Hey minna, I hope you guys enjoy this next chapter, now If I remember I had a review asking about Natsu, just so everyone knows Natsu is gonna be a patient person since he's been in love with Lucy almost all their lives, he wants to wait for some reason and in this chapter I'm gonna explain it.

Natsu: I don't get what you mean?

Just shut up and do the disclaimer or am I gonna have to fire you?

Natsu: Fine! Tasha doesn't own Fairy Tail but owns the idea of this story

Enjoy!

Chapter 2: The reason why

Natsu's POV

"Damn, where is she?" I groaned as I lay on the concrete steps of the mall with the gang. Lucy was once again running late for their usual day spent at the mall hanging out. It was Saturday and the whole gang was waiting outside the mall for our blonde friend.

"Bunny Girl's late again?" Gajeel groaned as he walked over after parking his bike in the bike rack about 3 yards away from the doors of the mall. For Magnolia, we sure had a great big mall and it was spread out. "Hai!" We all grunt as Erza collapsed on the concrete her legs finally giving out. "You ok?" Gray and I said in union as she pulled herself up to sit beside me on the steps.

"I'm fine; Damn Lucy can be late sometimes." Erza stretched out her sore arms and legs. Levy looked bored as she stared at her phone waiting for Lucy to text her back. "No response?" I muttered at the petite girl who shook her head. "I call five times before I even came here. She must've over slept. Let me call her mom." I choked on a laugh. "I still can't believe you have her mom's number." Levy ignored me as she punched in Lucy's mom's number.

I ignored their conversation as I stared up at the sky. "What you thinking about, Natsu-san?" Lisanna asked as she pulled herself up to sit next to me. I groaned before leaning back to lie on the cool concrete steps. "Just remembering something." I barely acknowledged my friends as I thought back to that day when everyone questioned Lucy's behavior for the first time.

5 months ago

It was Valentine's Day and I had told the gang that I would surprise Lucy with a gift. It was before Lunch when I met her at her locker during passing period for 5th. "Oi, Luce!" I called as I rush down the hall way towards her locker as she's turning the dial on the lock. "Hey, Natsu. What's up?" She wore her hair in pigtails, and was wearing her favorite red sundress. I grinned at her oblivious attitude as I handed her the chocolate rose.

"Happy Valentine's day Luce!" I knew I was blushing as Luce took the candy rose from me. "Thanks, Natsu." She smiled at me as she put some books away, put my gift in her back and closed the locker and we walked to the next class.

During Lunch it was different. "NANI?!" Gray and Erza screamed when I told them what I did. Luce the whole time just nibbled the chocolate rose I gave her looking innocent and nonobservant. "Lucy, you didn't say anything?" Lucy looked at if her face had question marks written all over.

"Eh?" she quirked as Gray and Erza face palmed themselves, I think Mira was the most devastated. "Lucy, Natsu's trying to hint that he likes you." Lucy continued to look confused I could understand because she's never had a crush on anyone nor been confessed to.

"Likes? What's that?" Lucy didn't fake looking confused even more but it drove everyone nuts, I tried to defend Lucy the best I could because I could see she was having a tough time figuring love and relationships out. "Come on guys, give her a break. She doesn't understand what I was trying to express." The gang got off her back and continued to exchange gifts between each other. Lucy just watched as she soon finished her chocolate rose before hugging me. "Thank you Natsu!" she chirped cheerfully as she threw away the stick and wrapper before coming to sit down next to me with a smile on her expressive face.

If I got reactions like that out of Lucy, I am willing to wait for her to return the feelings because she's is worth it to see her smile like that.

Present

I grinned as I saw a familiar car drive up to us as a panicky blonde ran out, her phone in her pocket and a purse around her neck. "Thank you Mom! See you later! Love you!" Lucy said breathlessly as she slammed the car door. "Love you too baby, have fun!" Layla rolled down the windows and waved to us as she rolled down to the curb and drove away from the mall.

"Hey Luce!" I cheered as she ran over to us. "Gomenasai! I'm so late, Levy thanks so much for calling my mom and telling her!" Levy ran to hug the tired blonde as Erza handed her a cup of coffee she had saved from earlier. "Here's a perk up." She said handing it to her tired exhausted friend.

"Can't wait to have a fun day, Guys!" Lucy cheered as she drank the coffee dry before tossing it into the garbage as we walked into the huge mall. In this mall, it had a full blown pizza joint, Arcade, Miniature Golf center and a realistic viewing room where you sit down and the chairs move according to what's on the screen you'll feel like you're actually there.

(I actually did one of those once, I don't know the technical term for it but it was pretty fun because you move so much it felt you were falling or doing the things shown on the theater sized screen.)

"ARCADE!" Lucy screamed as she ran into the Arcade. "Luce, wait up!" I called as Gajeel ran in after her. "WHOOOHOO! LET'S DO THIS!" He looked like a total idiot; I had to apologize to bystanders who watched him run in the arcade like he was 4.

"Luce! What the hell?!" I watched as she played a zombie killing game, she was laughing as she killed each one making everyone stare at her as if she was on drugs. I sweat dropped as I pulled her away from the game to find the others who split off because of the big game center. "Natsu! I was about to win!" Lucy whined as I dragged her away by her midsection. "You're drawing unwanted attention, Luce. You want us to get thrown out of the mall?" she hit me on my arms but I refused to let go until I found Levy and Erza playing Dance Dance revolution. "Nice job girls." Gray cheered as Juvia watched the two have a blast before Levy jumped up cheering. "Yes! I won!" I sweat dropped as Juvia and Lisanna got up and started to play against each other as Gray played a race car game with Jellal.

"Jelly! Make Natsu put me down!" Lucy screamed at Erza's boyfriend who ignored us as he kept his focus on the game. "Jelly you baka! Traitor!" She beat her fist on my back again as Levy saw us. "Nice Natsu, what was she doing this time?" she wore her orange sun dress and bandana as she stood next to Erza who were a black tank top and blue jeans. "She was laughing as she killed zombies…." Both girls sweat dropped along with me as the blonde quieted down for once.

"Luce sure is colorful…" Levy sighed and chuckled nervously as she took Lucy from me and escorted her towards the skill cranes to see if she can get a prize with Erza and Gray who just finished watching Juvia kill Lisanna's butt in Dance Dance Revolution.

I groaned as I took a breather on a bench outside the Arcade. "They are a lot of problems." I muttered as I saw someone approach me. "Hi, Nats-chan!" I look up to see Erza's old friend, Milianna. "Hi there." I smiled but not my usual one which she noticed. "Those guys at it again?" She sweat dropped when she heard screaming coming from inside the Arcade. "H-hai." I sighed. I looked at Milianna. "How's it going at your all girl's school?" Milianna waved her hand bashfully. "O-oh you heard about that?! I'm so embarrassed!" She giggled but took a seat next to me on the bench.

She wore heels, Cutoff jeans and a button down shirt that had cats all over it. She was such a cat person. Even her earings had cats on them. I look up to see Lucy arguing with Gajeel over a stupid game. "Er-chan told me you love Lucy." I looked at Milianna who was smiling. "She did? I'm not surprised, you two are close." I tried not to hide anything, Milianna wasn't even trying to pry it out of me.

"I think it's nice that you stick with her even though she doesn't understand love or anything." I blushed pink as I noticed Gray got into a scuffle with Gajeel over who won in a game of Black ops. I sweat dropped unknowingly. "Hai, hai, they're a handful. Don't know how you or Er-chan can deal with that big bunch."

Milianna giggled as I noticed a group of girls call out to Milianna. "Oh, I better go. Good luck, Nats-chan. Nice seeing you." Milianna walked off as I said bye to her. "Bye Milianna, nice talking to you!" I called and waved to her friends in which case they waved back before Milianna joined them.

I got up and walked back inside the Arcade. "Natsu, there you are! Can you tell this idiot that I won?!" Gray yelled getting in Gajeel's pierced face. "Bakas knock it off!" I shoved them both away from each other as I took Lucy by the arm and led her to the dance dance revolution game. "Let's play!" I challenged her before she ran up the two steps to press start and made us dance to Katy Perry's Dark horse which was her favorite song. I grinned with embarrassment as my friends took pictures of us and laughed, while cheering us both on. In the end both I and Luce got a perfect score.

She looked good as she danced to that song as Lisanna ran up and joined her for another game. I laughed as Lisanna struggled to play the game and Lucy was laughing for no reason. I shoved Gajeel up to the game as Levy went up to play with him and I laughed so hard both me and Gray ended up on the floor laughing out guts out trying not to pee ourselves from all the coffee we drank that morning. Even Erza tried not to laugh while the others didn't even try to hide, Lucy was holding on to Juvia just trying to keep herself on her feet as she continued to laugh even Jellal cracked a smile before the end of their run. Gajeel was so red in the face I though the bolts in his face would melt.

One look at his face and I was on the ground once more laughing my ass off before he kicked me in the ribs for humiliating him. I even laughed when Gray was dragged on by Juvia and the two danced to some weird song called Into the night, they danced as if they were doing either the salsa or the tango but without partners.

Erza and Jellal were even worst because they danced to some funny high paced song. I was rolling on the ground laughing at their movements because it was so hilarious and once again I got kicked in the ribs for laughing.

I think that was the end to a very perfect day. My friends may be embarrassing sometimes but I like what a crazy day comes out to… usual a fun day. I'm glad I realized that years ago, but today they reminded me once again.

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