I almost forgot about Nalu week! I just finished writing this. This is going to be a small series that documents nalu, Gray, and Erza going camping in a cabin. Enjoy! Reviews give me life.
When Lucy saw photos and videos of road trips on social media, they were much different than the one Lucy was currently experiencing. For one, there was always music playing and people were laughing. That was not what was happening .
In retrospect, Lucy wasn't sure what she was expecting. With Erza's temper, Natsu's motion sickness, and Gray's terrible navigation skills it was a blessing they hadn't gotten killed yet. Erza was three lane changes away from getting all of them killed. Gray was looking at a map on his phone, reading off directions with questionable confidence. And Natsu was laying down on the backseat with his head in Lucy's lap. Erza's driving was not helping his motion sickness. Every time Erza slammed on the gas and then hit the brakes five seconds later Natsu whimpered and groaned. Lucy had tried to tell her to slow down, that they weren't in a rush.
"You need to get off at this exit," Gray said, uncertainty lacing his words.
"That's on the other side of the highway!" Natsu lifted his head to glare at Gray.
"Can you fucking learn to read a map please?" Natsu growled. His motion sickness had killed his happy-go-lucky attitude. Lucy continued to run her fingers through his hair. "Lucy's the only one I like now. She's normal." Lucy was looking down at her boyfriend with fondness in her eyes. She could feel Gray glaring at her through the seat and Erza risked looking away from the road to shoot daggers at her. If looks could kill, Lucy would be dead. A loud horn ripped them from their glare off.
"Luce, can you text my parents my will and epitaph please?" Natsu asked.
"Can you do the same Lucy? And put in my will that I don't want Lyon to get anything of mine. Tell Juvia I love her and I'm sorry that I never confessed." Natsu had been pressuring Gray to ask Juvia out for months. Gray was still hesitant to do so even though he freely admitted that he had a crush on her.
"All of you are overreacting. We'll be fine. We won't die as long as I'm living."
"At the rate we're going, it won't be long," Lucy muttered. Natsu tried to chuckle but wound up gagging instead. Gray snickered and Erza clenched her jaw. Horns blared as she cut through three lanes to reach the exit that they needed to get to the cabin that Natsu's parents were meeting them at tomorrow.
"We lived!" Natsu yelled when they reached the cabin. He knelt on the ground in relief. Gray joined him moments later.
"Erza is never driving again," Gray said. Erza started to protest but Lucy shushed her. Lucy offered a hand to Natsu who was still lying on the ground.
"I have never been so happy to leave a moving vehicle," Natsu told her as he pulled her into a hug. Lucy giggled.
"You say that every time," she reminded. Natsu squeezed her. "You can let go," she said a few moments later.
"Are you kidding me? We almost died! I'm gonna keep hugging you until I feel normal again." Lucy just laughed. "Erza's not driving on the way back," Natsu echoed what Gray had said a few minutes before. "I'd rather have Gray drive than Erza." Lucy ran her fingers through his hair again.
"That's high praise coming from you," Lucy said.
"If you tell him I said that you're getting tickled," Natsu threatened but Lucy could hear the smile in his voice.
"Sure Natsu, sure." Lucy pulled back and lead him into the cabin where Gray was sitting on the couch staring into space. Apparently he was happy to be alive also. Erza, unsurprisingly, was the only one who seemed fine after one of the most traumatizing car rides of Lucy's life. Lucy just shook her head as she and Natsu collapsed on the couch with Gray.
"I'm driving on the way back," Gray said. No one argued with him.