Hostage
The city has changed since the last I came. Magnolia, the place Fairy Tail's guild is. I watched the guild from afar, keeping my presence hidden. I opened the list with Natsu's team members on it, scanning the names once more.
"Who are you looking for?" Yamato whispered.
"...I was thinking of the blue exceed, however it stays too close to Natsu. Lucy Heartfilia will probably be the best choice. Celestial Spirit Mages are useless without their keys; as long as we take those, she'll just be any normal girl." As I mumbled, the blonde mage walked out of the guild.
She was headed home.
We quietly followed her. It was getting dark making blending with the crowd a simple task.
She entered her house, shutting the door behind her. Judging from the fact I didn't hear a small 'click' I guessed the mage didn't lock the door. Foolish.
I leaped across to the roof of her house.
"What are you going to do now?" The purple cat said.
I didn't feel like explaining everything, "Just tell me if you smell anyone else in the room."
Yamato nodded and slowly sniffed the air, "...nope. There isn't anyone else, but her in the room..." He then desperately added, "Yushiro, let's stop! It isn't too late yet...!"
"Shut up. Father gave me this mission... I have to succeed in it; doesn't matter how..." I quickly covered my mouth with my scarf. Assassins can't let their emotions effect their words and actions, especially during a mission.
"Yushiro..."
"I can't become a mage that is the reality." I say coldly, "It's time."
I slipped quietly into the house from the nearest room. The room wasn't lit and I could hear the shower running. Scanning the room, I searched for the Celestial Spirit keys. It was easy since she just placed them on the table. I put them in my pocket.
"This should do it..."
"Who are you!?" I turned around to see Natsu entering the room through the window. I was careless...!
"Lucy's keys...!" The dragon slayer growled. He gathered magical power around his fist as fire enveloped it, "What are doing with them!?"
What to do... What to do...!? I kept my calm composure, but was paniking on the inside. I slowly slid my hand to the pouch which hung from my belt.
"N-Natsu!?" Lucy had already finished her shower and walked into her room, dressed in her night clothes.
Now's the chance! I pulled out two smoke bombs from my pouch and immediately threw them onto the ground. The smoke quickly filled the room taking everyone's sight and sense of smell. This wasn't ordinary smoke; but a powerful sleep powder.
"Natsu!"
"Lucy!?" I could hear the mages call out to each other. I have trained in this smoke so, I was used to navigating through it and its sleep inducing effects no longer worked on me.
I quickly made my way towards the knocked out Celestal Mage.
"Let's go, Yamato!"
"...yeah..."
"Lucy!" I don't know how, but suddenly I realized that Natsu was right before me. He swung his fists in my general direction.
Barely dodging the sudden attack, I quickly backed away. Leaving a note on the floor, I quickly made my escape.
"Karyuu no Tekken!"
I swerved just in time for his magic to miss me. For a second; our eyes met. How was he able to stay awake!?
Slowly his eyelids shut and he was sound asleep. I stared wide eyed at the space in front of me.
"Yushiro!" Yamato's call snapped me out of my daze.
Natsu Dragneel. I can't drop my guard.