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EXTRA EXTRA long chapter for you lovely people.
Laxus dropped Lucy onto the floor.. his nose scrunched up in disgust… his eyes closed and fists clenched.. the raijinshuu took a step back from Laxus… fear in their eyes… so did everyone else.. except Wendy.. who actually took a step forward..
Lucy threw up on his coat. His favorite coat….
Having heard the roar of thunder, Master Makarov exited his office and stood onto the railing.. his eyes widened at the sight of Lucy splayed on the floor while Laxus stood tall above her..
"LAXUS I TOLD YOU TO BRING HER BACK NOT KILL HER!" Master yelled.
Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel looked up towards Master Makarov with wide-eyes and then quickly back to Laxus and Lucy.
Laxus' veins were popping from how mad he was at Lucy.. he took his coat off and threw it onto a nearby table.. he hovering over Lucy with anger seething.. everyone in the guild was fearing for Lucy's life.
"LUCY-SAN!" Wendy ran towards Lucy.
Lucy was on the floor… struggling to get up.. she leaned onto one hand.. the other clenching her chest.. her bangs were covering her eyes..
Wendy dropped beside Lucy and began to heal her.. hoping to heal her from whatever was afflicting her. "Lucy-san.. are you okay?"
"LAXXUUSSS! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!" Natsu yelled before he ran towards her.
"LUCY!" Gray lunged forward towards Lucy.
The two boys kneeled next to her and Gray was the one that got to Lucy first. He gently let Lucy fall back on his chest… Wendy began to heal her.
Her eyes fluttered.. she saw Gray's worried eyes staring at her.. she smiled.. then she saw Wendy who was as smiling in relief now.. Natsu was watching her with worried eyes.. examining her whole..
Lucy turned her gaze towards the man towering over her..
"Laxus….." she said softly..
Gray and Natsu were startled to hear her first call out to Laxus.. they turned their heads towards Laxus and glared..
"Laxus… you jerk!..." Lucy struggled to get up now.. but Gray held her down.. trying to prevent her from getting killed..
Laxus glared down at Lucy.. "You.. owe me big time Blondie.. that smell ain't ever going away… and I intend to make you pay for it.. in the most tortuous way possible.." he said venomously as he turned to leave towards the Raijinshuu.
"Lucy.. you okay?" Gray said worried as he helped her up.
"Lucy-san? Are you okay? You don't seem to have any wounds or injuries…" Wendy said.
"I'm fine Wendy.. thank you.. I wasn't feeling too good to begin with and Laxus thought it would be a good idea to use his lightning body to scare me.." Lucy glared at Laxus.. who kept his back to her while speaking with the Raijinshuu.
"oh... I'm glad you're feeling better... but I really hope you'll be okay.. Laxus-san looked really angry.." Wendy looked over at Laxus..
"He won't hurt me. He won't dare." Lucy said to Wendy.. causing Wendy, Natsu, and Gray to look at her funny.. it was Laxus they were talking about.. the one who attacked the guild.. thunder palace? Did she forget?
Laxus turned his head to the side... "Tch..."
She brushed herself off and felt the sting of her stomach acid in her throat.. she then stared at Gray and Natsu, making them nervous.
"Gray…. Natsu…." Lucy said softly.. the boys listened intently to her..
"ugh Lucy… your breath stinks.. can you take a mint or brush your teeth?" Natsu said trying to cover his nose.. but then he was greeted with a Lucy-Kick.
Then she punched wide-eyed Gray in the face but in the process.. Gray caught a glance of something from her wrist… something shiny… a cross…
Both boys went sailing backwards and crashed onto the floor.
Everyone stared in shock at Lucy… even Laxus watched from the corner of his eye. Gajeel leaned forward from his seat.. grinning… "What is this…."
"Ouch Luce! That really hurt!" Natsu said getting up.
"Yea Lucy!" Gray said getting up as well. His eyes scanning her face.. her body..
"YOU IDIOTS! YOU BOTH LEFT ON MISSIONS WITHOUT TELLING ME!" Lucy clenched her fists..
"Wait.. wait.. Lucy I can explain…" Gray said with his palms up in front of him.. trying to appease a very mad Lucy.
"WelL…WELL WHAT ABOUT YOU! YOU WENT ON A S-CLASS MISSION WITHOUT ME!" Natsu yelled back at Lucy.
"YOU!..." Lucy seethed… Natsu was sweatdropping mad… so was Gray…. a mad Lucy.. was just as evil and scary as a mad Erza…
Taking a deep breath… Lucy glared at Gray and Natsu…
"You have no right to be mad at me for going on a mission without you.. I thought we were a team…" She looked towards Gray.. he looked away guiltily..
"I thought we were partners.. " She looked towards Natsu.. he froze and felt a deep panic…
"You left me first…" Lucy said firmly.. and she walked between the two of them towards Master Makarov.
Natsu and Gray watched her walk away… deep guilt rising.. head hurting… they were in big trouble… they had never seen Lucy this mad before… not particularly mad…. But hurt..
Gray couldn't help but wonder… what was that shiny object he saw earlier.. could he have been imagining things?…
Wendy watched Lucy walk away.. her face dark.. Wendy was certain.. Lucy had no injuries on her body at all… but why did she need such healing to recover.. Lucy had used up a lot more of her magic than she had anticipated…. Or was it that she herself was getting weaker in her healing magic…
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"Well well… that was a lot more entertaining than I thought it would be.." Gajeel said to himself.
"Lucy-san sure looks mad.." Lily said to Gajeel.
"Hmph… bunnygirl seems to have grown some claws…" Gajeel said crossing his arms… smirking widely.. he stared at her.. and something caught his eye.. she wore gloves… that had metal infused into them.. he looked at his gloves.. then back at hers..
"Lucy my child…. You know how dangerous your choice was to take that mission…"
"Yes Master… I understand…"
"For the crime of taking an S-class mission… I give you two choices…."
"But master! It wasn't classified as an S-class mission until right after she took it!" Mira stood up for Lucy.. but Master just glared at Mira.. causing her to back off..
Lucy stood before Master Makarov, who was standing on top of the bar counter.. announcing aloud for everyone in the guild to hear.
"That mission file was sorted away from the bulletin board as a potential S-Class mission.. and Lucy had taken the mission without either my or any S-class Mage's consent. Therefore it must be made clear to the rest of the guild.. that no one in any circumstance will try and take an S-class mission or any filed away mission request without prior authorization."
Lucy stood firmly ready for whatever was to happen.. Natsu and Gray stayed silent from where they were standing.
"Lucy Heartfilia.. you are temporarily suspended from Team Natsu…."
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"WHHATTTT?!" Natsu and Gray yelled aloud. Laxus and Gajeel raised their eyebrows..
"QUIEETT! No one will interrupt me from here on!" Master Makarov transformed into his titan mode.
"JIJI!-" Natsu yelled and Master smacked him with his fists.
"Lucy Heartfilia.. you are temporarily suspended from Team Natsu and from taking any job requests… you will work in the guild and work as an assistant to either me or Mira.. When I have decided that you had repented enough for your crime, you will be allowed to take missions once again."
Lucy just looked up to Master Makarov and remained silent.
"If you do not want to comply with these terms.. or if anyone else aids in the breaking of these terms… you will be expelled from FairyTail"
Gasppp** all around was heard in the guild hall.
"What do you say Lucy my child.." Master Makarov said with his booming voice.
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"I accept.." Lucy said aloud.
"LUCE!" Natsu said running towards her.
"LUCY!" Gray yelled as she ran towards her.
She turned around and greeted them with smiles. "It's okay guys.. everything is fine."
"But Luce…. It's fun to go on missions with you.. I want to go on missions with you.." Natsu whined..
"Lucy… it wouldn't be the same without you.. let's try and ask Master to-"
"No Gray… Natsu.. it's fine… I've been meaning to take a break."
"What?" Gray asked.
"What do you mean break… you don't like us anymore? It's cuz we left you right? It's all Gray's fault.."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN ITS ALL MY FAULT!" Gray yelled at Natsu.
"YOU KNEW I LEFT ON A MISSION WITH LISANNA.. IT WAS YOU WHO SHOULD'VE TAKEN CARE OF HER! YOU LEFT HER." Natsu yelled.
Gray just looked at Natsu like he was crazy… how dare he… HOW DARE HE..
"HA… you're right natsu… I should have taken care of her.. you weren't the one who should've.. even though she's your "partner"… you can't even take care of yourself… and you know what…"
Gray clenched onto Natsu's vest… "From now on… I will take care of her.." he growled.. Natsu's eyes widened.. "So don't get in my way…" Natsu glared at Gray and let out a low angry growl…
"Your way huh?" Natsu pulled Gray's hold of his vest off. He death-glared Gray.
"My way." Gray said standing firm.
The guild was silent now…. No one knew what to say… they all had the question in their minds… had Gray just confessed his interest in Lucy?
Loud crying was heard from somewhere in the guild hall.. and a loud slamming of the back door.. "LOVE-RIVALLLL!" was heard faintly.
All the girls were holding their breaths as they watched Gray and Natsu.. the tension so thick…
Gajeel scowled at the two boys.. he clenched his fists….
Laxus was frowning at the two idiots as well.. his gaze fell on the back of Lucy's head.. her body.. those curves.. that smile from earlier.. he shook his head trying to ignore her.
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"And who said I needed taking care of?" Lucy said angrily.
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All eyes went to Lucy.
Gray and Natsu looked towards her…
"WHO said I needed taking care of?" Lucy said taking a step closer to them.
"Luce…."Natsu said scared that he might have pissed her off even more.
"Lucy.. I didn't mean-…" Gray started..
"Let me tell you both something.." Lucy said taking a stomp towards them..
"I.. can take care of myself perfectly fine.. I am not weak.. and if anyone needs taking care of… IT'S BOTH OF YOU!"
Lucy looked at the two boys… they looked so hurt… and she was dying inside..
"We didn't call you weak Lucy.." Natsu said frowning as he showed his hurt that Lucy just accused him of calling her weak.
"C'mon Luce.. you know we didn't mean it like that.. we are partners.. we are a team.. we have each other's backs.. and that means we need to look after yours." Gray tried to reason with her… "Lucy..?"
She glared at them.. then she looked around the guild, looking for a certain white haired mage… and found her sitting with Cana.. she walked over to their table..
"Lisanna…"
"Hi Lucy…. I'm sorry-"
"There's nothing to be sorry for. I have a favor to ask of you."
"hmm? What is it?"
"Will you join team Natsu in my absence?"
Everyone looked towards Lucy in shock..
"What?!" Natsu and Gray said together.
"But.. Lucy…."
"Please Lisanna… I need someone to watch over them.. and help stop them from destroying everything… and I know you get along with them well enough to be able to manage them."
"Lucy… I can't take your spot… it's.."
"It's okay… I'm asking you aren't I?"
"Luce…" Natsu whispered.. this was all going so wrong.. he was so confused.. and hurt..
"Lucy….." Gray thought to himself… "what are you doing?!"
"Please Lisanna?" Lucy took Lisanna's hands into hers.
"O…okay…"
"Thank you.." Lucy smiled. "You don't know how much it means to me."
"But its only till you aren't suspended anymore. Then you can go right back to Team Natsu." Lisanna said smiling.
"Deal. Ah now I can finally work on my novel in peace.. and possibly finish it for Levy to read."
"KYAAHHH! REALLY?!" Levy stood up from her seat.
"Hahaha. Yes really." Lucy said smiling at Levy.
Master Makarov turned back to his normal self and sat on top of the bar top.
Sigh*
Natsu and Gray tried to talk to Lucy again.. but she just ignored them… Mira shielded her from them.. and she shook her head at the two boys.. implying to them that they needed to give Lucy time and leave her alone for now.. they sulked away..
Soon, everything in the guild went back to normal.. Natsu and Gray were sulking at opposite sides of the guild hall.. both eyeing Lucy who was laughing and smiling as she sat at the bar with the girls..
Gray eyed Lucy's left wrist… and the dangling bracelet… his eyes widened.. he gently grabbed a hold of his necklace..
Natsu couldn't believe what Lucy had done… Lisanna go on missions with Team Natsu.. missions without Lucy? It would be so weird… but then again.. he did just go on a mission without her.. and with Lisanna instead.. he watched Lucy be happy with the girls.. "How can you be so happy right now Luce…." He thought to himself.. he noticed her smiles… what odd looking smiles she had… Natsu sulked from his seat..
"Natsu…" Happy said sitting next to him.. "Lushy is really mad isn't she?"
"I think so Happy…"
"I told you she would be…. Now she's not going to give me any fish!" Happy cried.
"It's okay happy…. Lucy won't be mad at us for too long…"Natsu said consoling Happy.
"I don't know Natsu… I have a bad feeling this time.." Happy said wiping his tears away.
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"Me too…" Natsu whispered to himself.
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"That was very surprising of Lucy-san.." Freed said to his group.
"Yea.. who would've thought cosplayer queen to do that." Bixlow said.
"Hmph.. I don't know how she even managed to complete an S-class mission.. I don't remember her magic being that strong." Ever said fanning herself.
Laxus just closed his eyes… he tried to stop thinking about her.. but the vomit smell on this coat kept bringing his mind back to her.. and when he thought of her.. he thought of earlier.. how she had eluded him so well.. and how he never would have thought that she would be capable of tricking him.. Laxus Dreyar.. and make him actually try and hunt her… and the surprising part of it.. was that he enjoyed hunting her… and when he did find her.. she wasn't surprised at all.. or scared…
"You should be the one running from me."
He opened his eyes… he eyed her from his seat…
"Tch.. stupid blondie.. I'll make sure you pay for what you did.." Laxus tried to ignore her again… and focus on something else.
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"What an interesting turn of events.." Lily said sitting next to Gajeel.
"Hm… there go my plans to take her on a mission…" Gajeel sighed.
"That's what you're thinking of right now?! Sigh… but Gajeel…I think Lucy-san has changed… she seems… different" Lily said eyeing Lucy from his seat.
"I noticed too." Gajeel said munching on his iron.
"Wonder what happened…"
"S-class missions change ya…." Gajeel munched on some more iron.
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Gray Gajeel Laxus and Natsu all froze when they heard Mira speak..
"So Lucy… who were those men you met?"
"What men?"
"The men… in Sorcerer Magazine?" Mira said smirking.
"Aah…. My admirers of course."
"Eh?! Really?!" Levy said with a face lit up with excitement.
"Haha… yup"
"How did you meet them?" Cana said smirking.
"They came to visit me and offered to take me on a mission." Lucy just said nonchalantly.
"Wait.. strangers came to visit you and asked you on a mission. And you just accepted.. just like that?" Levy asked surprised.
"Lucy!" Mira said frowning… in a disapproving manner.
"No no of course not.. I've met them before" Lucy said smiling.
"Wait I don't understand.. just tell us how you met them from the beginning." Cana said drinking her beer.
"Well.. one of them I met at Hargeon a long time ago.. the other I met-"
"Wait wait.. here.. point them out.. names and history.." Mira demanded as she put out the sorcerer magazine.
"Haha…." Lucy sweatdropped… "uhm.. okay…"
"This is… Hail… I met him here in Magnolia when I first came to the guild." Lucy pointed to Gray's picture. Gray was disguised in his blonde hair and aged look.
"Oh really? I've never seen him around before… but then again.. I don't know everyone in town." Mira said staring at his picture. "Does he still live here?!" her eyes sparkled.
"No.. haha.. no he doesn't." Lucy said. Moving on…
"This…. Is Namnori..."
"Namnori? That's… a unique name.." Wendy said to Lucy.
"Yea.. it is isn't it? haha… well I met him through my father when he was alive.. he was sort of a business associate." Lucy said pointing at Gajeel's picture. Gajeel was luckily all wrapped and cloaked up.. so no one could notice his piercings… although one piercing seemed to show.. she just hoped no one noticed it..
"Why is he all wrapped up? He reminds me of Mystogan.. like he's trying to hide something.." Cana said with a frown.
"He's just like that.. I think he has a lot of bodily scars he wants to cover.. not really sure… he's really nice though.." Lucy replied back.
"And this here… is Asher… I met him in Hargeon.." Lucy said pointing to black haired Natsu.
"Wow.. he's handsome.." Lisanna said smiling at Lucy. Lucy smiled gently back…
"Oh! Is that around the same time you met Natsu?" Levy asked.
"Clever Levy…. Can't get anything past you…" Lucy thought to herself..
"Yea actually.. I think it was about the same time." She replied to Levy.
"And who is this handsome man…. Wow.. he's gorgeous." Cana said drooling over… Laxus picture. His bluish silver hair and the bandana covering his scarred eye helped to mask his identity greatly.
"HAHA… him…" Lucy sighed.
"Ooohhhh?! Who is he?! Did something happen between you two?" Cana said wiggling her eyebrows at Lucy.
Lucy giggled… "He's… " Lucy reflected back on that night… his chest.. his kiss.. his mesmerizing eyes.. and the younger version of him present in the very room…
The girls all looked at Lucy with sparkling eyes.. urging her to tell them everything.
"He's an admirer." Lucy smiled. "His name is… Cell"
"mmmmm Cell…" Cana said to herself.
"So Lucy.. when will you introduce us to them?" Mira asked.. in a demanding tone.
The whole time the boys had been eavesdropping… Gray and Natsu were clenching their fists… they had decided that they were going to beat those guys up for taking Lucy away from them…. Gajeel was scowling.. having learned that there were so many guys after her… Laxus was trying to get information about the men because he was curious…
"I can't" Lucy said looking at hands.. "they're gone."
Flinching, the boys tried their bests not to show their happiness.. Gajeel was happy because now he could easily get to Lucy… Natsu and Gray were out of the game since they ditched her.. or so he thought.. Natsu and Gray were happy because there weren't men to take her away from them anymore.. and Laxus.. was confused as to why he was happy hearing that they weren't going to be around anymore… he was confused.. so irritated at all the emotions he was feeling… he just wanted to not care.
"What do you mean they're gone?" Levy asked carefully.
"They went home.. they live far away... I'm not going to see them anymore." Lucy said smiling.. "It just didn't work out for any of us."
"Oh.. it's ok Lucy… I'm sure you'll find someone nice soon." Mira said smiling. "If not, I'm sure I can help you."
"Heh… thanks Mira….I'm okay…" Lucy sweatdropped..
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"Well… I'm going to go home now.. I'm still very exhausted from today." Lucy said patting her knees.
"Okay Lucy.. you get some rest okay? Come in tomorrow morning and we'll get you set up to do work in the guild."
"Okay Mira. Bye girls see you tomorrow" Lucy said getting over her stool.
"Bye Lucy!" the girls said to her.
She walked through the guild hall.. she passed Gray and Natsu without looking at them.. they sulked even more as she didn't look at them.. Gajeel watched her go silently.
Just as she was about to open the guild doors..
"And where do you think you're going?" Laxus' voice boomed.
She looked towards him.. He stood up from his seat and walked over to her. Natsu and Gray stood up in case they needed to jump in to Lucy's rescue. Freed, Bixlow, and Ever stood up and glared at Natsu and Gray.. warning them to try and even interfere with Laxus…
Laxus walked up to her and glared down.. "I said where do you think you're going?"
"I'm going home… I already told you I was tired and I am not fully recovered from my mission. I'm sorry I threw up on you Laxus.. I-"
"You better be. And you…. Ain't going nowhere till I get my pay back." He said in a low voice.
"What.. what could you possibly want from me?" Lucy said annoyed now..
"You're.. gonna handwash my jacket.. until I can't smell your disgusting vomit from it any more.. I don't care if it takes 5 times or 50 times that you have to wash it.. you will return it to me in the condition I had it before your mistake."
"UGH! FINE! Now will you let me go?" Lucy said trying to walk around him.
"Nope.. I'm not done… you're going to cook, clean, and wash all my laundry for me UNTIL I get my coat back."
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Gajeel raised an eyebrow in confusion at Laxus' choice of punishment. The punishment seemed too….. intimate.. It went against his personality. What was Laxus doing?
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"Lucy would never agree to that" Gray thought to himself. "Be his personal maid/slave? No way…. Laxus is being a brute and she'll fight back.. find another way Lucy!"
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"Please say no Luce.. please just say no! We don't know what he'll do to you!" Natsu thought to himself. He feared for Lucy… knowing full well that she was the type of person to visit your house and clean it for you… he could imagine her doing everything for Laxus in his home… while he just watched her.. the two of them.. alone.. together… NEVER!
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"Fine." Lucy said glaring back at Laxus.
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"WHAT?!" Natsu yelled from his seat. Gray just stared in shock.. Gajeel was frowning now at Laxus…
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Laxus smirked… let the punishment begin he thought to himself.. he enjoyed seeing the looks of their faces.. Natsu and Gajeel…
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Lucy walked up closer to him… she looked into his chest and said softly..
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"I warned you that you should be running from me Laxus… you're gonna regret this."
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"Ha…" Laxus replied back.. "You should be worrying about yourself blondie. You're going to wish you never messed with me." He took a hold of her wrist.
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"And you're going to wish you never found me." Lucy said seriously.
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Laxus picked up his cloak and pulled Lucy along.. out of the guild… towards his house.
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"What just happened?" Wendy asked to the older women.
"What's going on between them?" Lisanna asked.
"I can't even comprehend." Levy said mouth gaping..
"Hm.. Lucy and Laxus… is that the start of a spark I see?" Cana said smirking.
"Lucy and Laxus…." Mira said smiling darkly... "You can't hide anything from me.."
"Love rival…. And Laxus-san?" Juvia said excited from behind a pillar. "Yes.. yes….. Love-rival… stay away from MY Gray-sama… for the sake of my love… I will help you Love-rival with Laxus-san." Juvia smiled mischievously.
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