Author's Note:
So, here's the second chapter that I've been working on! I'm not really sure if I managed to get into character with Natsu and Laxus so pardon if there are any parts where they seem out of character. xD . I'll try to work on them more though. Thanks for the reviews I got so quickly! They make me really happy. ^_^
Disclaimer: I do not own the Fairy Tail characters, they all belong to awesome Hiro Mashima. :)
NATSU'S POV
It's been two weeks since my team came back from Edolas along with Lisanna. Ever since she came back, I've been the happiest person in the guild. Well, except for maybe Mira and Elfman. For two years, I tried to cope up with the fact that Lisanna had left me for good, but now, she was right in front of my eyes. I could spend time with her all I want again. I missed her so much and having her back in Fairy Tail, in her real guild, I was so happy. I didn't spend a single second to not stay by her side because at some point a hideous thought that my nakama would suddenly disappear always haunts me. Though I did not know who of my nakama it would be, my first thought would always be Lisanna. And so, I would end up heading towards her though I know that someone else needed me too.
I kept pushing thoughts of her to the back of my mind so I could focus on Lisanna. But that isn't working so good. I had to try though, because I wouldn't stand to lose the youngest Strauss once more. Besides, I knew she was strong. I knew she would understand. I promised myself though that when these hideous thoughts disappear, I would go back to her side. I would always go back to Lucy. Though for now, I had to keep my attention on another of my nakama. But seeing her every single day was making it hard. Especially because of her big brown eyes that seemed to want to release tears. She never saw me look at her, I made sure that she wasn't looking straight at my eyes when I was looking because of she did, I wouldn't be able to control myself and I would just leave Lisanna's side and stay with Lucy. And that was not good because I promised Lisanna I would protect her.
Today was like any other Saturday with no Lucy in my life. I was walking with Lisanna by my side and Happy flying right beside us. We walked with no words between the three of us though no sense of awkwardness was coming to us. I had my hands clasped behind my head as I whistled a happy tune while we were on our way to the guild. And it didn't take long for the three of us to reach the said place. I grinned when I saw that the guild was in its usual rowdiness. Of course it would be, it's Fairy Tail we're talking about. "Yo, Lisanna! Yo, Happy!" said a person whose voice I knew all too well. "Are you ignoring me Ice Princess?!" I asked my fist clenched in front of my face and I'm all ready to get into a brawl with Gray. "What do you think Flame Brain?!" he responded and in no time at all, our foreheads were closed together, both of us knowing that a brawl was once again evident. And it happened.
After fifteen minutes, me and Gray and the rest of the guys in Fairy Tail were a heaving mess on the floor. That's what always happens in guild brawls. And it was very normal for us. After catching my breath, I immediately stood up and made my way to the table where Team Natsu usually sat and found Erza and Lisanna happily chatting. Without second thought, my eyes wandered, hoping to catch a glimpse of a certain blonde, wondering why she hadn't taken the chance to talk to Erza. Lucy liked talking to Erza and Gray, and while most of the time those two would spend time with me and Lisanna, I had to wonder on why Lucy wasn't taking the chance to spend some time with the redheaded mage. Shaking my head, I resumed my seat beside Lisanna and it was only moments after when Gray seated himself right beside Erza.
"I'm itching for a fight. Let's go on a mission!" I told them nonchalantly. It was true though another reason was that Lucy's rent was almost due and since not one of us had gone on a mission on Edolas, I knew that it would be a good time for us to start doing missions again. "I agree with you Natsu and I think we should invite Lucy for this," Erza said seriously and I couldn't help but grin and nod in anticipation. I could spend time with Lucy again and though my dragon instincts were telling me that the time where I would lose a nakama is nearing, I know I could protect Lisanna just fine on a mission. Especially since Gray, Erza and Lucy were coming along. "Oh yeah, it's that time of the month again isn't it? Lucy's rent," Ice Princess said and Erza nodded in agreement, "Precisely why we should invite her. Besides, it's been two weeks since we spent some girl time together as I had been preoccupied with catching up with Lisanna," Erza said, a little sense of guilt in her eyes though that was the least of my worries since I could barely imagine Erza spending girl time as she calls it, with Lucy. There were just times when Erza seemed nothing like a girl after all.
"Can I tag along in this mission?" a voice spoke and the three of us turned our attention to the white-haired mage that had just spoken. "Of course you can Lisanna. You've already spent two weeks with us and it'd be much better if we were on a mission. And you can get to know Lucy too," Gray said and a certain thought had bothered me so. If Gray and Erza had spent the whole two weeks with Lisanna, and I had too, who spent time with Lucy? I fidgeted a bit in my seat as I thought of the possibilities. The three of us had been so busy with Lisanna that we had neglected Lucy! I shook my head out of my thoughts. It was Lucy we were talking about, so she would understand right? I sighed at this. "Well, what do you say Natsu?" Lisanna asked me and I was taken by surprise that Gray, Erza and her were looking expectantly at me. "W-what?" I asked as I released a nervous laugh since I had not been paying attention to the conversation. Lisanna only giggled, Erza glared a bit and Gray smirked and muttered, "You could at least pay some attention, Flame Brain." I glared at him in annoyance and was almost about to retort but knew better thanks to the glare of death Erza was giving out to me for not listening. "Erza said, why don't we pick out a mission and then we'll go to Lucy's and invite her," Lisanna giggled and I finally understood why Erza was getting so worked up. "Yeah, sure," I said trying to sound nonchalant though deep down, I was really excited for this mission.
I missed Lucy and I couldn't wait to spend time with her.
LAXUS' POV
I didn't expect that Blondie would have the guts to take on a solo mission. Who could blame me? Ever since she entered the guild less than a year ago, she was always with Natsu. Every mission she took she was with the Fire Dragon Slayer so it kinda took me by surprise that Blondie was going alone. It struck my curiosity but I was not about to go out of my way to check it out. Besides, it's none of my business anyway. All I got to do was take down the missions everyone was going on today since Gramps was out and wouldn't be back till evening. And since almost no one was going on missions thanks to all the partying after Mirajane's sister came back alive. All in all, it was only the blonde who came to get a mission and since I'm pretty sure that no one else would be going on one for today, I laid myself on the couch to get some sleep.
But I was dead wrong in my assumption when some loud knocking caused me to get away from my drifting slumber. Groaning in annoyance, I opened the door and glared at the people I least expected to show up. Natsu and his team. "Damn Gramps going out on business. Now, I gotta deal with brats,"I muttered before going behind the desk and sitting myself on the chair. I looked at each of them and found Mirajane's sister among the group. "Whaddya need?" I half growled. They couldn't blame me. I was trying to sleep here! But it seems that Erza wasn't going to put up with my attitude. So, she slammed a flyer on the desk that I assumed was going to be the mission they're taking. "We're leaving with Lucy in the morning," Erza said and my brows furrowed in confusion. They said that Blondie was going with them, yet she left to go on a solo mission just now. "You're taking Blondie with you?" I asked just about when their group was about to leave and Natsu just couldn't keep his mouth shut. "What's it to you, Laxus?" the fire dragon asked in annoyance but I was more annoyed that he was. "Cause Blondie just left on a solo mission and I ain't telling you any damn details," I glared at him and it was clear that I hit a nerve in every single one of them except for the white-haired mage whose eyes seemed to gleam with happiness.
Now I understood why Blondie was so intent on going on a solo mission. Mira's sister had replaced her in Natsu's team and it was quite evident. It seemed that they all understood why the celestial mage left and each of them had a glint of guilt in their expression. "Which mission did Lucy do?" the ice mage asked but instead of answering I gave them another question. "When are you leaving for this mission?" That certainly hit a nerve cause once he realized I wasn't going to answer he had long strides approaching and so did Natsu, both of them intent on making me tell them where Blondie was going. "Stop it, Gray, Natsu. You won't get anything out of him. We leave for the mission in the morning. I'm not going to ask anymore which mission Lucy went on to but let me tell you this Laxus," Erza paused and her eyes promised death, though I stood my ground and looked back at her with clear defiance and nonchalance in my eyes, "if anything happens to Lucy, you will pay dearly," and with that, she left the room with the rest of the team following her.
I wasn't that much of an idiot. I already had plans to look for Blondie if she wasn't back within two weeks. Since the flyer stated that she had to capture the bandits and retrieve the lost items, it would take her at most two weeks. "If they didn't want her missing, they shouldn't have ignored her and paid more attention to her. Something was obviously wrong,"he thought to himself as he wrote down the mission Team Natsu was going on. It was to take down a small dark guild that had been attacking a town not too far away from where Blondie was and the reward was 420000J. He scribbled what was needed to be recorded and afterwards resumed his place in the couch to think about a certain blonde girl.
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