Here's the next chapter guys! Man! I'm on fire with these chapters! Phew!
Chapter 3 – Ember Meal!
"Hey Tengoku?" asked a nine year old Lucy sitting cross-legged on the floor.
"Mmm?"
Tengoku looked towards his little one, lowering his head so that he could hear her better.
"I, I was wondering… will my mother ever wake up from her coma?"
Tengoku looked thoughtfully at the girl and raised his large scaly head towards the heavens.
"I'm not sure my dear student." He said, his voice boomed across the plains.
"Oh…" Lucy looked down at her hands and then looked at the dragon, her master her friend and her father figure.
"To be honest, I don't think she will ever wake up." Said the girl sadly as she stood up and came closer to Tengoku, snuggling into his warm scales.
"Tengoku, you're the only family I have left, you'll never leave me right?"
Tengoku smiled sadly and lowered his head once more, pushing his nose into the girl.
"Lucy… I can't promise that I will always be here for you." He said in a gentle rumbling voice causing the girl's eyes to widen.
"But know this; if I ever were to leave you… it would not be by my will. No matter where I go, you will always have a special place in my heart."
Lucy slowly opened her eyes as the sounds of morning penetrated her hazy mind.
"Another dream…" muttered Lucy, she tried to do her morning routine stretches and found to her alarm she couldn't move. She felt something heavy and warm over her waist, plus the fact that the same feeling was press against her back.
"Morning Lucy! It's time to get ready for our trip!"
Suddenly the covers were pulled off the bed and moments later Wendy scream with embarrassment.
On the bed is Lucy blushing and shaking with Natsu snuggled up beside her, his muscular arms wrapped around the stellar Mages waist. Thankfully the fire mage is still wearing his everyday clothes. Who sleeps with their daily wear clothes in bed anyway!
Natsu grunted in his sleep and his grip tightened slightly, a sliver of drool hanging from his open mouth.
"O-oh! I-I j-just leave! I-I'll wait d-downstairs for y-you l-lucy!" stuttered Wendy averting her eyes, her face so red you could have cooked an egg on it.
"PERVERT!" screamed Lucy whacking the poor fire mage around the head as Wendy rushed from the room.
"Ow Luce stop it!" groaned Natsu as he fell out of bed under the barricade of blows to his head.
"Get OUT!" screamed Lucy blushing heavily as she grabbed the Key to Leo, Natsu escaped through the window to the street below before the stellar mage could summon Loki.
"SLEEP IN YOUR OWN DAMN BED! AND USE THE DOOR NEXT TIME!" Screamed Lucy hanging from her window where Natsu had escaped, shaking her fist at his retreating back
"Lucy! Lucy look! There it is!" yelled Wendy in excitement, her face pressed against the train window.
Lucy got up from her seat and taking care not to fall on the moving locomotive, pressed her face as well against the cool glass pane.
"Wooooooow!" breathed Lucy in wonder as Orleana City came into view, it's many gleaming swirling white towers and multitude of waterfalls filled the stellar mage with amazement and excitement.
"We're finally here!"
"Orleana City!" smiled Wendy widely, jumping up and down.
"We finally managed to come! Isn't this exciting Charle!" the white exceed looked at Wendy and smiled at the pure joy on the Sky Dragon Slayer's face.
The train finally arrived and the two girls quickly rushed off, even the Orleana Station looked amazing.
"Right then, let's go find a hotel! I think it's going to take more than a day to fully explore this place." Said Lucy as she brushed a few strands of her blonde hair from her eyes.
The girls gasped and marveled at the many delicate designed buildings and countless parks filled with array of flora and fauna of every color and description as they searched for a place to stay.
"Hey! How about there?" asked Lucy pointing to modest sized building that seem to be made from white marble. Various little waterfall and gold delicate designs dotted the heavenly looking building.
"The Heaven Dragon's Inn!" gasped Wendy reading the fancy golden letters above the mahogany double-doors.
"I think it suits us! After all, I'm heavenly and you're a dragon slayer!" smiled Lucy as she did one of her sexy poses causing Wendy to giggle.
Charle rolled her eyes but kept her mouth shut.
"I'm soooo tired!" whined Lucy kicking the door open to their room, countless white bags hanging from her sore looking hands.
"So – am – I!" gasped Wendy and she collapsed in the doorway, her own bags scattered on the floor.
"Tch! I told you we should have come back earlier to drop off some bags!" Charle scolded as she flew down to her young companion.
"Whatever…." Grumbled Lucy as she slowly stumbled towards one of the two white velvet fluffy beds in the room, looking warm and inviting.
"Don't fall (Yawn) asleep Lucy! It's still too (Yawn) early!" said Wendy with droopy eyes.
"F-fine!" muttered Lucy dragging herself off the bed and falling to the floor.
Suddenly an idea sparked in the stellar mage's mind. Lucy Jumped up and grinned at her friend, all the tiredness disappearing.
"Let's go to the Spa!"
Wendy jumped to her feet, her tiredness too gone in a flash as she looked at Lucy in excitement.
"Ohhh! The Spa! I've always wanted to go to one!" The Sky Dragon Slayer gave a little jump of joy. Even Charle smiled, the idea of going to the spa is quite an appealing idea.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh! This feels amazing!" sighed Lucy in bliss, sinking further into the warm depths of the hot springs so that it came up to her mouth.
The Spa was huge! And this was only the girls section. Little islands filled with beautiful flowers were dotted around the steaming hot springs plus little steaming waterfalls jutting out from the rocky mountain like walls.
Lucy opened her brown eyes lazily and noticed from the corner of her eye a twiki torch on one of the little islands. Her eyes moved to the flicking flame and sub-consciously licked her lips.
She went to move towards the torch then stopped, her eyes widening in realization at what she was about to do.
"Lucy this is amazing! I want to stay here forever!" smiled Wendy in glee turning towards her blonde friend who quickly sat back down where she were, her face burning red.
"It does feel great doesn't it?" smiled Lucy as her hazel brown eyes kept flicking towards the tempting flame and her friends face.
"Lucy? You ok?" asked Wendy as she noticed her friends weird behavior.
Lucy looked at Wendy, and then looked at the flame and back to her friend. She could trust her right?
Lucy sank into the warm water and stared at the flame once more, she really wanted to eat it. Damn it! Natsu's the fire eating weirdo not her!
"L-lucy?" stuttered the Sky Dragon Slayer now slightly scared for her friend.
Charle who had been drifting off to sleep opened her eyes in annoyance and stared at the blonde mage intrigue.
"See that flame over there?" muttered Lucy in a quiet voice staring intently at the mouth-watering flickering flame.
Wendy followed her gaze and saw the little twiki torch on the island.
"Y-yeah?"
Lucy turned her gaze to her friend and Wendy swallow when she saw longing mixed with confusion showing on the blonde girls face.
"I want to eat it."
The atmosphere became awkward and silent following those random simple words.
"What!" gasped Wendy staring wide-eyed at her friend who starting to look uncomfortable. Lucy sank further into the water so that only her eyes showed.
"That's interesting… "said Charle thoughtfully as she summoned her wings using her aero magic and flew closer to the two girls.
"Lucy, are you feeling ok?" Wendy stood up and walked over to the suddenly frantic looking Stellar Mage.
"No! no I'm not feeling fine!" yelled Lucy after her head popped out of the water, a few girls chatting near-by stopped and started to stare, curiosity lining their faces.
"I want to eat fire damn it! How can I be feeling ok! It's just like that dream I had!" Lucy clutched her head and started to shake, water droplets flying off her smooth naked body.
"Lucy calm down! People are staring!" Wendy grabbed her friend's arms and dragged her further away from the intense stares of the nosy women near them.
"Very interesting." Muttered Charle as she rubbed her chin with her small paws. Suddenly she flew over to the torch, uprooted it and came back with it clutched in her arms.
"It's time to test those dreams of yours." Stated Charle as she offered the torch to Lucy who stopped shaking as her wide brown eyes locked onto the flame before her.
Without warning and a shout of alarm from Wendy, Lucy grabbed the flame from the torch and chomped greedily onto it, her sharp canines sinking into the hot withering fire.
"Just as I thought!" exclaimed Charle looking at Lucy as she devoured the last of the flames and smacked her lips, sighing in contentment.
"Lucy! You! You j-just ate fire!" gasped Wendy in pure shock, pointing a shaking finger at her blonde friend who suddenly looked like a deer caught in headlights.
"The dreams… the physical changes…. Plus my little glimpses into the future. It all makes sense now!" said Charle as she flew higher into the air, the white exceed dramatically pointed a claw at Lucy who squeal in shock.
"Lucy! You're a-!"