"Natsu! Wake up!" Lucy called shaking his arm.

She had been trying to get him awake for thirty minutes and he still won't wake up. She pouted and sat flat on her butt next to him, thinking of ways she could wake the fire neko.

An idea came her mind, knowing of the boy's fights with a certain ice neko.

"If you don't get up, I'll be Gray's best friend." She said in a singsong voice.

Natsu's little cat ears twitched as he woke up and pounced on her. Pinning both her wrists to the side of her head, he tried to glare at her for even suggesting that.

His eyes turned sad and a look of betrayal flashed through them. His ears flat down in sadness and his tail down as well.

"Y-You don't mean that, do you?" He questioned,

Lucy smiled at him as he climbed off her, and sat crisscross applesauce.

"Of course, I don't mean it Natsu! Your my bestest and first friend!" She said with a giggle.

Natsu grinned his toothy grin, his ears and tail up and perky again.

"What are we gonna eat for breakfast?" Lucy asked her tail swishing slowly,

"We gotta go to the guild for breakfast. Let's take a quick bath before we go." Natsu said standing up.

After playi— bathing, they got dressed, warmed up the egg and then left for the guild hand in hand.

It was still weird to the guild how attached Natsu was to Lucy. It was already her second day at the guild but the third day of knowing Natsu. She seemed to like that Natsu was always with her, when he wasn't around her for a certain amount of time she would close herself off or Natsu would come look for her. They both had said they were each other's best friend.

They were currently eating at a table in the guild with the other children.

"Hey Luce! Wanna taste some of my food?" Natsu asked sitting across from her, still stuffing his face.

Most guild members nearly choked. Natsu never shares his food.

"Don't do it Lucy. Pyro has a bunch of hot sauce on his food." Gray warned knowing all to well when he saw Natsu once, finishing a bottle of hot sauce on his food.

"Shut up Elsa!" Natsu pouted with his arms folded.

"I don't mind." Lucy said tilting her head to the side.

"Hah!?" The children shouted, including Natsu, in unison,

Lucy reached over the table and took a piece of chicken off Natsu's plate. They watched with wide eyes, including the adults, as Lucy put the chicken in her mouth.

"Tabemono o arigatō!" Lucy mumbled happily, her hand on her cheek as she ate it with a smile, her tail swishing happily.

"Wha!!" Natsu shouted in amazement.

He wasn't the only one amazed. The whole guild was.

"Natsu told me to put a bunch of hot sauce on his food this morning." Enno mumbled stunned.

Luct swallowed happily and let out a content sigh, which ended up with fire coming out her mouth. When it did the guild began freaking out, until Natsu ate it.

"Lucy's fire tastes like chicken." Natsu laughed.

After breakfast everyone was still surprised that Lucy had eaten Natsu's chicken.

"Ah!! Natsu~ Hahaha!!" Lucy laughed trying to push the fire neko off her but failed miserably.

"Lu-chan is so ticklish." Levy giggled as she watched Natsu tickle Lucy.

It was a sneak attack that Lucy hadn't seen coming.

"Hahahaha!!! Natsu~ Ahahah!!" She laughed tears prickling down her cheek.

Natsu had a evil glint in his eyes as he tickled her. As if he was planning to have her pee herself. He moved from her neck, to her sides, to her weirdly ticklish thighs, to her feet then up again.

"They really are best friends aren't they." Enno giggled.

"Ahahah!! Natsu~ Please!!" Lucy begged. Grabbing Natsu's arms but he never stopped tickling her. Natsu's tail was swishing excitedly and happily as he tickled her. Her tail swishing happily too but much slower than Natsu's.

"Natsu stop. She might pee herself." Erza demanded. But Natsu hadn't heard her over all of Lucy's laughter.

A while after what Erza had said Natsu stopped and collapsed tiredly beside her.

"Baka Natsu!" Lucy pouted folding her arms.

Natsu chuckled while panting. Both still trying to catch their breaths.

"Oh Erza! You were saying something, right? What was is?" Natsu asked, Lucy nodding by his side.

"Never mind." Erza face palmed.

"Tag your it!" Natsu cried tagging Erza.

All the children ran around the guild playing their game of tag. Natsu was currently it. He ran after Lisanna who was giggling. He was catching up but Lis had something up her sleeve.

Just when Natsu was about to catch her, she turned into a fly and flew out his geasp. Causing Natsu to stop and pout.

He heard a familiar laughed and turned around to glare at the ice neko. He chased after Gray and was able to tag him before running off so he wouldn't catch him.

After all of them had at least three chances of being it, it was already lunch time. They sat their regular eating table.

"Here you go!" Enno said placing down the food in front of each child before turning to serve someone else.

"Lu, I've been meaning to ask. Where do you live?" Levy asked,

"Now that you mention it, she doesn't come back with us to Fairy Hills." Erza said tapping her chin.

"I live with Natsu." Lucy said swallowing her rice and chicken.

Needless to say everyone is shocked by her answer. While Natsu and Lucy just continue to happily eat their lunch.

"Lucy, don't you want to stay at Fairy Hills. It a girls only place, so boys aren't allowed, but it'll be better." Erza suggested,

"But how will Natsu be able to visit if it's for girls only?" Lucy asked tilting her head a bit.

They all flinched at her innocence. They weren't really sure if Natsu were innocent but they know that he's dense.

"Gildarts was right. She's to pure and innocent." Makao states with a sweat drop.

The children continued their meal and rested before playing another game.

"Wha! She looks so cute!!" Enno squealed.

Lucy had fallen asleep in the guild. She got tired while they were playing hide and seek so she went and slept on a couch in the guild.

Levy came over and watched as she slept. "She looks so peaceful." Levy whispered so she doesn't wake her.

"How could she sleep so peaceful with those two fighting?" Lisanna questioned motioning to Natsu and Gray.

"Do I hear fighting?" Erza questioned turning to Natsu and Gray.

Natsu threw a punch at Gray knocking him over before saying, "Nope!"

"Good." Erza sighed. "No more fighting, Lucy is sleeping."

As Lucy slept her body began to shine startling everyone. When the light dimmed a male with a suit, and orange hair showed up.

"Hello. I'm Loke. One of Lucy's celestial spirits." Loke introduced himself,

"But she said she doesn't have enough magic power so she can only summon Plue." Natsu said raising an eye brow at the older male.

"I can come out on my own." Loke explained.

"I came to tell you to protect Lucy. As you know she can't summon other spirits other than Plue. If she does she will get a high fever and could die. She is a very kind and helpful girl, so if need be, she would take the chance of risking her health to help someone. So protect and watch over her." Loke said.

In another flash of light Loke was gone and Lucy was still fast asleep. The light on Lucy's body dissipated leaving stunned guild members.

"We must not allow her to use any keys other than Plue. Remember this everyone." Master said.

"Momma... Don't leave me alone with Daddy..." They heard Lucy whisper, tears streaming down her cheeks as she slept.

"Daddy doesn't like me, anymore, does he...?" She mumbled more tears sliding down her cheek as she slept.

Natsu climbed up on the couch and lied next to her. Pulling her to his chest, he fell asleep with her. Her tears ceased as she was no longer crying and mumbling in her sleep.

"She stopped crying." Levy noted,

"Just what happened in this little girls past." Master wondered out loud.

At the end of the day

"Where are we going Natsu?" Erza asked.

It was nighttime and Lucy had wanted to show the children something but was to shy to ask them so told Natsu to do it for her. So now thinking Natsu was taking them somewhere as he walked beside Lucy, they followed.

"Ask Lucy. She said she wanted to show us something." Natsu said.

They continued in silence. Lisanna, who was very afraid, was clinging to Erza's arm, Levy, also very afraid, was clinging to Gray's arm, Natsu and Lucy were holding hands.

They finally arrived at the top of a tall hill. They looked around confused as to why Lucy brought them to the top of a hill.

"Look up." Lucy said.

One by one they looked up at the sky. The clouds moved away showing the bright shining stars. Their eyes widened at the beauty of the night sky. They lied down on the grass so they can have a better look at the sky.

"That constellation is Leo." Lucy said pointing to the constellation so everyone can know what she's talking about.

"He's one of my celestial spirits, but he prefers to be called Loke. My momma used to say that the celestial spirits are watching over me from the stars to make sure I'm safe." Lucy smiled.

"She said when star nekos die they become stars. So I think momma is one of those stars, watching over me." She whispered with a sad smile.

She sat up and sighed.

"It's ok, Lu. My mommy and daddy went missing." Levy said hugging her,

"My mommy and daddy died so you're not alone." Lisanna said also hugging her,

"I'm a orphan so I've never met my parents." Erza said hugging her,

"Both my parents died." Gray said patting her shoulder,

"Igneel disappeared a while back so I don't know where he is." Natsu hugged her,

"Did you guys hear about Fairy Tail from whoever took care of you?" Lucy asked,

"I heard about when my parents were still here." Levy said,

"I came to Fairy Tail with my Onēsan and Nīsan. I'm not sure how they learned of Fairy Tail though." Lisanna said,

"I heard about it from an old man that took care of me but he died when I was able to leave for Fairy Tail." Erza said,

"I came to Fairy Tail because I heard there were some really strong wizards there." Gray said.

"Igneel told me that people enter guilds to get jewels so they can buy stuff. When he disappeared Master found me and I stayed with the guild since." Natsu explained with a shrug.

"How'd you hear about the guild, Lucy?" Gray asked,

"Well, my parents were in a trading guild so I wanted to join a guild of my own when I got older. When I met Natsu he said he'd take me to his guild and here we are now." Lucy said,

"Hah? The pyro can actually do something helpful?" Gray laughed,

"Whadya say ice princess!?" Natsu shouted,

"Who ya calling ice princess, ash for brains!?" Gray shouted.

"Who yer calling ash for brains, Elsa!?" Natsu shouted.

"Enough!!" Erza shouted butting their heads together,

"Gomen'nasai.." They weezed out.

In front of Fairy Hills

"Are you sure you don't want to move in?" Erza asked.

After more star gazing the children went to where ever they live. Gray left for home, Lisanna, was sleeping in Levy's room with Levy until her siblings return from a job, so she went with Erza and Levy to Fairy Hills. Lucy wanted to walk Erza, Levy and Lisanna to Fairy Hills so Natsu came with her.

"Arigato Erza-chan. I'll think about it." Lucy said,

"Bye Lu-chan!" Lucy waved,

"Bye Lucy!" Lisanna waved,

"Goodbye Lucy." Erza also waves.

"Bye bye!!" Lucy waved and ran down the hill to Natsu.

"Ready Luce?" Natsu asked taking her hand. Lucy's face turned red along with the tip of her ears and tail.

"H-Hai!" Lucy stuttered.

When they got back to Natsu's hut, they went straight to the egg and cuddled up next to it.

"Hey Natsu?" Lucy asked,

"Can't sleep Luce?" Natsu asked tiredly,

"No, it's not that. Do you think I should live at Fairy Hills?" She asked,

"Well if you want, I guess. You could come over to my hut sometimes and I could sneak into Fairy Hills to play with ya." He said,

"Hmm.. I'll think about it some more." She said sleepily,

"Good night Natsu." Lucy said,

"Night Luce." Natsu yawned.

Soon the two fell asleep, ready to meet a new adventure tomorrow.