"Sol! hurry up, Uncle Gray is waiting for you" Natsu called, knocking his daughter's bedroom door
a few seconds after the door opened revealing Sol with a grey hoodie and black leggings with her spueaky shoes "Sol ready!
"Ah, how pretty my dumpling is!" he said with open arms crouching down to her level "oh pretty, my pretty" he gushed engulfing her in a bear hug when she giggled loud
"Dada, will Rin play with me?" She asked as he carried her downstairs to the kitchen
"Of course, Rin is starting to walk because of you right?" Natsu answered her, the one year old Rin Fullbuster was Sol's only close playmate "Behave and Listen to Aunt Juvia okay?"
"Sol play with Rin"
Natsu hummed as he gave her the bowl of breakfast, before they hopped on the silver car with Gray welcoming the little girl with kisses
"Aunnt Viaaa"
"SOL!"
Natsu laughed at the two, dramatically hugging on the porch of Gray's house "I'll Fetch her at 8 okay?"
"Oh sure you're not staying until 11?"Juvia asked as she lift Sol to her arms
"nah...Sting volunteered today"
"mkay...Hey Sol say bye to dada" Gray said with a smile as they stepped down the stairs
"bye bye dada blehhh"
"she just-HAHAHAHAHAAH" Gray smacked the pink head's chest
Natsu sighed and waved his hands "be a good bunny", they then drove themselves to the cafe to open
Sting who was just a minute early was unlocking the back door and smiled seeing them
"someone's early"
"Shut up, i didn't sleep last night" Sting grumbled "The stupid neighbor of a woman was fell asleep with the TV running"
"I thought you broke her antenna" Gray asked, walking beside him when the walking space before them was too small yet, the raventtee was too curious
"She got a boy from the road to fix it...damn i should've done it"
"why?" Natsu asked finally catching up "she payed him a thousand?"
"And gave him a Mira's cheesecake"
The boys gasped and held their chest "Is there anything else we can fix in her house?"
"Doesn't she have a dog? how about we kidnap it?"
"Or Flatten her car tire?"
Sting and Gray looked at Natsu with a disgusted look, lips mouthing curses but before he could say it's a good idea the main door of the cafe was knocked
The three crayon heads turn to the sound, seeing only leg's of the busy feet running left and right with light knocks
Natsu walked to the door, pulling the curtain up "I'm sorry we are not open yet--Lucy?" he paused seeing the blonde girl freeze, her hand cupping her face that was stuck to the glass
"Ah-Eh-Oh-Um, Good Morning" she said, moving away from the glass with an awkward smile and brushing her bangs
"Welcome, and i hope you're okay with waiting for while...we came just now" Natsu said as he allowed her inside the cafe
"Not at all...i think im actually being a inconvenience. How about i come bac-"
"Hey! You are the customer from the other day!" Gray came running to her, hands busy tying the apron around his wist
"Good Morning" Lucy smiled and bowed her head lightly
"Tell me your order, and Stay please" Natsu said, he couldn't treat a close friend of Yukino like a regular customer
"A regular latte and a baguette bread please"
"sure"
Gray then lead her to a table close to the counter, one that Sting cleaned while the interaction went on between, she placed her handbag and walked to the counter
Lucy watched Natsu tapping on the machine, there's really something in him that she can't ignore maybe he's handsome? yeah that's a given.
she paid with her phone, and he told her to wait for minutes, please
Waiting patiently, a friend who agreed to meet up with her arrived at the place. wandering around, he finally saw her at the center and went towards her, "Luce!"
"Loke! uwahhh it's been what? 4 years?!" Lucy immediately stood up seeing the brown haired tall male
"Oh i missed you so much" they hugged with wide smiles
"what's with them?"
a sudden voice made the male placing the designed coffee on the saucer to leap in shock and glared to the voice "seriously sting?" the said boy just chuckled and handed him the tray
"you serve"
"excuse-" but he stopped when the blond male jogged away from him, he heaved a sigh and composed himself before walking where Lucy is
"Lucy?"
"and-Oh Natsu! here, place it here...Thank you"
Natsu just nodded with a smile, carefully placing the tray. He then eyed at her company who was sitting across "Good Morning sir, Do you want me to take your order?"
"Uhh, one iced coffee"
"Coming right up" Natsu said and walked away, he saw Sting laughing from afar and just threw another glare
"So how does it feel to be back home?"
"the whole area is changed...i keep going in circles"
"we can go together if you want and we can take pictures"
"Oh! will you? Yes, please...it's been so long since you shoot photos for me"
Loke just nodded and drank his coffee, listening to the girl speak on and on about herself and he never got bored, from being best friends to Lovers in high school and breaking up because of the long distance, even with all the happenings maybe because of how she still treats him, he could never forget his feeling he has for her.
"Your living with Yukino now?"
"yup, it's our parents plan"
"do you...perhaps...haveaboyfriend" he mumbled before his lips touched the last gulp of coffee
"Sorry what?"
Loke snapped his head and shook "nothing"
Lucy just nodded and continued eating happily
"are they dating?"
and for the second time natsu leaped in shock but now a hit was placed to the person "you both will be the death of me"
"sorry? but seriously tho they look together"
Natsu looked back at the specific table he's admitting to be looking on for the past few minutes at every chance. he then diverts his attention on the tanned male beside him "what's wrong Gray?"
"that boy...he's such a pretty boy" he answered dreamily causing Natsu to facepalm with heavy sigh
how do you feel about my books? I've written 6?
