Date: 9/27/16
Time: 3:05 pm
Listening To: polarize -Twenty One Pilots
with your touch, i burned.
Lucy hummed to herself as she made the walk back home, Natsu had decided to accompany her while Gray went his separate way.
"Do you want my number?" Natsu suddenly asked, the blonde stumbled the question taking her by surprise.
Lucy stared at him, causing the man to shift uncomfortably, "Well if we're going to be soulmates we kind of need to at least stay in contact."
"Of course!" She said a little too quickly, putting in an awkward cough to regain her composure, "I mean, I'd like that."
Natsu smiled, fishing his phone from his pocket and handing it to Lucy, the latter doing the same with her own.
A faint purple appearing as their fingers brushed. She tapped the contacts icon, and added herself;
Lucy Heartfilia
(xxx)-xxx-xxxx
Natsu smiled as he handed back her phone, waving goodbye as they reached the door to her apartment complex. Lucy waved back in response, and looked down at her screen.
Natsu❤
(xxx)-xxx-xxxx
She almost dropped her phone.
Oh what has fate gotten her into.
XXX
Lucy groaned for about the hundredth time in the past hour, flinging yet another outfit over her shoulder, the blonde wanting to just bury herself in the already large mound of clothing and never come out.
Why was picking a simple outfit so hard?
All it was was a party at Loke's house, from what Natsu had told her, it was his birthday, and the guy always throws the biggest parties to celebrate. She had agreed to be his plus one, the blonde now regretting her decision.
She had spent the past two hours messily throwing clothes together in an attempt to get something at least somewhat appealing, with nothing so far seeming to satisfy her.
Lucy reached for her phone to see if Brandish could help,
L: i need fashion advice ╥﹏╥
B: sorry out with Mari rn, ask me later.
As usual, no help. She would reply back, but the last time Lucy tried talking back to her roommate her psycho girlfriend threatened to blind her.
Yeah, definitely not picking that option.
So instead she resorted to Natsu, the only other person her age in her contact list. Looking back at her massive pile of clothes, she sighed and started typing.
L: why must you put me through this struggle
N: ?
L: i have nfc what to wear for the party
N: just wear whatever lmao
L: nothing looks good on me ;_;
N: thats a lie, you look good in everything
Lucy's face went red as she processed his text, and she didn't need Natsu to be touching her to notice.
L: please lol
She managed to type out before tossing her phone on her bed and tried to calm her rapid heartbeat.
XXX
Saying the party was huge was an understatement.
First of all, the house itself was at least three stories high, with already drunk party goers roaming in and out it's massive doors.
Lucy shuffled awkwardly through the crowd, her ears ringing from the loud music that was being blasted throughout the home. She noticed a familiar head of pink hair talking with a few other people and made her way through the crowd over to him.
"Hey, Luce, you came!" Natsu cried out happily as noticed her come over.
"Nice to see you again, Natsu," she smiled, turning towards the other three people Natsu was talking to, "I'm Lucy." She said, reaching her hand out into the man closest to her.
The ginger haired man took it with both hands, a look of disappointment crossed his features as soon as he made contact with Lucy.
"There must be a mistake!" He cried out dramatically, clutching one hand to his chest, "Surely only someone with your beauty can be my fated partner!"
Lucy smiled uncomfortably, slowly trying to pry her hand from his grip.
Natsu rolled his eyes and grabbed her wrist, "Can it, Loke." He warned, pointing at the green that coated his hand.
The white haired girl next to Loke squealed, making the latter look even more pained.
"Natsu! You found your soulmate?" She bounced happily, grabbing the two's hands to inspect further, she turned to Lucy, her blue eyes shining, "And you said your is Lucy? I'm Mirajane, Mira for short."
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Wait.
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Wait, wait, wait.
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WAIT.
Lucy looked down at her hand, and back at Mirajane, "Y-You're the Mirajane strauss?"
Lucy wanted to slap herself for being so stupid, how could she not recognize her idol, yet here she was, standing right in front of the girl, her hand almost being broken by the force she was applying to her and Natsu's hands.
"Wahhh! She's so cute! Natsu you have to let me hug her!"
"Nope, no way."
"Please!"
"Why can't she hug me?" Lucy asked, slightly offended that Natsu was keeping her from getting to hug the model.
"Mira's got a killer hug." The girl sitting on the counter replied, her face flushed from the whiskey in her hand.
"That's Cana." Natsu mumbled in her ear, his breath making her shiver slightly.
"I do not have a 'killer hug', Cana," Mira retorted, "And besides, our Natsu finally found his soulmate! I've got to give her some kind of welcome."
"C'mon, let's go find the others." Natsu whispered as the two girls bickered, "I'll introduce you to them."
Lucy glanced back at the three, Loke was still wallowing in his self pity, and the two girls looked like they'd be at it for a while, so they could probably easily slip away.
She nodded and he pulled her back into the crowd.
XXX
The pair made their way outside, the sky already dark with their only light being from the house windows and the golden glow of their hands.
Natsu pointed to a couple sitting in the patio area, "That's Erza and Jellal." He explained to her, the boy having to shout to be heard over the booming stereo inside.
"The amazon woman?" Lucy recalled, Natsu visibly paling at nickname.
"Well, yeah-" He started to turn around, "Actually I think we can skip her for now…"
Lucy yanked him back towards her, "I want to meet her, so stop being a baby and introduce me to her."
He pouted, "Oi! Natsu Dragneel is not a baby for being scared of her, a woman like that can bring even soldiers to their knees."
"So you admit you're scared of her?"
…
"Let's just get this over with."
Erza actually turned out to be pretty nice, very intimidating, but nice. The same went for Jellal, and surprisingly, Lucy and him had quite a bit in common with each other. Both had a fascination with stars and knowledge, she made a mental note to keep in touch with him if she ever need help with her astrology classes.
Erza thankfully seemed to like Lucy. She even exchanged numbers with her so they could get to know each other better.
Lucy was trying to remember the last time she had this much fun, her cheeks were hurting from smiling and she was left gasping for breath after laughing so hard at all the stupid stories Erza had about Natsu, much to the boy's chagrin.
"Erza, that's not funny!"
The scarlet haired woman just silenced him with a glare and continued with her stories.
XXX
The walk home was a quiet one, yet neither of the two complained. Natsu had decided to walk her home again, refusing to let her make the trip alone at two am.
She didn't complain, it was kind of becoming a tradition between the two, if they ever went out together, Natsu would be the one to walk her home.
'For safety reasons.'
Once they reached her complex, they said their goodbyes and Natsu turned to hail a cab back home.
"W-wait!" She said a little too loudly, slapping her hand over her mouth in embarrassment.
The man paused and turned face his blonde companion, "What is it, Luce?"
She thanked the dark from covering her red face, Crap. She coughed into her fist, trying to keep her cool, "What kind of friend would I be if I made you go home this late?"
Natsu's eyes widened, "Are you saying I can stay over?"
Lucy nodded, and held open the complex door for him. Natsu chuckled, ruffling her hair as he went in, a faint yellow illuminating his face.
'Is the glow starting to look more pink than usual?' She asked herself, then shaking her head at the question, 'Don't be stupid, it's only been a week.'
XXX
Asking Natsu to stay over had been hard enough, finding a place for him to actually stay was a whole other problem.
Luckily, it seems Brandish had decided to stay over at Dimaria's, but Lucy sure as hell wasn't touching her room.
So that left the couch and Lucy's room.
"Are you sure you'll be fine sleeping on the couch?" Lucy asked for the umpteeth time.
Natsu shrugged, "It would be rude of me to make you stay on the couch in your own home," he hopped onto the piece of furniture, "And it's pretty comfortable anyway." He sighed in contentment as he sunk into the cushions.
After Lucy grabbed him a couple of blankets and a pillow, she went off to go get herself ready for bed. She winced ashe stripped off her heels, Those damn things could do a number on your feet., then changed into some comfortable pajamas.
When she walked back into the living room to check on Natsu, the said man looked up drowsily, widening his eyes once he saw her.
Lucy looked back to see what he wa staring at, then back at him, "...Is everything okay?" She asked in confusion.
Natsu shook his head, "Y-Yeah it's just you look different from all the other times I've seen you."
Lucy shifted in her spot at the doorway, "Oh right, I forgot I'm usually wearing a lot of makeup when I see you."
"I like this Lucy better." He smiled softly before turning over face the other direction, letting out a yawn, "G'night Luce."
Lucy stared at the man, her face turning pink from the sudden compliment.
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Is this what a soulmate does to you?
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…
"Goodnight, Natsu."
XXX
Yay a development chapter! I hope it didn't feel too rushed, I've been working on it on and off for about the past 6 hours lmao. I'm so excited to see that so many of you have already read this story, but sadly I can't read your reviews yet! I'll be back in school tomorrow so probably no new updates until this weekend, but I'll be working hard to make this story as good as I can. :)
Date: 9/27/16
Time: 9:07 pm
Listening To: Tear In My Heart - Twenty One Pilots