Chapter 21: The Adventures of Natsu, Lucy and Asuka!
Natsu's eyes fluttered open albeit blurry thanks to the bright lights shining down on him. He attempted to move his arm to rub his eye, but there was a weight pressing down on it. Squinting he looked towards his arm and saw a sleeping girl with long disheveled blonde hair. Her lips were slightly parted as she breathed in and out, Natsu smirked noticing the small trickle of drool dripping down the corner of her mouth. A quiet snoring noise could be heard escaping her mouth. Carefully he slid his arm out from underneath her, and carefully wiped away the drool from her face. She stirred a little feeling his thumb caress her cheek, but didn't wake up. His heart began to flutter as she cuddled closer into his chest wrapping her arm around his torso and squeezing lightly. Taking his hand he began brushing her hair with his fingers, she seemed to enjoy it though as her mouth turned into a soft smile. Natsu was so caught up in watching Lucy's sleeping form that he hadn't even noticed how sore he was, nor did he feel the stabbing pain coming from his leg. He didn't even know what time it was, but it looked to be daytime due to the sun shining through the window. How long was he out? For that matter, how did he end up here, and where was here? Lucy stirred once more, and her eyes slowly opened. She groggily blinked a few times allowing her eyes to adjust to the light, and sat back up in her chair next to the bed to stretch. Letting out a big yawn, her eyes landed on Natsu's face who was currently smiling warmly at her. Suddenly feeling much more awake Lucy wasted no time flinging herself at him, wrapping her arms around him. Natsu blinked a few times before wrapping his arms around her.
"I was so worried about you!" She whimpered into his shoulder as she squeezed him tighter.
"I'm okay Luce, you know nothing can keep me down!" He beamed, but Lucy didn't smile back at him, instead she buried her face deeper into his neck and shoulder, tears dripping from her eyes.
"Hey...what's wrong?" Natsu asked her confused by her behavior. She sniffled a few times before answering.
"Y-You're my best friend…..a-and….I-I was so scared...b-because L-L-Laxus...is so strong…a-a-and-"
"Shhh, it's okay Lucy...Take a deep breath it's okay…" Natsu squeezed her tightly trying to reassure her while she wept into his shoulder.
"NO! IT'S NOT OKAY!" She snapped angrily, Natsu eyes widened in shock. She removed her face from his shoulder to look at his face. He stayed silent allowing her to continue. She took a shaky breath to calm down before continuing.
"Natsu….You are my family….ever since I met you, I knew I wanted you in my life forever….I can't lose you….Not after everything that has happened in the past few months...Not ever…." Natsu listened intently as she confided in him. She wiped her eyes trying to prevent herself from bursting into tears again. Natsu pulled her back into a hug rubbing her back as she took several unsteady breaths trying to regain some composure.
"I can't lose you...I won't lose you Natsu….I need you in my life."
"You're not gonna lose me...here look at me." He told her, releasing his hug and holding her shoulders, he sat up so that they were both at eye level.
"It is going to take a lot more than what Laxus is capable of to keep me from coming back to you. It is pretty much impossible to keep me down. I'll always find a way to win, because I couldn't stand losing and something happening to you or anyone else."
"It's still scary….every time something big happens you end up hurt, or with a new scar….a broken bone..."
"I'm fine, I barely even feel the pain anymore…" Natsu bluffed in an attempt to cheer her up, but she still looked upset. Sighing, he tried to find the right words.
"Look, bruises, broken bones, scratches, those heal…sure they are an inconvenience, but at the end of the day we are both alive. That's all that matters…." Lucy slowly leaned back into him for another hug to which he reciprocated. A knock at the door interrupted their intimate moment, they broke apart as it swung open to reveal the face of a familiar young girl with pigtails and a white cat.
"Hey Wendy." Lucy smiled at her as she walked in, she smiled sweetly back.
"Hi! Natsu I'm glad to see you are awake, how are you feeling?" She asked the salmon haired boy who shrugged.
"I've been worse." He stated bluntly, Lucy frowned at this. Wendy however took it as a good thing and smiled.
"Oh that's good! I used my powers to heal most of your injuries...Unfortunately I can't mend bones...So your leg will have to heal itself…..I'm really sorry about that.." She said gently. Natsu, however, beamed.
"No big deal! I needed a vacation anyway! Thank you though you're amazing!" The small girl blushed a deep shade of red at the compliment.
"T-Thank you….OH! I almost forgot...Master Makarov wanted to see you!" Wendy's demeanor shifted as she remembered her objective.
"Okay, I'll be there in a second…" Natsu began to get up, but Lucy placed a hand on his shoulder to stop him.
"Hey now, I'm not sure you're ready to be up and about, I don't want you to strain yourself too much." She spoke with a caring tone to her voice. Natsu smiled gently at her.
"I'll be fine, I can't stay cooped up forever...Hey Wendy...I don't suppose you have a pair of crutches laying around do you?" Lucy puffed her cheek out at Natsu's disregard for his own well being.
"Uhhhh yeah, let me go grab them!" Wendy replied, rushing out of the room. She returned a few seconds later holding a pair of crutches.
"Here you go...We might need to adjust the size, the last time these were in use was for Elfman, and he is a bit bigger than you…"
"Just a bit." Natsu smirked, Lucy and Wendy both helped him pull off the covers, and swing over the bed. The lower part of his right leg was wrapped up pretty heavily, his white pants were burnt and had holes torn into them. His jacket and scarf were hung up on the back of a chair, thankfully with no damages. The two girls stabilized him as he hopped up and down on one foot, after adjusting the crutches to fit him he hopped out the room, Lucy and Wendy standing at his sides to make sure he didn't lose balance. Not being able to walk around freely was definitely something he needed to get used to, the second they walked into the common area all the chatter ceased. Every set of eyes fell onto Natsu, who was perplexed by the attention. A few murmurs could be heard. Lucy was able to pick up a few of the things that were being said.
"I can't believe it…"
"Is it true he beat Laxus?"
"God what a freak..."
"We should kick him out...He could be trouble for us."
Lucy frowned at the last comment. Looking over to her best friend who had also heard the murmurs her heart stung. Natsu ignored them though, he just kept focusing on trying to reach their destination without face planting. After a few more awkward moments of being started at and whispered about the trio had arrived at Makarov's office. Lucy opened the door for them, and they all walked inside. They were greeted by the faces of Erza, Gray, Mira, Levy, Gajeel, and a rugged figure, no way what he was doing there?
"Gildarts? When did you get back?" Natsu asked upon seeing the tall redheaded man who beamed at him.
"Just this mornin, I would've said hello, but you were pretty out of it." He chuckled. Lucy looked at the rugged man, and then back to Natsu in confusion trying to figure out how they knew each other, before she was able to ask though Makarov piped up.
"Ah there you are Natsu, glad to see you're up and about. How are you feeling?" He asked with care in his voice. Natsu shrugged in response.
"I'm fine." Was all he said.
"Here you should have a seat, no point in forcing you to stand." Makarov pointed at an empty chair right in front of his desk.
"Thanks." Natsu hopped over and sat down, Lucy took his crutches to hold on to. Looking around the room Natsu noticed all eyes were on him, with a gulp he gave an unsure smirk.
"Am I in trouble?" He questioned when nobody said anything his smirk flipped into a frown. Finally Makarov opened his mouth, but didn't acknowledge Natsu's question.
"I would like for you all to clear the room, Levy dear show Gajeel where his quarters will be until he can find a suitable place." The group exited through the door, Natsu watched them exit in confusion, soon the door shut behind them leaving just Natsu, Gildarts, and Makarov in the room. Natsu swallowed the lump in his throat, yeah he was definitely in trouble.
"I take it you don't know why I wanted to speak with you?" Makarov began.
"N-No sir." Natsu stated confirming the Master's suspicion. He let out a short sigh.
"Natsu...there is no easy way of saying this, but we are hereby putting a stop to your extracurriculars." Natsu tilted his head in confusion.
"What does that mean exactly?"
"It means you aren't allowed to go out as Salamander for well into the foreseeable future." Makarov closed his eyes waiting for Natsu's response, right now the words were sinking in a few seconds passed until Natsu fully digested the information.
"You've got to be kidding me...Why?!" He questioned in total astonishment. Gildarts sighed he knew this wasn't going to go over well.
"It is simply for your own good. The city is on high alert, they are going to start a manhunt for you."
"Why?...What did I do?!"
"Don't tell me….you don't even know." Gildarts stated in disbelief.
"What don't I know? What's going on? I can't just stop being Salamander!"
"Unfortunately my dear boy we have no other option….Believe me we are trying to protect you, but….you were responsible for the destruction of the most famous city landmark…They want to bring you to justice." Makarov explained, Natsu appeared gobsmacked. This couldn't be right.
"Justice? What does that mean?! I was protecting the city! Laxus wanted to blow it sky high, and I stopped him!"
"You also blew up Kardia Cathedral in the process kiddo...Unfortunately that is the only part of the story the city is aware of."
"...I did what?...No way….That's impossible….I couldn't have….." Natsu sat there stunned, his eyes were wide open.
"You did Natsu….Whether or not you believe it...So until further notice you are forbidden from going out as Salamander. That being said you are welcome to hang around here, just keep your head down, don't give anyone a reason to suspect you….We are doing this for your own good."
"I-I…." Natsu tried to say anything, but nothing came out. He was too shocked, how could he be capable of something like that?
"I know it's a lot to take in kiddo, but take it from me it'll pass eventually. I am responsible for more than a few buildings collapsing." Gildarts ruffled Natsu's hair.
"That is all, you are dismissed. Remember what I told you, keep your head low." Makarov stated, Natsu still unable to find words moved to stand up. He picked up his crutches that Lucy left in the room, he hopped over to the door. Before he left Makarov spoke up.
"One last thing, I have expelled Laxus from Fairy Tail, so you won't need to worry about dealing with him...He did leave this for you though." Makarov reached into his desk and pulled out a box, he walked it over to Natsu and handed it to him. Natsu despite his current shocked state had to crack a small smile.
"It's an older model...but I guess it's the sentiment that counts…" Natsu muttered as he stared at the old cellphone inside the box.
"It was his, said he owed you one, and that he had no use for it where he was going." Natsu smirked, sure he didn't like the guy, but maybe just maybe he wasn't all bad. Natsu pocketed the new phone, and hopped out of the office. When he closed the behind him he found himself being stared at by a small child. Looking down at her, their eyes locked, the girl had dark hair that was tied in a single braid, she had a pink shirt on with a matching pink cowboy hat, a white vest and a brown skirt with brown cowboy boots on. She looked like she couldn't be much older than six years old. She smiled brightly at Natsu, and pointed at him.
"You look funny!" She burst out into a fit of laughter, Natsu's face turned pink.
"What?! No I don't you do!" Natsu shot back embarrassed that a literal child just made fun of him.
"Nu-uh, you have pink hair that's weird!" The little girl shot back.
"My hair is not pink! It's salmon!"
"That's a fish! Your hair is a fish!" The girl couldn't take it anymore and laughed so hard her eyes began to water, Natsu growled, but couldn't stay upset, the little girl's laughter was so adorable he just couldn't be mad at her, he cracked a smile.
"Yeah….I guess I do look funny huh?"
"You sure do!" The young girl eventually stopped laughing, and then looked at him straight faced. Then all of the sudden she looked sad.
"Have you seen my mommy and daddy? I can't find them…." She asked quietly.
"Ummm, who are your mom and dad?" Natsu painfully knelt down so that she was at her height more or less.
"My mommy's name is mommy, and my daddy's name is daddy!" She stated. Natsu closed his eyes, okay this might be a bit more difficult than he had imagined.
"Uh you know I am pretty sure they are here, want to hop on my shoulders and we can look for them?" The girl's face quickly flipped back into a large smile.
"HORSEY!" Natsu smiled at her.
"My name is Natsu, do you have a name?"
"Yeah! It's Asuka!"
"Alrighty the Asuka, let's go find your parents." Natsu bowed his head allowing the small girl to climb onto his shoulders.
"Giddy up! Natsu!" She yelled enthusiastically, Natsu stood back up carefully making sure Asuka didn't lose her balance. Even though he was still upset about the whole not being allowed to be Salamander thing, the small girl's enthusiasm made him forget about it temporarily.
"Yeeee-hawwww hehehe!" Little Asuka giggled as she bounced up and down on Natsu's shoulders while they made their way into the large common area. Once again as soon as the people hanging out in the larger room laid their eyes on Natsu all conversations ceased, but Asuka didn't seem to notice as she was having the time of her life riding her 'horsey' Natsu however grew uncomfortable as people once more whispered about him. Suddenly Asuka pulled Natsu's hair, Natsu yelped in pain.
"I don't see them in here Natsu….We need to go outside!" She announced, pointing her finger towards the doors. Natsu sighed looking down at his still shirtless, and barefoot figure. This would probably suck. He slowly made his way to the doors, but then Asuka once again pulled his hair.
"Owww...Stop that!"
"I see them! Mush horsey mush!" She pointed to a table in the corner where Natsu noticed Lucy sitting, along with Alzack and Bisca….ohhhh wait that actually made a lot of since now that he thought about it.
"MOMMY, DADDY LOOOOK! I TAMED A HORSEY!" Asuka yelled over to her parents. Alzack, Bisca, as well as the rest of the group turned their eyes in her direction. Natsu crouched down allowing Asuka to jump off his shoulders, and sprint over to her parents. He stood back up watching as she jumped into her dad's arms enveloping her in a hug.
"Oh there you are Asuka, you know you can't just run off like that." Alzack softly scolded his daughter, who giggled.
"I'm sorry! I was just looking for my toy!" She explained herself, Bisca smiled and reached into her bag and pulled out a small nerf gun. The small girl quickly took the toy and jumped off her father's lap, she ran over to Natsu.
"YAY! NATSU LOOK NOW WE CAN GO CAPTURE BANDITS!" Natsu blinked a few times trying to figure out what was happening. Lucy giggled into her palm as she watched Natsu crouch back down, allowing her to climb back onto his shoulders.
"I think that settles it, we'd love to babysit her for the weekend!" Lucy turned back to her previous conversation with the gunslingers.
"Oh bless you thank you so much!" Bisca smiled gratefully.
"Yeah, seriously thank you guys so much. You have no idea how long it's been since we took a trip together." Alzack agreed, the three looked over to Natsu and Asuka who were now hopping around the common area, Asuka laughing while waving her toy gun around making pew noises. Natsu looked over in their direction, and Lucy motioned for him to come over. He obliged instantly. Once he was at the table he took a seat next to Lucy, Asuka still on his shoulders.
"Glad to see you two are getting along!" Lucy beamed, Natsu tilted his head at her.
"Is that true Asuka? Do you like Natsu?" Bisca smiled at her daughter who was gleefully laughing on top of the boy's shoulder.
"Mhm! He's my best friend!" Natsu smiles softly at the little girl. As did the three others at the table.
"Well that's good! Say how would you like to spend the night with Natsu and Lucy?" Alzack asked her, Natsu looked to Lucy in confusion, she just shrugged while smiling innocently. Asuka's face lit up.
"CAN I?! CAN I? CAN I? PLEASEEEEEEE!" She bounced up and down excitedly.
"That's up to Natsu sweetheart." Bisca smiled at her daughter who hopped off Natsu's shoulders and stood on the table to look him in the face.
"Natsuuuu. Can I please spend the night! Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseeeeeeeeee!" The young girl begged, Natsu scratched the back of his head. He snuck a glance at Lucy who nodded at him.
"Sure, I don't see why not." He smiled at the little girl.
"YAYYYYY! WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH FUN!" She jumped up and down on the table, the four people watching her chuckled at her.
"I guess that settles it, thank you both so much, here's her bag. It has some spare clothes, her toothbrush, toothpaste, and her favorite movie…" Alzack handed Lucy a small pink backpack to which she took.
"Also she loves burgers and chicken, oh! As well as pizza, make sure she has some veggies though too!" Bisca added handing Lucy a small stack of cash.
"Oh you don't need to give me this!" Lucy stated refusing to accept the cash. Bisca made a face at her, and continued holding out the money.
"Please take it, you are doing us a huge favor!"
"B-but it doesn't feel right taking it from you guys. What if you need it for gas or something?" Lucy refuted. Bisca huffed, while Bisca and Lucy were stuck in a stalemate Alzack turned to Natsu.
"Hey for what it's worth...I thought what you did was awesome!" He spoke to Natsu who gave him a confused look.
"What did I do?"
"You fought Laxus, and to make things better you beat that jerk! I can't tell you how much crap he gave me through the years."
"Oh...that, heh thanks, but to tell you the truth I got lucky…" Natsu stated embarrassingly.
"That doesn't matter. Luck is just as important in a fight as skill...And you have both man!" Natsu smirked at him. The four grown ups, plus Asuka hung out, and ate dinner until it was late at night, going their separate ways, Alzack and Bisca hugged, and kissed their daughter goodbye. Luckily Alzack, and Bisca had offered to give Natsu and Lucy a ride so Natsu didn't have to walk back to their apartment on crutches.
"Okay Asuka, feel free to make yourself at home!" Lucy announced happily as she opened the door for Natsu and Asuka.
"Wowwwww! It's soooo….empty…" Asuka stated bluntly, Natsu and Lucy blushed and looked at each other.
"Yeah….we haven't unpacked yet." Lucy chuckled, Asuka looked around and then suddenly her eyes grew large and shimmered.
"KITTY!" She exclaimed, and ran over to Happy who was sitting on the kitchen counter staring at them. He meowed and began purring as Asuka started scratching his chin. Natsu sat down on the floor, and Lucy joined him as they watched Asuka begin playing with Happy.
"It doesn't take much to keep her entertained apparently." Lucy noted, Natsu nodded in agreement. Unfortunately Asuka was as ADHD as Natsu was, which meant five minutes after she had begun playing with Happy, she was bored and wanted something else to do. Skipping over to the two teens who were watching her, she held up a nerf gun.
"Hey Natsu. Let's play High Noon!" She smiled brightly, Natsu looked at Lucy who didn't understand either.
"Umm, what is that game?" He asked, hesitantly accepting the toy gun.
"It's simple! We both put a dart in our guns! And then Lucy will count to three, and then we both shoot at the other! The first one to hit the other wins!" She explained pulling out a second toy pistol from her backpack. Lucy giggled, she nudged Natsu's ribs with her elbow.
"C'mon pardner...Let's find out who the quickest gun in the west truly is." She joked in a feigned attempt at a western accent. Natsu however chuckled and stood up.
"Oh what the heck, sure, we can do whatever you want! Now show me what you got!" He pointed a finger towards Asuka who grinned from ear to ear.
"YAY! Okay Natsu! Don't cheat!" She commanded, and got into a funny standing position, pretending her gun was in a holster on her hip. Lucy had to admit it was adorable. She cleared her throat.
"Okay are you ready!" She asked the two who stood across from each other. They both nodded in unison.
"Alright then! On the count of three...One….." She began her count, making it slow on purpose. Asuka's cheerful face turned into a look of deep concentration.
"...Two…." Natsu pretended to glare at the small girl, his hands tightening their grip on the toy pistol. The two waited patiently for Lucy to finish the count.
"...Two and a half!" Lucy spoke trying to get either one of them to slip up, and draw early.
"...THREE!" She finally announced. Instantly, both Natsu and Asuka drew their weapons and fired at the other, the only problem for Natsu was that Asuka had way more mobility, so as soon as Natsu fired his foam dart at her, she easily rolled out of the way and fired her own. Natsu tried to duck it, but to no avail it struck him in the chest. He dramatically fell to the ground clutching the spot where he had been hit.
"Hehehe! Natsu you're silly!" Asuka giggled running over to him, Lucy was also laughing at his antics. Natsu playfully stuck out his tongue pretending to be dead.
"Come on! Get up! I want to play again!" And so they did, after about six more rounds Asuka had won every single one.
"I WIN AGAIN!"
"Good job Asuka!" Lucy congratulated the small child, she ran up to Lucy and the two high fived. Suddenly a quiet rumbling noise came from Asuka who blushed in embarrassment.
"Ummmm….I'm hungry…." She stated nervously.
"No problem kiddo, I'm hungry too!" Natsu agreed, Lucy rolled her eyes at him.
"Yes, but you are always hungry….Whatever, I'll order us some pizza…" Lucy sighed as the two celebrated. An hour later they had their pizza, drinks, and a movie on the tv while they sat down on the floor. Asuka hummed along to the songs, and had placed herself in Natsu's lap, a yawn escaping her lips. Lucy smiled as she looked over to them, Natsu wrapped an arm around the child letting her cuddle into it. Lucy's heart began to flutter, she had no idea he was good with children, but she guessed it was easy when you yourself are just a large child. Asuka began falling asleep in his arms, and Lucy couldn't remember the last time she had seen something as cute as that. She was smiling like a dufus while Natsu was oblivious, still invested in the movie playing on the TV. The movie soon came to an end, and Lucy stretched standing up.
"Come on you two it's time to start getting ready for bed." She walked over to the TV and switched it off. Asuka let out a large yawn, and slowly got out of Natsu's lap. Lucy walked over to Asuka's backpack and grabbed her pajamas, and toothbrush.
"Here come with me, Natsu, can you make your bed for her to sleep on?" Lucy asked the boy who looked like he was about to argue, but Lucy gave him a look that told him that he was not going to win this one. So instead he did what he was told while Lucy took Asuka into the bathroom. Once Asuka had brushed her teeth and changed Lucy led her to Natsu's room where he had set up his air mattress for her to sleep on. Natsu meanwhile was setting up a makeshift bed on the floor for himself.
"Why are you two going to sleep on the ground? Can I join you?" Lucy was a bit taken aback by that question as was Natsu.
"Asuka only Natsu is sleeping on the ground, I have my own bedroom." Lucy explained, but Asuka made a face at that.
"But I want to be with both of you….besides aren't you two supposed to sleep in the same bed anyway?" At this the two teenagers blushed.
"What? Where did you get that idea?!" Natsu questioned, his cheeks matching his hair.
"Mommy and Daddy sleep in the same bed….So why don't you?"
"Oh, well you see….ummm, it's different….we aren't like your mom and dad…." Lucy stuttered, but Asuka turned to face her.
"But you two are married right? That's why you live together?" At this both their faces became bright pink.
"No! We aren't married! We aren't even dating!" Natsu waved his hands in front of his blushing face. Lucy nodded her head in agreement, too embarrassed to say anything.
"But you two love each other? So why aren't you married?" Natsu and Lucy's eyes bulged out of their sockets.
"It's not the same kind of love! I love him, because…..because…."
"Because we are the bestest friends!" Natsu finished helping Lucy find the right words.
"Hmmmm…." Asuka looked at the two, putting her finger on her chin like she was thinking of something.
"Natsu, you said you would do whatever I want…."
"...I did, didn't I….." Natsu suddenly looked mortified.
"Mhm! And I want you to…"
"This can't be good…." Lucy closed her eyes terrified.
"...Kiss Lucy!" There it was, both of their faces turned redder than Erza's hair.
"...W-what?..." Natsu stuttered through his blush.
"...Oh no…..This is where I die isn't it….." Lucy whimpered into her hands as she tried to hide her blush. Her blush was so dark it made her brown turtleneck sweater look white in comparison.
"Yeah! Mommy and Daddy kiss all the time, and they say they are best friends just like you guys!"
"...Of course they do…." Lucy's voice was quivering, of course she thought kissing Natsu didn't sound too bad, but at this moment she was terrified. Natsu was pretty much in the exact same situation. That's when he took a deep breath, and turned to the blonde. Oh no, what did he think he was doing, he was limping over to her. Lucy felt like her legs were ready to melt from under her.
"Well, I guess it couldn't kill us?..." Natsu muttered, Lucy's eyes widened in horror, he was actually thinking about doing it!
"Yeah! You're right!" Lucy exclaimed in excitement, before she had even known she was saying.
"HEY, wait a minute it's not my health I'm concerned about!" This was bad, she needed to think of a way out, oh no he was leaning closer! AH! She grabbed the first thing she found on the ground and held it up to intercept Natsu, which just so happened to be his cat, who looked extremely confused and licked Natsu's nose, Natsu's eyes grew larger than ever. Asuka began laughing harder than she had all night. Natsu began sputtering and wiping his face, while Lucy stood there awkwardly holding Happy.
"Okay everyone...time for bed! Asuka I'll sleep on the bed with you since you want us to be together! I just need to change!" Lucy dropped Happy and rushed out of the bedroom, into her own. Her heart was beating faster than it ever had before, she tried to take deep breaths to slow it down, but she was still super shaky and in disbelief at what just happened.
"Man...kids are scary….." She muttered to herself as she took off her sweater, and pants leaving her in just her underwear, she began changing into her outer space pajamas and noticed a picture frame on her writing desk. The blush returned to her face as she looked at the picture of her and Natsu from the Christmas dance. As terrified as she had been, a smile crept onto her face.
"He...was actually going to kiss me….Maybe that means….he feels the same?" She whispered to herself. After she had changed she wandered back over to Natsu's bedroom to join him and Asuka who were both laying down on the floor, she smiled at this, and walked over to lay with them.
"This is going to be a long weekend…" Natsu whispered to her as she tucked herself under the blanket letting Asuka sleep in the middle of them.
"You said it…"
Chapter 22: Crime Sorcière