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As always, I do not own fairy tail! Enjoy this next chapter 3

Natsu POV

Hmmmm, I told Lucy to dress nice, but I don't even know what to wear myself! How does one dress for a date?! A part of me wants to just go in my usual outfit, but I know Lisanna wouldn't approve of that. She would say I had to dress "special," whatever that meant. Hmmmmmmmmmm... who has good style? Well definitely not that stripper Gray - he doesn't even wear clothes half of the time. Maybe Erza?

I ran to the guildhall looking for Erza. There she was, eating a strawberry cake, talking to Gray. "Move over stripper! I gotta talk to Erza!" I yelled at Gray, punching him out of my way.

"HEY FLAMEBRAIN YOU WANNA GO!" He came back at me with an icy punch to the gut. THAT'S IT! I gotta show Gray who's boss first!

After awhile Erza stopped us. I forgot what I was even doing here. Wasn't I supposed to be doing something? I looked at the clock and it was 6:45pm! THE DATE! I barely had enough time to run to Lucy's house! I looked down at my clothes - they were tattered and dirty now from my fight with Gray. I needed to change - AND FAST! I looked around, panicking. Be late or come dressed in crappy clothes?! BE LATE OR COME DRESSED IN CRAPPY CLOTHES?! Lucy would kill me if I came looking like this!

I looked around, "Where's Lisanna? Have any of you seen Lisanna?!" I yelled at everyone, but no one had seen her. She was probably out on a mission. What was I going to do?! I looked at the clock, it was not 6:50pm!

Deciding to be late instead, I ran to my house first to get dressed. Lucy would just have to make do with my usual outfit, but at least it wasn't torn up. I hoped she would forgive me for being late. No one told me what to do if I was late!

Lucy POV

I still couldn't believe Natsu had asked me out. Did he like me? I thought hard about this. I wasn't ready for a boyfriend, and I didn't want to ruin my friendship with Natsu. I would have to turn him down as gently as possible. I can't lead him on...

These were my thoughts as I tried to find an outfit. He had told me to dress nice, but I couldn't dress tooooo nicely - then he would think I liked him. But I couldn't dress crappy, because I am Lucy, and Lucy doesn't dress badly. Finally, I settled on a gorgeous form-fitting purple dress that went all the way down to my ankles. Was this too formal? It sparkled and really accentuated my boobs. Was I showing too much cleavage. I fidgeted with my neckline, trying to pull it up, but it just went back down to where it was. Whatever, this looks good on me. I look gorgeous.

Next, I called cancer. "Open, Gate of the Crab, CANCER!" "ebi- what do you need today Lucy?"

"Can you do my hair really nicely?" I asked. "Of course, ebi-" Cancer did my hair beautifully - he put it up into an elegant ponytail with curls framing my heart-shaped face. Still, I couldn't stop thinking about what might happen tonight. Natsu was one of my dearest friends, so why did I keep imagining him looking hotter and kissing me?! Thinking about him kissing me made me so red! Was I even ready for my first kiss? Would I want it to be Natsu?

When I looked at the clock, it was 6:45pm. Only 15 more minutes until Natsu was here! I needed to calm myself down - I couldn't go acting like Juvia. This was probably like last time I thought Natsu was asking me out. He ended up just wanting to use Virgo. What if he did that again?! What if I was just thinking this was a date when it wasn't?! He never even said the word date!

I was going crazy in my thoughts! Why did Natsu do this to me? Did I like him. Sigh I looked back at the clock - 6:50pm now. Only 10 more minutes. I went to my vanity to put on vanilla-scented perfume. I know I didn't need much, seeing as Natsu's nose was so sensitive. Then, I put on jewelry. A gold necklace and gold hoop earrings. Now it was 6:55pm. Only 5 more minutes. I decided to write to my mom while I was waiting.

Dear Mama,

Today, my best friend asked me to hang out with him alone. I think it's a date, but I am so confused. I'm not sure how to feel. On one hand, Natsu is a dear Nakama and I would never ruin that relationship. He is warm and bright and I can always count on him, no matter what. On the other hand, I am starting to see him in a different way in my head. You know I haven't had my first kiss yet, and I've been thinking about what it would be like to kiss Natsu. I bet it would be warm, no fiery hot. I'm thinking a lot about how his lips would feel. This is so bad. I bet Natsu doesn't even see me that way. i feel like I'm becoming like Juvia. Mama, I don't wanna ruin a good thing with Natsu, and I definitely don't want my heart broken by him. What should I do? If the time comes, should I just reject him. or should I go all in?

With Love,

Lucy

I looked at the clock and gasped. It was already 7:15pm and Natsu was most definitely not here! He was standing me up?! I couldn't believe it! Why would he do that? He told me 7pm, I know that's what he said! Tears threatened to flood my eyes and I tried to hold in my emotions. Why did I trust that stupid flame brain for anything?! I can't believe I was actually feeling something for him! I can't believe I thought about kissing him! This is what happens when I let myself get distracted by boys.

At this point, I couldn't hold it in anymore. I began to cry. The pain of rejection was too much to handle for me. I had trusted Natsu and he had done this to me! As I cried, I summoned Plue to hold. My spirits would never reject me like this - they loved me. Oh, why had I trusted Natsu?

Hey guys, sorry for the cliffhanger. I know y'all are waiting for the date, but I'm more focused on getting that perfect kiss. Until next time... rate and review 3