Planting (Ex)ceeds
Lucy POV
"So, you're saying these seeds will plant delicious strawberries?" The young blonde known as Lucy inquired. She promised Levy that she would buy the best seeds so that they could plant them together.
"Oh, yes! Absolutely! The best of the best strawberries, MISS. And for you, ONLY one thousand jewels," said the creepy old fruit man at the market.
"Heh, well that's a lot for just a pack of seeds…" said the bubbly celestial mage.
"Ooh sweetie, don't you worry your little face off. They'll surely pay off soon enough…Maybe tomorrow, maybe not, or maybe-" said the vender.
"Well…Ok…" said Lucy, cutting off the creepy pervert before he could say anything incriminating. Lucy handed over the one thousand jewels and took the seeds from the old man.
"Just a little bit of advice: give the seeds...fish." said the man awkwardly.
"Ehh..Ok?" She wondered what the strange man could have meant by that. I mean, you don't get told something like that everyday. It's like walking into a pet shop where the owner wants to sell you drugs or a zucchini or something like that. Basically, it's. Just. Not. Normal. Actually, It's sort of like something Natsu would say – something that only makes sense in his world.
Hmm…Maybe he's somehow related to Natsu. No, Natsu doesn't have any family besides Igneel.. Does he? Eh, it doesn't matter. Who am I kidding; I'll probably lose sleep over this topic.
As she mentally slapped herself, she started walking towards the guild. She felt a light breeze blowing some hair into her face. It was a lovely day with perfect weather and not a cloud in sight, so she wanted to get started on planting the mysterious seeds right away.
Surely someone will know what that geezer meant. It is Fairy Tail, after all. Oh well, I'm probably overthinking things, none of this matters anyway. He was just an old quack, why should I care about what he said?
As the young mage approached the guild doors, something flew into her. Something small and blue and-"LUSHEEEE! Where have you been? Natsu's been on a rampage looking for you talking about some old fart selling you drugs! Say no to drugs, Lushee!"
"Stupid cat! What are you talking about? What drugs?" He must be talking about that crazy, Natsu-like old guy from earlier, Lucy thought. "Happy, that was just some guy selling me seeds for the garden I'm going to plant with Levy. No worries, they're not drugs, and I'm not a drug-addict anyway. Here, I'll show you." Lucy took the packet of mysterious seeds out of her bag and showed them to Happy. "See? Not drugs!" she said, pointing at the small packet.
"Lushee..Erm..I gotta go," exclaimed the feline. And with that, he rapidly flew away with wide eyes and a devious look on his face.
I wonder what that was about. Oh well, he's just a cat anyway. But still, what was with that look? As she walked into the guild, Gajeel walked up to her and grunted.
"Bunny-girl, shrimp is sick and told me to tell you she can't do the garden crap with you, but you should still plant the seeds," he barked, "And next time, get me some of that drugs too! Gihi." He then nodded his head at her and turned around, walking away to talk to Bixlow.
Aww poor Levy! I'll work on my book tonight so she has something to look forward to when she gets better! Yeah, she'll enjoy that. Maybe I'll stop by later and take it to her myself. Lucy smiled at the thought, and walked over to the bar. She sat down in her usual spot and rested her head on the counter.
"Lucy! Why so down? Are you feeling ok? Weren't you supposed to plant a garden with Levy? I hear you got some drugs earlier. You shouldn't do drugs, Lucy, they're bad for you and illegal too!" the ever so bubbly barmaid chirped.
"Don't worry, Mira, I'm just a little tired. My morning was a little weird. Who knew buying seeds could be so hectic? And anyways, Levy is sick, so she can't help me plant the seeds. But then Gajeel came up to me and said that Levy still wanted me to plant them. But who with?" the blonde said.
Hearts formed in Mira's eyes as she squealed, "You and Natsu should plant them together! It would be a great chance for you two to have some alone time! Maybe you'll even get together after this, oh, I knew you two would be a great couple!"
"Mira! We're not even together! And I'm sure he doesn't like me!" Lucy shouted loudly, causing several guild members to turn around and stare at her. After they stopped staring and resumed their activities, Lucy stooped over the bar and whispered, "Besides, if he liked me, he would have said something by now, right?"
Mira POV
Gosh they're so dense! It's so obvious that Natsu loves Lucy and Lucy loves him back. Practically the entire guild can see that they're madly in love, so why can't they just realize their feelings! I mean, who wouldn't know. They always blush when they hug or hold hands, even though they used to act all normal when they did that after just becoming friends! Gajeel and Levy would be a cute couple too! And maybe Gray and Juvia, they're practically married by the way Juvia follows him around. Hmmm maybe he's stripping for her? He didn't used to strip this exotically before she came along! HAHA! I knew it! They're probably secretly dating, like Elfman and Evergreen!
"Lucy, I know he likes you! Everyone knows! Why can't you just accept it? Even Lisanna supports you, that's great, right?" I exclaimed, and as soon as the words left my mouth, a pair of boxers flew into my face. "Gray! Next time throw them in Juvia's direction!" I yelled, transforming into my satan soul for dramatic effect."
"O-ok..Yes sir! I mean ma'am! I mean Mira.." shouted Gray, as Natsu punched him in the face, sending him flying into a table.
Gray POV
"Oi, Toaster Oven! What was that for?!" I shouted, irritatedly, throwing a table at his ugly face.
"What was that, Freezer head?" the pink haired moron screamed, punching the table into Gajeel, who quickly joined the brawl.
Great, now Gajeel's fighting too. "Ice make- lance!" I yelled, throwing my lance at pinky's face. Heh. It won't make him any uglier. How did he even get someone like Lucy to like him? I mean, Lucy's gorgeous, but I only like her as a sister. Like the sister I never had, I guess. But I swear, if Flame Princess messes up or hurts her in any way, I'll never forgive him. "Ice make – Cage!" I uttered, as a giant cage fell on top of Natsu. "Haha! I got you now, Flame Princess!" I shouted as I raced to the cage at full speed and punched him in the gut, successfully knocking the bastard out for awhile, or so I thought.
Natsu POV
He thinks he can beat me with a cage? Fire melts ice! HAHAHA! I'll prove to the entire guild I'm stronger than Popsicle over there! He's already boasting about a battle he hasn't even won! "Oi, Boxers! Fire melts ice, remember? Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon!" And with one blow, the cage melted into water, covering the guild floor. "I think it's obvious who won here," I said, mocking that ignorant bastard.
"Tch, I'll win next time, Matchstick!" Gray shouted loudly.
I walked up to the bar and sat next to Lucy, who was busy chatting with Mira and sipping her usual strawberry-vanilla milkshake. "Hey Luce! Whats up! Wanna go do a mission with me?"
"Actually Natsu, she has to go plant some seeds in her garden. She needs help though because Levy couldn't join her," Mira said as a wide grin formed on her face.
That grin…Oh no! She's matchmaking! What could she be thinking? I sweatdropped, waiting for Mira to tell us her obviously love related plan.
"Natsu, why don't you help Lucy with her garden? It'll be so much fun!" the white haired ex-mage squealed, full of joy and with hearts in her eyes.
Hmm…It's not as good as a mission, but at least I get to spend time with my Luce! Wait…My Luce? Since when did I start calling her...mine? It's not like I'm in love with her or anything…Oh who am I kidding? Of course I am! But I don't think she likes me back…Maybe helping her with her garden will let me try to convince her to like me! "Haha!" I shouted, pumping my fist in the air, excited about my plan.
"What, Natsu?" Lucy inquired with a confused look on her face.
Gosh, she's beautiful. "I-I t-thought maybe I'd go w-with you to plant the s-seeds?" I stammered, trying to hide the small tint of pink covering my face.
"Sure, Natsu! But are you feeling up to it? You look a little sick and your face is red. Maybe you should rest in the infirmary for a little or have Wendy look at you," she said worriedly as she put her forehead on mine to see if I had a fever. I only turned redder when she did this. Our lips were centimeters apart. Holy Mavis! We're almost kissing! Kissing Luce…I wonder what it would be like. Luce, I swear I'll make you my first kiss no matter what! My thoughts were soon interrupted by her sweet voice. "Well, it doesn't seem like you have a fever, but don't strain yourself too much, ok? I get worried about you, you know!" she said with a smile gracing her lips.
Lucy POV
"Well, let's go plant these seeds, Natsu! I really want to know what type they are. The man who sold them to me didn't tell me. He just told me to plant them with fish of something like that. Do you know what that's about?" Mavis, I'm saying way too much! I bet I look pretty nervous. Calm down Lucy, calm down! It's not like this is a date or anything…But what if it is like a date? Gahh! I'm so confused! Maybe I'll ask Mira later! Yeah! Great idea, Lucy! We walked out of the guild together, when suddenly Natsu grabbed my hand and started running towards my apartment. Desperately, I tried to cover my blush with my hands, but in the process, I let go of Natsu's hand and fell. Bracing for the impact of the ground, I realized that a pair of strong arms snaked around my waist to keep me from falling.
"Damn Luce! Be more careful!" Natsu said, "If you're going to fall, I might as well carry you the rest of the way."
He picked me up bridal style and kept running to my apartment, while I buried my face in his chest. This is so embarrassing! But I like how it feels, like I was meant to be carried like this in his arms.
TBC