Chapter 10

The next day, the blonde and her roommates are sitting in the grass under a shady tree. The trio of girls has an English class together and it's coming up soon. They normally spend time together before it starts.

"You have to tell us about this Natsu person!" Levy begs yet again, pleading with hazel eyes.

"Lucy has never mentioned him before!" the long-haired bluenette adds.

The blonde has kept her lips sealed about the pinkette. She hasn't even revealed how they know each other.

"I'm going to tell Cana to come down here…" the short-haired bluenette threatens, thinking she has a trump card. "She'll be able to get you to talk for sure…"

Lucy keeps her mouth shut and shakes her head. She knows the brunette would come over in a heartbeat if that meant prying information from her. Especially if it was about a guy.

Juvia sighs dramatically. "Juvia is starting to think we will never learn about this mystery guy…"

"What if he's not real?!" Levy gasps, eyes growing wide.

Her two roommates look at her. "What?" they ask in unison.

"Just think about it," she begins to explain. "We've never heard about a guy named Natsu before. Lu won't even talk about him now. Maybe she made him up to cover something up!"

The long-haired bluenette eyes Lucy with suspicion. "But what does Lucy have to hide?"

"You two are crazy!" She laughs at their ridiculous thoughts.

"We'll get to the bottom of this, Lu!" the short-haired bluenette warns with a wink.

"We are onto you!" Juvia adds.

The blonde merely rolls her eyes.

"Helllllo, ladies," an unfamiliar voice says as it gets closer.

Some guy none of the girls know is approaching them. He has dark auburn hair and tanned skin. His brown eyes fall on Lucy and a smile lights up his face. "And hello, beautiful!"

Levy gasps. "Are you Natsu?"

"I'm Dan Straight," he answers, and takes a knee in front of the blonde. He grabs her hands and holds them close to him. "The love of my life, what is your name?"

Alright. This guy is even worse than Loke!

"She is the love of your life and Dan doesn't even know her name?" the long-haired bluenette questions.

"Love at first sight is a powerful thing," he says.

Lucy rolls her eyes in annoyance and tugs her hands away, but to no avail. "Let go of me," she says firmly.

"But–" Dan begins.

A shoe attached to a leg ends up in his face and knocks him down onto his back.

Natsu plops down cross-legged and pulls the blonde into his lap, arms around her protectively. "She said let go," he practically hisses.

Dan sits up, rubbing his face. "Hey now–" He flinches when he looks at the pinkette's livid expression. Without a word, he picks himself up and flees, not even looking back.

Levy and Juvia stare at the duo in shock and amazement.

The cat is out of the bag now so why bother trying to hide it anymore? "This is Natsu Dragneel," Lucy introduces. "And these are my roommates, Levy McGarden and Juvia Lockser."

He smiles at them, his personality making a one-eighty. "Hiya!"

The long-haired bluenette starts laughing.

Everyone looks at her.

"Are you alright, Juvia?" the short-haired bluenette inquires.

"It's just so funny!" she answers.

"What is?" the blonde questions.

"Lucy was like a princess, Dan was a knight, and Natsu was a dragon," she begins. "The knight was annoying the princess and the dragon swooped in just in time. So the dragon stole the princess away from the knight!"

Levy cracks up. "Since when does the dragon get the princess?"

"This dragon does!" the pinkette boasts.

Lucy snorts. "You're too wimpy to be a dragon."

"Am not!" he argues.

"Why did Lucy not say Natsu was her boyfriend in the first place?" Juvia gushes.

The short-haired bluenette looks at him. "More like why didn't Natsu say that in the text message from last night?"

"Oh, we're not dating," the blonde says.

Her roommates exchange glances.

Levy crosses her arms. "We're not buying that."

"Not at all," the long-haired bluenette agrees.

"Well, not dating yet," the pinkette clarifies, giving Lucy a gentle squeeze. "We're working our way up to that."

Juvia sighs dreamily. "Juvia wishes she had a boyfriend. Someone sweet and caring." She squeals. "We would be so happy together!"

"I'm sure you'll find someone soon," Levy says.

The blonde looks at her. "And you'll find someone soon too."

"I could letcha meet my two roomies," Natsu suggests. "Both of their asses are single."

The long-haired bluenette's eyes light up and she claps her hands together. "Like a triple date? Juvia has always wanted to do something like that!"

"Date?" Lucy asks, her body stiffening slightly. She's never been on a single date long alone a triple date!

The pinkette shrugs. "I don't see why not."

Juvia looks excited. "Ooo, where and when?"

"The three of us are free tomorrow evening," Levy offers. "That's the soonest we could do."

"I'll be free, but I ain't sure about Ice Princess and Lug Nuts," Natsu says. "I'll text 'em later."

"What shall we do?" the long-haired bluenette asks. "See a movie? Go out to eat?"

"Could do mini golf," the pinkette suggests.

The blonde gives him a look. "Mini golf?"

He nods. "It'll give us time to talk and get to know each other. If we go to a movie, we won't do a whole lotta talking. And mini golf is more fun than dinner."

The short-haired bluenette smiles. "That doesn't sound bad. I like it!"

"Juvia does too!" she adds.

Lucy is a little apprehensive. She's never played mini golf before and she doesn't want to look bad in front of her roommate let along Natsu! Things could be embarrassing for her!

"Relax, Luce," the pinkette whispers in her ear, just so she's the only one who hears him. He probably noticed the change in her body the moment the word "date" left her lips.

She jumps a little from surprise at the sound of his voice, hoping her roommates didn't notice.

"Well, Natsu, when you know about your roommates, text Lu so she can tell us regardless," Levy says.

He grins. "Aye, sir!"

A/N: Sooo I did the thing. I got around to writing another chapter! Work has kept me busy, but I did the thing! Woo. Guess I'll continue this fic for a wee bit longer~

Rainbowpoptartcat: :3 Everyone needs a Natsu like that haha XD

Pari forever ft: Typically I try and make my chapters have a minimum of 1k words. If for some reason I can't make it up to 1k, then I try and get as close as I can! I didn't really think about adding some drama. *shrugs* Maybe I'll think of something as I write some more. Dunno!

MarSofTheGalaxies: Aye, sir! You asked so here you go!