Lucy spent the past few days locked in her room revising and finishing the final parts of her script. As she typed the final line the self satisfied grin covered her face, this had to be her finest script if she did say so herself. Humming with pleasure, she shut her laptop and paid attention to the TV that was on for background noise.

"After a week of searching, Magnolia Police Department has found the car of missing top model, Jenny Realight, this morning the South Gate River. Within the car nothing was found, we are waiting to hear if there are any clues pertaining to the model's disappearance..." The Anchor droned on in a monotone. Footage from where the car was being pulled from the river was being played in the corner.

Lucy frowned, she remember how the missing model had made the headlines all week, her father had freaked and made sure she came home before dark and always call as she was leaving work and as she got home. Not to say that she really minded, she knew it was because he cared.

She lifted the remote to change the channel, maybe watch the variety show she loved before she started on dinner. She snuggled in deeper, burrowing under all the blankets and pillows she stacked on the bed. The winter season always left her freezing. She felt content in that moment, laughing as the contestants fell into a mud pit. Time passed quickly, Lucy was so absorbed into the show that when her phone rang it startled her so bad that she fell off the bed.

She scrambled to answer before her phone stopped ringing, gripping it through the mass of fabric. She swiped the green icon and held the phone to her ear,"Hello?"

"This is Detective Dragneel, I need your help."

...

Natsu stood impatiently outside the coffee shop that he had met Lucy at the last time that they had met. He scanned up and down the street, keeping an eye out for the blonde. They had a agreed to meet last night. He checked his watched again, it was almost time for her to be there and still no sign of her. He huffed out a breath, sticking his nose back into his scarf, the bell chiming behind him as someone exited the shop.

He nearly jolted when someone whispered into his ear, "For a Detective, you're not very observant."

He spun around to meet a laughing Lucy, "When did you get here?" He mustered through the words, tucking his chin lower into his scarf so that the warmth on his cheeks didn't show. He glared at her as she held the two cups of coffee up as she caught her breath back, he could see the tears in the corners of her eyes.

"I've been in the coffee shop for ages, you didn't even notice i was in there!" She snickered at the end of her sentence. She stood back up straight before handing him one of the cups, "I asked Levy what you had gotten last time, I hope that's okay." She grinned even wider if that was possible as he grunted as he took the cup. "So, what do you need my help for? You didn't really say last night over the phone..."

He cleared his throat before speaking, "I need you to help me find Jenny Realight."

Lucy's jaw dropped, "The Jenny Realight that's been missing for a week? That Jenny Realight?"

Natsu nodded, "Yes, that Jenny Realight. I guess you know that we found her car yesterday in the South Gate River." he waited for her to answer with a yes before continuing on. "I need you to check around the area, tell me what you see."

Lucy was floored, "Uh, sure." She wasn't quite sure what to expect and she voiced these thoughts to Natsu, who in turn assured her everything would be fine.

They spent most of the car ride in silence, Lucy finished her coffee about half way through leaving her nothing to do with her hands. She glanced over at the man beside her, his profile was very striking it would look great on stage, or in low lighting...

"A picture would last longer." Natsu said with a smirk, as Lucy blushed and looked away.

Lucy turned her face to the window, "I'm going to need to take some headshots for the play soon. The script just has to be approved and then you can start rehearsing..." Lucy looked back at him, her cheeks not quite as rosy. "We only have a few months to get everything set."

"We have plenty of time for that, what we need to do is find Jenny Realight." Natsu reminded her.

"I wasn't saying that this wasn't also important." Lucy grumbled, he made it seem like she was more worried about her play than someone's safety. "I just don't want you to back out of our deal."

"I always keep my promises, Luce." Natsu said, throwing her a charming smile.

"Luce?" She questioned, her eyebrow raised and her eyes on his face, not that she enjoyed looking at it...much. She also couldn't help but notice he had used the same coconut shampoo...

"It's my nickname for you. You don't like it?" he asked looking over at her for a second.

"Whatever floats your boat." She shrugged with what seemed like indifference, but she truly didn't mind the name at all.

...

Lucy paced up and down the part of the road that was blocked off by police tape. Her eyes easily tracked the rubber and oil smells from the car, as well as the natural smells that harbored around the area. "What is it exactly that I'm looking for?" she asked as she continued her sweep of the steep bank.

"Anything that looks out of the ordinary." Natsu supplied from his spot by the car.

"That was so helpful." She muttered under her breath. All there seemed to be the smells as one would find in nature apart from the car that had crashed its way down the water. Rubber from the tires, oil from the engine, and the rose petals...

"Wait!" Lucy called out, "I think I see something!" Her body moved quickly following the faint trail of rose and vanilla in the opposite direction. She went up the hill that overshadowed the river, she didn't listen to Natsu's calls for her to wait for him and instead plowed on. The smell was so much stronger as she reached the top of the hill, she was almost there-

Natsu grabbed her arm, "You need to listen!" He pulled her behind him, "You have no idea what could be up here, so wait down here until I say so." He said seriously, pulling the gun he had hidden at his side. Lucy started to protest but his sharp look stopped her.

She waited for him to reached the top of the hill, gave him a full minute before she started to head up there as well when he came back down, the dark look on his face didn't give her comfort. "What did you find?" she asked hesitantly.

He took a moment to answer, "She's there. We need to call this in." He rubbed his face with both hands before pulling out his phone.

Lucy may be a blonde, but she wasn't stupid. Jenny Realight was dead. Lucy was proud of herself for not losing her lunch right there and then. She waited for Natsu to get off the phone before posing her question, "What do we do now?"

"Now we wait and give our statements and then we go question her roommates." Natsu said, his jaw tight.

"Okay, give statements and then question..." She trailed off as she realized, "We? Why am I going with you to question her roommates?"

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A/N: Happy Holidays everyone! An update? Shocking, I know! I wanted to get this out you all of you who have followed and wow am I blown away by how many of you guys followed and favorited!

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