A/N:~ Sorry it took so long for me to write this my lovely readers! Had a lot to do and a lot of other stuff on my mind. Before I start the actual chapter, I have an announcement! I'm doing a NaLu two-shot (I hope that's what you call it. If not, whatever.) and would appreciate it a lot if you went to go check it out. Its called Not So Oblivious Anymore (A NaLu Fanfic). Thanks again y'all! Now onto more Fairy Tail! ^_^

Lucy's POV

"LUUUUUCCCCCCYYYYYY! HEEEEYYYY! IT'S TIME TO GET UP! WE NEED TO GO SET FIRE TO STUFF, BREAK THINGS, AND GET MONEEEEEYYYYYYY!" a voice shouts at me as the sound of a chair breaking reaches my ears.

I pull my blanket back over my head.

"Five more minutes," I grumble.

All of a sudden, I feel weightless but then my brain is forcibly shoved into trying to find out where the heck I am as I am dropped into a bath tub full of ice water. The sheets and blanket, on the other hand, were somehow saved by whoever decided to wake me up in such a lovely way.

"Gahhhh!" I splutter as I spit out water and shiver due to the sudden cold.

"Heehee," someone laughs loudly.

I look up to see Natsu doubled over clutching his stomach as he laughs while Happy is rolling on the floor, chuckles leaving his mouth at random intervals. That idiot is going to be the death of me some day, I can just feel it in my soul. I grumble as I pull myself out of the tub and reach for a towel to dry off with. As I dry my hair, I glare at Natsu who is still giggling every few seconds.

"Can you get out of my room please?" I ask annoyed. "I need to change ALL of my clothes now and dry off because of you two idiots1"

"Awww, but LUUUUUCCCCEEE!" Natsu and Happy chorus as I throw them both out the door and into the hallway and shut the door behind them.

I lean against the wood and sigh, unhappy at the start to this day I was so looking forward to. Oh well, time to get changed.

One hour later….

My door is busted open again JUST as I finish putting my boots on.

"C'mon Lucy it's time to go meet the client!" Natsu yells as Happy chants something that suspiciously sounds like 'fish' while he flies around the pink-haired idiot's head.

"Be patient!" I say exasperatedly while getting my keys from where I placed them on my temporary night-stand." You do also realize that you will have to pay for the door you just broke right? Why don't you just knock like any other normal human being."

"Erza and Gray don't knock!" he exclaims indignantly.

"They aren't exactly what I would call normal OR sane," I mutter under my breath.

If Natsu heard what I said, he doesn't show it. Success! Another argument avoided! Ten points Team Lucy! I cheer in my head.

We put the door back in its place with a note saying we will pay for the damage before heading off to meet the client. It's around 8:00 in the morning so everyone in the town is opening up their windows and starting their day. It takes us about half an hour to get to the clients house with Natsu complaining the whole time how it would have only taken him 5 minutes flying with Happy. I wonder if he does realize that if he hadn't asked me to come along he could have done just that, but I don't say anything. We walk up to his/ her front door and ring the doorbell. Judging by the look of his house, this client is either extremely rich or extremely in debt for buying all the stuff he has. The house is at elate four stories high aboveground and no doubt he has a basement or something as well as a few more areas of use underneath his gigantic home.

A butler opens the door and leads us to a beautifully furnished room and leaves me sitting in the couch and Natsu roaming around the room (which is probably a bad idea but whatever) while he goes to retrieve his employer from his office. I sit quietly, observing Natsu and Happy gaping at all the expensive items the client has placed in the many display cases around the room. I hep this person isn't a creepy rich old guy who is actually a conman who will cast a spell on us that will make us his evil puppets. Ooo! That's a great idea for my novel! I better remember that and write it down as soon as I can so I can use that in a few chapters or if I write another book.

My train of thought is cut off as the door opens once again, allowing the butler to step through and hold the door open for his boss as he enters the room. I rise from my seat respectfully and Natsu comes and stands next to me as the man heads in our direction. He looks to be about in his mid-twenties which now that I think about it isn't really surprising considering I could be in the same lifestyle he is living in if I had stayed with my once devil of a father. We shake his hand then sit back down to talk business.

"So what seems to be the problem Mr.-" I ask.

"Lee. Zen Lee. I am happy you are hear to help me out," he begins,"I have been having a huge problem with a monster rampaging in the forest next to this village and multiple people have died or been severely injured as a result of its attacks. I do not know if the flyer you read stated so, but I am the mayor of this village and the fact that under my leadership, many people have died or gotten severely hurt ensures that I probably will not be chosen in the next election as mayor. I need you two do distort that monster before it destroys me and/or this town."

"Can you tell us a little more about the monster?" Natsu asks, actually being civil and intelligent for once instead of ranting about blowing things up. Wow.

"Uh, you'll know it when you see it," he says a little too fast as an unknown expression flits through his eyes.

"I guess that's it Mr. Lee," I say standing up. " When will the reward be given after we finish the job?"

"Once I get word of the monsters extermination, I will have the money sent to your guild with a not saying who it is specifically for," he says also rising.

"Alright," I agree, reaching my hand out to shake his. "thank you for doing business with Fairy Tail."

As we exit the house I think I hear him say something else, but I brush it off as the butler closes the door behind us. Natsu immediately starts jumping around and Happy starts flying faster.

"Ahhhhh. That was boring," Natsu complains yawning. "NOW LET'S GO GET SOME FOOD!" he shouts happily, running ahead looking for somewhere to gorge himself.

"AYE SIR!" Happy shouts…..happily, as he follows behind Natsu.

I groan in annoyance as I take off after the two goofballs. Once I catch up to them, I see that they are staring at pictures of different types of meat the restaurant had put on the windows to advertise their menu. They look at me expectantly, obviously hoping that I will agree to pay for all of their food for them. Knowing that they will bug the hell out of me if I don't agree now, I nod my head and sigh as they cheer.

We all go inside and sit down at a table. I internally groan (there's been a lot of that happening lately now that I think about it) at the looks on their faces; as if they are contemplating eating the whole menu. That actually sounds realistic considering what they have a history of consuming when food is concerned.

After ordering our food and receiving what we order, we eat fast and in half an hour, we are out the door headed into the forest. Off to fight the monster at last. I can feel the money in my wallet already.

We walk for two hours before finally making it to a clearing in the forest. The three of us sit down on the ground to rest when, all of a sudden, Natsu stands up sniffing the air.

"Natsu what the heck are you-?" I start to ask before he cuts me off.

"Shhhhh! Get up Lucy something is coming this way," he says in a serious tone, concentrating hard to hear what is coming at us.

I stand up quickly just in time for the monster to burst through the trees and show itself, and it is a LOT bigger than I think all of us though it would be. The worst part? It's headed straight for me.

A/N:~ Gave you guys a super long chapter to make up for my absence. Reviews are appreciated!