"Happy." The pinkette yawned climbing down his stair case still drowsy from the nap he took hours earlier. "Lunch time."
The said cat skipped it's way to the kitchen ahead of him as he followed after. Natsu threw the refrigerator door open looking through its contents. He squinted his eyes grabbing the almost empty packet of his fish before looking at something that caught his eye. There on a plate was a sub sandwich already put together and ready to be eaten, in front of it laid a piece of paper propped open.
'Make sure you eat lunch. I'll bring home dinner. Lucy.' It read with the blonde's small handwriting along with a cute little chibi of her.
The young master woke some at the site and took the plate out. He first served his cat then seated himself at the counter. They ate calmly in silence only the sound of Happy's purring filled the empty house.
"I wonder when she's gonna get home." He grumbled taking a bite out the sandwich that tasted more mouth watering with every bite. 'Maybe I should have asked instead of messing around when she was getting out the door.' He thought with his mind wandering to earlier that morning when the blonde was submissive to his grip on her waist as he teased her with kisses as she tried to inch closer to the door.
Natsu sent Lucy a quick text message and stood up to clean his dish. Afterward he went and tidied up upstairs, making the bed then gathering his clothes he left to throw them in the washer. He straighten the downstairs by cleaning Happy's litter box and tossing the feline's toys to there designated area. When he was finished, Natsu settled onto the living room couch to ease the pain of his heal side wound. The pinkette checked his cell phone to see no answer before resting his head back.
'It's barely even noon. She'll message me when she gets on her break.' Natsu though looking up at the ceiling. 'Maybe another nap before she comes home.' He closed his eyes shut and drifted to sleep again.
By the time Natsu woke up again, he was greeted by darkness and Happy's claws scratching up his legs.
"I'll turn the lights on just give me a minute." He said aloud to the cat who kept on scratching for attention. The pinkette groggily opened his eyes and blindly touched around the couch seat surface. When he felt his cold device he turned it on to see any notification and saw none. The light of his phone woke him some so that he noted the time. Eleven fifteen at night. He had slept more than he intended but more so, Lucy hadn't answered him.
He stood up abruptly sending the cat flying as he walked toward the kitchen with his cell phone to his ear.
"Lucy, pick up the phone already." He growled with his chest thumping against his skin. After a couple of moments the pinkette was sent to the school girl's voice mail where her prerecorded message made him feel sick to his stomach.
"Gray. Gray!" Natsu whispered frantically tapping against his cell phone screen and then putting the device to his ear again. "Please don't be working."
"Hey man, you need something?" The droopy eyed man's voice spoke after a few rings.
"G-gray, I'm freaking out. I'm worried. I just-" Natsu tried to speak but fumbled with his words. Nothing he said was making sense. The man on the other line noticed that much.
"Calm down Natsu. What's wrong?"
"Lucy. She went to work this morning. I fell asleep and I woke up again and it's eleven at night and Lucy's not here." The pinkette was panicked as he spoke nothing was soothing his mind.
"Chill alright. I'll be over in a minute, I'll have some guys look at her apartment and that place she works." Gray spoke sternly enough to snap his friend out of his panicked state enough for him to respond and breath.
"ERZA! ERZA!"
"Huh?" The scarlet hair woman looked over her shoulder to her silver haired friend rushing into her establishment. "Mirajane? Why are you here so early? Did something happen to Elfman or Lisanna?"
When she shook her head no as she inhaled sharply, Mirajane looked as if she'd cry if she moved. "Lu-Lucy. She's gone or missing or something. We can't find her." The woman said on the brick of tears settling herself at the counter. "Our whole guild went looking for her. Gray sent me over to see if you can do anything. Natsu can't even shout orders, I think he's worried more than anyone."
Erza's eyes furrowed at the news. She dug into her apron pocket for her cell phone. "When was the last time anyone has seen her?"
"Um, in the morning around nine or ten. She left for a shift at work, that's what Natsu said."
Erza nodded looking down at her phone, it was already six in the morning a whole day after. "If I find anything on Lucy I'll let you know in an instant. I promise you Mira."
"Oh thank you Erza." Mirajane said with her watery blue eyes.
The silver hair woman rushed out the small establishment with the same speed as before. Erza stood there watching her friendly rival's retreating form until she saw her no more.
"I know that Sabertooth master has something to do with this." The scarlet muttered to herself scurrying to the backroom.
She shouted to her two helpers in the back that she had business to take care off to which they complied to without a word. She then marched to the door that was covered by a red fabric. Erza swung the door open and climbed down the stairs where someone from the shadows approached her.
"I had already said that if they harm anyone outside their respective guilds we shall intervene." She spoke with anger laced in her voice.
"Yes of course mistress." Her companion responded back with the bob of her head.
They slowly came to a stop at another door, this one was a double door covered in what appeared to be red satin. It slowly was pulled opened inward to show Erza what was going on in the room.
In the spacious room about a hundred people gathered. Some were surrounding a small bar off to the right with laughter and chatter. Others were seated amongst the twenty or so tables in the middle of the room; eating, playing, or talking. There were few people up on the second floor talking in hushed voices while examining a board. All this Erza seemed accustom to.
"A innocent girl I have come to know is missing. I am not siding with any side." She spoken again only so that the person beside her heard. "But Fairy Tail shall intervene on her behalf."