Author's disclaimer: I do not own Fairytail or any of its characters. This story is merely for entertainment purposes and not monetary gain.

AN: Lucy's mom is alive and her father is sweet and caring in this Fic. Moreover, Natsu has parents(His mom is Grandine and his dad is Igneel) and they are rich.

Note: thoughts are in italics

Chapter 1

Lucy's POV:

I felt as though someone dunked icy cold water down my back and then punched me in the gut.

"What. Did. You. Say." I hiss through clenched teeth, trying hard to stop my hands from shaking so much.

My mother simply rolls her eyes at my reaction, "I said Natsu is coming back into town and he will be staying with us; until his parents wrap up their business in America."

I swear to god I want to stomp my feet like a spoilt three year old and yell like there's no tomorrow. "Well you said his parents bought their house back, it's like right next door! Why can't he stay in his own house?"

My mother stopped chopping her tomato and put her knife down; giving me a look of irritation, "I've told you before his parents are still doing business in the U.S and will only be coming after a months' time. Only then can they really move in next door, until then they have asked if we could look after Natsu."

"B…But…But…he…I-"

"Enough Lucy, he was your childhood friend, it has been 10 years since you last saw him. You guys used to play together all the time. Honestly I don't know what the problem is. Now go upstairs and get ready, shouldn't you be going to school?"

I growl a string of unintelligible words and stomp upstairs. I plop on the bed and hold my head in my hands, god I hated this. I bet you're all wondering why I wasn't jumping over the moon considering my childhood friend was coming back after so many years; I blow a string of hair out of my face stubbornly. Nope I was actually digging a hole so deep as if to burry myself in it and to never be seen again… you see my childhood friend was actually my childhood nightmare. Any memories I had of Natsu was that of gum in my hair, flipping my skirt in public, dangling worms in front of my face, forcing me to do scary things like swing across a river on a rope tied to a tree, etc etc. He was downright crazy.

We met when I was four, my dad had suddenly developed power and became rich overnight. We had moved into Fiore and bought the mansion right next to Natsu's. When I had first saw him he was covered in mud and was trying to take my favorite Barbie doll away from me.

FLASHBACK: Normal POV:

A cheerful smile and a head of blonde hair is what Jude Heartfilia woke up to one summer morning. He closed his eyes again and pretended not to notice the little girl, but couldn't hide the small grin that came to his face. "Daddy I know you're awake!" his little girl nudge his chest. He peered through his eyelashes and almost burst out laughing at the adorable little pout she had on her face. "Daddy…arg oof…come on!"

"Dear don't keep her in suspense and just wake up." His wife Layla said in a sleepy gruff voice, rolling to her side to peer at father and child. He agreed to her request and lifted the four year old girl up into the air, she giggled as he did so.

Getting up he carried her at his hip and made his way into their humongous walk-in closet. He placed her on her feet and started to dig through the amount of clothes they had until he produced a rectangular pink box with a white ribbon bow on top. She squealed in glee circling his feet as she tried to reach up for the gift. He laughed bending down on one knee as he gave it to her, "Happy Birthday princess."

She gave him a tight bear hug and a kiss on the cheek before waddling off to show her mother her gift. Layla had already taken out the video camera and smiled when her daughter open her present. "Yay it's the Barbie doll I've always wanted! This is the best fourth birthday ever!"

Lucy had taken her gift outside to play on the front porch. Her family had just moved to this town yesterday and she was already enjoying it. Although she was kind of nervous to meet the neighbor children and make friends. She was always a shy sort of girl, and had always played on her own. Any friends she made here, would be her first.

She continued to play with her Barbie, combing its hair and dressing her up and just as she was about to make her cook in her plastic kitchen; the bushes, at the side of the pathway leading from the porch to the main gate, rustled. Lucy's eyes grew wide in fear and she clutched her doll like a lifeline, what if it was a skunk or worst a rat! She let out a whimper of fear when the bush rustled even harder…and then…out popped a boy; with the wildest pinkest hair she'd ever seen.

The boy looked left and the right, before spotting Lucy on the porch. He grinned at her, and to Lucy that was honestly the prettiest smile she had ever seen on another person. The smile made her stomach knot up and her hands became sweaty when he trotted over to her. He peered down at her in curiosity, most probably analyzing her, and Lucy did the same to him. He had mud splattered all across his dress pants and blue polo shirt, his face was so smothered in dirt that the only features she could make out of his was his piercing green eyes and that beautiful smile. "Hi my name is Natsu and I'm five, what's your name?" he popped her out of her thoughts and she looked at the ground timidly, "L…Lucy."

He beamed again making her blush with that smile of his, "It's nice to meet you Luigi!"

As quick as that her blush disappeared, she look up confusingly and became a little irritated, "It's Lucy." She said a bit more loudly but again dropped her face to look at the ground.

"Have you seen a little doggie about this size carrying a white scarf?" he carried on ignoring what she had said. She shook her head and clutched tighter at her Barbie doll. It was quiet after that and she didn't look back up to see if the boy had gone or not, she assumed he had after a few seconds and loosened her hold on her doll. It was then she realized she had made a mistake because the boy had snatched the doll from her hands. "H…Hey give that back!" she said feebly trying to reach up and take it, but the boy was taller than her and he held it out of reach. "I'll give it back if you help me find my scarf…deal?" The girl looked around helplessly for anyone to assist her, but there was none. She put her hands down and bit her lip anxiously, "How did you lose it?"

"Well my mom took me over to this house and said we were going to visit the new neighbors, but this doggie came from nowhere and took my favorite scarf and I chased after it and my mom chased after me." He said sheepishly, scratching the back of his head.

The girl was flabbergasted, "So where's your mommy then?"

The boys smile dropped and his eyes bulged, "Oh crap where is my mom?" he began ducking here and there peering through the bushes yelling, "Mom are you there?"

They heard some banging noises from the side of the house and low groaning sounds. They both grabbed onto one another in fear, "Eeeyah! What's that?" Natsu whispered holding her close. "I dunno…Y…You're older than me aren't you…go see what it is." Lucy whimpered.

As the shadow rounded the corner, both children screamed in horror at the red eyes that glared at them.

"I do apologize again for everything really. We only meant to come and welcome you and things went so out of hand." Natsu's mother Grandine bowed again before Lucy's parents. Her father let out a light laugh and assured her it was ok and asked her if she'd like to clean up in their bathroom; seeing as she ran through bushes and up trees after her son. Grandine declined his offer saying that it was fine and handed Natsu back his scarf, glaring at him. Natsu gulped, cowering backwards, "Honestly mom we thought you were a monster and Luigi helped me make the mud ball so that I could throw it at you!"

Lucy gapped unbelievably, that wasn't what happened, he had made the mud ball himself when he saw the shadow coming closer and her name was LUCY for God's sake. Layla giggled, "I am sorry about our dear Lucy throwing mud at you, but my, aren't these two close friends already?" she looked down at Natsu and Lucy. Lucy opened her mouth to deny it, but the pink-haired devil was faster and he draped his arm around her neck beaming yes to everybody. "It's good to see that you've made a new friend Natsu, but next time both of you play a bit more carefully."

"Kay mom. Bye Luigi see you next time!" Natsu waved goodbye as his mother ushered him off the Heartifilia premises. Lucy watch in horror, sinking to her knees, her eyes glossed over in tears…there was going to be a next time?!

END FLASHBACK

I nearly pulled my hair out of my skull thinking about all the torturous things he made me do after that day.

The day he left, I was 7 and he was 8. I still remember that day clearly thanks to that pink-haired bastard! Arg he had made me so mad that day that I was glad he was leaving…heck I felt so high in the clouds I would've thrown a party. That day the bastard…he…he…he kissed me! Well not full on- make out- French kissing, we were only kids, but a peck on my mouth that made me run straight to the bathroom and dunk my head in water. I spent days scrubbing my lips until they resembled Mr. Po Po's from Dragonball Z.

Why had he done it?

Whatever romantic thoughts you people have in your head, you can throw it out and burn it! He didn't do it because he had developed a crush on me over the years…no the asshole told me he did it because his mom said that's how you say goodbye to your best friend when you are never going to see them again. After he gave me a raspberry on the lips he smacked me on the back and said goodbye Luigi!

Arg! And now that very same pink-haired imp was coming back tonight to torture me all over again! I want to curl up into a ball and cry.

Ok so I have devised a game plan that would ensure that I do not encounter Natsu for at least a few days. Hey a few days was better than none. I straighten my mini grey pleated skirt and fix the button on my white shirt, and then I pull on my pale yellow sleeveless pullover; bearing the emblem of Fairytail High School on the side. I pull up my knee high grey socks and tie my hair up as I usually did to the side with a blue ribbon, and top my look with blue heart-shaped studs. I look myself up and down in the mirror and wink, "Perfect as always."

I hurry downstairs and saygoodbye to my parents, as I graban apple from the table and head out. The driver opens the door to the limousine and just before I step inside I hear a voice calling me, "Hime (AN: Means princess in Japanese)! Hime! You forgot your tie, you'll get into trouble at school if your uniform is untidy."

I roll my eyes at my house helper Virgo as she continued to fuss over me, after she had finished she proceeded to hand me a huge-ass Bento (AN: lunchbox in Japanese), "Don't forget your lunch Hime!"

"VIRGO ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE ME FAT!"

I walk into the school building on wobbly legs, today was going to be horrible with a capital H. "Lu-chan!" came a cheerful voice as Levy tackled me into a bear hug; she was followed by her two lackeys Jet and Droy. "What's the matter Lu-chan you look kinda pale?" and that's when I told her everything all the way down to the dislike I felt for that pink-haired terror.

"SO what's your game plan then?" Levy asked me during lunch time as she slurped on her carton of juice. "Well I'm going to go home a bit late to pass time, I was hoping we could go for some karaoke with Loke and Cana, then I'll go home and quickly eat and shower, lastly I'll do my homework and pretend I'm so tired that I'm going to bed early. That way I'll miss Natsu's arrival. Then I'll wake up early in the morning and head to school. He is older than me so he will be in a different classroom, this way I'll be able to avoid him during the day too."

"I dunno why you want to ditch him. Maybe he has changed. After all it's been 10 years, which will make him…18? He must be more mature now? You never know he might even be a real hottie!"

I gave a very unladylike snort and told her what I thought he looked like. "He's most probably tall, has a pot belly, with big feet, nose hair and teeth that would make Dracula jealous. He is probably a creep with horns on his head, because he is the devil reincarnated after all and has a mole on his butt."

Levy raised an eyebrow at my description, "He has a mole on his butt?"

I blush and looked away sheepishly, "More like a birthmark."

"And how would you know he has a birthmark on his butt?"

"No reason." I swear I'm turning an even deeper shade of red.

"Hey babe was that Karaoke fun or was it fun?" My boyfriend Loke said; wiggling his eyebrows. I sighed, "It was… except for the part where you screamed out remix and then started rapping about how much you love my breasts."

Levy pouts teasingly, "you're the boob monster Lucy and your boyfriend is a lecher."

I'm not offended by the boob remark, because Levy is my best bud and I knew she was teasing me, the same way I tease her about her height, what did upset me was the lecher part. I know Levy said it as a joke and I have taken it as such for many times now, but lately I've seen him around other girls and flirting with them. His excuse was that they are just friends and he was just chatting with them. No matter how much it disturbed me he didn't do anything more than talk to them so I had no proof otherwise to blame him for anything else.

"Well Loke and I are off in this direction, bye Lu-chan and good luck with your birthmark problem."

My face heats up again and my stomach jumps. Loke gave a confused look, "Birthmark problem?"

I splutter and try to hide my embarrassment, "It's nothing ignore her, bye you guys!"

Ok so far so good. My parents are still at the airport waiting for Natsu's arrival and I told my mom over the phone that I was heading to bed early. Which she argued with me for a while before she gave in. I slipped into my summer PJ's and went straight to bed, keeping my fingers crossed and hoped I didn't see him.

Natsu's POV

I spot them easily at the arrivals section. They haven't changed that much over the years, but I can't help but feel a little disappointed that a certain blonde haired girl was not with them. Jude gives me a warm smile as does his wife before greeting me and helping me with my bags. I notice Layla staring at me when we get into the limousine and I feel a little uneasy. "Is something wrong Mrs. H?"

She giggles, "Not at all dear, I'm just surprised at how much you've grown. Gosh but you are one handsome boy."

I smile politely at this and we have some small chat within the car before arriving at the mansion. I'm surprised to find out how much things have changed, apparently that frail feebly little girl that I used to call Luigi has become a strong-willed woman according to her mother. She is smart and has a talent for dancing and writing novels. And she even has a boyfriend! It was difficult to put my head around this, the girl I remembered was different. In fact I imagined her to have grown up as flat as a plank (she had shown no signs of development in the 3 and a half years I had known her), with her hair in a tight ponytail (like she used to always wear it when we were kids), thick glasses (because she was always a bookworm) and braces (because she had loved to eat sweets).Really if she had changed I imagined that it must have been in spirit and not looks. Yep she was still a plank with glasses as far as I was concerned.

When we got into the house I couldn't help but look around in hopes I'd see her. Jude ushered me upstairs to my room which happened to be right across Lucy's. "Well I'll leave you to settle in and then you can join us downstairs for supper," Jude said as he closed the door behind him and left. I look around the room, it wasn't too bad. Blue walls, queen-sized bed, coffee table, pedestals, 80 inch plasma TV, and bathroom equipped with Jacuzzi. Yep I think I'll like it here, but something still nags me from within, I want to see Lucy. Just a peek wouldn't hurt, I just wanted to see how much the squirt had grown. I open the door and peek left and right to make sure the coast is clear before heading to her room. I flinch when the door squeaks, but the bundle I see through the dark room hasn't budged…so I'm safe. I tip-toe to her beside and try to look at her, but it's too dark. I turn the bedside lamp on and what I see has me frozen on the spot.

A plank? Hardly…no the women in front of me, with the blankets kicked off of her, was curvy and delicious. My eyes move from her cute pink painted toenails, all the way up those gorgeous creamy goddess legs that seemed to go on forever, to her fine rounded ass that was dressed in pink cotton shorts, to her bare toned midriff, to the most alluring breasts I had ever seen even if they were covered by the white t-shirt she wore, all the way up to her cherry lips and cute sleeping face. God…My heart just skipped a beat.

Well that's it for now, nice and long for a first chapter wouldn't you say? Please read and review. Many thanks and love.