A/N: Corny? Yes. Cliche? Probably. Cute? I hope so. :) Small story written to the 100 themes from akikorossella on deviantart. I will be doing more, however not all will be from Fairy Tail.

Disclaimer: SyncxArietta does not own Fairy Tail.

SyncxArietta

Stardust

She was ignoring him, not that he noticed or cared. That fact was something that annoyed her more than the initial reason she was ignoring him.

"Seriously," she grumbled, sitting next to the fire they'd set up and curling into herself for warmth. "Stupid Natsu," she glared over at where he and Happy were fishing, laughing hard.

While she usually liked him as he was, happy and carefree unless he was in battle, at that moment she found his laugh fueling her anger.

She turned back to the fire, her scowl deepening as the night's events replayed in her mind. Honestly, she knew she'd overreacted. She knew she had no real reason to still be mad, except for the fact that Natsu hadn't even acknowledged her anger! If he had apologized or cowered in fear of her anger at the very least! Instead, he laughed, tossed her a fish and then went off with Happy.

She almost wished Erza were with them, just so the scarlet-haired swordswoman could beat Natsu into submission.

"Ahhhh," Lucy groaned, shoving her face into her knees angrily. Really, all he had done was ruin her meal, spit his disgusting mouthful of meat all over her, and spill his drink on her brand new book she had just bought. Mind you, that last one was Lucy's fault for being stupid enough to have it out at dinnertime. She knew what Natsu was like when eating.

Regardless, she had expected an apology. Instead, she got a laugh. From both Natsu and Happy.

"Oiii, Lucy, are you still sulking?" Happy asked as he came flying towards her with a fish. "Want one? But only one!"

Lucy swatted him away, glaring at the fire. She didn't want his stupid fish. She wanted a stupid apology. Was that really so hard to ask for? She thought they were friends!

"What's wrong, Luce?" Natsu said as he sat down cross-legged beside her, a fish in one hand and another on a stick ready to roast over the fire. "Shouldn't you be happy?"

"Eh? Why would I be happy, you moron?" Lucy snapped, unable to reel in her simmering anger. She clenched her hands into fists and kept her gaze on the fire and arms squeezed around her legs.

Natsu leaned forward to stick his fish into the flame, and Lucy absently noted how he was going to burn it black. "Look," Natsu said softly, "at the sky. You've been too pouty to notice but…"

Lucy wanted to ignore him, she wanted to stay angry but she couldn't deny her curiosity. She looked up on a sigh, ready to brush off whatever it was he wanted to show her but her words were taken from her when she spotted the night sky.

They travelled a lot, and Lucy had seen a lot of starry skies but this was… amazing. She was unaware of the grin that had spread across her face as she stared at the bright constellations. She was unaware of her posture relaxing, of her fists uncurling, of her eyes softening as her anger disappeared.

"Pretty," she murmured absently. "Look! There's the Milky Way! Do you see it?"

"Yeah," Natsu said pulling his flaming fish from the fire, gulping it down and looking up as well. "Cool, right?"

Lucy continued to point out the constellations excitedly for the remainder of the night, with Natsu listening absently and Happy munching on his fish. Her earlier fury was gone but she never noticed.

Later, she would appreciate just how skilled Natsu really was in noticing her anger and calming her down. So skilled, he could do it without her knowledge. The thought would bring a smile to her face and she would briefly sigh in happiness at the friendship the two shared.