Monday morning. I groaned getting out of bed. Dragging my feet, I went to my bathroom room. The hot water rolled down my back as I steadied myself against the river stone wall. It felt so good.
The hooks on my hangers slid loudly against the metal rod. I settled on the black suit and white shirt. A knock on the door let me know Lucy was there. "Natsu?" She asked. "Yeah?" I called as I fumbled with my cuff link. A cup of coffee appeared in front of me. "Two scoops of sugar, right?" Lucy asked cautiously. I smiled and took a sip. The sweet hot liquid slid down my throat with ease. "Thanks luce" I smiled at her. "Have you found a tie yet?" She asked. I frowned at the thought of a tie. "Do I have to?" I whined. "It's only a tie" She grinned. I folded my arms. "Wow, you have a lot of ties " I heard her call. She came out with a red and a pink one. She slung the red one around my neck. I stopped her hand. "The pink one" I said. She got the other tie and tied it up for me. "Where did you learn?" I asked. "I watched my mom when I was little" She said with her eyebrows sinking. I chuckled lowly. She went pink on the cheeks.
After she got done redoing the tie four times I put on my gold tie clip. She handed me a piece of toast from her half eaten plate. "Fanks" I told her with toast hanging out my mouth. She smiled at me. "Have a good day" she said. I kissed her on the top of her head. Her shampoo wafted off and I caught the smell of Coconuts and pineapples. Outside I fired up my car and went to work.
The day went by slow. A lot of them women complimented me on the pink tie. I'd always smile when I looked at it. The meeting was a breeze and the company was increasing in sales. The coffee didn't the have the same taste. Maybe Mira should hire Lucy instead of Juvia.
At lunchtime I went to fairy tail. The entire gang including plugged in Lucy was there. Her glasses still framed those chocolate eyes. Her golden hair pulled into a messy bun held together by two pencils. She wore her pink t shirt and her skin tight blue jeans. The my breath got caught. "Natsu?" Asked Levy. "Oh hey levy" I said coolly. "Are you okay? You look like you saw an angel" she said. "Can you keep a secret?" I asked. She nodded. "I think I did. Can't be sure though. After everything that is" I confessed. She smiled gently looking at Lucy. "You never know" she said punctuating her sentence with a shrug.
"Dude. You gotta let me drive your car" Gray said. "No way Elsa! She is a beautiful piece of machinery that needs to be handled carefully" I told him. "Are you kidding flame brain?!" He yelled at me. "You wanna go?" I yelled at the top of my voice. "Natsu!" Erza called. "Yes ma'am" I answered. "You are dressed nicely. Don't ruin lucy's hard work" she scolded. "The only thing she chose was the tie" I protested. "Yeah right" Gajeel scoffed. I ignored it with Erza around. I sat back down by Lucy. Who hadn't even look up after Mira cleared her plate. She was studying up stats on the x games.
Work went quickly after lunch. Unconsciously I played with the tie. 4:29 pm, maybe I should see if Lucy wants me to pick up anything for dinner. She doesn't have to go to work till 7. I picked up phone and dialed the house. "Hello?" I heard a sweet voice answer after the third ring. "Yes I was calling for Ms heartfilia. I was wondering what she would like for dinner?" I asked. I heard a shriek and the line go dead. I chuckled and redialed. She picked it up again and answered "Don't call me again!" I panicked. "Luce! Don't hang up it's me Natsu" I said quickly. I heard a laugh from the other. "Gosh, Natsu. You scared me" she said. I smiled "what you like for dinner?" I asked her. "Can we have burgers?" She begged like a kid. "I suppose" I huffed.
Lucy stood over the stove making burgers while I cut up potatoes for fries. She was dancing around the kitchen listening to music. I smiled to myself watching her have fun. For some reason, I wanted her to stay like this. Dancing around in her shorts and tank top completely unaware of the world.
I turned to put the fries in the oil when we bumped into each other. I felt a minor discomfort in my chest as the plate smashed in my chest. It slid down my front causing burgers to grease my front and fries to fly. "Oh my gosh! Natsu are you okay?" She asked blushing. Her face was only centimeters from mine. "Well I certainly could be worse" I joked. She let loose a laugh and snorted. Which caused me to laugh. She slapped me where the plate hit. "Ow! Dang it Luce!" I yelled. She turned red again. "You'll be fine you big baby" she told me. All I could do was stare at her. I fought myself not to reach up and kiss her. I watched as my hand slid to her face, I started panicking. She started to turn red as well. I pulled her head to my lips and kissed the small red spot where the bowl hit. "There, better?" I asked. She nodded.
We finished dinner and talked. I watched her talk about the science behind most X games moves. I would nodded or respond with "uh huh" when in reality I didn't hear a word cause I was too busy watching the passion on her face. She lifted her arms and I noticed her right arm was turning red. I grabbed it and touched it. "Sorry Luce. I didn't realize I had go you there too" I said apologetically. "It's okay, it's been there since we moved in" she said with a smile. "Oh?" I reacted. "Yeah the day moved in, I noticed a guy on the balcony that was staring. I just didn't pay much attention to him. But since that red spot started, I've been wondering. They say that you skin reacts to the chemical change when you find or lose you soulmate" she rambled. I felt my stomach drop and my heart sink. She doesn't feel the same way.
She left an hour afterward for work. The car fired up and rolled away. From the couch I watched the lights drive off. "Dammit Natsu" I cursed myself. Suddenly a loud bang on the door let me know Gajeel was here. "Come in Bolt face" I yelled. He walked in with his black tank on and black jeans. He walked to the fridge and grabbed a beer. After popping the cap and flopping onto the couch, he took a swig. "Everything okay?" He questioned. "Yeah, get what I asked?" I questioned back. "Sting Eucliff, 25, Him and the sulky dude are twin heirs to Holy Shadows inc. He was arranged to marry Bunny girl to join the companies and give her father a foothold so your dad would take him seriously" Gajeel divulged. I grunted to him making him eye me while he took a giant swig of beer.
"Alright, something's up. This isn't like you at all salamander. Do I have to have a talk with Lucy?" He drilled. "She thinks one of the guys is her soulmate" I confessed. "Harsh" Gajeel said with a swig. I showed him my arm and how it had gotten redder. "Last I checked, Lisanna's Name and signature weren't that long" he remarked. "They're not" I said.
I heard the key in the lock at 5 am. It took everything not to run to her. Her door shut gently as if not to wake me. The ceiling had exactly 4,286 spots on it. Pretty sure I missed a few. Soon enough the sun came up causing a glow on the roof. A knock on the open door caused me to jump. "Been up all night?" Lucy asked leaning against the door. I grunted. I felt her lay down beside me. "How many are on your roof?" She asked me. "Just shy of 4300" I told her. "4600 in my room" she answered. "What are you trying to forget?" I asked her. "The life of rich Lucy," she said. We laid there as the sun rose. She told me how her mom died when she was young and her dad always ignored her. Only her servants were her friends. Then one day, around her 17th birthday, she decided to see what it was like being with a boy. "He told me that after we made love, we'd have our names on our wrists" she said. I let my head roll to the right. I saw Lucy with tears. I pulled her into my chest and held her. "I will burn him alive" I growled.
She fell asleep in my bed. Still in her black mini skirt and the t shirt from the club. I grabbed my phone.
*Me:
Dad I'm not going to be in the rest of the week. Send freed over with the reports please*
The phone buzzed on my mattress.
*Dad:
He will be there at 6:00 pm. Tell Lucy I said hi. Use protection ;-) *
I shuttered. I hated when dad said that. I fell asleep with Lucy in my arms. We woke up around noon. "Natsu! You are really really super late!" She yelled. "Why do you gotta be so loud?" I murmured. I grabbed her wrist and tried to pull her back in bed. I heard a squeak as I held her tight. "Natsu!" She yelled. "Fine" I grumbled and let her go. "What about work?" She asked me. "Freed is bringing me the paperwork for the week at 6" I told her. She handed me the cup off the side table. I downed the whole cup in one swing. "What's on the agenda today?" I asked her. "I gotta work at 7" she told me. I frowned and pouted. "Some of us can't miss work because they are important" she scolded. I had an idea. I knew we had a private pool out back. "Let's go swimming!" I told her. "What? Now?" She asked. I grinned and grabbed her. As soon as we got to the pool I picked Lucy up and jumped in with her. Me in my pj pants and her still in her work outfit.
I watched as she struggled in the water. I smiled and followed her up to the top. As soon as we broke the surface of the water, she spit water out. "Are you crazy?! Or just and idiot?!" She screamed at me. "Maybe a bit of both?" I grinned. She splashed me. "Great, now I really have to wash my clothes" she groaned. I swam over to her. Grabbing her I took a breath. "Natsu!" I heard her yell at me as we went under. She pushed off me and swam to the surface again. I followed her and we came up under the fake water.
"You moron!" She screamed. I laughed hard falling back under the water. "Your face!" I said laughing harder. "Don't drown me!" She yelled. "Oh come one it was fun" I protested. "Not for me!" She shrieked. I swam up to her and stared at her. "Natsu. Don't you dare!" She growled. I sucked in some water and spit it at her. "You dick!" She screamed. I dived as she tried to splash me. I swam away quickly and she followed. I grabbed her and pulled her close. With surprise, she took a gulp of water. She began panicking so I pulled her up and brought her on the sidewalk. She coughed. "Lucy, I'm so sorry" I apologized. She got up and walked inside.
Lucy sat on the other side of the love seat flipping through channels. My knees were tucked against my chest. I wanted to apologize for the millionth time but I'm sure she'd ignore me. With a sigh, she left it on the science channel that had something about the universe. Her blanket slid off her as she got up. 15 minutes later she was dressed in her mini skirt and club shirt. She grabbed the keys and left. "Have a good night" I whispered.
After a while, I sat with a bottle of cinnamon whiskey and scattered paperwork, watching cops. I saw car lights and an engine turn off. The lock turned and Lucy walked in. She put the keys and purse on the desk. With a sigh, Lucy grabbed the shot glass and pour herself some. "You're home early" I commented. "It was slow," she countered "anything good?" I shrugged. "Some guy was arrested for hitting his wife. Another for soliciting a prostitute" I stated. "Natsu, about earlier. I am sorry, I overreacted" she told me. "I was being kind of a dick" I admitted. "Friends?" She said. I smiled and gave her a thumbs up. "Friends" I told her.
After five more shots and a few episodes later, we started rooting for the cops. We hissed as some dude got tazed and fell on the ground. "Shouldn't have ran" Lucy said. "He should've fought back!" I said. "That would've made it worse" she scolded. I laughed. "Do you always have to talk about fighting or start something with Gray or Gajeel?" She asked. I put my hands on my crossed legs. "They are actually okay with it. After Lisanna, I was starting fights with everyone cause it was a was to take my anger away. Gray got tired of breaking fights up and Gajeel got tired of trying to talk me out of it. So they told me that if it helped, they'd fight me. My school counselor agreed. It hasn't been as bad for a while now. It's only every once in a blue moon" I confessed. She sat with concern on her face. I smiled at her "I'd still pummel the idiot that made you cry. You are too beautiful to cry" I told her.
She put her head on my lap looking up at me. "I'm not that pretty" she said solemnly. "Lucy, you are so much more than pretty. You are smart and funny. Beautiful and sexy. Anyone with half a brain can see that" I confessed to her. My heart thumped at the feeling of her fingers tracing the dragon on my shirt. "Thanks Natsu. You may be an idiot but you're a really good guy" she said with a sad smile on her face. The red spot on her arm now looked like a rash.
Lucy fell asleep on me. I picked her and set her in her bed. Looking at her made my maybes turn into a good possibility. It's possible.