Fairy Tail - Fanfiction: Chapter 37; "Walking Home"
The bell rang. School was over for the day, and students were charging past each other in a hurry to leave. It was a very nice day outside, it isn't hard to understand why.
"Hey, Natsu?" Lucy asked the pink-haired boy beside her.
"Yeah?" He looked over at her.
"Do you want to go for a walk?"
"Sure; sounds great!"
"Okay! Let's go," the blond girl said as she ran out of the front doors, into the afternoon sun. "Ah, it feels lovely out here!"
"It's not so bad," Natsu replied and followed closely behind Lucy.
She slowed down until they were side by side, walking down the street toward the park.
Lucy hummed a sweet melody and Natsu smiled. They walked together until they reached their destination, where Lucy stopped humming.
"Where do you want to go now, Luce?" Natsu asked.
"Hmm..." she replied. "Let's enjoy the scenery and walk to the other side of the park. We can use the exit on that side."
"Okay."
They both walked the diameter of the park, taking in the views. The pair said nothing, but occasionally smiled at each other.
They finally got to the other side of the park after about an hour of walking around. After exiting, they decided on going to Lucy's apartment.
When Natsu and Lucy got inside, they sat down on the couch and began talking.
"So what's your happy place?" Lucy asked Natsu after she told him hers. They had started the conversation with the topic of Happy, which eventually switched to each others' happy places.
"Hmm," Natsu thought. "I don't know."
"Oh, come on!" Lucy whined. "I told you what mine was; any place where I could see the sunset. You have to know your own! Please?"
Natsu looked at the girl for a moment, then broke into a grin. "My happy place," he said slowly. "Is when I'm with you." He leaned over and kissed her on the forehead.
Lucy playfully pushed him and smiled, blushing. She knew he meant it, though; deep inside, she did.
"I wonder what Happy's is..." Lucy thought aloud after a quiet minute.
Natsu laughed. "He's probably in it when he's eating fish!"
Lucy joined in on the laughter.
"Hey," she said suddenly. "Why don't you and Happy move in here? I mean, you've practically done that yourself, but why not bring Happy and everything you two own?"
"It's a good thought, Luce," Natsu replied. "But there wouldn't be enough room here. You, me, Happy, everyone's things... It won't all fit."
He has a point, Lucy realized. "I guess you're right."
Natsu looked as if he really wanted to say 'yes' to her offer. However, he knew she liked to keep things neat. With everything that Natsu and Happy have now, plus all of Lucy's stuff, it would be bound to stress her out. That was the last thing Natsu wanted to happen; for Lucy to be stressed - especially if it was because of him or Happy.
Lucy thought for a moment. Natsu looked at the floor, bent over.
"Oh, I have another idea!" Lucy exclaimed. Natsu looked up at her, a little hope flickering inside of him.
"What is it, Lucy?" he asked.
She smiled. "Why don't I move out and buy a house big enough for all of us - you, me, and Happy? My dad's rich, remember? It shouldn't be that hard to get a house." When Natsu gave her a doubtful and worried look, Lucy continued. "Even if he isn't the best father, he's gotten a lot better with that sort of thing."
Natsu's eyes widened, the doubt and concern washing away instantly. "Luce, you're a genius!"