" Ugh! Finally, I feel so tired! " when the girls entered their hotel room, Cana let herself fall down onto the soft mattress.

Erza laughed and shook her head. " Don't forget we have to go to the carnival with the others soon. "

" Aww man! " Cana groaned and closed her eyes.

" Come on, Cana! Think of all the cool rides and games they have there! This is going to be so awesome! " Lucy tried to cheer up the brown-haired woman. Cana opened one eye to look at Lucy.

" That or you want to spend more time with Natsu, just the two of you together! " Cana teased and Lucy blushed furiously.

" N-no, I mean, we're all going there, not just the two of us! Plus, we're only friends! " she threw her arms in the air.

Juvia sat down next to Lucy and put a hand on her shoulder. " Lucy, there's no need to deny it, we know that you like Natsu. "

Lucy opened her mouth to say something, but Erza cut her off " What do you feel when you're around him? "

Lucy signed and closed her eyes for a moment, before opening them and looking at her friends, who were patiently waiting for her answer " Well, he makes me happy, that's for sure, and when he smiles at me, all my worries wash away and I feel so warm and comfortable, I feel like I can trust him with all my heart and tell him anything and something tells me that he's different, that he's not like.. him. " she tensed but then took a deep breath and calmed down. " I feel like I've known him my entire life, like he would protect me whenever I'm in danger. He would always make me smile and laugh whenever I'm sad or angry. " she groaned when her head suddenly started to hurt and she held it with her hand.

" Lucy, are you alright?! " Levy asked concerned for her friend and everyone gathered around her. Lucy looked up at her friends and gave them a weak smile.

" Yeah, my head hurts a little, 'is all. " she said quietly.

" I'll give you a paracetamol. " Levy said and went to the bathroom.

" Are you sure you're alright? " Erza asked and Lucy nodded at her.

" Yeah, it's nothing, really. " It feels like I've remembered something. Some kind of memory, but what?

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At 04:00pm everyone gathered in the lobby. Gray wrapped his arms around Juvia and pecked her on the lips, causing her to blush and giggle. Mira, Lisanna, Levy and Lucy awwed, while Cana, Loke, Elfman, Natsu and Erza smiled at the happy couple. Wendy blushed but smiled widely. One person, however, had to ruin their moment.

" As much as I'm happy for you guys, can you please get a room? " groaned Gajeel and crossed his arms, but let out a yelp when Levy slapped him on the back of his head, she was sitting next to him on the sofa. " Ow! What the heck, Levy?! "

Levy only glared at him. " Don't be so rude, Gajeel! " which made him shut up.

Cana smirked evilly. " I had no idea you were so jealous of Gray. "

" I ain't jealous of nothing! " growled Gajeel.

Natsu started laughing hard. " Metal head jealous of ice princess? Now that's surprising! "

" What did you call me, ash for brains?! "

" I'm gonna pulverize you if you don't shut your mouth, Salamander! "

" Well come on, I can bring you both down! "

" YOU DARE START A FIGHT AND I'LL PULVERIZE ALL THREE OF YOU! "

" A-aye ma'am! "

Lucy, Levy and Juvia shared a look and rolled their eyes. Men. they thought.

Mira clapped her hands. " Okay now, let's not get violent or we'll get kicked out. Let's all go out and have fun! " she smiled widely.

" You're right Mira, my apologies. And let's make sure no one disappears, alright? " Erza looked at them all and everyone quickly nodded.

" Okay then. Let's go! " Lisanna yelled excitedly and everyone left the hotel.

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" Wow, it looks so big! " when they arrived, they couldn't help but admire the beautiful carnival, there were a lot of people there, some of them were eating sweets and snacks, the music was loud and they could see the massive structures of the rides: a rolllercoaster, a big wheel, a helter skelter. Some people were wearing masks and costumes, one guy was juggling objects while standing on balance board.

" Pft, I can do that. " Natsu said standing next to her with his arms crossed over his chest.

Lucy turned to look at him and laughed. " What? "

Natsu raised an eyebrow and smirked. " Yeah. In fact, I'm pretty good at it. "

Lucy raised both eyebrows in amusement and curiosity. " Really? "

Natsu opened his mouth to reply, but before he could say a word, Gajeel decided to butt in.

" Oh yeah, he is pretty good alright. " he smirked evilly and ignored Natsu's death glare. " One time, when we were watching a movie at his house and saw some guy juggle knives, he said he could do that, but we didn't believe him then. Then he went to the kitchen and came back with knives, but they were in flames. " at this, Lucy's eyes widened in shock and horror. " So he tried to do what the guy was doing, but the knives got stuck in the ceiling and he set the house on fire. Luckily, no one was injured. "

Lucy slowly turned her head towards Natsu and yelled " How the HECK do you juggle flaming knives? "

Natsu winced and covered his ears. " Oww, Luce! Don't yell! "

" And that's just the beginning. "

" Why don't you go annoy Gray or someone else?! " the pink-haired man growled angrily.

Gajeel shrugged. " I would if he was here. "

" Wait, what? " Lucy was left confused. She and Natsu looked around and noticed their friends were gone.

" Where did everybody go?! " Natsu wondered aloud.

" Everyone split up into groups and went somewhere. So it's just us. " Levy explained, standing next to Gajeel.

" Well, let's hope nobody gets lost. " Lucy said.

Levy nodded. " I'm sure they'll be alright. Now why don't we go to the bumper cars first! " she smiled excitedly.

Lucy nodded in agreement. " Yeah, I'm with you! You guys coming? " she asked Natsu and Gajeel.

Natsu and Gajeel shared a panicked look, then looked at the girls. " Yeah, sure. " Gajeel said nervously.

Levy and Lucy looked at each other, a bit confused, but shrugged. " Okay, let's go! "

The four headed towards the bumping cars, the boys praying they would survive.

Heeey guys, I'm pretty close to ending this story, so I hope you liked this chapter, don't worry, NaLu will come very soon, along with the other couples! Read and review and till next time¬!