Hellooooooooo there lovely people! Well, I most likely know what y'all are thinking. "Why is she re making a story she already made" WELLLL MY PRETTIES. I decided to take a trip down memory lane and read my first ever story, 'Difficult Love'. And the quality of the writing kinda saddened me. Though in my defense, it was made over the summer, without school. So now that I am in school, I decided rewrite it, to better fit all of your likings. And, I kind of dreamed up more small idea's to add to the story. I also am kinda doing a writing and drawing contest (Although the likeliness of me winning is very small) which will be done on wattpad. I liked the idea of this story, so i decided to rewrite it and make it better for the contest. So I didn't want wattpad to have a better written story then my hometown (AKA Fanfiction . net). aND ANOTHER THING FOr aLL oF yOU ChILDREN WhO alREADY READ IT, DONT YOU DARE THINK I FORGOT ABOUT YOU. There will be a certain surprise for you patient petunias at the end ;) *cough* sequal that somebody requested *cough*. SO. I do hope you enjoy this version much better, and I will shut up now.
Enjoy :D
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail...yet.
It was a quiet morning, something Fairy Tail had gotten used to this past month. No fights had broken out, no overly loud arguments, just peace. It was February, so small flakes of snow could be seen falling out the guilds windows. This was the kind of morning that guilds older members had grown accustomed to, though they knew it was finally over when a cool breeze entered the hall when the doors were slammed open.
"With this kind of money, I'll be able to pay my rent for the next 6 months!" Lucy cheered happily, pumping her fist in the air. Team Natsu had gone on a month-long S-Class mission, but finishing it gave them twelve million jewel to split.
"We would've gotten the money a lot quicker if snowflake over here didn't get in my way." Natsu pointed his thumb towards Gray in a lazy fashion, eyes glazed with boredom.
"Are you kidding me? You would've died without me there!" Gray growled at Natsu, his fists tightening as he prepared one of the many fights that guild hadn't missed in the past month.
Natsu bashed his forehead against Gray's, gritting his teeth towards the raven-haired mage. "You wanna go ice princess?"
"Like you could beat me flame-brain!"
Their argument had slowly turned into a dust cloud of ice and fire, the occasional chair joining the battle. Everyone sighed, even Erza decided not to separate them. Lucy slowly strutted over to Mira, shaking her head in slight amusement as she went to order a strawberry milkshake.
She plopped down on a stool, and greeted Mira who was cleaning a glass.
"Welcome back Lucy! How was your mission?" Lucy smiled tiredly and looked up at Mira.
"Exhausting, I just really need a milkshake." Mira nodded with a smile, and dashed off to make one. Upon returning and handing Lucy her glass, Mira leaned towards Lucy in interest.
"So you guys made it back just in time for Valentines day!" Lucy smiled. Valentines day was one of Lucy's favorite holidays, full of love, roses, Mira's chocolates… But it was a reminder of the fact that she was single, though she was ready to change that. As if reading Lucy's mind, Mira grinned creepily.
"Do you have a date for the party?" A suggestive gleam shined and Mira's eyes, and there was no question why. Mira had been trying to fix Lucy up with Natsu ever since their first mission together. And even though Lucy had a small crush on her childish, yet handsome partner, he was too dense to notice and Lucy figured her little fantasy of them being together would never come true.
The blonde lowered her head in embarrassment and slight depression as she shook her head no. Mira's face instantly fell, looking even more depressed than Lucy. Lucy looked up though, a weak smile plastered on her face. "But I'm still going," Lucy's smile became slightly more genuine, "Even without a date, it might still be kind of fun."
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Lucy wandered around Magnolia, with her share of jewels from the last mission held tightly in her wallet. She entered just about every store there was, looking for a new dress for the dance later that night. Though she exited just about every store she entered, feeling less and less excited about going with each door she left from.
When she was just about to give up, walking slowly towards her apartment, her eyes wandered over to a store window that contained the perfect dress. It was slightly above knee length, a pale pink that fit to the little of the waist and then flared out. Sparkles completely covered the top of the dress, following the sweetheart neckline. Though they slowly faded out until there was no more sparkle where the dress flared. Lucy rushed in, and with her luck, they had one that fit her perfectly. Along with the dress, she bought a pair of sparkle-covered heels.
She rushed home, clutching her bag in her hand, with newfound excitement for the dance.
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Cancer styled Lucy's hair as she did her makeup, a little more than usual. Once finishing the final touches on her eyeliner, she looked up at the mirror. Her chocolate brown eyes met a face that was much too pretty to be her own. Her hair was dutch braided on both sides to the back of her head, which fell into a waterfall of curls, leaving her bangs and two strands of curls in the front. She looked stunning.
Lucy thanked Cancer, who bowed as she sent he back to the spirit world. She continued to stare at the mirror, until she caught sight of her clock through the reflection, telling her that there were 10 minutes before the dance started. Lucy quickly slipped on her shoes, getting ready to head out when she heard a knock on the door. Her heart leapt in her chest, hoping that it was Natsu. She quickly shuffled over to the door to open it, revealing Gray.
He was dressed in a black tux and a skinny pink tie. When he caught sight of Lucy, his eyes widened and he stuttered, eyes never breaking away from the celestial mage.
"Y-you look amazing Lucy," Lucy smiled, glad that she wasn't the only one that thought of herself as somewhat pretty right then.
"Why thank you Gray, you look great yourself." This caused Gray's already slightly pink cheeks to redden even more. He cleared his throat, and shot her a charming smile.
"Erza sent me to get you, and I'm quite glad she did." Now it was Lucy's turn to blush. As she was thinking over what he just said, he held out his arm towards her in a gentlemanly manner.
"Shall we?"
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Natsu and Happy walked alongside Erza towards the guild, picking at the matching suits she gave them to wear. Natsu looked at her, giving her a puppy dog look. "Why do I gotta wear this thing?" He whined, throwing his head back in emphasis. Erza shot a glare at him, a dark aura slowly surrounding her.
" 'Got to' Natsu, and if you don't like it, then maybe I can rearrange your organs in a way that would be a lot less comfortable than the suit you're wearing."
Both Natsu and Happy swallowed hard and looked away, not wanting to look at the devil woman any longer than they had to.
"She's scaring me Natsu…" Happy whispered, holding his stomach to make sure that Erza wasn't able to do anything with his organs. Natsu nodded, warily glancing at Erza to make sure she hadn't heard what his partner said. But she seemed to be day dreaming, allowing Natsu to let out the breath he had no idea he was holding.
Slowly, they got close enough to the guild that Natsu was able to smell Mira's chocolates, making him forget all about Erza's threat. The sweet smell added a little hop to his step as the guild got closer and closer.
When they finally swung open the doors, Natsu's eyes were flooded with pinks and whites. There were balloons, streamers, and a large chandelier that hung on the ceiling. But Natsu didn't notice those things though, for he had his eyes locked on the table of food. He dashed over there, piling as much chocolate as he could onto his plate, while sneaking a few into his mouth. Finally, he settled at a table covered in a white tablecloth next to Juvia, who was staring intently at the door. Natsu shrugged off the weird vibe Juvia was giving and dug into his food.
About halfway through his plate, Natsu heard the guild doors slowly open. He looked up to see the stripper, who was holding the hand of someone who hadn't entered yet. Slightly curious to see who was stupid enough to go to this dance with Gray, Natsu's eyes lingered longer. But the curiosity was replaced with a sudden pain in his chest when he saw it was Lucy.
She slowly stepped in, a cute blush tinting her cheeks from all the eyes watching her. But Gray just smirked as he gently dragged her in. Natsu could feel a fever coming to his face as he looked at Lucy. Something about her just made his heart beat faster and he didn't know why.
Then Gray lead her to the dance floor. Natsu was able to hear the sound of rain slowly start outside, causing him to, out of habit, glance at Juvia, who was staring at the couple just as intently as he was. He glanced back, just to a sight that gave him another pang or two in his chest.
Lucy was so close to Gray. Her arms were wrapped around his neck and his arms were wrapped around her waist. He wanted to go up and punch Gray for being so close to his Luce, but why? That was a question he couldn't answer right then. He was too busy being angry at Gray and wishing that he could be in Gray's place instead.
The night droned on, Lucy and Gray dancing, enjoying themselves, as Natsu and Juvia stood watching, drowning in their own self misery. Finally, it came to the last song, a slow song. Lucy and Gray were even closer then before, leaving a sour taste in Natsu's mouth. He hated this. He hated it so much. Natsu tore his eyes away from the couple to look at Juvia. She was still intently looking at Gray and Lucy, when her eyes suddenly widened and brimmed with tears. The rain started to fall even harder as she jumped up from her chair and ran out the door, closing it with a slam. Natsu stared after her, slightly confused before returning his eyes back to Lucy and Gray.
He wished he hadn't.
Gray's arms had tightened around Lucy's waist, and Lucy's hands were intertwined with Gray's hair. But that wasn't that part that horrified Natsu the most. It was when he saw their lips, which were touching. He suddenly felt sick, very very sick. There was no way he could stay here any longer. Natsu called for Happy, who came from talking with Carla.
"Happy take me home."
"But Erza will kill you if you leave now-"
"I feel sick Happy, now please take me home."
"A-Aye Sir!"
Happy grabbed Natsu and flew towards the doors, exiting into the cool rain. But Natsu didn't notice. He couldn't stop thinking of Lucy and Gray together that night. The image of their lips together like that kept replaying in his mind, each second making his chest hurt more and more.
damn, damn, damn, damn, damn it! What's wrong with me?!
Alrighty guys! I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I gotta say, I'm a lot more satisfied already. Expect a chapter very soon, (I mean, I already wrote this basically, so…) don't forget to follow, favorite, and review, aND I WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME!
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