Of Fire and Ice

C.33

The next morning, near everyone was dead at the table. "Henley's and Grey's fault. They kept us up." Natsu grumbled. "We were just talking! Like you and Lucy weren't doing the same!" I snapped. "At least they weren't fucking this time." Ari said. "Watch it, lizard." "I'm a dragon!"

I decided to spend my time that day by sitting in the living room with a very complicated puzzle. Over one thousand pieces. This was going to take me days.

It only took two hours for Natsu to get bored.

"C'mon! Why can't we find the guys that are kidnapping these girls and take them down?!" He whined, collapsing on top of Lucy on the couch. "Because you aren't qualified to. It's at least an S-class mission." Erza said, looking up from her teacup.

"We've completed an S-class mission before! Remember Galuna Island?!" Natsu whined and Lucy pushed him off her and onto the floor. "What if they find us out and take away Lucy and Henley?!" He said. "Natsu, we're two miles into the forest. We're the utmost definition of safe. As long as we stay out of it, we should be fine." I sighed.

"Do you not want to fight?! You're just going to be a coward and hide?!" Natsu exploded. I stood up and glared at him. "I sincerely hope you know the difference between safety and cowardice." I growled and we just stared at each other.

"Besides, we know absolutely nothing. We don't know who's taking the girls, where the girls are being taken, or even why they are being taken. What's the point of trying if we know nothing at all?" I shrugged and sat back down.

"That sounds like a cowardice statement to me." Natsu huffed. "Natsu, I swear to Gods I'm going to bash your face into the doorframe." I hissed and he backed off.

Grey came over and put his arm around my shoulders. "Hey, calm down." He said and I looked over at him and smiled. "I am calm."

In the corner, I heard Juvia squeal.

"What?" I shot my head towards her. "I thought you said we were safe?!" She said and looked out the window. I immediately ran over and saw dark knights coming towards us.

It clicked in my head. "That damn Radcliffe." I sighed and turned back to them. "Lucy, get the wig on." I said and she grabbed it and threw it on just as the knights came through the door.

"Gentlemen." I greeted them. "She's a whitehair! Grab her!" One ordered and my hands fired up. "You really wanna do that?" I warned them, and they backed away. "Whitehair, you live in a wooden house." One said, and I rolled my eyes. "I'm not going to be taken anywhere, so do yourselves a favour and put it out of your mind." I said in a tough voice.

"She's just like..." "I know." The knights mumbled. "Like who?" I asked, extending my hands. "None of your business! Now come with us quietly, or we'll be forced to hurt you!" One in the front said.

"Sir! She's a blonde! She's just wearing a wig!" One said, and they soon had Lucy.

In my moment of distraction, I was soon taken captive too. The last words I heard were "Henley! Lucy!" Screamed by Natsu and Grey.