To Any Cost

Chapter 24: A New Gate Opened

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   "LUCY HEARTFILIA!"

   "Here I go!" she smiled intently to herself. 'This is the night...' she thought excitedly, 'I can feel it! I'm going to have my moment of romance!' 

   The crowd hooted and cheered as she appeared on stage.

   "Hey!" she laughed and waved while most of the guys had hearts in their eyes.

   "Oh wow!" someone whispered in the crowd, "I didn't know Fairy Tail had this many hot women!"

   'This is it!' her eyes narrowed in determination, 'I'm going to meet the o-'

   "SOOO COOOOOLLLLL!" Jason hopped on stage.

   'One,' she sweat dropped.

   "LUCY HEARTFILIA IS ACTUALLY STANDING HERE BEFORE ME! COOOLLLLL!" Jason was shaking with excitement.

   "Yeah..." she turned away in annoyance.

   "So, Lucy," Jason calmed down instantly and got down to business, "Is it true that Natsu Dragneel was the one to bring you to Fairy Tail?"

   "Yeah," she smiled, remembering the destroyed port in Hargeon, "Of course, I didn't really have a choice then to go with him... after destroying a port and all..."

   "SO COOOLLLL!"

   "That's Natsu for you!" Happy replied while flying around with a fish in his mouth.

   "And you've been partners ever since?" Jason was scribbling down in a notebook with a wild expression on his face.

   "Yep!" Lucy beamed.

   "COOOLLLL!" Jason squealed, "Just a couple more questions... Word on the street is that you've never been kissed!"

   Her face grew hot, "No," she said haughtily, "I haven't."

   "And is your first kiss saved for a certain pink haired someone?" Jason wiggled his eyebrows.

   "Ye-what? Phf, nooo," she turned away to conceal how red her face had turned.

   "You loooooooooove him!" Happy crooned.

   "SHUT UP YOU STUPID CAT!" Lucy retorted.

   "Okaaaay," Makarov cleared his throat and shoved Jason off the stage, "Moving on... Lucy Heartfilia is Fairy Tail's one and only Celestial Wizard. She can cook and knows how to make someone laugh. Not to mention she has an awesome body!" he added before spanking her.

   She turned slowly to glare at the Master, "And you hit my butt because..."

   "Heh heh..." he turned away, "So who wants to bid on her?"

   A few seconds passed. Then...

   "I'LL GIVE 20,000J!"

   "I'LL GIVE 40,000J!"

   "I'LL GIVE 100,000J!"

   The whole guild hall erupted in shouts.

   "What have I gotten myself into..." she sighed as the bidding continued.

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   Natsu clenched his fists, then rose to his feet. "I WON'T HAVE IT!" he shouted angrily, but no one seemed to hear him.