Based off this tumblr story: "my best friend just called me to ask what color he should wear to prom and I was like "um? idk?" and he goes "well we have to match, so like what color is ur dress?" but he never asked me to go so I was kinda confused so I told him "hey, yeah since when are we going to prom?" and the line goes silent for a bit and he very quietly whispers "shit. I forgot to ask u". "( Vangohing) I read it and was like. Yep. NaLu. So here it is.
Lucy slammed her head down on the writing table, frustration oozing out of her at every pore. She was trying to work through a particularly tough spell of writer's block so that she could finally finish this novel and get it to Levy, so that she could critique it. But, no matter how she tried to push through it, the words. just wouldn't. come. Ugh.
To her left, Lucy heard her phone start to ring, Alicia Keys letting her know exactly who was bothering her at two o'clock on a Sunday afternoon. Natsu - her best friend since middle school. They'd met when Lucy was lost on her way to class and he'd agreed to stick with her and show her around - only, he hadn't left her side since. Not that she was complaining, Natsu was everything she never knew she needed. Her best friend, confidant, and protector. They were soulmates.
"Well, platonic ones, at least," Lucy sighed. Not for lack of trying on her part, she'd been dropping hints since freshman year and thus far nothing seemed to work. Short of showing up at his place in the middle of the night doing her best Grey impression, Lucy wasn't sure what else to do.
"Hello?" Lucy answered, unsure as to why he was calling her instead of just shooting her a text.
"Yo! Luce!" Natsu's voice was as cheerful as ever, "I've got a quick question for ya. I'm with the guys down at this swanky tux place."
"Swanky?" Lucy asked, side-tracked by that totally not-Natsu word.
"Yeah - swanky. Iron Brains used it for some reason - I'm blaming Levy. But that's not important," She could practically envision him getting flustered with excitement, "I need to know what color tie to get."
"Huh?" That was more confusing that Natsu's new vocabulary. He never asked Lucy for fashion advice. She wasn't sure he even knew what fashion was outside of his ever-present scarf.
Natsu huffed, "What color?"
"For your tie?" Lucy asked, "What do you need a tie for? You think that button-up shirts count as monkey suits."
He huffed again, annoyance coming through now, "For the prom, duh."
"The prom?" Lucy knew exactly what he was talking about. The senior prom was coming up in two weeks and the whole school was abuzz. But, she didn't think Natsu cared about that - he hadn't said a word and had avoided all other formal occasions like the plague. And as far as she knew, he didn't have a date - not for lack of offers.
"Yes, Luce, the prom. Gods, you're such a weirdo. You said you already got your dress, right?"
"Yeah?" It was a slinky blue number with lots of cleavage and a long slit up the leg. A dress to impress, Mira had called it.
"Well, what color is it? The tie's supposed to match, right?"
"Huh?"
"Geez, Luce you're being really slow today. I have to match my tie to your dress. Mira told me so!"
That explained that then, Mira was back to her Cupid ways. Again. And this time she had gone and put ideas in Natsu's head. Again. Lucy would have to explain to Natsu that no, they didn't have to match because they weren't going to prom together. As a couple, at least.
"Oh shit," Natsu cursed, "I forgot to ask you."
"I'm sorry. What?"
"Ah, fuck," she could hear laughter in the background and Natsu yelled at someone to shut up, "I was supposed to ask you first."
"Ask me?" Apparently Natsu had reduced her to two word sentences.
"To be my date," Natsu groaned, "I was supposed to be all romantic and shit and ask you out. Ugh, I'm an idiot."
"Yeah, you are."
"So? Will you? Go to prom? With me?"
"Like a date? Romantically?" Lucy asked, "You know that that means, right?"
"Duh, like holding hands and kissing and stuff. And matching my tie to your dress."
"And you're okay with that?"
"Yeah? Duh," Natsu said it like it was the most obvious thing in the world. And to him, it probably was. The idiot. "You're my best friend. Who else would I ask?"
Lucy didn't know how to respond to that.
"But uh, you're making me nervous now. Stop being weird and answer me, please, Luce."
"Blue," She said, finally. Biting at her bottom lip to keep the smile from taking over her face.
"Huh?"
"My dress," Lucy spit out before she could lose her nerve, "It's blue. Like the sky."
She could hear the smile in Natsu's voice, "Blue it is then. Blue's good."
disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or any of it's related characters. Sad face.
I'm baaaaaaaaaaack. :) Guess who's writing again? Muah. (I'm also starting to beta read again if anyone's looking.) The inspiration has returned bah hah hah. And, of course I started by writing something for a brand new fandom, lol. I've recently really gotten into Fairy Tail and am loving it. NaLu is amazing (but Gajevy has my heart tbh.) I'm working on some outside fics but until those are a little more ironed out, I'll probably only be posting little one shots and drabbles here.
These will probably only be one-shots, btw. I don't foresee myself extending or continuing any of them. If y'all want to be my guest, tho.
As for my currently hiatus-ed fics. Not sure when, or if, those will continue. :/ Sorry. My old laptop died so I lost literally all the notes I had on them. bah. So, if they do get continued it'll all be started with an overhaul of what's already written.
Until next time,
Emy
