"Woah! This place is great!" Natsu Dragneel stood in the entranceway of the Fairy Tail Resort beside his adoptive father Igneel and his adoptive brother Happy. The resort was on a private island and Igneel had thought it the perfect place to take a three week holiday with his sons away from the city and all his work, the work that always seemed to get in the way of him spending time with his sons. Natsu, had been the most excited about the trip, he couldn't wait to relax from the stresses of studying.

Igneel followed Natsu to the check-in desk, in one hand he pulled the large suitcase behind him and the other held Happy's hand. He reached the desk and smiled at the woman behind the counter. "HI! Welcome to Fairy Tail, I'm Mirajane, can I take you name please?"

"Dragneel." Igneel replied briefly letting go of Happy's hand to pull a room confirmation from his jacket pocket.

"Oh…. Then… You are Natsu yes?" she looked to the pink haired boy with a smile "My Sister Lisanna has done nothing but talk about you since she saw you on the guest list."

"Wait… Lisanna Strauss?" Natsu's eyes widened as Mirajane nodded

"She's working here part-time over the holidays with myself and our brother."

"I guess I'll see her around then." Natsu chuckled "That's great."

"Sure is." Mirajane nodded. "Ok, So you're in room 301, here are your keys." She handed Igneel two keys. "There are information packs in the room but if you have any questions be sure to call down here and I'll do anything I can to help."

"Thank you Mirajane." Igneel taking the keys. "Ready to go guys… Oh no…." Igneel forced himself not to curse as he noticed the absence of his blue haired son. "Natsu, where is Happy?"

Natsu quickly started scanning the crowd. When he spotted him his heart leapt to his mouth, Happy was wondering about but a cart full of luggage was rolling towards him and whoever it was couldn't see who they were about to hit. Natsu was running then, but he wouldn't make it. A flash of blonde threw itself in front of the cart and grabbed Happy, rolling out of the way safely. Natsu was there in seconds as the blonde blur, which he now saw was a blonde girl, was knelling in front of a shocked Happy and asking if he was ok. "Happy!" he called.

"Natsu!" Happy spun around and threw himself into Natsu's waiting arms.

"Hey Kiddo…." Natsu hugged Happy and sighed for a moment before looking up at the girl. "Thank you…"

"It's no problem… Erza always packs too much." She smiled "I'm sorry he had to go through that at all."

Natsu nodded "Thank you anyway, I'm Natsu by the way, and this is Happy." Happy looked up from Natsu's shoulder and waved, already seeming to start to forget his ordeal.

"Lucy." She smiled "My name is Lucy, nice to meet you Natsu… And you Happy."

"Lushy!" Happy giggled, "Lushy is a nice name."

Lucy giggled at the way Happy said her name and nodded "Yes I suppose it is."

"LUCY COME ON!" Lucy looked up in surprise when someone shouted her name from across the lobby. Natsu glanced over to see three other girls and one huge cart, the one that had nearly hit Happy.

"I guess you have to go…" Natsu chuckled as the two of them straightened up, they had still been knelt on the ground.

"Yeah… I guess so." Lucy smiled shyly. "I-I'll see you around I guess."

"Right." Natsu nodded, Happy was occupied with hanging over his shoulder and waving wildly at his father who had decided to keep his distance a little once he knew Happy was safe. Natsu chuckled "I think I have to go too."

"Seems like it." She smiled taking a step back. "See ya around Natsu." She then lightly stepped around him and headed for where her friends waited for her. She walked straight past Igneel without glancing at him.

Igneel waited as Natsu walked over with Happy and then took Happy in his arms instead. "I had no idea she would be here…" He commented with a small chuckle.

"Who… Dad…. You know Lucy?" Natsu gave his father a strange look, sure his dad knew a lot of people because of his connections… but a girl his age that he just met?

"Not her… But I knew her Mother… a long long time ago…. He father never really liked it when I visited Lucy when she was a little girl…. I haven't seen her since her mother passed away." Igneel's eyes took on a slightly cloudy quality. "She's definably grown up…"

"Dad…." Natsu pat Igneel's arm. "There's no way you could possibly be certain it's her…"

"No… She looks just like her late mother." He sighed "It had always been Layla's wish that the two of you are friends as children, but you never got to meet. And Jude locked her away after Layla passed away."

"I see… Well, she seemed really nice, so it's better late than never right?" Natsu smiled at his father to reassure him. "Maybe it was meant to be that I met her here."

"Right." Igneel chuckled. "Right… come on that's enough memories… let's go get settled in a head to the pool eh?" Happy cheered at this suggestion and Natsu nodded, taking both his and his father's bag so Igneel could carry Happy.

As Natsu, Igneel and Happy disappeared into the elevator Lisanna came from the office behind reception and stood beside her sister. "Was Mavis right?" She asked.

"Spot on, Lucy just rescued Happy from getting crushed and in turn met Natsu… It's happening just like Mavis predicted." Mira giggled.

"Mira... I can see your meddling mind working." Lisanna teased.

"Mavis did say they would need a few good pushes in the right direction."

"And the others?" Lisanna smirked.

Mira pouted, "Eveyone wants a little summer romance and who am I to not help them all on their way to the perfect partner."