Family
Chapter Two
There we go, the next chapter. Sorry it's shorter than my other ones, but I thought it was a good place to stop on. I hope you review and enjoy the story!
I can't really tell if people are liking this or not, so please review, thanks.
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Gray watches his friend and old teammate curiously, raising his eyebrow once in awhile. Loki has been tapping on the table for the past thirty minutes, glancing over towards the front door perodically. Honestly, Gray found this quite amusing, if not a bit pityful. Loki is known to be a huge player, and yet this single, mysterious girl has Loki wrapped around her finger. Gray smirks lightly, while leaning back on his chair. Natsu and the girl has been outside for more than an hour, and it looks like Loki will snap any minute.
"How the hell did Natsu get her to talk? She hasn't even told me her name!" Loki growls out, cletching his hand into a fist and slamming it on the table. "I was with her for a very long time, and she avoided talking to me! How fair is that?" Gray rolls his eyes mentally and stares at Loki.
"Loki," Gray calls calmly, leaning against the table, "Maybe you're just jealous over Natsu. Or maybe you're just losing your magical touch."
"You know, I think I've seen the girl before," Lucy mumbles suddenly, rubbing her head and pulling out a magazine with her other. She flips through the pages before stopping on an article. "The daughter of Mother Earth has done it again! She traveled to the last village that the Salamander destroyed and helped them rebuild their village! Before the female left, however, we finally got a picture of her. Sadly, it's just the back of her, but we also have a clue of her next location. She told the villagers that she's planning to talk to the one who keeps destroying the village and try and get him to settle down a little. We are still trying to figure out her name, and still searching the guilds to see if she's actually a hidden guild member! If you have any clues about this lovely woman, please inform us!" Lucy finishes reading and folds the magazine, showing them the picture, "It looks like her back, doesn't it?" Loki glances down at the picture and blinks, noticing the bird on the girl's shoulder.
"That bird was with her in the woods, I believe she called him Naru." Loki announces, turning towards the door, "You don't think they'll fight, do you?" Mirajane rubs her chin before smiling and shaking her head.
"I don't think so, Loki. She's trying to stop him destroying the cities, right?" Mirajane says thoughtfully before raising her eyebrow, "She wouldn't destroy his city for revenge, would she?" Everyone glances worryingly at the door, hoping everyone comes back safely. Natsu is, afterall, unprediticable.
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"Listen, Salamander," The female speaks softly, straightening up her posture and resting a hand on her hip, "I know you are out on missions most of the time, helping other people with their problems, and I am thankful for you for doing that," She pauses and watches a cheeky grin form on his face, "However, you are causing damage all over the country, and you are destroying homes. Before you try and defend yourself I know you aren't doing it on purpose, but I'm getting sick of cleaning up your mess."
"My mess, what do you mean?" Natsu asks, staring down at the girl curiously, a confused look appearing on his face.
"Haven't you found it odd? You haven't recieved any complaints in the past few months, or bills from the places you've destroyed. Do you want to know why, Salamander?" He shakes his head, "Because I've been fixing up your mistakes. I help them rebuild houses, grow more food for them, and heal the injured ones. Don't worry, though, no one had anything more than a bruise or two." She reassures him when she notices his frown and creased forehead. She knew he was worried.
"Oh," Natsu replies simply, "Will you tell me your name?" She shakes her head with a small smirk on her face, unseen by Natsu. "Then, at least let us feed you lunch, you look too skinny!" She shakes her head again before Natsu suddenly grabs her hand and drags her into the guild, kicking the door open, "Hey! Mira! Cook her some lunch please!" Natsu shouts, obilvious to the weird looks he's getting, and the murderous glare from Loki.
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She sighs softly to herself while stirring her soup around, trying to block out all the noise around her. Everyone keeps bugging her about her looks and magic, not to mention her name. "I don't see why it's their business anyways." She thinks, with a small frown. She knows they are just trying to be friendly, but she still doesn't do human interactions well, not to mention understand them.
"Can I - possibly - ask you a personal question?" A girl asks taking the seat next to the other female, "My name is Lucy Heartfilla, by the way." Lucy has beautiful blonde hair, soft brown eyes, and a cheerful smile on her face.
"I suppose you can," The other female answers dryly, "I won't garentee a answer, though." Lucy nods in understanding.
"That's fine, but are you, by chance, the mysterious mage that's been nick named the daughter of Mother Earth?" Lucy asks watching the other girl blink in confusion.
"Is that what they are calling me?" She asks curiously, picking up some soup with her spoon and putting it in her mouth with a thoughtful expression. She doesn't really keep up with any of the news unless it's something she needs to know.
"Y-You didn't know that?" Lucy stutters out in surprise, her brown eyes widening. The girl shakes her head, placing the spoon back into the bowl, silently laughing at Lucy's face expression.
"It's not the surprising, I try to avoid other people." She admits, shrugging her shoulders and heading towards the door, only to have Loki stop her.
"Wait, I think I deserve to know your name, don't I?" He asks, placing his hands on her shoulders gently and staring down at her hopefully.
"Why does the player want to know my name?" She asks dryly, listening to some of the guild members chuckle, amused. "Do you really want to know my name?" Loki nods, releasing his grip on her shoulders, "Jae Lee Harp," She answers, side stepping him and walking out of the guild, heading back towards her camping area.
I thought that was a good place to end, sorry for the evil cliffhanger, though! Can't wait to write the next chapter, and I hope you all enjoyed.
Heartette
