Natsu Dragneel

I sighed sleepily. Happy was shaking my arm, yelling at me to wake up. I groaned and rolled to my side, jerking quickly to make Happy fall off.

"Natsu! Wake up already! It's already 10:00 a.m.!" Happy exclaimed.

"What's going on? You usually let me sleep until 12:00 p.m. on weekends. We just got back from a job, I'm tired!" I complained, clutching my pillow.

The dream had been so good. I had finally had the courage to tell Lucy how I felt….But then again, that was only a dream. Just thinking about Lucy made a blush appear on my face, and I quickly dismissed the thought. I couldn't imagine telling her. I would just start stuttering and mess up.

"Don't tell me you've forgotten! Today's Christmas Eve! DECEMBER 24TH! We have a party at the guild every year. Maybe you could….." He paused and laughed mischievously, then added, "Tell Lucy how you really feel. This is your big chance, Natsu! What better way to express your feelings than on Christmas Eve, when families are always together!"

At that moment, I jerked awake. Today was Christmas Eve!? I jumped out of bed, and looked outside. The snow was softly falling on the ground, and there was already a thick blanket that had formed.

"WOOOHOOOOOOOOO! IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE!" I yelled out gleefully. I ran to the guild, the snow crunching under my feet.

"GOOD MORNING, MAGNOLIA! IT'S A SNOWY DAY TODAY!" I caterwauled as I crashed in through the guild doors.

"Oh, hi Natsu!" Lucy said, laughing cutely, in my opinion.

"I was wondering when you were gonna wake up, flame brain." Gray snickered, choosing that moment to absentmindedly take his shirt off.

"Good morning, Natsu. It's good to see you awake. And Gray, your shirt?" Erza said calmly, then tucked into a blue cream cake.

"Agh, why do I keep doing that!?" Gray exclaimed in annoyance, then went to look for where he'd thrown it.

"Um…...So why are you eating a blue cake?" Natsu questioned, staring at Erza take another bite of her cake.

Erza turned as scarlet as her hair, and shrugged.

He is so clueless. Lucy thought, shaking her head.

"Oh, my precious Gray-sama~! Juvia has baked some brownies for you!" Juvia said, her voice singsong.

She walked forward, holding an open box filled with brownies, with a chocolate design on the top of each brownie. The design is a christmas tree and under it, the words, "Merry Christmas, Gray-sama~!" Juvia cuddled up to his arm, as usual. Gray blushed uncomfortably, making it unclear if his feelings matched Juvia's, or if he was simply uncomfortable with Juvia constantly hugging his arm and following him around like a lost puppy.

"Juvia would love it if Gray-sama tried one! Juvia worked all night to make these! Juvia would be thrilled if Gray-sama would just give them a chance…." She looked at him with her deep, begging, blue eyes, like a kitten. Though Gray looked as though he would rather not try one, he couldn't resist those eyes.

Lucy sweatdropped. She remembered when Juvia had tried to make a cake for Gray….The frosting was all wrong, the cake was soggy and wet…...She hoped Juvia had realized that she shouldn't use her water magic to make the brownies. She watched in anticipation as Gray reached down to grab a brownie. I, personally, was curious to try one, because they actually looked pretty decent. Scratching my pink-haired head, I stretched and watched Gray take a bite into the brownie.

"W-whoa! Juvia, this tastes great!" Gray yelled out, clearly surprised.

He finished the rest of the brownie in his hand, and turned to stare at Juvia in shock.

"Juvia, you never told me you could bake! You should totally bake some for the Christmas party tonight!" Gray continued, savoring the last lingering bits in his mouth.

"G-gray-sama likes Juvia's cooking!?" Juvia looked like she was going to faint from happiness, but she hit her face with both hands, willing herself to focus. "Juvia would love to make brownies for Gray-sa- I mean the Christmas Party! B-but Juvia doesn't know if she can make enough in time for tonight…." She sighed in disappointment, obviously upset about letting Gray down.

She was about to leave, sadness clouding her mind, when Gray grabbed her arm.

"W-wait! U-um…..Do you think you'll be able to be more efficient if I helped you? I-I mean, you would have to teach me how, but I'm sure I could!"

My eyes widened in surprise. Since when did Gray try to be extra nice to Juvia? I wondered.

"G-gray-sama would really like to come help Juvia!?" A happy blush erupted on her face. "O-of course, Juvia would love to make brownies with you!" Juvia exclaimed.

"Okay, then, let's go!" Gray said with a smile. Surprise still lingered inside me as they walked out. But after a couple moments, I smiled. Maybe Juvia would finally get what she's worked for all this time. At this thought, I glanced at Lucy and wondered if she might actually…..love me the way I loved her. Sighing, I made myself just smile at the thought of Juvia and Gray getting together. Of course, that wouldn't make me go any easier on Gray. I sat down, and wondered what I would get Lucy for Christmas. This had to be good if I was going to tell her how I felt.

End of Chapter 1

(Author's Note: Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed my first chapter~! I did my best, but I'm open for any ideas on what the characters should give each other for Christmas…. I'm kind of lost with ideas… Yes, I'm starting up the train for Gruvia, and soon Nalu and Jerza. Oh yes, and Gale too. I'm not sure if I should include Miraxus, seeing as this ship hasn't even really developed in the anime, but if you guys want me to, I'll add it in. Also, I'll probably put in Everelf at some time, but I'm mostly focused on Gruvia, Nalu, Jerza, and Gale. Any other ships I should do? I guess I could do Rowen, but it would be pretty casual and not as heavy, since they're both only 12 and not in the older range. I hope you will continue to read my story, and give me advice, constructive criticism, and ideas in the comments, and follow for more fanfiction. Bye, I'm off to write more!)