Natsu smiles at the camera flashes, the family looking at them proudly
"You both looks so good together" his mother in law gushes as she clasped her hands
"Mom...please...you are embarrassing him" the girl beside him grabs his arms
"No..no...your mom is right. I bet the world will be jealous" natsu rolls his eyes at his brothers comment
"Can we get done faster? I have drama rehearsals today" Natsu fixes his tie
"Actually, you are done. These turned out too good " the photographer gives him a thumbs up
"What about me? I'm sure I was just perfect?" She bats her eyelashes
"Sure" he smiles at her leaving the set along with natsu
As natsu just removes his blazer, his grey shirt rolled up with black slacks. Fixing his hair by making it messy from the 6:4 partition
"Can you be less obvious?" Zeref enters the room looking at his phone
"I can do so much more...but too bad there ain't no audience today" he looks at zeref with a smile
"Leave"
Natsu drives to his school with a little relief that the engagement will be a secret party and will be known to the world oy before the wedding date
Killing the engine and unbuckling his seat belt, he gets off the car and a certain pink bag catches his eye
The one carrying walks into the building looking at her phone, Natsu locks his car and runs after her
Lucy was calculating some math for accounts when her eyes lose light
shrieking she grabs the hands that covered her face "the moment you let go, you die"
"Is this how it's supposed to go?" Natsu leans over her shoulder with a confused look opening his hands
"Adds these up, you made me mess up" she shoves the phone into his chest
"Why are you here today?" He asks with fingers dancing in air calculating
"Director Eucliffe said it was rehearsal. I came to watch and give review"she grabs both her shoulder straps swinging
"It's 200$...you will fall for the prince" he says proudly
"But I'm here for the princess" she says as they walk
"she has more fans than me. It hurts"
Lucy sits with Sting in the front rows while other students spread across the theater
"You will cry"
"Oh please...I won't cry for rehearsals"
"And if yo-"
they hear a scream, quickly rushing backstage to see a girl on the floor
"I'm...I'm sorry. It was all my fault" a guy dressed in Lightning Crew t-shirt apologizes
"Are you okay? Does it hurt bad?" Sting asks
"It's not that bad...maybe a day rest?" The girl beside her says
"I should've been careful too...sorry Sting" she says eyes filled with tears
Sting smiles "don't be sorry...it's good that you are not badly hurt"
The group settles in, with the girl giving her dialogues sitting on a chair
As it ends, they bow and the curtain close. Lucy was smiling at the end
"You are not crying" Sting mumbles fingers tracing the chair before him
"I did...just a tear maybe" she pinches her fingers to show
"Lucy!" Natsu comes to her still dressed in the costume
"Excuse me...who are you?" She says hands in defense
"Who told you to cast Aria as the female lead, you jerk?" Natsu looks at Sting
"This was never about you, pinkie" Sting sticks his tongue
"Ahh...okay but if you get jealous that day. Don't blame me"
"Deal" Lucy winks