It was a fairly normal day in the strongest guild of Fiore – Fairy Tail. Natsu and Gray were arguing, Erza eating her strawberry cake, and Cana drinking her "coffee"

"What's it to ya?" Gray yelled towards Natsu

"Oh, if it isn't Ice Princess?" Natsu retaliated

"You're the one to talk, Fire Mouth!" Gray angrily replied

"Is that fighting I hear" Erza interrupted with a dark aura surrounding her

"Uh, no we're the best of buddies! We would never fight each other" they both said in unison, with nervous smiles on their faces as everyone sweatdrops

"Good morning guys!" Lucy says to everyone

"Hi Lushy! Did you get me some fish?" replies Happy in an eager voice

"Yeah of course I did! Here you go!" says Lucy as she hands him a bucket full of fish

-Lucy's POV-

Guh, I need to pay rent soon and I haven't been on many good paying missions lately… I'll just ask team Natsu to help me with a difficult mission! As I walk towards the team

"Hey guys! It's been a while since we took a good paying mission together – can we do one now?" Lucy asks with excitement

"Yes, it has been a while. And I'm starting to think you've gotten weaker Lucy. Until you've proven to us you have improved, you are kicked off of team Natsu." Says Erza in a serious tone

Wha..?! Have I really gotten weaker? No! That's impossible! What if they're right… Nah, this is a joke, I haven't gotten weaker, have I?

"You don't think I'm weak, do you Natsu? Gray?" I ask with worry on my face

"I'm sorry Luce, the whole group already agreed on this, right Gray?" Natsu says while Gray nods

"No, I don't think Lushy got any weaker, in fact, I think she may be stronger than you Natsu!" says Happy

"You're just saying that because you're weak too" Natsu says as Happy sulks in the corner

"Wah! You guys are so mean to me and Lushy, I quit!" says Happy as he tugs on Lucy's arms

I guess I am weak… Well, how am I going to prove to them otherwise? How am I going to train to get stronger? How am I going to pay rent?! I think in frustration

-Laxus' POV-

Heh, so it seems that blondie and the cat over there just got kicked out of their team. I wonder why, they're both pretty strong. Wait, why am I thinking of them? Guh, Laxus get a hold of yourself! But she looks so cute when she pouts… I mean, WHAT?! Grr, I need to get a drink to concentrate.

"Hey Mira! Can you get me some beer up here?"

"Why certainly, Laxus! Be up there in a second!" says Mira

As Lucy walks away, I go down and try and talk to her.

"Hey, what happened earlier?" Why am I talking to her again? Grr, I hate myself right now.

"Oh, I just got kicked off of my team… wait, why are you asking?"

"B-Because I uh you were looking sad and I came to help. Got a problem, blondie?" Yeah, just play it smooth. Why am I so flustered right now?

"Hey! You're blonde too you know that?" she says in frustration

Boy, does she look cute when she's frustrated, wait wha..?

"Tch, whatever."

-Normal POV-

"So blondie, what are you planning to do now?" Laxus says

"S-Stop calling me that! Grr… Well, I uh, I-" Lucy says with a tint of pink on her cheeks

"Don't have a plan? Well you're in luck. I need a couple of members in my team." Laxus interrupts

"Hey! Who said I want to join your team?" Lucy yells at him

"Do you have any other choice?" Laxus says with a big smirk on his face

"Well uh…fine! I'll join." Says Lucy with no other choice