(A/N): So! How'd you like the first chapter? Kinda small, I know. Compared to all the other amazing stories I've read, this first chapter was a dud, lol. But I am getting better! At least, I hope I have! I'm trying to sharpen my skills in writing third-person POV, so this story will likely test my skills! Please comment/review/fave/follow/PM me! Know that every time I read reviews, or see someone "Favorite/Follow" my story, it makes me pull up this goofy smile.

Disclaimer: Fairy Tail characters belong to Hiro Mashima and all characters who pop up who belong to the 2002 Disney Treasure Planet belong to the dudes who made that movie. Hope you enjoy! \(^3^)/

CHAPTER TWO

"You there! Girl!"

She sighed in frustration. "It's Lucy, sir. My name is Lucy. How can I be of service?"

The man leered at her while wiping away the remaining drops of moonshine on his lips. He burps and says, "Well, I'd like you to service my-"

A fist slams against the side of his head, and he cries out. Lucy gasps and looks to the offender of the act, only to find the matron of the inn glaring at the man. He looks up, ready to fight back at the person, but visibly pales when he sees it's her.

"Now, Bartok, I think this is the third time I've had to hear about you offending my waitresses. This girl here only wants to do her job, and what does she get? A scraggly old man who probably wouldn't even be able to keep it up long enough to do what he implies to young girls!"

The men sitting near Bartok laugh, and he flushes. "Grandine, ya know I don' mean any of it-"

"Mean it, my ass. Get outta my inn before I put you IN six feet under. The next time ya come inta my place, you give the gals more than just respect. You treat them like they were queens, ya here? Now git."

Without another word, he puts a generous amount as a tip and hurries out of the inn, face blaringly red and leaves.

Lucy sighs. Now that was an interesting way to start a job, she thinks. She looks up to Ms. Grandine, and before she can speak her apologies, Grandine sighs.

"It's hard enough raisin' a teenager with the same craziness as his father, but to havta put up with these asses, all day long, how I do it, no one knows." She straightens out her apron and looks at Lucy. "Well then! Did that man bother you for long? I'm sorry I didn't get here sooner."

"N-no! Not at all! You came just in time! Please don't put me back as the dishwashing girl. I need the extra tips." Stars, that was so whiny of me...But Lucy stood firm, wiping away the tears in her eyes from the fear of the man, and the fear of losing her hard earned tips.

Grandine chuckles, and wraps her arm around Lucy, squeezing slightly. "I'd never punish someone for something that they had no intention of doing. It wasn't your fault, and don't worry about the dishwashing. I'm sure that as soon as my son gets home, he'll take care of that. Now, there's another gentleman over there who's been waiting to order. Why don't you take care of that, sweetie?"

Lucy walks forward, astonished that she still had a job, and shocked at the affection the woman had shown her, if only because she had only spoken with her for only 15 minutes the night before. But the hug had given Lucy a warm feeling in her chest, and she smiled away the pain when her mother popped into her head. She shook her head slightly to focus on the task at hand.

"Hello! Welcome to Dragneel Inn, my name is Lucy. I'll be your server today. What can I get you?"

The man pushes up his glasses and sniffs over the menu. He peers over it and suddenly says, "AHA!" making Lucy jump, and other patrons look over to him. She settles the others down and asks again, "Can I take your order now, sir?" only to be received by a "hmmm…." Lucy glares at a wall and makes a split decision. But before she can slam her hands down onto the table, Grandine comes up behind the man and yells, "Delbert! Lucy's takin' yer order! C'mon man, order or shove off!"

Delbert jumps out of his seat and squeals. "Alright, Grandine! I gotcha, hold on a second!" He scans the menu again and closes it with a slap on the table. "Two dehydrated pancakes with snail berries on top, oh, and please tell the cook to add on my favorite Gorbon beetle juice with it? I love those darn things." Lucy scribbled onto her notepad, trying on her poker face lest he see the disgust she had at the thought of eating such a thing. But they were on Planet Delta, after all…

He smiles at her and before Lucy turns to leave, he gently nudges her hand. "Hey. Miss Lucy?"

"Yes, Mr. Delbert?"

"If anyone ever happens to bother you again, you be sure to tell me! I'm always hanging around the Dragneel Inn, especially here in the Dining room. Apparently, it's the one place that I can think up new ideas without being interrupted." He grins. "Welcome to the Dragneel Inn. I hope you'll find it most pleasant, give or take a couple of bums who pass in here."

She pauses after that. "Yes….thank you very much Mr. Delbert. I quite like my first day on the job. It doesn't hurt that Ms. Grandine has let me use one of the rooms at no charge as well."

Realizing she's said too much, she blushes, and stammers, "W-w-well, I meant that her kindness is most surprising, and very much appreciated. You know how much room and board costs these days, right?"

"Yes, quite so." He agrees. Apparently, the worry written on his face has gone away and Lucy inwardly sighs. That was too close. Gotta be more careful next time, Lucy! she reprimands herself while on her way to the kitchen.

But before she can yell out to her friend the cook, the door slams open and some drones float in, their uniforms screaming "POLICE" and Lucy panics. She yelps as she squeezes into the doorway between two other workers, only stopping when she presses her back against the door, out of sight from the Police Drones. She soon changes her mind, and peers out the small window, as eager to find out what is going on as the rest of the kitchen staff.

"Excuse me, please." A voice states from behind her, and Lucy sees Grandine drying her hands off the apron, walking towards the door. Lucy gulps and steps aside to allow the woman to pass.

Grandine walks out of the kitchen to see what all the commotion is about, and when she walks towards the drones, another figure stumbles into the room. While the sun shines though and causes the figure to be seen unclearly, this is one that Grandine automatically recognizes, one makes her eyebrows shoot to her hairline, and her ears grow red. She sighs and looks at the ground, biting her lip until Lucy is sure that she breaks skin.

Her voice, although low, reaches Lucy's ears, and the tone of it feels like a cold finger running up her spine.

"...Natsu Dragneel, you better have a good explanation for this."

(A/N): Well! There you have it! The budding story that started as something that randomly popped into my head has now been submitted into the world wide web! How...how...nervous making. LOL :D

I'm just teasing, don't worry about it. Unless you've got constructive criticism. Then let me know. Definitely. :)

Alrighty then, I think that's all for today guys/gals/whatever you want to be! My eyes have been looking at a computer screen for so long, I'm kinda going cross eyed...so I'm going to go and take a break, but please be sure to review/follow/favorite if you liked it! (Shoutout to my buddy NaluBuckets, because I kinda thought you'd like another NaLu story, fufufu...)

Until next time, dudes/dudettes!

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