Wheels of Fire

Natsu's Weakness

Back in Edolas, Natsu walked away from the treelike guild with fast steps and a grim face. He glanced briefly at the misty sky to figure out which way was east, then headed that way with plodding footsteps thumping in anger.

Lucy Ashley shouted as she stormed out of the guild and ran to catch up with him. "You goddamn bastard, come back here!"

"Not this time, Ashley," he growled. "You've pushed it too far."

"It was just a kiss," she yelled in exasperation.

"You climbed into my bed and practically had me undressed before I could wake up. That's sexual harassment where I come from."

"I thought it was something you'd like. Heartfilia told me you used to sneak into her bed all the time."

"That's different. I only fell asleep beside her. I didn't try to rape her."

"What? Rape?" she shrieked, jogging after him. "Okay, now you've gone too fucking far. All I did was kiss you and unbutton your shirt. Don't you dare accuse me of rape just for that."

"You were jerking my ... my thing."

She put her hands on her hips. "It's called a dick. Or a cock. Or we could get clinical and call it a penis. Quit acting like a fucking ten-year-old."

He spun back around with fiery eyes. "You were touching it, and you were kissing me, all without my permission. That's the third time you've kissed me, and each time you do it, I tell you no. I'm sick of it! I've already told Wendy to back off, and she has, but you haven't! You need to calm the hell down and leave me alone." He stormed off again. "Dammit, I don't want to be here anymore. I'm sick of running away every time the Fairy Hunters come after us. I'm sick of not having enough magic to do anything useful. I miss my friends. I miss Happy. I'm worried about him. I need to find a way home, and you guys aren't helping."

"We're trying..."

"Not hard enough," he barked, swinging his arm out in fury. "If you guys aren't going to help me, I'll find someone who will. If I can get to the capitol, maybe King Jellal can figure something out. He was a member of Earthland's Fairy Tail after all, an S-Class wizard, even if he had no magic of his own. Still, he was insanely powerful and a brilliant fighter. If he's anything like Earthland's Jellal, then he'll also know the importance of friendship."

Edo-Lucy stomped her foot furiously. "Friendship? I thought we were friends too. I thought you said you love the people in this guild."

"I do, but—"

She marched up to him and sneered right into his face. "We might be different from the people in Earthland, but we sure as hell know the importance of friendship. Even if we're from different dimensions, we are Fairy Tail!" she yelled. "I'm not ready to give you up to Knightwalker and that damn King Jellal. I am not letting you go that easily, Natsu."

She grabbed the back of his head, yanked him in forcefully, and kissed him hard on the lips. Natsu flailed, pushed her away, and retreated while wiping his mouth.

"See, my Lucy isn't like this. My Lucy blushes over the stupidest things. My Lucy gets tongue-tied at just the thought of a boy liking her. My Lucy—"

"How is it you like her so much more than you like me, but I like you way the hell more than I like our own Natsu?" she screamed.

"Maybe you never gave your Natsu the chance he needed ... just like I never told Lucy how I feel."

"How you ... feel?" Edo-Lucy took a step back with a pained look in her eyes. "Does this mean you have feelings for her? Do you ... do you love her?"