Nalu A twist in time

Chapter Eighteen

AN: Updating schedule- I don't have one. I work and I study part time. Doing both doesn't leave a lot of free time for writing. However I am trying to aim for one chapter every two weeks. Its unlikely I'll make it that far however it is my aim.

Also Lucy will not get pregnant. I got them married because I needed them to do something while waiting for the events if the anime to start. I focused closely on their relationship as husband and wife in that time. Now they got bigger problems. Wendy is their kid no other baby.

To people who say this arc went by quickly here's the reason. Lullaby doesn't serve much of a purpose in my story. In cannon lullaby was the creation of team natsu which has already been created. None of these people are seen again. I only added it in because it's a demon from zeref and I wanted Wendy to kick erigors ass.

Chapter 18

Lucy had been worried all day. Wendy decided to take on a job by herself. It was the first time that Wendy had taken a request and she couldn't help but worry. Natsu on the other hand seemed to believe that she was going to do just fine.

"How are you so calm?" questioned Lucy and Natsu chuckled.

He placed a kiss on her forehead as she cuddled into his arms. They were sitting at the bar with Levy giving them a look of exasperation. Lucy had been alternating between depressed and overly concerned for a couple hours now and her friend was just done with the mood swings.

"I took on the same jobs when I first came to the guild. Wendy is already more trained in magic than I had been and her offensive abilities are already greater than mine were at that age. It's a simple tracking request for 20 000 jewel."

Lucy burrowed deeper into his arms, "The people who put the request up were putting a team together Natsu. That means they might not take Wendy seriously. She is young and they are going after someone."

Natsu tried not to let her see how much he thought she was over reacting. He didn't want Lucy to think that he was dismissing her concerns but this was a bit over the top. Wendy had been far less trained in the other timeline when she started taking jobs.

She had lived in Fairy Hills and the rent there was about 50 000 jewel for anyone under the age of thirteen. She managed to do well even though the other girls that lived in the dorm probably helped her out a lot. All in all Wendy was far more prepared for this job than she would have been in the other timeline.

"She isn't going to fight anyone. All she has to do is track the person via scent. Afterwards she'll stand back and let the other people in her team retrieve the kidnapped victim. She deserves the chance to test out her abilities in the real world. You were the one who wanted her to get some real world experience."

Lucy groaned as she turned back to the bar to sip at her milkshake, "I didn't think she would want to go off on her own so soon."

Natsu just gave her a deadpan look which reminded her of how much Wendy had been capable of accomplishing on her own. Lucy finally just gave up complaining once she saw that look on his face. She was over reacting and she knew it. Wendy was more than prepared for a simple mission like this. She just couldn't help but worry.

However at the same time Natsu was right. Lucy had wanted Wendy to test out her abilities in a real life situation. Lucy noticed that Erza, Gray and everyone else that managed to train had increased their magic levels. They were able to use magic for a longer period of time and the people in her team were using more advanced moves.