Chapter 6

"Natsu..."

"What are you doing here by yourself?" Natsu sat down beside her.

"I should be asking you the same thing." Lucy said and she looked at Natsu's school bag which was probably about to explode from the amount of chocolate in it.

"Looks like you're really popular with the girls huh?" she laughed.

Natsu's face turned red. "W-What are you talking about?!"

Seeing Natsu blush made Lucy giggle. He stared at the box of chocolates in Lucy's hand.

"You're not really throwing them away, are you?"

"Since I can't find anybody to give them to, might as well."

"But it's such a waste!"

"I'll eat it myself then!"

Natsu stayed silent for awhile, as if he was thinking of something.

"Why don't you give them to me?" he suggested.

"WHAT?!" Lucy screamed.

"I'm probably the only choice you have now so don't be picky."

"You sure are initiative huh?"

"We're good friends anyway! Aren't we?" Natsu let out a toothy grin.

His words kind of shocked Lucy, but she smiled and said, "Of course we are."

"Oh right! I forgot something!" Natsu reached his hand into his bag for something.

He pulled out a box of chocolates and handed them to Lucy.

"Here! So we can exchange chocolates."

Lucy blushed at Natsu's actions and her heart started beating really fast.

"Natsu..." she smiled at him as they exchanged their respective Valentine's Day gifts.

Was he already planning to give this to me from the start?

"I bought chocolates for myself just in case I wasn't gonna receive any but boy was I surprised! I got more gifts than I expected and I was so busy I completely forgot about them!"

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"... Were you planning on giving them to anybody in the first place?"

"Not really. Maybe I would give them to Happy but can cats eat chocolate?"

Lucy gawked at Natsu in disbelief and she didn't respond.

"What's wrong Luce? Are you sick?" Natsu asked as he leaned forward to place his hand on Lucy's forehead.

"Nope you're not sick." he crossed his arms and sat back.

Once again, Lucy was disappointed. But she laughed when she realized it was just Natsu being Natsu. What more can she expect?

Natsu looked at her with a baffled expression as she did, wondering what was up with her.

"One moment you look like your brain sat on a spaceship and flew off to mars and another moment you're laughing to yourself. You're really weird."

"Says you!"

Here at The Fairy Bar, were Gray and Natsu.

"I see you and Lucy have been getting pretty close." Gray said.

"Are you jealous?" Natsu teased.

"Hell no."

"Right... You have Juvia."

"H-Hey! I mean, never have I seen you give chocolate to a girl on Valentine's Day before. Literally never."

"It was an exchange you jerk. Besides, she's pretty sweet you know? Yet weird at the same time." Natsu had a slight tint of pink on his cheeks.

"That's just like you isn't it? Except without the sweet."

"Why you..."

"Here are your orders!" Mirajane placed 2 cups of beer in front of the duo who were seated at the bar counter.

"Thanks a lot Mira!" Natsu said.

"Don't mention it! How has school been going?" she asked as she leaned curiously on the bar counter.

"It's been alright." Gray said.

"Alright?! My brain is filled with things I don't understand! I don't even know what I don't know!" Natsu complained as he pulled on his salmon-colored hair.

"Are you sure they're even in your brain?" Gray asked sarcastically.

"What are you trying to say?!"

"I'm trying to say that brain of your's probably got burnt to crisps from the hot sauce you're always eating!"

"Well your brain must have froze from all your goddamn snow cones!"

"YOU TRYING TO START A FIGHT, SQUINTY EYES?!"

"YOU INSULTED ME FIRST, DROOPY EYES!"

"Now now, you wouldn't want to start a fight with so many customers around." Mirajane tried to calm the 2 boys who were practically growling at each other. But they listened and sat back down.

"If you're having problems with school, why don't you go to Erza for help? Her grades have always been at the top." Mirajane suggested.

"Erza is the last person I would wanna go to for help." Natsu said with a little fear in his voice.

"I have to agree with you on that one." Gray nodded.

"Lisanna has been complaining to me about her studies as well!"

Gray cringed the moment he heard that name. He didn't like that girl.

Mirajane noticed the both of them go quiet.

"A-Anyway, I need to get back to work. See you boys later!" Natsu and Gray waved Mirajane off.

Natsu took a sip of his beer and Gray looked at him, almost staring.

"Speaking of Lisanna..."

"What now, Gray? I'm getting tired of that topic." Natsu sighed.

"I saw her talking to you and Lucy the other day. What was that about?"

"Nothing much, just some really useless stuff."

"Knowing her, I'm pretty sure she's going around acting like Regina George again." Gray shook his head.

"You just don't like her Gray." Natsu laughed.

"Naturally, after all that she did to you. You cover for her too much."

"Well girls have their dignity."

"Lisanna though, has none."

"That rage is gonna melt all of your snow cones."

"Being around you already melts my snow cones, flame brain! You're a teeny bit too nice sometimes you know?" Gray had a hint of annoyance in his tone.

"Oh is ice princess praising me right now?"

"I take it back."

"Well, it's the past so let bygones be bygones."

"Stop being so wise it doesn't suit your airhead personality. Or should I say firehead?"

"You got a problem with that, you snow cone stripper?!" Natsu slammed his fists on the bar counter.

"I SURE DO!"

"YOU WANNA GO, YOU ASSHOLE?!"

"BRING IT ON!"

"Somebody stop them before they destroy the entire bar!"

"Hey guys! I have free tickets to go ice skating! Who's interested?" Erza asked excitingly.

The clique of Fairy Tail High had just ended classes and were about to head home, obviously exhausted from all the work they had to do.

"Where did you even get those from?" Gajeel asked, having on his usual stern character.

"The principal gave them to me as a reward for my good grades." Erza's eyes sparkled.

"He should've given you strawberry cheesecake vouchers instead." Lucy said.

"Come to think of it, I've always wondered why our principal is so short." Gray mentioned.

"Who knows?"

"Maybe someone stepped on him." Natsu said.

"Your opinions are completely out of the question, flame brain."

"So why don't we go ice skating this weekend?"

"That's a great idea! It's been awhile since we've got time to relax!" Loke said.

"Sorry Erza, Gajeel and I already have plans!" Levy said shyly.

"Oh so someone's going on a date." Jellal teased which made Levy and Gajeel flustered.

"But I cant skate..." Lucy said, a little embarrassed.

"Don't worry Lucy, Natsu can't skate either." Gray comforted her.

"You didn't have to expose me Gray."

"I could teach you if you want!" Loke said to Lucy.

"Really?! Thank you, Loke!"

"Well I'm definitely not gonna teach flamebrain how to ice skate." Gray said.

"I wouldn't want you to, ice princess." Natsu argued.

"Why you-"

"Stop fighting the both of you!" Erza scolded.

"Yes Madam!" the 2 immediately obeyed.

"I guess I shall be the one to teach Natsu how to skate." Erza smiled.

"I-I think I'll pass."

"No, you're coming with us and I'm teaching you." she demanded.

Lucy could see Natsu shivering in fear but he didn't really have much of a choice since it was Erza they were talking about here.

Poor Natsu. She laughed.

-That weekend-

"Of all things, an uber?!" Natsu screamed as his face turned purple.

Lucy, Natsu, Gray, Loke, Erza and Jellal were all ready to go ice skating and Erza called for an uber to come pick them up.

"It's faster than taking the train so it could spare you at least a few minutes of torture." Gray said.

"He's right, Natsu. Don't complain." Erza said as she got onto the uber.

"I'm starting to feel sick..."

"We haven't even moved yet!"

"Natsu's motion sick?" Lucy asked.

"He has always been and it's pretty bad. He can't handle any type of transportation." Jellal explained.

Who would've thought.

"Gajeel is too, but thank god he isn't here otherwise we'd have to handle 2 idiots puking everywhere." Gray said.

Just then, the uber started driving and Natsu's face was getting worse by the second.

"I'd much rather just walk to our destination..." Natsu looked like he was gonna puke.

"You might as well take a nap, it's a 10 minute ride." Loke said.

"I wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully in this kind of condition..."

Lucy then thought of an idea, but it was pretty bold thing to do.

"Uhm Natsu, I-I could rub your head if you want. It'll make you feel better!"

"Well, I don't mind..."

"That's a great idea!" Erza then punched Natsu in the stomach and he fell onto Lucy's lap, which startled her.

Lucy started massaging Natsu's head and she could see his face relax. He then slowly fell asleep.

It's working!

Lucy realized what she was actually doing to Natsu, it was kind of intimate to her.

Isn't this what couples do...? What am I doing?!

That thought made Lucy's cheeks burn up unknowingly, which didn't go unnoticed to a certain raven-haired male.

A few minutes passed and they finally reached their destination. It was a shopping mall with a gigantic ice skating rink at the ground level.

"Wow this place is huge! The last time I came here it only had 2 floors!" Lucy exclaimed in awe.

"They renovated it during the time you were gone, and now it's as good as new!" Loke said.

"Somebody... help me... get out of here..." Natsu struggled to crawl out of the uber.

Lucy helped Natsu up and hung his arm on top of her shoulders as she supported him.

He is hopeless.

"Come on guys, let's go!" Erza said.

They walked to the entrance of the ice skating rink and handed their tickets over to the staff.

"It's been awhile since we got off the uber, why is Natsu still motion sick?" Lucy asked worriedly as she carefully placed Natsu onto a chair.

"Hmm, first he was on the uber and then he was carried by you..." Gray looked deep in thought.

"I'm not transportation!"

Lucy and the rest all got their skates and gloves on and entered the ice skating rink, with Natsu and Lucy grabbing onto the handrails as if their life depended on them.

"This is a piece of cake!" Gray spun across the rink.

"Come on, Lucy! It'll be fine! I'm here supporting you!" Loke comforted her as he gripped her arms firmly.

"W-Wait! I'm not ready!"

Before she knew it, Loke had already pulled Lucy to the center of the rink despite her protests and Erza was dragging Natsu somewhere else forcefully.

"Just relax your feet and keep a space between your legs."

Lucy did as she was told while Loke still had a hold on her hands and she succeeded with balancing almost immediately.

"See, I knew you could it! Now try to skate forward."

Lucy shifted her left foot forward and of course, she lost balance. She shut her eyes tightly and got ready for the impact that was coming her way, when she felt a pair of warm hands support her back, then pulling her into what felt like a man's chest.

She slowly fluttered her eyes open, only to see Loke's face so very close to her's.

"L-L-Loke-"

"You don't have to worry about falling. I'll be sure to catch you." Loke said with some sort of seriousness in his tone. But he quickly gave her a grin afterwards.

Lucy's face reddened and she gently pulled herself out of Loke's embrace. "T-Thank you..."

What was that about? Loke seemed so different for a moment.

"Erza you're spinning Natsu too hard!"

"This is the only way he can really learn how to ice skate!"

The commotion behind Lucy caught her attention as she turned her head to see what was going on. Erza was flinging Natsu here and there and twirling him around like some crazy demon. Well, not like she expected any less of the scarlet-haired lady.

"I'm gonna throw up..."

Erza spun Natsu around again another time when something else caught her attention. It was her favorite strawberry cheesecake on sale!

"S-Strawberry cheesecake..." Erza gasped and somehow she magically floated away from the scene, completely forgetting to catch Natsu for another demonic spin.

Natsu spun out of control and headed for Lucy's direction. Before she could react, a screaming Natsu came crashing into her and falling right on top of her.

"Seriously Natsu?!"

"My vision's blurry..." and he passed out.

"Gosh Natsu you're heavy!"

The Fairy Tail students continued skating for a few more hours before finally deciding to head home. It was already 6pm and their legs and butt were aching from the constant falling on the hard ice cold floor, so they decided to call another uber to fetch them back to their area. Of course, Natsu had his motion sickness in course again which called for Lucy to massage his head on their way back.

The uber dropped them off at Magnolia station, where they all waved goodbye to one another and headed their respective ways after a long tiring day.

"Hey Luce!"

Lucy turned around to see Natsu calling out and running towards her.

"What's wrong Natsu? Did you forget something?"

"I uhm... was thinking of walking you back home. If you want." Natsu rubbed his neck nervously as his face got flustered.

He's blushing? It's kinda cute. Wait what? No Lucy stop! You're not supposed to be fantasizing! She internally smacked herself.

"W-What for? I can walk home by myself, don't worry!" Lucy flailed her hands in front of her.

"Well.. to kind of thank you for rubbing my head in the uber. Must be a real pain to take care of guy like me huh!" he laughed embarrassingly.

"It wasn't a chore or anything! You don't need to thank me for something for trivial."

"It definitely was significant to me. And besides, I wanna make sure you're safe after all that's happened."

Lucy's mind flashed back to the 2 creepy stalkers.

"If you insist."

The 2 started strolling along the neighborhood path without saying much at first.

"So how was your day?" Natsu started a conversation to break the awkward silence.

"It was great! But my butt still hurts really bad..."

"Do you want me to massage it for you?"

"No thank you." she face palmed.

Just then, Lucy was blinded by the bright orange light that was shining into her brown orbs. The sun was setting.

"Wow it's so pretty!" Lucy was in full amazement.

She heard Natsu mumble a few words but she couldn't catch it.

"Did you say something?"

"No it was just your imagination."

All of a sudden, Lucy felt droplets of water fall onto her skin.

She looked up to the sky. "Don't tell me..."

And yes, it started pouring.

"Right after I praised the scenery?!" she used her hands to shelter her head which obviously didn't work.

She looked to Natsu who was unbuttoning his shirt for who knows what.

"What are you doing?!" Lucy's face turned red at the sight.

Natsu opened his shirt up and used it to cover both their heads from the rain.

"Come on!"

They ran in the direction of the blonde's apartment for about 5 minutes before finally getting some shelter.

"Oh my god we're finally here." Lucy said, panting heavily.

"I'm sorry you still got drenched." Natsu ruffled Lucy's hair in an effort to shake the water off.

"I could just take a shower after this. But how are you gonna make it home? Your house is still quite a distance from here, and you're half-naked."

"Don't worry. I'll make it work!" Natsu gave a soft yet attractive smile.

They waved each other goodbye and Natsu ran off into the distance. Lucy watched as he did, she touched her head and a small smile crept up to her lips.

-At Natsu's apartment-

The salmon-haired teen stepped out of the shower and grabbed a towel to dry his hair. He stood in front of the mirror and stared at himself as he thought back to what happened.

-flashback starts-

Natsu watched as the fiery red orb slowly sank beneath the horizon.

"Wow it's so pretty!"

He turned to Lucy who was amazed by such a simple thing, which surprised him. The fact that she was such a simple-minded girl intrigued him, he knew she was different. It made his heart race for some reason. The threads of light shone onto her delicate face, only intensifying her beauty. He watched with an unwavering gaze as her milk chocolate-colored eyes sparkled like no other. It's as if time stopped.

Wow.

"Just like you." he mumbled.

"Did you say something?"

"No it was just your imagination."

-flashback ends-

Natsu turned crimson red as he judged his own very being. He couldn't believe those words slipped out of his mouth and he face palmed himself.

"If she actually heard what I said I'm dead meat, right Happy?"

He looked over to his blue cat who was lazing around in one corner. Natsu just heaved a huge sigh and continued with his daily routine.

"A-choo!"

"Are you alright, Lu-chan?"

"Yeah, I'm good."

It was the Monday after Lucy and Natsu ran in the rain together and she caught a cold. Natsu seemed perfectly fine when she bumped into him this morning, despite him being under the rain more. Oh well, what luck.

Lucy sniffed and realized that she ran out of tissue.

"Excuse me a little, Levy. I'm going to the toilet."

"Sure, Lu-chan!"

She dragged her feet to the female toilet just to get a roll of toilet paper for her nose that was probably never gonna stop running. She blew her nose into the toilet paper in a not so glam manner, which she was too tired to care about.

"I'm feeling like death today..." Lucy sneezed again.

"Oh hey Lucy!"

She looked to her left and notice a certain raven-haired teen call her name.

"Are you alright? You look sick."

"I caught a cold and my nose won't stop running. It really isn't my day."

"How did that happen?"

"Natsu and I ran in the rain the other day because we didn't have an umbrella."

"You and flame brain did?"

"Yeah and can you believe he's perfectly fine?! While I'm the one suffering here." she crossed her arms in anger.

"I see..."

"And he actually had the heart to laugh at me this morning! Saying I'm weak and this and that. Gosh life is unfair."

"Hmmm..."

Lucy realized that Gray wasn't listening to her complaints at all and was deep in his own thoughts.

"Is something wrong Gray?" the blonde asked concernedly.

"Lucy, there's something I have been meaning to ask you for awhile."

"Ask away."

"Do you by any chance... like Natsu?"

Cliffhanger ! So how do you guys like this chapter? I literally cracked my brains for it and I added tons of Nalu. school has been hell for me so i'm sorry once again for the slow updates !

I have decided to change my genre B to humor instead of hurt/comfort because I realized I've been writing more funny scenes and sad scenes. What do you guys think? of course it's still mainly on romance. and chic flics are my favorite ^~^

Once again, thank you guys for your support ! and if you could, please suggest to me some ideas as I'm running out of them. So I could also make it interesting for you guys! Stay tuned for the next chapter everyone !