A/N: PLEASE note that I do NOT hate Lisanna, in fact I love her character. This was just written to tickle my fancy for jealousy! Lisanna and Lucy can and will be best buds, so again if you dislike either of them please do not read.
A/N 2: This isn't set in any specific timeline, just a little after Lisanna comes back from Edolas!
A/N 3: I want to finish this before Valentines day, but if I can't then I dedicate this story to Valentines day! Thanks for reading and stay tuned! 3
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"Ahhhhh..." a familar voice called out in frustation, the sound of glasses tinking together and laughing would have made it impossible to hear in the guild that the voice was normally heard at. Lucy laid her head against the bars surface as she usually did wheneever she wanted to express her boredum, her eyes closed tightly as a look of annyoyance washed over her face. Mirajane had been standing behind the bar as per usual watching over her beloved friends, humming a gentle tune as she made the glasses sparkle.
"What's wrong, Lucy-chan?" she opened her eyes looking down to the blonde, smiling as she rose an eyebrow at her question hoping to get an answer, this resulted in a simple huff, the blonde now opening one of her own eyes and glancing up to the white haired beauty before her.
"It's just that I haven't gone on a job in forever... You know, the usual." she would then state, a weak laugh coming from her lips as she rose to sit up straight all the while speaking. She scratched her cheek gently obviously looking bothered by something while she spoke. "Ah, it's ok don't worry about me, Mira." lowering her hand she would neatly place her hands on her lap, hoping not to cause the bartender she knew well to worry.
"That's not too difficult to solve, just go on one now. There are many to chose from today!" the mage smiled brightly towards Lucy, her smile never failing to make her herself smile in return, however this time around the smile would quickly fade.
"Heh thanks for the offer Mira... But..." Lucy had began to speak, but as soon as she got to the end of her words she would stop and glance back down to the floor, behind her a familiar laugh and giggle could be heard from a mile away. Lucy wasn't sure how to put it, but lately she's been feeling... rather odd.
"But?" Mirajane quickly spoke, to bring her attention back to the conversation.
The blonde would look up quickly, a confused look on her face as if asking where they had left off. Mirajane sensed something odd, the usual Lucy that would be complaining or laughing or just being Lucy was no where to be seen today, and that concerned her.
It seemed like a minute had gone by in silence before Mira finished polishing the plates and cups and dried her hands casually, her smile never falltering as she did. Soon after however, she leaned across the bar right in front of Lucy with the most serious face filled with concern. She folded her hands together and rested her chin on them as she peered to Lucy in confusion. "What's the matter, Lucy?"
Wrong? Nothing was wrong...
"Ahhh it's nothing, Mira!" she was quick to respond, her hand waving about nervously as she turned her head away laughing. Lucy kept her eyes closed as she did this, however one of the eyes would open when she heard the laughter once again.
"Tell me again, Natsu!" a higher pitched laugh would follow the huskier one, both seeming to enjoy their time.
Tch.
Mirajane would glance over to the laughter, recognizing them to be from the two childhood friends she had known very well. Natsu and Lisanna had been at a table together, sharing stories of their adventures and having a good time. The pink haired man mainly doing most of the talking as they shared more laughs, she seemed to like it though.
"They seem to be enjoying eachothers company, ne?" Mirajane couldn't help but comment on them, she was a sucker for romance and the whole childhood friends thing was her weakness.
"You know the Sweetheart Festival is approaching soon, I wonder if Natsu will ask her to go..."
As the laughter continued on, the sound of a bar stool could be heard scraping against the floor quickly. "I'll be heading home now, goodnight Mira." Lucy took a step down from her steat, giving the bartender a small smile before she turned on her heel and darted towards the door much to Mirajanes confusion.
"O-oh? Take care?" Mirajane would blink twice, a sweat drop rolling down her cheek as she waved alarmed to Lucy who practically flew out the door.
"Ah! Luce! Leaving so soon?" The laughs would come to a halt as Natsu noticed his friend in a rush to leave, Lisanna glancing over to the other mage as well. Lucy quickly froze in her tracks, looking down to the ground as she gave an almost unsure shrug. No response or anything, this bothered him.
"Well it's about time Happy and I head out too, right Happy?" the male would put his hands behind his head nonchalantly, smiling to his blue friend as he flew about in circles saying his signature 'aye!'.
"Aw but it was getting good, Natsu!" Lisanna would protest pouting in a childlike manner as she used to, this earned a smile from the slayer.
"Ah don't worry I'll tell you the details later, cliff hangers are great aren't they?" He snickered mischeviously, nudging the white haired gal as she giggled in response. "We'll walk with you, Lu-"
"I'll be fine." Lucy was quick to intercept, clutching her hands into fist and once again making a dash for the door until she was completely out of sight.
"Ne Natsu, Lucy-chan is being weirder then usual today!" The familiar exceed would watch her run away, his face holding confusion and concern, but it was shown in a playful manner. He floated over to Natsu and landed on his head, Natsu rubbing his chin not sure what to make of it, thinking this was a bit odd for Lucy but being a bit hard headed.
"I guess she's just busy, let's get going Happy!" Natsu would soon stand from his seat, putting his fist up as he walked towards the door, waving a hand as a farewell towards Lisanna and the rest of the guild.
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"What the hell was that!?" Lucy exclaimed as she launched herself on her bed, a cry of desperation sounding out as she rolled around frustrated, kicking her feet and waving about her fist.
She had no idea why she was acting this way, in fact it wasn't as if she felt this weird sensation very often. In fact, she never feels this sensation but why now? She was being a complete bitch to her best friend and for what?!
Could it be? She soon thought, I'm...
No way, that couldn't be right! The female would quickly shoot up on her bed, balling her hands into fist once more as she crumpled up the blanket underneath her. "I just need to go on a job, anything!" she cried out, desperate to get her mind off of things.
You know the Sweetheart Festival is approaching soon, I wonder if Natsu will ask her to go...
The words of Mira had rung in Lucy's head like an annoying song, the way Mirajane sounded so happy at the thought of her sister going with the hotheaded dragon was enough to make Lucy feel sick. Natsu doesn't have a romantic bone in his body, why would he even consider going? Lucy reassured herself, releasing the death grip she held on the blankets.
Lucy soon shook her head quickly as if to shake away the thoughts that plauged her, standing up from her seat to head over to the bath to freshen up and go to bed.
You're probably wondering what the Sweetheart Festival is, huh? Well, every year on Feburary 14th a festival would be held in Magnolia. The festival was created to celebrate love, the joining of two lovers or the begining of a new start at love. It was a very lovey dovey scene, long term couples would enjoy the rides and remember their love or shy folk would dare ask out their crushes.
Lucy had always dreamt of going, she had heard stories of said festival all throughout her childhood and even when she arrived at Fairy Tail she never found the time to go. It was a romantic place to be, a day where many found it a perfect place to propose marriage.
I wish I could go.
Sighing, the mage quickly finished her bath and would soon be found rubbing her towel over her wet locks, trying to dry it as much as she could before using an hair dryer for the rest. As she did this she found herself humming a song she learned from Lyra to calm her nerves, soon finishing up in the bathroom and opening the door to get some rest.
Oh well, I'll just find a job to do tommorow and try to avoid those two as much as possible.
"Yo! Luce!" The voice couldnt have been louder, a huge grin would accompany it as a certain pink haired man laid on her soft pink bed, the usual blue feline no where to be seen this time.
Lucy stopped in her tracks, her mouth gaping open as she was actually caught off guard this time around. "Wha..." she began, an eyebrow twitching in annoyance as she soon came to. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE SO LATE?!" she screeched as she threw the nearest item at his head.
Dodging, Natsu would sit up cross legged and looked to her with a confused puppy dog look. "What do you mean? I came to check on you!" he quickly replied sounding insulted.
"What do YOU mean? I don't need to be checked up on!" the blonde protested, crossing her arms and puffing up her chest as she did. Jeez, this guy... it's not like she was a baby.
Natsu simply scratched his cheek with a sigh, glancing out the window as a sweat drop rolled down his cheek. "I mean, you kind of left the guild in a hurry, so..." he quietly began to speak once more, turning his glance back to Lucy for the time being.
Ah that's right, she did make a huge scene didn't she? Sure it wasn't a crazy big scene but she did feel embarrassed after realizing what she did.
Lucy grumbled a bit looking back towards the floor, nervously chewing on her bottom lip in an attempt to think of an excuse for her behavior. "It's fine I was just tired and wanted to go home." she finally stated, waving a hand dismisably.
"Anyways, if that's all you came here for then..."
"That's not it."
Taken aback by his sudden words, Lucy had stared at the dragon slayer intensely. "Eh?" the female muttered out, eyebrows furrowing in confusion and slight frustration.
"You heard of that festival right?" Natsu began nervously, rubbing the back of his head as if he was embarrassed. His slit eyes darted from Lucy back to the ground as he waited for her response.
"The Sweetheart Festival...?" Lucy replied, feeling her face heat up in a split second. What the heck, get a hold of yourself! She thought, shaking her head to shake away said thoughts. "Yeah, what about it?"
"Well..." Natsu continued raising his head having more confidence in his words this time around. "Would you go with me, Lucy?" he beamed, flashing a toothy grin towards her finally.
In that moment the mage could have sworn her heart lept up into her throat and was choking her. She fumbled for the words to say, and twiddled her fingers shyly. "This is really sudden, but... S-sure!"
Her mind filled with thoughts on how much fun they would have, she would have to avoid any moving rides but they could play some games and watch the fireworks together! She couldn't have been happier.
"There's this scavenger hunt and I want you to help me!" The dragon suddenly declared, hands raising into fist as he spout out flames from his excitement. He reached for a paper crumbled in his pants and pulled it out, unfolding it he began to read it outloud.
"The hunt goes on all night and the items are at the festival on different rides! Theres a grand prize to the first person to bring back all the items!" He burst out, muttering even more things about the food there and the hunt.
A twinge of disappointment shot through Lucy's heart and she forced a smile on her face. I knew it. Lucy thought to herself and forced herself to face the facts. He must have asked Lisanna already right? She's lucky...
The change of her tone didn't spark his attention as he was much too excited to begin the search and beat everyone else. "Sure that sounds like fun!" she said raising her fist to seem determined.
Meeting her gaze Natsu couldn't help but notice something was off, however he couldn't pin it down. He soon brushed it off and smiled back. "I'll share the prize of course, don't worry!" he stated.
The prize isn't what I'm worried about, you idiot...
"Yeah, thanks for inviting me." Lucy would put her hands behind her back once more, biting her bottom lip gently. "Now, I'm kind of tired so..."
"Oh right!" The pink haired wizard leapt from the bed and swiftly landed on the open window sill, looking back to her one last time. "See ya then, Luce." he smiled and was soon gone from sight.
As soon as he was out of sight and she knew it, she slammed the window shut and shut her eyes tightly in defeat. "How could I be so stupid...?" Lucy sighed, staring out the window as she watched the moon that hung proudly in the sky.
Well, I can't be too sad right? At least I can spend it with my nakama...
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To be continued, thanks for reading and do fav/review/etc!