"Jasper! Wake up! I'm ready to go!" I yell, bursting out of the bedroom. Jasper peeks tiredly above the back of the couch.
"How did you wake up before me?" He yawns and stretches his back, laying down again.
"Because I want to beat you. I'm already winning by the way." I walk over to the couch and lean over to look at him. He glares at me and stands up with the blanket still wrapped around his tall body.
"I'll be out in a minute." He walks into the bathroom.
I sit outside, waiting for him.
"I'm ready." Jasper steps into the outside. We go a good distance from the house, and stretch. "How do you wanna do this?" He asks me.
"Let's just start with one on one. We can go to that lake up north after that?" He nods.
Jasper goes all out, I couldn't get one hit on him.
"I win again, Lucy." He pins me against the ground. "Are you even trying?"
"Of course I am." I glare up at him. He jumps off of me, and I stand up, brushing off the dust.
"I think that's good for today. Let's go to that lake."
"You have to be faster Lucy, you're really slow."
"If it's so easy, why don't you do it?" I yell at Jasper. He was having me run back and forth in the water.
"Sorry, I didn't bring a swimsuit." He shrugs. "And honestly, this isn't even training, I just needed a laugh."
"Jasper!" I jump out of the water and attempt to shake myself off. He chuckles. "I'm going back to the house."
"See you later." He waves, sitting in the sun.
"Whatever." I mumble. I change at the house, and decide to go to the guild.
"Hey Luce!" Natsu walks up to me as I walk in the doors. "What are you doing here?" He asks.
"I don't know, I just got bored. I thought maybe I'd take on a job." I glance over to the request board.
"We should go together!" He says excitedly. "You, me, and Happy! Like we did in the old days."
"Sure." I smile at him. He grins back at me. We walk over to the request board and he picks one out.
"How about this one?" He holds it up so that I can read it.
"That looks, interesting." I peek around the paper and look at him. "I hope this isn't like destroying that book." I raise an eyebrow at him.
"I'm sure it won't be." He grins innocently. "Happy!" He calls his exceed over. "We are going on a job!"
"With Lucy?" Happy asks. Natsu nods at him, and Happy smiles as well.
Natsu and I stand in front of the train. I look at him, and he sighs, walking on. I could've made a portal to the location, but it's hard when I don't know exactly where it is.
I sit across from Natsu and Happy, and lean back on the seat.
The train starts moving.
"Lucy, do you get sick too?"
"Yeah, probably not as bad as you do." I close my eyes. "It shouldn't take too long to get there." I assure him.
When we arrive in the town, Natsu and I are relieved to get off of the train.
"It should just be around the corner." He points. The request was to deliver a package to a house on the other side of the large town. I was worried it would be like the book request, because the task was so simple, and Natsu was bound to screw it up.
The package was sitting on the doorstep of the owners house, with the address taped on the top of it.
"It's.. bigger than I thought it'd be." I say. Natsu nods in agreement. I look at the cardboard box, which was half the height of the door and twice as long.
We try to lift up the box, and it is heavier than it looks, if that's even possible.
"What do you think is in here?" I huff as we walk down the street with the enormous box.
"Fish!" Happy yells, sitting on top of the box. It's takes us an hour to move the box to the other house, we had to take many breaks.
When we reach the address, we are surprised to see that the buyer is already out on the porch. To me, it seems quite suspicious. However, we deliver the box, and Natsu brings me to a restaurant.
"Thanks again for coming Lucy." Natsu smiles at me.
"No problem." I smile back, "We should do it again soon." Natsu and I walk into the crowded building and wait at the door.
"I have a reservation." He murmurs as he tries to look over the large crowd.
"You have a reservation?" I ask. I was surprised that he had everything all planned out.
"I was planning to go eat after the mission anyways. Let's go inside." He leads me through the cluster of people. He puts his hand on the small of my back to guide me, and my face flushes to a light pink.
"I have a reservation for 5:00." Natsu tells the lady at the counter. She nods her head and asks for his name, and we go to a small booth in a quiet part of the restaurant.
"Have you ever eaten here Luce?" He looks over his menu to see me.
"I'm not sure that I have." I reply, looking over the menu.
"It's supposed to be really good." I get a gigantic bowl of pasta, which seemed like a small amount compared to what Natsu ordered.
After dinner, Natsu and I get on the Train back to Magnolia, I decided to ride back with him. Happy sleeps in the seat across from ours, and Natsu tiredly plops down next to me.
His head falls to my lap, and he closes his eyes. I set my hand on the top of his head, and unconsciously comb my fingers through his hair.
"Lucy?" He asks.
"Yes?"
"The guild," he starts to say. "We've missed you. I've missed you."
"I know, Natsu."
"And Lucy?"
"Yes Natsu?"
"Please don't ever leave again."
"I won't."
Natsu
I sigh and close my eyes. I could feel her hands running through my hair. I still loved her, I couldn't help it. I hoped that she could feel something for me again. I made a big mistake six years ago, and I was still paying the consequences.
When I arrive home, I look around for Jasper. I find him fast asleep on the couch. He looked so pleasant when he was sleeping. His facial features softened and his lips were slightly parted.
I look around for a blanket and slide it over his body. He hums, and the sides of his mouth turn up lightly.
I sit on the ground in front of the couch, and lean back on the seat cushion. I exhale quietly and close my eyes.
Jasper
I was half asleep, and she quietly enters through the door. The floor creaks under her feet as she walks towards me. I feel a blanket being pulled over me. I smile and hum contentedly.
I wanted to be with her for as long as possible. Each day I was falling for her more and more. I try to hide it, because I know she couldn't ever feel the same way.
A/N: I'll be updating every Wednesday/Thursday. Please review and thanks for reading.