The Dragon's Light

PROBLEMS ARISING

"Natsu, finally found you" Natsu heard a familiar voice. "Happy said this is probably where you'll go if not your house" he looked down, Lucy pouting at him, arms crossed over her chest.

"Mind getting down that tree so we can have lunch at my place?" she asks, brow raising at him. "I'm not hung-". "Growl...."

"..." the duo stared at each in awkwardness. Natsu couldn't believe it, his own stomach just betrayed him. "Pft" Lucy turned, trying to hold back her laughter.

"Luce it's not funny!" Natsu shouts in embarrassment. "Come on! Let's go" she giggles, Natsu pouting as he goes down the ground.

Following her, the duo went back to her apartment.

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"You actually managed to bring back firebreath" Gray states, staring at the glaring Natsu. "Shut up icehead" he retorted.

"Like you're one to talk dumbass". "Ya say something asshole??". "Oh sure have I, knuckled". "Ya lookin for a fight blockhead??". "I'd gladly take the offer, idiotic bastard!!". "Bring it on, stupid ice cream!!". "What was that you lava maniac!?"

"Ahem!" Erza coughs, the ice and fire blockheads silencing their mouths as she then turns around, humming as she takes her beloved 10th slice of strawberry cake.

Glaring at the each other, Lucy and Wendy sighed.

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"I'm full..." Natsu stretches, standing up as he goes to drink a glass of water. "This feels nostalgic" Erza smiles, Gray and Natsu raising a brow in question.

"What is?" Lucy asks, tilting her head. "For you both to fight everytime" she quietly chuckled. "I'm full. I shall go to the guild to report to master, thanks for the food" she says standing up.

"Then Erza-san, Carla and I will also go" Wendy states, standing up after her scarlet haired friend. "Thanks for your hospitality everyone!" Wendy says bowing her head before Carla and she follow the leaving Erza.

"You guys not going?" Lucy asks. "I'm gonna stay here for awhile" Natsu says, Happy nodding in agreement. "Same here, and besides, this story is getting interesting" Gray says, flipping through the pieces of papers.

"Ahh!! Anything but that!!!" she whines, about to get the papers from him only to be stopped. "Nooo" she sobbed. "Nothing's wrong with it right? And besides, aren't stories supposed to be read?" Gray blurts out.

"I-" she breathed, nothing to deny on that fact. "Mrgnmh..... Fiiinnneeee! Also put a shirt on!" she crossed her arms over her chest, pouting. "Mhm... amazing..." the trio, including Happy immediately looked around in search of the unknown voice.

"To think you rejected Nine's offer... To the point of even putting him to jail" the man's voice rang throughout the apartment. "Oh salamander. How deeply disappointed I am. Well oh well, you rejected our kind offer, and you know about us.... I guess it's time to take the trash out" the man sighs.

"You're the mastermind aren't you!?" Natsu shouts, the unknown voice chuckling. "Mhm... You're correct, as expected of you" the mysterious man chuckled.

"What do you want?" Gray asks, putting the papers down the desk. Suddenly, a man's  shadow appeared before them. "Simple" he smiled. "Taking out garbages" he then snapped his fingers, disappearing in midair.

"Natsu! Lucy and Happy are gone!!" Gray exclaims, Natsu turning around to see no Lucy and Happy.