I flexed my fist, watching Erza take the blondes weapons, searching everywhere, this time pulling a gun from her breast.
"That explains how they got out." I muttered, tapping my fingers against my elbow. I was leaned against the door frame, Wendy healing the blondes head from where I had punched her.
"Natsu?" I pulled my gaze away from the blonde and toward the fiery red hair.
"Hm?" I asked and she sighed, looking at the blonde.
"I feel like we shouldn't bring her back to her father..." I narrowed my eyes at my second mate. She was a strong beautiful woman, scary as hell when she wanted. The only reason she wasn't first mate is because Gray was here first.
"What do you mean Erza?" I asked, she put a hand on her sword and gave me a look like she had been thinking.
"You didn't hear her? I feel like she's not just an ungrateful brat...maybe she ran away for a reason? You knew her when she was a child, what was the palace life like?" She asked and I shifted slightly.
"She was waited on hand and foot...I was hardly away from her side. I was supposed to be a bodyguard for life or something she had it easy, her mother was gentle, her father was loving. Not really a life I would have run from." I said shrugging and Erza frowned.
"Maybe..." She shook her head and sighed. Wendy pulled away from Princess Lucy's head and rubbed her eyes tiredly.
"She's all better but she'll be asleep for a while." She said and I walked forward, putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Go get some sleep, you've had a busy day healing all of us." I said and she gave me a sleepy hug.
"Night Natsu, night Erza." She mumbled, groggily walking out of my room. I waited till she was out then looked at Erza.
"Go make sure she's asleep...I'll take the wheel till everyone's awake." I said and she nodded, both of us turning and walking out of my quarters, leaving the blonde girl tied to my bed, stretched out so she couldn't move. I wasn't going to let her escape. I couldn't believe I was doing this, revenge for her killing- ...her. I was giving her back to her pampered life with everything given to her on a silver platter?
I shook my head and relaxed my grip slightly on the notches of the wheel where my hands were. I was exhausted but I knew trying to sleep was pointless. I watched over my mostly silent ship and sighed. I was being offered three billion jewls to return the Princess safely, another five million for her friend. I remembered though, I was supposed to be her lifelong bodyguard, her mother's idea to give her a friend...and we had been friends...or so I thought. Till one day her father told me she never wanted to see me again and I was fired. How could she do that? We had been family...then I met Lisanna…
I snapped myself out of my thoughts, surprised to see the sun up just above the horizon. I looked to the side to see Gray, yawing and covering his mouth, flexing his muscles while at it. I rolled my eyes slightly at his unbuttoned shirt, his black jeans hanging low on his hips.
"Oi, stripper. Any sign of Sabertooth?" I asked him and he looked at me, stifling another yawn.
"Nope. Haven't seen any trace of them since an hour after they ran away." He smirked and I nodded as he got closer, putting his hands over mine and giving me a stern look.
"Alright, come on and let me drive for a while...you've been up all night and were busy all day yesterday. Go take your meds then try and sleep." He said and I held his gaze before slowly moving away, too tired to really argue with him, but I would so beat him up later for telling me what to do. I stopped at my door and slowly turned to look at Gray again.
"Ehm...can I use your bed?" I asked awkwardly, scratching the back of my neck. He went stock still and gave me a weird look and I scowled, waving my hand at him.
"Not for that reason...pervert. But I've got the Princess tied up on my bed so she can't move and well yeah." I groaned and a tick mark appeared on his forehead.
"Wow and I'm the perv? Whatever, just don't mess with anything." He muttered and I rolled my eyes. Stupid icebrain.
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