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July 3rd
1:50 PM – Fairy Tail Guild
"WE FOUND IT!"
Lucy turned around to see Erza and Gray come crashing through the door with excitement. It had only been an hour but she already felt tired out from training, so she had decided to take a break with Levy.
"We found it!" They said again.
"Found what?" Levy asked, standing up from her spot at the table.
Gray and Erza looked at each other with proud smiles on their faces before they replied, "The mysterious dark guild!"
Natsu and Gajeel walked in just in time to hear Gray and Erza's news.
"WHERE IS IT?" Natsu jumped in front of the two with his hands in the air, eager to know so he could beat the heck out of the dark guild for messing with Fairy Tail. Lucy laughed. Though she and Natsu were adults now, he still had that boyish charm that she grew to love.
Erza walked over to where Lucy and Levy were sitting with Gray and Natsu following her. She pulled out a map from who knows where and laid it flat on the table. Lucy looked at the map closely and noticed a red "X" in the dark area of the map.
"Why's that area dark?" Levy inquired.
Gajeel slowly turned his head at her and simply said, "Because it's full of evil."
Levy wore a creeped out face for a second and Gajeel chuckled at her expression so she blushed slightly and looked away.
"So who's going?"
The group turned their attention away from the map and looked over at the source of the question. The Master sat on the chair behind them and rephrased his question, "Who's going to fight the dark guild?"
"Gramps!" Natsu smiled before walking over to the old man. "I'm definitely going. There's no way I'm going to miss out on an event as big as this."
"Natsu," Lucy said. "You're making this sound more like a party than a problem." She laughed nervously before walking over to him and placed her arm around him. "But if he's going to this 'party', then count me in too."
"I'll come too." Gray said. Natsu turned his head slightly and they locked eyes, their competiveness growing. Gray smirked and added, "I'm definitely going to beat more of those dark guild buffoons than you will."
"Like hell I'd let you do that!" Natsu exclaimed. Turning around fully and pressing his forehead onto Gray's and giving him a dirty look. Gray returned the look and the tension in the guild increased tenfold.
A pair of eyes glared at the rosy-haired dragon slayer and then gazed at the dark-haired ice mage. Gray-sama, Juvia thought as she watched from behind a pillar. Juvia is confident you'll beat Natsu by a landslide.
8:30 PM – Dragneel Home
Lucy sighed. It had been yet another long day of training. Plus, the attack force against the mysterious dark guild had been decided after Erza stopped Natsu and Gray's bickering. The team included Erza, Gray, Juvia, Natsu, Wendy, Gajeel, and Lucy. On top of training, the team had to make preparations to leave for the dark guild the next day since the dark guild's attack on Fairy Tail could happen any day. As a result, Lucy was exhausted and had been spending the past hour trying to sleep, but for some reason, she couldn't.
Suddenly, she felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist and pulled her backwards until her back hit a hard surface. Lucy turned her head slightly to see Natsu smiling at her with tired eyes. "Can't sleep either, Luce?"
Lucy's eyes widened at the sound of her nickname. He hadn't called her that in a while, she had already begun to think he'd forgotten it. "No," she replied. "I'm a bit nervous about the dark guild. They seem so strong and horrifying."
"Don't worry, Luce." Natsu said. His hold on her tightened a smidge before he added, "I'll protect you."
Lucy blushed and patted Natsu's hands. He let go of her and she turned her body around so that she could face him without hurting her neck. Their eyes locked and he edged closer to her on the bed, closing the gap between them.
Hehe... I tried to add some more NaLu in this chapter. There's definitely going to be more in future chapters though so don't worry and keep your hormones under control haha ;P
And sorry if you find a lot of mistakes, it's late and i'm tired so my brain isn't working properly. Please leave a review anyways! Hope you enjoyed~ :D