Pretty simple plot. Enjoy
It was a perfectly normal day in Magnolia. The bright sun was at its peak in the cloudless sky, and the cool breeze gently flowed through the grassy plains and leaves. The merchants in booths were selling items that were perfect for spring; handcrafted flower pots, straw baskets, even butterfly nets. Children were on the fields, blowing bubbles everywhere. One kid squealed when a bubble landed on her nose and popped. Couples were leaning against the trees, just taking in the beautiful view. The sweet aroma of blossoms filled the air. Lucy Heartfilia lifted her head and breathed through her nose. She released a small puff of air from her lips and sighed happily. Spring was just a wonderful season for Magnolia. She skipped cheerfully, her feet daintily meeting the ground with each skip. She twirled many times when she was close to the river, enjoying the sound of her celestial spirit keys clinking together, and ignored the two men on the rowboat yelling, "Be careful, Lucy!"
Lucy was finally at the entrance of her guild, Fairytail. Ever since the Phantom assault on her guild (which she still felt guilty about) the headquarters was practically a castle that towered over her with the guild's mark painted on a hanging sign. She opened the doors, and as usual, the guild was in a ruckus.
Elfman was running back and forth yelling, "MAN!" Droy and Jet had their hands clasped, both of them complimenting Levy as much as possible. Levy was wearing her red-rimmed glasses, and reading. Of course, she occasionally stole glances at the iron dragon slayer, Gajeel. Gajeel was chewing up metal while having smalltalk with Lily, the exceed. Mirajane was smiling sweetly, working her way around Elfman as she served Macao and Wakaba their drinks at the bar counter. She couldn't see the Thunder God Tribe, perhaps they'd gone on a mission. The most noticeable thing in the guild headquarters were of course, Natsu and Gray, who were fighting head-to-head.
"I'm stronger than you, flamebrain!" Gray yelled, and hit him with his ice hammer.
"Says the bastard who's wearing no PANTS!" Natsu snickered as he countered with his dragon flames.
"Shit!" The ice-make wizard yelped and he jumped in surprise to see he was topless.
Juvia was in behind one of the poles, admiring shirtless Gray. "Oh, Gray-sama. . " She murmured.
Lucy simply placed a hand on her own head and laughed. She loved Fairytail.
"Oh, Lucy!" Gray shoved Natsu off of him, and walked up to her casually.
"Uh. . Hi, Gray," Lucy said, confused. It wasn't normal for Gray to just end their fight that way. If she recalled, Gray and Natsu's fights were usually stopped by Erza.
"What the hell, snow freak?!" The dragonslayer growled, brushing dust off of his trousers. "If you're going to wimp out like that, don't even bother fighting me!"
"I didn't wimp out, baka!" Gray snapped at Natsu. "Now shut up, I want to tell Lucy something."
Natsu shrugged and lifted his hands. "Fine with me, ice princess." And he walked off.
Lucy could tell it took all of the ice mage's willpower not to retort. Quickly thinking, she grasped Gray's shoulder and said, "What were you trying to tell me, Gray?"
To her relief, she could see the fury fade from Gray's eyes, as he responded, "I kind of need help with. . an issue." He jutted his chin over to where Juvia was hiding, who was still ogling him.
The celestial spirit mage's eyes flitted over to where Juvia hid. "Why? Is she bothering you?"
"Ugh, more than that," Gray shoved his hands into his pockets with an irritated expression clear on his face. "She's stalking me. Everywhere I go, she's there."
"How can you tell?" Lucy asked curiously.
"She's not very sneaky, unfortunately for her," The ice-make wizard replied.
Lucy couldn't help but cover her mouth, trying not to giggle. She quickly tried to regain her composure, seeing Juvia glaring at her with the evil eye. "So, what do you need me to do?"
Gray blinked, and gulped. He rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. "I. . . was wondering if you could. . possibly. . not that you have to. . . "
The celestial spirit wizard regarded him with a pained expression. "Any moment now?. . ."
"Will you go out with me?"