The Guardian and The Priestess

The Ninja

"My name's Lucy!" I smiled at him and showed him my mark.

He nodded in recognition.

"So the seventh is The Blacksmith." Natsu concluded.

We found everyone, waiting for us in the town square, not too far from Gajeel's shop.

I gestured for everyone to come over.

I've introduced Gajeel to everyone.

"Will you help us?" I asked him, nicely.

"Food's for free, right?" he asked, smirking.

"Absolutely! Courtesy of the prince!" I bragged proudly.

"Hey!" Natsu argued and I chuckled.

"Come on, Gajeel. Let's go to our new home!" I smiled at him and offered my hand.

"Sure thing, bunny girl." He smirked.

"Bunny girl?" I blinked my eyes three times and tilted my head, then he ruffled my hair.

Why does guys love to keep doing that?

We walked straight through a clearing, just right outside Magnolia.

"Alright, everyone. Let's group ourselves. Gajeel and Gray needs a ride." Erza preached.

"No. I'm fine." Gajeel spoke up.

And we looked at him.

"What? I have my own cat." Gajeel muttered.

"Seriously?" Natsu asked, looking excited.

"LILY!" Gajeel called.

Aww... It's another girl!

A black chimera descended from the sky, growling.

"Yeah. Yeah." Gajeel snickered, patting the chimera's head.

"He said it's nice to meet you, guys." Gajeel stated.

Oh.

It's a dude.

I swear this world gets messed up, every single day.

"How'd you get a cat?" Natsu asked.

"Someone wasn't able to pay me right, so I beat him to a pulp and he gave me Lily." He shrugged.

"Alright! Let's fly!" I cheered.

"I ain't flying with flame brain/Ice pea." Natsu and Gray contradicted in unison.

"Why not?" Levy-chan asked.

"This guy's seriously messed up!" They both said in sync.

"Wow. That's really creepy." I commented and they glared at me.

"Alright. Alright. Ride with me, Gray." I offered and he walked towards me.

"Then, you're flying with me." Natsu ordered, looking intently at me.

"What?" I raised a questioning eyebrow at him.

"If you can fly with me, why not with Gray?" I questioned him.

"Happy likes you." He shrugged.

"Yeah right." Gray and Gajeel snickered, then they bro-fisted.

He glared at both of them.

"Alright. Alright. I'll ride with you." I sighed in defeat, and summoned Plue.

"You're riding with Gray, okay? Be nice" I pat Plue's head and he nodded in acknowledgement.