A/N So, thank you all again for the reviews! They make me feel all warm and fuzzy. :)
To PrincessCarly28: Good job. You knew before I did. Relatively… o_O
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To fairytailfan4eva: I'm sorry for scaring you… :'( I was just feeling really down… It was one of those kind of days.
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To Wolvena: Do it, and you die. Need I say more?
*Added later! As some of you have noted, this chapter has absolutely no point, and is just fluff. Keep in mind it was written (not typed, but written) at two in the morning. Cut me some slack. ;)
Previously
"I'll get you, Natsu!" I said, running at him. He took off for the exit.
"You can try!" he said over his shoulder.
We got a lot of weird looks as I chased Natsu out the door and through the parking lot. He was laughing maniacally the whole time, as I continued yelling at him.
"Buy your own cord, you idiot!"
"But where's the fun in that, Lucy?"
"NATSU!"
After probably ten minutes, I finally ran out of energy. I stopped chasing Natsu, breathing hard. Conveniently, I had stopped next to a curb, so I sat down and put the bags beside me.
It was a sunny day in Magnolia, and there was a cool breeze, which I was very grateful for. I brushed my hair behind my ear and continued trying to regulate my breathing.
After a minute, I heard a scuffling sound to my right. I glanced up and saw Natsu standing there, looking like he was debating on whether or not it was safe to sit down. I giggled.
"Natsu, you idiot. I'm not going to kill you." I patted the curb next to me.
He grinned and sat down. I then proceeded to punch his arm. Hard.
"OW!" he yelled, rubbing the spot I had connected with. "What was that for?"
"Because you owe me twenty bucks. I'm taking my revenge." I grinned evilly.
"You're so mean, Luigi," Natsu said, pouting.
I rolled my eyes. "Stop being a wimp."
We sat there for a minute, Natsu still rubbing his arm. I studied the few wispy clouds, moving across the sky at the whim of the wind.
"Hey, Natsu!" I said suddenly.
He looked up from his arm, which seemed to be bruising rather quickly. "What?"
"Look at that cloud! It looks like a key!" I pointed out said cloud for him.
"Whoa. It really does," he said, seeming surprised.
"Isn't that awesome?" I said, excited.
"It's definitely weird." He grinned at me. "Just like you, Luigi."
"I am NOT weird! And my name's not Luigi!" I said, punching his arm again.
"You are, though!"
I bunched my fingers in a fist again and held it up threateningly. He took the safe, and smart, way out and raised his hands in surrender.
I grinned, relaxing my hand and placing it in my lap as I looked back up at the sky, and at my very own magical cloud.
He must have looked at the sky too, because a minute later he said excitedly, "Look at that one, Lucy!" He pointed at one that was on the other side of the sky.
"What about it" I asked, being unable to find any discernible shape in it.
"It looks like a bunch of fire!"
I looked at it, and was surprised to actually see what he did. "Dang… I never would've thought of that one!"
He grinned proudly. "I'm just awesome."
"Sure," I said, rolling my eyes pointedly.
"Hey!" he said, pouting again.
"I still think mine is cooler."
"Maybe," he conceded.
"I mean, the odds of that happening are astronomical! (No pun intended XD) And, just as amazing, it appears to be holding its shape. Most clouds just dissipate, or at least they are distorted. But, although it is definitely moving, I don't see any differences from when I first saw it."
"Same thing with my fire over here."
"This kind of thing only happens in, like, animes and fanfictions!"
He laughed. "I know, right?"
We sat in silence, watching our respective clouds move across the sky.
"Hey, Natsu?" I started after a minute, breaking the silence.
"Yeah?" He turned to me.
"What direction is your cloud moving in?"
"Ummm… Whatever direction is that way," he said, pointing to his left towards me.
My mouth dropped open.
"Lucy? Lucy? Are you okay?" he asked, slightly worriedly. He waved a hand in front of my face.
"S-sorry, but… Mine is moving in that direction." I pointed to my right.
"So?" he asked, a rather cute confused expression on his face.
"Well… The wind is blowing them towards each other. I didn't even think that was possible..."
"What's your point?" Natsu asked, still confused.
"My point is that that up there," I indicated the sky, "should be practically physically impossible!"
Natsu shrugged. "Whatever."
I sweatdropped. He doesn't get it. He's so stupid…
"Look, Lucy, they're about to meet in the middle!"
I looked up, intrigued.
They were inches away from each other, by our perspectives. I watched in awe as the wispy edges met. Then the clouds themselves collided completely, showing no sign of slowing as they met. They meshed, and, at the perfect moment, the sun broke through the center of some shape that was still forming.
The two of us were blinded for a few seconds. Natsu recovered faster than I did, and so he saw it first. "Lucy, look! That's so weird!"
I blinked a few more times to clear the leftover spots, and glanced at the sky again.
A perfectly symmetrical heart was set in the sky with the sun at its center. I gasped. It was like a scene out of a fairy tale. (I had a hard time typing this the right way… o_O)
"That's beautiful…" I mumbled.
We stared for a few moments, until we realized we were staring at the sun. We both looked away…
And in the process met each others' eyes. He grinned at me. I blushed and smiled back.
A/N I hope I've satisfied your appetites for now. Hope you enjoyed the chapter! :)
-animeawesomenesslover