Disclaimer: Fairy Tail and it's characters belong to Hiro Mashima. I just play with them.
"Hi you've reached Levy McGarden. Sorry I can't take your call right now, but if you leave a message, I'll get back to you as soon as I can."
The recording was followed by a short beep. Lucy ended the call and dropped her phone beside her with a groan. No one was picking up. Not Cana, not Erza, not Bisca, not Levy, not Juvia, and not Lisanna.
Lucy flopped back on her bed. What was she going to do?
She jumped when her phone started ringing. She grabbed it, answering it without even looking at the name on the screen.
"Hello?"
"Hey Luce! Whatcha doin'?"
"Oh, Natsu. Hi."
"You sound upset. Is something wrong?"
Lucy rolled her eyes. Of all the times for her best friend to be perceptive. "I'm stuck at home and I've been trying to find someone to go shopping for me, but no one's picking up. Have you seen any of the girls today?"
"Nah, I've been home all day. Do you want me to get you something?"
"No, no, I'll try Levy again."
"Don't bother. Old Iron Face took her hiking today. She probably won't have reception. Seriously, let me help you."
"I'll manage, don't worry," Lucy hedged.
"Luce, would you just tell me already?"
"It's kind of a girl thing, Natsu."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm not going to tell you!"
"Luuuucccyyyyy," Natsu whined.
"No!"
"Please tell me."
"No! Will you stop asking?"
"Not until you tell me."
"I need tampons, okay!" Lucy didn't mean to shout but she was getting desperate.
"Oh."
"Yeah."
"Have you tried Mira?"
"She's working today. I've tried all the girls I can think of, except for Wendy." There was no way she was risking the wrath of Wendy's babysitter Carla, should the strict girl find out Lucy was talking to her young charge about periods.
"I can get them for you."
"Get who? Everyone's busy!"
"No, I can go buy you tampons."
"Really?"
"I mean, if you're stuck and you need 'em, I can run to the store for ya."
"Thank you." Lucy teared up at his words. Damn hormones.
"Anything for you, Luce. You're my best friend."
Lucy sniffled.
"Are you crying?"
"No!" she protested through tears. "I'll text you what kind to get. Bye!"
She ended the call and pulled up her messages
Lucy: Just get me the store's brand, regular size. And thanks again for doing this.
Natsu: No prob. I'll be over as soon as I can :)
Lucy grabbed her favorite blanket and headed for the couch in her living room. A nap sounded heavenly. She wrapped the blanket around her, curled up, and got comfortable.
She was almost asleep when her phone buzzed. She tried to ignore it and get to her nap, but it kept going off.
She sighed and grabbed it.
Natsu: Lucy.
Natsu: Luce there are so many things here. Boxes and packages and sizes and types.
Natsu: I had no idea.
Natsu: How big a box do you need?
Natsu: There's one with 100.
Natsu: Is that enough? Oh, there's some with even more!
Lucy: Just get me a box of 20.
Natsu: Don't you need more?
Natsu: I mean, there's lots of blood.
Natsu: For like, days.
Lucy: I've been doing this for years, Natsu. I'm pretty sure I know what I need.
Natsu: Oh right.
Natsu: Wait, why are there special pain meds in this aisle?
Lucy: Periods aren't fun, Natsu. Girls get bad cramps, bloating, nausea, and mood swings. Sometimes all at the same time.
Natsu: Oh god.
Natsu: Do you have any of that right now? I can bring you medicine!
Lucy: No, I'm fine, just tired. Just bring me the tampons, ok?
Natsu: There's a lady complaining about wanting chocolate.
Natsu: Do you want chocolate? Or some other weird thing?
Lucy: I'm not pregnant, Natsu, just bring me the tampons!
Lucy: Look, I'm getting in the shower. Just throw the box in my bathroom when you get here.
Lucy: You still have that key I gave you, right?
Natsu: Yeah, be there soon.
Ten minutes later, Lucy was relaxing under the hot water. The bathroom door opened and there was a soft thump.
"It's just me, Luce."
"Ok, thanks!"
She took her time getting dressed and was surprised to see Natsu was still there when she finally left her bedroom.
"Hey Luce! I brought you some stuff."
"I told you I don't need anything," she grouched.
"I know, but I wanted to make you feel better. So I texted my brother, and he asked his girlfriend. Mavis called and gave me some tips." He started pulling items out of the large bag sitting on her coffee table. "I got the fluffiest blanket I could find, strawberry ice cream cuz it's your favorite, and two movies. One's a cheesy romance if you feel like watching something cute and the other's an action movie with tons of explosions is you wanna watch stuff blow up."
Lucy threw herself at her best friend, wrapping her arms around him in a tight hug.
"Did I do ok?" he asked, hugging her and lightly rubbing her back.
"Yeah, Natsu. You did. Now let's curl up on the couch and watch people beat the crap out of each other."
So I've got a question for you. I might be persuaded to continue this story with other couples of Fairy Tail, but only if you want. Would you all be interested in seeing more of this?
Special thanks to my beta star-eye for reading my mind and giving me great one liners.
Catch ya later, lovelies!
-FD