A/N: A slightly shorter chapter than usual for today! I still hope you enjoy, though!
"Levy," Lucy mused, crooking a finger to motion towards herself to her friend, "could you help me put the pizza in the oven?"
Levy chewed her lip while she twirled a stray strand of hair with a finger, hesitant to go and help Lucy. After a moment, she responded.
"Of course, Lu," Levy said before reaching up and whispering something in Natsu's ear. The man's face turned hard for a moment, but then he smiled and told the girls that he would be off to play a game and would be in the other room if they needed anything. Lucy's heart began to beat a little faster at the adorable smile he gave them. Levy seemed unaffected and only smiled back because she enjoyed him being happy.
Natsu sauntered away and soon they heard the game console starting up. Levy was a gamer herself and enjoyed playing Assassin's Creed as Ezio. Natsu preferred Altaïr, and he played quite viciously compared to Levy.
As she heard the sounds of people being stabbed or yelling in pain, Lucy turned to Levy with a smirk. Levy stared back at her friend with wide eyes, knowing what was coming next.
"Levy, how long have you and Natsu been dating?" Lucy asked with a slight snicker, and Levy sighed and ran a hand through her pale blue locks.
"A few weeks. Why?" Levy answered, peering into her friend's eyes noncommittally. Her uneasy expression told Lucy all she needed to know, and wordlessly Lucy pulled Levy so they could see through the open door where Natsu was sitting playing games. Natsu was pulling on his hair in frustration, and Lucy found it cute that his hair was rumpled.
"What?" Levy said after a few moments of watching him, pulling her arm away with a pout. The oven beeped as a signal that it was preheated, and Lucy opened the oven's door and pushed the pizza inside after unboxing it. Turning back around to her friend, Lucy stared into her best friend's eyes once more and opened her mouth. Levy crossed her arms across her chest
"When did you plan on telling me that you were dating someone who was not your soulmate?" Lucy asked with a slight smile, and the action bothered Levy. A scowl pushed it's way onto the small woman's face, and she narrowed her eyes in annoyance.
"Do you see my soulmate anywhere around here Lucy? Better yet, do you see yours?" Levy asked with a frown, and Lucy's eyes widen at the jab. Ouch.
It was bad enough that Levy was dating someone that Lucy could possibly consider being her soulmate, but to have her best friend hurt her like that really stung. It was her own fault for liking Natsu now, and Levy wasn't in the wrong for doing this. It was Lucy. She just flounced her way into their relationship even though they might be happy. Lucy sighed and thought about her actions before replying to Levy's jab.
"I'm sorry for saying that, Levy. I shouldn't have said that, and I was rude. I'm just sad since my best friend is dating someone who could be my-" Lucy began her apology but was cut off by a yawn and something in the corner of her eye.
Natsu was standing there with the cutest grin on his face and his rose silver hair a mess, and Lucy's heart began to beat faster as she noticed that he had a slight flush on his face from the tiredness.
"When are we eating? I'm hungry, Luce," he said, and Lucy gasped softly at his nickname for her. She liked the sound of her almost-name in his voice, and she enjoyed hearing the sleepy musings of him. She guessed that when he ate the pizza, he would become even more tired and take a nap, which would be the perfect time to talk to Levy.
"Natsu, why don't you play some more games and we'll bring some pizza out to you," Levy offered, glancing at Lucy with a smile.
"Sure, that sounds great! See ya in a while!" Natsu said, his canines glinting in the lamplight, which caused a soft yelp from Lucy. The blonde tumbled back onto all fours, and Levy's eyebrows raised while watching the interaction. Hmm... interesting.
"So when did you plan on telling me that you have a crush on someone, namely, my boyfriend? And that he's possibly your soulmate instead of mine?" Levy teased, reaching out a finger to jab Lucy in her arm. Levy smirked, giggling at her friend's reaction. A flush spread across Lucy's face quickly, and she looked like she was about to pass out.
"Um," Lucy answered before dropping her voice to a whisper. "I met him yesterday, Levy. I almost ran over him at the supermarket, and my clock hasn't changed since then. So we can't be soulmates."
"Well, have you tried checking your clock since then? Maybe it has changed," Levy pointed out, tapping the clock hidden by Lucy's jacket she grabbed to bring along.
"No," Lucy answers, and both girls turned their heads to Lucy's clock. What if it really had changed and Lucy hadn't been checking enough...? Well, at least it was worth a try.
Lucy yanked the sleeve of her jacket down, and what they saw inferred a gasp from both women. Levy put her hand over her mouth, and Lucy's eyes widened in amazement.
The numbers were now down to 7:14:27.