Hello there! Day three of NaLu week! *blows trumpet* Ribbon was the third prompt and I just sat there for a while like "the hell am I gonna write?" So this very random and very odd thing was born. I hope it's amusing at least. XD

Enjoy! :D

~Happy finds a ribbon he thinks looks like Lucy's. And things pretty much go downhill from there.~

Day 3- Ribbon

Happy trotted along happily behind Natsu and Lucy as they opened the doors to the guild. It was a good day. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and most importantly, they had just gotten Lucy's rent paid with the reward from the job they'd just come back from. And if Happy knew anything, a happy Lucy meant a happy life.

The guild burst out with shouts and good mornings as the trio entered the guild, as per usual.

Happy lagged behind as Lucy and Natsu made it to the bar to let Makarov know how they'd done. They'd probably be relaxing at a table in a few minutes, not to mention picking out a job to set out on tomorrow. They were fast. Happy liked jobs but sometimes he wondered if those two ever slowed down enough to smell the roses. The roses smelled nice; it was nice to relax every once in a while.

Speaking of roses… Happy's heart leapt in his chest as he spotted Carla across the room, floating in midair and looking as stunningly perfect as ever. She smelled like roses. His brain on autopilot, Happy dazedly stumbled across the guild and toward Carla.

He was a small cat and everyone had gotten used to him using his wings. They didn't look down at the ground much anymore, and Happy found himself haphazardly stumbling around feet, tripping over empty beer glasses, and shying away from chair legs.

However, in his dazed state he seemed to fail in his game of minefield and ended up tripping on a loose floorboard, his eyes still glued to Carla as he went face-first to the floor with a splat.

His wonderfully beautiful view of Carla was completely disrupted by the smelly wooden view he now had. He grunted, pushing himself up and onto his feet before shaking out his fur. Just as he was about to look for the wonderful white Exceed again, something on the floor caught his eye. He squinted.

A ways away, caught underneath a chair, was a scrap of color. He tilted his head before again dodging heels and table legs. Somehow, he made it over to the item, tripping once again but managing to turn it into a diving roll –which looked very suave and movie-like to Happy if he did say so himself.

He yanked the piece of fabric out from under the chair and stared at it for a second. It was a ribbon. Probably from one of Cana's outfits, she seemed to be losing strings from that bikini-like top –which she absolutely refused to call a swimsuit- all the time. It was light blue in color, almost matching Happy's fur, and he put a paw to his chin in pondering.

It looked familiar somehow. Like he'd seen it somewhere before. He plopped down by the chair, under the safe confine of the table and stared out into the guild. It only took him a few beats to realize what it looked like. It looked exactly like the ribbon Lucy wore in her hair –if it would've lost a few stray threads here and there, that is.

Happy's mouth curved into a devious smile as his eyes found their way to Natsu and Lucy's backs. Oh yes, it looked exactly like Lucy's hair ribbon.

Now, Happy wasn't a cat to brag, but he had to admit he was quite possibly the most evil genius he knew. Well, not evil per say, but at least devious. He liked to tease people, in fact, he loved it. It was his favorite pastime, and as he stared down at the ribbon in his hand, an ingenious idea took hold.

In a blur he fastened the ribbon around his ear on the same side Lucy had her ribbon. He then dashed out into the guild, sprouting his wings and taking flight.

Some guild members gave him an, "Oh hey Happy, didn't see you come in!" Indeed he was a bit unnoticed when he walked around on the floor like a human. Although, being unnoticed and stealthy was something required of an evil genius like himself.

"Natsu~" Happy called in the most feminine voice he could conjure.

"Eh?" Natsu turned around from the bar with a stretch and cocked an eyebrow at his Exceed. "What's up buddy- what're you wearing?" Lucy turned around then, searching Happy up and down for what could have surprised Natsu, and finally finding it.

Happy plopped down onto a tabletop, his wings disappearing as a few members crowded around the table with confused looks.

"Look Natsu," Happy said, putting one paw on his hip and the other behind his head. "I'm Lucy," he said, sticking out his hip exaggeratedly in an attempt to mimic the blonde.

"I don't look like that," Lucy snapped irritatedly, crossing her arms underneath her chest and pouting slightly.

Natsu snickered to himself, holding a hand over his mouth and trying to keep himself quiet.

"I don't look like that," Happy repeated, his voice staggeringly close to Lucy's. He crossed his arms and puffed out his chest, mimicking Lucy's bustiness which she used to get her way a lot of times.

Lucy flushed and quickly uncrossed her arms, hoping no one had made the connection.

"She does do that sometimes, though," Erza said, tapping a finger to her chin and looking Lucy up and down. "Perhaps she could find a different appealing pose. That one might be losing its pizazz."

Just hearing the word 'pizazz' come out of Erza's mouth was odd enough, but Happy continued onward as more guild members began peering over toward the table. Happy could see it now: he'd fully embarrass Lucy this time. She'd called him 'stupid cat' so many times that she was just asking for it. Sure, maybe he'd said that she "liiiiiked" Natsu far too many times and had thoroughly ticked her off… but still… he was an Exceed, not a cat. Although he did like fish… but that was beside the point.

Happy swiveled his hips and put his hands behind his head, making the ribbon flutter as he moved. "I'm Lucy and I sometimes hide romance novels behind historical fiction books because I don't want anyone to know what I'm reading," Happy said in his high-pitched voice, grinning as Lucy squeaked loudly.

"I don't do that!" she hissed, her face flushing extremely red. Everyone looked in her direction and she cowered. "Okay, maybe one time, but one time only!"

"I'm Lucy Heartfilia and I won't admit that it wasn't just a romance book but a really steamy mature love story," Happy said, struggling to keep his voice steady as Natsu's eyes went wide and he let out a loud guffaw.

"No it wasn't!" Lucy screeched, her blush trickling down her face and onto her neck. "It wasn't I swear!"

"You're a terrible liar, you know that?" Gray sneered beside her and Lucy gave him a drop-dead glare.

By now, more guild members had become intrigued by the development and were stumbling over to the table. Happy had quite a vast audience by now. Some were snickering while others looked absolutely shocked that Lucy would do something like that.

Happy blew a kiss to Lucy before continuing. "I'm Lucy Heartfilia and I tripped on my apartment stairs one day and flashed the entire city."

Lucy frowned. "Everyone's clumsy."

"And," Happy added, "they all saw that I had little baby dragons on my underwear."

Lucy's eyes went wide as a few others at the table burst out laughing, including Gajeel who found the thought of baby dragons to be hilarious for some reason. He made a snide comment about 'Bunny Girl' being childish on the inside.

"You promised not to tell anyone that," Lucy hissed.

"At least I'm not telling them there were little flames by the baby dragons," Happy added, grinning madly. He'd been around for a lot of embarrassing moments for Lucy, and had never told anyone. This was pure bliss to him.

Natsu still cackled loudly to himself, apparently not making the connection of fire to him, which apparently everyone else had as they nudged Lucy suggestively and wiggled their eyebrows, talking about 'burning passions' and 'we didn't know you liked your partner like that'. Lucy's blush was growing furiously hot and for a moment Happy wondered if she'd hurt herself.

But he continued anyway, adopting the high-pitched voice again and continuing. "I'm Lucy Heartfilia and I can't hold my alcohol. I become a giggly mess and start telling everyone embarrassing facts about myself. That's why I never drink, not because I'm watching my weight," Happy added.

It was then that the blue Exceed saw the realization dawn upon Lucy. One of the few times Lucy had gotten drunk, she'd been given Happy as an escort home to make sure she was alright. She realized that he must've gotten all kinds of juicy secrets out of her during that walk. Happy saw her face pale and snickered to himself.

She hadn't revealed anything really personal, and the more personal things that might actually ruin her reputation, such as the time she'd ruined a million dollar painting –which looked like a two year old drew it. She'd never understand fine art- and she'd quickly replaced it with a drawing of her own that she'd tried to make look like the original. Or the time she'd really let down and confessed all of her feelings for Natsu, some sweet, and some a little dirty. Happy would tease her forever about her liking Natsu, but he wouldn't reveal too much. He was an evil genius, not a life-ruiner.

"Oh Lu-chan, you can't," Levy snickered behind her, nodding. "You really can't," she added with a giggle, patting her friend on the back.

"Hah! He gets you! His impression is right on the mark!" Natsu bellowed, tiny puffs of smoke and fire coming out of his mouth as he belly laughed at the impression, not so much the information Happy was sharing. But then again, that was to be expected.

"I'm Lucy, and I have a list of all the guys in Fairy Tail along with a ranking from one to ten on how hot they are," Happy piled on.

"That's not just mine!" Lucy defended as more laughing was heard in the group. "I wrote that list with Levy and Erza and HAPPY I WILL KILL YOU-"

"There's only one guy with a nine ranking, because I wanted to be fair –no one's perfect- and that guy's my lovely partner of course~!" Happy wiggled his tail and danced around for a second. "I liiiiiike him."

Lucy's blush went nuclear then and she threw her arms up in the air, heatedly telling Happy she would turn him into cat stew before embarrassedly stalking out of the guild.

The members continued to laugh to themselves, giving Happy slaps on the back as he untied the ribbon from his ear. He'd not really shared anything too awfully embarrassing, although he had alluded to her immense crush on Natsu, which everyone seemed to get except Natsu himself who was now trying to impersonate Lucy, pouting his lips and sticking out his chest while cackling with laughter. Gray told him what an oblivious idiot he was, and because Natsu was having so much fun, he didn't even retaliate.

Happy grinned at the guild's door. Oh yes, he was an evil genius indeed. It'd give the guild something to talk about for days to come. Hopefully, anyway. Or he might have to whip the ribbon back out and give it another go, dishing more embarrassing secrets.

He looked down at the scrap of cloth in his hands and nodded. He had a secret weapon now. He could just threaten Lucy with it and she'd comply. He was such a genius. He deserved an award.

"Hey, buddy," Natsu said, flopping onto the table with a grin and looking to the doors. He glanced back to Happy, his eyebrows knitted together and an intense expression which Happy couldn't place on his face. "Did she really have fire dragons on her underwear?"

So there it was! I hope you liked it! Happy is a very evil genius. I couldn't really think of things Lucy might hide. So some random ones were made for me. I could see her doing some of that stuff. What do you picture Lucy's deepest darkest embarrassing secrets to be?

I also just want to say thank you so much for the lovely feedback you've been giving me! I've squealed in joy at every review I've seen. It's lovely to hear from other NaLu lovers, so thank you so much for that! :D

I'd love it if you let me know what you thought! :D And happy Day 3 of NaLu Week of course. XD

~Foxtail-chan