Lucy stretched her arms above her head as she got up from bed. She looked at her clock to see it was 7:30, she needed to be at Fairy Tail in an hour. She lifted herself out of bed and went towards her closet. She took out a white t-shirt, a large gray hoodie, and some leggings. She got dressed and grabbed her phone. "Today's July 1st," she mumbled to herself.

It's her birthday. Last year around this time she had a knife buried in someone's neck and was seducing men twice her age. A shiver ran down her spine, she shouldn't be thinking about that. Now she has people who care about her, not people who only want to use her.

When she walked up to Fairy Tail she saw that no one was inside and the sign on the door said they were closed. She arched a blonde eyebrow. When she pulled the door, she was surprised to see that it was open. Lucy stepped inside hesitantly and quickly made her way towards base. When she entered the kitchen, it was empty. "What the fuck?" Lucy quickly walked downstairs to find all of the lights off. "What the fuck is going on?" Suddenly the lights flashed on and she was met with the sight of everyone with party hats on their heads and a giant banner wishing her a happy birthday.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUCY!" they all yelled in unison. Lucy looked around her. They had turned the lounge room into what looks like a 7 years old's birthday party. Balloons floated throughout the room, streamers and posters where hung on the walls, and their was a cake on a table of presents. She looked at the crowd in front of her, and they had birthday hats along their heads, and grins on their faces.

"Who told you all about my birthday?" her voice was quiet, almost frightened.

"Natsu did. He even helped plan all of this." Levy answered quietly. Lucy looked up and deeply inhaled.

"And where is he?"

"In his office," Lucy nodded and made her way to Natsu. Everyone made a path for her as she walked by them.

When she was in front of his office, she placed her hand on the doorknob. He tells everyone my birthday and helps plan a party and won't even come wish me a happy birthday. She opened the door to find Natsu looking at the files that were haphazardly laid across his desk. He looked up at the blonde and then back down at the files. Lucy huffed as she entered his room, closing the door behind her.

"You tell everyone about my birthday, help plan the party, and then hide in your office," Natsu looked up at the blonde and sighed. He then went inside of one of his drawers and pulled out a rectangular black velvet box. He walked up to the blonde who failed to hide the confused look on her face.

"Happy birthday Lucy," he opened to box to reveal a golden necklace that had Fairy Tail's insignia on it. Lucy gasped and looked up at Natsu. He had a gentle smile on his face.

"This is the first present I've ever gotten," she said more to herself than Natsu. He grabbed her hand and Lucy gasped at the warmth. He wrapped her hand around the box and took out the necklace. He walked around her and put the necklace on. Lucy gently grazed the Fairy Tail sign with the tip of her fingers. "Thank you," she said quietly. Natsu nodded and walked back to his desk.

"Now get the fuck out, I've got a shit load of work to do," Lucy scoffed and turned on her heels. As she opened the door, she looked back at the rosette one last time.

Maybe Natsu wasn't so bad.

When she walked back, she saw everyone patiently waiting for her. When they looked back at her their eyes immediately went to her new necklace. "I don't even remember the last time the bastard gave me a present," Gray grumbled as he cut himself a piece of cake. He was then knocked in the head by the red head.

"No one is to get any cake before me and Lucy," the blonde chuckled as she sat down on the couch.

"Can Lucy open her presents now?!" the bluenette said practically jumping up and down.

"I can't believe everyone did this. You really didn't have to." everyone then turned their heads towards the blonde and smiled.

"Of course we did. Salamander isn't the only one who cares." Gajeel stated as he rested his arm on a pouting Levy. Lucy wrapped her hand around her necklace and smiled to herself.

"Besides, Fairy Tail is a family Lu, what kind of family would we be if we didn't celebrate your first birthday with us?"

Lucy smiled as she fiddled with the charm around her neck. "A family huh? I think I like the sound of that.

The rest of the day was filled with a rowdy bunch of adults celebrating a certain blonde's birthday. This one memory was enough to overcome 21 years of hell. Lucy wrapped her hand around her necklace. She's known the him for about three months, and she doesn't know how to feel about him. Today she saw a side of him that she didn't know existed, and that confused her so much. Today he showed her that he… cared? She wasn't sure.

Lucy sighed and shook her head. "Natsu fucking Dragneel," This was all his fault. She fished her keys out of her pocket.

"You've gotta be fucking kidding me."

What was his problem? Why did get so mad when she said she never had a present? Why did he even care? And that necklace, what was he thinking? Natsu laid his head on his desk. He doesn't know what to do. Today he saw a side of Lucy he didn't existed. Today she almost seemed… vulnerable? He wasn't sure. He did know he didn't like it… at least when she showed it in front of other people. He didn't know why but, that's a side of her he wants to shelter.

He checked the time on his phone and sighed. It was 2:30 in the morning, he needed to get home. He was taken out of his stupor when he heard his phone ring. It was Lucy. Why was she calling so late at night? Natsu answered the phone.

"What's up?"

"I need your help," Natsu lifted himself from his seat and quickly got his keys.

"I'm on my way," and with that he hung up the phone.

"What the fuck did she get herself into now?"