"So wait, that right there is your cat friend?" I asked, looking at the blonde girl who gave me a frown.
"For the last time, he's a lion. And yes that's his constellation." She explained and I held back my grin at her frustrated face.
"Okay so show me that crab guy." I said, Happy had joined us a few minutes after the serious talk had ended but we had been out here for a couple of hours so he had turned in for the night.
"I've shown it to you at least three times." She scolded and I shrugged.
"We're on a moving ship and there's so many, easy to get lost in them…" I said, looking into her eyes. A faint blush covered her cheeks as she stared at me before turning and lifting her hand, pointing out the stars.
"There," She said, tracing the pattern. I followed her finger, looking at constellation.
"I see it!" I exclaimed, bringing my finger up and pointing excitedly. She laughed and I grinned.
"Stars are so cool." I said as I looked at them. She nodded.
"I've always loved them, that's what my mother and I used to talk about all the time." She said. I fought the urge to say 'I know I was there'. Instead I just watched her as she smiled at the sky. She seemed happy and relaxed. Maybe she could be like that on Fairy Tail forever?
I mentally slapped myself shaking my head and looking at my stomach as it growled loudly. I looked at Lucille as she raised her eyebrows at me, however her own widened as her stomach answered mine, growling just as loudly as mine. We stared at each other for a moment before I burst into laughter, her doing the same thing. I bent over, holding my stomach as I laughed, tears forming in my eyes. I only laughed harder as Lucille hit the floor; curled up and laughing.
"Guess we're both kinda hungry huh?" She asked through her laughter, starting to calm down slightly. I wiped the tears from my eyes, letting out a few chuckles.
"Yeah, let's go down to the kitchen." I said, extending my hand down to the blonde girl. she looked at it and reached for it. Before she grabbed my hand though she hesitated, the smile falling from her face slightly as something flashed in her eyes. It looked like she was having a war with herself.
"Hey...you okay? You're making some weird faces." I said. Her eyes went back to normal and she looked at me, grabbing the side of the ship and pulling herself up.
"Alright, lets get food Salamander." She said and I frowned, turning and leading the way towards the kitchen.
"So why are you in ice freaks jacket?" I asked and she looked up at me.
"What- oh. He gave it to me so I wouldn't be cold. I forgot mine in Erza's room and you were in there and I didn't want to talk to you at that moment." She explained and I thought for a moment before remembering our fight this morning.
"Ah...now about that blue haired guy…" I started to ask and she answered.
"His name is Jellal, he's Juvia's; the other girl you had before she escaped, brother. Well half brother. Jellal was unlegitimized when his father remarried Juvia's mother and Juvia turned ten. I'm surprised you don't remember him, he was one of the few suitors you didn't mind that much when they were brought to the palace." She said and I frowned, scratching the back of my head.
"I faintly remember...why does he call you Sg?" I asked and she grinned to herself as I opened the door into the kitchen.
"It's short for Star gazer." She said and I felt a stab, wanting a cool nickname as well for her.
"Well why do you call me Salamander?" I said, going through a few cabinets before grabbing the soup Freed made, putting it into two bowls and lighting my fists up as I held them to warm it up. She leaned against the table, her arms up to her elbows on it.
"Well what else would I call you?" She asked and I sweatdropped at her.
"I don't know, my name?" I asked sarcastically and she raised her brows at me.
"I don't think we're at that point yet." She said and I felt like I had been slapped in the face. Weren't we just having a good time and fun and stuff? I opened up to her and now she's closing up?
"Well when would be at the point?" I asked, fighting off the annoyance I felt. She shrugged, messing with her fingers and not looking at me.
"So wait, I've called you your name this entire time, then started respecting your alias, even gave you a nickname but you can't call me by my real name?" I asked, putting the bowls down and putting utensils in them. Lucille took one, taking a bite as Gray and Erza walked in, Jellal and Happy with them. They stopped their quiet conversation when they saw us but I ignored them.
"Lucille." I said, letting the annoyance come out. She didn't look at me, taking another bite.
"This is really good." She mumbled with her mouth full, pointing at the soup with the spoon.
"Lucille damn it answer me." I snapped and she sighed, rolling her eyes up to look at me, swallowing her mouthful.
"Well I don't have an alias now do I? I have to come up with a new thing, one that everyone will call me unless they're my family. Lucille isn't my real name anyway. So until I find something else out it's just Lucille." She said and I crossed my arms.
"More like Lucifer." I muttered and she glared at me.
"OH MY MAVIS!" Happy yelled, causing me to jump as he flew over, landing on the table. Lucille looked at him, raising her brow.
"Oh my what?" She asked with a dumb expression and Happy rolled his eyes.
"Mavis is the founder of Fairy Tail." Erza said, looking around before finding her cake and opening it, starting to eat it as she watched the scene play out.
"Yeah, well anyway. Lucille that could be your name!" Happy said excitedly and she tilted her head.
"Mavis?" She questioned and Happy shook his head.
"No! Lucifer! Instead of Lucille Heartfila or Lucille of Sabertooth you can be Lucifer Heart!" He said and she looked at him, a slow grin forming on her lips.
"Gotta admit, it has a nice ring to it." Gray said from where he was chomping on an apple.
"It does sound fitting." Jellal added from where he was trying to convince Erza to share her cake. Lucille laughed.
"That sounds awesome! Thanks Happy!" She squealed and Happy waved his paw.
"Yeah I know, I am pretty awesome." He said cockily but no one paid attention as Lucille stood straight up.
"When I get back to Sabertooth I'll start going as Captain Lucifer Heart of the Sabertooth." She declared and I fought the urge to slam my head on the table. How dare Happy ruin this. I sighed, gulping down the soup in two large gulps before putting down the bowl.
"Wait why are all of you in here?!" I asked suddenly and Gray shrugged.
"We were talking and trying to go to bed then he said he was hungry and I said I was too so we decided to get something to snack on, apparently our talking woke up Erza and so she decided to get some cake." Gray explained and I looked at Happy. He scratched the back of his head.
"I was looking for you because I was worried about you not coming to bed already." He said and Lucille-wait should I start calling her Lucifer now?, sniggered, nudging a shirtless ice freak.
"Happy sounds like a clingy girlfriend." She whispered loudly and Gray spit out the bite of apple he had, starting to laugh.
"Hey I heard that!" Happy yelled and she stuck her tongue out.
"Thats not very nice!" I defended, deciding to tag team her. She opened her mouth to reply but Happy cut her off.
"If I'm the clingy girlfriend then you're the crazy ex!" He declared and Gray hit the floor, holding his stomach and laughing harder, Jellal choking on his victory causing Erza to yell at him about wasting cake. Lucilles, Lucifers, mouth dropped, her face slowly turning red and I smirked, crossing my arms as she sputtered.
"What!? Not even!" She managed to get out and I laughed, mischief glinting in my eyes.
"What? I think it suits you very well." I said and she glared daggers at me.
"I am not your ex!" She said firmly and my smirk only grew.
"Well Happy isn't my girlfriend." I said and she waved her hands around.
"But that's different!" She exclaimed.
"How?"
"Because we've never dated! And I'm not crazy so I can't be your crazy ex!"
"I don't know...you're acting pretty crazy right now." Gray added in devilishly and she elbowed him hard in the stomach, returning him to the floor.
"Hey remember when we were kids and you used to play that game-" I started to say and she gave me a death glare.
"Shut up." She hissed.
"Where you'd get all dressed up and you'd make me-" I stopped talking when the rest of her soup ended up in my face. I slowly lifted a finger, my eyes closed as the bowl slowly slid down my face and fell, my hair now covered in soup along with my face. Gray coughed, wriggling on the floor as he laughed hysterically. Lucille held my gaze, her chin high and her hands in fists.
"I said shut up." She seethed and my eyes narrowed at her.
"You're going to pay for that...Lucifer." I said slowly and her look didn't change for a good two seconds before she bolted out of the kitchen. I wiped my face and my hair with a towel before I counted to three before lighting my fists on fire and charging after her.
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