I decided to make Lucy clingy when tired because... Well I don't have an actual reason other than I'm writing the story and I fucking felt like it. Enjoy my bullshit, plot-knotted story. I say plot-nodded because in the course of 8 chapters I've already had at least 5 improv plot-twists. Also, please leave a review and tell me if I should do a POV chapter. Being a guy and all I could probably make a better Natsu POV. Review/comment/send me a private message telling me what I should do please
Also, from now on, Author's notes will be inside double parentheses (( )) whereas information will be in single( )
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Chapter 8
Lucy woke up in disbelief, she was not only tired, but the last 2 days were not a dream. She was in a shack with her face buried in a very warm neck
"Sleep well, Luce?" She heard a voice
She looked up and saw salmon-colored hair.
"What are you doing in my bed you perv?." She teased
"Maybe before calling me a perv and asking questions, you could look at the placement of your arms." He said
Lucy's face went bright red. Her right hand was draped over Natsu's shoulder while her left arm was hovering dangerously close to his... Well... You know ((If you don't know then stop reading this before it goes south)). Furthermore, her boobs were squished against his chest
"If the perv that's laying on me has no objections, then I desire to take a shower. Wait. Bath works better. This is the only time of the year that the volcano is active. That sounds good."
Lucy gulped "Uhm... Natsu? How far away is this 'active volcano'?"
"Well... From here is about a 10 minute walk. Can't you smell the ash?" He asked
Lucy got off of Natsu. Come to think of it whenever Natsu was around, there was a faint smell of ash about him "Natsu, do you know what happens when it gets too hot?"
"Yeah. I bathe and everyone else dies, right?"
"MY HAIR GETS ALL FRIZZY AND IF I DIE, I WANT TO DIE LOOKING ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!"
Natsu stood up, put on his clothes, and walked towards the door "You coming?"
"I can't take a bath, so why should I?" She asked looking indignant
"Because I have made many enemies and every one of them knows the guild I am affiliated with. Some very many while others very powerful. A few are a combination of the two. The government hates me because of my 'rampant destruction'" he said using air quotes "and I did bust more gangs and throw more people in prison than I could count. I've also killed loved ones and-"
"ENOUGH! I'LL COME WITH YOU!" She yelled, angry with his nonchalant tone
"There is a way for you to be able to bathe in the volcano. But for that to happen, we need Igneel. Or maybe not." He said, whispering the last part to himself
Lucy's eyes widened " w-what did you say?"
"I said 'There is a way for you to be able to bathe in the volcano. But for that to happen, we need Igneel.'"
"No, after that!" Lucy pressed
"How did you hea— fuck. I just admitted to it." Natsu sighed "Well, I do have the body parts of a dragon. Scales and mouth and stomach. But it probably won't work even if I knew how to transfer part of them to you."
"Oh. Well how much heat can you withstand?"
Natsu shrugged "all of it. The only fire that has ever been hot to me is... Well... That asshole fire God-Slayer... What was his name? Zanpakuto? Zangass? Zed? Well. Whatever his name is."
"Wait. You're saying you fought someone with the power to kill a god!?" She gaped
"Yeah. That was after I abstained from my death magic too. I guess dragons are stronger than gods!" Natsu deducted
They walked in silence for the remainder of the trip to the volcano
"We're here! Lucy you may want to turn around until I get in."
Lucy turned around "It's safe." Natsu said
Lucy's eyes widened "YOU WEREN'T SHITTING ME WERE YOU!"
Natsu was soaking in the lava "nope. Nice, warm... Relax...ing" Natsu said, falling asleep
Natsu fell asleep and was slowly sinking deeper into the lava. Eventually, his head dropped below. Lucy could do nothing because she could not withstand the obnoxious heat. Natsu came up coughing and hacking
"Natsu! I was yelling at you to wake up! I can't swim in lava, dumbass!" Lucy yelled
"Ok. *cough cough hack hack* let's get going to the *cough* guild."
"PUT SOME CLOTHES ON DUMBASS!" Lucy yelled, throwing clothes at the lava-covered man in front of her.
'Damn. Shouldn't have done that. Now his clothes are gonna melt.' Lucy thought to herself, secretly not regretting it. To her internal dismay, however, the clothes did not melt.
"Let's go to the guild. What time is it anyway?" Natsu asked
"About that. My phone hasn't been working. What's wrong with it? It won't even turn on?"
"Well. Firstly, 1200 years in the past AND alternate universe? There's no such thing as satellites here. And secondly, I was playing on it last night for a few hours. Sorry."
Lucy sighed "I guess it wasn't of any use anyway."
"Also, you have some insanely weird notes on your phone. What were those? I was mentioned several times."
Lucy's eyes widened as her face grew red "That was... Supposed to be private."
"Oh. Really? Sorry, Luce."
The two walked to the guild with an eerie silence among them. Something was off. It was unnatural. Nobody was in town and when they arrived to the guild, there was nothing but a pile of rubble and unconscious bodies
Some coughing was heard in the distance. Natsu and Lucy ran towards the sound to see a scarlet-haired mage
"ERZA WHAT HAPPENED?!"
Erza coughed "Natsu. Zeref came back." Natsu paled at the words "He asked where your house is. None of us would tell him. I'm sorry we couldn't-"
"Shut up, Erza. It isn't your fault. Zeref is the most powerful dark mage in history. The only person who could come close to rivaling his power as of now would be me. I haven't used it in years. But this was the conditions I used on that day. The day we buried Lisanna." Natsu grew a solemn look "I will be the one to kill Zeref."
Lucy backed away, absolutely terrified of the darkness surrounding the salmon-haired mage. She slowly crept towards Erza feeling safest around her
"Lucy, that won't help. You can hide behind me all you want, but if Natsu loses his head here, we all die. The entire city will be destroyed. I've seen him angry, but never like this. It's on a whole new level."
"A-and what of the guild and town? Won't it be destroyed in their fight?"
"Lucy, I reckon that if Natsu and Zeref do fight, it will be on an international scale. The entire continent could be destroyed."
Lucy shrieked. 'Such immense power shouldn't even exist!' She thought
"I've decided against it." Natsu declared
"Against... What exactly, flame-brain?" Gray stood up
"If I'm going to defeat Zeref, I'm going to do it my way. I'll kill him with my slaying magic."
Fin
I realized I probably threw the plot in too quickly. Also, I wrote this chapter over the course of 3 days. Thank you for reading this far.