Lucy had been enjoying her relaxation time, the breeze gently pushing her hair around. She could've fallen asleep as well, if the screaming crowd nearby didn't shake her out of it. She blinked brightly, then looked down at Harry, who had been snuggled up in her lap. He was so cute when he slept...his eyes shut so tightly, and he breathed so cutely! Another shout came from off to the right. What were they freaking out about? She huffed and pressed her hands over Harry's ears gently, looking over in the direction the shouting was coming from with narrowed eyes and a pout. She, pressing Harry's face against her chest and then covering his remaining ear. She walked over to the crowd, confused at the crowd. "Um...Excuse me..." She said. "Hey, somebody tell me what's going on here?"
"It's the Salamander!" a brunette called off from the side, pushing towards a circle in the middle. Lucy didn't quite notice that Harry was rapidly awakening... Lucy finally saw the man in which they were talking about.
She blinked at the sight of him. He wore a purplish overcoat, and his face...oh he was so...handsome! Lucy's eyes were suddenly replaced with hearts. She mindlessly joined the fans screaming happily and reaching for him. The only thing that's distracted her was a whimper that resonated from her torso. This was the sound that jolted her from her fangirling. She looked down to see Harry tightly clinging to her shirt, looking up at her in a silent plea that said, "I wanna leave." Lucy nodded, and quickly began wedging her way out of the sea of women. When they got out, Lucy hugged Harry tightly.
She let out a deep sigh. "...That was REALLY weird..." She said softly. Why did she fall for him so quickly? Lucy turned back to the crowd and caught a glimpse of the Salamander's hand. Upon his hand...it was Charm Magic! The blonde gasped and averted her gaze with a scowl. "What a creep!" She exclaimed.
Suddenly, the crowd went silent, and a minute later, a Pink Haired Boy and A blue cat went flying out of the crowd as they were insulted by the Fangirls. The pink haired boy was looking very cross indeed. "That guy wasn't Igneel..." He muttered to himself. To Harry's dismay, Lucy marched up to him.
"Hey! Are you okay?"
"Huh?" The boy turned to Lucy with a grin. "Heh, it'll take a lot more than a bunch of crazy girls to get me down!" Then his stomach grumbled. He chuckled sheepishly and scratched the back of his head.
"Um...you guys hungry? I'll buy." Lucy offered with a sing song tone.
The boy's eyes sparkled. "Really?!"
"Someplace with Fish!" Said the blue cat. This came as a shock to Lucy, and horror to Harry.
Lucy's eyes bulged out of her sockets. Harry's, on the other hand, sparkled. "The kitty talked!"
The cat grinned and struck a pose. "Yep! Not too many like me Huh?"
Harry smiled and reached out, wanting to scratch behind the kitty's ears. Lucy knelt down, and Happy HAPPILY complied. Harry scratched his ears gently and giggled. He was soft... Natsu laughed as Happy turned to putty in Harry's hand. "Never thought you'd like being treated like a house pet Happy!" He teased. Happy grew an indignant face and crossed his arms.
"Hey, I'm a tough kitty!" Then he started purring. "It DOES feel nice though..."
After a few minutes of scratching, they exchanged names. "I'm Natsu, and the cat is Happy!" The Teen said cheerfully.
"I'm Lucy, and this is Harry." The wizard introduced, unprepared for Natsu's next question.
"Is he your kid?"
Lucy's face turned pink, and she smiled dreamily at the thought. "Well uh, see, I kinda...adopted him I guess?" Lucy said, her blush apparent as Harry kept staring at her with a happy expression. Natsu nodded, then his stomach growled again. "Aaaanyway, I guess we should head out. I'm hungry too, actually. Harry, are you hungry?" Lucy asked. Harry nodded in embarrassment and hugged at her torso, enjoying all the attention. Lucy waved her hand and started leading them back towards the Restaurant they'd been at. And so, when they arrived, Harry and Lucy sweatdropped at Natsu and Happy's MASSIVE stacks of food. And the speed they were eating it at was inhumane! "So...what were you doing with Salamander?" Lucy asked awkwardly. Natsu's response was muffled by the amount of food that was in his mouth, and Lucy gained a tick mark on her head. "...Never do what he's doing, Harry..." She mumbled irritably.
"Yes ma'am." Harry obediently responded, eating his plate with caution. Lucy patted his head and waited for Natsu to get some breathing room.
"Such a messy eater..." Lucy whispered to Harry. "He's not a perfect little gentleman like my little boy."
Harry blushed bright red at how she said "my little boy." She was so nice...like how Aunt Petunia talked to Dudley. Except...Not as smothering, and more genuine... Harry snuggled closer to his caretaker. Lucy slipped an arm around him and noticed Natsu slow down. "So, your kid really seems to like ya." He said through a mouthful of food. "You must be a pretty awesome mom."
Lucy blushed bright red once more and hugged Harry. "I-I'm not his mom! Just his legal guardian...I guess...anyway, answer my question about Salamander!" She said, trying to change the subject.
"Oh yeah...That jerk." Natsu replied. He shrugged. "I was looking for someone, and thought he was the guy."
"Oh okay. Well, I was just passing through. I may not look like it, but I'm a wizard myself!" Lucy exclaimed happily.
Natsu raised a brow. "Oh yeah? What kinda magic do you use?"
"I'm a Celestial Wizard! Oh, so's Harry! He got his first spirit today!" She said, pulling Harry onto her lap.
Harry smiled softly and held up Plue's key proudly. "Hey look at that! Congrats little guy!" Natsu cheered, reaching over and ruffling Harry's head.
Harry giggled in response, which caused Lucy to giggle in turn. "I'm actually out looking for a guild to join!" Lucy said, contributing to the conversation.
"What guild do you wanna join Lucy?" Natsu asked, curious.
Lucy sighed and dreamily looked up. "Fairy Tail.." She smiled widely at the thought of being a part of the guild she respected so much. There were so many famous faces there...like Mirajane! Oh if she was in a guild would be awesome...
She was subconsciously petting Harry's head as she thought about it. Harry let out a coo and hugged Lucy, then Natsu said something surprising. "Aw darn, well we'd better get going." Natsu said, dejected.
Lucy blinked. "Huh? Where are you going?"
"Well we've got a train to catch, because that guy we were looking for wasn't here." Natsu said dejectedly. He put his hands over his stomach. "Probably shouldn't have eaten so much before getting on the train though..." Lucy grabbed her bag, payed the bill, and lifted Harry. She turned to Natsu and Happy, to say bye, only to see them bowing down to her. "Oh great Lucy, thank you for the food!"
Lucy sweatdropped and Harry giggled. "Uh yeah guys, no problem. Bye!" she grinned carrying Harry out and back into the sun. She decided to recuperate and took a seat on the nearby bench next to the bushes. Something was bothering her... Salamander was charming those girls, and before she'd left she heard something about a boat party...
"Why hello there.~" a voice said from behind her, in the bushes.
Lucy stiffened and tightened her hold on Harry. "Who's there?!" With Harry tightly snuggled up to her, she turned around, jumping up from the seat. Out from the bushes, stepped Salamander himself. Lucy let out a surprised squeak and held Harry tightly. "What do you want?!" she demanded, not liking his intentions.
"Now now, don't be so hostile...I noticed you in the crowd earlier and I thought we could talk.~" he said, waving his hand in front of her face. Lucy momentarily became attracted to him, but remembered his charms.
"Ha, nice try. Love Charm's weakness is awareness. Who are you to try to charm young girls?!"
Harry looked at the Salamander with a pout and hugged his caretaker protectively. "Ha, you're a smart one aren't you? I knew it from the first moment I saw you.." he said, still attempting to charm her. Lucy crossed her arms.
"What do you want Salamander?" she asked, angered.
The Salamander frowned. This was one tough nut to crack... "I was wondering if you'd want to come to my party tonight? Lots of people, and you'd be my personal guest." He said, making it sound awesome.
"Yeah, what's in it for me?" Lucy asked, snakily. "I mean, I can't leave Harry here by himself, and he doesn't like crowded places with too many people."
"Well..if you keep him close, he should be fine. And maybe I can pull some strings...get you into a guild of your choice?" Salamander offered. She looked like a struggling Wizard, so he could maybe tempt her with that.
Lucy looked at him with wide eyes for a brief moment. "You could get me into Fairy Tail?!" she asked, her eyes filling with hearts again. Salamander nodded, waving his hand.
"It'd be no sweat with a guy like me. And all you'd have to do is be my VIP on my boat party." he finished, offering.
Lucy was seriously tempted...But she wanted Harry to be okay with it. He was so shy... Harry however, had already decided. Lucy really wanted to be in Fairy Place... So he was going to go with her, just to make her happy. He looked at Lucy. "Let's go." He said with a small smile.
Lucy, giving him a smile, nodded. She turned back to Salamander. "Okay...we'll go."
Salamander smirked. "Wonderful..."
As a result, five hours later after night had fallen, Lucy was wearing a sleek, Dark Red dress, holding a dolled up Harry, (in a tux) sitting across from Salamander on a snazzy boat. The blonde paid no attention to anyone on the boat besides Harry, gushing over how cute he looked in his widdle tux. Salamander tried to coax her into wine, but she denied it. In fact, she paid no attention to anyone else at all. She honestly kinda had a bad feeling about this whole thing... Hmm...why were the girls suddenly so quiet? Suddenly, Harry let out a frightened squeak. The curtain had flung open to revel several burly, gross men. They were carrying all the girls who'd come on the boat! The wine must've been drugged! Lucy immediately leapt to her feet with a gasp and held Harry tightly. "What is this Salamander?!" She demanded, reaching for her keys. The Salamander laughed in response.
"You think I'm a famous wizard? No! All the girls here will be taken far south and sold into slavery. I hear your kid will sell for double..."
Lucy gasped, then her eyes narrowed in rage. He was NOT selling her Harry for slavery! Lucy went for her keys, but Salamander smacked them from her grasp, causing them to fly onto the deck of the ship. Lucy scowled and, thinking quickly, kicked him where the sun don't shine. Salamander dropped quickly and his men quickly tried to grab her, but a crash interrupted them. Lucy and Harry snapped their heads over to see what caused it. It was none other than their Pinkette friend Natsu, who'd somehow dropped in from the ceiling. He looked pretty scary for a minute, before he suddenly dropped, holding his stomach. "Ooooh, this isn't good...Stop the boat..." He groaned.
To everyone's shock, Happy FLEW in next, yes flew, because he'd sprouted wings out of his back somehow!? "Lucy, Harry! C'mon!"
The cat gave them no time to respond as he picked up Lucy, who was still carrying Harry, and darted out the window. Lucy struggled in his grasp and protested. "No! Happy! My keys!" She said, pointing to the ships deck.
"Natsu!" Happy called out. The pink haired man stumbled over to the keys and tossed them to the cat.
Lucy swiped them up before Happy could, and commanded Happy to fly to The Port side of the ship, grabbing her strongest key. "I'll wash them out! Hold on Harry!"
"Lucy! I'm out of flight powers!" Happy called out.
Lucy's breath hitched, and she hugged Harry tightly. "Hang on to me, and don't let go, Harry!" Harry, was already complying with that request. Then with a poof, the trio dropped into the water. Lucy, still clutching Harry with her left arm, swung her key. "OPEN, GATE OF THE WATER BEARER! AQUARIUS!"
There was a flash of light...and a grouchy looking mermaid appeared. "What do you need Lucy?" She asked, angry.
"Aquarius! I need you to blast that ship!" Lucy demanded, but instead was whacked in the head.
"Next time you drop those keys, you're dead." The mermaid swore. Harry flinched and whimpered at the spirit's violence. This got Aquarius's attention... Suddenly, Aquarius had multiple thoughts racing through her head. 'She had a child?! I don't condemn Teenage Pregnancy! Why is that child..so cute?!' Aquarius got hearts for eyes and snatched Harry away quickly. "Hello there!" Lucy and Harry blinked at the mermaid's reaction. "Oh my goodness, you're like a little guppy! So tiny and cuddly!"
Aquarius continued cuddling the crap out of Harry, and Lucy momentarily forgot why she had summoned Aquarius. "Um..Can I have Harry ba-"
"NOPE!" Aquarius said cheerfully, pointing her urn at the ship, Lucy, and Happy. In a blue flash of light, she let loose a Storm of water, knocking them all into shore, the ship going further than the two living beings. Harry's eyes grew wide at the sight of a Ship being tossed, but was even more scared at how Miss Lucy was washed away. The mermaid holding him, turned to face him. "Hello! I'm Aquarius! I'm one of your mommy's Celestial Spirits." Harry sweatdropped when the water crashed into the shore and both Lucy and Happy were now buried headfirst in the sand up to their waists. "What's your name sweetheart?" Aquarius asked, swimming towards shore.
"H-H-Harry...miss..." he stuttered out.
Aquarius smiled. "That's a nice name." The mermaid looked over to Lucy's legs and snickered.
"Um...Should we...help them...?" Harry asked.
"Nah." Aquarius replied dismissively. "Your mom's a tough girl, she can get out of this mess on her own."
Harry blushed and covered his eyes, averting his gaze. "S-She's...n-n-not my mom..." he whispered, his voice causing Aquariius to squee. But she tilted her head at how he said it.
"Then how'd she get you?"
"I...I fell on her head and she decided to keep me..." The two of them looked to the still buried, unmoving Lucy.
"You...fell on her head? Where were your parents at the time?" she asked, gravely confused. Lucy's legs started to kick.
"Th-They're dead..." Harry admitted. Lucy's legs kicked harder.
"Oh my...sorry to hear that. And where did you fall from? Were you staying with anyone?" Aquarius asked, still confused.
"My aunt and uncle...I...I don't wanna talk about it..."
"Oh. Well all right then. Let's time how long it takes Lucy to get out of there."
"That sounds fun!" Harry and Aquarius turned to see Happy sitting next to them.
"How'd you get out, Happy?" Harry asked.
"A little bit of my wing power came back."
So, they continued watching for a few more minutes, Lucy still struggling. As she struggled, Aquarius continued snuggling Harry, "You're up to ten minutes." She called out to Lucy nonchalantly. Finally, Lucy managed to start pushing herself out, inching her way through. As she did so, Aquarius continued sizing up harry. "Aw...you're so scrawny!~ It makes you adorable."
Harry blushed and looked over at his struggling caretaker. "Twenty minutes!" Happy called over.
Finally, with one large push, Lucy escaped the imprisonment of Sand, She sucked in air, then fell back, exhausted. Then she made her way to Aquarius with a pout. "...Give me Harry." Aquarius responded by blasting her with another blast of water that buried her in the sand once again. Lucy screamed in rage.
5 minutes later...
Lucy had thankfully managed to remerge. She saw that Aquarius was now happily playing with Harry in the water. "Okay, now kick your legs...that's it!"
Meanwhile...
Bora and Natsu were dancing around one another, Natsu dominating him utterly. The pink-haired teen had a cocky grin on his face throughout his entire fight with Bora. "Your fire-" he hit Bora with a Fire Dragon Wing, "Is the worst-" he hit him again, "I've ever tasted! You should be ashamed to call yourself a wizard of Fairy Tail!" he screamed as he took off his Red Cloak, revealing a Fairy Tail tatoo on his arm. Bora stared at the mark, and an expression of realization dawned on his face. Natsu smirked and planted his fist firmly into Bora's visage, knocking him unconscious and launching him away.
Meanwhile...
Lucy had been cross with Aquarius at first...But she was adorable interacting with Harry, and he was learning how to swim, so she would just grin and bear it for Harry's sake. She was just watching the two of them with a small smile, when the unconscious Bora suddenly slammed into her, catching her by surprise and forcing her upper torso into the sand once more, her butt pointing straight in the air. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" Was her muffled reaction.
Natsu stomped over once more, leaving a burning town behind him. He observed the scene before him with interest. "Who's the mermaid?" He heard loud muffles and looked down to see Lucy's predicament. He promptly collapsed to the ground clutching his sides in a fit of laughter. "Oh man-haha!- Lucy i'm s-sorry!" he got out before continuing his laughter. Lucy pulled free and pouted.
"Don't laugh!"
They were cut off by the sounds of loud foot steps, in unison, heading towards them. "Oh crap, it's the Magic Police!" Natsu exclaimed. Lucy grabbed Harry and tried to return Aquarius, but Aquarius insisted giving Harry a kiss on the head. She did so, then returned to her key. Lucy, holding hands with Harry, was grabbed by Natsu.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Lucy interrogated, suddenly getting the greatest answer to a question ever.
"You said you wanted to join Fairy Tail right?!" Natsu pushed, cheerfully.
Lucy blinked as she looked at Natsu. "Huh? Yeah...But...How?"
Natsu, still dashing through the streets, showed Lucy his Tattoo. Her mouth dropped open, and she gained a tingling sensation in her heart. She would have hugged Harry tightly if he wasn't holding onto her hand for dear life. And with that, they dashed off to a new life... Both with great smiles on their faces.