Heylo! How was your day yesterday (or couple of days depending when I post this) Merry (belated) Christmas! If you don't celebrate that, Happy Hanukkah or Kwanzaa_ if you don't celebrate any of those… Happy New Year! It's finally 2016! Let's go back to the story now,

Chapter 9: Unexpected Visit

Normal POV

"Whuuuaaa…" Lucy yawned petting the blue lump in her arms "good morning Happy…" She rose up smiling at the cat "did you get a good sleep like me?" Happy meowed. As Lucy got up her door flung open. An unhappy growl came from the intruder's stomach.

"Luccyyy, make breakfast!" Cana groaned leaning against the door frame.

"The only time you're guaranteed to say my actual name is when you're hungry or want booze" Lucy mumbled

"Luuuuuccccccyyy" Lucy pouted getting up. She picked up putting him on the ground so he could walk around.

"First let me brush my teeth and take a shower" Lucy yawned grabbing her towel and toothbrush. As Lucy passed by Cana she glanced behind her.

"Today feels like it's going to be an in interesting day…" Cana said but Lucy ignored her blabbering. When Lucy was in the process of brushing her teeth there was a knock at the door. She sighed running a hand through her hair and went to the entrance but Cana beat her to it. Lucy froze when she noticed Natsu and Lisanna. Lucy lamely stood there with her toothbrush awkwardly hanging from her mouth.

Natsu gawked at the sight "Good morning Cana"

Lisanna smiled ignoring Lucy's presence "good morning, not to be rude, but why were we called here again?"

Cana moved to the side making Lucy more noticeable "Rushi has a birthday present for Natsu" Cana raised a brow at her missing cousin.

At the word 'present' Lucy already snuck back to the bathroom with a heated face. She groaned when there was a knock on the bathroom door and a smirking Cana came in. "Aren't you going to give Natsu his present?" she suppressed the words.

Lucy stared emotionlessly at Cana muttering "don't expect me to make you breakfast." Cana walked away blissfully unaware of what Lucy said.

Lucy sighed rinsing her mouth and pulled her hair up as she trotted to the kitchen. On her way there she saw Natsu staring at Happy so she picked him up and brought him to the kitchen with her.

"Yay breakfast," Cana smiled innocently at Happy causing Lucy to glare at her.

Lucy sighed petting Happy until he started to purr. When he did she smiled heating up a bagel with cream cheese and some coffee. Lucy carried Happy and her coffee mug with one arm and the bagel in the other she returned to the living room noticing the couple sitting down.

Lisanna glared at Lucy as she held her bagel in her mouth setting the coffee mug down and walked towards them.

Lucy placed Happy on Natsu's lap smiling "he's your birthday present" she said muffled.

Natsu just stared at Happy once more, Lisanna groaned, and Happy meowed staring back at Natsu. A small smile appeared on Natsu lips.

"Thanks" he mumbled. Lucy nodded taking the bagel she forgot was in her mouth in her hands. Cana clearly bored at Natsu's loss for words spoke up

"Marisa calls him Happy"

Natsu snorted "what kind of name is that?" he looked back at the cat who meowed and chuckled "he seems to like that name, I guess I'll keep it"

Lisanna examined the cat frowning "why is the poor thing blue?"

"Well_"

"How on Earthland could you be so irresponsible as to let the cat get affected by your hair products?"

Lucy twitched twisting her hair "that's not what happen" she muttered through her gritted teeth.

Cana who seemed to be enjoying herself happily collected all Happy's stuff and handed it to Lisanna. "The cat's last owner didn't watch it well enough and it played in blue hair dye"

Natsu turned to Lucy opening his mouth but after second thought closed it hanging his head. Cana clapped her hands

"I have a present for you too!" Cana walked to a shelf behind her and grabbed a bottle of Fire Whiskey. Lucy's eyes widened

'"WHY IS THIS SO HOT?!" I was literally stomping in place. Natsu looked at me dumbfounded "what's wrong Luce?" he looked at me worriedly "idiot!" I ran pass him to the kitchen grabbing a carton of milk. I continuously wiped the tears that keep reappearing on my face as I searched for my cup. "Natsu_ where is my_ cup" I kept sniffing. He shrugged with a look of confusion plastered to his face. Unable to take it for much longer I quickly twisted to cap off and drank from the gallon and collapsed to the ground. Natsu sat down inching towards me and poked my face. "Are you ok?" I just sniffed again. "I know what will cheer you up!" he beamed getting up. When he came back he had a glass with some kind of drink in it. "What is that?" I rose a brow standing up with his help. "Fire Whiskey!" I squealed resisting the urge the slap the cup out his hand and turned away scowling. "Weirdo" he laughed. I couldn't stay mad at him. I smiled -despite the fact my tongue felt like it was burnt off— "idiot"'

Blushing Lucy went back to the bathroom to take a shower. Cana rose a brow watching Lucy leave and turned back to Natsu who silently took the whiskey.

"You seem to love hot things so when I was shopping at the liquor store I picked up the hottest thing they could offer" Natsu forced a smile.

"Thanks, I appreciate it"

An hour has passed since Natsu and Lisanna left and Lucy came out wearing a floral Trina crop top and jean shorts. She grabbed a bag leaving their old bedroom.

Lucy hadn't realize she was spacing out until she noticed Cana flicking her forehead looking bored.

Noticing she was fully aware again Cana blinked cutely "aww, do you miss Happy already?" As much as Lucy wanted to retaliate she couldn't deny it so she simply nodded.

Lucy rolled her eyes to Cana's teasing and they entered a taxi going to a new neighborhood.

"Geez," Lucy sighed closing her eyes. "We find a good place to live but we have to quickly move out because of two people" Lucy got out of the taxi and waited for the moving truck as Cana bolted inside the apartment building.

After a couple of hours Cana and Lucy's new rooms were set up and so was the living room. Lucy plopped on her bed starting out of the balcony. She laughed quietly remembering Lucy and Cana arguing on who would get that room. When Lucy told Cana if bulgers looked through they might come to steal her liquors she knew that room was all hers.

"A penthouse is nice. It's not the same as Strawberry Street but two floors with lots of room is great" Lucy rolled in her new sheets "but at the same time I kinda miss my 700,000 jewel apartment rather than this 900,000 jewel one.

Hours later after the moving men left leaving a couple of boxes Lucy and Cana were watching television in the living room. "Ok" Cana grunted. Lucy turned to Cana who was getting up.

"Going to work now?" Cana nodded "which one" Lucy asked

"Going to the clothes store. See ya' Lacy" Cana waved and Lucy rolled her eyes waving back. '"Today feels like it's going to be an in interesting day…"' Both Lucy and Cana recalled Cana's words from earlier.

Lucy stretched in her plain nightgown filling out some papers on a robbing incident they happened before. "Ok so this was… Yesterday which was the 22nd… at 9:36 p.m. on Raven Tail Road… Identified 24 year old male attempted to rob Magn_ what was that?" Lucy jumped at the sound of something being hit.

She worriedly looked around but rolled her eyes –for the umpteenth time—and back to her work.

After a couple of seconds the sound returned and Lucy was spooked out when she heard a creak. Lucy gasped as she saw her unlocked window being opened and grabbed a plastic stick from under her gown. Don't question why she had a police weapon under her dress.

She next tried to knock the invader off until she noticed who she was hitting.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE NATSU?!" Lucy screamed at him "HOW DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHERE I LIVE?"

"I see you still don't lock your windows" he ignored her blaring and flung his legs over her window sill. "Hey, you should be happy I'm here. You left something in your other place. Lucy puffed her cheeks questioningly (and still a bit angry).

Natsu took her hands and placed two heart shaped earrings in them. Lucy hid her blush realizing it was the earrings he gave her;

'I rubbed my eyes checking the clock then looked at my giddy boyfriend "what's going on?" I literally rolled off the bed to be caught by Natsu. "I got a present for your birthday Luce!" I stared at me "at 4:30 in the morning? Besides my birthday isn't even in this month" he grinned "I know, I was just really excited to give this to you Luce!" I punched his face lightly yawning "what is it?" he took out a box from his drawer and handed it to me. I gazed at the fancy wrap 'how much was this?' I wondered silently pulling off the red ribbon. When I took off the cover there was two small heart shaped earrings. I smiled putting them on and hugged Natsu. "I know you like star but I couldn't find any star earrings so I just got you this. I shook my head "no, it's ok. I love them but…" Natsu looked down at me "These probably costed a lot" I mumbled. Natsu gave me his famous wide grin "no, it was fine. I'd only get you something you would really like!" I nodded "I know"'

Lucy POV

I blinked feeling bitten with anger and sadness but took the earrings nonetheless. But still, something's up. "Is that it? You're telling me you walked to a COMPLETELY different neighborhood to simply give me earrings?" I found myself getting angry "just out of the small bit of goodness in your heart you_" he took a box with lots of paper in his hands "oh, that makes SO much sense I mean it…" my voice trailed off as I saw the words 'dear mom' written in bold black ink.

I gasped reaching out for the box but Natsu backed away a bit. I clenched my fist 'did he come to brag in my face or what?' "Give me my box" I demanded both happily and impatiently. He simply shook his head "what?"

"If I give you this here box, you need have to own me a favor, whatever it is" I swear, if I were in a cartoon my jaw would've hit the floor. 'Seriously?!'

"So you came here so I can do whatever you wanted?!" thinking about it for a couple of seconds he nodded.

"Well yeah if you wanna put it that way"

I felt my eyes roll. "Fine, it better not be something crazy or I'm not keeping my promise" I muttered quickly taking my precious

box away from his clutches.

I yawned collecting my scattered papers noticing Natsu's gaze on it. "This is paperwork on an incident I took care of a couple of days before your birthday" I quickly spotted a scowl form on his face

"Did you miss me so much that you memorized everything about me?"

I turned to give him a deadly glare "as if I would feel that way about a murder. I just have long term memory_ I don't easily forget things" I turned away quickly hoping he didn't notice the deep sadness in my eyes 'that jerk…' I took a deep breath "ok it's time to go!" I said trying to push him out of my room. When I got to the living room he frowned.

"Hold up a sec, isn't your bodyguard coming soon?"

'Huh?' I stared at him "he'll be here in at least 3 days" he frowned even more.

"What if I know what I want when that guy is around?" irritation flowed through me as I wrote a number on a piece of paper nearby. Natsu gave me a sly look.

"I thought you told Erza he couldn't give us your number" I let out an annoyed sigh rubbing my forehead

"It's Cana's!" I pushed him to the elevator

BOOM. I stopped feeling a shiver run through my spine as rain could be heard pouring beyond the windows. As I trembled helplessly Natsu crossed his arms

"Oh yeah, you don't like thunder. I not going home until the rain lets up" normally I wouldn't care and would have forced him to leave but this weather is unfortunately not giving me enough strength to do so. I sighed watching Natsu sit on the couch kicking his legs up on the coffee table.

"Down" I growled. He didn't spare me a glance but still stuck his tongue out and slowly brought his feet down to my satisfaction. I felt my stomach growl so I headed to the kitchen to make a bowl of cheese popcorn. When I came back to the living room Natsu was already watching some basketball game. A stood for a while but my legs begged to sit down so I groaned CAUTIONLY sitting next to Natsu with maybe 2 feet worth of space between us.

After a while of boredly eating popcorn and watching basketball Natsu stretched barely brushing his arm on my lips. I immediately curled my lips feeling my cheeks heat up. I was about to strike his head but he didn't flinch at all 'he didn't notice?' I shifted a bit. I guess I'd let it slide.

I swear if I had to watch another basketball game or listen to Natsu rage or cheer every time a basket was made I was going to go crazy. "So um… Why aren't you with Lisanna?" keeping it simply I guess. He quickly stole some my popcorn "hey!" I moved sitting even farther away from him.

"She's at work" he threw the popcorn in this mouth like it was some kind of vacuum.

"Really? What does she do for a living?" I asked out of curiosity. Instead of answering he furrowed his brows and growled at me. "Hey, this is my house! I don't care if it's still raining, I can kick you out"

Normal POV

Natsu sighed running his fingers through his hair sighing "she's the owner of a store.

"Wait what about_"

"Happy? He's with Lisanna" Not caring for more information Lucy turned her head back to the Tv that was now. Not much happened in the next hour the rain let up a little which was good and Natsu stole most of her remaining popcorn even when she was guarding it. "I'm going to use the bathroom" Natsu stated going upstairs.

"Please tell me he didn't go in my bathroom, Please tell me he didn't go in my bathroom" Lucy chanted to herself quickly. She never was a person who liked cleaning after others. Lucy shot her head at the stairs at the sound of things breaking. "What the heck?!" she rushed upstairs to find out Natsu somehow managed to break 2 picture frames, a vase and bowl of strawberries. Lucy twitched.

"Sorry," Natsu carelessly apologized and tripped. Now, as Natsu started to fall his instincts took over and he grabbed the first thing his hand could find. Now that wouldn't have been SO bad if Lucy's gown was the quote on quote, 'first thing his hand could find'.

Lucy screamed with her face flushed when her gown actually ripped. Natsu hung his head "sorry, I didn't mean to it was an honest accident" Natsu looked up at Lucy who's eyes were covered by her bangs. She pointed to the elevator

"Leave right now" Natsu raised a brow but ran when Lucy's hair uncovered her eyes which burned with anger.

Lucy went straight to her room and opened her wardrobe changing into some pink and orange pants and a white t-shirt. Lucy went downstairs to leave up the popcorn some dropped when she ran upstairs and throw out her beautiful but now ripped gown. 'Thank goodness I left my bra on today' Lucy collapsed on the couch when she was done cleaning the popcorn.

DING. Lucy lazily turned to the elevator and saw Cana happily walking in. "Hey Rushi! I got my paycheck today!"

"Awesome" Lucy smiled wearily getting up. Cana tilted her head.

"Why are you in such a bad mood?" Lucy wrinkled her nose turning away

"I don't want to talk about it" Cana put her bag down at a table smirking.

"I had a feeling today was going to be an interesting day" Lucy blinked remembering Cana saying that.

"Hey Cana" Lucy finally looked back at her "warn me next time you think something interesting is going to happen okay?"

"Oh?" Cana sat next to Lucy. Lucy closed her eyes sighing

FINALLY DONE. I know it's been a while, so sorry! I was a little behind but everything is gone now. It was fun typing this chapter, sometimes I surprise myself when I read my plan outs . Thanks for reading, please follow favorite and review ~

Ciao!

Next Chapter: Chapter 10: What are you planning Lizzie?