It's super late at night where I am now, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to post this today. My internet's being funny. But hopefully you'll see it tomorrow...
Day Fifty-Four
The Chocolate Bars
Chocolate.
It was Lucy's absolute favorite thing in the world.
Well, okay... maybe not... maybe that was an extreme. But hey, she loved chocolate! It was amazing... delicious... beautiful... wonderful... creamy... sweet... and just totally perfect.
Happy knew of this insane addiction to chocolate; as a result, she too often heard comments like "might wanna cut down on the chocolate" whenever he carried her. Natsu also knew of it; as a result, he just called her weird.
So it really didn't change much.
Then it happened that Natsu insisted upon getting her a thank-you gift for saving their butts in a job recently. Well, she certainly appreciated the thought, but Lucy had very low expectations for whatever Natsu was going to get her. So low, in fact, that when he handed her the large gift, she held it warily and was reluctant to open it.
"It won't explode in my face, will it?" she asked for the bazillionth time as she cautiously undid the ribbon, taking her time with it.
"Stop asking that, Luce," Natsu replied, exasperated.
"Well, is it?"
"No," the dragonslayer replied firmly. "Now hurry and open it before I take it back!"
Part of Lucy wanted to say, fine, take it then. But she couldn't bear to see the hurt look on his cheerful face, and besides, he wouldn't give her anything really harmful.
"Fine," she said with a sigh, but she was smiling now. She tore open the box and gasped.
There were at least fifty chocolate bars sitting in the box, in neat little rows.
"You didn't," she breathed.
He grinned. "I sure did!"
Lucy tackled Natsu with a hug. "You're the best, Natsu!"
He laughed and returned the embrace. "I'm glad you like 'em, Luce..." he frowned, suddenly thinking of something. "Hey, you wouldn't mind if I had a couple, too, wouldja?"
Lucy could only laugh. "No, Natsu," she replied. "I wouldn't mind at all."
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Yeaahhhh... I'm tired and my stupid internet is being just AWFUL. Sorry, boutpouring this will have to wait until tomorrow.
Mira: *pouts* awww...
