Cuffed | A Fairy Tail AU [ nalu ]

Bullet 2 ~ Warehouse Fairy Tail

This chapter was done awesomely by @morbidEmpire and I absolutely love it!

Be prepared for surprises!

--Natsu--

"Gajeel, this is stupid! We have things we need to do!" I exclaimed, my anger flaring as he parked in a vacant parking lot in the warehouse district.

"It's not stupid, she needs the help." was his gruff reply.

"First it was Jellal, now this girl. You can't keep inviting strangers in like this Gajeel. Especially since we're supposed to be out on patrol right now."

"Calm your tits Dragneel. We'll just bring her with us before goin' back to the shop to send her to the old man."

I opened my door, getting out at the same time as Gajeel. "But you know that's not the only problem metal head. There's also the new case we're working on as well. I just know the cops are gonna be all over us with this one."

"That's just 'cause ya don't know how to not go overboard." he scoffed, and I felt my cheeks heat up a bit.

"Psh! You're one to talk ya idiot!" I exclaimed, my anger beginning to come back out. I was prepared for his comeback, but instead of a comeback, all we heard was a loud metallic bang. Startled, we both turned to look at what, or rather whom, had made the sound. Fixing our stunned expressions, I returned mine to neutral while Gajeel just smiled at the girl.

She didn't look anything special, apart from the keys I noticed dangling from her hip. I watched silently as she walked up to Gajeels side, her lip between her teeth. I could tell she seemed nervous, but I just didn't know why. Wasn't my job to know why. "Lucy, this is Natsu Dragneel." Gajeel introduced, and she immediately stuck out her hand. I stared at her outstretched hand for a moment before I extended my own. It was soft.

"Hi, I'm Lucy Syncole." Her voice was soft, yet there was still an underlying tone of dominance to it.

"So, Gajeel tells me you've run into a bit of trouble and would like to join the gang yeah?" I leaned back against Gajeel's car, my arms crossed against my chest and my legs crossed loosely. She merely nodded in response, her long hair bouncing with the motion. "Alright I guess. You're gonna have to come on our patrol with us though. That idiot friend of yours wouldn't wait until it was over to pick you up."

"Shut it." Gajeel grumbled, a scowl forming on his face.

"Awe, you were that worried about me?" Lucy teased, and Gajeel only scowled harder. Gajeel grumbled his complaints as he got behind the wheel, Lucy locking her own car before getting in the back seat. I took my spot in the passenger's seat, and with that we were off to run our patrol.

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Patrol was bland. Nothing exciting happened, not even a trace of suspicious activity and Lucy only complained of the cold the entire time. I swear she didn't seem like the loud type, and I now take back all of the times I had deemed others something they probably weren't. I mean, if she knew the weather was going to be chilly, then why didn't she wear warmer clothing? I swear, I'll never understand woman and their clothing choices.

It wasn't until the sun began to go down that our patrol ended, and we could finally take her to Gramps to see about getting her to join Fairy Tail.

I slid the warehouse door open, happy to see the hustle and bustle of everybody inside. It had been a couple of years since we moved into this location, and we had renovated the inside quite a bit in that time. We had added a bar, an infirmary and an office and kitchen. There were tables spread throughout the place, plenty of people just chilling and chatting with their friends. "I'm back bitches!" I announced grandiously, a wide grin stretched on my face.