"Lu...y...ce...Luce?...Lucy!"
Lucy opened her eyes.
She was greeted with the sight of Natsu hovering over her. He looked concern, but smiled as he saw hat she was concious and okay. He stood up and held his hand out towards her.
"Ah, your awake. I'm glad your okay."
Lucy blinked. "Awake?" She grasped his hand.
Did she faint or something?
She blushed as she remembered he kiss.
How can he be acting so natural about this?
"Yeah, we were still walking on our way to get some icecream and then you suddenly just fainted." He said pulling her up.
"Well yeah because you kissed m- wait what?"
"Kiss? What are you talking about?" Natsu said raising a puzzled eyebrow.
Lucy blushed. But...he kissed her didnt he...
Her eyes widened as she covered her face.
Don't tell me she just imagined the kiss...
And then she got so freaking excited she fainted.
Oh god. That's embarassing...
"Earth to Lucy?" Natsu said snapping his finhers in front of her face.
"A-Aye sir!" Lucy jumped as she turned to hom.
Her examined her for a few seconds before he laughed and xontinued walking.
"You really are a weirdo..."
Lucy caught up to him.
"You're the weirdo!" She accused.
"Look up the word weirdo in the dictionary and theres a picture of you." He smiled.
"Yeah well, theres a picture of you in the dictionary under the word pink."
"What. Oh no!" Natsu said pretending to be mortified.
Lucy laughed.
"You really scared me back there though Luce. I was about to call everyone over here...and 911."
Lucy's eyes widened. "Nonononono you didn't have to do that! That would've been embarassing."
"Fainting isn't embarassing."
Lucy opened her mouth to say why she fainted, but hat would probably make things worse for her.
"Nevermind." She said.
He turned to her as they walked. "Strawberry is still your favorite right?"
She nodded. "And do you still hate strawberry."
He pouted. "It's not that I hate it anymore. I learned to like the flavor since you always told me it tasted good."
Lucy laughed. "You don't have to force yourself to like something you hate."
He shrugged.
"Ah! There's the place." Lucy pointed as she ran ahead of him.
"Lucy! Wait up." Natsu said as he watched her run happily to the icecream stand.
"Hurry! Hurry!" She waved. She greeted the icecream woman as ordered.
"Are you two a couple?" The woman asked.
Lucy blushed. "I wish! But maybe we're getting there..."
The woman smiled and gave her an extra scoop as she thanked her.
He smiled as he watched Lucy. He had almost forgotten how much she adored icecream.
He caught up to her as she gave him an icecream cone.
"I was going to order..." He said.
"I couldn't wait anymore. Slowpoke..."
She licked her icecream as they sat down at a nearby bench.
"Hey Natsu?"
"Yeah?" He said taking a large bite of his icecream. He shivered as the coldness sent a chill through his body.
"Do you have a girlfriend?"
He raised an eyebrow. "Why do you ask?"
"I...just wanted to know." She lied. Well that was partly true. She also wanted to make sure she could win him over. Muahaha.
"Oh. Well no. I'm single. I'd like to get a girlfriend one of these days though."
Lucy smiled and mentally did the harlem shake. She had a shot at this!
"Well maybe she's out there waiting for you to make a move. She could even be rignt in front of you."
Natsu laughed. "Words of encouragement?"
She nodded.
"Thanks. I'll remember that."
"Sure."
"Hey Lucy?"
"Mm?"
"Im glad I have a friend like you Luce." Natsu smiled.
Lucy blinked.
Her and the icecream lady deadpanned.
She laughed nervously. "Ha ha...yeah...friend..."
Friend...
Friend...
He just basically flat-out friendzoned her...
FRIEND ZONED.
Damn it.
Getting her feelings through to him was going to be much harder than it looks.