Chapter 2

Awkward First Date

Lucy sat uncomfortably across from the man that had been occupying her thoughts for the past two days. Her gaze remained focused on the pure white cloth over the wooden table and the silver cutlery that lay neatly over a napkin. After they had exchanged numbers the only texts that had been sent between them was Lucy stating they were going on a date and then her telling him the time and location. The only reply she had gotten was a simple 'ok' and nothing else. It had made things probably one hundred times worse for the blonde's nerves as she still didn't know his name and he seemed to have no interest in her whatsoever. That was really hurting a girls self-esteem.

The only conversation that had really been made during the whole evening was when they had to give their order to the snobby waiter and Lucy was now ready to smash her head against the table in front of her and cry. It was going so terribly. Nearly as bad as when she went on a pity date with this scrawny boy in high school and he proposed to her in McDonalds. Everyone around let out either a gasp or a small 'aw' at his rather loud declaration and the young girl turned so red that she rivalled her late grandmothers cherry lipstick that made people visibly cringe. Lucy just hoped that her pink haired soul mate would be a gentleman and pay for the meal or at least half it because his order was too long and her wallet couldn't handle that sort of damage. A sly smile made its way onto her features as she had an idea to start a conversation and save this date from being a catastrophe.

"You're fat."

She stared him dead in the eye as she spoke those words and watched for a reaction. He looked at her for a moment before picking up his glass and staring at its contents. "You are too," he said before taking a sip from the glass. Her cheeks tinted pink and she would've screamed at him if they were not in a restaurant. That did not play out in real life as it had in her head and not only that but he actually had the audacity to call a woman fat!

"You're not meant to say that," Lucy hissed and he raised an eyebrow at her while a small smile pulled at his lips, "You're weird."

The blonde was going to kill him. She was going to stab him in the throat with her fork and laugh as she did so. The fact that he had insulted her twice in the last minute was just appalling. He was nothing like the men that she read about in her abundance of novels. He didn't try to charm his way into her heart or dazzle her with his smile! The young college student thought he was going to be a shy guy who was incredibly sweet and conservative because of his behaviour when they had first met but he was nothing of the sort.

"I'm not weird," she proclaimed loudly, which earned her a few stares from the public; "You're the weird one!" He tilted his head slightly and grinned at her, "How so?" Her cheeks were blazing at this point and she took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.

"You called me fat!"

"You called me fat?" He replied with scrunched up brows and pursed lips and Lucy would've gushed at how cute he looked if she were not so angry.

"I don't care if I called you fat. I was only joking!"

"Well maybe I was too," He grinned mischievously at the girl who had made them exchange numbers the other day as she practically threw a tantrum. Her cheeks were puffed out and her face was bright red as she mumbled incoherent things and glared at the ground.

They were interrupted as the snobby waiter came back with two plates of food in each hand and set one plate in front them, "I'll be back with the rest of your order, sir," He gave him a strange look before turning to Lucy with an irritated stare, "and could you please keep it down? Other customers are trying to eat in peace." He turned on his heel and walked away with his head held high in the air while Lucy quickly composed herself, grumbling in annoyance.

"You're quite fun," He said before digging into his meal and Lucy froze then blushed in embarrassment. It was strange how he could make her so flustered.

After that they both ate their meals in silence. Until she was finished that is, and then the blonde just watched the male opposite her nearly inhale plate after plate of food. It was fascinating how his jaw practically unhinged and opened to a ninety degree angle, which allowed him to dump the meal in his mouth and then swallow it whole. Disgusting, Lucy thought, but fascinating. He was a messy eater too she noted while sauce flicked onto her face and stained the white table cloth.

"What's your name anyway?" He said between mouthfuls and the English major cringed while she wiped orange sauce from her cheek.

"It's Lucy. What's yours?"

"Natsu," He answered and Lucy mentally did a happy dance. She had finally gotten his name and what was better was that he had asked for hers first! It may have seemed like the smallest achievement but to her it was like landing on mars. She would've been smiling from ear to ear right now if she weren't so disgusted by his eating habits. The young girl was snapped out of her trail of thought at the sound of clattering plates. She gazed at Natsu to see him stacking his last plate on top of a rather tall pile and wiping his mouth with his sleeve.

Napkins exist for a reason you know…

He sent her a grin that melted Lucy's heart and made a light shade of pink dust her cheeks. The guy then offered to show her a magic trick and she enthusiastically said that she would love to see it. He picked up the candle that was burning slowly in the middle of the table and that's how the fire brigade turned up to put out the blaze that nearly burned down the entire restaurant, but at least Lucy had gotten her his name, right?

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