Suddenly, we heard shouting, and hid behind a nearby bush.
"Who could it be?" I asked.
"I don't know. Shhh." Natsu replied. The shouting got louder, and I found out it was a guy and a girl. The guy's voice I didn't recognise, but the girl....

"Where are we going!?"
"Shut your mouth Shrimp!"
"I am not a Shrimp!"
"Yeah you are. You're small."
"THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME A SHRIMP YOU METAL HEAD!"

I know who it is. I know exactly who it is.

"LEVY!"

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(A/N): Wow, this 'updating regularly' thing that I'm 'definitely doing' is harder than you think. As per usual, I've been procrastinating and crying since I start school again soon. (ㅠㅡㅠ)

I also apologise if this chapter isn't good or long because I've spent the last couple days staying up until 4:00am watching Vampire Diaries which is stressing me out because no one ever stays dead. How am I supposed to know when to cry when I don't know if they'll come back or not!?

It actually got to a point where someone from my OTP died and I didn't even cry because I knew they'd come back and they did.

Sorry for the rant, I'll write the story now. (^∇^; Thanks for reading, and I love you all!!! ♥︎

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(Lucy's POV)

"LEVY!" I screamed, jumping out of the bush Natsu oh so gently dragged me into. (Note the sarcasm)
"Lucy!" Levy's eyes lit up as soon as she saw me, and we both ran into each other's arms. "I'm so glad you're safe!"

"What are you doing here?" I asked her.
"I came to see if you were okay." She told me, and I smiled back. "I saw what happened on the news and I got worried."
"Well, I'm fine." I smiled, but then my face dropped. "And so is my father."

There was a pause, but then mystery guy Levy was with stepped in.
"We can finish this grand reunion when we get somewhere safe." He huffed. "Bunny girl, you and that salamander over there look like you know where you're going, take us to where you're staying."
"Hold on a minute." I stopped and gave this guy a bitch face. Who the heck does he think he is!?

"Firstly, who the heck are you!? Secondly, don't boss me around like you own me, and finally, did you call me Bunny Girl?"
"Woah, chill out Lu-chan." Levy giggled. "Meet Gajeel."
"This is Gajeel." I raised my eyebrows at her, only to receive the same look back.
"My name is Lucy." I glared at 'Gajeel' "And that 'salamander' is called Natsu."
"Nice to meet ya." Natsu walked over, waving his hand sarcasticly.

"Oh, it's you!" Levy exclaimed. At first, everyone was confused, but then it clicked. She's met Natsu before. She knows he's a Neko.
"Right then!" I smiled, clapping my hands once. "Let's go back to the house. I've got a lot of people I need to introduce you to Levy."

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(Still Lucy's POV)

We arrived at he house and got everyone to sit down in the living room: Me, Natsu, Gray, Juvia, Erza, Mystogan, Levy and Gajeel.
"So, now we've all introduced ourselves, it's time to get down to business." Erza began. "We can't stay here and hide forever, so we're going to have to do something about Lucy's father."

"Wait, what about Jude?" Levy asked.
"Jude made the Neko-People, and he's after Lucy, Natsu and Gray." Mystogan butted in.
"I see," Levy muttered.
"I doubt we'll have much longer before Jude's men find us, so we're going to have to do something to end this." Erza continued. "Any ideas?"

"Let's storm in and wreck the place!" Natsu jumped up, throwing his fist in the air.
"I agree." Gajeel huffed.
"No, we can't do that." I objected. "That'd be a stupid move; what if we get caught?"
"Okay, what if we kill Jude?" Gray suggested.

There was silence.

"I'm fine with that, if that's what the silence is about." I broke the silence.
"Anyone object?" Erza asked.
"Why are we doing it again?" Levy asked.
"Jude tried to kill Natsu-san and Gray-sama." Juvia explained, and Levy nodded her head.

"Okay then, me and Mystogan will figure out a plan to get in, while the rest of you can do whatever." Erza bluntly said, and we all stood up and walked off.

"Lu-chan!" Levy called. I turned to face her, but she only smirked at me.
"What's up Levy-chan?" I smiled.
"How's it going with you and Natsu?" She wiggled her eyebrows. Shit. I forgot.

"I know!" Levy started. "Lu-chan, will you help me perform an experiment!"
"Sure." I smiled.
"Promise?"
"I promise."
"Good." She smiled. "Okay, you have to make Natsu fall in love with you."

My eyes were wide and darting from side to side.
"You forgot, didn't you Lu-chan." She sighed, and I nodded my head slowly.
"On the bright side," I muttered. "We did say that we...."
"That you..?" Levy prompted.
"That we love each other."

There was a silence.

"That's great!" Levy smiled. "So half of your task is complete!"
"But he doesn't call me master or anything anymore." I added. "It's like he's completely changed."
"Hmm, do you know why?" She asked, and I shook my head. "Well isn't now a wonderful time to go and ask why!" She smirked, pushing me towards Natsu who was sat outside. By himself.

"H-hey Natsu." I smiled, sitting next to him.
"Hey Luce." He replied. There was a little bit of a silence as we watched the sun set over the hills, but then I decided to just blurt it out.
"You've changed." I stated.
"Huh?"
"You've changed since I first met you." I repeated.

"How? In a good way?" Worry was evident in his voice, but now much.
"When I first met you, you were cute, carefree and stupid as heck." We both smiled at the thought. "But now you seem, more grown up. You act like a human more, and I haven't seen you in Neko form in a long time."

"Don't you remember?" Natsu asked, and I gave him a confused look. "Luce, I'm acting older,

Because you told me to."

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