NEW STORY TIME!

Hope you like this new story! 'Heartstrings' has 2/3 chapters left just to let you know that it's coming to an end very soon.

"Lucy, I need you to get some coffee for Mr Leo now!" The boss' secretary said to her.

"But I'm on my lunch break-!"

"Now! He's in a really bad mood today! He said that he wants you specifically to get him coffee."

"Why me?" Lucy questioned. The secretary, Aquarius groaned and pushed Lucy towards the front desk in the main building.

"I don't know, Lucy, just go! You're trying my patience!"

'What the heck?' Lucy thought. ' Oh well, I'd better get a move on if I'm going to get this coffee.'

Lucy Heartfilia was an employee at Celestial World Co. She had been working there for three years and was still an errand girl for the boss and his secretary. She had also never had a boyfriend so she was starting to feel lonely and it didn't help when Aquarius would boast about her boyfriend, Scorpio, to her face. All the time. However, she persisted as her mother said once that 'Good things come to those who wait'. Her mother died when she was seven years old and ten years later, she still missed her prescence.

She headed down the ten floors by elevator and left the building to go to her favourite (and her boss' favourite) coffee shop, Fairy Tail. Lucy walked inside and as she did, a tiny bell rang at the top of the door to alert workers of new customers. As she was in a hurry, she headed straight to the till to order. While she waited, she looked around the shop. The surroundings were laid-back and calm and the aroma of coffee wafted through the air.

"Hey Lucy! Usual?" A voice called her. The voice made her jump but she quickly recognised who it was.

"Hi Levy. Yes please, The boss is in an worser mood than ever today and apparantly wanted me to get him coffee specifically." Lucy shrugged. Levy smirked at her. Lucy looked at the small, smirking blue-haired employee.

"Maybe he liiiikkkes you!" Levy squealed. Lucy vigorousily shook her head in disbelief.

"No way! Besides, that'd be bad. I can't imagine it at all. That's not even a remote possibility!" Lucy had a faint blush painted onto her cheeks.

"Your face says otherwise. Anyway, I'll get the coffee for you."

"Thanks Levy!" Lucy smiled. Once Levy gave Lucy the coffee, she said goodbye to her and Lucy began to walk out of the door. As she did, she was accidently knocked over by a tall man and ended up spilling both of the coffees down his shirt.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry, I'm sorry!" Lucy spluttered, flustered from embarrassment.

"It's okay, really. It was my fault that I ran into you." The man reassured her and held his hand out for her to grab. She grabbed his hand and as she stood , she almost fell over again but the man caught her just in time. She looked up to find herself staring into deep, onyx eyes and she couldn't look away. She then caught sight of his hair. 'Pink..?' She thought. That was an unusual hair colour.

"Er..." She cleared her throat. The pink haired man suddenly became aware of the situation that they were in. His eyes widened and immediately let go of Lucy. he rubbed the back of his head and said with a sheepish grin.

"Sorry. Um, I'll buy you the two coffees I made you spill."

"It's okay. You don't have to. I'll just buy more-" But she was unable to finish for he was already ordering more at the counter. She saw him whisper something into Levy's ear. Lucy walked up to him.

"If you're going to do this, then I'll pay you back." Lucy said to him determined and she rummaged through her purse to find the correct amount to pay him back with. He laughed and placed his hand on her shoulder.

"There's no need to do that!" He grinned. He smiled at Levy and took the coffees. Lucy noticed that he had bought three coffee cups. He gave two of them to Lucy.

"Thank you... erm?"

"Natsu. Natsu Dragneel."

"Natsu. Thank you. I'm Lucy Heartfilia."

"No problem, Lucy" He grinned again. "See ya!"

Lucy was left with two coffee cups and a blank expression on her face but she shook it off and quickly headed back to the office without spilling it again.

"LUCY WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!" Aquarius screeched. Lucy covered her ears. When Aquarius had stopped rambling. Lucy answered.

"I ran into some trouble when I was getting the coffee." Lucy dared not to mention Natsu.

"Well, it doesn't matter now. Just get to his office and give him his coffee!" She screamed again, almost making Lucy go completely deaf. 'Geez!' She thought, irritated. Lucy went up to her boss' office and knocked on the door.

"Come in!" He called. Lucy opened the door and went inside.

"Here's your coffee sir." She said as she placed it on his desk.

"Thanks and I swear that I've told you to call me Loke." He replied with a smirk. Lucy felt uncomfortable under his gaze. She was about to leave when Loke called her back into the office.

"Lucy?"

"Yes sir- Loke?"

"Why is there a random number on my coffee cup?"

"Huh?" She was dumbfounded and walked back oer to Loke to see what he was talking about. She looked at it and her eyes widened with surprise and astonishment.

"I don't know but take this other one. Sorry!" She apologised as she swapped the cups over and left the office. She took another look at the cup. It read:

'Call me: xxxx-xxx-xxx'

'Could this have been Natsu's doing?' She thought with a blush stained on her face. She decided that she would call the number once she had finished work. So, she carried on, attempting to not think about Natsu and that number on the coffee cup. Some time later, a co-worker, Juvia came over to Lucy's desk to say hi since it was the end of her shift and Lucy had to work overtime.

"Hi Lucy."

"Hey Juvia what's up?"

"Juvia just came to say goodbye. Gray-sama is here to pick Juvia up now" She said with a giant smile.

"How's it going with you two lately?" Lucy asked. Juvia was in too much of a state to answer so Lucy giggled softly and carried on with work. Juvia then noticed the coffee cup with the number on it.

"Lucy, what's this?" She asked, picking the cup up.

"Oh that! Nothing!" She squeaked and snatched the cup out of her hands. Juvia raised her eyebrows with suspiscion.

"It's somebody's number Lucy! Did you get asked out?"

Lucy sighed. "Not exactly. I met someone at the coffee shop and spilt all of the coffee over this guy and he payed for both his, Loke's and my coffee. He said not to pay him back. I accidentely gave this cup to Loke and he asked why ther was a number on it."

"What was his name?"

"It doesn't say on here but I think his name was Natsu. Yeah, that's it! His name was Natsu Dragneel."

Juvia was silent. "Oh really?"

"Yeah why?"

"No reason! Well, Juvia doesn't want to keep Gray-sama waiting! Bye Lucy!" Juvia waved to Lucy.

"Bye Juvia!" She replied. 'That was weird...' She thought whilst she carried on with work.

Juvia went outside to meet with Gray. They hugged, held hands and Gray walked her home under the starry night sky.

"How was work today?" He asked, with a tone that sounded like he was genuinely interested in what her day was like.

"It was good Gray-sama!" She smiled. "Although, Juvia found something interesting out."

"What is it?"

"Natsu gave Juvia's co-worker, Lucy, his number indirectly when they met earlier today in a coffee shop."

"How did she react to getting Flamebrain's number of all people's?"

"She seemed a little shocked from it because she's never had a boyfriend before but Juvia thinks that she was internally happy."

"I see. So, Flamebrain finally met someone. It's about time, don't you think?"

"Yes Gray-sama!"

He was so going to call Natsu later.

"Let's hurry!"

"Okay... Gray-sama?"

"Huh?"

"Your clothes again."

"Dammit!"