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Strange Bedfellows	By : stellabomb Category: +. to F > Fairy Tail Views: 9474 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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A/N: Thanks everyone for all the reads and reviews!

Chapter 4: An Answer In Reach
Natsu had a day off from competition. Lucy was gone all day yesterday and he hasn't seen her all morning. Natsu continued to search for her, but he was beginning to wonder if it was useless. He went to the small bar at the inn. He sat next to Cana, sighing heavily.
"Why so down, Natsu?" Cana asked. "You won your event yesterday."

"It's Lucy," Natsu said in a weak voice.

"Lucy? What about her?"

"She's been acting strange," Natsu clarified.

"You think so?"

"I know so."

"Haven't you talked to her about it?"

"She said nothing was wrong, but I don't believe her."
Cana knew Lucy was upset because Natsu was dense enough to indirectly reject Lucy's feelings. She also happens to know that Lucy has been sneaking out to hang around that guy from Sabertooth. The card wielder figured Lucy wouldn't mind if Cana meddled just a little bit. Cana gave Natsu a sympathetic slap on the back.
"The mind of a woman is a mysterious thing!" she said laughing. She took a few gulps of her barrel. "Maybe I'll help you out since I like Lucy so much."

"Really?" Natsu said, hopeful.

"Really," she said pulling out her deck of cards.
Cana shuffled her cards and randomly selected two cards. The first card was labeled The Lovers, while the second was labeled The Devil.
"The Lovers card usually has to do with sexuality, love, and relationships. We all know that in her 18 years of life, Lucy's never had a boyfriend," Cana said chuckling. "Perhaps she desires something more intimate or maybe she's struggling with temptation." Cana then pointed to the second card. "The Devil could indicate bondage. Perhaps she's stuck on something or has accepted an unwanted situation."
Natsu looked at Cana a little bewildered. She sighed.
"I'll let you put two and two together, Natsu. The bottom line here is that Lucy is struggling with some personal issues and is stuck where she is. Maybe you should go help her?"
The bottom line gave Natsu some heart. If Lucy was in trouble, then at least he could try and help her! Natsu stood up abruptly and was about to race out into town to try and find Lucy. Cana hastily grabbed the end of his muffler and yanked him back towards her.
"One more thing," Cana said in a slightly serious tone. "Even though we're asking about Lucy, the fact that you're the one who sought answers means that the answers probably relate to you…" Cana then gave a pointed look to Natsu. "The Devil can also signal ignorance of a situation."
Natsu nodded slowly, trying to make sense of what Cana was saying. Anyway, Cana gave him the clue that he needed to spring into action. If he could help Lucy, he would help. She is his partner after all!

Natsu searched for Lucy at her regular spots: bookstores, libraries, museums. He looked all around the stadium, in restaurants, at bars. He asked everyone who would normally know where Lucy was: Wendy, Levy, Erza. For some reason, Erza gave Natsu an odd look when he asked about Lucy. He could see the middle of her brow come together, looking almost sad. People have been looking at him weirdly these days!
"Try looking somewhere different," was Erza's advice.
When Natsu set out again he started searching among the inns the other guilds were staying in, which were the only spots he hasn't looked. Lucy didn't normally have a reason to be here, but, as Erza suggested, it was different.
It was then that he caught a glimpse of Lucy as she stepped out of one of the buildings. She was wearing some weird clothing. He could see that she was talking to someone behind her. The look on her face was also weird. Her expression was stern, like she was annoyed, but she was still blushing. Natsu had never seen Lucy blush like that before... At least he couldn't remember a time that he's noticed.
"Hey, Lu-" Natsu called out, but stop mid-sentence when he saw someone step out of the building behind Lucy.
Sting Eucliffe.
The rival mage stood directly behind Lucy, pressing his body against her back. Lucy's expression was still annoyed, but she didn't move. She said something back to Sting, which seemed to make him laugh. Watching this scene was pissing Natsu off.
Natsu walked over to them. As he approached the two, that unfamiliar scent that followed Lucy a few days ago, the scent of spiced rum, became stronger. He looked at Sting with narrowed eyes. "What's Lucy doing here?" Natsu said threateningly. "Are you the one making Lucy act so strange? What did you do to her?!" Natsu gave Sting a shove on the shoulder, looking like he was going to kill him.
"She came to me," Sting said.

"LIAR!" Natsu gave Sting another shove, this time harder and ready to follow up.

"You saw us. Does it look like I'm forcing her to do anything?" Sting said goading Natsu to get into a fight with him.
Natsu didn't to want to believe Sting. He was already in a low ready stance, right fist engulfed with flames. Natsu suddenly lunged at Sting, going for a blow straight in the chest. Sting stood there, but moved away at the last second. Natsu readied himself again, flames burning hotter.
"Natsu, stop it!" Lucy said stepping in between the two. "Sting didn't trick me or force me into anything. I came here by choice."
Natsu blinked at her. If Lucy wasn't being kept here by force, then Natsu had rethink this situation. Lucy came out of Sabertooth's inn with Sting following closely behind her. She's wearing clothing that doesn't belong to her, men's clothing. Sting and Lucy's body language was weird too. Why was he pressing his body against hers and why didn't she smack him? Natsu could feel the answer to these questions just on the edge of his consciousness, but something in him rejecting the potential answer. He didn't want to think it. He looked at Lucy.
"Then... Does that mean..." Natsu was at a loss for words.

Lucy didn't look at him. Her face was beet red now. "I saw him at the club a few days ago," she said. "I've been seeing him since then. He's been keeping me company when I've been feeling… lonely."
Her last word was almost a whisper. Lonely? Natsu thought that if Lucy was lonely, she should have hung out with him. He'd been trying to find her all day for the past few days. "Oh." was all Natsu could manage.
The awkward silence that filled the air was palpable. Natsu felt the need to flee this scene so he turned away to leave. He could see a smirk hang on Sting's lips as he did so. God, he wanted to knock that guy out right now, but he didn't, only because Lucy didn't want him to.
As soon as Natsu turned the corner, he started running. He ran as fast as he could to nowhere in particular. He just needed to run. Natsu mind was racing. He found Lucy, but she was with Sting. Something about that made him so angry.
Natsu ran straight out of town and into a small forest just on the outskirts of the area. He stopped at a large tree. He lashed out at the tree,

punching it as hard as he could, causing a crack. He punched it again and then again. He continued punching it, each time harder than the last. Something inside of him was flaring up and he needed to do something violent. He jumped back.
"FIRE DRAGON'S ROAR!" he yelled loudly, spewing large flames at the tree.
He was so confused. Why Sting? Why was she spending time with Sting? Wasn't Sting the one who had laughed at her hysterically when she got

beaten unconscious by his guildmate? Wasn't Sabertooth the guild who humiliates its members? Why was Lucy spending time with a guy like that?!
"WHY IS LUCY SPENDING TIME WITH STING AND NOT ME?!" Natsu yelled out loud.
An unpleasant feeling overcame the fire dragon slayer. It wrapped all around his body, tightening him up, and making him feel like he was going to burst. Natsu had never felt like this before. So why was he feeling it now? He didn't know what to do. If only Igneel were there to guide him!
Natsu fell back and sat on the floor staring at the tree burning before him. He felt really exhausted.
He thought back to Lucy's words: I came here by choice. Lucy is choosing to be with that guy. If that's the case, Natsu couldn't do much to stop her, right? So why did Natsu feel so angry?He felt like he wanted to do something to change that, to tear Lucy away from Sting and make sure Sting never got anywhere near her ever again.

Sting noticed that there was a particular way that Lucy would look at Natsu. Lucy gave Natsu that look very briefly when the pink hair mage walked over to them. It was a look she never gave to any other man, including Sting.
The blond dragon slayer had no illusions over what was going on between himself and Lucy. Lucy still had feelings for Natsu, Natsu didn't seem to notice, so she's getting over him with Sting. After their encounter with Natsu earlier today, it was all too obvious to Sting. If he had to guess, Lucy went to Sting whenever something happened with Natsu. The blond dragon slayer was well aware of the fact that she was using him for his body and that was fine by him. It wasn't as though he wasn't using her for her body either.

While there were the looks Lucy gave only to Natsu, Sting reveled in the looks she gave him when they were together: eyes half lidded, looking at

him with desire and pleasure. Now thoselooks were something Natsu didn't ever get to see. Nor any other man.
After the encounter with Natsu that morning, Lucy decided to stay with him for another day and night. Sting went out to compete, while she stayed in the room. When he came back they had sex, ordered room service, and then had more sex.
In between sex, she would read her books. Sting surprised her by revealing he read books on occasion as well. Lucy was coming back from the bathroom when she caught him flipping through one of her books. She looked at him, pleasantly surprised. She gave an animated talk about the kind of books she likes and recommendations for him based on his tastes. It was one of their first decent conversations with each other.
Somehow, their talk made him want to ravage her again and so he did, much to her pleasure. She fell asleep pretty quickly after that. Sting wasn't tired so he decided to continue reading the book he was looking through earlier. After a while, he put the book down and glanced at her sleeping form.
She slept on her stomach. Despite her tendency to act like a princess, Lucy actually slept like a log. Sting thought it was funny.
"Hey," Sting said nudging her on the shoulders. "Wake up."
She didn't stir. He nudged her again, this time a little harder, to no avail.
With a small smile on his face, he slid the sheet that covered her back down to just above her rear end. With his index finger, he slowly traced her spine from the back of her neck downward. He loved the curve of her back, maybe even more so than her gorgeous front side. Sting enjoyed her breasts plenty, but he was quick to learn the intricacies of her body. He found that she was especially sensitive along the line of her back. Her body would squirm in a particular way. Even now as she slept, a light moan escaped her lips as he slid a light finger down her spine. He wondered how many men actually knew that.
Natsu didn't, that was for sure.
The Grand Magic Games were ending soon. Lucy said nothing about what would happen when everyone went back to their respective guilds. Sting considered paying her a visit in Magnolia.

Comments: I'm not very versed in Tarot readings. If you're interested, the little bit of information I used can be found on Joan Bunning's website, Learning the Tarot. Thanks again for reading. Please review!
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