It was almost two in the morning and Lucy was still up.
Though, she was missing her dream boyfriend badly, she knew that finding him in real life was better so there she was, sitting at her desk, squinting at her bright laptop as she searched for HOT PINK HAIRED MALE. The search was meaningless and she found nobody except cosplayers or posers who dyed their hairs pink—mostly females—and it was difficult since there weren't really anyone in the world with natural pink hair. And since she didn't know his name, it was harder to find him.
After all the years of dreaming of this perfect guy, how did she not get his name?
Lucy groaned and pushed her laptop away as she buried her head in her arms, a frown on her face as she felt her heavy eyelids begin to droop. She was completely tired and it didn't make it better that she had work tomorrow, too.
This dream guy was seriously messing with her inside and out and it was hard going through a day without thinking of him. He is what gets her through and he is what makes her want to come home and dream so she can see him again. He was her life-line and she was somewhat glad the dreams didn't stop. And with that, her eyes shut and everything went dark.
"Luuucy! I missed you! Where have you been?!" The pink-haired male shouted as the hint of whine and desperation was laced through his words, the male running to embrace her tightly in his arms. Lucy gasped as he hugged her tight and took the air away from her, his lips instantly crashing onto hers as she melted into it.
She felt the love and affection wash over her as she felt instantly better.
"Oh," she moaned in bliss as she held him tight. "I missed you."
"Then what took you so long?" He smirked, teasing her as he playfully twirled a strain of hair around his finger. Lucy only blushed as she planted a soft kiss on her cheek. "I was busy doing some research..."
"What kind of research?"
"Something about you," she said, tracing some kind of shape on his chest. "I wanted to find you."
"Find me? I was always here."
"No... Silly, I meant in real life." She smiled as she locked eyes with her lover. "How come I don't know your name but you know mine?"
"My name? Weirdo, you do know my name."
"I do?"
"Yeah, it's—"
Lucy gasped out loudly as she was brought back into the real world, her alarm clock ringing loudly as she stared up at her ceiling. The sun shined brightly into her room through the crack of her curtains as the streets were already busy with people trying to head to their daytime jobs.
Though it sounded lively, Lucy did not feel lively at all. She felt quite the opposite, she felt dead. She was so close on finding out his name and she was just so happy with him-why did it end so early? But somehow, she knew she knew his name. It was on the tip of her tongue but she didn't know.
Hearing the ringing of of her alarm clock, she got up and groaned in agony as she for ready for just another day of thinking about him.
"Why do you look so beat up today?" Gray asked as he sipped on a cup of iced coffee, looking at his friend who had dark circles and bags under his eyes.
Natsu, who yawned during the process, checked in as he sat down. "I was up all night." He said as he reached into the multiple boxes of donuts, grabbing a glazed once to stuff it in his mouth. "I couldn't sleep well, I kept waking up."
"Why?"
"I don't know—I would sleep then wake up like, ten minutes later. I tried multiple times so I just stayed up doing some researching,"
"Oh yeah, about that—we got our best artist in the group and he's going to stop by soon so you can explain how she looks like and we'll try to find her." Gray said as he grabbed yet another donut to bite into it, pointing at the fireman with his pinky-finger. Natsu looked pretty interested as he went to grab some coffee from the table, nodding. "That sounds great."
"Yeah, so try and not to look so beat up, will you?"
"I'm just tired and I'm missing her, s'all." He said as he gulped down the steaming up of coffee before pouring himself another cup and returning to his seat. "By the way, why are you here so early?"
"Wanted to give you some news and I heard you guys had donuts."
"You're a policeman—at least one of you bring donuts to the station every day." He furrowed his brows staring at Gray shrug and reach for his third donut. "I like donuts."
"I wonder why you're not fat yet."
"Shut up—here he comes. The artist," Gray said as Natsu's attention enhanced and he looked at the male approaching.
He had somewhat a built to him as he wore a dark vest over a light shirt with rolled-up sleeves, dark pants and striped shoes with plain tips. Around his neck he has a large, and light-colored ribbon, he wears a dark top hat with a light band around it and a pair of glasses-like goggles on his eyes. He looked like a french painter and Natsu wondered why anybody would want to look like that.
Without anymore rude thoughts, the fireman approached him and shook his hand, giving him a large grin.
"Hello, I'm Natsu Dragneel. You are—?"
"I am Reedus Jonah—nice to meet you, Natsu."
"So, flame-head, tell Reedus your dream girl." Gray smirked as Reedus grabbed his items out from the large bag Natsu failed to notice he had. He pulled out a large sketch book and a pencil, sitting down where Natsu had sat and looking at the rosy-haired male to start.
Natsu felt uneasy about this as he gave his friend a nervous glance, hesitating a bit before finally sitting down right in front of him to explain.
As he explained every detail of his love, Reedus expertly sketched the woman he was talking about. Without any flaws or mess ups, he drew every carve and canny of her body, perfecting the master piece as Gray peered over his shoulder, curiously.
Natsu, whom fell into his dreamland, had his eyes closed as he tried remembering everything about her.
Even her cute little smile.
"Oh yeah, she wears this outfit—this blue and white outfit a lot. It's like a short blue skirt and brown boots, her top is white and black and she matches it with this brown belt full of keys. She likes collecting keys,"
"That's kind of a weird hobby."
"Shut up—I think it's pretty cool." Natsu growled at Gray who raised his hands in reasoning. The two adults started to bicker back and forth as Reedus just finished his drawing, smiling to himself as he looked at his master piece he had just finished.
"Your girl is very beautiful," He commented making the two stop and stare at him.
Gray was the first to shove Natsu to the side to go see how she really looked like, ready to laugh when he found out if she was butt-ugly. But when he grabbed the sketch book from Reedus' hands and looked at the art, his smile dropped and his eyes widened.
Natsu, who noticed his smile dropping, wrenched the book from his hands and looked at the drawing. His jaw dropped in an instant and he looked like he just saw a ghost making Reedus frown.
"Is—is something the matter?"
"What the... WHAT THE HELL. This cannot be the girl you are talking about!" Gray shouted as he recovered from his shock, wrenching the book from his hands again to stare at it closely. Natsu only grinned widely as he nodded, giving Reedus two thumbs up. "Good job, you drew her perfectly. It is on point!"
"Wait, are you saying that this is what she actually looks like?!"
"Yeah, that's her. You need to color her in... do you have color pencils?" Natsu asked as he held his hands out, Reedus digging in his bag to pull out a box of them. He handed them to the fireman who took the book from the shocked policeman to place it on the table, grabbing a brown and yellow to color in her hair and eyes.
"You have to be lying, Natsu! That is not her!"
"It is her! I swear it is—I told you she's beautiful!" Natsu said as he flicked the policeman off who glared and cursed under his breath. "That is so not her."
"Why do you not believe this is her, Gray?" Reedus asked making the policeman shrug and sigh, looking away. "Because, uh, I don't know."
"You know something—spill." Natsu said as he stopped coloring to stare at his best friend who looked a bit uneasy. Natsu raised his brow at him and waited as Gray scratched the back of his head, clearing his throat.
"I know her."
And like that, Natsu's heart stopped.
"Lu-Chan! We got a order for a graduation cake—they're coming to come pick that up tomorrow so you better get working on it!" Levy shouted as she came into the kitchen where Lucy was slowly and carefully icing a cake which had a large red happy birthday! written on it. When she was done, she sighed and admired her beautiful cake as she grinned. "Isn't it pretty?"
"Lu-Chan, I really don't know how you do this."
"Not that hard once you get used to it. So, what's this about a graduation cake?" Lucy asked as she dusted her hands off as she whipped the access dirt off, grabbing the sheet of paper to read it thoroughly.
Meanwhile, Levy just stared in awe.
"A purple graduation cake with a black cap and the words... mmm, okay. I'll have it done by tomorrow morning," Lucy smiled making Levy smile back. "Great! Now that is out of the way..." Levy muttered as she heaved herself on top of the counter top. "Lu-Chan, spill the beans." Levy said as swung her short legs back and forth.
Lucy only stared as she eyed her friend in confusion, wondering what she was talking about. "What beans?"
"C'mon—you can't honestly think I won't notice!"
"Notice what?"
"How tired you look. You look like a train ran over you—couldn't you sleep with Mr. Dream boat by your side?" Levy asked making Lucy snort and cross her arms. "For your information—I was up all night doing research."
"About him?"
"Yeah—apparently, there aren't a lot of people with natural pink hair that's a guy."
"Then shouldn't it be easy to find him?" Levy asked making Lucy sigh and shake her head. "That's what I thought but it's so difficult."
"Then maybe you should ask the police to find him."
"Like what? Tell them I'm looking for a guy I found in my dreams? They're going to send me to a mental hospital at best," Lucy scoffed as she went back to work, going to the fridge that was against the wall to grab some eggs and milk. Levy watched her friend go from place to place as she sighed, frowning slightly. "I wish I can help."
"I'm fine—after years of trying, I know that it won't be easy."
"Well, whatever you need, you know where to find me! I need to head out now before Erza finds out that I'm talking to you. By the way—she requested a strawberry cake so you should work on that." Levy winked as she hopped off the counter to dust herself off. "And maybe you should have one, too."
"Nah, I think I'll pass. Want to grab some lunch with me later?"
"Yeah, sure!"
—X—
"I hate Spring." Levy said as she and her best friend walked down the streets of the busy city, tightening her small pea coat around her as Lucy scoffed. "You're not the one with allergies."
"Even though I don't have spring-time allergies, I hate spring."
"And can I know why?"
"Because that's when it rains a lot and I'm not a big fan of rain, y'know?" Levy said making Lucy laugh and shake her head side to side, looking up to watch the white fluffy clouds blow past them as it started to get a bit gray in the sky. "I don't mind Spring but I really like summer,"
"Why summer?"
"I don't know... I just have this unknown affection to summer. Like, when I think about it, I just feel all fuzzy and warm."
"Like you're in love?" Levy asked making Lucy snort and nudge her friend a bit, crossing her arms over her chest to sigh. "Something like that, I guess."
"Did you meet Mr. Dream boat in summer or something?"
"Yeah, I did. But I don't think it's because of that," Lucy murmured as she tried to think of the reason why. She knew why she did—it was on the the tip of her tongue like it always was. Just like her lover's name, she knew it but she just couldn't say it!
"Well, you'll find out one day. C'mon, I'm starving!"
It was night again and Natsu was dreaming, again. But this time, it wasn't just to see his beloved, it was to get answers because Gray was an idiot for not knowing shit. Though, he did get a bit information because apparently they used to be room-mates back around their late college years in a small apartment but they had to be separated since Lucy was leaving.
They only known each other for only a year and a half but he did say they were close.
"Natsu! Hey, Natsu!" The blonde shouted as Natsu zoned back in, blinking rapidly as he looked at his girlfriend who gave him a pout. She was dressed in a pink and yellow star bathing suit as the male was in his favorite red-flamed swim trunks.
"Natsuu—what's wrong? You're not listening to me!"
"Babe, do you know some named Gray Fullbuster?"
"Eh?" She blinked, tilting her to the side as she got confused over the sudden question. Natsu sighed and leaned in closer, looking at his girlfriend who stared. "Gray. Gray Fullbuster, do you know anyone of that name?" He asked once again making her furrow her brows. She thought about it for a bit until she remembered the face of the said man. "Ah, I know him!"
"You do?"
"Yeah—we used to be room-mates back around when we were seniors in college. Why do you ask?"
"Because... he told me about you. Baby, why didn't you tell me, earlier?" He groaned making her frown and blink. "I didn't know it was important." She said making him groan and lean back into his chair. He covered her face with his palms as his heart raced in his chest—finally getting the feeling that he was getting somewhere with this.
"Natsu, don't be mad at me." She whimpered making him uncover his eyes and look across the table at his girlfriend who looked like she was about to try.
He went into panic mode as he stood and went over to her side, kneeling in front of her. "Babe, no, I'm not mad at you. Not all all,"
"You're upset... I'm sorry," She sniffled making him reach forward and grab her head into his palms, kissing her lips. "Baby, no, I'm not. See? Not mad—I love you." He said making her grab him and hug him tight. His entire body went warm as he relaxed, embracing the woman he loved so much.
"I love you—so, so much."
"I love you too," She giggled as he rocked her back and forth in place. "Hey... Luce?" He said, feeling the excitement bubble in his stomach as he was finally able to call her by her name. Thanks to Gray, he now knew her entire name.
"Yes, Natsu?"
"Where do you live?" He asked, trying to pry enough information from her to know more about her.
He never knew why he never asked her about everything else like where she lived or what her name was. Maybe it was because he had a thought she might not be real but after realizing that Gray knew her, he was going to find out everything he can from her. But then again, he rather be intimate with her than talk.
"We live together! Don't be stupid, Natsu."
"Yeah... you're right. Sorry, that was stupid." He laughed as he stood up and picked her up along with him, a loud squeal coming from her mouth. "Natsu! What are you doing?!"
"Hey... y'know, how you always wanted a daughter named Nashi?"
"Yeah?" She asked as her cheeks flushed red, a smirk crawling up to his mouth as they were suddenly in their bedroom. "Let's make her."
a/n: the more i write about this story, the more i dislike it. why? idk, it like it a lot but at the same time, i don't. xD
oh well, as long as you guys like it, amiright.
here's a early update, i hope you enjoyed it! don't forget to leave a lovely review so i know you liked it so i can update faster. ;*
