Natsu walked around the town with Lucy and Wendy. Wendy was running around leading them to different shops where they usually take an hour or more to look around. He was glad Lucy was enjoying herself, but he was getting bored. Shopping just wasn't his thing, he is a boy anyway. He didn't really see what was so interesting. It would be easier to just pick something and go. But Lucy decided to look around until she finds something that catches her eye. They all decided to go check out Lucy's new place next, and relax.
They walked down the street. Lucy turned around starring at the buildings. She turned around and frowned.
" Whats wrong?" Natsu asked.
" It's nothing, really, I just thought that we were being followed." Lucy shook her head, " Don't worry about it."
Natsu frowned, and looked behind them. All he saw was shadows of the buildings, and people. They started walking again. They stopped at a nice two-story apartment with red walls and a dark-brown sloping roof with two chimneys and two dormer windows. The building overlooks one of Magnolia's water canals.
" Well, I guess you'll be staying here. Its 70,000 jewels, we'll be paying for you for a while until you get that job." Natsu explained. He opened the door. A fat women stood between him and the entry way.
" Who are you?" Lucy asked.
" I'm the landlady, are you Lucy Hearfilia?"
" Yes."
The landlady showed them to Lucy's room.
" You'll be staying here. Make sure you pay the rent." She left.
The room was nice large it has pink wallpaper, and a lot of storage space. The main room is quite large and includes a lot of furniture like a bed, desk, bookcase, commode, dresser, a table with three chairs, a coffee table and an armchair. The bathroom is blue with Trade Card tiles. And turquoise curtains.
" Wow! Its nice isn't it Lucy-san?" Wendy said amazed by the space.
" It is and I'm glad, because I have room to put all my stuff!"
It took them an hour to unpack and place everything in certain places. When they finished Natsu left with Wendy to buy some food. Lucy went out to look around. As she walked she kept getting the feeling someone was following her. Every time she looked behind her no one was there. She walked faster, she heard the footsteps, and then a hand grabbed her shoulder. Lucy turned around her eyes widening as she saw who it was, but then she glared.
" Lucy, I finally found you." It was her dad.
" Father... What do you want? Trying to take me back and get me married?"
Her father shook his head, " No. Our home, its been sold. I've found a place where I can work." He handed her a piece of paper, an address written down on it.
'So thats why he didn't call. Maybe he did change. He did come here to see me.' Lucy thought starting to feel sorry for him.
" Do you think you could lend me some money? Just so I can get started."
'Okay scratch that thought. He's still the same. All he wants is money. Its all he ever cared about.'
Lucy shook her head, " No."
" What! I'm just asking for a little, so I can pay for food and- "
" Look I'm sorry but I have no money. I don't work remember, you were the one that payed for everything. Its thanks to my friends I actually have somewhere to stay."
Her father growled. " You have to have money! How do you buy food?"
" I already told you my friends help me! You should be sorry for yourself, You don't have any friends! I'd be surprised if you had any real ones, even if you do have friends I bet you bribed them with money!"
Finally her father stormed off. Lucy sighed and turned back to her apartment. Natsu and Wendy should be back by now. Natsu stood in front of the building, looking around. When he saw her he grinned and waved.
" Hey Luce!"
" Natsu what are you doing?"
" You said someone was following you so I thought I'd watch over your apartment."
" Shouldn't you be watching me not the apartment?"
Natsu heard something and jumped over by the small river and landed on someone. Lucy heard a startled yell. Natsu and another figure stepped out of the shadow.
" Natsu its me!" The voice hissed. When she looked closer she noticed who it was.
" Gray?" Gray waved a hand.
" Hey."
" What are you doing?"
" Yeah, you why were you hiding?" Natsu asked.
Gray held up a hand. In it where pieces of paper, " I got airplane tickets. I was telling everyone that we could leave earlier, I came by here to ask if Lucy was okay with that."
" But hiding?"
Gray shrugged, " I saw Natsu standing outside, and Wendy entering, I guessed you weren't home yet so I decided to wait."
" But seriously why hide?"
" Because Natsu was there."
" Hey, You gotta problem with me?" Natsu banged his head against Grays.
" Yeah, If I was there this would happen." Gray growled.
" Guys, can you not fight right now? Look Gray, Its fine, I can go early. Okay stop NOW!" Lucy shouted.
Gray and Natsu paused in there little battle and looked up at the angry Lucy. They felt the dark vibes coming from her and yelped.
" S-sorry!" They both cried.
Lucy sighed, " Okay lets get in, I hope you and Wendy brought food because I'm starving."
They followed Lucy into the apartment. Wendy stood over a table, placing a box and plates. She looked up.
" Welcome back Lucy-san, Natsu-nii why didn't you tell me Gray-san was coming? Now I have to find another plate." She walked off to the kitchen. Natsu sat down, and grabbed as much food as he could. While the two boys stuffed themselves, Lucy looked at the airplane tickets.
" So how early are we going?"
" Ofh, aboft a weefk." Gray said through mouthfuls of food.
" huh?"
" About a week. Is that okay?"
" Yeah. I have nothing else to do anyway."
Wendy walked up next to them, " Isn't that great? I can't wait!"
" We should enjoy our summer, so I guess we can stay for a week, or more. Then we have school."
Natsu groaned, " Just dealing with those bastards during the school year was annoying. Wonder how its gonna be this year."
" Not bad since their gone now. Probably just going to be a regular school year."
" Well thats no fun."
" You just said it was annoying."
" I said fighting those guys was annoying, especially when they took Lucy."
Lucy blushed and turned away.
" But if someone else came and tried taking over the school then that could be fun!" Natsu continued.
" How would that be fun?"
" Natsu! Don't jinx us! What if that really did happen? Then we would have a huge problem!" Lucy shouted.
Natsu frowned, " We would wouldn't we? But still! It might keep us from doing school work!" he said smiling again.
" Yeah and it will keep us from graduating. Then we'll just have to do another year."
"..."
" So Lucy-san have you ever been to Hawaii?" Wendy asked changing the subject.
" No. I'm looking forward to it though!"
" Oh! Oh! We can hang out at the beach, half a day! It'd be fun. Then we can check out other things! "
Lucy laughed. " Gray, you said you invited everyone? So does that mean-"
" Erza's coming? Oh hell no, Gray, I can't believe you announced it when Erza was at my place! Now she's gonna come and ruin our fun." Natsu groaned.
" Who said she's going to? I bought the tickets. She only comes if she promises not to tell us what to do." Gray grinned wickedly.
Natsu grinned, " Yes! Erza we have now won!"
" Wouldn't she just beat the crap out of you if you do that and take the tickets?" Lucy pointed out killing the mood.
" Aww."
" Lets just hope she agrees with it."
" Dude, I don't want to die."
" What your chickening our already?"
" Who says I'm chickening our?" Natsu butted heads with Gray.
" You guys..." Lucy moaned as she watched the two start fighting once again." If you don't stop I'll tell Erza-"
"NO please don't, anything but Erza!" They both cried in unison.
" As long as you behave yourself..."
" Natsu-nii! Dad's gonna be mad if we stay out to long. Shouldn't we head back?"
Natsu waved a hand, " You go ahead, I'm staying here, with Lucy."
Gray grinned and glanced at Natsu, " Well I'm going to see Juvia. Later!" Gray walked out the door.
Natsu turned back to Lucy. She got up and grabbed some box full of clothes.
" What are you doing?" Natsu asked.
" Unpacking."
" I thought we finished."
" I still have this one box left." She opened the box, it was filled with clothes all the way to the top, folded neatly. He watched as she dumped most of it in one drawer and then to the closet. When she finished she laid down on the bed.
" I'm so tired."
Natsu grinned as he watched her fall asleep. Pretty soon he ended up next to her asleep.
It's a little late to say this but and some of you probably already read it but I have another story called Dragon Blood if you'd like to read it.
Anyway, how's my chapter here? Too short? Please tell me.
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