The Colour of Her Eyes

by Her Pretty Smile

A/N: Haha! I forgot to mention this (and I just remembered it!). Happy, in the previous chapter, was asleep, that's why he wasn't... er, talking. XD

The Colour of Her Eyes

Chapter 2: Golden-Brown

THE SECOND TIME HE noticed was when he was coming back from a job and was coincidentally walking in the path along Lucy's apartment. He was satisfied by the amount of jewels he gained as a reward (luckily, he'd only destroyed about a third of an unused land) and was chatting away with Happy about adding a new variety of food in their house.

But then he saw her.

She was walking towards her apartment with a small smile on her face. The sun was at its peak, and the golden rays shone on her, making her look like she was sparkling.

She seemed like she didn't mind the heat, though.

When she was getting near, he found himself staring right into her eyes again, and without knowing it, his voice trailed off in the middle of his conversation with Happy, the latter looking at him in confusion.

But all Natsu saw was her eyes.

A shiny gold colour was reflected in her eyes, and it seemed like it was her own.

Golden-brown.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

Why did he seem to notice her eyes a little more lately?

"Ah, Natsu!" she greeted, breaking into a slow run when she spotted him. "You're back from your job! How did it go?"

He pushed back his puzzling thoughts into the deep recesses of his mind and gave his usual grin. "It was nothing special, really."

"We received the full reward, Lucy!" Happy announced cheerfully.

Her eyes lit up. "Really? Congratulations!" She leaned towards them with an excited smile on her face. "So what are you going to do with the reward money?"

"Buy food, of course!" Happy declared.

"Let me guess... All kinds of fish?"

"Uh huh!"

She sighed and turned her attention to Natsu. "What about you, Natsu?"

"Fire food, of course!"

She gave another sigh, but a warm smile played on her lips as she straightened up. "Anyway, I have to go back to my apartment. I'll be at the guild later. See you there!" She waved at them before going on her way.

Natsu's grin faded as he watched her retreating back.

Since when have I noticed her this much?

A/N: Thanks for the feedback. :) Oh, and by the way, this story takes place after the Grand Magic Games. Another seven years have passed.