Natsu pouted, standing outside the front of Lucy's apartment with an envelope full of jewels.

To be honest, it was quite a lot of money, and Natsu would have rather seen it be spent on food or something else that made more sense. But Lucy had to him to make sure it ended up in the land lady's hands along with the note about her plumbing problem.

He shoved the note in his pocket, readjusting his red coat as he ran a hand through his pink hair.

"Aye, Natsu." The blue cat muttered, sitting on the floor. "Are ya gonna do everything on the list?"

"Yep." He said, settling to cross his arms in a proud manner.

Happy hopped up from his tush and stood beside his partner, his expression serious as he readied himself for the task too.

They didn't need a second saying before the starting to make their was to where Lucy had told them the land Lady had lived, ready to simply hand over the dosh and the note.

He took his time to get to the door and knock upon it in his clumsy manner, sniffing slightly at the abusive smell that seeped through from beyond the land lady's apartment.

It wasn't long until the old lady yanked the door open, her judging eyes flicking around as she pushed her glasses up the brim of her nose; her grey hair messily sitting in a donut upon her head.

"What do you want, kid?" She asked, her breath ghastly as she looked up at Natsu, seeming impatient. The smell was definitely something she was cooking. Or brewing by the smell of it.

"I just came to pay Lucy's bill." He replied easily.

"Lucy?"

"Yeah, Lucy."

The woman looked him up and down, as if deciding whether or not his actions were legit.

"Who's Lucy?" She finally said.

Natsu gave a flat look at that.

Lucy had been living here a long time, and this lady had cleaned for room for seven years after they had been at Tenrou. Surely she would know who in the hell Lucy was.

"Lucy. Blonde, this tall-" He held a hand to his shoulder, "Pretty face, Lucy. She's in Fairy Tail, her dad sent her presents for seven years straight and you took some of her clothes-"

The lady gave a puzzled look at Natsu's words, as if barely convinced at what he was saying.

"What is the girl's last name?"

"Heartfilia."

"..."

"..."

"OHHH. THAT LUCY." She said, practically gasping as she held onto the door frame, her purple dressing coat practically whipping Natsu in the process. "Why didn't you say so!"

"Ser-"

"I'm afraid she'll need to give me the money herself."

"Hoi… she's sick, so we came to do it for her." Natsu defended, folding his arms as he gave the woman a crumpled expression. He wasn't going to give up that easy after all. How soft did she think he looked?

"Aye!" Happy added, settling himself on Natsu's shoulder for a clearer view, his tail curling around the boy's fluffy pink locks.

The woman looked concerned by Happy's appearance but then again, it wasn't like hers was much less concerning.

Alas, she continued, "Is all her rent in there?"

"Every jewel exact. Lucy counted it in front of us." He nodded, holding the envelope over.

She took it swiftly, tucking it immediately into her dressing coat pocket.
"Oh and also," He said, hesitating before deciding not to bother with the note. "The sink in Lucy's apartment, it's drippin' real bad."

He nodded, matter-of-factly. It really did need fixing, not that Natsu knew much about plumbing, but there was literally a puddle all the way near her fridge. It needed fixing considering how much rent she paid.

"Oh, I'm sorry dear, but I can't do anything about that."

"Eh? Whaddya mean? Aren't you the land lady?"

"That's right."

"Then how come you ain't gonna fix it?"

"I didn't break it now did I?"

He frowned, "Hey, you own this place so-"

"I said there's nothing I can do about it!" She snapped, yanking herself back into the room. "And I won't change my mind!"

With that, the granny slammed the shut right in Natsu and Happy's face, leaving them standing there with nothing but confusion.

"Aye… Natsu?"

"What?"

"You shoulda just given her the letter."

"Shut up." He said, nodding the cat off his head and into the sleeves of his red coat. "I gotta get her to fix it, Happy." Natsu added, his voice growing softer.

"Aye."

The two slumped to sit on the tiled floor, leaning against the wall not too far from the granny's door, watching it absentmindedly.

"But how are we gonna do it? Fight?"

He raised a brow, suddenly, types of fighting popping into his head.

He could challenge her! And if he won, she would have to do something for him in return! Yes! He clamped his hand into a fist, excited for the planning that had begun in that creative brain of his; his fist practically lighting up on fire until he was finally pulled away from his fantasy, Happy yanking on his cheek impatiently.

"No fighting."

"Hoi! I wasn't even..."

"Natsu! I know what we have to do!" The cat sounded exited this time.

"Eh?"

"Aye, Natsu… we have to persuade her!"

"What, like bribe her?"

"Hmm, sort of."

"What would Lucy try to do?"

"Aye… she'd probably dress up in one of her silly costumes and flirt."

"But she's an old lady." Natsu said with a flat look.

"Aye Natsu. But you're a young man."

The cat did a smug grin as the pink haired boy raised a brow.