HELLO EVERYBODY! :D Clearly, the whole updating daily thing isn't going to work anymore. That's why I plan to update this at least once a week (presumably Fridays or Saturdays) and any other time that I'm not busy. :) Sorry for not having very much NaLu at the moment, but I'm working on it for future chapters SO DON'T WORRY! Fun fact: This is the third shortest chapter in the series (okay, that wasn't really a fun fact...). Anyways, you're all probably telling me to shut up now so... go read my lovely readers! x)
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail.
"Dragion…" Ashley seethed. After using some torture techniques on Fireball, the trio walked home with an awkward silence as Fireball rubbed his bruised jaw and Natsu walked six feet away from Ashley. When they arrived at Lucy's home to rest up for the night, Ashley had rushed into the washroom and took a bath to escape the awkwardness.
"Why did you ditch me just to get my counterpart a gift? Am I not good enough for you?" Ashley whispered to herself as she sank deeper into the bathwater. She felt a pang in her chest as she thought about her companion slipping away from her. She wouldn't admit it, but on the inside, she was as soft as Lucy Heartfilia and she wanted to cry.
Meanwhile, Natsu and Fireball were in Lucy's bedroom. Natsu was sniffing around while Fireball was silently sulking over his injuries.
"What are you doing?" Fireball asked suddenly as Natsu accidentally knocked over Lucy's table lamp.
"Just sniffing for clues." Natsu said. He saw the strange look on Fireball's face so he explained. "I'm a dragon slayer, so I have enhanced senses."
Fireball nodded slowly and turned his gaze to the golden sword that lay beside him. At first, he thought he only wanted the sword because he needed a weapon and he had used a sword before in Edolas. But then he realized that he actually wanted it because it was the same colour as Lucy's hair and although, Lucy and Ashley's hair are the exact same colour, the sword still reminded him of Lucy H. It's because she's so nice and… cute. He blushed lightly at the thought.
Natsu pulled out the keychain that he was going to give to Lucy and swung it back and forth. He really missed the blonde mage. "Tomorrow," He said as he continued to swing the Plue keychain. "We should go to the spot where she was kidnapped so I can try to track her scent."
Fireball nodded in agreement, but didn't take his eyes off his golden sword.
The next day, Fireball was woken up by screams and shouts. He sat up on the couch that he was sleeping on as Natsu was kicked into the room and landed on his back. "W-what's going on?" Fireball whimpered as he hid under his blanket.
"NATSU, YOU PERVERT! HOW DARE YOU SLEEP WITH ME! YOU MUST HAVE A LOT OF NERVE AND NO BRAIN FOR DOING THAT!" Ashley roared as she stalked into the room and stepped on Natsu's chest.
"I'M SORRY! I FORGOT! I USUALLY SLEEP WITH LUCY AND I FORGOT THAT YOU AREN'T HER!" Natsu shouted back with idiotic boldness, but he shrank back when Ashley gave her a cold glare. He continued quickly in a voice higher than usual. "It was the middle of the night and I was half asleep when I woke up on the other couch down here. I was feeling stiff so I wanted to sleep on the comfy bed with Lucy like I usually do and I forgot that it was you sleeping on her bed."
"You sleep with Lucy?" Fireball's mouth dropped open.
"Yeah, I do everything with her." Natsu replied with a grin as he looked at Fireball.
Uncharacteristically, a series of dirty images filled Fireball's mind and he had to go hide back under his blanket so he could slap the images out of himself.
Ashley also thought dirtily and a light shade of pink dusted her cheeks. Doing everything with Natsu? She thought as she looked over at the hiding salmon-haired boy. She looked back down at the Salamander, who was staring confusedly at her blush. Ashley quickly got off of him and began walking towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Natsu asked as he stood back up.
"Going to look for your beloved Lucy." She gave Natsu a huge smirk and a wink as she added, "So that you two can do absolutely EVERYTHING together again." She walked outside and laughed semi-darkly.
"Wait, what do you mean by that?!" Natsu ran after her because he was confused about the way she talked. Plus, her laugh was the same kind of laugh the demonic yet angelic Mirajane laughs when her matchmaking schemes are a success.
"Hold on, don't leave me!" Fireball jumped off the couch and quickly got ready to leave to the place where Lucy was kidnapped.
"Give me back my keys!" A girl's voice echoed in a cold, dank room. She was standing in a cage that restricted the use of magic, much like the one that the Magic Council used. Her enemies watched her through a security lacrima in the corner of the room.
"Give me back my keys!" She said again. She wanted to stay strong and look brave, but her courage was failing her and she was beginning to shake. "S-spare the celestial spirits!" Her knees crumbled and she sounded desperate as tears came to her eyes. "I-I'll do anything! Just don't hurt my friends!"
A few minutes later, a hooded man came into the room. "We are willing to make you an offer, Lucy Heartfilia."
Lucy looked at the man with her pleading eyes. "Please tell me!"
"If you are willing to grant us one simple wish then we will set your friends free."
"Oh, that can easily be done if you would give me my keys." Lucy said with joy, however, she felt uneasy as she thought about what her kidnapper could possibly want to wish for.
"We refuse to give you your keys until you grant us a wish." The hooded man replied.
"But that's the only way I can get you your wish!" Lucy said in disbelief. "It's my Wishmaker key, Twinkle! She is the one who can grant wishes!"
"Ah, we have heard of that, but this Twinkle spirit is not needed in our wish." The hooded man edged closer to Lucy and she gulped with fear. She could see his pale skin and his crooked mouth as he took her chin in his hand. "You see, our wish is that you marry me."
Whoaaa. What a way to end the story... Is this a cliffhanger? Because if it is, I am both sorry and not sorry... ;P Anyways, I hope you all liked this chapter. Sorry, that it's shorter than usual, but I really wanted to update today. Remember to review, because I like knowing what you readers are thinking about the story so far! Oh & constructive crticism / friendly advice is welcome! :) Until next time~