Chapter 28~ Mira and Erza don't get along that well...
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Authors note~ Hello Friends! Please remember Natsu is now a human! Also I was wondering if I did something wrong in the last chapter, I got no reviews at all. WHAT DID I DO WRONG!? I'm just being over dramatic, anyways I love to hear feedback from you guys! You don't have to but it's cool if you do! Anyways enough of me being obnoxious, on with the story!
Mira swung open the kitchen door open and ran in. Natsu and I also went in with her with Laxus trailing behind us, because she has a death grip on our wrists. Mira stopped abruptly when a sword was thrown at her feet. Mira didn't flinch one bit, neither did Laxus. Natsu and I on the other hand screamed and hid behind Mirajane.
"What brings you here devil woman?" Erza mumbled as she shoved some cake in her mouth. I couldn't believe my eyes when I set them on Erza. Erza was sitting there with a deathly aura around her, but then she had five different cakes surrounding her.
Mira chuckled as she let go of our wrists and sat herself next to Erza. Erza started to make choking noises as tried to swallow the cake that she just bit into. Erza sent a glare over towards Mira, and Mira did the same.
"Oh just coming here see you." Mira cackled evilly as she started to pull on Erza's already full cheeks. Erza grunted as she began to pinch Mira's cheeks as well. I felt as if I'm watching Natsu and Gray fight, which makes my brain go all stupid watching those two idiots. Erza and Mira started to pull tighter and harder on the each other's cheeks.
"What the heck are you two doing?" I asked astonished. I've never seen Erza act this way before, she's acting so... childish. I'm sorry Erza but, that's mine and Natsu's job! They obviously know each other, but do they hate one another?
"Oh we are just being friendly." Mira said sweetly. Erza let go of Mira's cheeks which left a little bit of a bruise on her cheeks. Mira quickly took her hands away from Erza's face and began to rub her sore ones. Laxus rolled his eyes as he sat next to Mirajane.
"Usually I don't care what's going on and all but," Natsu sighed. "How do you two know each other?" I was kind that surprised Natsu would even care, Natsu usually hates listening to other people talk. Erza shoved another piece of cake into her mouth as she eyed Mira carefully.
"You two might want to sit down for this." Laxus sighed. Mira smiled as she knocked Laxus in the gut.
"Well do you want to know how me and Erza know each other or," Mira took a breath. "Me and Lucy?" Natsu started to hum, he usually does this when he's thinking. Natsu then stopped humming and snapped his fingers.
"I want to hear about you two beast women!" Natsu exclaimed as he pointed over to Mira and Erza. Erza raised an eyebrow and so did Mira, did Natsu have a death wish?
"Chose your words carefully Pinky." Erza growled. Natsu scooted his chair closer to me as he put an arm around my waist. Natsu was sweating bullets, he must really fear Erza. Erza cut another piece of cake and set it on her plate.
"We are rival's." Erza smiled as she popped another piece of cake into her mouth. Mira nodded her head as she leaned onto Laxus's shoulder. What kind of rival's? I don't think it would be rival's in love considering Erza loves Jellal, and I think Mira and Laxus are a thing. I'm not quite sure though, she did call him her hubbie. What in the world even is a hubbie?
"Rival's in cake baking?" I asked. I was only joking but I don't like the way Erza had a glint in her eye. It was like she had some type of idea, never is it good when Erza has a glint in her eye.
"As funny as that is you are wrong," Erza chomped down on her second piece of cake. "We are both swordsmen." Natsu looked over to Mira and then to Erza, then back to Mira. I also did the same. Laxus started to laugh as he looked at us.
"Mira might not look like it but," Laxus shivered. "She is truly demon." Mira giggled as she lightly punched Laxus arm. Erza nodded as she cut another piece of cake and began to chomp on it. Erza really does love her cake, where did she even get this much cake?
"So how long have you two known each other?" I asked.
"Well as long as I've known you." Mira smiled. Mira and I have known each other for about twelve years. I meet Mira when I was six years old, Mira usually never paid much attention towards me when we were younger. Mira was the child of the best two swordsmen of our kingdom. I really looked up to Mira when I was little, but she barley gave me the time of day.
I was a bit hurt because I didn't understand her situation. Mira was always taking care of her little sister and her brother. I never did meet the brother though, he was always working out or something like that. Mirajane's parents had died when they fought in battle against our enemies, I would always finding her crying alone.
I would try to tell her it would be best if she didn't pretend to be so strong, she just got mad at me. Mirajane yelled at me telling me I had no idea what it felt like to lose someone so close, and she was right. I left her alone after that, soon or later she looked a bit happier.
I was happy to know she was happy. I tried to make friends with her even though she was older than me, but that didn't matter. I was finally starting to get closer to her, and I even told my mother about her. I was becoming very happy. But soon my happiness was taken from me, my mother passed away.
Everyone in the kingdom was always telling me sorry for your loss, and it would just hurt me even more to hear it. I just wanted my mother to come back, I wanted to see her smile. I wanted to remember everything about her, just not that she had passed away. Sometimes I would pretend she left on a trip, but I couldn't just do that.
Mira came to me and tried to comfort me. I wanted to be alone, but she wouldn't let me. She told me no one wants to be alone when something like that happens. I cried and cried to her for hours, by the time I stopped crying I had to leave. After that Mira and I saw each other less and less over the years.
I just wish someone could have been there for me when my father abused me, where was everyone when I needed them. Mira was gone and then Levy disappeared, I had no one. But now I'm happy with Natsu, I just still fear I will be alone if I lose anyone else.
Natsu has given me a second chance of living. When I met him I just thought I would be living with a dragon for a while. I had no idea it would develop into a deep friendship. After I truly became friends with Natsu, I began to feel different feelings for him. I didn't care if he was a beast on the outside, I just cared for his heart and soul on the inside.
"Earth to Luce!" Natsu said as he snapped his fingers in my face. I shook my head as I turned my head to the side and looked at Natsu. Natsu looked a bit concerned as he started to caress my cheek.
"Why are you crying?" Natsu asked as he wiped away my tears. I hadn't even realized I was crying. I must have looked like a total idiot to just start crying out of nowhere. Natsu looked so worried, it made my hear flutter. He cared for me so much, I just wanted to cry even more now.
"Thank you." I cried as I clung onto Natsu's scarf. Natsu brought me into a hug and began to rub little circles on my back. I feel like a little kid acting like this, but I can't help it. Natsu pulled me back a little and licked my nose.
"I should be the one saying thank you." Natsu chuckled. My crying subsided as I looked up at Natsu. Natsu was making faces at me as he poked my cheek, I think he was trying to get me to smile.
"Why would you say thank you," I giggled a little. "You're the one who has done everything for me." I just don't get it, or maybe I do.
"You came into my life and gave me a great laugh," Natsu chuckled. "You also love me back so that's a good thing." Natsu is surely a man of few words. I smiled as I heard his words ring in my head a few times. I gave him a good laugh? Does he remember the all the silly things he's done? I really do love this man, for once I didn't call him an idiot.
"Speechless?" Natsu grinned as he ruffled my hair.
"No, you just said the exact words I needed to hear." I giggled as I grabbed onto Natsu's scarf and pulled him down. Natsu made a disgruntled noise as he fell into my lips clumsily. I could hear whistling and awing behind me. I quickly pulled back and looked to my side.
There was Laxus winking at us as he took a sip of his drink, when did he get that? Mira looked at us like we were the cutest thing in the planet. Erza was sighing dreamily as she shoved yet another piece of cake into her mouth.
Aw man I totally forgot I was in the company of other people, this is the first time Natsu and I have kissed each other in front of people. It's not a bad thing or anything like that, it's just a bit embarrassing.
"Why can't we be like them." Mira chimed as she elbowed Laxus in the side. Laxus spit out his drink as he coughed and hacked.
"We have our moments devil woman." Laxus grumbled as he wiped his mouth.
"Anyways as I was saying before that super cute thing happened," Mira giggled. "Erza and I have been rivals since Lucy turned seven." I kind of wondered why Mira never told me about Erza, I would have surely liked to have met her sooner.
"I was the red knight and Mira was the blue knight." Erza chuckled as she looked up at the ceiling as if she was remembering something. Wait a minute, the red and blue knights?! I remember watching them fight, Erza had been the red knight?!
"I saw you two fighting!" I exclaimed as I pointed to Mira and Erza. "The red knight beat the blue knight with one move!" Erza chuckled as she took yet another piece of cake. Mira looked at me as if I was crazy.
"That's her fifth piece of cake." Natsu whispered into my ear. I guess Erza heard him because a sword was suddenly at his throat.
"Trying to start something Pinky?" Erza smirked. Natsu quickly shook his head, Erza smiled and pulled back her sword. Natsu growled as he started to grumble something about being fat, good thing Erza hadn't heard him this time.
"Anyways back to the red and blue knight!" I beamed. I felt so excited. I loved watching that fight, it inspired me to become stronger. Which I've been training with Erza three days a week, and those aren't my best days.
"Is she talking about that fight?" Mira hissed. Erza winked at Mira as she nodded her head. Mira sighed as she let her head hit the table with a thud. Laxus scooted away from Mira and began to whistle.
"Are you okay Mira?" Natsu asked. Mira then shot up out of her seat and pulled a sword from nowhere. Oh no, Mira pulls swords out of her butt too?
"Why won't you let me live that fight down!?" Mira grumbled as she held her sword to Erza's cake. Erza growled as she pulled her sword out from nowhere, seriously how does she do that? Erza raised up slowly and pushed her cake to the side, were they kidding with each other?
"You dare threaten my cake?" Erza growled. Oh god, she was growling. Erza and Mira gripped their swords tighter.
"Oh yeah I do!" Mira cried as she went in for the attack. Mira raised her sword up high and was just about to slam it into the delicious cake. Erza blocked her attack and began to really sword fight with her. Mira and Erza were so skilled, they've grown so much since that time.
I felt as I was back at the arena watching them fight. They truly haven't changed their techniques, only a little bit. Mira looked a little bit silly fighting in such a pretty pink dress, but she rocked it. Erza had her usual clothes on, I wonder if she washes her armor.
"A rematch we shall have!" Mira exclaimed as she swung the sword at Erza's side. Erza blocked it with ease.
"Is that what you truly want?" Erza smiled as she clashed swords with Mira.
"That is exactly what I want." Mira giggled. Natsu and I just stood there with our mouths wide open. Natsu started to shake my shoulder while he pointed to me.
"Are you going to be able to do that?" Natsu gulped. I turned back to the fight and then back to Natsu again. Maybe I should mess with him, this should be fun.
"Are you scared that I will beat you up?" I giggled. Natsu winced when he heard the swords clash again. It must be hard on his hearing to hear the metal against metal clash together.
"No I just think it would cool to see you do that." Natsu smiled at me. Ah no fun. I couldn't even mess with him a little bit.
"So how long do you think they are going to fight for?" I asked Laxus. Laxus sighed as he looked at me and Natsu.
"Probably 'till one loses a sword." Laxus said as he got up. Where his is going? Maybe he's going to stop the fight, or not because he just left out the door.
"Where did he go?" I said as I turned to Natsu.
"Laxus knows the fight will be long so he left for a bit." Natsu said as he had his eyes glued to the fight in front of us. Erza and Mira were now circling each other with smiles on their faces. Erza and Mira seem like they hate one another but really they like each other. It's kind of a hate love relationship if you look at it.
"I will win this time." Mira cackled as she pulled out another sword which was attached to her belt on her side. Erza smirked as she also pulled out another sword.
"You just made things interesting." Erza winked as she got into fighting stance. Mira did the same, they started to circle each other again. They kind of looked like crabs ready to fight, crab fighting?
"I'm not being a wimp or anything," Natsu gulped. "But I would never try to fight Erza or Mira."
"I agree with you so much that it hurts." I gulped. Mira and Erza looked like demons because they were moving so fast and had these looks on their faces that scared me. Erza and Mira went in for the kill, well not really.
Erza and Mira were now face to face with swords trying to push the other ones away. Mira looked as if she was winning, but then Erza pushed harder. Suddenly someone's sword had been knocked out of someone's hand. It's like everything was in slow motion, the sword was headed towards us. No not us, more like Natsu. I began to go in full panic mode, Natsu was so entranced in the fight that he didn't see it coming.
I quickly pushed Natsu out of the way and felt a stab of pain in my right side. It felt so terrible, it was excruciating. I could hear gasping and the clanging noises stopped. My vision was becoming very fuzzy, I could barely see anything. I felt myself falling forwards, but someone caught me.
"Natsu." I mumbled as I closed my eyes. I knew I wasn't dying, I've felt worse pain then this. The last thing I could hear was my name being called out desperately, and that's when everything went black.
Couple hours later!
I knew I was dreaming, I had to be dreaming. Now way would Erza and Mira be at my bedside telling me to punch them. I was about to lift myself out of bed but something prevented me from doing that. I could feel someone hugging my waist, more like clinging to it.
I lifted up the sheet and blanket to reveal something pink. Natsu Dragneel was sleeping and clinging to my waist like a child. I could see bandages around my midsection, what the heck happened? Did I have surgery or what? I could feel a slight pain down there but nothing I couldn't handle.
"What's going on?" I whispered. I really didn't want to wake Natsu up yet, I will let him sleep for a little bit. Erza and Mira began to hug me and cry, what the hell?! The toughest women in the world were crying and hugging me.
"We are so sorry." Mira and Erza cried in unison. I remember now! They were fighting and I pushed Natsu out of the way, but what happened after that?
"I forgive you but," I sighed. "Please stop fighting each other." Mira and Erza nodded their heads so fast that I thought they might fall off.
"We'll do anything." Erza said. Anything? No I'm just kidding I won't make them do anything.
"So what happened afterwards?" I asked. Mira and Erza began to shiver.
"Natsu was freaking out," Erza gulped. "I've never seen him so scared out of his mind before." W-What? Oh god, I can't believe I mean so much to him. I mean I would act the same way he did if he did that for me.
"What else?" I questioned. It seemed as if they weren't telling me something.
"He had to seal your wound shut with his fire," Mira gulped. "He cried the whole time." I brought my hand to my stomach, he sealed it. Now I really have to give a more than a million thank you's. But why did he cry?
"Why was he crying?" I asked. Mira and Erza got up off their knees and dusted off their dresses.
"He didn't want to put you in anymore pain then you already were in." Erza sighed as she leaned down and kissed my forehead.
"I will leave you two alone." Erza said as she waved me goodbye and left the room. Mira smiled as she did the same Erza did and stopped at the door.
"We really are sorry Lucy." Mira bowed to me. This was not a big deal, I'm still alive thank god!
"I forgive you," I smiled. "Please go get some sleep it's probably late." Mira smiled as she was about to shut the door.
"I have something to speak about to you two tomorrow." Mira waved goodbye as she shut the door behind her. I groaned as I laid my head back, keeping it up like that really hurt. I pulled the sheet down a little more so I could see Natsu's face.
He looked absolutely terrible. I began to thrift my fingers through Natsu's soft hair, he really does have to tell me his secret. I wish I could make him feel better somehow, I could always wake him up.
"Natsu." I said as I lightly shook his shoulder. Natsu groaned as he lifted his head and stared at me. Natsu was staring blankly at me and then began to rub his eyes.
"This isn't a dream is it?" Natsu said huskily. Natsu looked so tired, I wish I hadn't woke him up now.
"This is real life." I giggled. Natsu stopped rubbing his face and I could see his eyes widen like dinner plates.
"Lucy!" Natsu cried as he quickly climbed onto of me and hugged me tightly. Oh man, I must have worried him so much. I giggled as patted his back, I could feel slight pain in my midsection but this hug was not something I wanted to miss out on. Natsu suddenly pulled back and caged me in.
Natsu was now growling at me. Natsu had each hand on either side of my head, his knees were straddling my hips. Why in the world was he growling?! Did my breath stink, no I brushed my teeth this morning. So what is it?
"What's wrong?" I asked as I brought my hand up to caress Natsu's cheek. Natsu looked pissed and happy at the same time.
"How could you do that?" Natsu growled. Excuse me? If I had the strength to hit him, then I would have done it by now.
"I did it because I love you, you idiot!" I hissed. Natsu groaned as he knocked forehead with me. Natsu was still growling but only a little bit now.
"You could have died Lucy," Natsu gulped. "What would I do if that happened?" I guess I could have pulled him into me instead of pushing him out of the way and getting myself in the cross fire. But I couldn't think of anything else, I just thought of saving Natsu.
"But I didn't," I smiled. "Trust me I've had way worse than this mere wound." I guess Natsu didn't like that comment because he was growling louder this time.
"My father has broken a few of my ribs and even given me a few bruises," I said as stroked Natsu's cheek. "A wound like this will not kill me."
"I do not even want to think about that Lucy," Natsu hissed. "I will kill anyone who harms you ever again." As sweet as that is and sounds, I don't want Natsu killing anyone for accidently giving me a splinter or something like that.
"Please promise me you will never do anything like that again, ever." Natsu said desperately. I can't promise him something like that, I will do everything in my power to protect him. Natsu would do the same for me.
"I can't promise you that." I smiled. Natsu groaned as he rested his head on my collar bone.
"I knew you would say that." Natsu chuckled. That's the Natsu I know and love. I pulled Natsu up a little and kissed his cheek. Natsu giggled a little when I kissed his nose.
"I love you Natsu Dragneel and I will do anything for you." I smiled as I kissed his lips. Natsu kissed me back harshly, as if he would lose me if he didn't. Natsu clung to my shoulder as he rolled us over. Natsu smiled through the kiss and then pulled away.
"I love you Lucy Heartphilla and I will do anything for you." Natsu nuzzled his nose with mine as he looked at me. I felt as if Natsu was looking into my soul. Natsu kissed me one last time before he blew out the light on the nightstand next to us.
"Goodnight." I mumbled as I nuzzled my head into his chest.
"Goodnight Luce." Natsu mumbled back as he circled his arms around my waist. This was truly a good night.
Authors Note~ Hello friends! This is a little bit late but please don't kill me! Anyways I was going to have Mira explain something very important, but then I got carried away! Anyways in the next chapter Mira will have a talk with Natsu and Lucy and this is where things begin to get juicy! I hope you like this chapter and please leave a review because I love hearing from you all, it also fires me up to write the next chapter! Goodnight or good morning!
Until next time
Glen Coco out~