Chapter 2: Getting There
Sighing, Lucy started across the mountains with her teammates. They would reach their destination by tomorrow after a day of camping, and she was honestly starting to wonder how they could still maintain this much stamina and energy after six hours of hiking across treacherous landscape. She could hear Erza and Gray speaking loudly to each other, with the occasional shriek from Gray when he discovered he'd stripped unintentionally.
"'How can you guys still have so much energy after all this time?!', moshte orimas (she says)." Horologium, Lucy's clock spirit, said.
"Awww, come on Lucy. It's not that bad. We've only been walking for what, ten minutes?" Natsu replied with a flash of his signature grin.
Lucy sweat- dropped from her place inside Horologium. "'WE'VE BEEN WALKING THE ENTIRE DAY YOU MORON!', moshte orimas." Horologium deadpanned, seemingly completely calm.
"Ehhhh, really?" Natsu looked at the setting sun. "Hey, Lucy! The sun is setting! Natsu turned with a bewildered look on his face. "We've been walking the whole day…that went fast didn't it?"
I don't know why I try with that idiot anymore… Lucy thought.
The whole time Gray and Erza were far ahead of the two feuding guild members. Those two… Erza thought. I have a feeling about them…
Gray's thoughts, unfortunately, were a little less innocent. I'm totally gonna whoop that pink-haired flamestick's ass tomorrow…
"Gray, why do you have that wicked gleam in your eyes? And that smirk…you better not be thinking something evil…"
"OF COURSE NOT ERZA! I LOVE MY BEST BUDDY NATSU AND WOULD NEVER THINK OF WHOOPING HIS ASS! "
"That's what I thought you'd say…"