Hellooooo.
How you all doing? It's been a while.
My bad for being gone for so long but I was dealing with life and just recently managed to balance everything together again. needless to say, I'm happy to be back lads!
For those of you who read one of my stories, 'He's the cure!?' you all will be happy to know that I am working on releasing that chapter next, will be out befoe the end of the month.
Oh, and where are my manners, Merry Christmas!
This chapter won't be as exciting as last chapter unfortunately since there is no massive battle or something like that, but that said, I still plan on making this chapter an enjoyable read.
So buckle up lads, we're going for a ride!
Start:
Standing before the doors of the new Fairy Tail building, Naruto looked uneasy as he remembered the injured state of all who had been involved in the attack.
Entering the guild meant that there was a small chance that he was inv… no… it meant he was very likely inviting problems and pain to come to the people inside, he coul-
"The future is always filled with uncertainty and unease." Makarov suddenly spoke, drawing Naruto's attention to him. "But if we have our family and friends alongside us, we can face and forge a brighter future together… don't let your doubts and past experiences stop you from opening the door to a happier life." He advised gently.
Makarov had a pretty good idea of what kind of thoughts were filtering through the blonde's head, but in the end, it was Naruto's choice alone if he wished to associate and be around Fairy Tail, the elderly mage only hoped that his words had gotten through the youngster.
Looking down on the floor, Naruto thought long about what everyone he knew would tell him if he were here…
The answer came to him instantaneously and Naruto raised his head high before pushing the door wide open.
Contrary to the beliefs, the mages of Fairy Tail weren't always constantly battling just for the sake of doing so, a fact that Makarov was grateful for as he exhaled in relief at the sight of everyone calmly sitting and relaxing together.
One mage who by chance tossed his head back, noticed a pair standing at the door, narrowing his eyes in concentration, Macau recognized the shorter figure as master Makarov before his eyes widened in surprise once they landed on the man who had saved him from the falling debris a few days back.
"Guys! Master is back! And look who he has brought with him!" Macau loudly exclaimed, causing everyone to sharply turn to the door before they all rushed to the front entrance.
"Master! You're back."
"Naruto, where did you run off to!?"
"Where'd you find him master!"
"Oh man, Naruto, you were so strong and cool!"
"Yeah! Why didn't you tell us you were so strong Naruto!?"
"Thank you for protecting Fairy Tail Naruto!"
"Leave it to the master to be able to find the runaway hero!"
"Handsome, strong, and you protected Fairy tail to boot! Definitely boyfriend material."
"You must be strong, fight me!"
A plethora of exclamations and shouts greeted the pair and Naruto threw an unsure look towards Makarov who chuckled goodheartedly but did nothing to help.
Fortunately for the shinobi, Mirajane, noticing the signs that displayed how the blonde was beginning to get uncomfortable with all the attention, stepped in to address the rowdy crowd.
"Now, now everyone, I know we're all excited to see Naruto return back after disappearing for days on end." The supermodel exclaimed the last part while throwing a scolding look towards the guilty looking blonde. "But we don't want to overwhelm him with all the attention, so let's give him and master some space." She ended her speech with a gentle smile that had nearly all the men and even a lot of women in the guild swooning.
Naruto watched as the crowd miraculously thinned until only Mira herself stood before them.
'Perks of being super pretty, I suppose.' The shinobi mused, looking her over discreetly and wondering how was it that Fairy tail's cover model was still single.
Mira was an astoundingly gorgeous woman, definitely prettier than any woman he had ever come across back in the elemental Nation.
Having been forced into only God knows how many brothels and strip clubs due to his pervy Godfather, Naruto considered it nearly impossible for him to blush when confronted by a woman's good looks and charms.
But Mira…
She was in possession of an elegant veil of snow-colored hair that fell down her back while having a few loose strands tied into a unique upward ponytail, leaving behind a visage free of any strands or fringes.
With her visage free of hair, Naruto took his time gazing at her features and was nearly blown away by her beauty.
Now, for the first time since arriving here, did Naruto come to realize just how jaw-droppingly gorgeous Mira really was. It was telling of her appearance that she nearly managed to force a blush to appear on his face when she hadn't even done anything.
Naruto could understand perfectly why all the men and even some women blushed terribly and swooned whenever Mira smiled or did anything.
Hell, it wouldn't have surprised him if the masses would cut off their own arm or leg so they could hear or sniff her fart. Such was the league of beauty that Mira was in.
"Hello master, if it's no trouble to you, mind if I take Naruto off your hands?" The waitress asked sweetly.
"He's all your my dear." Makarov declared before his face contorted into a look of despair. "I'm afraid I still have a lot of paperwork that I must attend to." The elderly visage grumbled before heading to his office, leaving behind the two young adults.
Grabbing a hold of Naruto's hand before he could voice out anything, Mira gently dragged him to an empty table a bit far away in an attempt to get them some privacy, Naruto all the while smiling awkwardly and waving at all the people just watching them.
Most of them either smiled or chuckled before returning his greetings with a wave of their own and the remaining few, almost entirely composed of women… Naruto smiled awkwardly as some of them suggestively winked while the more bolder ones began to holler and make gooey eyes at him.
Arriving at the chosen table, Mira sat down and smiled gently as her blonde savior copied her action. "Hey."
"Hi." Naruto replied with a small grin.
"I'm happy to see you." Mira admitted softly. "I was so worried when I learned that you left without anyone knowing."
The shinobi scratched his cheek and looked away. "Sorry, it wasn't my intention to worry you. I just… I didn't want to cause you guys any trouble."
An incredulous look contorted on Mira's features. "Cause us trouble? You're the one who helped us when we had trouble, silly."
"Bu-" "No, no, no." Mira gently interrupted him, tone set into an admonishing grain. "You helped us so, so, so much when we needed it, I won't have you downplay your part or think that it was somehow your fault, understand?"
Getting confronted with a set of full lips tugged into a smile so frighteningly sweet yet scary, there was only one plausible answer that Naruto could give. "Alright."
"Good." Mira nodded with a satisfied smile before her cheeks took on a slightly pink hue. "I also wanted to thank you for saving me and more importantly, protecting everyone in Fairy tail, thank you."
"You don't have to thank me Mira, protecting you all was the least I could do after all the kindness you guys showed me." He replied earnestly, causing her smile to widen into a happy beam.
"She's not the only one." A masculine voice spoke from behind the blonde.
Naruto looked over his shoulders and was greeted to the sight of Elfman, Cana, along with the two mages he'd picked up and carried to safety from the falling debris.
Elfman plopped down right next to him and bestowed the blonde with a genuinely grateful grin. "Thank you Naruto for protecting and saving my sister when I couldn't, I truly am thankful that you were there with us, you're a true man!"
Having already gotten used to male Strauss's eccentricities but still unaccustomed to hearing heartfelt praises, the shinobi's features turned bashful as he closed his eyes and scratched the back of his head.
"It was no problem."
Cana grinned as she sat next to Mira. "Hoh, is someone not used to compliments? You are so cute."
The blonde scowled at the brunette. "Don't describe me with that disgusting word, cute is a word reserved for something small and cuddly, like a puppy. I am a man. The only words for men are strong and handsome."
Naruto's exclamation caused everyone, excluding Elfman who nodded in agreement, to burst out in laughter.
Rolling his eyes at their reaction, Naruto waited patiently and was rewarded for his efforts as one of the two men standing to his left, the one with blue hair, extended his hand in a friendly gesture.
"My name is Macau, I wanted to thank you in person for saving my life five days ago."
Naruto shook his hand and nodded. "It was my pleasure to help."
"And this eccentric friend of mine." Macau said while gesturing to the other guy with the freaky hairdo. "Is Wakaba, he's the other guy you saved."
"Howdy." Wakaba greeted while thrusting his hand for a handshake.
The shinobi didn't disappoint and grasped the man's hand. "We're grateful that you stopped us from becoming squashed pancakes, thanks man."
Naruto chuckled lightly. "As I said, it was my pleasure to help."
"Well, me and Wakaba are currently in a drinking contest with the other guys so we got to leave, but thank you again Naruto, we hope to see you around." Macau nodded with a smile
"Take care kid." Wakaba gave a two finger salute before both he and Macau walked away.
Normally, the idea of a drinking contest would have stoked the fire in Cana's belly, but currently, the busty card wizard found herself more intrigued and fascinated with the adorable set of whisker marks on either side of Naruto's cheeks than she was drinking barrels of rum.
Oh yes… she had something else in mind that she wanted to do.
Noticing how distracted Naruto was, a victorious grin tugged at Cana's beautiful visage as her fingers crept closer and closer to the whisker marks she so desperately wanted to caress.
Thwack!
"Oww!" Cana whined as with lightning fast reflexes, Naruto smacked her hand away once it got too close to his cheeks.
He gave her a reprimanding look. "Hands to yourself you lewd, brown haired succubus!"
A fitting and accurate title if he so said so himself, after all, from his understanding, succubus were women with insanely beautiful faces and beyond enthralling assets.
And Cana, from what he could obviously tell, fit both descriptions with her heart-fluttering visage, one that couldn't possibly be human due to how otherworldly beautiful it was, made only more mesmerizing with the way her wavy brown hair danced around her features…
Of course, there was also no forgetting her impressive assets, be it the large breasts that jiggled within the confines of her sturdy blue bra, or her huge round ass and thick thighs that was hugged snugly by her capri pants.
A fitting title indeed.
Immediately, Mira and Elfman choked and guffawed hard as Cana blushed at his exclamation before she shook her head in denial. "No! I want to know if you can purr!"
A tickmark formed on Naruto's forehead as he glared at the alcoholic woman. "And how many times did I tell you, I don't purr."
"But we won't know for certain until I try."
"I know for certain that I don't purr."
"But I'm not the only one who is super invested in this!" Cana declared before pointing to the suddenly blushing Mira. "Mira's been wanting to touch your cheeks too!"
A sudden silence descended on the table and Naruto could only turn his dumbfounded gaze to the scandalized and horribly blushing model who punched Cana in the shoulder. "Owww!"
"Don't make it sound so weird!" Mira squeaked.
Wincing at the throbbing pain in her shoulder, Cana threw the waitress an annoyed look. "Alright, I admit that I made it sound weird, even if accidently, but the point I'm making is that you want to touch his whiskers too! Don't even deny it."
"Heh heh." Mira couldn't refute Cana's claim, her face returning back to it's normally milky complexion before a dangerous gleam entered her gaze as she turned towards Naruto, causing him to eye her suspiciously. "Naruto, can I f-"
"No." He swiftly denied.
Pouting, Mira turned to Cana, a silent message telepathically being communicated between them before they both grinned and turned simultaneously to the alarmed blonde.
With perfect synchronization, they attacked.
Swat. "No." Swat. "No." Swat. "No." Swat. "No."
It was a repeated motion, Naruto had to alternatively and repeatedly smack the hands of both Cana and Mira away as they determinedly without pause tried to touch his whiskers.
That was the scene that Lucy along with Natsu, Gray, and Erza walked into. "What's going on?" Lucy couldn't help but question.
Elfman, seeing the predicament that Naruto was going through, decided to answer in his stead. "Nee-Chan and Cana are trying to find out for themselves if Naruto can purr."
Pouting heavily at being denied of her wants, Mira sat back down and hmphed, being joined by a similarly displeased Cana.
Naruto sighed in relief before he took note of the four or rather figures if he included the flying blue cat, before him, one of which he was familiar with. "Hey Lucy."
"Hi Naruto, happy to see you here." The celestial wizard replied with a small smile.
"It's good to see you too." Naruto bestowed her with a small smile of his own that had Lucy blushing pink as she sat down next to Mira. Why was he so handsome!? Not that she had a problem with that.
"Is that a flying blue cat?" He asked incredulously.
"My name is Happy." The now named happy spoke, waving a paw at the mildly surprised shinobi before flying away.
The shirtless black-haired mage chuckled at his reaction as he sat down next to Elfman. "Name's Gray, Gray Fullbuster."
Before Naruto could reply to his greeting, fire exploded out of the pink haired man, causing Naruto to almost jump in surprise. "And I'm Natsu Dragneel! I heard from everyone that you're the guy who protected Fairy Tail! Let's fight!"
Everyone excluding Naruto who blinked, sighed in unison at the fire mage's antics. "I'm sorry but what did you say?" The shinobi had to ask just to be sure.
An excited grin dominated Natsu's features. "I heard about how there were demons of Zeref and how you defeated them one by one, that must mean you're strong so fight me!"
Oh… he was one of those types.
The kind that Naruto would associate this Natsu with Bushy brow and Bushy brow Sensei. The one's who wouldn't take no for an answer and even if they had been given an answer, they'd just repeat the action the next day.
Fortunately, Naruto was all kinds of stubborn and had no intention of humoring this kind of request everyday. "Yeahhhh no. I can already tell that even if I said yes and we fight, you'd just ask again and again."
Everyone groaned and Naruto took that as affirmation that his deduction was spot on.
The grin on Natsu's face spread wider. "I wasn't asking."
After saying that ominous sentence, fire once more exploded out of him only for Natsu to end up slumping and falling on the ground, unconscious, courtesy of the armored red-head who karate chopped the back of his neck.
"I'm dearly sorry about his behavior, I'm afraid this idiot doesn't know how to take no for an answer. I'm Erza, Erza Scarlet." The requip mage introduced herself, looking over the blonde man responsible for protecting her family and feeling her face light up with a small blush.
While not one to normally look at a person and appreciatively observe their aesthetic, Erza felt she could excuse herself this one time as the man before her was exceptionally handsome.
Blue eyes the shade of a lovely sapphire stared back at her, peeking out from behind the fringes of spikey, sun-kissed blonde hair.
His skin was tanned and smooth, and he possessed defined high cheekbones made only more prominent with his sharp chiseled jaw. Curiously enough, Erza noted what appeared to be a set of three whisker marks on either side of his nose and lips.
All in all, when she gazed at his face, she couldn't help the feeling of butterflies flying in her stomach as his visage was one she found to be highly attractive. Biting her lips in annoyance, Erza tried to not focus on the fact that the men before her had the most handsome face she had ever seen in her entire life.
He smiled charmingly and Erza almost swooned before she inwardly gritted her teeth.
So what if he had the most handsome face she had ever seen? She was Erza Scarlet and absolutely nothing could make her swoon. Certainly not some blonde stranger with no muscle.
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…
Gaze unintentionally drifting downward, Erza almost whined as her eyes instantly noted down the bulging muscles of his upper body straining against his long sleeve black shirt, gaze darting to every inch of his torso and appraising the broadness of his shoulders, the thickness of his back, the size of his arms, the solid bricks for abs…
She wanted to cry, how was she supposed to display an image of firmness and discipline, an image she needed to portray to the guild so they could behave, when she was confronted with someone this attractive!?
Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on the perspective, the attraction she felt to the blonde wasn't one-sided.
"Naruto Uzumaki and you don't have to apologize on his behalf." Naruto replied, slightly dazed as he took note of yet another beauty up close and personal. While it was true that Naruto had gotten a glimpse of her from afar, he didn't truly pay attention to her appearance.
…till now.
Erza's beautiful red hair, glamorous and shimmering, framed a truly gorgeous visage that could turn even the most savage and crude of sailors into well mannered and blushing gents.
With her luscious almond shaped brown eyes underneath a set of eyelashes and brows that almost seemed regal in their extravagant perfection. A button nose that sat atop temptingly plump lips, the gentle lines and curve of her face…
Naruto had to wonder why it was that there were so many beautiful women in Fairy Tail, first it was Mira, then Lucy, Cana followed right after, and now Erza… was this the average of the world he had landed in?
Or was it just mere coincidence that the most gorgeous of women he had ever laid eyes on were situated right here in Fairy Tail?
Sadly, Naruto couldn't gauge Erza's body due to her armor and it was impossible to tell if she had an impressive rear-end considering her front was facing him but that didn't change the fact that he found her attractive.
Wait… was he actually sad that he couldn't look at her form? 'Damnit Pervy-Sage, I blame you for this.'
Unaware of the thoughts going through his head, Erza sat down next to the blonde and ignored the fact she found him delightfully gorgeous as she sent him a look of extreme gratitude. "I know you must have heard this a bunch of times but thank you so much for protecting Fairy Tail and the people of Magnolia, we're all very grateful for what you did."
Having been snapped out of his thoughts the moment she uttered her first words, Naruto nodded at the red-head and smiled kindly. "You don't need to thank me. If I can help those in need of helping, then I should, that's all there was to it."
Erza nodded and couldn't help but feel her respect for the blonde swell.
"Naruto." Said man looked over to Lucy and raised a questioning brow. "Why did you leave Fairy Tail after saving it? We all were very worried about you."
"That's because he felt like he was causing us trouble by staying here." Mira answered for him while frowning at the blonde shinobi.
Before the shinobi could respond or defend himself, he was assaulted by a variety of exclamations that warmed his heart.
"Huh? But you're the one who helped us when we were in trouble." Lucy exclaimed.
"I agree with Lucy. Also, we all cause trouble here in Fairy tail so even if it was somehow your fault that the demons and dark mages invaded, you stayed to help us and that's what matters." Cana added.
"You're a very manly man for being considerate of us but surely someone as manly as yourself realized that it was unnecessary to leave, we're a manly guild and can handle trouble." Elfman passionately slammed his fist into his chest.
"Besides, you have nothing on Natsu, he's the definition of trouble and causes so much property damage that it causes gramps to have regular heart attacks." Gray coolly mentioned.
Right away, snickers erupted across the table as they gazed at the unconscious form of the fire dragon slayer.
Having been the only one quiet so far, Erza narrowed her eyes and asked the question that had been bugging her now for a whole minute. "Naruto, while I completely agree with what everyone has said so far, I'm curious to know why you believe that your stay here would cause or have caused trouble."
Naruto looked sheepish. "Well… this is all but speculation but, the fact that four demons and so many dark mages would attack Fairy Tail not too soon after I arrived here, it makes me believe that they maybe wanted something to do with me."
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…
The slight hint of nervousness began to creep up on the shinobi as the powerful red-head stared at him blankly for a whole ten seconds before her visage morphed into a deadpanned look. "You're an idiot."
"Excuse me?" An offended Naruto repeated.
"You're an idiot." Erza bravely repeated much to his indignation. "It's highly unlikely that you're the cause of their sudden attack even though you raise a valid point about their timing, dark guilds and demons of Zeref have always wanted to sow chaos in the world whenever they could and you being here or not wouldn't change that."
"And just as Cana said a minute ago, even if they did attack because of you, you stayed and fought to protect us and the people of Magnolia and that's what truly matters." The red-head added.
Naruto sighed. "I'm guessing that I'd lose this argument if I tried?"
"That's right" "You got it." 'No way you're winning this." "We easily win." "That's just how it is."
"Well regardless." Naruto sent them all a grateful smile. "Thank you, all of you, for feeling this way. I appreciate it."
"I know I speak for all of us when I say that we're happy to have you here." Mira kindly declared. "Speaking of having you here, will you join Fairy tail?"
Naruto inwardly winced as everyone excluding the still comatose Natsu, eyed him expectantly. "I still haven't decided on that, I need some time before I make the decision of joining or not."
Nodding in understanding, Mira opened her mouth to ask another question. "Naruto, would you like to spar with me tomorrow?" only to close it as Erza asked a question of her own.
Shooting an annoyed glance towards the oblivious red-head, Mira returned her attention back to the blonde, immensely curious by the new shift in topic.
Pretty much everyone was, their undivided attention on the blonde as they waited attentively for his answer.
"I don't mind since I can tell you won't pester me with a fight everyday but is there a reason why?"
"I'd like to gauge your capabilities, I haven't had the chance to witness your abilities so I'm curious of how strong you are though I don't doubt that you're immensely capable. I apologize for my unsightly request."
Naruto waved off the apology. "It's alright, and I don't have a reason to refuse you, let's do it."
Standing up excitedly from her seat, Cana bellowed from the bottom of her lungs. "EVERYONE! NARUTO AND ERZA ARE GOING TO HAVE A SPAR TOMORROW!"
Immediately, the entire guildhall erupted into loud cheers and hoots.
Sitting back down, Cana giggled nervously as everyone on the table including Lucy gave her a deadpanned look. "Uhh… sorry about that guys, bad habit."
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Seeing the stares not light up in the slightest, Cana blurted out the first thing that came to mind in order to escape the stares. "Hey Erza, Lucy, did you know that Naruto can purr."
Just like that, all the women at the table forgot their annoyance towards Cana as they turned their attention to Naruto who reeled back. "That's not true, I can't purr."
"Yes you can." Cana immediately fired back. "Don't listen to him ladies, he's just embarrassed that he can."
Scowling at the grinning brunette, Naruto gave her the stink eye.
"Mhmm, is that true, Naruto?" Erza asked curiously.
The shinobi turned to the red-head and shook his head. "It isn't, Cana just thinks I can."
Thwack!
"Oww!" Mira cried out in a bit of pain as Naruto did what he did to Cana not too long ago.
Elfman and Gray quietly snickered.
He deadpanned at the curvy waitress nursing her hand after she sneakily attempted to molest his whiskers. "And what made you think I wouldn't do that to you, Mira?"
"Why won't you let us find out?" She asked with a pout.
"I don't need a reason. You and Cana need to learn from Lucy's example and not ask or talk about my whiskers at all."
"Heh heh." Lucy giggled sheepishly as she gazed at her fellow blonde. "Actually, I was wondering if you'd let me try, I'm really curious to know if you can. Sorry."
Giving the voluptuous celestial mage along with the rest of the girls at the table excluding Erza, an annoyed look, Naruto sighed. "Fine, might as well get this over with since it's obvious you girls won't be dropping this until it's over."
Cheering at their success, Lucy, Mira, and Cana hurriedly left their seats before they went around the table and to Naruto who rolled his eyes.
Twisting around so he was facing them, he sat still and eyed the trio of girls boredly, watching as Mira tentatively started, fingers creeping to the left side of his visage before trailing down softly across his whiskers.
Immediately, Naruto shivered at the feeling.
Seeing the kind of effect she had on him, Mira nudged Lucy and Cana to do the same, lightly caressing his cheeks with her fingers while looking from the corner of their eyes at the kind of reactions he was having.
This continued on for nearly an entire minute, Naruto trying his best to keep still and not reveal even a hint of enjoyment as the ladies slowly began to up their game.
Pouting heavily at being on the sidelines even though she was sitting right next to him, Erza requiped her armor away before she pushed the girls away so she could try her shot at this.
Was it because she was feeling left out, simple curiosity, or because she wanted to touch his face? Erza didn't know and quite frankly, she didn't care.
So far, the girls had only relied on feather-light caresses and scratches to test Naruto's reactions, even Cana who was much more bolder than the average girl, resorted to being gentle in fear of making the blonde uncomfortable.
Now with Erza, she was a sharp and intuitive woman, having attentively observed even the slightest of twitches in his facial features, twitches that even the normally sharp-eyed Mira missed, Erza knew that Naruto was far from uncomfortable and was secretly enjoying the ministration.
Which was precisely why when she had requiped out of her armor, the first thing she did after pushing Mira, Lucy, and Cana away was gently slap both her hands on either side of Naruto's visage, palms directly above his whisker marks before she began to rub them in circles.
The effect was prompt.
"Brrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmm" Naruto purred, eyes closing in bliss as he surrendered to the wonderful sensation of having his whiskers played with. A deep rumbling in his chest that had all the women including Erza of all people to giggle. "So you can purr."
Eyes snapping open, Naruto blinked, realization suddenly dawned on him before his features contorted into a horrified blanch.
End
And that marks the end of this chapter. There wasn't much plot progression in this chapter but that was because I wanted to solidify the bonds everyone had with our favorite blonde.
Next chapter will have more plot progression, I can assure you of that.
If you'd like to see more in advance, Chapter 5, 6, and 7 are posted on my p.a.t.r.e.o.n
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That said, I do hope you all enjoyed this chapter, it was pretty fun to write and I do hope that you all had a good time reading it.
Take care lads.
Peace.