Lucy's Birthday

AN: Hello everybody and welcome to my participation in NaLu Week! (I know I'm 2 weeks late I'm sorry, I just haven't had any inspiration.) I wrote this in the middle of the night, because I couldn't sleep (I got 15 minutes of sleep last night, and today's the first day of a new semester at school fml) and I wrote the second prompt last night as well. This is based on an image I saw on Tumblr (mine is fireofwarmth-starofbright . tumblr . com for those who want to follow me) created by messyenough and it's the cover of this so take a look at her stuff! Anyway, hope you enjoy

July 1.

Lucy awoke that morning with a frown upon her face. For most of her childhood, she hated this day. In her opinion, it didn't really seem like a big deal. She hopped out of bed to see Natsu sleeping on the couch, with Happy curled up beside him. Lucy giggled. She always thought that her boyfriend and that cat were cute when they were sleeping. She decided not to disturb them, as she went to have a shower.

The celestial mage hadn't told anyone about this day, because like she said before, she didn't think it was important. It was better for her, knowing the guild wouldn't be hassling her and making a big deal about this particular day, but just in case, she decided not to visit the guild.

Instead, Lucy decided to go for a walk. She left her apartment, her partners still sleeping peacefully on the couch. She walked dangerously close to the riverside, with her celestial spirit, Plue, to keep her company. Even if the little dog couldn't talk, he was always good to have around. Lucy still couldn't get over how cute he was, and it had been two years (or nine, considering the seven year gap) since she received his key.

They strolled through the park, and Lucy took this opportunity to think. When she was a little girl, this day was actually quite pleasant. All the staff would come down and meet her and her parents to celebrate the wonderful occasion. They would all dance and sing, and Lucy would receive the most wonderful gifts. Lucy had never been happier in that mansion which she used to call home.

After her mother died, her birthday wasn't as greatly celebrated. Her father would ignore her most days, only talking to her if it was business related, so Lucy spent her time either at her lessons, reading or practicing her magic with the keys her mother left her. When her birthday did come around, it wasn't a good occasion. She went up to her father, offering him a rice ball that she made out of the kindness of her heart, and he shouted at her, screaming that she was distracting him, and to leave him alone and to attend her lessons if she had time to spare. Needless to say, Lucy cried her eyes out that night. The staff all tried to make her feel better, but it was useless. It didn't work. Lucy was left alone that night, thinking about her father. He didn't even remember her birthday! It was obvious that he didn't care for her. She looked over at her desk to see her celestial keys, shining in the night. At that moment she swore to herself, that when she was old enough, she would leave this horrible place and become a mage, just like her mother was before she met her father.

On her seventeenth birthday, she was camping underneath the stars. She had finally left that mansion, having enough of her father

s plans to use her for his own riches. He had just tried to arrange a marriage between her and another rich man whose name she hadn't bothered remembering. She was devastated. She packed up her things and left in the middle of the night and now she was here, travelling and exploring the many places of Fiore. Despite leaving her home, she was still very lonely. On her trip, she hadn't made any friends, and even though she had her spirits, she hadn't had enough magic power to keep them out for long. So she decided to join a guild. There were so many powerful guilds out there, but she knew exactly which one she wanted to go to. Fairy Tail. It was a guild full of powerful mages, and rumor had it that they were all very rowdy and rambunctious, but they were a friendly group of people. Lucy knew that it was the right place for her, but how would she get there? She couldn't just walk in a demand she'd be a member, now that would be just rude. Little did she know, a certain fire dragon slayer would be coming her way any day now, and he would gladly take her to the guild.

Her eighteenth birthday was also horrible. It was meant to be her twenty fifth birthday, but because of the Tenrou Island incident, she was frozen for seven years. She was upset because of all the time she lost. She could have made up with her father before he passed away, and she wouldn't have caused grief to the remaining members of the guild. She was very upset about that. But she couldn't let her emotions get in the way. Her guild was depending on her.

It was the first day of the Grand Magic Games, a competition held to see which guild was the strongest. Fairy Tail had entered after seven years, seeing that their most powerful mages had returned. Lucy was chosen to go into battle that day, against a girl names Flare, from the guild Raven Tail, a guild out to destroy Fairy Tail. Lucy had fought her very best, and she had almost defeated the evil mage, but she was embarrassed horribly when one of her most powerful spells failed to work. She lost the fight, and the blonde mage had never been more embarrassed. She let down her guild, even if they didn't take it as seriously as she did. She was ashamed; she didn't want to be a mage of Fairy Tail if she was going to be the weakest mage there. Lucy's eighteenth birthday was one of the worst days of her life.

Lucy sighed. She sat down underneath the Sola Tree, Plue sitting on her lap, as they slept in the shade. Hopefully today won't be as bad as her other birthdays, she thought to herself.

Lucy reached the front of her apartment, when a peculiar smell reached her senses. It smelled a lot like fire. The celestial mage instantly panicked, as she ran to the front door. She slammed to door open to be greeted by darkness. It was odd. Why would her apartment be pitch black in the middle of the day? If it was another blackout, she was going to complain to her landlord.

Suddenly, nineteen little flames lit up the room, revealing a cake on her table, and three chairs, two of which were occupied by her boyfriend and the blue exceed. Lucy gasped. Did they know? How did they find out? If they looked through her mother's letters she was sure to kick them out.

Natsu, realizing that the look on her face was surely going to turn into anger, took this as an opportunity to explain.

"Before you shout at us," he started, as he gestured Lucy to walk towards them. "Take a seat."

Lucy hesitantly sat at the table, as Natsu began to explain.

"A few days ago, when you were on that solo mission, the mailman came to your door. We were at your apartment at the time, so we answered. Turns out you got a passage from your father, and the envelope attached to it said 'Happy Birthday Lucy'. So we put two and two together and realised that today is your birthday!" Natsu said, and her two partners gave giant grins, making Lucy smile back. "We were a bit upset that you didn't tell us, but Im sure you had your reasons, so we didn't tell anyone else, even though we had a really big urge to. We still thought we should celebrate, so we decided to make a cake. Happy Birthday Lucy!"

"Aye! Happy Birthday Lucy!" Happy repeated.

Lucy was so touched. To think Natsu and Happy had respected her wishes about her birthday, and also baked a cake to celebrate. She was awestruck. A tear had rolled down her face, and Natsu became worried.

"Oi, Luce. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry. I can chuck the cake out if you really want to." Natsu was really concerned, but the blonde mage shook her head.

"I'm sorry." She said, wiping away her tears. "It's just that no one had taken interest in my birthday in such a long time, and it got to the point where I considered my birthday as insignificant. And then you show up and make me a cake to celebrate and it's just so nice of you guys. I'm sorry for not telling you."

"Lucy." Natsu suddenly said, his tone becoming serious. Lucy wiped away the last of her tears, and listened to what he had to say. "Your birthday is not insignificant. It was the day you were born for crying out loud! If you didn't have a birthday, you wouldn't even be alive right now! You are important to us Lucy, always remember that."

"Aye! We love you Lucy!" Happy cried, spreading his arms to emphasise how much she meant to them.

"Thankyou guys!" Lucy said, leaning over the table, giving Natsu a long, passionate kiss of the lips. The blue cat just made a comment on how they 'lllllliked' each other, rolling his tongue, and Lucy lightly hit him on the head. She was so lucky to have these two in her life.

Later on, after they had finished eating cake (which was surprisingly good. Lucy would have never though that Natsu was a good cook), the blonde haired mage walked into the kitchen, to see a giant mess. Pots and pans were placed everywhere, and there was lots of flour and sugar spread on the counter. The sink was full of dirty utensils, and it was just a giant dump. She screamed.

"NATSU! HAPPY!"

The two had already jumped out her window, and Lucy proceeded to chase the two through the town for the rest of the afternoon. It was a birthday she could never forget, and she wouldn't trade it for anything.

Oh I love cheesy endings.

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