Here we go again. Neglecting responsibilities. Lol jk. I don't have any homework, like none. So I had some time to write after I got home from work.
Last time we had the Gale chapter, and please tell me I wasn't the only one laughing out loud whenever Levy used the fly swatter. Yes, I think I'm pretty hilarious at times.
So here's the next chapter, Nalu centered. I'll tell you, I laughed out loud again at the end.
Here we go!
How could he have been so terribly stupid? Just running out on his soulmate? He grumbled inside. Stripper was right, only he could have messed up so badly. Not that Natsu would ever admit that out loud. But still, Gray had been totally right. Only Natsu could mess up so bad.
A while ago, he had met this super sweet girl, Mira's sister. He really like her, like, like like. Back then, he didn't know about the tattoo's. Besides, their tattoos were always covered up. The girl's name was Lisanna, and according to her, her tattoo was on her upper thigh. She wouldn't show that to anyone, for that she was way too sweet to and she would be too embarrassed to show him.
Everything was going great, they were hanging out often and having a lot of fun. Basically, she would talk with him. He had known her ever since he was kid, and he had grown fond of her. Fond enough to go out with her, and that was a first.
But when they went on their first official date, he had screwed up so badly. The memory alone was enough to make him cringe. Never again. Back then, he didn't know it was a date, he just thought she wanted to so something fun. Afterwards, Gray had hit him on his head, and Erza had nearly knocked him out when he told them.
How was he supposed to know that he had to pay?
Natsu shook his head, it didn't matter. He met his mate, and he was not screwing up this bad ever again. His feet were moving fast, contiuning to run while his brain was busy trying to remember where exactly he had come from. Luckily, he had a good sense of direction and an even better sense of smell. He knew his own smell(not that that was a very great thing, but at times like these it was useful) so he could easily make his way back.
The road was filled with small cobblestones, and he wasn't exactly wearing the most useful shoes to run on. It was a nice and sunny day today too, like yesterday. Yesterday Natsu decided to wear a casual white T-shirt with a dragon printed on it, a pair of black jeans and some sandals. After a certain incident with his friends after he had taken of his shoes, he decided to wear open shoes whenever he was going out.
But now he was regretting it. Although he had ran non-stop, the little stones gathering underneath his feet were starting to get annoying.
"AAARGH! Damn it!" he yelled, finally stopping to shake the things out. All that came out of his sandals were some sandy things and finally, finally a very tiny stone, not even a milimeter. God must really hate him, he thought as he put his shoes back on. Forgetting that he had stood on the cobblestones and the little stones and sand were now glued to the soles of his feet.
Damn it.
After cleaning his feet, one at a time and then putting his shoes back on, he was hit full force in his face with a book bag. He fell back into the small garden beside the road, nearly unconscious.
The last thing he remembered before passing out was a very happy girlie voice, that sounded very familiar to him.
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After Lucy had chased Natsu out of her home, she finally was able to enjoy her morning. Lucy streched a little, before allowing herself to sit on the most comfy chair they had around. It basically was a bed, but in a chair form. She loved sitting there, reading a good book and with some tea. If she had all that, and maybe some snacks, she was settled for the day and would not move from where she sat down.
After sitting in her chair for a while and reading her book, Virtual Flames, she couldn't keep her heart in the reading. For some reason, she kept picturing the two main protagonists as herself and Natsu. And it didn't help with her current situation. Not at all. Not that the writer did a bad job, she loved the style this writer had. It was funny, flashy and fast, but nothing felr rushed, nor did it feel dragged out. It was perfect to read at any time.
Except now.
She smashed her head against her chair, groaning in frustration. Why did every single thing she did today remind her of that stupid pink-haired boy? And to make matters worse, Levy was out for the day.
She hadn't received anymore texts, after she had read the one where Levy desperately pleaded for help. Lucy couldn't help but a giggle a little. She knew Levy always had a fly swatter with her. And she was not afraid to use it, so this Gajeel guy must've met Levy's second best friend already.
Giggling, she imagined his reaction. In her fantasy, he started to blush and then pick her up. Levy only continued to hit him with the fly swatter, in the end leaving a permanent mark somewhere in his face. She laughed out loud when she imagined him going out and having to explain the mark to everybody else. And she was not ashamed of laughing out loud, all by herself.
Lucy decided to grab her laptop for a bit, see what kind of assignments she had due the next week and which ones she could stall with lame excuses like 'I still have two more days to write 10 pages' or 'I really need to read this book right now/see the next episode from this show/watch the sequel to this movie'. In the end, she would only bring herself into more trouble, so she usually ended up sitting in Fairy Tail, crying over her coffee. She also somehow always ended up in the fetal position until Mira felt bad for her and gave her some free strawberries.
When she opened the document one of her professors sent her, she let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. She didn't have a paper due anytime soon. All she had to do was read the books from the subject. Not even the whole book, only the first 6 chapters.
Was God trying to make things up to her? Because she still was not over her crappy soulmate with his bad manners and annoying toothy grin that made her feel all wibbly wobbly wanky inside.
Stupid boy.
Lucy decided that the best way to distract her thoughts was to go to Fairy Tail and have some strawberries. After all, there still hadn't been a problem that strawberries and a lovely piece of cake couldn't solve. Or maybe this time she shouldn't order the last slice of strawberry cake..
A pretty red-haired girl had gotten very upset and continued to almost stare the food out of Lucy's mouth, making her feel very uncomfortable. Let's add that said redhead also had a mental breakdown when she learned that the strawberry cake was sold out, and there you have it. A totally embarrassing situation. Lucy solved it by offering the girl the rest of her cake.
Also not a great idea.
The girl started bowing down to her to express her gratitude, which Lucy thought was even more embarrassing than staring at her all the time. She quickly waved it away, saying it was nothing. Then, she grabbed her stuff and ran like hell back to her apartment.
But today was not going to be like that!
She got up, put on a pair of comfy shorts, a loose fitted shirt that somehow always exposed her shoulder, a pair of cute pick socks and a pair of low-cut training shoes. Lucy quickly tied her hair up in a pony tail, using a pink ribbon to make it look cute and then grabbed her bag, before running off.
While walking towards Fairy Tail, she started talking to herself. It was a habit she had developed over time, to make her feel less lonely. Today was no exception. Although the weather was lovely, not many students were out. A lot of them were probably hangover, she thought to herself.
"Yosh! So after I've bought myself some coffee, I think I'll ask Mira about a new book. Not that Mira is much of a book lover, but she does love the romantic books. Although she also tends to like the books with some.. naughty scenes in them. Well, nothing I've never seen before. I mean, Levy reads those kind of books all the time. She even made me read 'Fifty shades of Grey!'" After that comment, Lucy started to blush like hell. She quickly looked around to see if anyone had heard her, but no one was in sight.
Except for some idiot running like.. well, like an idiot. The person was closing in on her, and she wanted a better look. She turned around, forgetting that she had her bag hanging on her shoulder. It swung around too, and hit the person full-force. When she realised who the runner was, she groaned while cursing her look.
"But where did I go wrong?" she yelled into the air, before looking down at the knocked out boy.
She couldn't leave him there, now could she?
An evil smirk decorated her face as she thought about drawing a moustache on. Or even better, a monocle! Or cat whiskers! So many ideas!She quickly searched her bag for a permanent marker. Luckily, she had one with her.
She giggled evilly while drawing on the moustache, cat whiskers and monocle.
"He is going to be so pissed when he wakes up, hehehehe," she giggled to herself. "Serves him right though! Shouldn't have yelled at me and called me weird. Stupid boy," she muttered before giggling again. She was loving every second of this already and he hadn't even woken up.
After leaving him sleep for about five more minutes, she decided to wake him up and act like an innocent passer-by and not someone who knocked him out and drew on his face.
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"Lucy? Why are all these people giving me weird looks?"
Lucy decided to take him with her to Fairy Tail, so that as many students as possible could see him. She laughed in her fist when she thought she heard some cameras click. They were never going to let this live down.
"Hm?" she replied, looking into his eyes innocently with her big, doe-like eyes. "I have no idea what you're talking about," she continued, making her way through the line.
"Anyway, would you like a drink?" she asked him, still with that innocent look. Her mind was working really hard. If she managed to drag him in line, chances were that Mira was going to tell him. She didn't want that. So it would be better to have him sit down on a couch while waiting for his drink.
"Eh? You're gonna buy me a drink?" He looked surprised. Maybe he hadn't screwed up as bad as he thought, if she was offering something so kind. Thank his lucky stars for getting such a sweet and caring soulmate. Natsu was really scared of meeting her again. He thought she was going to kick him again, of something like that. And yet, here she was, offering him a drink.
"Well.. I'd like a spicy tea. Ask Mira, she knows which one I like. If you don't mind, I'll sit down somewhere. My head still hurts from being kicked by you and then knocked out by some stranger who didn't even stop! So rude," he said, before making his way over to a couch.
"I will, Natsu!" she said as she waved happily at him. After he disappeared from sight, she started to laugh again. "Man, I bet this is going to be great."
She quickly made her way through the line, thanks to knowing most of the staff. She had been in line for not even five minutes and it was her turn already.
"Hi Mira!" Lucy happily waved at the pretty barmaid, who looked stunning as always.
"Hello Lucy! One sweetened coffee, am I right?" Mirajane replied, with a kind smile. Lucy was a regular, and Mira remembered all the drinks of her regulars. Expecially one so pretty. Mira always enjoyed teasing the younger blonde with her love troubles and her not having founf her soulmate yet.
"Actually.. I also need a spiced up tea.. Natsu said you'd know what kind of tea, but I'm not really sure," she mumbled, cheeks burning up from being a bit embarrassed. The barmaid always mingled in her love life, and after this it was only getting worse.
And indeed, Mira's eyes grew very wide, as she started to gasp.
"Natsu? Is he here?" she asked eager, wanting to find him. When she found him, her eyes widened even worse.
"But what's that on his fa-" "Quiet Mira! He has no idea. And I have no intention of telling him," Lucy added with a smirk.
Mira understood. Lucy probably wanted revenge after last night. She gave the girl every right to.
"Alright, here are your drinks!" Mira help up to cups with their names written on it. "Don't worry about the money," she added when she saw Lucy taking her wallet. "It's on the house. Seeing Natsu like that is priceless," the barmaid said.
"Thanks Mira!"
Lucy was very happy. Natsu still had no idea about what was drawn on his face, and in the time she had been in line, some of his friends had joined him. She recognised a strand of wavy blue hair.
"Hi Juvia!" Lucy made her way to their couch, placing their drinks on the table. "Here you go, Natsu. The special spiced up tea," she said while handing him his cup. She missed the warmth it provided, so she decided to hold her own coffee with both hands.
"Hello Lucy-san. Juvia is glad she meets Love Rival here with Natsu-san. That means Lucy-san is on a date, even though Nats-san looks ridiculous. But Juvia is mostly happy because this means that Love Rival won't go after Gray-sama," Juvia said with a small nod towards Natsu's face.
"Wait up, Juvia!" Gray exclaimed, hands up on the air. "You're telling me that coffee girl here is 'Love Rival'? And what does that have to do with anything, anyway? We have matching tattoos, we're soulmates." Gray shoved his hands back into his pockets.
"Aah thanks Juvia, but we're not really on a date. You see, Weirdo here was a little pissed this morning- wait, what do you mean I look weird?" Natsu looked around bewilderd, now noticing Juvia's comment.
Gray exchanged looks with Lucy in the meantime, who was giggling. He secretely high-fived her, before returning his gaze to neutral.
"I don't see any difference. Natsu always looks stupid, if you ask me," he said with a cool air.
"Juvia agrees. Next to Gray-sama, everyone looks stupid. Also, Juvia doesn't understand Natsu-san. Who would go out with a drawn on monocle, cat whiskers and a moustache? Although Juvia has to admit, the moustache is drawn nice and curly," Juvia said dryly.
"What do you mean, drawn on?" it was then that he noticed Lucy giggling like mad, together with Gray laughing and Juvia trying to hold back a smile.
"LUCY! I AM SO GOING TO GET YOU BACK FOR THIS! How dare you look so damned cute and innocent while saying weird stuff like 'Natsu-sama, you look handsome like always' but lying straight up to my face!"
"Hey! I never called you Natsu-sama and I ost certainly don't think you are handsome! You look a lot better with this moustache," she said while holding her stomach from shaking with laughter.
At this point, Juvia was also openly laughing.
"You're trying to tell me that I've been here for 15 minutes with a drawn on moustache, a monocle and cat whiskers?"
"Yup," everyone said, not caring about Natsu.
"I HATE YOU LUCY!" he yelled out.
"Love you too, Natsu."
A/N
Hope you liked it!
Also, the story Lucy was reading is a fic on here, Virtual Flames by MissyPlatina. She's like my writing senpai, although she probs doesn't know I excist.
*cries in a corner*
But really, if you like my fic then you should really read Virtual Flames bc it's super funny.
That's it for the day!
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I'll see you guys next time(probably Friday, lol).