Down Into the Fires of Hell (A Soul Eater x Fairy Tail crossover)

Trouble in the Forest

I popped back to my original form. I took my tail in hand and winced at the bruises on it. I glared at him and he glared at me. After a momentor, my hard glare turned to a sad face. I turned away from him and clutched my arms as a single tear fell from my eye. It seemed to fall in slow motion. I suddenly broke down in sobs, my knees sinking to the forest floor. I wrapped my arms around my knees and buried my head in them. Suddenly, I felt warm arms around me. I hiccuped and lifted my head to look behind me. Natsu. I tensed and pulled away. I shakily got to my feet and viciously rubbed my eyes. I turned back into a fox and wobbled on the path towards Porlyusica.

"It's okay to cry, you know." I looked at Natsu, who hadn't moved. I popped back into human form and walked towards him. His gaze was kind and sad.

"Crying is for the weak where I come from. Crying means no food."

He looked shocked at my words. He then pulled me into a hug. He whispered into my hair,"Here, crying is for the strong. Crying means comfort." I tensed and then relaxed. I hiccuped and just let it all out. I hugged him and buried my face into his chest. I blushed when I realized that he wasn't wearing a shirt, and my face was buried in his six-pack. I pushed him away and ran unthinking into the city.

I heard him calling my name, but I didn't stop. That picture kept running through my mind until I found myself back in front of the guild. I hesitated before I turned into a fox, running into the guild. My eyes were big and frightened and my fur was bristling. I hear Natsu yelling for me outside and I ran towards the request board. I didn't make it before the doors slammed open, so I dived under a table. Many of the guild members were laughing at Natsu and me while others were ignoring this completely. Natsu sniffed the air and looked right at me. I looked around for an escape when I noticed what table I was under. Team Natsu's table. I decided to play on Lucy's sympathies as Natsu started to walk over here. I climbed on to her lap and gave her puppy dog eyes and a sad whimper. She smiled and picked me up. I grinned at Natsu and stuck out my tongue at him. Lucy walked out the back door with me and started to walk home.

I heard Natsu running out to catch us and I whimpered. Lucy looked behind us to see Natsu running to catch up. She understood and asked me,"You don't like Natsu, do you, you poor thing?" I barked in agreement and buried deeper in her arms. Playing the stray seemed to be working, so I went with it. Lucy turned around and yelled,"Open, Gate of the Lion! Leo!" A bell rang and Loke appeared. He turned towards Lucy to ask what to do when he noticed me. His smiling features turned into a frown and he opened his mouth to speak. Uh oh. Lucy couldn't know that I used to visit the Celestial Spirit World! I shook my head at him and gestured with my head towards Natsu. Lucy was oblivious to all this and said,"Can you get him out of my hair, Loke?" Loke went back to smiling and replied,"Of course, my love!" He turned towards Natsu and shouted,"Regulus Impact!" Natsu flew away and Loke returned to the spirit world.  Lucy smiled and went back down the street to her house.