A/N: Some readers may remember this drabble from before - but all the stories in this new collection have been edited (and very much improved) by impracticaldemon (here on FF dot net, AO3 and tumblr). Check her out and you won't be disappointed!


Asuka sat bouncing impatiently on the edge of Lucy's bed while the blonde mage searched for the little girl's favourite ribbon. Happy had been dispatched to retrace their earlier steps. All over the apartment, the young woman ransacked her belongings, checking for the scrap of bright ribbon that was Asuka's good luck charm.

"Natsu! Did you double check the bathroom?" Lucy called loudly. She knelt down to look under the couch and when her partner suddenly lifted up one end, she jerked back and banged her head on the corner of the coffee table. "Ow! That hurt! You're supposed to be looking for the ribbon in the bathroom."

"Sorry Luce." Natsu dropped the couch and drew Lucy to her feet, running his fingers through her hair and pressing them lightly against her skull. "I don't feel any lumps or bumps, but try to be more careful. Weirdo." He turned around and went back to searching for Asuka's ribbon. "I already checked and double checked the bathroom. It's not there."

He didn't see Lucy blush and close her eyes, giving a little shiver in delayed reaction to his touch. Nor had Lucy seen or heard Natsu discretely sniff her hair when he'd so carefully examined her hurt. Neither mage saw the little girl who had become impatient with waiting, witness their tender scene. Asuka smiled gleefully and tip-toed back to Lucy's bedroom.

A moment later, Happy flew through the open window and landed on the bed: "I found your lucky ribbon!"

"Thank you! Thank you!" Asuka clapped her hands. "I wanna give this to Lucy! She needs to get lucky!"