Chapter 11- Lucy Returns
"-love you to…" finished Freed, whose cheeks were bright red,
"Freed-san!" Mira lunged her half naked body at Freed….
At this point I could write a lemon, but I won't because I have a really innocent friend reading this… but if you wish for one I might write a oneshot with my best friend if you review for one
The next day…
Back at the guild Lisanna sat at the bar next to Freed after the first steps of her plan was completed,
"So how was your night?" said Lisanna cheekily and playfully winking,
Freed went red and turned away, "This is all your fault Lisanna…" Freed scowled,
"Aaahhhhh but you know you enjoyed it!" Lisanna mocked,
"You're sister figured it out straight away," said Freed,
"Yeah but that didn't stop her now did it!" A wide evil grin spread across Lisanna's face…
Freed went red again.
"So really, how was your night?" asked Lisanna,
"Uhhh well…" Freed began…
"You went there. Didn't you?" smirked Lisanna,
"Well….." Freed continued turning redder and redder, this little bitch knows everything! Thought Freed.
"Ha! I knew it!" Lisanna punched a fist into the air above her head and then lowered her fist awkwardly trying to avoid attracting attention, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone," she assured him.
"No but they'll find out if you keep attracting attention like that!"
"Sorry. Oh well." Lisanna turned away from Freed and looked over to Natsu then looked back,
"I match-made the match-maker!" Lisanna sang out loud enough so that only Freed could hear her and she walked away skipping and smiling happily.
This is it! Thought Lisanna… Finally Natsu… I don't want you to think of me just as a little sister anymore…. Lisanna poked Natsu's shoulder,
"Natsu, come for a walk, I know your worried about Lucy but she'll be back any day now, it has only been about three days, I'm sure she's fine." Lisanna smiled sweetly tilting her head to one side.
"Sure…" replied Natsu somewhat reluctantly and he followed Lisanna out of the guild with Happy tagging along behind him.
The two mages and a blue exceed walked to through the forest in which they'd once been attacked by the forest Vulcan many years ago.
"Natsu?" asked Lisanna,
"Mmm?" Natsu answered,
"Natsu, I was wondering if you liked me?"
"Of course I like you Lisanna, you're like a sister to me…"
"Oh… Ummm…. Well Natsu, I meant… Could you ever like me, not like a sister, but you know… More than a friend…" Lisanna asked,
"Huh?" questioned a confused Natsu,
"She liiiiiiiiiiiikes you!" said Happy rolling his tongue,
Lisanna stared at Natsu, Natsu stared at Lisanna.
"Uhh Lisanna… I don't know what liking someone like that really means… I mean this kind of stuff is weird to me…" said Natsu shyly staring at the ground kicking up grass.
"What do you mean by that Natsu?"
"I don't understand it…. Liking someone ….. Loving someone…"
"Let me help you with that?"
"Uhhhhh, okay? How are you going to do that?" asked Natsu,
"Well," began Lisanna moving toward Natsu, "Put your hands on my waist," Lisanna took Natsu's hands and placed them on her waist, "And…" Lisanna leaned in toward Natsu and tilted her head slightly,
"What do I do?" asked Natsu,
"Just go with it, you'll know," Lisanna leaned in closer,
"But-" Natsu was too late though, Lisanna was cutting him off with her lips pressed against Natsu's.
Natsu went wide-eyed, wide-eyed in shock, but then his cheeks flushed a little red and he closed his eyes and kissed Lisanna back. Lisanna slid her hands from his shoulders, down his arms to his hand and weaved her fingers in between his. Lisanna looked at Natsu in the eyes, smiled and threw herself into his arms, tears ran down her face as she hug-crash-tackled Natsu to the forest floor,
"I'm so glad I came back Natsu!" she sobbed into his chest.
Natsu placed a hand on her head and hugged her tight, "Me to."
One week later….
Today was the day that Lucy Heartfilia would return to Fairy Tail, reborn. Lucy already felt stronger, more confident and powerful. After a week of training with Sting and Rogue, Lucy had somehow managed to grasp her green fire magic even though they weren't fire mages themselves; however Lucy's emotions still sent her flames out of control. Lucy and Sting were still unofficial despite Rogue's remark back at the inn, neither of them had made a move on each other since because most of the time they ended up arguing or full fighting instead. Lucy walked down the stone path ways of Magnolia, the guild was now in sight. Lucy walked up to the doors, took a deep breath and then burst them open. Lucy Heartfilia made her entrance dressed in her black knee high boots, a denim pleated skirt and a black button up shirt tied as a midriff. She wore her hair out with half a pony tail with a skull pinning it up like Edo-Lucy. There was still faded scars from the claws of the goblin raked across her face and stomach.
Natsu stood in front of the guild next to Lisanna with his jaw dropped.
"What's with the get up!? And what happened to you? Where did you get those scars from?" commented Natsu,
Lucy just ignored him and walked over to Mira standing behind the bar,
"Mira-chan! There is always room for new members of Fairy Tail right?" smiled Lucy,
"Of course! But what did happen Lucy?" chirped Mirajane,
"Oh good! We can be expecting new members any minute now, they are friends of mine I got to know on my job." said Lucy.
"I'll go inform master we are expecting new comers!" and Mira went in search of Gildarts.
Lucy sat at the bar as Levy, Cana, Juvia, Erza, Bisca and Wendy gathered around her and began asking questions.
"Lu-chan where did you get those scars!" said Levy with concern,
"That was so reckless of you!" commented with her hands on her hips,
"Juvia is worried about Lucy," Juvia, like Levy, also looked generally concerned,
"My, my, looks like you've been on an adventure! But are you okay!?" Bisca was half concerned and half impressed by Lucy's return,
"What happened Lucy-san?" Wendy looked up at Lucy with chocolate brown puppy dog eyes,
"You're a tough one now aren't ya!" said a drunken Cana with a beer in hand, slumped across the bar.
Lucy just smiled sweetly, "Well the first job was easy, just an escort job protecting a friend of my father's from some bandits. The second one however, the mayor made me team up with two mages from another guild and we tracked down the source of disappearances together and defeated the….."
Lisanna finished tuning in the Lucy's words and turned to face Natsu still beside her looking grumpy because of his partners entrance. Natsu's face went from grumpy to sad, he missed his best friend already, and then when she finally came back, she had changed…. Lisanna rested a hand on Natsu's arm and slid it down into his hand and nudged him,
"Natsu, it's okay, real Lucy will come back soon…" Lisanna assured him,
Natsu's cheeks flushed red, "Thanks Lisanna,"
"No problem," Lisanna answered,
The circle of females surrounding Lucy broke apart as Lucy turned to the guild doors where the new members of Fairy Tail stood.
"THEM!" shouted Natsu in shock and a sense of rivalry,
Eucliffe and Cheney stood in the doors of Fairy Tail accompanied by Lector and Frosch.
"Oh hi guys! Everyone! Rogue and Sting will be joining Fairy Tail!" announced Lucy,
Mira ushered the boys toward her replacing where they used to have their Sabertooth insignias with the Fairy Tail insignia. Natsu was still jaw dropped next to Lisanna who was still holding his hand. Lucy looked at Natsu for a second to see his helpless yet priceless reaction, but it shattered a part of her heart. The part that still loved Natsu. Seeing him, hand in hand with Lisanna, maybe she'd had stayed away for so long that this is the result. Lucy ripped her eyes away from them even though the image was permanently engraved into her head. She turned to Sting and Rogue standing by Mira and stood up to make another announcement,
"Everyone! I introduce you to my new team!" Lucy gestured toward Sting and Rogue who smirked in approval, "And my new boyfriend!" Lucy walked over to Sting and kissed him on the cheek, the first sign of affection since that time in the inn… Lucy looked over at Natsu, "Sorry Natsu but I'm leaving the team, I think you and Lisanna are great together! And you'd make a kick ass team! By the way how did your job go?"
The entire guild was silent in shock, the only person to speak was Natsu,
"Lucy…." Natsu let go of Lisanna's hand and sorrow fell across his face.