Chapter 6 – Cheater

Drip, drip, drop.

*Sigh*

Drip, drip, drop….

Lucy sat with her cheek against the cool wood of the bar top. Her golden hair spread out behind her, a tall glass of ice water sat right in front of her line of sight. She watched on as another drop of condensation trailed its zig zag path down the glass.

Drip, drip, drop.

"Luuuuuuuuuuuce"

"No"

"But Luuuuuuucy…."

"A deal is a deal Natsu."

Lucy lifted her head from the bar and turned to face her team mate.

"Seriously Natsu?"

Natsu was also sitting at the bar, 2 seats away…. Happy sat on the bar top in between them, a fish in his paws.

'Uhhh what are you doing all the way over there?" Lucy sighed the question slightly annoyed. Natsu had been keeping a weird distance from her now for the last few days.

"Natsu doest trust the Celestial Witch anymore." The blue cat said with a smile.

"Celestial Witch!?" Lucy glared at the blue cat, then Natsu.

"You cheated Luce." Natsu eyed her warily from two seats away. "You used your chick magic on me to win the bet" He finished with a pout.

"Chick… Magic… You idiot Salamander!"

And with that Lucy leapt over the stools separating them and tackled the Dragon Slayer, the force knocking them both over several feet to bump into Gray, who had been walking up to get a drink. And of course from there you can guess what happened. In a matter of minutes the entire guild was brawling.

1 hour later… (I keep doing this lol, just bad story telling)

Everyone was either back in their respective spots nursing their wounds, or had left home to nurse their pride. Lucy sat back in her spot at the bar, Natsu sat next to her with Happy blotting his blody nose with a tissue. On her other side sat Gray casting angry glances between her and Natsu, and frightened glances at Ezra who sat on the other side of him.

Ezra having been the one to break up the guild brawl sat happily at the bar eating her cake. Her eyes lifting every once and a while from her dessert to survey the room, her eyes daring anyone to just TRY and step one foot out of line.

"Another shake Lucy?"

Lucy looked up to find Mira smiling at her brightly from across the bar top.

"No thanks Mira, I'm good. Sorry about the mess…"

Mira smiled again, that sweet smile of hers. That charmingly cute smile that just completely disarmed you and made you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Honestly it was almost scary sometimes, to think that bright sunny smile hid a rare Demon Take Over Mage behind it.

Lucy held in an involuntary shiver. One that wouldn't smile so nicely at her if she ever found out it had been her that nicked those chocolate boxes a few weeks ago…

"It's no problem hun, it's nice to see you let loose every once and a while!"

"Hmph!" Natsu sulked loudly next to the blond.

Mira just laughed and turned to walk back into the kitchen. A few moments later she came out with a smoking mug in hand, filled with a red orange flame. Natsu perked right up at the site. His hands held out like a child in pure joy.

"Gimmie gimmie gimmie!"

Lucy couldn't help but smile at her friend.

"So have you guys heard?" Mira leaned on the bar excitedly "A new team has appeared on the board up stairs"

Ezra looked up from her cake surprised. "A new team? Did someone new join while I was away?"

Mira shook her head excitedly at the red head. Lucy looked back and forth confused between the two.

"What board, what are you talking about?"

Mira pointed one finger up above her to the floor upstairs above the bar. "The board use to be kept in the Masters office, but since we built the new place it's been moved upstairs by the S-class board. It's a list of all the members of Fairy Tail, and all the teams. Only those with a Fairy Tail mark can view it though, obviously we wouldn't want just anybody able to get their hands on that sorta info."

Lucy slowly looked up to the balcony above the bar and swallowed uncomfortably. The second floor…. She had never really spent much time up there, an old habit from back when the second floor was only reserved for S-class mages. Plus Laxus and the Raijinshuu still had their customary spot up there on the balcony… So yeah Lucy kinda kept her distance.

"So who is in the new team?" Lucy tore her eyes away from the balcony at Gray's question.

Mira smiled devilishly. "That's just it, no one knows."

Everyone looked at the white haired barista expectantly, all leaning in a little bit.

"The team name has been written in, but under members, hehehe" Mira's shoulders shook with cute giggles of excitement. "Well take a look for yourself."

Not needing further urging Lucy, Gray and Natsu stood, Ezra waived them on, her cake not finished yet. Lucy eyed what she could see of the balcony stealthily as they walked up the stairs. It had been 3 days since she had last been walked home by that stupid handsy Lightening Jerk.

They made it up to the second floor and it was blessedly empty except for Levy reading in a corner nook next to a big round window. She smiled at them and gave them a quick wave before returning back to her book. Lucy walked over to her as Gray and Natsu continued on their way to the back of the room.

"You look so comfy! I never knew there was a spot up here like this!" Lucy plopped down on one of the numerous oversized pillows in the nook.

Levy grinned back at her

"Oh its wonderful up here, No one comes up here much, Laxus and Bickslow on occasion, but the other Raijinshuu mostly hang out downstairs now or by the pool. Gajeel is up here allot, but he's quite. Otherwise its so comfy and I never get disturbed."

Lucy looked around, there were 6 circle windows lining the slanted walls of the second floor, each with their own little nook attached filled with pillows and sunlight. It definitely was quite inviting.

"What are you guys doing up here anyways?"

Lucy returned her gaze back to Levy . "Mira mentioned there was a board up here with everyone's name on it, and the team names, just came to check it out."

And with that she bid farewell to her blue haired friend and went to join the boys at the back of the room. Just as she reached them they turned around to go.

"Probably just a prank," Natsu muttered as he passed.

Gray shrugged, but didn't look like he was buying it. Lucy walked past them to the smaller quark board that hung next to the mission board. On it was pinned a long scroll filled with names, the scroll was almost as tall as her! All the names were written down in different styles of writing.

Hmmm did every one sign their own name? I never signed this…

But then she found it, her name scribbled in right next to Natsu's in his clumsy handwriting that looked like that of a 12 year old boys. Lucy's heart warmed at the sight and her eyes teared up a bit.

That was my best friend, always making sure I wasn't forgotten.

It was with a smile the Lucy turned her attention to the bottom of the scroll where all the team names and members were listed. She had to kneel down close to the floor, carful to keep her balance. And that's when she saw it…

Team Name: Team Plunders

Members: 2

Names: None of your damn business!

"EEEEEEEEEH! IM GOING TO KILL HIM!"

Levy looked up from her book surprised at the outburst. Lucy ran past her quicker than she had ever seen the blond move, down the stairs and out the guild doors.

Hmmm wonder what that was about?

Sorry this took so long. I know I was turning out a chapter almost every day before. I have to admit I re-wrote this chapter like 10 times though. The story was originally all supposed to take place in the storage room. Just a few chapters leading up to some sexyness. But I just couldn't write it that way, didn't make sense that Lucy would just fall into Laxus's arms that easy.

Lol anyways thank you for reading, I have another chapter I am hopefully gonna have turned out by tomorrow, with a bit more action in it, if you know what I mean. *Hehehehehehe*