Lucy skipped up the steps to Natsu's house, the clicking of her boots on the pavement matching the swishing of her dress. She straightened her witch hat before knocking on the door, Natsu's yell of "I got it" barely audible from where Lucy stood.
Much to Lucy's confusion, Natsu wore black skinny jeans and a black My Chemical Romance tee shirt, along with black nail polish, lipstick, and even a little bit of eyeliner when he opened.
"So...what's your costume?" She asked, noticing how hard Natsu was trying to fight back a smile.
Natsu pulled out his phone, scrolling for a bit before showing a picture of Zeref from a few years ago in the exact same outfit. "I'm Zeref from ninth grade!" He declared, smiling as he put the phone back in his pocket.
There was a loud groan from the other room followed by something being snapped in half. "That lasted for a month, Natsu!" Zeref yelled irritatedly.
"It's not a phase, Zeref, this is who I am!"
There was a loud stomping of quick footsteps as Zeref came around the corner, his socks making him slide a few inches on the hardwood floor. "Your looks are gonna be a phase if you don't shut the hell up!"
"Run, run now!" Natsu yelled as he slammed the door behind him, grabbing Lucy's hand as he began to sprint down the sidewalk.
"Natsu, Levy's house is the other way!" Lucy yelled back, looking back to see that Zeref wasn't even outside.
Natsu kept running, not bothering to look back as he continued on. "Guess we gotta take the long way!"
And the story continues! This is going to be a whole new story full of fun things that go in between the chapters of Why We're Friends. If you have yet to read that story, I recommend you do so as it may give you a bit more understanding of some of the things happening in these stories, but you could probably get by without reading it.