AN: Hello Again Guys! Let's see what will happen at the guild now! Fufufu…

As Lucy opened the guild door, the atmosphere seemed different. The guild wasn't as loud as it usually was, and the usual fights hadn't broken out. It seemed quite unusual for the guild to be less… destructive.

'Luce!' She heard Natsu's voice call to her. The fire mage seemed to be asking himself the exact same question as her.

'Hey Natsu' she looked at his face as he seemed awfully bothered by something. 'Do you know what's going on?' he asked her. 'Everyone just seems strange and awfully close to each other…' he said cluelessly as he pointed at various 'examples'. Juvia seemed awfully stuck to Gray, and he for once didn't seem to mind it. Lisanna was laughing about something with Bickslow, which seemed quite unusual as both of them barely talked before. Happy was, as always trying to give Carla a fish which this time she seemed not to reject.

Gajeel and Levy seemed to be fighting about something whilst… holding hands?!

Evergreen seemed to be telling Elfman off for accusing her for her lack of being a man. And let's not forget Mira who seemed to be dropping glances from time to time towards a certain thunder dragon slayer. Whilst said person just scoffed and glanced back at her with an almost unnoticeable smirk. Cana was sitting passed out from a drink with Bacchus who had come over to visit whilst Guildarts was just complaining about how she had just gotten a boyfriend without his consent. And Erza was sitting in the bar, eating her strawberry cake like always, except she seemed to be…distracted.

'HUH?!' Lucy exclaimed. The atmosphere finally got to her as she went all red and whispered to Natsu. 'You're right! It's almost as if they are all…like couples!' At this news, Natsu seemed confused. 'Couples? Is that a new way of fighting?' Lucy couldn't help but face palm at the fire mage's obsession with fighting.

'No Natsu… Coupling is when… That's right! Remember the Alzack and Bisca from Edolas?' Lucy asked as if that would explain everything. Natsu went deep in thought.

After a few minutes of thinking about it he went. 'Ohh….' And somehow seemed to go quiet.

'Natsu..?' The blonde asked surprised at his silence.

'Oh Nothing. Hey Luce! Let's go on a mission, just the two of us!' Lucy's eyes went wide at the dragon slayer's sudden suggestion, whilst he just grinned widely. 'Eh?! But what about Happy?' she asked, part of her wishing she hadn't, as the answer was as clear as day.

Natsu looked at her as if it was already obvious. 'Luce, Happy is going to spend the day with Carla.' Lucy blinked once, twice and three times. Had Natsu just read the atmosphere? The blonde couldn't believe it. The Natsu she knew would be completely oblivious at this and just drag Happy to a mission. But somehow he seemed different today. He seemed… strange.

'Oh right. Have you picked a mission yet?' She replied.

'Yes, this one seemed fun enough!' he said excitedly.

'Let's see…' Lucy's eyes shifted at the paper, immediately looking for the price.

400,000 Jewels… I could pay 3 months' worth of rent with this… But the mission is?

Her eyes shifted again, this time to the title.

Wife Hunting – Hargeon

Help me look for my soulmate, and in return you'll get 400,000 jewels! Help me get married and I'll double it! Please! I'm truly desperate.

M. G.

'Wife Hunting?' Lucy raised an eyebrow as she read the title out loud. 'Natsu, this job sounds very troublesome. What if the guy never finds a wife?' she asked him worryingly. 'Wouldn't it mean he wouldn't give us the reward?!' she continued and Natsu stared at her blankly. 'You're right. But I think it sounds fun, so let's do it anyway. And if he doesn't give us the cash I'll beat him up so he just does!' He exclaimed whilst grinning.

Lucy sighed. 'Alright, let's do th-..' before she could finish her sentence, Natsu grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the guild.

All she could do was grin at the pink-haired mage as he dragged her enthusiastically towards Magnolia's train station and on to the town of Hargeon.

Huh? Come to think of it, wasn't Hargeon the place where I met Natsu for the first time?

The blonde realised whilst on the train. Maybe that's why Natsu was so excited to do this job? She blushed slightly at the thought that her partner had thought all of this through.

She smiled at the now travel sick Natsu who was leaning near the train window, looking really sick.

Natsu… The celestial mage was so touched, she decided to comfort him while on this train ride. She sat next to him and dragged him towards her thighs, to use as pillows as she proceeded to rub his back in a circular motion.

The fire mage's motion sickness disappeared, as Lucy continued caressing his back and passing her hand through his pink hair. Soon after, Natsu seemed to have calmed down and was feeling a lot better now as he now smiled weakly.

'Thanks Luce'. Which only made the blonde blush whilst smiling back.

xxxxx

Luce…? Natsu thought as he was being pulled towards her lap and was suddenly receiving a nice and comforting rub in his back, which strangely enough was making him feel much better.

Holy Crap! Luce, your fingers are amazing! Natsu thought as he felt his sickness fading away. He smiled at the blonde's caring actions and wondered where he would be without her. If he hadn't met her that day at Hargeon, he would have probably still felt that emptiness Igneel had left inside him. And he knew the blonde filled that gap by just being around, even if he didn't know how she did it, she still managed to make him smile every day, even in the saddest moments. She made him believe that there was still hope, that he could do anything. She certainly made him happy. And that, he could never deny. That's why he was so grateful, that's why he chose this job in Hargeon, and that's why he would go with her alone this time. He just cared for her best friend that much.

'Thanks Luce' he said, now feeling much better than he ever had been in a train before.

And he saw the blonde smile at his reply, a faint of pink in her cheeks he just brushed past as a warm smile.

xxxxx

'We're here!' Lucy announced to a sleeping Natsu. His eyes shot open and he sat up as though he was never sick.

'Luce, what magic did you use? I feel great!' The pink haired mage said grinning. She only giggled at his comment as they got off the train. Oh how pretty she was when she laughed. That's one of the things Natsu just adored about the blonde.

P-pretty?

Natsu shook his head as a blush crept around his cheeks. Lucy was filling his thoughts more than usual lately. Weird. Only a weirdo filled his mind like that. 'Weirdo' Natsu blurted, out of nowhere. Lucy looked at him confused. 'Hey! What was that for?' she pouted as they carried on their way to the client's house.

The client this time seemed to be one of those rich guys that live in a huge mansion. His mansion seemed to be huge and it even had a pool. Natsu noted all the big halls and the butlers and maids this guy had. There were around 200 in the whole mansion, heck even more. Natsu began wondering how he didn't spot this big mansion before. It really was big.

Woah… This guy must be fat and ugly to be pampered this way…

As soon as I thought that, I had to take back my thoughts. A slender yet well-defined figure sat down in what seemed like a throne. The person sitting down did look like one of those princes that would slay the dragon in a fairy tale story I once overheard Lucy talk about. He sure looked weak though, I could probably knock him out in one punch.

I turned over to Lucy just to see her reaction. Her eyes seemed to be staring at the guy with curiosity and wonder. Something that gave me a bad feeling... Why was Lucy staring at this guy so intently? Was he that interesting to her?

She's never looked at me with those eyes…

A/N: Well I hope you liked this new chapter! I know… I haven't posted a new chapter for this in months! I do hope you forgive me! I've been so busy with college and family stuff going on! But worry not! As this has received many reviews I'll continue it! Let's see what happens in Hargeon! ;)