NALU WEEK PROMPT # 3 – FLAWS

BONUS PROMPTS ARE GOING TO BE FOUND IN THE RANDOM PROMPT SECTION

DAY 1: Nostalgia A new baby arrives into the world, promptly sweet memories
DAY 2: Tarot It's Carnival Night at Fairy Tail…Lucy stops at the Tarot hut for a very special reading.
DAY 3: Flaws - Lucy's a little annoyed…until Mira gives her a pep talk
DAY 4: Body Language When Lucy loses her voice, she needs to find another way to get her point across.
DAY 5: Mask The soldiers had him cornered…until a beautiful woman in a mask showed up
DAY 6: Tattoo Angel of Oops 2: The Magnolia Police Department is commemorating the orphanage fire.
DAY 7: Intertwined Poor Natsu…thank Mavis for Lucy!

A reminder that Quite-A-Riot and I are in the midst of a challenge to write 21 - that's TWENTY-ONE - one-shots each for Nalu week! I will be posting 3 per day! I have 3 separate Story Covers going - Nalu Week Prompts 2016, Nalu Week Prompts 2017, and Nalu Week Random One-Shots! Be sure to check them all out and let me know what you think! Some of them are pretty funny! Please shout out if you have a request too :D

Bonus Prompts for 2017 Nalu Week will be posted in the Random One-Shots areas (Since I'm kind of not paying attention to dates - Gothic and Wild are SO WORTH READING!)

Also, yesterday, the FanFic page didn't boot my stories to the top of the line like it normally does. If you didn't get to read yesterday's stories, please check them out. I am particularly proud of Tarot - and you won't want to miss Admiration!

Thanks!

~Shana~


"THAT'S IT, ICE-PRICK! YOU ARE GOING TO DIE!" Natsu bellowed. He took a running jump, dog-piling on top of Gray, who was currently in the middle of pummeling Gajeel. Natsu wasn't picky – he could take them both.

Lucy sighed, turning back to her strawberry milkshake, "Guess we'll take a job tomorrow."

Her face fell, reflecting her disappointment. Mira watched her suck listlessly on her milkshake for a moment.

"Low on rent money again, Lucy?" Mira asked. She was drying clean mugs from the dishwasher, placing them on a towel on top of the bar. She continued watching Lucy out of the corner of her eye as the Celestial Mage let out a heaving sigh.

"Not really," Lucy lamented, "Natsu's been making sure to choose good jobs so that I can get a few months ahead."

"Well, are you bored?" Mira questioned.

"Not exactly," Lucy hummed, "We've already been downtown to replace the groceries that Natsu and Happy ate at my place. Then we went fishing at Natsu's secret spot for awhile until Happy decided to go find Carla…I just feel like it's a good day to take a job."

Mira grinned, turning to put her dry mugs on the shelf behind her, "Or maybe you're sad that your Dragon Slayer isn't paying exclusive attention to you anymore."

Lucy's mouth dropped open, "Mira!"

"Oh c'mon!" Mira teased her, smacking the bartop with her towel, "You're always together. So now that he's decided to smack around the boys a bit, you're moping?"

"I'm not moping!" Lucy insisted.

"You're moping!" Mira sing-songed, "You want Natsu to pay attention to you!"

Lucy harrumphed, crossing her arms childishly, "You don't know what you're talking about. He's immature…and he eats all the food at my apartment and only replenishes it if I make him…and he's destructive…and he keeps sneaking in my bed and going through my underwear drawer!"

"And what would you do if he suddenly stopped?" Mira asked, turning to face the flustered girl.

Lucy froze, completely unsure of how to react.

"You may think of those as flaws," Mira smiled as she took both Lucy's hands, "But when you look underneath of Natsu's brass exterior, underneath is a man who is loyal…and will do anything for his friends, especially you…and goes out of his way to help others. Maybe you complain out loud to the public eye, but I think deep down, you know your life wouldn't be the same without him. So you're jealous that he's hanging with the boys right now. Don't worry…he'll get bored and he'll be back to you soon."

Mira winked at her, then picked up her pen and pad to go take Romeo and Wendy's order. They'd just sat down at a table away from the brawling idiots.

Slowly, Lucy came back to reality. She glanced over to Natsu, who was dancing on top of a table with Gray's underwear hanging like a flag on top of Max's broomstick. Gajeel was sitting on Gray's back, subduing his attempts to get up.

Levy sat down on the barstool next to her, both of them watching as Juvia flicked a finger. A sudden cloudburst crashed down on Gajeel. He shot up, casting Juvia the evil eye as Gray took the opportunity to resume the brawl to reclaim his underwear.

"They're such children," Levy commented.

"Yeah," Lucy agreed half-heartedly as Natsu chucked the underwear to Gajeel, who caught it on an iron spear he formed out of one arm. He cackled, tossing it back to Natsu's broom. Gray ran between the two, buck naked, getting angrier by the second. She considered Mira's words.

Maybe she was right…

Lucy flashed a grin at Levy, thankful for her other best friend who would help her pass some time, "So, Lev…what did you do today?"

Levy wasn't paying attention to Lucy. She stared at the spectacle Natsu and Gajeel were making, completely oblivious to the world. It was as though...she really wished Gajeel would pay some attention to her.

"Lev..." Lucy said slowly, squeezing her arm just to make sure she had her attention.

Levy looked away from Gajeel long enough to make eye contact with Lucy, humming a soft, disinterested, "Hmmm?"

"I feel the need to break up that brawl," Lucy stated, "It's the perfect day to go do something fun...and I'm feeling a bit ignored."

"Juvia too!" Juvia whispered as she joined them at the table, "Does Lucy have a plan?"

An impish grin spread across Lucy's face, "Mayyyyybe...but it's flawed."

"Flawed, how?" Levy asked.

"We should get into a brawl!" Lucy announced, her eyes alight, "Guaranteed to catch their attention."

"Juvia does not want to hurt Levy or Lucy!" Juvia exclaimed.

"We don't have to hurt each other," Lucy pointed out, "We can make a show of it."

"Maybe they'll just tired after awhile," Levy said hopefully.

Levy, Lucy and Juvia all glanced over to the still-warring boys. Gray had managed to get his underwear back. Now he and Gajeel were teaming up to try to steal Natsu's.

"That's not happening," all three girls said at once.

"Okay...so how do we do this?" Levy asked.

"Like this," Lucy grinned.

She flicked her strawberry milkshake over, spilling it all the way down Levy's dress.

"What the heck, Lu? This is a new dress!" Levy exclaimed.

"I TOLD you I needed that book back by today!" Lucy said loudly, winking at her friend, "Jeez, Levy! I can't count on you for anything!"

"Levy is probably still reading it!" Juvia stood up, trying to hide the smile on her face, "Lucy needs to calm down!"

"I ripped it," Levy said loudly, "I'm sorry, Lu - it was an accident!"

The three girls glanced around. Nobody was watching their show. Cana was still chugging back her beer keg. Mira was pouring drinks for Wakaba and Macao, who were at the counter. Elfman had entered the brawl, holding a struggling Natsu up by his armpits as Gajeel and Gray grabbed at his shorts.

"We need to step it up a notch," Lucy told the girls.

"Sorry, Lucy," Juvia apologized. She pulled her hands back, slamming Lucy with water gush.

Now they had the guild's attention. Lucy was saturated from head to toe.

"GET OVER IT!" Juvia said loudly, "It was just a book. Levy didn't mean to destroy it!"

"It was my favourite book!" Lucy yelled, star-dressing as Loke, "And you're going to be sorry you did that, Juvia!"

Juvia yelped as Lucy wrapped her leg with her whip, pulling her leg so that Juvia fell to the ground.

"LU!" Levy cried out, quickly scripting W-A-T-E-R above Lucy's head. Lucy got completely doused for the second time that day.

Lucy let out a war cry, toppling the script mage over as she grabbed at her hair, pulling as lightly as she could, but trying to make it look really serious.

"That's it, Lucy!" Juvia declared, "Enough is enough!"

She water-locked both Lucy and Levy, the suspended bubble hanging in the air. Inside the bubble, Levy quickly scripted P-I-N, popping the bubble. An enormous explosion of water blanketed a good portion of the guild. Lucy launched herself onto Juvia, mostly tickling her ribs, but she was pretty sure it looked to the rest of the guild like she meant business. Levy scripted C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E P-U-D-D-I-N-G overtop of them, releasing it over the brawling girls as Juvia managed to grab Lucy's top, tearing the top half so that her bra was exposed.

Most of the guild had stopped what they were doing at this point, staring wide-eyed at the brawling women. Lucy had grabbed Levy's ankle, forcing her to the ground - and into the pudding. All three wrestled, throwing the odd punch out. They were all saturated in the chocolate substance.

"What in the hell are they doing?" Cana asked, lowering her beer keg.

"It's kind of hot," Macao stated, receiving a prompt blow to the head from a passing Evergreen.

"They're kicking each other's asses - LIKE A MAN!" Elfman exclaimed.

"Oh my," Mira sighed to Lisanna, "They're making such a huge mess."

Lisanna just giggled.

Wendy's eyes were huge. Juvia, Levy and Lucy were like mentors and sisters to her and she could not comprehend why they would lose control like that.

Lucy was upright again, preparing a light attack while Juvia and Levy still tousled on the ground.

Even Gray, Gajeel and Natsu stared, having halted their brawl to watch the new brawl.

"Should we stop them?" Gajeel asked.

"Lucy's about to finish kicking their asses," Natsu stated, "It'll be over in a second."

Gray scoffed, "Yeah, right. Juvia is getting ready to make her move."

Gajeel simply chuckled as Levy got off the ground.

The three girls stood in a triangle, launching their attacks simultaneously. An enormous explosion rocked the entire guild. And then it was still.


The guild hall was in shambles. After the enormous blast, most of the tables had been broken and the roof had actually caved a bit. The other guild members had evacuated. Of course, it was at that moment that Master Makarov and Erza returned from their trip to Council.

Now all of them were tasked with cleaning up...the girls because they'd destroyed the guild hall, the boys because once Natsu stated that Lucy was about to finish it, a brand new brawl had broken out.

Erza stood with her arms crossed, overseeing the clean-up. Gajeel and Levy took the east corner and were finally on the mopping stage. They talked in low tones, Gajeel reaching out once in awhile to put his hand on her shoulder or smoother her hair back. Gray and Juvia worked together on the west corner, side-by-side. Natsu and Lucy - both considered the instigators - had been ordered to clean the rest. They would be there for hours.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Natsu asked, thumbing Lucy's black eye gently.

"I'm okay," Lucy confirmed, gently placing her hand overtop of his, "I'm sorry about this."

He shrugged, "Chances are, Gajeel, Gray and I would be here cleaning up anyways."

She smiled, leaning into his hand for a moment before breaking away to continue their work.

"Soooo...I had a little talk with Mira earlier," Natsu mentioned as he swept up a pile of dirt into a dustpan.

She froze, "Oh..."

He put his broom down, coming back beside her. Her eyes were as wide as his grin as he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her in for a gentle hug...because her body was definitely sore after that brawl.

He placed his forehead on hers, "There are other ways to get my attention, Luce...your plan was really flawed."

She smiled to herself, leaning into his embrace. Flawed as it may have been, she was very satisfied with the end result.