Sorry about the delay in updating, I was just getting done with the holidays and I just didn't have time before. I'm really glad you enjoy this so far!
No One's P.O.V.
He felt his eye twitch in irritation. He was not happy she was moving into this apartment. It was an inconvenience and she'd have to go on more jobs now that she pays real rent. He sat on his hammock, brooding as she packed all her valuables up. She lifted her head and rolled her eyes when she saw his glare.
"It's stupid." He muttered.
"Natsu, I've told you countless of times that it wasn't even my idea. Marie wants to just be closer to the guild is all. And I said I'd keep the window open for you so that you can visit whenever you like." He watched as she picked up the last of her boxes and placed them in a cart. Pulling the cart was Elfman. "Thanks Elfman, could you just stroll these in front of my apartment?"
"It's a man's duty!" He yelled as he sprinted through the woods. He heard a sigh come from Lucy as she stepped back through the door.
"It looks so bare in here now..." She said, walking around the half empty house. Natsu sat in silence, making it awkward for the blonde. In the corner of his eye, he saw her get closer to him. He then felt two are wrap around his body, making him stiffen slightly. He ultimately relaxed though. "I know it sucks and I don't wanna do it either. I liked living with you, ya know? But Marie really wants this and who am I to deny an exceed throwing themselves at my feet?" He couldn't fight off the smile starting to form on his lips.
"I guess, but it still sucks."
"Well, at least you don't gotta live with Michelle anymore. I could feel the awkward tension surrounding you two." He scowled and scratched the back of his head.
"Yeah well, she's even weirder than you are." Lucy scoffed and let him go. She then grabbed his hand and led him out the door. They ran until they found her apartment. Elfman was sitting near Mira, Lisanna, Michelle, Erza, and Gray. They were all waiting for them to come back and help back. Natsu heard that Happy and Marie were already inside her apartment. Lucy lifted up a box.
"Let's go guys." Everyone grinned and lifted their own box. Even Natsu grudging lifted a small box to help. They all opened the door and stepped in. It had furniture already placed inside. It was nice furniture too. Lucy smiled and found Marie, they explored their new home with a huge smile and told the others to set their boxes by the bed. Everyone opened the boxes and placed her items in their respective places. Erza made sure it was extra nice.
"It must be perfect!" She commanded. She then turned and glared. "Gray, fix that painting placement and put on your damn pants." Gray groaned and looked around for his pants, but fixed the painting first.
After everything was set, everyone left except Michelle, Natsu, and Happy. Lucy did promise them dinner. Lucy hung up the hammock and grinned at Michelle. "I can take the hammock."
"No, Lucy-san! I'll take the hammock since I don't even live here." This time Lucy didn't protest as she probably wanted to try out the bed. Lucy shrugged and made her way into the kitchen where Happy and Natsu were.
"Ready for some dinner?" Natsu and Happy grinned and nodded their heads quickly. Lucy giggled and started to cook. She thought for a moment at how domesticad they all looked. She knew that they were like this before, but it gave a new feeling with a new apartment. She felt her cheeks warm up slightly at it. Natsu watched as Marie talked animatedly with Happy and he also watched as Lucy silently cooked their meal. Michelle was no where in sight.
"Hey Luce," Natsu called, getting her attention. "After dinner, wanna go to the guild?" She turned around and nodded. Lucy suddenly looked around.
"Michelle?" She yelled throughout the small apartment
"Here, big sister! I just wanted to try out my hammock and i guess i fell asleep." Lucy gazed at her fondly. Natsu felt a twitch in his eye again at the look she gave Michelle. When was the last time she gave me that look? He thought to himself bitterly. After around twenty minutes, Lucy was finally done. She had made fire chicken, but put less spices in the rest. She knew Natsu loved his spicy chicken. They all gobbled it down wolfishly, they must have been starving.
"This is so good, lushy!" Natsu said as he stuffed his mouth with his second serving. "You're a good cook." She blushed slightly and scratched her cheek, suddenly shy
"Thanks Natsu. I appreciate that you like it so much." He looked up from his food to look at her. When he saw her cheeks flare, he felt his own do the same. Suddenly, loosing his appetite, he coughed and stood.
"Let's go to the guild now!" Lucy smiled and nodded, picking up the dirtied plates and gently setting them in the sink. She decided to rinse them off first before they left.
"Hey Michelle, you ready?" Michelle turned around and gave Lucy her biggest smile. They all went out the door and ran towards the guild.
"Aha! Kinana!" Lucy said cheerfully. She saw kinana watering some flowers in front of their run down guild. Kinana looked up from her job and smiled warmly at Lucy and waved back.
"Good afternoon, Lucy-san." Kinana was about to say something else when she was stopped by an obnoxious laughter. Lucy looked around, alerted by the annoying sound blaring in her ears. In front of Kinana, appeared three wizards.
"What the, Coco?" She heard Pantherlilly say from the guild. By now, every member stepped outside if the guild.
"How do you know my name?" She asked the small exceed. He was about to answer her when the one in the middle stepped up and cackled.
"Where is Lucy Heartfilia? Bring her to us and we won't harm you." Everyone blinked in surprise. What could they possibly want with Lucy. Lucy had that gear packaged away in her hands, Levy had given it to her the day before, she told Lucy that she just couldn't figure out what it meant. Lucy thought if she held onto it, it would help explain what her father wanted from her. Natsu somehow got in front of her with a growl.
"What do you want with Lucy?"
"She has something of ours and we're taking it back, her with." Natsu's eyes widened. They must want the gear thing, He thought to himself. He then noticed something, the same thing that Pantherlilly noticed.
"Jeez Hughes, dressing like a girl. That's freaky, even for you." Natsu raised an eyebrow.
"I just met him and I wanna kill him." Hughes deadpanned. "Get them, Sugar boy!" She exclaimed. Sugar boy complied and let some type of slime release from his body. It was green and it was traveling towards each mage. It managed to suck up the Strauss siblings.
"Elfman! Lisanna!" Mira screamed, trying to swim her way to her younger siblings. Elfman held out his hand so that she could grab on. She still couldn't reach.
"This is such unmanly slime!" Lucy watched in slight horror at was happening. They we're from Edolas, but I thought we made up with them? No this can't be, Hughes looks to be a girl now and Sugar boy's hair is different, so is his face. Coco looks a lot older too! Maybe, they're the Earthland version of the Sugar boy, Hughes, and Coco at Edolas!
"Guys! It's the Earthland version of them!" Lucy screamed, loud enough for everyone to hear. Everyone paused for a moment and realized this. Natsu nodded and swiftly turned his punch towards Earthland Hughes.
"You won't take Lucy!" With a swipe of her wooden hand, it controlled Natsu's hand. Natsu punched himself a couple times before he diminished the fire. He rubbed his cheek with a pout. Coco was busy talking to pantherlilly who was trying to talk her out of the Lucy.
"We were friends, Coco!"
"What are you talking about? I don't even like cats, in fact, I hate them!" Pantherlilly froze, which allowed her to kicked him over. "See ya kitty!" She ran away to go attack another member of Fairy Tail. Sugar boy had taken down Mira, Lisanna, and Elfman. They were unconscious in his slime. He sang in his microphone which had the slime move away from the siblings.
"Just tell us where Lucy Heartfilia is!" Hughes screamed again, gaining their attention. Erza was off fighting Coco when she had a thought. They have no idea what Lucy even looks like.
"Do you even know what she looks like?" Gray said, almsot like he was reading Erza's mind. Gray then slightly glanced at Sugar boy and shuddered.
"We know she's supposed to be in her twentys!" Hughes stated.
Lucy looked down and stepped forward to rat herself out when Michelle stepped in front of her. Erza realized that Michelle must of had the same thought.
"I am Lucy Heartfilia, please don't hurt my friends any longer. Just take me away." A little dramatic, Everyone thought. Lucy gave Michelle a look of shock and waved her hands up.
"No I am Lucy Heartfilia! Take me!"
"Wait, which one is it?" Sugar boy sang. Coco held her head, confused by the sudden conflict in their situation. Hughes had paused and analyzed both girls, trying to figure out who was the real Lucy.
"Well that one," Huges pointed to Michelle. "Actually looks like to be in her twentys. The other looks to be really young. She has pigtails even!"
"No it's me!"
"Stop it, it's me okay! I'm the real Lucy Heartfilia!"
"Stop trying to lie to save my skin, it's me!"
"But it's me!"
"No I'm her!"
The guild caught on and started to act out.
"You okay Lucy?" Mira had asked Lisanna.
"Yup, how about you Lucy?" Lisanna said back. Natsu caught on and turned to Levy.
"Hey Lucy, you can stand right?" Levy looked around for a split second then figured out he was talking to her. She nodded and smiled.
"Yup!" That's when everyone started to play along. Mocao and Wakaba asking Kinana if she was okay, but they used Lucy's name. Max and Warren doing the same thing, but used Laki to confused the mages they were currently up against.
"Who...is...it?" Coco's eyes turned dizzy and swirly as she tried to find the real Lucy.
"No I'm Lucy!" Elfman had yelled. Sweat had started to pour down the three mages and they watched as the real Lucy and Michelle make a getaway. Lucy wasn't happy about it. She wanted to stay and fight, but Levy had practically pushed her away, saying they would never rat her out.
"Coco, go after those two!" Coco nodded and started to speed away. Lucy and Michelle ran for how ever long they could until they stopped behind a tree. Lucy put her hands on her knees and bent over to catch her breath.
"Why would you do that!" She yelled at Michelle. "You don't have magic, you wouldn't have been able to defend yourself. That was so dangerous of you!" Michelle looked taken aback. She had tears in the corner of her eyes.
"I'm sorry big sister!" Michelle cried. Lucy looked away in guilt. She sighed and rubbed her temples.
"Its okay I guess. Just don't don't again. It was very dangerous, if you were taken away, that would of been really bad." Michelle stopped her bawling and nodded, smiling.
"Okay-"
"Found you!"
"Coco!"
It's not my best work, im going off of memory. Well anyway, thank you for reading!
