Welp. I'm back faster than I thought. Because holy cow, you guys amazed me! It's not even five days yet and there are already quite many people supporting this fic?! I love you guys so here's a faster update for y'all. I wanted to post a new chapter each week but you guys deserved some rewards.
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"Wendy!"
The said girl blinked as she tilted her head towards the person who called her. The navy haired girl smiled sweetly as she asks, "What is it, Chelia?"
Wendy Marvell Dragneel was a normal, healthy 13 years old girl who so happened to be quiet and a bit of introvert. Even though she might not be the flashiest in her group, she had few friends she treasured along with her family and little cat, Carla.
Chelia was one of her few friends, she is her closest friend yet. And at the moment, her best friend is putting a puppy dog face which converts to nothing but a favor she would very likely dislike.
Nothing cracks out to be good when Chelia showed her that pleading face.
Chelia smiled brightly, "So do you remember this arcade I've been telling you about for the past few days?" She began, both hands rested on the shy girl as she gripped it lightly.
"Y-You mean the one that has this certain crane machine with a cute doll you've been eyeing for?" Wendy sweat-dropped. She hoped it was just a false, accusing hunch.
"Yeah, that one!" Chelia beamed, "I've been trying to get it countless times, but my skills are just not enough." Chelia complained, face scrunching as she was reminded of how many money she wasted for the one cute doll.
"Oh." Wendy finished lamely, "That is too bad."
"So, Wendy." Chelia began, "Just this one time, please get it for me?" Chelia asked, her two orbs shining as her face shines fully with hope.
Ugh, she knew this would happen.
It's not like Wendy hated doing cranes. Far from it. She had this peculiar pride when she gets the one specific doll she's been aiming for. And it's no secret that she's mostly very good at it. But it's just the fact that arcade are usually packed with people, especially after school that she can't simply scratch.
"I-I don't know, Chelia…" Wendy shifted uncomfortably on her seat, eyes narrowing towards the glimmer in her best friend's eyes. How can she refuse when Chelia looked at her with that much anticipation? "I-I mean, I could try…"
"Really, you would do that?" Chelia asked unsurely, but her tone was full of cheerfulness for sure.
"Yeah, I guess." Wendy mumbled. She means, how bad can it be to go to a crowded place once in a while?
Wendy decided it was very bad.
She almost regretted agreeing with Chelia to go to the arcade. The fact it is crowded was already terrible, but the main point? It was crowded with boys.
Wendy isn't very good socializing with kids around her age, especially from opposite genders. They tend to tease girls a lot, and Wendy is full of timidities. It seems that she fit more perfectly around older troops. If it was people around her brother's age, she wouldn't be very insecure with her polite way of talking, or how her fashion and phone might not be suitable with the trend nowadays.
Speaking about her brother, she was pretty sure she saw pink hair near the shooting game.
And an awfully recognizable blonde wearing a Fairy High varsity jacket with a name of 'DRAGNEEL' printed on the back near the bowling game.
"Lucy-san?" Wendy cooed, walking closer to the similar blonde as Chelia followed from behind.
The said girl turned her back and Wendy was met with the right person. Well really, she's not that surprised. Nobody else wore a Dragneel varsity jacket other than a certain Heartfilia.
"Hey, guys." Lucy greeted, smiling sweetly as she went closer to the two kids. She obviously shoved all the coins she bought inside the pocket because there was clinching sounds each step she walked. "What brings you both here?"
"I was seeking for this one doll, but I just can't seem to get it." Chelia explains, "I almost exhausted my allowance just to get it." She wailed, both palms covering her face to show her distress.
Lucy was partially a family already; she always dropped by the Dragneel's and Wendy had even braided her hair few weeks ago. Wendy has treated the blonde like her own sister, so it wasn't really confusing that she has known Chelia and other friends Wendy might have.
Lucy laughed, "Well, those games are tricky. You can't just get it within one try."
"No, with Wendy as my weapon I can." Chelia argued, smirking as she showed off the timid girl in front of Lucy, "She's the best!"
Lucy blinked, "Oh really, I've never seen you played these games before." Lucy said as curiosity perked her a bit, "If you're that good, you might need to compete with Juvia. She's pretty obsessed with these things."
"I don't think I'm that good…" Wendy muttered full of uncertainty.
Chelia rolled her eyes, "Lucy-nee, you just need to judge with your own eyes."
"I'll take Chelia's offer then." The blonde agreed, knowing fully well how shy and down to earth the blue haired girl is.
Chelia was spot on her prediction. Wendy might not get it within first try, but she got the doll Chelia has spent her whole allowance for in the second try. The first doll she's gotten wasn't what Chelia wanted, but it was pretty cool in Lucy's opinion. A stripped blue and green doll without any particular shape; it almost looked like a seaweed alien and Lucy adored the doll quite a toll.
Wendy, upon seeing how much Lucy loved the doll, decided to give it to her.
"Are you sure? I mean, I'm not really interested with the doll anyway." Which was a total courtesy, Wendy thought.
"It's okay, Lucy-san. You can keep it, I just like playing it, but I don't really keep the dolls." Wendy assured, which brightened the blonde up.
"Are you sure?" Lucy radiated, "Thanks then, I'll be making sure to keep this well."
Wendy smiled; it was quite satisfying to win some dolls and gave it away. Arcade might not be as bad as she thought after all.
"By the way Lucy-nee," Chelia broke the silence, "Where is Natsu?"
Lucy pondered for a good moment, "I don't know. He was with the team." She answered, "Why? Do you want me to tell him something later?"
Chelia shook her head, "Not really," she says, "it's just that I thought you two were on a date because you're wearing his jacket."
That wasn't really a rare statement. Wendy was very sure Lucy has heard it once or twice, or maybe thousands times. She has heard her brother's friends teasing about them few times. And just like how she usually handled the situations at those teasing moments, she laughed at the accusation.
"We're not dating, silly." Lucy waved her hand as she said so, "And this is just to protect me or something if some boys are disturbing me off, or so he says." The blonde snorted as she quoted the man.
"Isn't that what couples do?" Chelia asked, obviously puzzled.
"Nope. It's what friends do. Friends protect and care for each other. Just like you and Wendy do."
Both girls faced each other.
They doubted it was the same.
Lucy smiled as both girls gestured their goodbyes and head out from the arcade. It was nice, at least she wasn't completely alone. Not that she was complaining if she is. She'd rather play the bowling all by herself rather than doing arm wrestling while shooting some virtual zombies along with the guys.
She went back to play other games as she waited for the basketball team to finish their banters. She was getting tired of throwing balls to a basket and was about to head to other games when her ball was snatched right from her hand.
"You're doing it wrong."
The man who spoke threw the ball with one hand lazily, shooting it straight to the basket and received a goal. Lucy scoffed at the obvious show-off, "Well unfortunately, I'm not a shooting guard who can basically do a three pointer in a court full of high blocks and defenses."
Natsu snickered, "You're just moody because I did it so effortlessly, grumpy Luigi."
"I'm not grumpy!"
"Sureeeee, you're not."
Lucy puffed, but said nothing as she only folded her arms. "So are you finished with the boys?"
Natsu scratched his head, a bad habit of his that Lucy always pointed out. "Um… Not really. The team is still fighting but I figured out you'd be bored if you're alone all the time, and I'm basically the one who kidnapped you, so here I am."
"I'm not really alone, Wendy was here not long ago."
"Wendy?" Natsu raised an eyebrow. Surely he knows how much Wendy hated loud places.
Lucy nodded, "Chelia was begging her for this one doll she can't get." The blonde pulled out the doll she was given to, "And I got one myself too." She boasted, eyes full of excitements as she told about the doll.
Natsu pouted, "Oh dang, I wish I was there to see it! Wendy's good with those machines, I'd beg her to get me one too."
"You, who boasted to be manly and all about muscles, are asking your younger sister to get you a doll?' Lucy teases, "So you are a bundle of softie after all."
"Am not." Natsu argued, "I just need to pick a manly doll for me."
Lucy laughed, "Sure, you do." She patted his shoulder.
"Lucyyyyy." Natsu whined as she teased him. Lucy laughed at his distress and knowing it, Natsu only huffed in frustration. "You're lucky I love you."
Lucy rolled her eyes, if their friends were here, they will surely get confronted because of that one comment. Natsu needs to be a little bit more sensitive with his words sometimes. "Of course I am, you dork. Now are you going to entertain me? Because I'm taking up that offer of yours about mint chocolate ice cream." Lucy reminded and Natsu casually slid his arms to her waist.
"Nah, I've got better plans." He grinned, "How about we ditch the team and go to my house to eat that curry you've been dreading about?"
Lucy gleamed at the proposition, "You know I can't refuse that one."
"I know." Natsu smirked as he leads the blonde out of the arcade.
Yeah, short and not much about Nalu. I wanted to add some family and Brotp moments too because hey, it will get boring without any brotps. Like I mean, I won't get bored with nalu but we need some friendships and family in life too, so yeah. Sorry if this is too short, I just had to add this somehow XD Will make longer chapter after this, maybe? If you guys tell me your thoughts because wow guys, you amazed me and all but what about REVIEWS? I mean, that's the biggest push for me to write and I'm losing motivations tbh rn :/ I need loves. I was kinda disappointed to that you all loves this story and somehow followed it, but didn't really leave any supports or thoughts for me XD *Me being overdramatic*
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