Chapter One: Return
Lucy's POV
It was the day when they had come back from training at the beach.
"Surely, Lucy, you like Natsu?" A light blue-headed girl, Levy, teased the blonde.
"W-What?!" Lucy stuttered. "No… There's nothing going on between us, honest!"
"Right, Lucy…" Erza, a red haired mage, spoke up. "There's no way we'll believe that."
What was all that nonsense those two were talking about? She only thought of the fire dragon slayer as a friend. As nakama, like he had thought of her.
That's all what Lucy had told herself all along. That was until Levy spoke up about Natsu carrying Lucy to the bathroom. Lucy was in shock about how she had brought the topic up, saying about those two together.
The girls seemed interested in the topic as well. Lucy, on the other side, was now really, really awkward around Natsu, or for example, when he comes in contact with her.
Lucy sighed. I don't have time for that stuff. She thought, crossing her arms over her chest. She was then thinking about this, when all of a sudden, a loud voice called, "LUCY!"
Dang it, that certainly was familiar. Lucy thought. She whirled around to face a teenager with a dragon-scaled scarf and pink hair grinning at her, with a blue cat at his side.
"Natsu." Lucy whispered. She cleared her throat and said more clearly, "Natsu. Happy. What is it?"
"Well, Luce," Natsu answered. "Wanna go outside?"
"Aye!" Happy agreed, already zooming outside of the door.
"Wait!" Lucy exclaimed. She pointed to where the rest of the members were. "Shouldn't we tell them first?"
"Nah, wouldn't want to waste time!" Natsu smiled. "We'll come back, don't you worry!"
Lucy stepped forward to follow Natsu and Happy, but stopped. She wouldn't want to take the risk of getting lost, would she? Or would she follow Natsu and Happy instead?
Lucy thought (boy, she was doing lots of thinking today), but was interrupted by a small voice. "Lucy, you can go with those two," the voice said.
It was Wendy who had spoke, a little girl with blue hair and brown eyes. The air dragon slayer, Wendy! How cute she was, Lucy thought happily.
"I'll tell the others you two have gone off, Lucy-san!" Wendy said, bowing politely.
"Thank you, Wendy!" Lucy called as she ran off to join Natsu and Happy, who were waiting for her at the front door, waving.
When Lucy had caught up to them, Natsu and Happy were whispering amongst themselves, loud enough for her to hear as she approached.
"Hey, are you sure she would like to go here?" Natsu whispered to Happy.
"Aye, she would. It's a nice place!" Happy replied, flying in the air.
Lucy cleared her throat, to let those two know she was there. "Where exactly are we going, you two?"
Natsu and Happy exchanged a glance. "Somewhere, Lucy!" Natsu said happily. "You'll find out soon, don't worry!"
Happy snickered. "He li-"
"Shut up!" Natsu snarled at him.
Lucy was baffled. "Um, okay." She wasn't sure what Happy was saying at that time when Natsu interrupted loudly, but she nodded slowly.
"So, shall we go then?" Lucy asked, smiling.
"You bet we are!" Natsu shouted, running ahead.
"Aye! Natsu, wait up!" Happy said, flying to the dragon slayer, Lucy not far behind.
This definitely will be fun! Lucy thought to herself, smiling.