Date: 9/27/16
Time: 11:25 pm
Listening To: Clear Ft. Mothica (Shawn Wasabi Remix) -Pusher
with your touch, i burned.
Waking up to a flurry of curse words was not on Lucy's to do list.
Yet it that's exactly what happened.
Having to squint from the blinding light of her bedroom window, Lucy wandered around her room practically blind until she reached the door. Without the door to block out some of the noise, the yelling became significantly louder, making her rub her eyes in confusion at who the hell was being this loud at 9 am.
At the sight of pink hair, she almost screamed.
"What are you doing here?"
Natsu jumped, causing yet another pan to collide with the floor sending a loud clang throughout the apartment.
"Oh," He visibly relaxed when he faced Lucy, "Mornin' Luce."
"Why are you here?!"
Natsu busted out laughing at her question, the man having to clutch the counter for support so he didn't fall over, "H-How much do you remember from last night?" He wheezed, wiping a few tears from his eyes.
Lucy puffed out her cheeks in embarrassment, What did happen last night?, "We went to Loke's party, I met some of your friends, and then we went back here. Wait-" She felt her face flame up, "Did we-"
"No!" Natsu cut her off quickly, his own face growing pink from the suggestion, "You just let me crash here since it was already past midnight when we got here."
The blonde sighed a bit in relief, "I did?"
"How much did you drink last night?" He chuckled, turning back to his colossal mess in the kitchen.
Lucy stretched as she made her way over to bathroom for some advil, "I only had like three…"
"Then you must have a hilariously low alcohol tolerance."
Sparks of yellow sprung from where she slapped his arm.
XXX
After a very unbelieveable explanation, Natsu explained that he was trying to make Lucy breakfast in thanks for letting him stay over, but he burned himself on the stove and dropped the pan.
Multiple times.
She helped him clean up the mess and actually make something edible this go round, the two working in a comfortable silence with the exception of Lucy's occasional instructions or the faint sound of the radio in the living room.
Little patches of purple and yellow lit up as they brushed past each other in the tiny kitchen, Natsu quietly humming to himself as leaned over the breakfast bar, checking his phone.
"It seems stripper started freaking out when I didn't come back last night," Natsu informed Lucy as he munched on a piece of bacon he stole from the plate.
The blonde whipped around to face him, "You didn't tell him where you were?"
"He was talking with this girl at Loke's party, so I figured he wouldn't want to be bothered."
Lucy shook her head, quietly chuckling to herself.
"So when's your roommate coming home? What was her name again, Brenda? Brandy?"
Lucy shrugged, glancing at the clock, "Brandish probably won't be coming back until later today, she spends most of her free time at her girlfriend's house."
Natsu watched her for a bit, before scrolling through his phone once again, "Then why doesn't she live there instead of making you take care of this place yourself?"
Lucy turned back towards her workspace of pots and pans, repeating the question to herself a few times before giving him an answer. "Dimiria lives in a pretty large household, and Brandish doesn't really have a good past with them, so she prefers to keep her distance from them time to time," She sighed, loading the dishwasher with the used dishes, "And besides, she pays her part of the rent, so I don't really mind."
"You seem lonely, though." Natsu replied after a while, backing off of the counter to stretch.
"I'm not." Lucy said softly, a small smile working its way up to her face, Anymore. She added silently.
XXX
After a morning of late breakfasts and Netflix marathons, Natsu suggested they go do something together.
They decided on the mall, since Lucy wanted to make her local drop by at the bookstore, and Natsu said that Gajeel works at a tattoo parlor in the East Wing.
"How about three?" Natsu asked as he poked at Lucy's arm, watching the whitish-yellow glow his contact created.
"Sounds good, just go home and change first."
"What, why?~" He whined, flopping his head off the couch, and kicking his legs up.
"Because you're not going to a mall in a suit blazer and two day old jeans."
"Pft, I look good." He ran his fingers through his hair, giving Lucy a pair of finger guns from his upside down position.
Lucy just rolled her eyes, a small giggle slipping past her lips.
Their bond was a strange one really.
It had been what, a week since they first met? Yet here they were, doing things that only best friends were expected to do, not two strangers who were forced together by fate.
But then again, was Natsu really a stranger?
Lucy watched as the pink haired male was trying to retrieve the TV remote upside down, jumping bit when he started to slip onto the floor.
Lucy shook her head in amusement, returning to the book in her lap.
XXX
The two had a blast at the mall, but completely went off track as soon as they stepped a foot through the sliding glass doors. Heading straight for the arcade to play against each other. Natsu winning most of the games, but Lucy did manage to completely wipe the floor with him at the retros.
"Since when were you so good at Pac-Man?" Natsu asked her as they made their way over to Gajeel's tattoo parlor.
"You've never seen me play." She shrugged, smirking as she played with her keychain she had gotten as a prize.
"Fair point." He laughed, raising up his arm to point at a gray shop with black designs on the windows.
"That's where metal head works," Natsu explained.
"Metal...head?" Luck glanced over at him, "That's what you call him?"
"Once you see him you'll see what I mean." He chuckled holding the door open once they got there.
Lucy mumbled a quick 'Thanks.' before stepping in, the interior actually being quite vibrant compared to the outside. As Natsu went up one of the workers, Lucy took her time to observe the many murals that decorated the walls of the small store front.
Dragons circled the walls, each scale being drawn so intricately Lucy was surprised this wasn't in a museum. Near the cash register, five tiny metal sculptures sat across the counter, the blonde noticing that once again they were dragons, except each one looking different from the last. She picked up one of them, examining it in her palms. She ran her finger over a scratch that had found itself near the snout of of the small dragon, the intersecting marks forming that of a 'x'.
"Hey bunny girl, drop the dragon."
XXX
Lucy jumped at the sudden noise, whipping around to face a tall man with unruly, long, black hair. His face was covered in piercings, hell, the blonde even noticed he didn't even have eyebrows.
She was trying really hard not to laugh at that.
"Oi! Metal head, backoff!" Natsu called from the other side of the room, the pink haired man stomping his way over to who Lucy presumed from the nickname, was Gajeel.
"Oh god he's here." She could hear him mutter as Natsu made his way over.
"You got a problem with Lucy?" He said, flashing his fanged teeth in warning.
"Who the hell is Lucy? And I thought I told you to stay out of my shop unless you're actually comin' to get something."
"Friends can't visit friends at work?"
"I don't remember becoming friends with a salamander."
Lucy shifted uncomfortably in her spot, not really wanting to be around if these two start fighting, "Uh, I'll be going look in the bookstore next door." She added awkwardly, not even sure if she was heard over their bickering.
With a quick wave goodbye, the blonde made her way out and over to the shop nextdoor.
XXX
After a few more hours at the mall and a bag full of books, Natsu and Lucy finally walked out the doors to leave.
They decided to take the back exit, since it was practically closing time and everyone would be heading out the main way.
Natsu yawned as they walked through the back parking lot, glancing up at the starry night sky, "How long were we in there?"
"A couple of-"
Natsu cut her off with his hand, mixes of orange and yellow glowing vibrantly from the touch.
'Is he scared? No, he couldn't be because there's yellow too-' Lucy racked her brain for the other emotion that was assigned with orange, trying to read Natsu's expression but the dark making it too difficult to tell.
"Luce, look."
Natsu pointed towards a small figure rustling in the dumpster nearby.
His voice came out dreamily, so that had to equal-
Curiosity.
In one swift motion, Natsu had managed to get close enough to the creature for it to come up to him.
A small blue kitten padded out of the alley way shadows, Natsu practically tackled the poor thing in a hug.
"Luce, look I found a cat!" He squeaked in excitement as the kitten brushed up against his legs.
"Why is it blue?" She asked in confusion, slowly making her way behind her pink haired companion to get a better look at the animal.
"Pft, who cares! It's a free kitten, Lucy."
"You're keeping him?"
"Obviously! What kind of heartless monster would I be to leave this poor, innocent creature out her in the cold!"
Lucy had to translate that last bit as Natsu had decided to break off into baby talk as he cradled the kitten in his arms.
"Oh!" He suddenly looked up at her, "He'll need to stay at your place."
"Wha?- Natsu I can't have pets in my apartment."
"Then where is he going to stay? Gray's hella allergic so he'd kill me if I brought him home!"
Natsu's rang, the man having to shift the kitten over so he could answer the call.
Halfway through the call, his dark eyes lit up and quickly hung up with whoever was on the other line,
"Lucy, do you have any Christmas plans?"
XXX
A/N: Wowie I was not expecting to get a chapter so fast, OR GET SO MANY WONDERFUL FANS WITHIN A DAY! Seriously thank you all for the compliments and ideas, I really appreciate it!
Thanks to everyone who reviewed!
bloodrayne766 - Thank you! I'm glad you're excited to see what's to come!
- I'll be adding Juvia later on don't worry! 3
Cheschire-Kat - Thanks for the compliment, and yes! There will be eventual Gajevy/Gruvia/Jerza, along with some minor Stingue. :)
Crimsonlink310 - Great idea! I actually planned on having a 'white' emotion in this story, but couldn't find the right one for it. If you noticed at the beginning of the chapter, I've already starting adding your suggestion. ^^
zzMiya-chanzz - Ahhhhh I'm glad you like it!~
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(note: Natsu/Gray/Cana/Lucy are all college seniors on winter break. Jellal/Erza/Gajeel/Mira, are all a year above them and have already graduated.)
Date: 9/28/16
Time: 11:28 pm
Listening To: Middle - ?
