Commitment

Natsu and Lucy tried distracting themselves with a game of cards, then watching a movie. It was 8:30pm, Gray was out on a date with Juvia and was going to propose to her. That afternoon, Natsu and Lucy had helped him pick out a ring, and now they were waiting for Gray to call them and tell them if she accepted.

"I'm sure she said yes. She's been in love with him since the day she met him." Natsu stated.

"I suppose I'm just excited for them and eager to here the good news." Lucy said, pacing in the kitchen.

Natsu watched Lucy walk from one end of the room to the other and back again.

"Hey, you want to go fool around before our parents gets home?" Natsu asked, playfully.

Lucy stopped pacing and giggled at her boyfriend. She cocked her head to the side, then walked over to Natsu and grabbed his hand. Lucy pulled him up from his seat and dragged him to her bedroom.

"I was just joking." Natsu said, chuckling.

"I know, I have another idea." Lucy stated, taking Natsu to the adjoining bathroom.

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Gray called two hours later, Natsu answered his phone on speaker.

"And the verdict is?" Natsu inquired.

"Of course she said yes." Gray responded, his voice tired.

"What's wrong, then? Why do you sound so down?" Lucy questioned, concerned.

"I'm not down, I'm tired. Juvia just fell asleep. It took three times to get her ..." Gray started, but Lucy hit the end button.

"I don't want to hear about that!" Lucy shouted, embarrassed.

Natsu chuckled, then got back to work. A second later, the phone rang again.

"Natsu's parlor of beauty. How can I help you?" he greeted.

"What the fuck man?" Gray exclaimed softly.

"I hung up on you. I'm going to have to scrub my eyes with bleach to get the images out." Lucy explained.

Natsu chuckled, then blew on her toes, causing Lucy to squeal.

"Seriously? You bitch about me and you guys are doing that while talking to me?" Gray accused.

"Dude, I'm painting her toes nails. I tickled her." Natsu stated, smiling.

The phone was silent for a small time.

"Did we kill him?" Lucy asked, giggling.

"Nay, just stunned him a bit. I think the guys at work will die though when they see my awesome paint job." Natsu replied.

"What paint job?" Gray questioned.

"I painted his nails, it's really cool. I did the backdrop in black, and did a flame design on his thumbs." Lucy answered, excited.

The phone went quiet again.

"He's just jealous." Lucy commented.

"Maybe Juvia could paint snowflakes on him." Natsu stated.

"You two are so weird." Gray remarked.

"Aww, that's sweet, thank you." Lucy said, smiling at Natsu.

"Anyway, I'm coming by the station tomorrow. I want you to be my best man and help me with the wedding stuff." Gray said.

"Awesome! I see dragons and flames everywhere. I think splashes of red and pink with fire fountains to pull the whole thing together." Natsu stated, changing his voice to sound girly.

"But not to close to the dragon ice sculpture. Oh, and we could get a kimono dragon to walk around the reception hall, he could guard the flaming dragon cake." Lucy added, getting excited.

"I'm hanging up now." Gray said, ending the call.

Natsu and Lucy burst out laughing.

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Gray leaned against the kitchen counter in the firehouse, Natsu was putting the dishes away from dinner, with Gray telling Natsu the plans for the up coming weeks. The wedding was in four months, on October 27th, a Saturday. The two hashed out a time for going to get fitted for the tuxes sometime next month. Gray kept staring at Natsu's hand, especially his fingers. The flashes of black distracted him, but the intricate design on his thumb was throwing him for a loop.

"Did the guys say anything about your new color scheme?" Gray asked, hinting.

"They teased me a little, but after telling them Lucy did it and I was going to tell her everything they said, everybody shut up real fast." Natsu chuckled, remembering their faces.

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but you two are great together. She's good for you, and you seem to be good for her." Gray commented.

"We are. I never thought I would find a woman like her. She understands me on a level I didn't think anybody ever would, and I understand her. Simply put, we get each other. I don't feel forced or pushed, and neither does Lucy. I don't know how to explain it any better." Natsu stated, smiling.

Gray grinned at Natsu, happy for his friend and understanding completely what he was talking about.

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Lucy sat outside the dressing room of the bridal shop, Juvia sitting beside her. The two women were talking about the invitations, Juvia asking for Lucy's opinion, while the guys tried on their suits. Lucy was comparing four different papers to each other, thinking to herself that they all looked alike, when one of the doors opened and Gray walked out. Juvia turned her attention to him, Lucy smiled and focused back on the paper selections.

The second door opened, causing Lucy to look up. She released a wolf-whistle, Natsu wiggled his eyebrows at her and strutted forward.

"Work it." Lucy called out.

"Dragneel. Natsu Dragneel." he said, smirking.

"I know him. He's the dashing rogue who always gets the bad guy." Lucy played out.

Natsu pulled Lucy into his arms, "His girlfriend is Lucy Heartfilia, the blonde bombshell with a fiery spirit and a heart of gold." Natsu said, continuing the act.

"I heard, that when they are together, no one can take them down." Lucy added, before leaning in and giving him a soft kiss.

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Side Note: The date is totally made up, I just wanted it to be at the end of October in my fictional world. I can see Natsu acting out like James Bond, even posing with a finger gun, looking absolutely serious.