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PLLEEEEEAASE someone answer this for me. Is it considered a crossover if I add osts from different franchises?
Chapter 5: Living with Natsu
(Que Fairy Tail OP)
The day after they got back, Lucy woke up early in the morning in Cynthia's apartment. She had to sleep on the floor because if they got a two-person apartment, their rent would go up. Cynthia left before Lucy even woke up, and she found Gray in his boxer's sitting in one of the seats.
"You two scored big." said Gray.
"Puts some clothes on, jackass." cried Lucy, "Fire Demon's Kick."
Lucy kicked Gray into the wall with a flaming leg.
"No stripping in my house." growled Lucy, "Unless you want to die."
"Lucy, wait." Gray excused, "I was naked before I got here."
A vein bulged on Lucy's forehead. In the wake of her fury, golden fire danced around Lucy.
"Get," snarled Lucy, her voice like an angry phantom, "the - fuck - out!"
"Fine." said Gray, "I came by to remind you about Natsu's fight with Erza."
Just like that, Lucy went full sprint to the guild hall. There was no way she was going to miss this. It'll be fun seeing Natsu getting some sense beat into him. Yet, there was a part of Lucy that hoped he would win.
Lucy just made it to the guild hall before the fight started. Everyone was outside in around an area where only Erza and Natsu stood. Lucy pushed through the crowd to get a good look.
"Oh, hey Lucy." greeted Cynthia, "You just made it in time."
"Let's get this fight started." cried Happy.
"Round one start." called Makarov.
Erza requipped into Flame Empress armor to halve Natsu's fire damage. Lucy watched the fight with a torn view. She expected Erza to beat the piss out of Natsu as an S-Class and teach him a lesson, but a part of her wanted Natsu to win this fight.
Lucy made a resolve, and now fully supported Natsu but had doubts if he could win this fight. An idea hatched in Lucy's head, and whispered it into Cynthia's ear. They broke wicked smiles.
"Ready?" asked Lucy.
Cynthia nodded, then called out to Natsu, "Hey, Natsu!"
Natsu paused for just a moment after dodging a sword slice and turned to Cynthia.
"You should just give up." said Cynthia waving her hand, "It's not like you could ever be better than Gray."
Natsu was silent for a moment. The pressure of his power increased, and the ground cracked at his feet. Dragon fire roared to life around him, more intense than ever.
Natsu exploded in rage. "WHAT DID YOU SAY?!"
"If I had to make a bet who has a better chance to beat Erza," said Lucy with a demon's smirk, "it would be Gray."
The fires around him became hotter and his eyes became more dragon-like. Erza was at a complete loss what they were saying and why.
"If I had to bet who would chicken out between you and Gray," added Cynthia, "it would be you, Natsu."
That was the ace in the hole. Natsu roared with a guttural growl to match the primal voice of dragons. His flames became so hot and intense, they threatened everyone around them. To avoid any casualties, Lucy ate all the fire that came to close her guild mates. She just realized how delicious Natsu's flames were.
"I'LL SHOW YOU!" roared Natsu as he charged Erza, "Fire Dragon's Sword Horn."
A sword of fire formed on Natsu's head as he rammed headfirst into Erza. His attack increased and Erza was pushed back even as she blocked Natsu's attack. Natsu didn't look like he would stop. Erza swung her sword at Natsu, but the intense fires around him held the fire blade back. Switching to Flame Empress Armor proved to be a handicap for her.
Erza's surprise at this gave Natsu the chance to land a blow to her stomach. The whole guild was in shock that Natsu managed to land the first decisive blow upon Erza. She wasn't down for the count yet.
"Let's finish this." cried Erza, ascending into the air with her sword over her head.
"Come on!" roared Natsu, an inferno dancing in each fist.
Their final clash would decide the victor of the match. Lucy didn't blink to miss any of this. As Erza came down with sword in hand, Natsu prepared a fire fist burning with bright red light. Lucy believed that Natsu would be the victor, and some of the guild thought the same. But the victor was neither Erza or Natsu.
At last second, a third contender stopped the fight. Before the crowd was a boy, only 12 years old, with rusty red hair that spiked a little over his forehead. His eyes showed a maturity beyond his age. He wore a sleeveless, gold and black outfit with the ankh symbol of the Magic Council, plated rubber boots, baggy pants, and plated bracers tinged silver. On his back was a buster sword the same size as the owner that stopped Erza's blow completely and his left arm held back Natsu's fist.
"Are we done here?" said the boy, his voice at most five years ahead of his own age, "My name is Adrian Franz, and I'm here on orders from the Magic Council."
"He stopped both of their attacks?!"
"That boy made Erza's blow look like nothing."
"He's from the Magic Council?!"
Erza and Natsu backed off, knowing better not to go against anyone from the Magic Council. Makarov approached Adrian as though he knew him.
"It's been a while since we've met," said Makarov, "young Master Adrian."
"Master!?" exclaimed Happy/Cynthia.
"What brings you here to our guild?" sighed Makarov with a grumble.
"Sorry Master Makarov, but nothing good." replied Adrian and announced to everyone, "On behalf of the Magic Council and the town Cloverfield, I've come to bring the one known as Lucy Heartfilia to the Magic Council for 15 accounts of criminal property damage."
"What?" exclaimed Erza.
"No, you can't." cried Natsu, "She's done nothing wrong."
Adrian approached Lucy who gave him a flat look. Cynthia blocked him, and clapped her hands together which produced a light.
"If you can find her that is," cried Cynthia, "Tenrou Clo-"
"That's enough, Cynthia." ordered Lucy, laying a hand on her shoulder.
"But.." whimpered Cynthia, "you... can't go. Not with them. You did..."
Lucy gave Cynthia a warm smile. "It's okay. I'll be alright."
Lucy approached Adrian and submitted. He gestured Lucy to follow him. As they walked, the crowd made a path for them, and they walked out of Magnolia to the train station.
"This," grumbled Cynthia, sniffling, "isn't fair."
Natsu went inside but not before punching a new door in his fury.
Cynthia buried her face in her arms. Natsu was turned into a literal salamander and trapped under a cup so he wouldn't escape and fight the Magic Council to rescue Lucy. Everyone was moping in contempt and silence.
"This isn't fair you guys." cried Natsu as he tapped on the glass, "Let me out of here already."
"Natsu, you have to calm down." said Mira with a stern look.
"I'll be good I swear." cried Natsu, "Now please turn me back to normal."
"The second we turn you back, you'll go after Lucy." said Mira, raising her voice.
Natsu couldn't lie about that. After what they've been through, Natsu would go to hell and back for Lucy.
"It should've been me that they took, not Lucy." grumbled Erza, slamming a fist down, "She just joined this guild. After fighting beside her, Lucy isn't in the wrong. But..."
"Even if you wouldn't to help her," said Gray, "it's not like we can face off against the Magic Council."
"But don't those jerks realize that Lucy had to do what she had to do to save us and the masters?!" argued Natsu.
"Doesn't matter." said Gray, "If the Magic Council says you're guilty, you're guilty."
Cynthia slammed her arms down on the table catching everyone's attention.
"But it shouldn't!" cried Cynthia, "Lucy risked her life to save all of us. Those idiots in the Magic Council don't realize how much Lucy and all of us in Fairy Tail would go to protect our friends and family. She didn't eat all those demon particles half to death just to go behind bars. Lucy did it for us. For Fairy Tail. She doesn't deserve this."
Mira and Makarov were astounded. It was like seeing the First Master in person speaking the true master she was in the day.
"I just don't get it." grumbled Elfman, "We've destroyed plenty of stuff over the years, and they never made a big deal out of it."
"Maybe the destruction was just too much." said Macao.
When no one was looking, Cynthia inched to Natsu. Once in reach, she lifted the glass and freed Natsu. She gestured to keep quiet. As the tiny salamander ran off to go get Lucy, Cynthia casted her Illusion magic to make a illusion copy of the salamander Natsu under the cup.
"Bring her back." Cynthia whispered to Natsu.
Lucy couldn't believe it. This whole trial was just a slap on the wrist. The whole incident with Lullabye would've been blamed on the Magic Council, so they used Lucy the one who slayed the demon with that awesome power of Demonforce as their scapegoat. She was surprised that she didn't scowl at them.
"Now with that out of the way." said Siegrain, and with the snap of his fingers Lucy's cuffs were released, "There's another matter that would interest you. You've had our attention for a long time, Northern Devil."
Lucy replied, "What is it that you want with me, then? I'm not going to be joining your council like Adrian. I work my own way, and that's with Fairy Tail."
"Oh no, you misunderstand." said Yajima, "We wanted to congratulate you, but we couldn't track you down until you joined Fairy Tail. It's not like anyone can just completely wipe out every dark guild in the north of Ishgar."
"That kind of feat deserves praise." added Ultear.
Next, a recording of Lucy at Cloverfield flashed to life before Lucy and the Council. Lucy could remember the power she had in Demonforce and the feelings that drove her, but it came to a surprise to her of the physical transformation she took.
"And this is the jewel of the crown." said Siegrain, "When your allies stood beaten, you alone stood against that demon and defeated with a power the likes which has rarely been seen in centuries. It was a tough decision to make, but after your accomplishment in Cloverfield, we've finally came to a decision. You, Lucy Heartfilia, are the Tenth Wizard Saint of Ish-"
Suddenly, a wall behind Lucy blasted apart. At first, she was in shock of what was happening. She sighed with in silent fury when the scent of Natsu came to her nostrils.
'How could I have forgotten Natsu is a fucking idiot?' thought Lucy.
Natsu jumped through the smoke. He painted his hair gold and his skin red to match Lucy as he breathed fire everywhere. A vein bulged on Lucy's forehead and her left eye twitched with growing fury.
"I'm right here." roared Natsu, "I'm the blonde, fire-breather you've been looking for. If you've got a problem how my guild do things, you can bite me."
The Council members, except Siegrain and Ultear, were in complete shock of this behavior from a wizard. Lucy wanted to sink away somewhere to escape Natsu ranting on that he was Lucy.
"What is this?!" growled the Chancellor.
Natsu kept on destroying everything in sight to prove his "point". Rubble flew everywhere, and a little pebble knocked off Lucy's head to incite another bulging vein. Lucy could feel her teeth grinding against each other, trying to hold back lashing out at Natsu.
Out of nowhere appeared Adrian, right above Natsu unbeknownst. With a quick elbow to the neck, Adrian knocked out Natsu just like that and left him drooling on the ground.
"My apologizes for not being here sooner." apologized Adrian.
Lucy held in her shock that this kid knocked out Natsu like he was a nuisance. Could this Adrian be like Natsu and Lucy?
Lucy bowed before the Coucil. "I'm so sorry for my friend's behavior."
The Chancellor tapped his staff. "Adrian, put these two in a cell."
Natsu quivered a little as he faced the fuming Lucy alone in a cell. Her demon skin had grown past her arm and tiny horns of fire were growing on her head as though she was slowly transforming into Demonforce. He even felt himself sweat in the wake of Lucy's heat. He was already informed that the trial was just a spectacle.
"You're not mad-" said Natsu.
Lucy took Natsu by his vest and repeatedly smacked him against the wall.
"YOU FUCKING STUPID IDIOT!" screeched Lucy, "YOU JUST COULDN'T STAY FUCKING PUT IN THE GUILD. SERIOUSLY, THERE'S NO WORD OUT THERE TO EXPLAIN HOW FUCKING FURIOUS I AM WITH YOU. ANGRY DOESN'T BEGIN TO COVER IT. THANKS TO YOU ,NATSU, I'M STUCK IN A JAIL CELL, YOU IDIOTIC, SEFLESS, SON OF A LIZARD, SHIT-FOR-BRAINS, LOUD-MOUTHED, DOWNRIGHT MORON OF-"
Lucy stopped herself and punched Natsu on the head to leave a swollen bump. All that anger started to calm down, her heat settled to normal temperatures, and her demon skin receded. Even after that beating, Natsu was still conscious but sore.
"Why'd you call me 'selfless?" asked Natsu.
Lucy felt her ears heat up and color flooded into her cheeks. Her heart began to quicken for that "unknown" reason, and Lucy turned away from Natsu.
"It, uh." Lucy excused, "Just a slip of the tongue."
"So this was just for show, huh?" said Natsu, "You're right, I am an idiot. I should've known they wouldn't lock you up."
Lucy felt kind of bad for the words she said just now. She moved closer to Natsu till they were almost shoulder-to-shoulder.
"I did mean what I said." said Lucy in a soothing tone, "You're an idiot and a complete moron at that. All that is overshadowed by your selflessness and bravery. I admire that about you."
Unconsciously, Lucy's hand reached for Natsu's and grabbed onto it.
"I'm still in disbelief," added Lucy with a hint of affection, "that you dared storm the Magic Council just for me. You're stubborn bravery knows no bounds, Natsu."
"That makes both of us." said Natsu, looking at Lucy with a smile, "I never imagined anyone like you to have the guts to beat a demon like that."
Lucy chuckled a little. They found themselves leaning against each other, sharing their warmth to evade the cold of the cell. Lucy wanted this to last forever with Natsu. And she wished Natsu could wish that back.
"There's," said Natsu, "something I want to ask you."
"What is it?" Lucy asked.
"I heard that you and Cynthia are sharing a one-person apartment." Natsu said, "I'm sure it feels cramped in there with only one bed. I - have space in my house, so would... you like to live with me and Happy?"
Living with Natsu? Cynthia might be a little upset, but she can look after herself. But it was so bizarre, and practically - a dream come true. Happy hardly mattered, so Lucy would be alone with Natsu in a home. Before her mind could make up the words, her heart spoke the answer.
"Yes." answered Lucy.
"Really?!" exclaimed Natsu in joy, "Alright. We'll be the best roommates, just you wait."
Natsu squeezed Lucy in a hug. Her slayer vitality saved Lucy from being crushed, but she didn't to be any farther from Natsu anyway. Lucy hugged back, squeezing her chest against Natsu's.
"There's something else I want to tell you." said Lucy.
"I'm all ears." said Natsu.
"After the 'trial'," said Lucy, "the Council made me the Tenth Wizard Saint."
Natsu's jaw hanged at those last words and he pulled Lucy in a hug again.
"They made you a Wizard Saint?!" exclaimed Natsu, "Ha-ha. That's right. That's my Lucy!"
Natsu suddenly became silent and turned his gaze away from Lucy. She was still thinking on those last words Natsu said. Lucy was shocked to notice that Natsu's face was blushed red for the first time since they met.
'Natsu's blushing?!' thought Lucy, 'Natsu said *my* Lucy?!'
Everyone came to once Mystogan's spell was released. They groaned and rubbed their eyes from their forced sleep. Lucy felt a little grumpy that some jerk from their guild decided to put them to sleep.
"Who the heck is this Mystogan guy?" asked Lucy.
"He's one of the guild's strongest wizards." answered Elfman.
"He puts a sleeping spell on us so no one can see his face." added Gray.
"Creepy." commented Cynthia.
"Heh." said a voice from upstairs, "Mystogan's just shy."
The guild looked up to the balcony above and found a man of strong build with spiky blonde hair sneering down on them. Lucy could sense an ugly vibe from him, and figured he was S-Class as well. There was this distinct scent about him that related to Natsu's.
Speaking of, Natsu got to his feet and challenged Laxus to a fight. Lucy sighed, unsurprised, as well as some of the guild.
"Come one." said Gray, "You already got your butt kicked, but now you want seconds?"
"If you can't win against red-head," coaxed Laxus, "how are you supposed to beat me? I'm the strongest in this entire guild."
"How about you down here and prove it?" roared Natsu.
"Why not come up here, little man?" Laxus said.
Lucy knew full well what Natsu was about to do and what would happen. Natsu only made it to the bar before Lucy casted her fire whip and pulled him back to her feet.
"What the hell, Lucy?!" exclaimed Natsu, trying to eat the whip.
"You'll thank me." said Lucy.
"So this is the new blonde, fire-breather I've heard so much about." said Laxus.
Lucy had to admit this Laxus was pushing even her on edge. She's met many guys that had that art of intimidation, but none of them held the power behind those eyes like Laxus did.
"Now that I see you," said Laxus, "its hard to believe that this chick defeated a demon all by herself."
Cynthia jumped in Lucy's defense.
"I wouldn't call her out like that." said Cynthia, "As far as I know, Lucy's also a contender of guild's strongest so you better watch out."
Laxus curled his lip and turned his eyes on Cynthia, "Who's shorty?"
Lucy went pale. She was afraid this would happen. This blonde idiot doesn't know what he's done. The last time someone called Cynthia shorty, she flattened an entire dark guild hall with "that" magic.
"Cynthia," Lucy calmed, "just calm down. Take deep breaths."
As Cynthia trembled from head-to-toe, she unleashed her magic that she shook the guild hall. To the guild members, it felt so similar to Makarov's power. An aura of brilliant light flared around Cynthia, and her teeth grinded behind her lips.
"Did this shitty, smug fucker," cried Cynthia, showing eyes that glowed with the light of the heavens and then roared in the voice of a giant, "CALL ME SHORT?!"
Laxus kept his cool with a smirk. "Ah, look at that. The short-stack has a little temper - !"
A beast appeared behind Laxus. It felt so real that he actually attacked it, but only brought damaged to the guild hall. Beams of light were brought down upon the floor in the wake of Cynthia's fury.
"Master," cried Mira, "this magic. Isn't this-"
"The Giant's Wrath." gasped Makarov.
"You'll pay, you shit-for-brains." bellowed Cynthia, clapping her hands together, "Mirror Flower, Wat-"
"Fire Demon's Whip Lash."
Lucy wrapped Cynthia in a whip of fire to join Natsu on the floor. She sighed, relaxed that Cynthia was prevented from going all-out with her Illusion magic. And she almost destroyed the guild with "that" magic.
"The strongest wizard isn't some chick or a weirdo." boasted Laxus, "You're looking right at him."
For what he said to Cynthia, Lucy had to fight Laxus at his own game. She reached into her cloak and found the pendant.
"Says the guy," responded Lucy, showing everyone the Wizard Saint pendant, "who isn't a Wizard Saint."
Except Natsu, everyone gasped with hanging jaws. Laxus lost his cool demeanor and curled his lips in rage. His hand gripped the railing so tight, it splintered into a bunch of pieces. He raised a hand charged with lightning. Lucy's body acted on instinct that she transformed into Demonforce at will, feeling the immeasurable power flowing through her.
"I'm not gonna take this from some newbie." roared Laxus.
"ENOUGH!" bellowed Makarov, his voice enhanced by Giant's Wrath.
Laxus and Lucy eased before the shaking power of the master. Lucy's demon skin and power calmed down, leaving charred wood at her feet. Laxus scoffed and retreated deeper into the second floor.
Erza approached Lucy with a friendly gesture.
"You've done well in such a short amount of time." complimented Erza, "I'm glad we have someone like you in our guild."
Lucy smiled. "It's because I have you all to drive me forward."
Adrian Franz will be a more relevant character in the story. I feel like I should give him Ichigo's theme "Number One" when he makes his first fight debut in the story. Why? Trust me, you'll love this OC.
Let's get right into The Cursed Island.
