A/N: This is my first Nalu story! I was inspired by the story *Calming The Chaos byLyonsgirl* so go check it out! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL

"What?! Don't you have any celestial spirits here?" Lucy exclaimed furiously. Seriously, what was the point of coming to this shop if the only things that filled up the place were little toys and magical objects that were of no use to her?

"This is the only magic shop in town girly, folk 'round here are more about fishin' than magic. I reckon most people in town don't even know how to use magic! I made this shop only for the wizards who happened to be passing through town, so I don't really keep up to date with the magic items I carry," An old man stood in as a clerk, with a small button nose and a bald spot on the top of his head.

"So I came all the way to this town for nothing," Lucy sighed, "Are you sure you don't have any gate keys around here somewhere?"

"Afraid you will have to look yourself little lady, but may I suggest some colors magic? All the girls your age seem to like it," The old man tried a weak sales proposal, but his words fell on deaf ears. He didn't stop there, though, he made sure to give an example of all the colors that the little device could change your clothes too.

Lucy's face held a frown. She decided to go and search the store herself since the clerk was no help. She made her way through the aisles and searched the wooden shelves that had different objects perched on them, collecting dust from months of sitting unused. She glanced at another set of oak shelves and spotted a lacrima crystal ball. Wow, since when did old shops sell these kinds of things? Lucy thought while examining the clear blue glass of the ball. It was unnecessary to even wonder why it was here since it wasn't like anyone would buy an old lacrima ball, hidden in the back of the old room, from this shop.

Lucy was sweeping her eyes over a cluttered table when she suddenly saw a dark red, dust-covered box. She reached her arms over all of the junk that was piled on the table and grabbed the box swiftly. When she opened it, she was almost shocked to find a silver gate key, Canis Minor. Even though the key was very common, she certainly wasn't expecting to actually find a key in this place.

"Oh! You have the silver gate key Canis Minor, Nicola!" Lucy held up the key and examined it in the light.

"Ah yes, but you see, that celestial spirit is not very strong..."

"Yeah but I really want it, so how much?"

"20,000 jewels"

Lucy just stared at the clerk with wide eyes. Her jaw literally dropped. There's no way she could afford to pay 20,000 jewels for a silver key! Maybe she just heard him wrong... yeah that had to be it, right?

"... Excuse me?"

"I said 20,000 jewels"

Lucy could already hear the hole burning through her wallet, and that was a sound very unwelcome to her ears at the moment. She pondered her options silently until she came up with a bright idea. Luckily she decided to wear a short skirt today huh? Actually, her whole outfit was a bit on the fleshy side. Her short black skirt only reached her mid-thigh with two slits running up the sides of her skirt, and she was wearing a cropped white shirt with a blue heart in the middle. A short vest was worn over top of her shirt, both framed with a gold trimming and leaving her stomach exposed. To top off her outfit, she wore sleeves that reached just above her elbows that were tied off with yellow bows and flared out at her wrists. Her hair was tied up in two low twin tails, leaving her bangs to frame her face that had luscious pink painted lips and large brown eyes.

She put her newly formed plan into action and strutted up towards the desk, swaying her hips as seductively as possible. She slipped her butt up onto the counter and placed her hand on her hip. She adjusted her shoulders to make her voluptuous breasts perk up in the slightest way, only to add more of a sexy look.

"Come on now, tell me how much it's really worth," She giggled.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! That old geezer only knocked off a couple thousand jewel! " Lucy sighed, disappointed that she actually ended up buying it at the first offer. She should have definitely made him knock off more than a measly couple thousand. Honestly, it felt like she was slapped in the face with her pride. She shook it off. Who cared if some old man didn't think her looks were anything?

She walked along the peaceful streets of Hargeon, enjoying the scent of salt in the air coming from the oceanside. She was resting on a bridge that stood above an empty street. Now that she was standing still, she could finally take a moment to acknowledge how quiet and calm Hargeon really was. Seagulls silently flapped their wings above her. Mothers were walking with their children along grassy sidewalks and parks. Lucy felt content leaning over the bridge rail with her palm underneath her chin, a slight breeze washing over her.

Suddenly, cheers were echoing from inside the town. Two girls walked by her talking excitedly, one with a black afro and one with shoulder length dull green hair.

"Oh my gosh! Did you hear?! Salamander is in town!" The girl with the afro screeched while ruffling her hair in the reflection of her cell phone mirror. Lucy watched as she walked without even looking where she was going, seemingly too busy applying makeup to her already slathered face.

"AHHH! Let's go see him! I wonder if we could get his autograph?!" The other girl with green hair responded excitedly. She was doing the same as the girl with the afro, running her fingers through her straight hair.

The name salamander rang a bell when it came to Lucy's ears. She was sure she heard it before…

Ah, yes. He's a fire wizard. People call him the salamander because he's an ability type wizard who uses magic that you can't even buy in stores! What's he doing here… Lucy thought to herself.

A bunch of women went running past her, and she thought she might as well go see the infamous 'salamander' if he really was here. Lucy walked down the cobblestone roads that lead to the town square where the crowd of women were headed. She tailed the women all the way to where a mob had formed in the center of town square.

Lucy was pushed around outside of the circle by girls who were trying to get closer. At one point she was pushed in, and suddenly her mind went a bit foggy. She saw Salamander grinning at her from where he stood, surrounded by girls. Her heart started pounding, and her eyes could not stray even a centimeter from the man in front of her.

Lucy slowly made her way up to the front of the crowd. Is it love? She thought with hearts in her eyes, falling harder for him with each step.

"Could you move."

A deep voice shattered her haze, and she came back down to earth. She felt like she lost all her breath, then a heavy weight settled on her shoulders once again. This feeling could only mean one thing. I was under a spell.

Her eyes moved to rest on a tall figure, someone who was dressed in a long cloak. Lucy was unable to see their appearance. But judging by their voice, she knew they were a man. He was facing in Salamander's direction, his back facing Lucy.

She didn't have time to think about him right this second, though, so she turned her attention towards Salamander and sent him a harsh glare. She looked around and realized that all these women were under a love spell, the same one she was under. She turned towards Salamander again and looked at his hand. Just as I thought…

"Hey! What do you think you're doing?" Lucy yelled out towards salamander, who stopped talking to one of the beautiful girls under his spell.

"Why hello, aren't you gorgeous. How would you like to come over lat-"

"Take them off."

"Excuse me?"

"Take them off. Your rings."

Lucy was glaring at the man with disgust. Salamanders eyes widened but he soon regained his composure.

"I don't know what you are talking about," He said with a careless shrug. He gave the impression that he had no recollection of the rings Lucy spoke of.

"You are using a love charm with the ring on your finger. You disgust me, love charms have been banned for years so you must have gone through some trouble to get it. What sort of filthy person needs a charm to find love?!"

"Ah, well you see, I do. These women have fallen for me, and I plan to use them. I've got a ship parked and ready for some people to climb aboard… and by people, I mean," Salamander stepped forward and whispered in her ear, "Potential slaves."

Lucy slapped him hard and recoiled back. Salamander lost his composure and glared menacingly at Lucy.

"You want me to take them off? Come and get them girly. I'd love for you to join us," He said with venom dripping from his calm voice. He looked at her with a mix of perversion and anger, which disgusted Lucy in ways she had never felt before.

Lucy narrowed her eyes at him. She didn't have that many strong keys, and there wasn't any water around so she couldn't use Aquarius. She could try using Cancer or Taurus, but they wouldn't be much help if this Salamander was as strong as the rumors said. If the rumors were true, he would be able to take down a dragon if they had still existed.

The man in the cloak walked up to Salamander, with his back faced to Lucy. Lucy saw his arm being lifted up and plummeted with great speed straight into Salamander's face. Salamander was sent flying backward with such force that he broke through one of the walls of a nearby store and laid unconscious on the floor.

Lucy stared at the dead-looking man lying in a motionless heap on the ground. It all happened so quick, she didn't have time to try and comprehend what just happened. She looked at the man in the cloak and stared at him in awe. Lucy hadn't sensed a force of magic power before, but now it was radiating off of him in rolls of waves. Well, more like tidal waves to be more accurate.

"Hey Natsu, you need to learn how to hold back a bit..."

A blue cat, standing on two legs with a green hood tied to his neck, came walking up to who Lucy now knew as Natsu. Lucy looked at the blue cat, he had big white eyes and a small pink mouth. Since when were cats blue… and since when do they talk?! Lucy came out of her momentary thought bubble and turned to the guy in the cloak.

"Hi there, thanks for your help!" She said with a big smile. The least she could do was thank him for putting a stop to Salamander.

Natsu turned around and looked at Lucy. She noticed his intense onyx eyes, that seemed to have a fire raging within them. Was he mad that she talked to him? She couldn't see any of the rest of his face, but it didn't bother her. She wondered why his eyes were so intense, and why did she feel as if she was being judged?

Natsu just stared at her with unmoving eyes for a moment, then turned and started walking away.

"Natsu!? That's rude!" The blue cat yelled to his back. Natsu glanced back at Happy briefly before turning around again. The cat sighed deeply and turned to Lucy.

"Sorry he isn't very nice to strangers, well anyone actually," The blue cat apologized to Lucy with his head ducked down in a slight bow. Lucy wasn't mad about the strangers attitude, rather she was just shocked at how he didn't say anything, yet she could still sense how he felt.

"Oh, is that so?"

"Yeah.. well, anyways I'm Happy! And that," he pointed towards Natsu's now partially distant figure "...is Natsu."

"I'm Lucy! It's nice to meet you, Happy." She said with a bright smile, "Shouldn't we go and catch up with him?"

"I didn't think you would want to after how he ignored you..."

"Well, I have to thank him! Let's go!"

Lucy and Happy ran to catch up to Natsu, who seemed to not even acknowledge them as they tried to get his attention.

\

"Hey! Why are you walking away? I wanted to thank you for your help!"

Lucy tried to talk to Natsu, but he would keep on ignoring her as if she wasn't even there.

"Oh well, I guess I will follow you until you talk to me!"

Natsu suddenly turned around and sent her a glare that made her flinch noticeably. Natsu noticed her obvious fear and turned away again.

"I don't have any business with you. Leave."

Happy looked at Natsu wearily, and Lucy looked a bit hurt by his words. But Lucy wouldn't back down, so she came up with an idea.

"Hey, let's get to know each other! I'll treat you to a meal, and then we can call it even!"

Natsu visibly tensed at the gesture, but immediately covered it up with confusion.

Lucy had a big smile on her face when Natsu turned around.

"Why…?" He questioned with his voice brought down to just above a whisper. He was trying to be rude, he was trying to ignore her. Why would anyone chase after someone like that?

"Uhh because you helped me o-"

"No. I mean why would you want to get to know me." He cut her off with a clearer question. Lucy thought about her answer for a while, trying to find a clear and straight forward answer for him.

"Because you seem like a good person, just misunderstood. I feel like there's more to you than meets the eye, you know? I wouldn't mind being your friend!"

Natsu just stared at her with something unknown flaring in his eyes.

Friends, huh?

Review!