"Hey! Hey wait up!" Lucy called out.

"Oh, it's you." Happy said.

"You were one of those girls crazy about the fake Salamander." Natsu retorted.

"I am not like those girls! I was passing by and what do you mean that that guy was a fake? Have you seen the Salamander before?" Lucy asked.

"Of course! The real Salamander is Igneel and he isn't." Natsu answered.

"But there are two Salamanders in Fairy Tail. What if he is the second one?" Lucy questioned.

"He isn't. Natsu is." Happy replied.

"Ok, so how do you know he isn't Natsu?" Lucy asked Happy.

"Because I'm Natsu. Natsu Dragneel. The current Salamander of Fairy Tail." Natsu told Lucy.

"Pfft. Yeah, right." Lucy snickered at the thought of Natsu being the Salamander of Fairy Tail. As Natsu and Happy argued with Lucy that Natsu is really the Salamander, someone boomed, "Hey you! Don't go around spreading lies!" It was the Salamander. "I can prove that I am the real Salamander and he isn't. This group here is from Fairy Tail and they can tell you the truth." He remarked and gestured to the group standing behind him.

"Yeah! He is the real Salamander." "He is the Salamander. You kid, are a fake!" The group agreed.

"You guys aren't from Fairy Tail! We have never seen you in the school before!" Happy retorted.

"Yeah! And if you really are from Fairy Tail, then where are your tattoos?" Natsu asked.

"Tattoos?" The group murmured.

"This one." Natsu said and pointed to the red tattoo on his arm. It was the Fairy Tail mark. "So if you guys are really from Fairy Tail, then you should have a tattoo just like this. So where are yours?" Natsu questioned, getting frustrated.

"Uh…we don't have our tattoos yet because…Master told us that we were on the waiting list. We need to follow the Salamander around & do tasks before Master can accept us!" Someone from the group replied loudly.

"Really? Then why didn't Makarov tell me about a couple of newbies were going to join me? Oh right. It's because you guys are fakes! Master never puts anyone on any waiting list! When people want to join Fairy Tail, they are immediately accepted!" Natsu retorted. The words, "immediately accepted" kept ringing in Lucy's ears. Her mind went wild with the possibility that she would get to enter her dream school.

The group and Salamander panicked. The Salamander was silent, he thought, "Damn! Is this kid really the Salamander? Oh God! I'm doomed!

"Boss, what should we do? These kids revealed us!" A guy wearing spectacles from the group asked aloud.

"They aren't going to know. Now pipe down before anyone finds out that I'm a fake!" The Salamander yelled. Natsu smirked at the fake Salamander revealing himself.

"You are a fake!" Lucy shouted at the top of her lungs.

"No, that's not it! I am the Salamander! The real one!" The fake denied.

"There's no denying it! You revealed yourself! How dare you go around saying that you are from our school?" Happy reprimanded.

"Ok, fine. I am a fake. But it was all so that I could earn some cash to help my sick mother." He replied.

"Uh, but boss. Your mom isn't sick. Hey, I think we should get out of here quick! Before they call the police!" The same guy warned.

"That guy is an idiot." Natsu thought as the fake scolded the guy for revealing everything. "If you guys are done with your argument, can you please leave already? Otherwise, I'm going to call the cops." Natsu threatened. The fake Salamander, together with his group, ran off when Lucy took out her cellphone.

"Hey, Natsu, sorry about just now." Lucy apologized.

"That's ok. Besides, you must feel really sad that the guy you idolized was a fake." Natsu told Lucy in a comforting way. And, uh, after all this, I still don't know your name."

"Ugh. For the last time, I have NEVER idolized that guy and my name is Lucy." Lucy replied. "How about I treat you guys to a meal, to say thanks." Lucy offered.

"Why are you offering us a meal? We didn't do anything special." Happy asked.

"You guys knew that that guy was a fake and if it wasn't for you guys, he would keep pestering me." Lucy answered." And I'm kind of hungry." Lucy smiled sheepishly at her last remark. After exchanging glances, Natsu and Happy gladly took up Lucy's kind offer.