Gomen. I was grounded, so yea. Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or Fairy Tail Best!
Chapter 5: Amusement Park.
Lucy hummed cheerfully, this was the day when she could go to the amusement park. Lucy perked up at the sound of someone walking by her cell. The person was none other than the silver-haired beauty, Mirajane. Lucy immediately frowned. She hoped it was him.
"Why are you frowning Lucy? Do you not like the outfit I gave you?" Mira asked worriedly. Mira had bought Lucy some clothes for today, which means she got to wear some clean clothes for once.
"No...I love it personally..." Lucy admitted as she blushed a bit. She was wondering if he might like it. Her hair was let go in a wavy manner with her bangs showing. She had skinny deep blue jeans that stopped at her ankles. She was wearing white sandals and a normal sea green shirt with a black jacket over it. It was a perfect set-up for a perfect dat- Lucy shut her eyes tightly. Not a date, just an escape opportunity.
"Natsu said he was going to get his car, so he asked me to get you" Mirajane asked with her genuine smile. Scratch that. Fake smile. Mirajane was probably hoping for some romance to happen.
Mirajane proceeded to unlock the door and open the cell door. Levy crept up on Lucy and whispered: Don't forget the real plan. Lucy shivered a bit. Levy can be serious when she wants too. Lucy marched out of the cell as the cell bars shut behind her. Lucy swallowed as they marched down the long, dull hallway. The exit was right infront of her. She could run for it when she gets out, but she doesn't know Mira's power yet. Plus, the rumors of Mira's powers seem frightening. So she will just run when she is alone with Natsu.
"Kya..." Lucy squealed as she went outside. Everything was so bright. It took a few seconds for her eyes to re-adjust itself. "You wait here Lucy. I am going back to work" Mira ordered sweetly. Though, her tone didn't match her eyes. Her eyes looked hard and cold. If looks could kill, she would win. The white beauty left and Lucy was found standing at the entrance. Sure she could run, but Mira seemed she would hunt the ends of the world for her.
A few minutes past by and Lucy was still waiting. She was finally about to give up until a sleek red vehicle rode up slowly. (Imagine edolas Natsu's car) It looked like a racing car because the wheels were big, but the car stayed close to the ground, and the gas pipes stood out in a weird manner. The ends of the vehicle had painted flames and you couldn't see anything or anyone by the shady window. Lucy thought the vehicle was waiting for someone else so she stayed put.
A minute passed by and Lucy began to get a bit creeped out by this driver. Finally the window rolled down. There was the pink-haired idiot. "You gonna stand there all day?" Natsu asked.
"I-I didn't know you had this type of vehicle. H-How much did this cost?" Lucy stuttered in amazement. "I told you...My family is the owner of a wealthy coal production" Natsu explained. Lucy mentally slapped herself. Now she felt like the idiot.
"Now hop in." Natsu added. Lucy complied, went around the vehicle and opened the side door. The vehicle inside was nice. Black letter seats and it was very clean, but Lucy found that the most pleasant thing in the vehicle was the smell. It smelled just like Natsu. He must've liked this vehicle a lot if his scent is engrained in here.
Lucy sat in the seat and turned to face him. He was wearing the usual clothing he was when guarding her. Black jacket with one sleeve and blackish pants. (Natsu's clothing in the beginning of the Infinity Arc).
"Oi Lucy...The amusement park is big. So don't think that it's a good chance to escape. If you wanted to escape, you chose the wrong person." Natsu told her with a smirk.
"Eh..."
"I have a good nose Luce. I can find anyone miles away by scent. Including yours" Natsu added.
"But, even if I did want to escape, I would put on perfume" Lucy muttered
"Oh really? Lemme double check to make sure I got your scent memorized" Natsu explained. The light infront of them became red. Natsu leaned closer to her and took a handful of her hair. He proceeded to inhale it.
~Currently, in the mind of Natsu~
"GAH! WHAT AM I DOING!?...but her smell is kinda sweet. GAH!STOP GETTING IN MY HEAD LUCY! Oh crap she is looking at me weird now. What do I do. Say something! She kinda looks cute when she blushes! GRR...SAY SOMETHING!
~Now out of Natsu's inner fight~
The blonde was squirming as she blushed red. The light turned green and Natsu drove on. An awkward silence filled the space in between them.
"erm... How is your girlfriend?" The blonde asked. Natsu accidentally made a move on a girl who knew he had a girlfriend. The mavis was he thinking!? If he was going to do that, at least be smart about it.
The pink-haired fool keeping his eyes trained on the road began to talk. "She's good. Her name is Lisanna Strauss. As you guessed, she is the younger sister of Mira. She is super nice and not weird like you" "HEY" "Anyways, at the moment, we have been dating for 9 months."
Lucy made an 'ahh' sound and began to ponder. Why does Natsu seem so...casual with telling his whole love life to a nobody like her? Lucy shrugged it off and decided not to press more into his life. She had a feeling he doesn't like to about the past. And if she did, it was only a matter of time before he asked her about her past life.
The awkward silence returned. Stronger this time. The silence was broken when Natsu began chuckling. His onyx eyes looked amused as he began to laugh louder.
"Your so weird Luce!"
"Don't call me 'Luce', okay?"
"But it fits you perfectly!"
"Hmph"
"Don't be like that! We're already here, see?"
The blonde looked at the window. There it was. Apparently, Natsu decided to bring us to Veronica City. It's famous for it's impressive roller coaster. 'The Phoenix Priestess'. The amusement park itself is called 'Eclair'. Apparently named after an ancient person. Lucy proceeded to get out of the vehicle when she noticed people were staring at her weirdly.
Lucy shrugged it off. Maybe it was the vehicle itself that attracted the most attention. Natsu met her on the other side of the vehicle. The two both began to walk, side by side, into the park.
...
The amusement park, Eclair, was no joke. This amusement park was huge and colorful. Almost like a festival. When Lucy turned to look at Natsu, his eyes were gleaming. He acted just like a kid. Still, Lucy had to admit, she was pretty excited too.
A burst of screams were heard. Lucy saw who screamed. Those on the famous roller coaster. 'The Phoenix Princess'. Lucy tensed up. Nothing in the world would make her go on that.
…
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
Lucy was screaming and hugging the bars tightly on the coaster. Natsu had somehow managed to get her into the ride. The coaster was extraordinary. THEY EVEN HAD A RING OF FIRE! Lucy managed to steal a glance at Natsu. Natsu was cheering. He was a fire mage. So that meant this roller coaster must've been his favorite. Lucy stole another glance but instead of laughing. He was throwing up! Infact, he turned green!
"N-NATSU!" Lucy managed to yell over the coaster. It's a good thing he wasn't her when he was barfing.
…
"Natsu? Are you all right?" Lucy asked gently to Natsu. Natsu was throwing up in a nearby trashcan and Lucy was patting his back. Natsu pulled himself together and finally stopped barfing. "Yea...Sorry Luce. I have motion sickness." Natsu confessed. "But my little sister gives me some medicine. She good with that stuff. I guess mine didn't last. Good thing I bring extras, huh?" Natsu added.
Lucy looked even more confused. It dawned on Natsu that he never told her that he had a little sister in the first place.
"You have a little sister?" Lucy asked, as if on cue.
Natsu nodded. "Her name is Wendy. She looks more like my mother though."
"Ah...Well, lets take a break from rides and check out the local booths? Ne?" Lucy asked.
Natsu nodded, he grabbed his medicine bottle and drank it. It wouldn't immediately heal him, but it would take affect soon.
…
The colorful booths looked like miniature carnival tents. Each with it's own design and game. One after one, Lucy and Natsu both cleared the games. Each one was fairly easy, or unfair.
"So, where do you want to go next?" Natsu asked with his arms behind his head in a careless manner. "Let's try that one!" Lucy exclaimed to a nearby purple tent.
"I'll go first!" Natsu claimed and marched towards the tent. It was a simple, throw-a-ball-at-the-mill-jugs-until-they-fall game. Natsu handed the man working the booth 50 jewels. The man, in return, gave Natsu three plain white balls. The balls seemed really light and soft, while the jugs looked like it was made of stone. It was obviously made to be unfair Although, that was no problem for Natsu!. He took a step back and took a pitchers pose, like he was about to pitch a ball in baseball, and threw the ball. The jugs fell obediently down.
"WE HAVE A WINNER!" The man yelled. "So, which one do ya' want" He asked Natsu while pointing towards the prize rack filled with stuff toys.
"I'd like that one" Natsu said, pointing to a stuffed doll. The man got the stuffed doll and gave it towards Natsu. Natsu got it and faced Lucy. "Here" Natsu said with a smile. Lucy had a light blush but nodded in thanks and looked at the doll Natsu got her. It was a white dog. Well, it looked like a dog...almost. It looked more like a snowman because of the cone-shaped nose it had on. "I'll call him Plue!" Lucy declared.
"Even the names you choose are weird" Natsu teased. Lucy let that comment slide. Just this once. "Watch this!" Lucy replied. She gave 50 jewels to the same guy. The guy responded by giving her three plain softballs. Lucy fired the first one. It didn't fall. "Loser" Natsu teased, which infuriated Lucy. The second made one jug fall. And the last one got all of them.
"YES! I GOT IT!" Lucy shrieked in delight.
"Only because I helped you" Natsu added.
"How?" Lucy demanded.
"I made you angry"
"Excuse me ma'am?" The man working the booth asked, intervening the conversation between the two.
"The prize?" The man added.
"Oh yea!" Lucy realized. Lucy made a 'hmm' noise before pointing to one. The man picked out her choice and gave it to her.
"You have so much stuffed dolls now." Natsu commented.
Lucy shook her head before saying, "Nope, I have one! This one is for you".
Lucy began to give him the doll she had earned. It was a blue cat with wings and green bag behind his back. Natsu retrieved his gift with a very light blush. He began to look closely at the doll."I'll name him Happy!" Natsu decided.
Lucy asked why. "Cause he looks happy!" Natsu replied.
"Oi Lucy! Look." Natsu added. "There's a string on his back."
"Plue has it too!"
"Try pulling it".
Lucy obeyed and pulled Plue's string.
"Punnn Punn" The doll came to life and started blurting noises before returning to it's normal, quiet state. Natsu pulled Happy's string.
"Aye Sir!" A cheeky voice exclaimed.
"Amazing!" Natsu and Lucy said in unison.
"I really did have fun. Thank you Natsu!" Lucy said, facing Natsu. Natsu looked at her. She had a sincere and grateful smile. Natsu was hypnotized by her smile, he didn't notice her call his name and wave her hand in hs face.
"Natsu? You dazed off. You okay?" Lucy asked. Natsu snapped out of it.
"Yea...But before we go home, wanna go to the ferris wheel? My medicine should be taking affect by now" Natsu asked.
"Sure"
…
The two sat in the tiny compartment of a ferris wheel. Silence filled the room. "Lucy..." Natsu asked. He was facing her head on.
"Hmm" Lucy hummed and faced him.
Their faces were inches apart. Lucy wanted to move but couldn't. "I...I..." Natsu began.
Is he going to say he loves me! Was all Lucy could think.
"I...have to throw up" Natsu managed to get out.
"Eh?"
And just like that, Natsu barfed on Lucy.
"My outfit! GET THIS OFF OF ME NATSU!"
Gomen! This is really bad news. I hate this as much as you do, so that's why i made this chapter a bit longer. I am going to have to restart my schedule. So that means i won't finished the chapters i missed last week. So i will start with a new slate. Gomen!