DISCAIMER: EH, YOU KNOW THE DRILL. I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL

So, this is an AU that at the beginning, Natsu was the one who wanted to join FT, and Lucy was already a member!

Natsu sat on a park bench, the latest copy of 'Sorcerer's Weekly' laying open in his lap. His eyes alight with excitement, he turned the page, hoping that on the other side of the page he was reading, there was a section on Fairy Tail, a wizarding guild that he'd been wanting to join for a long time.

He always brought 'Sorcerer's Weekly', because it kept him updated, and because of it, he already knew a lot about the sometimes mischief making guild.

"This is so cool!" Natsu said to no one in particular. He was by himself at that moment, but he was okay with that. He continued reading the article he'd found on Gray Fullbuster, and although Natsu thought he was a bit of a jerk, if it had anything to do with Fairy Tail? He had to read it. Well, he didn't like reading that much so he just looked at the pictures. Same thing, right?

Suddenly, he was disturbed by a chorus of screaming. Even without using his dragon like hearing, Natsu could tell that the screams were close. Snatching up the magazine, Natsu took off at a sprint. He had to go see what the commotion was, in case there were people in danger.

As he rounded the corner, a flash of blue whizzed down the street and straight into him. With a thud, the Exceed fell to the ground, now covered in a sticky substance the colour of chocolate.

Natsu looked down, and instantly forgot about the screams he had heard. "Happy! Hey, did you get us some?" Natsu had forgotten that he'd sent Happy out to get ice cream. The cat had argued at first, but after Natsu stated that it'd be 'quicker if he did it', he had reluctantly agreed and went to find Hargeon's nearest ice cream store.

Happy looked down at himself. "Aye! I did get some, but I didn't see you running and smashed into you. This," he placed his paws on his face. "This, is the ice cream I bought. Still want some?" He laughed at his own joke, but then frowned. "Why were you running, Natsu?"

Oh, right! The screaming! Natsu put Happy on his shoulder and started off again towards the way the screams had come from.

"We'll just have to see when we get there, won't we?" Happy grinned and replied with a cheerful "Aye, sir!"

Soon enough, the duo reached their destination, and were surprised with what they saw.

Teenage girls. They were everywhere. Every way Natsu turned, excited girls were in his line of vision, all screaming with big smiles on their faces. He was just glad there was no danger. But his relief didn't last long. Soon, the mob of ecstatic girls started to become more dense, blocking his and Happy's way out.

"Happy, fly us out of here!" Happy sent him an apologetic look and gestured to his wings.

"Sorry Natsu, I got ice cream all over my wings and they're now too sticky to move." Natsu cursed at their bad luck. He didn't really fancy drowning in an ocean of teenage girls. He wanted a more dramatic death, like fighting a monster or something!

Suddenly he was pulled out of his thoughts when a hand grabbed him by the ankle, dragging Happy and himself out and away from the girls.

"Sorry about them. They're all nutters. They're here to see this woman who calls herself Layla." Natsu looked up to see a blonde haired girl kneeling in front of him. She looked disappointed, but when she saw Natsu looking she instantly cheered up. "I'm Lucy by the way!" She held out her hand to Natsu.

But Natsu just stared. He knew it was rude, but he couldn't help it. She looked familiar for some reason, but Natsu just couldn't quite put his finger on why.

"Uh, are you okay?" She withdrew her hand slightly, but Happy took it in Natsu's place. "He's fine. I'm Happy, and this is Natsu." She smiled. "Happy? Like the emotion?"

"Aye!"

"You're in Fairy Tail!" Natsu had finally remembered where he'd seen her. Nodding, Lucy agreed. She seemed happy to be recognised. "Yes, I am!"

"That's so cool!" Natsu exclaimed. He then had an idea, which made his eyes widen in excitement. "Fight me!" He wanted to see if he had the ability to beat someone in Fairy Tail.

Lucy's smile faded into a look of concern. "Are you sure you're not a member of Fairy Tail? Because those words are something I hear literally everyday." She laughed nervously. Natsu stood up and offered her a hand. "I want to be, but I've heard that it's really tough to get in." Natsu said, slightly sullen.

"Hmm." Lucy's hand was on her chin. "Okay then, let's fight!"

Natsu's eyes lit up. "Really? Like, right now?"

She smiled at him and crossed her arms. "No, not here. We need to find somewhere with more space. Fairy Tail has a reputation of destroying things, and I'd like to make sure Master doesn't get anymore complaints." She started walking off.

"Hey, wait for me!" Natsu ran after her, although he didn't really have run, as she was only walking and he could catch up easily. Happy was flying next to Lucy who was giving him a confused look. "So why do you have wings?" Her eyebrows were furrowed and she looked slightly disturbed. "It's really weird."

Lucy didn't let Happy's extra growth bother her too much though. She was tired, and she wanted to fight this 'Nartsoo' guy so she could go home and write more on her book. She was gutted after finding out after hearing news about a woman Layla stopping in this town, that it wasn't her mother and just some sham who called herself a powerful Celestial Mage. What a joke.

"Let's make a deal," Lucy looked over her shoulder at Natsu as they entered a park. "If you win, I'll take you to the guild and talk to Master Makarov for you." She stopped and faced him. Natsu, who was bouncing from foot to foot, nodded. "I'm fired up! What about if you win?" Lucy put her hands on her hips, "I'm getting to that part," she explained.

"If I win, you and Happy have to put on a skit for me." Natsu was fine with that idea, although he was sure he would win. Happy on the other hand, was taken aback. "When did I get included in this?"

"Just then." She took two big steps back. "No holding back. On the count of three." She smiled. "One, two." Natsu got into a fighting position.

"Three!" Lucy was the first to make a move. In a blur, she had whipped out something that looked to Natsu like a short, golden stick. "Open, Gate of the Golden Bull! Taurus!" Natsu stood with his mouth open in astonishment as a butch, cow like figure appeared before him. A Celestial Spirit! Wicked!

"Moo, has this man been looking at your nice body, Lucy?" The cow like figure turned to look at Lucy, each of his pupils the shape of a beating heart. Just then, Natsu started realising how hungry he was, and could feel his mouth salivating as his thoughts filled with the tantalising images of cooked beef.

The blonde gave Taurus an exasperated look. "No! Just kick his butt for me!"

Taurus brought out a huge, two sided battle axe and came at Natsu, who was now alert and paying attention. As Taurus swung, Natsu dodged and made his counterattack. "Fire Dragon Iron Fist!" He threw a punch at the bull, who flew backwards on impact. Natsu continuously pummelled him while he was still down, until he was sure he could see cartoon birds flying in circles around his head.

"Moo, sorry Lucy." Lucy sighed as Taurus disappeared with a flash.

"Out already? Fine then." She then proceeded to pull out another key.

"Open, Gate of the Scorpion, Scorpio!" A swirl of sand came out of the key, then moving to form the tall, lean shape of a man with a red and white hairstyle. "We are in action!" He made a hand gesture that looked like the pincer of a scorpion. But as soon as he looked at Natsu, he dropped his hand to his side and looked at Lucy.

"You can't take this pimpsqueak on your own? Sorry Lucy, but I'm actually on a date with Aquarius." With that, he disappeared, leaving Lucy even more frustrated then before. "You're spirits aren't very reliable, huh?" Natsu couldn't help but laugh a little.

Ignoring his snide comment, she muttered as she pulled out the next key. "I hope this will work." Lucy hoped Natsu would be stupid enough to get distracted by Plue, and that he'd fawn over how cute her Celestial pet was so she'd have time to attack. She wasn't in the mood to summon any bigger spirits for such a little fight.

"Gate of the White Doggy, I open thee! Nikora!" Plue appeared in front of Natsu, and Lucy crossed her fingers. But, instead of rushing up to him and patting him like he was the cutest thing in the world like she hoped he would, Natsu instead looked at Plue in disgust. "What even is that?" He hesitantly went down to kneel in front of the Celestial Spirit. "Is that a dog?"

Lucy smirked. Good enough. This fight was going nowhere and it was time to end it. While Natsu was distracted, she ran at him. "Lucy kick!"

She smiled with satisfaction as she watched Natsu fly to the other end of the park. She usually reserved that move for special occasions but the fight was becoming tedious.

She cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted to him. "I think I just won!"

Happy laughed, "Natsu, Lushee literally just kicked your butt!" Proud of herself and now officially knackered, Lucy walked over to Natsu and offered her hand. He took it and laughed sheepishly. "I lost, and I could tell you weren't even taking that fight seriously!" He rubbed the back of his neck. "What type of performance should Happy and I put on? I could find costumes if you want."

Lucy descided she should tell him that he didn't actually want them to put on a skit for her. "Don't worry about it, I'll take you and Happy to the guild." She laughed. "I was actually planning on taking you from the start." Natsu's head shot up at this, and he grinned at her.

"Wow, you're a really nice person Luce! Luce, can I call you that?"

"No," she shook her head, "you definitely can not call me that. Now let's go." With that, the three of them headed for the guild, where they would embark on many adventures, and where Natsu Dragneel and Happy would meet their new family.

This is literally the longest one I've written! Are you proud? Haha x Sorry about the 'diverse' use of gate opening sayings xD And the rubbish battle scene aha