Hey guys…
Lucky me, I get to spend Thanksgiving at home, sick…
Since that one day I made a chapter that was two in one, I'll give you two today. I mean, I have nothing else to do…
Levy's Dress: .
Wendy's Dress: .
Juvia's Dress: albums/af107/Beta-Maxis/AnimeGirlBlackDress_
Lucy's Dress: .
Chapter 25:
Kitchen Messes and Pretty Dresses
It was that time of year where Lucy had to get her shopping in early. If she didn't, the wrath of the Black Friday Shopping and Thanksgiving Shopping gods would get her.
Okay, maybe she was exaggerating a little.
She threw the foods on her list into the cart recklessly, and darted into the line. Luckily, she got a good spot. The lines were already extremely long and it was more than a week before Thanksgiving.
After the cashier told her the price and Lucy paid, she ran out of the store to her car.
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Lucy woke up on the kitchen floor. She groggily sat up and observed the mess. She turned around and Natsu was asleep on her couch, food crumbs all over his face.
She realized he had eaten all the food she had spent hours to make.
"Are you serious?!" she cried out, dropping to her knees. She had stayed awake through the wee hours of the morning making that food. And today was the day that the stores would get even crazier.
Natsu sat bolt upright, sensing her distress in his sleep. "Lucy!" he exclaimed, running to her. He dropped to his knees, like she had, and put her arm around her.
Lucy felt like both butterflies and bees were swarming inside her stomach. "You ate all my food," she grumbled.
"Oh….heh…" he said sheepishly. He stood up and pulled a few Jewel from his pocket. "I'll get you more food." He grabbed the list and soon he was out the door.
"Nat—" she started. But Natsu was already out the door, heading to the supermarket.
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Lucy spread her arms, like a bird about to take flight, as Juvia took her last measurements. Levy was adding the finishing touches on her own dress for Turkey Day. It was an orange, flowy dress. The sleeves went down to just above her wrists, and the bottom was just before her knees. The top was a straight line, running from the area below her right shoulder across to the left. On the chest part was a rather big white bow. Once the stitches attaching the bow were finished, she went to the bathroom to try it on.
Wendy was already wearing hers. Juvia had made it; she was a surprisingly good sewer. It was ivory, with a V-neck. The sleeves weren't exactly tank top-thin, but they were thin in width. Around the waist, a red silk piece of fabric was tied. It was made into a bow on the side and the tails were left hanging. The bottom was just above her knees, and there was a layer of ruffles under the bottom half.
Then there was Juvia's dress.
Its sleeves didn't cover her shoulders; they started just below them. It was made out of silk, and had a low back. It was a dark teal color, then faded out into a lighter blue as it went down. It was the only one that covered
Lucy would wear a burgundy dress that had sleeves like Wendy's; they didn't cover her shoulders, but they weren't like tank top sleeves, they were wider in width. At the waist there was a ruffle. It stopped below her knees.
"Alright!" Juvia said, writing down the last measurement. She went to the sewing machine and got her materials ready, then started to sew.
"God dangit – " Lucy heard from downstairs.
"Guys, I'll be right back," she said, frowning. She dashed down the steps, only to find Natsu falling over from the weight of the grocery bags in his hands.
"Hey, Luce…" he said, grinning up at her from the floor. "I got you the stuff that was on your list…"
Lucy's jaw dropped. She had completely forgotten that Natsu had offered to get her groceries.
The thing was….he had left to get them yesterday….
"Natsu…did it really take you a day to get my groceries…?" she whispered, in shock. It was only groceries…but still, to spend your whole day getting someone something was no small task.
"Yup!"
"W-Why?" she asked.
"Because you're amazing," he said casually. Lucy's face lit up.
"Thank you so much!" she exclaimed, tackling him with a hug.
For a while, she forgot that Thanksgiving was tomorrow.