I'm going to write my drabble for the last prompt once this chapter is posted. I feel bad because I completely forgot about nalu week and this is late, but you guys have been enjoying it, so it's good enough for me :D. Anyways, I'll get back to New Experiences after this. Emotional fluff is coming up in that story ;D. Anyways, enjoy!
Omen: Anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future
Sensation: The operation or function of the senses; a mental condition or physical feeling resulting from stimulation of a sense organ
The group of four went outside after they had finished the rations Erza had allowed them to eat. She had said it was so they could have s'mores later, but Natsu doubted it.
"Aww this sucks!" Gray said as he looked up at the sky to see the blue blocked out by gray clouds. There was a slight breeze and not a lot of sunshine was coming through the clouds.
"We can swim around for a little bit and when it starts to rain we can come back," Natsu reasoned. "The clouds aren't that dark so there shouldn't be that much rain."
"That's not how it works, Natsu," Erza sighed. "He has a point. We can stay for a little while and come back later. We just won't stay as long as we wanted to." There was a fair amount of grumbling from Natsu who just seemed disappointed that there would be less time to race with Gray and throw Lucy into the lake. As they began the walk to the lake, Lucy couldn't help but feel reluctant to walk, if only because they would have to walk back in the rain. Something that she truly was not looking forward to. She had always hated the rain, preferring sunshine and warmth instead of clouds and cold.
Every so often, Natsu would raise his head to look at the sky, a frown on his normally smiling face. He hated rainy weather also. When they arrived, Natsu took a running jump into the lake and shrieked. "It's cold!" The lake was still and there were little to no reflections of trees or sky on the lake's surface. Even the lake seemed to be predicting bad weather.
"That makes sense, there's no sun today," Erza said. Lucy tentatively dipped a toe in and pulled it back out.
"I'll just stick my feet in," Lucy said and Natsu scoffed. He swam over to her, grabbed her hand and dragged her into the water. "Natsu what the hell!" Natsu was roaring with laughter until Lucy pushed him under the water. She released his head after a few seconds and Natsu gasped for air.
"She almost drowned me!" Natsu pointed a finger in Lucy's direction where she was hiding laughter behind her hand.
"At least we wouldn't have to listen to him 24/7," Gray said and Natsu splashed water in his face.
"Fuck off Frosty!" Gray lunged for him but Erza grabbed his hair and yanked him back. Gray yowled in pain.
"Erza! What was that for?"
"We don't have much time to spend in the lake and you're not wasting time trying to kill each other."
"Well if one of us succeeds then it won't be a waste," Natsu reasoned and ducked underwater before Erza could strike him. "Like you said Erza, why should we try to kill each other when we could be enjoying the lake before we have to leave?" Lucy could see the tenseness as Natsu waited for Erza to retaliate. He had used her words against her, something Erza hated. Thankfully all she did was glare before she exhaled.
"You're right," she relented.
"That's the first time Erza's ever said that to him," Gray said. Everyone settled down for a good half-hour. Natsu and Gray had their race, Natsu won by half a second (Lucy had timed it) and Gray had proceeded to shove his head underwater. Natsu had kicked him stomach in return. Erza had to pull them apart before they actually tried to drown each other. When the sound of thunder rumbling in the distance reached them there were collective groans. The next time they heard thunder, it seemed much closers, causing the four to scramble out of the lake and wrap themselves in towels before starting the walk back. When rain started coming down, Lucy and Erza covered their heads with their towels. Lucy was surprised that Natsu seemed to be enjoying this. His face was tilted towards the sky, a slight smile on his face.
"C'mon Luce, take the towel off! The rain feels nice." Lucy stared at her boyfriend as if he had been possessed.
"Did you get struck by lightning? I thought you hated rain!"
"I only hate rain sometimes." Lucy rolled her eyes. That had clarified a lot. Gray seemed to be enjoying it too, but that didn't really come as a surprise, he loved cooler weather. When they made it back to the cabin, Lucy glared at Natsu when he grabbed her wrist to keep her outside.
"Dance with me," was all he said.
"What? Natsu it's cold out here, it's warm and dry in there," Lucy said gesturing towards the cabin. Natsu just laughed and spun her around in a circle.
"Come on, it's not that bad." Lucy supposed in a way it was nice. The rain was cold but Natsu somehow made freezing out in the rain fun. It was probably how he had thrown her over his shoulder and was spinning in circles until she was out of breath from laughing and being upside down.
"Can we go in now please?" Lucy managed to ask while she was trying to catch her breath. Natsu relented and they walked back into the cabin hand in hand.
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