A Fairy Tail Romance Fiasco

Prologue

Lucy, Gray, and Natsu find themselves caught in an awkward love triangle. What makes it worse, in Lucy's opinion, is that everyone in the guild knows about it. Mirajane is constantly commenting on how cute Lucy is with Natsu. And Levy keeps saying that Gray might like Lucy. Even little Romeo is pushing for Natsu to end up with Lucy.

Lucy views Natsu as a close friend and not much else. Gray on the other hand is a bit more mysterious. While battling Oracion Seis, when Gemini copied Gray, they said that he kind of liked Lucy. He won't admit this, of course, which drives everyone nuts. And then there's Loki. He's famous for being a ladies' man, but some guild members think Lucy should be with him. Poor Lucy is confused and overwhelmed.

And the one question that everyone wants to know is this: Who will she pick?

Chapter 1: Fire & Ice

[Lucy]

"Ne Lu-chan, have you made any progress on your novel yet?" Levy-chan asks excitedly.

"Sh! Keep it down Levy-chan!" I look around then whisper, "Actually, I have. I'm almost done!"

She laughs and claps. "Finally! When can I read it?"

I smile. "Maybe in a week or so."

"What are you two so excited about?" Mira-san asks while drying a cup.

"Lu-chan is almost finished with her novel!" Levy-chan says, a little too loud.

Mira-san smiles. "That's great!"

"I didn't know you were writing a novel, Lucy-nee." Romeo says from behind me.

I yelp and turn to face him. "When did—?"

"I overheard you three talking. Plus I wanna ask you something." He says.

"What is it?"

"Have you seen Natsu-nii anywhere? I wanna show him something but I can't find him."

"He went on a low-class mission with Happy. He said he'd be back in a couple of days."

Romeo nods. "Ok. Arigato, Lucy-nee!"

"You're welcome."

Romeo then runs off to do who-knows-what. I turn back around and listen to Levy-chan and Mira-san talk. It's a normal day here in Fairy Tail, if I dare to say "normal." Nothing major has happened yet, and everyone is doing what they normally do. Kana is in the corner drinking with Macao and Wakaba. Elfman is lecturing Jet and Droy, while Lisanna poses for Reedus. I look around and see that Fried is as usual, drooling over Laxus. I never understood why he admires him so much, but it's none of my business.

It's been quiet for the past few days, what with Natsu being gone. That way, he and Gray don't fight, and everything is somewhat calm. It's strange without Natsu though. He's almost like the life-blood of the guild. When he isn't around, things are unusually calm and quiet.

I hear the door open and Gray walks in.

"Welcome back, Gray!" Macao says.

"Oh, hey there Gray." Mira-san says with a smile. "How was the job?"

He sits next to me and sighs, "A hell of a lot harder than I thought."

"Why didn't you bring someone like Erza or Lucy?"

My face gets hot when she mentions my name.

Gray looks over at me then back at Mira-san. "I just wanted to test myself."

Levy scoffs in disgust and leans in. "Men. Always doing stupid stuff."

I nod in agreement.

Gray ignores her. "But I completed it."

"How much did you get?"

"Not that much. Just 35,000 Jewel."

"Ne Gray," I say, "have you seen Natsu around?"

He looks at me. "I haven't seen that squinty-eyed bastard in awhile actually. Why?"

"Who're you calling squinty-eyed?" Natsu's voice says from the back of the guild.

Everyone turns as Natsu storms toward Gray.

Gray stands and meets Natsu, until they're standing only inches apart. "You got a problem, squinty-eyes?"

Natsu ignites and clenches his fists. "I could ask you the same thing, droopy-eyes!"

Then they go off, calling each other names. I roll my eyes and turn back around.

"Did you see the way Gray was looking at you?" Levy-chan says with a sly grin on her face.

"No." I say, even though my face is getting hot.

She laughs. "Oh, come on Lu-chan! It's cute!"

"What is?" Mira-san walks over. Not her too…

"The way Gray was lookin' at Lu-chan!" Levy-chan says in an excited tone.

Both Natsu and Gray turn and look at us.

"I heard my name." Gray says.

Levy-chan looks over at him and smiles while waving her hand dismissively. "Oh nothing."

He shrugs then they go back to insulting each other.

"So, Lu-chan?" Levy-chan says.

I look at her. "Nani?"

"Do you prefer fire or ice?"