Tying her hair back, Lucy glanced at her reflection for a second before checking the time. Pursing her lips she realized that she should have left about ten minutes ago, well actually it was more that Natsu should have shown up ten minutes ago. Sighing and shaking her head slightly, she mused that she was getting used to always being at least ten minutes late. Damn that stupid dragon slayer.

They had been asked to do a job that was, to say the least, a whole lot different then what they usually did. They had been asked to be security for this fancy party, and even more surprisingly they had only asked for only Natsu and her. But the reward money had looked rather nice, once it was split between the two mages she would have enough to cover at least four months of rent. So she wasn't really caring that much that they had been the only ones requested.

But she was starting to consider just leaving on her own if Natsu didn't show up soon. Their train left in twenty minutes and if they didn't make that one then there was no way they would make it in time for the job. Pacing as she considered just leaving on her own, she had almost decided to leave when she heard a knock on the door. Before she could even reach the door it flew open to reveal Natsu.

"Yo Lucy, ready to head out" Natsu said with a wave and his usual grin.

"Your late, I was about to leave without" Lucy told him sternly before looking him up and down. The job required a dress code; formal wear. Lucy honestly hadn't thought that much of it until now, the employer had probably just wanted them to blend in with the other guests. But now she wasn't sure whether to be thankfully for it or hateful for testing her. As she had expected Natsu was wearing a suit, what else had she expected? But as usual she seemed to conveniently forget how nice he looked in them so every time she saw him in one she had the same embarrassing reaction.

Feeling her mouth dry she cursed herself for having so little self-control. And then if to make matters worse she began to feel heat creep onto her neck and checks.

"Yeah sorry about that" Natsu said while awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck. He took notice of Lucy's red face and asked with a raised eyebrow" You okay Lucy? Your face is all red, you sick or somethin'?" Walking closer to her he pressed his hand to her forehead.

Letting out a squeak Lucy quickly backed away from his hand while waving hers in front of her in embarrassment "Yes I'm fine, just a little overheated." Well it wasn't like she was lying. Honestly, she needed to work on her reaction to seeing Natsu dressed up. She was used to his normal outfit that always tended to show off his muscles, though it had toned down over the years. But she couldn't help but think that Natsu looked more….well handsome in a suit.

She wasn't exactly sure why she felt that way, but maybe it was because she wasn't used to seeing him looking so refined. It was like almost every time he wore a suit he transformed into an entirely different person.

"If you say so" Natsu said before giving her another backward glance. He was still trying to get over that fact that he had been practically blown away with Lucy's appearance. He had become a bit immune to how she looked when she got dressed up. He used to be a complete blushing mess, thank mavis Gray hadn't been there the first time he had saw her in a dress.

But this time he had felt the beginnings of a blush on his neck. He had been so taken back by her appearance; it had taken a few more seconds then usual to respond to her remark. But it seemed like she hadn't noticed so he was in the clear. Truthfully he had been surprised when he found out the two of them had been requested to do such a job. He hadn't been so sure about it at first; he was more for busting heads or fighting a monster. But he wasn't one to argue when he saw that Lucy's face had lit up at the reward. There had been no way that she would deny a job with such a reward for 'such a simple job that not even he could mess up' or at least, that's what Lucy had said.

So now the two of them where heading towards this rich guys place to pretty much watch everybody and make sure no one got too crazy or try to steel something. It sounded like a pretty uneventful job to him but at least there was the perk of getting to see Lucy all fancied up. He was so used to short skirts and shorts that he practically had a heart attack whenever he saw her in a dress

"So are we leaving or are we going to miss the train?" Lucy asked annoyed as she stood outside the door. Tapping her foot she watched as Natsu whirled around and said "Oh yeah, you should've said something sooner" rubbing the back of his neck once again.

"Uh huh" Lucy said while Natsu hurriedly walked out the door before closing it behind him. He had been totally out of it. Rolling her eyes Lucy followed him as they walked outside. "So you're going to behave right?"

"What of course I am!" Natsu exclaimed pumping his fist in the air as they descended down the stairs.

"No eating the food, no staring unnecessary fights" Lucy said as she began to list all the rules she had come up with for him, counting each one on her finger.

Opening the door for her Natsu laughed and said "Yeah, yeah I'll follow all your rules."

"So just walk around, stay silent and just do your job! Got it?" Lucy asked as she stepped outside before whipping her head around to face him.

"I told you I'll behave, I'll be the perfect angel" Natsu said rolling his eyes. Shaking her head she buried her face in hands before mumbling "You're going to burn that place down I can see it now."

"Hey, I promise I won't use any magic ok!?" Natsu exclaimed. Geez couldn't Lucy trust him for like ten minutes. He wouldn't use his magic for such a mundane job, at least as long as all the guests behaved.

"You've promised that before" Lucy mumbled her hands still in her face as she continued on her path.

"Well I swear this time" Natsu said placing his hand over his heart as he walked after her.

Glancing up at him she shook her head before saying "I hope they have a fire extinguisher."