Calming the Chaos

*4

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"Wake up," a male voice says.

I groan. "Not yet," I mumble. Tightening my arms around the comfy thing I'm on, I snuggle into the calming warmth. "So warm," I mumble and smile a bit.

I heard Happy snickering. "Get off me, annoying woman," the same voice from before growls.

My eyes snap open and head snaps up when I realize the voice was Natsu's. Eyes widening, my cheeks flush. I'm snuggling into Natsu's shoulder and have my arms wrapped around his neck. Luckily for him, he sat down on a couch, so I'm not choking him. Quickly unwrap myself from around him, I maneuver myself to sit beside him. He leans back to rest against the back of the couch. I can't believe I tried to cuddle with Natsu. My cheeks flush even more at that thought. Looking around, I realize we're in the client's house.

The client in question is sitting on a chair across from us. He is an older man. He's wearing a striped suit and had an amused look on his face. When he caught me looking, his face pales and he looks at the ground. Is he afraid of me? I look over at Natsu and see that he's glaring at everyone. I roll my eyes. He might think I'm like Natsu.

"Hello, Sir," I say. He looks up at me in shock. I smile at him. "I'm guessing Na-kun didn't introduce us, did he?"

The client seems to relax and gave me a small smile in return. "No, he didn't."

I shook my head. "Sorry about that. Na-kun isn't very talkative. I'm Lucy." I point at Natsu, "This is Natsu," I point at Happy, "and this is Happy." I smile a little bigger when Happy plops down on my lap. I look at the client again and say, "So what exactly do you want us to do?"

The client suddenly became serious. "I want you to sneak into Everloo's house and take a book called Day Break."

I nod. "Do you want us to bring it back to you?"

He shook his head. "No," he says, "I want you to burn it."

My eyes widen. "Why?" I ask.

He glares at the ground, but he also seems to be upset and full of regret. "That book must be destroyed at all costs."

I'm still confused but I don't push the subject. After we left the client's house, I bought a maid outfit and put it on. Walking out of the store, I found Natsu leaning against the wall, arms crossed, an agitated expression on his face. Happy is sitting on the ground with a bored expression. I walk in front of them, give a little twirl, and smile. "How do I look?" I ask.

Natsu slowly looks me up and down. My face heats up. Suddenly feeling self-conscious, I fidget a little. He then shrugs and looks away from me. I huff and turn my gaze to Happy. He tilts his head to the side and is looking at me like I've grown a second head. "It's weird seeing my mom in a maid outfit."

Natsu's head snaps down to Happy. He's looking down at him with wide eyes. My eyes widen a bit before a warm feeling suddenly floods through me. I drop down on my knees and scoop Happy up in a tight embrace. I couldn't get rid of the big, goofy grin on my face. "You think of me as your mom?" I ask happily. Happy nods and my goofy grin turns into a loving smile. I giggle a bit. "I have a family now."

Happy looks up at me with wide eyes. "You didn't have a family?"

My smile slips off my face and I look away. "I do, but it feels like I don't." Happy watches me with a confused face. I stand up with Happy in my arms and turn to look at Natsu. I am a little shocked to find him watching me with curiosity. I smile at him and it's his turn to be shocked. "Let's get this job done." I turn on my heels and start walking to Everloo's mansion.

We stop in the bushes across from Everloo's front door. I hand Happy to Natsu. Surprisingly, neither of them complains. Natsu looks a little angry but says nothing about it.

"Ok," I say, "wait until I wave for you to come in."

"Be careful, Lucy," Happy says.

I smile lovingly at him and pat his head. "I will, sweetie." I turn around, took a deep breath, and walk to the front of the house. I knock on the door and call out, "Hello, I heard you were looking for a blond maid."

There is no answer for a while, and I'm about to give up. Right before I turn around to go back to Natsu and Happy, the ground shook. I watch with wide eyes as a short, fat man jumps out of the ground followed by four ugly women. The man looks me up and down slowly. I force myself not to shudder in disgust. I felt flustered when Natsu was examining me, but Everloo's gaze just makes me feel disgusted. I force myself to smile at him anyways. "I heard you were looking for a pretty new maid," I say flirtatiously.

He studies me for a few more minutes, and I kept my smile the entire time. He then crosses his arms. "I don't want to hire you, ugly."

I felt like someone punched me in the gut. Am I actually ugly? He then turns his back on me and jumps back into the whole he came from. I trudge back to Natsu and Happy and plop down on the ground. I pout. This is the second time my sex appeal has failed me. First at the shop at Hargeon and now this. Then I became angry. "He will regret calling me ugly," I say. "I'll clean his toilet with his toothbrush." I giggle darkly.

Happy shivers in disgust, but don't say anything about it. Natsu rolls his eyes and glares down at me. "Stop wasting my time with your annoying grumbling. We have a mission to complete." I glare right back at him, but I know he is right. Sticking my tongue out at him, I stood up and hide behind a tree to change into my normal clothes.

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