Natsu + Lucy
Things seemed normal today in the guild hall as Natsu made his way to the table where Happy and Lucy sat. Lucy smiled as Natsu approached them, "Hey there, sleepy head!" Happy's attention clearly focused on Charla who sat two tables behind them. Natsu picked the seat across from Lucy and simply shrugged, "A strong dragonslayer needs his sleep." Lucy rolled her eyes at the comment, "How about we go look at the board to see what jobs are listed. My rent is coming up faster than I expected.." She sighed. The two of them walked over to the board and stood there just a few inches apart eyeing what jobs were left. "Hey Natsu how about this one?" He studied the piece of paper Lucy held up noticing the handwriting was old fashioned. "Seems simple enough, some old guy needs us to pick something up for him.." Lucy's eyes narrowed, "I hope theres no catch.." Natsu smiled cheekily, "Don't be a baby Lucy." Lucy ignored him and walked hastily towards their familiar cat, "Lets go Happy, we found a job." Happy's attention turned to Lucy for a second, "But... I have to share my fish with Charla!" Lucy's face turned pink realizing she would be alone with Natsu, "Ugh, Fine." While stomping, she made her way out the door while shouting back behind her, "Meet me outside in one hour Natsu, don't be late." Natsu grinned, "I'm never late."
The following day Natsu met Lucy outside the guild hall, there was a gentle breeze and the sun was hiding amongst the clouds. "The job says to meet this guy at his shop", Natsu stated as he examined the faded piece of paper. Lucy kept her pace the same as Natsu's and occasionally her hand would fainty touch his although she didnt move away an inch. "Natsu there it is!" Lucy shouted. The two walked into this dimly lit room that seemed more like a basement than a shop, while Lucy's first instinct was to stay close behind Natsu and she kept a hand on her celestial keys. A strange man appeared from the darkest corner of the room, "Ahh, you must be the ones from the guild." Natsu's posture turned calmer, "We are here for the job, you said you needed us to pick up somthing for you?".. "Well yes of course!" The fragile old man made his way closer to the two, "You see it's much too hard for me to go out and about anymore so I need the two of you to pick something up for me." Lucy eyed the dusty room and winced at a dead rat in one corner but simply smiled at the old man, "What do you need us to get for you?" The old man's eyes narrowed, "What it is does not matter but simply pick the package it comes in up and bring it to me... That is all." Natsu put a hand up in defense, "Ok, Ok, Where do we get this package?" He handed Natsu a piece of paper with the address and dissappeard into the darkness. ( To be continued )
Written by Kishi.