Natsu kept his eyes solely on the road but turned his head occasionally once he was at a red light to look at his passenger. A frown adorn her face since they left his home, yet he didn't know what he had done wrong. They left the house with the blonde smiling
"Hey Lucy are you worried about Happy? I left him a bunch of times on his own before, he's fine you know." He reassured her.
"Oh no its not that." She said with a nervous smile that Natsu noticed quickly.
The pinkette nodded not wanting to press the girl and looked up in time to the light turning green. "Cheer up then Luce. I hate to see you frowning and I know I haven't done anything to upset you yet."
"Yet?" Lucy looked up at him giggling a bit.
"Well yeah, usually I get you upset by this time. So upset you ignore my calls and text or ignore me in general when we're together." Natsu explained giving her a sheepish smile before focusing on turning on the road. "When you get like that I can almost see you frowning or pouting. It's cute but I hate hate hate to see you like that."
"You got heart Dragneel." Lucy laughed at his words changing her frown to a bright smile.
"Well duh, it exists for you babe." He said parking his truck in the parking lot he turned into. When he pulled his keys out the ignitionhe turned toward Lucy and grabbed her hand. Natsu brought her hand up to his lips and kissed it in a gentleman manner before looking up slowly to witness her astonished face. "If you want to take it."
"Oh Natsu." Lucy mumbled unbuckling her belt and throwing herself at the man hugging him tightly. "I'll take anything that you give me."
Natsu was taken back from the action but hugged her back. That heart pounding feeling came back to him but pounded heavily this time all over his body. This feeling alone scared him but with Lucy in his arms, it reassured him that he was alive.
"Reservation under Dragneel." Natsu spoke loud and firmly to the violet hair woman dressed as a waitress that stood behind the podium.
The woman skimmed at the book in front of her before nodding to herself, she looked up, grabbed menus and gestured for the pair to follow her into the huge crowded dinning room of other people who were enjoying their food or engaged in conversation. "Right this way."
Natsu had Lucy's arm tucked under his as he followed the waitress. He felt a smirk coming up to his lips from Lucy's innocently curious glances. The school girl's head was turning every direction so she saw everything that was obviously new to her. When the pair were seated away from most of the crowd and given menus, Lucy was frowning flipping between the one page the menu had.
"Lucy are you okay?" Natsu asked with a funny feeling in his chest.
She looked up from her menu and flashed him a smile. "Of course I'm fine."
When she looked back at her menu the pinkette sat there watching her furrow her brows, nimble on her lip, and frown once more. Natsu reached over and pressed her open menu down.
"Lucy, if you need help ask." He said roughly, agitated that she made herself upset which made him upset.
"Okay." She mumbled staring down at the cream colored page. Lucy stayed quiet for a moment before speaking. "I don't know half of what's it saying."
"Don't worry, I don't either." The pinkette chuckled glancing at the open menu. He put his finger to the first item he saw. "This one's fancy grilled chicken salad. And that one's a soup. That's a real nice big steak. Oh but don't ever try this, it's disguising trust me."
Lucy giggled at his explanation and looked back at the menu. "I guess I'll settle for the fancy chicken salad. How about you?"
"The usual, a nice big juicy steak." Natsu said closing the menus and pushing them on a side before flashing her a smile.
"What do you want?" Lucy asked still in a fit of giggles and even more with his smile.
"Just to stare at that gorgeous face of yours all night." He said staring at her with a loving look.
Lucy's eyes went wide at his comment making her whole body heat up. She turned her head away just as a waiter came up and introduced himself. Natsu stared at her a minute more before greeting the waiter and placing the orders they had decided on. When it came to drinks Natsu ordered a beer while Lucy turned her head slightly mumbling soda. The waiter left the pair alone again in silence which annoyed Natsu to no end.
"Why are you so quiet now? What did I say? What did I do?"
The pinkette started to panic when Lucy tried to cover her face and avoid looking at him completely.
"Lucy?"
"I- uh have to use the bathroom." Was all she said leaving the table in a hurry.
'What did I do?' Natsu thought angrily staring down at the previously occupied seat. All he wanted to do was chase after her and hold her till she talked.
He waited and waited for her. Some time after she scurried off to the bathroom, the waiter came back to the table with their drinks and to reassure that the meals will be brought out shortly. Natsu sighed to himself taking a sip from his cold beer. He was growing impatient by the minute waiting for the blonde to return. The pinkette set his elbows on the table and held his head up to avoid getting a temper. He stared holes into the cloth covered table until he heard the sound of a chair scuff and a small sniff.
Natsu threw his head fast enough to give himself wiplash. There before him sat Lucy with her face all flushed and her arms trying to cover her bare shoulders.
"Did I upset you?" Was the first thing that came out his mouth.
The question surprised Lucy, she shook her head no before responding. "No. You didn't Natsu, honestly." She moved her hands to her lap and stared down at them. She inhaled sharply then exhaled before looking him in the eyes. Her big brown doe eyes were tense as if they were on fire. "Natsu, I want to be frank with you. I have strong feelings for you. It wasn't until tonight that I really realized it."
The pinkette stayed quiet and stared with mixed emotions by the confession.
"I said something stupid didn't I?" Lucy asked blushing from embarrassment.
When Natsu said nothing, Lucy moved to get out of her seat but was stopped as fast as she stood up. The pinkette reached over and held her hands firmly on the table.
"Stop running off." He grunted looking at her with a stoic face. "I'll start to lose my patiences again."
The blonde sat back down frighten by this side to him. She watched as his once warm gentle touch turned rough. Natsu entwined their fingers together with his thumb rubbing circles into her hand.
"I've meant everything I ever told you even at times when you think I'm joking." The pinkette man looked up looking at her coolly. "I just would have rather liked hearing you say you love me."
"You idiot." Lucy hissed snatching her hands away to press them against her chest to try and stop her racing heart.
The man cocked his brow and gave her a smile. One that took her breath completely away.