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Chapter 6: Invisible Man

It's been three months since Lucy Heartfilia joined Fairy Tail. Over that time, she became friendly with her new family, and completed a few missions with the help of a boy named Natsu Dragneel.

Natsu stood in front of the bulletin board looking for a new job as Lucy sat at the bar talking to Mira. "Lucy. How are you and Natsu hitting it off?" Mirajane asked the blonde while leaning in close as if the conversation was meant to be a secret. "What do you mean by that Mira?" Lucy questioned back to model. Mirajane sighed, "I mean do you have any fee-"

Mirajane was cut off by the loud voice of a salamander. "Luce! I found a job. Let's go!" Natsu took Lucy's arm and dragged her out of the guild hall. "H-hey. Natsu! What job did you choose anyway?" The blonde yelled out as the salmon-haired boy continued to drag her through the streets of Magnolia. Once they reached the station, Natsu turned around and handed her the request paper.

"Invisible Robber"

An invisible man has been stealing diamonds.

I have an upcoming showcase involving the

finest and rarest diamonds of Fiore.

We request the help of wizards to guard these

diamonds until the showcase begins.

Reward: 20,000 Jewels

"Invisible man? Is that even possible?" The blonde asked while reading the flier. "Sure is," Natsu grinned at her. "If you say so…," Lucy reluctantly agreed.

"Something feels off about this mission. I can't tell Natsu that. He might think I'm too afraid to fight a man whose invisible to the eye. I should just ignore the feeling." Lucy thought to herself.

They finally boarded a train when Happy arrived. "Natsu~. Wake up, I'm hungry~. Lucy, feed me." The cat groaned during the ride to see their client. "Happy, you should've had your fish before you got on," Lucy barked back at the cat. Happy gave her a sad face and sulked next to Natsu. "Finally. Peace and quiet," the blonde whispered to herself.

"Now leaving the Plaza. Please keep away from the exits to prevent harm." The train's speaker boomed as it left the station. Natsu wobbled around, and Lucy had to help support him. "We're no longer on the train, Natsu. You can come back to your senses now." Natsu looked up at her with a smile, "Sure thing… Luce." A blush appeared on the blonde's face, "Y-you're still not over your motion sickness." She continued to guide the salmon-haired boy until they passed by a restaurant which seemed to bring him back to life instantaneously.

"So now you wake up?" Lucy sighed to herself as she once again got dragged around. "I better not be paying this time," the blonde spoke up as the pair shoved handfuls of food into their mouth. "But Luce~ we didn't bring any money," Natsu spoke and Happy nodded while gnawing on his fish. The blonde sighed again. "I guess I don't have a choice, do I?"

Lucy looked in her wallet and nearly cried to herself as they left to see their client. They were walking down the alleyways in silence when Natsu spoke up. "Luce, why do you look so gloomy?" Lucy shook her head, "Oh it's nothing. I'm just worried if I can pay this month's rent."

"I can't possibly tell him that I'm feeling doubtful. There's a knot in my stomach. I felt this way before. That time I got ambushed and when…? And when what? I can't remember. It's strange. I don't understand, but I believe I called this feeling 'fear.'"

"Here is the room where we store the diamonds," Mr. Frall's butler said while opened a bulky door. "My master wishes that you do not harm any of the precious jewels inside here. Thank you for your help. We wish you the best of luck," the butler gave a small bow then left down the hallway. As Lucy watched the butler walk away, she recalled what occurred moments ago…

The three arrived at the gate of an enormous mansion. "Hello! Your help is here." Natsu yelled for the whole town to hear. Lucy covered her ears in pain, "Can't you be quieter?" While the blonde continued to lecture Natsu, the gates slowly opened. "I think they heard us," he smiled at her and quickly entered. Lucy rolled her eyes as she followed the salmon-haired boy to the front of the mansion. A butler greeted them at the door, "Thank you for accepting our request. My master wishes to speak with you." The butler guided them through many hallways then reached a large wooden door. "Wow, this place is huge!" Natsu spoke excitedly like a little kid, and while not paying attention, he accidentally bumped into Lucy. "Kyaaa!" Lucy screamed as she lost her balance, and closed her eyes embracing for impact. A hand wrapped around her waist. She turned around to see Natsu grinning at her, "Sorry Luce." "I-it's fine," she responded while regaining her composure. When they refocused their attention to the butler, he had already entered the room and was waiting for them to proceed.

Inside, they were seated on an elegant lounge chair. "Thank you for coming today," a man with a large beard spoke to them. "I shall make my introduction quick. As you know, my name is Mr. Frall and I have requested for the two of you to protect my diamonds before the showcase which is tomorrow morning. What I need for the two of you to do is guard them all night, and your reward will be 20,000 jewels." Lucy nodded to identify she understood as the man spoke. "Now if there are no questions, I would like for my butler to take you to the room."

The room was dark, and was as if it hadn't been found in ages. Spider webs and dust filled up every inch of the room. Multiple boxes were stacked and aligned amongst the walls.

"I wonder if they have fish," Happy thought out loud. "And maybe a buffet," Natsu chimed in. "Is food all you two think about?" Lucy sighed again. The cat flew up to her, "I smell fish. Do you have fish, Lucy? Have you been holding it back from me all along? …and here i thought we were friends." "Wait, what are you talking about?" Lucy asked in confusion. "Luce, just give him the fish. Can't you see this is killing him?" Natsu spoke while picking up his feline friend. "I don't have any fish…" Lucy cried internally as they picked on her.

4 hours later.

The sound of objects being knocked around woke Lucy up from her slumber. "Crap! I fell asleep," the blonde hurriedly got up. She looked beside her to see Natsu sleeping. "I should let him be. I'll check out what's going on."

While hiding behind boxes, Lucy quietly sneaked up to the cause of the sound. Nothing could be seen. "What the-" she whispered to herself. "Is it him? The invisible man?" Moments later a man's voice was heard. "Damn it. How many fake sets of diamonds do they have in here?" Slowly, the air began to ripple and a cloaked man was seen in front of one of the many boxes. He kicked it and turned to the next one. "Where are they?" He seemed to be losing his patience by the second. "That voice sounds familiar… Where have I heard it from?" Lucy's head began to ache the longer she tried to think about it. "If I can't find these diamonds, Tiro will kill me," the man spoke up again.

While searching for the diamonds, fire flew towards the 'invisible man' sending him flying. Lucy looked at the direction of which the attack came from, and saw Natsu was up and ready for action. After taking a blow, the man got up and sighed. "He hired wizards." Natsu jumped towards the mystery man, and threw multiple punches sending the 'invisible man' flying into the wall. The man got up and rubbed his back, "I was hoping I could save this for another time." The mysterious man reached inside his pocket and pulled out a bottle. He popped open the lid, and the ingredients flew towards Natsu, knocking him to the ground instantaneously. The salmon-haired boy fell into a deep slumber. "Time to go to sleep." The man spoke with a chuckle.

"Go to sleep." Rang through Lucy's head. Her body became paralyzed, and began to move on its own. She stepped out of the shadows and faced the mysterious man. The 'Invisible man' turned at the sound of her movement. He pointed the bottle towards her, but to his luck it was empty. Lucy continued to walk towards the man, now with tears flowing their way down her cheeks. "Wh-what?" The man took a step back, confused by the situation. The blonde stood in front of the man, and pulled down the hood of his cloak. More tears fell onto her cheeks, making her vision blurry. "F-father…" She spoke in a ragged voice.

AND THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.

LA LA LA.

I HOPE TO UPDATE SOONER THIS TIME.

ALSO, IM GOING TO SAY THIS NOW. IM NOT GOING TO WRITE 1,000 CHAPTERS ON 1,000 MISSIONS.

HEHE. SORRY IF YOU FOUND THAT SOME OF THE NATSU AND HAPPY MOMENTS DIDN'T FIT IN STORY, BUT I WANTED TO PUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH LUCY IN IT.

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