Rating: T
Something funny is going on
Something had happened between last night and this morning. The celestial mage would bet her rent on it. She'd even bet a fight against Erza herself that's how sure she was. Lucy had been keeping tabs of sorts on her closest male companions so when they walked in one minute after the other that morning she immediately knew something was different.
Both boys came and joined her at a table, an unusual silence keeping them in its grasp. It wasn't altogether unusual for them to be quiet it's just normally it was accompanied by a sullen pout. Yet both Gray and Natsu seemed to be in fine spirits.
She looked over at Natsu first, he was her best friend surely she'd see what was going. She scrutinized every inch of his face but as far as she could see he looked happy and oddly enough calm. Whatever was going on had to do with Gray so she turned to him next. Once again she couldn't read any explanation in his expression or posture.
Just then Gray happened to catch Natsu's eye and before Lucy could blink a fight had started. Natsu threw himself across the table at Gray, no comment, no warning. The sudden movement knocked the table sending Lucy's water into her lap. Her shocked cry miraculously worked to halt the fight.
"Natsu!" she shrieked.
Natsu took in her now wet clothes and grinned sheepishly at her.
"Sorry Lucy. Want me to dry them?"
Before she could answer the dragon slayer was ablaze, the heat from his flames drying her clothes. But as her luck would have it, in his eagerness to help Natsu got just a little too close. A flame licked at the hem of her skirt, catching fire."
"Aah! Gray freeze her!"
Thankfully Mirajane was nearby and smothered the fire with a bar towel before Gray turned her into a human popsicle. Lucy surveyed her burnt skirt before turning on Gray and Natsu, fire in her eyes and steel in her voice.
"What the hell is going on with you two?"
"N-nothing Lucy." They stammered in unison.
They were saved from a further tongue lashing by a blur of blue flying into Natsu.
"Natsu!" Happy cried.
"Hey Happy."
"Where were you last night? I was worried when you didn't come home."
The blue cat continued innocently, oblivious to how red Natsu's face had gotten. At the words of the cat suddenly everything made a bit more sense. She turned to look at Gray and his equally red face only seemed to confirm her suspicions.
"Did you guys..."
Before Lucy could get the rest of her question out Natsu had grabbed Happy and ran out the door muttering something about a fish market. Gray had disappeared as well but it didn't matter to Lucy since she had figured it out. All she could say was it was about time.