They talked for what seemed like hours about everything that they could both think of. Lucy needing information on herself and the people around her had asked all sorts of personal yet oddly enough, non invasive questions.
And when she couldn't think of anything else important to ask him about, she then asked him if he would mind taking her to the market. Natsu regarded her with a curious expression on his face, wondering if she needed to get groceries as he agreed and got up out of his seat and waited on her to do the same before he called out to someone across the bar and said something to them.
Then turned and walked towards the door and followed her out.
"So what is it that you want to get at the market?" Natsu asked as he stuffed his hands into his pants pockets and glanced down at the top of her head.
Lucy tipped her head back a little bit and blinked up at him then flushed a little bit and lifted one hand to tug at her low shirt collar before answering. "I want to see if I can find some less revealing clothes..."
Natsu blinked and wondered for a brief second if she was serious. "What for? You love those outfits. You're always telling me that they make you feel pretty."
"Well they don't make me feel pretty. They make me feel weird. And I've noticed that some people keep looking at me-" Lucy said as she looked around nervously.
"Of course they look at you. You're cute." Natsu said in an amused tone as she scowled at him and snapped in a soft tone.
"I don't feel cute. I feel like a bunny about to be pounced on by a pack of wolves. It's a very uncomfortable feeling. And I don't like it." Natsu frowned a little bit and looked around the crowded street, trying to see the people who made her feel so uncomfortable. But couldn't really see anyone looking at her.
"Hn... Well, I suppose that if it bothers you so much that some new clothes wouldn't be such a bad idea. Do you have something in mind already?"
"Something with a high collar and sleeves would be nice. Pants. Skirts that reach my ankles, if I can find them-" Natsu made a humming sound as it dawned on him that she was serious. She really didn't feel comfortable in her normal outfits.
How odd.
Was this another personality trait that had developed because of her memory loss? He wondered as they walked in silence the rest of the way. Thirty minutes later Natsu pulled Lucy to a stop outside a clothes shop and opened the door and motioned with his head for her to go in and then followed her through the door.
The shop was nothing special to Natsu. Just a typical run of the mill shop with clothes in it. But to Lucy however, who grabbed his arm and tugged on it to get him to look at her- It must have seemed rather impressive since she started asking questions as she looked over the merchandise.
"What kind of fabric is that shirt made of? It's all shimmery."
"It's shimmery because it's star silk."
"What's this?" Lucy asked as she picked out a weird looking long sleeved ribbon shirt. Natsu blinked at the shirt and then absent mindedly reached out and made her put it down. He understood that she was curious about the clothes and what they were made of and such, but the longer she held that damn ribbon shirt up, the more he couldn't help but see her in his mind; wearing the damndable thing.
It was rather unsettling to him.
"It's called a ribbon shirt-" Natsu explained in a hushed tone as he looked over the skimpy top. True to it's name a ribbon shirt was nothing more than wide ribbon that was used to wrap around the torso in any fashion that the wearer saw fit. They came in many different colors, was made up of silk and satin and cotton, and some had sleeves while others didn't.
They were far too revealing to be worn by a woman who was as well endowed as Lucy was. Besides everyone and their cousin knew that any girl wearing a ribbon shirt was more or less a walking talking soon-to-be-rape-victim.
"And if I ever catch you wearing one, I'm going to be pissed. Understand Luc?" Natsu said as she put the shirt back down and then grabbed her wrist and quickly maneuvered her away from the ribbon shirt display.
And dragged her to the other side of the store and absent mindedly snatched some random shirt from it's hanger and thrust it into her hands and then let go of her wrist and walked over to the wall a few feet away and leaned against it and crossed his arms over his chest and decided to wait out of the way and let her look.
Twenty minutes later Natsu stared at new Lucy in wide eyed disbelief and felt the nearly over whelming urge to gape at her in astonishment. How the hell had she- And so quickly-
Was she for real? He wondered as she walked up to him with six pairs of pants draped over her arm, topped by four skirts, five pairs of shorts and nine shirts. "I'm done." She said as he reached out and took the bundle from her and mentally went over things in his mind.
To his knowledge, ever since the day that he had met Lucy. He had gone out shopping with her a grand total of four times. And each of those times had lasted for hours and hours because she had felt the need to look at anything and everything.
Yet here it was just barely twenty minutes from the time they walked through the door, and she already had everything that she wanted. This...was baffling to him.
"Are you sure that your done?" He found himself asking her curiously as he sort of shuffled the clothing a little bit in his arms and looked the pieces over. All of them were very modest, not in the least bit revealing like the clothes that Lucy was wearing now. None of the shirts had low shirt collars or missing backs, none of them would look very form flattering on her due to the fact that she had picked shirts two sizes up from her normal size.
The pants were modest, the skirts and shorts were of a decent length. He made a humming sound and shook his head as she nodded. "Alright. Let's pay for these and get home."
