Chapter 23 A Devious Plan
Ohayo Minnaaa! OMG! I AM SOO HAPPY RIGHT NOW! Because of some issues, the tests have been moved to next week! YES! .HAPPY. ^o^! And yeah..as you can guess, rather than being smart and actually studying I wrote this up for all of ya!^^*sighs* It's just too much fun! I know it's not the weekend (that's when I update) but I had time to write this so here it is! ^-^ Btw minna, any 'moments' that (NaLi,LaLu) they seem to have together are only for the sake of the pot twist! Anyway. enough of my rambling and I hope you enjoy Minna!
Next Day:Normal P.O.V
The next day, when the cloaked-mage and fire-dragon-slayer came into the guild, Lisanna walked up to slayer and blocked his view of SilverFang(Mist) eager to take out her plan.
¨Hello Natsu.¨ The take-over-mage greeted, smiling brightly at him.
¨Uh,Hi Lisanna.¨ The fire-mage quickly greeted her as he looked frantically over her shoulder, looking for the cloaked-girl.
¨So, I have this discount for a restaurant across the street, do ya wanna come?¨ Lisanna asked innocently batting her big blue eyes and leaning into his face, blocking out anything other than her face.
The dragon-slayer began sweating and shook his head ¨U-um no Lisanna, I'm fine thank you!¨
Lisanna frowned lightly before going all teary-eyed ¨P-please Natsu?We haven't seen each other in SO long!¨She pouted and stared up him with sad-eyes.
Natsu cringed under her sad gaze and sighed ¨Okay, but just for a bit..¨ He said hesitantly.
Lisanna's eyes brightened and she clapped her hands together happily, linking arms with the reluctant dragon-slayer and pulling him out of the guild.
Lisanna quickly glanced back and a small smirk made its way on her face as she noticed the 'oblivious' SilverFang.
Perfect..She thought..Part One of Operation Get Natsu Back Complete...
L/MSF's P.O.V
I watched as the white-haired take-over-mage went out hand-in-hand with the 'Salamander'.
Perfect...Part One of Operation Get Natsu Back Complete...
Lucy snickered and smirked lightly...Oblivious am I?..She watched the doors close behind them and sighed, before letting her eyes rest.
The night before had exhausted her, seriously, how much energy could one dragon have? Oh wait, there were four weren't there? Three times the pain...
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Oh who was she kidding...
A dull pain had formed in her chest, the second the fire-dragon-slayer left...She shook her head and closed her eyes..No, this was good, it meant that Lisanna might really be his mate and then she could-Oh yeah...she'd have to leave...again...and this time...never to come back...
*Split*
*Splot*
A light tapping noise caught her attention and her eyes opened to rain.
*Drip*
*Drop*
Lucy shook her head, no, he was never hers in the beginning, she probably shouldn't have come back anyway..Natsu would have eventually gotten over it with someone and found his mate...She was only giving herself false hope...just like last time...
A warm and salty liquid fell down her tight-frowning face and onto the ground.
Lucy shook her head lightly and stood up, her chair scraping across the ground and bringing her everyone's attention...For a moment her eyes flickered with emotion; they looked so concerned...just like..before...Her eyes became emotionless yet again and she slowly walked through the guild and out into the pouring rain and lightning.
¨You should take an umbrella, don't you think?¨ The white-haired barmaids soft voice echoed through the guild.
I turned slightly and into her big,blue,worried eyes...It was too much to take and I turned away coldly,holding up the FairyTail sign as the doors crashed closed behind me.
*BOOM*
She looked up into the sky and smiled lightly as the rain gently caressed her face.
¨Well...At least there's someone who understands.¨
(=.= No, she does NOT mean Natsu or Wendy, she was talking to the sky)
Mira's P.O.V
I watched worriedly as a single tear streaked down from the emotionless girl and onto the floor. I wonder what happened, she hasn't spoken to us at all other than Wendy...and she won't tell us anything, we don't even know her age! I had hoped I could get her to open up,but the second she came down, she surrounded herself in a magic shield so strong Freed couldn't break it, and believe me we tried! I also tried to get acquainted with her when Erza stopped her for that mission but she just levitated the stamp over...
The white-haired barmaid sighed and watched as the girl slowly stood up,her chair scraping against the wooden floor. For a moment she thought she saw something flicker in the emotionless girls eyes but when she blinked she saw her completely emotionless eye again. (Remember, she has an eye-patch on the blue/teal one).
*Thump*
*Thump*
The quiet steps of the girl echoed through the quiet guild as she headed toward the guild-doors and out into the raging storm.
¨You should take an umbrella,don't you think?¨ I called out to her,hoping for a response and worried.
She briefly turned around to meet my gaze before slamming open the guild doors and walking out with the FairyTail symbol waving above her head
*CRASH*
The doors crashed closed behind her and I cringed lightly as loud thunder and lightning followed after-wards.
*BOOM*
The guild's attention was immediately turned to the sound and they found themselves looking at the empty spot where Laxus Dreyar had been in only seconds ago.
Shouts and whispers of surprise echoed through the guild, all except from the barmaid.
She only had one thought running in her head:
'Laxus...What are you planning?'
Laxus's P.O.V
I teleported from rooftop to rooftop, following after her cloaked figure in the rain. The damn smell of precipitation was so over-powering, that I couldn't sniff her out and the damn thunder made it even more difficult to hear her movements.
Huh...Never thought I'd be hating on a thunder-storm...
*CRACKLE*
Another loud thundering echoed through the air and I squinted my eyes, trying to make out a moving figure. At last, I made out a speedy black-cloak moving swiftly through the streets and slowly edging to the exit from Magnolia. I expected her to stop, but when she kept running I decided to make myself known and teleported in front of her.
*BOOM*
She stopped moving just as he appeared in front of her.
Both parties were silent, observing each others soaking figure in the rain...finally she bore her sharp,narrowed emerald eye into his blue ones.
¨What are you doing here...Laxus...¨ Her voice came barely above a whisper, yet it was strong and stern.
I continued to look into her emerald-eye dazed by its hypnotic forest-green, though oddly enough, I felt as if it needed to be...blue...
¨I'll ask again Laxus...What are you doing here?¨ This time her voice came out firm and strong, demanding an answer.
Laxus scowled, who did this woman think she was? ¨I should be asking you that, cloakie!¨ He retorted, crossing his arms in the rain.
She stared at him for mere seconds before grabbing him by the collar and pulling him down to her height ¨Listen here, Sparky,it ain't ANY of your damn business so back off!¨ She let go of his collar and he stumbled lightly.
She then attempted to walk past him, but he grabbed her roughly by the arm ¨Oh hell no, cloakie, you mess with the lighning-dragon-slayer, you get punished for it. ¨He lifted his other arm to hit her when they were interrupted by a pink-blur.
¨MIIIIISTTTYYYYY!¨
A Little While Ago;Right after The two Mage's Left The Guild;Normal P.O.V
Lisanna quickly began to joke with the fire-mage about their younger selves earning several laughs from the fire-mage.
When they got into the restaurant, Natsu as usual ordered and downed the entire 200 course menu. Lisanna then began talking about his strengths and their team.
Natsu blinked surprised and began speaking ¨Oh yeah, I remember, we broke off though after...that... but I have M-¨You're still not mad are you?!¨ The white-haired mage quickly cut him off.
¨O-oh uhh...no...¨ He stated hesitantly, the fire-mage was still kinda upset over what happened.
¨So we're all good?¨ Lisanna asked smiling widely, she was almost there...
¨Yeah!¨ The fire-mage replied happily, it was alright, without it happening, he might have never gotten to know...her...Realization coursed through his onyx eyes as he realized what he had done.
¨So Natsu...¨The white-haired mage twirled her hair and batted her blue eyes ¨Wanna get back together?¨ She asked eagerly, leaning into his face.
Natsu opened his mouth to reply when suddenly something caught his sight,just across the street was a blonde and black-cloaked figure. What alarmed him though was when the blonde raised a fist-full of lightening.
No!
¨NO!¨ He screamed and jumped out of the restaurant window,smashing the glass to smithereens and leaving behind a shocked Lisanna.
Natsu's P.O.V
¨MIIIIISSSSTTYYYY!¨ I quickly ran over and tackled (more like barrel-rolled) her into a hug. I felt her squirm slightly underneath me but ignored it and nuzzled into her neck, inhaling the scent that I missed so much.
¨Natsu!¨ The sound of Lisanna's voice brought him out of his 'Heaven' and he slowly got off of Mist, clutching her hand tightly as she stood up as well.
¨Lisanna?¨ Laxu's confused voice boomed.
¨L-l-laxus..¨ Lisanna stuttered.
¨What?!¨ Laxus's blue eyes narrowed as he stared between Lisanna and I.
¨Fools.¨ I turned my head and looked at Mist, who had spoken.
¨What?¨ Lisanna and Laxus questioned her.
¨You both are fools,shameless, shameless fools, have you forgotten that you are now mated? Are you so blunt as to ignore that special once-in-a-lifetime bond and go with someone else?¨Lisanna stared at her shocked while Laxus opened his mouth to protest.
¨Hey-¨Laxus.¨He flinched and closed his mouth at her sharp tone.
¨I don't like you. *Natsu quietly sighs in relief* I never liked you. And I'm never gonna like you in the same way Lisanna guys are mated. M-A-T-E-D, a once in a lifetime opportunity so don't Freakin' go ruining what you have.¨
I stared at her in awe and squeezed her hand lightly.
¨And you.¨She turned her gaze toward Lisanna,who also flinched ¨While it is possible for one person to be the mate of two dragons that person certainly isn't you,especially after you announced your relationship to everyone. You made it clear who you chose because you truly loved another. You cannot chose another.¨
Lisanna's and Laxus's eyes widened as they sat there in shock and awe, still processing everything she had said.
¨Now then,if you'll excuse me.¨She tugged lightly on my hand and we teleported away to her house.
I found ourselves in her bedroom where she lay down on her bed and sighed tiredly.
¨What a long day...¨ She groaned.
¨Yep!¨ I cheerily replied jumping in beside her and cuddling into her stomach.
¨Woah, woah,woah, chill out Natsu!¨ She held out her arms to stop me.
¨But I haven't seen you for the whollle dayyy.¨ I whined, pouting.
She sighed and hit my arm lightly ¨Yeah well, I need some time to myself too ya know.¨
I grinned slightly before furrowing my eyebrows. ¨Wait a minute...Why was Laxus with you?¨
She sat up and stared at me with amused eyes ¨So basically, when I was saying all that stuff to Laxus and Lisanna you didn't hear a thing?¨
I grinned nervously and scratched the back of my neck ¨Yes?¨
¨Idiot.¨ She deadpanned before explaining ¨ I think Laxus was probably attracted to me, maybe by my personality, maybe by my voice, and he basically assumed I was his mate and came after me.(The real reason Laxus was attracted to her was because of her dragon-slayer powers. She hid the scent of dragons on her and over time it faded, Laxus just managed to catch the remains of the fading dragon scent. ^^)
I nodded my head before lowering my eyebrows ¨Wait, is that why Sting and Rogue were acting like that? They're attracted to you?¨
She tapped her chin and slowly nodded ¨Yeah, I assume that's the reason why.¨
I growled under my breath thinking about the two buffoons (In another hotel not too far away both Sting and Rogue suddenly sneezed).
¨You don't like them do you?¨ I asked her nervously.
She blinked surprised before shaking her head ¨Nah, they're nice people but I wouldn't really date them or anything.¨
I grinned widely and enveloped her in a hug ¨Good!¨
She rose an eyebrow and snickered lightly ¨What? Jealous?¨
¨No!¨ I narrowed my eyes and lowered my head.
¨I-I just don't want you to leave...w-when you were out there at the edge of Magnolia it looked l-like you were gonna leave...¨ I squinted my eyes, as tears slowly made their way down the sides of my face.
¨I-I don't want you to leave, I don't want you to leave me!¨ I whimpered hanging on to her waist tightly as tears flowed down his face. When he felt her hand at his hair he continued sobbing, burying his face into her stomach. He felt his face being cupped and he stared into her warm eyes.
¨It's alright.¨ She told him, her velvety voice calming him down. ¨I'm not gonna leave you.¨
His tears and sobs slowly turned into small hiccups.
¨Come on, we better get to sleep.¨ She said, wrapping him in the blankets and standing up to go to the couch. I pulled her back and onto the bed ¨No, you can sleep here!¨ With that statement he caged her arms and nuzzled into her neck.
She mumbled quietly under her breath before sighing again and relaxing against him.
¨Goodnight Natsu.¨
¨Goodnight Misty¨ He made sure to snuggle closer towards her inviting warmth, no one was gonna take her away tomorrow! She was gonna be his all day! He smiled and nuzzled deeper into her neck, dozing off to a peaceful sleep.
Phew! *wipes brow* That was a LOOOOONG chapter! Much longer than I thought it would be but oh well! ^^ You guys really do deserve such a long chapter and an early update at that for getting me 90 reviews! I mean, it went from 81 to 90! EEEK! DA FEELS PEOPLE DA FEELS! *hugs you all* I can't believe I have almost 100 reviews! I'm soo happy you like this story so much Minna! And btw, I'm still continuing all my other stories as well, so I might randomly update them or update them after I finish this one! And then I have SOO many more ideas planned! XD! Anyway,hope you enjoyed this chapter and remember 3-5 reviews for da next chappy! Bye! *hands out strawberry-pocky-sticks* ^-^o