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Title: Getting Real Tired, Sorcerer Weekly

Rating: K+

Description: Lucy struts into Fairy Tail, only to find out she's the subject of today's heated gossip. How will she overcome this obstacle?

The Celestial Wizard tried her best to ignore the guild. Almost immediately after she strolled inside, Fairy Tail boomed with a sudden burst of giggles and hush-hush voices. Even as she sat down at the bar, Lucy's face flushed a bit like Erza's flaming hair. Is my skirt flipped up? Maybe they know about my stuffed animal collection…. oh, no, it couldn't be that! Perhaps I have some lettuce stuck in my teeth? Lucy considered worriedly, succumbing to all of her worse inner secrets. How was she supposed to build reputation with rumors of that bouncing around Magnolia? How embarrassing!

"Heh, Lucy, have you heard the shocking news? Never knew 'yeh had it in 'ya," Cana slid slyly from her wooden bench, hiccuping, a gigantic matching wooden barrel locked tightly in her bare arms. The bubbles in her stomach fizzed with nerves; a drunken Cana had always been a dangerous Cana.

But wait, how would Cana know about that, much less the entire population of Fairy Tail? Lucy had locked it inside her heart, never whispered it to a soul! Her chocolate eyes darted around, inspecting what low-life leech had been sent to discover her secrets. Perhaps they'd broken into her apartment? How criminal, the blonde huffed with hands on her hips.

"Ah, so you didn't know," hiccup, snicker-snicker, "Out of the loop, eh?" Cana pounded her fist against the table, releasing a horrendous animal cackle.

Huh? Was it not that after all? The guild exploded at Lucy's expression of innocence.

"Now, now, Cana. Let's be nice to Lucy, alright?" Mirajane spoke up with a polished beer mug in hand.

Lucy didn't even try to hide her confusion in her voice, "What do you mean? Just spit it out already!" She demanded with a stomped foot.

Mirajane gave a small apologetic smile while wiping a steamy dish. A finger jabbed at the Sorcerer Weekly magazine on the table. It read: Special Issue: Sorcerer Relationships!

"Ah, a special edition of Sorcerer Weekly! I've been meaning to read this!" Lucy cried out, scrambling to hold the thin paper in her fingertips. Cana's smug grin arched upwards with amusement.

Hello, and welcome to our special issue focusing on relationships between guild members! The purpose of this issue is to show the inside of famous guilds to our readers!

The dirt on couples, eh? As much as she wanted to turn away at the gossip, the curiously bit at her insides. Lucy flipped the page and was met with a picture featuring two lovey-dovey members of Blue Pegasus. No real surprise, considering Blue Pegasus members were infamous for their guild's relationships.

Aren't they cute? This young pair is rising to the top with their glamour, magic, and eternal beauty! Almost like a painting! But wait, there's more! A… love triangle? Tune in for the next issue for an exclusive interview with Blue Pegasus's best members! What really is going on inside those walls?

Lucy frowned, not particularly amused. Love triangles were too cliché, too overused. She thumbed through the worn corners, browsing page to page. Her thin eyebrow raised; some of the couples were generally surprising.

That was when it happened.

This is our 3rd favorite couple. I certainly never wouldn't guessed it! Here is the Celestial Mage, Lucy, and the Salamander of Fairy Ta—

A magazine soared through the air, smacking a lazy Gray in the face, and he protested angrily; a string of oi, what was that for and, huh, what's going? The Celestial Mage paid no heed. She was too busy estimating when exactly her life went wrong! Fairy Tail erupted with laughs at her expense, slapping her on the back with sarcastic congratulations.

Lucy was starting to think the guild knowing about that would've been a lot less traumatizing than this.

"W-What is this? Natsu and I are not a couple!" Lucy spluttered incoherently, "Where did they get this information?! And t-that picture!" The picture had been a cleverly angled snap of them "kissing" when in fact, Lucy had been reaching for a potato chip the same brief moment Natsu had been. Their faces had only gotten dangerously close for a few seconds before Lucy had flung her hand away from the greasy bag. How did they even get a picture of me in my apartment? She flailed, covering her cheeks to hide the pumps of embarrassment.

"Oh Lucy, we all know it'll happen eventually," Cana reasoned with a drunken shrug. A wave of her fellow guildmates bobbed their heads with agreement.

"Juvia is happy her rival found a new love besides her beloved Gray-sama," Juvia inserted, popping in beside Gray's elbow, who promptly jerked his head the other direction.

"Yes, real men form relationships!" Roared Elfman in the background. Lucy sweatdropped, slapping her forehead.

"Does Natsu know about this article?" She muttered timidly. The guild stopped for a heartbeat to whisper. They all angled their heads towards Natsu, (wait, when did he get there?) who inhaled down food like a vacuum cleaner next to his enthusiastic flying partner.

"Can he even read?" One member dared to ask in the flow of the moment.

"Idiot, how else would he read a request?!"

"Does he even understand the term relationship?"

Well, Lucy sighed, it was glad to know how much her guildmates appreciated the fiery Dragon Slayer.

Everyone eventually returned to their usual Fairy Tail shenanigans. Their brief entertainment was already over, and they instead switched targets to Gray, who had been shirtless with a Juvia tied tightly around his waist.

As relief washed through her entire body, she flinched at the warm contact tickling around her shoulders.

"Hey, Luce! I found the perfect request for you!" Natsu snorted a laugh with Happy riding his pink mane, strong arm around her. Fairy Tail stopped once again and spared a quick giggle.

Breathing out, she cracked a shy smile, "Fine, Natsu!" Lucy agreed, "But you better treat me to some ice cream on the way!"

While the wind nibbed her bare arms, Lucy blinked upwards at the Dragon Slayer beside her. "Natsu, you didn't say anything to the Sorcerer's reporters, right?"

He stroked his chin, taking a moment to consider.

"They asked me if I was in a relationship with you, so I told them yes. After all, we're partners!"

Oh boy.

AN: Yo, I decided to restart this drabble story. Anyways, I hope you appreciated this~!