Chapter 3
My How The Mighty Have Fallen
Third Person POV
Job Request Residence
"Fairy Tail mages, thank you for agreeing to be security at my children's 21st birth-Lucy? Lucy Heartfilia is that you?" a middle aged woman asked looking at Lucy.
"Ms. Miranda ? Oh my! How are you?" Lucy asked recognizing the woman that use to live down the road from her when she was younger.
The older woman immediately embraced the younger and giggled. Ms. Miranda had her salt and pepper hair up in a ponytail that hung down to her shoulders. She wore a sleeveless eggplant purple gown that had a lilac colored shawl on with silver strappy heels.
"Oh Tomas would adore a surprise from you! You are a mage from Fairy Tail. I'm impressed Lucy! Your mother would be so very proud of you," Ms. Miranda gushed and patted Lucy on her back again.
"Oh so this is Tomas and Tori's party! This is going to be fun," Lucy said clapping her hands together.
"So it's settled. Lucy will pose as a guest at the party and Gra-Natsu will be her escort,"Erza said beginning to assign jobs.
"Why can't Natsu be my partner?" Lisanna questioned.
Erza raised her eyebrow and Lisanna shrinked back.
"As I was saying, Gray, Lisanna, and I will look around and maybe be the servers," Erza said and faced the hostess.
Lucy politely blushed but felt someone staring daggers at the back of her head. She shook off the feeling and paid close attention to the instructions.
"It sounds like you have this under control. Oh come Lucy and Naku?" Ms. Miranda questioned about Natsu's name.
"Natsu,ma'am," Natsu said to correct her.
"Charmed," said and lead the couple to the stairs and climbed them.
'Don't get too cozy Lucy!,' Lisanna thought while she was lead to get a uniform and her definite position.
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The party was in full swing and the fraternal twins were surprised and excited to see their long time friend Lucy.
"Oh Lucy, I still can't believe you are really here! It's been so long! We have a lot to catch up on," Tori said flipping her black hair across her bare olive skinned shoulders.
"Of course! I would have to shift some things around but definitely!" Lucy said looking around the lively party.
"So tell me any cute boys in Fairy Tail? Are you dating? Tell me, tell me!" Tori begged almost sounding like Levy.
"Wh-why would you think that?" Lucy asked fidgeting with a loose strand of her spiral blonde hair.
"Well for one thing that pink haired guy over there keeps sending death glares to any guy that comes within 5 feet of you. But it's more confusing that the other mage or server with the white hair keeps sending death glares at you too. Lucy are you in a love triangle?" Tori asked cutting her long eyelashes towards her childhood friend.
"I-I don't know what you mean? Natsu and I are just friends and that white haired chick has some type of ego trip that Natsu is her boyfriend. When the block head can't take subtle or blunt hints that one might obsessively like like that said guy. But-but-but of course I am not apart of that. I-I like someone else," Lucy said turning redder by the second. She then took a drink from her punch cup.
"Oh really? Is he here? I bet he's the other cute one with the black hair. Grayson or something like that? He looks much more mature and how would you say...experienced than the pink haired dude but that's just my opinion,"Tori said coyly
Lucy spit out her drink when she caught on that Tori believed that Gray was her crush and that Mr. Conservative was a freaky freak.
'When he strips every other moment. I don't blame Tori for thinking that though,' Lucy thought as she saw Erza scolding Gray for stripping again.
Lucy shook her head and looked around the massive ballroom and really paid attention to the details of the decoration. The color scheme was gold and creme. The twins each had on some sort of gold accessories to go with the color theme and an all black outfit. Lucy turned toward the food and saw Natsu staring at her with his eyebrows kneaded together.
'I bet he ate too much,' Lucy mused herself and turned around when she felt a tap on her shoulder.
"Lu," a male voice called out to her.
The young man was the exact replica of Tori just as a guy. He had on an all black suit that was tailored made to fit his body. He smiled at Lucy genuinely showing his one dimple in his right cheek. Lucy almost lost her breath and was lost in Tomas' grey eyes.
"To-Tomas," Lucy stuttered.
Tomas chuckled and grasp Lucy's right hand and kissed the back of it.
"Bonjour ma belle reine," Tomas said in french to Lucy.
"Huh?" Lucy asked and started to giggle.
"Way to break up the romance short stuff," Tomas teased Lucy.
Lucy rolled her eyes and playfully hit Tomas on his shoulder. Tomas caught her hand and kissed the inside of it. Lucy looked away bashful biting the bottom of her lip.
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Across the room a pissed off Fire Dragon slayer was watching the whole scene take place. He didn't know why he was in such a foul mood but he knew it started when the hostess' daughter asked Lucy if Gray was the guy she liked. He was still waiting on her answer. Then he witnessed the hostess' son, pansy ass kissing all over his teammate stinking her up. The many perfumes, scented candles, food, teenage hormonal arousal didn't help Natsu's sensitive nose or weary nerves.
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"Natsu, there you are. Aren't you going to save a dance for me before we leave," Lisanna whined and stood in front of his view of Lucy and the pansey looking sickly at each other.
"Huh? Lisanna hold that thought," Natsu said dismissively and made his way towards his partner and her annoying male friend.
'She did it again! Oh Lucy!' Lisanna yelled in her head and pouted her mouth.
"You girl. Those drinks aren't going to get passed out by themselves. Get to hopping," the party planner said and clapped her hands.
Lisanna mocked the lady when she turned around and grabbed up the red liquid drinks. The red liquid almost spilt on her white serving jacket. She quickly pulled it away and then an idea sparked in her head. She started to grin and made her way to her boyfriend and the Bitch of The Year.
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The Next Day back at Fairy Tail Guild
"Lucy! You seriously can't be still mad. Lisanna said it was an honest accident that the red wine spilled on your dress," Natsu said to Lucy.
Lucy raised her eyebrow and sucked her teeth. She breathed out of her nose and turned in her stool to look at Natsu dead in his black eyes.
"You know she is full of shit right or are you that dense to not know that?" Lucy asked crossing her arms.
She was passed done. She was stick a fork in her done.
"Lucy that's mean. Take that back. Just because you are mad at me doesn't mean you take it out on sweet poor Natsu," Lisanna said holding on Natsu's arm.
"I have had it up to here with that stupid baby voice! He is 21 damn years old! Stop talking to him like he is a damn toddler! Just because he acts like one doesn't mean that you have to treat him like one!" Lucy said flailing her arms around.
"I can talk to him how ever I want to. I have the sense enough to know when I am being sensitive or not," Lisanna said getting in Lucy's face while Lucy was still sitting in her stool.
"No dumbass you have the sense enough to be in everyone's way! I don't understand why in the hell you chose our team! Why didn't you go to your brother's team with Ever? You could give us a break. No I take that back. Give me a damn break because all this 'Oh Natsu could we. Oh Natsu I can't scratch my ass because I have T-Rex arms'. I am done!" Lucy yelled and shoved Lisanna out of her way.
Lucy then started to make her way towards the front door of the guild hall.
"Lucy you are apart of this team. You can't just abandon us. We are a team, like family," Gray said catching Lucy by her elbow.
"Team? Family! If we are such a "team" or a "family" why am I always stuck with the shitty end of the stick? Then over there makes one more comment about my spirit Cancer I am going to scream! I need some fresh air," Lucy said trying to leave.
"Wait. I think you should not come back to Team Natsu. Lisanna and I have talked about it and how you are not a team player. Then your harbored hostility is poisoning our team. I know you might cry and stuff. But I think a break would do us all some good," Natsu said with his bangs covering his eyes.
Lucy turned her head to the side and straightened it up. She raised her eyebrow and started to laugh. She bellowed out a humorous laugh and had to sit down on one of the nearby benches. By now the entire guild members was witnessing Lucy going mad.
Lucy stood up, sniffed, and wiped her eyes.
"Kick me off? Bah! I quit. Please don't think that you are doing me a favor because you are not," Lucy said and started up the steps.
"What are you going to do about money? Most jobs that pay decent require teams. If you are not on a team then how are you going to pay rent?" Natsu asked his ex-partner.
"Well you lost that privilege to knowing my business when you consulted that sniveling bitch over there," Lucy said and turned once more to face her old team, Triple Threat.
"She has a team. We were just waiting for her to drop you guys to join up with us again. Right Lu," Levy said with a smirk.
"Levy?" Droy and Jet asked while they were both entangled in each other's arms trying to hit or choke the other.
"I'm done with Shadow Gear. Triple Threat is where it's at. Plus I don't know how many times I have to say this. Gajeel and I are in a very serious relationship, okay. So stop fighting over me because I'm already someone else's prize possession,"Levy said and went over to Gajeel and kissed him in front of everyone.
"Go Levy!" Cana yelled drunkenly.
Lucy turned around to face Natsu again and walked towards him and grabbed both sides of his lapel of his vest and forced him to look at her.
"I really liked you but now I don't know. But if I never get a chance to do this. I will always regret it," Lucy said vaguely.
"What are you talking about?" Lisanna and Natsu said at the same time.
She kissed him with all her worth and before he could react she pulled away and turned around.
"That felt good,"Lucy said and started to go towards her new team.
"I can't believe you! You kissed my ma-I mean teammate without his consent," Lisanna yelled at Lucy.
Lucy stopped walking towards Triple Threat and walked towards Lisanna.
"What you sorry excuse for a mage!" Lisanna yelled at Lucy.
Lucy shook her head and revved back quickly and punched Lisanna in the side of her jaw that made her chin touch the other shoulder. It was so quick Lisanna had no time to react. Lucy shook her hand and turned towards her team.
"That felt good,"she said and stop next to Gajeel. She then turned her neck to say one last thing to her old team.
"You are going to regret losing me as a team member. Maybe not right now but it's coming. My how has the mighty fallen," Lucy said and turned and walked out the doors followed by her team mates.
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"I want to be just like her when I grow up," Wendy whispered to Carla.
Carla just slapped her forehead and shook her head.
"Don't listen to her. Team Natsu is still the strongest team in all of Fairy Tail. Believe me she was just slowing us down," Lisanna said to her team mates to get their moral backup and recovering from getting punched in the jaw.
Erza and Gray just shook their heads both thinking the same thing 'we were more than teammates. We were the closest things to siblings.'
The duo went to the other side of the guild to spend time with other people and prepare for their nerves to be bothered.
Natsu was still frozen in his spot where Lucy gave him the best kiss of his life. Technically the second kiss but the very best. That kiss woke something up inside and he didn't know how to control it. It felt like fireworks were exploding in his head and that there was a fire in his belly and a bit lower. He vaguely heard what Lisanna was saying or realizing he was being dragged towards the benches to sit down. One thing he was aware of that Igneel told him long ago.
'I found my mate.'
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A/N: I know! Where the fuck have you been Scorpio! Whew lol. School starts tomorrow! I have been running around trying to get my classroom together, conferences, trainings and I just want to sleep after I'm done with all that! But I was hell bent determined to get something out to you guys! Please leave a review! Please if it doesn't make nicely tell me where it doesn't make sense and I'll correct it. Another thing. I am a southerner and I say ya'll when others say you guys. It's weird to write and say you guys. Anywho if there was any confusion about that that's the clear up.
Bonjour ma belle reine means Hello my beautiful queen...got it from Google translate.
Correction on the French-Bonjour ma belle reine...thank you MarSofTheGalaxies
Again thank you for your patience! I will have another update sometime in September!(it's not that far away)
Until Next Time
M
