ExtremelyCreativeGirl: Hey! So this is my second story. My idea for this story somehow developed when I was thinking about HIMYM. I remembered the episodes when Marshall was driving with Daphne, put Natsu and Lucy in their place, put some romance in, and voila: this story. I was not really sure when choosing the name, so I might change it if I find a better one. Enjoy reading :)


Vanilla Ice Cream

Chapter 1: Who gets the car?

"Auntie Lucy, will we be there in time?" asked little Asuka. Lucy was taking care of her for the week. Her parents were helping around her friend Erza's wedding as they are the only ones in the group who have a marriage experience.

"If we get a car, then we could get there in time." The blonde said to the girl. They were standing in the line, waiting to rent a car, when someone from the opposite line leaned to Lucy.

"It's been a while, right Lucy."

The girl shrieked back. She would recognize the voice everywhere. "You're right Natsu. We haven't seen each other since high school." Both started looking at each other in disgust. They couldn't stand each other since they were young. They've both forgotten the reason. Asuka jumped in Natsu's arms, shouting, "Uncle Natsu!" He started talking to the little girl. The blonde watched them from the side.

It reminded her of when they were still in high school. She would look at him from time to time when he was talking to his friends. He was so nice to them and they were laughing all the time. Yet, when he was with her, they would glare at each other, never laugh together and neither do they talk. She was kind of hurt by that.

Natsu put Asuka back on the ground and started a conversation with Lucy. "You know, you've become really pretty in the past few years. So let's put our weapons down and go to the next hotel here", he said jokingly. Lucy answered with the same sarcasm, „Sure, why not? Let's also go to a date and become a couple. We should also get married, move together and have at least 20 babies."

With that Natsu's smirk turned into a frown. Asuka was giggling while watching them. Her mother always mentions how these two can't stand each other because of something that happened in high school.

They argued the whole time, making some people turn their eyes and others getting annoyed. The ones who stood at the front and got a car were relieved that they could finally get out of the hall.

"I hope that I'll get my car first so that I don't have to listen to your shit anymore!"

"That's so uneducated, Natsu! Don't say these words in front of Asuka!"

"She probably already knows them since you tell them all the time!"

"That's not true!"

It continued until an employee started handing the keys out faster. In the blink of an eye it was already Natsu's turn and he got a car key. After giving him the key the staff said that they are out of keys.

"What?!"

"In your face, Heartfilia!

"No. No. No. Please sir, look one more time, maybe you forgot one?" Lucy asked with a pleading look.

"I'm sorry, miss. But that's all. Maybe you could ask the mister there to take you with him, since you obviously know each other."

'That's it!' Lucy is aware that Natsu wouldn't take her if she asked. But he couldn't refuse Asuka, could he? She whispered her plan in Asuka's ear. Nodding, the little girl ran towards Natsu.

"Uncle Natsu, will you take us with you?"

He looked surprised at the girl. He then understood that it wasn't her idea, but Lucy's.

"Sorry, I can't."

"Then, you'll leave us alone?" She asked while starting crying.

"No, no, no, that's not it..." He panicked.

"So you'll take us, right? Because uncle Natsu is the best!"

Natsu had to blush at that. Lucy, who was standing in the background, was grinning widely. She didn't thought that her plan would work this good. "And by the way, auntie Erza will be pretty mad if we tell her that you left us all alone." This made Natsu shudder.

When they got into the car Lucy turned on the radio and switched the channel. Natsu then started yelling that he didn't like it so he switched it again.

This somehow turned into a fight about Asuka loved more out of the two. The little girl couldn't stand that, so she put her fingers in her mouth and whistled.

Natsu and Lucy reacted to the whistle and turned around. Lucy first thought was, "How can she whistle and I don't?!"

Natsu then started laughing, Lucy got angry and they were quarreling again.

"STOP! I will tell auntie Erza about this!"

Both of them stopped again. They were shocked by how the cute little girl changed. Shaking her head in annoyance, Asuka said, "If you try not to argue until we get at the wedding, I won't tell her. But only if you don't fight. Deal?"

Lucy raised her hand slightly to ask if showing the tongue was allowed, but Asuka beat her, "That means no tongue, no glares, no verbal fights, in general: nothing that has to do with fights. Can you do that?"

Both nodded their heads. However, due to Lucy's smartness, she turned around and asked, "Since this is going to be a long trip, why not tell you all the stories of how auntie Erza beat up uncle Natsu?" Asuka started cheering, while Natsu only got mad, "Hey, that's totally provocative! Objection! Asuka, do something about it!"

"Objection overruled! Auntie Lucy, please continue." Natsu then turned towards the steering wheel and started hitting his head on it, "Beep! Beep! Beep!"

"Uncle Natsu, can you please stop? Auntie Lucy is trying to tell an interesting story."

Lucy laughed at the frustrated Natsu. It amused her to see him this miserable. Natsu looked at her with a calm face. "Pretty much enjoying torturing me, huh?" He then muttered almost not hearable. Lucy didn't hear him, but Asuka did. It was then that she figured out that something did happen when they were still in high school.