Summary: Part of my 'The One with the Secret Relationship' universe. Natsu and Lucy want to have their New Year's kiss, quite a lot of people get to kiss anyway, and poor Jet really just wants a kiss….

Pairings: Natsu/Lucy, one-sided Loke/Lucy, implied Loke/Many OCs, implied Erza/Jellal, Loke/Gray Bromance, implied Cana/Jellal, Gray/Juvia, implied Gray/Lucy, one-sided Others/Lucy, Bickslow/Lisanna, Mira/Laxus, Alzack/Bisca, Elfman/Evergreen, Levy/Gajeel, one-sided Jet/Levy/Droy, Jet/Droy, Droy/Erza, and lots and lots of friendship feels.

YouTube Prompt: I know I already promoted this once before but I really want to see a Fairy Tail tribute to 'Teenagers' by My Chemical Romance.

As usual the New Year's party was held at Lucy's apartment…..because you know, no one can have fun unless they were messing up Lucy's beautifully clean apartment with a wild party.

And yes, that was direct quote from Cana.

And Natsu, Gray, Erza, Loke, Gajeel, E…..you get the point. Everyone wanted a party at Lucy's and Lucy virtually had no say in it, especially this year, after all what can she say? No you can't have a party at mine this year because I want to celebrate New Year's shagging Natsu in secret…..

It wouldn't go down well.

So here she was, nine o'clock at night, her party about to pick up as Cana arrived with two kegs, several of the boys engaged in a drinking game, and already Juvia was scaring off any one that wasn't in their (large) intimate circle of friends by glaring at any girl that came foot near Gray.

Lucy inwardly groaned at the thought of Juvia scaring all her friends that didn't spend their time in a coffee shop, and the damage her coffee table was going to receive, and the mess that her floor will suffer…..

God, all she wanted was a quiet night in with Natsu. Natsu, who was looking ridiculously gorgeous as ever (since London she's can't quite stop looking at him and noticing this, and then she wonders why she had never noticed before), with the way his pink hair flopped over his eyes and his muscles rippled under his clothes, and as he concentrated fiercely on not spilling his drink while moving past everyone he bit his lovely, soft, firm, bottom lip….

Lucy bit her lip as well as another thought occurred to her.

She wasn't going to get her New Year's kiss!

And it was Mira's fault, she had to suggest out of consideration of Erza's newly divorced state that they should forgo a traditional kiss at midnight, and what's worse everyone else agreed.

Damnit!

And then Lucy had an awesome idea. "Psst, Loke," she hissed as she tugged her friend's sleeve. "I need you-"

"Lucy, my love!" Loke cried out dramatically, taking Lucy's hand into his and pressing it against his chest. "I've been hoping to hear you say that for years. I can now look at your beauty in the eye and say – how you doin'?"

Loke will now be spending the first few days of the New Year with a black eye, which Lucy thought was pretty merciful of her. "What I meant," Lucy snarled quietly, "is that I need you to get the others to look the other way or something at Midnight."

Loke pulled a disgusted face. "So you can kiss Natsu, I assume?" he didn't wait for an answer because he already knew it and he didn't want to discuss it. Loke had made it clear weeks ago that he finds the idea of Natsu and Lucy kissing rather revolting, he would go as far as covering Happy the cat's eyes and bemoaning about his innocence being ruined. "Fine," Loke sighed, "but you have to kiss me too. A nice long juicy sn-"

"Or." Lucy interrupted frostily, "I just don't tell Jeanette that you're also seeing her sister and cousin on the side."

"Lucy!" Loke cried out with false cheer. "My dearest and bestest friend, I'll do anything for you without ever asking anything in return."

Lucy smiled her thanks and then wondered if Loke remembered that he had dumped Jeanette and her sister and cousin two weeks ago and was currently dating some girl named Ashley….probably not.

It appears Loke will be receiving a slap-shaped bruise to match his black eye tonight as well.

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"Gray, over here!"

Gray blinked and then cringed as he realised half of his male mates were huddled awkwardly in a corner. Only Loke, Jet, Droy, Nab, Reedus, Max, Macao, and Wakaba could look dodgy standing in a corner with Freed forced against the wall looking like he had been kidnapped by them.

With an aggravated sigh, Gray moved towards them. "What are you morons up to?" he growled. "If you're trying another panty raid on Lucy then I'm out, I still have scars from the last time."

"No, we've all agreed to never do that again," Max said somewhat reassuringly, "….while Lucy is still in town."

Or maybe not.

"It's about our midnight kiss," Loke explained impatiently.

"Loke," Gray rolled his eyes, "I told you once and I'll tell you again, we're not kissing."

"Oh please," Loke made a dismissive gesture with his hand, "I can do better than someone who wears The Simpsons boxers."

"What?!" Gray yelped as he looked down and realised that once again he was missing all of his clothes apart from his boxers. Why did this keep happening?! "Oh crap, not again!"

"The thing is," Loke carried on as if one of his best friends wasn't half naked (one of the greatest things about Loke, he didn't give a crap about Gray's weird habits). "Laxus, Bickslow, and Gajeel really want to kiss their significant others, which means we need to get Erza someone to kiss."

"Why not get Jellal to kiss….oh right," Gray trailed sheepishly as he remembered things were incredibly awkward between Erza and Jellal since their break-up, Erza's engagement to another man that looked exactly like Jellal, and then uttering Jellal's name while saying her vows, and then ending up divorced because she couldn't cut Jellal out of her life completely…..Gray wonders what it would be like to have a drama free life…. "Yeah, never mind."

"It's been decided that Natsu gets to kiss Lucy-"

"Why does Natsu get to kiss Lucy?!" Macao piped up whiningly. "Why can't he kiss Erza instead?"

"Because Lucy said there was no way in hell she was kissing any of us again after the last time." Gray grimaced at that as did all the other guys. They have all tried to make a pass at Lucy at one point and they all never ended well, New Years for the last eight or so they have known Lucy had resulted if several broken noses or black eyes for when they attempted to stick their tongues down her throat. Lucy had a particularly traumatic time the one time Gray attempted it (he was drunk), not only was he naked but Juvia was quick to yank Lucy away from him by pulling her hair. It was not pleasant…. "Anyway, Cana offered herself up to cheer Jellal up," Gray grimaced again. Poor Jellal was going to have the shock of a lifetime there. "I have my date….somewhere, and so that leaves the rest of you guys to handle Erza."

"Well count me out," Gray said quickly, "If I kiss Erza, Lord knows what will happen between her and Juvia."

Everyone shuddered at the carnage the mental images conjured up.

"Yeah, fair point," Loke agreed dismissing Gray from this horrible, life-ending, event. He turned to the others and held out a bunch of straws. "Right guys. It's up to you, shortest straw kisses Erza."

"But I don't even like girls!" Freed wailed.

"Take the damn straw!"

The single men all took one (while grumbling how next year they had to bring dates if only to avoid ever having to go through this ritual again) and there were many sighs of relief to be heard.

Apart from one person, who was openly sobbing and he stared at his short straw in horror.

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"TEN!"

The countdown started and already there was a mad scramble. Jet and Droy were already beginning to cry as they saw their beloved best friend stare up adoringly at Gajeel. It might have been over a year since the two started dating but the besotted idiots weren't quite ready to let go just yet.

"NINE!"

Juvia secured Gray in a corner where no Love Rivals would get to him and much to her delight instead of attempting to escape her, he brushed some of her locks and tucked them behind her ear in a very loving manner. Our babies will be beautiful….

"EIGHT!"

Bickslow draped an arm round Lisanna, Laxus grabbed Mirajane by the waist, Elfman and Evergreen stopped fighting and started to stare at one another longingly, Alzack pulled Bisca onto his lap, and several of the unattached boys fought over an incredibly smug Laki.

"SEVEN!"

Loke had about four girls fighting over him.

"SIX!"

Finally, Lucy was able to find Natsu, their eyes met across the room….

"FIVE!"

Lucy and Natsu rushed towards each other.

"FOUR!"

Droy swallowed and wished someone would kill him.

"THREE!"

A random redhead that no one remembers inviting wins the battle over Loke.

"TWO!"

Natsu pulls Lucy towards him and she returns his grin with an eager smile of her own. Not that anyone notices as several of the couples were leaning in towards one another already, Cana yanked poor Jellal out of his seat, and Droy tapped Erza on the shoulder, tears still running down his cheeks…

"ONE!"

Natsu and Lucy's lips meet in passionate kiss as she clung tightly to his shoulders and his fingers dug in deep at her hips. This was an excellent way to begin the New Year and Lucy resolved to do this at every opportunity throughout the New Year including the next New Year's party.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

Juvia was still snogging Gray up against a wall (as he flailed about and attempted to make the kiss less passionate and forceful), Gajeel and Levy were still canoodling as was the other four couples in the room, Loke was dragging his new girlfriend (or did they just meet tonight?) back to his apartment, Cana released a very weak-kneed and confused Jellal, who in return collapsed on the sofa, and Erza was surprised by Droy's very sweet peck on the lips that she was too busy stammering and blushing to actually kill him.

Jet's eyes skipped past these people to see that Natsu and Lucy were still kissing (boy Lucy must be really drunk, Natsu was a lucky bastard as always), Max got to kiss Laki, and all the others found the other single girls to kiss, even Romeo who was Macao's seven year old son found a girl (a cousin of Natsu's or Gajeel's) to kiss on the cheek.

Jet was the only one without someone to kiss.

How unfair!

"I WANT A KISS!" he suddenly shouted like a child. "I WANT A KISS! I WANT A KISS! FOR GOD SAKE, SOMEONE KISS ME!"

It was then, much to everyone's shock, amusement, disgust (especially Jet's), and delight, that Droy suddenly grabbed Jet's face and forced him into a kiss.

"Oh Happy New Year," Cana crooned as she took a photo of the two of them, "This is going to be a brilliant blackmailing year."