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XOXOX

"DROOPY EYES!"

"SLANTY EYES!"

"STUPID STRIPPER!"

"STUPID ASS FLAME!"

"WHY DON'T YOU GO PUT SOME CLOTHES ON?!"

"WHY DON'T YOU GO JUMP INTO A FIRE PIT?!"

Gray and Natsu, growling, butted heads over their usual table in the far right corner of their favorite diner, Fairy Tail, creating a familiar air for everyone around. Because a day with Natsu and Gray fighting was a typical day, indeed.

"WAHHH!" Lucy, who was sitting next to Natsu, clasped her hands over her cheeks and gushed, "That boy's so cute!"

"ICE PRINCESS!"

"FLAME QUEEN!"

"Which boy, Lu-chan?" Levy, who was seated next to Gray, asked loudly, trying to talk over the arguing boys.

"The one with the glasses, reading a book!"

While the two girls gawked at a boy with smoldering dark hair, who was deeply immersed in his book, Natsu and Gray, on the other hand, were, without warning, smashed against each other at such a force, they both fell back, utterly unconscious.

"You two are annoying," a brisk voice barked.

"Ohh! He is cute," Levy giggled. "I mean if you're into the nerdy-looking type."

"I'm into whatever type so long as he has a fairy-looking tattoo like the one I have!" She waved her right hand out to indicate her pink tattoo.

"Even if he turned out to be Natsu?" the same brisk voice asked.

Lucy whirled around and gasped, "Erza!? When did you get here?"

"A couple of seconds ago," answered Erza nonchalantly as she took a seat next to the unconscious Gray. "So what if your soulmate turns out to be Natsu?" she pointed over at the said boy.

Lucy's face flushed up like the morning sky, "D-Don't say stuff like that!" Daringly, her eyes darted to side to peeked over at Natsu, who was lolling over, easing slowly back into consciousness.

There was no way her soulmate could possibly be Natsu…He was too rough and wild. She needed someone tame and docile. She always dreamed of a prince or knight in shining armor, not a…dragon. And besides, there was not a chance in hell Natsu felt the same way about her. Sure he was always finding ways to touch her and sure he spent a lot of free time with her and somehow made her stomach feel all fluttery—there was just no way—

"You never know, Lucy," a new and sickly sweet voice joined in. "You and Natsu certainly get along pretty well."

She glanced up to see a beautiful girl with long flowing, silvery hair with her bangs tied up in a rather cute manner, wearing a lovely pink dress. "Miirrraaa!" Lucy groaned into palms as her blush deepened. "You aren't helping!"

"Sorry, Lucy," Mira smiled kindly, "but there's always a good chance since Natsu burned his tattoo off when he was kid."

Lucy winced, remembering the time Natsu told the gruesome tail. Which, in her head, added another reason why Natsu clearly wasn't her soul mate. Lucy removed her palms from her eyes and said, "I've asked him about his tattoo a while back. He said it was a flame. Mine's clearly not a flame." She held her hand up once again.

"Hmm," Mira pursed her lips, placing her hands on her hips.

"A flame?" repeated Levy. "I don't recall Natsu having a flame tattoo…And I doubt he would even remember what his looked like. He burned it off when he like five because he thought the idea of a soulmate was gross."

"Typical Natsu," mused Erza.

"Well he said it was a flame," Lucy insisted, feeling a bit defensive as she crossed her arms over her chest. Why were they trying to convince her that Natsu's her soulmate?

"Well the only person I know with a flame tattoo is—" Erza started.

"—Lisanna, I know. So that's proof he isn't my soulmate." Lucy finished.

"Lucy," Mira frowned, touching a finger to her lip. "I'm pretty sure Natsu isn't my sister's soulmate."

"Well the tattoo doesn't lie." Lucy shrugged, not wanting to dwell on Natsu any longer. "So, Mira, can you go wait on that guy's table and try to find out what his tattoo is?!"

Mira looked a bit hesitant, her ocean-deep eyes glancing back over at Natsu. "Er sure thing, Lucy!" She beamed before skipping off.

"Mira's right, you know," Erza commented as she picked a fry off of Gray's untouched plate, while Lucy paid close attention to Mira. "You and Natsu do get along pretty well. Never seen someone able to handle him the way you do."

Mira shook her head no at Lucy, who in return, pouted. "Whatever," Lucy sulked, laying her head down on the table.

Why was it so hard to find her soul mate?

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"I don't get why you're so hung up on this soulmate crap," Natsu grumbled with his arms linked behind his head.

"I don't get why you're so hung up on being against the idea of a soulmate," Lucy grumbled back as they strolled out of Fairy Tail, walking along the river that lead back to her apartment.

"I'm against it 'cuz it's stupid," he simply answered. "Just because someone has the same tattoo as me it suddenly means we havta date and stuff? Sounds dumb to me. I don't need a tattoo to tell me who I like." His forehead creased with his ever growing scowl.

"Well it's not so much about the tattoo," Lucy deliberated. "It's about finding your perfect match. Finding someone who will understand and support you. Someone who makes you laugh and who you like being around…"

"I like bein' 'round you," Natsu blurted out.

She choked, freezing in place. He stopped walking, cocking his head to side, probably wondering why she had frozen up like that and why she was gaping at him as though he had three heads. Meanwhile, the only thing Lucy was wondering was why her heart was beating so quickly…

"Although I can't say I understand you 'cuz you're a weirdo and how the hell am I 'sposed to understand a weirdo?" he cheekily grinned.

A tick mark throbbed her forehead as she seethed, "Well then it's a good thing I'm not your soulmate then."

"Eh?" He blinked, surprised by her sudden change in attitude.

"I'm sure you and Lisanna are good for each other whenever you decide to finally give in to the whole stupid soulmate concept."

She was so…so angry. But why? She couldn't possibly be angry that Natsu wasn't her soulmate…

"Lisanna?" Natsu looked bewildered with the way his slanted eyes widened and then narrowed. "What does Lisanna have to do with anything?"

Lucy flushed, feeling all antsy under his stare as she rubbed her forearm. "Well you said you had a flame tattoo and Lisanna's the only one with a flame tattoo soo…" she trailed off.

Natsu stared at her for a good minute before bellowing over with laughter, "You-You believed me?"

"Heh?" she blinked, feeling very confused and embarrassed by his laughter. "Stop laughing at me!"

Though that only made him laugh harder.

"Natsu!" she glowered, balling her hands into fist at her hips. "Stoppp!"

And finally he stopped and thanks to all his laugher, his normally spiky hair fell flat across his forehead, creating fringe-like bangs that made Lucy's heart stutter.

Natsu then said, "I only said that 'cuz you wouldn't stop askin' me when we first met. You were annoying as hell."

"Hey!" She glowered, jutting her bottom lip out. However, despite her anger, she couldn't help but feel relieved. Lisanna's not his soulmate…

He ignored her angry expression and said, "I never looked at my tattoo."

"Really?" She raised a skeptical brow. Even if he was only five, he must have seen it at least once…

"I burned it off without a second glance," he said with an impish grin, showing off his fangs. "I didn't care 'bout it then and I still don't care about it now." He flexed his bicep, showing off the shiny scar tissue that took up a nice chunk of skin.

"But-but what if you never find your soulmate?"

His eyes grew darker and his voice grew deeper, "Like I said, I don't need a tattoo to tell me who I like."

Her eyes were held captive by the black abyss eyes of Natsu. Her heart hammered heavily as she licked her lips. "And who is that you like?"

He moved slightly closer to her and with a glint in his eyes. "I like this really weird girl who's like super obsessed with finding the dude who has the same tattoo as her." He grabbed her right hand and delicately ran his thumb over her pink fairy-like tattoo.

Goosebumps traveled from his touch and ran all the way up her arm.

"Well what if this really weird girl already has a soulmate with a matching tattoo?" she asked breathily, suddenly finding it hard to breathe.

He leaned his face in close to hers just as the wind blew, allowing his pink bangs to brush against her forehead and he whispered, "Then I'll steal her."

Lucy gasped. "Natsu—" but she didn't know what to say next. Her mind had turned to goo thanks to Natsu's unnatural warmth flooding her senses.

He cupped her cheek, tilting her head slightly as he closed his eyes and leaned down, gently pressing his lips against hers.

Her eyes remained wide open in disbelief as her body went in a catatonic state.

Natsu was kissing her—the boy who she unwilling crushed on, was kissing her. She could never admit it. She tried so hard, locking all thoughts about her and Natsu away just for it to come crashing down on her like a colossal tidal wave.

If only she hadn't been so focused and obsessed on finding the boy with the same tattoo…

Natsu started to pull back, probably thinking Lucy didn't want to kiss him (since she was so stiff). And that seemed to break Lucy out of her daze. She frantically coiled her arms around his neck and pulled him flush against her. Lips colliding together with a bruising pressure.

Natsu gasped in surprise, allowing Lucy to deepen the kiss.

His hand ran up and down her spine, creating chills that caused her to nip on his bottom lip, eliciting a small, throaty moan from Natsu.

Their lips moved in sync—like a perfect lock and key that was engulfed by fire.

Electricity surged between them as though their souls were resonating.

And Lucy knew that she had found her soulmate.

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The End.

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