It was a relatively normal day at the Fairy Tale guild. Erza eating strawberry cake, Gray walking around naked, Lucy sitting at the bar, and Natsu picking a fight. However this time, Natsu wasn't fighting with Gray, this time it happened to be Cana.
Natsu walked up to Cana as she was drinking. "What's up Cana?" Natsu asked with a smile. Natsu was unusually bored today.
Cana stopped gulping her drink," Beat it, i'm busy." and went on drinking. Natsu was now slightly annoyed.
"Ay Cana, aren't you drinking unusually slow today?" He asked with a mocking smile.
"Hah?" Cana stopped drinking and looked up at Natsu.
"At that pace, I bet I could drink more than you!" Natsu teased. Cana now looked serious, and Natsu was ready for the challenge.
"Pshh," Cana half laughed," you wish!" She then went back to drinking.
"Wanna bet?" Natsu asked, leaning in closer
"Your on!" Cana yelled," Mira! A barrel for me and a glass for him! This will be a piece of cake!" Cana teased. Mira looked up at them from the bar where she was chatting with Lucy and Happy. She grabbed two barrels from the back and walked over there with a smile on her face.
"Thanks," Cana said," Are you ready Dragoneel?
"I've been ready!" And with that, the two tipping over the barrels and gulping as much alcohol as they could.
Lucy watched hesitantly at the bar with Happy. "I better go, this looks like its going to get crazy."
"Aye," Happy said," I'll see you later Lucy." She got up and left the guild, noticing the beginning of a crowd forming around the two.
It was around three, and Lucy didn't want to go home, so she decided to go shopping. She sighed thinking, No matter how much I buy Natsu and Happy will eat it all anyways. She began towards the market, grocery list in hand.
She stopped by the deli, the bakery, the the fruit stands, the spice shops. I've got so much this time, She thought, there's no way those two could eat it all. Lucy liked to complain about them breaking in and eating her food, but she secretly liked it. She would buy the things they liked for them, though she would never admit it.
By the time she was done shopping, it was late. The sun had gone down a few hours ago and now Lucy was feeling sleepy. She began her long walk home, drooling at the thought of taking a bath and going to bed.
When she got home, she put all the groceries away and began to hum happily. She filled her bathtub up with hot water, and got in. "Ahhhh," Lucy said," Today was a good day." and lowered her head into the water.
Lucy soaked in the bath until her fingers were pruned. She sighed in content as she got out of the tub and into her pajamas. What a perfect bath. She thought. I can't wait to get all cuddly in my bed!
Lucy walked out of the bathroom and flipped on the lights to her bedroom. "UGH" She said suddenly. Her cuddly bed currently had a pink haired man passed out on it. "Natsu!" She yelled walking toward him," Get up and go home!" He was still sound asleep. "Natsu wake up!" She yelled shaking him. He smelled of booze, and only groaned. A cold wind suddenly hit Lucy and she shivered. She looked up to see her window wide open. "Stop breaking into my house! Use the door at least!" She yelled at him. He was still dead asleep. She grabbed Natsu's arm and began to pull him off the bed. "Ughhh" she groaned as she used all her strength to pull. He barely moved an inch. "Geez Natsu, how heavy are you."
She gave up pulling and sat down on the bed in defeat. Another cold wind hit her and she shivered. She crawled over Natsu and shut the window. She began to scoot off the bed, heading towards the couch. Suddenly, she had a thought. I will not let Natsu ruin this night for me! She got up and turned off the lights, then headed back towards the bed where she lifted up the sheets and got into the bed. Ew, Natsu reeks of booze, she thought.
Lucy hated to admit it, but Natsu's body warmth felt nice. So she ignored the smell and went to sleep.
Natsu woke up in the morning with a pounding headache. "uhhhhhh", he groaned. He noticed how soft the bed was, and immediately knew where he was. I guess I made Lucy sleep on the couch again. He thought, feeling slightly guilty. He couldn't remember anything from last night. The end of the drinking contest or making it to Lucy's apartment.
Natsu started to move when he noticed he was wrapped around something soft. He opened his eyes and saw a sea of blonde hair, and noticed his arms were wrapped around Lucy's waist. Huh? he thought. Lucy would never let me do this…
He looked over her head to see she was still asleep, and she was. He slowly unwrapped himself and propped himself up on his arm. Thats when the thought hit him. Did I do something to Lucy last night?! His face instantly looked panicked and he blushed at the same time.
She would have never let me sleep in her bed let alone sleep in it with her. D-Did I..? er We? Natsu was panicking. He tried his hardest to remember last night, but he just couldn't.
Its not impossible, He thought, I mean, I wanted to- with Luce, but would she have let me? A mix of happiness and confusion hit him, and he couldn't stop himself from the large smile that spread across his face. Then a terrible thought crossed his mind. What if I forced her?
Natsu was instantly terrified by the thought. He looked down at Lucy, still sleeping. She didn't look hurt, but she didn't necessarily look happy either. Lucy could've stopped my with her spirits if she had to. He thought, but he looked up to see her keys were across the room on her desk. If she couldn't reach her keys though, theres no way she could've fought me off.
No, I should just forget about this, He thought, its not complicated that way.
So Natsu got up, opened her window, and jumped out.
Lucy woke up to a shiver. She turned around expecting a hungover Natsu, but instead had an empty bed and an open window. At least close the window, she thought sitting up to close it. She layed back down and began to feel sad.
Why am I sad? Because of Natsu? No, it couldn't be, I should be happy he's gone. But- the warmth last night felt nice. And when I woke up with him wrapped around me- Lucy blushed- I- It was comforting. She stopped herself, No, I can't like Natsu, he's my bestfriend. The thought made her sad, but an even worse one popped into her head, and he wouldn't like me, he thinks i'm just one if the guys.
She closed her eyes and tried to go back to sleep, but the thoughts and last night was stuck in her head. She decided to get dressed and go get breakfast at the guild, that should take my mind off things.
When she opened the doors to the guild, her eyes flickered around the room looking for some familiar pink hair. He's not here. She thought sadly. As she walked towards the bar, she noticed Happy eating some fish and talking to Mira. She sat next to him and asked," What's up?"
"Lucy!" Happy said joyfully," I need your help!"
"Natsu's sick from drinking all night and he's stuck in bed!"
"That would make sense," Mira added wiping down the counter.
"What happened yesterday?" Lucy asked
"Well, Natsu made it through two barrels before he ultimately lost." Mira explained.
"Aye," Happy added," and he got so drunk he started mumbling about his 'favorite person' and ran off for the night." Lucy blushed ,"although I still don't know where he went, probably a restaurant or somewhere with food."
"He didn't tell you this morning?" Mira asked
"No, he says he can't remember a thing from last night." Mira laughed.
Lucy was suddenly sad, so he doesn't remember last night…. and a pain shot through her. No, I should be glad he doesn't remember. Lucy, you cannot like Natsu. So Lucy laughed along with Mira, and ignored the beating in her heart from hearing his name.