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If you didn't see, I posted a new story called, "Lucy's Happily Ever After." It's a light, funny (I hope, but my humor is lost on people usually) about Lucy trying to get a happy ending for herself be going through a bunch of fairy tails. But, Natsu keeps on ruining her plan! Sound interesting? Wanna go check it out?
Okay, onto the chapter!
Disclaimer: For the 14th time...I OWN NOTHING!
If there was one thing Natsu learned that night, it was to never get Lucy drunk. Under any circumstances. Just say no and all that. Not only did she stumble and slur her words and act like a complete idiot (which was pretty funny to watch, actually. Lucy always had an air of intellectual superiority around her, so seeing her act stupid for one was amusing), but she was really...affectionate? Natsu wasn't sure how to express her drunk persona; for half the night she hugged him tightly, so tight that there were a couple of points in time where he passed out a little from lack of oxygen, but duing the other half she was crying from any rejection she received. Natsu pushed her away so he could breath? Tears. Natsu refusing to carry her to the bathroom? Tears. Natsu refusing to- hey, why was he the only one making her cry?
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Actually, let us ignore that question and go back to the present. At the moment the emotional blonde was clinging to Cana and crying that she didn't want to go home without her new best friend. Said 'new best friend' patted her head affectionately and gave her more sake to drink. It took the combined force of Natsu, Gray and Gajeel to peel her off. Cana was just laughing like the insane, drunken maniac she was while the whole thing happened.
"But Natsuuu~" Lucy complained, "I don't wanna go!" She struggled in his grasp, making him sigh. Why did she have to be even more difficult when she was drunk? Couldn't she just be a sleepy drunk or a shy drunk or, hey, not be drunk AT ALL? Who was the one who gave her alcohol in the first place?
Oh wait, that would be him. Hmmm...
"Come on. I'm taking you home," Natsu grunted, picking her up and throwing her over his shoulder. He shouted a good bye to everyone as he walked out while Lucy waved her hands and hiccuped uncontrollably. Happy didn't follow him, saying something about Carla and fish.
Once they entered the cool night air, Natsu flipped the girl into his arms so that he was carrying her bridal style. He walked in silence, the only sound being his footsteps on the cobblestone street and the soft swish of Lucy's skirt, hoping that if he stayed quiet enough she would fall asleep. When they arrived at her building, he thought he heard soft snores. Stiffling a victory screech, he entered her apartment, using the door for once, and set Lucy down on her bed. As Natsu started to tip toe away he felt something tug on his shirt.
Oh no.
"Where ya goin', Natssu?" She slurred, sitting up in her bed and pulling him closer. Wow, she was really drunk if she wasn't following standard English. Lucy tended to be a grammar freak; if anyone messed up in their speech, she was quick to correct them. It was one of her annoying, but endearing, traits. Now she looked up at him with half lidded eyes and a lopsided smile. The look was making him feel uncomfortable; there was a certain look in her eyes that looked horrifyingly familiar.
But, no, Lucy wasn't like that. She was different from the others, wasn't she?
"Go to sleep Luce," He pushed her back down and tried to lessen the grip she had on his shirt. Damn, he might just have to tear the fabric. He liked this shirt too.
"No, I'm not tired!" She whined like a little kid. Natsu sighed as he realized the role he had to take on. Babysitter Natsu to the rescue. God, he was going to need some coffee. Lots and lots of coffee with Tabasco sauce.
"Stay," he ordered the drunk, who in return sat up and saluted him. Feeling uneasy about leaving her alone, Natsu tucked the sheets around her, making movement almost impossible. Then, he walked off into the kitchen and started to help himself to some coffee (read: Gift from the gods) and food. In her room he could hear footsteps, making him wonder what the heck she was doing. Hadn't he left her tucked in bed? With that thought he dashed out of the kitchen and into the bedroom.
"Natsu," her voice was muffled. Probably because she was wrapped, from head to toe in her bed sheets. "Help me."
Resist the urge to laugh. Resist the urge to laugh. Resist- oh, to hell with it. Natsu burst out laughing at her, leaving her to struggle to free herself. He watched, amused, for a another couple of minutes before he finally decided to help. She was very close to her bedside table and was probably going to knock it down sooner rather then later.
"Oi, stop squirming," he grunted, trying to keep a firm hold on her wiggling form as he picked her up and tossed her on the bed before getting to work on untangling her from the sheets. He briefly wondered how she was able to twist herself up this bad in such a short span of time. It took a lot of rolling Lucy around and almost ripping her sheets before he was able to free her upper body.
But, since this is Natsu's life here, something else had to happen, right?
"WHY ARE YOU NAKED?" He screamed, staring at her bare chest.
"It's hot," she fanned herself with her hand. Natsu found himself unable to take his eyes off of the effect the motion had on her chest. Lucy noticed this and laughed at his mesmerized expression. "Ha ha, Natsu's a pervert!"
"I am not," he abruptly turned around.
"Then why were you looking at my boobs?"
"Shut up and go to sleep."
"Pervert, Pervert, Natsu is a pervert!"
"SLEEP CHILD!"
Natsu's ears pricked at the sudden silence. He slowly turned around, keeping his eyes closed and listening intently. He could hear her soft breathing in front of him. Thinking she was asleep, he opened his eyes.
Unless Lucy sleeps standing up with her eyes open, then no. She was not asleep.
"Thanks, Natsu," she whispered, planting herself so close to him that he could count her eyelashes if he wanted. Rising on the tips of her toes and planting her hands on his shoulders, Lucy placed a quick kiss on his lips.
"For what?" He asked, dazed. Oh my god, was he blushing? What the heck, he did this kind of thing all the time!
"For not being a bad guy," she smiled so happily, a light blush dusting her cheeks, but underneath the dazed look in her eyes Natsu could see it. A sad look that would even make Elfman cry like a little girl. It disappeared just as quickly as it appeared, and with a little smile and a stagger in her step, Lucy went back to her bed and instantly fell asleep.
Natsu stared at Lucy as she slept, ignoring the intense feeling of creepiness as he did so. The girl was like a puzzle; as he discovered more pieces of her past, her whole being started to click together. Though he definitely did not enjoy the picture her past made. The huge bomb she had dropped earlier in the day almost made him go insane, if it wasn't for the fact that Lucy seemed kind of skittish around men (much less a very angry Natsu) and Makarov's threat of punishing him with that if he ever destroyed Fairy Tail property again. So yes, he actually swallowed down the intense killing urges inside of him, choosing to imagine the deaths of her past captors.
But, that wouldn't really be fair, would it? Lucy should be the one to take them down, after all. Which meant he had to finish his job, because it seemed like it was helping her get her power back. He was going to make sure any influence they had over her is gone. And then, when they both finally get her back to her normal self, they'll-
They'll what?
"Ne, Lucy? When you're all normal and stuff, what will happen?" Natsu looked at her sleeping face, looking so innocent in the soft moonlight that streamed in through the window. Well, there was no answer coming from her any time soon. Figuring his job was done for the night, he scooted off the bed and started to walk to the door.
"Natsu," A hand grabbed his wrist, "you'll stay with me, won't you?"
"For tonight?" He turned, seeing the sudden stressed look on her face. It didn't belong with the rest of her pretty features. It was like that game when we were little, "What thing is not like the other?"
"For forever," she mumbled softly, clenching his wrist tighter until he walked over and sat next to her on the bed.
He was never going to get her drunk ever again.
Erza dove behind another couch. Why was she taking cover behind furniture, you ask? Well, because the second she arrived at the House of Aces she was attacked by three gorgeous men. While they were nice, in both personality and looks, they were very...clingy. One tried to be cute and acted like a little kid, one was tsundere and the last was overly charming. After being under their three-way attack for five minutes the red head couldn't take it anymore.
Oh yeah, and she had a boyfriend.
Anyway, they were getting to be too annoying and wouldn't take no for an answer, so she had to resort to cowardly hiding. It wasn't like she could sucker punch any of them in this big of a crowd. That would draw attention to herself and destroy her mission. Which was not going well, by the way. She tailed Evergreen to the House and followed her to the bar, but the only thing she had been doing for the past hour is laugh at the antics of some huge, muscular guy. Nothing too sketchy. Though when she looked at him a second time, he kind of looked like Mira's brother Elfman...
"Er-chan! There you are!" The charming one ducked down next to her. Stifling a groan, she stood up and turned to face the sparkling man. Literally, she could see something glittering in the air around him.
"Hello...again..." she shot a look over to the bar where Evergreen was sitting, narrowing her eyes when she spotted a new addition to the setting. A man with light green hair was sitting next to her. Though they weren't looking at each other, Erza's experienced gaze could spot their moving lips. "If you'll excuse me," Erza slipped past Hibiki and headed towards the bar. Nothing was going to distract her this time. Nothing-
"Gray-sama!"
Juvia? No, must focus! But, is it really Juvia? I have to check... Erza looked over to find her blue haired friend drooling over some shirtless man with black hair. He looked at her with a mixture of annoyance and amusement, wrapping an arm around her shoulders but turning to talk to the other girls crowding around him. The girl practically had hearts popping out of her eyes at the action, blushing profusely and giggling at what he said.
This was probably the happiest Erza had seen Juvia in a very long time. After being under such stress from planning the wedding to Lyon's treachery, she was surprised the girl could smile as much as she was next to this mysterious 'Gray-sama'. So, Erza didn't have to kick this man's butt. Today, anyway. She still had to pay Lyon a little 'visit.'
Wait, she was getting distracted! Erza looked back at the bar, sighing in relief when she saw that her target was still talking to the green haired man. Determined, Erza stealthily made her way over to the bar and was able to hear the last snippets of their conversation.
"How many more do we need?" She heard the green haired man ask.
"Laxus says another three or four will do. And the fairies don't know anything?"
"No, they're clueless about the movement in the underground."
"Good. I'll come back soon for another report." Evergreen got up quickly, barely giving Erza time to blend into the crowd to stay hidden. Luckily, Evergreen didn't even give a glance in her direction, making her way quickly to the door. The man she had talked too slipped away just as easily, leaving Erza with no answers, just more questions. Underground? More of what? And what do fairies have to do with it?
"Er-chan! Er-chan!"
And she was going to figure it out. Right after she escaped from the deadly trio that was closing in on her.
Okay, I'm very sorry. I had an epic battle with writing this chapter. It gave me extreme writers block. Like, I literally couldn't even look at it for a week. I'm so, so sorry if it sounds awkward or fake. I tried guys, I really did. I tried so hard to keep it in character. I'm also very sorry for the shortness of this chapter. I wanted to save the morning after for next chapter and there wasn't really anything else to put in this one, but I'll try to get that up as soon as I can. The other reason why this took me so long is because I was trying to finish my summer homework so I could actually enjoy the month of August, but that didn't happen. I'm still not done and I have 9 days of summer left. So, that denial wasn't healthy either.
So, to sum up this giant paragraph that I know about half of you didn't bother to read, I AM SO SORRY PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
So, if you want to yell at me, leave a review. Or two. Or five. However many you want.
Till next time (which will hopefully be in a week).
~NeverMakesSense