"that sure was insane huh?" Lucy said to herself while walking back to her apartment. she needed some alone time ever since she got back from the Grand Magic Games. she had to share a room with the other guild mates not the mention the entire "prison" fiasco. all she wanted to do was to take a long bath a relax in her apartment all alone.
However, Natsu was at the guild smashing tables and starting fights.
"FLAME BRAIN DO YOU MIND!" Gray shouted ferociously.
"NOT AT ALL ICE PRINCESS!" Natsu yelled.
Just like that Natsu and Gray were on each other's heels throwing punches and magic at each other.
"ENOUGH!" Erza shouted at the top of her lungs stopping both mages from fighting, "You both just came back so can you please keep the fighting to a low for now?"
"He started it." Gray points at Natsu as fear filled his eyes.
"I don't care who started it just stop or i will make you both shut up myself!" Erza stared at the boys.
"y-yes m'mam," both boys said as the shook in fear.
Natsu terrified slowly walked out of the guild hall with happy following him.
"Erza sure is scary huh Natsu?" Happy said.
"Yeah she is, I swear I saw a demon in her!" Natsu laughed as he walked down the streets.
"So anyways where are we going?" Happy asked Natsu.
"Lucy's, where else?" Natsu replied.
both giggled as they walked down the streets of Magnolia.
Lucy hopped out of the bath and walked out into her studio apartment to see a pink haired guy sleeping in her bed with a certain blue cat asleep on his stomach. Lucy was blushing crazy the more she stared at them. she normally would of kicked them out and screamed at them but she didn't.
"long day huh?" Lucy spoke softly to herself.
he is kind cute when he sleeps.
...
she stopped herself in her tracks, did she just say he was cute the immature dragon slayer was cute? no, nope, no way!
Lucy ran back into the bathroom and closed the door quietly to not wake Natsu. She put on her pajamas and stared at herself in the mirror.
"I can't like him! I just can't we're partners!" Lucy mumbled in the mirror to herself. "maybe I need to sleep? I might just be tired and that is why I thinking like this."
The blonde opens the door to look at Natsu and happy sleeping. She could feel her face burning up. She stumbled by the couch and Plopped down. "what am I doing?" Lucy whispered. She closed her eyes and pretended she wasn't here not in this situation, not with Natsu by her.
The next morning the celestial spirit mage found herself in her bed with no trace of the blue cat or salamander in her bed. "was it a dream?" Lucy thought. She smiled and got out of bed to look out the window to see the sun in the center of the sky.
"SHIT!" Lucy shouted, "How long was I asleep?".
She through on her regular blue outfit and raced out the door. All she could think about though was Natsu.
"Hey Luce!" A familiar voice rang out.
The blonde girl turned her head to see the only Pink hair guy she knows.
"N-NaTSU!?" she blurted out a little to forcefully.
"Lucy are you okay?" Natsu asked confused. "you seem a little... weird."
"mE wEIRD WHy?" she replied quickly as her voice jumped to different ranges.
"Do you need to see Wendy your face is really red." He asked concerned, "I have never seen you like this, you might be sick."
Natsu tried to feel her forehead but the blonde's self conscious would not let him. she fumbled backwards into the small river by her apartment.
"LUCY!" Natsu yelled.
Natsu jumped into the river to get save Lucy from Drowning. his hand reached for Lucy's waist while his other hand reached for the top of the river. when he brought Lucy to the surface Happy
stood in shock of how things escalated so quickly.
Natsu brought Lucy up to her apartment and laid the brown eyed girl on her bed. As she slowly opened her eyes she stared around the room confused why she was wet then she saw Natsu drenched in water as well. "crap," she mumbled. Natsu heard her and turned around to look at her.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!" Natsu yelled.
"ummm.. I- I don't actually umm.." she was cut off when Natsu reached for her and hugged her. Lucy's face began to turn the shade of a tomato. "sorry N-"
"no." Natsu said in a serious cradled her head and was talking all about how he thought he almost lost her.
"I- I wouldn't of d-died N-Natsu." she calmly said as Natsu looked her straight in the eyes.
"Why are you stuttering?" Natsu asked honestly.
"mE?" Lucy shouts.
"yes."
"umm... I- I am n-not s-stuttering."
The pink haired teen cupped Lucy's face which made Lucy go insane with emotions. Her entire face turned red once again.
Happy watched the two looking at each other intensely waiting for one of them to confess their undying love for one another but that didn't happen.
Natsu let go of Lucy and sat on the couch staring at her trying to understand what was happening in her mind.
Lucy uncomfortably looked around her apartment trying to avoid as much eye contact as possible.
"s- so how l-long are you g-going to s-stay?" she manages to speak out.
"I can leave now if you want?" Natsu asked.
"yES!" She said a bit to loud, "I-I mean-"
but Natsu got up and left with Happy leading the way before she could of finished.
She fell on her bed bringing a pillow over her head mumbling in to the mattress.
"what on earth is wrong with me?"
As Natsu left he looked at her window staring trying to understand what was going on with Lucy.
"What is her problem?" he said out loud.
Happy replied slyly, "she looooves you Natsu."
"me?" he asked shocked, "you're reading into this to much!"
"am i?" Happy asked Natsu.
Natsu began to turn a light shade of pink and walked off to his house quickly thinking about Lucy. There is no way! no WAY! he thought. The more Natsu thought about it the more it made sense why she was acting so weird. He smiled. She's so weird, but a cute weird. He blushed and hid his face in his hands.
"dammit Lucy why do you do this to me?" he mumbled into his hands.
When Natsu went home all he could think about was Lucy's blonde locks and bright red face. He never thought that Lucy would like him.
The next day when Natsu went to the guild he saw Lucy chatting to Mirajane about a job request.
"Is she doing a job with out me?" He mumbled under his breath. Then out of no where he sees Gray come up behind her and they walk out. Natsu was beyond angry but bit his tongue to not make a scene in front of Lucy. He stared at both Lucy and Gray as they walked out of the guild hall. He felt his heart break into millions of pieces as he saw the girl he liked by his "rival."
"Damn," Natsu huffed and sat at the bar as Happy followed him.
"Natsu they are just friends!" Happy said trying to cheer up Natsu.
"JUST FRIENDS! I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT!" Natsu Screamed letting his words echo off the walls, "WE ALWAYS GO ON JOBS TOGETHER AND NOW SHE IS GOING WITH GRAY!"
"... Natsu.." Happy mumbled.
"NATSU DRAGNEEL!" a familiar terrifying voice rang out.
"Oh crap.." Natsu said quietly, "Erz-"
"Keep it down I hate hearing ruckus in the morning." Erza demanded.
"Y-yes m'am!" Natsu replied as fast as he could. Once Erza left he was alone at the bar with Happy sitting next to him. The more he thought about Gray and Lucy together the more angry he got. Their is no way Gray is going to steal HIS Lucy from him. He then ran up to Mirajane and asked where Lucy and Gray were headed. He titled his head trying to process what she was saying but most flew passed his head. All he picked up was that Lucy and Gray where going to Oak Town to get rid of some bandits. Natsu had no idea where Oak Town is but he took his best chances and went Straight. He needed Lucy.