Hello everyone! Sorry for the delay, I never knew my grandma was staying for three days. I thought I was just for the 4th! So I never got any time to write ;_; She just left on the 7th, and this will probably go up like at...I'd say around 1:15 in the morning? That's how much I love you guys! Plus, I might go see a movie with one of mah besties tomorrow...Tammy, 22 Jump Street, or Deliver Us From Evil? I personally love horror movies, but she's shit her pants xD Anyway, continuing with the story~!

- I sadly do not own Fairy Tail so I can't sacrifice Lisanna on a burning steak for a very merry Christmas. Apologies.

"W-wha?..." Lucy mumbled, waking up. There was a strange sound, like a engine, and it was dark, yet strange. She wasn't in her room back at Natsu's place.

She sat up, feeling woozy. She realized that she was sitting in a big, comfy, dark blue chair. Small windows were lined up and open, revealing the dark night sky, as well as some windows equal with the plane, the full moon making them look silver.

Lucy leaned over, looking at the vast ocean below her. Then she noticed the white jet wing, the blinking lights, all the other seats around her.

She shot up, realizing that she was wearing the same clothes before, skinny capris and a cold shoulder pink top with sandals, her hair in it's usual side ponytail. How long had I been out? What time is it? Where am I? She asked in her head, rubbing her temples. She sighed, taking in the nice private first class plane lobby. It was obviously Natsu's, due to the huge red Fairy Tail sign on the floor.

She let her hands drop to her sides, anger filling in her chest. Why would Natsu knock her out? Didn't he care that she had her own personal saying in this? Why would he just ship her off? She bet that the other guys were laughing behind her back right now.

Or maybe, she thought, he really does care about your safety.

Once again, she sighed quickly.

"Lu-chan?" A soft, very familiar voice asked from behind her. Lucy swirled around, a big smile breaking to her face.

"Levy-chan?! What are you doing here?" Lucy cheered quietly, hugging her friend. Levy laughed, pulling away.

"Well, Gajeel sent me off here, but I was going anyways since I didn't want you to come alone." She giggled.

"Speaking of coming here, why would Natsu just send me off like that? I mean, honestly-"

"Lu-chan! Trust me, he doesn't want to send you away! He really does have your best interests at heart, believe me. He wanted you as close as possible in an underground hideout somewhere else near the house, but he wanted you as far away from the action as possible. Oh, and by the way, that was Gray who knocked you out."

Lucy sent a silent curse to the icy striper. The nerve he had to just shoot her!

"Well, where are we now?"

"About twenty minutes away from Tokyo. We better get seated and buckled."

They did so, Lucy watching the plane descend. As soon as they hit land, it felt strange, as if every single molecule that was holding her form together wanted to burst. Was it motion sickness? No, she's never had that. Nervousness? No, it wasn't her stomach or head. It was her heart. Was it about to break because she was away from Natsu?

Lucy could've sworn she was about to break into tears. They were 5, 147 miles away. Her body just couldn't take it, let alone her heart.

"Levy-chan, I don't really think that this is a very good idea." She panicked as a huge buff guy opened the door, wearing sunglasses and a nice sharp midnight black suit. He had one of those special - small - very - modern - walkie talkies. All he did was nod as Lucy came off.

"Welcome to Japan, Miss Heartfilia." Ed said, giving her a grim smile. Lucy felt a little better seeing Natsu's best security guard man.

"How come you aren't in California with everyone else?"

"Boss wanted me here to watch over you two, ma'am. Same for Mr. Redfox for Miss McGarden over here." He said, nodding towards Lucy's small friend, who was now blushing a deep red.

Ed was carrying four big suitcases, two for each of them, Lucy guessed. A black limo was waiting for them, Ed getting into the driver's seat. It all felt so rushed, her whole body felt very blank. Maybe it was just from being away from Natsu, but she didn't feel very safe at all being over here. Japan was a very beautiful place, the Tokyo countryside said it all, but she felt as if pair of eyes were watching her…

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"You better get this done, or I'll have you fucking head."

"Don't worry! I got this. The stupid bitch doesn't suspect a thing."

"You better be right. Boyfriend over here acts like no one is over there to harm his precious princess…" The voice laughed.

"Alright. I better follow them to make sure I don't lose them. Good luck, Sting-sama."

"You better get this right, Lisanna."

The white haired (*cough* bitch *cough*) woman smiled, closing her phone.

"Lucy Heartfilia…" She growled, watching the limo travel up the hills. She herself was driving along a small path on a motorcycle, all the lights off. The full moon gave enough light to see in the day.

"I'll have your head."

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"What the actual fuck shut the hell up. Quit sighing and tapping your foot." Gajeel scolded Natsu. The two were sitting in the dark living of the beach house, the moon shining through the many windows. Everyone was asleep either upstairs or in other various places in the house.

"I didn't even get to say goodbye." Natsu mumbled, rubbing his smooth chin with his hand. He felt awful: Lucy was probably freaking out, worried, scared, not knowing where she was. *In their private house outside of Tokyo, Lucy was fuming. "The nerve that idiot has! I'm going to kill him once I get back!"*

"Dude, Levy is with her. Ed too. Finest security system in all of Japan surrounding that house.

"Yeah, but still-"

"You don't like being away from her." Natsu stared at his friend in shock, stopping the foot tapping. Gajeel turned to look him right in the eye, deadly serious.

"Look, I get it. You think I like Levy being away for that long? So quit 'yer whining and crying. It's putting everyone through hell. So act like you did when you and Lucy weren't a thing: A badass mafia leader who didn't give a shit about the world. Chin the fuck up 'kauz boy, I will have your fucking burnt ass if you don't toughen up."

Natsu burst out laughing, shaking his head.

"The magical wisdom words from Black Metal." He sighed shakily, still laughing. Gajeel gave him a wide grin, standing up.

"I'm going to bed. Your depression filled my spirits a while ago, but since I just saved your sorry ass, I'm tired." He got up, walking towards the stairs.

"Thanks, Gajeel." He froze, not believing the words that just came out of his boss's mouth.

"Any time, kid."

"I'm as old as you are!"

"Sure as hell don't look like it!"

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"Lu-chan, you should really get some sleep." Levy whispered from the dark room. It was a huge, traditional Japanese styled home. All of the staff here were nice and spoke English, which made Lucy feel more at home.

Right now, she was on her small laptop, looking at the news. There were no 'gangs at war' or 'Sting Eucliffe found dead'. She refused to even think about the name Natsu Dragneel replacing Sting's. It was too emotional for her. Even so...she was still pissed. No, pissed was only half of the rage she was feeling now. She said she didn't want to go. What the hell, Natsu!

"Okay. Time for beady bye time for little Lucy." Levy said, standing up, taking the computer away from her.

"Hey~." Lucy whined, reaching out like a baby, attempting to reach it. Levy actually chucked the thing out the window. Lucy's mouth dropped.

"Levy!" The small blue haired girl turned around, a teasing grin on her face.

"Oh come one, Lu-chan, Natsu can just buy you another one." His name sent a shockwave throughout her body, almost making her burst into tears.

"Oh, I'm sorry-" Levy shut herself up, immediately feeling bad for not thinking about her best friend's feelings.

"He's going to be fine, Lu-chan, I promise. He'll be back in no time." She soothed, rubbing Lucy's back.

"I know, but I just can't handle losing someone else important to me." Her voice cracked at the last three words, making Levy's own heart break.

"Your mother would be very proud to see where you are today, Lucy, believe me: happy, laughing, beautiful, powerful, and enjoying life. This is just a minor setback. I'll tell you what; we can do whatever you want when we're here, okay? I promise. Japan really is a beautiful place, and I want you to really enjoy it. Sound good?" Levy asked, talking softly in a cheery voice.

Lucy sniffed and looked up, smiling and nodding through the tears. What was she doing, crying like a baby! Of course Natsu would be alright. He was the almighty young mafia leader of the American, Chinese, and Japanese. (Oh my god what is wrong with me?! Pure American here and I can't spell 'American' right! I have to keep on using spell check! x'D ;_;) He could do and be anything, and he's come too far in life in order to let her down. He could and would do this, or she would have his head.

"Now really, Lu-chan, we should get some beauty sleep. I'm tired, I know you are, and we've got a few big days ahead of us."

"You're right, Levy-chan. And thanks...thanks for everything." She said softly, turning the light out.

Levy was a little taken back, rarely hearing those words coming out of Lucy's mouth. She had always expressed her feelings, but never this deep before.

Levy smiled warmly, feeling tired all of a sudden.

"No problem, Lu-chan."

Again, sorry, this wasn't as long as I wanted it to be, but oh well, I didn't want to leave you guys hangin there. Til Thursday!

-TealEye