3rd Person POV - 1:13 PM Saturday Fairy Tail Tavern, Magnolia

Natsu sat back as Mira, Gray and Elfman chatted away. He watched as the three got along and talked about good ol' days.

Natsu sat back confused as he realised that it was much harder getting over hooking up with every woman he crosses paths with.

To him, he tells himself that the women in North Fiore were not as hot as the ones here, but that shouldn't be an excuse. He made a promise to himself:

"Confess to Lucy."

Easier said than done, Natsu made it seem as if getting over 'sleeping around' was easy, but it was actually difficult especially when he comes back to spend time with his friends in Magnolia, he cannot stop staring at the curvaceous figures of the women in Fairy Tail Tavern, especially with the likes of Erza, Mira, Cana, Lisanna, Evergreen, and so much more. And when the eyes are focused on a certain part of the female, the intentions start to run around in his mind, and then the thought to act starts to kick in. Of course, Natsu has been holding back on this as he wants to prove to Jude that he is more worthy to take Lucy's hand in marriage.

But with so many obstacles in the way, Natsu knew he had to get through these in order to be with Lucy. Those obstacles were:

Sting - The blonde hot stuff that all the women fell for. Sting stuck to education and became a Chief Executive in a company where he sold underwear and clothing to customers. Seeing as he had a good head on his shoulders, Jude didn't chase him away as he did with Natsu.

Etherious Summer (Natsu) - Jude doesn't know of Summer and neither does Lucy, well, not as much as she should seeming that she only catches him when she brushes past him in a weird manner.

Lisanna - Although she may come off as just trying to be nice and checking up on Natsu, Lisanna hides the aura of a seductive, cunning, up-to-no-good princess who wants all of Natsu. Natsu is aware of this, actually, he's been aware since that time they did it after the party. The sex was nice, quite tiring yet refreshing, but Natsu noticed something quite off about her during the sex, in fact, Lisanna takes on a whole new personality during sex. She becomes more dominant to the point where if her partner shows some type of discomfort, she becomes more and more forward. Natsu picked this up when she "accidentally" pinched a bit of his skin off on his thigh with her sharp nails, Natsu winced at the pain as his face scrunched up and she apologised for it but Natsu felt how tight she got after she saw him grit his teeth and a tiny tear fell from his eye.

His note-to-future-self: Steer Clear of Lisanna.

Loki...

Natsu grumbled.

Loki is another issue in itself, not only is he as pushy as Sting, he's a lot harder to get rid of. Loki is a tall redhead man, much leaner and standing stronger than Natsu in the hookup game now. He appeared just a year ago after arriving from London. He works with Lucy now as a fellow colleague.

Lucy went off to work as a Project Manager, so she's quite all over the place and doesn't have much time to drop by the tavern every once in a while. She also got into art, so her art and writing is kept as a side hustle

"Ughhhh..." Natsu let out a long sigh as he continued to slouch in his chair.

"Shut the fuck up with that groaning, Natsu, it's getting kind of annoying now." Gray rested back in his seat.

"No need to be harsh, Gray," Mira said in a calm tone and looked over at Natsu. "Is something the matter, Natsu?

Natsu blushed a little whilst scratching the back of his head, "Ah haha, no not at all, Mira. Just thinking about some stuff."

"Were you thinking about Lucy?" Mira asked with a brow raised.

"Tch! Who put that idea in your head, it's not like I was thinking about her in a love kind of way, just kind of sad that she can't come by and visit." Natsu turned his head from the group.

"Awww, you're so cute Natsu." Mira pulled Natsu's cheek.

"Like I've said some time ago, Lucy has a different path. We should be grateful that she had some time to spare and spend it with us degenerates, especially when she spent most of her time with you, Natsu." Gray picked up his glass of water once again.

"I just wish she could visit once more." Natsu sighed.

"I saw her yesterday." Elfman pitched up.

"HUH!" Natsu and Gray turned to Elfman who picked up a menu to order something to eat.

"Yeah, she came yesterday with Loki and Sting. She was actually asking about you, Natsu." Elfman said.

"Oh yes she did, she was asking a lot about you Natsu. What your number is? Email? She seemed sort of distraught because she couldn't get in contact with you before." Mira added.

"Crap! I forgot to tell her my new number." Natsu slammed his fist on the table.

"Why did you change it anyways?" Elfman asked without taking his eyes off the menu.

"He didn't want his old flings contacting him, so he only told The Guys his new number." Gray answered.

"Yeah, I've been telling myself how tired I am with sleeping around with girls, but I still feel the temptation to sleep around." Natsu put his palm to his face.

"Well you've managed to abstain for a year, although the temptation will still be there. You need something to ease it. Why not find a girlfriend?" Elfman suggested.

"WHERE???" Natsu slammed his head on the table.

"Try some dating apps." Gray suggested.

"Online dating, seriously? That place is full of weirdos, I don't want to get into all that mess." Natsu kept his head on the steel tabe. "I don't know what I'll do. But it'll definitely not include online dating, that shit won't fill the loneliness that I feel right now."

"I can suggest somebody, how about Lisanna?" Mira chimed.

"No, No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No." Natsu's mind replayed the same word. He wanted to say no, He needed to say no, but it's Mira who's suggesting it. Natsu looked over at her gentle smile as she referred her little sister, he didn't want to tell Mira that Lisanna was a bit strange because that would be a form of disrespect especially since Natsu is going with his theory of Lisanna, based off from sleeping with her for one night.

"Say no brain..." Natsu said to himself quietly.

"Yes." Natsu said to Mira.

"Great!" Mira clasped her hands to together with a bright aura around her that expelled the happiness she felt inside.

"FUCK!" Natsu said to himself quietly.

To Be Continued