She followed Natsu inside the building, looking around in awe at the fanciness. So posh..
" And this is supposed to be the HQ of an ice-cream company?!" Lucy exclaimed, stopping in front of a giant plasma T.V. that listed various job requests, mostly for special deliveries and catering.
Natsu gave a half-shrug/nod. " Why do you think we're number one? Come on."
He lead through a metal door down the hallway. She immediately shivered as she stepped in.
" I-It's s-so cold!" She stammered, wrapping her arms around herself.
" It has to be, this is where we make the ice cream." Natsu explained.
Suddenly a bare-chested guy with dark hair appeared dragging a cart full of boxes. He stopped in front of them.
" Yo flamebrain." He smirked, fist-bumping Natsu. His eyes landed on her and widened.
" No way, Natsu." The guy said, looking at him. " There's no way she's the girl you were talking about."
" The one and only!" Natsu stated proudly.
The guy walked towards her and put a hand on her shoulder. " How much did he bribe you?" He asked, his face serious. Lucy sweat-dropped.
" Hey!" Natsu growled, pulling her away. " I didn't bribe her."
She smiled nervously. " Um, hi. I'm Lucy Heartfilia. I just joined here. And no, he didn't bribe me. Although I wish he paid me for having to withstand his horrible driving."
The guy cracked up, giving her a high-five, ignoring Natsu's protest of " HEY!"
" You know, I have a feeling you and I are going to get along great. Name's Gray Fullbuster." He smiled.
Lucy smiled back. " I think so too. Nice to meet you, Gray. Uh… you do realize you're not wearing any pants right?"
Gray looked down and cursed. " Crap! Not again!" He ran off in his boxers, trying to find his clothes.
" Er.. Does he do that a lot?" She asked Natsu who looked unfazed.
" Yup! When he first joined here, the manager of this department Ur used to make him work without his clothes on so he'd get used to the cold. Ur's retired now, but Stripper's still got the habit. " Natsu grinned.
" I see.." Lucy nodded.
" Anyway, we should get going. I wanna show you around more." Natsu said, pointing towards the door.
" Okay. See you later, Gray!" Lucy yelled as they walked towards the exit.
" Alright! Later, Lucy! Don't let Flamebrain get you in trouble!" He yelled back.
Natsu smirked.
" Psh, what's the fun in that!"
Lucy just laughed. For an ice cream company this place sure was interesting.