Turn Your Head

Hello, minna! Now, before you start throwing stuff at me, let me explain!

So the computer broke down, and in result, I lost my files which were on their. And no, I didn't have any backup. Stupid of me, right? Baka IW! So anyways, I got the laptop now, so everything is fine! Yay! And now, this is chapter 7 of 'Turn Your Head'! Hope you guys like it!

Chapter 7- What in Earthland is Nalu?

Recap: So Mira's matchmaking senses are tingling! Also, Lucy is alive and kicking! Dun dun duuuuuunnnnn! What will happen to our beloved Lucy and Natsu?

The morning sunlight streamed in through the window, directed at Lucy's face. She stirred blearily. Lucy's warm chocolate eyes snapped open, and she blinked confusedly. She sat up, wincing slightly as a jolt of pain travelled through her frail body. She remembered what happened and she whipped her head around to stare at her right arm. Her arm was still a sickening green, but the colour had slightly faded. This, hopefully, meant that the creature was weakened and couldn't drain her magic as fast as before.

It's like a cold, Lucy. It's gonna go away, just like any other. Lucy told herself. She gingerly slid off the bed and took a shaky unstable step. She forced herself to walk, and to not collapse. Stay strong, Lucy. For my nakama, I won't- can't burden them. She thought, pushing the infirmary door open. Instantly, Natsu heard the sound and looked at her. She offered a hesitant grin and waved. One second later, a pink blur was hurtling toward her at an inhuman speed.

"Oof! Ouch, Natsu. A little softer." Lucy said, patting his back. Natsu's arms were wrapped around her in a hug. She felt warm and safe and protected inside his armed, like he would save her every time she got hurt. Natsu was her saving grace. She pushed him away to get a good look at him.

"Are you okay, Natsu?" She asked concernedly.

"Me?" He huffed, fire accidently trailing out from his mouth. "I'm the one who's supposed to be asking you that! You were just- just there, all limp and not moving, and I was so worried! I- I wouldn't know what to do if you had… died." Natsu burst out. He stroked Lucy's hair.

"Oh, Natsu. Don't worry; I'm not going anywhere anytime soon! I'll be right here, beside you, following you every step of the way!" Lucy reassured him.

"Uh, what way? Where are we going?" Natsu questioned obliviously. Way to ruin a moment Natsu. Lucy thought. But in reality: "It's just a figure of speech, Natsu! Don't mind it!"

"Wow, Lushee's so weird, even when she just woke up!" Happy interjected. Lucy's face turned red from anger and raised her arm to hit her, but she cringed at the pain that travelled through her body. She dropped her arm and held it cautiously.

"Guys, don't get her riled up when she just woke up. Lucy, Porlyusica told me to tell you to not strain yourself for a week, at the very least. You should listen to her." Erza said to them. Natsu looked down, hiding something behind his back. Lucy smiled in relief.

"That's great! Because I really wanted to have a nice, long soak after staying in a bed for so long." Lucy said, already heading out to her house. Natsu just hurried off somewhere, still holding something in a way so that no-one could see what it was.

"OI! Charcoal brain! You forgot your-" Gray called out to the retreating figure of the Fire Dragon Slayer.

"You keep it. I don't care." Natsu said dully. That shocked everyone in the guild. One, he didn't fight with Gray for calling him names, and two, he wasn't cheerful at the fact that Lucy just woke up. Gray tilted his head in curiosity. Now what could get him so down at this time?

Natsu walked outside the guild, looking down at the floor. He gave a despondent 'bye' to his friends and went on the way to his house. He crumpled the paper he was holding in his hand, not out of anger but sadness and disappointment. He dropped it and started to stride away, not looking back.

The job request was left in the dust, Natsu disappearing around the corner.

Back at the guild, the book where Mira recorded the job and who was taking it was left open. In one column, it said: 'Natsu and Lucy'. The date recorded next to it said: 19/2. Today.

Lucy walked on the edge of the river on the way back to Strawberry Street, keeping her arms out for balance. She put one foot in front of the other, and waved to the boatmen who shouted at her to be careful. She stepped off the edge and entered her house, making a beeline to her bathroom. She turned on the taps for her bath.

She relished the water running down her body, rubbing her still green arm. Lucy wondered when it would go away, because she really wanted to start going on jobs again. And in particular, she wanted to see Natsu. She just couldn't get enough of his loud, warm aura that he radiated. He lit up her otherwise dull home and made her happy. She stayed in the bath for a good, long soak before scrubbing her body and washing her hair. She twisted the taps off when she was finished. Lucy wrapped a towel around her body and entered her room and began to get her clothes, when she saw a horrible sight. Happy, the flying, blue, annoying cat was raiding her fridge for fish. She instinctively looked around for the salon-haired Dragon Slayer but to no avail, she couldn't see him. Happy saw that and said, "Why? Oh, Natsu. He's still at home. Do you miss him already?"

Lucy's face went tomato red at that last question. "N-no. Why would I? I saw him just then." She cursed herself for stuttering. Happy smirked when he heard her.

"You liiiiiikkkkeee him! Admit it, Lushi!" Happy rolled his tongue. Lucy glared at him with extra effort. So in result, Lucy was glaring daggers at him. If looks could kill, Happy would be rotting in the Underworld right now, impaled with daggers.

But his words made Lucy think again. Did she really like him? As in, like like? Or…love…? She shook her head, banishing the thoughts. But Lucy knew that that thought would be circulating her head for a long, long while. She just couldn't accept the idea that she, Lucy Heatfilia loved Natsu Dragneel. It just… didn't make any sense, whatsoever. She couldn't comprehend it.

Lucy thought of the things Natsu had said to her before. The first thing she thought of:

'Luce, you're so weird!' 5 arrows lodged in her stomach, anime-style. It bore a sign that said '5 points'.

'You're fat, Luce! But never mind that! Buy me fire chicken!' 10 more arrows were planted in her stomach. '10 points'. She fell on her knees.

'I-I never knew Luce wore that type of underwear!' '20 points'. She face planted on the floor, clutching her hair. Arghhhhh! How could I stand that idiot, much less like him?! She screamed mentally. (A/N: The things that Natsu said to Lucy are stuff I made up, but I made them up hoping it was similar to the normal stuff Natsu says. The last one is adapted from when Happy, Erza, Gray and Natsu saw the shocking pair of Lucy's underwear.)

Happy gazed worriedly at her. "Are you okay, Lushi? You aren't sick or anything?" He questioned. And to add on to the embarrassment, she remembered that she was only in a towel in front of Happy.

She yelled, "Get out of my house, you baka, annoying neko!" Happy squeaked in surprise and fear, "Aye, sir!" He instantly activated his wings, Aera, and zoomed out of the kitchen and through the window, heading for Natsu's house. Lucy sighed in relief before making her way to her wardrobe. She took pyjamas out and slipped them on. She then retired back to her bedroom, too tired to make a very late breakfast. She was unusually exhausted after a relaxing bath, but she shrugged it off and just slumped into her plush bed. She snuggled into the sheets and turned her body to the side. She closed her eyes and buried herself into the warmth, wrapping her arms around the pillow. Lucy opened her eyes when she felt the source of warmth, a.k.a the pill- NATSU?! Lucy's eyes opened freakishly fast and stared at the blob of salmon hair and the tell-tale clothes. She wiggled backwards swiftly and was off the bed in an instant. The Fire Dragon Slayer murmured something like, "Ha, beat that, Ice Princess!" and Lucy's scowl softened but still remained. After all, Natsu could be cute sometimes like this. She laid down next to Natsu again but was careful enough to maintain a big enough space for privacy. She reached out with her poisoned right arm, too focused on Natsu to feel the small jolt of pain, and stroked his hair. Natsu's hair was surprisingly soft and was still spiky. Lucy thought she should really ask how he managed that. No human should be able to keep his hair spiky for this long. Seriously, what kind of gel did he use? It was inhuman. Natsu really was the complete pack of inhuman things. Inhuman hair, strength and… cuteness… She blushed as she thought of that, but still carried on caressing his hair. She ran her slim fingers through the strands and repeated the motion.

Natsu snored in his sleep, abnormally loudly but Lucy ignored it. She watched him smile and punch the air occasionally, and laughed quietly. Natsu fell still, and all of his motions stopped. She could understand now why she could like him. At times like this, she could imagine Natsu as a mature and responsible person, not like the wild and hyper kid she knew. Lucy patted his hair one more time before letting her arm fall onto the side of her body and going to sleep.

The Nalu is real, folks! I have to admit, this chapter was a bit uneventful but still, the Nalu! Three cheers for Nalu!

I will still be updating really slowly but I just wanted to say that I wasn't abandoning this story! Please review!

Sayonara!