What's up peeps?! Welcome to another chapter of Fairy Tail: A Guild Life!

I'm currently in the middle of writing chapters for my other two stories as well, which if you don't follow me are Halo 4: A Rip in Time and Pokémon: Hopes & Dreams. I put my stories on hiatus a few months ago due to personal reasons, and I apologize for that.

But I'm back now, and I'm firing on all cylinders for these stories! Halo 4 is just a handful of chapters away from being finished, and I've got several more ideas for stories that I'll probably start up after I finish it.

What my basic plan involves is this: I will be working on no more than three stories at a time, due to the chapters taking forever to come out in the first place. Can you imagine how slowly I'd update this story if it was one of TEN I was working on? Yeah… not gonna to do that.

ANYWAY! I hope you guys enjoy your daily dose of prescribed NaLu!

-A Guild Life-

-Chapter 3-

Somewhere within the Sorcerer Weekly Magazine headquarters, a man wearing a pink t-shirt, blue jeans, brown shoes and black sunglasses sat in his chair writing a story he'd been working on for a few weeks. He ran a hand through his styled blonde hair as he continued to type at his typewriter, when suddenly a single large strand of his hair shot up like an antenna on his head and quivered. He jumped up from his seat, his face contorted in a shocked and bewildered look. "What… is this?! The COOLNESS is off the charts!" The strand of hair pointed west like a compass, and the man knew exactly what he had to do. "It's Fairy Tail… something COOL is happening! OH YES!" With a big grin on his face, he grabbed his camera case and dashed out of the headquarters faster than a bullet train, leaving a trail of dust and papers in his wake as he passed his coworkers. "THIS IS GOING TO BE SO COOOOOL!" He yelled as his voice faded into the distance.

oooOOOOooo

With not a cloud in the sky, sunlight shot down from the heavens and illuminated all of Fiore in its warm light. But nowhere else did the light shine brighter than on Magnolia's Fairy Tail Guild Hall. Beams of light shone through the hall's multitude of wide open windows just a mere twenty minutes after Natsu and Lucy's unexpected public display of affection, and understandably the Fairy Tail guild was still trying to wrap their heads around what had transpired.

"Let's hear it for Lucy and Natsu!" Elfman yelled at the top of his lungs, raising a glass into the air. The entire guild cheered along with him, and those who had glasses raised them as well. At the center of all this chaos sat Natsu, Lucy, Gray, and Erza at a long table. Natsu had his arm around Lucy, whom was leaning into him in a sort of cuddle position. Natsu couldn't help the big grin that made its way across his face, and Lucy couldn't stop giggling.

"This calls for another drink!" Cana yelled as she chugged down a whole glass of whatever she had managed to get her hands on this time.

"Congratulations you two!" Levy cheered.

"It looks like things have gotten out of hand again." Erza observed with a small smile on her face. As per usual, the guild was absolutely ablaze with activity.

"Yeah, no kidding." Lucy agreed. "I had no idea that us… well… getting together… would be such a big deal!"

"It's freakin crazy." Natsu agreed.

"Are you joking?!" Levy asked with a smile. "This is amazing news!"

Gajeel walked over and leaned on the table facing Natsu. "Some speech you made back there, Salamander. Really sounded like Shakespeare, especially that part when you smashed your head into the wall." He said sarcastically. Natsu narrowed his gaze at Gajeel, who of course was smiling back with that devilish grin to instigate.

Levy looked at Gajeel for a moment before crossing her arms and raising an eyebrow. "Well… maybe you could learn a thing or two from him, Gajeel." She advised seriously.

Gajeel glanced over with a confused look. "S'that supposed to mean?"

"You know exactly what that means." Levy replied simply. The whole group around them laughed at the exchange, including Natsu and Lucy.

"So… what's next for you guys?" Gray asked, setting his head in his hands as he leaned on the table.

Natsu and Lucy glanced over with confused expressions. "What do you mean?" Natsu asked.

"I mean: what are you guys going to do now?" Gray tried to rephrase his sentence. "Like… I don't know… are you gonna do something together?"

"What… you mean like a date?" Lucy asked, curious.

"Hm?" Natsu glanced back and forth between Gray and Lucy. "What's a 'date'?" Lucy, Gray, and Erza all stopped what they were doing and stared over at Natsu with dumbstruck faces. Natsu's eyes widened slightly as he realized that he must've just done something wrong. "W-what? What'd I do?!"

"Natsu… you don't know what a 'date' is?" Lucy asked, shocked.

"Are you an idiot?" Gray asked.

"What'cha say to me, you streaker?!" Natsu slammed his hand down on the table and leaned over at Gray.

"Are you deaf and stupid, you pyro?!" Gray asked, getting right up in Natsu's face.

Erza hit both of them on the head, causing the situation to be extinguished immediately. "Enough! Get a hold of yourselves!"

Natsu rubbed the top of his head. "Look… this is a first time thing for me, alright?!" Natsu defended himself, looking at Erza, Gray, and Lucy. "I've never… had this kind of thing happen to me. Jeez…"

Lucy smiled at Natsu. "Well… a date is when two people go somewhere that they can have fun enjoying each other's company."

"Oh! So like going to a park or fishing?" Natsu asked, just to clarify.

"Something like that." Lucy replied with a giggle.

"Or we could go out on a dangerous mission where we have to take on several armed bad guys by ourselves!" Natsu laughed in excitement as he rubbed his hands together manically.

"Uh, we are definitely not doing that!" Lucy sweat dropped. "How about we start with something simple? Like… uhhh…" She thought for a moment, considering and weighing different options. "Oh!" She snapped her fingers. "We could go to the fair on the other side of town!"

"A fair?!" Natsu's ears perked at the sound. "Count me in!"

Happy flew overhead eating a fresh fish. "Can I come too!?" He asked excitedly.

"Nope." Natsu said simply. "Lucy said it's gonna to be just the two of us, so that's how it is!"

Lucy jumped up from the bench and grabbed Natsu's hands, pulling him up as well. "Come on! Let's go!" She said excitedly, barely able to contain herself.

"Wait, right now?!" Natsu asked, surprised.

"Why not!" Lucy asked, completely ecstatic. "It's only noon, so we still have plenty of time!"

After a moment, a large smile stretched across Natsu's face as he looked at Lucy. "Okay, alright!" He agreed. "Seeing you like this really gets me all fired up!"

"Natsu, hang on!" Happy flew next to his pink-haired friend and pulled him aside for a moment. Lucy raised an eyebrow as the two whispered to each other for about a minute, then they bumped fist-to-paw before Natsu walked over to Lucy.

"Alright, you ready to go?" Natsu asked. The two laughed as they dashed past several guild members on their way to the exit. Gray and Erza couldn't help but smile at the two as they left the guild hall, closing the doors behind them.

"This is an interesting development." Erza commented.

"No kidding. I never thought I'd see flamebrain get all lovey dovey." Gray laughed.

Suddenly, the doors to the Fairy Tail Guild Hall flew open with a bang and blinding white light shot through the doors. "What the- who's that?!" Levy asked.

"I SMELL SOMETHING COOOOOOL!" Jason yelled as loud as he could before collapsing on the floor in a heap. Everyone in the guild hall stopped what they were doing and just stared at the sorry sight. Jason was panting harder than a dog in heat and was sweating bullets from his hasty trip to Magnolia.

"What the hell- what's that guy doing here?!" Gray asked as he jumped out of his seat.

oooOOOOooo

Dozens of people lined the sidewalks of Magnolia, going about their daily lives. Some people were out shopping, others were on their way to work. Two people among this crowd were Natsu and Lucy, walking side by side towards the fair. Natsu had both hands behind his head as he walked, and Lucy simply kept her hands to her sides. After a few minutes Natsu glanced over at a passing couple, observing their behavior. The two seemed to be having a great time; walking hand-in-hand to wherever they were heading and smiling at each other. Natsu kept his gaze on the couple until they made a turn into a nearby shop, earning a curious look from Natsu.

"Hm." Natsu looked over at Lucy, making note of her stunning smile as they traversed the paths of Magnolia. He glanced between her hand and his, apparently wondering if he should try out what that other couple was doing. Was that kind of thing what couples always do? He wasn't sure, but he wanted to try it.

Natsu looked in the other direction and carefully reached over to take hold of Lucy's hand, earning a slightly surprised look from Lucy. "Huh?" A tingle ran up the length of Natsu's arm as he did this, and he felt his face get a little hot. How ironic… the hottest flames in the world couldn't even come close to making his face feel that way.

Lucy looked down at both their hands, and her face went completely flush with red. She observed how Natsu was trying to keep his gaze facing forward, but it was futile. Try as he might his eyes eventually met hers, and Natsu couldn't help the nervous smile that formed on his face. Seeing Natsu this way was an absolute first for Lucy, since he was usually very bold and courageous. She couldn't help but smile back, and the two entangled their fingers as they walked closer together.

oooOOOOooo

After a short, silent walk, our couple had arrived at the Magnolia Fair. "Whoa! This place is massive!" Natsu noted in surprise as he and Lucy walked through the main gate together. The fair had to run at least half the length of Magnolia, but it was three times as lively. People came from all over Fiore to ride the roller coasters, eat cotton candy, and test their luck in the hundreds of games around the park.

"There's so much to do here, it's kind of overwhelming." Lucy said, blinking.

Natsu gasped and pointed over to the biggest ride in the park; a large grin appearing on his face. "Lucy, look! 'The Mutilator'! That sounds awesome!" Lucy followed Natsu's gaze with a bleak expression, her jaw dropping at the sheer size and terrifying twist and turns of the coaster. One of the coaster cars happened to zoom past at that moment, with the screams and pleads of the riders making Lucy shiver as they vanished into an underground section of the ride.

"Oh… that looks… terrifying…" Lucy said with a deadpan expression.

Natsu felt Lucy's grip on his hand tighten, earning a curious gaze at Lucy. "Hm? What's wrong? You don't want to ride that?"

Lucy put a hand up in denial. "No! It's not that. I'm just..."

"Then let's go!" Natsu replied happily as he dragged a hesitant Lucy towards the ride. While the line to the ride was fairly long, it kept moving relatively quickly. Lucy observed Natsu's excitement grow the longer they were in the line, but Lucy only grew more nervous. After just about eight minutes, Natsu and Lucy had made it to the front of the line.

"Finally! Took us long enough." Natsu said; leaning against the railing to the front car. He looked back at Lucy, and was surprised to find her looking a little distracted. "Yo Luce, are you okay?" He asked, snapping her out of her stupor.

Lucy looked at Natsu. "Uh, yeah. I'm fine, thanks." She replied. Just then, the coaster car pulled into the loading bay and came squealing to a stop. The Lacrima located on the top of the car, which powered the ride, stopped glowing. This powered down the ride and allowed the passengers to unlock their harnesses and jump out.

Natsu smiled excitedly as the gates opened. "It's our turn!"

Lucy couldn't help but smile at Natsu's enthusiasm. Well… maybe I'm over reacting a bit. She thought to herself. It's just a roller coaster. It can't be that bad can it?

Thankfully, it really wasn't as bad as Lucy had first expected. The only thing that really frightened her was the initial takeoff, which was a sudden acceleration through a tunnel full of lights. Natsu was grinning all the way through; putting his hands up at one point when the coaster dipped down nearly to 70 degrees. Even Lucy started smiling near the end of it, managing to stay calm by taking hold of Natsu's hand. He didn't mind it, of course.

After the ride was over, the couple jumped off the coaster and followed the line out of 'The Mutilator' towards a small building beside the ride. "Man, that was awesome!" Natsu commented.

"Yeah, it really was pretty cool." Lucy admitted as she walked besides Natsu. While they were walking, Lucy had a thought. "You know… I just realized something." She started. "We just rode a rollercoaster… so how are you not being affected by your motion sickness?"

Natsu put his hands behind his head, realizing that she was right. "Ha! I guess I'm just more awesome than I… thought..." Natsu suddenly froze in place, still wearing his cheerful face. Lucy stopped to look back at him, raising an eyebrow.

"Uh… Natsu?" Lucy stepped towards the fire breather. A large sweat drop appeared on the side of Natsu's temple, and his face turned green. Before Lucy could react, he fell backwards onto the ground with spinning eyes. "Oh my God! Natsu!"

ooooOOOoooo

"You wanna put them in the new Wizarding Couple's section of Sorcerer Weekly?" Gray asked Jason as he, Erza, and Levy sat across the table from him.

"Totally! I think it would be SO COOL!" Jason replied. "Salamander is one of the most popular Wizards that people read about in the magazine, and Lucy… our male demographic can't get enough of her! Not to mention all the girls that look up to her too!"

Levy thought for a moment. "Well… now that he mentions it, this would be some pretty shocking news to read about in the magazine."

Jason glanced at Levy. "It's not just shocking! IT'S-"

"Cool, yeah, we get it." Gray interrupted Jason.

Jason narrowed his eyes at Gray. "Stealin my thunder… that's cold brah." Jason smiled and laughed a little. "Heehee… get it?"

"Hilarious." Erza replied sarcastically. "Anyway, you say that you intend to take photos… and what? Interview them?"

"Oh, no no no no no! Not them!" Jason replied. "The point of this new section is to take photos of the couple and interview their friends!"

"You're going to interview everyone in Fairy Tail?" Levy asked, resting her head in her hands as she looked at Jason.

"I hope that's not a problem?" Jason asked. "I mean… I won't interview anyone who doesn't want to be." Erza, Gray, and Levy all looked to each other and smiled. No way in hell were they going to miss an opportunity like this.

ooooOOOoooo

Lucy rubbed Natsu's back as he leaned over a banister next to the ride, still disoriented from his motion sickness. Natsu attempted to regain his composure; swallowing hard and trying to focus on the feeling of Lucy's hand. "Lucy…?" Natsu asked weakly.

"Yes, Natsu?" Lucy replied.

"Let's... not do that again…" Natsu joked as he groaned.

Lucy sighed; a small smile across her face. "Honestly… you need to be more careful next time."

"I'm sorry…" Natsu apologized, looking back at Lucy with a weak grin. "I was so excited to do something with yah, I guess it slipped my mind." Lucy felt herself blush as she smiled warmly at Natsu.

"Well, I totally forgot about it too... So I guess you're not alone." Lucy giggled. After a few moments, Natsu managed to stand up straight and take a deep breath.

"Are you good?" Lucy asked, still rubbing his back.

"Ugh… Yeah… I'll be fine. Thank you." Natsu replied, grateful for Lucy's calming nature. The pair made their way down a small set of stairs, across a sidewalk away from 'The Mutilator', and towards a small picture booth. Lacrima screens were floating above a cashier when they stepped into the small building, and Lucy took notice of the first screen to the far left.

Lucy pointed to the screen. "Natsu, look! There we are!"

Natsu followed her gesture to the screen on the far left, and saw himself and Lucy at the front of the coaster. They were holding hands in the picture; Natsu had his fist forwards as he cheered, and Lucy was laughing at Natsu's display. "Oh cool, look at that!" Natsu said with an excited expression.

Lucy went ahead of Natsu and stepped up to the cashier whom was a, spiky, brown haired gentlemen. "Gooooood evening children! How are you today?" The man asked.

"Hi! How much for a picture from the ride?" Lucy asked.

"That would be 1,300 jewel for a single photo." The cashier replied. "However, if you want a pair you can get two for 1,800 jewel."

"You planning on getting a picture, Lucy?" Natsu asked.

"Actually I was thinking that we both could get one." Lucy replied, turning to him.

Natsu smiled. "Good idea!" He said as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a wallet. "Could we get two of those?" Natsu asked as he pulled out 1,800 jewel.

"Certainly!" The cashier replied happily, kneeling down behind the counter.

"Paying for the pictures?" Lucy asked, slack-jawed. "I'm impressed, Natsu!"

"Happy told me some things." Natsu admitted.

"Oh? What kind of things?" Lucy asked, curious.

Natsu glanced over at Lucy, a bit of blush appearing on his face. "Well… first that jerk said not to be 'dumb'." Lucy giggled a little at this, earning a slight smirk from Natsu. "Then he said a good boyfriend pays for the stuff that he does with the girlfriend." He paused. "You deserve a good boyfriend… so… yeah." Lucy's surprised gaze was fixed on Natsu for a second, until she took hold of Natsu's arm and pulled him in close without saying a word. Natsu opened his mouth to say something, but hesitated before closing it again. He didn't want to ruin the moment.

"Alright folks, here you are!" The cashier said as he stood back up, holding a black protective leather case. "That 'twould be 1,800 jewel please!" He asked. Natsu handed him the jewel, and in turn the man handed Natsu the case. "I hope you enjoy the rest of your time with us!"

"Oh, we will!" Lucy assured as she and Natsu walked out of the building, new photos in hand. The Cashier smiled at the two as they walked away, when Jason suddenly appeared out of nowhere from behind the counter and took a picture of them. The Cashier jumped back in surprise, wondering where in the world this strange man came from.

"This is going to be so COOL." Jason said to himself.

"Excuse me sir, but only employees can be behind the counter." The Cashier said; his gaze fixed on Jason.

oooOOOOooo

Natsu and Lucy had made the mutual decision to avoid roller coasters for the rest of their time at the park, however this didn't hinder their ability to have fun in the slightest. Their first stop was at a gaming booth with water guns and targets. The couple competed against each other in the game, with Lucy actually hitting more targets than Natsu. There were dozens of other games that the two found and lost themselves in, but eventually they grew hungry and looked around for a place to eat. Of course, while Natsu and Lucy were minding their own business, Jason lurked in the shadows taking photo after photo of the date. He was getting some seriously good stuff; hand holding, laughing, playing, and Lucy even fed Natsu a meatball at one point that the pyro downed in one bite. But even will all this, Jason still felt that he was missing something. He didn't know what, but it just felt… incomplete.

As the date went on Natsu and Lucy hadn't even noticed Jason's presence, or even the time of the day. Before they knew it the whole day ticked on by, and the sun started to set in the distance. The sky was set ablaze with hues of red, orange, and yellow as the sun started slowly but surely moving behind the water on the horizon. Natsu and Lucy had decided to sit down on a bench at the edge of the pier as they finished off their ice cream, and Jason, god have mercy on his soul, was hiding in an empty trash bin behind them with his camera at the ready.

"So… today was a lot of fun~!" Lucy admitted as she smiled at Natsu; the stuffed white teddy bear Natsu won for her sitting on her lap.

"Oh yeah!" Natsu agreed, finishing off his Ice cream cone. "It was the most fun I've had in a long time!"

The two sat in silence for a while just watching the sunset, until Lucy eventually leaned over and rested her head on Natsu's shoulder. Natsu glanced over and smiled. "This is nice." Lucy said with a beatific expression.

"Mmm-hmm." Natsu nodded.

"Hey, Natsu?"

"Yeah?"

Lucy turned her head to look Natsu in the eyes, her heart skipping a beat. "I love you." She herself couldn't believe she said it; after all that time she was finally able to say it without worry or doubt.

Natsu was stunned for a moment. He didn't know what to say; would a compliment do? No… he didn't know why but he felt that was inappropriate. Natsu swallowed hard. "I love you too, Lucy." He said, causing his face to burn with blush. Yes… that's what he was trying to say.

Another moment of silence between them took hold for what seemed like an eternity. Eventually they both started to shift on the bench and started to stand. "Well… it's getting late." Lucy started.

Natsu laughed softly. "Yeah, we should get back to-" Natsu and Lucy both put their hands on the bench to give themselves support to stand, but they unwittingly put their hands atop each other's in the process. They both stared down at their hands for a moment before looking back up at each other. They hadn't realized it until then, but their faces were practically three inches apart. Lucy could feel the heat from Natsu's body, and Natsu could smell Lucy's favorite perfume.

Their bodies started gravitating towards each other, both unable to glance away from the other for even a second. Lucy suddenly noticed just how cut Natsu really was as she followed his hand up his muscular arm and to his broad shoulder. Lucy felt her mouth go dry, causing her to lick her lips in order to moisten them again.

Natsu couldn't help but notice how beautiful Lucy's brown orbs were from this distance; he could see the sunlight reflecting off them, creating a kind of shimmer to her eyes. He could feel his heart racing a mile a minute, and his breathing grew faster and heavier the closer they got.

As their lips gently came together, both closed their eyes and lost themselves in the blissful electricity that shot down their spines. They both felt the hair on the back of their necks stand straight up from the tingle, only serving to pull them closer together. Lucy didn't think his mouth would be so warm; the caress of his lips was softer than she could have imagined.

After another moment, the two slowly pulled apart and rested their foreheads against each other as their breathing grew heavy. A large grin stretched its way across Natsu's face as he laughed softly; gazing deep into Lucy's eyes.

"Was that something Happy taught you this morning?" Lucy joked in between breaths.

"No… that was actually Erza." Lucy's eyes suddenly widened in a haunting expression. "She did teach me and Gray a lot of stuff when we were younger."

"W-what?!" Lucy asked, sitting up straight and staring at Natsu.

Natsu busted a gut laughing. "I'm kidding! Sorry, I couldn't resist!" He wiped a tear from his eye. "It was too good an opportunity to pass up. You shoulda seen the look on your face!"

Lucy started to laugh, but then realized that she should be mad and tried to force away the smile. "You jerk! That totally ruined the mood!" She gently punched him on the shoulder, still attempting not to laugh. She wasn't succeeding very well, though.

While this touching moment was going on, Jason was there to photograph every minute of it. He finally got what he'd been missing; the thing that he called the "money shot", as well as some other impressive photos from earlier in the day. "That was so COOL." He whispered to himself. Along with the interviews he'd set up in the morning, he had an entire article ready to be edited and shipped out on Wednesday- just two days away.

He knew for a fact: Fiore was going to love this.

O\\\\\O

Kawaii!

Ugh wow…. Never saying that again. Doesn't really suit me, if you know what I mean. Well, I love anime just as much as the next guy, but that was just…. No.

ANYWHO! I do have some surprises in store for you guys later on in the story that I'm SUPER excited for! I'd rather not spoil anything yet, but let's just say that it's nothing to… kid about! =3

You'll see… heehee. Haahaa. HAAHAA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! M~HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

*Achem* Uh… sorry. Hope you enjoyed this chapter folks, and I pray you look forward to the next! GOOOOOOOD NIGHT!