Title: Blazing Souls

Author: CreateElements

Rating: T-rated because of paranoia.

Summary: If something can go wrong, it will.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail; if I did a lot of it would be different!

Memories

"We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." - Sam Keen, To Love and Be Loved.

Natsu Dragneel sucked in a deep breath as he raised his fist to knock on the bedroom door. His other hand clutched a bouquet of daisies that Lucy had insisted he get. He hoped that he hadn't burnt them out of nervousness.

He heard a loud shriek and then multiple voices talking over one another on the other side of the door. It took a few minutes but the voices quieted down and then Lisanna opened the door. She looked radiant.

Then again to Natsu, she always looked dazzling. Her face wore that smile he loved. Behind her Natsu could see a crowded room. He felt a bead of sweat roll down his face as Lucy, Erza, Mirajane, Juvia, Levy and Cana stared at him.

"Are these for me?" Lisanna asked when she noticed the flowers he was holding. His eyes darted from the other figures in the room to Lisanna and nodded.

Her smile only grew as he nodded speechless. Hastily, he shoved the daisies in her direction. The white haired mage looked down at the flowers in shock. Natsu followed her gaze realizing that he had not burnt the poor defenseless daisies; but had left a different type of surprise. When his eyes landed on his mistake he smiled sheepishly at the blue eyed woman.

The flowers he had taken from the guilds garden apparently came with little tuffs of dirt and roots.

Lisanna giggled as she looked down at the flowers. They were beautiful. She recognized them from the guild's garden but still it was a sweet gesture.

"I'm so sorry about that, Lis," the Dragon Slayer apologized. He hoped that she wouldn't change her mind about their date.

"It's okay," she said. "I just really was not expecting that."

Lisanna gave him another smile as she took the daisies and carefully placed them on her desk.

"Remind me to put them in some water when we get home," the take-over mage said. She waved goodbye to the others as she closed the door and placed her hand in his.

Don't screw this up, the Dragon Slayer commanded to himself as they headed downstairs together.

Walking through Fairy Hills the Dragon Slayer noticed that the other female guild members approved of the match. That gave the Dragon Slayer a bit of a confidence boost.

As they reached the door to Fairy Hills girls' dormitory he stopped her from moving forward. He walked a head of her, opening the front door for her. Lisanna giggled, thanking him as she walked past.

However, as Lisanna passed him, the wind blew some strands of her long hair. A few pieces of her hair ran across Natsu's nose making the Dragon Slayer sneeze. The white haired mage stopped in her tracks as she looked back over her shoulder to see a small fireball coming her way. Lisanna's eyes widened as she dodged his accidental misfire.

Natsu gave a sigh of relief. The last thing he wanted on a first date was to injury her. Natsu blurted out "Lis! I'm sorry, I… I-"

"Don't worry, Natsu," Lisanna said after recovering her composer.

Natsu looked at her with a little bit of doubt. However, once Lisanna gave him a smile he couldn't help but smile back. Her smile was infections.

With two mistakes already under his belt Natsu took extra care in making sure nothing else went wrong.

The flowers and shooting a fireball had just been flukes. The rest of the evening would go just as planned.

By some miracle, the pink haired mage was able to keep himself from clamming up as he and Lisanna waited in line to buy their tickets. He could do this. It was just Lisanna, after all. They had known each other since they were children. They had hatched Happy together! There was absolutely no reason for him to be nervous around her.

When it was his turn to pay for the tickets, he was all ready to go, until he saw the sign.

"Sold out?"

Natsu paled. That wasn't supposed to happen. Natsu bit his tongue nervous he would start yelling and make a scene. The last thing Magnolia need was Natsu burning down the theater. He glanced back at his date. She looked disappointed. Natsu frowned, having no idea what to do next.

"It's okay Natsu," Lisanna insisted, "I'm not really that into the theater. Especially after that job we took last week."

Natsu knew Lisanna was lying but he smiled anyway. The theater being sold out was not his fault, but he was still feeling pretty lousy about the entire evening so far. It seemed like everything that could go wrong was. It was like the universe was plotting against him to make sure he never had a chance with Lisanna again.

The duo ended up at a park. There were a surprising number of people out and about, and the couple passed a lot of laughing children and their parents. It was kind of nice, actually. Not as good as sitting in the dark with his arm around her shoulder, like last time, but still nice.

They stopped to buy cups of hot chocolate. When they had gotten their drinks, Lisanna made it a point to put her free hand in his once more. Maybe it wasn't going to be as bad as he thought it was.

The two sat together on a park bench in silence. Lisanna watched a few of the kids laughing on the swing set. She turned to look at Natsu who was inspecting his empty cup. The blue eyed woman giggled at Natsu. He turned to look at her confused, "What?"

Lisanna shook her head, "Nothing. I'm glad we're doing this instead."

He gave her hand a small squeeze, "Me too."

The Dragon Slayer was glad. Not only did he not have to sit through a boring play, he was sure this was viewed as a more romantic activity. To Natsu the night was starting to get better.

Despite everything not going as Gildarts and he had planned, maybe… just maybe he was doing alright. That's all that Natsu could ask for.

As the pair of mages continued their stroll through the park, a group of kids ran by; one of them slammed right into Natsu, who bumped into Lisanna trying to keep himself upright.

"Hey! Watch where you're going!" Natsu hollered after the boys as they ran off. He turned to Lisanna, his face paling when he saw the large stain on her dress.

"Lis…"

Lisanna looked down at her dress for a few seconds before looking over to the Dragon Slayer, "It's okay Natsu. It happens."

Despite her words, the Dragon Slayer looked defeated.

The take-over mage in front of him was fiercely scrubbing a napkin on her dress.

"Do you want to just go home?" He was kind of hoping that she would say yes. They were tempting fate by staying out for any longer. The pink haired man was sure that whatever occurred next would be a particularly bad.

Lisanna glanced up at him as she nodded, "Sure Natsu."

Natsu noticed, as they walked back to Fairy Hills, Lisanna didn't reach for his hand, nor did she speak to him.

The Dragon Slayer was feeling pretty miserable about the whole thing. He never expected the night to turn out so horrible. In that moment he knew he had blown his shot with the take-over mage.

Way to go flame brain, a voice that sounded like Gray's said. Perfect just what he needed. Gray mocking him at a time like this. Natsu hung his head. Wonderful.

When they arrived back at Fairy Hills, Natsu reluctantly followed Lisanna up to her room to say goodnight. The rest of the dormitory was silent. As they walked up the stairs, he tried to find the right words to apologize. He wondered if there could ever be a way to make this terrible night up to her.

Lisanna stopped outside of her room to see a note on her door. She pulled the note off with a smile on her face. She turned around to Natsu opening her mouth to speak, but before she could get any words out, Natsu interrupted her, "I know tonight sucked! I'm so sorry Lisanna about everything."

Lisanna clutched the note in her hand. She wrapped her arms around the Dragon Slayer which shocked him, "Natsu. One horrible date won't make me stop going out with you."

Natsu held the take-over mage in his arms, "But why?! After everything that happened?"

Lisanna shook her head, "Natsu. Loving you doesn't mean you give up at the first sign of disaster. You work through it."

The pink haired man was less than convinced, "I'm bad luck."

"Natsu, you're not bad luck." The take-over mage pulled away from Natsu, "Natsu. Tonight may have been a disaster but I had fun because I was with you. Besides," she said pointing to his tux and her dress, "I feel a little silly don't you? This isn't us. I like my rowdy Dragon Slayer."

And with that, Lisanna reached up, grabbing onto Natsu's suit pulling him down to her and kissed him.

The Dragon Slayer was stunned at first, but he was a fast learner. He wrapped his arms around Lisanna, enjoying the feeling of her body against his. Judging by the way the take-over mage responded he must have been doing something right.

Finally, the take-over mage stepped away. "Let me go change and then we can go to the guild."

Natsu nodded tongue-tied as she closed her door.

Despite all that had gone wrong tonight, Lisanna was okay with it. The proof was still on his lips. He could still taste a faint trace of cinnamon on his mouth as he leaned against her door, "I guess that wasn't so bad after all."

Just then Lisanna opened up the door, causing the Dragon Slayer to fall backwards. He laid there with a dazed expression on his face; she leaned over him, holding out a hand with a smile on her face, "Opps?"

A/N: Sorry for another late one! This chapter was kind of a spur of the moment thing. I originally had something else planned and then this happened. I hope you like it.

Apologies for grammar errors. I have no grammar skills.

Next up: Lost & Found!

Until next time!

- CE