Well hello children! Welcome to the next chapter of Fairy Tail: A Guild Life!

For those wondering when the next Pokemon chapter will be out, you may rest easy. I'm working on it alongside this chapter!

Not much else to say, so I'll leave you to the chapter!

-A Guild Life-

-Chapter 2-

"I DID WHAT?!" Natsu asked in a panic, practically pulling hair from his skull as he walked along a sidewalk of Magnolia. Random civilians walking by glanced over for a moment before going about their lives. The early morning dew, common of Fiore this season, enveloped Magnolia in a damp blanket as Natsu bitterly made his way to the guildhall.

Happy floated over him and smiled, ecstatic that his plan actually worked. "You said you loooooooooove her!" He mocked with a chuckle. "She was blushing for the rest of the train ride!"

"Happy, you jerk! I thought you were my friend!" Natsu threw his hands to his side. Of all the people he considered his friends, Natsu never expected this kind of betrayal from the blue kitty.

"I am your friend!" Happy replied. "And a good friend realizes when another needs their help, and you clearly had no idea what you were doing." Despite Natsu's thinking otherwise, Happy had indeed been extremely patient with the matter. Even before they were trapped on Tenrou Island for seven years, Happy had been watching and waiting. Sometimes he would try to push them together with a joke or two about how they liked each other, but they never really seemed to get it. That's why a few days ago Happy realized more drastic measures had to be taken.

"I wasn't 'doing' anything!" Natsu spat a little fire in anger. A man walking past turned in surprise and stepped away from the nettled salamander. "Watch'a looking at, huh!? Keep walking, pal!" Natsu was certainly, and justifiably, testy that morning.

"Exactly! That's why I had to intervene!" Happy replied, keeping a smile on his face.

Natsu stopped walking and punched a nearby wall in frustration; not hard enough to damage it mind you, but the loud thud did startle a group of customers in the shop on the other side. "Lucy probably thinks I'm a freakin creep now!" Natsu might've been a rather thick-headed fellow, but he was well aware that a declaration of love was not something taken back easily. He wasn't even entirely sure if these feelings he had qualified as 'love'; for all he knew it was just an extremely powerful bond of friendship. "What am I going to do?!"

A voice served to bring Natsu back to reality. "Why would Lucy think you're a creep?" Natsu spun around to discover a cheerful Mirajane holding a plastic shopping bag. Based on what he could see through the plastic, Natsu had guessed that she was there for a few ingredients necessary in making her usual breakfast for the guild. Different herbs, milk, and what appeared to be a kind of meat were some of the bags contents.

"Mirajane? What are… how much did you hear?" Natsu asked, nervous.

"Just the part about you being a creep." She smiled. The two started walking again, apparently both heading for the guildhall.

Natsu breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, that's good."

"Natsu told Lucy that he loves her in his sleep!" Happy quickly spout, shocking Natsu.

"Oh my!" Mirajane put a hand over her mouth to cover a small smile.

"What the hell, man?!" Natsu's shouted with a face flushed with red.

"That's so cute!" Mirajane giggled. "Big tough Natsu has a crush on Lucy?"

"It's… that's not true!" Natsu denied.

"Oh Natsu, it's alright if you like someone!" Mirajane started. "That's part of life. You like someone, get married, have some kids… all that stuff."

"Ok Mira… you are thinking way too much into this." Natsu sweat dropped.

Mirajane gasped at a sudden realization. "Oh my gosh! Cana and Levy will die when I tell them!"

"NO! No you don't!" Natsu threw his hands out in front of him to halt Mirajane. "You can't tell anyone about this! It's already going to be awkward enough just talking to Lucy again!"

"What? You don't want me telling anyone?" Mirajane asked, disappointed.

"Yes! Whatever you do, don't tell anyone!" Natsu shook his head and stared at Mirajane, grabbing her by her shoulders. "Not a single person! Please, Mira!"

"Wow… you actually said please." Mirajane realized, surprised.

"Well I'm desperate, ok?" Natsu admitted.

"Ok, fine. I won't say a word." Mira agreed. "But… running from this won't solve anything. If you ever need any help, you know you can talk to me."

"Thanks, Mira." Natsu smiled, before turning to Happy. "And YOU." He grabbed Happy out of the air and glared at him, earning a nervous look from the blue feline. "Not a word to anybody, or else no fish for a month!"

"WHAT?! That's not fair, Natsu!" Happy cried.

oooOOOOooo

Lucy looked to the ground as she slowly walked down a sidewalk towards the Fairy Tail Guild hall. A small cargo boat drifted past her in the opposite direction of the waterway, and the two men on the boat waved to her. "Hey Lucy! Nice day out today!"

Lucy broke her train of thought for a moment and waved back at the men with a smile. "Yeah, it's pretty nice!"

"You going on another mission with that pink-haired guy and his cat?" The other asked, and Lucy suddenly felt her face explode with heat.

"Wha- who told you?! How much do you know?!" Lucy asked, panicking. There was no way they knew what happened already! She hadn't told a soul! Unless Natsu... No. He wouldn't have said anything, he was asleep! Right?!

"What are you talking about? You go on missions with them all the time!" The man replied, amused with her reaction.

"Oh… right." Lucy regained her composure, pushing a strand of hair back behind her ear. "Uh… maybe! I guess we'll see!"

"Ok, see you later!" They waved goodbye as they floated down around a bend and out of sight.

Lucy sighed heavily and held a hand to her chest. Calm down Lucy… everything will be fine. She thought to herself. Natsu was just… having a weird dream! Yeah, that's it! She paused for a moment and looked back to the ground as she walked. But… why does part of me hope it wasn't?

"LUCY!" Came a cheerful female voice from behind. Tiny arms wrapped around her from behind and Lucy caught a glimpse of bluenette hair before a petit set of hands covered her eyes. "Guess who!" The voice sang.

Of course, Lucy knew who it was immediately. "Levy! What're you doing?" Lucy asked with a giggle as she freed her eyes from Levy's hands. She looked over her shoulder to look the tiny mage in the eyes.

"What's it look like?" Levy asked jokingly. "I'm attacking you! Grrrr!" Levy started swaying side to side with Lucy in a playful manner, and they both started to laugh. Levy let go of Lucy and started walking alongside her. "You looked a little down in the dumps! What's up, girl?"

"Who, me?" Lucy pointed to herself and Levy nodded. "No, everything's fine!"

"Oh come on, Lulu! You can tell me anything!" Levy assured with a smile.

Lucy paused for a moment, still processing the events of the night before. Should she tell her what was happening with Natsu? Levy was her best friend, and she did need someone to talk to. Lucy looked around for a moment, bit her lip, and took a breath. "Well…. There is something… that happened."

"Oh?" Levy got in closer. She could sense Lucy's body radiating the nervousness, even noticing that she was growing tense.

"Um… it involves Natsu." Lucy felt her face grow hot again. Just his name was enough to trigger a flush! What was wrong with her?!

"Oh no… Did Natsu burn down your apartment?" Levy asked, concerned. Levy paused and thought about a certain event that occurred a few weeks prior; Lucy told Levy about how Natsu once again broke into her house because he 'had nothing better to do'. He had insisted on trying to make her some eggs, but as she expected it ended in disaster. Natsu started a fire in the kitchen that he had to eat to put out, and since he had damaged some of the hardwood floors he helped Lucy repair them. "Actually in hindsight I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner."

"No… nothing like that." Lucy shook her head. "He… uh… well…" Levy stared at Lucy while she tried to find some words, and eventually noticed her face growing red hot.

"Whoa, Lucy you're getting all red." Levy observed. Lucy looked to Levy with a strange expression and swallowed hard. She convinced herself that this was the right thing to do, and began her story.

"We were on the train here last night." Lucy started.

"Uh-huh." Levy nodded.

"And he started getting motion sick." Lucy continued.

"Not surprising." Levy replied, raising an eyebrow.

"Sometime during the trip he… uh… set his head in my lap." Lucy recalled clearly. She remembered the whole ordeal as if it was a movie playing in her head. She glanced over at Levy who was listening intently before motioning her to continue. "Ok… and I noticed that his motion sickness was going away, so I thought I'd help him and… rub his head." Levy nodded. "Right… and he fell asleep with his head in my lap."

"Aw, that's cute." Levy smiled, waving her hand in front of her face in a dismissive manner. "That's nothing to be embarrassed about, Lulu!"

"That's not… everything." Lucy hesitated.

Levy hesitated for a moment. "Huh?" She was taken off guard, expecting the story to end with the head in her lap.

"He started talking in his sleep." Lucy continued. "I heard him say that he… uh… loves… a certain someone."

After a second of being in shock, Levy reacted. "Oh my gosh, he has a crush?!" She giggled. "Who is- wait! Hang on I want to guess! Is it Lisanna!?" Lucy stayed silent and shook her head. Levy cocked her head in confusion. "Huh… well I don't think it could be Erza… Juvia's out of the question… the only other person I could think of is…" Lucy looked to Levy and opened her mouth to speak, but again she was unable to form words. Her face glowed in a vibrant shade of red, and Levy slowly started realizing what was going on. "Oh my gosh… oh my gosh! OH MY GOSH!" Levy squealed happily and jumped up and down, clapping her hands together. "That is so adorable! He has a crush on you?!"

"But he said it while he was sleeping, and I don't know if it's actually what he meant it or not!" Lucy blurted out, a thousand different thoughts flooding her head.

"Lucy, come on!" Levy put a reassuring arm around Lucy's shoulder. "You two have been pretty close for a while now, right? It's not crazy to think that he's starting to like you in a different way!"

"Well… maybe with a normal guy! But this is Natsu we're talking about!" Lucy pointed out. "I honestly didn't think it was possible for him to like somebody in that way…"

Levy smirked at Lucy. "Well… maybe it took a girl like you to knock him off his feet?"

Lucy let a small smiled stretch across her lips as she looked at the ground. "Well… maybe…"

Levy stepped in front of Lucy and grabbed her by the shoulders, giving her a serious look. "Do you like him back?" She suddenly asked, earning a surprised look from Lucy.

"Do I… what?!" Lucy asked.

"Do you like him back?" Levy repeated with that serious expression.

Lucy paused for a second. "I… uh..."

After a few seconds of silence, Levy and Lucy came upon the entrance to the Fairy Tail Guild hall. They both looked up at the same time to see Natsu walking towards the guild from the other direction. He was talking to a flying Happy until he glanced over and realized that Lucy was just a few feet away from him.

Levy gave Lucy a nudge to her shoulder and smiled. "You know what? I say give it a try. If you don't follow your heart, you might never know for sure. Good luck!" Levy quickly walked into the guild hall, leaving Lucy behind with Natsu and Happy.

"Levy wait!" Lucy pleaded in vain. She didn't know why, but it seemed as though Levy was speaking from experience on that last part. Her voice sounded so… sincere.

Happy looked around for a second. "Oh, what's that Carla? I'll be right there!" He said as he followed Levy into the Guild hall, leaving Natsu and Lucy alone.

"Happy, where yah going?!" Natsu asked, concerned. He mentally called the feline a sneaky backstabber, as he knew Carla was away on a job with Wendy. After a moment of silence, the duo looked at each other awkwardly. Lucy held onto her arm and Natsu rubbed the back of his head. "Um… Hi." Natsu said, summoning a smile.

"Hey… Natsu." Lucy replied, also putting on a weak smile. There was a long awkward pause between them as they tried to think of something to say. "So…. What's up?" Lucy asked.

"Nothing much. I was just going to chill for a bit. Stop by the hall before strolling around town… you know… since we just finished a job yesterday." Natsu replied.

"Cool." Lucy responded.

"Yeah." Natsu nodded his head. He took a deep breath. "So… how's your book coming?"

"Oh, pretty good." Lucy replied. "I think I'm about halfway through."

"Sweet." Natsu rubbed his chin. This was incredibly awkward for both parties. Every time one tried to start a casual conversation, the other would give a weak response that left little to no incentive to reply.

Mirajane, Happy, and Levy all peeked out at Natsu and Lucy from a window in the guild hall. "Well this is going nowhere fast." Happy complained.

"No kidding... they have no idea what to do." Mirajane smiled, finding their composers to be absolutely adorable. They were both acting like little elementary school kids who had just summoned enough courage to talk to the other about their crush. However, she could see that the awkward situation was getting to both of them.

"They're both unsure right now." Levy noted.

"What are you three looking at?" Came a voice from behind that startled the trio. They all screamed as they saw Erza standing behind them with a curious look in her eyes.

"Oh, nothing!" Levy jumped up to try and cover the window. "Nothing at all!"

Erza tried to peek around Levy and Mira, but the duo adjusted so that they blocked her line of sight. Erza looked between the two before sighing. "It's Natsu and Lucy, isn't it?" She asked.

"Wha… how'd you know?" Mirajane asked.

"Oh… well you see…" Erza coughed into her fist. She was unaware that the group before her already knew the situation, so she attempted to play it cool. "That doesn't matter; let me see." Erza gathered with the other three and looked out of the window. "They look like they're frozen… what's going on?"

"We don't know." Mirajane sweat dropped.

"I think they're just having trouble saying what they're feeling right now." Levy observed.

"Saying what they're feeling?" Erza repeated. "You mean that they've… uh…"

Levy turned to Erza. "You saw what happened on the train… didn't you?" She accused coyly.

Erza's eyes moved to meet Levy's. "So you know as well?"

"Lucy told me everything."

"Hold on!" Mira pointed out the window, interrupting Erza and Levy. "Something's happening!"

Meanwhile outside the guild, Natsu and Lucy kept staring at each other. Eventually, Lucy turned to start going into the guild hall. "Alright… I'll see you-"

"Lucy, wait!" Natsu reached out and grabbed her hand, earning a surprised look from Lucy. "Sorry… Happy told me exactly what I said last night…"

"Natsu, you don't have to apologize-" Lucy started.

"No that's not it." Natsu paused. He knew he'd have to confront this situation eventually; he had just hoped he'd have more time to prepare. "I'm… new to this."

Lucy raised her eyebrow in confusion. "What?"

Natsu growled for a second as he looked to the ground, trying to find words. "I'm new to these feelings, ok? I've never felt this way before and I have no idea what the hell I'm doing."

Lucy turned back to face Natsu. "What kind of feelings?"

Natsu felt his face grow hotter than normal as he looked at Lucy. "Oh come on… I can't say it…"

Now Lucy was invested. She had to know. She had to be absolutely sure about what was transpiring before her. "In your sleep you said that you… love me. Did you mean it?" Lucy asked.

"I… I don't know." Natsu struggled to answer.

"How can you not know?" Lucy asked.

Natsu growled again before grabbing hold of a pillar next to the entrance. "Damn it!" He yelled as he smashed his head into the pillar, cracking it considerably. Lucy jumped in surprise as he smashed his head into the pillar again. He pulled his head back in preparation for another frustrated attack, but Lucy jumped forwards and grabbed Natsu from behind. She struggled to hold him back.

"Natsu, stop!" She pleaded. "You… you don't have to answer that right now if-"

Natsu gently set his forehead against the pillar, grabbing his scalp with both hands in confusion. "I don't know! I don't know what love is, ok?!"

"Natsu…" Lucy said softly.

"I know what sadness is!" He started. "And I know hate, jealousy, happiness, all that stuff, but I have no freakin clue what love is!" He broke free of Lucy's grasp and turned to face her. "Look, I've found myself thinking about you even when you're not around! I get a tingle down my spine whenever we touch… and I feel like my flames are hotter whenever we're together!" Natsu said, shocking not only Lucy, but the eavesdroppers as well.

"And yesterday, when I heard you got yourself kidnapped by that freak… I couldn't stand it! I felt like my chest was going to explode, it hurt so much!" Natsu admitted. "And yeah, I was a little pissed that you went and did that! But that's the kind of person you are; getting kidnapped on purpose in order to save the lives of some girls you've never met… and those are the kinds of things that make these feelings I have even stronger!"

Tears started forming in Lucy's eyes as she listened to this, and Natsu violently rubbed his head "AGH! It's all so freakin confusing!"

"Wow… Natsu actually just said those things…" Levy said, surprised.

"When the hell did this happen?!" Someone shouted from behind the group. They all turned around in shock to see not only Gray and Elfman observing the situation unfold, but the entire guild as well. Wizards were pressed up against multiple windows and watching duo's exchange, including Gajeel, Jet, and even Master Makarov.

"It takes a real man to confess like that!" Elfman commented.

"That flame brain is actually head over heels!" Gajeel noted.

"This does explain a lot." Makarov nodded.

Mirajane, Erza, Levy, and Happy all looked at each other with concerned expressions. "Well… this will make things interesting, at least." Mira sweat dropped.

"Yeah, no kidding." Levy agreed.

Lucy fought to hold in the tears as she stared at Natsu. "Is that… really how you feel?"

"Like I would lie about this stuff!" Natsu blushed. "I've been trying to make sense of it for a while, but I never-" Lucy suddenly pulled Natsu into a tight embrace and started crying tears of joy. Natsu's eyes widened at this before he felt Lucy's tears through his coat. After about a second, Natsu wrapped his arms around Lucy and they shared a rather tight embrace.

"I feel the same way…" Her voice was almost a whisper. "I'm not sure for how long, but... I realized it back at the Grand Magic Games!" Lucy confessed, pouring her heart out. "I didn't... I was so scared of what would happen if I told you! I didn't want to risk our friendship if you didn't feel the same way… you're my best friend, the one who's always believed in me no matter what… and I didn't want to lose that!"

Natsu let his hand shift through Lucy's golden locks, gently holding her by the back of her head while they hugged. He felt his heart beating much faster than normal, but he didn't mind it. This time it felt… soothing. "I was scared too." Natsu admitted. Indeed, he would've never admitted it before, but he was scared of these feelings as well.

Suddenly, Natsu and Lucy heard cheering from the inside of the guild hall. They both slowly glanced up at the guild and saw all of Fairy Tail cheering, clapping, and whistling through the windows. "What the hell?! You jerks were peeping?!" Natsu yelled.

"Nice work there, Natsu!" Laxus laughed out of the window.

"Congratulations, Lucy!" Evergreen shouted.

"Oh god…" Lucy buried her face in Natsu's chest and tried to ignore them. "I didn't know they were listening..."

"Hey, you two should kiss!"

"WHAT?!" Natsu and Lucy shouted at the same time, staring up at the guild with wide eyes. They didn't know who said it, but it had taken them completely off guard.

"That's a great idea!"

"Come on, KISS!"

"Now you guys are just being weird!" Lucy yelled. They had just then confessed to each other; she wasn't sure if they should do something like so soon! Wouldn't that be a huge step in a relationship that just started?!

"Seriously?" Natsu asked as he raised an eyebrow at the guild. He wondered if that kind of thing was normal to do at this point. He trusted his guild with his life, but even Natsu admitted that there was more than a few screws loose.

"Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" The members of Fairy Tail chanted, growing louder and louder with each chant.

Natsu rolled his eyes as he looked up to the sky and sighed. "Aaaggghhhh…. Screw it!"

"What're you-" Before Lucy could finish her sentence, Natsu pressed his lips against hers. The warmth of his mouth sent a current running through her body, and when she recovered she threw her arms around Natsu's neck as she lost herself in his hot breath and soft lips. Natsu felt another tingle shoot down his spine as he pulled her in as close as he could.

"Thata' man Natsu!" Elfman cheered.

"Whooo! Give it to him, Lucy!" Cana yelled before taking another drink.

Juvia suddenly wrapped her arms around Gray from behind. "Oh Darling, seeing them admit their feelings to each other is making my passion for you burn like a fiery inferno!"

"What the- get offa' me!" Gray yelled in surprise.

"Well that escalated quickly…" Erza noted.

After a moment, Natsu and Lucy pulled away from each other and stared into each other's eyes. "That was… freakin awesome." Natsu said with a surprised smile.

"Yeah… it was." Lucy agreed.

"I don't know if this is love… but whatever it is I like it!" Natsu claimed.

"Me too." Lucy replied, her face aglow. "I hope this moment never ends."

AND ZEER YOU HAWV IT!

And I know what you're going to say. "Oh, it's still really short!" Yeah well, I don't usually write chapters back to back like this, so don't get used to it! I'll be writing much longer chapters at a slower pace eventually, so… yeah.

I hope you enjoyed! GOOOOOD NIGHT!