Hey guys! Sorry it's been so long- this semester has been crazy... But here it is, the newest chapter, with an all-new pairing for this one-shot collection: NaLu! Keep those reviews coming; the more suggestions I get, the more likely it is that I'll get up a new chapter quickly. Send pairings! Send situations! Send them all! And, of course, let me know what you think of the stories! I love your feedback!

Now, without further ado, here's Treasure Hunt! Warning: contains poilers from the manga chapter Special Mission: Beware of Guys Who Show a Keen Interest

I don't own Fairy Tail or any of its characters!


Lucy

Meet me in front of the guild hall tomorrow at noon. Bring Virgo. Don't be late!

-Natsu

Lucy scanned the paper again, wondering if this was some kind of joke. She'd been through this whole thing with Natsu before. Was he seriously looking for that stupid photo album again? And did he really think she'd help after last time?

She'd awoken that morning to find the paper on her bed. Natsu must've left it there when he "visited" the night before. Or maybe he snuck in again while she was sleeping? She supposed it didn't really matter how he'd gotten it there- the real question was whether or not she'd go. She glanced over at her celestial keys, lying on her bedside table. Virgo's key lay on top, shining in the sunlight filtering in from her bedroom window. Lucy gave a sigh.

"I guess it couldn't hurt..."

The blonde glanced at the clock. 11:30. If she was going to make it, she had to head out now. She scooped up her keys and went on her way to the guild. She didn't bother to change clothes- why should she if they were just going hunting for that album again?

Natsu awaited her at the guild, leaning against the door with his arms crossed over his chest. He grinned mischievously as the blonde came into view.

"Lucy!" he shouted, waving at her enthusiastically. The celestial spirit mage noted that for once, Happy was nowhere to be found. That was odd... the blue exceed rarely left Natsu's side. She shrugged it off anyway as she picked up her pace to reach the guild.

"Luce, did ya bring Virgo?" Natsu glanced at her hip, where Lucy had tied her keys to her belt. She picked out Virgo's and wiggled it at the dragon slayer.

"I've got her key right here."

"Great! C'mon, let's go!" Natsu grabbed her wrist and practically yanked Lucy back down the path she had just come up. The blonde let out a huff of annoyance.

"Will you at least tell me where we're going to go? Are we looking for that stupid photo album again?" she complained, jogging to keep up with Natsu and to prevent her arm from being yanked out its socket. Natsu shook his head, grinning over his shoulder at her.

"Nope! This treasure's even better!"

Lucy rolled her eyes. So it was treasure that he was searching for. That figured.

The pair stopped just beneath a tree, the same one Natsu had taken Lucy to before when he had asked for Virgo's help. The blonde couldn't help but notice that the ground there looked like it had be disturbed not too long ago, but she shrugged it off. Sure, it was a little strange, but everything that involved Natsu tended to be a little on the weird side. Natsu stood facing her, fists rested against his hips.

"Alright! Get Virgo out and have her dig here!" he demanded, a wide smile on his face. Lucy crossed her arms, giving the dragon slayer her best scowl.

"You could say please, you know. And wasn't this where you were wanting to look for that photo album last time? I thought you said we weren't looking for that," she reminded him. Natsu shrugged.

"Yeah, it's the same place, but now I know what's buried here is even better than the photo album. C'mon, Luce, just have Virgo dig here, please?"

Lucy sighed, pressing her fingers to her temples. "Fine, whatever. I guess you did say please..." She disconnected Virgo's key from her belt and unlocked the celestial spirit's gate. The maid spirit appeared quickly, bowing to Lucy.

"Hello, Princess. Are you in need of my assistance?" she asked politely. Lucy nodded.

"Yes, Virgo, could you please dig here, please, until you find something - anything - interesting?" she requested, pointing at the spot Natsu indicated.

"Of course, Princess." The celestial spirit began her work, digging quickly through the ground. It wasn't long before she popped back up, holding an ornate box in her hands. The box was made of wood and decorated with an elaborately carved dragon. Virgo tried to hand it to Lucy, but the mage shook her head, pointing instead at Natsu.

"No, give it to him; he was the one looking for it," she instructed her. Virgo bowed and gave the box to Natsu, who thanked her.

"Is that all, Princess?" the spirit inquired.

"Yes, thank you for your help, Virgo," Lucy replied, closing the spirit's gate. Reattaching the key to her belt, Lucy propped her hand on her hip, watching Natsu, who was simply looking at the box. "Well? Aren't you going to open it?"

After a pause, Natsu shook his head, holding out the box to her. "No, I'm too nervous. You open it, Lucy." The girl's eyebrows raised questioningly as she took the box from him; it wasn't like Natsu to get nervous about things like this, and if she didn't know better she would have sworn that she saw a faint blush on the dragon slayer's cheeks. She turned her attention to the box, running her fingers lightly over the carvings. It really was beautifully decorated. Carefully, she opened the lid.

Lucy let out a breath she didn't realize she had been holding when she saw that the box contained only a folded piece of paper. She began to laugh. "Natsu, I think you got a dud! I mean sure, the box is really pretty, but all that's in here is a piece of paper!" She laughed even harder, feeling silly for having gotten so nervous about it herself. Natsu gave her a questioning look.

"Well, what does the paper say?" he asked. Lucy stopped laughing. She supposed she probably should at least read the paper; they'd gone through so much work to get it. Picking up the paper, she carefully set the box down at her feet and unfolded the slip.

Lucy,

If you're reading this, I convinced you to come treasure hunting with me. But you know, I've already found my treasure- that is, if you'll have me.

Be my girlfriend?

-Natsu

Lucy sputtered in surprise, looking over the paper at Natsu, who was definitely blushing at this point. He grinned at her, scratching the back of his head in embarrassment.

"So, uh... What do you say?" he asked, trying to sound nonchalant. Lucy grinned back at him, giving his shoulder a playful punch.

"Sure, flame-brain," she teased, "I'll be your girlfriend."

Laughing, Natsu scooped her up in a bear hug. Out of seemingly nowhere flew Happy, who'd known the plan all along and had perched at the top of the tree to watch the proceedings. He swooped around their heads.

"You liiiiike each other!" the exceed teased, pointing at them. Lucy laughed and rolled her eyes.

"We sure do, Happy. We sure do."


Things I apologize for: Taking forever to update and having a really lame chapter title.

Things I don't apologize for: Super cheesy love notes and an ultra super cheesy ending.

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