It was nine o'clock at night and Lucy was the last one in the office apart from Loke. She still had more work to do but she decided to finish it off the next morning. As she was about to pack up and leave, she was caught off guard as Loke was standing beside her desk. She pushed her chair slightly back, away from him. This was the beginning of an akward situation.

"Hi Lucy. Shouldn't you be at home?"

"Uh yeah, it's just that I had extra work to do today but I couldn't finish it all tonight." She replied shyly as not to anger him. He smiled at her.

"Come on Lucy, you've done enough today. Go on home quickly now. You don't want to be late tomorrow. You want me to walk you?" He asked in a flirty tone and leant in close to her was uncomfortable but she didn't want to be rude to him otherwise she could be fired.

"U-uh, I'll be okay..." Lucy said uncomfortably as she backed away from him. "Goodnight!"

"Wait Lucy! You've forgotten something!" Loke called. Lucy turned back and was shocked to see that Loke held the coffee cup with the number on it that she regrettably mistook for Loke's coffee. She rushed over, almost snatched it from his hand and ran out of the office. Loke was dumbfounded.

'What's with her?' He thought.

'What's with him?' Lucy wondered as she ran home since it was late at night and she was by herself. Her feet were getting worn out so she had to stop running after a while. She walked along dark streets and was frightened. She had never been at work this late before. Since her nerves were getting to her, she dialled the number on the coffee cup. She put the phone to her ear and heard it ring a few times.

"Shhh Happy I have to answer this call. Hello?" Natsu's voice streamed down the phone line.

"So it WAS your number!"

"Who is this?" Natsu asked dumbfounded.

"Really? You can't remember someone who spilt coffee on you earlier?" Lucy said with a smirk. Natsu could tell she was smirking by the tone of her voice.

"Lucy? You called?" He sounded surprised.

"Of course. Why wouldn't I?" She replied as if it was obvious that she was going to call.

"It's just that... I didn't think that you would." Lucy stood in the dark street shocked at the man on the other end of the line. She was silent for a longer time than she had thought and she knew that when Natsu tried to get her attention.

"Hello? Lucy? Are you okay?"

"Uh-Sorry. Y-yeah I'm fine. So, um..."

"So... Wanna come over?"

"HUH?"

"I just thought that maybe you'd want dinner as it's late and I'm guessing you've been working overtime. I can cook if that convinces ya!" She could hear his grin and a soft chuckle which made her heart pick it's pace up. Already? At his house?

"Were you stalking me? How did you know?"

"I promise I didn't stalk you! I just had the feeling that you're type of woman who is a workaholic or somethin' like that because of the coffee and the rush that you were in."

"Where do you live?"

"Eh? You want to? Really?"

"Yeah, it's sounds fun!"

"Oh wow, well er, I live close to the coffee shop we met at earlier." He tripped on his words. Lucy giggled down the phone line.

"That's weird, so do I! But where?"

"Where are you now?"

"Cherry Lane."

"Okay. Listen, you take a right at the bottom of Cherry Lane, then, you'll come across a four-way street. The road you want to take it the road called Strawberry Street and it's the block of apartments on the left as you walk down it. When you get there, it's apartment seven. You got all that?"

"Ye-eah..." She trailed off part sentence. Strawberry Street. That's the same street she lived on and the apartment block on the left sounded all too familiar aswell. It couldn't be... could it? "I got it. I'll see you there." She hung up and paced quickly to where Natsu had said to meet him. This was the exact block where she lived. There's no way that he lives there too. She would've noticed otherwise. Nevertheless, She rang the bell that said apartment seven. The buzzer sounded and Natsu's voice answered.

"Is that you Lucy? Hold on, I'll let you up." He buzzed her in and she slowly walked up the flights of stairs until she arrived outside of his door at apartment number seven. She cautiously knocked on the door and waited nervously.

Who she saw open the door, was someone who looked completely different from when they met earlier that day.

Natsu wore a white dress shirt and black skinny jeans with no tie but he was wearing a scaly, white scarf around his neck instead. Lucy found it unusual but oddly pleasing to the eyes. So much so that she couldn't stop staring.

"Lucy? Hi it's good to see you. Are you alright?" Natsu asked, leaning in close to her face to check if she had a fever. She leant back and her face turned as red as the strawberry of which her street was named.

"Yeah, uh, you too,erm..." Lucy stuttered. "Sorry that I'm in my work clothes" She looked away as to avoid his gaze.

"It doesn't matter. You look nice." He grinned. "Well, come on in!"

"Take a seat, Lucy. I've made pizza!" Natsu said cheerfully. He was acting like a gentleman but Lucy felt a little put off by this act. She somehow knew that this wasn't how he acted naturally around his friends. She sat down whilst Natsu placed pizaa on two plates and brought them over. For a few minutes they talked about their interests like, how they both like Rave Master, a TV show that ended a while ago. They talked about the action, the romance and the comedy that the show had to offer. Then, Lucy noticed something.

"Natsu?"

"Yeah?"

"Did you really make this pizza? It's really good!" She exclaimed, tucking in.

"Yep!" He answered, making a popping sound on the 'p'. Lucy raised an eyebrow and looked at him.

"Oh really? Is that why there's two empty pizza boxes in the bin over there?" She pointed. Natsu laughed nervously.

"Please don't hate me!" He burst out, startling Lucy and almost making her choke. Natsu patted her back. "I wanted to impress you..." He scratched the back of his neck and smiled sheepishly.

After they had finished eating, Lucy prepared to leave. Lucy exited Natsu's apartment and Natsu was so kerbobbled that he ran after her.

"Lucy! Wait a sec!" He called down the staircase. She turned around and looked up at him. "Where are you going so quickly?"

"I'm going home. Don't worry about me. I live pretty close too, I told you didn't I?"

"Well, yeah but where?" He asked. She stayed silent and pointed to the door on the right next to the staircase that she was standing on. Natsu's eyes widened in surprise.

"You're kidding right Lucy?" He asked, bewildered. She shook her head.

"I'm serious. This is where I live! Do you not believe me? I've got my key here to show you!" She put her key into the lock and turned it. It made a clicking sound and she went inside. Natsu ran down the stairs to ask her why he wasn't told sooner but before he could ask, she said.

"I did tell you Natsu. I lived closer than you think." And she closed the door, leaving Natsu speechless, standing outside the door of who he belived to be the start of something amazing.