"That job was so hard!" Lucy stated as soon as they stepped into their apartment.
"I think I remember you saying 'easy as pie' before." Naruto muttered as he shrugged off his single sling pack, two slings didn't really work for him. It was a small thing, filled with a bit of scrolls that had a few things sealed inside. His comment was ignored once more as she crashed on the couch.
"So when's the next job gonna be?" She asked, her mumbling muffled by the leather.
"I don't know, I'm waiting on something," He replied. When he entered his apartment there was a sort of unsettling feeling that filled the air. Naruto tossed his jacket on the chair and struggled on trying to find the cause of his mild distress.
No, no one was inside the apartment. Just what was it?
"What is it? Something special? OhOhOh, does it have to do with the job with Fairytail?!" She asked excitedly, and with surprising firm hold she had on him. She got to him pretty quickly.
"Uhm, no, they're pretty busy for now. I'll tell you about Fairytail when we actually agree on something alright? In the mean time you can do whatever you want," It was a lie, he hadn't talked to Makarov at all since then. Improving was more of a priority
Lucy gave a cute frown, and sighed in such melodramatic way as she made her way back to the couch. He couldn't help but chuckle.
It was then when he finally found the cause of his nervousness. This was the most times he had been back to the apartment in such little time, to think it was something as little as that.
He went down the hall and entered his own room and stretched as he fell on his own bed, although, he guessed it was actually comfortable being here. His comfort quickly turned into concern as another matter entirely entered his thoughts. His eye looked to the crystal on his desk.
Naruto had sent a clone here for that earlier business involving the Magical Council. It was rather interesting to see what it experienced. It also left him concerned, and deeper regrets formed from his attack on lullaby. He didn't expect such a thing, shit, he was always told that he didn't think things through.
Yesterday, with Naruto's shadow clone.
Naruto found himself in Era, a place that the magical council was located. He wasn't the only one that had been escorted here, as the woman with the pretty red hair was here too. Erza Scarlet was her name; they had talked a bit on their way here. Erza and he were both being blamed on the destruction that Fairytail had mostly done. Great, even more debts to settle even if he was only involved with the meeting building.
However, Erza had thought it was more of a display of their authority. She didn't quite know what they wanted with him, but reasoned that they were going to give him a warning. In comparison to him, her ordeal was a more public affair. They made it to Era quickly, and were quickly separated.
That actually wasn't the most interesting thing that day, but rather it was another person that he had encountered.
He sat in an official looking waiting room, one with nice looking chairs but were uncomfortable when you sat on it. The room was decorated in which you felt like you were being punished before heading into a room to be scolded by someone of authority. In his experience, towards the former chief of police back home.
While he waited for whatever the council wanted with him, someone approached. A woman, with a curtain of dark purple hair that reminded him of Hinata. She was, uh, rather extremely curvaceous too and dressed similarly to what women wore back home. A white formal wear, some type of kimono or whatever, he wasn't privy to what they were called. What he did know was that it showed off her legs by ending at her thighs, a gold Sash tied around her waist to accentuate her large breasts and slender waist.
Man, what was it with women here? Or maybe it was because he noticed them more?
The woman wanted to talk to him, who else was inside the room? She caught her gaze, sparked with amusement. Now that was something, he was caught checking her out.
"So, you are Naruto Uzumaki." It wasn't no question, but he nodded all the same. She walked around him, her gaze settled on his missing arm. "Interesting, very interesting indeed."
There was something in her eyes, that cold calculating look, alongside it was resolve. This woman gave him a sense of Déjà vu, why? He never met her before.
"My name is Ultear Milkovich." She said and extended a hand, one that he shook.
"Naruto, as you know already." A few moments of silence, like he was gauging his worth before she broke it.
"So, you are the one who defeated him. Siegrain, or if you're more familiar, Jellal."
Naruto frowned. "Sorry, but I don't know either of the names."
He could feel the air spark into a different one. This was no professional visit like he assumed, but one that was personal.
Ultear smirked, "You never knew his name? You were involved the destruction of the Tower of Heaven. Ah, familiar isn't it, interesting that you seem ignorant. How could I have known? Well, let's say I was his partner of sorts."
There was no use denying or playing stupid, somehow, Ultear knew. If she was a partner with this person that he had beaten then his experience told him that they had similar goals, or that she had been manipulating him. Call him biased, but the second reason seemed reasonable. Her calculating eyes settled on him as the pause between them lengthened.
"So, why are you telling me this?" He asked. "What do you want?"
Ultear tilted her head and gave a beautiful smile, "To satisfy a curiosity, not just from myself, but from another. I can tell you're wondering on how I was able to find you. Truthfully, there was very little to lead me to you. However, your involvement at the incident a few days ago told me everything."
Naruto frowned, "So, just what that might be?"
"That magic you used, powerful and one of a kind I must admit."
Ah. His Rasenshuriken, he never thought it would actually be used to find out who he was. Something told him that it wasn't the physical appearance that found him out. It was the weakness that he had overcome.
"So Naruto, it looks like you're aware of the characteristics it gives. It makes restoration such a large difficulty even for someone of my ability. To destroy an object nearly to the cellular level is most peculiar. So imagine my reaction when the flute known as lullaby came into the magic council's possession that displayed the same characteristics."
This woman and her intellect made him hot, not in a pleasant way either. One that made his hands clammy and tested his patience simultaneously. It was like he up against a Shikamaru in a fight, someone who was a genius and would outsmart him. At the moment, Naruto felt he was out of his element in this game she toying at.
"So, you want something to do with this Zeref character like this Jellal spoke of huh?"
She smiled, it was enough of an answer before she spoke again, "I don't need to know of course, but I'm curious to know as to why you've destroyed the tower."
Ultear didn't seem to be interested in the tower itself, or care much about Jellal. Like it didn't affect whatever plans she had. He shrugged, "The magical energy there drew me in, and when I got there I was attacked, this Jellal pissed me off because we had a few disagreements."
"So simple I couldn't have imagined; I admit I came up with a few theories. All this was done singlehandedly I presume?"
That made him crack a smile. This girl was dangerous. The perverted master of his always warned him about these kind of types, one that can make you comfortable in an odd situation.
"Well, to summarize. You are capable of transformation magic as well, as physical descriptions don't match. I have never heard of you, and what little I know isn't much. Someone like you, a ghost, who infiltrated a well-guarded fortress would make formidable enemy."
So, this is what she was aiming for, "Or a powerful ally?"
"Exactly." She smiled.
"I'm sorry to say but I'm not interested,"His denial for their partnership didn't make her falter.
"Every person has a desire, something they yearn for. No matter how minuscule or grand it may be. You are no different Naruto Uzumaki."
He imagined finding his way home, walking through or gates of his village. Thoughts of seeing his friends, his people, and his Hokage and ultimately becoming one himself.
"I've never thought I was much different than everyone else,"
"Well, I know because you hold illegal artifacts and have no qualms with stealing. Because a person such as you, who desires to keep a low profile with no records to speak of. You, who defeated a wizard saint and was the cause of his disappearance, I wonder what they might say of that."
So, this was her ace in the hole. She was clever. There was just one thing, Ultear didn't know how much he can push.
Though, she did give him some thought. He had beaten a member of the ten wizard saints, was it the one that went missing? Getting involved would consume time and Jewels. Importantly, it would be all the more difficult to locate artifacts, especially if they were capable of tracking.
If he wanted to fight this battle, he would lose, in his opinion. It was a good thing he had no intention of doing this little dance.
"Sounds like you spent a lot of jewels getting this information," He replied, knowing of the one person who actually knew this information. It wasn't a list, like seriously it was one person.
"Indeed it was a large sum, but you have many things to hide Naruto, and someone who tries to hide himself away sometimes draws the most attention. Especially with someone as powerful as you."
"So how would you explain what I did at the guild meeting?"
"Simple overconfidence that you wouldn't be traced," She replied. 'Overconfidence' A nicer way of saying arrogance, "Or perhaps it hadn't occurred that someone who was affiliated with Jellal would be interested in the cause of his failure."
Ultear was right on both accounts, to think that his little stunt at the guild meeting would have consequence, "Are you going to force me to work with you?"
"No, nothing like that, but I do hope you'll be his replacement. So I thought perhaps we may benefit from one another but only if you're willing, of course. Don't worry, I won't be revealing your involvement with Siegrain's disappearance, unless you try and reveal my intentions, however little that may be."
If he had a bit of choice then, so be it. "I'm going to say no but because I don't think you can help me, no offense."
"None taken, but indeed, I may not then again I may." Ultear hinted, giving an alluring smile.
"And?"
"You don't skirt around the edges do you? Direct, what a wonderful change of pace compared to this." She sighed in a pleased manner. "What I do know is that your… 'Scholar' revealed your interest in magical artifacts of a certain nature."
She was completely extensive when it came to finding everything about him, despite how little it was. The researcher she was referring to was a guy who had lost his credentials, it didn't matter to him as to what the reason why. The guy was willing to find out any magical objects properties for a fee. Naruto had to pay a whole lot extra if they forbidden, as he was obligated to turn it in to the council, obligation came into a form of monetary reward. So the guy really liked Jewels, so it was reasonable to think that Ultear paid him for this information about him.
"I see; I will have to say no for now."
Again, she wasn't bothered. He was getting tired of that look, like she'll be getting it eventually. She pulled a crystal out of her pocket. A communication Lacrima. "Use this if you change your mind. After all, I do work for the Magical council."
The orb fell into his hand and she wordlessly walked out. There was no evil that could sense, or at least one that he could associate with those who enjoyed killing and other unfavorable acts.
Perhaps their association would end here and he would never see her again, if he obliterated this thing into pieces.
Damn, it had been a while, but his teacher once said to look to underneath the underneath. It didn't seem to be hidden. She wanted him as an ally, and not as an enemy.
Then, he realized why he felt that familiarity when he saw her, he had sensed her prior to today. When he was fighting her this Jellal character, he had sensed her but it had disappeared before he could confront the spectator. He hadn't given it much thought, since he had been under a transformation at the time. So Ultear knew some type of teleportation, or like a shadow clone to watch the fight.
So she knew at least some of his abilities, seeing as how the fight had ended quickly in his favor. Ultear had given him freedom rather than risking revolt, to force him into servitude would not make him her ally. She seemed confident that she could fulfill any desire that he had.
The question was…Could she?
Ugh, that meant he couldn't just pop away right after this business, he had to go all the fuck back to the apartment.
Present day.
The clone's bad mood had passed over to him later that day. Other than that, he gave some thought yesterday and now.
Naruto looked at the orb that had been placed on his desk, staring at him, boring straight into his heart of hearts. He had decided to keep around, instead of destroying it like his clone had thought. He remembered hearing the news about the missing wizard saint, but he had never bothered to check that it was actually the person he had beaten. His disinterest in current events wasn't doing him any favors.
The blond wished then that he had a comrade to confide in, to help him with his dilemma and to give advice. Someone in particular, one that had been in his life practically since the day he was born. Or rather, something that went by several names. He relaxed, going into the seal that had been formed by his father.
Naruto heard the drips of water splashing echoing down the halls. His feet traversed through the flooded metallic hallways and pipes that flowed through its endless pathways. He came to a large room, a massive gate that was partly open at the end of it.
He didn't quite know why the seal took this appearance, but he never really questioned it. Again, he thought about why he would come here all the time, despite knowing what lay behind it. Perhaps it was just a habit, even knowing the answer. His 'tenant' would likely announce something.
He filtered through the crack of the gate, it had been unlocked for nearly three years now. It symbolled a message of trust between them. Just like all the times before, he saw the motionless form of Kurama.
Or rather the ever sleeping Nine-tails that didn't move or make any notion that he was paying attention. Kurama had been in the perpetual sleeping state since he first awoke in this world. Naruto recalled when he first visited within his seal. The fox's form was near skeletal, even worse when he had first defeated Kurama in taking his chakra.
Initially, he came here daily, but days would pass, and eventually it turned to weekly visits, but those passed too. Now, it was nearing three years, and it was turning monthly. Kurama was the only one thing of his home. Kurama, was the last living link remaining between here and his world.
Lucy was getting used to completing these jobs, well, it was simple compared to her first mission. The past four days since returning were what regular people did in their daily lives, waitressing and a little bit of labor. Naruto had left to do things, whatever they were, as he had been gone a few days. He had worn the ugly poncho she had seen before heading out to do his own business.
Her jobs had been easy going, and there were some nice jewels being offered. Of course she was glad that she didn't have to depend on Naruto for Jewels any longer than necessary. They had to pay off their debts first, then she would find an apartment.
The door closed with a slam behind her, and she saw the worn poncho sitting on the chair before she noticed her guild master. It was an odd sight to see to find her master laying on the floor staring idly at ceiling before those eyes centered on her.
"Oh there you are, anyways I was bored so I wanted to test out your limits," He said as he stood up from the floor, from…whatever what he was doing.
"What do you mean?" She asked, it was still morning and she just returned from having a breakfast.
"Meaning we're gonna train," He said, "Get dressed because I wasn't kidding about your funeral."
"What do you mean? I am dressed."
He scoffed, "Yeah right! That ain't no battle skirt, or whatever the hell it's called. Trust me wear something a little sturdy unless you intend to flash me throughout our training."
"S-Shut up!" She said as she blushed red, stomping to her room and began to change into something more appropriate, which admittedly wasn't a whole lot to choose form. Don't blame her for liking cute outfits! Besides, this training shouldn't be too hard right?
It did not feel like moments later when she was with him in some remote area. She was already dragging her feet trying to keep up with Naruto.
"You can't be wiped out, that was only ten kilometres!" Naruto acclaimed, that blond ass looked like he hadn't broken a sweat. She tried to catch her breath, and she bent over with her tired arms and legs.
"It's been a while," Lucy replied breathlessly, after a few long moments. God her precious heart kept thumping in her chest and it wouldn't stop.
She looked around, finding themselves a distance away from Onibus town. They stood in a clearing of mostly dirt and small patches of grass. There was a thickness of a forest a few meters away.
"All right, but now we gotta do 100 sit-ups, 100 push-ups 100 pull-ups, 30 minute, uh, magic training and finish off with a little spar." She thought he was joking, but he it became apparent when he said. "What's the matter?"
"Are you crazy? I can't do all that!
"Sure you can, this was my routine when I was a kid, well I would punch a dummy too but I replaced that with a spar but I've since changed it." He replied.
"Then you're a monster," Was he really going to subject her to this torture? Seriously, he'd been doing this daily since he was a kid? That was crazy, no wonder he was in shape. What…What did he do now? It wasn't something she wanted to know the answer too. She had seen his daily morning routine, which was apparently a 'light' warm up.
He chuckled, "Come on, let's take it one at a time. We're not leaving until you get it all done."
Oh god, she couldn't believe she was going to go through this.
…
She was dead, she couldn't feel her legs, and her arms felt the same, and simple breaths hurt her chest and stomach. Her ass felt sore…maybe that wording could have been better. Nonetheless, it even hurt to move her neck.
The antagonist, the one true villain knelt over her. His triumphant eyes shone with glee as they scanned her broken body.
"Wow, can you even stand?" He cackled maniacally, although greatly exaggerated in her eyes as she never hated a person more than before.
"How can you do this to me?" She cried, wow she actually cried for a moment, and here she wanted to make some fake tears.
"Well, there are probably some powerful mages out there, people that would easily overpower you. So I wanted to help lay some foundations for you to grow on."
Wow. Now she might have held some admiration towards him now.
"Or maybe I wanted some payback for all the jewels I spent on you and this is what joining Fireshadow means."
And there it went as quickly as it came.
"No, honestly, this will help you when you actually join Fairytail or another guild."
Well, that admiration came sailing back, but accompanying it was the shame of was never actually attempting to join Fairytail.
Naruto swept a hand through his blond locks, "Look, how about after all this I pay for Hot springs and a massage, I get half off because how much I visit at that place."
There were hot springs in Onibus? Oooooooh. She could feel the soothing heat, the wonderful moans that would sneak out when her muscles would be soothed. Did he want a kiss on the cheek? Before something he said came to mind, "What do you mean after all this?"
"Well, we still gotta spar and see what you're made of, that might take about another hour or three, besides, and you didn't get through half of the exercises."
She let out a small cry. Just how long did he intend to train and spar? Before thinking she could get used to visiting hot springs and getting massages. "Every time we do this?"
Naruto frowned at her, she may have pushed her lucky ass too far this time. "Whatever, how about every?"
It was her turn to give a frown. "Everyday? That's impossible!"
His eyes had a faraway look, like he was recalling something. "Hmm, I guess I am made of some different stuff," He muttered some other gibberish that couldn't catch, "So how about every two or three days?"
"Okay, but don't go thinking I'll like this, I'll probably complain about this all the time!"
Even if it makes her chances of joining Fairytail one day greater.
"I'll survive, and by the way can I ask what drives you to continue doing this?" He asked curiously. She was given a moment to reply, and to lengthen her eventual doom. She wanted to be truthful, and she carefully gave her words.
"I…I want to learn, I want more experience, so, uhm… So eventually I could join Fairytail one day." She replied truthfully. He nodded, standing up and holding an arm for her to latch onto. She mumbled one last thing quietly, that no normal person could hear. "I want to make friends."
"Fairytail is closer than you think. Come on, you've had enough of a rest, and don't be so ashamed that you want to join Fairytail, as a matter of fact, it works out."
With his help, she stood up from the dirt and grass. No! There was dirt in her hair! There was also the matter of how sticky and grimy she felt, her clothes already looked a little worse for wear. She distracted herself by asking him a question, "What do you mean by that?"
"Well, at the very least I'll be leaving Fiore at the end of the year."
"Really? What will happen to the guild?" She asked, it wasn't how she imagined her first guild would go.
"Unless you want to keep it running, it will disband." He replied. Her running a guild wasn't the most interesting of prospects. "If something gets in my way though, I guess I'll be staying a little while longer."
"So is that the reason why you're the only one in the guild?" She asked. Wasn't that…Lonely? She did remember hearing that he never spoke much to the other guilds.
He gave a nod, "Yeah, but let's get you into some shape, so at least you can join other guilds if they follow Fairytail's stupid tests."
She gave a sigh, but otherwise followed through his wishes. After some stretching she found herself once again facing Naruto. From what she could feel, he didn't seem so powerful, the Titania had more magical power than him. Although, she had never doubted his ability to watch her back, despite the fact he only had one arm. While she didn't watch him, he had quickly disposed those she had ordered him to put down.
He stood some distance away, enough that he had to nearly shout to be heard. Naruto lips formed into a smile as they prepared and gave her strict rules of no summoning. Which wasn't fair.
"Alright Lucy, you start, unless you want me to go first."
"Okay," She replied, she suddenly felt hesitant. He…He wouldn't hurt her too much right? Right?
He stood there, waiting. Except before she could think about doing anything a voice whispered in her ear. "Hurry up."
She gave a startled yelp, and embarrassingly tripped over herself and fell to the ground. Lucy heard the laughing and chuckles from Naruto…from two of them. She quickly glanced over towards where the voice came, and standing there was another Naruto. A small plume of smoke appeared from the closest one, leaving no trace.
"What was that?"
"That was a…clone magic," Naruto replied, chuckling some more. "Thought I might as well show it since you'll see it eventually, I use it a lot."
"That wasn't funny," She whined. Naruto returned it with a little smile.
"Well, this isn't about me. It's about you, so let's see you what you got without your summoning," He stepped several paces back and got into a little stance.
She grabbed the whip that rested on her waist, she took a hold of it as she stretched it and finished with a crack. Naruto waited patiently, and was clearly not intimidated. She swallowed a lump of nervousness. He had one arm, just how good of a fighter was he?
Lucy cracked her whip at him, but she found that she couldn't move it. She blinked, seeing in astonishment that he caught it. Naruto let go of the whip and she brought the length over to her in a force of habit.
"Don't be scared to hurt me, I'm pretty tough, I got proof right here," When he pointed to his missing arm. "So, give it your all and everything you got so you can join Fairytail yeah?"
That was a fairly manly thing of him to say. "O-Okay." Lucy took a deep breath, "Okay!"
This time with no handicaps or fear of hurting him she used her whip once more…and caught it in his hand again. He flinched as he swept it out of the air before erratically moving his hand. "Much better, got more room for improvement though."
"Uh." Was her genius reply.
"My turn."
Naruto sped forward, and she let out a surprised squeal as he reached her. She was able to dodge a few hits before she was punched in the stomach.
That. Hurt. A lot. She still felt like she being repeatedly punched even after that one hit. She staggered back.
"Hey, you okay?"
"No! You hit me," Lucy replied, feeling a few tears gather in her eyes as she clutched her stomach.
"Duh, we're sparring. Oh wow you're crying! Guess I'll turn it down a notch."
"We're not done?"
"What? No, we just started, you do want to join Fairytail one day don't you?"
A dooming sense of dread overcame Lucy in that moment, and it quickly became apparent that this was going to be a love/hate relationship if she really wanted to join Fairytail one day. If they actually did something like a test.
All done.
Lucy let out small whimper of satisfaction as she sunk into the hot springs, one that evolved into a loud moan of pleasure.
"What? It was a damn tough day okay?" She said as a few glances were sent her way. She decided to just sit down and relax for a while, to soothe the aches that coursed through her, that was practically felt everywhere.
Her thoughts centered on their spar, Naruto had spared no expense. He took her training seriously, he even said so. Naruto was going to push her, that meant he really really wanted to her to improve. Lucy could see that determination and his desire for her to succeed in his nice blue eyes of his.
It was official, he was pretty cool because of that. He lost points because he hit her however, several times. Even once on her boob, she didn't get the chance to comment on it because he kept throwing his punches and kicks. Let's say Lucy had a firsthand look at how really nimble he was.
Lucy wished that he wasn't so rough, or such a good fighter even without an arm.
Their training session had been brutal, aches and bruises forming on her body. He had been proud of her hard work, but that praise was also met with lots of criticism, constructive as they were, it still hurt.
Then there was the fact that he wanted to continue doing this!
No, no Lucy, just think about the feeling of the hot spring. She let out another moan as she stretched her arms in the hot springs. She let out a sigh. She would just, relax, and take her massage… Yes, it was a day of progress, then the massage would soon come after. She was surprised she was still walking after all the things that happened today.
"What?! The massages are closed for today?!" As she talked to the receptionist, who just gave a simple nod. She also ignored Naruto's laughs behind her.
"Guess you took too long to get through the exercises, even if you didn't get through all of them. You're really out of shape Lucy."
"Quiet you," She mumbled. She suddenly lost her energy as she sat down at the closest seat, and rested her head on the table. A sudden wave of fatigue hit her, it was the end of the day for her even if was only seven.
Wow, she was so exhausted, she couldn't even find the will power to stand. She tilted her head to find Naruto staring at her, an expressive brow as he did so.
"So much complaining, but you did try at least, that's what counts."
"Well, as long as I got you I'll improve much faster than I would by myself, it's probably true for a lot of things."
Talking was a pain in the ass now.
"Huh," Was all he had to say. She never stood a chance as soon as she closed her eyes, as sleep quickly took advantage of that. The next morning, she couldn't believe that had been driven that hard that she fell asleep in public.
Lucy's letter entry July 24
Hi mom, it's me again.
Sometimes I can't believe it's been two weeks since I've joined Fireshadow, while we've only done one mission together, Naruto said we'll be doing the next one together. It's only the two of us, so it's kind of lonely, especially since I need another woman for some actual girl time. Naruto sometimes looks at me, not to check me out but with a twitch to his eye and some bewildered look. I think he knows that I need some other girlfriends because I hear him say' Women' in a disapproving voice at some points.
Isn't he supposed to continue finding members that want to join? Oh right, he did say he was going to leave. Looks like my first venture really is short lived in the guild life.
About Naruto, he really is a handsome looking guy provided that he doesn't wear the poncho. He cleans up fairly nice. I suppose it is kind of weird, seeing as he is my guild master. Whatever, he's 19 and close to my age and he doesn't act nothing like a master should act, at least what I imagine what a guild master should act.
Maybe he'll fall in love in me and he'll never want to leave my side! Ha!
Although he isn't as cool as Loke or some of the others in Fairytail. I wonder how it would be if I was there, would I be wonderful friends with the Titania? Fairytail, we're supposed to do a mission with them sometime. I really can't wait for that to happen! I can't believe Naruto actually talked his way into it, he made it seem so easy. I hope we get to work The Titania, or the Salamander or Loke. I wonder if they got their coup dealt with. Or whatever what was happening there? Well, I'm with Fireshadow for now, maybe I'll actually try and join them next time!
Fireshadow. Fireshadow. Wonder where Naruto got the name from? The name is pretty decent, nothing so intimidating that you might feel it's a dark guild, but not so cheesy either.
Anyways, Naruto had put me through some tough training the pass week. While he had me practice with my spells on my own, he taught me how to throw a punch and kicks. Properly, he had said.
Anyways, Naruto shared that he had been traveling for a while. Seeing as he's alone…Doesn't that get lonely? Here I am complaining about three weeks. I want to ask him some questions but sometimes when I do he just gives me these cryptic answers. I don't think he wants to share. I hope in the months to come that I'll get to know him better as a friend.
Let's hope our next job goes great!
Bye mom, Love Lucy.