Hi!

Please enjoy the new chapter, cuties!

XOXOX

"Thank God that old guy finally left," Cana heavily sighed and then with a mischievous glint, she added, "Thanks to you, Natsu."

"You're welcome," he sounded thoroughly pleased with himself.

"No one's ever spoke to my father like that before," she mused. "Well except for me…"

"Really?" Lucy asked, not quite believing her.

"Yeah," she said lazily. "I mean you have to have balls to tell off the top boxer in the entire country…"

"Eh?" Natsu gasped.

"Top boxer?" Gray questioned. "You mean—?!"

"Your old man is—?!" Natsu asked.

"GILDARTS?!" The two boys simultaneously screamed.

"Who?" Levy inquired.

"Yupp," Cana exhaled. "That's him."

"Wow," Erza awed. "He's a legend."

"Who is he?" Levy asked again with more urgency.

"A boxer apparently," Lucy answered, slightly lost as well.

"I don't know anything about boxing," Levy huffed.

"Me either," Lucy frowned.

"Same here," Mira joined in.

"YOU'RE RELATED TO GILDARTS CLIVE?!" Gray exclaimed.

"Yes," Cana seethed, clearly annoyed.

"YOU'RE TELLIN' ME THAT I JUST TOLD GILDARTS CLIVE TO FUCK OFF?!" Natsu cried in horror.

"Yesss! How many time do I have to say it?" she said with aggravation.

"Hah," Gray gleamed, "Bet he's gonna hunt you down, Fire Dick."

"PSHH I CAN TAKE HIM!" he boasted. "GILDARTS! FIGHT ME!"

"You're gonna die, Stupid," Gray sneered.

"No I ain't, Icicle!" he argued.

"He's number one in all of Fiore!" Gray stated. "Of course you're goinna die!"

"Well you're gonna die too!" Natsu laughed.

"I'm not the one who challenged him, Stupid!" he growled.

"That's 'cuz you're not brave like I am," Natsu mocked.

"Don't confuse bravery with stupidity," he jabbed.

"Oi!"

"Natsu! Gray!" Erza said with such intensity that Lucy jumped out of her seat. "Shut up!"

"Yes, Ma'am," they gulped.

"I didn't know Gildarts had any children," Erza said thoughtfully.

"Neither did he," Cana laughed, "until a couple of months ago."

"EHHH?" Everyone in the chat exclaimed.

"My mom had died a few years back," she said, her voice unusually flat. "And in her last moments, she told me who my father was…So I sought him out…and I found him, but I was so scared... I mean he's so successful, would he really want someone like me as his daughter? So I waited around after every match, working myself up to tell him the truth, but failing every time."

"So what happened?" Levy sounded intrigued.

"I drank some liquid courage and finally told him the truth," she chuckled. "And now here I am, living with the top boxer in all of Fiore!"

"Damnnn," Gray awed.

"And that's why he's so annoying," she groaned. "All that my precious baby talk. UGHHH! He's tryin' to make up for all the years he missed…kill me now."

"I think that's sweet," Mira mused.

"Me too," Erza agreed.

"I can't believe I told him to fuck off…" Natsu was still in shock over that.

"So wait a minute," Levy said. "Since you all know who he is and that he's number one in Fiore, does this mean we all live in Fiore?"

"Well I live in Fiore," Cana said.

"Me too," Gray said next.

"Same," Natsu muttered.

"I do too," Erza said after.

"Likewise," Mira cheered.

"Lucy?" Natsu asked, sounding eager to know.

"Err yeah," she bit her lip. It was okay to admit that, right?

Too late now… Lucy thought.

"Wow," Levy marveled. "We are all from the same country! How awesome is that?!"

"Well I always figured," Cana said. "Since we are all going to the Crocus Comic Con."

"Not everyone," Lucy murmured.

"Yeah," Levy murmured back.

And after about a few more minutes, everyone except Natsu and Lucy had left.

"So quiet now," Natsu pointed out.

"Yeah," Lucy swallowed, nervous that she was left alone with Natsu.

"Wanna have a Pokemon battle?" he asked.

"Sure," Lucy grabbed her 3DS that was right next to her laptop. "Don't be cheap this time," she warned.

"I'm never cheap," he grumbled.

"Need I remind you, you used a team of legendries?!" she raised a brow.

"Oh shush."

And just like that, the battle began.

Natsu sent out a Shiny Charzard and Lucy sent out her Shiny Klefki.

"Oh, wow," he awed. "I almost forgot I gave that to you."

"I was so happy that day," she confided. "I never won a contest before..."

"And you still haven't," he said with nonchalance.

"Huh?" her head snapped up to the screen of her laptop.

"I chose to give it to you," he simply said.

"Wait what?"

"The rules were that if the winner didn't claim the prize within 24 hours, I choose a new winner. So I chose you."

She gaped at the screen, even though they weren't video chatting, Lucy couldn't stop staring at her laptop. "Why would you choose me?"

"Dunno," he said. "You seemed like you really wanted it, I guess?"

"Well thank you, Natsu," she whispered. "I love it."

She could hear him gulp and then he said rather loudly, "You know what? I'm bored of this. I'm gonna go clean Happy's cage."

"Doesn't Happy have a tank?" she inquired. "And we haven't even started battleing!"

"Cage, tank? Same thing. And I would have won anyways. Bye—"

"Don't leave," she said quickly, surprising herself. "I-I'll be bored if you go."

"Sucks for you," his voice was oddly breathy.

"Hey!" she pouted, feeling slightly hurt. "I want my own Happy. Then I would never be bored…"

"But you aren't allowed pets," he reminded her. "That's why I'm letting you have part ownership of Happy."

"I know, but still…" she sulked. "Anyway, can't you stay a little longer?"

Natsu choked before saying, "Cleaning Happy's tank is alotta work and you're just gonna distract me."

"How will I distract you?" she glared at her laptop.

"I dunno!" he yelped. "You just will…"

"What do you…" he hung up before Lucy could finish her sentence.

Lucy got up and shoved on a pair of boots, grabbed her purse and exited her house.

She was going to buy her own Happy, whether her father approved or not.

XOXOX

"Hi, how may I help you?" the sale clerk at the pet store asked.

"Umm, I'm looking for a salamander," Lucy said.

"Right this way, Miss," the clerk led her over to a section of tanks that had lizards, snakes, frogs, and even a scorpion. She eyed the thing with caution, as though it were going to climb out of its tank.

"Right here," he pointed to a tank with a yellow and black salamander with a reasonable price.

"I'll take it," Lucy grinned.

"Alright," the sales clerk grinned back. "Now I suggest you buy both crickets and worms, I know some prefer to just feed either one or the other, but I highly recommend both."

"Are these the crickets and worms alive?" she stared at a tank of squirming creatures with her face turning a slight shade of green.

"Yes."

"Do you have any non-bug eating salamanders?"

The guy sweat-dropped. "Well there is this little fellow over here…"

XOXOX

"Natsu!" Lucy hastily typed. "Are you there?!"

"Hey, what's up?"

"I want you to meet someone!"

She didn't even wait for his reply as she clicked the video button of the top screen.

She was too excited to be even remotely nervous about video chatting with Natsu for the second time.

It only took a moment before Natsu picked up.

His slanted eyes were wide with shock and his pink hair was a little flatter than the day they had originally video chatted since his usually spiked up bangs were now covering his forehead.

Her heart stuttered, he looked...She shook the thoughts away, "Natsu!"

"Hi, Lucy." he looked taken aback by her wide smile. He licked his lips before asking, "You said you wanted me to meet someone?"

"Yeah!" she reached over to grab her new friend who was lying on her desk next to her laptop. "I would like you to meet my salamander, Charla!" She held out the salamander in front of the screen.

Natsu's eyes bugged, probably surprised she bought one, "Lucy!"

Charla was very different in appearance to Happy.

Instead of being small, black and electric blue colored, Charla was rather large, grayish, brownish color.

And instead of being all flat like Happy, Charla was pretty bumpy with popped out scales forming a straight line down its back.

Charla also had droopy skin under its neck.

And let's not forget those claws…

"What do you think?!" Lucy looked at Natsu with a hopeful expression.

"Lucy," he said again, his voice sounded tense. "That's not a—"

"Isn't she adorable?!" she brought Charla's face up to her own and nuzzled her cheek against her.

"I don't think you should do that…" he sweat-dropped.

"I thought you said salamanders were semi-aquatic?" she said.

"They are."

"The guy at the store said Charla doesn't need much water, only a huge tank that's kept heated."

"Lucy—"

"And I got this guide book, How to Care for Your Reptile, which makes me think Gray has been right all along about Happy being a lizard."

"LUCY!" Natsu yelled for her attention.

"What?" she asked.

"That's not a salamander!" he exclaimed.

"Eh?" she blinked, pulling Charla at arms length. "What is it then?"

Natsu's face twisted from shock to amusement, "It looks like a wingless dragon."

"Dragons don't exist, Stupid," she huffed. "The guy said it was a vegetarian salamander. You have a carnivorous one so it makes sense you wouldn't recognize this."

"Lucy," he chuckled. "I'm a hundred percent sure that's not a salamander."

"She's so cute!" she, once again, nuzzled her face against the strange creature.

"I think it's a he actually," he said, sheepishly rubbing his head.

"How can you tell?" she cocked her at the screen.

"I know a little bit about lizards," he shrugged. "I think it's an iguana by the way."

"Well in that case," Lucy held the lizard out at arm's length again and said, "I'm gonna call you Plue instead!"

Natsu hysterically laughed.

"What's so funny?" she pouted.

"No-Nothing," he said between laughs.

"Hmph," she turned her nose up, "I think he's making fun of you, Plue!"

"Oi!" he sobered up. "No I'm not!"

"I think he's a reptile snob," she loud-whispered to Plue.

"Am not!" he huffed, his face twisting into a cute pout.

Lucy had to look away to hide her blush.

"The guy at the store said it's potty trained," she informed him.

"The fuck?" he awed, his eyes widening.

"Jealous?" she smirked.

"Kinda," frowned, looking away from the screen.

And then Natsu bolted up, "DON'T COME IN! I'M CHANGING!"

And as if to convince himself of the lie, Natsu ripped his white t-shirt off.

"WH-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Lucy sputtered, her face instantly turning red.

"What?" he turned to face the screen, giving Lucy full-view access to his rippling toned body.

Her eyes popped out of her head, "Six pack…"

"Huh?" Natsu's brows furrowed.

"WHY ARE YOU SUDDENLY STRIPPING?!" she cried out, trying her best not to look, but how could she not?

"I'm not!" he claimed, folding his toned arms across his chest.

Her eyes trailed down, drinking it all in. Her eyes stopped at the top of his pants, which hung low enough to show off his hip indentations, giving him the perfect V-shape.

She knew he was fit from his cosplay pictures…but she didn't know it was to this extent.

And suddenly hearts filled Lucy's eyes.

This made him even more attractive…she didn't like noticeably bulky guys, she liked that Natsu was discreetly muscular.

Quickly breaking out of her daze, she wailed, "YOU'RE NO BETTER THAN GRAY!"

"DON'T COMPARE ME TO THAT STRIPPER!"

"WHY NOT?!"

"'CUZ I'M NOT A STRIPPER!"

"BUT YOU JUST STRIPPED!"

"I'M CHANGING CLOTHES! THERE'S A DIFFERENCE!"

"THEN WHY ARE YOU STILL SHIRTLESS?!"

"'CUZ YOU'RE DISTRACTING ME!"

"STRIPPER!"

"WEIRDO!" his face was now a shade of pink. Then he turned back to the door to yell at some unknown person, "I'M COMIN', SHEESH!"

He looked back at Lucy and just like the last video chat, a look of pain appeared on his face, "Got to go."

"Bye, Natsu."

"Your dad's gonna kill you by the way," he shot her a devilish smirk.

"What do you mean?" Lucy's face scrunched up from perplexity.

"Iguanas grow 2 to 4 feet," his smirk widened. "When your dad finds out…" He ran an index finger past over his throat to imitate it being slit.

"JERK!" she seethed.

"See ya, Lucy!"

And then he hung up.

"2 to 4 feet?" she looked at Plue, who was sitting contently in her lap. "I'm so dead…"

XOXOX

Hehe silly Lucy and eep shirtless Natsu!

Hope you all have a great day!

And more fanart stuff if you all want to see!

Tumblr user Lindako7 drew amazing art of Lucy and Natsu talking about Haru being out of character scene.

Tumblr nalu-4tw drew Lucy's reaction to Cana and Natsu talking about squeezing her boobs.

I have both linked on my tumblr for you to find.

And on deviantart, user Desiluff drew a picture of Lucy making a text post about her friends making fun of anime.

(Desiluff . deviantart art / Lucy-Heartfilia-543266351 just remove the spaces!)

Thanks for reading!