At war with love
Chapter 8
Sukoshi Monsuta
Natsu and I raced through the halls trying to get to the third floor as fast as possible. All the while, Natsu's hand never once let go of mine. Natsu's large hand was warm as it gripped my much smaller one. The light pink dusting my cheeks refused to remove itself from my face. We were almost to the steps now as I directed Natsu on which way to go. He followed with rapt attention.
Exiting from the stairs and onto the third floor, a loud bang sounded from the other end of the hall. I quickly turned to see Mirajane standing there, once more in demon form. In front of her were five guys, some still standing while others were knocked out. We raced forward and stood on either side of her.
"Mirajane, are you alright?" I asked quickly. It was clear that she was getting tired by the heavy breaths she was taking in.
"I'm fine, I'm glad you found Natsu but go to the others. I can handle this." I stood there, not budging from beside the silver haired beauty. How could I leave her with odds like this? Suddenly something warm grabbed onto my wrist and began to tug me down the hall. I looked to see that it was Natsu.
"Mirajane will be fine, she can handle this on her own. We need to get to the others." As he quickly pulled me down the hall, one of the men stopped in front of us. His cold eyes narrowed as he got into a battle stance.
"Where do you think you're going?" In a split second the man was on his back with Mirajane towering over him.
"Don't forget that I am the one you're fighting. Go Natsu, Lucy!" I nodded hesitantly, not wanting to leave her but I knew she was strong. I just had to put my faith in her. Natsu continued to pull me as we searched the third floor for where ever they were keeping the others.
We were quickly approaching the end of the hall and still had not found where the others were. I felt panic rising in me as I wondered where they could be. Natsu continued to lead, he could smell his friends and knew exactly where they were. Granted that the smell was weak and mixed with others but there was no mistaking that icey bastards scent.
Natsu turned at the last second and smashed in the door on the left. There was a few yelps from the inside but it didn't seem like anyone was hurt.
"Natsu! You can't go around doing that! What if it had hit one of the hostages?" I scolded. He paid no attention to me as he eyes stayed fixed on a figure in front of him. I moved closer to Natsu and felt his grip on my wrist tighten. I could see the burning anger in his eyes and I felt myself tremble.
"Nice to see you again, Salamander." An eery voice called out. A man with long black hair and lavender eyes walked forward. Pale skin and sharp features gave this man a distinguished look and one could even say that he was handsome, but what caught my attention was his eyes. I have never seen someone with such a color before. Something about them seemed mesmerizing.
"Who are you again?" I felt exasperated, thinking that this man was taking revenge on Natsu and he couldn't even remember who he was? The dark haired man growled at Natsu who seemed unfazed. If anything, he seemed to be looking forward to the fight.
"My name is Sukoshi Monsuta, remember me now?" The man wore a smirk upon his face and an evil glint in his striking eyes.
"Nope." Natsu replied only causing this man to become angry. "Never heard of a Sakura before."
"It's Sukoshi!"
"Strokushi?"
"I said Sukoshi!"
"Oh, Sakasha." I began to wonder if Natsu was really doing this on purpose. He seemed to be enjoying the fact that he was aggravating this man. "What a girly name." Another growl escaped Sukoshi's lips as his fist clenched.
"You are the one that destroyed my guild! Remember two years ago, you fought against us? We are Bloody Serpent!"
"Oh that's right, you were that really weak guild that barely put up a fight." A tick mark began to appear on the other man and I had to stifle my laugh because this was actually pretty amusing. Natsu no longer held the look of someone ready to fight, he now seemed bored and maybe even disappointed. "And here I was thinking that I would be able to have some fun."
"You'll regret that!" Sukoshi rose his hand, palm facing Natsu. A purple glow began to form around it and intensified as the seconds passed. "Oto nami!" The purple magic shot forward and headed for Natsu. An ear splitting sound screeched through the hall as it flew forward. Natsu's own hands pulled up to cover his ears The attack hit Natsu head on and he smashed into the wall behind him.
"Natsu!" I ran forward but he rose his hand to stop me. He stood up and smirked at the man across from him. I watched on in fear, if Natsu fought this man so easily before than how come Natsu seemed so surprised about that attack?
"So you have gotten stronger and you also have new powers. This should be interesting." Natsu shot forward with a speed that was unfathomable. My eyes could barely keep up as his flaming fist connected with the mans jaw. The man was pushed back into the room he came from and someone yelped as he collided with them.
"Natsu watch out for the hostages!"
"Sorry." He ran into the room after the man only to be blown back into the hall. His body fell to the floor but he pushed himself back up, the smirk never leaving his face. The man came back out into the hall and scoffed at Natsu. "Sound magic ay, where did you learn that?"
"You should feel special. I learned it specifically for you. I know of your enhanced hearing so I knew that this magic should work against you." Once more the mans hand began to glow the same purple light before he flung the magic towards Natsu. The pinkette covered his ears but jumped to the side avoiding the attack. More purple shots were aimed at the dragon slayer who seemed to be having fun jumping around to avoid them.
This was getting to be too much. I needed to help Natsu to end this quickly and prevent as much of the damage as possible. If this kept up, the hospital would likely collapse. I reached for my keys and found the one I was looking. Upon raising it in the air, I once more felt something warm on my hand.
"No Lucy, this is my battle. I'll take care of this, you should go and free the hostages." Natsu's black orbs gazed down at me with such intensity that I felt my heart skip a beat. I have never seen him like this before. I nodded my head and lowered my hand. He was right. I should free the others. Natsu can handle this man on his own. I ran into the room and noticed all my friends tied up. Some were still unconscious while others were awake and trying to say something.
I ran towards the closest one to me, which happened to be Levy and quickly undid the bindings. "Levy help me free everyone then I want you to find the patients. We need to make sure that they are alright." The blunette nodded before we set to work on removing the magic ropes. I was currently working on Gray, I had just removed the cloth blocking his lips before untying the ropes. He rubbed his wrists before smiling at me.
"Thanks Luce." There was a sudden racket next to me as I looked down to see a red faced Juvia staring coldly at me. Before I could move to free her, something flew into the room and knocked Gray off his feet. The ice mage laid upon the floor with his cheek beginning to swell.
"What did I tell you! Only I call her Luce!" Came the voice of Natsu. Before I even had a chance to turn around he was back out in the hall fighting. I could feel the heat rising to my face but ignored it and set to work helping the last of the ones tied up. It was almost over, and I couldn't wait to get back to my normal routine.