Lucy Heartfilia was born gifted. A true blessing like no other from her beloved Father & Mother. All her life, she's been told to keep it secretive, letting nobody know about what she truly is.
After her mother passes away when she was young, her f...
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Quick A.N: This chapter is over 50 pages long, 7,400 words so grab some snacks and get comfy :)
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Groaning, Natsu stretched his body underneath the covers, inhaling deeply as he slowly pried open his eyes. It was early in the morning; the sun hadn't even peeked through the windows yet.
The smile flattened when he felt his arms completely empty and weightless.
He shot up, remembering that he was certain she fell asleep next to him.
The bed was empty, no trace of her anywhere.
Last night he'd played several rounds of checkers with her, surprisingly being beaten seven times in a row before he gave up. As a result, he'd ended up sitting cross-cross on his side of the bed in pure defeat. He'd barely lasted five seconds when she hugged him for support, bringing her in his chest.
Right now, the hunch in his stomach was awfully growing with worry.
Natsu frantically kicked himself from being tangled within the sheets, the result falling smack into the ground.
"Ow.." He rubbed the side of his head where he'd mainly hit, expecting a bruise to develops overtime.
Wasting no time, he ran outside to the upper deck without slipping on any shoes. Gajeel, Bickslow and Gray were already up, still half-asleep.
"Have you guys seen Lucy anywhere?" Natsu asked, breathing heavily from sprinting.
Gray shook his head. "Nope, but I know all the girls on the ship left. Juvia told me yesterday they were leaving pretty early today."
Natsu let out a relieved sigh. "I thought somethin' bad happened, that's all."
"First off, why the hell are you worried about her at this hour?" The ice mage questioned, "Second, why the fuck are you only wearing sweatpants?" Gray pinpointed, placing his hands on his hips.
Natsu looked down to see he'd forgotten to put a shirt on, his glazed-toned upper body completely exposed.
"He was tryna' impress Bunny Girl," Gajeel snickered, an iron smirk growing on his face. "You can tell he's been working out more."
"I just like to have a nice bod, anything wrong with that?!" Natsu spat. A red tint appeared on his face, giving away the real reason.
"A healthy, strong toned physique, not like you'd know what that means." Gray muttered. Over the past several weeks, Natsu had been helping out with the hefty, difficult chores. It wasn't hard to spot the reason why, he was in tip-top shape with no ounce of fat anywhere to be seen. The ice mage always nipped at the dragon slayers slimmer arms than him. He was now pure muscle, giving Gray a run for his money about who's physic was better.
