Anthology: The Sweetest Things
by Her Pretty Smile

Synopsis: #4: Natsu is always with Lucy, and they spend time together the most. Which is why he must be feeling irritated at Laxus for talking to her all day, right? Uh huh. He's not jealous. Not jealous at all.
Warning: Unbeta-ed; may contain mistakes or any of the sort.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail.
Dedication: Storyguy567, the owner of the Love Triangle prompt for this oneshot. :)

#4: It's Not Jealousy
[NatsuღLucy]

IT'S NOT JEALOUSY, HE believes. He never gets jealous.

He's just irritated, that's all.

"Natsu?" Happy questions, looking at him with an inquisitive expression. "What's wrong?"

Natsu's eyes still rest on the pair in front of him. "Nothing," he answers steely.

The blue feline doesn't look convinced. "You look annoyed, Natsu," he remarks, blinking innocently.

He is annoyed, and it's because Lucy hasn't been paying any attention to him for the past two hours. He already has the perfect job in hand, but she still prefers to have a 'heart-to-heart talk' with a particular member of the guild.

And worst of all, that particular someone is Laxus. Laxus, of all people! Why does it have to be him?

They aren't even friends!

"No, I'm not," he denies in a stubborn tone, but his tight jaw betrays his uncaring facade. "I'm just thinking."

Happy's jaw drops to the ground, his eyes wide in pure disbelief. "Natsu is THINKING?!" he exclaims in horror.

Mirajane, who happens to pass by, catches Happy's exclamation and giggles. "My, my," she says in her gentle, melodious voice, "you look angry, Natsu."

The latter huffs, irritated. "No, I'm not."

Mirajane smiles. "You've been staring at Lucy and Laxus for the past two hours," she says in a sing-song voice. "Are you jealous?"

He gives a huff. "No! Why the hell do I gotta be jealous of Laxus, anyway?!"

"Mmm? It's okay to be jealous, Natsu—"

"I said I'm not jealous." He stands up abruptly from his chair.

Mirajane's smile doesn't fade. Instead, it widens. "I happened to hear a part of their conversation earlier, and it seems that Laxus is talking to Lucy about meeting together at a restaurant tomorrow night. I still can't get over on how it seems so sweet—"

Natsu's eyes narrow slightly and dangerously. Then, without uttering a single word, he walks towards Lucy and grabs her arm.

She blinks up at him. "Natsu? What's wro—"

"Come on, Lucy. Let's go on a job."

"Eh? But—"

He looks at her, and she falls silent, an alarmingly deep shade of red appearing on her cheeks.

"O—Okay," she stammers.

Natsu looks at Laxus, and his tight expression almost looks like a glare. "See ya, Laxus."

And then he drags his partner outside, Happy flying behind them with a snicker.

Mirajane walks up to Laxus' side. "See?" she says cheerfully. "I told you he'd be jealous."

Laxus smirks. "I guess you're right." His face shows plain amusement. "Honestly, that guy's just too easy to tease. He got too bothered that he didn't even hear or realize that blondie and I were only talking about what kind of present she'll give him for his birthday."

End—#4

A/N: Eh. It didn't come out as I'd expected it to be. Oh well. Trying to write a jealous Natsu while trying to keep him in-character as possible is hard to do. -.-

Next oneshot's not NaLu, but the next one after that is.