Natsu stepped out of the shower and toweled off. The guilt was really eating at him, but he wasn't sure why. He figured he'd get over it and continued to get dressed. At 9:00 on the dot, he walked next door over to Lucy's house. When he knocked on the door, it was answered by Virgo.
"Hello, you must be Natsu" She greeted formally. "Princess Lucy shall be down any minute."
Natsu nodded as he laughed to himself about Lucy's little nickname.
About 5 minutes later, Lucy walked down the stairs wearing a pink body con tube dress that stopped at her mid-calf paired with some nude heels. Her hair was styled in volumous deep waves that stopped at her mid back, and she had on light makeup. In other words, she looked stunning.
Natsu was almost speechless "You look fantastic Lucy!"
Lucy blushed "Thanks, I hope it's not too much."
"Not at all" Natsu waved off. "It's perfect for where I want to take you."
Natsu took Lucy to a very fancy 5 star restaurant. Lucy was very shocked to say the least, but happy that Virgo had forced her into a dress.
Natsu told the restaurant hostess their reservation and they were quickly seated.
"Wow Natsu, this is a really nice restaurant!" Lucy voiced her thoughts.
"Yeah" He laughed. "I just wanted to make sure our first date went well."
Lucy smiled at this. Natsu was really a sweet guy. When he first tried to talk to her, she had pegged him as your typical popular jock who only cared about getting drunk and sleeping around. However, the more she got to know the pink haired boy, she was starting to see him in a new light.
"So princess-"
"Don't ever call me that." Lucy cut off.
Natsu laughed to himself. "A rich little princess not wanting to be referred to as princess. That's rare." He smiled.
"Trust me, I may be rich but I am certainly not a princess." Lucy rolled her eyed.
Natsu was growing more and more intrigued. "Oh really. What are you then?"
Lucy thought for a second. "Think of it this way, If I had to choose between playing with dolls and playing any video game that involved fighting or firsthand shooting, I'd choose the video game."
Natsu smirked. "Oh, so you're a secret tom boy. That's hot."
Lucy laughed at his statement as she moved some of the hair out of her face. Typical boy.
"Mind if I ask you something?"
"Go ahead" She responded as she leaned forward on the table.
"Today, yesterday, and the party, are the first time I've ever seen you dress like this. I know that sentence didn't make much sense-"
"No I get what you mean" Lucy cut in.
"Well, I guess the question I'm trying to ask is, why is that? I mean, you look great, why don't you dress like this at school. You probably would have been extremely popular."
Lucy thought for a second, contemplating whether or not she should tell him the real truth or just makeup a story. After a few minutes of contemplation, she decided to just tell the truth. Lucy didn't know why, but she felt like she could trust him.
"Well, at my old school, popularity got me nothing but fake friends, and a bunch of backstabbers. I decided that when I got to Magnolia, would be different. So I honestly did a complete 180 with my priorities."
Natsu nodded listening intently to Lucy's story.
"But honestly, I think I misjudged popular kids. My friends at my old school were jerks, but you guys are different."
Natsu smiled at Lucy's words but at the same time he started to feel bad. He and his group of friends were honestly just as bad as her old douche bag ones; well, except for Erza. He quickly tried to brush the feeling off; it was really hard. It was just a bet right?
Lucy smiled. "You're a good listener Natsu. I don't tell many people that."
Natsu smiled back. "Well you're a great talker so it's easy to listen! Wait... That sounded a lot better in my head."
Lucy laughed loudly at this. The rest of the date went smoothly. Lucy and Natsu were getting along great. They were both starting to open up to each other. It was around 1 in the morning when Natsu finally brought Lucy Home.
"This was really fun Natsu. I had a great time tonight" Lucy said as she and Natsu walked up to her porch.
"Maybe we can do it again sometime." He smiled.
"Maybe." Lucy smiled back while unlocking her door. "See you later."
As Lucy was about to walk into the house Natsu grabbed her hand and pulled her back to him. Without a second thought he leaned in and kiss her. The hiss was very sweet and soft. When they pulled back from each other, Lucy was blushing furiously.
"See you later" he said quietly. With that he walked away.
Lucy quickly walked into her house and closed the door. Still blushing madly, completely in shock of what just happened. She smiled to herself and went upstairs to get ready for bed. She had almost forgot that she still had school tomorrow.
Things with Natsu were going great; almost too good to be true even. She just hoped that it wasn't.
Gray and Juvia's date
Juvia and Gray were walking side by side down the street eating ice cream. So far, Gray took Juvia to the ice rink and then to get some ice cream. The two were currently headed to the park.
"You know, for a person who never ice skated before, you were doing it like a pro." Gray said, genuinely impressed, while waiting his ice cream.
Juvia blushed. "Juvia has always been good at water based sports. Whether it's frozen or liquid."
"Ever play ice hockey?" Gray said sitting down on a bench.
"Well... No. Today is the first time Juvia has ever ice skated remember?"
"Oh yeah. That was a stupid question. Well do you want to try it? I want to see how fast of a learner you truly are." Gray said standing back up from the bench.
Juvia agreed and just like that they were headed back to the ice rink.
"Alright Juvia" Gray said skating over to her with a hockey puck and 2 hockey sticks. "The game is really simple. You just hit the puck into the goal with these sticks. Can you handle that?" He handed her a hockey stick.
Juvia simply nodded.
"Okay good. You can be on the offensive first."
As soon as Gray dropped the puck on Juvia quickly rushed the puck to the goal, aggressively pushing Gray out of the way in the process. Gray was so in shock, he couldn't even react. Juvia skated back over to Gray and smiled.
"Juvia said she has never played ice hockey. She didn't say she never has played hockey at all." Juvia dropped the puck onto the ground. "Your turn, Gray-sama."
When Gray recovered, he started to smile. This girl was different than any other he has ever encountered. At first, he thought Juvia was the typical fan girl. Clingy, obsessed, worshiped the very ground he walked on, with no substance what so ever. Not his type at all, just his typical quick lay. Although Juvia was clingy and obsessed, there was a lot more to her. She was actually very deep and tough as nails. Who would've thought?
"Come on Gray-sama. Take your shot, Juvia doesn't have all day."
After about another hour at the ice rink, Gray walked Juvia home. Gray was actually really pleased with this date. He was happy they ended up going back to the ice rink. Most girls complain about the cold after only being there for about a half hour; that's the reason they left the rink so early the first time. Juvia on the other hand loved it. She also almost beat him in hockey, and he definitely was not going easy on her. The girl was pretty hardcore.
"Juvia had a great time with you tonight Gray-sama." Juvia smiled at Gray while they were approaching her house.
Gray smiled. "Me too, let me know when you want that rematch."
"Juvia still believes you cheated." She hmphed with her nose turned up.
Gray laughed. There was a slight silence between the two. Gray was staring at Juvia, truly taking in her beauty for the first time ever. Her long blue hair that matched her bright blue eyes; both complimented by her soft porcelain skin. She was truly exotic looking. Although she was dressed modestly, he could still see the curves of her large bust, flat stomach, and voluptuous hips through her t-shirt, jeans, and cardigan. He also liked how modest she dressed, even at school. Believe it or not, Gray actually liked it when girls left something to the imagination. Women who walked around half naked were just advertising for a one night stand, in his opinion.
Gray felt himself leaning towards her. Juvia stood there in anticipation, hoping Gray was about to do what she thought he was. Next thing she knew, Gray's lips were on her and she quickly returned the kiss.
"See you at school tomorrow Gray-sama" Juvia said giving Gray one last pick on the lips and heading inside of her house.
When Juvia got into her house she went into full blown fan girl mode. "I CAN'T BELIEVE MY BELOVED GRAY-SAMA KISSED ME!" She exclaimed. "And... And I KISSED HIM! This is too good to be true! This- this- hauhhhhh." With that Juvia fainted right then and there.
Little did she know, Gray was still standing outside her door and heard everything. He normally would have found her outburst annoying and a bit unsettling, but for some reason, he found it kinda cute. He decided it'd be bad to let her sleep on the floor and decided to help her out. He opened Juvia's still unlocked door and saw her passed out in front of it. He picked her up bridal style and laid her down in what obviously was her room. There was a plushy on her bed that looked just like him, and he was pretty sure it wasn't a coincidence. This should have been very creepy to him, but he oddly found it cute too.
When Gray pulled the covers over Juvia and quickly left. He honestly wouldn't mind hanging out with Juvia again. For the bet of course... Right?
Jellal and Erza
Jellal and Erza were hanging out in Jellal's room like they usually do watching a movie. They were watching a romantic drama and there was currently a heated love scene on screen. This gave Jellal an idea. He leaned in and started kissing Erza passionately.
Erza responded immediately, tangling her fingers into his hair. Jellal responded by grabbing her waist and pulling her closer. Erza moaned and Jellal took this as the okay to take things a little further.
Jellal slowly slipped his hand under Erza's shirt and caressed her stomach, working his way up to her ample bosom. Jellal caressed her chest and kissed his way down to Erza's neck. Erza moaned louder pulling him closer.
Jellal then worked his way down to Erza's pants and started to undo them. This caused Erza to immediately grab his wrist.
"Jellal... Wait." She said sitting up adjusting her clothes.
"What's wrong Erza?" Jellal said doing the same. "Were you not enjoying that?
"N-no, it's not that... It's just that..."
"Are you not ready?" Jellal turned more towards Erza and rested his hand on her hip. "Cause I'd never want to pressure you."
Erza leaned in and pecked Jellal on the Lips. "No... It's not that. The moment just doesn't seem right."
Jellal scoffed, slightly annoyed. "You always say that. What does that even mean? It's NEVER the right moment."
"Well excuse me for wanting my first time to be special! Sex isn't all that matters Jellal, remember?" She glared.
"I'm sure it's easy for you to say that since you're the one who dictates whether or not we ever even HAVE IT based on MOMENTS." Jellal half yelled while throwing his hands in the air exasperated. "God your uptight..." Jellal sighed sitting on the bed.
He immediately regretted his words as soon as he saw the change in his girlfriends demeanor. He knew he had hurt her feelings.
"Erza..."
Erza held her hand up in a "save it" expression, and stared at the ground in disbelief. He had always claimed that 'It didn't matter to him' and he'd 'go at her pace whenever she's ready because he wants her for way more than sex'.
Erza quietly got out of the bed and started gathering up her things to leave. Not only did she like his change in attitude towards the subject, she also didn't like his tone. The last person who disrespected Erza Scarlet, was definitely set straight. The only reason Jellal didn't get that same treatment was because he had some slight boyfriend leeway. But maybe that wasn't a good thing, this time she just had nothing to say.
Jellal sighed. "Erza wait." He got up and grabbed her hand, stopping her process of gathering the random things she brought over his house that day. "I'm sorry... I shouldn't have yelled."
Erza scoffed, snatching her hand away from him. As if that was all she was upset about. She started to walk towards the door when he grabbed her hand again.
"AND I'm sorry for getting upset with you in the first place. I didn't mean that... I know what I agreed to, and believe me, I do want you for more than just your body." He said, effectively calming the red head down.
Erza sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Lately, you make that harder and harder to believe Jellal. You've been bringing this up more and more lately."
"I know" He responded while leading her back to the bed, sitting down and pulling her on his lap. "It just... gets a little frustrating sometimes."
Erza rolled her eyes. Typical boy can't handle his 'manly urges'. But why should she have to compromise something important to her just so he can relieve his frustration.
As if reading her mind, Jellal immediately backed himself up. "Come on, you know I don't mean it like that. I love you Erza, and I can't help but want you. I can wait until you're ready. I'm sorry if I made you feel otherwise."
Erza sighed, trying to be understanding. "Look Jellal, It's not that I'm not ready, I just want it to be... Right. And my definition of the right moment is not 11 o'clock at night on a Sunday with your parents just down the hall."
"You're right. I didn't think of it that way. I'm sorry."
Erza smiled. "Of course not. But I guess you're forgiven" Erza then slapped him right across the face. "And don't you ever raise your voice at me like that again. Got it?"
Jellal smirked. "God your sexy when you do that" He then leaned in and kissed her, which turned into a make out session that wouldn't go past second base.
Erza couldn't help but feel some doubt in the back of her mind. Things in general haven't been feeling right with Jellal lately. She couldn't help but feel like there was something he wasn't telling her, but she pushed it aside as petty paranoia.
Monday Morning
The next day, all the guys were gathered in the hallway by their lockers talking, waiting for school to start.
"So, how were your little dates?" Jellal asked while leaning against his locker.
"Don't call it a little date" Said Natsu. "And it was pretty cool. Lucy has really started to open up to me." Natsu smiled at that thought, but then saw the other guys still staring at him. "A-and you know, once they start opening up, other places start opening up too."
The guys all groaned.
"Plus I kissed her. Beat that!" He said confidently. "I have this thing in the bag.
Gray scoffed. "I kissed Juvia too. You don't have the upper hand on anything flame brain."
"STOP STEALING MY IDEAS ICE DOUCHE!"
"NO ONE IS STEALING YOUR IDEAS STUPID! ANYONE CAN KISS A GIRL! Plus, on top of that, Juvia was so happy I kissed her, she fangirled and fainted. I had to come in her house and carry her to her bed. Beat that." Gray said coolly.
All of the guys busted out laughing.
"That's kinda creepy Gray." Jellal commented.
"Yeah man, you just came into her house without permission just to put her in a bed; Where were her parents?" Said Natsu.
"Pretty rapey behavior if you ask me." Gajeel add in his 2 cents.
"For your information she doesn't live with her parents. I don't have to explain myself to you guys! You're just jealous I'm ahead. While you're talking shit Gajeel, how'd your date go?" Gray said slightly annoyed.
"We didn't go. Had to raincheck." Gajeel answered simply.
"You're behind man. You'll never win. Less competition for me; not that you ever were any" Natsu laughed
Gajeel just rolled his eyes, not taking Natsu's bait.
"What you do yesterday Jellal." Natsu asked, directing his attention to his blue haired friend.
Jellal groaned. "I really don't want to get into that. I really messed up with Erza." He sighed, kind of embarrassed about the topic. "We were arguing about the sex thing again."
"That gay waiting rule you guys have?" Said Gajeel.
"It's not gay. It's what makes her comfortable." Jellal glared.
"Pussy." Gray laughed causing all the guys to laugh too. Jellal just rolled his eyes.
"Hey guys." Said Lisanna walking up to the group of guys with Erza in tow.
Everyone mumbled their hellos cause Erza and Lisanna to exchange a 'what the hell is their problem glance'.
The guys knew Erza would be pretty mad if she knew Jellal was discuussing their sex life with them.
Erza walked over to Jellal and pecked him on the lips. "Well we're gonna go. We have to go meet Lucy and the girls."
With that Erza and Lisanna walked away and the guys all said their goodbyes and 'see ya later's and went to class.
A/N: So what do you think? Thank you for reading and please review!
