Chapter 5
As Fairy Tail held a party for welcoming Lucy into the family, everyones having fun dancing, drinking, and even brawling, till it is time for everyone to head home except for Lucy and a few members still inside the guild.
" So Lucy, Where do you sleep at? You could stay here for the night." Mira suggest to Lucy as she just smiled to her with Natsu and the others behind her.
" Thank you for your hospitality." Lucy bowed to her thanking her for the warm gesture. As everyone have left the guild, Lucy sat on the infirmary bed near the window where Mira had show her the way to her temporary stay.
She look at the beautiful full moon glowing in the night with stars twinkling like a river of stars. She felt calm and peaceful as she started to sing her heart out. Everybody in Magnolia heard the soothing voice coming from the guild. Like a lullaby for children to sleep. At the same time, Natsu already in his hammock with Happy sleeping peacefully on his belly. Natsu smiled as he heard Lucys singing a lullaby till he started to fall asleep thanks to Lucys soothing voice.
~NEXT MORNING~
Lucy awoke early as she went to the guild hall and notice that everyone haven't arrive yet. Lucy went to the bar and wait till she can do something for today. The door began to open as Lucy look to find Mira walking towards the bar.
" Good morning Lucy, do you sleep well?" Mira ask as she went behind the bar for her daily routines.
" Good morning Mira, and yes thank you very much." Lucy smiled to her when suddenly someone wrap their arms around her shoulder.
" Yo Luce!! Ready for today?" Natsu grin with Happy floating behind him. Lucy look at him with confusion as he just laugh it off.
" You forget didn't you?". Natsu said rolling his eyes as he shook his head towards the young woman.
" About what?".
" Silly, We're gonna take a mission for us so you could have a place for you to sleep."
" We did?". Lucy look disbelieve as she tried to remember about yesterday.
" C'mon, we have a train to catch." Natsu began to drag her away as they went to the train station heading to Lucys first mission.
A FEW HOURS LATER AFTER NATSUS SUFFERING AND HAPPY SNICKERING. . . .
As they arrive at the next town for their mission, Natsu, Happy and Lucy sat down at a restaurant as they discuss about the mission.
" So it says hear that the client want to destroy a book that being kept by Duke Ever-Whatever in his mansion. It also said that the Duke is hiring a maid at this moment." Happy read out loud the flyer as Natsu hummed in responds understand what it needed for them to get the mission done quickly. As for Lucy, she couldn't understand anything. What does he meant on destroying a book? And also she question herself what is a maid?
" Excuse me, what is a maid?" Lucy ask them making both of them stared wide eyes at her. Natsu just sigh while Happy shook its head crossing its arms on its furry white chest. Sometimes they ask themselves about Lucys innocents mind with their guildmates could be corrupting her in their own way espcially Cana.
" A maid is like a job where rich people payed people who clean their big house and serve them food everyday." Happy explain to her which she nodded her head understanding the concept.
" First we head to the client first to hear his story. It says its from Mr. Kaby Melon." Happy read the adress as Happy suggest to meet the client of the mission they currently doing.
~ TIME SKIP - ARRIVE AT KABY MELON~
When they arrive at the address of the client, they were awed by the mansion in front of them with beautiful landscape. Lucy were amazed by the design and the unfamilliar structure seems to spike her interest of this foreign world.
Natsu and Happy sitting on his shoulder rang the door as Lucy hurriedly behind them. An old man in suit answered their call with serious look on his face.
" Yes? Who are you looking for?" The old man Happy and Natsu presume the butler ask them.
" We're here to see Mr. Kaby please." Lucy answered for them which the butler open the door wide open for them.
" Mr. Kaby is in the study room, please follow me." The butler gestured as they all entered the big mansion. They followed him through the hallway as they abruptly stop near a double door in front of them. The butler open the door for them as they entered what seems to be some kind of office with books neatly organized on the shelves surrounding the room. They notice a man standing near the window frame as he turn around to face the trio.
" I assume you're from Fairy Tail then? I'm Kaby Melon, pleasure to meet you." Mr. Kaby introduce himself as he sat behind the desk facing towards them.
" I'm Natsu, this is Happy and Lucy." Natsu introduce each and one of them making the man nod his head.
" Can you tell us more about the book?" Happy said to the man as Kaby thought deeply in his mind, walking towards the window frame which Lucy could tell that Kaby is remembering a memory from the past.
" That book was written by my father, he was a writer and his books were adored by people all over the country but. . . one day Duke Everlue hired him to write a book about his glory of wealth and power but my father decline. After that incident my father rarely get home, and when his back, he had a sad look upon his face. He became. . . . distanced between me and my mother." a tear fell down from his eyes as he remebered the sad memories of his father. Lucy could feel the sadness from him. She didn't even know why and how she could felt it from him as he continued his story.
" After days become weeks, and then become months, my mother got sick from uncured illness and pass away from our life. He didn't even see her or even cared for us." Kaby gritted his teeth as he tried to supress his anger from showing. He turn towards them with a serious look on his face.
" It all because of that book. If it wasn't for that book, he would stay with me and my mother to the very end. And so , that's why I want you to destroy that book for me." Lucy look at him with a sad look upon her face as Natsu stood from his seat with determination on his eyes.
" We will get the job done.".
Continued??~~