A Chance Encounter.

Natsu's P.O.V

Me and the guys were out at this bar to have this 'Guys night out' or something which I thought was ridiculous but went along anyways cause Gray was insulting me saying ridiculous stuff.

Anyways me, Ice Princess, Metal face and Jellal all went to a bar to have some fun. At some point, Stripper decided to make a bet. That we all had to flirt with a girl and get their number. If one of us didn't get one they will be dubbed 'The all time loser of women' and have to do an embarrassing dance while recorded. Since all of us were very competitive we all agreed and spread out.

I got a glimpse of the girls they were approaching. Ice Head was going to a girl on the dance floor with blue hair and pale skin. She tripped and he caught her and the phrase 'love at first sight' was what I witnessed right in front of my eyes with the girl I mean.

Then I saw Jellal makin' his way to a pretty red head that started blushing the moment he talked to her. She had a drink in her hand and looked a bit pissed. For some reason that scared me a bit. She seemed to mellow out once he started actin' all princely like to her.

Metal head was going to a girl with blue curls and an orange dress who looked like she was talking to someone. It was too crowded for me to see who from my angle but he got her attention and seems to be teasing her with how mad she looked.

I went to a seat at a bar and ordered a drink. It was near a stage where a drunken guy was singing karaoke...terribly. When the guy finally finished 'thank goodness' a pretty blonde girl came on stage.

Her cheeks were a bit flushed which meant she was drinking a bit but she still looked sober. She was wearing a pink tank top and some denim shorts with strap heels. Her hair was straight and silky. The light above her made it look very shiny.

She was picking a song on the screen and then went to the mic. She had a nervous look on her face which for some reason I found cute. Then, she took a deep breath and started singing and wow her voice was AMAZING! I went closer to the stage to get a good look at her.

When she started getting to the chorus I couldn't help but sing along with her. I didn't really care that people started looking at me for singing too loud I was actually enjoying myself ever since I got here.

It seems the girl noticed and looked confused at me but then a smile adorned her face which made my heart do something funny and motioned me to come up with her. At first I was shocked like who invites a stranger to sing with them but after getting over the shock I went up the stage to sing with her.

Basically we rocked it. I never felt so excited before. Sure there were times like anticipating a good fight but just looking at that girls face made me want to live this moment forever.

Of course nothing lasts forever and soon the song stopped and the crowd was cheering like crazy. I enjoyed the moment but I didn't enjoy it for too long so I turned to the girl I just sang a duet with and said with a grin on my face "Hey, wanna get a drink."

When she didn't say anything and just looked at me I started to worry a bit but then she smiled and said "sure."

I took her to the bar and ordered us a drink each. Once the bartender served us our drinks we both drank it quickly. I heard her say a quick thank you before drinking it. Guess we were both thirsty. After I finished, I put down my glass, I decided to introduce myself.

"Hi, I'm Natsu. It's nice to meet you." I say with a charming smile. "I'm Lucy. Nice to meet you too." She says back casually. As usual I went straight to the point "You have a really nice voice, you know," I compliment her.

Then her face started getting red which I thought was probably just the alcohol. "Really, I didn't think I'd sound good but….. I was surprised when I heard you sing with me." 'Oh, right that.' I started to feel a bit embarrassed for being so loud so I said "Oh, yeah sorry about that you just sounded really nice that's all and I wanted to sing with you and imagine my surprise when you invite me on stage to do just that, weirdo." Mostly the truth but a little flattery don't hurt no one.

Then I hear her say softly "O-oh thanks. Wait how does that make me a weirdo. You should be called a weirdo wanting to sing with a complete stranger," honestly she looked cute when she stuttered but I seem to have said something to offend her. Hmmm.. so she gets mad easily huh? I can have fun with that. After all I gotta get this girl's number so I won't lose the bet and I wanna get to know her better so I'm hitting two birds with one stone here.

So I get really close to her face and say in a teasing voice "Oh, is that so bad when I get to talk with said stranger who may I say is very pretty," which was the truth but I was looking for a reaction from her and boy did I get one.

Her face went extremely red and she looked shock beyond belief and the only thing coming out of her mouth was "U-u-uh". All in all she looked cute and funny and the same time. So I did one thing I really wanted to do I laughed. "Hahahahaa, you should see the look on your face," I say pointing at her. She started glaring at me and what she said next didn't bode well with me. " Shut up! Well, thank you for the drink but I think I'll be going now," she started to get off her seat but I quickly caught her arm for some reason not wanting her to go. So I immediately did what Jellal told me to do when I make a girl angry. Apologize.

"Wait, I didn't mean to make you angry. I'm sorry." I say with an apologetic smile "but I mean it though." I felt serious and she must've noticed it too cause I got her attention again. "W-what?" "You are very pretty and have an amazing voice." Slowly her face became very red I was a little curious why but brushed it off when she started speaking again.

"T-thank you. You have an amazing voice too." She said smiling shyly and she sits down again instead of storming away. Phew! Problem defused.

Then we started talking to each other pretty much about anything. Our friends, jobs, life and we just kept drinking too, I was afraid she would get wasted but then I was drinking just as much. Soon but what felt like hours to me, her phone rang. She picked it up and I heard the person from the other line saying they had to get home.

When she ended the call she looked a bit sad and I felt a little disappointed that she had to leave, since I wanted to get to know her more. Then, I got an idea and asked her for her phone number so we can keep in contact. She looked happy too and smiled happily which made my cheeks feel hot.

We quickly exchanged numbers and she was about to leave when she reached for her purse to pay for the drinks. I stopped her, telling her I could pay it but then she gave these big eyes with a cute pout. Basically she gave the puppy dog face and I was not expecting it and instantly broke down and agreed except that she pay half and I pay the other half.

We both agreed, said our reluctant farewells and left in our own she did something I didn't expect. She went up on her toes and gave me a kiss on the cheek said she had a great time then ran away. I stood there in a daze with my hand on the cheek where her soft lips kissed me and I was sure I was blushing like mad.

I got a text from Jellal to meet up at the parking lot which snapped me out of my daze. I tried to get my cheeks back to normal colour and started walking to the parking lot where Jellal parked his car and saw everybody there.

Stripper looked really tired for some reason, Metal face seemed content about something. I could tell cause he had a smirk on his face and Jellal looked really happy with red cheeks. Ooh…. teasing material.

Well, I had a big smile on my face and I'm pretty sure they all noticed because the Ice Cube said "Oh, what you smiling for Ash-for-Brains," his droopy eyes filled with amusement and a smirk on his dumb face.

"Shut it, Ice Princess!" I instantly start scowling at him. "What was that ass flame?" I was about to retort when Jellal spoke up "Guys, stop fighting. Let's just go home. I'm really tired and we could all use some rest." We all agreed and went into the car with Jellal driving since he was most sober.

It was quiet until Droopy Eyes spoke up with a stupid grin on his face "So, did you all get a number? Cause I did." Oh yeah, almost forgot about the bet. Gajeel responded with a victorious smirk "Yep."

Must be the blue haired girl I saw. I wonder why she would give her number to a freak like him. Women are weird. Jellal said "I was successful as well. I quite enjoyed her company as and hope to meet with her again."

"Well what about you Pinky?" Ice Cube said looking at me."You probably didn't even get one." He said with a smug voice. I instead gave a wide grin "Actually I did. So take that you bastard."

Before the Stripper could respond Jellal stated obviously "So that means there is no loser. We are all winners so don't fight you two otherwise I will throw you out of this car." We both nod our heads quickly at his scary tone.

Soon we were all talking idly and one by one Jellal dropped us off at our individual apartments. When he dropped me off at mine I went to my room, changed my clothes and fell asleep. The last thing I thought of before I went to sleep was Lucy.

I think this is much better than the first. Thank you for your opinions I will try to make this fic the best that I can so please keep reviewing. With Keys through Flames~

xLuna