NOTE: This story has characters which do not exist in Hiro Mashima-sensei's work. They are my ORIGINAL CHARACTERS and they are mine. Everything else is not mine, but sensei's. Also, even if I do not write very well, please respect my work! Thank you!
READ: I'm thinking of making a sequel. :)
P.S. I'm sorry that I suck at endings TTATT
-CHAPTER EIGHT: MINE-
"I know, right? Finally, a guy I can call mine."
Every day, Natsu would hang out at the guild until he finds a job or something interesting to do. But today, he was waiting—but not for a job or a funny occurrence; Natsu was waiting for Lucy saying that she wanted to take (drag) him to a shopping spree, usually she would ask Levi or Cana. She didn't give him a reason why, she just wanted him to come.
"Hey, flamehead!" Gray said while sitting with Natsu at the round table.
"What do you want, Gray?"
"Nothing. I heard you and Lucy are going steady for a month now."
"Put on some clothes, damn it!" Natsu said absent-mindedly. Crap! How could he have forgotten? Was Lucy going to surprise him? Cr-!
"Seems like you're worried about something, Natsu…" Erza had just joined the two while Gray was putting on pants ("Gray-sama! ", Luvia squeeled.)
"Ah…" Gray teased. "Someone's forgotten an important occasion."
"You pickin' a fight?"
"Natsu!" a familiar voice yelled. "Let's go!"
Lucy was standing near the door, waving happily.
Crap! Natsu cursed. It would be a really epic fail if he can't give anything to Lucy. That would just crush his pride!
"Hey, Natsu!" Gray said while Natsu walked towards Lucy. "You want something to give Lucy, right?"
Natsu nodded.
"C'mmere." Gray said.
Natsu leaned towards him and Gray whispered something in his ear.
"Wh-What?" Natsu flushed.
Natsu prided himself for having a really high stamina. It's just that somehow, it didn't really apply today. Oddly, after walking for only a few hours around the town square, he felt tired and stressed. He figured that it has something to do with the activity. He just wasn't the shopping type of person. Plus, Happy wasn't there with him because he went fishing with Charle.
"Natsu, are you okay?" Lucy said, noticing that Natsu was really down. "Are those bags too heavy?"
Natsu put the shopping bags on the ground. "I'm okay, Luce. Let's just get something to eat!" Natsu assured.
"Yeah, sounds good."
Lucy and Natsu went to the nearest restaurant they could find. As usual, Lucy was paying. Natsu didn't know why he didn't notice that up until now, Lucy was always the one paying for their food. Somehow, he got a little bit conscious. Yet, he didn't want to show Lucy.
"Hey, Luce."
Lucy looked up at Natsu, who wasn't bothering with his food for the first time. "Yeah?"
"How come you always pay for me?"
Lucy chocked. "Wh-Why are you asking that now?"
"Nothing. Just asking." Natsu smiled widely.
"Well, for a moment I thought—" Lucy didn't finish her sentence. She went back to eating.
Natsu ate lavishly. He sure is hungry! Lucy thought as she finished her meal. She stared at Natsu while he ate, feeling lucky that of all the women in Fairy Tail, she was with this guy—Natsu Dragneel.
"Gaaah!" Natsu patted his stomach. "That sure hit the spot!"
Natsu noticed Lucy watching him. The girl stiffened as Natsu's face became serious. "Hehe… I'm sorry. I guess that was rude. "
"C'mmere." Gray said.
Natsu leaned towards him and Gray whispered something in his ear. "If you really want to give her something, I suggest you give her—"
Natsu remembered Gray's words. Without even thinking it over (so Natsu-like), Natsu leaned over and kissed Lucy. It was just a slight smack on Lucy's lips, but when it was over, Lucy's face was beet red.
"Wh-Wh…" Lucy could feel her legs shaking and her skin feeling very warm. "I-In a place like this… S-so many people watching…" Her voice wouldn't come out to form a complete sentence.
Natsu looked around. There were many people. Some were staring at him and Lucy, and gave him weird looks.
"Gaaaah!" Natsu said. Stupid Natsu!
Both Lucy and Natsu were dumbfounded. Lucy touched her lips, recall her first kiss from Natsu.
"Finally…" Lucy whispered.
"Finally what?" Natsu said.
"Finally, Natsu! You finally kissed me." Lucy jumped at Natsu, giving him a big hug.
Natsu and Lucy went back to the guild at mid afternoon, holding hands. Lucy couldn't let go of her lover's hand. He wanted everyone who could see them to know that he was hers and hers alone. Natsu too, though quite embarrassed, was proudly waiting for anyone to see their tangled hands.
Before taking Lucy home, the couple stopped by the guild to take a look at the request board. Just as Natsu opened the door, a girl with short, gray hair jumped at him and grabbed on to his neck. Lisanna had just come back from a mission and was already throwing herself at Natsu, crying; and Lucy wasn't pleased—at all.
"Lisanna!" the couple chorused.
"Natsu! The mission I've been on has taught me to say what you have to say while there is still time!" Lisanna was still sticking to Natsu.
"Lisanna…" Natsu said, as if comforting her.
The hell is this girl doing? Lucy thought with her mouth hung open. She knew she shouldn't be jealous. She stared at Natsu, who communicated with his eyes, saying, "I'll explain, so please don't do anything stupid."
"Natsu, I love you!" Lisanna screamed. Everyone glanced in their direction seeing the love triangle they knew would come, blossom even more.
The pink-haired dragon slayer took Lisanna's arms and forced her to let go of him.
"Lisanna, I'd like to introduce you to someone." Natsu grabbed Lucy by the waist and made her stand before Lisanna.
"Who?" Lisanna was perplexed, she already knows Lucy.
"Lisanna, meet Lucy—" Natsu breathed deeply. "My girlfriend."
Shocked, everyone who was listening cheered. Although quite hurt and down, Lisanna smiled and patted Lucy's arm.
"Congratulations." She whispered.
"I'm sorry." Lucy replied, pulling Lisanna in a tight hug.
"You're very lucky to have him, Lucy." Lisanna couldn't help but sob.
"I know, right? Finally, a guy I can call mine."
-THE END-
a happy ending... a sad start? XD