You guys get to make the decision next chappy! Natsu or Lisanna? I'm not spoiling!
There's a new poll on my page, seeing what story you want me to type up next [written on my profile.] Summer I can keep up two multichaps for a bit but with school and all that I'll do one at a time. After TC is done, I'll take your votes and go onto the next multichap, and everyone's favourite one-shot I'll type up. Please go on my profile and vote!
Gajeel walked through the castle, hands shoved in his pockets. He was immensely bored. There was nothing to do here but sit and think. He wanted to talk to PantherLily, but he was currently back at the Redfox castle, probably munching on some kiwis. Gajeel snorted and turned the corner.
The Iron Dragon Slayer didn't want to go to that damned ball. It was stupid, and just an excuse for the princes to get swamped by forty-something girls while trying to eat food. Barely ten minutes after he had arrived, he'd left.
He walked a little before coming to a stop. He eyed the red door beside him. He hadn't realized he passed that damned crimson door again, and curiosity was taking over. The Iron Dragon Slayer knew that beachy girl was probably sleeping in there and he was likely to get beach-slapped by that particular beach, [A/N I'm laughing for some odd reason XD.] if he stepped inside, but when he sniffed the door curiously he caught that same scent again. It smelled like burning, and sweets, but this time, inspecting it closer, he smelled a tinge of blood. [Ketchup!]
He growled and opened the door, wondering if someone hurt themselves and it was only a paper cut or someone was murdered in there. That sweet smell was driving him crazy too.
Gajeel looked inside, and for the first time in his life, he was stunned speechless. There was a tiny blue-haired girl lying on the floor, unconscious, her hair flopping over half of her face. Her hands were tugging around a large metal collar around her neck loosely; Gajeel noticed there were small burn marks on the skin there.
He quietly growled and poked the girl awake. She shifted and slowly, her eyes opened to look at him sleepily. Then, she realized she was staring at a guy, in front of her face, and she opened her mouth to scream. The Iron Dragon Slayer clamped a hand over her mouth.
"Look, Shrimp, I don't know your name but what the hell is this thing?" he asked, gesturing to the collar. This was the sweet scent he'd caught onto and now he was mentally calling himself a pervert for crushing on a girl's smell.
"I-I'm Levy. Please help me." the collar buzzed lightly but still Levy had to bite her lip hard to stop herself from yelping. Gajeel looked at the contraption, wrinkling his nose. It was made of high-quality steel, a kind that was hard to break or mold by normal people.
But he wasn't normal, now was he?
"Did that black-haired lady put this thing on you?" she nodded, tears in her eyes. "I'm an Iron Dragon Slayer, I can get that off... but... uh..." he found his fingers tapping his knee nervously. The mighty Gajeel was never nervous, he was a stone wall, but for some reason when it came to this girl he was mentally running all around.
"I'll need to eat it off." He pressed his two fingers together. "Prying it off could cause damage. I'll... uh..."
"Just do it." the petite girl cried quietly. "Please get this collar off, I don't care how." Gajeel huffed, steeling his nerves and leaning forwards. Being careful of the girl's neck he chomped on the easy-to-bite metal, chewing it quietly before going in for another. He didn't want to admit it, but the scent, yes, of burning, was stronger here, but also that damned sweet smell.
Gajeel mentally berated himself and continued his work. The collar sparked, letting off little noises and the midnight-haired man winced. With one part of the donut eaten he pried the rest off with his hands. It made a loud squeaking noise, making the girl wince.
Gajeel rolled his eyes. The Iron Dragon Slayer took the Shrimp's hand, practically throwing her onto her feet and led her outside, taking her to the infirmary and to alert the guards of the lady's evil habits.
Lucy sobbed into her pillow as her door slammed open.
"What. The hell. Happened? I. Am going. To kill. Natsu's ass. For making. You cry." Lisanna growled, sitting next to the crying bandit, picking her up and sitting the blonde on her lap. Lucy fisted her dress, feeling bad about ruining the pretty thing but she couldn't come to care when she thought about her betrayal.
She kissed the man who killed her mother. She felt horrible, like someone was squeezing her insides out and she just want it to stop. Tears continued to fall down her face.
"Lucy... what happened?" Lisanna asked softly, picking the limp bandit up gently and rubbing her back. She put her belt on the bandit's side table with her free hand. Lucy hiccupped, digging her face into the Take-Over mage's shoulder.
"T-There was th-this old m-ma-man, and h-he knew I-I was... wearing a d-disguise, but h-he disappeared, and th-then..! I cr-crashed into N-N-Na-tsu... we got food, but he br-brought me to the balcony, and then w-we were k-k-kis-issing!" She wrapped her arms around Lisanna tightly, almost forcing air over the silver-haired girl's lungs.
"Why are you crying? That's great!" Lisanna exclaimed. Lucy bawled harder.
"He killed my mother, remember!" she yelled. Lisanna froze, then looked down at the floor, frowning.
"Right..." how could she have forgotten that... "But Lucy, some things are destined to happen. I'm sure your mother is proud that you've fallen in love." Lucy stiffened, pulling away fast.
"Get out." she glared at her murderously, tears still remaining in the corners of her eyes. The Take-Over mage looked wide-eyed at her.
"You can't put w-words into my mother's mouth." She snapped, trying not to choke on her words. "And I haven't fallen in love." She felt ice creep up her heart again, shielding her from hurt. It felt good.
Lisanna stood up, registering the scary demeanor of the bandit. She swallowed, moving to the door.
"I'm not trying to put words in your mother's mouth, Lucy, I—" she ducked behind the door, hearing the loud bang as a heel was thrown at her head. She sighed, wiping tears from the corners of her eyes, and walked downstairs.
Lucy, on the other side of the door, yelled, "I don't need your help anymore!" She collapsed into the bed, crying to herself in the peace and quiet. The bandit didn't want to be the soft, sensitive Lucy anymore. She was Spirit, the cold, uncaring bandit who crept around in the dead of the night who didn't suffer from heartbreak and accepted her mother was simply a dead corpse, lying under the ground. Nothing else. Not an attachment, and not leverage that could be used against her.
Spirit wiped her tears away, deciding that she was going to break Michelle out again tonight, and this time she was going to escape. Alone, with no help from stupid Lisanna or the damned stupid prince.
Gajeel tugged the girl along, her size dwarfing hers and making it easy to drag Levy with him. "Where are you taking me?" she asked timidly. He rolled his eyes.
"To the infirmary. You need those burns checked, don't you?" the tiny girl swallowed but followed along. Gajeel knew the layout of the Dragneel castle well already; he'd spend much of his time walking around. When he saw a pair of guards walking around, he stomped up to them. The guards bowed.
"Prince Gajeel."
He rolled his eyes. "Look, there's this creepy beach lady that kidnapped this girl and I'm busy bringing her to the infirmary."
Levy piped up quietly. "Minerva."
He turned to look at her. "What?"
"Her name is Minerva. Minerva Orland of the Orland Kingdom. She wanted to marry Natsu to steal the Dragneel's land and give all its supplies to the Orland Kingdom and leave it in poverty. Then she would divorce, leaving the bond be, and steal supplies until the Dragneel's went bankrupt." She said quietly, looking at her feet. Gajeel narrowed his eyes.
"You heard her!" he barked. "go get Lord Igneel and my father and deal with it!" the two guards scrambled to do what he said, running down different hallways. Gajeel led the tiny girl to the infirmary.
Lisanna was worried.
It was several hours after she'd escaped Lucy's room, but she was incredibly worried for her bandit friend. Who knows what she'll do in her anger? Lisanna thought, digging her chin further into her pillow, orbs downcast. Her eyes widened.
She wouldn't...
Lucy wouldn't be trying to break Michelle out? Lisanna swallowed, glancing at the clock. It was 11:47. Late. Late enough that a bandit could sneak around easily...
The girl stood up, getting into comfortable clothing and shoes before bolting out the door. The Take-Over mage checked her room, breath hitching when she saw the room empty.
She couldn't ask for Natsu's help...
Oh, screw Lucy's temper tantrum, her life is more important than a hissy fit right now! A small, mean voice cried from the back of her mind. At this point, Lisanna knew where Lucy was going right now, and it wasn't good.
Lisanna ran to Natsu's room, throwing the door open and shaking the pink-haired dolt awake. She dodged the flaming fist aimed at her head. "Lucy's gone!" she shouted. Natsu blinked sleepily but he looked more alert. Of course, the stubborn prince rolled away from Lisanna. Hearing her name was like a sucker-punch to the gut.
He hadn't known why he leaned forwards, but it seemed just as much her fault as it was his. At that point, he didn't care though, because the only thing that mattered was that moment. It felt freakin amazing, like he could fly above the clouds and beyond, like he could do anything. He knew, just knew then that Lucy was he one for him.
Sure, she was cold at first and hated him, but she was passionate and kind and never would give up. She wouldn't leave her sister behind after all that crap thrown at her. She lived her life to the fullest, even living in a forest and taking care of a little girl. And what was he?
A stupid spoiled prince.
Maybe Lucy was right.
She pulled away. "I-I... can't..." those words echoed through his mind again. He scowled but he turned downcast. She'd run away from him. She didn't want that kiss.
"And? Spirit was clear that she didn't want to work with me. I'll respect her wishes." he snapped, voice muffled in the pillow.
"Natsu! This is not the time to be holding grudges! Fix the crap between you later! Lucy's gone to break Michelle out alone again!" she shouted, trying to roll him over out the bed.
"No." The prince growled, forcing himself to stay in the same spot.
"YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SNIFF HER OUT!" Lisanna screamed, tears in her eyes. "And you're being such a jerk because SHE REJECTED YOU!" Natsu rolled over, and Lisanna flinched from the hard stare he gave her. He spoke quietly.
"I know. I don't deserve her." Lisanna's mouth opened as she stared wide-eyed at the pyromaniac.
"Wh-What?"
"Don't make me say it twice." He growled. "Lucy doesn't want me around her, fine, so be it, I'll stay away from her." he rolled over.
"You are such an idiot." She said to his back. "you, Natsu Dragneel, are giving up a girl? I have never even seen you give up, and you are an idiot because Lucy is out there and we are sure in hell that she will get captured if you stay here and give up!"
Lisanna noticed his chest had stopped moving, like he was listening intently to her words. "You will have absolutely no chance with Lucy if you leave her behind, so get off your fat ass and help her!" She snapped. "I have never seen you give up and now is definitely not the time to start!"
"She wouldn't want me to." He said quietly, almost a whisper.
"And I'm sure she'll be begging for our help when her head's about to be chopped off!" Lisanna finally managed to roll his body over so he faced her.
"Natsu... You've always been there to help me and help me help a friend. Lucy or not, she's still our friend." She told him. Natsu blinked slowly, looking down.
"you're right. I'm being a terrible friend. Where's she now?" he asked, the word 'friend' making his heart squeeze. Lisanna shrugged.
"I don't know, but I'm guessing she's down by the Grand Room by now.
ARG, Sorry for not updating for so long! I just have this massive BRICK of writers block and headache fighting in my head and it was first day of school yesterday... *groans* Did I mention I guy ASKED ME OUT? yeah, I know, ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. Awsh, so damned tired... my alarm clock doesn't get the point of the weekend and sleeping in either... woke me up too early! Sorry for the late update; I'm sure if I posted the crap I've been writing before you all would have dropped the story. 8{ I'm thinking about changing the rating to T. Cause there is a little amount of swearing and a little ketchup [kiddies, it's all ketchup and corn starch!] and I'm just paranoid.
Thank you all for the kiss comments! at least it wasn't bad! I'm so sorry I can't review to you all! Thank you so much , GoldenRoseTanya, Hikari Yume, Fairy-Tail's-Dragon, SnowDragonSlayerTasha, Aitanna, Alycat, and PrettyKitty for reviewing!
1Fairytaillover: *Bursts out laughing* haha! your brother is 21 years old and he still hasn't had his first kiss? dot dot dot...
Elodie: Erm... she's just the first celeb that came to mind...I'll say Sting? Yeah, sorry for being such a heartbreaker? I'd be kinda peed with myself if I kissed the guy that killed my mother. thank you!
Axlorg: O.O ... 'kay. *Lucy throws Natsu's boot at Axlorg's face, screaming and summoning Leo Taurus and Virgo,* "you better run."
Soifa: COOKIE! *sits, eats cookie*
Talia: because I am an evil sadist. That likes to make you guys cry.
Scrat and MythandFairyTailLover: *starts tearing up, hugs both in a death-hug* THOSE ARE THE BEST COMPLIMENTS EVER IN 10 WORDS THAT I HAVE EVER GOTTEN!
TheGramarQueen: Go Lisanna! I really do like Lisanna, except when she gets in the way of NALu. I don't like stories where she's a beach because she's not. Yeah, I say beach. don't want dem little kiddies to see!
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