"Natsu...Natsu!" Wendy called out, her long blue hair fluttering behind her with the breeze she created as she ran. "It is time for you to get to school! Natsu!" She was met with silence, and frustration filled her to the brim. What was so difficult about going to school? With only one year no less. She was still stuck with seven more years! How long had she been trying to get him to go to school now? Was this what her parents always had to deal with? If so, she didn't know how they did it. She certainly couldn't. She was already tired, for goodness' sake!

She sighed. She shouldn't be having to deal with this. It was time to bring in the big guns. "Mom would not approve of this, Natsu."

Finally, Natsu quickly poked his head out from behind one of the many suits of armor in the castle. He wasn't really trying to face his mother's wrath this early in the morning… "Wendy! Why didn't you call me sooner?" Natsu said. Pretending to check his nonexistent watch, he continued, "Oh, look at the time; looks like I have to go to school, don't I? Welp, gotta go! Bye, Wen! Love ya!" He went running off, looking back to see his dear sister's stunned face. Cackling, he turned back around as he continued running...

Only to crash into one of those same suits of armor he was hiding behind.

"Natsu!" he heard Wendy shout, her footsteps sounding in the large hall.

He groaned while he rubbed his forehead. "Ow…"

"Are you okay?" she shouted once she reached her brother.

"Yeah," he said, getting up.

Wendy shook her head. "You wouldn't have to be running if you had just gone to school when you were told to instead of hiding." Wendy sighed at her brother. "Speaking of school though…"

"Yeah?" he asked, still rubbing his head.

"You have only 5 minutes to get to the school now, and it's going to take you at least 10 to be driven there, and that's if there's no traffic," she finished.

Natsu's eyes widened, and he swore. Quickly getting up, he went off running again.

"Shit, shit, shit, shit shit," Natsu chanted, running up the steps of the school like a pack of zombies were trailing behind him. He rapidly tapped at the buzzer near the entrance, knowing full well that it would annoy the hell out of the secretaries in the office until they finally let him in.

Natsu was about to open the door when someone near him cleared their throat. He froze and turned to the person only to wince at seeing who it was. Of all people he could have run into it just had to be the principal. The only good thing he could see from this was that it wasn't Erza who found him.

"Natsu," the short man said, "you're late. Again."

"Ehe, Gramps! How...how ya doin'? I...had to help my little sister with school...stuff," Natsu replied. He was in some deep trouble. Not that it was the first time. He just hoped his punishment wouldn't be too severe.

A vein bulged from the old man's forehead. "Do you expect me to believe that after all the other times you've been late?" he asked in a voice Natsu was all too familiar with. If the way Gramps was slowly taking in forceful breaths was anything to go by, it was that he was restraining himself from shouting at Natsu. At least he had that going for him. "Alright, I have a new student in my office right now, and she is waiting to have a tour of the school."

Natsu tensed. Those words alone gave him an idea as to what his punishment would be, and he wasn't looking forward to it.

"You," Makarov began, "will be the one to show her around, and I will make sure that when I ask her how her tour went that she won't be lying for you."

Natsu gulped. "Y-yes, sir."

Mr. Dreyer straightened his poster. "Good. Now, if you would, follow me..."

With no other choice but to do what he asked of him, he followed.

If it were anyone else, giving someone a tour of the school wouldn't be a problem. In fact, they would be ecstatic to miss class for something as simple as this. In Natsu's case, it was almost the equivalent to a death sentence.

People didn't know he was the prince of Fiore. In all honesty, no one knew who the prince was because the royal family kept his face (and name) hidden. It led to rumors that the prince wasn't real and that he died as a baby, but if it meant he could have a semi-normal life, then so be it. That's what Natsu's parents wanted for him in the first place. He still had no idea how they were able to keep this thing up. He would have to reveal his identity at some point, wouldn't he?

Regardless of if he was the prince though, most girls fawned over him, and he hated it. He didn't get why all his guy friends were so jealous. Going to school was like being thrown to a pack of wild hyenas. Natsu could only imagine how much worse it would have been if they knew he was a prince.

All that aside, when it came to giving tours, all the girls in the school he passed would either try to touch him or get his attention, ultimately ignoring the teacher in the process and making said teachers hate Natsu. They always thought he was getting their attention on purpose. NEWS FLASH: he wasn't.

This is not going to be fun, he thought.

Natsu was so worried and lost in his thoughts that he didn't realize they had reached the office until he almost hit a wall. Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, he entered, his head downcast.

"Natsu," Makarov called, "this is Lucy Heartfilia. She will be the one you will be showing around."

Slowly, Natsu looked up. There was a frown on his face, but when he saw the face of the girl in front of him, his frown slowly turned into a look of disbelief, eyes wide and mouth agape. She can't possibly be human, he thought. Shaking his head for the second time in less than 5 minutes, he cleared his throat. "Hi!" he said smiling, "I'm Natsu, and it looks like I'm gonna be your tour guide for today."

She turned and smiled back at him and for a moment, he thought his heart was going to explode.

What is this feeling?

"'Kay then, lead the way!" she said. Before exiting the room, she turned to the principal, "Thanks for getting me a tour guide, Mr. Dreyer. I'd hate if I got lost on my first day…"

Makarov gave a hearty laugh. "No problem, my child, the pleasure was all mine."

Lucy smiled again and bowed her head, finally leaving the room.

To her right stood Natsu, leaning against the wall with his foot propped up. In front of him, there was a picture frame with an image of a sunset on a beach. Below read the words, "Nothing good gets away." Interesting… she thought. But not very true.

"What, the words?" she heard a voice say.

She looked to the right at Natsu. "Huh?"

He laughed. "Nevermind, it doesn't matter. Come on," he said, motioning her to follow him. "It's time for that tour I'm s'pposed to give you."

It was early, meaning people would be in classes or in the hallway. Natsu was trying to run into the least amount of people as possible, so he went to his favorite place in the whole entire school: the cafeteria.

He began to talk as they walked. "As you can see, lockers are on the outside of classes." He tilted his head towards Lucy. "That's basically every hall in this school. We're heading to the lunchroom right now, though! It's not the only place you can eat. There's always the picnic tables behind the school too, but not a lotta people use 'em. My friends and I do. It's kinda like our hangout spot. You could go there with me today to meet all my friends since you're new!"

She glanced at him before answering. "Umm, yeah sure!" She giggled. "It'd definitely be a lot better than eating alone, that's for sure." She peered forward. "Is this it?"

"Yup! This is the entrance to where the greatest treasure of Fairy Tail lies."

Natsu opened the doors for Lucy, allowing her to enter and scan the cafeteria. Basic, round lunch tables littered the cafeteria, and on the right was where she assumed people stood in line to get food. At the far end of the cafeteria were doors that she guessed led to the picnic tables Natsu was talking about beforehand.

Hesitantly, she asked, "Would...would we be able to go see those picnic tables you were talking about?"

"Oh, yeah, sure! There's a really cool garden that some people planted a couple years back too. It's real pretty. You seem like the type of person who'd like it."

She turned to him defensively. "Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" she shouted.

Natsu simply shrugged his shoulders, not really getting why she sounded so upset. "Nothing, all I'm saying is that pretty people tend to like pretty things." A moment later, Natsu realized the words he said. "Ah! I-I mean...a-a lot of people like those gardens, everyone really. Not that I'm taking back that you're pretty or anything I-I just—I mean…" He looked at her. Her face was just about as red as a tomato, and it was all because of his stupid comment. Natsu groaned and began mumbling to himself. "Man, I haven't even run into any annoying girls, and I'm already messing up this stupid tour. This is why I hate doin' this stuff."

After a moment of silence, Lucy let out a small laugh and smiled. "Thank you, Natsu," she said. "Can we go see the picnic tables and that garden still?"

Natsu looked at Lucy with wide eyes, thanking whatever higher being there was up there for allowing him to meet this girl filled with sunshine, warmth, and kindness. He smiled at her as his eyes softened. "Sure. Come on, follow me."

He opened the doors and let Lucy pass, allowing her to take in the scenery. Natsu supposed that he hadn't been very specific when it came to where the garden was. It was actually right behind the picnic tables, with woodchip covered paths that let people walk through the area. It was beautiful, he guessed. So when Lucy looked at the place with awe and amazement, he couldn't say he was surprised.

"This place is amazing!" she shouted as a large smile spread across her face, and Natsu found himself smiling too.

Having seen it so many times, the scene didn't take his breath away. He had already seen all of the colorful flowers that scattered the area. He'd seen the butterflies and bees that flew around the place too, but her smile was infectious.

Natsu didn't know Lucy very well yet, but he could already tell from just her reaction that she admired the simple things in life. There was no other reason to explain why she looked like she had just walked through a portal and into a magical universe.

"They call the gardens the Fairy Heart," he told her. Natsu never really knew where the name came from. It wasn't really something that he ever questioned, but looking at Lucy now, he thought he understood why the gardens were called that. Because only a Fairy Heart could possibly make someone as beautiful as Lucy shine as she did now.

Natsu's eyes widened as his own thoughts processed in his head. What was wrong with him! When had he ever found himself fawning over a girl? She's different, his inner thoughts told himself, and he had half a mind to smack himself in the head. He refrained, of course, not wanting to look like a psycho in front of Lucy. It was not because he liked her, it was just because she was new and, so far, hadn't gone to cling to his arm like a leech.

He heard Lucy chuckle and say, "The name really matches, doesn't it?"

Natsu turned to look at her as he prepared to reply. But at that moment, the sun shone down on her to make her absolutely glow, and he found trying to reply wasn't even an option anymore.

"I think I'm really liking this school," Lucy said, but Natsu was still not able to bring himself to speak. Maybe he was right; maybe she wasn't human.

He shook his head to clear his thoughts like he had the first time. "T-that's, umm, good! That's really good. I'm glad," he finally said.

He expected Lucy to look at him weird or question why he was acting so strange, but like an oblivious child, she simply smiled at him and said, "So, where to next?"

Taking a second to compose himself, he cleared his throat and smiled back at her. So maybe he found Lucy attractive. That was fine! He had tons of attractive friends, so Lucy should be no different. He wanted to be her friend. She was really nice, and he could tell she was strong-willed from that outburst she had earlier. She would be an awesome friend, and he wouldn't let something like emotions ruin that. "Let's take a walk through all the floors. I'll show ya how all the classes are organized."

"Great!" Lucy said, clasping her hands behind her back and walking back towards the cafeteria. With her eyes closed, she smiled as the sun continued to illuminate her, and Natsu was beginning to believe his previous words less and less.

Because not falling for Lucy seemed impossible now. Was falling for someone so quickly even possible to begin with? He wasn't sure, but he didn't think he would mind it either way, not if it was Lucy he was falling for.

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Hello again, everyone! I'm back, and it has been much longer than a week...I'm sorry! Anyways, I hope you liked this one shot of mine. I was tempted to save this and make it a full story, but I don't see this going anywhere other than school drama, and I wasn't really feeling up to writing that. Regardless, I hope this chapter was fun for you to read, and I hope I made some of you guys' day!

I've actually had this idea of Natsu as a prince in some modern time, hence the name, for a couple months now, but I didn't post it until now. The high school is kind of based on what my high school looked like and what another high school from this sports event I went to looked like. It's a mix of both. I don't know if it's just my high school that did the whole buzzer thing in order for you to enter, but mine did, so I wanted to add that.

This one-shot genuinely made me smile while I was writing it so I'm really happy with the outcome. I will admit that the ending was a little abrupt for me, but other than that, it turned out nice, I think! I don't know if this matters much, but I should probably mention that I have a tumblr, haha. It's literally the same thing as my username on here if you're interested in following me.

Feel free to leave a review if you'd like! I'm always happy to hear what people think. Again, I hope you enjoyed and I'll see you whenever I update next! Bye!