"Ok guys, turn to page 108. I want you to read the text and afterwards answer questions 1 through 8" Lucy said as she stood in front of her English 2 class. She waited until she heard the pages flipping and a few groans from the two troublemakers, before going back to her desk and plopping herself in her chair. Crossing her legs she turned to the essays she needed to grade for her other class.

Leaning back in her chair she began to read the first. When she saw her phone light up on her desk, she craned her neck to see who it was. Her mouth tugged up into a smile when she saw it was from her friend, and co-worker, Natsu Dragneel.

Looking at her students, she decided that since they all seemed to be engaged in their work, it wouldn't hurt to look at a text and maybe text back. Grabbing her phone she unlocked the screen and read the message.

"Hey Luce! Having fun teaching students about Shakesphere or whoever he is?"

Smiling, she couldn't help but almost laugh at how he had spelled Shakespeare wrong, she knew he used auto-correct like it was his savior sometimes. So he did this on purpose. Tapping in her responses, she sent him back a message and waited for his reply.

"First off, I'm not teaching them Shakespeare. Secondly, are you having fun teaching barbarians how to play dodgeball without taking off someone's head?"

"Hey they're getting better. Only one guy had to go to the nurse today!"

"Uh huh? That's the sixth time so far this week you've had someone sent to the nurses office from that class. I bet Porlyusica thinks that you're classes are dangerous."

"Hey, I make sure none of the girls play!"

"Yeah, that makes everyone feel so much safer."

"At least kids have fun in my class."

"Students like my class!"

"Sure, the real nerdy ones."

"I hate you."

"No you don't."

"Nope, I'm going to stay angry this time."

"Fine, will you forgive me if I get you dinner?"

Lucy paused when she got his latest message. Natsu never offered to pay for food, normally she had to guilt trip him or force him to. So this offer was a one in a life time chance probably.

She was about to answer back when she heard one of her students call "Ms. Heartfilla?"

Looking up she answered "Yes Cindy, what is it?"

"Are you texting your boyfriend, Coach Dragneel?"

"What?!" Lucy said feeling her face heat up as her students began to laugh. "For the fifth time me and Coach Dragneel are not in a relationship" Lucy exclaimed as she slammed her palms on her desk. She waited until her students had all calmed down before she answered.

"Sure Natsu, but you better not back out of it or I'll cut off your head."

"Never dream of it Luce. I'll come get you at your usual time."

Lucy couldn't help but smile at the fact that she would be having dinner tonight with Natsu. "It's not a date Lucy" she scolded herself. "But still" she thought "I wouldn't mind if it was."

A/N: I plan to post a new chapter every Monday and Friday