"You!" Natsu shouted as he saw Lucy in the classroom where the professor was teaching, catching everyone's attention. His outburst and sudden barge in startled everyone in the room, stopping the professor from teaching and the students from learning. "Isn't that Natsu Dragneel?" One would whisper to another, everyone agreeing it was him. Lucy just sighed, shaking her head back and forth. She still couldn't believe she was going to marry that guy. He was an idiot, pervert, and he knew nothing about manners. But even though he was all those, he had many good traits which Lucy loved dearly. After all, she was still on the plan for marrying him since a month ago—it couldn't hurt to try.

"Natsu Dragneel, what is it that it is so important that you had to disrupt my astrology class?"

"I—I . . ." Natsu panted, looking at the professor that waited for him to speak. "I—I need to take one of your st—students out for today."

"Do you have a note? Excuse?"

"It's important and you only have 10 more minutes so who cares?"

"Can't you wait 10 minutes then, Mr. Dragneel?" Natsu shook his head, looking at the professor who stared at him with bewilderment. He never met somebody like Natsu before and Natsu never ceased to amaze him.

"Very well, it does seem important, who is it that you need?"

"Lucy Heartfillia," Natsu said as he pointed at the blonde who stiffened when everyone's eyes were on her. She smiled at them, packing her things up. She hated getting attention and Natsu had just embarrassed her double time. She stepped down from the stairs and stood in front of Natsu, scowling at him as her back faced everyone else. "What is it that it's so important that you need to take me out of class? You're supposed to be in class too!"

"You'll see, it's a surprise! And I told the professor I needed to go so no worries no come on." Natsu grabbed her hand, pulling her along with him. He yelled out a thank you before disappearing with Lucy into the halls of the university. "Natsu, what is with you today?"

"I'm just a bit excited!"

"For what? It's a Monday, you're usually grumpy on these days."

"But today is special." Natsu turned to give her a grin, a small blush appearing on her cheeks. Natsu suddenly stopped, turning to face Lucy. "What now?" She asked, raising an eyebrow at him. A small smile appeared on his face and he cupped her face in his large hands, his eyes full of love. "I haven't seen you since two days ago . . ." He whispered, leaning in to plate a soft kiss on her lips. A smile instantly appeared, her arms going to wrap around his neck. They kissed for a while before pulling back, smiles on both of their faces.

Lately; Natsu has been very romantic and passionate about everything and Lucy actually loved this side of him. He always was a hopeless romantic and he was a pervert so he rarely was like that to her but now a day, he was so romantic Lucy felt like she was in one of those romance movies or books she reads.

"Come on now, we need to go before the shop closes." Natsu pulled away after a while of gazing into her eyes, turning to grab her hand and pull her along. Lucy followed him, not asking any questions since she knew he would never tell her unless it wasn't a surprise.

She hated surprises—they never turn out well in the end.

Lucy followed Natsu out of the university, the pink-haired male stopping in front of the entrance to face Lucy again. He grabbed his scale-white scarf and wrapped it around Lucy, surprising her. He started to button up her coat till she was warmly clothed, a grin spreading on his lips. "Never thought I'll dress you up instead of undress you," He leaned down to kiss her red cheeks, grabbing her hand again to lead her outside.

Lucy just followed him, dumbfounded by the whole idea of him giving her his most precious scarf and being so sweet.

What had gotten into him?

Once they have gotten into town Natsu slowed his pace a bit more, keeping Lucy close so she doesn't get lost or get cold. He locked arms with her and the two walked down the sidewalk like a married couple.

"What's gotten into you, Natsu?" Lucy asked, looking up at the smiling man. Natsu just shrugged, the two of them getting farther and farther away. "Nothing, I'm the same guy."

"You're acting more like a love-sick fool."

"Because I am one," Natsu grinned at her, Lucy blushing a bit harder as she looked away. She sometimes didn't understand him. "Ah, there it is!" Natsu said making Lucy look up. She looked where he was looking and saw a jewelry shop, a pet shop, and a restaurant lined up, wondering where he was going with this. Maybe he's brought her to town to get some grub?

Natsu pulled her along and came closer to the three places, Lucy thinking they were going into the restaurant. When they stood in front of the place Lucy was about to reach for the door when Natsu pulled her away, his eyebrows knitted together. "Where you going, Luce? This way,"

"I—I thought we were going to lunch?"

"We'll get some later, come on." Natsu said, pulling her inside the store where she never expected he'll bring her to.

The two entered the jewelry shop, Lucy's eyes widening as she looked at the sparkling jewelry all around the place. She was amazed by it and stunned on how shiny the whole place looked. She snapped out of her small phase as she heard Natsu's chuckling. She looked at her boyfriend and watched him grin at her, pulling her along with him. Lucy followed him towards the pink-haired woman who was standing behind the counter, a huge smile on her face.

"Natsu, you're finally here! And I'm assuming this is Lucy, right?" The pink-haired woman asked, a smile on her face as Lucy nodded, returning the gesture.

"I'm here like I promised,"

"Good, good, I'm glad you are!"

"Natsu? What are we doing? And do you know this woman?" Lucy asked, pulling him closer to whisper in his ear. She wasn't so surprised when he nodded—that guy knows a lot of beautiful woman. "Lucy, this is Sherry Blendy, Sherry, this is Lucy Heartfillia."

"Pleasure to meet you, Lucy! I heard a lot about you."

"Ah, pleasure to meet you, Sherry." Lucy held her hand out for Sherry to shake but was startled when she brought Lucy over the counter to hug. They pulled away and Sherry gave her a huge smile, Lucy couldn't help but smile back. "Anyways, let's get started." Sherry said, turning to Natsu who nodded. Lucy glanced over at Natsu, her eyes darting from him to Sherry, wondering what in the world is going on.

"Sherry, can I see all of your wedding rings?"

Lucy's eyes widen as she looked at Natsu, the man only grinning at Lucy as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Tears burned in her eyes and before she knew it, she was crying and flinging herself on him. Natsu just held her, his hand patting her back as he rocked her back and forth.

"Hey weirdo, why are you crying?"

"I—I just l—love you so much!"

"I love you too but why are you crying?" Natsu chuckled making Lucy hiccup, pulling away to look at him. Natsu leaned forward and kissed her lips, pulling away to wipe the tears that fell from her eyes. "Hey, don't cry."

"I'm so happy!"

"I know you are—I am too but you don't see me crying."

"You're serious about the wedding?"

"Of course. But Lucy, let's wait till we graduate, okay?" Lucy looked at him in the eyes and nodded, her smile never leaving her beautiful face. "And promise me you'll stay with me forever." Lucy laughed and found it a bit childish but she nodded, taking her pinky out as the tears never stopped pouring out of her eyes.

"I'll stay with you forever,"

"W—what?" Erza shouted, her face turning red as she dropped the book she held. She rushed on over to Lucy, grabbing her left hand to yank it to her face. Lucy made a yelp of pain but Erza ignored, her eyes growing as big as dinner plates. "R—r—rings?"

"Yes, he bought me an engagement and a wedding ring. For the both of us," Lucy said as she showed off her gold ring that had a small diamond attached to the middle of the band. Natsu a similar one, except his didn't have the diamond on it.

"It's beautiful . . . Lucy, I'm so happy for you!" Erza said as she brought Lucy into a hug. Lucy hugged Erza back, a laugh escaping her lips as tears fell from her eyes. "I'm just so . . . so happy, Erza. Never in my life did I think I'll find the perfect one for me!"

"Oh, don't cry. Come on, don't ruin your face with tears!"

"But they're tears of happiness," Lucy sniffled, whipping the salty teardrops away. Erza smiled lovingly as she went over to her coffee table, grabbing her phone to call Levy over. Once she finished calling the blue-haired bookworm she brought Lucy to the couch, talking excitedly about her and Natsu. Erza was happy for her and Lucy was also very happy, making the conversation last long and enthusiastic. "So, when's the date for the wedding?"

"Natsu and I decided we'll marry after we graduate."

"Oh, that's lovely! Then you two can focus on your studies rather than the wedding."

"Yeah, and I think that gives me a lot of time to prepare myself for my future with Natsu, don't you think?" Lucy smiled earning a smile back from Erza.

Suddenly a rapid knock on Erza's front door caused the two of look at the entrance, Erza standing up to go answer it. Once she opened the door a blue-haired bookworm came running inside, grabbing Lucy's left hand and yanking it towards her face to see if Erza was lying to just bring her over. Levy's eyes widen as she gasped, looking at Lucy back at the ring, going back and forth. "S—so you weren't lying, Erza?"

"No, why would I lie about that?"

"Lu-Chan . . . you and Natsu . . ."

"Yep! We're officially engaged now." Lucy smiled widely at Levy who stared at Lucy for a moment. Soon, a whimper came out of her mouth, the college student bursting into tears. Lucy panicked along with Erza, trying to calm the small college student down. "Levy-Chan, why are you crying?"

"I—I'm so happy for you!" Levy cried, her arms encircling around the blonde's waist. "You were always . . . you were always in pain . . . so hurt . . . so sad . . . you never got the chance to be the real you . . . that is until Natsu came," Levy cried, trying to wipe all the tears away with her palms. Erza listened as she cried, Lucy's eyes widening. "You had a rough past . . . then—then you met Natsu and everything disappeared! You were actually happy . . . you were smiling like you were seeing something new for the first time . . . I never seen you this happy."

"Levy-Chan . . ."

"I'm sorry . . . I'm just so happy."

"Levy-Chan, don't cry. What you said is all true and I'm happy that you're happy so that's what matters now, so don't cry." Lucy rubbed the back of her friend's back, a soft smile plastered on her lips. Levy looked up and sniffled, whipping the tears away as a weak smile appeared on her face. "Lu-Chan, I'm going to throw you the most bestest wedding you ever laid your eyes on!"

"And I'll be helping too." Erza added, Lucy looking at her friends with wide eyes. "Oh no! I can't make you guys—"

"No, we're going to help so you better not complain, alright?" Erza shot Lucy a deadly look and she stiffened, nodding at her direction.

Sometimes, Erza was too bossy.

~X~

"Congratulations man! I'm happy for you!" Gray laughed as he brought Natsu into a side-hug, shaking him back and forth. Natsu's grin never left his face as he told his friends, Jellal giving him a pat on the back. "Congratulations Natsu,"

"Thanks."

"Tch, I thought you only wanted Bunny-girl for her ass."

"I want her and her ass," Natsu said, smirking at the long-haired college student who smirked back, the males all sighing. "I never thought I'll see the day where you out of everyone would get married." Gray said, shaking his head back and forth. Natsu raised an brow, tiling his head to the side. "Why?"

"Because you're a playboy."

"Not anymore. He's Lucy's boy now." Natsu grinned at what Jellal said, Lucy coming into his mind once again. She was just so beautiful and his perfect match. At first he wanted Lucy just because of her beauty but that wasn't all what he wanted. He wanted her. All of her. He sighed happily and looked down at his left hand, looking at the gold ring that was on his left ring finger. He never thought he'll see a ring there, neither the less get engaged. This would be one hell of a story to tell to his children one day.

"Hey, pinky, shouldn't you ask that old man of yours if it's alright?" Natsu looked at Gray and shrugged. "He said it's okay but I have to take Lucy to meet him soon."

"Oh, good luck with that."

"I was planning on taking her during the weekends." Gray looked at Natsu with pity as Gajeel snorted, remembering Natsu's weird father.

Natsu sighed as he hoped that his father won't be a crazy lunatic while Lucy is around. He didn't want Igneel saying or doing something that'll make Lucy run for the hills. He loved Lucy and he was 100% he won't let her get away from his grasp.

Because after all the chasing he's done, he shall be rewarded.

A/N: Yay! Here is the next chapter to The Chase!
I really think I should end this story soon, maybe around the 26th chapter I will. Maybe so don't cry yet, folks. (;
Urgh, I feel like crying though. Too much sad NaLu fanfictions, too many sad stories, and my stupid boyfriend and I are fighting! Waaaah. ;_;
Gaaah, hopefully everything works out for us like it does with Natsu and Lucy.

Thanks for reading and review for me! We're up to 701 and I'm so happy. Make me happier! :")