Hiya everyone! This story is a GraLu, so if you don't like the pairing, byeeeee. I've always wanted to write this story, and I hope you guys enjoy!
STUPID CUPID
"Lucy, how long are you going to stay single? I mean, you're 22, haven't had a boyfriend for like 4 years, and all our friends have already started to settle down, even Natsu!" Said Mira, Lucy's best friend from work.
"I don't need a man right now Mira!", Lucy exclaimed. "I'm still so young, I don't wanna get married yet. Let me live my life in peace please", She begged. But as usual, Mira gave no mercy.
"But you're always so lonely and depressed. You need a man to cheer you up. Besides, appariently, it's proven that sex can cheer people up! And it's true! Freed was especially good last night!" Mira exclaimed with a wink. Lucy went a horrendous shade of red.
"I don't need to hear about your sex life!" She yelled.
"Whose sex life?" Said a voice near the living room door. Lucy and Mira turned to see Natsu and Lisanna standing there.
"I was just saying that Lucy has no sex life", said Mira.
"Mira! Don't tell them that!" Whined Lucy.
"It's about time you settled down Luce", Natsu said. Lisanna nodded in agreement.
"Me and Natsu are so happy together. You should find someone who makes you happy too".
"I agree", Said another voice from the door, and in came Jellal with a waddling Erza. She was currently 7 months pregnant. Erza and Jellal had gotten married about a year ago. Erza went and collapsed on Lucy's sofa.
"Arghhh, not you too Erza. Everyone, stop nagging me!" Lucy shrieked. Erza gave Lucy her famous death glare and Lucy shivered.
"Aha! I have an idea!" said Mira. Lucy started worrying now, since it looked like Mira was going into matchmaker mode...
"NO!" Lucy gave her an evil grin and said, "why don't we set her up on some blind dates?"
Lisanna gasped."Why didn't I think of that?"
Meanwhile, Lucy was repeatedly banging her head on her coffee table, in an attempt to knock herself out. Blind dates? Had Mira gone mad?
Suddenly, a panting Levy ran into Lucys living room.
"Lu-chan! Have you finished the next chapter yet..." Levy looked up from where she was crouched on the floor and realised that everyone was looking at her.
"What are you guys doing here?" She asked.
"Mira had the idea that we should set Lucy up on some blind dates since shes still single", said Erza from the couch.
Levy squealed " thats a brilliant idea! Um, Lu-chan?" Lucy was still trying to knock herself out.
"NOOOOOOOOO" Lucy moaned. "Kill me now..."
Mira was currently on the phone, talking to someone. "Yes, you know Lucy Heartfilia? Shes avaliable for a date today. You'll go? Okay, she'll see you later about 7 ish". Mira then hung up before Lucy could grab the phone off her.
"My life... ruined..." Lucy mumbled.
"Everybody, out now please. I need to get Lucy ready for her date tonight!" Mira pushed everyone out of Lucys apartment.
"Now", she said, with an evil grin. " Lets get you ready for this date". Lucy looked ready to faint.
XOXOXOX
At exactly 7, Lucy walked through the restaurant where she was supposed to be meeting her date. She was now wearing an extremley short strapless black dress, Her hair was curled and left down, and she wore anke strapped black heels. Mira was a little more kind when it came to the make-up since Lucy didn't need much because she was naturally pretty.
"Where am I going? I don't know who he is or what he looks like" she mumbled to herself. Then she felt a tap on her shoulder.
"Lucy Heartfilia?" Said a deep, husky voice fom behind her. She turned around and was greeted by a handsome face. The man wore a suit, and weirdly, sunglasses?
"Yeah, thats me" She said, nervously,
"I'm Loke" He said, and reached for her hand and kissed it. "It's a pleasure to meet you", he purred. Wait, purred? What is he, a cat?
"Let's go and sit down", and he pulled her towards a table at the back of the restaurant.
"So tell me about yourself", he said, once they had ordered. Lucy only ordered a bowl of soup, since she wasn't that hungry.
"Well... I'm 22, I work in an office with my friend Mira, I love to write novels, and I haven't had a boyfriend for about 4 years..."
"4 years?! You're joking right?" Loke said, shocked. Lucy shook her head.
"Why wouldn't someone date you? I mean, You're beautiful, and you seem like a nice person". Lucy blushed. Just then, their food came. Lucy couldn't keep her legs still, since she was so nervous, and it collided with the underside of the table, making her soup pour all over... Loke.
"ACK!" He yelled, since the soup was boiling hot.
"Oh my, i'm so sorry!", Lucy said and started dabbing his suit with a napkin.
"Get off me!" He said, as he pushed Lucy away. Lucy just stood there staring, as the rest of the diners in the room gave her looks of disapproval. Then, the tears came. She tried to hold them in, but it didn't work. She ran out of the restaurant, crying.
She kept runnning until she reached a park. she sat on a bench under a sakura tree and gazed up at the stars. She wiped her tears and said, "At least Mira didn't put make me put on that much make-up".
She tried to find all of the different constellations she knew in the sky that her mother had taught her.
"Hey, mom, I don't really need to find a man do I? Do you think thats the reason why I have a hole in my heart?"
Lucy stood up, and started walking towards her apartment.
"Mira's gonna be so disappointed in me..."
When she arrived back at home, she had a shower, and got changed into a tank top and shorts. Her dog, Plue, came and fell asleep on her lap on the sofa. Lucy just sat there silently for a few minutes before she grabbed the newspaper off her coffee table. She started scanning it and then an advertisment caught her eye.
"An ad for a holiday in the Caribbean? Hmmmm... Looks interesting... Wait. ONLY £99?! I can afford that!"
Lucy jumped up and started to do a little dance. "Plue, wake up! Look what i've found! Should we go?!"
"Puu-puuunn!"
Without a second thought, Lucy booked it.
XOXOXOX
Thanks for reading the first chapter!
Isn't Plue adorable?!