Chapter 2: Ch 2 : Resolve
"Aye! Noel, you're here!" Happy waved his paw at Noel.
(So he's the guy I bumped into this morning. So his name is Noel, huh? Wait, Noel? Could it be that Noel who's always ranked among the most popular male wizards? No wonder he looked familiar.) Lucy thought to herself.
"Yeah, you and Natsu sure are impatient, not even waiting for me to come along," Noel said with a slight bitter smile, looking at the cat who started playing dumb as soon as he heard Noel's words.
"Oh, right, Noel, I have something to tell you," Happy suddenly said.
"Hmm?"
"I ran out of magic power." Happy said it with an extremely calm expression, and right after those words, the wings on his back vanished.
"Ahhhh!" The sudden loss of balance made Lucy scream in fear as she instinctively closed her eyes.
But instead of plunging into the cold ocean water, she felt herself land in a warm embrace.
"Heh, are you okay?" A gentle voice reached Lucy's ears.
She slowly opened her eyes and saw a refined face with a faint, warm smile.
"Lucy, you're such a big idiot," Happy, lying on Noel's shoulder, bluntly remarked.