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Chapter 17 - Strike #3

Warning short chapter

A few days later...

" Stressing out again? " Hibiki asked as he sat beside (Y/N) who was in deep thought.

" EEP! " (Y/N) screamed as she was so deep in thought that when Hibiki spoke she thought that the voice was from a ghost.

Hibiki laughed from her reaction while (Y/N) just glared at him. She smacked him on the arm while pouting.

" Sorry, didn't know you could have a reaction like that. " Hibiki gave her his playboy smile.

" Hahaha, laugh all you want. " (Y/N) rolled her eyes.

" How's Eve and Ren? " she asked.

" They're doing fine. Geez. You're such a worrier. " Hibiki teased.

" That's because I am one. " (Y/N) retorted.

" How about Lucy? " Hibiki asked.

" Ha, Natsu wouldn't leave her side. If she's going to the restroom he'll plead a girl to follow her and when she's out, he'll follow her. And just last night, I was there when he confessed to her and they kissed! " (Y/N) started fangirling as she remembered the memory.

Flashback~

" There you are, Luce. " Natsu appeared beside Lucy as she was gazing at the stars.

Lucy was startled as she was enjoying her stargazing that she let out a 'kya' from her mouth. She quickly clamped a hand over her mouth. She glared at him as he just gave her a toothy grin.

" Need something Natsu? " she finally asked.

" I was worried...that they got you again. " Natsu muttered as he sat down beside her.

" *Sigh* Natsu, I'm fine. If you look at it, I'm being constantly guard everywhere I go. Nothing to be worried about. " Lucy smiled at him.

" It is for your safety. " he mumbled but Lucy heard him.

" Aww~ Natsu cares for me! " Lucy teased but then her expression turned into a puzzled one when she saw Natsu's expression.

Serious.

" Natsu? Did I say something wrong? " Lucy asked wearily.

" How did you know? How did you know I care for you? " he asked, upset.

" You care for your nakama. Are you alright? " Lucy placed a hand on his forehead to check if he has a fever.

" No, no, no! I meant how did you know I care for you romantically! " Natsu blurted out and soon, Lucy's face was a resemblance of a tomato.

" I-I didn't know... " Lucy managed to say out and soon Natsu's face became another tomato.

" I-I g-guess that slipped out, huh.... " Natsu chuckled awkwardly and soon they had an awkward silence between them.

" Ugh! I'll tell you properly now, Luce! " Natsu said out of the blue as he sat up staright.

" Wh-Wha? " Lucy was confused.

" I liked you ever since I met you! No, not like but love! " Natsu said as he looked at Lucy straight in the eye.

Lucy didn't respond for a while and Natsu's hope started to vanish.

" N-Nevermin- " Natsu was soon cut off by Lucy whose lips were on his.

(Y/N) and Mira who were taking a stroll passed by and saw them. They immediately hid behind a tree and watched everything that happened. Soon, Mira passed out and kept on mumbling 'NaLu' in her sleep. (Y/N) kept on watching until they broke apart.

" I-I love you too... " Lucy blushed and looked down.

Natsu chuckled and embraced her.

(Y/N) dragged Mira back to the inn and went back to the beach house while fangirling a bit as well.

Flashback ends~

Then, (Y/N)'s cellphone made a noise and once she looked at it, she immediately took off with Hibiki following her with no clue on what's going on.

To : (Y/N)
From : Nii-san

Strike #3 has happened! Hurry over to the inn where FT is!

When thy arrived at the inn, Ruki was there with Makarov. Ruki glanced at his sister then passed her a letter.

Dear Nakamura Ruki&(Y/N),

I wonder, have you thought where your dear Suki has been? She has been gone for a while, don't you think so? If you're worrying about her, I'll tell you where she is. She is with me! She won't be leaving anytime soon so you better surrender yourself soon or else she goes and some other people who you call 'guild mates'. You are only allowed to text me if you have made your decision which is to surrender. Text me for something else...she dies.

I hope to see you die.

-David
Phone number : ********

(Y/N) crumpled the piece of paper and threw it in the bin.

" She was right. " (Y/N) said angrily.

The piece of paper which was left in the bin had shown the final words.

Strike #3
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Hey guys! It's been so long since I've updated. The picture in the media is to show how sorry I am to the readers who were waiting for the next part. Although, I am thrilled to see my story has reached 1K views! I wanted to update sooner but exams got in the way and personal reasons as well. I would like to thank you readers who still kept reading this story even though I thought this story was very crappy. This story is gonna end soon though. Btw, my exams has just finished today so, I can update more. Anyways, for now, sayonara, minna!

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