Ever, Ever, After

Chapter 8

Somewhere else in the park Natsu and Lucy were searching aimlessly for Juvia. They looked far and wide but could find no trace her.

"Maybe she's down here." Natsu said.

He leapt off of the bridge he was standing on and landed on his feet but was then trampled by a group of bicyclists.

"Oof! Ah! Ow!" He shouted.

"Oh my goodness!" Lucy gasped. "Natsu are you alright?"

"I think so."

When the bicyclists got off of him Lucy and Laxus went to help him.

"Sire!" Laxus gasped. "Sire! You've fallen on your royal-"

"I know! I know! Don't say it! There's a lady here! Ah!" Natsu stood up.

"Look at you, you have bruises everywhere." Lucy said. "Maybe we should take a break."

"No I must keep searching. I refuse to stop until- Ah! Ow! Ow! Ow! Okay maybe I could rest for a moment."

"Come on I'll take you back to my apartment."

Natsu and Laxus followed Lucy to her apartment and she set him up to rest in her guest room.

"Now listen I have to go back to work but I'll be back as soon as I can. Help yourself to anything in the fridge but don't make a mess and please don't cause any trouble you two." She told them before leaving.

As Natsu began to get comfortable in the bed in the guest room he accidentally sat on the remote which turned on the TV. But Natsu and Laxus having no TV where they're from confused it to be a magic mirror.

"Laxus check this out. This little box controls the magic mirror."

Natsu hit a button on the remote and the channel changed to a soap opera where a pretty woman and a strong man were talking about their relationship.

"I've always been in love with you Evergreen." The man said.

"Don't you have any self respect Elfman?" The woman asked.

"I don't need self respect. I just need your lips against mine."

The show caught Laxus attention.

"Wait sire go back! Please!" He panicked when Natsu changed the channel.

"How could I love a man who doesn't even like himself?" The character called Evergreen said when the show returned. "Get away from me Elfman, you disgust me."

While Laxus was distracted with the show Happy managed to escape the bag Laxus had trapped him in and tried once again to tell Natsu what was going on.

"Oh hey Happy where have you been?" Natsu asked him.

"Shhh." He hushed him and began to once again to pantomime Laxus trying to kill Juvia but like before Natsu didn't understand him at all.

"Happy you know that I was never good at charades. Man I wish I could understand what you're trying to tell me because judging by how you're acting it must be difficult. Hey Laxus do you know what he's saying."