*I do not own Fairy Tail or the characters. I only own this story's plot

Lucy's POV:

*GASP*. It was just a dream? No, way. It was too real. I thought as I panted a little.

*BZZZZ* *BZZZZ*

"Good morning Lucy! 3" It was Natsu… Ok so now I know it wasn't a dream. "Morning," I texted back. "It's Saturday, where do you wanna go," Natsu asked.

"Um, Natsu… Can we talk?" "Sure Luce, what's wrong?" Ugh, I don't wanna tell him over text, maybe I should just ask him to meet me at the park. "Hey, Natsu meet me at Magnolia Park in two hours ok? Let's talk there." "Yeah sure." "Bye" "Bye." What was I thinking last night? Why did I say that? Well, better get ready.

As I was doing the finishing touches on my hair I look at the clock and noticed that I should start heading out now. As I arrived at the park, I saw Natsu sitting on one of the benches. "Here I go," I said to myself. "Hey Lucy! What did you wanna talk about," Natsu said with a smile. It was one of the sweetest smiles I've ever seen. Why are you so cute, damn it?! *Sigh* "Natsu, about last night…" This hurts me so much. "Yeah?" "Well I think we shouldn't, um-" Natsu interrupts me, "I think what trying to say is that you don't wanna be my girlfriend, right?" Hearing those words killed me, especially with the disappointed face Natsu was making. "No! Well… yes but hear me out," I exclaimed. "Natsu, when you asked me to be your girlfriend I think I was caught up in the moment. But don't get me wrong it's not that I don't like you, it's just we were going too fast. You know?" He didn't respond. "Natsu?" Again, no response. "Natsu, please say something," I said while fighting back some tears. He still didn't respond. I start crying. I feel terrible my first friend gone because I was being selfish, I'm sorry… I'm so, so sorry. "I'm sorry," I whispered. I then felt his arms wrap me in a tight hug. "Don't be sorry. I understand. I'm not angry with you, so don't cry, ok?" Natsu said with his sweet gentle voice. I buried my head into his chest as we continue to hug. "Ok."

We continued hugging a little while longer and then pulled away. "So Luce, you're not my girlfriend so let's start over. Sup, my name is Natsu Dragneel. I know we just met but how about we go on a date?" I was a bit surprised that he wanted to start over; I would have thought he wanted to forget me completely. But I smiled and said, "Hello it's nice to meet you, my name is Lucy Heartfilia and I humbly accept your offer to go on that date." Natsu smiled, grabbed my hand and said "Great, let's go!" We then ran away together through the streets of Magnolia.

"Come on Luce! Let's go to the aquarium," Natsu shouted excitedly. I giggled and said, "Ok!" We went to each and every single one of the tanks to see the little animals; they were really cute, except the sharks. Yeah I'm gonna have nightmares tonight…

While still at the aquarium we passed by the gift shop and Natsu got me a cute little jellyfish plushie! It's so cute! Natsu then took me to a little burger place around the corner. We had been chatting about our interests and such. Apparently he has a younger sister named Wendy. "What about you Luce, any siblings," he asked. "Nope, not even one, it's just me. I would kill for a little brother or sister though," I said. "Really? You don't think they'd get annoying?" "No way, I love kids!" I said with a huge smile on my face. "Hmm, then I guess you'd better go meet Wendy, she'd sure be happy to meet you," Natsu said. "Really?! Yay!" And so we left the burger place and headed towards Natsu's house. I can't wait to meet Wendy! I thought.

After a few minutes of walking we finally got to Natsu's house. "Wait here, I have to let my family know you're here, ok?" "Yeah, sure." Natsu then walks in, and I'm left standing by the door. I then begin to panic as I realize that I'm about to meet his family! Oh shit! I then pull out my mirror and check my hair and makeup real quick. I also do a sniff check and a breath check. Let's face it I wanted to make a GREAT first impression. The door then opens slightly and a small girl peaks through. She looks so cute! I thought, This must be Wendy. "H-hi, my name is W-wendy. I'm Natsu's younger sister. Please, won't you come in?" I smile at the shy girl, "Hi Wendy, my name is Lucy, one of Natsu's friends. Thanks for having me." The quiet girl then leads me into the living room where I see Natsu, and whom I assume, are his mother and father.

"H-hello, my name is Lucy Heartfilia, it's very nice to meet you all," I said with a bow. Things were quiet for a while….

A LONG while…

Then all of a sudden I was tackled to the floor, with a hug? "Hello, Lucy! It's so nice to meet you!" Said both of Natsu's parents. "Guys! What did I tell you, no tackling!" Natsu scolded.

Once they finally got off me they re-introduced themselves. "I'm very sorry Lucy sweetheart, but you're the first girl Natsu has ever brought home, except Lisanna, of course." "Really?" I asked. "Mom!" Natsu said as his face turned bright red. "Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Grandeney and this is my husband, Igneel." "Welcome to our home Lucy," Igneel said, "Thank you very much." "So, how did you two meet?" Grandeney asked. "Well to be honest we've only met just yesterday, you see I'm new to Magnolia," I started. "Oh really, that's cool," said Grandeney. "Tell us more Lucy, don't be shy," Igneel insisted. So our conversation continued on like that and I ended up telling them everything… and I mean EVERYTHING…

"…and so in the end I was still very happy that Natsu still wanted to talk with me. I kinda thought that I had lost someone dear to me because I was being selfish," once I said those words, I could feel myself tear up again. I had been sobbing throughout the whole explanation. "Uh, I'm sorry," I said while wiping away my tears. "I must look like a mess, um, do you guys mind showing me where the bathroom is?" Natsu got up and said, "Sure, come on. Just follow me." "Well I'll start making dinner, be down in an hour," Grandeney said as we walked up the stairs. Natsu then says, "Ok," as we continue walking.

Natsu and I walk up the stairs in silence. Then once we reached the top, he said, "Ok see that last room to the left, that's the bathroom. I'll be in the room directly across from it, that's my room. Come see me once you're out, ok?" For some reason I got shy all of a sudden, so then I replied with, "Yeah, ok" while adding a small nod at the end.

I go into the bathroom and look at myself in the mirror… I knew I should have worn my waterproof makeup… "Crap," I thought to myself, "This is gonna take a while…

Natsu's POV:

Once I showed Luce the bathroom, I walked off into my room. Right after I walk in, Wendy comes in as well. "Hey Wendy, what's up?" "Natsu-nii, umm…" "Yes," I asked in a confused tone. "Well, I just came to tell you that you should take things slow with Lucy-san." Wow, even my little sister thinks I was going too fast. "Yeah I know, Lisanna told me the exact same thing." "Oh ok, that's good," she said sighing in relief. "Yeah, so don't worry about it," I said with my signature smile. "Alright," Wendy said as she got up to leave my room. As she reached the door Luce began walking in. "Oh, I'm sorry Wendy, did I hit you?" Lucy said. Wendy said as she scurried out the room, "No, I'm ok. Sorry, Lucy-san."

Luce then walks up and sits next to me and said, "She's such a sweet girl. Any guy would fall for her." "Yeah sure, and then I'd have to kill him for oogling at MY little sister," I replied clenching my fist in a semi-thretening way. I then hear Lucy giggling, "What?" "You sound like those brothers in tv shows," she says while smiling. "Yeah well, that's my job," I said smiling back.

We sat in silence for a little. Lucy then looks at me with a bit of concern in her eyes. "Hey, Natsu?" "Yeah, what's wrong?" "I was just thinking, was it ok of me to tell your parents about what happened? I mean maybe you wanted to keep it a secret or tell them later on. I don't know…" she said as her expression turned really sad. "It's ok Luce, don't worry about it. Surprisingly, I'm not one to keep things from my family. If you didn't tell them, then I would have probably done it later on." "Hmm… ok," she said, still looking a bit down. I inch closer to her and give her a hug, "Please don't look so sad Lucy." She hugs back and whispers "Ok." "Hey Luce." "Hm?" "You know you're much prettier when you're smiling." Even though I couldn't see her face, I could feel her smile in my chest.

"Natsu, Lucy! Dinner is ready!" Mom shouted from downstairs. We let go of our hug and walked down to eat dinner. Once we finished dinner we walked to the front door as she said goodbye to my family. "Thank you so much for having me over," she said with a bow. "Oh no it's a pleasure to have you here," mom said. "Yes, please come back again soon, Lucy, I'm sure Natsu would be happy if you came back," dad said. I felt my face get super hot, "OK! That's enough of talking I should really get her home now. Bye!" "Wait Natsu-nii!" Wendy shouted. "Oh, sorry Wendy." Wendy then whisper's something to Lucy. I saw Luce blush and then say, "Ok, I promise." I then walked her to her house. "Thank you for walking me home, Natsu." "No problem, I'll see you tomorrow," I said while walking away. "Natsu!" she said. "Yea—" I was then tackled into a hug. "Thank you for everything, Natsu! You're the best!" Damn, I'm falling hard for this girl. Well I'll say it to you one day Luce, but for now I'll keep it to myself. Lucy, I love you.