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Women tend to notice things that men would easily over look.

Difference in Reactions

Once again, everything was back to normal. Tartarus was defeated. Face was disarmed. The entire nation, perhaps even the world, was once again safe. This was all thanks to the actions of the members of Fairy Tail.

Of course, no matter how much peace there was in the world, Fairy Tail would find some way to bring the chaos. Or more specifically, Natsu Dragneel would always find a way to bring the chaos, even when he wasn't even trying to do so…

"Natsu!" Lucy screamed as she stormed up to the fire dragon slayer that was eating in the guild hall.

"Mmhat?" Natsu spoke through a mouthful of noodles.

"You're a terrible, terrible person, you know that?!" Lucy glared at him. "After everything we've been through together…you go and do that!? I can't believe it!? You are a stupid jerk!"

"…You're going to clarify…" Natsu swallowed his food. "There's a ton of shit that I do that would make me a stupid jerk. Are you talking about the time I accidently set your apartment on fire?"

"Sadly, I've gotten used to that. You do that every week…" Lucy frowned.

"Oh…Was it because I ate all your food?"

"I'm angry about that too, but no! That's not it!"

"Is the fact that I helped Happy hide his leftover fish bones in your underwear drawer?"

"No, it's not…WAIT! WHAT?! HAPPY, YOU STUPID CAT! WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!"

"Well, one, I needed to get rid of the bones. Two, I thought it would be pretty funny to hide them in your underwear drawer and see your reaction." Happy explained with a giggle. "And I was right! This is hilarious!"

WHACK!

"Owie!" Happy clenched the bump on his head.

A vein in Lucy's head twitched. "That's what you get…"

"Well…if it was none of those things, then I have no idea what you're talking about." Natsu shrugged.

"Lisanna told me what happened when you were captured!" Lucy huffed.

"Oh…and?" Natsu blinked.

"She told me that you when saw her naked you instantly freaked out and turned away!" Lucy yelled.

The whole guild went silent and was staring at them.

"Er…" Natsu paled as his eyes widened. "W-what?"

"I know that they stripped you both of your clothes and put you in a cell together!" Lucy growled. "Then, because there was nothing to cover her, you turned away instantly and respected her modesty."

"I don't know how to feel about this…" Elfman noted from several tables away. "On one hand, he saw my sister naked, but on the other hand, he respected her enough to turn away…like a man…"

"You can still beat him up, but wait for now." Mirajane stated to her brother. "Right now, I really want to see how this plays out…"

"Well, isn't that what I'm supposed to do?" Natsu defended himself as he looked around. "Right?! I'm right here!"

Everyone mumbled. It wasn't Natsu's fault that he was put in a cell with Lisanna. His reaction couldn't be condemned either considering the circumstances.

"Of course that's the proper thing to do, you moron!?" Lucy shouted. "I'm not mad about how you reacted to her, I'm mad that you didn't same for me!"

"W-what?"

"Remember?! When the dragon vanished my clothes!? You weren't affected in the least! It didn't seem to be like a big deal to you! You even gropped my breast!" Lucy's face flushed. "You do that with me, but then you go and react so differently with Lisanna…"

"Er…" Natsu mumbled.

"Why the difference?!" Lucy demanded.

"I don't know. I guess it's because I've known Lisanna since we were kids." Natsu shrugged.

"But you've known Erza just as long, but she can get naked in front of you and you don't even flinch like in the hot springs!" Lucy argued.

"Well, that's Erza. She has no sense of modesty whatsoever…" Natsu mentioned.

"Should I feel insulted?" Erza turned to Wendy.

"Probably, if it wasn't true." Wendy stated. "But…I agree with Natsu on this one. I didn't even think you knew what modesty was for a while."

"What? Why would you say that?" Erza tilted her head in confusion.

"Erza…" Carla sighed. "To use your magic, you literally strip in front of your enemies. Not only that, your armors look like outfits that strippers would wear."

"Really?" Erza hummed. "And that's bad?"

"Not for the men looking at you at least…" Carla stated dryly.

"That's your excuse!?" Lucy glared at Natsu. "I can't believe you!"

"Lucy, calm down." Lisanna approached the two. "This isn't Natsu's fault. Maybe I shouldn't have told you…"

"No! It's good you told me!" Lucy puffed out her cheeks. "I lets me know where I stand."

"Oh, come one, Lucy! I've only known you since you were an adult. This is how I always see you in my mind." Natsu argued. "With Lisanna, it's different. I mean, she was a little girl when I met her."

"Wait!" Lisanna glared at him. "Is that how you see me? As a little girl?!"

"Er…" Natsu scratched his head. "I don't know how to respond to that…"

"It is, isn't it!?" Lisanna frowned. "Is it because Lucy's breasts are bigger than mine?!"

"W-what?" Natsu's eyes widened.

"That's it! You like her body more, so you leered at it! And you can't stand mine, so you instantly looked away!" Lisanna glared.

"I have no idea what you're talking about…" Natsu whimpered.

"What?!" Lucy shouted. "That's not it! It's that he respect you more than he does me!"

"But he just said that he sees me as a girl and you as a woman!" Lisanna argued. "That means that he's more attracted to you than me!"

"He also said that he has a more emotional bond with you, though!" Lucy returned. "You even had a child-cat together after all!"

"Right! So that makes you the mistress!" Lisanna glared.

"Er…Where's this argument going?" Natsu whispered to Happy.

"Don't know. But it sure is funny. It's even funnier than fish bones in woman's underwear...Wait...that doesn't sound right..."

"Mistress!?" Lucy looked horrified. "He thought you were dead when he met me!"

"But then he learned that I'm still alive, and he still goes on tons of jobs with you!" Lisanna huffed. "He's cheating on me with you."

"Cheating?!" Natsu hissed.

"Cheating?!" Lucy glared as she asked the same question. "How can he be cheating on you if you haven't even kissed before?!"

"Unlike you, who's let him go to second base immediately!" Lisanna snapped.

"I didn't let him! He just did it!"

"And that shows that he likes your body more, mistress!"

"Stop calling me that!"

"If the shoe fits!"

"I am so confused right now…" Natsu muttered.

After a minute of arguing, Lucy finally yelled, "Well why don't we just ask him who he likes best?!"

"Great idea! Natsu, who do you like more? Me or Lucy?" Lisanna turned to her childhood friend.

"Yeah, Natsu, tell us!?" Lucy glared at the dragon slayer.

"When did this turn to me again?"

"NATSU!" Both girls snapped.

"Um…I got nothing. Happy, back me up here." Natsu looked to his companion.

"No! It's because of you that Lucy learned that I was behind the fish thing and hit me!" Happy crossed his arms angrily.

"It involved fish! She would have figured out is was you anyway!" Natsu argued.

"It could have been Carla or Lily!" Happy retorted.

"No it couldn't!" Lily yelled from the back of the guild.

"Absolutely no chance…" Carla frowned.

"Oh, come on! Just give me this one!" Happy exclaimed at his fellow Exceed.

"No!/ No way…" They responded.

"Damn…"

"Natsu, pay attention." Lisanna frowned. "You need to tell us who you like more!"

"Yeah! Tell us, Natsu!" Lucy demanded.

"…Okay, I'll tell you." Natsu sighed. "The truth is that I like…Fire Dragon's Ninja Smoke!"

Natsu breathed out and filled the entire guild hall with smoke.

"Cough! Cough! Natsu!"

"Damn, I can't see anything!"

"You moron! Now my food's all smokey!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Natsu ran out of the guild like a man possessed.

"Get back here!" Lisanna took chase.

"You need to answer us!" Lucy followed her. "Everyone deserves to know!"

Alas, no one received an answer that day. Neither girl was able to catch the fleeing dragon slayer. They would just have to wait to receive their answer tomorrow…Unfortunately, another disaster occurred the next day that required Fairy Tail's complete attention, and everyone forgot about the argument.

For now, at least.

Special thanks to Takei Daloui who gave me the idea for this chapter. We sometimes discuss the different happenings in Bleach and Fairy Tail, and it was Takei that pointed out just how different Natsu's reactions were. If you like Bleach and Fairy Tail, you should check out Takei's story, "Protector of the Fairies." It's an excellent read.

Thank you all for reading and please remember too…

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