It was finally time for spring break and Lucy was in her room packing. They were all meeting at Natsu's house in a half an hour to leave for the beach house.

Suddenly, she heard a buzzing from her phone. "Hello" She answered, taking a break from packing.

"Hey Lucy! I'm headed your way. Are you done packing?" It was Levy.

"Nope. Doing that now."

"Lu! It's 1:00. We are literally supposed to be there now. I'm technically late."

"Wha? No… I thought we were meeting at 1:30!" Lucy groaned. "I cannot find ANY of my clothes! This trip is already as bad as I thought it'd be."

Levy rolled her eyes. "Calm down drama queen. You have PLENTY of clothes. Just throw some stuff in a suitcase and call it a day. I'll see you in a few." With that Levy hung up the phone.

"UGH. This is just great. I can't find my new suitcase, My favorite bikini is nowhere to be found, all my leggings and shorts are missing and-"

"Princess?" Said Virgo, interrupting Lucy's rant. "I packed your bags last night in the new luggage you got the other day. It's downstairs by the door."

Lucy nearly face palmed. "Thanks Virgo. You're the best." Lucy said, quickly exiting her room.

She grabbed her bags and speed walked next door to Natsu's house where Levy had just pulled up in a Ford Flex.

"Hey Luce!" Natsu was the first to notice and greet her. "Want me to take those bags?"

"I got them, thanks." She said walking right past him, heading straight for the girls.

Natsu nodded sadly and walked back over to the guys and started talking to them.

"Hey Lucy!" Levy, Juvia, and Erza greeted.

"It's about time. How are you the late one when you live right next door?" Erza commented.

Lucy laughed. "Sorry, I got the times mixed up. I'm here now though so let's head out!" She said optimistically.

"That's the spirit!" smiled Levy. "Now who wants to drive? I'm sick of driving. The drive over here was a pain"

Everyone's sweat dropped.

"Levy… you only live like 5 minutes away." Juvia shook her head causing everyone to laugh.

"I'll drive." Erza said grabbing the keys from Levy. "Alright everyone, let's go!" She yelled to the group.

"I CALL SHOT GUN!" Said Jellal, seeing that Erza had the keys and would probably be the one driving.

Everyone piled into the van. Juvia and gray sat in the 2 seats in the 3rd row of the car; and Natsu, Lucy, Levy, and Gajeel sat in the second row in that order.

Once everyone was settled in the car, Erza sped off like a speed demon. If anyone learned anything about Erza during this road trip, it was that Erza is a very reckless driver with some serious road rage.

"GET OUT OF THE WAY GRANDMA!" She yelled at the car in front of her while beeping the horn.

"Um… Erza, I don't think they're going too slow. Maybe you could slow down a little. We're 120 and the speed limit is 65." Jellal tried to reason.

They had been pulled over a total of 6 times in the past 2 hours and Erza managed to talk her way out of every ticket. She also refused to let anyone else drive. Everyone made a mental vow that on the way home, or anywhere for that matter, Erza would not be driving.

After a long 4-hour drive, a drive that should've been 6 hours, the group finally arrived at the beach house.

"We're here!" Erza said cheerily.

As soon as she parked, everyone spilled out of the car, happy to be alive.

"We made excellent time. Don't you think so guys?"

Everyone groaned in response to their Scarlet haired friend.

"Well let's get settled!" She smiled, either not noticing, or not caring about the distress of her friends.

When they walked inside the house, everyone was awe struck.

"This place is great!" Said Juvia, admiring the beautiful décor.

Everyone nodded, agreeing with the statement.

"So… How are these rooms set up?" Aske Lucy

"Well It's a 5 bedroom but the master is off limits per my brother. So Juvia and Gray, and Erza and Jellal can room together and-"

"I'll room with Levy." Lucy quickly cut off. She knew exactly where that was going. There was no way in hell she was rooming with Natsu.

With that, everyone grabbed their bags and picked their rooms. All the rooms, except for the master, were Jack and Jill style, meaning every 2 bedrooms were connected by a bathroom.

Juvia and Gray's room was connected to Erza and Jellal's; and Lucy and Levy's room was connected to Natsu and Gajeel's, much to the girl's dismay. It was for the best though; none of them wanted their room to be connected to either of the couple's rooms. Who knows what they might over hear. They weren't willing to take that chance either.

Lucy and Levy were in their room, unpacking their belongings for their 2 week stay.

"So what should we do first?" Levy asked

"We can ask the girls if they feel like going to the beach! It's a really nice day. Plus, we can try and meet some guys. I plan to have a spring fling." Lucy winked at her friend while laying her bikini out on the bed.

"A spring fling?" Levy laughed. "Are you sure that's the best idea?"

Lucy shrugged "I don't see why not. It's the best way to get my mind off of Natsu. Don't worry, I don't plan on bringing any strange men into Natsu's brothers house. But then again…" Lucy trailed off thoughtfully.

Levy just laughed and shook her head at her bestfriend. Levy stopped unpacking and looked at Lucy like she was about to say something. She then quickly turned her head, deciding not to. This did not go unnoticed by Lucy.

"Got something on your mind Lev?"

Levy looked up. "Oh um… well… it's just.."

Lucy sat up on the bed giving Levy her full attention. "What"

"Part of the reason I agreed to this is so that I can find out Gajeel's true intentions. I've been doing a lot of thinking lately ever since Juvia announced her getting back together with Gray."

"And…?" Lucy pushed.

"Well, the logical, not hurt side of me is telling me that if he just wanted me for sex, once he got it, why would he still be pursuing me. You know?"

Lucy thought for a second "That's a good point… I wish I could apply that thinking to me and Natsu to be honest."

"Well I walked in during an interesting conversation." Said Erza, startling her 2 friends at her sudden appearance.

"JESUS ERZA!" Levy exclaimed. "Don't do that, you nearly made my heart explode."

"Sorry" Erza laughed. "I've been standing here for a while. I just didn't want to interrupt." She sat down on the bed next to Lucy. "Please continue"

Lucy smiled "It's just that… I don't know. I wish it was that simple when it comes to Natsu. Lev, besides the bet, what else has Gajeel lied to you about."

Levy thought for a second. "Hmmm… nothing that I know of."

"Exactly. And same with you Erza. Natsu lied to me about the bet, his history with Lisanna, and even fucked her when we were so called dating." She said, putting air quotes around dating. "I gave him plenty of chances to tell me the truth about all of it. He CHOSE not to." She sighed. "And I did really like him… I'm just not sure what to think here."

There was a long silence.

"But enough about that." Lucy continued. "Let's head to the beach."

Levy and Erza nodded; no longer wanting to talk about the topic, they both followed Lucy out the room.

When the group got to the beach, the girls broke off and decided to sun bathe while the guys were fighting with eachother in the water.

"I don't even know why I even try to tan." Said Juvia while laying a blanket down on the sand. "I always end up just as pale." She plopped down on the blanket.

The girls laughed, shaking their heads. Juvia was always complaining that she can never actually tan.

"How are things going with Gray?" Erza smiled at her friend.

"Oh, they're great! Gray-sama has been the best boyfriend since we got back together." Juvia gushed while staring dreamily at her boyfriend who was helping Gajeel duck Natsu under water "I'm happy I gave him another chance."

"But don't you wonder about being able to trust him?" Lucy sat up on the blanket, facing the love-struck girl.

"Well yes… But I told him that if he breaks my trust again, he will never see me again. No if ands or buts about it. He seems to be taking it seriously. If I find out otherwise, I will leave."

Lucy just nodded in response.

"Well you seem really happy" Levy added. "I don't think I heard you talk in first person for this long in a while." Levy snickered.

Juvia rolled her eyes and laid back on her blanket. "Shut up."

All the girls laughed at Juvia's childish response. The rest of their time sunbathing was spent laughing and joking about nonsense.

It was now sunset. Jellal and Erza were walking and talking along the shore, Gray and Juvia were sitting with each other on a nearby hill, and Lucy, Levy, Gajeel, and Natsu were sitting in front of a fire making smores.

They were sitting in a slightly awkwaed, but comfortable silence, when Gajeel broke said silence.

"Hey shrimp, can I talk to you privately for a second?"

Levy silently nodded, stood up, and walked away expecting him to follow. Gajeel quickly got up and did exactly that, leaving Natsu and Lucy alone at the fire pit.

"So Luce-"

"Lucy." She quickly corrected.

"R-right. So Lucy… How was your day today?"

"What do you want from me Natsu." She said, completely ignoring his question.

Natsu was visibly caught off guard by this question. "What do you mean? I-"

"You invite all my friends to your brother's fabulous beach house, just so I'll feel pressured to come. And don't even try to say that's not the reason because I am not stupid, you got me here. What do you want." She said bluntly.

Natsu was shocked. He wasn't expecting all that. "W-well… To be completely honest, I was going to use this as an opportunity to win you back." Natsu looked off to the side in shame.

Lucy stared at Natsu intensely. "Honesty huh. Didn't know you were capable of such of thing."

Natsu was visibly hurt by Lucy's words and Lucy visibly did not care. At least that was the front she put up.

"Okay." She continued "What exactly was your plan."

"I-I guess I was just gonna show you a really good time. Try to be your friend and from there see how far you'll let me take it."

Lucy frowned at his last comment. Natsu noticed this, realizing how his words might have come across.

"Not in THAT way! I meant like, relationship wise. How far we can go relationship wise. Like from friends to possibly more than that someday." Natsu quickly over explained.

Lucy was silent for a minute. She stared at Natsu intensely, trying to see how genuine his words were.

"Hmmmm, Okay. I'll let you show me a good time. I'll give you that chance. How I feel by the end of spring break will determine whether or not I give you an official second chance. And even that second chance will have some conditions, IF you get it. Can you handle that?"

Natsu couldn't hide the huge grin that was now spread across his face. "YES! I mean, yeah. You won't regret this Luce. I promise."

Lucy smiled and rolled her eyes, deciding to let him slide for calling her Luce. "Yeah, whatever. I'll believe it if I see it."

Natsu smiled. "You mean WHEN you see it."

"No, I know what I said." She sassily smirked. "Give me a hug you idiot."

Natsu quickly complied, pulling Lucy into a warm embrace. She would never admit this to him, but she completely melted in those strong arms of his.

Later on, everyone was back at the house. The girls were in the kitchen cooking dinner, or more like helping Erza cook dinner against their will, and the guys were in the family room playing video games.

"So, where did you and Gajeel go earlier Levy? You guys were the last ones back to the house." Asked Lucy, also gaining the attention and interest of her other friends.

Levy blushed a deep red color. "A-actually, I was wondering what you and Natsu talked about." Levy quickly tried to change the subject.

Lucy, who was cutting up potatoes, put her knife down and slowly faced her bestfriend.

"Trying to change the subject huh? Must be something Juicy. Spill." She smirked

Levy sighed. "Promise you won't judge me ok?"

The girls all nodded agreeing and gathered around Levy to hear her story.

Levy had just walked away from the campfire with Gajeel following close behind her. She walked until she got to a part of the beach where she could no longer see her friends; the only way she knew she could have true privacy.

"What's up." She said kind of dryly.

Without a response, Gajeel grabbed Levy by the waist and pulled her into a passionate kiss that she instantly responded to.

After a few minutes, Levy pulled back.

"W-what are you doing. We talked about this."

"I'm not gonna give up shrimp. I want that second chance."

Levy looked deep into Gajeel's eyes, looking for any reason to doubt him. She found none. Remembering all the conversations she had with her friends over the last few weeks, a small smile formed on her lips. She grabbed Gajeel by the collar and pulled him into another kiss.

"So, what's this mean?" He said, momentarily pulling out of the kiss.

"Don't ask me questions." And with that Levy pulled him back into her embrace.

"And then we… sortahadsex." Levy slurred the last part together, hoping her friends didn't hear.

"What was that last part?" Juvia smirked. "I don't think everyone heard it.

Levy glared at her blue haired friend and rolled her eyes. "I SAID we… sorta… had sex." She blushed a deep red color and hid her face in her hands.

"OMG!" Lucy exclaimed.

"Hey! You said you wouldn't judge me!"

"We aren't judging you." Erza smiled.

"We're just shocked is all. Sex on the beach huh Lev? Didn't know you had it in you." Lucy smirked.

"Teasing is a form of judgement you know." Levy moped.

"Of course its not, don't be silly." Juvia laughed. "I had sex with Gray-sama too. Are you and Gajeel back together?"

Levy shrugged. "We didn't talk about that…"

The girls stared at levy and busted out laughing.

"Whaaaaaaat" she whined.

"You guys were too busy huh?" Lucy snickered.

Levy rolled her eyes and started to walk away. "And on that note, I'm done helping cook dinner."

The girls laughed even harder.

"Aww come on levy!" Erza called after her. "We're just messing with you!"

"Whateverrrrrrr." She called back as she exited the kitchen.

"So what about you, Lucy? What happened with you and Natsu?"

Lucy shrugged. "I just told him I would give him a chance to earn another chance."

"Very well put." Erza smiled and went back to tenderizing steaks with her bare fists.

This caused Lucy and Levy to burst and laughing. Erza looked up at them confused.

"What?"

"Nothing." Lucy and Juvia said at the same time before going back to their own cooking tasks.

It was now 11 o'clock and the group just finished eating a dinner of steak, mashed potatoes, lobster, corn on the cob, and biscuits.

"I had no idea you could cook like this!" Jellal said, praising Erza's skill.

"I'm full of surprises." She winked back at him, causing him to blush a little.

"Hey, we helped too you know!" Lucy inserted.

"Yeah!" Levy agreed.

The girls just looked at her, not feeling a need to respond.

"Whaaaat?" Levy continued. "I peeled some of those potatoes." She pouted, crossing her arms.

Everyone laughed at the exchange. They were all having a great time, just enjoying each other's company when suddenly they heard the door bell ring.

"I'll get it." Said Erza, who was already standing.

Erza had a smile on her face up until she opened the door, seeing who was there.

"Lisanna." She said, smile quickly fading. "What are you doing here."

"Hi Erza… I'm actually next door for spring break with Mira, Elfman, and Laxus." She smiled sheepishly. "I heard you guys would be here and I just thought I'd say hi…"

"Okay. Hi. See you around." Said Erza about to close the door.

"W-wait!" Lisanna put her foot in the door. "Just let me talk to them."

Erza rolled her eyes but then nodded. She stepped to the side letting Lisanna enter the house.

"They're in the dining room. Follow me."

When Erza entered the dining room with Lisanna on her heels, all laughter at the table ceased.

"Hi guys…" She said timidly.

"Oh hell. What is SHE doing here!" Natsu groaned. He had finally gotten his foot in the door with Lucy and he didn't want her ruining it.

"I-I'm not here to cause trouble I promise. I want to be your friend again guys."

"Psh! Whatever." Gajeel rolled his eyes.

"I don't expect things to go back to the way they were. Maybe we can take hanging out one day at a time?"

"Pass." Natsu dismissed. "You can go now"

Lisanna nodded and started to walk away.

"Wait." Said Lucy, stopping her in her tracks. "Okay Lisanna. We'll take you up on your offer."

"I agree" Levy chimed in

"Yeah. Let's give her a chance." Juvia smiled.

All the boys in the room were shocked at the girl's response. They didn't see that coming.

"But-"

"Think of it this way." Lucy quickly cut Natsu off. "If we can't forgive her, we can't forgive any of you. It wouldn't be right. I'm willing to give her a chance to prove herself just like I'm willing to give you one."

The girls nodded, agreeing and the guys stayed quiet, knowing there was no room for objection.

"Well, I don't know about you guys, but I've had enough excitement for one day. I'm going to bed now." With that, Lucy grabbed her dirty dishes and started to walk out the room.

Levy followed and Lisanna went back to the family room where Erza was now reading a book. Lisanna took a seat right across from the scarlet haired girl.

"Yes?" Erza asked her ex friend without looking up from her book.

"They agreed to give me another chance. I was hoping you would too?" Lisanna looked at Erza, eyes full of hope.

Erza was silent for a minute. "Very well." She eventually responded and smiled.

Lisanna smiled back and pulled her friend into a bone crushing hug. "Thank you Erza. I don't deserve a friend like you."

"Then I guess you have a lot of work to do." She smiled, but then her face went serious. "Is there anything else that I should know about Lisanna? Now would be the time to tell me."

Lisanna's mind immediately went back to her night of mistakes with Jellal. She knew telling Erza was the right thing to do, but she just couldn't bring herself to do it. She quickly put on a fake smile.

"No, nothing. I'm just happy to have my bestfriend back."

Erza smiled, believing her. "Good."

A/N: So what do you think? Don't forget to review and thanks for reading! Next chapter will be up soon!