Natsu led Erza back up to the long hallway that contained the Guard's quarters and led down to the Princess'. They walked down it silently; Natsu knew that Erza was trying to give him space after his tale. When they got to the guard's quarters Erza made to go inside but Natsu chuckled, "Not quite."

He turned to the door opposite the guard's quarters and pushed it open, stepping inside. When Erza followed him he smirked at the surprised look on her face and said, "We can't guard the queen without weapons. This is the Princess's guard's personal armory."

Natsu had to admit, it was fairly impressive. It was a long narrow room, with dividers on each side dividing them into three stalls per side, and another door at the end of the room. Each of these stalls held two armor stands as well as a variety of weapons racks. One armor stand held a suit of chainmail as well as gauntlets and greaves; the other held a much heavier set of plate mail. Natsu explained, "The chainmail set is for when we are guarding the Princess around the castle or city. The plate is for if and when the Princess decides to follow the army during a war."

Erza jerked her head towards Natsu incredulously, "That is allowed?"

The pink haired man chuckled, "You can't tell the royal women what is and isn't allowed. It's happened before, so we like to be prepared."

Erza nodded and then glanced over at the stall on the end on the left side, "I'm guessing that the empty one is mine?"

Natsu chuckled and led her down to the end of the room before saying, "It is. We're going to have to get you fitted for personal arms and armor soon but for now…"

He opened the door at the end of the room and they went inside. This was a much smaller room that held an assortment of chainmail of different sizes as well as more weapons racks. Natsu explained, "We like to have extras in case of emergency. Everything you see in those stalls out there is personal arms and armor. For a few day's you'll have to wear the normal stuff."

Natsu led her over to a stack of chainmail and it took them a few minutes to find the best fit, then he found her gauntlets and greaves to go with it. Natsu grinned as they moved on to weapons, "The armorer is going to have a fit trying to tailor armor to you. I don't think he's ever made armor for women before, and your figure certainly won't make it easy on him."

Erza turned towards him with fire in her eyes, "And what exactly are you trying to say?"

Natsu had several unpleasant flashbacks in that moment before saying carefully, "I'm saying your figure is different from a man's."

She glared at him for a moment more before crossing her arms and saying, "Very well."

Erza turned back to the weapons and Natsu silently breathed a sigh of relief, 'Smooth…'

His thoughts were interrupted by Erza saying, "Were you being sincere when you said I could fight with whichever weapons I wanted?"

Natsu grinned, "Hell yes. Not everyone on the guard prefers sword and shield anyways."

The man grabbed a sword belt off of a table and found an extra scabbard, affixing it to the belt. He gave it to Erza saying, "Put it on."

She did, settling it about her middle and over the chainmail, cinching it tightly. He next pulled two longswords off of a weapons rack and handed them to her. She got the message and sheathed both of them in one smooth motion. He asked, "Does that sit right or do you need something different?"

Erza walked around the room a bit, jumped up and down, and then said, "No, I think that should work. The scabbards don't move that much when I walk so it shouldn't be a problem."

Natsu nodded and then left the room with Erza following. He went over to the stall across from Erza's empty one and began to don his own chainmail. He knew that Erza was watching him as he put on his armor with swift practiced motions. He then took his shield down from the wall, reverently wiping away the little bit of dust that had settled onto the bright red dragon. Erza suddenly asked, "So how did you get your emblem. You're definitely not part of a noble house."

Natsu chuckled as he slung the shield over his back, "It's a play on my nickname, the Salamander. I got the nickname because of my, as some people put it, fiery temper."

Erza also chuckled, "And what exactly about your fiery temper got you the nickname."

The pink haired man smiled wryly, "Let's just say that if you insult my fiancée's honor, my friends honor, or my honor, you're going to have to learn to enjoy the taste of dirt."

Erza snorted and Natsu turned back to getting ready, grabbing his own sword belt and cinching it around his waist. He then took down a sword that was hanging on the wall. The blade was of a standard longsword, but the hilt had a single large blood red ruby set in the pommel. Natsu slid it into his scabbard and noticed Erza staring at the ruby, "This is the captain's sword. The ruby is a symbol of the blood we spill and shed in defense of the Princess."

She nodded and he smiled at her, "Well, time for you to really meet the Princess."

He walked out of the room but noticed the huge smile that was breaking out on the red heads face as she followed him.

It only took them a few seconds to make their way down to the end of the hallway, where the door to the Princess' chambers was. Natsu knocked once, then twice, then three times, and then opened the door. As he walked in he said over his shoulder, "That's how we let whoever is on guard know that we're coming in. Otherwise you might find yourself on the wrong end of a sword."

They entered a small antechamber that had little more than a few chairs in it. There were windows on both sides of the room letting the noon sun in, and in one of the chairs sat an angry looking Gray Fullbuster. Natsu grinned at him and said, "What's got you in such a fine mood on such a fine day."

The raven haired man stood up and stretched, his chainmail rustling, and said, "I've been here for eight hours 'cause I lost a bet to Laxus. I'm bored out of my mind and I need sleep. Having to do the tournament and an eight hour shift is awful."

Natsu walked up to him and clapped him on the shoulder, "Well, maybe next time you won't get your ass kicked."

Grey growled at him, not noticing Erza entering the room behind Natsu, "Shut up, I can't believe I lost to a girl, someone must have messed with my equipment or something."

The raven haired man jumped when Erza's voice rang out, "Do you want to say that to my face?"

He finally glanced over Natsu's shoulder and saw Erza. He asked quizzically, "Who the hell are you?"

Natsu stepped back and slung an arm around Erza's shoulder, "Gray, meet Erza Scarlet. She's the newest member of the Princess' Guard, and also the one that beat you yesterday."

Gray's mouth opened and closed a few times, and then he quietly said, "Natsu. You didn't."

Natsu grinned, "That's what you get for not staying for the whole tournament."

Gray shook his head and snorted, "Gajeel and Elfman told me that I lost to a girl, but those bastards didn't tell me that you'd gotten her on the guard. I bet they just wanted to see the look on my face. You didn't use your request from the king for this did you?"

The pink haired man chuckled, "You bet I did. Otherwise her head would have been on a chopping block."

Gray shook his head again, "Well, better that than your other request."

Natsus face hardened and he said, "You're tired Gray. Go to bed."

The raven haired man laughed and walked past them out of the room, "Don't mind if I do."

When he'd left a room Erza asked him, "What was he talking about? What is your other request?"

Natsu turned his back to her and stared out one of the windows before saying, "I wanted the king to carve Lisannas name into the memorial for the guards that give their life in defense of the royal family. When I won the first tournament after Lisanna died, that was my request to the king, and he denied it. He also denied it the second time. If he denied it a third time, then in the ancient traditions I would have the right to challenge him to a duel that he is honor bound to accept. I was either going to force him to do it, or kill him."

He turned to see the shocked look on Erza's face and she said quietly, "But you used your request to save my life, and put me on the guard."

Natsu smiled at her and walked over to put a hand on her shoulder, "Anything that pisses off the king is good in my book, besides, I disagree with his complete dismissal of women fighters. Now come on, enough with this depressing stuff. It's time for you to meet the Princess."

He turned to the door to the inner chambers and walked over to it. Erza expected him to knock and ask to be let in but instead the pink haired man turned the doorknob and barged into the inner rooms saying loudly, "Guess who it is Luce!"

Erza gaped when she heard the voice of the Princess respond, "Damnit Natsu! You scared the hell out of me! How many times have I told you to stop barging in on me like that?"

The red headed woman hurriedly stepped through the door to see Natsu standing in the middle of a large room grinning while Princess Lucy sat on her bed berating him her voice rising with each word, "You'd think after two years of this crap you'd be done with it! I'm lying here trying to enjoy a book and you decide you're going to burst in and scare the crap out of me! I wish that girl yesterday had beaten you so you'd learn a little bit of humility!"

She punctuated her last statement by throwing a rather heavy book at Natsu. The knight ducked and it flew by him, hitting Erza squarely in the face. She bent over and clutched her face as Natsu began laughing and she heard Princess Lucy stand up and say, "Oh no! I'm so sorry! Are you alright?"

Erza straightened back up and took her hands away from her face, checking them for blood before saying, "Yes Your Highness I am. My nose isn't bleeding or broken so I'm fine."

The Princess hurried across the room in a swirl of silk and Erza stood stock still as two small hands came out and cupped her face, and the Princess examined where she had accidentally struck Erza with the book, "You're right it doesn't look bad. Please forgive me… I seem to have forgotten your name as well."

The Princess put her hands down and her brown eyes were wide with guilt so Erza said, "My name is Erza Scarlet, Your Highness, and there is nothing to forgive. I should have gotten out of the way of the book."

The beautiful blonde princess sighed and stepped back. Erza finally got a good look at her. She was almost half a foot shorter than Erza's 5'10'', and her long blonde hair reached nearly to the middle of her back. Today she was wearing a blue dress that sat elegantly on her slender frame, just tight enough to show a hint of curves but not quite enough to be indecent. She had a smile on her face as she said, "Erza Scarlet, that's right. That idiot over there had you placed on the guard. I'm glad that you decided to stay."

Erza gave a low bow and said over Natsu's protest at the Princess choice of words, "It has been my dream to serve you, Your Highness. I can only hope I live up to your expectations."

A gentle hand was placed under Erza's chin and the Princess drew her head up until they were face to face, "You don't have to be so formal. None of my guards are, and I like it better that way."

Erza stood straight up and said stiffly, "If you say so, Your Highness."

Princess Lucy laughed and glanced at the mildly peeved Natsu, "If he makes your life difficult in any way, just come to me. I know exactly how to deal with him."

This made Erza crack just a tiny smile and the Princess turned from her, hearing Natsu whine, "Come on Luce, I'm hungry. Let's go get some food."

The Princess looked at him imperiously and said, "I have matters of state to attend to. You shall have to find your food elsewhere."

A grin broke out on Natsu's face, "No you don't. You don't have anything like that until next week."

Lucy sighed and waved her hand in defeat, "Fine, let's go then."

Natsu laughed and started walking towards the door, "You know you love going to Fairy Tail Luce."

Erza watched a smile break out on the Princess face as she said, "Of course I do. It's just being there with you that I object to."

The Princess and Natsu walked out of the room continuing their playful banter and Erza followed them, listening in shock as the Princess and her guard traded insults. She interrupted as they walked down the halls of the castle, "Natsu! How can you be so rude to the Princess?"

The pink haired man glanced back from his position beside the Princess as they walked, "This isn't rude. What was rude was Luce throwing that book at me."

The Princess lightly nudged his arm, "Not any more rude than you bursting into my room and scaring me."

Natsu grinned at her and then said to Erza, "This is pretty normal for us. We've known each other for a long time. It's just something that friends do."

Erza's eyes widened, "You're friends with the Princess? I thought you were just a guard?"

Natsu laughed, "Everyone on the guard is friends with the Princess. You can't put your whole heart into something you don't believe in, and we all believe that laying down our lives for the Princess is worth it, because she's our friend."

Erza could see a blush rising on the Princess face as she turned to Erza, "What he means to say, is that I know what the guard sacrifices for me, and so I want to be friends with them. I have to assure myself that I'm someone worth sacrificing for."

Natsu slung an arm around the Princess shoulders and laughed, "Of course you are Luce."

The three continued walking through the castle, eventually making their way out into the city proper. Natsu and Princess Lucy continued their friendly banter, and slowly Erza began to relax and loosen up, even joining in with a comment or two. When they got to the streets outside the castle, Natsu seemed to become more serious and alert, never stopping his teasing of Lucy, but his eyes moving side to side, searching for any threat to the Princess.

Erza was surprised when Lucy stopped at many roadside stalls along the roads they walked. She chatted with many of the people working, and many random people on the streets. All of them seemed to know the Princess, like this had happened many times before. Erza leaned over to Natsu and whispered, "What is she doing?"

He whispered back, eyes never ceasing their roaming, "Lucy comes down here at least once a week. She likes to talk to people. She's of the mind that if she's going to rule them one day, then she has to get to know them."

Erza glanced at the ground, remembering how a certain blue-haired man had acted around his subjects back in Crocus. She was jerked out of her reverie when the Princess moved on and both her and Natsu followed. They walked for another half of a mile and finally came to a large building set slightly back from the street. It had a small fence around a grassy yard and a gate with a sign over it that said FAIRY TAIL.

Natsu and the Princess seemed to smile a little brighter as they stood in front of it and then eagerly began to walk towards the door of the building. Natsu beckoned Erza to hurry up and she did, keeping up with their fast pace. When they reached the doors Erza was again shocked when Natsu kicked them open and yelled, "Guess who's here!"

Erza stepped up beside Natsu and Princess Lucy just in time to see and hear the dozens of patrons in the bar yell, "It's the Princess!"

Natsu grinned and said with mock anger, "Hey! You guys are supposed to be excited to see me! Not her!"

Erza saw a small old man sitting at the bar with a mug as big as his head in his hand shout, "Natsu, we only like you because you bring the Princess around."

Erza was shocked but the pink haired man grinned and said, "Shut up and go back to your ale old man, and if anyone spikes the Princess' drink again, I'm going to throw you off the castle walls."

The entirety of the tavern, Erza had finally realized what it was, laughed and cheered, turning back to their mugs and conversations. To Erza, the entire exchange seemed almost like a ritual. She flinched when she felt a hand grab hers and Natsu was suddenly dragging her to the bar, with the Princess following. They went over to the bar and Natsu sat down, gesturing for Erza to sit next to him as the Princess sat on the other side. The pink haired man waved at the beautiful white haired bartender who was at the other end of the bar and shouted, "Mira! We'll have the usual!"

The woman waved in acknowledgement and went into the back. The tiny old man that Natsu had yelled at earlier, as well as a much taller man came over to them. Erza got a better look at both of them. The small one was bald on top but had some white hair left, as well as a bushy white mustache. The other was a powerfully built man, at least half a foot taller than her, with orange hair and what looked to be a perpetual five o'clock shadow. Both of them came up and Natsu and Lucy turned around to greet them. The two men bowed to Lucy and then said, "We're glad you came Your Highness."

Erza had turned around by now and saw the Princess smile warmly, "I enjoy coming here Makarov, Gildarts."

Both of the men noticed Erza sitting next to Natsu and the tiny old man, Makarov, asked, "Natsu. Who the hell is this?"

Gildarts followed with, "Is she your new girlfriend. I have to say Natsu you sure picked a cut…"

He was cut off when Natsu hopped out of his chair and punched the man in the face, sending him crashing into a pillar. The pink haired man said, "Get your mind out of the gutter you perverted old man. This is Sir Erza Scarlet, the newest knight on the Princess' Guard."

Makarov gaped for a moment and then coughed to cover his surprise before saying, "Damnit Natsu, You've got to stop tweaking the King's nose like that."

Natsu frowned, "He'll get over it. Now, Erza. This is General Makarov Dreyar, He's the strategic head of the Army."

By this time Natsu was done introducing Makarov, Gildarts had come back up and Natsu said, "And this is Gildarts Clive, the field commander of the army, and a perverted old man."

Erza nodded at the both of them and said, "It's very nice to meet you."

They both nodded back at her but Gildarts asked Natsu, "Are you sure she's qualified? I know that she put up a good showing in the tournament yesterday, but that doesn't make her good enough to be on the guard. Are you sure you weren't doing it just to piss the king off."

Erza bristled at his comments but Natsu defended her, "We tied in a practice duel this morning, so yeah, she's good enough."

The entire bar went silent, they'd all apparently been listening in, and Gildarts let out a surprised, "Really? And you were going all out?"

Natsu nodded and grinned, "Oh yeah. She's amazing. She fought with the standard sword and shield for a bit but couldn't touch me, then out of nowhere she picks up a second longsword and gives me one of the toughest bouts I've ever fought. I wouldn't care to fight her for real."

Everyone in the bar looked at her in awe, even the Princess, and Gildarts said, "Wow. Alright then. Welcome to Fairy Tail, Sir Scarlet, we're glad to have you here."

The two men nodded to Erza again, a tad more respectfully this time, and went back to their end of the bar. The tavern slowly began to fill with noise again, although Erza did notice people staring at her. Natsu, Lucy, and Erza all turned back to the bar just in time for the white haired barmaid to return with two plates of food. She set them down in front of Natsu and Lucy before introducing herself to Erza, "Hello, my name is Mirajane Strauss, I'm the barmaid here."

Erza smiled at her and said, "I am Erza Scarlet, newly appointed to the Princess' Guard."

The news, which had been surprising everybody, only merited a raised eyebrow from the white haired woman. Mirajane turned to Natsu who was busy eating the food in front of him like there was no tomorrow and said, "Is that true Natsu?"

The pink haired man nodded instead of answering because he had half of a chicken leg stuck in his mouth at the time. Mirajane asked, "How did that happen?"

Natsu hastily swallowed the chicken and said, "I won the tournament yesterday and used my request to make it happen. Erza disguised herself as a man and entered the tournament, and made it all the way to the finals. We unhorsed each other on the first pass so we fought with swords and I accidentally knocked her helmet off. Imagine my surprise that she's a woman! Anyways, I beat her and the king, being his normal jack-ass self, is going to take Erza away and kill her. I used my request for winning to spare her life, make her a knight, and put her on the guard."

Erza watched Mirajane take in Natsu's story, and then was surprised when a dreamy expression passed over Mirajane's face, "It's like a real Fairy Tail! The knight saves his lady from certain death, and they can't help but fall madly in love and have twenty children!"

Erza blushed crimson but Natsu just sighed, apparently used to Mirajane's antics, "It's not like that Mira, not ever again."

He got up, leaving some of his food behind, and stalked over to join a table that had three other men at it. Two were the guards that Erza had seen yesterday with the Princess. Both were large hulking men with broad shoulders, although one had short spiky black hair, and the other had white hair. The third man had the same build as the first two, but had a very distinctive scar shaped like a lightning bolt running from his forehead, across one of his eyes and down his cheek. His spiky hair was much more yellow when compared the Princess golden hair. None of the men wore armor although all were armed. The white haired man and blonde both wore longswords at their hips. The black haired man had a giant two-handed sword, not the normal color of steel but jet black, that he wore casually strapped across his back.

Erza turned back to the bar to see a sad look cross Mirajane's face. Lucy moved one seat closer to Erza, taking Natsu's vacated one and asked, "What's got him in such a bad mood. He seemed fine earlier."

Mirajane frowned and said, "I don't know precisely, but if I had to guess…"

Erza interrupted her, "I think I may know."

Both the women turned their heads to look at her expectantly and she continued, "I asked him about his past earlier, and he told me about his Fiancée."

Erza couldn't quite interpret the look that came over the barmaid's face as she said, "Ah. Anything to do with my sister generally depresses him. Maybe I shouldn't have tried to play matchmaker today."

A chagrined look came over the scarlet haired woman's face and she looked down at the counter, "I'm sorry, I did not mean to cause any trouble."

Mirajane looked at her and then smiled sweetly, "Don't worry about it. I came to terms with her death a long time ago, it seems that Natsu still hasn't let go of the past. I don't blame him though. We've known him since he was five or so. That was about the time Gildarts adopted him and he started to come around Fairy Tail. He and Lisanna became instant best friends, and as they grew up it evolved into love. I can't really blame him for still not being over it."

Erza was about to reply when her stomach rumbled and both Mirajane and the Princess laughed before Mirajane said, "Would you like something to eat?"

Erza glanced away embarrassedly, "I don't want to be any trouble."

Lucy smiled at her and said, "We're all friends here, it's no trouble at all. Why don't you try the strawberry cake, I find it to be particularly good."

The scarlet haired woman glanced at both of them before acquiescing, and Mirajane left to get her cake. Lucy glanced around before leaning in to Erza and whispering conspiratorially, "So. What are your intentions towards Natsu?"

Erza's face turned a light shade of pink and she said, "He is a very handsome man, but my situation is… much too complicated for anything of that nature. From the sound of it he isn't looking for anything like that either. Besides, wouldn't that be a conflict of interest and hamper us when doing our duty?"

Princess Lucy leaned over the bar and sipped at her drink before replying, "It probably is a conflict, but I wouldn't be concerned about it. But honestly, I think Natsu deserves somebody to make him happy, and so do you. Everyone deserves to be happy and find a little bit of love in the world, don't you think?"

Erza was mildly taken aback by the Princess and hesitated to speak. Lucy smiled at her and said, "Ah, don't mind me. Natsu hates it when I go off on romantic tangents like that. I'm going to have to marry some prince that I've never met in a few years, so I have to live vicariously through everybody else."

Erza sighed, reminded slightly of her situation back in Crocus, and said, "Well. I do not think you'll be able to live a love life vicariously through me. "

By this time Mirajane had returned and set a small piece of strawberry cake down in front of Erza. The scarlet haired woman picked up the fork that came with it and nonchalantly cut a small piece off and put it in her mouth. When she did she stopped for a moment, and a rapturous expression came over her face. Mirajane and Lucy looked at her expectantly and Erza said, "This is the best thing I have ever eaten in my life."

The knight dug in, eating the piece of cake in five seconds flat before saying, "Please, may I have another?"

Mirajane and Lucy giggled and the white haired woman said, "Of course," before hurrying off to grab another slice.

A sudden angry shout came from behind Erza and in a moment the red head was standing between Lucy and the noise, with her hands on the hilts of her swords. What she saw confused her. Natsu and the three men he had been sitting with were currently in the middle of the guild in an all-out brawl. Erza slowly relaxed and went back to her seat asking Lucy, "What the hell are they doing?"

The Princess glanced back at them but didn't pay them much attention, "They do that most of the time we come in here. It's just their way of blowing off steam. Plus, a good fight will help put Natsu back in a good mood."

Erza glanced at the brawl, where the black haired man was currently punching Natsu in the face, and replied, "If you say so. Shouldn't he be more focused on guarding you though?"

The Princess chuckled, "When I'm in here everybody is my bodyguard. Everybody that frequents this place is a high-ranking military officer or a knight, or their families. This is probably the safest place for me to be outside of the castle."

Erza looked around and examined everybody in the tavern. Lucy was right, all of the men had the look of hardened warriors, and many of them were armed. Mirajane returned with the cake and Erza made sure to eat this piece slower, savoring it. She asked, "So, who are the three that Natsu is fighting with?"

Lucy glanced over and said, "I'm surprised you don't already know. That's 'Lightning Bolt' Laxus, 'Black Steel' Gajeel, and 'Beast Arm' Elfman. Together with 'Frostbite' Fullbuster, the Salamander, and now you, they make up my personal guard."

Erza's eyes widened as she looked back at the brawl and took in the features of the three men that were fighting Natsu. A thought popped through her head and a frown graced her face, "They're all famous knights, with recognized names. I'm just a nobody that was lucky enough to get put on the guard."

Lucy smiled at her and said, "Nonsense. I'm sure that you'll have a chance to earn your name soon enough."

Erza glanced at her and asked, "Natsu told me how he got his nickname, the Salamander, how did the others get theirs?"

Lucy looked around thoughtfully before telling her about each of the other men on the guard.

Laxus Dreyar, the blonde, had gotten his moniker during a tournament. The grandson of General Makarov Dreyar, he was already an up and coming knight. It was an overcast day, and he had made it to the final joust of his first tournament. While he'd been holding his lance straight up, a bolt of lightning had come down from the sky and struck him. Everybody wanted to cancel the joust but he toughed it out, kept going, and won. That, combined with the distinctive lightning shaped scar across his face that the lightning strike had given him, earned him his nickname.

Gajeel Redfox, the man with short spiky black hair, had earned his fighting in the army. When the kingdom had been invaded three years ago he had led a small force into the enemy camp and slain Antonyk the Red Baron, considered at the time to be the preeminent fighter on the continent, in single combat. He'd taken his signature jet-black two handed sword from the Red Baron's corpse as spoils of war, and it earned him the nickname, 'Black Steel'.

Gray Fullbuster, the guard she had met earlier, earned his nickname for his cold personality, as well as the ice water that ran through his veins. During the same war that Gajeel had earned his fame, Fiore's army had been besieging a city in the dead of winter. Under cover of a blizzard, armed only with a longsword, Gray had singlehandedly scaled the city walls and opened the gates, allowing the army to take the city.

Elfman had earned his for one simple reason. One day while out in the woods with some members of the army, they had been attacked by a bear. Instead of running like his friends, Elfman had instead punched the bear one time in the head, killing it instantly. For that he was given the name, 'Beast Arm'.

Erza sat in awe as Lucy told the stories and when she was done glanced back at the four men who were still brawling with new found respect. Lucy said, "I'm sure that one of these days you will have your chance to earn your own name, and fame."

Erza smiled at her, "Maybe. I'm just happy to be serving you as one of your guards."

They sat and chatted companionably, the stiffness and formality that Erza had shown earlier had melted away. By this time she was on her third piece of cake, the scarlet haired woman couldn't get enough of her new favorite food. Out of nowhere a mug flew through the air and knocked the piece of cake off of the bar. Erza watched as it fell to the floor and splattered against it. Lucy started to say, "Oh Dea…"

But was interrupted when the red head stood up with fire in her eyes and roared, "Natsu!"

All eyes in the bar turned to her and the four men in the middle of the room even stopped brawling to stare at her. She growled menacingly, "You have destroyed my new found passion and joy, strawberry cake. Death is the only fit punishment for all four of you."

Everyone in the room felt a nervous shiver go up their spines and had the exact same thought as they watched Erza rampage over her fellow guards, 'She'll do just fine.'