[color=teal]“Come on Lucy are you still mad we didn’t take the money?”[/color]

[color=red]“It would have looked bad on the guild if we did.”[/color]

[color=pink]“I know, I know.”[/color] There had been a long argument during the train ride back to Mongolia as to why Natsu decided to not take the money for the job they did. [color=silver][i]I get but at the same time I need the money! I have to pay rent![/i][/color] A shiver moved through her as she settled back against the seat of the train as she stared out the window, her elbow up on the seal with her chin in her hand. A small puff left her as Natsu fell asleep (unwillingly, thanks to a punch across the head) as her brown gaze turned out the window. How was she going to get rent for this month?

Mongolia soon came into view and Lucy flexed and stretched before climbing to her feet for a final stretch as the train pulled into the station. Being a team player as she was, she pulled Natsu to his feet and drug him off the train as she had done many times before. Once outside he popped back to life and the two gathered their things with Happy in tow as they ventured back to the guild. 

Once inside Lucy waved good bye to Natsu and went straight to the job board. However she seemed almost exhausted. Traveling for two days, completing a job in one and not getting paid takes a lot out of a person; instead of stopping, she walked directly into the board with a small thump as her forehead rested against the board reading a piece of paper way too close that it was blurry. She needed a good paying job, she needed the money and if Natsu was going to keep handing away their money than she’d be without a place to live. 

Pulling her head back from the board she took a step back and let out a sigh knowing full well she was not strong enough to do something by herself and with how fast she needed the money, she knew she needed to do something quickly.