Fairy Tail Furious

Chapter 8

Totomaru followed to the table with Makarov, bowing to everyone sitting there presently. "I apologize if Sue caused any problems. She's better behaved when Juvia-sama is here, but she really is a good kid..."

"She's a sweetheart, as always," Erza stated before pushing Gray out of his seat. Nearly falling on his face, Gray scrambled up to his feet and got out of her way to stand. "Don't worry about it too much with us, Totomaru. I know what it's like having little snots around."

"What's that suppose to mean, Erza?" Natsu whined as he got up with Lucy. "Ya mean Gray, right? Gray was much more bratty than I ever was back then. Remember when he used to take off his clothes and run around the garage?"

"Watch what you say, hothead," Gray shouted as he marched to the door, not allowing Boze to open it as he yanked the metal door open and left. The bouncer blinked and looked back to Sue, who shrugged from behind the counter.

Makarov raised a brow before smiling to Totomaru. "I suppose Juvia isn't here right now, hm? She's a busy young lady, no doubt."

Totomaru simply shrugged and waved goodbye to the group. Lucy took one last look around the empty bar before following Natsu closely, seeing how normal it was for something that he made a big deal for. Gray was already waiting in the car with crossed arms and a grumpy look on his face, and everyone silently climbed in and got out of the parking lot.

"Well, Master?" Erza asked once they made it to the road. Everyone was silent until then, seeing how quiet the elderly man was being.

"Apparently Gajeel and his sister didn't pick anyone out last night that they thought were worth Jose's time," Makarov sighed and shrugged. "Anyone else from the race last night may have been picked up by other gangs or arrested from the crashes you guys caused."

"There were a lot of arrests made last night," Erza noted, now remembering before glancing back to the seat behind them, where Lucy and Natsu glanced at each other nervously. "It's not a bad thing - it's good to get as many people off the streets, and you guys did your part."

"Besides breaking civilian cars on the way, too," Makarov grumbled under his breath, making Natsu straighten and pout. "You're going to have to pay that off Natsu, starting on your next job with Lucy."

"I didn't mean to, Gramps!" Natsu whined and crossed his arms.

Lucy glanced between the two. "I could help pay that off, too, if that helps. I was in the car with Natsu when he was racing last night," she offered. Looking to Natsu, she offered him a small smile. "That can double our pay and fix the damage we caused, Natsu."

"Nooo, Lucyyy!" Natsu whined again, waving his hands to her as she smiled a bit bigger. "That's going to be your money. You spend it however you want, okay?"

"Don't I have rent to pay?"

"Not in Fairy Tail, Lucy," Erza answered, peeking back to the blonde through the little mirror. "Your time spent on jobs and helping out around the garage is payment. The building is funded by the police department to our needs."

"Yeah, so, save the money for yourself, okay, Luce?" Natsu instructed before clamping his hand over her mouth, when she tried to say something. "I made the mess, so I pick it up, remember?"

"This is the most I've seen you act mature, hothead," Gray pointed out with a raised brow, making Erza snicker under her breath. Lucy glanced between the two young men as Makarov grumbled at the statement and turned on the radio.

"Speaking of acting mature, Gray," Makarov said once he picked a station he wanted to listen to, "when you come by later tonight, try not to get into a fight with anyone in the bar. Jose mentioned a little something 'bout that. Your last visit to the Phantom's bar cost Jose to purchase bottles and bottles of drinks in replacement of the ones you broke."