Lucy couldn't sleep tonight, for some odd reason. She kept tossing and turning, and her eyes seemed glued open. Sighing in defeat, Lucy kicked off her quilt and stalked to the bathroom. Maybe a bath would help her sleep...
"Luigi!" She froze mid-step. Only two people she knew called her Luigi.
"Zeref," she hissed to herself, stomping back to her bed. She climbed on top, then opened her window. She was met with a large gust of wind, and pink hair to the face.
"Kyaah!" Lucy fell backwards, and the intruder toppled onto her. Lucy squirmed away from the invader, and smacked them upside the head.
"WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS THAT?!" she shouted as Zeref slowly stood up, brushing dust off of his cloak.
"Well, I needed you to open the window. You shouldn't lock it anymore, it makes it hard for me to get in," Natsu complained. Lucy glared death at him.
"And WHY do you need to come ito MY HOUSE in the middle of the night?" she seethed. Natsu shrugged.
"I felt like it." He turned to her kitchen, then suddenly seemed to appear beside her fridge. "And because Happy wanted me to get his fish he stored in here." He reached inside the fridge and pulled out a small, light green bundle, then tucked it away in his cloak. By this time, Lucy was up and advancing towards him quickly.
"GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!" she screeched, aiming to kick him. But Natsu easily dodged, then leisurely walked back to her window.
"Bye, Luigi," he said half-heartedly, already jumping out the open window.
"IT'S LUCY! AND USE THE DOOR LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!" Lucy hollered after him. Natsu just waved over his shoulder, irritating Lucy further.
"The nerve of him! He just barges in, takes something from my fridge, and then leaves like nothing happened!" She flopped onto her bed, glaring at the ceiling.
"And I forgot to ask him about the keys again!"
Natsu was practically glowing the next day, which immediately put everyone on edge. He looked almost... happy for once.
"Zeref! Don't leave me behind!" Happy called, running to catch up to his best friend. Natsu actually stopped and let the neko climb onto his head.
"That there is real suspicious," Wakaba whispered to Macao.
"Definitely suspicious," Macao agreed quietly, watching Natsu over the edge of his beer.
"What's got you in such a good mood?" Lisanna teased, coming to stand in front of him. Natsu just shrugged.
"He doesn't know either. He just got up this morning and acted like this," Happy said, not really helping in the mystery. Natsu glanced up at the cat, then reached up to rub Happy's ears.
"Exactly what he said," Natsu said simply, then went to sit at a corner table. What really creeped everyone out, though, was that he was humming. Like, a real song.
"Zeref!" Everyone looked at the doors just as they banged open. Lucy was standing there, looking extremely tired and really mad. She looked around, caught sight of Zeref, and charged over there.
"STOP BREAKING INTO MY HOUSE!" she screamed right in his face. Everyone watched with bated breath as Natsu blinked.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," he said innocently. The guild gaped in shock. This girl had came and screamed in his face, and she wasn't six feet under already?
"Really?" Lucy growled. "Then would you mind telling me why you decided to have breakfast in my kitchen?" Natsu blinked again, then leaned back in the chair.
"Because Happy wanted to," he answered. Lucy glared at both the boy and the cat.
"I don't care if you want to eat in my kitchen. You do not break into my house!" she hissed. Natsu shrugged again, as if he couldn't care less.
"Okay, fine."
"Aye."
Lucy sighed, glad that that was over with.
"Okay, and also, what did you mean by I was a better Celestial wizard than you? Are you really a Celeatial wizard?" she asked, knowing this might be her only chance in forever to ask him about this.
"No, I'm not a Celestial wizard. But I can use Celestial keys," Natsu replied. The guild blinked out of their stupor, then started talking in hushed conversations about what was happening right before their eyes.
"He definitely likes her," Lisanna whispered to Mira. Mira giggled, then nodded her head.
"You can tell, too, huh? It's totally obvious by the way he's so gentle to her," she observed, wiping down the bar counter.
"I can hear you, Mira, Lisanna."
The two said girls yelped, turning to stare at the speaker, expecting a look that promised a world of hurt if they didn't shut up. But Natsu's eyes were just faintly amused, and he shook his head.
"Dragon Slayer, remember?" he said, pointing to his ears. The guild immediately quieted, realizing Natsu could hear their every word. "Okay, what were you saying again?"