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Team Natsu had just finished their latest mission. As always Happy and Natsu were eating at the bar and the rest of the team were chilling out in the guild hall. After Tenrour island and the 7 years they all were asleep it was hard getting back into their normal routines. Lucy had an idea though for team Natsu. She planned a vacation for everyone. Everyone being Natsu, Happy, Gray, Erza, Wendy, Carla, and herself. She also planned to invite Romeo and maybe if she could get a hold of Jellal she would invite him too. She also had to take in the fact that Juvia was going to come along no matter what so she might as well invite her too.

She had it all planned out. The tickets were bought and the hotel was reserved. All she had to do now was get all of them to agree to come. Lucy knew if she asked Erza first she could automatically get everyone else to agree. She pulled out the tickets she had purchased and turned too Erza.

"Hey Erza," Erza looked at Lucy and smiled.

"What is it Lucy?"

"I was wondering if you wanted to go a vacation. You know the all of us, Natsu and everyone."

Erza smiled and took the tickets. "A vacation sounds like just what we need. Time to relax and get back into our selves." Erza stands up and gets the attention of everyone. "Lucy had the idea that we all go on a vacation."

"That sounds like a great idea." Gray speaks up. "Where too?"

"I got tickets to the beach." Lucy smiles at everyone.

"Juvia thinks that is a perfect place for her and Gray-sama!" Juvia pitches in.

"Yeah Luce. Me and Happy are in!" Natsu says.

"Aye sir." Pipes up Happy.

"I would love to go to the beach!" Says Wendy beaming at Lucy. She looks to Carla for permission.

"I don't see the harm. Why not?" Wendy smiles at Carla's response.

"Yay! Let's go to the beach!"

"OK the train leaves at 3." Lucy tells everyone. "Let's go have some fun."

A few hours into the train ride Natsu is hanging out the window throwing up his stomach. Romeo's dad agreed to let Romeo go as long as they all kept an wye on them. So Romeo is sitting next to Natsu looking at him apologetically. Lucy also got the word out to Jellal and he should be meeting them at the train station when they arrive. Her idea was running smoothly so far.

When they arrive Jellal is exactly where he said he would be. He greets everyone and smiles in Erza's direction. They walk to their hotel. Lucy set it to where the girls share one room and the boys share the other. They all agreed after they settled in they would haed to the beach and all meet up again. Lucy throws her stuff on one bed and takes out her bathing suit.

"I'm so excited to be at the beach again." She beams.

"I know. It feels like forever since we all had time to spend together like this." Erza says from the other side of the room. She already requipped into her bathing suit. Juvia was standing next to her in her suit already too.

"You got that right." Lucy smiles at Erza and strips to pit her suit on. Wendy and Carla walk out of the bathroom.

"Ready to go?" Wendy asks.

"Yep. Let's go have some fun." Lucy grabs her keys and heads to the door with everyone in step with all the beach stuff.

In the boys room Gray and Natsu were already in a fight about nothing in particular. Natsu's body was just about to burst into flames when Jellal intervened.

"Come down men." He says. "What's the problem now?"

Before Gray could say anything Natsu speaks up and says, "Ice brain here says I can't protect Lucy because of my motion sickness!"

"Which is very true." Gray pipes up.

Jellal laughs. "I don't understand how you two can get into such rediculous fights." He smiles at the two mages "Natsu though Gray might be right I'm sure you could keep your love safe no matter what."

Natsu's jaw drops to the floor as soon as Jellal says love. Gray bursts out laughing.

"Did I say something wrong?" Jellal turns to Romeo for help.

Happy sits on Romeo's head and says, "Lucy and Natsu aren't dating."

"But they liiiiiiiike eachother." Romeo and Happy say in unison.

Once everyone reached the beach they picked a perfect spot in the sun where the girls could relax and tan while the boys could go in the water and have swimming contest. Gray and Natsu were first to the swimming contest. While Lucy and Erza were relaxing in the sand.

"Hey Romeo race you to the jeetes!" Wendy shouts to Romeo as she starts to run.

"Not fair!" Romeo calls after Wendy. "You had a head start!"

"Wait up child. You must not leave my sight." Carla flyes off to catch up with the too preteens.

"They are cute together aren't they?" Erza asks Lucy.

"Who, Romeo and Wendy? Yeah I guess." She smiles in thier direction. "I didn't think they liked each other."

"Its obvious. They look at each other the way you and Natsu do. And everyone knows you too are just a little more than..." Erza trails off when she sees Lucy's look. "What you two aren't together?" Erza asks confused.

"No! Me and Natsu are just friends. And it will always be that way." Lucy looks down at the sand.

"I wouldn't say always, my dear friend. Look at me and Jellal. At first we were friends and then enemies. Now he's running from the government and we are at a cross road in our relationship." The red head looks over to Lucy. "So much can change in a mier second."

Lucy realized Erza was so right. Her and Natsu's relationship was forever changing. It just might take a turn towards what everyone thought of them. Lucy wasn't sure though if that was a good idea. She wasn't even sure if she like Natsu that way. She also doubted Natsu had those types of feelings for her.

They were friends, best friends. Lucy didn't want that to change ever. Lucy smiled to herself. Well maybe it wasn't that bad of idea, she thought to herself.

"Luuuuccccccy!" Lucy heard Natsu shout her name and run right at her. Before she could react Natsu jumped right on top of her. "I won Luce!" Natsu said while laying on top of her.

"Yeah by cheating." Gray states as he walks toward the group with Jellal at one side and Happy flying at the other.

"Natsu didn't cheat!" Happy exclaimed. "He won fair and square." Lucy laughed at the boys.

"That's great Natsu! Now can you get off of me please. I.. Can't... Breathe." Lucy tries to say as Natsu crushes her.

"Oh, sorry Luce." Natsu moves off of Lucy and gives her his signature tooth full grin. Lucy couldn't help but smile at his childness. Everyone settled down on to their towels after that. They sat and talked for a while. Lucy thought something was missing though. She got up and looked down towards the jeeties.

"Wendy, Carla, and Romeo have been gone for a long time." Happy flew up to Lucy at eye level.

"Yeah, I wonder where they could be." Lucy turned to Natsu. "Hey Natsu can you smell any of them?"

Natsu sniffed the air. "I can't smell them but there is a fowl stench in the air." After that everyone was on high alert.

"Maybe we should go look for them." Jellal speaks up. "I mean they have been gone for quite a long time."

"You're right Jellal. We'll split up." Erza stands up and requippes into her armor again. "Natsu, Lucy, Happy heads toward the jetties. If you can pick up their scent follow it."

"Right." Natsu nods and runs off with Happy and Lucy right behind him.

"Gray, you and Juvia head to the hotel and see if they went back there." Erza directs the water and ice mages.

"On it!" Gray shouts running to the hotel with his partner in tow.

"As for you and me, Jellal, we will head in the opposite direction down the beach in hopes they ran that way at some point."

"Sounds like a plan." Jellal smiles and starts walking off with his dearest friend at his side. Just like the old days, Jellal thinks to himself.