Holy shit! How does this story already have over 250 followers/favorites and almost 100 reviews?! You guys must really like this story! Well thank you all for being so patient and supporting this story. This chapter will feature the Dear Kaby arc, so a little more Naluness for you guys in this chapter. Then next chapter Erza will return. Well you guys voted, and it looks like I will be doing some of the filler episodes, OVAs, and omake chapter. When I do one of these it will either be a short, standalone chapter, or it will blend into a regular cannon chapter. So here's a list of fillers, OVAs, and omake chapters I plan to do.
OVAs: Memory Days, Fairies Training Camp, The Exciting Ryuuzetsu Land
Omake Chapters: Natsu and Asuka, Fairies' Penalty Game, Natsu vs. Mavis, Welcome to Fairy Fountain, Whose Clothes Are These,
Filler Episodes: Changeling, The Day of the Fateful Encounter, Special Request: Watch out for the guy you like, Rainbow Cherry Blossoms, Magical Ball, The Terror of Invisible Lucy, Eclipse Celestial Spirit Arc, and The White Silver Labyrinth
Note I might not be doing all of these, but I will try to do most of them. I was considering doing the Daphne Arc, but since it got so few votes I'll skip it. Also apparently the Key of the Starry Arc is an anime exclusive arc, which I didn't know(I only recently started reading the manga). Since that is a fairly long filler arc, I'm gonna skip that arc too. I was also thinking about doing the Fairy Tail movie, but I couldn't think of enough ways to distinguish my version from the actual movie, so I'm not gonna do the movie either. Since you guys had to wait a long time for this chapter, I'm gonna work on the next chapter immediately after this one so you won't have to wait as long for the new chapter. One last thing, I have two more polls that I'm gonna put up, but I'll wait to the end of the chapter to tell you guys about them. So with all of that out of the way let's get to the fic.
"Speech"
"Thoughts"
Magic
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does
(The Next Day)
"I can't believe Natsu found me such a nice place." Lucy said with a content sigh, as she stepped out of her bathtub. She quickly dried her hair, and wrapped a towel around herself. "It's very spacious for only 70,000 jewels a month. There's plenty of storage space. Pure white hallways, the scent of fresh wood, a small old-fashioned fireplace, there's even a cooking stove! But the most importantly-"
However Lucy stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Natsu and Happy sitting in her living room. The dragon slayer was sitting on a, still plastic covered, couch. He was munching on a bag of chips, while Happy sat on the table in front of him eating a fish.
"How ya doing Lucy?!" Natsu said with a grin, as he waved at the blonde.
"KYA! MY ROOM!" Lucy screamed, as she ran up to Natsu and kicked him square in the face. "Why the fuck are you in my room?!"
The kick collided with Natsu, and sent him crashing into Happy. The pair were then sent flying into the wall across the room.
"God damn Lucy! You have one nasty kick." Natsu groaned out from the floor, rubbing his bruised face. "Anyway, I came over because I wanted to hang out with you."
"SO WHAT! Just because you want to hang out doesn't mean you can just break into my apartment!" Lucy exclaimed, as a fierce blush spread across her face.
"I can't believe Natsu actually broke in just to hang out with me. That's actually kind of sweet." Lucy thought with a soft smile. "But I might as well keep acting angry for a bit."
"Natsu! What you did is trespassing! Which is a crime!" Lucy yelled in fake anger.
"Man you're really hurting my feelings Lucy." Natsu said with a pout.
"I'm the one being violated here!" Lucy exclaimed with a huff, as she crossed her arms over her chest.
While Lucy was yelling at Natsu, Happy had snuck away. The blue cat went up to one of Lucy's walls, and began to claw the walls.
"Hey Lucy you have a really nice room here!" Happy said with a smile, as he continued to sharpen his claws on Lucy's white walls.
"AH! HAPPY! DON'T SHARPEN YOU DAMN CLAWS ON MY WALL!" Lucy screamed, as she ran over to where Happy was.
Right when Lucy was about to strangle Happy, she saw something that made her turn white. She spotted Natsu walking over to her desk across the room.
"Hrmm? What's this?" Natsu asked, as he picked up a stack of papers. "Huh, kinda looks like a nov-"
"NOOOOOO!" Lucy screamed, diving across the living room and snatching the papers out of Natsu's hands.
Lucy's whole body was flushed red in embarassment, as she clutched the papers protectively to her chest. She glared at Natsu, who was giving her a confused look.
"What is that Lucy?" Natsu asked with a raised eyebrow. "I'm really curious now."
"Who cares what it is?! Please just go home!" Lucy exclaimed, as she waved her fist at Natsu.
"Are you writing a novel?" Natsu asked, making Lucy squeak and turn even redder.
"N-No, of course not!" Lucy stuttered out, as she held the papers in her hands even tighter.
"It's alright if you are Lucy." Natsu said with a grin. "I actually think it's pretty cool. I notice Levy trying to write her own stories all the time, but she can never get very far before she gives up. So I know it must take a lot of patience and talent to write a book."
"R-Really?" Lucy asked, as she felt her heart flutter a little.
"Yeah, I'm sure your book will turn out great." Natsu said, causing a massive smile to spread across Lucy's face. "But promise me one thing."
"Huh? What is it Natsu?" Lucy asked in a confused tone.
"Let me be the first person to read your book when it's finished!" Natsu exclaimed with a toothy grin.
"O-Ok," Lucy said as a new wave of embarassment hit her. "B-But it probably w-won't be finished for a-a long time."
"It will be worth the wait." Natsu said with a smile.
"J-Just please don't tell anyone at the guid yet. I'd die of embarassment if they found out." Lucy said, as she held her unfinished novel closer to her chest.
"Don't worry Lucy, I promise I won't tell anyone." Natsu said with a wide grin.
"Oh God Natsu, do you even realize what you're doing to me?" Lucy thought, as her heart beat rapidly in her chest. "I think I have more than just a crush on you now Natsu. I-I think I'm starting to fall in love with you."
"God, what the hell is wrong with me?! I fucking hate reading, but here I am asking Lucy to let me be the first to read her book." Natsu thought, continuing to smile at Lucy. "But something is drawing me to make her happy, to see her smile. It kinda feels like something is pulling me towards her. I feel the same thing around Erza and Mira. I just have this urge to see them smile, and to never let them be sad."
"Why are you two just staring at each other?" Happy asked, snapping Lucy and Natsu out of their thoughts.
"Uh...we weren't staring at each other." Lucy said with a nervous chuckle.
"Yeah what Lucy said." Natsu quickly agreed with Lucy.
"You liiiiike each other!" Happy purred out with a grin.
"NO! IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" Both Natsu and Lucy screamed in unison, both their faces red from embarassment.
"Oh, you're already saying the same thing at the same time, how cute!" Happy exclaimed, causing Natsu and Lucy to turn a darker shade of red.
"SHUT UP!" Again Natsu and Lucy shouted in unison.
"HA! You did it again!" Happy said, pointing at Natsu and Lucy.
Natsu and Lucy turned to look at one another. As Lucy stared at Natsu, she became very aware that she was still only wearing a towel. With a squeak of embarassment Lucy shot to her feet.
"I'm going to get changed!" Lucy yelled, as she ran to her room. "Don't you dare come near my room, or I'll kill you!"
As Lucy slammed her door shut, Happy turned to look at Natsu. The dragon slayer was staring at Lucy's door, his face still flushed bright red. Natsu was zoned out, as he stared at Lucy's closed door.
"Oh God Lucy was only in a towel that entire time. I barely even noticed." Natsu thought, as a barrage of images of Lucy in only a towel flooded his mind. "That had to be one of the hottest things I've ever seen. The only thing that even comes close to that, is when Erza and Mira did that bikini photoshoot for the Weekly Sorcerer. I'm never gonna get those images out of my head."
"Hey Natsu?" Happy asked, saving Natsu from the waves of erotic images filling his head.
"Huh? What do you want Happy?" Natsu replied, shaking his head slightly.
"Do you really like Lucy?" Happy asked, making Natsu nearly choke on his own breath.
Natsu didn't answer immediately. He just continued to stare at Lucy's door for a few more moments. The dragon slayer suddenly sighed, and crossed his hands over his bare chest.
"I don't know Happy." Natsu answered, as he closed his eyes. "You've asked me the same question about Erza and Mira. I feel the same thing for them, as I do for Lucy. There's just this force that is telling me to make them happy. To never see them sad. It's such a strong pull I can't fight it, not that I really want to. It's just strange, I get all tingly inside when I'm around the three of them."
"Maybe it has something to do with you being a dragon slayer?" Happy suggested, rubbing a paw under his chin.
"That could be it, and since I was raised by two dragons this, whatever it is, could be stronger." Natsu said with a sigh, before a grin spread across his face. "Well whatever this pull is, I'm gonna keep them and the guild safe. I hate to see my nakama sad, especially those three. They all hold a special place in my heart." Natsu finished by pounding his fist over his heart. "I make this promise as Natsu Dragneel, as a dual dragon slayer, and as a Fairy Tail mage that I will protect the three of them and my guild at all costs!"
"You're really growing up Natsu." Happy thought with a smile, as he listened to the conviction in Natsu's words.
(Five Minutes Later)
Lucy eventually emerged from her room in a fresh pair of clothes. She was mildly surprised to see that Natsu and Happy hadn't been going through all her things, while she was getting changed. They were in pretty much the same spot they had been when she left. Both of them appeared to be talking when she exited her bedroom. So she quietly snuck past them into her kitchen. She pulled out a kettle, and prepared some tea for the three of them.
"Natsu! Happy! Come have some tea!" Lucy called out, as she set the cups on a small table in her kitchen. After a few moments Natsu and Happy walked into the kitchen. Happy quickly hopped up onto the table, while Natsu sat across from Lucy. "Sorry guys, but I just moved in so I don't have much furniture. There's not much for you guys to do around here, so please go home after you finish your tea."
"Man you're so mean today Lucy." Natsu said, leaning back in his chair.
"Aye!" Happy agreed after taking a sip of his tea.
"How am I the mean one!? I asked you politely to go home after you finish your tea!" Lucy exclaimed just as Natsu leaned back forward.
"AH! That's right!" Natsu exclaimed with a grin. "Show me all of your celestial spirits."
"NO! That will waste a ton of my magical power." Lucy said, crossing her arms over her chest.
"How many spirits do you have, Lucy?" Happy asked, setting his tea cup down.
"I have six in total." Lucy answered, as she pulled out her celestial gate keys. "These silver ones are the ones that you can buys in stores: Horologium the Clock, Crux the Southern Cross, and Lyra the Lyre." Lucy put away her silver keys, and held up her gold ones. "These gold keys are extremely rare. They open the gates of the Ecliptic Zodiac. I have three gold keys: Taurus the Bull, Aquarius the Water Bearer, and Cancer the Crab."
"CRAB!" Both Natsu and Happy yelled in excitement.
"Of course you two get excited over the stupidest thing." Lucy groaned, as ran her hand down her face. "Actually, now that I think about it, I never made a contract with Nicola, the Canis Minor. I bough him Hargeon before I caught up with you two." Lucy stood and grabbed the silver key off her keyring. "This is perfect timing! I'll show you guys how a celestial spirit mages and celestial spirits make a contract."
"Sounds awesome!" Natsu said in an excited tone, as he shot to his feet.
"Will the contract involve blood seals?" Happy asked in a frightened tone.
"Butt seals? That sounds kind of painful." Natsu said, rubbing his butt.
"What the hell are those two talking about?" Lucy thought with a sweatdrop.
"We don't need blood seals or anything. Just watch me you guys." Lucy said, as she closed her eyes and held up the silver key. "I am the one who connects the road to the celestial spirit world. Thou shalt respond to my calling and pass through the gate." Natsu and Happy went wide-eyed when the room was filled with a bright, blinding light.
"Open! Gate of the Canis Minor! Nicola!"
The light intensified as a magic circle formed in front of Lucy. There was a loud poof, and the light began to die down. But what appeared wasn't what Natsu and Happy were expecting.
"Pun! Pun!" A short and stout white creature with bland eyes and a golden horn-like nose said, landing in front of Lucy.
"That's Nicola!" Natsu exclaimed in a shocked tone. The dragon slayer walked up to Lucy, and put his hand on her shoulder. "Don't feel too bad Lucy, you'll get it right next time."
"I did do it right you jerk!" Lucy exclaimed, scooping up the small spirit. She smiled and hugged the spirit. "AW! He's so cute!"
"Puuun."
"Uh, what is that thing exactly?" Natsu asked with a confused look.
"Nicola's gate doesn't take much magical power to open, so their popular as pets." Lucy explained, as she set the small white creature onto the ground.
"Uh, okay." Natsu said still slightly confused.
"Alright, let's move on to the the contract." Lucy said, pulling out a pad of paper and a pencil.
"Pun!" The spirit said, nodding his its head in agreement.
"What about Mondays?" Lucy asked, causing Pun to shake his head no. "Tuesdays?" This earned a 'yes' from the spirit. "Wednesdays?" Another 'yes' from the celestial spirit.
"This is rather boring, isn't it?" Natsu asked with a surprised expression.
"Aye." Happy quickly agreed.
"I can call you on Thursdays too, awesome!" Lucy smiled, as she put the paper and pencil away. "Okay, contract completed!"
"Pu! Puun!" The spirit exclaimed, as it started to explore the room.
"Well that was really easy." Natsu said, walking up next to Lucy.
"It may be easy, but it's extremely important." Lucy explained, turning to face Natsu. "Celestial spirit mages regard promises with the utmost importance. That's why I'll never break my promises."
"I see, that's pretty cool." Natsu said with a nod of his head.
"Oh yeah! I should name him!" Lucy said, as she looked at the celestial spirit.
"Isn't it's name Nicola?" Natsu asked, scratching his head.
"That's his generic name." Lucy said, rubbing her chin. Suddenly Lucy smiled and kneeled down onto the ground. "Come here, Plue!"
"Plue? That's an odd name," Natsu said.
"Well I think it sounds cute, right Plue?" Lucy asked the celestial spirit in her arms.
"Pun! Pu!" Plue said, nodding his head in agreement.
"Plue is the Canis Minor, right? Why doesn't he go woof, woof. It's really weird." Happy said, with a confused expression.
"Well you're a cat, and you don't say meow, meow." Lucy shot back, as Plue jumped out of her arms.
Suddenly Plue started to dance around, and make various hand gestures. Everyone stared at the celestial spirit with confused looks.
"What is Plue doing? Erm? Lucy asked, as she watched Plue dance around the room.
"PLUE! THAT'S A GREAT IDEA!" Natsu yelled, as he kneeled in front of Plue.
"No way, he understood what Plue was trying to say." Lucy said in a shocked tone.
"Celestial spirits, huh?" Natsu said, as he looked at Plue. "That spirit of yours, Taurus, really helped me back on that mountain."
"That's right! You should have more respect for celestial spirits. I mean Taurus' face is still swollen from that kick you gave him!" Lucy said, as she slightly glared at Natsu.
"I didn't you'd be coming with us to rescue Macao. But if you hadn't come with us Lucy, we would have been in danger." Natsu said with a serious look. "You may be weird sometimes, but you're a very reliable person."
"Ugh, he's still calling me weird." Lucy groaned out in her head.
"Hrmm?" Natsu said, rubbing his chin.
"What is it, Natsu?" Lucy asked just as Natsu stood back up.
"Okay! I've finally made up my mind! I totally agree with Plue's idea!" Natsu exclaimed, turning to grin at Lucy. "Lucy, you can join my team with Erza!"
"A team?" Lucy asked with a shocked look.
"AYE!" Happy cheered with a smile. "All the members of Fairy Tail are nakama, but we often make teams with the people we get along with. If you're on a team, difficult requests will be easier. Natsu has been on a team with Erza ever since he joined Fairy Tail. They've gone on a ton of missions together."
"That's a great idea, Natsu!" Lucy exclaimed with a wide grin. "It'll be fun to go on missions with you."
"All right it's decided then!" Natsu yelled, as he blew out a small stream of fire.
"Our contract is sealed then!" Lucy said with a smile, as she clapped her hands together.
"AYE SIR!" Happy cheered, jumping into the air.
"Well, let's get to work then!" Natsu exclaimed with a grin, slamming a piece of paper onto the table. "Here I already picked out a mission for us."
"My, you're working fast." Lucy said with a smile, as she grabbed the request off the table and began to read it. "Hm, Shirotsume Town huh...that's pretty close." Lucy's eye's widened when she read the request's reward. "WHOA! We just need to get a book from the of someone called the Duke of Everlue...AND GET 200,000 JEWELS!"
"Right, it's an easy job isn't it?" Natsu said with a grin.
However Lucy's eyes bugged out when she read the print near the bottom of the request form.
"The Duke of Everlue. *Warning* This man is a womanizer, a pervert, and a hentai. He is now hiring a blonde-haired maid!"
Lucy began to sweat as she slowly turned to face Happy and Natsu. She saw that they were both grinning at each other.
"Lucy has blonde hair." Natsu said with a wicked grin.
"Yup! Let's ask her to sneak in as a maid." Happy suggested with a grin of his own.
"You were planning this from the start weren't you?"
"Yes and No," Natsu said with a smirk as he rubbed his chin. "I was already planning on letting you join my team with Erza, but then I saw this request. I knew that you'd probably never agree to do this mission. So I had to trick you." Natsu's explained as his smirk widened. "I hear celestial spirit mages take promises and contracts very seriously, that's very admirable."
"You tricked me, how cruel!" Lucy exclaimed, glaring at Natsu. "That's not fair Natsu, you deceived me! You cheater!"
"Let's get going Lucy." Natsu said, walking towards her front door.
"But I don't want to be a maid!" Lucy whined, as she slowly trudged behind Natsu.
"Let's do some rehearsing. Start by calling Happy master"
"There is no fucking way I'm saying that to a cat!"
Back at the Fairy Tail guild hall, Levy and the rest of Team shadow gear, stood in front of the request board. The small girl was flanked on both sides by her long time partners Jet and Droy.
"Hrm? That job at Everlue Mansion for 200,000 jewels is gone." Levy said with a pout. "Did someone take it already."
"Yes, Natsu took it and said he'll take Lucy with him." Mirajane said with a smile, as she picked up a few empty beer mugs.
"*Sigh* I was thinking about taking that mission." Levy said, hanging her head in disappointment.
"Levy...maybe it's best that you didn't take that job." Makarov said from his spot on the bar.
"AH! Master Makarov." Levy exclaimed in surprise.
"That job just became a whole lot more troublesome. I just got in touch with client."
"Is the job cancelled?" Mirajane asked with a raised eyebrow.
"No," Makarov answered as a smirk spread across his face. "The reward has been raised to two million jewels, or so I was told."
A collective gasp was heard around the guild, as everyone's eyes widened at this new information.
"That's ten times more!" Levy exclaimed in complete shock.
"Two million jewels for one book!" Jet yelled with wide eyes.
"Wh-Why all of the sudden?" Mirajane stuttered out, as fear filled her body. "Natsu please stay safe."
"That's almost the same reward as a subjugation mission, what's going on?" Droy asked, turning to his teammates.
"Tch, we missed a good mission." Levy said with a pout.
"Hm, seems things are starting to get interesting around here." Gray said with a smirk, as he took a drag of his cigarette (A/N Yes, Gray does smoke in the early chapters of the manga. So he will be smoking occasionally in this story).
On the outskirts of Magnolia Lucy, Natsu, and Happy were on a carriage bound for Shirotsume Town. In the carriage Lucy interlocked her fingers, and rested her head on her hands while she smirked at Natsu. The dragon slayer sat across from her, clutching his stomach in pain. Lucy had refused to help Natsu with his motion sickness on this trip. The celestial spirit mage was still a little peeved at Natsu, and decided that this was adequate revenge.
"How are you feeling on this carriage, master?" Lucy asked with a smirk, emphasizing the word carriage.
"I think I can already see a maid from the afterlife." Natsu groaned out, as sweat poured off his body.
"I am roleplaying as your master!" Happy shouted with an annoyed look.
"Shut up, you stupid cat!" Lucy exclaimed, before she rest her head against her seat.
"Ugh, this is gonna be a long trip." Lucy thought, as she heard Natsu continue to moan in pain and Happy shout orders at her.
"Actually now that I think about it, this is gonna be a pretty easy mission, isn't it?" Lucy asked, tapping a finger to her chin.
"Huh? You seem to be rather interested in this job considering you didn't really like the idea." Happy said with a confused look.
"Of course! It's my first mission after all!" Lucy exclaimed with a smile, as she flexed and put a hand her bicep. "I'll do my best!"
"All I have to do is sneak into the mansion and get one book right?" Lucy asked Happy.
"Yep, all you have to do is sneak into that perverted, old farts mansion." Happy answered, raising his paw.
"Well, I'm pretty confident in my sexiness." Lucy said as she gave a sultry look, and pushed up her breasts, emphasizing their size. "Ugh, I hate doing things like this for old perverts. I'd much rather use my sex appeal on you, Natsu." Lucy thought with a slight blush dusting her cheeks.
"That's not understandable from a cat's point of view." Happy explained, making Lucy sweatdrop.
"But let me tell you one thing: For this job...since you guys won't be doing a whole lot we'll split the reward 7:2:1," Lucy said.
"Oh, you're okay with 1?" Happy asked with a smile.
"NO! I'm taking 7!" Lucy yelled with an annoyed look.
"J-Just hold on a m-minute...H-Happy and I...h-have...s-stuff to do, too." Natsu stuttered out in a weak voice.
"Oh, and what would that be?" Lucy asked with a skeptical look.
"We'll rescue you when you get caught." Natsu said, earning a glare from Lucy.
"I won't be making a mistake like that." Lucy said with an indignant expression.
"L-Lucy calm down," Natsu groaned out. "You never know what could happen on a mission. I'm just looking out for you, I want to keep you safe."
"Well I can take care of myself." Lucy said in an annoyed tone, as a blush spread across her face. But inside her heart was doing summersaults.
"Again he goes saying things like this, that just makes my heart beat like crazy." Lucy thought, as she smiled softly at Natsu.
"Oh God! I think I'm gonna hurl!" Natsu exclaimed after the carriage went over a particularly nasty bump in the road.
"I think that's enough punishment for now." Lucy said, as she patted her lap. "Come on Natsu, lay your head down."
"T-Thank you L-Lucy, you're to k-kind. I-I thought y-you were gonna s-stay mad at m-me." Natsu moaned out, as he switched sides and laid his head onto Lucy's lap.
"Oh Natsu, I could never stay mad at you." Lucy thought with a warm smile, as she ran her fingers through Natsu's hair.
(3 Hours Later)
"We're finally here!" Lucy exclaimed, as she stepped off the carriage.
"Ugh, I'm never riding a carriage ever again." Natsu said with a groan, holding his still aching stomach.
"You say that every time we ride in a carriage Natsu." Happy said, looking up at the dragon slayer.
"Anyways, I'm hungry. Let's find a restaurant and go get something to eat." Natsu said, as he began to search for any nearby restaurants.
"How about the hotel? Why don't we put our stuff away first?" Happy suggested.
"I'm not really that hungry." Lucy said, before she gave Natsu a confused look. "Why don't you just eat your own fire or lightning."
"What are you saying?" Natsu asked with a grossed out look. "Would you eat Tauros or Plue?"
"Of course not!" Lucy exclaimed with a horrified look.
"Well it's pretty much the same thing with my fire and lighting." Natsu explained, causing Lucy to sigh.
"You can't eat your own fire or lightning? That's pretty annoying." Lucy said with a shrug. "I'll go and check out the town for a bit. You two go eat."
"Wait!" Natsu called out, but it was too late. Lucy had already taken off down the street. "What the...it's more fun when we all eat together." Natsu said in a slightly sad tone.
"Aye!" Happy agreed. "Well let's get something to eat Natsu."
"Sure thing Happy. I saw a restaurant right over there." Natsu said, as he walked towards the restaurant with Happy in tow.
Ten minutes later Natsu and Happy were tearing into their food. Natsu was chowing down on a large turkey leg, while Happy was eating a decent sized fish.
"Hey Happy, remember to save some for Lucy. I bet she's gonna be hungry later." Natsu said, as he set some food off to the side for Lucy.
"Okay, she looks like she loves oily stuff." Happy said with a smile.
"*Sigh* Since when did I say that I liked oily stuff?" A voice said from behind Natsu and Happy.
"Oh Lu-" Natsu nearly chocked on the turkey in his mouth when he saw what Lucy was wearing. The celestial spirit mage was now dressed in a small maid's outfit. "Cy?"
"I do look good in just about anything." Lucy said with a sexy wink.
Natsu just continued to stare at Lucy. He couldn't stop his eyes from raking up and down her form, as he drank in her beauty. The dragon slayer could feel his face heating up, as images of Lucy filled his mind.
"How is your meal sir?" Lucy asked in sexy tone. "If you're still eating, please take your time."
"Oh God, does she even realize what she's doing to me?" Natsu thought, as he felt his erection straining against his pants. "This is almost as bad, as when she only wearing a towel earlier."
"Oh no! Natsu! I was just kidding about the maid thing earlier! But she went and took it seriously!" Happy whispered in a panicked tone.
Happy's words snapped Natsu out of his daze.
"Well, we can't tell her it was only a joke anymore. We'll just have to go with it." Natsu whispered back to Happy. "But I really don't mind it."
"HEY! I HEARD ALL OF THAT!" Lucy screamed with a annoyed look.
"W-Well Lucy let's going." Natsu said, putting some money on the table.
"Sure, whatever you say." Lucy said with an upset look.
"Shit she's mad at me again." Natsu groaned in his head. "Ugh, there's that feeling again. I have to try make this up to her later."
After walking through Shirotsume Town, Natsu, Lucy, and Happy found themselves in front of the home of their client.
"Wow this is a magnificent mansion." Lucy said in awe of the massive building. "Is it the Duke of Everlue's?"
"No it's actually the client's mansion." Natsu asked, as they walked up to the front door.
"That's right...someone who's willing to pay 200,000 jewels for a book must be rich." Lucy commented, just as Natsu started to knock on the door.
"May I have your name please?" I voice from inside the mansion asked.
"We're from the mage guild Fairy-"
Natsu was cut off when the voice from inside the mansion spoke up again.
"SHHH! BE QUIET PLEASE!" The voice from inside the mansion yelled. "Excuse me...but can you enter from the back door please?"
Lucy and Natsu shared a confused look, before they shrugged and walked around the mansion Entering through the back door, Natsu and Lucy spotted and older man and woman waiting for them.
"I'm terribly sorry about earlier. I'm your client Kaby Melon." Kaby said with a smile, gesturing for Natsu and Lucy to enter the mansion. "And this is my wife."
Kaby and his wife led Natsu, Lucy, and Happy into the living room. Natsu, Lucy, and Happy sat on one couch, while Kaby sat across from them.
"Huh, your name sounds delicious." Natsu said with grin, patting his belly.
"Melon!" Happy cheered, as he jumped into the air.
"Natsu! Happy! That's rude!" Lucy hissed in a low tone.
"AH! HA HA! People tell me that all the time!" Kaby said with a smile.
"Hm, Melon? And this town's name...I know I've heard of them somewhere." Lucy thoughts, as she rubbed her chin.
"I never thought a mage from the famous Fairy Tail guild would accept my request." Kaby said in a slightly surprised tone.
"Really? I was wondering why such an awesome job was still available." Natsu said with a toothy grin.
"You're really young, so you must be a famous mage." Kaby commented, gesturing to Natsu.
"Natsu is nicknamed the Salamander." Happy said with a smile.
"OH! Then I have definitely heard of you!" Kaby said, as he turned his head to look at Lucy. "And this is?"
"I'm a Fairy Tail mage too!" Lucy exclaimed in an annoyed tone.
"Then is that outfit your hobby or something? No I mean it's okay but..." Kaby said, giving Lucy a skeptical look.
"Kinda wanna go home now." Lucy said, hanging her head in disappointment.
Natsu felt a pain in chest, and he knew that he had to cheer Lucy up.
"Oh, don't worry Lucy. You look great!" Natsu said with a thumbs up.
"Thanks Natsu." Lucy said with a bright smile, perking back up.
"Alright now, let's talk about the job." Kaby said, intertwining his fingers.
"Sweet let's get to it." Natsu said, leaning forward.
"There is only one thing that I want you to do." Kaby explained, as he leaned forward as well. "The one and only copy of "Daybreak" is in Duke Everlue's mansion. I want you to find it, and burn it to a crisp."
"So...we don't have to steal it?" Natsu asked with a confused look.
"Well I'm asking you to destroy someone else's property without their permission." Kaby said with a smile. "So it basically is stealing in a way."
"That's weird, I thought you were gonna ask us to bring back a book that he stole from you." Lucy said in a confused tone.
"Burn it to a crisp huh, I'll just burn the whole damn mansion down." Natsu said, engulfing his right hand in flames.
"Yeah! That'll be easy!" Happy cheered.
"NO! We'll go to jail for sure!" Lucy exclaimed in a panic. "Hey..what is that book anyway?"
"Who cares!?" Natsu exclaimed with a grin. "We get 200,000 jewels to burn it."
"Actually," Kaby interjected getting the Fairy Tail mages' attention. "The reward has been raised to two million jewels."
"T-T-T-T-TW!" Lucy began to stutter uncontrollably.
"TWO!" Happy exclaimed wide eyed.
"MILLION!" Natsu yelled, his eyes bugging out. "WHAT THE HELL!"
"My, my... you three didn't know about the reward increase?" Kaby asked in an amused tone.
"2 million!? If we divide that by three!" Natsu exclaimed, as he tried to calculate the number in his head. "I can't even think of what the number might be!"
"It's easy Natsu. I get 1 million, you get 1 million, and the rest is for Lucy." Happy explained, his eyes still wide from the shock.
"You're so sma...Hey wait, Happy that doesn't sound right." Natsu said with a confused look.
"Yeah! That will leave nothing for me, you stupid feline!" Lucy exclaimed, glaring at Happy.
"Hey now, please calm down." Kaby said with a sweatdrop.
"Wh-Why would you increase it to 2 million all of a sudden?" Lucy asked with a worried look.
"That book needs to be destroyed." Kaby answered in a low tone. "I can't stand that book existing in this world."
Lucy's eyes widened when she heard this. But Lucy began to sweat when she felt the temperature in the room increase. She looked beside her to see that Natsu had engulfed his body in flames.
"OHHH!" Natsu yelled, jumping to his feet and grabbing Lucy's hand. "Let's go Lucy! I'm all fired up!"
"H-Hey!" Lucy exclaimed, as she struggled to keep up with Natsu's pace.
"He can't stand the existence of a book? What did he mean by that?" Lucy thought as Natsu dragged her through the mansion's front doors.
"Darling," Kaby's wife said, looking down at her husband. "Are you sure that we can trust this job to those kids? Another guild failed this same mission just last week. From the Duke of Everlue's point of view, it was just a failed robbery. But there is no doubt that he has increased his security since then. Getting into that mansion will be much more difficult."
"I know," Kaby said with a sigh, as he put his head in his hands. "I know that...but...I need to have that book destroyed."
(5 Minutes Later)
"Excuse me," Lucy said in a cute voice as she stood in front of the gates of the Duke of Everlue's mansion. "I'm here to apply for the blonde-haired maid position. Excuse me, is anyone home?"
"HA! This'll be so easy! All I have to do is get in, find this book, burn it, and get 2 million jewels! Oh, I wonder what I should buy with that much money?" Lucy thought with a smirk.
"I know you can do this Lucy." Natsu whispered from behind a tree.
"Good luck." Happy said from behind Natsu.
Lucy squeaked when the ground next to her began to rumble. A few moments later, a massive, hideous pink-haired maid burst out of the ground next to Lucy. The maid glared at Lucy, as she towered over the celestial spirit mage.
"Oh? You're a maid applicant?" The pink-haired asked with a skeptical look. "There's a girl who came here to apply for the maid position, my master."
The ground began to rumble again, as a second figure burst out of the hole. A short, ugly, egg shaped man landed next to the pink-haired maid.
"You called me!" The Duke of Everlue exclaimed with a creepy smile.
"Oh God it's him." Lucy thought, as a shiver ran down her spine.
"Let me see you." The duke said, as he began to inspect Lucy.
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Lucy said, forcing a sweet smile onto her face, but on the inside she was trying not to punch the perverted old man who was eyeing her.
"Man this guy is giving me the creeps." Lucy thought, as she felt goosebumps form all over her body. "Just stay calm Lucy."
"Ugh! Rejected!" The Duke of Everlue said, as he waved Lucy off dismissively. "Go home ugly!"
"Ug-" Lucy said in an enraged tone, as she prepared to strangle the duke.
"That's it. Time to go home, ugly." The large, pink-haired maid said, picking Lucy up.
"For someone as great as I am-" The duke said, as four more burst out of the ground around him. Surrounding the Duke of Everlue were the most hideous girls that Lucy and Natsu had ever seen. "Only beautiful girls will suit me."
"My, my master!"
"You're flattering us!"
"Thank you for the compliments, master!"
"Go home, ugly!"
"NOOOO!" Lucy screamed, as she throw out of the mansion.
The Duke and the rest of his maids left as soon as Lucy cleared the mansion's gate. Natsu quickly jumped out, and caught Lucy before she could hit the ground. The dragon slayer immediately noticed that Lucy looked like she was about to cry. So he gently set her down, so that she could change out of her maid uniform. After changing Lucy sat with her back pressed to a tree with her knees tucked up to her chest.
"Tch, what an asshole." Natsu said, as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Well that was pointless, sorry about that Lucy."
"It's not your fault Natsu." Lucy said with a sigh. "It's just that, that guy's sense of beauty is seriously fucking messed up. I mean you saw all those other ugly ass maids right?"
"Well if it makes you feel any better, I thought you looked cute in that maid outfit." Natsu said with a slight blush across his face.
"T-Thanks Natsu, that means a lot to me." Lucy said, as she felt her heart nearly leap out of her chest.
"Well then, it's a change of plans: Time for Operation T" Natsu said with a wicked grin, as he cracked his knuckles.
"I'll never forgive that fucking pervert!" Lucy exclaimed, raising her fist into the air.
Inside the mansion, the Duke of Everlue sat in a chair, smoking a cigar. He was flanked by two, tall shadowy figures.
"Mages came again in spite of what happened last time. And that mark, it's Fairy Tail this time. That bimbo was dumb enough not to hide her guild mark." The Duke grinned, as he leaned forward in his seat. "Now...how should I kill these mages this time?"
(10 Minutes Later)
"You're wings aren't gonna disappear yet, right?" Lucy asked, as Happy flew her up to the mansion's roof.
"Aye!" Happy said, as he landed Lucy onto the roof. "We're here."
"Thanks Happy," Lucy said as she smiled at the blue cat.
"Why the hell do we have sneak in?" Natsu asked in an annoyed tone, as he looked through a window.
"Isn't it obvious? Although it's someone's request, what we're doing is basically robbery." Lucy explained, putting her hands on her hips.
"Aw man I wanted to blow the house up, and burn the book." Natsu whined with a childish pout.
"NO! I said you can't do that!" Lucy exclaimed, as she looked at Natsu. "I don't care how many thieves and monsters you've taken out, the target this time is this town's most influential man. Even if he's an annoying pervert, he's not a villain. If we do something wrong the military will take action."
"What now? You were the one who said you'd never forgive him." Natsu said, raising a pink eyebrow.
"Of course I'd never forgive him! He said such awful things to me!" Lucy said with a tic mark on her head. "So after we burn his book, I'll hide his shoes or something."
"Wow that's pretty lame." Natsu said in a deadpanned tone.
"Either way no violence." Lucy scolded, wagging her finger at Natsu.
Natsu barely paid attention, and stared off into space with a bored look on his face.
"What is up with that face!" Lucy exclaimed, as she was about to smack Natsu.
"Your words don't really match your action, you know?" Natsu said, making Lucy stop mid-swing. "Well let's get started then."
With a groan Natsu made his way over towards a nearby window. Heating up his hand, Natsu started to melt the glass window. Finding the look, the dragon slayer flipped it, and opened the window.
"Nice job Natsu." Lucy said with a grin, as she followed Natsu into the mansion.
Lucy hopped into the room Natsu had opened. It was filled with various miscellaneous items.
"Is this a storage room or something?" Lucy asked no in particular, as she looked around the room.
"Hey Natsu, look at me!" Happy cheered, as he put a skull on his head, like a mask.
"HA! That's suits you Happy." Natsu said with a grin.
"Let's sneak through that door over there. Be careful!" Lucy said, as she made her way towards the closed door.
"Hey Lucy, lookie here." Happy said, trying to get Lucy's attention.
"Shoo cat!" Lucy said, pushing Happy away. "And take that thing off, it's creepy."
Lucy poked her head through the door, and scanned up and down the hall. Spotting no one she snuck out into the hall, with Natsu and Happy behind her. The trio snuck down the hall to the closest room.
"Hey Lucy, don't tell we're gonna check every single room like this?" Natsu asked in an annoyed tone. "Because I have a really bad urge to blow something up."
"We are gonna search every room!" Lucy hissed, silencing Natsu. "And you're not blowing anything up!"
"Wouldn't be faster to find someone, and ask them where the book is?" Natsu suggested, as they exited a room they had just searched.
"We'll just complete the mission unnoticed. Doesn't that sound cool? Kinda like ninjas." Lucy said, making Natsu and Happy's eye shine.
"Whoa, we can be like ninjas." Natsu said with a grin. "Okay we'll keep doing it your way for now Lucy."
The floor in front of the Fairy Tail mages suddenly exploded, as the five maids from earlier appeared. They were all brandishing weapons, except for the large pink-haired maid.
"We've found the intruders!" The pink-haired maid exclaimed.
"Oh shit!" Natsu yelled, as he went wide-eyed.
"They've found us already!" Lucy exclaimed, as she reached for her keys.
"Eliminate the intruders." The pink-haired maid said, as she charged forward.
Natsu quickly wrapped his scarf around his face, until only his eyes were showing. The dragon slayer then charged towards the advancing maids.
"Lightning Dragon's Claw!"
A thunderclap resounded throughout the hall, as Natsu hit four of the maid's with an electrically charged roundhouse kick. Streaks of electricity filled the air in the wake of Natsu's kick.
"I won't let you escape!" The pink-haired maid roared, as she prepared to tackle Natsu.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
Natsu wheeled around and punched the gorilla like maid in the face with a flaming fist. The maid was sent crashing over the railing, onto the floor below them.
"What the hell Natsu?!" Lucy exclaimed, as she looked at the carnage that the dragon slayer had caused.
"We can't let that old pervert know that we're here yet. Nin nin." Natsu said, as he held up a hand sign.
"You were so noisy, that he defiantely knows we're here now." Lucy's eyes widened, as she grabbed Natsu by the back of his vest, and she started dragging him with her. "Shit! I bet someone else is coming after us! Let's head into another room!"
"If they want to come, let them come!" Natsu exclaimed with a grin.
"Whatever, we just have to hide!" Lucy said, as she pulled them into a side room. "*Sigh* That was close."
"Whoa! Look at all these books!" Natsu said, doing a 360 to look at the vast selection of novels.
"The Duke of Everlue may look stupid, but he does have a pretty good taste in literature." Lucy commented, as she scanned through the array of books. "If he actually reads all of these, I'll respect him a little bit."
"Alright! Let's find this book!" Natsu exclaimed, as he too started to search through the books. "Oh, I found a really perverted book here!"
"And there goes any respect I had for him." Lucy said with a sigh, as she put another book back onto the shelf. "It's gonna be a pain in the ass to find one book among all these."
"What the hell! This is all words!" Natsu said, as he flipped through a book.
"Uh, that's normal Natsu." Happy said, earning a pout from Natsu.
"Well they could at least put a few pictures in." Natsu said, putting the book back on the shelf. "Oh...HEY! I found it!"
Lucy went wide-eyed when she saw Natsu hold up a golden book. She raced across the room, and took the book from Natsu.
"Are we really allowed to find it so easily?" Lucy asked, as she stared at the book in her hands.
"Alright, let's burn it then." Natsu said, as beheld up a flaming hand.
"W-Wait a minute!" Lucy exclaimed, as she read the books author. "Th-This author is Kemu Zaleon!"
"Kemu Zaleon?" Happy parroted with a confused look.
"He was a mage as well as an author!" Lucy said with stars in her eyes, as she held the book over her head. "I'm a huge fan of his! I thought that I read all of his books. Does this mean this one is one of his unpublished works?!"
"Whatever it is let's burn it." Natsu said, making Lucy hold the book protectively.
"What are you talking about!? This book is cultural heritage! There's no way we can just burn it!" Lucy exclaimed, as she backed away from Natsu.
"You're abandoning your job, Lucy." Happy commented, earning a glare from Lucy.
"HEY! I said I was a big fan of his!" Lucy yelled, waving her fist.
"Now you're angry at us...?" Happy said with a sigh.
"Why don't we just pretend that we burned it? Then I can keep the book." Lucy suggested with a hopeful look.
"Sorry Lucy, but I don't like to lie." Natsu said, shaking his head.
"Did you hear me! This is the only copy of this book in the whole world! If we burn it, I won't be able to read it!" Lucy explained, trying to convince Natsu.
"I see, I see." A voice from underneath the trio said.
The ground next to Natsu and Lucy burst, as the Duke of Everlue burst out. "So that's what you're after."
"See...this is what happens when you hesitate!" Natsu said, as he stood in front of Lucy protectively.
"S-Sorry," Lucy said sheepishly.
"Hmph, I was wondering what all those mages were searching for." The Duke said, landing in front of Natsu. "An it was just that useless book."
"Worthless book?" Lucy said with a confused look. "The client was willing to pay 2 million jewels to destroy this book. And the owner Everlue said it's worthless."
"S-So can I keep it then?" Lucy asked with a hopeful look.
"No," The Duke replied in a snotty tone. "Regardless of how worthless that book is, it still belongs to me."
"You're a stingy old pervert." Lucy shot back, as she glared at Everlue.
"Shut up ugly!" Everlue shouted, making a tic mark form on Lucy's head.
"All we have to do is burn the book, and we'll be done here." Natsu said with a bored look.
"No! We're absolutely not burning this book!" Lucy exclaimed, hugging the book close.
"Lucy!" Natsu exclaimed, startling the celestial spirit mage. "I know that this book is special to you, and under any other circumstance I would let you keep it. But it is our job to destroy it!"
"Then at least let me read it first." Lucy said, dropping to the ground and opening the book.
"HERE! RIGHT NOW!" Natsu exclaimed in shock.
"Bullshit! I don't like this one bit! How dare you touch a book that belongs to the Duke of Everlue!" The Duke exclaimed, as he gave a hand signal. "Come, Vanish Brothers!"
A set of bookcases next to Natsu began to part, revealing a set of stairs. Descending the stairs were a pair of shadowy figures. One of the figures was extremely tall, while the other one was average height.
"It's finally time for us to get down to business." The shorter figure said.
"If we got paid without doing actual work, mama would get mad at us." The taller figure said.
When the shorter figures came into the light, Happy gasped. The shorter figure had a mostly shaved head, with a long dark-haired braided ponytail, reaching down to his back. He was wearing a white and green tunic, and a pair of black pants. He was also carrying a massive frying pan. The larger figure had dark curly hair that jutted out in four tufts, with a red and black bandana tied around his forehead. He was wearing a blue and yellow sweatshirt, and a pair of light blue pants. But what stuck out the most were the cloth bands tied around both figures arms. The cloth had a picture of wolf on it.
"Good afternoon, everyone." The smaller man greeted, with the frying pan behind his back.
"These pipsqueaks are Fairy Tail mages?" The larger man said in a skeptical tone.
"Look at those bands on their arms!" Happy exclaimed, pointing to the cloth on both men's arms. "They're from the mercenary guild Southern Wolf!"
"Hm? So he hired guys like that, huh?" Natsu said, as he stared down the mercenaries.
"Souther Wolves are always hungry! Prepare to die you fools!" Everlue cheered, as the mercenaries walked past him.
While this whole exchange went on, Lucy continued to read "Daybreak." Everyone stared at the blonde in shock.
"HEY!" They all yelled in unison.
"Is this some kind of joke?" The shorter mercenary asked with a tic mark.
"They claimed to be Fairy Tail mages?" The larger mercenary asked, with a sweat drop.
"Vanish Brother! Get my book back, and kill these brats!" Everlue exclaimed in an angry tone.
"This," Lucy said as she shot to her feet. She quickly started to make her way towards the door. "Natsu! Buy me some time! This book seems to hold some kind of secret!"
"Sure thing Lucy!" Natsu said with a grin, as he turned to face the Vanish Brothers. "Like I said, I've been dying to blow something up."
"A secret, huh?" Everlue said, scratching his chin.
"S-Secret?! I didn't notice anything when I read it. M-Might there be a treasure map or something." Everlue thought, as dollar signs flashed in his eyes. "I-I've got to act quick!"
"Change of plans!" Everlue exclaimed, as he started to tunnel into the ground. "I'll go after the girl. You two stay, and destroy this brat!"
"*Sigh* Selfish clients wear me out brother." The smaller mercenary said.
"Yeah, for real." The larger mercenary agreed.
"Happy, go and help Lucy." Natsu said, making Happy's eyes widen.
"Your opponents are two of the Southern Wolves!" Happy exclaimed in a worried tone. "I'm gonna stay and help you."
"Tch, just myself will do. I'll be finished with these bastards in time flat." Natsu said, as he started to stretch.
"Huh!? You bastard! I'm gonna tell mama!" The large mercenary exclaimed in anger.
"Calm down brother, we'll deal with this trash." The shorter mercenary said, holding out his hand and blocking the larger mercenary.
"Alright Natsu, be careful!" Happy yelled as he flew off to find Lucy.
"Sure thing! Keep Lucy safe!" Natsu said, as he waved to happy over his shoulder.
"C'mon 'fire' mage." The smaller mercenary said, challenging Natsu.
"How did you know that I use fire?" Natsu asked the mercenary.
"We saw just about everything on a surveillance lacrima." The mercenary explained. "That blonde girl is a...keyholder type. A celestial spirit mage, isn't she? With seven keys. The cat that flies with wings in the sky in no doubt an ability type, wings. And you, you melted glass and took out that pink-haired maid with a flame covered fist. You're most likely an ability type, a flame mage."
"You observed us fairly well." Natsu said with a grin. "But I guess you didn't notice that I can also use lightning magic."
Natsu held up a hand, and engulfed it red hot flames. The smaller mercenary smirked in amusement.
"I guess that means your prepared to end up completely charred, right?" Natsu asked, as he clenched his flaming fist.
"Unfortunately I'll have to decline." The smaller mercenary replied, pulling out his massive frying pan. "Because flame mages are easiest kind of opponents for me."
"Is that so?" Natsu asked with a bored look. But then a wicked grin spread across his face, as he replaced the fire surrounding his fist with coursing electricity. "What about lightning?"
"WHAT?!" The smaller mercenary yelled in shock.
"Oh, you must have missed that I can use fire and lightning magic." The dragon said, as his grin widened. Electricity traveled along Natsu's hand towards his fingers. The electricity spelled the words 'come on' along Natsu's finger tips. "You two are in trouble, because now I'm all fired up!"
Natsu inhaled deeply, causing electricity to spark around his mouth. Both mercenaries stepped back in fear, as Natsu's cheeks swelled with powerful electricity. The air in the room filled with static electricity, making the mercenaries' hair stand on end. A ring of raw lightning formed around Natsu, as he cupped his hands over his mouth, forming a funnel.
"Lightning Dragon's Roar!"
A deafening thunderclap was heard, as Natsu fired a massive beam of concentrated lightning from his mouth. The smaller mercenary raised his frying pan to block the lightning, which proved to be a horrible mistake. As soon as the lightning hit the large frying pan, the mercenary howled in pain. He began to shake violently, as lightning coursed through the frying pan into his body. After a few more moments of shaking, the smaller mercenary fell over unconscious.
"BIG BROTHER!" The larger mercenary screamed, as he watched his brother spasm slightly from the electricity still in his body. "I'LL KILL YOU! YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
"Oh! You want to play now too?!" Natsu asked with a feral grin, as he took a fighting stance.
The large mercenary swing his fist wildly at the dragon slayer in a blind fury. But Natsu easily ducked underneath the sloppy punch. He quickly coated his fist in flames, as he came back up.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
Natsu delivered a powerful flaming uppercut, that sent the larger mercenary into the air. "One more, to finish this guy off!"
Again Natsu inhaled deeply, but this time flames surrounded his mouth. The temperature in the room rose drastically, as Natsu's cheeks swelled with searing fire. The dragon once again formed a funnel over his mouth, a ring of red hots flames surrounding him.
"Fire Dragon's Roar!"
A stream of scorching flames was shot at the, still, airborne mercenary. The fire hit the mercenary, causing a blinding explosion. Glass shattered and books were scattered everywhere, as the explosion destroyed the whole room.
"Welp, I may have overdid it again." Natsu said, rubbing the back of his head. "I better go find Lucy and Happy."
The dragon slayer never noticed that the pink-haired maid's eyes shot open.
(Same Time; In Another Part of the Mansion)
Lucy was slightly sweating, as she flipped through the last few pages of "Daybreak." Her Gale-Force Reading Glasses allowed her to read the book at a remarkable speed. Finishing the last sentence, Lucy closed the book. With a sigh took off her glasses. and rested her head against the wall she was sitting against. The celestial spirit mage had hidden in the sewers underneath the mansion.
"I...I had no idea that this book held such a secret." Lucy said, looking down at the book in her hands. "I can't...burn this book. I have to give it to Kaby-san."
Lucy stood up and was prepared to look for Natsu. But a voice coming from the walls stopped her in her tracks.
"Ha, ha! Using Gale-Force Reading Glasses..." The voice said, as a pair arms shot out of the wall behind Lucy. "You really are a great reader, aren't you?"
"Shit!" Lucy exclaimed, as a hand wrapped around her wrists. A clanking sound was head when Lucy's keys fell to the floor.
"Now brat, do tell. What did you find in that book?" Everlue asked, as his head appeared next to Lucy's hips. Lucy grunted in pain, as Everlue pulled her arms back painfully. "What is the book's secret?"
"Y-You're a pathetic piece of trash!" Lucy said through clenched teeth, pain shooting through her body. "You are an enemy of literature!"
"An enemy of literature?! You're saying this me?! A great and highly educated man!" Everlue exclaimed angrily.
"How can a man who is happy to have a bunch of ugly ass maids be highly educated?" Lucy insulted, making Everlue pull her arms back even farther.
"Don't insult my beautiful maids, you hag!" Everlue exclaimed, causing Lucy's eye to twitch. "If you don't tell me the secret I'll break your arms."
"Go to hell you bastard!" Lucy exclaimed, as she fought against Everlue's strong grip.
"That is my book! I made Kemu Zaleon write it!" Everlue roared in an angry tone. "So the secret of the book is mine too!"
Lucy looked at her feet, and spotted her keys next to her right foot. When Lucy raised her head back up she had a smirk on her face.
"Now Happy!"
"Who are yo-" Everlue was cut off when Happy flew in, kicking him in the face. The force of the kick caused Everlue to release Lucy from his grasp. Lucy jumped away from the duke and grabbed her gate keys off the ground.
"That was awesome Happy!" Lucy exclaimed with a wide grin.
"No problem LuAH!" Happy screamed, as his momentum carried him into the sewage behind Lucy.
"Jeez, what the hell is up with that cat!?" Everlue grunted out, as he wiped dust of his suit.
"The tables have turned you old pervert! If you give me this book, I may forgive you! Though I promise to punch you at least once." Lucy said with a grin, as she held up a golden gate key.
"Oh ho! You're a celestial spirit mage, huh?" Everlue asked, mirroring Lucy's grin. "You say you're a fan of literature, yet you're using that phrase wrong. You should only say "the tables have turned" when your position has turned from a disadvantage to an advantage." Everlue smirked as he began to sink into the ground. "Anyhow you won't be able to beat my Earth magic just because you have a cat now!"
"So he was using magic." Happy said, pulling himself out of the sewage. "Wait! Everlue is a mage as well?!"
"I was written in this book!" Lucy exclaimed, as she dodged an uppercut from Everlue. "This is an awful adventure novel with Everlue as the main character."
"It's wonderful that I'm the main character. But the rest of the book is trash." Everlue said, diving in and out of the ground. "He is Kemu Zaleon yet he wrote this piece of shit! Outrageous!"
"You forced him to write this book, you bastard! How can act all high and mighty!?" Lucy exclaimed, as she ducked behind a grate. But she had to quickly dodge, as Everlue came crashing through the grate head first.
"I am high and mighty you brat!" Everlue said with a grin, shaking the debris of himself. Everlue then started to tunnel back into the ground. "Kemu Zaleon should have been honored to write a book about me!"
"You threatened to withdraw the citizenship of his whole family, if he didn't write this stupid book!" Lucy yelled in an angry tone.
"Well in the end, Kemu gave up and wrote the it!" Everlue exclaimed, as his hand burst through the ground and grabbed Lucy's leg. "Since he first rejected to write the book, I made him write it in a solitary cell. HA, HA! I crushed his pride as a distinguished writer!"
"That's it, I've had enough of your egotistical bullshit!" Lucy screamed as she stomped on Everlue's hand repeatedly. Her heeled shoes, stabbing through his palm.
"GAH! You bitch!" Everlue roared, as he held his profusely bleeding hand.
"How far will you go just to get what you want!" Lucy yelled, leveling a fierce glare on Everlue. "Can you possibly imagine how Kemu felt, being in that solitary cell for three damn years!"
"H-He realized my g-greatness, finally." Everlue grunted out, as a maniacal smile spread across his face.
"FUCK YOU!" Lucy roared, making Everlue flinch in fear. "He had to fight with his own pride! If he didn't write your stupid fucking book, his family would have been in danger! But writing a book about a jackass like you...a writer's pride wouldn't allow him to write such filth!"
"H-How do you know all this?" Everlue asked, his eyes narrowed.
"It's all written in this book." Lucy said, holding up Daybreak.
"Impossible! I've read that book, cover to cover. Kemu Zaleon never appeared in it once." Everlue said in a confused tone.
"Of course, this is just an awful story for a fan if you read it the normal way." Lucy said, making Everlue's eyes widen. "But you should know about it, too. Kemu Zaleon started off as a mage. He used the last of his magical power to cast a spell onto this book."
"Did that bastard make it so that sentences of his enemy would show up after releasing the magic. UNFORGIVABLE!" Everlue thought, as a vein bulged on is head.
"The process to completing this book is written in it. But that's not what Kemu Zaleon wanted to leave behind in this book. The real truth is something else." Lucy said, as she held up a golden zodiac gate key. "That's why I won't let you have this book! You don't have the right to own it!"
"Open! Gate of the Crab! Cancer!"
A magical circle formed around Lucy. A moment later a spirit with black hair, braided in red cornrows ending in a shape similar to a crab's pincers. He wore a blue striped shit, with black pants. The spirit also had six crab-like legs protruding from his back. His main weapons appeared to be two pairs of scissors.
"A CRAB!" Happy exclaimed, his mouth watering. "I bet he'll say -kani at the end of his sentences! I'm 100% sure! He is a crab after all! I know it; it's expected!"
"Happy, I want to concentrate." Lucy said in an annoyed tone. "If you don't shut up, I'll pinch your paw."
"Lucy," Cancer said, getting Lucy's attention. "What kind of hairstyle would you like today-ebi?"
"EBI?!"
"Can't you see that what's going on right now?!" Lucy exclaimed in shock. "This is a fight! Cut that ugly bastard's moustache off!"
"Okay-ebi." Cancer said, advancing on Everlue.
"A secret?! There's still something else, she hasn't told me? Could Zaleon have written about the illegal nature of my buisnesses?!" Everlue thought, as he began to panic. "Shit! If that book is passed onto the magic council I'm doomed!"
"NOOO!" Everlue roared, as he pulled a golden key out of his pocket. The blood from the hole in his hand dripped from his hand onto the floor.
"Open! Gate of the Virgin! Virgo!"
"EH!?" Lucy gasped, as a magical circle formed around Everlue.
"He can use the same type of magic as Lucy!?" Happy exclaimed in a shocked tone.
"How may I help you, may master?" The massive pink-haired maid from before said, as she burst out of the ground in front of Everlue."
"Virgo! Get that book back from that bitch at once!" Everlue exclaimed with a twisted grin.
"SHE...SHE'S A CELESTIAL SPIRIT!?" Lucy exclaimed, as she held Daybreak close to her chest.
"HOW THE FUCK DID I GET HERE!?"
Everyone gasped when they say Natsu in the air above Virgo. The dragon slayer had a tight grip onto the back of Virgo's outfit.
"NATSU!" Lucy yelled in complete and utter shock.
"Why were you with Virgo!?" Everyone exclaimed with wide eyes.
"You...? How...?!" Lucy stuttered out, trying to comprehend the situation.
"How? She started to attack me all of sudden." Natsu explained in a frightened tone. As Natsu explained the situation, realization started to dawn on Lucy. "After I dodged one of her attacks, I grabbed onto her outfit. Then she started to glow, there was a bright flash of light, now I'm here. I-I don't know what the hell is going on here! Lucy I'm scared, can you hold me?!"
"Don't tell me!" Lucy exclaimed, as he eyes widened. "You, a human, passed through the celestial spirit world!? That's not possible!"
"Lucy what the hell should I do?!" Natsu yelled, as he still held onto Virgo.
"Virgo! Get rid of this pest quick!" Everlue shouted, pointing at Natsu.
"Natsu take her out!" Lucy exclaimed, as she reached for her whip.
"That's what I wanted to hear!" Natsu said with a wicked grin, as his entire head became engulfed in flames. "Eat this you gorilla!"
"Fire Dragon's Sword Horn!"
Natsu delivered a savage, flaming headbutt, sending Virgo crashing to the ground knocked out. The dragon slayer smirked, as he stood over Virgo triumphantly.
"WHAT!?" Everlue exclaimed in shock, as Lucy's whip wrapped around his neck.
"I won't let you escape underneath the ground anymore!" Lucy exclaimed, as she tightened the whip's hold on Everlue. "YOU..." Lucy twirled Everlue around, and threw him into the air. Cancer jumped up and attacked Everlue, shredding his clothes, and cutting off all his hair. "...Shouldn't be more than a supporting character!"
"Lucy...How do like his hair cut-ebi?" Cancer asked with a grin.
"It's perfect Cancer, you can go now." Lucy said with smile, as Cancer disappeared.
"You did an amazing job Lucy!" Natsu exclaimed, wrapping his arm around Lucy's shoulders, causing a blush to spread across her face. "You are a true Fairy Tail mage, through and through!"
"AYE SIR!"
"Thanks Natsu, Happy." Lucy said, as she felt tears of joy form in her eyes, as she clutched Daybreak close to her chest.
"You b-bitch!" Everlue grunted, as he struggled to his feet.
"You!" Natsu exclaimed, as ran up to Everlue and grabbed him by his collar. "You hurt Lucy! And you made fun of her!" Fury was evident on Natsu's face as he held up a flaming fist. "I'm gonna teach you a lesson you'll never forget."
"No Natsu." Lucy said grabbing onto Natsu's shoulder, startling the dragon slayer. Natsu turned his head to look a Lucy, he was surprised to see a smirk on her face. "Let me do it."
"Be my guest!" Natsu said with a grin, as he stepped aside.
"I made a promise that'd I'd punch you at least once." Lucy said, as she cocked her fist back. "And celestial mages always keeps their promises."
"Wh-What! I'll give you anything you want!" Everlue pleaded.
"Too late for that!" Lucy's fist shot forward, and collided with Everlue's jaw. Natsu winced, as he heard Everlue's jaw break. Everlue's head slammed into the ground, causing him to fall unconscious. Lucy spit on Everlue, as she dusted off her hands. "Fucking pervert."
"Woah," Natsu said in a low tone. "That was pretty hot."
"Alright Natsu let's get out of here." Lucy said, as she headed towards the exit.
"Sure thing Lucy!" Natsu said with a smile, as he ran after the celestial spirit mage.
(20 Minutes Later; Back at Kaby's Mansion)
"Wh-What are you doing?" Kaby asked in shock, as Lucy offered him the book. "I thought I asked you to incinerate that book."
"If you want to destroy it, it's not that hard Kaby-san." Lucy said, as Kaby took the book from her hands.
"Fine I'll destroy it myself." Kaby said, glaring at the book. "I don't even want to look at it!"
"I know why you can't tolerate this book's existence." Lucy said, making Kaby's eyes widen. "It's to protect your father's pride. You're the son of Kemu Zaleon, aren't you?"
"No way!" Natsu exclaimed in surprise.
"H-How did you know?" Kaby asked, as he lowered his head.
"Have you ever read this book?" Lucy asked Kaby.
"No...I've only heard about it from my father." Kaby replied, shaking his head. "But it'd be a waste of time to read this trash. My father told me that this book is his worst piece of work."
"Is that why you're gonna burn that book?" Natsu asked, his eye twitching.
"Yes." Kaby replied, but he jumped when Natsu rushed forward.
"Burning it just because it's a bad book, what the fuck are you thinking?! Huh?!" Natsu exclaimed in a rage, luckily Lucy stopped him before he could do anything rash. Her touch seemed to work, as Natsu settled down.
"Natsu...I told you! It's to protect his father's pride! Now apologize right now!" Lucy scolded the dragon slayer.
Much like with Erza, Lucy's scolding seemed to work wonders. Moments after Lucy had yelled at him, Natsu was apologizing to Kaby.
"It's alright my boy." Kaby said with a small smile. "Yes...my father was ashamed to have written Daybreak. 31 years ago my father returned home after being gone of over three years."
(Flashback; 31 years ago)
I'm home...finally." Kemu Zaleon said, as he entered his home.
"D-Dad..." Kaby gasped in shock, his father walking past him. "You haven't contacted us for three years. Where were you writing that book at?"
Kemu said nothing, as he rifled through a chest in the back of his home. Kaby's eyes widened when he saw his father tie rope around his arm.
"I'm done for." Kemu said, tightening the knot around his arm. "I'm going to quite being a writer."
"Wait! Father! What are you doing!?" Kaby exclaimed, as he watched his father hoist an hatchet into the air.
"I'll never write another book again!" Kemu exclaimed, as he swung the ax.
"DAD!" Kaby exclaimed in a panic as he watched his father cut off his own hand.
Hours later Kemu awoke in his bed. He looked to his side, spotting his son standing at his bedside.
"You're...here...Kaby..." Kemu said with a weak smile. "Heh, you've grown a little."
"You're an idiot...Didn't I tell you three years ago...That you'd regret writing such a terrible book!" Kaby exclaimed in anger.
"True..." Kemu said with a small smile.
"How could you write about a perverted man, like Everlue!?" Kaby asked, his rage growing.
"Well, the pay was good." Kemu replied with a smirk
"You're really pathetic sometimes." Kaby exclaimed, as he clenched his teeth.
"Yeah. That book ended up being the worst pile of trash that I'd ever written." Kemu said with a chuckle.
"You abandoned your family for three years...to write that piece of shit...what was on your mind?!" Kaby asked, shaking in rage.
"You. You were always on my son." Kemu answered, smiling at his son.
"The you could've written something for the book and came home earlier! You've throw away both your pride as an author and your family!" Kaby exclaimed, making his father frown. "You made a smart choice when you said you'd stop being an author. Someone with no pride can never be a writer...nor a father."
Kaby turned his back on his father, and exited the room silently.
(Back to the Present)
"Right after that my father took his own life." Kaby explained, as he looked down at the book in his hands. "I hated him even after he passed away. I hated him because he was too weak to stand up for himself." Kaby sighed, as he reached into his pocket. "But as time passed, I came to regret the words that I had said that day. Maybe if I hadn't said those awful things, my father wouldn't have taken his life. That's why I wanted to destroy this terrible book from the world. Only with this atonement can he regain his pride as a writer." Kaby pulled a box of matches from his pocket, and lit one. "Now father will..."
"WAIT!" Lucy exclaimed, as the book began to glow.
"Wh-What is going on!?" Kaby asked in shock, as the letters of the book's title began to rearrange themselves.
"The letters are flying!" Happy exclaimed, as he ducked underneath the floating letters.
"Zekua Melon, under the alias Kemu Zaleon, cast a a spell on this book." Lucy explained, making Kaby's eyes widen.
"A-A s-spell?" Kaby stuttered out, as the book's title rearranged to spell Dear Kaby.
"Yes...he cast a spell that shuffled the letters in the book. Including it's contents...and everything else." Kaby gasped, as the book opened up, and it's words flew throughout the room.
"Whoa," Natsu said, as he marveled at the floating letters. He grinned like a child, as he started to poke the flying words.
"The reason Zekua quit being a writer was not only because he wrote the worst book ever...but probably because he also wrote the best book in existence." Lucy said with a smile.
"Amazing!" Natsu exclaimed, as the words began to fly back into the book.
"The best book, which contains letters to Kaby-san." Lucy said, as the book closed again.
"You were always on my mind." Those words suddenly rang through Kaby's head.
"That is what Kemu Zaleon truly wanted to leave behind." Lucy explained, as Kaby grabbed the newly formed book.
"Dad..." Kaby said, as he felt tears flow down his cheeks. He flipped through the book, and started to read its new contents. "I never...really...understood him."
"Of course." Lucy said, smiling at Kaby. "If you understand how a writer's mind works, you'll never find pleasure in reading a book."
"Thank you. I can't burn this book now." Kaby said with a smile, as he wiped away his tears.
"Well then we don't need a reward either." Natsu with a toothy grin.
"Aye, I agree!" Happy cheered, following Natsu's lead.
"Eh?" Kaby said in surprise.
"Huh?" Lucy asked in shock, as she looked at Natsu.
"We were tasked to 'destroy' that book," Natsu explained. "And we failed to accomplish our mission."
"N-No...but...we can't do it that way..." Kaby said, trying to reason with the dragon slayer.
"No, young man we have to give you something." Kaby's wife said, agreeing with her husband.
"H-He's right...it's his generosity...let's just accept it." Lucy said with a nervous smile.
"You're so greedy Lucy!" Happy exclaimed with a sweatdrop. "You were saying such nice things earlier, but now they've all gone down the drain."
"Hey! that was different!" Lucy yelled at Happy.
"I said we don't want it, so we don't want it." Natsu said, causing anime tears to flow from Lucy's eyes. "Let's get going. You should go back to your own home too, Melon."
Kaby's eyes widened, as he watched Natsu and Happy walk out the front door. Lucy just stared at the duo, slack jawed.
"What the hell is going on?!" Lucy exclaimed, as she ran after Natsu.
(On the Road Back to Magnolia)
"I can't believe you! How could you possibly turn down 2 million jewels just like that?!" Lucy complained, trudging behind Natsu and Happy.
"If we accepted the money for something we didn't do, it'll taint Fairy Tail's name." Natsu explained, earning a pout from Lucy.
"But everything turned out so well, who care?!" Lucy asked in an annoyed tone. "*Sigh* They weren't rich after all. He said that he borrowed the house from his friend to make himself look rich. But we would've accepted the job even if he hadn't done that."
"Really?" Happy asked with a skeptical look.
"Of course!" Lucy exclaimed, but then she muttered 'probably' under her breath. "How did you know about the house, Natsu?"
"Their smell was different from the smell of the house." Natsu replied, tapping his nose. "How do thing I found you in Hargeon?"
"Y-You smelled me?" Lucy squeaked out, as a fierce blush spread across her face.
"Yeah, was that bad?" Natsu asked with a confused look.
"N-No it's fine." Lucy stuttered, as she tried to fight off her blush.
"Oh, okay then." Natsu said with a grin.
The trio made small talk the rest of the trip towards Magnolia. When the team reached Lucy's house, Natsu immediately became flustered.
"Uh, listen Luce." Natsu said, as he scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Luce?! He's giving me a nickname!" Lucy thought, as her face heated up.
"I'm sorry about breaking into your house the other day." Natsu apologized, as he looked at the ground. "I shouldn't have done something like that."
"Oh, that." Lucy said, a small smile spreading across her face. "It's alright Natsu, just knock next time."
"No promises," Natsu said with a grin.
Holy shit balls! That was the longest chapter I've ever written. This chapter was a major pain in my fucking ass to write. Because I had to rewrite a bunch of scenes like seven times, because my laptop was fucking up, and not saving my progress, But I managed to finish this chapter on my desktop, so we're all good. Well Erza will be returning next chapter, and we'll be starting the Lullaby Arc. Okay before anyone says the NaLu stuff is moving too fast, Lucy said she's 'starting' to fall in love with Natsu, key word starting. She already had a crush on him to begin with. Her feelings are now evolving into love. So don't expect any pairings to happen just wait, those will come eventually. But I will say right now that Lucy will be Natsu's first girl. So what did you guys think? Remember to follow/favorite, PLEASE REVIEW IT MOTIVATES ME TO WRITE, and PM me ideas for this story. Also expect the next chapter within the next week or two, because that's what I'm working on before I update any of my other stories.
Okay about the new polls. I have two questions I want to ask you guys. Both of these choices won't affect the story until later.
1. Should Wendy get a secondary magic? Like Natsu's lightning or Gajeel's shadow magic. If I do end up doing this I was gonna give Wendy, Cobra's poison dragon slayer magic as her second magic. That will be the first poll, the options will be yes or no.
2. Should Yukino join Fairy Tail? I was a little disappointed when Yukino didn't join Fairy Tail after all the things Natsu and Lucy did for her. I'm fine with her being in Sabertooth, but I just thought it would be awesome to have her in Fairy Tail as well. Same thing as the first poll, yes or no.
If the polls aren't working let me know, and I'll try to fix them. I'll open the second poll about Yukino after I post the next chapter. SO! What are you waiting for!? Go and vote now!
Until next time I'm outta here.