Chapter 4
"Hmm… Hmm…" Lucy hummed happily, apparently in a good mood.
"You will regret this, Lucy Heartfillia!" thinking back of Natsu's so-called threaten made Lucy giggled as her mood went further up. 'Finally got my revenge!'
"Lu-chan?" Levy asked groggily.
"One and only!" Lucy chirped before the petite woman gave her a bear-crushing hug for the second time in two days.
"I-I thought you were gonna get into trouble, Lu-chan! I was so worried!" Levy sobbed as the blonde patted her back.
"Why would I get into trouble? See, I am right here, in one piece!"
"I am so glad you are fine, Lu-chan!" Levy let go of Lucy and wiped off her tears.
Both of them laughed together for no particular reason, because, that's what best friends do, right?
"Good morning Erza-san!" every maid greeted the red-haired butler.
"Good morning, I hope all of you had a good night's sleep. Please do your best today as well, and serve our masters well."
"Yes, Erza-san!" everyone replied before getting on their assigned tasks.
Fortunately for our very own Lucy Heartfillia, she was in charge of cooking.
'Maybe I should spit in their food!' Lucy giggled at that very thought but decided against it, fearing the wrath of a certain butler. After beating the eggs in the metal bowl, the blonde chef of the day poured the mixture on a medium pan.
Stirring the mixture on the pan, she glanced at the other pans with sausage and pancakes. Her work at the restaurant proved to be a help indeed.
Placing all the food beautifully on four plates, she patted herself on the back before asking her co-workers to serve the food to their 'beloved' young masters.
"Now, some free time for me!" Lucy stretched in satisfaction before heading off on an adventure on finding the grand library she has heard from Levy.
"Enjoy your meal."
"Mmm, today's breakfast is fantastic! Who is in charge?" Natsu wolfed down his breakfast.
"Hai, it is Lucy Heartfillia." Erza bowed.
Bits and pieces of food can be seen as Natsu spit out the remaining food in his mouth. His companions however, continued chewing down on the delicious breakfast prepared by the talented blonde.
"What?! Did you check for any poison in the food?! Call an ambulance!" Natsu panicked as he recalled exactly what happened the night before.
"Calm the fuck down hot-head. I am sure that Lucy girl isn't stupid enough to land herself in jail because of you." Gray stated with a calm tone.
"Yeah, Gray is right. Oh and Gray, your clothes." Gray cursed himself before searching for his scattered clothes.
"What, you don't know what she can do! She bi-"Natsu stopped, not wanting his embarrassing ordeal to be exposed.
"She what?" Gajeel demanded with an obviously curious look.
"N-Nothing!" Natsu insisted as he hastily stuffed his mouth with breakfast.
"Hmm…" Loke smirked as he gave Natsu a I-know-what-happened look, making the pink-haired choke on his food.
Lucy sighed in bliss at the sight of the huge library, skipping around like a girl in love, she picked out books of her favourite authors. Sitting down on one of the comfortable couches, she started reading 'A Tale of Two Cities' by her number one favourite author, Charles Dickens.
However, her heaven was disrupted by a loud crash. Lifting her head from the book, she cocked her head, looking for the source of the disruption. Curiosity filled her as she stood up from the couch, walking to a large bookshelf, with some movements behind it.
As she reached the bookshelf, she shifted a few books quietly, hoping that she did not make any noise. The once curious blonde gasped out in shock as she covered her mouth with both hands at the scene before her.
Lucy regretted letting her curiosity take over as her huge brown orbs witnessed one of the young masters, Loke, making out with Michelle.
Cursing her bad luck and planning to wash her eyes later, Lucy stepped back, knocking on the forgotten bookshelf behind her. 'Fuck' she looked at the moving man with wide eyes.
"Why, why. Isn't it Lucy?" Loke waved Michelle away as he stepped towards the terrified blonde.
"U-Uh, hi!" was all Lucy could squeak out.
"So, what did you see?" Loke kneeled down beside her as he whispered.
"N-Nothing, Master Loke! What would I see? Hahahahaha!" Lucy replied with a fake laughter.
"Really?" He questioned with a demanding look.
Nodding as hard as she could, Lucy cursed herself for being so curious once more. However, a loud laughter made her look at him with a what-the-hell look.
"Gahahaha! P-Pardon me, your reaction was just too funny!" the man before Lucy laughed as he wiped the tears off his face.
"U-Uh, okay then. Have a great laugh here, I am just gonna head back to the kitchen!" Lucy tried to excuse herself.
"Why would you head back there when it is not even close to lunch time?"
Lucy stopped in her tracks, turning to face him with a horrified look, making the ginger-haired man laugh even harder.
"How did you know that?"
"I-hahaha, I am one of the young master! How would I not know?" he replied before breaking out in laughter once more, annoying the hell out of Lucy.
"Anyway, I have yet to introduce myself formally; I am Loke Dragneel, pleased to meet you, Lucy Heartfillia." Lucy wasn't too shocked at his surname, after all, a certain proved to be a pervert as well.
"Pleased to meet you too, Master Dragneel." Lucy bowed, lifting the hem of her uniform slightly to show her respect.
"Call me Loke, please."
"Master Loke then. I was wondering… Are you that guy's brother?" Lucy shuddered at the thought of mentioning his name.
"That guy? You mean Natsu? Oh no, I am his cousin! I would be so embarrassed to have a pervert like him as a brother." Lucy groaned mentally at how he could speak as though he is much better.
"Ah, I see. I think I would be leaving now, I need to prepare for lunch." Lucy walked off as fast as she could from the predator behind her.
"I hope to see you again, Lucy!"
'I hope to never see you again.' Lucy thought mentally with disgust.
"WHAT?! Oh my God, you saw Master Loke making out with Michelle?" Lucy sighed as she nodded at Levy.
"You can't imagine how I felt at that point of time! I thought I was going to be gobbled up by him you know!"
"At least he didn't gobble you up like how you thought he will! He seems like a nice guy to me."
"I doubt so, he gives out this aura… An aura I can't put to words, it's as though, he has locked his heart up. I could see that his laughter was really fake and forced, he seemed… Desperate."
"I think you are just overthinking, Lu-chan. I don't believe he will be like how you describe him to be, besides, I don't see a point to find out what type of man he is when you already claim him and Master Natsu to be perverts." Lucy nodded.
"Yeah, I guess so…" Lucy brushed off her thoughts before heading to bed.
Boy, how she will react when she knows that she hit the bull's eye!
The birds chirped as they welcomed a brand new morning. It seemed like a peaceful day, but not for a certain blonde as she screamed loud enough to echo throughout the whole Dragneel Mansion. A certain pink-haired man, however, seemed satisfied rather than disturbed as he felt her scream of agony was music to his still-in-pain ears.
"Well, isn't this a great morning?" he asked himself before laughing like a mental man.
"What the fuck is this?" Lucy shouted angrily as she looked at her uniform with huge holes all over.
'Natsu Dragneel…!' she growled at the image of him wearing devil's horn and laughing at her pathetic state.
"Keep calm Lucy, you still have 2 hours until your shift starts. You are an intelligent woman, you will definitely figure out a plan!" Lucy calmed herself down as she paced around the empty room.
"Ah hah!" a light bulb popped above Lucy's head as she thought of an idea, or rather, a person.
'You will not expect this, Natsu Dragneel! HAHAHAHA!' Lucy grinned as she skipped her way to her life saviour.
A/N : Ohyeahh! XD This is fun, don't judge me! :P Anyway, I made Loke and Natsu cousins for my story to move on smoothly, don't kill me! OH, I would like to thank you people for your tremendous support! I was literally jumping in joy when I saw all your reviews! I really really appreciate your review, follows and favourites! I love you people! 3 Anyway, see you in the next update, maybe in 1 or 2 weeks' time? :O