[2015 REWRITE VER.] A three million jewel quest was all it took to cause an uproar among the mages in Fairy tail. What's worse when Natsu and Lucy were both chosen by Makarov to complete it? Fake marriages, an intoxicated Lucy, bickering over the same bed, lies, promises and maybe even find something else blooming? NALU & GRUVIA

Natsu wants to go on a new job with Lucy, but she's so tired from the past missions she just wants to sleep... Why won't he tell her about the mission, anyway? And why is he blushing? And what does it have to do with a couple contest and a dark guild? In short, what's going on?

A mission turned out to be more difficult than expected. This leaves a horrible wound on Lucy.

NxL future-fic: It was easy going from friends to lovers, but trying to make a relationship work through the different scary phases is so much harder than they thought. Update Ch. 5: In which Natsu realizes why he loves her.