Celestial Breaker {A NaLu Story}

12: We Accept A Love We Think We Deserve

Natsu

Holy shit this is awesome! At least I don't have to listen to some random old bastard shouting at me. It's Jellal that's gonna be our coach and that's pretty awesome.

Erza, though, looked like she's gonna punch him into next week. I don't blame her, this surprise was definitely uncalled for.

"Why didn't you tell us?" Lucy asked.

Good question.

His smug smile never left his face, "Where's the fun in seeing your reactions if I let you know."

"Hold on," Lyon suddenly spoke up. "It thought our coach was going to be the national team's coach. Not some retired fairy."

"Hey watch it," Gray growled. "That retired Fairy is smarter than ten of you combined."

"The FFA reached out to me last week," Jellal started. "Offered me a job as a coach for Quatro Cerebrus as their head coach but I declined since I still play... ocasionally when Fairy Tail needs that one extra player. Then they said that I should look into a career as a coach so offered me this position as like a test run."

"Makes sense," I laughed. "Alright! I'm all fired up now!"

"Just so all of you know," Jellal continued. "I won't be bias with Fairy Tail because they're my club. I expect all four of them to do everything I say, understood?"

"Aye sir!" Gray and I replied.

He nodded, "Then let's get going. The bus is already here. Grab your stuff. Come, Wendy yours is in my trunk, right?"

The little girl scrambled after the coach, "Oh r-right Coach."

They came together?!

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Lucy

Through the bus ride, Natsu learned what's it's like to not be puking his guts out when riding a vehicles. And that's all thanks to: Wendy Marvell, the little sweetheart that we found out was Jellal's younger cousin.

They're both orphans but Jellal moved to the bigger city to make a living for himself. He would visit her from time to time through the years as she worked on her fútbol skills and finally signed a one year contract with one of the smaller FCs in Fiore, Cait Shelter. That's why I haven't heard of them before, they're more laid back and a club for those who didn't want to model their lives after soccer.

Anyway, Wendy had suggested giving Natsu ginger which she pulled out of her backpack seconds later. She was paired up with Natsu during the ride. Me and Gray sat in front of them, Erza and her boy toy across the isle from us. All the other teams pairing up with those in their FCs at the front of the bus.

Gray and I had to stuff the root down his throat to get him to swallow. Seconds later, he was a ball of energy for the whole ride until we got to the airport.

Wendy gave Salamander a few extra roots for the ten hour flight just as we sat down. I, of course, was paired off with him this time and since there's three per row, an old lady took her seat in the aisle just in case she needed the bathroom every five minutes or so (her words, not mines.) Natsu sat dead center and I got window. Not completely bad because the giant middle section of the plane was where the rest of Fairy Tail folks plus Wendy had to hang out. Ten hours in four very tight seats, oh I'd take being awkward around Natsu any old day.

"Man, ginger can be so digusting raw," he suddenly mumbled under his breath. The old lady sitting with us kinda reminded me of the old lady we saw at Wal-Mart two night except the fact that this one was a little younger and a bit taller.