Chapter 5
Natsu and Lucy were flying through the air, thanks to Happy. They were searching for somewhere to stay, since just staying out in the open wasn't much of an option anymore. Natsu was scanning the city, while holding onto Lucy, who was still blushing from being carried by Natsu.
"Damn, these skyscrapers are pretty big. Must have taken a while to make them" said Natsu in awe.
"Natsu, we're looking for a place to stay, not sight-seeing. We have to focus" said Lucy.
"Hey, it's not as easy as you might think" said Natsu.
"Um, Natsu" started Happy.
"What's up?" Natsu asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I'm out of magic" At that moment, Natsu and Lucy stared at Happy in disbelief when his wings disappeared. They began to fall down, only accelerating the more they went down.
"OH GOD, WHY WERE FLYING UP THAT HIGH ANYWAY?!" shouted Lucy as Natsu grabbed her and Happy and held them close. Lucy's face turned into a bright red as she closed her eyes. Natsu noticed that her eyes had close and took that moment as his chance. The chain on his left arm began to glow softly, making Natsu slightly wince.
"Fire Dragon's Flame Wings!" shouted Natsu as flames protruded out of his back, taking the shape of wings. He beat his flame wings and began to ascend again. Lucy opened her eyes to see Natsu soaring through the sky.
"W-woah. Did you learn a new spell while training?" asked Lucy.
"…Yeah. Get ready, because I'm about to go at max speed!" shouted Natsu as he shot through the sky like a jet. As Lucy screamed, Natsu suddenly shot downwards. He struck the ladning and let Lucy down, who was taking in deep breath. She looked up and stared at the beautiful building in front of her.
"Found a hotel" said Natsu as he smiled.
"Hey, is flame brain over there okay?" asked Gray as he sat down, staring at the bathroom door in concern. They were all listening into Natsu who was coughing his guts out in the bathroom. Happy stared at the ground as Lucy knocked on the bathroom door.
"Natsu, are you alright?" asked Lucy. Silence spread throughout the room. Then, Natsu opened the door and walked out.
"Must have been some lingering effect from that train ride. It was absolute hell trying to stay in that thing" groaned Natsu as he walked over to his bed. Lucy shrugged and walked back to her bed. The door opened, revealing Erza.
"Alright, I rented this room for one week. If we finish earlier, we can just pay for the amount of time we stayed here for" said Erza, shifting her attention to Natsu, who was already napping.
"What's wrong with Natsu? It not like him to be tired after just flying around" asked Erza.
"Apparently it's the 'after-effects' of his motion-sickness" said Gray as he shrugged. "I'm gonna go try to walk around the city. Anyone wanna come with me?" asked Gray.
"I don't mind" said Lucy.
"Me neither. I just hope we don't get mauled by crowds again" laughed Happy.
"I'll stay behind with Natsu. You three make sure to get back safely, alright?" said Erza. The three nodded and left. Erza turned over to Natsu and smiled. She walked into the bathroom, ready to take a shower. As she was taking her clothes off, she averted her attention and with a somewhat tense expression on her face, she stared at the blood in the sink.
Natsu slowly opened his eyes and stared at the white ceiling. He groggily sat up and rubbed his eyes. He looked over to the red haired wizard who was sitting at the table, one leg crossed over the other, reading a book with a half-eaten slice of cake on the table. She looked over to Natsu and smiled.
"Had a good nap?" asked Erza. Natsu smiled and stood up and started to stretch.
"Hell yeah! I'm ready to kick some ass!" shouted Natsu as he threw practice punches at the air, making Erza laugh. Then, he looked around the room for Gray, Lucy, and Happy only to realize that they weren't here.
"Hey, where's everyone else?" asked Natsu, scratching his head in confusion.
"They went to go sight-seeing" responded Erza calmly as she took her fork and cut off a piece of her slice and ate it.
"WHAT?! WE'RE ON A MISSION, NOT VACATION! WHAT THE HELL DO THEY THINK THEY'RE DOING?!" shouted Natsu as he flailed his arms around in anger.
"Don't worry Natsu" laughed Erza. "At our current position, we are sitting ducks even if we weren't sight-seeing. We have no information on foe at hand, so all we can do is just wait for the right moment" stated Erza as she flipped to the next page.
"We can't just wait for them to come out and start committing this crimes! What if someone gets hurt?!" asked Natsu in urgency.
"It will be fine, no one will get hurt under my watch. Gray, Lucy, and Happy will make sure of that as well"
"What if it does happen? What will we do then?" asked Natsu, looking down at the ground, tightening his fist.
"There's no telling when someone will get hurt…or even just disappear from this world completely…" Erza was shocked at his sudden change in attitude. She closed her book and smiled. Erza walked over to Natsu and rested his head on his chest, surprising Natsu.
"Natsu…I know the whole reason you got stronger was to keep everyone safe" said Erza as she closed her eyes. Natsu slowly began to relax and loosen his muscles, giving into Erza's embrace.
"You're afraid of what might happen. But, there was something a young man once said. He said 'We don't have to know what tomorrow holds. That's why we can live for everything we're worth today'" said Erza, surprising Natsu.
"Natsu, I have no doubt that you have the power to save people. After all, you saved my life once already. But if you keep on thinking about what's going to happen next, you'll never realize what's happening right in front of you. Got it?"
"Yeah…I hear ya loud and clear, Erza" Erza smiled while tightening her hug with Natsu.
Happy let out a loud sneeze as Lucy and Gray walked ahead of him.
"You coming down with something Happy?" asked Gray, hands in his pocket.
"No, I just had a weird feeling that someone was talking about me" responded Happy as he rubbed his nose.
"You're going to come down with something if you don't put your shirt back on" sighed Lucy. Gray shrugged off her comment and continued to walk.
"This city is pretty damn big. Can't believe it's already night time and we haven't even covered half of it" said Gray, hands behind his head.
"Well, what do you expect from a major city like this" added Lucy.
"So many people are driving, even during the night time! I don't even think many people drive in Magnolia during day, and Magnolia's pretty big too!" said Happy as he walked next to Lucy. As they walked, the three noticed a group of men, crowded around a girl with bright pink hair.
"Hey, a girl like you shouldn't be out in her lonesome during the night in the city, it can be really dangerous" laughed a muscular bald man.
"If you want, we can protect you from the dangers of the night. Just come with us and we'll keep you safe" laughed another man who had short black hair.
"Back off horn dogs, she doesn't need a bunch of creepy sexual predators to protect her" said Gray as he walked up to them. Lucy and Happy followed after him, glaring at the men. One of the men glared back at Gray and stood in front of him, face literally inches away from touching.
"And what are you going to do about it?" said the man as Gray looked down on him. In the blink of an eye, Gray back-handed the man, sending him crashing into a wall. The others began to quiver in fear and started to run.
"Oh no you don't. Ice-Make: Floor!" shouted Gray as he placed his hands on the floor, freezing it. The ice spread faster than the men could run and eventually reached them, making them slip and fall. At that moment, Gray walked over them and froze their feet to the ground.
"I trust you'll tell the truth to the police when they show up, or do I have to make another visit?" smiled Gray as he cracked his knuckles.
"O-OF COURSE SIR, I'LL TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED" said the man in fear. Gray smiled and walked back to Lucy and Happy.
"Hey…you can stop shaking now, the bad guys are gone" said Lucy with a warm smile.
"You're creepy smile doesn't help Lucy" laughed Happy.
"Shut it cat!" shouted Lucy.
"Damn, I didn't think she would be this shaken up" said Gray as she watched her shake. Then, she looked up and glared at the three, scaring them and making them back away.
"I NEVER SAID I NEEDED YOUR HELP, GOT IT?! I COULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE MYSELF, I'M NO DAMNED DAMSEL IN DISTRESS! GOT IT?!" shouted the pink hair girl.
"She was shaking because she was pissed? She might almost be as scary as Erza when she's pissed" said Gray, to which Lucy and Happy agreed to. The pink haired girl took in a deep breath, and then exhaled.
"Thanks I guess. At least I didn't have to get my hands dirty with fodder like them" said the girl. She was wearing a pink shirt that showed off her midriff under a black leather jacket that was streamlined with pink. She wore a pink mini-skirt with black, knee high boots. Her hair was long, reaching down to her waist, and covered her left eye, which were a bright amethyst color. She casually stroked the lock of hair behind her hair and began to walk away, as if nothing even happened. Gray, Lucy, and Happy stared in shock.
"I think we should just head back" said Happy, who was still in shock. The other two nodded as they began to walk towards the hotel, repeatedly turning back to the girl who was walking in the opposite direction until she was out of sight.
"E-EH?!" shouted Lucy as she walked in the room. Erza put a finger over her lips, signaling Lucy to be quiet as she lied down next to Natsu, stroking his hair as he slept soundly.
"Man, I remember when Erza would sleep with me and Natsu when we wouldn't go to sleep. She was so forceful, even back then" said Gray as he shuddered, reminiscing of the times when he was younger.
"What's wrong Lucy? Are you jealous~?" asked Happy in a very sarcastic tone.
"W-why would I be jealous? S-shut up you damned cat before I throw you out the freaking window!" shouted Lucy, her face red from embarrassment.
"We should get some sleep guys. Getting pretty late" said Gray as he began to strip and jump into his bed. Happy agreed and jumped into Natsu's bed, placing himself between Erza's and Natsu's feet. Lucy sighed and then crawled into her own bed, falling asleep in literally minutes. Erza smiled and turned off the lamp, still stroking Natsu's hair.
"Goodnight everyone" she said in a soft voice as she slowly closed her eyes.
"Where the hell did that hot-head go?" sighed Gray as he, Erza, Lucy, and Happy walked alongside him.
"He really has a knack for disappearing in the morning" laughed Lucy.
"I'm surprised he was able to slip by me without me even noticing" said Erza in a surprised voice.
"We all are" said Happy as he giggled. Suddenly, they watched a giant shadow covered them. They stared up to see a giant air balloon floating above them.
"Seems like some kind of festival is going on" said Erza as she watched in awe. The cheers of the crowd, however, swiftly transformed into screams and shouts of fear and panic as they watched the giant float explode, blowing off a piece of it and making a giant hole. It slowly began to descend onto the crowds.
"Gray! Lucy!" shouted Erza. The two nodded as Lucy summoned Taurus, one of her golden key celestial spirits. Then, Lucy began to glow as her clothes changes. She now wore a bra and sleeves designed in a cow pattern. She wore pants that left her right leg completely exposed. She wore a belt with a bag wrapped around her waist. Using his Ice Devil Slayer magic, he flicked his wrist, freezing the descending air balloon.
"Let's go Taurus!" shouted Lucy.
"Only if you promise me a honeyMOOOOOOn" teased Taurus as Lucy rolled her eyes and jumped up towards the rapidly falling block of ice. Taurus jumped up along-side her and using their monstrous strength, they shattered the giant block of ice into tiny pieces, as small as ice flakes.
"Sweet, and here I was thinking we wouldn't have anything interesting to do" said a voice.
"Honestly, this is so pointless. Why can't we just get our mission over with and go relax on a beach or something" said another in a very bored and tired voice.
"Because there's a thing called enjoying yourself, Sky. You should try it sometime" said a female voice.
"You guys need to keep it down and focus on the situation at hand" said another man. Soon, the smoke cleared out of the way, revealing four figures standing on the roof of a building.
"Seems we have a couple of wizards. Fairy Tail wizards too. We just might be in for a challenge" said one of the men. He wore a gray shirt under a black trench coat. He wore beige pants that neatly tucked into boots that reached up to his calf. He had long black hair with bangs hanging off the side of his face. He had hazel eyes with a scar on his cheek.
"Fairy who? Sounds lame to me" yawned another one of the four. He had long and wild silver hair with bangs that slightly went past his eyes. He had bright red eyes, filled with a thirst for blood. He wore a sleeveless white shirt with black jeans.
"Why does it matter? Can't we just get this done and over with so we can go home and sleep or something" yawned the man with blonde hair, barely reaching his eyebrows. He had eyes the color of a dull blue and he wore black hoodie with gold markings along with white jeans.
"Because we need to get out too. It gets boring when we stay in one spot" yawned a girl with pink hair. She looked down on the other wizards and then nearly choked as she saw Lucy, Gray, and Happy.
"Hey! You guys are the wizards from yesterday!" shouted the girl.
"You're the girl with the bad temper from yesterday!" shouted Lucy in shock.
"You know these guys, Audrey?" asked the man with the scar on his cheek.
"Yeah, they beat up a couple of weaklings for me. You should have been there Devin, it was hilarious!" laughed Audrey.
"I'd rather not go walking around you more than I have to, Audrey. Thanks, but no thanks" said the silver-haired boy.
"And this is why Ken is the only one I can talk to without wanting to rip someone's skull out" said Audrey in annoyance. The four jumped down and began walking towards Lucy, Gray, Happy and Erza. They got into a battle stance and prepared to strike.
"So you four are the one's responsible for the attacks and robberies in this city, is that right? If so, what is the meaning of this?!" asked Erza.
"Robberies, yeah you can say that. But it depends on what kind of attacks" said Devin as he looked over to a child who was just standing still, paralyzed in fear and shock.
"If you mean these kind of attacks, then you are right!" shouted Devin as he lunged for the child, ready to strike. Before Lucy, Erza, Gray or Happy could even start to go after the boy, Devin was already in front of his, fist raised.
"No!" shouted the Fairy Tail wizards as they heard the little boy scream in fear of his impending death. Just before Devin's fist reached the little boy, Devin stared at the pink-haired man in front of him who had just caught his punch, tightly gripping and crushing his hand. Devin stared in shock as he tried to set himself free, only to fail.
"We'll ask you again bastard. What do you want this city?" asked Natsu in a deep and threatening voice, glaring at Devin intensely.
A\N: Again, sorry this is so late! Family events and all that stuff, so I had to be out of the house for like my entire weekend, which was a pain in the ass and boring. But that's enough of my excuses, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, review if you want, and I'll see you guys later!