Lucy didn't bring it up and just slid a plate over to Natsu before taking her. She opened her and realized it was Happy's since she had made sure they had fish with it and that woke Happy up.

"Fish!" Happy said happily.

"Wow you have a good nose," Lucy said and smiled softly.

Happy smiled and nodded while grabbing his plate. Lucy grabbed her correct plate and started to eat. The trio made a plan while eating breakfast, going over it many times. They wanted to make sure it was perfect, which it was.

That was if Laxus hadn't sold them out.