~PREVIOUSLY ON THE LAST CHAPTER~
'Liking Natsu? No way! He's just a friend, a flirting playboy that I will never fall in love with!' Lucy shook her head, slapping her cheeks.
"That's right. . . I would never fall in love with a guy like him. . ."
Lucy was walking down the hallway to her next class when she saw a tint of pink. She stopped, retracing her steps and looked by the locker banks to see none other than Natsu Dragneel with another fan girl of his.
She rolled her eyes, walking away once more. It's not like this was his first fan confessing to him, nor was it going to be his last.
As Lucy disappeared, Natsu started talking. "Another date?"
"Yes! Would Natsu-Kun like that?"
"Today?"
"Yes."
"Well. . ." Natsu rubbed the back of his head, looking away. "What is it? You can't?" The girl frowned.
"Well, I was thinking about having a surprise movie night with Luce, you know?" He grinned a bit, thinking about how her reaction will be like. "Luce? You mean Lucy Heartfillia?"
"Yep! You know, the big chest blonde –", "I know who!" She snapped causing Natsu to look at her, startled. "U – Uh yeah. . ." He said, smiling once more.
"Why is she so important to you?" She asked, her voice quivering. Natsu, who didn't notice just shrugged casually.
"Lucy is just . . . a weirdo I guess." He chuckled, making the poor girl confused. "When I first saw her, I just knew she might be the one."
"Natsu-kun. . ."
"But eh, I don't know. I'll just spend some time with you girls." The girl pouted a bit, glaring at the floor.
She just doesn't get why Lucy Heartfillia was so precious to him, like the other girls that adore Natsu.
Lucy sighed as she walked around her house. She's been walking around in circles since she was so bored and there was nothing to do. And it was a Friday night while made it worse.
Lucy opened her fridge, sighing once more; scanning through to see what could make her empty stomach.
"Maybe I should get the girls over tomorrow or something . . ." She muttered to herself as she reached for a chocolate cake she got from Erza from her cooking class.
She got a piece of cake and popped it in her mouth, turning around to find Natsu standing by the kitchen door.
Lucy's eyes widen as she started choking on the piece. Natsu's eyes widen as he saw the poor choking girl, he quickly grabbed a cup of water and handed it to her who chugged the thing down.
She gasped as she slammed the cup down on the counter, making Natsu jump. "Y – You. . ."
"H – Hi."
"You little -!"
~X~
Lucy burst into laughter as some guy on the screen did something funny, while Natsu joined in laughing with her.
They sat side by side on the couch while Natsu had a small ice pack on top of his pink head. After Natsu had given Lucy that little scare, she slammed his head against the table making him pass out just for a good amount of time.
Now they're sitting next to each other, happily watching the movie together. "Hey, Luce?"
"Yeah, Natsie?"
"Can I have more ice?" Lucy turned her head to see the ice completely melted in his hands. Lucy scrunched her face up, "I just gave you that like 5 minutes ago!"
"But you know that I don't have normal body heat."
"You're wasting all my ice, you better buy me more. " Lucy mumbled as she stood up to go get more ice. Natsu knitted his eyebrows together, confused.
"Buy her more ice?" He muttered. Minutes later, Lucy came back with another ice pack in her hands.
"There you go." She placed the pack in his hands, sitting back down. "Thanks." He grinned, putting it back where it belonged.
"Hey, Natsu?"
"Yeah?"
"Didn't you have a date today?" Natsu looked at her, shocked.
Surprised that maybe, she overheard his conversation with that girl by the locker banks. "Yeah, I'm on a date now."
"Real – Hey." Lucy glared at him. Natsu smirked, swinging an arm around her shoulders. Lucy shrugged it back off and scooted a bit to the left. "This is not a date."
"Awwh, come on. Just once?"
"This is not how I want my first date to be like, so no." Natsu frowned as he stared at the blonde, trying to think of a way to woo her. "Luce?"
"What?"
"Then go out with me."
"How many times do I have to say no to get it through your thick head?" She snorted as she grabbed the remote and made the volume up higher.
Natsu pouted as he tried thinking of a way to make her go out with him. He has to admit, he was embarrassed several times in public when he asked Lucy out. He wanted to do something real special for her, but not like anything like her does with the other girls.
Natsu kept thinking while he listened to the background sounds, thinking of every possible way he can make her day, a romantic day.
Natsu then got an idea and snapped his fingers, pointing at Lucy.
She raised a brow and muted the TV, curious on what he's gotten in mind. "How about I, Natsu Dragneel, take you to the aquarium tomorrow morning?"
"Oh?" Lucy faced him, more interested. "Look, it's not a date, unless you want it to be," He winks and Lucy snorts, "I'll make tomorrow a great, fun day for you."
"And why in the world would you think that I, Lucy Heartfillia, would go out with you?" Natsu opened his mouth to say something but nothing came out; he frowned and shut his mouth.
She did have a point, why would she? Lucy smiled and turned the volume back to normal, "Okay."
"What?"
"I said okay, I'll go to the aquarium with you tomorrow." It took a while for Natsu to process this and he grinned widely, shooting up on his seat and screaming.
"YES, YES! FINALLY! YES!" He screamed, jumping around. Lucy rolled her eyes and kept her eyes on the screen, trying to ignore the pink haired screaming male.
"I'll come pick you up at 11 in front of your house, okay?" Lucy smiled and nodded as Natsu ran out of her house, screaming.
She snorted and lied down on the couch. "You better not mess this up, Playboy."
Lucy sighed as she puffed her cheeks out while waiting for her idiot 'date'. She's been waiting for almost 15 minutes and it wasn't a good start.
She tapped her heel on the concrete as she waited; she was so going to give him a piece of her mind.
As the time ticked she was beginning to think he'll never come so she turned her heel and was about to go back inside when she heard someone screaming her name.
She turned back around and saw a pink haired male running towards her. He stopped right in front of her, breathing hard.
"I – I – I'm sorry. . . I – I came s – so late." He said, putting his hands on his knees. Lucy glared at him, crossing her arms.
"Give me a good reason why I shouldn't just leave you and go back inside my house." Natsu dug into his pocket and pulled out a box, handing it to her.
Lucy stared at the small box then opened it, her eyes widening. It was a heart shaped necklace with bits of sparkles.
Lucy pulled it out, examining it in all angles.
"W – Where did you get this?" She asked in amazement. "I made it. Just for you." He grinned as his breathing became normal once more.
Lucy's eyes widen as she heard what he had just said. "I made it. Just for you." His words echo in her head. "M – Made?"
"Yep! It took me about a week but eh, at least it turned out good." Lucy stared at him in amazement as she processed everything that he has told her. Natsu has better craftsmanship then she gave credit for.
A warm smile appeared on her face as she flung herself towards him. Natsu's eyes widen as he felt the warmth of the girl of his dreams. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
"You're welcome?"
"Oh Natsu, this is beautiful! I love it, thanks!"
"Oh, no biggie." He grinned sheepish, loving her praise. Natsu grabbed the necklace as he stepped behind her, clipping it on.
Lucy smiled widely as she admired the pretty pink necklace around her neck. She really did love it, and it was the best she's ever gotten.
Aside from the Fatty chocolate and flowers she receives from the other fan boys in her school.
She really loved this one gift, especially if it came from Natsu. "Now, you ready to go?"
"Sure!" Lucy said, grabbing his arm. Natsu looked at her in surprise. Lucy looked so happy and loving today. "Luce, you okay?"
"Perfect!"
"Um, okay." Natsu grinned once more, wrapping an arm around her shoulders and walking away with a big grin on his face.
Finally, he'll be able to show her how fun he is.
~X~
"Is this what you call fun?" Lucy pouted as she stood next to the male that was poking a dolphin on the head.
"Don't you like aquariums? Luce, poke him."
"No way am I touching that wet mammal." Lucy scrunched her face in disgust. "Come on, it isn't half bad. People love dolphins!" Lucy shook her head once more as she turned around and leaned against the open tank.
"This is boring, take me back home." Natsu frowned as he looked at the blonde female.
He dipped his hands in the water, trying to think of a way to make the blonde have more fun. "Lucy?"
"What?"
"Look at me?" Lucy turned around and the suddenly Natsu flicked his hands towards her face, splashing bits of water on her face. "What the -?"
"Luce, I promised to make this day one of your best days in your life so even if it's boring now, I promise I'll make it fun later today."
"Why do you try so hard to impress me?"
"Well because I lov –", "Lucy?" Natsu stopped speaking as a high pitched voice interrupted him. The two turned around as they saw Erza Scarlet with her boyfriend, Gellard. "Erza?"
"Lucy! It is you!" She smiled as she went towards her to give her a hug. "Oh, hi Erza. Gellard."
"Hey."
"What are you doing here? With. . . Natsu?" Erza looked confused as she saw the pink haired male standing behind Lucy looking at the ground with his hands in his pockets.
Lucy laughed nervously, taking Erza away from the males. "Natsu? You're here with Natsu? The biggest playboy and idiot in school?" Erza whispered towards the busty blonde. "Shhh, Erza, look, I'll explain everything."
"Go on."
"Alright, you know how Natsu always asks for dates? Well I finally agreed and he took me here, it's pretty crappy but he vowed that he'll make it better later on. I'm trying to see if he can show me a good time, you know? We're not dating or anything, just a friendly little . . . play date?"
"Yeah, a play date alright."
"Shut up!" Lucy whisper-shouted as she blushed a bit red. "I think Natsu is a fun guy."
"You said he's a dumb playboy which you think is a complete dumbass."
"Well . . . my perspective changed since he became friends." She smiled sheepish earning an unconvinced look from Erza.
Lucy pouted and then looked at her friend, "Fine, let's have a double date." She murmured.
"I'm fine with that, now let's go. We don't want our boys to be waiting."
"Our boys? What are yo-?" Erza didn't let Lucy finish as she spun her around and shoved her towards Natsu and Gellard.
Lucy stumbled towards Natsu as he caught her. "What were you and Erza talking about?"
"None of your beeswax, now Mr. Playboy, what do you plan on doing?"
"Well, I was planning on walking around here a bit more, go to the gift shop, and then go eat some dinner together?"
"Sounds like an awesome idea, let's go." Erza put her hand on Natsu and Lucy's shoulders, pushing them.
"Come now, Jelly." Erza sang sweetly as the blue haired male followed. "Erza, where are you taking us?" Lucy whispered towards the red head.
"To go see some fish, what else?" Lucy rolled her eyes as she and the rest of them walked around the place, observing fishes and commenting on things.
As Erza held Gellard's hand and pointed out things, Lucy and Natsu stood quietly next to each other looking at clown fishes.
Natsu glanced in Lucy's direction as he saw her hand dangling by her side while watching the little orange fish swim around.
She looked interested, but at the same time bored. He inched his hand towards Lucy's, trying to at least hold her hand. Usually the girl he took the date to would just cling onto him but this time, it was Lucy who he was talking about.
Lucy Heartfillia. The one girl that ever sparked interest into him.
As his hand gotten closer and closer, he felt his fingertip touch hers. Lucy's attention was taken as she felt something warm against her palm.
She turned her head as she saw Natsu holding her hand but looking in a different direction due to embarrassment.
A small smile crept up to her lips as she looked at the boy. "Hey, Natsu?"
"Yeah?"
"Why are you holding my hand?" Natsu frowned as he retreated his hand, feeling a bit hurt. "Sorry, I just –"Suddenly Lucy grabbed his hand, lacing it with hers.
"You're supposed to hold my hand like this." She instructed making Natsu look at her shocked.
Lucy smiled and faced the tank once more, tapping on the glass with her pointer finger. Natsu stared at her in amazement.
She changed a lot; she would have rejected him like always but today felt like a dream to him. She was holding his hand and she's on a date with him. He's been waiting for this moment his whole life.
After they've all walked around the huge aquarium, Natsu eventually gotten hungry. "Let's eat!" He shouted as he continued walking with the rest of the group, never letting go of Lucy's hand.
Lucy never let Natsu's hand go either, which pleased her a lot. "Where shall we go then?" Erza asked, looking at the two. She secretly always wanted Natsu and Lucy together, and seeing them like this made her oh so happy.
"I want some Italian food." Lucy commented. Gellard nodded while Erza looked at Natsu to see if he wants to agree.
"Anything is fine with me, now come on, I'm going to die!"
Natsu burped as he leaned back against his chair, satisfied over the amount of food he has just devoured. He rubbed his full stomach as Lucy and the rest are just finishing with their food.
"That was delicious." Erza commented, whipping her mouth with a napkin. "Thank you for the meal!" Lucy shouted happily.
Gellard and Natsu both stood up as they went to go pay for the bill. As soon as they left, Erza slammed her palms on the table startling Lucy.
"You, tell me everything happening with you and Natsu."
"N – Nothing . . ." Lucy said, her heart thumping loudly. "You two were holding hands, what happened?"
"Nothing, can't we hold hands?"
"Not in public. Not together. Not unless you two are together." Lucy looked away from Erza while sipping her drink. She absolutely didn't want to tell her that she wanted to hold hands with him.
Erza will tease her, and probably tell every girl in their group. Especially Levy. And If Levy founds out, ooh, she'll never let this one go.
"He just held my hand . . . and I guess I wanted to hold his hand also, so that happened?" Lucy nervously smiled as she watched Erza's face turn into an unreadable expression.
"I see . . ."
"Erza, Lucy! Let's go!"
"Oh, Coming!" Lucy quickly stood up as she walked away from Erza before she asked anymore questions.
"So, you want to go home now?" Natsu asked, swinging an arm around her shoulders. Lucy smiled and shrugged. "Sure thing."
"Or you want to come over and do something with Wendy and me?"
"As long as it doesn't hurt or damage me or anything around me, I'm okay with it."
"Oh! Let me paint your nails again." Gellard and Erza peeked over to look at the pink haired male as soon as he said that.
Lucy laughed as the couple stared at Natsu weirdly. "Natsu isn't half bad. Look," Lucy said as she showed her finger nails to Erza and Gellard.
Orange nail polish as red swirls was painted over with a bit of yellow, looking like flames.
Erza nodded while Gellard smiled approvingly. "Ooh . . . Natsu, you should do my nails for me also."
"1 dollar per nail."
"You cheap bastard!"
"Eep! I meant it's free!" Natsu squealed as he hid behind the blonde. Erza smiled and nodded. "Right, tomorrow you shall do it for me."
"In school?"
"Yes, in school. Do it during art."
"Y – Yes ma'am." Natsu pouted as he looked down on the floor. Lucy giggled and pushed Natsu, making him walk again. "See ya, Erza, Gellard!"
"Bye Lucy, Natsu, take care!" And with that, the two couples parted ways.
YAAAY, FINALLY UPDATED! Now time to go upload the other ones. *Glooms.*
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