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Once everyone was in place, Bluebell smiled, nodding a little. "I wish you all the best." Again, that brilliant, brilliant white hot light engulfs the area, but there's no sensation of trying to yank people apart or numbness. There IS a great deal of disorientation, and Lucy tightens her hands on Natsu and Justine. The disorientation is followed by a feeling of weightlessness, and then nothing for several minutes.

And then the soft sensation of a cozy, familiar bed, a gentle breeze, the weight of an additional body and the nearby scents of all those you were with only seconds ago. Lucy's bed. Which means next to Natsu is ...

The differences are like night and day yet Natsu still didn't let go. But not just with his body. His mind clung fiercely to the memories he had of everyone he could sense. Every single one. The sad, the happy, the painful. All of it.

And then just as soon as it started it was over. Natsu's senses restored completely only to realize this...sensation. Natsu slowly opened his eyes only to see a familiar ceiling.

"Lucy?" He said turning to his side where he felt Lucy was holding his hand first.

"..mmm..." Lucy is there, yes, her grip on his hand looser than before their transport. Hearing her name being called, she opened her eyes slowly, staring at him for a long moment, her brain catching up with the rest of her. She glanced around, confirming where she was, a smile starting to curve her lips upward - and then she went tense. Wait. Did he still remember everything... did he still remember her? Should she start making excuses already?

"N.. Natsu..."

Luckily for her Natsu did not keep her guessing for long as the most relieved smile in the world finally claimed his lips before he leaned forward with a chuckle!

"We're back! We're really really back!"

"You remember.." she grinned with obvious relief. It had been tempted to tease him, demand to know what he was doing in her bed like she used to before they were together.. but she would never have been able to keep a straight face.

Instead she leaned forward and threw her arms around him, laughing, "We're home..! We're home...!"

Wait --- what about the others?

"We did~" Natsu laughed with Lucy. Though wow Lucy you let go so quickly while Natsu could definitely feel his hand held still even as you hugged him so closely.

Only because she was worried about Regine and the kids! If she let herself relax too much in the hug, she'd forget all about everything else and just want to stay in his arms!

Which she would really, REALLY love to do. But -AFTER- they check and see if the kids and Regine made it. Still, she can't help but smile, glancing around the room. So familiar - "I can hardly believe it. It's been so .." She trailed off - yeah there was good reason Natsu would be feeling someone else holding his hand, since Nev was curled up on his side and fast asleep, still clinging to Natsu's hand.

On a whim, Lucy glanced over on her side of the bed - Regine and Justine didn't have as much luck as the younger boy, both were curled up on the floor against the bed, with little Herb also worn out and asleep.

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Natsu turned around as well, showing a relieved smile when he saw Nev curled up against him, fast asleep. He turned back just in time to see Lucy doing the same on her side.

"Are they alright?" Since he could feel their scent after all.

The quiet thumpthump of Herb's tail when he lifted his head at Lucy peering down at them followed Natsu's question, and Lucy chuckled, leaning back again to glance at him. "I think they're just tired." She shifted to lean against him, relieved they were all present and accounted for. "They've all been through a lot in such a short time."

Well that answered one question. Herb definitely recognized them. He chuckled softly turning over to for a moment.

"Yeah. But they're all safe now. Away from the hands, away from stupid pixies."

"And the Hands." Lucy's gaze darkened momentarily at the reminder. What would happen back there with the key members of Fairy Tail gone?

"Let's move them onto the bed." It'll be more comfortable. She moved to slide off of the bed to scoop Justine up. "It'll be more comfortable."

"Well tecnically Mavis was still there so who knows. Bottom line is they are now far out of reach of that place in both senses of the concept.

"Yeah sounds like a plan. Should go get some food sorted after that." because Natsu himself was definitely feeling a little peckish. Still he gingerly started pulling his hand out of Nev's hold. Or tried to.

Lucy giggled softly, "Hungry already? I can't be surprised - maybe if they wake up soon we can show them to the guild and get somethign to eat there." And as Natsu starts pulling his hand out -- nope Nev doesn't wanna let go.

Lucy giggled, settling Justine on the bed with the little girl's arms comfortably around Lucy's neck. "Here, let me help." She reached over to gently pull Nev's hand off of Natsu's - the little boy murmured and shifted, this time glomming onto Lucy's arm.

"Uh.." Erm. She tugs back a little, but he's hanging on just as tightly as he was hanging onto Natsu.

Natsu may also hear a very very quiet suppressed giggle from one - or both of the children. Lucy doesn't seem to have noticed. "Natsu, help?"

"Just a little~" Natsu asked before hitting that snag. Okay his hand was a permanent fixture and he looked over to Lucy uncertainly. But then....he heard it. Mischievious giggling that was too low for human hearing to pick up.

"How do you expect me to help when I am stuck as well?" Natsu asked before turning over more fully and trying to free his hand again. These two....they were pretending weren't they?

They were TOTALLY pretending. Well NOW they were. He could hear Justine -very- quietly whispering a 'shhh' to Nev. "Uh..." Hrm, how huh? "W.. well you figure something out~!" She whispered fiercely to him. Yep, putting it all on him, how helpful!

He heard it all since Dragon Slayer hearing was best of the best. Still he decided to play along for now.

"You can't be serious. If I try to pull my hand free any harder, he's going to wake up."

-snickersnicker-
"shh!"

"Well what do you propose then?" Lucy huffed, "We can't stay like this, you know..!"

"How should I know?! YOu're the idea person!" He just hits things. And comes up with ideas to hit things. But then his other hand starts to creep up along Nev's side.

"Nnh.. I just.. I don't want to have to wake them up, they're sleeping so nicely..and they've been through a lot." Lucy murmured.

EEK, sneaky creeping Natsu fingers!

-pfffth-

"Nev, cut it out!"

"I can't help it..!"

"Yeah I know what you mean~ Maybe we should just stay in bed a little longer~" He says just as his fingers start pressing firmly against Nev's ribs. Sneaky little kidlettses. They thinks they can trick the dragon.

Oh no, the dragon's turning into Gollum. Lucy better get free before she becomes the One Ring! ... although would that really be so bad?

"I thought you were hungry," Lucy accused drily.

"-fhg. pff...h...HEHEHEHahahahahAHAHAHAhA s-s-stop Hahahaha~!" Nev finally gives up the ghost, squirming fiercely with a fit of giggles.

"Ah! So you were awake after all you scamp!" She glanced at the girl clinging to her. "Justiiine, are you awake too?"

"Nope. .. . heehee." Justine couldn't keep a straight face, especially hearing her brother break into peals of laughter, and she let go of Lucy so the blonde could sit up properly.

"Both of you..!" Lucy mock scolded, chuckling.

"You four look like you're having fun," Regine murmured, rather sleepily at that.

Becomes? Wasn't she already the One Ring? AFter all she gave him so much power and he in turn hoarded it so fiercely and never wanted to be apart of her.

"Juuust making sure this little guy remembers just who is the top dragon around here~ Thinking he can fool my hearing and pretending he was asleep~"

Okay, fair point there. Lucy giggled, glancing over her shoulder, "Sorry to wake you, Regine."

Justine couldn't help but giggle at her brother, letting Lucy go as she rolled over to watch Natsu teach the younger boy a lesson. "Serves you right, if you had stayed quiet," she teased.

"Oh, you think you could have kept quiet long enough to fool Natsu? Really? You know your breathing changes when you're awake," Lucy grinned, straightening back and leaving poor Justine to the mercy of the dragon, had he any left.

Nev couldn't even come up with any kind of smark remarks, he was giggling MUCH too hard.

The moment Lucy peeled away, Natsu looked over his shoulder and Justine would only get a split second of seeing a toothy grin before the dragon's villainous claws were upon her ribs and belly as he laughed victoriously.

"Oh did you think you'd get away~ Oh no no no~ I have plenty of room for both of you little guys~!"

Justine's -SMIRK- melted into surprise when Natsu glanced over at her, and then too late she tried to roll away and scramble off the bed to get to Regine's side for protection! MUCH too late, when she's caught by the evil dragon's claws, erupting into a peal of giggles even louder than her brother's. "Aah! Help!" She sputtered, flailing helplessly.

Her screams soon got the attention of Herb, who jumped up onto the bed with a bark, excitedly wagging his tail and looking kind of confused about what was going on, but it LOOKED FUN.

Regine laughed, watching the proceedings. "Well you can't say they didn't ask for it," she murmured to Lucy, "Where are we?"

"My apartment, in Magnolia. Have a look," she pointed over to the window, so Regine could look outside and see the city for herself.

Edited 2017-12-02 01:50 (UTC)