Chapter 5

The Knight in a Skirt!?

"Oi Lucy, wake up." I was feeling a soft poke on my right cheek as I began to wake up bit by bit. My eyes were still heavy and something was forcing me back down on the bed, to ignore that soft touch on my face. "Wake up!" I felt more pokes on my face and this time it was getting annoying. I grunted and turned to the other side, getting comfy with my soft blanket. I definitely need more sleep. "Oi, wake up!" I felt my nose being pinched then it was getting hard to breathe.

"Aaah!" I sat up and glared to the person at the edge of my bed. He was wearing a goofy smile, bangs covering his eyes. "What's your problem? Can't I sleep a bit more?" I wined as I rubbed my eyes and yawned.

"Don't you know what time it is? It's already 11:15 and don't tell me you plan on playing just right after you woke up. You'll be a pain Luce." Natsu showed me my bedside clock and teased as I stared at him with half closed eyes. He's right; I should straighten myself up first before I get teleported to who knows where. It'll be a tiring six hour survival yet again.

"Fine, fine… I'll get dressed so you stay right here. I stretched out of bed and walked to the bathroom, grabbing some clothes on the way. Upon closing the door behind me, I looked at the mirror and saw my tired face. Yawning once again, I made a quick stretch as I remembered what we did earlier. Natsu apparently had a fresh change of clothes so when he arrived; he immediately changed into a black vest that had a one sided long sleeve and loose pants that had a skirt like accent around it. Pairing it with sandals, he went back to my living room, tying his scarf around his neck and stared at what I was doing. I was able to force him to do some homework and all the while he complained, but we managed to finish it right before dinner. Me cooking a quick a meal for two, he happily finished his part and we took a nap to have some energy for the game.

I felt the cold splash of water on my face as I washed with my strawberry facial wash. The soft cotton towel on my face was soothing that I would rub it back and forth in pleasure. Taking one last look in the mirror, I changed into a tank top that stopped just a few inches below my bust, and a small blue vest over it. A blue mini skirt with brown boots and keys with my whip tied to my belt was the last of my outfit. Tying my hair into two ponytails at each side, I was ready to go.

I went out of the bathroom and found Natsu lying on my bed. He was staring blankly on the ceiling, as if he was in deep thought but we are talking about Natsu so it's not possible. When he heard the click from the bathroom door, he sat up and smiled at me. He really does look adorable with that smile on his face. Wait! Why am I thinking about that?

I mentally slapped myself as I sat next to him on my bed. I stared at my clock and it was 11:30. Only thirty minutes to go. I looked over to him and he was in deep thought again, staring into nothing. I wonder why Natsu is thinking so deeply.

"Hey Luce…" I snapped out and looked at him. His eyes were serious but they were focused on something else. "Promise me when we arrive at the game area, you won't leave my side." I seriously felt my heart skip a beat as my eyes widened. Was Natsu being sweet again? My face started to blush up. "It'll really be a pain if I have to look for you all over town and can't you do something with your chest? It's a bit too big to be running around in."

I felt a vein pop in my head and I slapped the back of his head hard. "Ouch!" He screamed. I sneered at him and stood up. "You idiot!" I couldn't find any more words to add so I just turned my back at him. I heard him chuckle a bit and then I felt him grasping my arm and pulling my body towards him. I landed on his legs as I barely sat. "Wha-what are you doing?!" I shouted as I tried to stand up but he was keeping me down. "Nope." He pointed at the clock and it was almost twelve midnight. "We have to be as close to each other as possible." He smiled and I sat quietly with my face burning up as we waited for the clock to strike twelve.

Ding dong ding dong… the clock bell rang in our ears and suddenly our bodies began glowing. This was it; it'll be another one heck of a survival. I felt my body being lifted up and everything turned to white. After blinking my eyes a couple of times, I was standing on the pavement beside the river with Natsu holding my hand. The insignia of Fairy Tail Academy marked my hand again and I looked around from side to side. Phew… good thing our surrounding was peaceful.

"So what do we do now?" I looked at Natsu as he held my hand tightly in his. It took a while for him to respond but then he smiled at me. "We're not looking for trouble so we'll just run." He pulled me with him and we ran through the abandoned streets. I could hear cries and explosions in the distant as the cold air engulfed us. It was really weird for no other mage was in our area. I wonder why.

"Natsu, you could let go of my hand now." I whispered at him as I could feel my cheeks burning. He released my hand, scratched his head and nervously laughed. "Sorry… I didn't notice I was still holding it." I just smiled and we hid at an alleyway as two mages passed by us, sending each other blows of their attacks. We tried to keep quiet as possible, trying to get passed this unwanted fight. We can't stay at a place for too long or we'll get discovered.

As we crept from alley to alley, I felt a cold blow sent to my ear that immediately made me shriek. "Boo!" It said and I jumped with my voice coming out of my mouth loudly. Natsu clasped my mouth with his hand to muffle my scream. "What's the big idea Luce?" He scolded me as I pointed behind me. Looking over my shoulder, his eye brow scrunched up and I turned back to see whom he was looking at.

"Yo." Gray Fullbuster stood before us with all of his clothes on. Well this was not a first but it was a surprise.

"Are you trying to kill us Snowman?" Natsu quietly screamed at Gray as he grabbed the ice mage's collar. Gray just smirked and smiled when he saw me. "Sorry for scaring you Lucy." He teased as Natsu got even more pissed. "Don't ignore me!" I felt awkward as a tensed atmosphere began to build up between this two and as Natsu's hand was still covering my mouth. How long does he want me to taste him anyway?

"Um… Natsu… your hand." My voice was muffled but with the vibrations on his hand, he quickly removed it and also released Gray. He sighed and continued walking with both of us on his tail. "Look popsicle, if you want to tag along then be quiet and move fast." He muttered as Gray smirked behind me. "Sure thing." The three of us was quiet as we transferred from alley to alley.

An hour passed when we finally took notice of a fight that sent mages flying everywhere. We hid at our alleyway and watched mages being thrown into the surrounding shops and buildings. Some of them were screaming for making an attack while some were retreating for their lives. I wonder who these people were to take on other mages head-on.

"We can't beat this demon! Let's retreat!" A bunch of guys ran pass us and we decided to take a look at this 'demon' they called. Hmm… long red scarlet hair, shining armour, and a sword; but a skirt? I blinked my eyes as I took a closer look on the face. I couldn't believe who I was seeing that defeated that bunch of guys.

"Erza!" I called out as her eyes landed on me. She lowered her sword and ran over as we met halfway.

"Lucy, what are you doing here?" She asked as she searched my body for bruises. "Well you see, I'm joining too… and I'm with these two." I laughed and called Natsu and Gray who were stiff as a board. "What's wrong?" I asked as they came out slowly.

"She's really a demon." Both if their faces were pale and cold sweat was all over their body.

"Huh?" I looked over to Erza who had a beautiful and strong face. All I could see was a Knight in a skirt.

-To be continued-