Voice Behind Closed Doors (discontinued)

Chapter 29 ~ Wanted

☪ Natsu's POV ☪

"We have to protect Luce!" I yelled to the group. They all nodded determindly, except for Lisanna, who instead looked very bored.

"People want Lucy-san's magic?" Wendy; my little sister asked.

"Yes, and they will do anything to get it," Levy explained softly. Wendy looked at me, her brown eyes full of fear and proximity.

"We have to save her," she whispered. Of course I knew my sister was breaking inside, later I'll reward her for being so brave.

"So what I'm hearing is... You all are planning on defending that blonde-" she was cut off by a mix of Gajeel, Erza, and Levy let out a monotone chorus of Lucy's name. "Fine, fine!" Lisanna huffed. "You all plan on defending Lucy, but like," the girl with the silver hair paused. "Where is she now?" Levy and I exchanged worried glances. The question had us pondering.

"Wait a minute!" Erza called, standing up.

"Hm?" we all responded, snapping our attention to the brave woman in front of us.

"Loke isn't here either!" Erza yelled, running out the door. I widened my eyes as we all got up and followed her. Luce was pretty much my Achilles' Heel. You can mess with me all you want, but if you touch Luce I swear to the Gods I would kill you.

∞ Lucy's POV ∞

Loke grinned and pinned me against the wall. "So you like Natsu, huh?" his raspy voice bellowed into my ear.

"So what if I do!" I shot back.

"I'll make you mine, no exceptions," he whispered devishly.

"Hey!" I wailed, thrashing. "You're a playboy! Get off me!" I yelled, trying to throw him off of me.

"I'm one of your zodiac spirits, Miss Lucy. You can't rid yourself of me quite yet," he said with a smirk. "Calm down, I was only kidding," Loke put he hand on my head.

"Get off of Luce," a voice muttered. Loke nodded and moved. I looked up to see a certain pair of onyx eyes.

"Natsu..." I whispered as he walked up and hugged me.

"Are you okay?" he asked, clearly worried. I smiled and nodded.

"I'm fine!" I insisted. "Just tired," I murmured rubbing my eyes. Natsu nodded and picked me up and I rode on his back as we went home. That's all I know before I fell asleep on his back.

○ Later that day ○

"Luce! Luce wake up!" I heard a voice call. I opened my eyes and say Natsu shaking me gently. I groaned and hid under the blankets more. Until I realized it wasn't my room.

"Why didn't you put me in my room?"

"Well, Markov said to never take my eyes off you, and to always protect you. So I kinda can't have you sleep in a different room as me at the moment," he explained sheepishly. I smiled and got up and hugged him, this resulting in him falling to the floor with me on the floor and him on top of me. My face flushed a deep red.

"H-hi!" I murmured giggling.

"Hey," Natsu said, getting off of me and laying next to me. I rolled over to him and hugged him, closing my eyes.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. Loke didn't do anything to you, right?"

"He said he was one of my spirits, and that I was it," I explained softly. "Natsu, you're my hero."

"You're my princess," he mumured, hugging me.

Then, he said the words that made my heart flutter.

"I love you," he said before falling asleep. I looked at him and smiled.

"I love you too, Natsu!"

♪ The Next Day ♪

➳ Levy's  POV ➳

I skipped my way to school, my hair flying all over my face as I approached the gates. 

"Ohayo, Levy-chan!" Lu called, waving from her spot on Natsu's back.

Ohh. I thought with a smirk. Are they a thing now? I approached Lu with the smirk plastered to my face. Immediately her smile faded. "Lu-chan, I'm pretty sure your legs aren't broken," I murmured, glancing at Natsu. He looked up at Lu and she jumped off and stared at me.

"Oh hush," she shot back with a slight blush.

"Oh no!" I chirped, "Is the amazing Lucy Heartfilia, blushing!?" I asked, bubbling with excitement. 

"N-No!" she hissed. 

"I see all the redness on your face!" I squealed, jumping around Lu with a smile. Natsu slung and arm around her shoulders and I flashed him a smirk too.

"Oh my gosh!" I yelled, "Are you guys a thing?" Her and Natsu exchanged glances and Lu had a scarlet hued face. 

."Maybe," she murmured and I screamed. Which earned a bunch of awkward stares from students. Then, I felt a warm pair of arms wrap around my waist. 

"Hiya, Shrimp," Gajeel greeted.

"Hi, Gajeel," I greeted smiling. I turned and hugged him. I then looked at Lu who had her arms crossed and she flashed a smirk at me. "Lu-chan and Natsu are a thing," I whispered in Gajeel's ear. 

"Gihi, Bunny-girl and flame-brain are a thing," he smirked. I nodded with a huge smile. 

☂Juvia's POV ☂

I walked to class, surprisingly no one was there. Was it possible that I have missed a magic lesson? I remember that Natsu said something about bad people wanting Love Rival's Magic. 

"Juvia!" a wonderful voice called.

"Gray-sama! Juvia was hoping you would come for her!" I gasped and walked over to him.

"We have another magic lesson in the auditorium today," he explained, running his hand through his raven colored hair. 

"Oh? Juvia does?" I asked, my face turning a slight pink. 

"Yup! But, that's alright!" he said, turning around and walking out with his hands in his pockets. "Come on, Juvia." I swear, my heart skipped a beat. 

"O-Okay, Gray-sama!" I chirped as I skipped out of the room. 

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