"Five minutes before the countdown!"

"2016 is finally over!"

"Not yet, Levy, anything could happen in five minutes, this damn year will keep fooling around till the end."

The crowd emitted laughters and grumbles at this statement. Apparently more than one person thought this year had to end quickly.

Natsu would have participated to the discussion, but she was busy waltzing between drunk people, searching for someone… Where was she?!

"Yo Natsu! 'wanna have a drink with me?"

"Not even in you dreams, I know what this means in your language, Sting…"

"Oh come ooon," Sting held onto Natsu's arm. "you haven't dated or slept with a guy in what? Two years?"

"One year and a half."

"How can you do that? You must be horny as hell! I could release you from hell…"

Natsu burst out in laughter. "Sorry, I never was attracted to you, Sting, not even before-" she bit her tongue before revealing too much.

"Before what?"

"Nothing. I gotta go, see ya!"

She sighed in relief as she lost the guy through the crowd. Where the hell was she? She was there just a minute ago and now…

"Hey Erza! Have you seen-"

"Natsu! My favorite gal! Come here, have a drink, happy new year!"

"Erza, you really need to stop drinking at parties…"

"Whaaaaat? Nonsense! I'm under contrete complol!"

"Sure you are… Tell me, have you seen-"

"Yes, she's gone to the bathroom, something with a new gliss blop Levy bought her…"

"Thanks Erza!"

Natsu left her friend between her boyfriend's hands, silently apologizing for leaving him alone with the red head demon. She ran up the stairs of the two storeys apartment.

She knocked on the bathroom door. "Lucy?"

The door opened, revealing the most beautiful girl of the whole party, at least in Natsu's taste.

"I've been looking for you…" she pouted.

"Really?" the angelic face lightened up with a smile. "Well I'm right here! I was trying this new strawberry lip gloss that Lev-"

Lucy didn't get the time to finish her sentence. Natsu had already kissed her, tasting the fruit on her lips. Lucy hummed, moving her lips to deepen the kiss. Natsu stroked her waist deliciously slow, but Lucy stopped the motion.

"Don't tease me like that… Not in public…"

"Well we could lock ourselves in the bathroom 'by accident'…" Natsu grinned. "and I could taste more of this lip gloss."

"By the way, what's the point for me of putting some of that on my lips if you keep kissing me until there's nothing left?"

"It tastes good, and it gives me a good reason to kiss you…"

"Pfff…" Lucy blushed. "That's not at all a good reason. Now I've got to start all over again."

"Don't, we'll be late for the countdown, it's in less than five minutes."

"Oh right…" Lucy huffed. "I don't want to do this… I don't want to be kissed by a gross horny guy who'll take advantage of this to grope me."

"I'll punch him if he gropes you. Unless…"

Natsu made a pause and looked intently in Lucy's eyes, wondering if she could ask this…

"What?" Lucy raised a brow. "Oh… Do you mean…?"

"Yeah…? Do you want to come out?"

Lucy grinned so brightly Natsu's heart started to bump loudly in her chest.

"Yes. Definitely." She pecked her girlfriend. "I'm ready."

"TEN…"

"Yo, Natsu wanna be my midnight ki-"

"NINE…"

"No thanks, I'm good!"

"EIGHT…"

"Lu-chan, you don't have a midnight kiss, tonight?"

"SEVEN…"

"Yeah, no, I'm fine Levy, don't worry!"

"SIX…"

"You're sure about this…?"

"FIVE…"

"Yes Natsu. I'm sure." Lucy grabbed her hand and faced her.

"FOUR…"

"I love you Natsu."

"THREE…"

"I love you too Lucy."

"TWO…"

"Hey Gajeel, look at Lucy and Natsu… Is this…?"

"ONE…"

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

"Told you Levy, 2016 is full of surprise till the end."

"No, this is 2017 starting on a great note…"