~Magnolia's Number One Assassin~ (Fairy Tail)

Chapter 21: The Beach

The Beach

"Yep, I'm not going out there guys..." I told them seriously. "Uh-huh! I wore this and now you're saying you won't go?" Levy stated with a shake of her head. Lucy was staring at me with disappointment in her brown eyes.

I clutched my necklace in my hand. This was ridiculous. I could face a Dark Wizard head on and I wouldn't even blink. Yet I was afraid to go out on the beach with my friends.

I looked down at myself.

The bathing suit had shown off my scars. Before Lucy or Levy saw them I had put a small concealer spell on myself. It had worked, at least, it would work for a couple of hours. I had never worn something so...revealing before. All I had ever really worn were long shirts and pants, and my cloak was always around me. Shielding me.

Please...?" Lucy said with her eyes sparkling.
I shut my eyes and took a deep breath. I lifted my head and looked at my two friends.

"Fine." I grumbled out.

With a squeal from both girls they grabbed my arms and we began walking toward the beach. The sun was out and the water looked so beautiful.
The waves crashed onto the beach as the girls and I arrived. Levy was on my right while Lucy was on my left. I could feel people's stares on us but I ignored them. However, I did move closer to Levy. Maybe her wearing that bikini was a bad idea.

Before I could pounder on the thought more my attention was caught by movement up ahead. My face broke out into a smile when I saw the boys a few feet down the beach from us.

But my attention went to just one of the boys. He was on his knees across from Gajeel in the sand. They were both messing with the sand.

Where was Gray?

As the girls and I got closer I figured out why they were messing with the sand...and where Gray was. He was buried neck deep in the sand. He was yelling at the two Dragon Slayers to unbury him.

"This is your own fault, Ice Stripper!"

Natsu laughed out as he dumped more sand on Gray, burying him deeper. "For what!?" Gray sputtered out as he spit sand out of his mouth. "For dumping that bucket of water on my head!" Gajeel said, annoyed but amused at the same time.

"Oi, Metal Head! What about me?" Natsu looked up from his task and glared at the Iron Dragon Slayer. Gajeel tsked and glared right back, "What about ya?"

"That bucket landed on my head too!" Gajeel snickered, "Really? I guess I didn't notice ya there." With a growl Natsu started to stand with Gajeel right behind him.

"Boys! Don't start fighting on the beach!" Lucy shouted at them. Both boys stopped and their shoulders slumped. With a sigh Natsu began to turn around, "Aw, Luce, your no-" He stopped abruptly when his gaze landed on me.

His eyes scanned over me, not seeming to miss a single detail. A shiver raised through me and up my spine at his unflinching and intense gaze. I could feel my face heating up as his warm gaze found mine. Something flashed in his emerald eyes that I hadn't ever seen before. But the emotion was gone before I could identify it.

"Hey, Fey." Natsu said in a low, almost husky, voice.

I swallowed thickly and tilted my head and flicked my wrist in a gesture of hello. Then before I could think better of it, I walked over, and extended my hand to him. "Lets go swimming."

With a laugh from me and a whoop from him, we both took off towards the water. We splashed into the water and I dived in. The water felt nice against my skin and I closed my eyes when the water closed in over my head.
After a moment, I blinked open my eyes.