The group of girls had gotten up early to go to breakfast; Erza was always the one to suggest eating out, she never had gotten to as a child since she had been moved around in foster care so much. Lucy didn't blame her nor did she ever complain about going out to breakfast; Lucy had always had the luxury of getting anything she could've hoped for so she didn't want to spoil it for Erza, she also enjoyed seeing Erza happy, Lucy thought she was too serious for her age sometimes. They had decided to go Mirajane's restaurant; Mira was Lisanna's older sister and she had a diner called, Soul's Takeover Restaurant. Mira was the sweetest person in Lucy's eyes and she definitely held her as a role model. Mira and Lisanna's older brother, Elman, also worked at the eatery as quite the chef; all the Strauss siblings seemed to have a knack for making delicious food. The Strauss siblings were left by their parents one day and were never to be heard from again, Mira, being the eldest, took care of her younger brother and sister and she was doing a fantastic job. Lucy admired her bravery, not to mention she and Mira had become quite good friends over the years. The group quickly got situated and studied the menu to order.

"Hmm, I never know what to get when we come here… Everything is so good! Don't tell Mira I said that…" Erza muttered; Erza and Mira were good friends though they always had quite the rivalry, much like Gray and Natsu.

"I love the French toast, it really is amazing. Oh, that's right, Wendy, have you ever been here?" Lucy asked the young girl seated next to her.

"Well, actually I've been here once with my mom but that was a while ago. They do have really good food from what I can remember and I think I saw Mirajane. If she's anything like Lisanna I'm sure she's super sweet!"

"Oh, she is, you'll love her! I'm sure she'll come over eventually to say hi." Levy added, finger tapping her chin in thought while looking at the menu. The waitress made her way over and to everyone's delight it was Lisanna who was working the morning.

"Hey, Lisanna! Got stuck working the morning did you?" Cana questioned the younger girl in a friendly tone.

"Oh, hey everyone! Yeah, sis is short on staff today so I said I'd work the morning." Lisanna smiled, her short white hair tucked behind her ear.

"Are you excited for the dance tonight? Did you hear, Juvia and Gray-sama will be attending together! Lisanna, who are you going with?" Juvia queried and Lisanna chuckled at Juvia's antics.

"Yes, I did hear you two were going together, that should be fun! And of course Levy and Gajeel, you two are so cute! Lucy, I hear you're going with Natsu, am I right?" Lisanna smiled politely, turning to Lucy.

"Ah, y-yes we are." Lucy smiled, still unsure as to how Lisanna felt. Lucy knew it was for nothing, Lisanna had liked Natsu when she was a little kid but she couldn't help but feel that if she had never moved next door to Natsu, he and Lisanna probably would be together by now.

"That's so cute!" Lisanna gushed which surprised Lucy, "You know, he really likes you whether he knows it or not." Lisanna winked causing Lucy to blush. "Oh, sorry Juvia, you asked who I was going with! I'm actually going with Bickslow…" Lisanna looked away shyly.

"Oh, really! I see you two spending a lot of time together." Levy smirked.

"Just be careful, Lisanna, he is older." Erza advised causing everyone to giggle.

"Erza, he is in our grade. He's not that much older, besides he seems alright." Cana stated.

"Don't tell me you've started to worry for me Erza!" Lisanna teased causing Erza's face to flush in embarrassment.

"Don't worry, we'll all be together anyways!" Lucy assured both Erza and Lisanna.

"Oh, that's right, would you want to come and get ready with us for tonight later?" Erza asked enthusiastically, "We'll be getting ready at my house."

"That sounds great! I'd love to." Lisanna smiled, "Now, what would everyone like for breakfast?" After everyone ordered, the group settled into a comfortable chatter when Lucy felt her phone alert go off, a message from Natsu.

"What are you up to right now?" The message read.

"At breakfast with everyone from Erza's, why?" Lucy sent back, confused as to why Natsu wanted to know where she was.

"Ooh, what breakfast place?" Natsu inquired.

"Why, did you want to come?"

"Just… Curious." Natsu sounded suspicious to Lucy who squinted her eyes at her phone screen.

"Yeah… You sound just curious..." Lucy wrote back sarcastically.

"Well, see ya soon!"

"What? What does that mean? Damn it Natsu, are you going to crash our breakfast!?" Lucy typed back rapidly but got no response from Natsu.

"Damn." Lucy whispered, I'm not ready to see him yet… I need to wake up first… Levy looked at her curiously but Lucy just smiled back at her. Their food arrived rather promptly and they began to eat peacefully that is until Lucy saw Natsu walk in and nearly choked on her meal.
"Natsu! What are you doing here?" Lucy blurted out in shock.

"I figured you'd be here, Luce!" Natsu grinned widely, waving to them.

"Good grief Natsu…" Erza murmured as she delicately ate her omelet. The rest went back to eating, not particularly bothered by Natsu's guest appearance as he settled down on the other side of Lucy.

"Why are you here, you know you're going to see me tonight." Lucy asked in genuine confusion, she hadn't thought he'd actually show up.

"I wanted to see you." Lucy was taken aback by the simplicity of his answer and was unsure what to say.

"O-oh, well, okay." Lucy stuttered out, "Are you going to eat anything?"

"Nah, the made breakfast for me at home so I'm okay." Natsu answered back but then suddenly turned his head slightly, catching a glance at Lisanna who was making her way back to their table.

"Is everything okay here?" Lisanna questioned receiving nods of approval. "Oh, hey Natsu!"

"Hey, Lisanna, what's up?" Natsu asked politely. Natsu and Lisanna were still good friends but Lucy couldn't help but feel that Natsu never knew what to saw to Lisanna.

"Oh, nothing much. I'm excited for the dance tonight! I hear you and Lucy are going together." Lisanna winked once more at Lucy.

"Yeah, we are. We going as like a, uh, date…"

"Yeah, that's what you usually do for Homecoming, silly. I'm going with Bickslow."

"That guy is weird, Lisanna!" Natsu fretted.

"Oh geez, calm down! You're weird but Lucy is still going with you." That comment caused Lucy to burst into a small fit of laughter.

"That is true, Natsu." Lucy agreed, grinning at Lisanna.

"Hey!" Natsu objected but Lucy just rolled her eyes.

"Thanks for everything, Lisanna! It's all great! Let Mira know you guys are all doing a wonderful job." Lucy addressed the white haired girl who nodded quickly.

"Yes, Juvia loves her breakfast!" Juvia agreed, munching on toast and jam.

"Thanks guys! I'll be sure to let Elfman and Mira know." Lisanna assured them and walked off in the direction of the kitchen.

"I am not weird Lucy." Natsu crossed his arms, pouting at Lucy causing her to scoff.

"Yeah, whatever helps you sleep at night Mr. I-break-into-peoples-windows-instead-of-using-a-door."

"You sneak into her window, Natsu?" Wendy squeaked, eyes wide.

"Wha- n-no, it's not like that Wendy! Don't tell dad." Natsu hissed through gritted teeth.

"No, it's when he's coming over. For some reason he refuses to use the front door…" Lucy sighed. "So, yeah, that's pretty weird Natsu."

"Sounds like an invasion of personal space. Does someone need to be taught a lesson?" Erza growled making Natsu gulp.

"No ma'am!" The rest of breakfast was rather uneventful though peaceful. It was always nice to visit Mira's restaurant; she had come over and talked to them for a while about the dance and how excited she was to see all of them dressed up.

"Well, I suppose it's time to continue with our day." Erza announce, standing up from her seat. The rest followed suit; Lucy bid Natsu a goodbye while he pouted but promised that she would see him later of course. As they were all leaving, Lucy caught sight of Natsu speaking to Lisanna alone by the bar and couldn't help but feel a spark of jealousy.

"Something wrong, Lucy?" Wendy asked curiously.

"Oh, no, nothing!" Lucy assured the bluenette next to her and followed the rest out of the restaurant.

"We need to be there in an hour! An hour and we're still not all ready! We need to get a move on everyone, we cannot be late!" Erza agonized, continuously going around to everyone and making sure they were getting ready speedily.

"Hey, calm down Erza! We'll be ready in time." Lisanna giggled, her powder blue dress flowing around her knees.

"We have plenty of time, besides, when we're done we need to go and get the boys and make sure they're all ready." Levy pondered and Erza almost literally froze solid.

"You're right, the boys! They're not going to be ready in time!" Erza wailed, "I'm going to kill all of them!"

"Oh, great. Levy, you gave them all death sentences." Cana scoffed and Levy made an apologetic face.

"We're all almost ready anyways, we'll head over there in like twenty minutes, is that okay?" Lucy asked the group and got a series of agreements.

"Gray-sama and I will be the most beautiful couple there!" Juvia stated to no one in particular seeming to be in her own little fantasy.

"Hey, Lucy?" Wendy prodded Lucy tentatively.

"Huh? What's up Wendy?"

"Well…" Wendy started off in a whisper, "Don't tell Natsu but, I'm actually going to be attending the dance with Romeo Conbolt. He asked if I wanted to go as friends and I said okay. I know what Natsu is going to think but it's not like that, I promise! I really just like Romeo as a friend."

"Oh, Wendy, that's okay! Don't worry about Natsu, I know you and Romeo are good friends and he seems like a good kid. The dance is about having fun, it's really nothing to worry about!" Lucy comforted her, as Wendy seemed distraught.

"Are you sure? I know Natsu is really protective… But I told my mom and she was okay with it." Wendy admitted and Lucy smiled encouragingly at her.

"Go have fun Wendy! I've got Natsu under control." Lucy gave her a thumbs up and Wendy breathed out a sigh of relief.

"Thanks, Lucy!" She sighed out, hugging Lucy tightly.

"Cana, you are not bringing that much alcohol!" Lucy heard Erza scold the brunette who was shoving multiple small bottles into her clutch.

"Erza… It's okay." Cana just cooed, slipping another down the front of her dress.

"Oh my Mavis, Cana!" Erza rolled her eyes, "You are going to get in trouble!"

"Oh, it's not all for me, Bacchus wanted some too."

"You two really are a match made in… Well, some sort of heaven." Levy frowned.

"Cana, maybe lighten the load a little bit…" Lucy recommended in concern.

"Eh, don't worry about it, it'll be cool." Cana gave her cocky smirk and synched up her bag. Lucy sighed and shook her head, "Don't do anything like that…" She told Wendy who just nervously laughed.

"Will she be okay?" Wendy worried.

"Oh, she'll be fine, Cana handles her alcohol pretty well actually."

"Okay, let's go please, everyone in a car!" Erza shouted over the chattering.

"Come on girls, I can take some of you in mine." Mira called from the doorway having appeared from outside. Lisanna, Juvia, and Cana headed for Mira's car while the rest of them headed for Erza's larger vehicle. Wendy sat in the front with Erza; Lucy hadn't wanted her to be crushed in one of the backseats after Gajeel, Natsu, and Jellal crammed in. Both cars eventually pulled up to Natsu's house where the boys had been hopefully getting ready. Lucy felt nervous to get out of the car, why am I so anxious? It's just Natsu, there's really no need to be worried… Lucy started to feel self conscious in her tight gold dress. What will Natsu think? He already saw it but what if he feels awkward about going with me? Will he think I'm pretty? Why am I thinking about that! We're just friends… I think…