I simply must apologize. I definitely hadn't planned on taking such a long break from writing. I mean, it really is amazing how fast time flies. I last updated on 1/17. I put the initial blame on this horrible weather. I live near Chicago, and we've been getting slammed temperature wise and snow wise. We had days where the 'high' was -35. Think we got over 70 inches of snow so far. My computer is located in my basement, and it has been absolutely frigid down there. Even wearing socks and shoes, my toes start to go numb.
And then I randomly got a job. Like my dream job literally fell from the sky. I've been a stay at home mom for the past 7 years, and was considering joining the workforce in about 2 years when my youngest would be in full time school. I never went to college so the best I could hope for was some customer service gig, assuming I could find one, for minimum wage. Fun, fun. But several weeks ago, my husbands boss randomly asked him, "Is your wife looking for a job?" And now I'm employed. Seriously I didn't feel I could say no. So my schedule has drastically changed, and so has my free time. I used to write late at night, but now I actually need to sleep. So I shall apologize and warn you in advance that I may be updating much slower than I had originally promised.
And a bunch of other miscellaneous things occurred that just sapped my strength, like sick kids, sick me, sick kids again. A fun merry-go-round of barfing and laundry.
Thank you to everyone for your kindness and patience and concern. I'm truly sorry for my lack of communication, and lack of updating. This story was on my mind, and I wrote in my notebook occasionally.
To those who left me nastiness, f-u. Unless you want to pay me, you can just stuff it.
I am not dropping this, nor putting it on hiatus, I'm just gonna be kind of slow. I'm most very sorry. Here is a shorter chapter just to let you know I'm alive, and haven't abandoned this. The only way this story will not be completed is if I die. And then there isn't anything I can do about it. I'll make sure to put it in my will for my husband to let you know I have died :).
In reference to the manga so may contain a spoiler
I'm just throwing this out there, so I can claim original theory. I think Natsu is a Zeref demon. Zeref made Natsu, and gave him to Igneel for the sole purpose of training Natsu to one day kill him (Zeref). We don't know where Natsu came from. It's assumed he had human parents, but I don't think so. It's why he's able to absorb other types of power and then use that power later. Like Lightening.
He ate Laxus's Lightening and now has a lightening fire attack. As seen in Chapter 283 when Natsu took on Sabertooth and chapter 375 fighting that creepy soul sucking demon. Able to use the lightening long after it should have disappeared from his system. Plus he seems to be getting so much more powerful in a shorter amount of time compared to anyone else. Even if 2nd origin wasn't unleashed, he continued growing by leaps and bounds. Look at Erigor. They were almost equals at the beginning of the anime, but when they met again during Oracion Seis, Natsu swatted him away like he was nothing. Plus Zeref and the other demons know him.
Same with Gajeel and him. They were equals, but if they were to really fight again now, I believe Gajeel would get his ass beat. Natsu's power levels just continue to grow astronomically.
I also think the way the manga would/will eventually end (Many, many years from now hopefully) is Natsu will turn into a dragon to defeat Anologcia. And will join his father as king of the dragons.
So those are my theories.
As usual "Fairy Tail" belongs to Hiro Mashima
"Skip Beat" belong to Yoshiki Nakamura
Chapter 14 - Slave
Natsu POV
"Please explain again why we're staying?"
"Well he apologized, and offered us compensation for the insults. He also said he'd pay us even if we decide to leave. He sounded really sorry." I didn't like it. That guy just really rubbed me the wrong way. Besides his abundant disdain for me, which who gives a fuck, he smelled…off. I couldn't put my finger on it. The few times I've seen him, I just didn't like him. I looked over at Lucy. She was humming something about no more worries about rent. She's so silly. Telling her my thoughts would most likely get me nowhere. More and more though I was regretting taking this job. It made my neck itchy. Of course it's the one she picked. I was reminded about why I usually pick the jobs and force her to go with me.
"Kyoko's fiancé is arriving tomorrow." Lucy said. "Our main job will be to protect the bride and groom. Apparently he's actually some kind of famous singer, but regardless it'll be fun hanging out with Kyoko for the next few days." I just nodded my head. "I wonder what her fiancé is like. She gushes about how wonderful he is every time we talk. Must be fun to be that in love with someone." I looked over at her and thought, I'd call it more frustrating, insanity causing, than "fun".
She babbled a bit about who the singer was. I don't really listen to any music, especially lacrima radio stuff. And I especially don't follow bands or singers. I was still against the idea of staying, but I decided to go along with Lucy, against my better judgment. As long as she's happy, I can put up with a lot. So changing the subject from her pondering's of who the singer was. "So, are they going to feed us?"
"Let's hit up the kitchen." She said with a smile.
When we reached the kitchen, I watch Lucy bend down to look into the fridge. Does she really have no idea just how sexy her ass is? Then I had a thought. "So…slave."
"Wh-what?" She looked at me confused. Oh this will be fun.
"Well since starting tomorrow we're gonna actually be working on protecting the happy couple, it occurred to me that I may not be able to claim my hard earned prize. So I have the most brilliant idea." I said with my best smile.
"What would that be?" She asked slowly with a voice full skepticism. As if she knew she wasn't going to like my idea.
"You start being my slave now, and stay my slave till singer boy gets here."
"Are you sure we can't post pone…"
"Is my favorite celestial mage trying to go back on her word?" I said teasingly.
"NO." She said annoyed. "Fine, what do you want?"
"Now, now salve. Is that the appropriate attitude to show your master?" I said with an annoying tone. Sometimes it's just too much fun to tease her. I heard her sigh, breathe deeply and the she surprisingly showed me her devastating smile. Oh my heart.
"My deepest apologies master. Please, I beg of you to forgive your lowly servant." What was with that tone? It was like warm butter. Oh shit, it was like a hard-on waiting to happen. Then she surprised me again by going into a deep curtsey. She had decided to play along. Actually I was getting the impression that we were in a competition of some sort. Bring it on.
Clearing my throat a little, "That's better slave. Now make me something to eat." I said in what I hope was a normal voice.
"Yes master, whatever Master desires, Master shall have." Well shit, I need to sit down fast. She's definitely messing with me. "What does master desire?" I'm pretty sure if I was honest I'd experience some bodily pain.
So I replied with a smirk. "Meat." Yes, double meaning intentional. I watched her while she went about preparing my meal. I was really wishing that I made her put on a maid uniform. What else should I make her do? I didn't really plan this out that far in advance. Oh well, that's typical for me. In just a little while, she placed a flaming steak in front of me. It smelled delicious.
"You dinner is served master." I had my head in my left hand and smiled at her. Then I opened my mouth. She looked at me funny. So I pointed with the other hand at my gaping mouth. "You want me to feed you?" she asked. I nodded in response. Oooo, saw an eye twitch.
"O-of course, whatever master wants." Her voice quavered slightly.
As she cut off a piece with a fork and knife. I got another naughty thought. As she lifted the fork up, I said. "Use your hands. I'm not Gajeel; I don't like metal in my mouth." I saw her swallow. And hesitantly touch the meat, checking the temperature. I felt the tension in the room rising. She slowly lifted a piece to my mouth.
I ate the first couple of pieces like a good boy. Then I sucked a bit on her fingertips. Causing her to gasp. I liked that reaction, so with the next piece I sucked a little more on her fingers. Can't waste any, right? With the last piece, I saw her hand quiver a bit, almost dropping the last piece. So I grabbed her hand. "What are you doing!" She squeaked in shock.
"Don't want to waste any." I said and started slowly licking her fingers. She stared at me in shock mixed with fascination. When I had licked every last drop off. I held her hand and looked at her. Looking in her eyes I said, "I think I'm still hungry."
Before she could respond, we heard someone coming. "Shit". I'm beginning to think God hates me. _
Lucy's POV
"I got rent money. Whoot whoot." I happily sang. Kyoko's father was very apologetic for his behavior. He did say he honestly didn't think Natsu was good enough for me, but since Natsu and I aren't anything like that, it should be no big deal. Plus I think I've set him straight on that I'm not a 'Heartfilia' heir, but just Lucy. My father, though I have forgiven him, I threw his plans for my life away. He said how he remembers me as a small child when he was a teenager and felt overly protective towards me. Turns out he used to only be 11 years older than me. Now he's basically old enough to be my dad. Will my missing 7 years ever stop surprising me? We had a very pleasant conversation though. Guess my déjà vu was correct, and I have been here before. Though it was before mama died. We have decided that Natsu and I will just eat away from the more formal guests just to prevent anymore insults happening. Natsu really has gotten so much better but it's like a child still learning than a grown adult. I don't mind of course, and neither does anyone that really matters, but these are elite snobs. Trained from birth how to do even the most idiotic thing a certain way. I have way too many bad memories of the hours spent learning to hold a spoon in the proper way. What a wasted childhood. I'll take Natsu over these stuffed shirts any day. Plus I won't have to put up with boob ogler's either. It's a double win.
"Kyoko's fiancé is arriving tomorrow." I said, changing the subject slightly. Natsu looked a little annoyed that we were staying. But the guy gave us an extra 50k just to apologize. Plus Kyoko is fun to be around. "Our main job will be to protect the bride and groom. Apparently he's actually some kind of famous singer, but regardless it'll be fun hanging out with Kyoko for the next few days." I watched him nod his head. "I wonder what her fiancé is like. She gushes about how wonderful he is every time we talk. Must be fun to be that in love with someone." I paused to imagine what it'd be like to have someone love you that much. It'd be wonderful I imagine. Natsu would never feel like that towards me. Sigh, Nakama to the end. "His name is Shotaro. I've never heard of any famous singer named Shotaro. I read Wizards Entertainment, and I definitely never saw a singer named that. Maybe he's some famous opera singer or something? Conductor? That wouldn't be featured in Wizards Entertainment…" I was super curious. She did say he plays every instrument.
"So, are they going to feed us?" Natsu said interrupting my train of thought. Now that he mentioned it, I am pretty hungry. That small amount of food I managed to consume before I'd had enough really wasn't much.
"Let's hit up the kitchen." I said with a smile. Food is never far from his mind. He led the way to the kitchen, since he could smell where food is kept. I probably could have found it, but the place is pretty big, and I didn't want to embarrass myself getting lost. When we got there I started looking around. Mr. Mogami said to help ourselves. I saw the fridge and went to look into it. I bent down to take a look at the vegetables. Natsu really does need to eat more veggies. I'm not some vegetarian or anything, but a well-balanced diet is important for good health.
I was eyeballing some carrots when I heard Natsu say "So…slave."
"Wh-what?" I sputtered. Where did that come from? I keep hoping he'll forget about it. Why did I make such a stupid bet anyway? Need to think things through before opening my big mouth.
"Well since starting tomorrow we're gonna actually be working on protecting the happy couple, it occurred to me that I may not be able to claim my hard earned prize. So I have the most brilliant idea." He's smiling, this can't go well for me.
"What would that be?" I slowly asked. I know, I just know I'm not gonna like what he's about to say. He's got a sneaky look in his eye.
"You start being my slave now, and stay my slave till singer boy gets here." Darn.
"Are you sure we can't post pone…"I tried to make some excuse, but he quickly interrupted me.
"Is my favorite celestial mage trying to go back on her word?" He said in an annoying, teasing tone. Grrr, he sure likes to use my word is my bond against me doesn't he? That cheeky monkey.
"NO." I said annoyed. Guess there's no getting out of this. "Fine, what do you want?" I asked less than pleasantly.
"Now, now salve. Is that the appropriate attitude to show your master?" He said in that same annoying tone. Though, I guess he's got a point. He's not the one who suggested the bet in the first place. I took a deep breath to calm down. He's got every right to claim his prize, and I should stop jerking him around and just get it over with. What should I use? French maid? Nah, too cutesy. Stiff butler? Boring, plus he'd go out of his way to make me give it up. Oh, I got it!
"My deepest apologies master. Please, I beg of you to forgive your lowly servant." Harem slave girl. He keeps calling me slave, might as well play the part. This could be fun. Flirty, sexy and subservient.
He cleared his throat a little, "That's better slave. Now make me something to eat." He said with a slight rasp in his throat. My win, I thought with smile.
I knelt down in a curtsy and said, "Yes master, whatever Master desires, Master shall have." That face he's making is just too much fun. Guess I threw him off properly. He just kind of looked at me in surprise for a bit, so I purred, "What does master desire?"
He seemed to shake himself awake and smirked at me. "Meat." He stated, in a low tone. Sitting down at the kitchen table, putting his head in his hand and leaned forward, watching me. All of a sudden I felt a little like prey. But that's just silly. It's just Natsu we're talking about. He must seriously be hungry.
I turned away and pulled out the largest steak I found in the fridge. I occasionally looked back at him, and he kept watching me. It was a little unnerving. He's probably trying to un-nerve me on purpose. That flame head. Well I'm not gonna let him win. I shall keep the role I chose for myself.
It didn't take very long for his steak to be cooked. He likes it on fire, but not over cooked, if that makes a lick of sense. I brought his steak to him. Poured some alcohol on it and lit it on fire, "You dinner is served master." I said using the same tone as before.
He didn't say anything just looked at me and smiled. Then he opened his mouth. What the hell? Then he pointed at his gaping maw. "You want me to feed you?" I asked incredulously. My role forgotten for the moment. I think my eye was twitching. He just smiled bigger and nodded his head. He was looking at me really intensely. It caused my voice to waver a bit, as I tried to get back into character. "O-of course, whatever Master wants."
I grabbed his fork and knife and started to cut up the steak. As I pierced a piece with the fork he said "Use your hands. I'm not Gajeel; I don't like metal in my mouth." That caused me to involuntarily swallow. Why are my nerves so high strung all of a sudden? I hesitantly touched the meat, to make sure it wouldn't burn my hand. It had just been on fire after all. It was warm, but not too bad. Being a mage has definitely given me higher tolerances for things like heat and cold.
I slowly lifted a piece to his mouth. Why was I so nervous? It's not like he was gonna bite me. Natsu would never purposefully hurt me. He ate the first couple of pieces nicely. Then he all of a sudden he sucked on my fingers tips! A gasp escaped my lips. Damn, that was kind of sexy. He did it again with the next piece, and a little more. I was seriously getting turned on by it. This needs to stop, because I don't know how much more I can take. With the final piece,my hand was shaking pretty bad. I wanted him to do it again, but I didn't as well. I think I may have almost dropped the final piece but then he actually grabbed my hand!
"What are you doing!?" I asked in shock.
"Don't want to waste any." He slowly sucked the last piece from my fingers, and then started slowly licking my fingers. I stared at him in shock mixed with fascination. He thoroughly licked and sucked on each finger. It was so erotic, I was frozen by his actions.
He didn't let go of my hand when he had finished. Instead he held it a little tighter and looked me in the eyes. His eyes were so intense. "I think I'm still hungry." He said in deep, low voice. I think I was gonna say something, what I don't know, but before I could I saw his eye twitch, and he turned his head away from me, towards the door.
Then I heard the laughter coming our way. I heard him sigh deeply, and say "shit." He let go of my hand as some of the staff entered the kitchen. Part of me felt relief but a bigger part felt a little disappointed. Why do I get the feelings that something almost happened?
Natsu
I think I just might yank every single strand of hair from my head in frustration.
"Come on Natsu, they want to clean up the kitchen." Lucy said, in her normal voice. I know she wouldn't appreciate me calling her slave in front of others, so I didn't. I may joke about doing things like that, but I value my life.
"Right," I said scratching my head. I stood up and stretched. "Let's head back to our room." I said to Lucy. I'm getting my prize dammit. Though what do I want next?
Throw out some ideas in the reviews peeps. Not sex, that's for later. Try to be realistic in what Lucy would honestly be willing to do at this point in the story. I'm sure Natsu would love a BJ, but Lucy would kill him first, at this point anyway. So give me some ideas, on what you want Natsu to have Lucy do. And just a friendly reminder, that I may not update as quickly as you desire, but I will eventually. Your patience is appreciated.