A rich aroma of exotic, spicy dishes filled the luxuriously decorated apartment of Lucy Heartfilia and Natsu Dragneel. Inhaling the enticing vapors, the third resident of the household, an abnormally blue colored cat, stretched out on his expensive rest cushion, becoming extremely alert, especially when the scent of fried fish tickled his nostrils. He padded quietly into the kitchen and rubbed himself against the white creamy legs that stood by the counter, informing the person of his presence.

Lucy Heartfilia smiled down at her blue pet as he continued to attack her ankles with fervent licks and pawing, frequently giving her the big kitty eyes filled with tears. Rolling her chocolate brown eyes at the cat's antics, she placed a large spicy, lemon fried tuna in his feeding bowl.

"That's the last one you're gonna get, Happy. Hmm…I'll have to tell Natsu to take you for some serious exercise, like the ones Gajeel takes Lily on."

As the cat went off to finish his meal, but not before hissing at her menacingly, Lucy put the final touches to her famous strawberry triple layer cheesecake, special request from her best friend Erza Scarlet, and placed it on the dining table along with the rest of the delicacies. Many would say she had gone overboard with the amount of dishes she had prepared but knowing Natsu and his friends, her effort wouldn't go to waste.

Having finished her herculean task, Lucy walked softly into her living room, the blood red carpets providing a stark contrast to her baby pink sundress and slumped in her favorite armchair, which reminded her of large golden marshmallow. It was the kind of chair that molded around a person on contact, giving them the sensation of warm, loving hugs.

Just like Natsu….

She smiled at the thought of her salmon haired boyfriend, thanking the stars almost every single day for making her give him a chance, even though it was just by accident. Lucy could remember the day they first saw each other, clearly as if it were just yesterday…. the thunderous music, flashy neon lights, combined odor of sweat and perfume….oh the fun she had with her friends, it all seemed so far away. Now everyone was busy with their own things, hardly having time for each other, except for the weekend visits. For her too, the weekdays seem to go by in a blur, being a world famous model sure had its downsides, especially when it's for an internationally acknowledged firm like Fiore's Elite. Sure her one smile is worth more than her father's monthly income, which is self-explanatory as he is the head of the wealthy Heartillia Railways, but the thought of stress and anxiety was enough for her to be down in the dumps …..How she wished she could go back to her college days, when she had all the time and freedom anyone could offer. Shaking off her nostalgia, Lucy surprised herself by giving a small yawn. She peered at the dragon shaped clock by the window through sleep pooled eyes.

6:30….About an hour till Natsu and the others wreck her otherwise mundane life. With that sarcastically peaceful thought in mind, the blonde haired beauty succumbed to a much needed slumber.

Time seemed to drag at an immensely slow pace for Natsu Dragneel, the youngest and most successful CEO of Dragneel Incoporated. For the past hour, he had watched the needle of the rather ugly clock on on the dull wall of an equally dull room take its own sweet time to complete that 180 degree, completely ignorant of the meeting going on. It wasn't his fault at all, he had made sure that his new assistant, Jeniffer Locksar, was aware of his preference of having his meetings on any other day that wasn't a Friday, the day he could go home to her sweet smell of vanilla and strawberries and relish 30 minutes with her before their friends arrived to create an evening of fun and havoc. But somehow this foolish girl had managed to disobey the one order he had given her.

Natsu jumped slightly as the man conducting the meeting switched off the lights and turned on the projector.

Good, he thought, finding the actions suitable to hide the expressions of boredom and annoyance flickering across his face. On the other hand, this did bring back some rather embarrassing memories...the first time he had dared to ask his blonde beauty out on a date after trying in vain for two months. Not that he wasn't handsome, in fact many girls would dream for his one glance, but Lucy wasn't one of them. She was different and he knew he had to be careful. He was competing against the entire male population and he had the entire thing planned to perfection. But lets just say that day wasn't exactly his luckiest and he was rejected for the first time in his life. Though it wasn't and still isn't the best, it would remain one of the most sweetest memory of their college days, especially for Gray and Gajeel.

"Is everything to your liking, Mr Dragneel?"Max asked, a line of sweat budding on his temples, he perfect representation of someone new...someone eager to please. Natsu could understand his anxiety for he too had once been in those shoes, except the fact that he had to please his father, who under any situation was much more difficult.

DING

And all at once the clock struck seven. Natsu internally heaved a sigh of relief and stood up, the entire assembly rising with him. He turned his attention to the newbie who was now sweating puddles and gave him the signature Dragneel glare

"I found your discourse rather plain...informative but plain. So I'd suggest you add something other than internet cut outs, something that you could call your ignoring this one time, if you ever waste my time for this kind of nonsense, you get nothing short of dismissal."

And with that Mr Dragneel left the room...