Jenna
Three weeks have gone by since Natsu and Lucy's 'kiss'. Lucy and Natsu cleared things up between them but the other guild members picked on them for a while. Macao, Wakaba, and Cana wouldn't stop teasing them. Mirajane and Lisanna wouldn't stop telling them how cute they were. And Lucy was one more "They liiiiiike each other!" away from skinning Happy. Levy even said she was jealous that Lucy had the courage to kiss her dragon slayer, to which Lucy told her Natsu isn't 'her dragon slayer'. But the moment had passed, and it was no longer the topic of conversation between the guild members. Natsu and Lucy had survived the onslaught of teasing by going on a lot of missions together. Just the two of them. Which might not have been the best idea to deter everyone that they liked each other. But the teasing was over. And the two could finally relax at the guild.
Gray had other plans though. Natsu's moment with Lucy gave Gray another thing to argue and gloat about. Gray walked over to Natsu who was eating some fire. "Hey Natsu." Gray said as he sat down across from him. "What do you want?" Natsu replied. "Nothing. I just thought I'd say that it was really easy to tell that you've never kissed a girl before after seeing you and Lucy." Gray said with a smirk. Upon hearing this, Natsu blushed slightly and choked on his fire. "What'd you say, ice cube?" Natsu shouted. "You heard me. You've never been with a girl before have you?" Gray said. Natsu's face was flustered. He knew this was an argument he wouldn't be able to back himself up on. "Neither have you!" Natsu said as he pointed at Gray. "I've had girlfriends before Natsu." Gray said. Natsu was about to speak when Cana interrupted. "Girlfriend. Not plural. Just the one." Cana said to Gray. "And that night with me and you doesn't count. We were drunk and-" Cana said but was then cut off by Gray. "Okay I only had one. And I know. Don't remind me of that." Gray said. Cana stuck her tongue at Gray and then walked away. Gray turned back to Natsu. "One is still more than you." Gray scoffed. Natsu's face was red with anger. This was a fight Natsu had lost from the start.
"Yeah? Well I bet now I could get way more girls than you!" Natsu said as he stood up from his seat. "Is that a challenge, flame fer brains?" Gray said as he also stood up. "You're damn right, snowball! Who ever can ask the most girls out today and get dates, wins!" Natsu shouted, attracting the attention of some guild members. "Ha! Piece of cake!" Gray said. "Winner gets to pick the loser's punishment?". "You're on!" Natsu said. "I've got this one in the bag." Gray said as he began to run towards the exit. "How are you supposed to get girls without your clothes!" Natsu shouted. Gray looked down to see he was in his boxers. "Shit!" he said as he ran back inside to find his clothes.
Lucy walked over to Natsu to ask him what was going on. "Hey. What are you and Gray fighting about this time?" Lucy asked. Natsu looked at Lucy. He then got down on his knees and pleaded. "Lucy! You've gotta help me! I made a bet with Gray to see who could get the most dates! But I have no idea how to get girls! You gotta help me!" Natsu pleaded. Lucy was surprised that Natsu was pleading for her help, and that he made such a bet. "How am I supposed to help you get girls?" Lucy asked. "Just tell me what to say!" Natsu said. "I-I don't know. Just be yourself." Lucy said. "That's the problem! Myself doesn't know how to get girls! Oh! Call out Loke! He can help me!" Natsu said. "What? No." Lucy replied. "Why?" he pouted. "Because you gotta learn how to do this yourself." she told him. "You suck!" he said as he got up and walked towards Mirajane.
"Mira! How do I get girls?" he asked. Mirajane's face lit up. "Are you planning on asking a certain someone out?" Mirajane said, hoping Natsu was asking her for advice on how to ask Lucy out. "Me and Gray made a bet to see who could get the most dates with girls." Natsu told her. "Oh." she said as her face fell. Not all hope was lost though. Mirajane took this opportunity to get Natsu and Lucy on a date. "Why don't you ask Lucy?" Mirajane suggested. "Good idea!" Natsu said. Mirajane knew Natsu only thought of this as a game, but if she could really get Natsu and Lucy on a date, then things could look up for them. Natsu went to walk towards Lucy but she was already on her way over.
"Lucy! Will you go on a date with me?" Natsu asked with wide eyes and a smile. Lucy was shocked by his question. She was shocked that he'd ask her completely disregarding their previous awkward experience and that he would even ask her at all. But she knew this was just for a competition but she still blushed at his request. "Natsu, you know when you ask these girls out, you will have to actually go on dates with all of them, right?" Lucy said, ignoring Natsu's request. "Huh?" Natsu said with an arched brow. "Asking someone out and them saying yes isn't then end of it. You need to go out on an actual date." Lucy told Natsu. Natsu's eyes widened. "Wah! How am I supposed to date a girl? I have no idea what to do!" Natsu shouted in panic. "Natsu calm down." Mirajane said. "Just stay calm, and be yourself. Now, ask her again-" Mirajane said but was cut of by Natsu. "You're right Mira. I can do this. I'm a dragon slayer!" Natsu said. Then he ran out the door. "What does that have to do with anything?" Lucy shouted. Mirajane sighed. "Think he'll have any success?" Lucy asked. "Do you?" Mirajane asked back. "Nope." Lucy simply said.
The sun was setting and the day was almost over. Lucy was reading a book when she heard the doors fly open. "I did it!" a familiar voice said. She looked up to see Natsu. He had his fist raised in the air. He never looked so proud and accomplished. Natsu ran over to Lucy. "Lucy! I did it!" he said. "You did what?" Lucy asked. "I got a date!" Natsu told her. Lucy's eyes widened. She suddenly felt a pang in her heart. And there were angry butterflies in her stomach. "You... you really got a date with another girl?" Lucy asked in amazement. "Yup!" Natsu said. "I did what you and Mira said! I was myself, and I asked a girl out, and she said yes! Well I asked about twenty out... but one of them said yes!". "W-What's her name? Is she pretty? What does she like?" Lucy asked. She wanted to know everything Natsu knew about this girl. But why? "I think her name is... Jen? Jenny? Jenna? It's Jenna! And she is! And she likes books, just like you Lucy! You two would get along great!" Natsu said. "She sounds boring." Lucy said. Natsu's happy look turned into a confused one. "Boring? What makes her boring?" Natsu asked. "I don't know. I just have a feeling that she seems boring." Lucy scoffed. Natsu looked at Lucy with a look of confusion. They he heard the doors open, and he saw Gray walk in. Natsu ran over to Gray to see how he did.
"How many dates did you get?" Natsu asked. Gray looked let down and ashamed. "I... I didn't get any." He admitted. Natsu cheered at Gray's humiliating score. "You loose, loser!" Natsu said. "What!? You actually got a date?!" Gray asked in amazement. "Yup! That means, you lose!" Natsu gloated. Gray's head sank. He couldn't believe he lost to Natsu at something like this. It was probably because of how many times he stripped in front of the girls. "What... what's my punishment?" Gray asked. "You can look forward to that tomorrow!" Natsu said. He then ran over to some other guild members to tell them about his win against Gray.
Lucy was still just standing there. For some reason she didn't like this girl Natsu had a date with. "I'm not jealous am I? Why the hell would I be jealous?" Lucy thought. She walked over to the bar and took a seat. Mirajane walked over when she noticed the flustered look on Lucy's face. "Hey Lucy." Mirjane said. "Natsu won his bet." Lucy told Mirajane. "What? So he actually got a date with a girl?" Mirajane said with amazement. "What makes that girl so special that Natsu wants to go on a date with her?" Lucy asked. Mirajane gave Lucy a sly look. "Lucy, are you jealous of this girl?" Mirajane asked. "What? No! Why would I be jealous that she's going on a date with Natsu? I'm happy for him." Lucy said. "You don't look happy." Mirajane said. "I'm just... tired is all." Lucy told her. She looked over at Natsu who was celebrating his victory. "Why am I feeling this way?" Lucy thought.
It was the next day. Natsu walked into the guild. Natsu had a big grin on his face, and Gray looked as if he was dreading something. Gray was also wearing black jeans, a white dress shirt and a blue tie. "You ready?" Natsu asked. "Does this really have to be my punishment?" Gray asked. "Punishment? It's nothing like that! I just figured that since you couldn't get a date, I'd give you a hand!" Natsu said. Gray sighed. "Alright. Here I go." he said. Natsu walked over next to Cana who was watching the two. "What are you making him do?" Cana asked. "Well since he lost and our bet, and couldn't get a date, I thought I'd help him out by making him ask Juvia out." Natsu told Cana who started to laugh. "Lets watch!" Cana said.
Gray walked over to Juvia who was sitting by herself drinking some tea. "H-Hey Juvia." Gray said. "Gray-sama! How are you?" Juvia asked. "I'm... good. Listen Juvia. I... I wanna ask you something." Gray said. Juvia's eyes widened. "Could Gray-sama want to ask Juvia out on a date? Or to maybe take his hand in marriage? Juvia is so excited!" Juvia thought. "What is it, Gray-sama?" she said. "Would... would you like to go on a... a date with me t-tonight?" Gray asked. Juvia froze. Then she immediately threw her arms around Gray. "Of course Gray-sama! Juvia would love to!".
Natsu and Cana were watching from a couple tables away. They were both laughing. "It's about time!" Cana said. Natsu just laughed. "Say Natsu, why didn't you ask Lucy on a date?" Cana asked. "I did but he didn't want to. She said I needed to learn how to get girls on my own without her help." Natsu told her. "Huh?" Cana said. "For the bet. I wanted her to help me with that." Natsu said. "Would you ask her on a date now?" she asked. "Why would I?" Natsu replied. Cana sighed. "Hey, don't you have a date with that other girl soon too?" Cana said. "Crap!" Natsu said as he got up and ran out of the guild doors.
Lucy watched as Natsu ran out the doors. She was sitting at the bar, talking to Mirajane. "There he goes, off on his first date." Lucy said. "I'm a little proud of him." Mirajane said. "Yeah." Lucy sighed. Lucy still couldn't shake these feelings away which she refused to believe was jealously. "You know, just cause he's going on his first date doesn't mean he's getting married." Mirajane said to Lucy. "Huh?" Lucy replied. "They could end up not liking each other." Mirajane told Lucy. "Why should I care." Lucy said. Mirajane just smiled sadly at Lucy. "Anyways, I have something to do. I'll see you later Lucy." Mirajane said as she went to leave the guild. Lucy just watched Mirajane leave. Then she slumped down on top of the bar and let out a sigh.
It was almost 6 o'clock. Lucy was still sitting at the bar. Taking occasional sips of her drink. Then she heard the doors open and saw Natsu walk in with a smile on his face. "Pfft." Lucy said. Natsu noticed Lucy and walked over to her. "Hey Luce!" Natsu said. "Hi. How was your date?" she asked. "It was good." he simply told her. "Will you be seeing her again?" Lucy asked. "Nope." Natsu said. Lucy was surprised by Natsu's answer. "Really? Why?" she asked. "She's nice and everything, but our date was a little boring. I told her she was a good person, but I wasn't really interested in the whole dating thing. Plus she was moving soon so I wouldn't see her again anyways so we agreed to just be friends." Natsu said. "Oh." Lucy simply replied. "And besides. I've already got you." Natsu said with a smile. Lucy blushed slightly at his remark. "I wouldn't have time to hang out with any other girls since I'd rather just be with you." he told her. Lucy smiled at Natsu. "Thanks Natsu." as she got up and hugged Natsu. "Hey, do you wanna go get some food somewhere?" Lucy asked after she released him from her hug. "Sure! I'm starving!" Natsu said. Lucy giggled and then twowalked out of the guild.
Mirajane was at the bar with Lisanna. They were watching them both leave the guild. "Did Lucy just ask Natsu on a date?" Lisanna asked. "I don't think either of them realize." Mirajane said. "It was a little hard to believe that Natsu actually got a date with a girl huh?" Lisanna said. "Well he did have some help." Mirjane said. "Poor Lucy was jealous too. That wouldn't of been good. It's a good thing Jenna and Natsu agreed to be friends." Lisanna added. "I told you. All they needed was a nudge in the right direction." Mirajane said with a wink. It took Lisanna a second to realize. "Were you Jenna?" Lisanna asked. Mirjane put a finger to her mouth. "Don't tell anyone." she said.