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10: Flowers

*Like any other girl, she liked flowers, and she was very much surprised when he presented her with a bouquet of them for her birthday.*

"Here."

Suddenly, a large bouquet of flowers was being shoved in her face.

"Eh!" she leaned back from it and looked up at her assailant, surprised, "Natsu?"

He looked up from the floor to meet her gaze, awkwardly, and she noticed he was blushing. From embarrassment? Humiliation? She looked down at the large bouquet of flowers and back at him. Had he lost some sort of bet with Gray?

"Natsu?" she inquired gently, noticing he was being too quiet, "What's the occasion?" she looked at the bouquet again, finally noticing it had all her favourite flowers. She appraised it in wonder. It must have cost him a small fortune!

"You didn't tell me," Natsu shifted from one foot to another, nervously, as she had yet to accept his gift.

Lucy looked up at him, confused.

"Tell you what?"

"Your birthday was yesterday," he stared at her accusingly, his voice clearly showing his upset at her omission.

Was it just her or was he pouting?

"I didn't tell anyone," she finally replied, blushing at being caught. She wanted to keep it a secret. So… "How did you find out?" she asked, warily, already with a suspect in mind.

"Mira told me," he shrugged.

'Bingo.' She sighed, 'I'll definitely have to have a talk with her about keeping secrets after this…' she looked up at him again and noticed his blush hadn't diminished at all. Was he really that embarrassed about getting her flowers? Her favourite, no less. Had Mira also told him about them? Well, no matter.

"So… I guess these are for me?" she asked and as he nodded she finally took the flowers from him, blushing in delight at his lovely gesture, and embarrassment for making him hold them for so long, embracing them gently and letting herself get lost in the exquisite aromas.

He just stood there for a moment, watching as his teammate enjoyed his gift, with a self-satisfied grin. He'd picked the flowers himself, after all; remembering the ones she had shown preference for.

"Natsu…" She quickly manoeuvred the bouquet to her left arm, and wrapped her right one around his neck so he wouldn't try to run, kissing his cheek, "Thank you." She whispered at him, letting him go, both blushing at her audacity.

And as she turned from him to get a vase for them, smiling brightly all the way, he thought he could stand the embarrassment, if it meant he could see her smile like that again.

*When he saw the delighted expression on her face he was suddenly glad to have followed Mirajane's advice.*

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LNights: I didn't name the flowers on purpose. I want each person to imagine their own favourites, or what they think Lucy's favourites would be. :D

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Dragonflies

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*While most would think she'd shriek and run away from them, he was surprised by watching her approach it, carefully studying it.*

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See ya next chapter!