Fairy in the Woods
Fairy Tail was not what Lucy expected.
It was far away from her imagination, too. Because when Natsu said it, she'd imagined a fancy place, full of people and maybe… magical?
But she found out her answer after a little fight over the three men for who was going to drive, which Natsu won by being faster and sitting on the driver seat. Jude and Igneel sat on the back seats, grumping and glaring at a laughing Natsu from behind.
And so, they arrived at a little bar, old and dusty in the outside, with a big fairy symbol over the door. Not fancy, not full of people…
Natsu happily unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped out of the old truck, urging them to go faster. Igneel helped Lucy get down, since its wheels were very big.
They walked towards the entry, Lucy's eyes scanning everything she could, like the shining sun above them, the empty street, the green trees and the black cat meowing in the sidewalk.
Much to her surprise, Natsu kicked the doors open and shouted at the top of his lungs, "I'm here!"
Lucy didn't see the flying chair until it hit Natsu on the side.
But he didn't even flinch.
"What's wrong with you, bastard!" he shouted, running out of her vision.
Lucy stood there, unsure if she wanted to come in. She wasn't strong enough to receive a chair flying at her.
But Igneel appeared at her side, squeezing her shoulder and smiling. "Ah, don't be afraid, Lucy! You'll love everyone here!"
Lucy smiled at his bright eyes, "Okay!"
Walking inside, Lucy could see the faces of many boys and girls around her age, and even older people seemed to be sharing a beer at one of the tables. There was a girl behind the counter, smiling at her place.
"Hey Mira!" Igneel shouted, calling the attention of the girl. She was stunning, with blue eyes and a shining smile. "Look, we have new people!"
Everyone fell silent, even Natsu, who was struggling with another boy.
"Yoo," everybody greeted at the same time, making Lucy's cheeks to get red.
"Hi," she shyly said, but her father only stood awkwardly behind her, nodding at everyone.
Talk about awkward…
"Hey Lucy," Natsu called her, throwing one last punch to the black haired guy and grinning to her. He motioned her to come closer, which she gladly obliged. She didn't want to be on spotlight anymore.
He invited her to seat at a table. More than invite, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her down on the seat next to him. Everyone looked at her with curious, yet excited eyes and kind smiles.
"Hey guys, she's Lucy," Natsu grinned. "She'll be staying at my house for the summer."
"Well, poor girl then," the boy fighting with Natsu said, sitting at her other side. "It'll be so hard for you," he then smiled at her, "Nice to meet you, I'm Gray."
"Lucy," she smiled.
"What do you mean she'll have it hard?" Natsu scowled, glaring at Gray over her head.
"Who would want to live with you?" Gray rolled his black eyes, "You stink."
"What are you-"
"Guys,stop." a red haired girl glared at them dangerously. "You're scaring her off."
Both boys gulped down at her side, staying quiet. Lucy relaxed -for a moment, she thought she'd be in the middle of their fight.
"I'm Erza," the girl said, sending a soft smile at her, much different from her previous look.
"My name's Levy," a tiny, blue haired girl with a pretty orange dress smiled. "Welcome to Magnolia, and Fairy Tail."
"Thank you," Lucy smiled sweetly.
"Yo, I'm Cana," a brunette smiled lazily, shooting her a mischievous smirk. Much to her surprise, she held a bottle of what looked like whisky. But it didn't compare to what she said next.
"You have nice boobs, can I grope them?"
Lucy yelped in surprise and hugged her chest, shielding it away from her. She blushed like a tomato, her mouth gasping. But any of the others looked surprised. In fact, Lucy found all of them staring at her chest.
"Don't look!" Lucy yelled, frowning.
"Ah, Lucy, you're so loud," Natsu scratched his head nonchalantly, biting back a yawn. "Don't do that on the mornings,"
Lucy opened her mouth to retort, but nothing came out.
She puffed her cheeks out, locking eyes with Natsu.
He locked eyes with her.
His green eyes were prettier when closer.
Someone coughed, and Lucy turned around to see it was Levy, with pink cheeks. "Anyways, what brought you here, Lucy?"
"Oh," Lucy smiled, thankful for the distraction. "My dad wanted to spend more time together with me and he decided to come here for the summer. Besides, he wanted to see his old friend Igneel."
Lucy's eyes wandered over the place, until she spotted her dad and Igneel chatting with other men in another table, all of them sharing a drink. If only they knew her father wasn't good with alcohol…
"Aww, that's so sweet!" a new voice said, and the bartender appeared at their side. She made her place next to Levy and looked at Lucy with a bright grin. "Where were you staying, again?"
"Stop your weird ideas Mira!" Natsu said, pursing his lips.
Lucy frowned, but said girl smirked mischievously, "Summer love."
She didn't know who was redder, herself or Natsu. The others at the table laughed.
"What are you saying?" Lucy asked, "I have a boyfriend…"
"Love Triangle!" Mira squealed, holding her head with her hands, her blue eyes shining enthusiastically.
"No!" Lucy denied. She was not someone who would cheat on her boyfriend, she never did.
Usually it was the other way around when she stopped them when they tried to go too far.
"Just kidding, sweetie!" Mira dismissed her, but Lucy still saw a weird spark on her eyes.
"So Lucy," the girl named Erza said. "Do you like strawberry cake?"
Taken aback for the sudden question, Lucy sputtered, "U-Uh, yes, I love it."
"I think we can be great friends." Erza smiled, taking a bite of her own… strawberry cake.
Lucy smiled at her in response.
Suddenly her phone rang inside her pocket. Everyone gave her a curious look, but she excused herself and left the table. Still, as she walked towards the bathroom, she heard their silly gossip behind.
"Who was that?"
"Do you think it's her boyfriend?"
"He must be hot if Lucy picked him. I mean, she's a cutie."
"Maybe. She said she still didn't tell him that she's not on Hargeon anymore."
"Woah, she's from Hargeon?"
"Well yes, stupid Ice Dick."
"How the heck was I supposed to know, Flame Ass?"
"Wanna go again, Princess?"
"You bet, Pyro."
"Stop."
"Aye, sir."
Lucy rolled her eyes as she answered the call and put the phone near her ear.
"Hey, Lucy," Dan's voice echoed from the other side of the line, deep and rough, but gentleman.
Dan was a gentleman, and Lucy loved everything about it. Though it was too soon to say she loved him, anyways. She just liked his personality. And the fact that he was cute too was a bonus for perfect boyfriend.
"Hey, Dan." Ah, but now how could she tell him that they couldn't see each other on the whole summer after one month of dating?
"Wanna go to the movies tonight?" he asked.
Lucy's stomach dropped. "Uh.. actually…"
"What's wrong?" Dan asked.
"I'm in Magnolia." Lucy confessed blunty, closing her eyes. She waited until the information sank to him.
"Where?" he asked.
"Magnolia."
"What's that? A new mall?"
"No, Dan, it's a town far away from Hargeon," Lucy explained, rolling her eyes.
"Lucy, that's a lame joke."
"It's not a joke. I'm not kidding," Lucy said seriously.
"C'mon babe," Dan pleaded. "There's a new movie that you'll love. I think it's based on one of those books you've read."
"Dan, I'm telling you, I'm going to spend the whole summer with my dad in Magnolia. I'm sorry for not telling you sooner, it was kind of unexpected. We arrived a couple of hours ago,"
"..."
"Dan?"
"Are you for real?" Dan asked, surprised. "We won't see each other for three months?"
"Yeah…" Lucy sighed sadly. "I'm sorry."
"But Lucy, I'll miss you," Dan said.
Lucy smiled, her heart stinging. "I'll miss you too."
"I'll call you everyday, okay?" Dan said.
"Okay," Lucy bit her lip.
"Where are you staying for so long?" he asked curiously.
Lucy panicked. She couldn't just say hey we're staying at a house where there's a quite attractive boy of our age but of course I'm not cheating on you because that would be craving her own grave. Besides, Dan was quite jealous, and she didn't want him to get the wrong ideas.
"At my dad's friend house," she said. It was the truth, after all.
"Oh, I hope you don't get bored over there. No idea how Magnolia is, but it must suck."
Lucy's eyes scanned the little place. Old, dusty and very different of what she'd seen, but still comfy and homy. She watched the table she'd been sitting, all of the laughing as the boys argued. She even saw new people; a big guy with long black hair and a pretty girl of wonderful legs. They were all smiling. At the other side, the older people seemed to be having fun on their own too. Oh no, was that her dad trying to sing at karaoke? God bless Igneel for stopping him.
"Nah, it's pretty cool, actually," Lucy smiled. "I think I'll love it."
"Oh," Dan said. "Then goodbye. Have fun with your dad, until later, Lucy!" Dan said, and then hang up.
Lucy sighed, putting it back on her pocket as she walked back to the table, still shy. Meeting new people was always new and weird to her.
"Lucy's back!" Natsu announced, grinning at her.
As much as he thanked his friendly attitude, she still felt shy when all of them turned around in her direction.
"Hi," she said.
"We were talking about the party this friday!" Natsu informed her.
This place hosts parties? Lucy thought. She couldn't picture it.
"You have to come, Lucy!" Mira squealed, all excited.
"Ah… probably," Lucy smiled. She'd love to, but spending time with her father was top priority. She needed to know if he had any plans for that night.
"You've never been to a real party until you come to Friday Fairy Tail," Gray said, a proud tone on his voice. Everyone nodded in agreement, even Natsu.
"Okay," Lucy grinned wider, "I'll come."
Ahh hope you liked it! Next chapter it's the party! Yay! More Nalu than in this one, but I think her talk with Dan was necessary for the plot, hehe. Anyways, thank you so much for reviewing, favoriting and following! You brighten up my day! Oh, and from now on I'll try to update this story every Thursday!
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