The Gifted Mermaid➳Nalu

Chapter 11: An Unwelcome Arrival

"Thanks for letting me clean up here, Levy." Lucy said as she finally felt refreshed, letting tired body collapse on one side of her bed. It was currently way past midnight, and she still had just gotten her chance to finally go to sleep.

"It's like, around three in the morning. The Captain's gonna be pissed if we sleep in too late." Levy laughed carelessly, hearing the sleep-deprived Lucy start laughing in her pillow.

"I can't even think straight but nobody's waking me up before noon." Lucy said, her body still shaking from silently laughing. When she was overly tired, everything seemed more funny.

"I'm sure we're getting close to Sohona. I hope nothing bad happens to you, from what I heard that your father demands you to get there as soon as possible." Levy mentioned, shifting her weight onto her other side.

Lucy turned her head from being stuffed in the pillow. "Yeah, I don't want him to overreact when he realizes that I came with you guys. I'm more worried about the crew being safe, it sounds like Sohona Kingdom's people don't necessarily take a liking to pirates."

"I hope we can arrive before the festival. I read that every year the whole city just throws an awesome festival, and it'd be super fun to go to." Levy mentioned.

"Sounds fun, maybe we can!" Lucy excitedly agreed, snuggling under the blankets comfortably.

After they said their good nights, both girls quickly fell asleep sometime between three to four in the morning.

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Natsu was up steering the ship, fresh and alive as a daisy blooming in the scorching sun. He'd slept better than any other night in a long time.

His cheeks tinted a light pink from the memory last night, breathing heavily through his nose to take in the salty smell of the sea. "Hey Happy, I think we're a lot closer than I thought."

"Yeah, cause that big fish saved our butts! Too bad I couldn't eat it." Happy drooled.

"One, that wasn't a fish, it was a celestial spirit. Two...have you seen Luce around? I haven't seen her all day." Natsu casually asked, noticing that the daytime was more late in the afternoon now. He'd usually see her up by late morning.

"Nope, but haven't you noticed that Levy's gone too, or were you too lovesick worried for Lucy?" Happy snickered.

"Oi, cut the crap! I was just wondering." Natsu huffed with an addition of rolling his eyes, but the back of his brain was turning like a factory.

"I haven't seen her anywhere."

They both turned back to see Lisanna approaching them, a distasteful glint in the Captains eye.

"Aye, Lisanna!" Happy waved his paw in the air, cheekily grinning from ear to ear. Natsu tsked with his tongue as the girl smiled back at the cat.

"Hey Nat- I mean Captain, I wanted to talk to you." Lisanna mumbled, still foreign to referring him as something else, even after six months.

Natsu sighed heavily through his nostrils. "You always wanna talk." His fingertips aggressively tapped against the wheels handle nobs, keeping his eyes on the water.

"I'm trying to make things right between us so we can be the way we used to." Lisanna spoke more confidently, reminding herself that someday it'd be settled.

Natsu's hair fluttered in the gusts of wind. "It's not...no. Nothing'll ever be the same between us-" his voice started to get agitated from the feelings bubbling up inside him, waiting to burst out from holding it in for so long. "-You were the one to break my hea-"