So, think at this point, I've only recently posted chapter 2 when writing this chapter. So, I'm definitely ahead of the story and on top of everything so far. Lets hope it keeps up.

Imperfect Lover - Chapter 10 - Partying

After two weeks of going out, hanging out and staying in, Natsu finally found his self with a weekend without his friends. Surprisingly, he wasn't that bothered about it as he thought he'd be; he'd actually been invited out to party for Saturday night and was currently walking up the pathway of a big garden, filled with red paper cups and drunk students, to a door that was ajar and had music blaring from it. He pushed it open a little and was surprised to see how packed the house was with students and people.

Natsu wandered around through the living room and the dining room until he found the kitchen and the girl he had been looking for. He strode over to her looking her in the eyes and she waved happily at him and came to meet him. He was faced with Talia, a girl he'd recently met after college. He had bumped into her and made her fall over, then he had helped clean up her stuff that she'd drop and apologised. They ended up really hitting it off and exchanging numbers.

"Hey, stud!" Talia joked while throwing herself into a hug, which Natsu returned.

"Hey, Tals." Natsu winked at her after she pulled away and put his hands in his pockets. "Seems like a really lively party."

Talia laughed, finding herself drawn closer to Natsu's warmth and strength than before. "You don't like it? I had to find some way of meeting you again."

Natsu laughed lightly and shortly. "Asking me out on a date would have been good enough. Not really a party person."

Noticing Natsu's discomfort, Talia interlocked their fingers and dragged him outside into the backyard. It was small and quaint, which meant there were about two or three people out there getting away from the noise and the booze and just clearing their heads for a second before going back inside to party. Natsu noticed that the moon was full and the stars were much brighter than usual; he looked at a little garden patch placed in the corner of the garden that had a singular rose bush inside. It was so minimal, yet really beautiful and well-kept that it made him feel at ease.

"Would you have said yes if I asked you on a date without getting to know me first?" Talia asked, looking up at the stars. Natsu shrugged and she giggled. "Let's ask each other questions then. You start."

"What's your favourite colour?" Nastu looked at Talia while she thought intensely.

"I'd have to say purple." She looked into Natsu's eyes and smiled. "Favourite song?"

Natsu laughed thinking back to his song and dance with Lucy and the others. "Dancing's not a crime."

"I've never heard it." She moved Natsu's and her hands back and forth between them.

"Last relationship you had?" Natsu inquired, wondering if Talia had even had a boyfriend or gone on a date before.

"Two years ago I think." She smiled nonchalantly. "How many girls do you hang out with? If we date I'd like to think there's no potential problem."

"You mean like in general how many do I hang out with in my social group, or how many do I go out with, as friends, just the two of us?" Talia thought for a second and quickly implied that she meant both. "Well, about 5, minus Lisanna, she doesn't hang out with us much. But on my own with just another girl? Just one."

"Oh, are they all in relationships?" Talia asked, obviously forgetting about asking each other questions.

"Three are, Lisanna isn't really my type and Lucy just broke up with her boyfriend because he was an ass." Natsu looked at her with a smirk. "You know, you said ask each other questions, but you didn't let me ask one."

He turned to her and had a mischievous grin plastered on his face, one that looked devilishly handsome. "What do you want to ask?" Talia flirtatiously said grabbing his upper arms.

"Last kiss?" Natsu inquired.

He made a swooping motion slowly down to her lips. He watched as she closed her eyes and removed her smile slowly, so Natsu did the same. He got closer and closer, their lips about to touch - a loud ringing came from Natsu's pocket that startled the two apart. Natsu looked down and coughed slightly, before motioning that he was going to pick up the phone to a blushing Talia, who simply nodded. He grinned and took his phone out. 'Luce' popped up on the screen with a picture of the two of them pulling faces.

"Hey, Luce." Natsu said, clearing his throat and nervously flicking his other fingers. "Listen, I'm kind of busy now. Can it wait till later? Or?.."

Natsu heard Lucy take a large breath in down the phone, before breathing back out again. He looked at, a now puzzled, Talia. "No it can't wait. I'm lonely and everyone has date night except me and now I'm sort of wishing I'd worked things out with Dan. I've also drank a bit and lost my charger, so could you bring me yours?"

Natsu gave Talia an apologetic look and mouthed that it was going to take longer than expected. "You drank? Why do you even want date night? It's over rated - hanging out with someone is much better, isn't Juvia free?"

"Juvia is on some kind of late night shift for a club meeting at the swim club she works at, code for letting Gray enter the swimming pool at night." Natsu sighed, not really sure what to do as he looked between the ground and Talia. "I'm lonely, Natsu!" She whined.

"Okay. Okay..." Natsu nodded his head repeatedly in a bobbing motion. "I'll come round in twenty minutes, don't do anything stupid, Luce. I mean it."

Lucy hung up the phone on him and Natsu looked at the screen before placing his phone back in his pocket and looking back at Talia. "So, I guess your friend who you hang out with by yourself sometimes wants you to go round?"

"Yeah, she's a little drunk and is lonely." Natsu walked towards her and touched her arm with one hand. "I'll call you sometime, yeah?"

"Yeah, sure." Talia pouted. Natsu didn't feel compelled to stay, but he did feel bad.

He jogged around through the back gate and Talia followed him. He hadn't brought his bike, so he reached the sidewalk and waved goodbye quickly, then began jogging towards Lucy's house as fast as he could. Talia sighed, she wished Natsu would have stayed, but how could she compete with his friend who'd been there longer than her? At least he'd call her, she thought to herself, making her slightly happy, before heading back inside.