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"From the moment we started talking, I knew I wanted you around."

-Unknown


It was a lovely sunny day in Magnolia, Fiore. The birds were chirping. The sun was shining. The trees were swaying to the beat of the wind, the petals gently fluttering to the ground in an intricate dance, communicating in a language no human could understand.… It was the perfect day for a stroll for a writer's inspiration.

The writer in question was a young blonde woman of eighteen years old. An admittedly busty young woman, with curves any women would die for and a slim waistline to boot. Russet eyes flittered about, taking in the serene landscape with a gentle gaze. All was calm; the woman could feel inspiration reviving her love for writing, almost to the point where she felt resurrected from a dull, boring death.

"Hiya!"

The tranquility shattered.

"I'm Natsu," the young man introduced himself, smiling brightly.

He grin stretched out half of his face, canines sharp and glinting in the sunlight for no apparent reason. Pink locks twirled about his ears, and pinks spikes that were so obviously gelled shined in the unhindered sun's rays. His narrow green eyes were flecked with jade tints and greyish flecks. Most interestingly, his muscles were lean and well-suited to his height. He was about 6'1", annoying tall, especially to a short girl such as her.

The woman scowled, eyes downcast and internally coming up with thousands upon thousands of tactics to get out of the unwelcome conversation with the admittedly attractive nineteen year old. She had spotted him rowdily arguing with his so-called "friends" around campus a myriad of times. He had his head smashed to the ground by that redhead brute of a friend of his many times. From afar, she had laughed at him with her closest friend, Gajeel.

That wasn't to say she hadn't ogled him every once and a while (much to Gajeel's amusement), but it was mostly because of the hair. Who in their right mind would dye their hair pink? To be fair, she had caught him doing the same to her as well.

"And you're Lucy," the pinkette continued. "We've seen each other, but we've never really talked."

"With good reason," Lucy scoffed. "To be frank, you're an idiot."

This didn't hinder Natsu.

"So you admit that you've been watching me," he smirked.

"Hell no," the girl retorted, ears turning as pink as the annoyingly bright pink hair the boy sported. "You and your cat fights are just so loud I have to look over."

"You recognized me."

"You dyed your hair pink; how could I not have recognized you?"

Natsu tugged at the pink bangs falling into his eyes, pulling them back in an annoying alluring gesture. Her eyes trailed downward, irritatingly becoming glued to his toned stomach and prominent abs that showed themselves quite clearly through his tight shirt. He grinned at her dazed expression.

"I always forget that my hair's not exactly a normal color," he laughed, smiling slyly to let her know that he totally caught her ogling him despite her protests. "But you are still totally attracted to me."

Lucy snorted. "Please. What is there to be attracted to?"

"Hmm," Natsu pretended to think. "My dashing good looks? My amazing personality?"

"Your mouth that won't stop flapping," Lucy quipped dryly.

He winked, "That too."

Lucy groaned, "What do you want, Natsu? I'm sure you're not here to address my attraction to you."

Natsu pressed his lips together, for once actually looking somewhat serious. He arched his eyebrows, biting his lip and wincing every now and then. He tugged at his bangs again, cheeks red and lip skimming over his chapped bottom lip. Lucy, her eyes flickering to the small movement before changing the direction of her gaze to his eyes, tapped her foot in annoyance.

"Well?" she asked, irritated at both herself and him. "If you're not telling me, I'm leaving."

"I saw the flyer you posted on the board asking for a roommate and I was wondering if you would let me be that person?" Natsu squeaked. "I've been kinda bumming on Popsicle Pants' couch for a few weeks and need a roommate."

Lucy narrowed her eyes, "Why didn't you just use my contact information?"

"You would've hung up the second you heard my voice and deducted I was male," Natsu retorted.

"True," Lucy said, nodding in confirmation. She paused for a moment, "Deal."

Natsu perked up, "Really?"

"A few conditions," Lucy rebutted. "No snooping. No coming into my room. No peeking. No perving. Do your own laundry and you have to cook every other week."

"The only one perving on anyone here is you, Luce," the older of the two smirked.

Lucy rolled her eyes, "I may have a double standard, but there's no need for you to call me out on it."

"I think that's more of a reason for me to call you out on it."

"Be grateful I acknowledged it."

"I'm glad you're not one of those wacko, intense feminists that get angry about everything I say and then can't come up with a retort when I say something that's completely true and completely valid."

"You sound like you have a lot of experience."

Natsu winked.

"God!" Lucy squealed. "I didn't mean it like that! Do you want to be kicked out before you can even step foot in my apartment?"

Natsu chuckled, "That's cute."

"You're lucky you're cute or I wouldn't be keeping you," Lucy replied.

"Are you flirting with me?"

"Hell no. Are you flirting with me?"

"Damn straight."

"Gross."

"That's not the appropriate reaction."

"And what would this so-called 'appropriate reaction' be?"

Natsu thought for a moment, before his expression changed into one of excitement.

"Yes!" Natsu screeched, bouncing up and down. He threw his arms around the girl, squeezing her so tight she thought she might not be able to breathe. The blonde sputtered, never having had any close friends under than Gajeel, who was not in the slightest bit touchy-feely. He held her closer, and she squeaked. The tips of his fingers brushed her hip, and she smiled, sinking into the unfamiliar warmth with a welcoming sigh.

"So glad I put up that ad," she murmured.

The pinkette pulled away, beaming at her content expression, "I knew you were attracted to me."

"SHUT UP, YOU IDIOT!"


I fail at being a fanfic writer. Lucy is not going to be consistent. Natsu will be OOC. The only person I can assure will be in character, is me. woo-hoo. I can't wait to see how all of you put up with me.

Also, I don't own Fairy Tail, but this is a fanfiction website so shouldn't that be implied?