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Warning: lots of mistakes.
Previously:
"Hei GUYS!" Lucy waves at them.
"Yo Natsu-san!" Sting greeted.
"Hello Erza-san, Gray-san and Wendy." Rouge added
"It's Happy and Charla!" Frosh cheered.
"Long time no see everyone." Lector greeted.
"Sting and Rouge?" Erza shocked.
"Hello Lector and Frosch!" Happy answered happily.
"Sabertooth?" Gray also shocked by their appearances.
"Lucy!" Natsu shouted her name in excitement.
All of them sit on the same table, eyeing each other suspiciously. Don't get them wrong, they are friends but the fact the twin dragon slayers bring Lucy back to the guild with injury making her team quite mad. Although the other guild members pretend to do their usual thing, they could not take their eyes off from this team as if they are waiting something interesting to happen.
The atmosphere is stern before Lucy started to break the ice.
"As you can see, Sting and Rouge together with Lector and Frosh were my partners during the last mission. At first I'm as shocked as all of you but thanks to their kind heart, I'm here safely!" Lucy explains as short and simple as possible.
"Yeah, that's true. Please stop looking at us with those creepy eyes." Sting sweat dropped.
"What? Are you saying that my eyes are creepy bastard?!" Natsu argues.
"Stop it Natsu." Erza interrupt. "So, basically you guys meet each other because the client asking help from two different guild?"
"Yes." Rouge answered.
"If that's the case, we have to thank you because you guys are kind enough to help Lucy all the way here to help our Lucy." Erza stretches her hand to offer her gratitude.
Rouge smiles and accept her hand. Lucy and the other guild member takes a relieve breath as if their conversation is a bomb that might blow anytime.
"So, let's have a drink for our guest!" Cana lifts the spirit of their member and to fix the misunderstanding.
All of them are enjoying themselves. Gray and Rouge takes their good friendly talk, the exceeds are talking and teasing each other while Lucy are having a good chat with Mira and the others. Don't forget the famous singer of Fairy Tail who won't let the golden chance slips away before he manages to sing his songs. The atmosphere is back to normal and none of them are having a hard feeling to each other.
…..
Natsu walk towards Sting who sits on the stool enjoying the happy atmosphere by himself.
"Hei Sting." Natsu greet him.
"Oh, Natsu-san." Sting greeted back.
Natsu scratches his neck before start talking. "Umm, you know.. S-sorry for earlier. I was quite rude to you.
Sting was taken aback for a moment before laughing… hard…
"HAHAHA! What was that Natsu-san? It is not cool at all!"
"W-what? It is wrong if I think it is my fault?!" Natsu argues.
Sting said between his laughter. " I-its not that Natsu-san, I don't have any hard feeling as I know you're worried for your friend. If I were you, I might do the same or even hit them before they have any chance to explain."
"Is that so? Well.. I'm a good man. Not to mention, I'm quite strong." Natsu bragging.
"I don't think strong fits your image Natsu-san. It fits me better!" Sting defended.
"I have defeated you last magic games Sting."
"That is a few month ago Natsu-san. I'm stronger than before."
"Wanna try me Sting?" Natsu stands up and stretches his body while grinning.
"HEH, bring it on!"
And so, they start fighting. Natsu kick Sting but he manage to dodge however the kick hit some poor table in the way making some beer splashes all over. Cana who feels mad start throwing some chairs and other people start joining the brawling. Lucy who watches all this smiles and enjoying everything on her sight.
Their so called party did not stop all night and all of them sleep in the guild including their friend from Sabertooth. When the master comes back, he did not have a chance to feel shock as everything is too familiar for him. Lucy is the only one who still did not sleep and greeted him.
" Hello master."
"Hei Lucy my dear. Thank god you're coming back safely. I wanted to have a word with you and the team but I think I will call all of you tomorrow. Wait.. What happen to your legs?" Makarov asked with concern.
"Ahh, I just careless during a mission. Don't worry it will be healed in no time." Lucy gives her best smile.
Makarov nodded and continue. "You should not go to your house in this condition. Just sleep in the infirmary, it is more comfortable."
Then, Loke appeared besides Lucy and carried her bridal style. "Don't worry, I'll get her home safely master."
Loke wanted to carry Lucy to her home but Lucy decline and said she wanted to go to the guilds backyard. The two of them did not talk and enjoying the night scenery.
"Lucy. Don't you want to talk about what has happen to me?" Loke questioned.
"How did you know Loke?"
"I'm your spirit remember? We know what your feeling is. We feel you Lucy."
"Did you know anything about reviving Zeref?"
"I'm not too sure but according to legend, Zeref is place in the center of the Ashura's forest. Long ago, there is a powerful dark magic mage who wanted to revive Zeref but I should say that he wanted Zeref's power by offering a stellar spirit mage to be possessed by Zeref and kill them to take over the power. During that time, they are a powerful stellar spirit mage who have the power to summon the gate guardian of the tomb to lock Zeref. They said that it will not break as long as twelve golden keys are not assembled to open the eclipse gate. But judging from the situation now, it is already being broken and I just hope there is no dark mage knows or even want to do those foolish things." Loke explained in detailed.
"So, this is Akira's plan huh? I can't let this happen."
"W-who this Akira? Don't tell me that man we were fighting is the dark mage who wanted to revive zeref?!"
"Ehh.. You said you know everything?" Ask Lucy, clearly dumbfounded.
"Ehehe.. Actually I just gamble. But I do know you're sad okay! But forget it. Lucy, you're in danger!" Loke yells.
"Wait.. a second. You play dirty Loke!" Lucy puffed her cheeks.
"I'm sorry okay. If I didn't do this trick, you won't tell me. I care for you and I have the right to know." Loke defended himself.
Lucy sighed. "You're right. I can't hide this thing especially from you. Oh right, I got these keys from Mida. Honestly, I really don't know what keys are these. I can't feel the power at all.
"T-these keys…."
Time skip.
Early in the morning, the twin dragon slayers meet Makarov to discuss about what had happen to Lucy without Lucy presence.
"Sting, didn't you know that all the guild master had to attend the meeting yesterday?" Makarov questioned.
"Ohh, I don't know about it as I'm still on mission. Did Rufus go on my behalf?" Sting asks back.
"Yes he did. I don't know I should tell you but I think you need to know. The dark guild is searching for the remaining stellar spirit mage in order to revive Zeref. Because Yukino is in your guild, I think you should be prepared and protect her at all cost."
"I knew this would happen. But I don't think Yukino is the main target master Makarov." Sting exchange glances with Rouge and a little hesitate to tell him the pain truth. He cleared his throat. "We personally have encountered the one of the people who targeting the stellar spirit mage. We heard clearly that the one he wants is Lucy. I don't know what his main objective is. But releasing Lucy the time he caught her prove that he wanted more than that."
"He smells like blood and at that time, we heard that he got the power from killing people. Killing other than his target did not put only Lucy on danger. The people around her are also in danger." Rouge added.
Makarov keep silent and tapped his chin, thinking deeply. He then sighed…
"I have to do a lot of thinking. Thanks a lot for giving such valuable information to me. I really appreciate it."
The two of them nodded and prepare themselves to go home.
"Yo! Going home?" Gray greeted.
"Yeah, but we wanted to see Lucy-san first." Rouge answered.
"She is not here. Natsu, you should lead them to Lucy." Mira commanded.
"EH! Why me?!" Natsu protested.
"You will go to Lucy's house in any seconds from now, why don't you just be a good kid and help them Natsu?" Said Mira in her dangerously low and sweet tone.
"YES SIR!" Natsu grab their hands and run as fast as he could to Lucy's house.
On their way to Lucy house, they talk some random thing before Natsu start talking about Lucy.
"So, how can she got hurt?"
"We're not there the time she is hurt but the client told us that she got hurt because she tries to save the client."
Natsu chuckle a little making them shocked.
"Natsu-san, it is not nice to laugh at Lucy-san!" Lector yells.
"Fro agreed!"
"N-no! I'm not laughing at her. But.. that is just her. she don't care about herself when it comes in saving people. Lucy really makes me worried but that is her charm I guess." Natsu didn't realize that the way he describe it as if he is confessing to them he likes Lucy.
…..
A few meter before they arrive at Lucy's house, they could see Lucy go out of her apartment.
"EH.. Guys, are you going back to Sabertooth now?"
"Yes. We come to see you before we go back Lucy-san" Fro explain.
"Aww.. so nice of you Fro. Anyway thanks a lot for everything. Have you meet master yet?" Lucy questioned.
"Yes we did. He said he needs a lot of thinking and I'm sure he will decide the best solution." Rouge answered.
"Is that so?" Lucy keep silent and then continue "Does this means that we won't meet again after this?"
"We will. I really need to visit master Makarov once in a while." Sting answered.
"That is the most irrelevant answer you can give Sting?" Natsu questioned.
"W-whatever!"
All of them just laugh on Sting cuteness. Before they waves at each other, Sting dragged Natsu to a small corner.
"Psst.. Natsu-san, I'm interested in Lucy-san. I promise that one day I'll come and bring her to Sabertooth to be my bride."
"What?!" Natsu shock by sudden confession.
"Shh.. don't too loud Natsu-san."
"I won't let you Sting!" Natsu answered in low tone.
"HAHAHA.. then the next time we fight is fighting for her heart."
"FINE! I won't lose to you Sting."
With that, they are parting ways. Natsu could not hide his excitement when he think he got a few competitors to have Lucy. Little that he knows that he actually have more than a few competitors. The only difference is, they don't want Lucy's love but her one and only life.
to be continued.
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