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Hello! Now I am back. I think my updates will happen every other week. It's easier for me you see. I know this update will be less than stellar, (get it? Stellar like Lucy's... Magic... Hell with that) My end of the year tests are coming up in all of my classes including my language classes. Yay.
Gajeel: note the mock enthusiasm.
Me: I think they can see that. Do the disclaimer have studying to do!
Gajeel: TivaNaluKick4evs is bastard bitch, who hasn't been paying attention to the NaLu lovers lately. She can't be Hiro Mashima.
Me: you didn't have to say that! But did you read the newest chapter? I swear I almost drowned in my NaLu feels. (I also almost drowned in my tears of joy)
ENJOY!
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Fairy Tail arrived at the GMG arena drawing as much attention as they could to themselves. They were wild, loud, drunk in Cana's case, and most of all, disturbing the peace of Crocus' streets. Any other given day, the city's population would go on a riot against the noise, but since today was a day to celebrate, they let it slide. The other guilds however, weren't to accepting if the chaos Fairy Tail bestowed upon the arena.
"That damn guild again..." Lamia Scale's ice make mage griped.
"They are just lively. No need to complain," Jura said from beside him.
"Yeah well, I can't help complaining about them. They turned a peaceful morning into a loud and obnoxious one." Lyon muttered to himself. "Plus my Juvia has her hands all over Gray!" He pointed toward the other ice mage who was trying to pry Juvia off of him.
Jura looked at Lyon questioningly. "Right..."
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As Erza stepped foot into the arena she was in awe. The whole structure was twice as big as she thought it would be. But she remembered this was the Capitol city after all. Things were bigger here than in Magnolia. From the flower arrangements, to the homes, to some of the people.
Erza, who was leading the guild, fell back into the shadows while everyone got seated or went into their teams. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw three figures, one with the unmistakeable outline of Happy. He rushed by her, flying out into the stands. Behind him, Natsu and Lucy walked silently.
"What took you so long? You should've been here before us," she scolded.
"Because of this, Mira almost got trampled on by Jason."
Natsu sheepishly rubbed his neck. "Sorry. We had an... Unexpected delay."
"Like what?" Erza raised an eyebrow.
"Someone was following us. Natsu thought it was a reporter. So we had to run around and lose him," Lucy explained. Erza couldn't tell she lied, much to Lucy's happiness.
"Good thing you lost him. Now, I will gather our team. Fairy Tail Team B will go before us. We will be last. Got it?" Natsu and Lucy nodded. "Good. I will be back."
Natsu watched Erza run off. When he could no longer see her, he grabbed Lucy and hugged her. She hugged back. On his chest, he could feel her necklace heat up, along with his scarf.
"Are you ok Natsu?" Lucy whispered into his chest. She could feel his head nod on top of her head.
"Yeah. Just kinda shaken. How did he know your name?"
"I don't know. But it will be fine. I know that much," she pulled away so she could look at him in the eye. "I will be fine because you will be there to protect me."
Natsu smiled. He tapped his head to hers for a moment. "Thanks Luce. You can count on me. Now, lets get get ready. I can hear ice princess running down the hall."
They untangled their arms. Natsu leaned against the wall of the tunnel, with his foot propped against the wall and a bored look on his face.
Lucy crossed her arms and leaned a shoulder on the wall. She rubbed her necklace between her fingers as her team came into view. Wendy waved when she saw the two.
"Lucy-san! Aren't you excited?" Wendy whispered excitedly.
"Of course I am!" Lucy giggled. "Now all of our training will finally pay off!"
"Oi flame brain! What took you so long?" Gray got in Natsu's face. "What were you doing?"
"None of your business stripper!" Natsu snarled.
"Boys quiet! We don't want them to find us. And Gray, they were being followed by a rogue reporter. Natsu, calm down. They are about to call out Team B. Lets listen," Erza pushed herself in between the two boys.
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"Now, for one of the teams of the guild you have all been waiting for... Fairy Tail Team B! The team members consist of Gajeel Redfox, Laxus Dreyer, Juvia Lockser, Mirajane Stratuss, and Cana Alberona!" The announcer yelled. The crowd went wild. All you could hear were whistles and shouts.
Once the cries died down, they went on.
"You guys ready?" Gray asked.
"I'M ALL FIRED UP!" Natsu and Lucy yelled. Wendy cheered while Erza smiled.
"Now, for the moment we have been waiting for... Titania Erza Scarlet, Ice mage Gray Fullbuster, Dragon Slayer Wendy Marvell, The newest member, Lucy Heart, and Dragon Slayer Natsu Dragneel! Fairy Tail Team A!" The announcer practically shouted into the microphone lacrima.
Team Natsu walked out side by side, slowly to take in the atmosphere. Not a single seat was left open. Everyone was cheering, but nothing compared to the guild, which was having a personal party.
"Look!" Wendy said. The gang looked toward the direction she was pointing. Every team was using their magic to create their guild's signal, including Fairy Tail Team B. "Let's do that," Wendy suggested. She looked at Erza for approval.
Erza smiled softly to the sky. She looked at her team. "Everyone, use your magic to create our symbol. Ready?"
She started requiping into her Heavens Wheel armor. Gray got into his stance. Wendy gathered the air around them, to where the air was sparkly around her. The only ones who weren't ready were Natsu and Lucy.
"Should I use both?" Lucy whispered to Natsu.
"Let's go wild. Do it if you can," he grinned in her general direction. This smile was, of course, caught by the fan girls who were passing out in the stands.
"Dance my Blades!"
"Ice make-"
"Sky Dragon's-"
"Fire Dragon's-"
"Open! Gate of the Lion! Loke!"
Lucy stopped.
"Fire Dragon's-" Lucy began.
"PENTAGONAL DANCE!"
"CANNON!"
"ROAR!"
"ROAR!"
"REGULUS BEAM!"
"HEAVENLY FLAME!"
The magic rose into the air and began to swirl around, mixing together. When all the magic finally clashed, a big explosion sounded in the sky. It was like fireworks. When the smoke settled, you could see the guilds symbol created with gold and red fire. The air around it seemed to shimmer. Ice and a yellow light rained down. Swords in the shape of a pentagon formed around the symbol.
"Ahh! It's so pretty Natsu!" Lucy grabbed his arm.
"Now princess, you can hold onto my arm," Loke pushed up his glasses while holding up his arm. He quickly tucked his arm back to his side when he saw the death glare Natsu was giving him.
"You can go back Loke." Lucy said.
"But I-"
"Forced gate closure!"
"...Luce, you didn't have to do that," Natsu said. Though he was secretly happy she made him go away.
"I know. He was just going to hit on me. I really didn't want four people hitting on me at once."
"There isn't four people-" Natsu closed his mouth when he saw Hibiki, Ren, and Eve approach them with an enthusiastic Jason following behind them. "Shit."
When Natsu could finally get away from the playboys and Jason, he breathed out a sigh of relief. All Jason did was ask him stupid questions. After Natsu replied, he would always yell "cool!" Watching Lucy being fawned over by those womanizers was almost worse than his situation. And Natsu had to explain where he was for the past decade! All Natsu told him was that he was depressed, so he didn't go on missions much. After that, Jason kept mumbling something about feeling sorry for him.
When it was Lucy's turn to be with Jason, Natsu's muscles were wound tight. He wasn't allowed to be with her when he interviewed her. But from what he could hear, the questions she was having to answer weren't too personal. By the time Jason left, it was time for the first match.
The announcer overhead quieted down the commotion. "For the first match! We have Lamia Scale vs Quattro Cerberus! Please pick who you want to participate."
The match started when every guild was in their respectable seating areas.
In the end, Lamia Scale's Sherry Blendy beat Quattro Cerberus' War Cry in less than a minute. So much for an eventful first match.
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By the time the sun went down, Fairy Tail was tearing up the streets of Crocus. The local bar was packed full of loud drunk mages barely a hour after the contestants were dismissed.
When Team A entered the bar, they were greeted with cheers. Even though they did really nothing, they still got a congratulations. Erza didn't understand it, but Natsu was eating it up.
"Natsu, we didn't do anything. Why are you telling everyone you are the best mage in that arena?" Lucy asked.
"I am only telling the truth. Geez Luce, I thought you would know by now!" He winked at her. Lucy blushed for a moment. She stopped when she saw Natsu hop on a table and start dancing. Her laughs were uncontrollable.
The rest of the night continued like that until midnight. Midnight is when it changed.
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When most of the non-partiers left, the room cleared out revealing a larg round table with two unknown people sitting around it.
"Oi!" Gray's voice sounded. "Who are you?"
Natsu and Lucy turned their attention from a huge piece of cake they were sharing to look at the two figures. Natsu sniffed the air around them. His eyes narrowed.
"Luce... Stay behind me."
"Why? Who is it?" She whispered in his ear.
"Our old friend Drake." Lucy cowered back in fear.
"I said, who are you?" Gray asked again. Drake snorted and stepped into the light. The other figure did not.
"It seems we meet again, Natsu Dragneel. And Lucy Heart-" Drake pointed at Natsu. Natsu didn't let him finish her last name. He leaped across the room to land on his chest.
"Why're you here? What do you want with Lucy?"
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The ending was confusing but I need to get back into the feel for writing again.
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