The Rogue & The Alpha

Chapter 12 - Surprise Intruder

Lucy's POV

The warm morning sunlight shined through the entrance of my den and woke me up from my lovely sleep but then something didn't feel right. I felt a strange weight over the midsection of my back and then heard a snore that was so loud I thought my den would shake. My eyes widened at the sound as I raised and whipped my head around to find the intruder sleeping with his head on my back. I could recognise that pink fur anywhere.

With surprise, I screamed and jumped out of my bed. Since his 'pillow' jumped away from him, Natsu's head fell to the ground with a thump. He woke up and lifted his head while casually yawning. "Good morning" he said tiredly while looking at me with his tired eyes. "Don't play cool! What are you doing in my den and my bed?!" I demanded. "I was worried you might have another nightmare so I thought I would watch over you" he replied, innocently. I blushed at his response. 'That's so sweet. He was worried about me' I thought but there was still a problem.

"Well ah, thank you for worrying about me Natsu but you know an unmated female and an unmated male can't share a den unless they're mates" I stated. "I know that but I didn't want you to be in that state again" he replied while looking outside in thought. I realise he meant my emotional state when I cried into his chest yesterday. Now thinking back on it, it was really embarrassing.

"That's sweet of you but what if the pack sees you walking out of my den?" I asked and he shrugged. "I'll sneak out when no one's around. You have nothing to worry about, no one is going to know. Now come back to bed, it's too early and you were quite comfortable to lie next to" he whined before rolling over with his back facing me. Soon his snores sounded throughout my den again. Despite him saying it's early, the sun rose up hours ago.

I sighed, I needed to get this lovable idiot out of my bed. If anyone knew we slept in the same den together then I'm not going to hear the end of the girl's teasing. I walked up to the sleeping pinky and turned my back to him, ready to do my infamous 'Lucy Kick'. "Lucy Kick!" I shouted while kicking Natsu with both my back legs. "Gah!" Natsu exclaimed as he smashed against the den wall and collapsed to the ground. "What was that for Lucy?" he whined with a pout as he had his head laid on the ground and his eyes soulfully looking up at mine.

"As much as I know you would probably love to sleep in, I'm sure you have some Alpha duties to take care of" I said and he groaned like a little pup. "But I don't wanna work today" he complained. "Too bad, you better go before-" "NATSU!" Erza's booming voice in the distance interrupted me. Natsu stiffened and a look of terror appeared on his face. "Speak of the devil" I said and Natsu scrabbled out of my den. "See you later Lucy!" I heard him call out before he ran off to where Erza shouted. I giggled at the goofball's silliness and then lightly sighed.

'Maybe I should explore the territory more today? I haven't been to the West or South part yet and maybe I can catch some breakfast' I thought as I looked at the beautiful sunny day outside. With my mind set, I exited my den and headed out towards the West part of the forest.

Time flew by as I noticed the sun was now at its highest meaning it was midday. I managed to hunted down three rabbits which I ate for breakfast and lunch. As I was about to start heading back, I heard rustling around me and then stood in a fight stance. Four wolves appeared from behind the trees, surrounding me, and stalked towards me. I relaxed a bit since it was just Laxus and the Thunder Legion but something felt off by their approach.

"Can I help you?" I asked while keeping my eyes on all of them. "We need you to come with us" Laxus said with a slight growl. "Why?" I asked while my gut was telling me to run. "That weak Alpha has made our pack weak and you're the key for us to take him down" he replied. "Me?" I questioned, confused. Me? The key to take down Natsu? What the hell is he talking about? "We know he deeply cares for you so you'll either come with us quietly or we are going to have to force you" Laxus growled like he didn't want to waste any more time. I loosened my limbs and then stood again in a fighting stance. "Well then, I guess you're going to have to force me" I said with a growl and then without hesitation Laxus leapt at me.