Walking down the aisle, Lucy tried her best to keep her five cans of paint steady. But gravity once again proved to hate her when three of the cans came crashing down and landed on the guy who had been turning into that fateful aisle.
"Oh crap, I am so sorry" she exclaimed as she set the other two cans down and went to try and help the poor sap who she had just spilled paint all over,
"No problem, it should wash out at least" he said as she picked up the tree cans that were emptied of their paint.
With an apologetic grin she said "Let me help you try to clean up this mess."
"Nah, I was planning on leaving to go home anyway. I'll just walk home, it's only a block away."
"Please help me feel a little better. At least let me drive you home."
"No, I'd just ruin your car. I mean right now I'm two shades of blue and I think purple. What you painting?"
"A mural for class and trust me you wouldn't be ruining my car at all" she explained as a store employee walked over to the scene.
He had a grimace on his face and a roll of paper towels in his hand "I hope you know you're paying for that."
"I know, please don't remind me" she told him before offering the guy a hand.
"You sure, I'll just get paint all over you?"
"I always have paint on me, it won't kill me."
"Fine, don't complain if it gets on your clothes" he said as he took her hand and helped her get him to his feet.
"Now then, just wait for me to pay for this and I'll take you home."
"You sure about this?"
"Yeah it's fine. It'll make me feel better."
"Whatever you say. Name's Natsu by the way. Don't want you driving a total stranger somewhere."
"Well, I'm Lucy and hoping the two cans of paint I have will be enough for my mural."
"How about I buy you some paint later to make up for the ones I got covered in?"
"No it was my fault not yours."
"The whole trying to make myself feel better thing is what I'm trying to do here."
"Oh, then that would be nice."
"No problem" he said with a wide smile "Now can I say I'm sorry for ruining your seat before I get in the car?"
"I told you the paint is no problem."
"Yeah bit I also get crazy motion sickness."
"Ok, then maybe you should say sorry ahead of time then."