Disclaimer: I don't own fairy tail, or any of the characters, the story how ever is MINE! MUHAHAHAH! If I did own fairy tail, Nalu would have been created by now.
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FIRE AND STARS
a Nalu fanfic
CHAPTER 1
Lucy Heartfilia woke up on a brand new summer's day in Magnolia, taking in the sunlight that shone down on her bed, she sighed in satisfaction. As she relaxed, she remembered what day it was, pay day, were she had to pay her 7000 jewel rent... Soon the sun felt cold and grey. Lucy was nearly broke, and because Natsu insisted that they "rest up" after Nirvana, she had no money that she could spend leisurely left. She got up, and went into the kitchen. She got herself a bowl of cereal and a cup of coffee. Lucy was about to start humming, when she heard her window creak, and guessed that her best friend, had again, broken into her house and privacy via her window. Soon, the sound of a certain blue cat could be heard throughout her apartment, saying "One, two! One, two! Come on Natsu, put some effort into it!" Lucy guessed he was working out, again.
She entered the main room, and saw that Happy was sitting on Natsu's back, as he did press ups. He looked bored, like it was to easy. "Happy, you're to light, this is eeeaaasy." Lucy ignored them, and sat on the couch and read a book she had started the night before. The celestial wizard had become used to her team invading her house since the ten months she had been in fairy tail. Happy looked up and finally noticed Lucy "Oh, hey Lucy, what are you doing here?
-Good morning cat, and in case you hadn't noticed, this is my house." She replied, not looking up from her book. Natsu looked up "Hiya Luce! Perfect timing, can you sit on my back please?
-What?!
-I said, Can you sit on my back please?
-I'm having breakfast.
-So? You can have it on my back.
-No, period.
-Pleeeeeaaaase Lucy-Wucy! And I promise I won't eat anything from your fridge for three whole days! Even though it's my birthday tomorrow! " He said, hinting slightly. Lucy, however, only heard the not eating for three days part. "Three whole days, huh?
-Yep! And I won't come in through the window!
-Wow! You're on!" With that, she lifted herself from her seat and sat on Natsu's back. She continued chomping her cereal merrily as he continued to do press ups. "Ha! He said, finally some effort!
-Why are you in such a good mood?" Asked Lucy.
"-It's my birthday tomorrow! I will finally be able to drink beer legally!
-I thought you already drank beer?
-That's why I said legally.
-Tsch...What do you want as a present?
-Why are you asking that?
-Because I'm you're friend dummy, and you'll need a present!
-Wow Luce! I didn't now you could be nice! " said Natsu, teasing her. "Hey! Just to let you know I bought you a meal in Hargeon port! Or have you forgotten that?
-Well, it's been ten months since that!
-So much has happened!
-I know, remember Mount Hakabe? Those stupid monkeys...
-Haha, and the theatre play?
-That was hilarious!" Natsu said, remembering Erza's stage fright. Lucy twiddled her thumbs, wishing the silence would stop. Natsu started counting again "97,98,99...100! Did it!" He came down on one hundred, making Lucy lose balance and fall off his back "Ouch!" She yelped in surprise. She got up and rubbed her elbow, a bruise was bound to appear. "You still haven't told me what present you want?" She said, taking out her anger by saying it slightly violently. "To be honest, I've got no idea, food?" He said. Lucy tutted, food, typical Natsu. "Alright, she said, food it is, I'll make you dinner!" Natsu smiled, the celestial wizard could cook like she could sing, rarely, but well.
Lucy got dressed and ready, while Natsu and Happy waited outside for her, then they made there way to the guild hall, Lucy balancing herself on the side of the river as usual. She made her way to the request board, and Natsu followed her. "Lucy, were not doing a job after Nirvana are we?!
-No, don't worry, I'm just doing a quick solo job to not be so broke.
-Oh yeah, it was pay day today, sorry, I forgot." Natsu went to see Elfman who was at the bar.
Lucy found a job that was right up her path, a certain Ms Mindy needed a person to give a class some celestial education, and Lucy, knowing practicly everything about stars, was more than volunteering. She made her way to the bar were Mira was attempting to have a conversation with a very drunk Cana. "Hi Mira, Cana. I'll take this one please.
-Sure Lucy-Chan, oooh, a teaching job? Seems like a good choice." Replied Mira. "So what's the job?" Asked Natsu, he had sneakily leaned against the bar so that Lucy couldn't see him. She jumped, startled "Aah! Don't scare me like that you idiot!
-Sorry, I had to. Anyway, what's your job?
-Teaching kids about stars.
-Pff, what's there to teach, there just little sparkly things in the sky.
-Hey! Stars are amazing! Burning up light, so strong that we can see them from millions of miles away! And you call them 'little sparkly things in the sky' ?! You need a lesson!
-Alright! I take it back, perhaps I do need a lesson, maybe you could give me one?
-Oh, um, well..." said Lucy, she blushed and looked down at her knees. Mira cleared her throat "No matter how kawaii you two are together, I need a confirmation on this job.
-Sorry Mira, yes I'll take it." Lucy got of her chair and turned to the exit. "Don't take to long!" She heard Natsu say, he was waving at her, smiling. She raised her hand in farewell and exited.
"So, Clover city, should take an hour on foot." Said Lucy. She started to walk in the direction of Clover. She opened Plue's gate, feeling lonely. "Hey little guy, how are you?
-pun pun, pun
-Oh really? Never thought Andromedra would say that! How's Loki, or Leo?
-pun, pun pun pun pun. Pun pun!
-That's good, I thought having Aries nearby would cheer him up.
-Pun pun pun!
-Not again, I told Loki I wasn't interested...
-puuuuuun pun !
-Shut up! It isn't a date, I just said I'd make him dinner! Besides, Happy will be there, will you want to see your bud?
-Pun!
-Okay, I'll set four places. You should rest up, you'll need your energy tomorrow." With that, the wizard closed the gate.
An hour later, she arrived at Clover city. She followed the address to the school and entered the classroom. Ms Mindy looked like a young, kind hearted woman, she had her brown hair in a bun, and small glasses. "Ah, children, seems like we have our teacher! Miss...
-Lucy, hello everyone!
-Hello Miss Lucy!"replied the class in unison.
"-So, miss Lucy will be teaching us about stars today, but first, tell us a bit about yourself?
-My name is Lucy, I'm seventeen years old, and an official celestial wizard from fairy tail." Evryone spoke in excitement.
"Calm down everyone, we don't want Miss Lucy to think badly of us, now do we?" Silence fell over the class. Lucy smiled at everyone, before starting her lesson. "First, let me tell you about stars, but more importantly, constellations. Stars form constellations, just as bits of your body form you. But constellations are living spirits to, celestial wizards call them celestial spirits. For example-Open, gate of the golden lion! Leo!" All the children gasped as they saw a suited figure with sunglasses and hair like a mane appear in front of them. "Hey Lucy, how's it going honey?
-Shuddup Loki, there are children here.
-Oh, Hi kids!" Loki casually waved his arm at everyone.
"Hey Natsu! Come over here!" Said Cana. "Yo, what do you need?"
-It's not about what I need, more about what I'm offering.
-Meaning?
-It's your birthday tomorrow, as you know, I read your cards the day before, so, do you want to know?
-Sure!" Natsu said. Cana took out her cards and shuffled them. "Tap your finger on the pile." Natsu did so, and the magic circle appeared, making the cards glow. They laid themselves out on the table. "Pick seventeen" he tapped seventeen of them. All the other cards flew into a pile and stopped glowing. The seventeen cards spun around Natsu's head in a circle. They stopped and merged into one card. "Pick a number between one and ten". He thought, and said "Four". The card split into four cards, and they laid themselves down in front of Cana. They stopped glowing. "Huh, said Cana.
-What?
-You have a crush on someone?" The Dragon slayer immediately turned a pink that matched his hair.
"N-no! What made you think that!?" Cana smiled to herself as she looked at her cards. She didn't need cards to no that Natsu had a thing for Lucy.
"Nothing. Interesting array, I see a simple choice, that will go wrong.
-Just my luck. What else?
-Wow! I can't put my finger on this one, something blocking my view, something unexpected.
-Cool!
-This could be bad.
-Cooler!
-I also see, ooh, luuurve...
-Shuddup Cana!
-Not any kind of love, two kinds actually! Love love, and family love, seems a new addition to your family will appear.
-Fairy Tail is my nakama, will there be a new recruit then?
-No, this is real family, a proper relation." Natsu's eyes grew wider, he had never had a blood relation before, he had never known his real mom and dad. He decided to ignore it. "And the last card?
-Hmmmm...
-What?
-Light, I can see light.
-What, is that all?
-Yes, light, it has something to do with the previous card.
-So what? My knew family member is light?!
-Well, that's impossible, I can only suppose that they have something to do with light.
-Huh, thanks Cana," he got up and walked away. He wondered if maybe it was his mom or dad who had found him, or maybe a brother or sister. Or cousins, uncle and aunts, grandparents, images of people with pink hair played through his mind, like a nakama kaleidoscope. He laughed at his own idea, and sighed, he was bored. Gray was out, so he couldn't pick a fight, and Lucy was gone to, so there was no one to wondered when she'd be back...just then, the sound of the guild doors opening could be heard, and Lucy stood there with Loki by her side. They had obviously finished.
Everyone said hi to Loki, and Lucy sat down with Wendy and Carla, happily holding a little satchel full of jewels. "Hey hey! 10000jewels in the bag! Why they paid me so much?
-Well, you did summon five spirits, said Loki who had joined them.
-Yeah, guess so, well that's enough for this month's rent!" She said. Natsu walked over and joined them. "Back already?
-So sorry, or are you just jealous I got a really easy job that paid well?
-None of the above, I was wondering what's for dinner tomorrow?" Natsu replied. Lucy had had many ideas, and knew that Natsu preferred meat to anything else. "I'm doing Beef with a spicy marinade, any requests for dessert?
-Hmmm...something with fire?
-Like a flambé?
-Don't know what it is, but I like the sound of it!
-Its settled then, well, I'm off, see you tomorrow.
-Yeah, bye." He replied. Natsu was actually looking forward to it, and becoming eighteen. He wished that he could see Igneel though, since he was becoming an adult...
A/N: Hello fellow readers! I know it's slow paced, but believe me, the action is going to start soon! Hope you stick around, :3 from Roji-Chan :)
Erza: Roji.
Roji: Yes Erza?
Erza: Why haven't I appeared yet?
Roji: Well, um...How to say...
Lucy: Erza, not meaning to be rude, but this doesn't focus on you.
Erza: Oh really, the can I demand who it focuses on?
Natsu: Why *puts arm around Lucy's neck* me and Luce of course!
Happy: Yeah, 'cos they luuuurve each other!
Natsu and Lucy: HAPPY!
Roji: *giggles, annoying Hetty-Chan* Exactly, sorry Erza, if you want-
Erza: you'll make a fanfic about me?!
Roji: Yeah, but only if the readers want to...
Erza: READERS! FAVE THIS FANFIC AND LET ME HAVE MY TURN IN THE SPOT LIGHT!
Hetty-Chan: SHUT UP!