The Salamander's Sister

Chapter 116: The Day before the Games

Natsume's pov

After running into Lyon, the three of us started to feel hungry. I wasn't too pleased at the fact that Gray invited Juvia to come eat with us but I sucked it up and went along with it. Juvia had toned it down a little bit with the flirting, to be honest, I think she was a little surprised because of Lyon and Gray's bet which I found to be absolutely ridiculous. I think she also was taken back by Lyon's sudden interest in her romantically, now that I think about it, it's his first really speaking with Juvia. They've met before because of previous incidents but I doubt the two ever got the official opportunity to actually greet one another properly. It still surprised me with how Lyon fell in love with her so quickly, but then again, Juvia did the same thing to Gray after they first fought so I shouldn't be too surprised. I thought it was cute how Lyon started blushing the minute he saw Juvia, it was cute to see him so flustered. The place we found was really nice and the food was amazing, I couldn't believe how good it tasted. All three of us were enjoying the secenery, the food and the conversation going on. I was surprised to find myself calm at the moment, I guess it was because we were at a really nice restaurant but my good mood didn't last long. Juvia touched Gray one too many times and I nearly blew up the table, which is why Gray had to pull me outside to calm me down. "Sume, you have got to calm down. I'm not about to let you blow up a table and get us all arrested before we can even participate in the Games. Do you know how bad that would look for the guild?" Gray questioned, he had a good point but I was just too angry to care at the moment. I think Gray could tell that I wasn't listening to him, "I don't care if I got arrested, she keeps touching you and I already told her to keep her paws off of you! You are my man, not hers. She can't just touch you without your permission! Especially if you don't want her touching you." I argued, "I understand, Sume. But Juvia has always been like this-" Before Gray could finish his thought, we were interrupted by a familiar voice calling out to us. "Natsume, Gray!" I turned my head to the right and spotted Satomi, Chase and Satoru standing just a few feet away from us. Satomi had a few bags in her hand and a completely new outfit, Chase and Satoru looked like she dragged them through several stores because of the amount of bags they were holding. "Hey guys," Gray greeted, the trio came walking over to us and immediately noticed the tense atmosphere. "Is everything alright here? Why do you two look so serious?" Satomi asked, "Juvia keeps flirting with Gray. She's starting to become annoying and I can't take it anymore." I spat angrily, making the three siblings look at me and then at Gray. "I had to pull her out of there because she was close to flipping the table over, I am trying to keep her out of trouble." Gray said, "Speaking of keeping her out of trouble, why don't we take her for a walk?" Chase suggested, Gray looked at him suspiciously as he knew that Chase had feelings for me. Both Satoru and Satomi caught onto Gray's suspicion, "I think taking her for a walk will calm things down, she'll be fine. Come on, Natsume." Before I had the chance to object, both Satoru and Chase grabbed my arms and dragged me away from Gray with Satomi trailing behind us. "Hey, wait! I didn't agree to this! Let me go!" I shouted, trying to get out of their grip. "No can do, Sume. Gray looks like he's had a hard enough time trying to keep you from killing Juvia all day." Satoru stated, "Yeah, he's had a hard time. Let's give him some time to relax." Chase nodded, "Gray!! You're just gonna let them take me?!!" I saw Gray shake his head and sigh, "She'll be fine, Gray. We got this, go finish your dinner! We'll see you back at the hotel!" She waved to him, Gray could only nod and watch as they dragged me away from him.

"You better sleep with one eye open tonight because I'm gonna murder you three in your sleep tonight." I threatened, both Satoru and Chase visibly tensed at my threat while Satomi laughed it off.

"Oh, please, Natsume. We both know you won't murder us. You love us too much to do that." Satomi smiled.

"You wanna bet?!" I growled, making Chase and Satoru panic. Satomi finally caught on to how serious I was being and laughed nervously, "Oh come on, Sume. Had we not taken you off Gray's hands, you might have been taken away in cuffs." I only rolled my eyes, "Let me go back to Gray. I won't kill Juvia. I promise." I said, "I don't believe that, Sume. Juvia doesn't know how to stop flirting with Gray and she won't. She's too head over heels for him." I let out a groan, throwing my head back. "I don't care! Let me go!" I wriggled out of Chase and Satoru's grip, but they held on tight. "Listen, Sume.. Everything will be fine, Juvia will not overstep her boundaries and do something to Gray while you're gone. Now, let's go check out this little shop over here." I watched as Satomi walked around her brothers, heading toward a shop on the street corner.

"Ugh, not another shop." Chase complained.

"I swear, we are going to go broke before the games are over. Then we'll have to move in with you." Satoru sighed, "Hey! What's so bad about moving in together?" Chase quipped, I groaned as I knew they were about to start arguing. They followed after Satomi, dragging me along with them as they continued arguing about moving in together. Ugh... Just why?