Welcome to Chapter 2! A question for all my lovely readers: does anyone else think of the Lucy Fire episode (the one with Mr. Cursey) when they hear "Girl on Fire" by Alicia Keys? Ever notice how Lucy's guild mark matches Natsu's hair? ;) Just something to think about.

-BookProf101

Natsu trudged down the streets of Magnolia, Happy hovering by his shoulder.

"Lucy was scary this morning, wasn't she?" Happy was worried; Natsu had been silent all day. Lucy always seemed to grab his attention. He sometimes caught Natsu staring at her. He liiiiiiikes her, Happy thought. The dragon slayer made a noncommittal noise before sinking back into silence.

Lucy's words kept replaying in Natsu's head. Besides the usual yelling, Lucy had launched into a tirade.

"Why is it always my house you break into? Why my bed? AND MY FOOD? Can't you leave me alone for one day?" At that moment Lucy's face had turned an alarming shade of red and Natsu leapt out the window. He thought he heard a faint sob before the window was slammed shut.

So that's what Natsu had done all day; he'd avoided Lucy against all his instincts, which were telling him to run straight back to her house and apologize, and definitely explain. But the problem was, Natsu couldn't explain why it was always Lucy's house he broke into, why he slept in her bed, why he ate her food. Natsu did what he always did when faced with a problem inside his head: ask Happy.

"Why is it we always crash at Lucy's house anyway?" Natsu asked. He couldn't begin to explain, but a rush of feelings surged through his bones every time he thought about Lucy's house. It was the place they became Team Natsu, where he crashed after eating lacrima infused with Aetherion. So many memories.

"Well, she always has fish in her freezer. Why do you always sleep in Lucy's bed?" Happy added, tempted to wink slyly.

"Hmm…" Was it because it was warm? Soft? No. "I think it's cause of the smell."

"Lucy does stink sometimes."

"No! I mean, it's like…" Natsu couldn't put his finger on it. Lucy's house was filled with the scent of her and every time he broke in, Natsu couldn't help but revel in it. Her scent was everywhere, floral and slightly dangerous. It reminded him of the way Lucy smiled, her true smile that warmed the entire room, the way her blond hair was whipped by the wind, her excitement on joining Fairy Tail….He sighed. It was time to go home. Natsu set off in a random direction; he was already lost.

Before he could realize it, Natsu was standing in front of Lucy's house. Wendy was walking up the street, Carla walking by her.

"Hey Natsu!" Wendy ran up to him where Happy tried in vain to offer a fish to Carla (where does he keep them?)

"Hey Wendy."

"We missed you at the guild. Did you fight with Lucy? Oh, and Mira told me to tell you something." Wendy stood on her tip toes to whisper in Natsu's ear.

"Kiss and make up." Without another word the Sky Dragon Slayer ran off, Carla flying after her.

Maybe I will make this a chaptered story instead of a two shot. What do you think? Please review. Apologies for the shortness; school has decided to crush me with tests.