Because he was a baby no more, so why should he have a babysitter?
{Just hold onto me, I'll hold onto you}
Lucy knocked once, and immediately the door swung open.
"Are you Lucy-san?"
Lucy blinked in surprise at the small girl in front of her, her blue hair tied up and her brown eyes sparkling with awe.
"Um y-yes..." She mumbled in reply, completely caught off guard. They had told her she was babysitting a boy, not a girl...
"Come in!" The small girl insisted, walking out of the way to let the blonde through. Lucy muttered a small thanks before following after the blunette, smiling slightly.
"I'm Wendy, you're so pretty Lucy-san!" Wendy gushed, a rosy hue rising to her cheeks as she stared up at the older girl with astonishment. Lucy couldn't help but giggle at the cute girl, her nerves slowly melting away.
"You're pretty too, Wendy-san." Lucy winked at the little girl who bounced happily in response.
"Arigatou~" She bowed politely, the blonde smiling in response.
"Um...I didn't expect I was babysitting you so I brought boy toys, gomen.." Lucy mumbled sheepishly, twirling her small plastic bag. Wendy straightened out and looked up to the busty girl, blinking twice before responding calmly.
"You aren't babysitting me." She furrowed her eyebrows in slightly confusion, wondering what Lucy was talking about. Realization hit her like a freight train and she 'ohh'd' before a smirk came to her lips.
"Good luck Lucy-san!" She called before walking over to the door and opening it once more. "Mom! Dad! I'm leaving!" She called, and Lucy thought she had heard a "you're gonna need it." from the girl, but paid no mind to it.
"Say hi to Macao and Romeo for me!" A woman's voice called back and Wendy was out the door, skipping to the idling car next to their house. Lucy turned back to the kitchen archway, straightening out when she heard footsteps.
A boy came into view with the spikest hair she had ever seen. She gulped when she saw the menacing glare he wore and the frown he wore to match it.
"I'm out." He grunted before walking past her and out the door, his black hair swishing slightly while he walked. She sighed in relief when his red eyes had passed by her, shaking scary thoughts from her head.
"Bye Gajeel!" The same girlish voice called, and not soon after the woman walked into view, clasping some earrings into her ears.
"Oh Lucy!" She stated in surprise, rushing towards the girl. She smiled grandly, the same blue hair as Wendy's styled beautifully.
"Igneel! Lucy is here!" The lady shouted before smiling innocently at said girl. "Hello, I'm Grandine, the lady you talked to on the phone." She introduced. Lucy smiled politely and shook the older woman's hand, still slightly shocked by her beauty.
"I'm coming I'm coming!" A muffled voice replied. A man walked in with flaming red hair, mouth stuffed with what looked like bread.
"Igneel! They'll have food at the restaurant!" Grandine scolded, hitting her husband on the head. He choked slightly before quickly swallowing it down, blanching as it went down the wrong way.
"Do you know how long it takes for them to make our meals? Might as well have a little snack!" Igneel pouted in reply, grabbing at his now sore throat.
Grandine rolled her eyes at him and crossed her arms "idiot," She tched, tapping her foot impatiently. Lucy couldn't help but giggle at the couple's antics, finding them cute.
"Ah!" Igneel straightened out and strode over to the girl's side, holding his hand out. "I'm Igneel Dragneel." He introduced while he shook her hand violently.
"L-Lucy Heartfilia." She stuttered, losing all feeling in her hand. Realizing what he was doing, he quickly pulled away, apologizing sheepishly.
"I'm sorry for my husband's...for my husband." Grandine apologized, getting an indignant 'hey!' from said male. "Natsu's upstairs, he isn't in the best of moods so I'd just wait for him to come down. He doesn't have a specific bedtime, but in case we're late, it's 12. Don't let him eat everything in the fridge and you should be fine, okay?" Grandine explained. Lucy blinked in surprise-what kind of parents let their eight year old stay up till 12 and eat that much?
Grandine ushered her husband out after saying goodbye, Igneel calling 'it was nice to meet you!' before slamming the door. Lucy sighed, standing in the middle of the place with no idea what to do. If he wasn't coming out, then why was she even here?
Oh well she dismissed nonchalantly, walking over to the comfy looking couch. She plopped down on it, sinking into the fabric with a satisfied moan.
She pulled out a book, beginning to read in content. She smiled lightly as she read.
...
Gr..
She couldn't concentrate. Where was the kid? Wasn't she supposed to be playing with him?
Wait for him to come down...
Don't let him eat everything from the fridge...
Lucy brightened with an idea, grinning to herself. Maybe she could coax him out of his room?
She pulled out some cookie mix and the required ingredients, gathering the equipment also. She smiled to herself while she followed the instructions, humming quietly.
She began stirring the cookie dough when she heard rapid footsteps, a self satisfied smirk coming to her face triumphantly.
"Do I smell something good?" A deep voice called, stopping her in her stirring. Her eyes widened and she turned in surprise to see a boy her age standing there, a slight grin on his unhappy face.
"Want to help?" She found herself asking. He might be a brother...Lucy tried calming herself down, breathing slowly. Surely the person she was babysitting was still in their room? Maybe having this guy help would show he could have fun...
"Sure!" He rushed towards her. She slipped him the spoon she had been stirring with, walking over to the instruction packet. She skimmed it for a minute before nodding her head, looking back up to the boy.
"After you're done stirring we have to roll them into balls and-" Her eyes widened at what she was witnessing.
The pinkette turned to her with cheeks stuffed with batter, black eyes glittering with innocence. He swallowed it and smiled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head.
"Baka! You can get salmonella from that!" She yelled, ready to hit him upside the head.
"Tch, everyone knows parents say that so they can eat the good stuff." He replied breezily. She huffed, rubbing her temples angrily.
"You idiot, it is real!" She yelled once again, shaking her head at his cluelessness. "Now I see why they want me to watch over Natsu and not you." She mumbled, shaking her head still.
He blinked in confusion at her statement, cocking his head slightly. "...But I am Natsu." He mumbled in confusion.
She turned to him in surprise, brown orbs widening. "Y-You're...Natsu?" She gawked at him in disbelief. He frowned but nodded his head, irritation entering his gaze.
"Yeah, and you're Lucy huh? My babysitter?" He huffed like
Edit 5/13/13:
I didn't know how to get them together Dx
I have a HUUGE math test tomorrow (worth about 5 exams) and all I can do is procrastinate TT3TT I have straight A's and a C(in math of courseXDD) so...I'm screwed hehe! back to the point-test tomorrow and I choose to do this, I'm SURE I'll get a 600! /sarcasm it's my dad's birthday! XD
Hope you enjoyed and please review, thanks~!