Hey everyone, I'm back with yet another chapter! I hope you all enjoy!
miharu15- Yeah, in this one Lucy doesn't have to leave, although I have a lot of ideas regarding that as well... But I'm glad you enjoy this little idea of mine and I hope you continue to enjoy! :)
dianaloveanime- Yes, Mira is definitely a demon when it comes to love! :) Everyone beware if she notices who you are crushing on!
LD-Blue- Here is the next chapter for you! :) I hope you like it and I'm glad you are enjoying the story so far!
Once again, I do not own Fairy Tail. Now on with the story! I have talked enough! :)
"We have our four finalists that will be battling it out for the two S-Class ranks tomorrow! They will be Natsu Dragneel, Gajeel Redfox, Lucy Heartfilia, and Levy McGarden!" calls out Makarov.
The runes around Gray dispel and he collapses on the ground, frustrated that he couldn't pass such a simple thing. "Great, now that Flame Brain will taunt me about it all night…" He thinks to himself. But when he looks up to see the dragonslayer, he is surprised to see him looking slightly shell-shocked.
"Oh yeah, he had to say who he liked to Mira as the last rune didn't he," says Gray to himself, "Maybe I won't have to deal with him. But I have never seen him like this before…"
"I agree," says Erza coming up behind him, "It's quite interesting, no?"
Gray gives a slight start, Jeez, talk about creeping up on others… "Yeah I guess, it's interesting to see him so flustered instead of his usual headstrong attitude."
On the way back to the hotel that most of them had been staying at...
"So Lu-chan, how do you think tomorrow will go?" asks Levy as they start walking back to their hotel at which they were staying for the night.
"Hmm, I'm not sure, Natsu and Gajeel are extremely strong after all…" says Lucy after a moment of thought.
"Hey Blondie, Script Mage, what's up?" calls out a voice behind them.
Lucy turns around with an angry tick mark, where she then proceeds to bash Sting over the head, "The name's Lucy and she is Levy!"
From behind Sting, Rogue chuckles lightly as he walks up to them as well, Lector and Frosch following behind. "Hey Rogue, Frosch, Lector, how have you been?" continues Lucy on a happier note.
"Good," says Rogue. Lector and Frosch both nod their agreements.
"Fro thinks so too!" says the exceed cutely.
"Aw, you're so cute!" says Levy as she picks up the little exceed.
"Hey! Are you just gonna ignore me?" asks Sting as he rubs his head where Lucy hit him.
"Oh yeah, you're here right?" says Lucy turning back to see a disheartened Sting, "Oh relax, I didn't forget you were here!" Lucy gives a light laugh.
Brightening considerably, Sting asks the blonde a question. "How did you manage to do what you did back there? I have only ever heard of a celestial mage being able to open 2 golden gates at a time."
"Oh that? It took a lot of work, but once you get enough magical power it is fairly easy! Currently I can summon six at a time if I so choose to," says Lucy with a bright smile.
"Six?" asks Rogue in surprise and acknowledgement.
"Mmhmm," says Lucy cheerfully, "I'm not nearly as weak as I was a year ago!"
"Why don't we go to a nearby café to talk?" asks Levy tilting her head to a nearby one, "It would be easier and more comfortable."
Lucy walks after the bluenette, which causes the two Twin Dragonslayers to follow after. They all take a seat inside the cafe where Lucy and Levy order small drinks.
"So, how has everyone at Sabertooth been?" asks Levy curiously as she sips on her drink.
"Good, we have been training hard to get stronger!" cheers Sting enthusiastically.
Lucy smiles, "Not surprising, hasn't everyone?"
"What kind of magic can you both use now?" asks Rogue.
"Oh, well I still specialize in Celestial Magic as you know, but thanks to some training from Erza and Mira I can use a small amount of transformation and requip magic," answers Lucy.
"And I still specialize in Solid Script Magic, but I also can do small amounts of transformation and requip magic," says Levy with a smile.
"Oh, what can you transform into?" asks Sting excitedly.
"Hmm, I guess we can show you, just don't laugh okay?" says Lucy with a frown, "We learned this in case we would ever need to move unnoticed…"
With a small poof, Lucy disappears and in her place appears a small blonde furred kitten with honey-brown eyes. The kitten looks at them and blinks before another poof comes to reveal Lucy back in the kitten's place.
"Fairy-san can become a kitty?" asks Frosch.
Lucy nods, smiling at the surprise on Sting and Rogue's faces. "What, I like cats," she says glaring at them.
"Yeah, I think it's cute!" says Levy as she poofs to reveal a small blue sparrow. Another poof and she is back to normal.
"Levy, I think yours is more free-ranged though, after all you can fly," says Lucy looking at her friend.
"Hehe, but yours is less suspicious Lu-chan," giggles Levy.
Lector enters the conversation at this point and changes the topic again. "Do you know what names Natsu-san and Gajeel-san said earlier?"
This grabs the attention of the others at the table as the two girls direct their attention to the small exceed. Both seemed to be deep in thought and had small unnoticeable blushes on their cheeks.
"I'm truly not sure," says Lucy finally.
"Me neither," agrees Levy.
"Aw, I really wanted to know," pouts Sting, "After all who would have thought of Natsu-san having someone he likes?"
This causes laughs to erupt from Lucy, Levy, Sting, and Lector while Frosch cheers and Rogue chuckles lightly.
From outside, Natsu was just passing by the cafe when he heard the laughs and looked to see the six wizards seated together inside. A slight pain hits Natsu's chest and he continues on his way with a slightly angered, slightly saddened expression.
Tada! And Chapter 5 is now completed! Looks like someone was a little jealous, ne?
Sting: Hey! Can you tell me who Natsu-san likes?
Me: *sweat drops* If you haven't figured it out by now, you're hopeless...
Rogue: Yeah, he is pretty hopeless.
Sting: Hey! I am not!
Me: Yeah sure, let me know if you ever figure it out okay?
In any case, that's all for now! Make sure to let me know what you all think! I hope you all enjoyed and I hope to see you all again soon!