A blue cat. BLUE! And it was walking in two feet.

''Oi, Happy! Is that you? Nice to see ya' again!'', Natsu grinned widely as the cat jumped into his arms.

The cat was really tiny. It was as big as Lucy's hands.

''Aye! Natsu, you're back!'', the cat sobbed into his chest.

''THE CAT JUST TALKED?!'', Lucy said, freaked out.

The small blue cat looked straight in her eyes, not noticing Lucy before.

''Who's she?'', the cat said, unbothered by Lucy who was staring at it with an I-just-saw-a-ghost expression.

''Lucy, that's Happy. Happy, that's Lucy'', Natsu introduced them to each other, giggling at Lucy's reactions.

''Umm... hi there, little... blue kitty?'', Lucy tried to talk to Happy. Happy greeted her.

''You're cute, though you're also very weird, Lucy'', Happy said. ''How come she's so scared of me, Natsu?''

''She, like the rest, doesn't know too much about you.''

Natsu turned to Lucy, who tilted her head in confusion at their conversation.

''Happy is an Exceed, an extremely rare species known to posses magic. They were very common in the past, but know few know about their existence. They all have the ability to fly, walk in two feet, talk and so on. Some of them do not posses special abilities, and one of them is Happy. I'll explain better later, I hope you'll understand'', Natsu said to Lucy.

''Aye! Natsu, I haven't found Igneel, but I'm so happy I found you again!'', Happy said, raising his paws up.

Two white wings bigger than his body popped on his back and Happy started to fly in circles above their heads.

''How does he do that?'', Lucy asked Natsu, looking amazed at Natsu's super-cool blue Exceed.

''I'll explain later. But promise me you won't tell anybody about Happy! If anyone finds out about his existence, he will definetely be in danger!'', Natsu looked very worried about Happy's well-being. Lucy froze at his expression.

''Y-Yes... of course!'', Lucy stuttered, still a little lost in his eyes.

''Happy, we'll come once a day with food for you. Are you okay with that Lucy?''

''Sure, why not?'' Lucy smiled.

''Now we gotta go, it's getting late!'', Natsu stated, taking Lucy by the hand. ''Come on Luce, let's go back!'', he grinned, not noticing Lucy's red face, as they both ran back at the orphanage.

Happy stared at them as they left.

''They lllllike each other!'', he giggled.

~some time after, near midnight, in Lucy's room~

'Hmm... I still wonder how Happy was able to fly... Natsu told me he'll explain me later, but he didn't...', Lucy thought, and sighed looking at the ceiling. 'Well, there's always tomorrow, right?'

Lucy heard a slight knock at her door.

''Can I come in Lucy?'', she heard Natsu whisper as the door cracked open, revealing Natsu blinking nervously. Lucy nodded and he silently entered the room and closed the door.

''What's up, Natsu?''

''Well, you wanted me to tell you more about Happy, didn't you?'', Natsu grinned. She smiled.

Natsu sat on the floor crosslegged and started talking. He told her about his times with Happy back at Igneel, how he hatched Happy with his friend Lisanna, who unfortunately left soon after, and two hours passed by. Natsu, noticing the time, left Lucy's room.

Lucy fell on her bed and stared at the ceiling. She fell fast-asleep, dreaming about Exceeds and what they could do, and dreaming about Natsu's stories...


Hey guys! Hope you liked this chapter. I must say Natsu's personality may be different from the original. Here, he is a little more thoughtful and less dense. We are 5 chapters away from the special character.