Hey guys! Ana here. It has been such a long time since I last published anything. Anyway, here is my submission to Fluff Week. It will be just day 7 and bonus day 2, but I hope you all enjoy it!

This chapter is Day 7 - Serendipity.

The meaning behind the word

Serendipity: (noun) The fact of something interesting or pleasant happening by chance.

"Se-ren-di-pi-ty? Why would you want to know about such a weird word, Nashi?" Asked Gale, taking his eyes from the book he was reading.

"Dunno. Just curious." Said Nashi while laying her head on the table she was sitting with Gale.

"Fine." Said Gale, while closing his book and getting up. "I will ask my mom." He finished and started to walk away.

"Thanks Gale!" Yelled Nashi when Gale was almost out of her field of vision.

But Nashi Dragneel was never a patient person. So, instead of waiting for Gale Redfox to come back, she decided to ask a person, somebody who knew the meaning of that word. Someone like her mother.

Sometime after, at the Dragneel residence…

"Mom, what does serendipity means?"

Lucy was quite surprised with her daughter's question, but she recovered quickly.

"Serendipity? Well my dear, it means something along the lines of a good thing happening by chance."

"Don't get it, mom."

Lucy stopped what she was doing and sat on the couch.

"Come here, Nashi. A story may help you understand better."

Nashi was quite curious, so she sat down and started to listen to her mother. And when Lucy said she would tell the story of how she met Nashi's father, Nashi got really excited.

Seeing that her daughter was really excited for the story, Lucy began to tell it.

It all started around a year after I had run away from home. I was at Hargeon walking around the city, when I heard that the "Salamander" was in the city. I knew that the "Salamander" was a famous mage from a well known guild, so I decided to check it out.

But the "Salamander" was a fake, and he was also a bad mage that was using forbidden magic in his schemes. He was using a magic called "Charm", a spell that made people fall for the person using it.

Unfortunately, before I could do anything, I fell for his spell.

Then your father showed up. He was searching for your grandfather and he had gone to Hargeon because he thought the "Salamander" was him.

When your father arrived at the place, the spell broke. But only on me. The other girls were still going crazy about the "fake Salamander".

Well, I guess your father and Happy have already told you the rest of the story.

Nashi didn't answer. She had already heard the rest of the story of how her father had brought her mother to Fairy Tail, yet, she didn't get how that could be related to serendipity.

"But mom, how is that story an example? I still don't get it!"

"Well Nashi, a Charm spell can only be broken by one's soul mate. And meeting your soul mate right after falling in a Charm spell... That's an example of serendipity."

"I get it now! Thanks mom!"

Nashi went back to the guild running, ready to tell Gale about what she had learned. And when Natsu saw his daughter running in the guild's direction, he couldn't avoid being puzzled by her actions. Maybe his wife knew what was going on...

"What has gotten into Nashi, Luce?"

"She just asked about serendipity and I told her the story of how we met as an example."

"Wouldn't it have been easier to tell her to look up in a dictionary?"

"It would be, but I think she would come back asking for a better explanation of the word."

"Guess we can say our first meeting was a serendipitous one. It just took us quite the time to realize that." Natsu said while hugging Lucy from behind.

"Yeah, you're right." She answered while melting into his warm hug.

Because in the end, words are way more than simple words. And their meaning go way beyond the dictionary definition. As we give them new meanings each and every day, by seeing the meaning behind the word.