/Author's Note/
Chapter 3! And the journey begins! ^^
Sorry for every mistakes in grammars and spellings..^^;
/Special Thanks to/
Angel-Spike-lover , AznAkatsuki , darkhuntressxir , Indh13 , ocdanime
for the review ^^
/Disclaimer/
Fairy Tail belongs to Hiro Mashima. Not mine.
Chapter 3 / Gotcha'!
On the gate of Magnolia town, we could see Erza and Lucy were standing, waiting for the three boys (I mean, 1 boy and 2 cats) to come. The red haired girl tapped her feet as she tried hard to be patient. While Lucy pleaded in her heart for the boys to come soon or she'll be targeted by an angry Erza.
Here comes Happy, flew and (accidentally) hit Lucy's face. "Good morning!" The blue cat greeted.
"H-happy get off of my face!" Lucy pushed Happy and the blue cat jumped on the ground. "Where are Natsu and Gray? Aren't you supposed to be with them?"
"They're coming." Happy pointed at Gray and Natsu who were running toward them as fast as they could, hoping Erza wouldn't kill them for being late.
"2 minutes late, boys." Erza glared at the two exhausted boys.
"*pant pant* It's all…*pant* this stupid kitty's fault! *pant*" Gray yelled. "He suddenly changed the route to chase a mouse while on our way here! So I chased him to the alley until finally I caught him and brought him back to his sense!"
"M-meow! *pant* It's nyot my fault! *pant pant* That mouse looked very tempting to be chased, miaw!" Neko-Natsu yelled back. "I don't know why but my body somehow told mew to chase that mouse! It's like I'm in luv with a small-moving-object, meow.."
"Oh, that's right. Levy told me once, that the 'Inserto' spell was supposed to insert one's abilities AND personalities to the other. That's why Natsu acts like a real cat. It's the 'cat's sense' that makes him do cat-thingy." Lucy said.
"Alright, this time I forgive you guys because of Natsu's 'kitty condition'." Erza sighed. "Starting from now, all of us have to take a good look for Natsu to prevent him doing that 'cat-thingy' and making us get into trouble. Okay?"
"Aye.." Everybody answered defeatedly.
"Now let's go to the station and take the train to Verdale City. Gray, you're in charge for Natsu's stuff." Erza turned away and started walking, followed by the others.
Neko-Natsu grinned a 'Thanks a lot, 'partner'' to mock Gray. The ice mage just groaned as the reply and grabbed Natsu's stuff.
=====meow=====meow=====
They finally arrived at the train station. Lucy and Happy went to buy tickets for them, while Erza and Gray brought all their belongings into the train. As for Neko-Natsu, he just sat outside the train's door where Erza and Gray had just got in. Even in this kitty form, I still hate transportation. Haha.. He sighed and his ears fell down, not listening the information.
"The train is going to leave the station."
"Oi, kitty. What are you doing there? Lucy and Happy already bought the tickets. Come on in!" Gray stood inside the train, leaning on the train's door.
"Ah.. Myeah, 'm commin, meow.." Neko-Natsu stood up and started to walk toward Gray.
Suddenly, the train started to move. Shocked, Neko-Natsu ran following the moving train that went faster and faster. Damn! What's wrong with this kitty body? I can't run faster than this! Neko-Natsu started to get left behind.
"Natsu!" Gray shouted. "Ice Make – Bridge!" An ice bridge appeared from Gray's direction. Neko-Natsu jumped immediately on the ice bridge and ran all the way there. But the ice bridge was cut off due to the moving train. A-am I gonna make it? Neko-Natsu thought desperately.
"Natsu, jump!" Gray screamed making the black kitten snapped out from his thought. "I'll definitely catch you! Trust me! Now, JUMP!"
Neko-Natsu gritted his teeth and forced his feet to ran at the highest speed. Trust! He took the last step on the ice bridge. JUMP! The black kitten kicked as hard as he could and stretched his body. He could see Gray's hands tried to reach out for him from the train. Gray! was all Neko-Natsu thought in the air until he felt a pair of strong arms holding him tightly.
"Gotcha'!" Gray grinned at the black kitten in his arms.
"G-…Gray.." Neko-Natsu tried to catch a breath. "Th-…Thanks.. meow.." That's the last thing he could say before he colapsed in Gray's arms.
"O-oi, kitty? Are you okay?"
"Muwgh… Trans..portation…meoow…"
Gray let out a small sigh of relief. Phew.. At least he's okay beside because of the motion sickness. "Okay, let's get you back to the others." Gray carried Neko-Natsu and walked to their seats.
=====meow=====meow=====
"He looks like a small black fur ball." Lucy poked Neko-Natsu who was curled into a ball because of his motion sickness.
"Meoow…" Neko-Natsu mewled an 'I'm-nyot-feeling-well'.
"Do you want some fish, Natsu?" Happy offered.
"Nyo.. Thanks, Happy.. meow.."
It's been an hour since the train left the station. They would arrive at Verdale City in about 4 hours. So all of them decided to take a nap for a while. "You should take a nap too, Natsu." Erza said for the last time before she fell asleep.
As for Gray, he couldn't sleep. He kept watching the black fur ball beside him. He's totally feeling uncomfortable. But what can I do?
Neko-Natsu still curled into a ball. First, this stupid kitty form. Second, this stupid train! Third, this STUPID motion sickness! Suddenly he felt something touched his back. He lifted up his head and saw it was Gray's hand.
"Go back to sleep, kitty. Everyone has already slept." Gray said in a small volume.
"But I can't. This motion sickness is killing mew, meow."
"Can't this help even just a little bit? I know you're feeling very uncomfortable right now, especially in that kitty form of yours." Gray started to stroke Neko-Natsu's back as gentle as he could.
Thinking for a while, finally Neko-Natsu gave up to the touch. He jumped on Gray's lap and rested there. A small 'purr' came out from his mouth. Gray's touch.. How could I like it so much? I think it's because of my 'cat sense' right now. Cats love to cuddle, don't they? Except Happy of course. Haha.. Relaxed by the touch, Neko-Natsu could sleep peacefully, forgetting about his motion sickness.
After Gray was sure that Neko-Natsu had already fallen to sleep on his lap, he touched the black kitten's head gently, not wanting to wake him up. I never thought he would ever want to cuddle with me. Is it really just because of his 'cat sense'? Well, I hope not.. Gray laughed a little before he too, fell asleep.
=====meow=====meow=====
Gray opened his eyes slowly and yawned. How long since I've been sleeping? He thought. When he opened his eyes, he could see Lucy, Erza, and Happy were staring at him with their 'smiling' faces.
"W-what? Is there something on my face?" The ice mage asked nervously.
"No~.. Not at all, Gray. Hehe.." Lucy smiled while covering her mouth.
"I got their picture!" Happy yelled loudly while lifting a camera, making Neko-Natsu woke up.
"Good job, Happy." Erza smiled.
"You whaaat?" Gray shocked. "Why did you take our picture? Give me the camera, Happy!" Gray tried to grab Happy but stopped by a 'meouch!' sound from his lap.
"Meow, ice-block! Myou're clamping mew! Can't breathe, meow! " Neko-Natsu struggled between Gray's lap and chest.
"Ah, sorry Natsu." Gray immediately pulled up and threw another glare to Happy. "Give. Me. The. Camera."
"Sorry Gray, but it's Erza's camera. Haha." Happy already gave the camera back to Erza. "Just ask her. If you dare. Fufu~.." The blue cat laughed a little.
"Mwhat's going on here, meow?" Neko-Natsu confused.
"Verdale City! Verdale City! Passengers who're about to stop in this city please be prepared."
"We're arrived, guys. Let's bring our stuff." Erza said as she put the camera into her bag.
Neko-Natsu hopped from Gray's lap, waiting for Gray to bring his stuff. All of them got out from the train after making sure there's nothing left behind.
"M-meow.. Gray!" Neko-Natsu shouted from behind. "T-thanks, meow.."
Looking at the black kitten, the ice mage smirked. "No problem, kitty." And then he forgot about the camera.
Me: Flying Neko-Natsuuu~! Whiiiiiiii~!
Happy: So you could also fly like me, Natsu! Let's fly together! *grabbing Neko-Natsu's paw*
Neko-Natsu: N-nyo, Happy! It's not like that, meoooOOOOWWWAAHH! *pulled by flying Happy*
Gray: Happy! Put him down! He can't fly!
Neko-Natsu: Myeah! P-put mew down, Happy meow! *struggling*
Happy: Okay! *letting Neko-Natsu go*
Neko-Natsu: I mean on the groooouuunnd myaaaaaaaannngg! *falling from the sky*
Me: I got it! I got it! *trying to catch Neko-Natsu* BUH! *pushed away by Gray*
Gray: I gotcha'! *catching Neko-Natsu* You okay? *checking Neko-Natsu's body*
Neko-Natsu: *panting* My-myeah.. I thought I was gonna die, meow.. *panting*
Happy: It looks like fun! I'm gonna teach you how to fly then. Wanna try again, Natsu?
Everybody: NOOO!
Happy: Oookay. If you ever wanna try again, just ask me, 'kay? And as the reward, just bring me a fish~
Me: I bet he will never wanna try again. *sighing* See you in the next chapie! BYE-BYE meow! ^^