The Dragon Queen 3

Everything Works Out

Natsu's POV

My eyes scanned the job request board. I missed going on jobs with my team. It has been a while since the last time any of us went as a team. Erza has been doing jobs alone again, Gray goes on jobs with Gajeel and Lily. It felt like another life, before there was a Lucy and I. I had been so busy with Lucy and Phoenix I had forgotten that we need money in this world.  

Although Lucy was joining us, she wouldn't be doing the heavy duty stuff, like fighting things off. We decided that we should bring Phoenix on at least one job every once in a while, just for him to see how things are done. I didn't mind if he came, he would grow to be a magnificent dragon if he learned early. 

"Natsu what about this one," Happy handed me one of the papers from the board. He had an evil grin on his face. 

I read over the paper. In need of two males and two females in a play. They shall perform in my most recent musical. All performers shall wear tights and boots. 

I stopped reading after the tights. "I will not do this and have that as the first memory for my son." My eyebrow twitched.

Happy laughed then handed me another paper. "Ok, this one isn't bad."

"Are you sure," I asked. He nodded his head. I grabbed the paper and read it over. A man had lost his sister in the Winterfell forest. It has been at least two weeks since he last saw her alive. The cash reward 900,000 Jewel. People were always getting lost in that forest, some never came out, others came out but were never mentally the same. 

"Seems like a simple job," I stated, impressed with the reward mostly. "Thank you, Happy. I will tell Gray, Erza and Lucy. Hopefully we can leave first thing in the morning."

"Aye sir!" He yelled enthusiastically, saluting me. Directly after his burst, his faced dropped.

I quickly noticed it. "Happy?" I questioned.

He walked over to me, wrapped his arms around my leg and hugged it tightly. 

"Happy?"

"I really missed you, Natsu. I thought you has forgotten about me." He sorrowfully said. Tears were slightly forming on the ends of his eyes. I could see just how hurt he was.

It was true, I had been so involved with trying to find a cure for Lucy, ruling the Dragon Realm, and just trying to get my family back together in general that I had forgotten about all of  my family.

I knelt down and hugged him tight. "I know, I am sorry. I promise, I won't ever forget about you. You are part of my family and I will never leave you out or forget about my family." I gave him a reassuring smile. 

Happy smiled back. "Oh, by the way Natsu. You are getting fat." He graciously mentioned.

My face dropped. "So are you." I retorted.

Happy grabbed his stomach. "No," he denied quickly. "It's not my fault Charle always gives me so much fish. She is an amazing cook. She makes these really good sushi rolls. They are just fool of fish and more fish." He gazed out and started drooling. 

"Don't let Mira see you drooling on her floor. She just mopped." I pointed out. 

"She doesn't scare me." Happy poked out his chest.

"What was that?" Mira said happily. I don't think she heard what we were talking about before she heard her name.

"Natsu drooled on your floor." Happy instantly said.

"Wh-what?" I looked confused at him.

"Natsu," Mira's cheerful face went away in a heart beat. "You know I just cleaned the floor. You have two seconds to clean in up." Her eyes quickly turned red with anger, her left eyebrow twitched in aggravation.