Thank you so much for the lovely Reviews! School is back tomorrow and I need to start doing the homework that Tumblr has been keeping from. I don't have much to comment on Fairy Tail. I loved the new episodes with the adorkable Team Natsu, I wish more episodes were like this! Chapter-wise I liked it and can't wait to see what Lucy can do but the next chapter is most likely a Wendy chapter...my least favourite character. I like her and have nothing against her but I just-...She bores me.
Enjoy!
Disclaimer, I do not own Fairy Tail! They all belong to Hiro Mashima.
Snow. In November. It was about time! Back home it snowed in early October, Natsu refused to believe me though. He was quite the ignorant one I must say. It was coming to the end of November and my first two weeks of school had been completed, I made friends with Levy, Cana and the blue haired boy Jellal in the higher classes. The reason being is that Miss wants to move me up after Christmas break, which meant no Miss. Kinana! Or Levy or Cana! Well I do see her regularly when I'm over at her house to play with Natsu.
Natsu was devastated, despite praising me for it he began to hate my intelligence. He stopped asking for new words and became very clingy. I was his only human friend, losing me as a classmate must be frustrating. I was scared to be in the big kids class but I had Jellal which comforted me. Natsu had no one.
My classmates still avoided Natsu and Gray still pestered him to know end. It was like he was digging for something in Natsu that he wouldn't find any time soon. I was surprised when Gray had approached me, I was speaking with Jellal who was telling me about his class and assuring me that he would stay by my side. Natsu was held back for reading lessons with Miss. Kinana and Levy and Cana had went home.
The raven haired boy tapped me on the shoulder just as I had waved Jellal off and I was going to go back for Natsu.
"Hey Lucy," his tone was cold and emotionless. He only really laughed around Cana.
"Hi Gray,"I gave him my best smile.
"In the real World you won't like everyone but even to those you do not like, you must smile at them head on," My mother had told me.
"You must be Flame-spit's friend, right?" it didn't really sound like a question.
"Yes, I'm Natsu's friend."
"Why?"
It seemed a genuinely curious question on his part.
"Well...why not? He is a good friend."
"He's a psycho!"
"And you are a bully," I raised and eyebrow, "All you do is bother Natsu and take advantage of his short temper. You are no place to insult him!" Anger was cracking through my calm mask. Honestly who was he to insult Natsu? The nerve!
"Shut up! Who are you coming here acting better than all of us!" His voice was calm but had raised quite a lot.
I bit back all the nasty comebacks that rested in the back of my mind, "Sorry Gray, I went to far. However I do not like you coming to me to complain about my friend."
Gray remained stoic.
"Yeah, I'm also sorry for what I said." He dropped eye contact and looked bashful, "You seem nice so I'll warn ya."
He looked back up with piercing navy eyes.
"Natsu is dangerous. His family is a shady bunch, he talks to his cat and lies about who he is," Gray leaned closer. "In play group he used to throw violent anger fits, he threw toys any scratched and punched the other kids until the teacher had to call his parents! I even heard that he started a fire! How could you want to be friends with a creep like that?"
Gray was punched so hard that blood spurted out of his nose. I turned back to see Natsu seething with rage and tears streaming down his cheeks, he ran to sit on Gray's stomach and punched him repeatedly in the face.
"I didn't start no fire!" He would yell with every two punches. I was frozen. What had Gray just told me? For Natsu to react so agressivley there must be some truth behind it, I began to take wary steps back with the intent of getting a teacher and never look Natsu in the eye. It was then that I heard,
"Stop trying to take Lucy away from me! She's my only friend! You're taking my treasure!"
"It will serve you well to keep out of people's business, if you hear a rumour do not spread it or believe it till you know it's true." Michelle's words rung in my head and with that guilty tears welled up in my eyes.
I ran up to the fighting boys and used all my strength to hoist Natsu off the bleeding Gray.
"Natsu stop it!" I held his shoulders and forced him to look at me, "You are only proving Gray right by resorting to violence."
"But he was trying to-" his voice cracked but I shushed him.
"I know," I used my sleeve to wipe his tears.
I turned to the battered boy in the snow, he was trying to stand. Where had his shirt gone?
He didn't seem to notice.
"Did ya see Lucy!" He wobbled slightly, "I told ya! He's a psycho. a monster, a-"
"Gray did you see Natsu start a fire?"
"No! But I heard-"
"Has Natsu ever confirmed that he had started a fire?"
"Of course not! But I heard-"
"Then you have no proof," I finished.
Gray was clearly annoyed with me cutting him off, "But didn't ya just see him-"
"I don't believe you!"
I startled him so much he fell back into the snow.
I sighed and pulled him back up, "A rumour is never good, people like you spread them like diseases," he flinched, " but you never stop to think if they are true or not, or even the effect they will have on the victim."
He just stared at me. I made my way and stood next to Natsu.
"It's none of you business to talk about Natsu the way you and everyone else does! He is entitled to his privacy and I doubt that you would like it if people treated you the same way you treat Natsu!"
Gray gave a look of understanding, I acknowledged that he understood my wide vocabulary which told me he came from a well-educated family. Father would be happy if I ever made friends with him.
Gray seemed embarrassed at the fact I had lectured him, his hands dove into his pockets and he scuffed his boot on the ground.
"Sorry Lucy."
"You are forgiven but I don't think it's me you should be sorry too."
When he looked up I gestured my head towards the sniffling friend beside me.
"...Sorry...Natsu." It was very reluctant but he still did it and his eyes looked sorrowful.
I heard a hard sniff and then, "Sure, whatever..."
It was small but I couldn't be prouder.
When Gray had departed Natsu gave me a huge bear hug. When I asked him what was wrong he wouldn't respond, I figured I would just let him hold me until he was back to his old self.
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The next day we were in his tree house as the snow flew by and that's when I suggested,
"Lets go and get some treasure!"
Natsu sat up from his castle toy set and looked at me. He was holding the red plastic dragon(him(apparently)) which was mid-way through attacking the fold-out castle set, knocking down swordless soldiers. I was in control of launching the mini catapults while the princess(me) stood immobile in the highest tower. It was one of the many mystery objects that came from the mysterious hatch above.
He tilted his head.
"Come on Natsu! You said you took treasure and ever since I've been here I haven't seen anything new."
It was a desperate attempt but Natsu was a bit...thick. He puffed up his chest defensively, "I take plenty!"
"You haven't taken anything in an entire two weeks!" Anything to make him happy.
"So what!"
"A proper dragon would keep adding to his collection."
He was dumbfounded and his face flushed in anger, "I'm a real dragon Luce! I can do it, lets go! Pft!"
He was already walking out the screen door and climbing down the ladder. Did he remember he was in his dragon onesie? She giggled it was footless one that had a dragon hood with red horns and a long tail coming from the back.
Apparently it was acceptable to wear on the street. I had made sure to give him his shoes before he got to the snowy ground and followed after him wrapped up in my big winter coat.
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After an hour of walking through the light snowfall my dragon clad friend finally came to a halt.
"Here," I was standing outside a big house-well hiding behind the fence, "Some big fat cat lives here. Ever-loser or sumthin'."
"What are we taking?"
"You like books don't ya?"
I nodded, he knew this.
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"I told you Natsu they don't have any dragon books!"
"Well why don't ya write one?" He persisted.
I felt the embarrassment swell in my cheeks, "I am not very good."
"How do you know?"
"Papa told me that being an author-"
"A what?"
"Someone who writes a book, Natsu."
"New word!"
"Papa told me that the author career-"
"What's a career?"
"A job, Natsu." Patience is key, mine however, was thinning. Natsu and I were looking through old books in the the very small school library, I was helping him search for dragon books but I was getting caught up in many of the romances the shelves had to offer.
"Oh,"
"Anyway, Father told me that the author career was a dead end and pointless dream, therefore my imagination isn't very good and stories do not come to me as easy."
"What? Who is he to spit on your dream!" He was shushed by the librarian.
"It's fine Natsu, I don't really enjoy writing all that much anyway. I love to read though!"
He still looked annoyed, "Well then can you get a j-career in reading?" He looked hopeful, "Cause then you can have a job doing what you love."
I really wasn't interested when Father was going to entrust me with the family business but for Natsu I will try and amuse him.
"I could be a publisher/editor or something like a critic!"
"What's a critic?"
Lucy sighed, she should have seen that coming..."A professional critic gives constructive criticism. It's basically saying all the flaws- uh I mean bad things and giving advice on how to improve it!- I mean make it better!"
"Wow Luce that career sounds perfect for you!" He cheered and was once again shushed.
I giggled, "I know, I have so many books they won't fit on the shelves!" I then smiled sadly, "Michelle says that I'll have to get rid of them soon."
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The next time I climbed into the tree house there was a slanted wooden shelf sitting next to his others.
"You're only allowed fun adventure books though," Natsu told me but then hesitated. "Okay, maybe one lovey-dovey book since they're your favourites."
It was then I had threw myself onto Natsu with tears of happiness.
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The shelf in the tree house had been filled with all my spare books that I now read to Natsu sometimes.
"Well I saw that he had this special gold book in his library!"
"Where could he possibly have learned this?" I thought.
"So how are we going to get in?"
Natsu took his scarf and wrapped it round his face, "We are going through the window," he then did some strange moves with his fingers, "Nin nin!"
I giggled.
We helped each other over the fence and crawled over to the window. On the other side I could see a pink haired maid dusting the shelves, she seemed to move like a controlled robot. When she walked out the room Natsu gave me a boost into the house and I pulled him in not long after. We hid under the divine dining table to plan,
"I'll make a distraction, the book you're looking for is called 'Daybreak' people say that Ever-loser held the author hostage until he finished the book."
I seriously doubt it. Some of the rumours here make no sense!
"Uh sure...where am I going to find it?"
"No clue!" wait, what? "Shh, the maid is coming back!"
We fell silent and I was freaking out inside.
We silently watched her legs as she closed the window. Our only exit. Why did I suggest this? She was walking back out the room when she stopped in front of us, I clung onto Natsu in fear. Fortunately for us she gave a small 'hm' as if shrugging her shoulders and continued on exiting the room.
With some forceful pushes from Natsu I cautiously followed the maid, I had silently followed her in and out of all the rooms only to find no books. Without being seen I retreated back to Natsu to give my report.
"So it has to be upstairs!" he analysed from our head quarters under the table.
"Oh well," I sighed inwardly jumping around in relief.
"Yeah, it's going to be even harder to get it," he sighed with me.
"What!?"
"I'm not giving up Luce!"
"But we're going to get caught!"
"Then do what I do! Be a ninja!" he grinned. I didn't even get a chance to respond as I was violently shoved out from the table, "The coast is clear! Go hide and wait for the signal!"
"What sign-"
I heard footsteps and quickly ran out and hid behind the cupboard door under the stair case. The was a thick, tense silence.
Smash!
That was his plan!? To vandalise someone's belongings!?
It worked though.
The pink haired maid sped into the room to assess the damage, I took my cue and ran up the stairs.
There was a long corridor full of room and fear began to build up again, Natsu had told me to be a ninja but I didn't like ninjas...but maybe...
I closed my eyes and when I opened them I was in a black body suit and the corridor was filled with sensor beams all angled in different directions, a voice in my head told me over my head set "Agent X777, Lucky Heart, over"
"Here, over," I whispered.
"Your mission is to retrieve the rare artifact without being detected..."
Natu was right! This is fun!
I then began to twist and dodge all the green beams of light.
Luckily for me all the doors had plaques on them, but none read library. One did however say office and back in my old home Daddies office was filled with books! As I was about to open the door someone on the other side was already doing so. My spy world began to tear back to reality. I pushed my body flush against the wall as he walked past me and down the stairs,
"Virgo! What is all that noise!?"
I suddenly felt really bad for Virgo.
I walked in and saw, by his work desk, a small bookcase. Only one book was shiny gold, I pulled out the Daybreak book and turned only to run into a figure.
Virgo!
"So you were the one following me around."
I froze.
"And you are taking one of the Master's books."
My breath caught.
"Do you know a Layla Heartfilia? You look like her."
"She's...my mother..." I was so scared.
Virgo's stoic blue eyes flashed, "I am going to open this window to let in some cool air."
"How do you know Mama?"
She ignored me.
"The are some vines and a fence for you to climb down, take care not to fall."
I tucked the book into my coat and was just about to start climbing down when I stopped, "Thank you."
She smiled.
"Could you also open the downstairs window again? My friend needs to get out."
She nodded, "The one who was breaking the Master's vase?"
I flushed in embarrassment.
"Of course," and with that she shut the window.
By the time I had reached the bottom I once again started to crawl through the snow towards the window. When I got their it was open once again and no one was there.
"Natsu!" I whisper shouted.
His head popped out of the table cloth and I almost laughed.
He joined me outside and we had successfully exited the house's perimeter.
"Did you get it?"
I showed him the golden cover and he cheered, "Let's go to the Dragons den to celebrate!"
"Yeah!"
On the way back I was retelling him what happened (excluding the Virgo part).
"Ninjas are cooler though," He commented on my spy mission.
After me he began to tell me his version.
"I can't believe you smashed a vase," Was my comment.
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We sat in the tree house marvelling the book that now sat with his gold collection.
"I wonder what it's about?" I was surprised it was Natsu who asked.
"Lets find out," I grabbed the book and turned to the blurb.
It was then I burst out laughing.
"What?" Natsu questioned.
"Does this sound familiar to you?" I began to read, "A best selling novelist is captured by his number one fan and forces him to write a story to the fan's pleasing. What the fan doesn't know is that the book is an anagram for help and a message to his son..."
This sounded like a carbon copy of 'Misery'.
"The rumour!"
"Yup," I nodded popping the 'P' "It's like solving a mystery! Another rumour proven wrong!"
At that Natsu smiled.
"Can you read it to me?"
"Sure but I think I know a book that is basically the same but more violent."
"Cool! What is it?"
"A book called 'Misery'!"
"Just read 'em both! But Daybreak first since, ya know, we worked so hard for it."
"Sure," I giggled.