a/n hey guys! since this story is still fresh, i'll probably be updating a lot for a lil while. also, thanks for all the favorites and follows! i really appreciate it 3 i'm going to start hinting at some nalu scenes this chapter. this chapter is also gonna be longer. i believe that's all i'm going to say, baiii! -x-
Natsu had been texting his best friend/enemy, Gray Fullbuster, while waiting for Lucy to come over. Igneel and Grandeeney had stopped by the house to pick up a couple of things before they headed out to their business trip. They told Natsu to ask Lucy if she could stay over for the whole week since they hadn't planned for their business trip to be so long.
Yo! Luce! Natsu texted.
What do you need? She responded.
My parents told me to tell you that they're going to be gone all week and to ask you if you're able to stay the whole week.Why?Because they hadn't planned for their trip to be so long.Uh… Let me go ask my dad.
Kk
A couple minutes later.
I'm allowed to.Lucy texted, hoping that Natsu hadn't left yet.
Finally!
Oh, whatever Natsu!
Lol
I'm going to go pack.
Alright!
See ya in an hour I guess.
Lucy texted him a thumbs up emoji and started packing.
-x-
At the Dragneel's an hour later
Ding-Dong! "Coming!" Wendy said as she opened the door. "Lucy!"
"Hi Wendy!" Lucy hugged the blue haired girl. "Where's Natsu?"
"Taking a shower."
"Oh. Okay."
"Do you mind if I invite my friend Carla over for dinner?"
"That's okay with me." Lucy smiled at Wendy.
"Yay!"
"I'll make dinner." Lucy said as she went into the kitchen. She decided to make some grilled steak and potatoes for dinner. By the time she finished, Carla had already arrived at the house and Natsu had come downstairs.
"Finally downstairs, eh?" Lucy asked him.
"I smelt food! You can't blame me!"
"Yes I can."
"How so?"
"Your nose smelt the food."
"Oh. I guess that's true." Natsu sighed. "Wendy! Time for dinner. Oh, and Carla, when did you come over?"
"Like, thirty minutes ago."
"Huh."
Everybody sat down at the dining table as Lucy served the food. Natsu was of course the first one to dig in.
"Wow Lucy! I haven't had food this good since Lay-" Natsu trailed off. "Since Lay's! The last time I had Lay's chips!"
The table went silent. Everyone knew that Lucy's mother, Layla Heartfilia, had died in a car crash 2 years ago. They all ate silently and occasionally heard Happy's meowing. After they all finished, Lucy washed the dishes while Carla and Wendy went upstairs.
"You need help with that?" Natsu asked softly.
"I'm fine." Lucy replied almost whispering.
Natsu walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her stomach. "You can always talk to me about it."
Lucy paused washing the dishes and turned around, tears pooling her eyes. She started crying as she buried her face into Natsu's sweatshirt. "I j-just miss her N-Natsu… s-so much…"
"Shh… It's okay Luce, I'm here for you."
They washed the dishes together and headed upstairs, into Natsu's room. Natsu hugged Lucy again. He loved her smell of strawberries and vanilla. Wait! No! This is all wrong! I shouldn't love how she smells! Natsu abruptly let go of Lucy, earning himself a questioning look.
"S-sorry." He wrapped his hands around Lucy's head as he pulled it into his chest delicately. Slowly melting into Natsu's arms, Lucy sighed quietly.
"Hey guys! Carla went ho-" Wendy went bright red as she saw Natsu on top of Lucy, faces almost touching. Natsu had been scared my Wendy opening the door loudly and lost his balance.
"Goddammit Wend!" Natsu yelled as he watched Wendy yell 'sorry!' while running away.
"She's just a kid Natsu! Don't swear around her!" Lucy scolded, still trying to recover. Natsu noticed he was still on top of her and quickly got off. Natsu realized his heart fluttered when he got off.
This isn't fucking right! We're just friends! Maybe I should ask Iron-face about this. He's dating Levy so he should know… Natsu thought.
Lucy had thought along the same lines as she decided to ask her best friend, Levy. I feel sort of funny. Like I'm nervous. We are just friends… I think…
-x-
a/n there's chapter 3! i know, i know, it's still toooooo short. welp, i'm not sure what else to add that fits in with what i had going. i'm still not totally in my zone yet so expect better of me later on. i'm also planning to do a fairy tail one-shot collection soon. it'll have not only nalu, but other ships and fluff, so look forward to that in the future. for now, i'll see you in the next chapter! (i'll probably do the first one-shot after chapter 5 of this)