Levy peered over the glass sneezeguard that separated the kitchen from the lobby. Lucy had brought this handsome guy here with little warning to her. The nosy best friend in her, had her straining her ears to pick up any scrap of the conversation. She frowned as she couldn't hear anything, this prompted her to take quick action. She scooped up the plate of fresh chocolate chip muffins that Jet had just made. Ignoring the squawk of displeasure from the cook, she took the plate out to her friends table.

Once the introductions were out of the way, Levy walked away. Now that she had gotten a good look of this guy's face, she could relax some and wait till Lucy and her are alone to bug her about this guy! Levy snickered behind her hand, careful not to make too loud of a sound to catch their attention.

"I need you to act in my play." Lucy demanded, leaning forward in her seat.

The question caught him off guard, the surprise clear on his face. "Me? In your play?"

Lucy nodded vigorously, pieces of her hair falling from her bun to frame her face, "All you have to do is say some lines in a few shows. It'll be a piece of cake!" she assured him, hoping her smile would seal the deal.

However he merely blinked and didn't answer.

"If you do this for me, I'll tell you how I found that guy." She knew that this was the only way to reel him in.

"Hmm...I'll bite." Natsu nodded, "I'll help you."

"Promise?" Lucy held out her smallest finger, making the pink haired mom actually snort with laughter.

"For real?"

"For real." Lucy said with a serious face.

As odd as Natsu thought it was, he found himself reaching out and crossing his little finger with hers.

Lucy beamed, pulled away and sat up straight. "Alright. I'll tell you." Lucy leaned forward. Natsu also leaned in as well, "I can see smells."

"What?" Natsu leaned away, a confused look gracing his features, "You can do what?"

"I can see smells. What, do you not believe me?" Lucy set her chin and made eye contact.

Natsu shook his head immediately, "No, I don't believe you."

Lucy frowned, "Well, I can prove it to you then!" she shot back. She stared at his head for a second before glaring into his eyes. "You used coconut shampoo this morning!"

Natsu's eyes widened and he leaned forward, slapping his hand over her mouth, "You tell anyone that and I'll say that you're a dirty liar." He released his hand from her face. He relaxed, taking a muffin and sat back in the chair. "That was just a lucky guess. You'll have to do better than that." He shrugged nonchalantly.

Lucy pursed her lips, "Oh, I'll prove it to you." She grumbled looking around the cafe. Her eyes landed on the counter by the register. "I'll be right back." She said, standing up and walking away.

Levy gave Lucy a quizzical stare as the blonde reached over the counter to grab three small paper cups and a handful of mints from the ornate glass bowl next to the register. Lucy noticed the stare, and smiled back with a 'Don't Worry About It.' grin. She returned to the table with the mints and cups sliding them over to the pink haired man as she sat back in her seat.

"Here." She said, turning her chair around to face the other way.

Natsu looked at the items for a second before looking back up to Lucy, "What do you want me to do with these?" He picked up the cups, starting to separate them.

Lucy sighed, "I have to explain everything too? Alright." She turned back around, taking a mint and placing it in the middle of the table; then taking the cups from him, she put them in a row, covering the mint and hiding it from sight. She turned back around, "All three cups are the same, now you switch them all around, make sure you mix them up good too, and then I'll turn back around when you're done and I'll tell you where the mint is. Easy enough?"

He could almost hear the smirk in her voice. "Easy enough." He reached out and took the mint out from the cup and placing it in his coat pocket, while sliding another cup to hide the sound. He pushed all the cups around for a minute before telling her to turn back around. This would prove that she couldn't possibly-

"If you wanted to cheat, don't put it in your pocket." Lucy pointed to the left pocket where the mint was located.

Natsu felt his eyes narrow, "Do it again." He motioned for her to turn back around, which she did with a smile smile. He took the mint out of his pocket and placed it under the paper cup before moving them around.

After several rounds, a few she was even outside, she managed to guess right every single time, Natsu sighed.

"Okay," He said, "I'm almost convinced."

"Almost?" Lucy asked with a raised eyebrow. "What else can i do to prove it?"

Natsu popped a mint into his mouth, "You can see the scents of people right?" he asked, tilting his head to the side.

"I can." She said confidently.

"Okay, find me." Natsu stood up, "Give me a two minute head start and then come find me."

Lucy grinned, "Two minutes. Not a second more."

"Not a second more," Natsu found himself smiling back. "Ready? Go!" He hurried out of the coffee shop and down the street in a flash.

Lucy calmly watched the time on her phone, and once the two minutes were up, she slowly made her way outside, easily discerning Natsu's scent from the others that milled around in the air. The mixture of coconut and mint stood out with bright contrast as she followed his steps, circling around the fountain twice, starting to go into one building before ultimately going in the other direction. Lucy laughed at his obvious indecision of where to hide, when she spotted the mint and coconut smell wafting down from the nearby building's rooftop.

Natsu watched as she retraced his path down to a T, he was too focused on watching her copy his exact movements to realize that he was leaned out a bit too far when she stopped suddenly.

She faced the other direction before quickly whipping back and pointing up to the rooftop, she swore she saw the tell tale pink blur down below the edge, "Found you!" she shouted up to him.

Natsu sighed, "I'll be damned..." he said under his breath before getting up and waving down to the blonde. "You got me. I'll come down." he called down to her.

This was only the beginning...

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