Chapter 2: Coffee Talk

Lucy looked down at her coffee mug watching the dark liquid settle. 'That's it'

She raised her head up at Natsu. "Do you like coffee?"

Natsu raised his brow at Lucy. "Yea, not too much sugar though."

"Have a cup with me" Lucy smiled. She'd like some company even if it's with a stranger. She was sure she could talk to him if Mirajane trusted him to close shop for the night. Natsu didn't come off as a bad guy.

"That does sound nice." Natsu agreed with her. "But are you sure? You don't know me too well."

"Mira trusts you, so I'm okay with it. You don't seem bad either."

"I see." Natsu had a smirk on his face, he pulled up a chair from a table and sat next to Lucy as she poured him a cup and he thanked her. She thought she could at least offer him coffee after the meal he cooked.

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Lucy stared at his spiked pink hair and how it stood out from anything else in the diner… She wish she could stand out like him. She was blonde and loved the rain and writing, if she had to guess she'd be on the bookworm list unlike him. Natsu has such a warm and laidback aura.

He caught her glancing a little too long at his hair as he tossled his hand through it.

"I never thought it'd be this much of an attention grabber as I grew older." He still had that sheepish grin on his lips.

"Sorry, I just think it looks-" Lucy stuttered. She didn't want Natsu to think she thought he was weird because of his hair, he seemed so interesting to her. How could she fix this? She panicked a little but then her eyes fluttered over to a patient Natsu waiting for her to speak.

"You don't see people like that everyday...To me you seemed so intriguing. You're not like businessmen that think and look the same carrying suitcases all day."

She meant it. That's how Lucy's father was and she didn't see any difference between him and his associates. She would never want a life that revolved around money.

Natsu leaned back in his chair crossing his arms. "So you think i'm intriguing?" He smiled goofily like a kid.

"Well, you are." Lucy smiled as well. "I don't think there's any better words for it"

"How about super-freakin cool?"

"Now you're just pushing your luck"

Natsu let out a slight groan. "Ah, come on"

"No!" Lucy was laughing. She was enjoying talking to Natsu like this she lost track of time, but she didn't want it to end.

Natsu and Lucy could of talked the night away if it wasn't for Natsu mentioning he had a cat he needed to go home to. There were a couple times Natsu called her "Lushee" or her personal favorite "Luigi" when Lucy told him her name. They drank coffee, and they waited for the rain to clear together while talking about their positions, Lucy was more than happy to tell Natsu about her dream to publish a book one day and he listened to every word.

Natsu told her the reason he was hired at the Strauss House was because he helped out Lisanna when she got into a car wreck recently and he was kind enough to call Mirajane to tell her where her sister was even though Natsu and the Strauss siblings were complete strangers. Mira let Natsu stay at the diner during the thunderstorm with his cat Happy when his car was low on gas. Natsu just recently moved to the city and was stranded on the highway. And that's why Lisanna has been having some car issues because of the wreck last two days ago.

Lately there have been some bad storms, so Lucy could tell he had a rough time moving furniture.

Lucy noticed Natsu was nervous talking about his past experiences working at restaurants. He quickly eased himself by cracking a few jokes about other employees he worked with, like a guy that always got on him about cleaning his station after he made a mess. But Lucy still noticed his shoulders tense. Maybe he can open up to her one day, she didn't care how long it took. Lucy wasn't one to pry on other people.

And so wasn't Natsu, he was careful talking to her when he noticed her expression change when he mentioned family. Lucy didn't like talking about where she came from either.

That could be why she was so attracted to him. They just wanted to escape so badly and here they are together talking like they're old friends.

The storm continued to rage outside the diner. No matter how much Natsu and Lucy waited together the rain didn't die down since she first arrived at the diner. She would call Mirajane later to see if she and Lisanna made it home safely.

Natsu turned on the tv, and to their surprise they wouldn't be able to leave anyway. A flood warning was issued by the anchorman on the news channel.

"I won't be able to walk home." Lucy frowned. She was getting tired and missed her bed but she wouldn't risk going outside when a flood warning is on high alert.

"I don't think my car would be able to handle the water outside." Natsu peeked through the curtain seeing the rushing water on the streets as traffic was backed up with cars.

"Happy'll be mad when I get home." He was worried about his cat.

"Poor kitty"

"I'll see if I can get a neighbor in my apartment to check on the little guy" Natsu pulled out his phone searching his contacts.

Lucy peeked out the curtains to see what Natsu saw. He was right, there was no way they could make it home with the flood and traffic. "Hopefully Happy won't be lonely"

"He's probably making himself comfy in my bed as we speak" Natsu joked.

She yawned. She was so tired she felt like she could fall asleep standing up when Natsu mentioned 'Bed'. How she missed her bed… She would soon return to her loved one.

Natsu sent a text, and he noticed how tired Lucy was when he looked up from the bright screen of his phone. "Hey, you want to rest in the booth?"

Lucy sat down in the booth resting her head against the window watching the slow traffic outside. "No argument here."

Natsu snickered sitting on the opposite, but he crossed his arms leaning back closing his eyes. "You can wake me up once the flood dies down, then I'll drive you home. Nobody should walk in that kind of rain."

"Th-Thanks" Lucy appreciated his kindness, as she saw him slowly drift off to sleep. She noticed her eyes getting heavy as she fell asleep in the booth with Natsu.

Thank you for following up with the second chapter. The pace will speed up in the third chapter, but for now I am going at a pace I'm comfortable with. c:

(Fairy Tail Wolf Children AU) (All rights are reserved to the creators)