AN: Hey guys! Just so you know, Each day in the story will have two chapters, one told by Lucy and one told by Natsu. As this is my first venture into writing a fan fiction of any sort. Let me know what you think and as I post feel free to let me know ways to make my writing better!

Chapter 1: Lucy, Day 1

"I'm freaking out right now!" I yelled to my roommates, running in circles, looking around my room for my favorite pair of pair of lace-up sandals; which I absolutely loved and couldn't find anywhere. "Cana, did you take my shoes?" I yelled through the doorway.

"Why, what's it matter to you?" she drunkenly yelled from the other end of the apartment.

"It matters because my outfit for today is incomplete without them!"

"Oh right you have that date with the jock today don't you," she said as she staggered up to the doorway, holding Plue, my white Pomeranian.

"His name is Loke, Cana, and yes I do, now can I have my shoes back please?" I asked with a sigh.

"On one condition."

"Uh oh."

"You take a condom with you just in case."

"EWWW!" I screamed, slamming the door in her face.

"At least take some alcohol with you!" she yelled through the door.

"Ugh, fine!" I yelled as I walked out of the room. I grabbed my shoes, put them on, and snatched Cana's favorite flask. "There's gotta be something good in this thing," I said as I took a swig.

"Hey!" she yelled as she grabbed the flask from my hand, and immediately checked to see how much was left. I licked my lips and tasted rum.

"Well, that was enough for me! Thanks for my shoes Cana, let Levy know I'll be back late!" I opened the door after grabbing my purse from the table beside it, and walked into the hot, summer heat. If she comes home tonight, I thought to myself, thinking of a certain dark individual, as I closed the door behind me.

Looking out, I saw my apartment complex void of people, Ashley Court Complexes has become slow and dreary, as people have started moving into new, upgraded apartments. Especially since our backyard, which had once been a nice forested area next to an open plain, has become someone else's.

The Dragneel Family Corporation has set up a rich development right where some beautiful nature had once resided. And of course, right where we had once looked out our windows at deer, birds, and the occasional fox, was exactly where the head of the family himself, Igneel, had built his mansion. Now there was a huge hedge intertwined with a fence, and a stereotypical big black gate serves as the main entrance to his supposedly "humble abode."

I walked over to my car and climbed inside. My Volkswagen Golf might not look like much, but my 5 gear stick shift sure packs a punch. I drove down towards the local park, my meeting spot with Loke. We're meeting here because I know what would happen if we ended up alone, so I asked to have a picnic date instead of something like the movies, where the lights would be down; I wasn't stupid, I knew his kind, all hands and no talk. I know Levy would have yelled at me for driving right after I had taken a sip of rum, but at the moment I didn't care, since I was arriving late, very late. Hoping Loke was late as well, I raced to the park as fast as I could, without getting pulled over of course.

A short ten-minute drive later and I was running to the food truck to see if he had already started getting food. I heard my phone go off in my purse and looked to see a text from Loke reading, "went to the crêpe truck. Meet me there when you get here, princess ;)" I rolled my eyes and headed for the truck. Moving through the crowd I finally found him sitting with a ham a cheese crêpe for him, and a Nutella Banana crêpe one set aside for me.

"Thank you so much!" I said enthusiastically, sitting down next to him. I had a weak spot for Nutella, and most other types of chocolate, and boy did he know it. Loke and I have known each other for a couple of years now, but we have never really spent any time alone together, even though we are acquaintances.

After a few hours of wandering around and chatting, we sat down to rest by a small lake in the park. He stretched out and attempted to put his arm around me, but when he did so, I stiffened and leaned away. Eventually, he noticed I wasn't leaning into him like every other girl he has tried to win over has, and put his arm back down at his side.

"Let's go for another walk. I know a great place where we can hang out," Loke stated, pulling me away from the glistening water. The sun was just beginning to set, and I took notice of how beautiful it looked against the water and the clouds above, the pink and purple hues looking lovely against the shimmering blue of the water, and only being disrupted by the rolling hills behind the lake.

I turned away from the stunning scenery to look at my date, his golden hair swaying as we turned to walk toward this hangout area of his. Which turned out to be a small cafe with a large display of pastries inside. Inside, Loke picked out a dessert that looked like cotton candy, while I grabbed a slice of chocolate cake. Sitting down at a little booth, we both ate our desserts until suddenly, he came over and sat down next to me. Draping an arm around my waist, he pulled me closer, and, with a squeak, I found myself almost sitting in his lap. I found myself pulled up against his chest in this small, little booth. Suddenly, he leaned down, and pressed his lips against mine. It took a second, but I pushed him away and stood up.

"Um, I'm sorry, p-please excuse me for a moment," I stuttered, rushing away from the table, and ran to the bathroom. Once there, I pulled out my phone and instantly called Cana's cell. "Code yellow, seriously, code yellow," I said once she picked up.

"Twenty minutes in access spot C," she replied and hung up. Looking in the mirror of the bathroom, I smoothed my hair, fixed my outfit, and walked back out to where Loke was sitting, who was in the process of paying our bill. "Shall we go?" I asked nervously.

"Sure, Princess," He replied with a smirk.

Leaving the small shop, we walked for a couple blocks back towards the park. As we walked, I nervously scanned the area looking for Cana's black charger.

"Lucy, why are we here?" he asked, looking up at the twilight sky "I mean yes, I find you attractive, everyone knows that, but we both know you don't see me in the same way." I hesitated, not knowing how to respond to his question. Suddenly, I was picked up from behind and carried to what looked like Cana's black charger, but the muscular arm and body that was carrying me was too masculine to be Cana. I started screaming and I saw Loke start to chase after me and my capturer. I was yelling and pounding on the arm of whoever was carrying me. Getting into the vehicle, I watched Loke run after the car. Taking in my surroundings, I noticed Levy in the driver's seat, Cana in the passenger's seat, and Gajeel, the capturer, in the seat beside me.

"You guys are assholes, he wasn't too bad ya know," I said to the girls. "And you," I snapped, turning to Gajeel, "Just because it's a code yellow doesn't mean you can pick me up like a sack of flour."

"Works with me," he gruffed, "you're definitely a lot heavier than Shimp up there."

"Hey!" Levy and I shouted in unison.

"I have an idea guys," Cana said drunkenly from the front, "let's hit the pub and see if we can escape there."

"Works for me, I need to rinse my mouth of that assholes drool," I uttered.

"Sure, I gotta gig there tonight for Mira since she's out sick," Gajeel stated happily.

"To Fairy Tail!" Levy shouted joyfully.

Once at Fairy Tail, we found a table and placed our orders with Lisanna, one of the waitresses there. She swiftly took our orders to the back, and not 15 minutes later, we had hot food and cold beer sitting in front of us. Chugging the beer, I began scarfing down the food. While I loved chocolate, Mira and Lisanna Strauss made the best food in all of the Philadelphia suburban area. I had ordered the Mushroom Stroganoff, and it was seriously good. Once I was done, I ordered another beer and finally started to relax. Sinking back into my comfy chair, I was able to think about how thoughtless I had been when agreeing to the date. Sighing, I drank some more of my beer and attempted to forget all the sly moves he had tried to use on me. Closing my eyes, I tried to relax and focus on the conversation happening around me. Levy was yelling at Gajeel, and Cana was drinking some more over by the barrel. Gajeel finally left to go perform his 'act,' and I pulled out my earplugs so I didn't get any hearing loss while he tried to sing. Next to me, Levy did the same. Cana just continued to drink. I was starting to think she drank to forget about certain events, like Gajeel's act.

After three songs of silence for Levy and I, I stood up to leave. A person could only take so much torture before it became unbearable.

"Lucyyy," Cana called out drunkenly. "Don't leave mee. I have someone I want you to meet before you go. He's a real hot stud, and he doesn't need to worry about things like work and all that. He'll be here soon."

"I'm good, Cana. I've had enough of guys for a month. I think I'll just call it a day. I have an early morning shift tomorrow at the library," I commented, as I gathered my things and took the last swig of my beer. As I exited the Pub I accidentally bumped into someone with bright, salmon-colored hair. I apologized, and kept walking home, not once looking back at who it was that I ran into as they walked into the pub.

AN: Thanks for sticking around! Don't forget to leave a cookie in the comments or something you think I could work on in my writing! Thanks and Have a good night guys!

~Cal