Lucy pushed her scrambled eggs around her plate. She looked up again just to make sure it was still ongoing, it was. Levy was alternating staring at her and Natsu, completely ignoring her pancakes. Gajeel was trying hard not to laugh and due to that, had a ridiculous look on his face, Natsu was the only one truly eating. Lucy looked around the newly transformed Fairy Tail, several high windows had been opened and all the vines and neon lights had been removed, the mushroom seats had need replaced by stainless steel stools. Fairy Tail some how managed to look like any old tavern. The guests had changed as well. MiraJane wasn't serving, she laid against a burly blonde man who draped a large fur coat around her shoulders, but a younger girl who had the same face was busy busing the tables. The twins were still at their table, but a large man with so many freckles he looked spotted, a thin darker skin man who was styling Melenine's hair, who quickly ran out after approving of a mouse eared bun, and a woman in a waitress outfit were the other members. A man who was built enough to be a weight lifter was arguing with a woman with green hair and glasses. Lucy heard Levy clear her throat. "So, what happened."
Natsu stopped eating."I'm sorry. Lucy was drunk and I took advantage of it."
"No he didn't! I asked for it! He didn't do anything that I didn't want." Lucy responded. "And besides we're both adults, we don't need to explain it to you!"
"Adults don't walk around with hickeys the size of silver dollars on there neck." Levy pointed at the mark that appeared on her nape, although it was already hidden by concealer. Lucy quickly slapped her hand over it. "So! I saw the one you had on your hip a while ago!" Levy blushed heavily. "Not in front of Natsu! And you can't see it there."
"On her hip? Really?" Natsu asked, he looked a Gajeel questioningly.
"It's better than where everyone can see it. Hickeys are kinda of embarrassing." He took a bit of his his egg, the blush slightly noticeable beyond his pierced nose.
"Really?" Natsu turned to face Lucy, he had a confused look on his face. "Is that true?" "Yeah. Really embarrassing actually, it's like people judge you by it." Lucy shuffled her eggs around her plate.
"Oh, really? Sorry then I didn't know. It always seemed like such a cool thing to do, like, I'm mature enough to this, kinda thing." The cool demeanor he had last night was gone, and what was left was...a child, really. That cool, calm, kind, and slightly fierce man was gone. Left behind was a silly teenage boy that didn't know the first thing about the real world.
"Well," said Levy. "It's kinda of appropriate that Lucy's bubble was burst by Natsu."
"In more than one way." Gajeel commented under his breath, though Levy still heard him and slapped him with the back of her hand.
"What do you mean by that?" Lucy rebutted.
"I mean...I'm sure you noticed it already! Natsus a little kid, he just some how manages to turn into the most swave bastard ever on occasions!" Levy slapped her palm on the table. "Ever?!" Gajeel questioned.
"Yes ever! Most people spread it out but Natsu builds it up and then releases it all in a great big burst. The only one who might be able to beat him is Grey." At that exact moment a figure in a long trench coat and and a fishermens hat walked into the bar. "Agh speak of the devil." The hidden figure took a seat at their table. "Morning, or Good Night? How was the shoot?"
"Just fine." The figure took off his hat reveling the most known face in Magnolia. Grey Fullburster, model, actor, voted fifth sexiest man alive by Cosmopolitan. "I hate when they make us do night shoots." He turned his attention to Lucy. "Who's this?"
She stood up and bowed." Um it's nice to meet you, my name is Lucy Heartfilia, I'm a big fan of yours!" She reached at Levy from a across the table. "Why didn't you tell me you knew Grey!"
Levy fought her back with her hands. "I didn't think it mattered, I don't care about stuff like this."
"How dare you call yourself a modern woman in her twenties!" She felt Natsus hands go around her hip line and pull her down into his lap.
"Who cares about that pervert, I'm much better than him." He half whispered into the back of her neck. She felt herself blush heavily.
"Ah so you're Natsus girlfriend! Congrats Natsu, you won't die a virgin like everyone thought you would."
"Shut up! I already lost-" Lucy quickly shoved her hands onto Natsus face in attempt to keep him quiet.
"Grey just brought up a good a good point." Levy said looking her straight in the eye. "Are you two gonna start dating? Or was that just a one night thing?"
Lucy didn't know how to respond. Was it a one night thing? Did she like Natsu? All of these questions pounded in her head, worse than her migraine from the hang over. It was enough to cause her ears to start ringing. "Aren't you gonna get that?" Natsu questioned, pointing at Lucy's phone. She picked up only to hear her junior in her colleges Astronomy club, Yukino's, panic filled cries. "Lucy, where are you?!"
"At breakfast, what's wrong?"
"Did you forget?! Due to the clubs lack of order, the school is sending someone from business management division to come help us run it! All the members that never showed up before are here and it's going to hell, she hasn't come yet so help me get things in order! Please I'm begging you!"
"Crap, sorry Yukino, it completely slipped my mind. I'm not far away, I should be there in around ten minutes," she hung up and slid off Natsus lap and out of the booth. "Sorry, but I have to run, there is a problem in the club I'm in and I need to go help."
"No problem," responded Levy, "but I expect a answer when you get home!"
"Fine, fine." Lucy ran out the door of the bar and toward the school, but after a few steps she was yanked by her arm into a stand still. Nastu had a caught her and was staring at her dead in her eye. "Natsu, I need to go. I can't play around-"
"I'm not playing!" The tone of his voice was the same as last night, deep, cool and assertive. "Um... I really like you Lucy, it might have been quick but since I saw you, you're all that's been on my mind. It might be too soon but I think that I might-" his face burnt up and he turned away. His voice lost the tone that he previously had and went back to his normal tone. "Forget what I was just gonna say! Anyways would it be fine with you if we got to know each other better, and I don't mean as friends but-but-but-as lovers!"
Lucy felt herself blush all the way to her ears. She was just confessed to. That hadn't happened since Jet lost a bet and had to ask her in third grade. "Um..I'm really not good at responding to these kind of things. I haven't had any experience with these kinds of things, but if that's what you want then..." She meekly nodded.
"Eh?! Is that a yes?!" Natsu looked dumbfounded.
"Ye..ah... Please take care of me..." Natsu got a worried face, but it slowly grew into a smile and didn't stop growing till he was jumping around giddily.
"I did it! Grey owes me 5 buck, I got a girlfriend before him!" The small commotion was gaining them stares from people passing by.
"Natsu stop people are staring!" Lucy grabbed his arm in a attempt to keep him still but with a swift motion turned it into a bear hug, pressing her against his broad chest, his musky smell filling her brain.
"I promise to do my best." He whispered softly into the top of her head. Lucy blushed harder and pushed off him.
"I need to go." She turned in the direction of the of the school but felt Natsus presence by her side. She turned her attention to him. "Are you gonna follow me?"
"Yeah, I don't have work today, so I figured I'd go hang out with my ~GIRLFRIEND~ instead."
The way he accented on the word girlfriend made her giggle. "Fine but I'm gonna sit you in a chair and you won't be allowed to move from that spot."
"Roger!" He saluted her sharply.
The pair walked into the astronomy room, only to find it in complete disarray. The supervising teacher, Old Man Crux, a man in his late eighties with several long strands of facial hair, was asleep in his chair. One girl was singing at the top of her lungs to a boy desperately mapping out the stars with a compass. Another boy, who sat alone happily eating a large lollipop. A familiar girl with large mouse eared bun ran up to Natsu. "Good Morning Natsu. What brings you to my fine club?" Her expression was fixed and emotionless. But she was quite cute despite not smiling her light blue hair that seemed to reflect the light, her two small ahoges that had escaped the buns. She was wearing a simple orange jumper that hugged her petite body nicely.
"Oi, Melinine!" He petted her on head and she finally smiled slightly. "Lucy brought me."
"Ah, the girl that has been coming to Fairy Tail recently. Why is she bringing you?" "Cause she is my ~GIRLFRIEND~"
Melinine blinked once and faced Lucy. "Please take care of him. I've been with him since he was a kid and he's still just as stupid."
Lucy cracked a slight smile. "I promise I'll keep him safe." She attempted to touch her head but she backed up.
"Oh, what a brave young girl, trying to touch her senpai's head."
"Eh? Senpai? No way. You're a freshman aren't you?"
"Lucy, Melinine and Jeremy are a year older than me." Natsu said. He had taken a seat on an office chair and was spinning around on it.
"And how old are you?"
"I just turned 25."
"What?! I'm only 21!"
"Exactly, that's why I'm your senpai. I'm in my last year before I can move into the field." Melinine nodded victoriously.
"What really? I'm four years older than you." Natsu made a face. "That means when I was in my last year if high school you where still in middle school. I feel kinda of illegal."
"I'm sorry Senpai, I didn't think you where older than me." Lucy turned to Natsu. "Don't make it sound like we did something wrong! We're both grown adults!"
The door open a Yukina came in running. The white haired girl was dressed modestly in a button up white dress shirt, a pair of dark blue jeans and a vest. "The new management is coming!"
"Crap!" Lucy turned to small collection of people."Peter, put the lollipop away! Liza stop singing! Pedro, just stop with the compass already! Crux! Wake up!" No one listened to her and continued on with their business. Natsu had taken to rolling around the room on the chair. Yukino had begun having a panic attack. The woman walked in and looked around. She was tall and pretty. Her flame red hair was tied in a tight bun. Her brown eyes seemed all the more fierce behind her glasses. She was dressed sharply in a black business suit. Lucy had seen her walking down the halls on several occasions and she always intimidated her. She clicked her tongue at Lucy. "Just as I expected from this club. Even your teacher is asleep." She scribbled something down.
"Most of these members have stop coming. Yukino and I are the only true members here." Lucy told her.
"Is that suppose to make me feel better? And if that is the case, the schools rules mandate that all clubs have at least four members. Should I just disolve the club now?"
"No you can't do that!" At that moment Natsu had made a full circle on his chair and ended up in the middle of the conversation. He turned toward the woman and looked at her. "Ah! Nee-chan what are you doing here?"
"Nee-chan?" Lucy looked at her again.
"Natsu! What are you doing here, you never even went to college!"
"Ah- I'm with my ~GIRLFRIEND~" he pointed at Lucy. "Jealous? You're jealous, aren't you? You're jealous cause Jellal isn't that hot." As he spoke he poked her repetitively.
"Stop it Natsu!" She shoved him off. He then stood up and attacked her, trying to grab her in a head lock. She quickly slipped out and sank her fist into his stomach. He sank to the ground gasping for air, but her hair fell apart and her glasses where askew. A sense of déjà vu flooded Lucy as she saw that the woman was the one she saw last night. The strong powerful woman who lead her into this current situation. She turned to her and smiled. "Sorry for that. My name is Erza Scarlet-Dragneel. I'm Natsus older sister, only by name though. I'm not sure what this idiot has done to you but if he's done something you haven't liked just tell me." Her change of attitude was so drastic it almost scared her.
"Umm... I don't think he's done anything yet."
"Okay then. Shall we do the paperwork to help stop your clubs disbandment?"
"Uh-sure. Yeah. Let's do that."
Lucy sighed and sank lower into her bath. Thanks to Erza's involvement, the Astronomy club was some how able to make up ten weeks of time logs and even have scheduled a trip to look at the stars. After that she took Natsu by the ear and lead him off, letting Lucy freely get home. She soaked in the bathtub until she heard Levy come running in. She followed her foot steps throughout the apartment, going through the kitchen and rooms, finally getting to the bathroom. She burst in, her face was flushed and she was smiling from ear to ear. "LUCY!"
She rose out of the tub. "What's wrong?" "GAJEEL! GAJEEL!"
"What did Gajeel do?!"
She flashed her left hand and showed the bright diamond imbedded into a dark metal. "HE PROPOSED!"
_ In case that you have not figured some of the celestial spirits name have changed, and here is a list just in case you can't figure it out
Aqua= Aquarius
Steven= Scorpio
Aria= Aries
Jeremy= Gemi
Melinine = Mini
Peter= Plue(Nicola)
Lisa= Lyra
Pedro= Pyxis
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Editors note: Don't trust those who don't like dragons.
