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"Thanks." Team Natsu smiled.

Two weeks have passed since their arrival at Oak Town. After training with Aries and Capricorn on their day at camp, she asked Laxus about her past, which the man reluctantly and lazily complied to. They sat on their camping ground which was near a lake to provide their necessity of water. They also managed to memorize the forest in their never-ending search for food. At mornings, after waking up, they immediately started training, starting from their warm-up exercises which includes running a hundred laps around the area and then starting with the basic hand-to-hand combat in which the blonde girl complained. A lot. Laxus found out that Lucy really was a sore loser at it. Without her spirits, she is useless. It took a week and a lot of work for Laxus to teach Lucy the basics.

On the other hand, one day in that first week, he tried to surprise Lucy with a sneak attack. He used his Lightning Storm on her, knowing full well that the technique shoots random lightning strikes in every direction. He was the one surprised though. He can't believe the girl could evade such attacks with ease and grace, matching Natsu in their fight at Cardia Cathedral. The girl was beyond angry. She used her extending whip, coiled it around his neck and made him bow down to eat the grass. He was angry at her but didn't spoke a word, knowing that anything he says will be used against him. It was his fault in the first place. He wanted to ask how she can evade his fast attacks like that, but he doesn't know how. The girl has amnesia and the story he told her were the little facts he knew about her. They're from different teams so he can't give much. Try as he might to deny and hide it, there was a speck of jealousy lingering in that simple fact. '1 point for Natsu. Laxus, still 5.' Seeing the man's awkward silence, she asked him what the matter was. He asked, though. There's nothing to lose anyway. Lucy, at that time managed to recover some of her memories said that she remember those stupid lessons about waltz, timing and beats. She didn't know they could come in handy.

At night, Lucy took it upon herself to train her magical power. She would sit cross-legged under a tree, close her eyes and concentrated for a few minutes. Laxus just watched her. He would feel the change in the pressure in the surrounding area. She had much control that week than in the Tenrou Island. The amount of Eternano on the island greatly enhanced her magical energy to the point that she can't control how many Gates she needs to open. Summoning ten of her spirits at once was one of the most an amazing moment he has ever seen. But he feared for her safety. It was all thanks to Mavis' advice to depart. After leaving the island, the amount of magical energy was toned down but that left Lucy's three magical containers expanded. He gave her tips to better control it which she obliged. She complained less and less and started listening.

By the end of the first week, Lucy was at least able to handle intermediate hand-to-hand combat. What greatly improved in her was speed and control on her magical power. On their second week, they trained and sparred using both magic and physical prowess. Of course, Lucy wasn't nowhere near Laxus' level of strength and immense magical power because she was defeated every time with burnt clothes and a zapped butt. But as time goes by, she managed to progress, using her wits to her advantage even when both of them knew, she was going to lose. Laxus appreciated her will to fight, even laughing with his booming voice. There's one question still remains, though. Why is it that the amount of Spirit Energy isn't still exhausted? That was a source of worry for the both of them for a while, but thankfully, the Spirit King came. He explained that it doesn't work like Magical Energy, where once exhausted, Eternano from the air will enter the mage's body to recover. Spirit Energy was just like a plant, it grows on you.

After packing their things in their bags, Lucy called out to Laxus.

"Hey, Laxus!"

"What?" He grunted.

"Where are we going next?" She asked in a singsong voice.

"We'll take the train to Clover Town. Why?" Laxus looked at her.

"Nothing." She happily skipped to her packed bag and slipped the strap on her shoulders.

"Tch. Whatever." Laxus muttered.

Back at the Guild…

Two weeks had passed and in that time, Team Natsu, who were still fed up in their search for Lucy, didn't recognize how much they are neglecting their work. They didn't have enough money in them anymore. S-Class jobs were high paying, that's for sure but if they don't get another one, they'll die of hunger.

"Erza, Gray." Natsu called out to his friends who are sitting in the bar with a map on their hand. They looked up to see him running towards them, Happy trailing behind, flying.

"What is it, Natsu?" Erza was the first to speak, handing the map to Gray.

"Let's go on a job. It says here that they need to catch some big time thieves." Natsu answered, handing the paper to Erza.

"That's fine by me. We could search for Lucy there after we finish it." Gray spoke up.

"Okay, we'll go." Erza agreed.

"Mira-san, we'll take this quest." Gray called out to the barmaid, who then appeared from the back door. Erza gave her the paper.

"Okay, where's this anyway?" Mirajane asked.

"Clover Town." Natsu said.

A/N: I'm really not sure if I should upload this. Anyways, thanks for those Reviews.

Paname: I emerged victorious over that major writer's block. Guess ideas won't be boarding the train to nopeville. :)

Kishka24: I really loved the way you reviewed that chapter. It gave me confidence. Thanks! :D