~PREVIOUSLY ON THE LAST CHAPTER~
Levy sighed and left his room, going back down to her desk. She was excited to tell Lucy about the news and she was excited for tomorrow.
She just wishes Natsu wouldn't be too harsh on Lucy. Or else Natsu would be the one hurt.
Lucy woke up at 6 that very morning, excited for her first day at work. When Levy had told her that she's gotten her a job at Fairy Tail Inc. as an assistant to the owner, Lucy couldn't have been any happier. She loved fairy Tail Inc. She's been there a couple of times and everyone was real nice and fun. But she's never met the owner of the place so she was real excited to meet the guy. Lucy has heard he was a very nice man but she wonders why his assistants keep on quitting on him.
She decided she won't mind that and put on a great impression starting from today.
The blonde woman put on her heels as she looked at herself in the mirror, a huge smile on her lips. She fixed her white blouse and buttoned the last three buttons on her violet cardigan, making sure she gotten everything she needed. She wore a black pencil skirt and black heels to match her outfit, her hair and makeup-up all done.
She forgot the last time she's dressed up like this.
Lucy looked at the clock and noticed she had 15 minutes to go to work, smiling as she had time for breakfast. Having a job so close by made all her worries disappear.
Levy was still asleep since her work started at 9AM and when she asked why she had to come to work 2 hours early, she said the owner wanted to show Lucy some stuff before her real day started.
The 22-year-old grabbed the toast she prepared and popped it on her mouth, holding it between her teeth as she poured herself a glass of orange juice.
It really was a good day.
Once the woman was finished eating, she looked at the clock to see she only had 7 minutes till it was 7AM. Lucy grabbed her purse and checked to see if she had everything inside. Once she checked, she was on her way to her first day at work.
Her smile never left her beautiful face as she walked down the street of where she and Levy shared an apartment, the streets being filled as it normally was. She lived where lots of buildings, cars, and people were, the streets always being loud and busy. But she couldn't ask for anything else—her life and where she lived was perfect in her eyes.
Lucy took a sharp right turn and came face to face to one of the tallest buildings, looking up to make her smile even wider. She sighed and entered the place, the doorman greeting Lucy as she entered. Lucy stepped inside and the smell of paper, air-fresher, and floor wax filled her nostrils. She walked towards the elevator, the building almost about empty. She felt a bit lonely but it was early and she understood.
Once she was in the elevator, she pressed the top button, allowing the doors to close and the elevator take her all the way up to the top of the building. The elevator dinged and she entered the place, her eyes widening at the sight. It was a beautiful place—the area covered with pictures, paintings, and the walls were painted a light green which Lucy thought it was a beautiful color.
She saw two double doors and she took in a deep breath, her heart beat increasing.
She was going to meet her boss today and she was nervous. What if he didn't like her? What if he was an asshole? What if he's some pervert that hired her because she looked smoking hot? All these bad ideas swirled in her head till she remembered Levy. Levy got her this job and she was her best friend, she won't do something as bad as giving her to some creep just because she wanted a job.
Lucy ignored every negative thought and put on her best smile, her knuckles knocking on the wooden door twice before she paused. When she didn't hear a response she did it again, just a little bit louder.
Moment past and the door didn't open nor did she hear a response come from behind the doors. She got curious so she opened the door, poking her head inside.
"Uhm, hello?" Lucy walked into the room, gently closing the door behind her as she walked inside.
"Hello?" Lucy said once again, her heels clicking every time she took a step.
When she got closer to the desk she noticed something pink and it was moving. She went closer and then noticed it was a person.
Lucy knitted her eyebrows together as she gotten worried—what if he was hurt or something?
"U—Uh, sir?" Lucy reached towards him, her fingers about to come in contact with the person but he suddenly shot up, startling Lucy. She backed away, holding her arms close to her as she watched the man groan, his eye heavy with sleep and his clothes all wrinkled. He blinked several times before his eyes focused on the person in front of him, a fist rubbing his right eye. Lucy couldn't help but think he was so cute—like a small child. "Who are you?"
"Oh, uhm, hi I'm Lucy Heartfillia—"
"Oh! Levy's friend!" Suddenly his face stretched into a wide grin and it made Lucy feel at least a bit more comfortable. She returned the smile and watched as the man walked around his desk, coming to stand in front of Lucy.
She had to look up at him and having him closer to her eyes, he wasn't as bad-looking as Lucy thought he'll be. No; he was drop-dead gorgeous. His hair was an odd pink color but he looked good in it, his shoulders wide and hard-looking; his muscles being a big distraction to Lucy. He had a killer smile and she wonders what other good traits her has of himself.
Maybe he was secretly a model that was looking for a blonde brown-eyed girl as a girlfriend? She would love to be his any day.
"Hey, do you mind staying here for a while? I have to get a new set of clothes and stuff—I've been here all night and I stink." Natsu rubbed the back of his head, grinning sheepish in her direction. Lucy snapped out of her thoughts as she nodded, a small laugh coming out of her lips. "Oh, sure! I don't mind, I'll stay here!"
"Awesome, I'll come and explain shit to you once I get back. For now, you can organize my desk or bookshelf or whatever," Natsu pointed to the large bookshelf as he turned away and started walking to some other part of his office, Lucy now noticing how big the place was. Once he disappeared Lucy got to work, a big smile on her face.
He was as bad as she thought he would be—he was actually nice and comfortable to be around.
She just wonders why his assistants keep quitting on him. Maybe because he was too good-looking and they got distracted? She decided she'll ask later. For now, she had some organizing to do for her new boss.
~X~
Lucy took in a deep breath as she smiled widely, proud that she had finished organizing his desk. Surprisingly, it took a good 20 minutes but it was clean and it looked brand new. Now she just had to do the bookshelf.
"Wow, I haven't seen my desk that clean since months ago," A deep voice said interrupting Lucy from her work. She turned around and blushed red as she saw her boss half-naked and dripping wet from his shower, she assumes, he just took. "Thanks, you did well."
"No problem . . . it is my job, after all."
"Hmm, yeah, did I take too long?"
"No, you're fine. I just finished cleaning your desk." Lucy smiled, watching the man approach her in a calm manner. He didn't seem to mind walking around half-naked in front of a woman he just met 20 minutes ago. "Thanks Luigi! I did a great thing hiring you!"
"It's Lucy."
"Lucy? What's Lucy?" Natsu turned to look at Lucy, his eyebrows raised. "My name? My name is Lucy," Lucy said, pointing at herself as she watched his face shift into confusion. "What? I thought it was Luigi?" Lucy somehow felt a bit ticked off that he would get her name mixed with up Luigi. The names don't even sound the same and he was mixing them up? "No, my name is Lucy, uh—"
"Natsu. Natsu Dragneel,"
"Natsu." Lucy said his name, testing it out. "Yeah, names Natsu!" He grinned widely, Lucy looking back up at him. "Natsu, well, err, my name is Lucy." Lucy said as she tried explaining but Natsu didn't seem to get it. "Can I call you Luigi?"
"Absolutely not."
"Why not?"
"Because my name is not Luigi!"
"So? I can use it as a nickname, how about it?"
"No!"
"Please?"
"I said no."
"Geez, you're no fun." Lucy shot him a look and suddenly she just wanted to give him a good slap in the face. She regrets saying all those good things about him—he was an idiot. Lucy was startled when she saw Natsu reach forward and pinch her nose with his fingers, a playful grin on his face.
"Don't be so uptight, Lucy. I was just joking." He said, making Lucy flush in embarrassment and rub her nose which hurt due to the pinching he did few seconds ago.
She watched as Natsu walked on over to the couch that was also in the room, a black dress shirt laid out on the white couch. He grabbed the towel that was around his shoulders and dried his hair, rubbing the fluffy towel over his head for a moment before tossing it to the couch and grabbing the shirt. He quickly put his arms through the sleeves of the shirt and turned towards Lucy again, buttoning the buttons as he went on over to his desk.
He grabbed the clock that was on his desk and looked at the time, seeing that it was almost 7:30AM.
A groan escaped his lips. "Man, you do keep your promises, don't you?"
"Eh?"
"You came right on time . . ." Natsu murmured, his onyx eyes shifting to look at Lucy then back at the clock, his hands now reaching for the sleeves of the shirt. He started to roll them up, doing it to the other sleeves once he was done with the first one. He finished and huffed, facing Lucy who looked at Natsu in a curious manner, wondering what he was blabbing on about.
"Hey, you're actually not that ugly."
Lucy felt like he just gave her face a slap and she froze, an angered expression replacing her curious. "Excuse me?"
"I said you're not ugly."
"Well aren't you shy about speaking your mind," Lucy muttered, sarcasm laced around the words but Natsu didn't seem to pick it up. "Nah, I actually don't care."
"You don't say?"
"Calm down, Luigi, can't you take a joke?"
"It's Lucy for the final time!" Lucy shouted causing Natsu to smirk and walk on over to his bookshelf. Lucy crossed her arms and huffed, her liking of this guy dropping in a fast pace. He was not like how she imaged he'll be.
Lucy turned to look at him again and saw that his pointer finger was trailing on the books starting from the top, slowing reaching the bottom. When he was in the middle part of the bookshelf he suddenly stopped, his face brightening up.
"Ah-ha! There it is!" He pulled out a dark blue book, a grin appearing on his face. Lucy watched him hold the book out, the man sucking in some air to blow it out on top of the book, the dust exploding in the air in front of him. She watched him wave the dust away and walk on over to his desk, the man looking through the book in a quick way, checking its condition. Once he found that it was in good condition he looked up at the blonde who was staring at him.
"Hey, catch!" He threw the book towards her, Lucy's eyes widening as she extended her arms to catch the book.
She barely caught the book as she sighed in relief seeing that she didn't damage the book in any way. She looked up to shoot the man a glare, clutching the book to her chest. "Hey! What was that for? You could have at least handed me the book not throw it!"
"You were far away and I wanted to test your catching abilities."
"It's not like we're going sports or something!" Natsu shrugged and sat down on his chair. He leaned back against his chair and put his feet on the table again, wrapping his arms around his head. "That's the book of what to do and what not to do. It's basically a book of rules so read it over and report back to me in an hour or whenever I need you." Natsu waved her off, Lucy feeling rage building up inside her. She just wanted to take the book she had in her hand and smack him right across the face with it but she knew that was impossible. The guy writes her pay-checks and if he didn't, she knew she would have already smacked that grin right off his face. He was her boss and she was his assistant. And that was it.
Lucy huffed and turned around, walking on over to the couch getting ready to read the book.
She swore once she saw her blue-haired best friend again she will have a very friendly chat about setting her up with this—this imbecile. How was she going to enjoy her job when she had to deal with that? Lucy sighed and opened the book, looking at the first page.
Might as well get started because this book was thick.
Lucy just finished reading the book and slammed it on the coffee table, groaning a bit. She leaned back against the couch and thanks the heavens she had finally finished reading that thick-ass book which was not interesting at all. She loved books but this one was so boring she had the urge to chuck it somewhere and go have a donut or something but her boss told her to read it so she did.
She looked to where Natsu was sitting and envied him; see that he was snoring away on his desk while time ticked away. She wonders how he manages the job and how in the world he was the owner of this successful business.
Lucy stood up as she straightened her clothing, walking over to his desk to check the time. It was almost 9AM and she was glad they weren't going to be the only ones in the building.
She put the clock back down and looked at Natsu, watching him snore his ass off. She stared at him for a moment, his breathing making the papers in front of him lift up a bit then fly back, doing the same process for a moment. Lucy thought about it for a moment, wondering if she should wake him up soon because if anybody saw him like this he was sure to get fired or downgraded but knowing him for almost 2 hours, this might be normal.
Suddenly, a black marker found Lucy's eyes and she was tempted to draw on the man's face. It was childish but it was going to be fun and she wanted to live her young age the way she wanted so she reached for it but stopped when her eyes caught another marker next to it with a neon green top on it. She picked it up in her hand and read the label, smiling as she noticed it said, Glow in the dark.
She remembered while cleaning Natsu's desk that he had his calendar open and he had a meeting today.
Lucy snickered and opened the cap up, leaning in to draw something goofy on his face.
Payback is a bitch, Natsu.
~X~
Lucy read a magazine as she seated on the couch, watching as the clock ticked by and how Natsu still didn't wake up. It's been almost an hour and he was going to be late to the meeting but Lucy didn't feel like waking him up.
Her eyes widen when she remembered something she read in the rule book earlier. "The assistant's job is to keep the boss in check and on time to his meetings. If failed to do so the assistant must be fired immediately." Lucy stood up and quickly made her way to Natsu, putting her hands on his shoulders to shake him awake. She didn't want to get fired so soon, she only had the job for 3 hours! "Natsu! Natsu, wake up! Natsu!"
He gurgled in his sleep, Lucy finding it a bit disgusting. "Natsu, wake up! You have a meeting in 5 minutes!"
"5 more minutes, Luigi."
"It's Lucy!" Lucy shouted, jolting Natsu awake as she screamed in his ear. He rubbed his eye with his right fist and looked at Lucy, blinking a couple of times. "You have a meeting in 5 minutes, you dork!" Lucy shouted pointing at the clock that was at his table ticking away, his eyes widening for a second.
"Shit! Erza is going to kill me if I'm late!" Natsu shouted as he stood up, grabbing his papers to run towards the door. "I'll see you later, Luce! Take care of the office for me!"
Lucy scoffed and crossed her arms, tsking. "Idiot."
While Lucy was office-sitting Natsu ran down the hallway and down the stairs, running past the workers who greeted him but got ignored, the man turning to a corridor to run into somebody. He fell to the ground along with the woman who squealed as she fell to her bum, Natsu cursing out loud. He gasped as he remembered the meeting, getting on his knees to grab the fallen paper.
"Shit, shit, shit! Erza is going to seriously murder me!"
"Erza?" Natsu looked up to see his childhood friend, Lisanna looking at him with knitted eyebrows. "Hi Lisanna, I'm really busy right now—great dress you have on!—but now I need to go so yeah, bye!" Natsu grinned at her for a moment before dashing off, spinning around to dodge the next person.
He left Lisanna there with a confused expression, the pink-haired man barging into a room full of people. Everyone turned their head to look at him, Natsu breathing hard as he grinned at them. "S—sorry I'm late."
"Natsu. You're 2 minutes late,"
"Psh, 2 minutes, no biggy!"
"Natsu," A scarlet-haired woman glared at him making most of the males in there shrink in their seat along with Natsu, the owner of Fairy Tail Inc. walking towards her. "Hey, let it go, Erza! He's earlier than normal!" One guy shouted laughing a bit while Natsu smiled at him, shooting him a thankful grin. He grinned back and Erza sighed, Natsu now standing next to her. "Sorry, I slightly dozed off and I accidently bumped into Lisanna on my way."
"Right, I forgot your 19th assistant quit on your yesterday." Erza sighed as she face-palmed slightly, Natsu smiling innocently.
"Oh, no need to worry about Mario! I got another one just today—her name is Luigi!" The whole room gotten dangerously quiet as they stared at Natsu, wondering what in the world he was saying. "Natsu, I think you play too much Mario." One of the representatives of Lamia Scale said, sweat-dropping at the thought.
"Ah, such a lucky kid, he has time to play games!" Goldmine, owner of Quatro Cerberus Corporations, said. "Alright, settle down!" Erza said causing the chatting to die off, the woman facing Natsu who stared at her. "Natsu, do you mean Maria?"
"Yes, that's what I said, Mario."
"No, not Mario. It's Maria." Erza sighed, shaking her head side to side. "No wonder she quit on you. And who is this Luigi girl, now?"
"My new assistant!"
"What the—you and I will talk later, for now, let's resume the meeting."
"Yes ma'am!" The room erupted with agreements, everyone scooting in their chair or sitting up to listen to Natsu's words. They turned on the projection screen and Erza turned the lights off, Natsu grabbing his pointer. "Alright guys, as you see Fairy Tail and other—"Natsu turned to face the crowd but when he saw the faces they were making him immediately stopped talking. Some looked at him as if he was weird, some looking like they were confused, but most of them looked like they were going to burst out laughing. "Uhm, what?"
"Natsu . . . What—what's on your face?" An orange haired male asked, trying his best not to laugh. "Loke, can't you see?" One nudged the owner of the Spirit Inc. asked, putting one of his palms against his lips. "He—he's handsome!" Soon, the whole place burst into laughter, confusing Natsu even more.
"What the hell are you guys laughing about?"
"Ah, Natsu-Kun looks adorable!"
"Adorable! Bob said he's adorable!"
"Loke—he looks so m—manly!"
"What the hell?" Natsu shouted, obviously confused and angry now. The lights turned on once more and the markings disappeared, making everyone make their laughter fade away. "What were you laughing at?" Natsu shouted, crossing his arms over his chest while he glared at everyone in the room.
Erza sighed as she handed him a mirror, turning the lights off again to allow the glow in the dark markings show up on his face. Natsu's face shifted into complete horror as the room burst into laughter once more, Natsu's face becoming a slight pink.
"What—what the . . . LUCY!"
When it was around 11 Lucy was wondering when Natsu will be back, playing with a rubix cube she had found on Natsu's desk, trying to figure it out. She was bored out of her mind and he was taking so long she even got time to organize the bookshelf and put the books in alphabetic order. She cleaned his table and even cleaned the whole office but he still wasn't back!
Lucy sighed as she turned the rubix cube around, tossing it on the coffee table. She was so bored and she wonders if Natsu found out it was her who drew on his face. Lucy leaned against the couch as she jolted, hearing the door slam open. She looked up to see a red-faced Natsu stomping towards her, looking pretty angry and embarrassed. "You!"
"Y—yes?"
"It was you, wasn't it?"
"What was me?" Lucy tilted her head to the side, acting dumb. She knew what he was talking about but she didn't want to give it away so fast. Natsu shot Lucy a glare and put a hand over his mouth, staring at her with his onyx orbs before speaking. "You drew on my face with glow in the dark marker, didn't you?" Lucy gasped, pretending to look shock. "Who drew on your face, Mr. Dragneel?"
"It's Natsu, and it must have been you! You were with me the entire time!"
"Yeah, it was me, Mr. Dragneel."
"I knew it! And stop calling me Mr. Dragneel. Call me Natsu,"
"Okay Mr. Dragneel." Natsu glared at her, an annoyed expression crossing his features. "What did I just say?"
"What did I just say?"
"Before that,"
"I don't know, don't remember." Lucy shrugged, a small grin appearing on her face as Natsu stared at her with an annoyed expression. Suddenly, he chuckled, making Lucy cock her head to the side. "Ah, I see what you're doing."
"Hm? What am I doing?"
"You want to play that game with me, huh, Luigi?" Lucy furrowed her eyebrows at him, pressing her lips into a tight line. Natsu leaned in closer and smirked as Lucy's eyes widen and her cheeks turned a slight pink color, staring right into her eyes. "Let me warn you—I don't play to get even. I play to win," Lucy scoffed and crossed her arms, looking away.
"Hm, you're interesting, you know that?" Natsu pointed out making Lucy blush just a tiny bit. He chuckled and went on over to his desk, sitting down to look around his desk. "Did you finish the book?"
"Yep, I did."
"Good,"
"Are you going to test me on it?" Natsu looked up and snorted, causing Lucy to raise an eyebrow. "I don't even know a single word in that book—why would I test you on some book I never actually read?" Lucy felt her jaw drop and her whole world shatter. So she read that book for nothing? She wasted one hour of her life reading that book for nothing? Lucy felt fury rise up inside her body, grabbing the closest thing to her—which was the rubix cube—and chuck it at Natsu who easily caught it in his left hand. "Whoa, calm down, Luce."
"How many times do I have to say my name is Lucy?" The blonde roared in fury, wanting to throw every single thing at him but she knew she couldn't do that. The rubix cube was only a friendly warning. Friendly.
Natsu held the rubix cube in his hands, his mind wandering. She could actually be the second Erza. "Hey Luigi—"He started to speak but stopped when he saw the woman lunge at him.
Before he knew it he was running around his office grinning like a fool which an angered woman chased him from behind.
A/N: Here is the next chapter up for the boss! Ah, it took me a while to write this because I was so tired but I really wanted to update some of my stories so here it is!
I hope you liked it and thanks for reading, review for mwah.