A/N: Trying to get back on track by putting out as many of the missing chapters as I can today, so here's day ten.
Day Ten: Candy
"Alright, time for a candy run."
Natsu looked over at his blonde friend from his place on her plush yellow couch and raised a slim eyebrow. "What?"
Lucy, who was standing in the kitchen wearing an apron patterned with fall leaves, placed her hands on her hips. "Halloween's tomorrow, and we don't have any candy. So... it's time for a candy run! C'mon, guys, it'll be fun."
"You always say that," Gray said from his place beside Natsu. "Besides, I'm rather comfortable. You can go by yourself, can't you, Lucy?"
The blonde huffed and gave them both a glare. "You're really going to make me, a helpless, defenseless teenage girl, go to Walmart to buy candy at seven in the afternoon alone?"
Natsu rested his head on Gray's shoulder and flipped on the TV. "Yep. Have fun."
Lucy continued glaring at the pair even after they'd turned away, but a sudden idea came to her mind, and her eyes lit up as a mischievous smirk flitted across her face. "I'll buy you guys whatever candy you want."
Natsu cut a long glance his way, but he was turned back around by Gray, who wrapped an arm around his shoulder. "Don't let her sway you. We're stronger than her."
Lucy smiled and crossed her arms, taking a step closer to them. "Gray, ice creeeaaaaammmm."
Gray's head snapped in her direction and he narrowed his eyes. "How many?"
"Three containers, full size, and a pack of Thin Mints," Lucy said, grinning. She knew she'd won.
"Dammit," Gray swore, giving Natsu a weak look. "Ice cream."
Natsu punched him on the shoulder. "Hey, what happened to "We're stronger than her"?"
"Ice cream," Gray repeated, clasping his hands together and shooting Natsu a pleading look. The pinkette gave a long sigh. "Okay. But we're getting an industrial sized package of Skittles."
They walked through Walmart's front doors, and an immediate blast of air-conditioning hit them full-force, making them shiver. Lucy grabbed a cart as the boys walked ahead, pushing and shoving each other like toddlers. They made their way past the fruits and vegetables, down the rows of canned goods and cereal and juice, stopping in the candy aisle at the very end.
Lucy's mouth watered involuntarily as the rainbow of colored candy spread out in front of her, and immediately Natsu and Gray started grabbing things from the shelves and tossing them in the cart. Lucy joined in, allowing herself this small, childish pleasure as she grabbed bags of candy and threw them in, the cart soon as colorful as the shelves around them.
After the candy, they hit the freezer aisle to grab Gray the ice cream he'd been promised. They made a slight detour in the electronics isle to grab a few horror movies, and then made their way to the checkout. The cashier gave them a strange look as they piled the candy and movies on the conveyer belt, and Lucy stifled a giggle as she started putting the junk food in bags.
After they'd paid, they left the store and walked across the parking lot, throwing the bags in the back and leaving the cart on the side. They sang along to the radio at the top of their lungs the entire way home, and when they reached Lucy's house, they unloaded the bags of candy onto the kitchen table. Lucy couldn't resist tearing open a pack of Swedish Fish, and her two friends grabbed bags as well.
By the time they went to bed that night, Lucy was embarrassed to say that they had half the candy they'd arrived with, and Lucy doubted they'd sleep for several weeks.