Natsu couldn't believe what he was seeing. There was this beautiful girl on this farm? Sure, it was nice, but come on, she did not look like she belonged on a farm.

She hadn't noticed him yet and she went to take her bags out of the trunk of the taxi. She was struggling with one bag, and he couldn't help but inwardly chuckle. Walking up the rest of the way, he was able to stride over beside her. Placing his hand over his and lifting the bag out of the trunk.

"You know, it's easier to lift then it is to pull." He said playfully. Not really caring about her reaction to his surprising gesture.
"Oh! I, um, knew that. Uh, who are you?" She became a little flustered and she looked at him. There eyes meet for a second. Before looking away.
"I'm a guy Jude hired to help out around the farm. Names Natsu, and who might you be?" He smiled and looked at her. Admiring her beauty.
"I'm, I'm Lucy, Jude's daughter." She returned to looking at him, noticing the fact he was staring.

When he realized he had gotten caught, he chuckled nervously.

"Oh, really? I didn't know Jude had a daughter."
"Well, you look as if you've been working hard.." She gestured to him and the farm, then shut the trunk. "You probably haven't had time to talk to him to much."
He smiled and took her bag in his hand. "I'm happy I got to meet you then."

She smiled back at him. He turned his back to her and began to bring her bag to the house. Lucy quickly paid the taxi driver and hurried after him.

"Ah, Lucy, I didn't expect you to be back so soon." Jude remarked as he saw his daughter and Natsu approach the open door. Lucy walked over and gave her dad a small hug.
"I came back early." She looked at the pink haired man and smiled."Oh, and thank you for taking my bag."
"Well, I don't have to stop helping here. I can bring theses to your room." He smiled playfully. Lucy gave him a stare and walked over, taking the bag.
"Thanks, but I can handle it from here." She retaliated and smiled, then leaves and goes up the stairs.

Natsu followed her with his eyes until she disappeared form view. He was snapped back into reality as Jude coughed.

"Oh, Jude. Why didn't you tell me you had a daughter?" He looked at the man and he exhaled. Walking into the kitchen. He came back drinking water.
"Because it slipped my mind."
"Slipped your mind?"
"Okay I didn't want to tell you because I didn't know when Lucy would be back and I don't want you to get distracted from your work thinking about my daughter." Jude narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Understood." Natsu didn't press it any further. He had experience with that and it turned into getting slapped by a girl.


Lucy came back downstairs and waltzed into the kitchen. Natsu already had gone back outside to work on the farm.

She opened the fridge, enjoying the cool air hitting her skin. She had pulled her hair into a pony tail. Her attire was a pair of jean shorts, a nice tank top that didn't show too much skin, and her feet currently were bare.

"Dad why didn't you warn me it would be so hot when I got back?" She smiled and took a bottle Coca-Cola from the fridge. Shutting it.
"Because I didn't think you would be bothered by it." Jude looked at his daughter and sighed. "Why don't you put on something more conservative?"
"What's wrong with my outfit" She looked down at her clothes. Then back up.
"There's a man outside and your outfit shows way too much skin."
"Dad I'm not a little girl anymore! I'm eighteen." She claimed as she hooked the lid to the glass bottle on the counter and pressed down, popping it off.
"But your still my daughter." He looked at her.
She sighed. "Your right, I am. So that means, no matter what I wear, I still have my wits."

Jude admitted defeat and watched her leave the house after slipping on her shoes. He did trust Lucy, but currently, didn't trust Natsu.


Natsu was in the barn hauling hay. Moving it to the bottom of the barn.
Lucy was leaning against the open door to the barn and looked at him. Taking a sip of her drink.

Natsu looked at her and their eyes meet again. He chuckled.
"Well hello Miss Heartfilia."
"Hey Natsu."

She couldn't quite explain it, but she felt comfortable around him.

Natsu exhaled and removed his tank top and threw it off the ledge as well. Lucy gawked at him slightly. Amazed by the way he looked.
When Natsu caught her, he smirked. She blushed and looked away, walking through the barn and went to a chestnut horse.

The horse stuck it's face out of the stall and she pet it's head and nose.

"Like horses?" He asked as he climbed down the ladder and looked at her.
"Yeah, I do."
"Why?"
"Hmm... Because they're cute." She looked over at him and smiled. Turning around, she crossed her arms. "If you don't mind me asking, why'd you start working for my dad?"
Natsu grinned and leaned against the beam. "Because I needed the cash, and your father does pay handsomely.

They both shared a laugh and she took another sip of her drink.

"Snow White sips." He smirked.
"Snow White sips?" She gave him a questioning look.
"Okay, so in the movie, Snow White barely takes a bite out of her apple. So whenever someone takes small sips or small bites, I call them Snow White."
"Well, so what if I take 'Snow White' sips? How would you drink it?"

He kept his smirk and strolled over, pushing himself off the beam. He took the Coke from her and chugged about half of it.

"Like that." He chuckled and handed it back. She playfully pushed him.
"You drank most of my drink."
"Well you were taking to long."

They laughed again. Natsu backing away and returning to his work.
She returned to watching him and taking her Snow White sips.