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Hey There… Ch. 3
Lucy couldn't help but notice the mumbling that was going on around her, but she didn't understand why her eyes wouldn't open on command.
"… IDIOT! … her… jumpin' around… She's injured!"
At this, Lucy groaned in frustration. It was as if that groan brought back all her memories of the night because they just streamed in without any remorse. She tried opening her eyes, but the light was too bright and she re-shut them tightly.
"Guess she's awake now," a deep voice murmured.
"I knew she wouldn't be down for long!" a voice she instantly recognized as Natsu's cheerily added.
Lucy tried once more to open her eyes and this time, it was a success. In the dingy white room, were three figures, one of which was Natsu.
"It's good to see that you're awake," a gorgeous red head told Lucy as she turned to face the bedridden female. "My name is Erza Scarlet and I guess you could say that Natsu reports to me sometimes. This here is Gray, one of Natsu's best friends…"
Lucy thought that Erza was joking about the Gray and Natsu thing because they were having a glaring contest behind Erza's back, but quickly changed their facial expressions and embraced each other when Erza turned around to face them. How odd. Lucy thought that she would need to observe this relationship further.
"Are you feeling any better?" a meek voice asked Lucy and it brought her out of her previous thoughts. She couldn't see the face attached to the voice, so Lucy concluded that she was either behind the people directly before her, or she was hearing things… which actually wouldn't be the first time…
"Wendy, it's okay for you to come up and see her. She just woke up and I don't think even Natsu is incompetent enough to bring in an enemy to our guild," Erza curtly replied, fixing Natsu with a look that kept him from speaking in his defense. The younger girl who pushed herself in between Natsu and Gray was absolutely adorable in Lucy's opinion. Her long dark blue hair was drawn up into two high tails with bright yellow ribbon that complemented her hair nicely.
"It's nice to meet you Wendy! My name is Lucy."
"It's very nice to meet you," Wendy stammered and her cheeks tinted a cute pink.
"She's the one who tended to your injuries while you were asleep," Erza replied with a hint of pride while patting Wendy affectionately on the head.
"Eh?!" Lucy exclaimed as she bolted up in bed. "How long have I been out and why was a kid taking care of my injuries? Also," Lucy broke off to point at Natsu, "How the hell were you able to make your fists spontaneously combust?" At this question, all eyes were transfixed to a very sheepish Natsu.
"Yeah, Flame Brain," Gray punched the pinkette's arm, "why did your fists 'spontaneously combust'? Mavis! Can you do anything right?"
"I can do quite a few things right Ice Princess! For instance, I saved Lucy from an attacker and I defended us both from Phantom Lord," Natsu sniffed. At the name Phantom Lord, Erza, Gray, and Wendy stiffened.
"Why didn't you tell me about this run in with Phantom Lord?" Erza shouted as she promptly knocked Natsu out. Lucy sweat dropped and glanced around as neither of the other people in the room seemed too concerned by this development.
"Who's Phantom Lord? Also, where am I right now? Mavis, I have so many questions I want answered right now…" Lucy sighed as she sat back in bed.
"To answer some of your questions, Phantom Lord is a current business rival of sorts. You were out for maybe 15 to 30 minutes. I guess since Natsu already spilled the beans about magic, we can tell you that Wendy uses healing and support magic and that's why we let her take care of you. We are currently-"
"Is the woman Natsu brought in awake?" a sweet, melodious voice asked. The room turned to the doorway to see a stunningly beautiful white haired woman.
"Mira?!" Lucy gasped in shock and horror. At this outburst, the occupants of the room, sans Lucy, looked in a mixture of confusion and shock between Mira and the blonde.
"Lucy!" Mira exclaimed as she rushed to Lucy's side. "I heard that Natsu brought a woman to Fairy Tail, but I never imagined that it would be you! How did you two meet?" Mirajane asked with her match-making face slowly rising into place.
"It was actually thanks to you epic fail of a set up with that guy on Craig's List. Turns out the guy I went out with was a serial killer," Lucy deadpanned.
"Oh! And then Natsu saved you and brought you here. How romantic!" Mira squealed with hearts in her eyes and everybody else in the room sweat dropped.
"You went out with a guy from Craig's List?" Gray asked wryly, eyebrow raised.
"Yeah, well… I wasn't having much luck using other channels, and Mira told me that it was a good idea... Wait, why are we even discussing this?" Lucy muttered as her cheeks flamed in embarrassment.
"I do agree with Lucy on this one. We should be more concerned about the Phantom Lord attack. They seem to be getting bolder in their advances," Erza said, immediately bringing everyone back to focus.
"I'll go tell master about the most recent attack. Please take care of Lucy," Mira said quickly and hurried out of the room. Erza sighed as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"Master will not be pleased about this. We're going to have to be more careful with our missions from now on. Well, it was nice to meet you Lucy. I will certainly see you later." With that last comment, Erza left the room.
"I just remembered that I had a lot of more important things to do than share air space with this flaming moron. See ya later Lucy," Gray quickly stated and sauntered out of the room. Natsu could barely contain his scowl as he watched Gray leave, making Lucy giggle.
"So are you guys like a gang or something? Is that why Fairy Tail and this Phantom Lord are 'business rivals'? You better be pulling my leg about this whole magic thing. I'm having a hard time believing that."
"Nah," Natsu replied with a snort of amusement. "We're not a gang; we're just an underground group of people who perform jobs for the underground society-"
"Natsu, that definitely sounds illegal."
"of mages," Natsu finished with a frown on his face. "The reason why we don't go a more public route is because the general public would freak out if they knew magic actually existed. I mean, take you for example: you thought I was pretty awesome fending off those guys with plain hand-to-hand combat, but the moment I lit my fists up, you freaked out. Obviously, normal people don't have my awesome skills of setting themselves on fire, therefore anything that isn't considered 'normal' will freak people out. We don't want to have to worry about the general population trying to make us go away or persecute us."
"I guess that makes sense," Lucy replied. "How long has Fairy Tail been around?"
"Honestly, I don't know. You heard of the 'Salem Witch Trails' right? I believe it was sometime during that period when the magical folk decided for secret societies that completely excluded the masses to avoid getting themselves killed…" Natsu trailed off.
"That long? Wow, that's incredible that magic has remained a myth to the general public for so long."
"Well anyways, I'm going to go check on the latest news in the guild. If Wendy clears you for food, do you want me to get you some?" Natsu asked as he started walking towards the door.
"That would be great!" Lucy exclaimed. "Wendy, do you think that I could eat some food? I am a little hungry."
"Sure!" Wendy said as she finally spoke up after watching everyone else talk for so long. With Wendy's answer, Natsu exited the room.
"So how old are you exactly Wendy?" Lucy asked as she turned toward the young bluenette. The girl blushed again and squeaked out that she was only 16.
"16? That's amazing how you already know so much about your magic. How did you get roped into all this?" Lucy asked as she tried to make Wendy feel more comfortable. She was beginning to wonder if Wendy just got flustered easily. As Wendy was about to open her mouth, another small girl with short sky blue hair accessorized with an orange bandana rushed into the room.
"I just heard about the girl who Natsu carried into the infirmary. Is this her Wendy?" the light bluenette asked. Wendy simply nodded and the stranger walked to the side on Lucy's bed.
"My name is Levy. What's yours?"
"Lucy."
"Well it's nice to meet you Lucy! I was told that Natsu carried you in. What happened?" Lucy proceeded to tell the girl of all the events of the evening that led up to where she was currently, leaving Levy slightly impressed.
"Wow," Levy breathed as she stared at Lucy in awe. "I've been around magic almost my whole life, but when I saw Natsu burst into flames for the first time, I nearly jumped out of my skin! You're so brave for not getting up and running away! I also can't believe you trusted him enough to let him bring you here."
"Yeah, well I think that my judgement was impaired from my blood loss," Lucy wryly commented and watched as Wendy left. "Does Wendy always act like this?"
"Pretty much around people she doesn't know. Well, Wendy's just a shy person general," Levy laughed.
Lucy and Levy talked more for what seemed like hours and the more they chatted, the more Lucy found she liked the girl. They had similar tastes in books, loved education, and when Lucy hinted at being a bit of a freelance author, Levy's eyes lit up with excitement and begged Lucy to be the first reader of her novel. They were about to discuss music when Natsu barged into the infirmary with a plate of food and a glass of water.
"Hey Luce! I'm back with some food. I got a little distracted but-" Natsu stopped talking when he realized that Levy was also in the room. "Oh hey Levy! I knew that your curiosity would have you come find Lucy eventually."
"You already gave Lucy a nickname?" Levy asked as she looked at Lucy expectantly. "Well I guess Mira's predictions might not be that far off after all."
"What?!" Lucy shrieked as she bolted up in bed again. "What is Mira saying about me now?"
"Oh nothing!" Levy chirped with glee as she watched her new found friend blush furiously and squirm to get out of bed.
"It's definitely not nothing when Mira is involved!" Lucy shouted as she wrestled free of the covers and started chasing Levy around the room. "Tell me what she said right now!
As Lucy was trying to get answers from Levy, Natsu couldn't help but laugh at their antics and watched them with amusement. For just being introduced to each other, they looked like they got along very well. Lucy is such a weirdo Natsu thought as he set the food down on the bedside table and sat on Lucy's bed to stay out of their way. I think I made the right decision when I brought her here.
Sorry if this chappie was kinda boring… I needed to introduce a lot of people and I didn't want to bring in any more fighting just yet. I also wanted to start setting up the LeLu BrOTP.
I want to know honestly, how many people thought that it was Mira who orchestrated Lucy's date disaster? I feel like I should try to hint at some foreshadowing to get some feedback from you guys. Please feel free to send me reviews or PMs! I'd love to hear from you.
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Well that's all for now folks! See you on guys on the next installment. Buh-bye! :D