Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of it's characters.
Fair warning: this fic is rated M for a reason. Expect sexual themes later on.
"Speech"
"Thoughts"
"Are you glad to see me Natsu?"
"uhh, sure. Agnes was it?"
Instead of being offended for not remembering her name the girl just giggled: "No silly, it's Angel. Remember?"
The dragon slayer nervously nodded, feeling a bit uncomfortable with Angel's embrace. The celestial mage was sporting her old outfit, which gave Natsu a dangerous view of her cleavage. Looking at the bar he noticed Lisanna was nowhere to be seen. At least he was safe for now…
"Hi there!" Natsu almost had a heart attack when Lisanna materialized behind him. Even though the takeover girl had a smile on her face Natsu and company could still feel the immense killing intent irradiating from her, not that Angel gave any sign of noticing it.
"I don't think we've been properly introduced before, my name is Lisanna, and the man you're currently hugging is my boyfriend; Natsu."
After musing for a second, the celestial mage finally replied: "Now I remember!" Angel said, still not letting go of Natsu "You're that girl with the pink hair."
Lisanna smiled trying to suppress her anger seeing that Angel was still embracing Natsu, even after she told him he was her boyfriend. Forcing a smile she spoke: "If you're really going to join our guild I suggest you go speak with our master, so could you please let go of Natsu and go to him?"
"Of course!." Angel cheerfully replied, looking directly at Lisanna "And forgive me for embracing Natsu in such an affective form: It's just that if it wasn't for him I wouldn't even be here"
"Of course I understand" Lisanna replied. Even when both girls had a smile on their face their eyes showed this battle was far from over.
"I don't care he's your boyfriend, in the end Natsu's affection will be mine!" Angel thought while smiling sweetly at Lisanna.
Lisanna returned the smile, but her eyes told another story: "If you think I'll let a hussy like you take Natsu away from me then you're completely wrong!"
Team Natsu slowly edged away to avoid being caught in a crossfire between Lisanna and Angel, while the dragon slayer himself was caught in the middle of their unannounced battle.
"This is completely unacceptable!"
Lahar patiently waited until Makarov stopped ranting before speaking. The wizard saint reaction was to be expected; Angel was once a part of Oracion Seis, a dangerous dark guild. Even though the magic council had absolved her of her crimes no guild would just accept her with open arms.
"I understand Master Makarov." Lahar said to the fuming wizard saint "however, you cannot deny a council's decision so easily."
"Watch me!" Makarov replied and was about to toss Lahar out when Angel stepped into the office:
"Sorry, did I interrupt you?"
Seeing her revealing feather dress, which gave a dangerous view of her breasts, gave Makarov a nosebleed. A dumbstruck Angel waited for Makarov to recover before continuing: "I wanted to speak with you in person. I know my past actions are not so easily forgiven, but if you give me a chance I won't let you down. So please accept me as a mage of Fairy Tail."
"Accepted !"Makarov eagerly replied, surprising Angel. Lahar, for his part, watched with disdain the lecherous looks Makarov was giving to an oblivious Angel.
"If it was that easy to convince him I should have brought Angel with me from the start."
"What stamp color would you like?"
Angel thought for a moment, taking a look at Natsu she considered his hair color but decided against it. "White"
"Ok then." Mirajane took the seal and approached Angel "Where would you like it?"
"Here will we fine." Lifting her skirt a bit she pointed to her right thigh, making sure Natsu had a clear view. Said dragon slayer had to turn around to avoid staring; however Angel still noted the blush on his face. The other male mages in Fairy Tail had no problem looking at her; several had to cover their nose to stop the bleeding while simultaneously thanking the powers that be for granting them another hot girl as a member of their guild.
Angel ignored the attention she was getting from the male population, completely uninterested on any of them, instead she settled with sending Lisanna a smile her way. The youngest take over sibling glared at the newest celestial mage, not missing the insinuations Angel was sending to her boyfriend.
"There! Now you're officially a Fairy Tail mage!" Mirajane cheerfully said, ignorant of the staring contest between her sister and Angel. "If you need a place to live you can always rent a place at Fairy Hills."
"Thanks, I will." Angel replied, still looking at Lisanna. Fortunately, the council had provided her with enough jewels so she could afford a few months of rent and food, but she would still need to take a job just to be on the safe side, plus she wanted to test out her new set of silver keys.
She was about to approach Natsu and ask him to accompany her on a mission, noting out of the ordinary for a new member of the guild, when Lahar intercepted her: "Angel, I would like to have a word with you before I go. It will only be a minute."
The celestial mage cursed the interruption but agreed nonetheless; she would get to Natsu after dealing with Lahar.
Lisanna kept her gaze on Angel while she left with Lahar, missing what Natsu was telling her –"I'm sorry, say again?"
"I was telling you to get ready for our date. I'll pick you up in an hour." Natsu repeated to her "you kinda zoned out there for a moment, are you ok Lis-chan?"
Giving him a reassuring smile she replied: "I'm fine Natsu-kun, really. We'll, I better get ready then." sharing a small kiss she stood up and headed home. She wasn't really mad at Natsu, after all it was Angel who was throwing herself at Natsu, not the other way around.
For his part, Natsu stared dreamily at Lisanna as she left before recalling he still needed to ask a favor before the date. With that in mind he stood up and left as well. By the time Angel returned she frowned when she noticed their absence. A good thing she was good at tracking magic, it would only take a moment before she could find Natsu.
After giving Angel the last conditions of her release Lahar boarded the transport that would take him back to the council. Rubbing his forehead he recalled what Org told before he came to Fairy Tail…
Flashback:
After fetching Angel from her cell, Lahar waited for the girl to get ready so he could escort her to Magnolia when Org suddenly materialized before him.
"Sir? What…."
"Shut up and listen!" the old sage's tone shut Lahar: "I will be brief before the others notice my absence. You wanted to know the reason of this decision regarding Angel, right?" Seeing him nod he continued "The council is planning to lure this dark guild out in the open by presenting them with a tempting target."
Lahar realized what he meant by that: the council planned to use Angel as bait. Fairy Tail also had Lisanna and Mirajane as possible targets they could want, so it all made sense; having the three girls in the same place would not go unnoticed by the dark guild, the council would just wait for the enemy to reappear before striking them down.
"Why are you telling me this, sir?"
Sage Org laughed a bit before answering him: "It's funny: for a long time I thought it would be better if Fairy Tail would just vanish from the face of Fiore, but it seems I may have misjudged them. I'm telling you this so that you can warn them before the enemy attacks them. Keep a close eye on their guild."
As suddenly as he appeared, Org vanished. Lahar was left with many doubts regarding his current actions.
End Flashback
As he left Fairy Tail, Lahar cursed his inability to warn Makarov for fear of disobeying the council; however he would be ready to assist them when the dark guild shows up, a good thing Doranbolt was nearby to inform him of anything that might happen.
After getting ready Natsu left to meet Lisanna for their date. The dragon slayer really didn't give too much thought at his current attire for the date, so he sticks with his normal clothes. Arriving at her house Natsu didn't had to knock when Lisanna felt his presence and opened the front door to meet him, what he wasn't expecting was his girlfriend's current attire.
"Like what you see?"
Natsu failed to produce words with his mouth, too engrossed eyeing Lisanna; she was wearing a strapless blouse that hugged her body perfectly, a miniskirt left her long legs out in the open for him to admire, to add up she decided to wear high heel shoes giving her a sexier look. Seeing how he was devouring her with his eyes gave Lisanna the reassurance she needed after the incident with Angel.
Regaining his voice, Natsu answered her: "Yes I do."
Grabbing his arm she cuddled next to him as they headed out, unaware of a certain celestial mage following them. If looks could kill then Lisanna would have dropped dead several times by the way Angel was glaring at her. Angel would have liked to test her new keys in a mission but realized she could do that right here, reaching for her keys she selected a certain one for the current situation
"Angel! What a coincidence to see you here!" Erza said while Angel quickly hid her key. The celestial mage turned to face her with a smile, trying to hide the fact just moments ago she was about to attack Lisanna. "Care to join me for a cup of tea? I know a good place nearby."
"Actually I have some things to do, if you excuse me." Before Angel could leave, she stopped at Erza's words:
"It wouldn't look good for you to attack a fellow mage on your first day free" Erza cautiously said, Angel tried to feign ignorance but the scarlet hair woman was not fooled: "Come, we can talk over tea."
Angel found no way out so reluctantly agreed; it would be pointless to oppose Erza, besides she really didn't want to go back to prison. There would be other opportunities to make her move on Natsu.
After a walk around town followed by both grabbing a quick bite Natsu took Lisanna to the city's pond. At first Lisanna was curious as to why they were there, until Natsu lead her to one of the boats for rent.
"Natsu-kun, what about your nausea?"
Grinning, he took a step on the boat and didn't show any sign of nausea: "I asked Wendy to use her magic on me just this once. I figured a boat ride would be nice for the conclusion of our date." Offering her his hand, she took it and boarded the small boat.
After a while, Natsu let go of the oars and relaxed his head on her lap. With the boat gently float, plus the sunset reflecting a lovely orange on the water's surface, it made the perfect scenario for them to enjoy. Lisanna roamed her hand through Natsu's pink locks feeling at peace with their current position. Her hand slid from his head to his neck to trace a small scar with her fingers.
"For some time I wanted to ask you about this scar." Lisanna said to Natsu; she currently had his scarf around her neck which left the mentioned scar visible: "how did you get it?"
Natsu shrugged before answering her "Don't remember, I think it happened a long time ago"
Lisanna kissed him on his scar before meeting his gaze: "It suits you. Makes you look more handsome."
Slowly closing the gap between their lips, Lisanna kissed Natsu with such passion the dragon slayer multiplied tenfold in return. Taking a better position, Natsu cradled Lisanna and engaged a lip lock while exploring her body with his hands. It was a good thing they were in the middle of the pond and far away from prying eyes, or else someone could see what they were doing. Natsu lowered his hand below her skirt and caressed her thigh, making Lisanna moan into the kiss.
Breaking the kiss for a moment, she lustfully looked at Natsu, giving him the ok signal to continue. She wanted him to touch her even more, but she was disappointed when he let go of her and grabbed the oars. Before she could ask what was wrong he spoke:
"What do you say we continue at a more private place?"
Crossing her legs and taking a teasing position she replied: "Lead the way, Natsu-kun"
If there was a record for reaching land in a boat Natsu probably crushed it. In mere seconds he brought the boat back to land and escorted Lisanna to his house to continue their "activities".
Angel picked at her cheesecake with her fork, not really interested in the pastry, while Erza was now on her third slice. The celestial mage wondered how the scarlet beauty could conserve her figure after eating so much, but something told her it had to do with the training an S-class mage of her caliber does daily. For her part, Angel relied too much on her celestial spirits so she hardly needed to train herself, hence why she preferred to kept a low diet.
Finishing her pastry, Erza took a sip of her tea before speaking: "I'm surprised from all people you would fall for Natsu. Don't get me wrong; Natsu is a great person, but he's not the type I would see you pinning for."
"I know" setting her fork down, Angel contemplated the surface of her tea: "When we first met my first impression of him was that of an obnoxious loud mouth; however after he saved me I truly started to know him for the real person he is, a caring, gentle person, who would put differences aside to help others in need."
Nodding Erza continued: "That's Natsu alright; although he's kinda immature he does have a sweet side on him. But as you already know, he is currently dating Lisanna. Your chances with him are extremely low."
"Perhaps, however their fate has not been carved in stone. As long as there's a chance I will fight for his affection, no matter what."- Angel failed to mention a certain bond she could feel between her object of desire and Lisanna, but she disregarded it as nothing important.
While Erza didn't want to see either Angel or Lisanna getting hurt, she couldn't shoot down the celestial mage after seeing her determination. For one part she was torn between the friendship she had with Lisanna over the years in contrast to the suffering and torture Angel had suffered at the tower of heaven; if there was someone that could relate that was Erza, someone that had lived through those nightmares as well.
"Then I wish you good luck" Erza said as they prepared to leave "Now come, let me guide you to Fairy Hills so you can get settled in."
Angel followed Erza to the girl's dorm while engaged in mild chat, putting her intentions with Natsu aside for the moment she allowed herself just to relax and enjoy the company of the armored mage. It had been so long since the celestial mage had considered someone else, dare she say… a friend.
A.N.
Sorry for the short chapter, but it helps me get things moving faster. Next chapter will have the plot moving again, while at the same time the fateful meeting between Angel and Loke.
Once again thanks for all the reviews, keep them coming!
Expect a little lemon scene in the next chapter ; )