The next day, Natsu decided to stay with Lucy.

"Natsu, you really don't have to stay here all day. I'm sure I'll be alright." Lucy believed. She was still in bed, and that night she dreamed about the fantasy world. It was nice to think about, it was a very blissful place. Natsu sat next to her, hands between his feet, Happy on his shoulder.

"Nonsense! Nakama always stick together! Besides, it's boring without you."

"Since when did you have any sense?" Lucy teased.

"Enough to know to never leave you." Natsu countered, a slight blush painted on his cheeks and his non-fair smile. Now that made Lucy's face rival his hair.

"Ooooo Lucy! He liiiikes you!"

"I'll pull those whiskers out stupid cat!" Lucy yelled. All pink from her face turned to devil red.

"Natsu! Lucy's being mean!" Happy sobbed, a hint of his little devilish tone in his voice.

"Yo Lucy, that was kinda cruel." Natsu claimed, petting his crying devil. Happy smirked, Natsu unable to detect it. Lucy right then could of bitch-smacked that cat into another dimension, but she didn't want another case like Lisanna. (Sorry Nali fans) So instead of letting her out-of-control emotions take over, she decided to take a relaxing shower. As soon as Lucy closed the door, Natsu went straight over to her desk- which only meant one thing.

"Let's read Lucy's novel!" Happy cheered, low enough so Lucy couldn't hear.

"No, Happy. I actually have a better idea. Let's look for her diary!" Natsu contradicted, an evil smirk on his lips. But actually, that was only his face so Happy didn't go all "You liiiike her." I'm not completely stupid, you know.

Happy actually didn't want to go through the wrath of Lucy. He was already scared for reading her novel (he was caught) but to read her diary, the torture methods are infinite! It was weird to bail out on his best friend, but sometimes you just need to know when to stop.

"No Natsu, I have full intention of keeping all my limbs. Go ahead, I'm getting a fish for Clara!" Happy cheered, all giddy inside. "Suit yourself."

Since Lucy normally takes short showers, he had to go fast. He searched every square inch of her desk, but no diary to be seen. Natsu was never really the one to get desperate over items. He usually couldn't care less. But he absolutely desired to get his hands on that one thing from Lucy. Well, actually, there's another thing, but that left Natsu distracted for 1 minute too long.

Natsu's eyes landed on a certain mage who wore a rather cute outfit (in Natsu's opinion) that only made her features stand out more. She wore her blue backless celestial dress that stopped very high on her leg with pink bows and a matching high-sock to match. She fancied her dangling star earrings and had her hair in pig-tails. "Um… Lucy? Why are you wearing your celestial dress?"

"To be completely honest, I forgot to bring some clothes in the bathroom with me, so I summoned Virgo. It's my favorite outfit anyways." Lucy answered, on a matter-of-fact tone.

"Heh, mine to. You look pretty in it." Oops. Shit! I said that! Crap!

Lucy's head turned red like a tomato. "W-what did you say Natsu?"

"I SAID YOU LOOKED SHITTY! THAT'S WHAT I MEANT! BYE!"

And with that he jumped out the window leaving a speechless Lucy.

Natsu's Perspective*

Man, does Lucy look cute in that outfit. I remember the first time she wore that, she saved me. It was when I told her that the first thing I notice in girls is that they aren't you. Wait, why is she wearing it? Does she know I like her in that outfit? Is she trying to send me a message? Why am I so happy about that? "Um… Lucy? Why are you wearing your celestial dress?"

"To be completely honest, I forgot to bring some clothes in the bathroom with me, so I summoned Virgo. It's my favorite outfit anyways." Maybe she could wear it more commonly. I'd have no obligations to that. And with that, I'd let my feelings get the best of me.

"Heh, mine to. You look pretty in it." It only took me a second to realize my mistake. Shit! I said that! Crap! She'd think I'm more of a weirdo than she already thinks I am! Now Lucy's face is red! She's probably angry with me!

"W-what did you say Natsu?"

I completely and utterly failed at my chance for recovery:

"I SAID YOU LOOKED SHITTY! THAT'S WHAT I MEANT! BYE!" and with that I nervously jumped out of the window, regretting every single word I said.

My heart was racing as I high-tailed to the guild.

*Done with Natsu's perspective

Lucy's chest was warm and fuzzy, at the same time full of butterflies. That was probably the most adorable and yet terrifying thing I've seen. Lucy had been in this situation before with Natsu when he asked her to come to the park alone, and the logical side of her told her that it was probably just a normal thing to tell a Nakama, especially when she was dressed in these clothes.

Even though she told herself it was normal and Natsu was probably just embarrassed for saying it out loud, there was a small part of her that hoped he liked her. Which was bad, since she knew they couldn't be together. "We're partners, I decided that a long time ago, Lucy." The mage told herself, inwardly sulking.

She turned towards the mirror, and giggled. "I remember when I first wore this outfit, I saved him. Then he told me the first thing he notices in girls is that they aren't me… Oh Lucy, just cut yourself some slack, enjoy this feeling!" And for the first time in her life she actually let logic go. Oh, she was so happy! She squealed on her bed like a fangirl would! Killing herself with these joyful emotions, it happened again.

The terrible feeling, it was like she completely forgot about it. Its magical power consumed her feelings, as if it were food. She fell backwards, sounds around her faded, and so did her vision.

Hi! I feel really unsatisfied with this but I also wanted to have nalu in this fic. Please tell me what you think!