I got bored in waiting another three days to update so I suddenly had an urge to update again!! Haha this is what happens when you have good internet connection....I wish this will last forever!!! Ths chapter is dedicated to YouGottaLUVbooks.....enjoy!!!

♥LucyAshleyHeartfilia♥

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“ELIZABETH! YOU SHOULD HAVE SHOUTED FOR HELP!”, Master Maru scolded Elizabeth inside her room. Reina’s head was bowed down as she stayed at the far corner of the room. Elizabeth bit her lip. “You’re safety is very important to me! Don’t leave without your escorts again! Look at what happened! You were almost kidnapped! You should have ran directly here! What would you do if something happens to you!”

“Sorry Father, I am at fault. I asked Reina to accompany me so I’m perfectly safe”, Elizabeth politely said.

“Even so, take your escorts with you alright?”, Master Maru said.

“Father, since you wanted me to get married so much. Will you let me choose my own husband instead?”, Elizabeth asked. Reina looked at her with shock and disbelief.

“So you already decided who to marry? Is it the Duke of Flambourg?”, Master Maru asked.

“No, but since Father is really worried about my safety, can I have a wizard for a husband?”, Elizabeth flatly said.

“A wizard? Hmm, Elizabeth you know I cherish you so much right?”,, Master Maru asked. “You already have enough wizards to protect you”

“But Father, you’re giving me too many escorts whenever I go out, wouldn’t it be better if…”

“Absolutely not! I can’t hand you over to a wizard! They’re living with too much danger! Don’t tell me it’s one of your escorts!”, Master Maru warned.

“No! Father…..”, Elizabeth mumbled softly. “Can’t you reconsider?”

“ABSOLUTELY NOT!”

“Master, I’m pointing my head towards the ground for my sudden interruption, forgive me for my rude actions for interfering with your conversation, but, as Elizabeth-sama’s retainer, will you please choose a wizard as her husband? It is true that wizards are dangerous for they have powers beyond average people but, wouldn’t it ensure Milady’s safety too? Please try to reconsider this Milord”, Reina humbly asked of him. Elizabeth gasped at her bravery and Maru was speechless as he thinks about what she just said.

“Hmm, perhaps I will see to it. BUT! I will be the one to see the town where you will find your husband. As your father, I have preference for my future son-in-law. I will tell you where to have an interview, as for you, you are free to have your candidates. Reina, I’m assigning you of her safety. Take all the escorts in your possession”, Master Maru instructed.

“Yes, Father”, Elizabeth sadly said. “For once I want to surpass that person”, she thought with anger. She wouldn’t forget the humiliation she felt all those years. “I will definitely find you”

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A shiver ran through Lucy’s spine. “What’s that awful feeling?”, she thought.

“What happened?”, Natsu asked. He noticed her reaction.

“N-nothing”, she smiled.

“Nee, Lucy, you haven’t eaten anything”, Happy said. They were resting at a restaurant on the town where they will accomplish their new mission. Their mission was to capture a man who was looting young women as slaves for nobles.

“I don’t quite have an appetite”, she excused. “I can’t possibly eat now, I have to lose weight”, she thought while remembering the embarrassing revelation her two partners said from their previous mission.

“Could it be, you’re on a diet?”, Happy blurted out.

“Diet?”, Natsu asked with interest. “What’s that?”

“A technique for losing weight”, Happy explained. Lucy was blushing, Happy was right on the spot. For sure, he’s going to tease her non-stop.

“Heh? Why? The mission said to capture a man who was looting young women, it’s doesn’t have any requirements for weight loss”, Natsu chewed on a large meat.

“It’s not…..”, Lucy was blushing mad. She averted her eyes to her shoes. She can’t possibly tell him she was doing it because of him. He told her she gained weight after all.

“Well, you need to gain energy to do this mission, eat up Lucy”, he said with a grin. “You need to eat something, who cares if you gain weight? It’s not like you’ll get any fatter”

“EH?!”, Lucy’s smile faded. ‘This guy already thinks I’m fat?”, a vein popped in her forehead. “Well gee, thanks for the compliment”, she stomped away from them angrily.

“Lucy?! Hey where are you going?”, Natsu asked when he noticed Lucy leaving.

“Not you’re business!”, Lucy angrily shouted.

Natsu looked at Happy for answers. “Did I do something?”

“Natsu, sometime’s you’re hopeless”, Happy said, chewing on his fish.

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“Ohhh! Really? You’re going to take me to your ship?”, a woman squealed in delight. Lucy saw who the woman was talking to.

“HUH! YOU!”, she shouted out in pure surprise. The man stared at her for a moment.

“YOU!”, he shouted back when he recognized.

“You’re that fake Salamander! Bora!”, Lucy announced.

“Bora? Fake Salamander?”, the woman looked back at Bora. “Hey! I thought you said your name is the Salamander?”, the woman confronted.

“Salamander?! Hah! He’s too great for you to imitate. I see you’re still doing this!”, Lucy folded her arms to her chest. “Miss, if you don’t want to be his next victim, I suggest you get away from him now”, after saying it, the woman ran away from them.

“Hey! How dare you interrupt my business here!”, Bora angrily snapped at her.

“So you’re the man we have to capture. This will be easy enough”, Lucy readied her keys.

“Sorry but unfortunately for you, I brought my underlings with me, they’re even better than last time!”, Bora signalled his comrades. They gathered up around Lucy, surrounding her completely.

“Heh? Well that’s too bad. I brought someone troublesome along too. I’m sure you already met him”, Lucy smirked. That made Bora jerked a little.

“LUCY!”, Happy and Natsu shouted from a distance. Bora caught sight of him and paled.

“Sa-Salamander!”, Bora freaked out a little by his name.

“AH!”, Natsu pointed at him. “Who are you again?”, he scratched his head as he tries to remember.

“It’s Fake Salamander!”, Happy reminded.

“Oh! The one who gave me the autograph!”, he blurted out.

“Yes, yes, by the way he’s…..”, Lucy stopped midway. She felt a little dizzy all of a sudden. Her visions are getting a little blurry. “What….”

“He’s?”, Happy asked.

“He’s the one we have to capture. The one stated at the request”, Lucy finished, ignoring what she’s feeling.

“EH!”, Happy was surprised as well.

“Then that makes it easier”, Natsu ignited his fist with his flames. “Now I’m all fired up”

“Bo-Bora-san! When that girl said Salamander, does she mean Salamander of Fairy Tail?”, one of his co-workers asked nervously, pointing towards Natsu.

“Huh? So what if he is?”, Bora snapped.

“No way! I don’t want to fight him! I’m out of here!”, some members ran away.

“Hey!”, Bora can’t believe he was left off by half by his so-called teammates.

“So, looks like we’re going to have some fun”, Natsu excitedly said. There were others who stayed with Bora. “Now that I’ve already eaten, I’m all fired up”, he cracked his knuckles.

“Get them!”, Bora angrily ordered his men. Natsu leapt over some of them and the others collided with her fiery fist. Happy joined in as well. Lucy managed to call Cancer out but once he disappeared her energy is drained out.

“This is bad! I can’t see straight”, Lucy has troubles with her blurry vision. Her head wasn’t cooperating with her.

“You’re mine girly!”, Bora growled with a lurching motion. Everyone of his team members were down already.

“Oh crap! Lucy! MOVE!”, Natsu and Happy shouted. Before Lucy could react, he was being strangled by Bora and held her captive.

“Don’t move or I’ll leave a scar on this woman’s face!”, Bora shouted while holding a knife on her throat. “This is the last time you will interfere with me Salamander. It’s good that you took her. She’s so useless. I might have use for her as slaves for nobles”, he laughed. Lucy looked at them apologetically with her weakened state.

“If you ever wound her I swear I’ll kill you!”, Natsu gritted his teeth. Lucy looked at them intently. She made a signal that Natsu and Happy understood.

“Now! Retreat Salamander!”, Bora said. Natsu and Happy backed away farther. “Hah! As expected, you Fairy Tail wizards are all stupid! Wizards don’t need feelings! It’s what brings them down!”, he was too occupied with Natsu and Happy, he didn’t notice Lucy reaching for her whip.

“Don’t underestimate a wizard from Fairy Tail!”, Lucy whipped her Fleuve de Etoiles. “Fleuve de etoiles!”, her whip retracted and tied his body. The hand who holds the knife can’t move much farther than it was as it is being tied by her whip.  “Natsu! Now!”, she shouted. Natsu launched his punch at him in an instant sending Bora far away.

“Woah! He flew farther than last time!”, Happy cheered in amazement.

Lucy slumped to the ground, she was feeling really tired. “Lucy!”, Natsu scolded.

“What?”, Lucy was too tired to speak.

“I knew it! I told you to eat didn’t I? That’s because you’re so focused on your date too much!”, he chattered.

“Natsu, it’s called diet, not date you know”, Happy corrected.

“Anyway! Here!”, Natsu showed her a big slice of clubhouse sandwich. “Make sure you eat that and don’t skip eating! Eat even if you’re on your diet or something. You need to eat properly when we’re on missions”

“Natsu…”, Lucy felt like tearing up with his compassion.

“Eat up! I don’t want to carry you all the way back to Magnolia”, Natsu pouted at her. “Really, stop your diet or whatever already”

“Natsu…..”, Happy mumbled as he shook his head.

“Right”, Lucy nodded with a slight blushing smile. “Maybe, I shouldn’t try doing it after all”