Okay. I'm not so sure why the last chapter was so good (even though I had asked Kiba to read it for me and see what was so interesting) but I'm not gonna question as to why it was amazing. It'll be a mystery for me.

And on a side note, there is a certain someone that most NaLu fans hate on in here. Please don't make any bashing comments. I actually like her as a character, just don't like her with Natsu as a lover :)

Dsclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail.

Notes: Thoughts

Chapter Three

.:Discussions On Certain Matters:.

"Hey, Natsu!"

"How's it goin' lad?"

"Still don't got a girl, huh newsie?"

"Good morning Natsu!"

Waving with his unoccupied hand, Natsu smiled to the people of Brooklyn, muttering small "Hello!"s with a grin. While saying the usual greetings, there were also eyes watching him with disgust and ugly hatred. Ignoring the stares that pierced the back of his head, Natsu jogged at a fine pace at the corner of the street, grabbing a wooden crate on the way. Dropping his papers and placing the crate for him to stand on, he yelled out his usual shouts and cries of the latest news, starting with the headline and then giving a small and slightly interesting summary of the article.

Around 11:30 in the morning, some businessmen had come up to Natsu, handing the pinkette five jewels and bought a newspaper, only to drop it in a puddle of mud when they finished reading the stocks and advertisements' section. The businessmen laughed at this, walking away with their hands on their rotund bellies. One of the men gave Natsu a devilish smile and spit on Natsu's shoes, then on his face; the spittle landing on his cheek and slowly slid down his cheek to drip at the tip of his chin.

Natsu hadn't even flinched. He stood tall, his eyes closed and his fists clenched tight. This was the usual treatment of being a newsie. A worthless and homeless fool; fools who had nobody to be cared for.

After the man walked away with a snicker, Natsu waited until he was out of his sights before he muttered incoherent curse words only Gajeel would have the balls to spew out of his mouth. Squatting down, he picked the soaked newspaper with his thumb and pointer fingers and watched as the inked words became just splotches of black and gray. Scowling, he tossed the newspaper over in a nearby wooden trash bin. He wiped his fingers on his knickers and dusted off his flat cap (which was covered in dirt and dust), and turned around, walking back to his corner.

Until a shrilled voice was heard.

"Hello there, Mr. Dragneel."

Natsu turned around towards the voice, noticing it was another white-haired girl approaching him with her hand twirling a lacy parasol. "G' mornin', Ms. Lisanna." Natsu said, tipping his flat cap in acknowledgement. Said woman smiled, "May I say, is there anything interesting in the paper today?"

Natsu shook his head, "Unless you wanna know about a potential promiscuous man or somethin' 'bout Ms. Evergreen, I doubt it."

Digging through her small bag, Lisanna pulled out ten silver jewels and handed them to the pinkette, "It's worth looking into."

Natsu rolled his eyes, taking the money from the silver-haired woman, and counted while giving Lisanna one rolled-up newspaper. He blinked, "Ms. Lisanna, I think you've a mistake here. The paper costs five jewels. I don't need the extra jitney." Picking out the extra five jewels out of his palm, Natsu held out his hand and waited for Lisanna to take the money back, only to be met with her shaking her head and pushing his hand back to him.

"You must need it more than I do, Mr. Dragneel, I'm sure of it." Lisanna said, giving him a smile of gratitude when he wouldn't take the extra money.

Said man frowned, "I don't need it Ms. Lisanna, I'm fine." Lisanna looked at Natsu wearily, then sighed in defeat, "There's no use in trying to convince you, is there?"

Natsu gave Lisanna a crooked smile, "You know me just as much as I know you."

"Which isn't a lot." She said, walking over to him and grabbing the five jewels with reluctance.

Natsu shrugged his shoulders, turning around and walked back to his corner. Lisanna followed him, her black boots clicking on the cobblestone-and-dirt streets. "So, have you heard on what happened to my sister's restaurant?"

"Yeah, Bacchus and Mira got into a big fight."

Lisanna blinked, "How did you-"

"The gang and I pass by your sister's place everyday, Ms. Lisanna. You know that." Natsu said, with a bit of irritation towards the end. "Well, do you know on what they were quarreling about?" Lisanna said.

"Yeah, Bacchus being a bum and not payin' his booze for weeks."

"They weren't arguing about that."

Natsu stopped his tracks, "I'm sorry to say this Ms. Lisanna, but they were fighting over that, I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears." Natsu stared at Lisanna, keeping quiet after he said that and giving her an incredulous look. Lisanna took this time to continue, "Someone in my sister's restaurant has been stealing."

Natsu looked at Lisanna. She continued, "The yegg has been stealing some quite large amounts of food and, more importantly, alcohol; Bacchus' favorite brand as well. I have a hunch that it is most definitely-"

"Bacchus, right?" Natsu said. Lisanna nodded, "Most definitely."

Natsu looked around, noticing everyone was ignoring Lisanna and his conversation. Glancing back at Lisanna, Natsu said, "Look Ms. Lisanna, no offense, but I would like to stay in the shadows and to not get involved, truthfully. I'm sorry for your sister, but I think your sister should hire the hawkshaws. They know more than what I do know."

Lisanna sighed, "I suppose you're right."

Natsu gave her a weary smile, "I hope for the best for your family."

Lisanna blinked, then smiled, "Thank you and good day to you, Mr. Dragneel. Until next time."

"Until next time, Ms. Lisanna. Have a wonderful day." Natsu said, tipping his flat cap once more before standing back on the wooden crate.

"Oh, and Ms. Lisanna?" Said girl turned around, twirling her parasol that leaned on her shoulder. "Just wondering; of all the people in this city, why tell me that?"

Lisanna smiled, "That is a simple question for a simple answer; you're a trust-worthy person, Mr. Dragneel. It's as easy as that." With that she turned around and walked away, linking her arm with a man with blonde hair and a lightning scar over his left eye who was standing not far off from where they were talking.

Natsu blinked. He watched as she walked away, getting smaller and smaller in his vision. When she was out of seeing distance, he squatted sown to his stacks of papers. Untying the string and clicking his tongue, he muttered to himself. "That batty whore."

I had to add in that last line. I (sadistically) cracked up so hard when I thought of Natsu saying that. Is it bad? Probably is.

So here is the longest update I've written for this story! I'm a happy girl right now :) A very happy girl.

Please review and tell me what you think! I'd love to hear on what you guys think's gonna happen next. It gives me more ideas and that leads to a longer story (which I hope you guys and gals want!)

Ciao!

~LuckyLifeSmile