A/N: Here's another chapter! :D like I said, I did a lot of writing last night :P

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Chapter 5

Natsu sighed when he noticed his best friend shivering, halfway back to the dorms. He took off his purple and white Letterman jacket and draped it around the blonde's shoulders.

"You really should have worn something more sensible," he told her. "I don't understand you girls," he eyed the shoes that Lucy was now carrying in her hand.

"Thanks," Lucy replied, hugging the jacket for warmth.

Natsu managed to sneak past the dorm mother, Aries, and follow Lucy up to her room. He wanted to make sure she had water and got there okay.

Lucy groaned as she flopped down on her bed, face first. "My head hurts,"

"I told you to take it easy," Natsu replied, getting her a glass of water and some Panadol. "But you didn't listen,"

"Yeah, yeah," she replied, sitting up and taking the liquid gold from him. "You're not exactly the poster boy for responsibility," she told him.

"Whatever,"

"Were you really gonna fight Laxus?" she suddenly asked.

"Of course,"

"Fighting doesn't solve anything, Natsu," she told him sternly.

"What do you expect me to do? He was all over you, Luce,"

"I know, and you don't know how grateful I am that you showed up," she told him, smiling a little. "But that doesn't mean you can get into a fight,"

"But–"

"No buts! I've heard you're reputation, and I've seen you fighting with Gray," she said. "I know that fighting with your best friend is different –"

"He's not my best friend!"

"–but that just makes me more worried about what might happen in a real fight," she looked at him. "Please stop fighting. I hate it. I've always hated fighting. I just don't understand the point," she told him sadly.

They sat there staring at each other for a long time before Natsu finally spoke.

"I'll…try," he said reluctantly.

"I guess that's all I can ask for," Lucy smiled, hugging him. She grabbed her pyjamas and headed for the small bathroom to get changed. Then she crawled into bed, drinking more water.

"Tomorrow is gonna suck," she groaned.

"Oh yeah," Natsu chuckled, patting the blanket over her arm. "Well, goodnight, Luce,"

"Wait," Lucy grabbed his arm. "Can you stay for a bit more?" she asked him. "Just until I fall asleep."

"Sure," he said, bringing her desk chair beside her bed. She had her eyes closed.

"Natsu,"

"Yeah?"

"Why aren't you drunk?"

"I didn't drink an excessive amount like some people," he chuckled. "And it takes quite a bit for me to get drunk – I'm no lightweight!"

"Oh,"

Silence.

"Natsu,"

"What is it?"

"I just want you to know that I'm not normally this bad. This is the third time I've ever been drunk. And I've never been this bad before,"

"Okay, Luce," he chuckled again. "Go to sleep now, it'll help,"

"'Kay,"

"Goodnight,"

"Goodnight,"

Lucy groaned as she awoke the next morning. Her head was throbbing, and in that moment, she hated herself for being so stupid last night.

Lucy was sweating. It was too hot. She flung the covers to the side, off her body. There was still a pounding in her head. She just wanted to sleep some more, but the pain prevented that from happening.

Grabbing her head with both hands, she curled up into a ball on her side, facing Cana's bed.

That's when her knees hit something hard.

"Ow,"

Lucy screamed and jumped to the other side of her bed. She immediately regretted the scream as she grabbed her head again.

The covers that she had thrown off started to move. Lucy was now standing on the other side of her bed, ready to make a run for it.

Pink hair appeared, then a familiar face.

"Jeez, Luce, what was that for?" he grumbled, rubbing his head. "And you're really loud,"

"Natsu?" she asked, trying to comprehend. "What are you doing here?" she cried.

He was still sitting on the chair next to her bed, but he had obviously fallen asleep with his head resting on the edge of her bed.

"Well, you asked me to stay until you fell asleep," he reminded her. "Then I decided to wait until Cana got back, because it would just be stupid to leave someone alone in your state," he continued, eyeing her meaningfully. "But I must have fallen asleep first," he concluded, rubbing the back of his head, looking sheepish.

Lucy suddenly clicked. Natsu had slept in her room. On her bed. Partially, sure, but the girls wouldn't care about those details.

She quickly looked at Cana and was relieved to find the brunette still asleep. That girl could sleep through anything.

"Natsu, you need to get out of here," she said, pushing him to the door.

"Why?"

"Because you're not supposed to be in here!" Lucy cried. "What if someone catches you?"

"Wait," he said when they reached the door, turning to her. "How are you feeling?"

"F-fine," Lucy blinked, lying.

"Don't lie to me, Luce," he said.

"Okay, I am extremely hungover, happy?" she demanded, irritated.

"Get dressed quickly and meet me downstairs then," he told her before walking out the door.

Lucy just stood there for a moment.

"I just wanna sleep!" she cried. Then she looked at the time. 1:15pm.

Okay, maybe she's slept enough.

Lucy sighed after she had gotten ready, walking slowly downstairs. She had a drink bottle full of water in her hand. She found Natsu waiting in the lobby, wearing a clean set of clothes.

"That was fast," she mumbled.

"No, you were slow," he grinned. "Now drink this!" he produced a large red bottle. Lucy couldn't tell what was in it.

"If that's water, I have my own," she said, holding up her pink bottle.

"It's my special formula smoothie for hangovers!" Natsu announced, shoving it into her hands. "Now drink!"

Sighing, Lucy figured it was worth a shot, so she carefully took a sip.

She spat it back at him straight away.

"What the hell is in this?!" she demanded, sculling her water.

"Lots of stuff," he replied grumpily, wiping the liquid off him. "Carrot, cucumber, fish, broccoli, orange, strawberries, pinapple, peanut butter," he started listing.

"You don't put all that stuff together!" she screeched, chucking the bottle back at him.

"It works though!" he protested. "You feel better already, don't you?"

Lucy had to admit that her headache was a little better – just a little. She would never tell him that though. She just huffed and crossed her arms, looking away.

Natsu grinned. Then he checked the time.

"Shit, I gotta go!" he said. "I'll leave this here, in case you change your mind," he said, handing Lucy the bottle.

"I doubt that," she mumbled.

"Bye, Luce! Hope you feel better!" he called as he ran out the doors.

Where is he off to? Lucy wondered. He was always absent on Sundays, now that she thought about it. Maybe he was secretly dating a girl? That would get the girls off Lucy's back. Lucy would make sure to ask him tomorrow. For now, she decided she should probably go and get some food.

Lucy skipped the gym that day – she couldn't handle Erza's yelling – and went for a run around campus instead. Now that she knew about the abandoned hall, she decided to head in that direction, where she could get a little privacy.

She wasn't the only one who wanted privacy, though.

As Lucy approached the hall, she saw two figures in the window. At first she assumed that they were the cleanup crew. She was walking closer, intending to help out, when the two figures got close. Very close.

Lucy was right in front of the window now, and she recognised those figures. Gasping, she dropped to the floor underneath the window, wondering how she was going to get away without getting caught. Just as she was about to make a run for it, she heard them speaking.

"Gray-sama,"

"Yes?"

"Juvia was just wondering, why…?"

"Why I kissed you?"

"Yes,"

"I thought that was obvious,"

"Gray-sama?"

"I like you, Juvia. A lot. I just couldn't stand seeing you every day without being able to do this,"

Lucy heard a soft moan.

"Gray-sama…" Just a breath.

"I have a favour to ask, though,"

"Anything,"

"I'm not ready for everyone to know yet,"

"Why?"

"You know how meddlesome those girls are. I don't want them to ruin our relationship,"

Pause.

"Juvia understands,"

"Thank you,"

Lucy's instincts told her that they would be occupied for a while now, and made her escape.

When she was by the lake, out of view of the cabin, Lucy stopped. She was so happy for Juvia. Everyone knew how much she liked Gray. She would have to have a little talk with her later.

As much as Lucy wanted to, she would not tell anyone else. She would keep their secret for them – she knew exactly what Gray was talking about, after all.

When she got back to the dorm, she ran into Levy.

"Lu-chan!" she called.

"Levy-chan!"

"So, I heard you slept with Natsu last night," she said slyly. Lucy blanched.

"Where on Earth did you hear that?!" she demanded.

"Cana said she came back last night and found you both asleep on your bed," she winked. "So, how was it Lu-chan?"

"Levy-chan!" Lucy cried. "He just took me home after the whole thing with Laxus, and made sure I was alright – you saw how drunk I was. He was sitting next to my bed, and fell asleep. Only his head was on my bed, though," she said.

"But something still could have happened," Levy replied.

"Nothing happened!" Lucy yelled, before storming up the stairs to her room. She could hear Levy chuckling behind her.

Lucy was ready to strangle Cana. Now all the girls have the wrong idea, and she'd be hearing about it for at least a month! They'll probably say something to Natsu, too, and that'll just be embarrassing.

Lucy wanted to avoid the girls and eat dinner in the common room by herself, but that just left them alone to spread the news to the guys – and the whole school. She needed to be there to set the record straight.

She raced down to the dining hall, ready to shoot these rumours down in flames.

A/N: Heheheh silly Lucy for drinking so much! I personally have never had a hangover - which is extremely lucky, considering I have had a few crazy nights :/ haha - but I've seen my friends/parents/siblings hungover plenty of times :P

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this! Please review - it would mean a lot to me! :)