For the love of Nalu

Chapter 15

Theme: Convention

"So now that you have completed the job, why don't you stay in town for the festival. It's only here for one day." The short chubby man offered. He was rather enthusiastic and seemed like there was a hidden motive to him.

"Um no thank you, we must be going. Our guild will be waiting for our return." Lucy replied, unsure what to make of the man. She had a funny feeling in the pit of her stomach and she wasn't sure why.

"Oh come on Luce, it's a festival. Let's have some fun!" Natsu persuaded. Lucy looked over at her partner and best friend with a sigh. Why was it so hard to say no to him?

"Fine." Natsu began to cheer as Lucy rolled her eyes. He was so easily excited but that was something she liked about him. He could be so childish yet very mature when the time was right. She loved his free spirit and easy going attitude.

Natsu couldn't have been more thrilled. It had been a long time since they truly enjoyed themselves and he really wanted to try the food that was there. He could already imagine it. The blond stared at her friend beside her as she watched the drool rolling down his chin. She knew exactly what he was thinking of. Only one thing ever made him act like this. Food.

After obtaining all the details for the festival, they left and headed back towards their hotel. Lucy and Natsu cleaned up and quickly dressed in their usual clothes for the mayor told them that no special attire was required. The spirit mage found that even more peculiar but brushed it aside when Natsu let out another big grin. He hated wearing stuffy clothes so this made the whole idea even better for him.

The town was bustling, people crowed the streets. Numerous shops were now selling things that Lucy had never heard of. Walking closer, I became even more apparent that all of this was for the festival. Approaching the large building, a huge white banner hung above the doors. It's bold red letters stood out against the gray building, spelling out Otacon.

"Otacon?" Lucy mumbled as she read it. Natsu was paying no attention to her as he looked around with eyes full of excitement. The blond found herself wondering what kind of festival this was. She had never heard of such a thing before.

"Hey Lucy, I didn't know you had a twin!" Natsu's excitement was only increasing as time passed. She looked at him with a brow raised before following his line of sight to see a girl that looked just like her. The clothes, the hair and everything was the same except her face and body. The hair even looked like it was a wig.

"That is not my twin Natsu. I don't have one. Come on, let's figure out exactly what is going on here." She grabbed his wrist and started pulling him inside. Once they entered, Lucy and Natsu found themselves staring in awe. The place was huge and filled with tons of people that were dressed just like them!

"Woah Luce! Look at all the twins we have!" Natsu began to run forward, ready to approach one that looked like him before Lucy grabbed him by the collar and pulled him back.

"I already told you Natsu that they are not our twins! It looks more like they are dressed like us, but why?" There was a large number of people dressed like her and Natsu but there were some that were dressed just like the other members. There were multiple Erza's and Gray's, Mirajane's and Cana's. Each member seemed to have someone dressing like them. What the hell is this place?

"I love your costumes!" A set of people who were dressed just like them walked forward and smiled brightly. It was apparent that they were wearing costumes themselves for the girl had a few strands of brown hair sticking out and the clothes seemed funny. Like they were poorly made. "They look so real!"

"Yeah, how did you get your hair so close to Natsu's like that? Is that real?" The man dressed like Natsu walked forward and actually reached for Natsu's hair who slapped the hand away and glared.

"It is real! This is my natural color!" The man looked at him startled before his smile grew even larger.

"Wow that's awesome! You even sound just like Natsu!" Natsu cocked his head to the side, now confused as to what they were saying.

"I can't believe this! You both look as if you could be the real thing!" The fake blond stated with excitement. Lucy thought over this and just couldn't figure out how all these people know them so well and even wanted to dress like them.

"That's because we are real!" Natsu defended.

"Sure, we are all the real Natsu and Lucy!" The man laughed. Natsu raised his fist, Lucy could see the fire in his eyes and knew what he was about to do. She placed her hand quickly on his to prevent him from igniting his fist.

"Will you excuse us for a moment?" The two in front of them nodded but looked at them with curiosity. She pulled Natsu away who pouted at her. He was looking forward to a fight and he really wanted to know how strong his twin was. "Natsu, they don't realize who we are. They must be fans or something. I want to find out exactly what is going on so please just go along with it for now, okay?"

Natsu pouted one last time but couldn't say no to her. The face she was making made it impossible. They turned around and feigned a smile at the duo just a few feet away. Lucy was going to get to the bottom of this.

"So I see you guys are Nalu fans?" The girl dressed like Lucy asked. Both Lucy and Natsu looked at her with confusion written on their faces. Having never heard of such a thing, neither knew what she was talking about. "You know Nalu? Like Natsu and Lucy? Don't tell me your a fan and don't know what that means?"

Lucy's face burned crimson once she realized what she was insinuating. These people paired her with Natsu? And even had a name for it?

"Of course we like Nalu. Me and and Luce are best friends and partners, why wouldn't we like it?" Natsu was confused while the two in front of him looked surprised.

"What he means is that we don't pair them with anyone for that reason. Only as friends." Lucy clarified. Maybe if she said something like that then they would leave them alone.

"Oh no that simply wont do. Honey you take him and I'll take her. We will show them what there is to love about Nalu!" Lucy was beginning to wonder just what they had gotten themselves into. If only she had just said no. Before she could even protest, they were pulled in opposite directions. The girl had a surprisingly strong grip as she pulled Lucy to a booth not that far away. Pictures of Natsu with Lucy were hung all around the booth, with more people dressed just like them hanging around.

Lucy found herself staring at two people dressed like them and they were kissing! What the hell is with these people? They came to a stop as most eyes turned towards Lucy, some people looked surprised while other looked at her with something she couldn't quite place.

"I have a girl here who likes Natsu and Lucy but she doesn't pair them with anyone! We need to give her the talk and show her why Natsu and Lucy would be so good together!" Everyone who wasn't looking was now staring with a look of disbelief on their faces. Suddenly the people behind the booth started shifting through the back of the booth before pulling out a small lacrima ball.

"Okay, let's start with the basic's. You can ask questions once I am finished." Her hand waved over the lacrima ball before a projection appeared above it. Videos of Natsu and Lucy appeared showing different times they were together and Lucy felt nostalgic as she watched them.

"First off there is the fact that it was Natsu that brought Lucy to Fairy Tail. He was the one who showed no real interest in a girl before, unless you count Lisanna but there is nothing between those two." Lucy was about to protest before the girl that looked like her rose a hand signaling her to wait. "If Lisanna meant anything to Natsu other than as a friend then he would pay more attention to her. You would figure that once she came back that he would have had been more involved with her but he stays by Lucy's side and not hers. Then you have to count all the small moments they have had."

The lacrima ball played off moments that Lucy and Natsu had together and Lucy found her face heating up at the idea. These people took every little moment and turned it into something it wasn't. "There is also the fact that he loves to sleep with her. He may say that her bed is comfortable but we all know that her scent helps him as well."

The girl continued, listing each and every detail of their lives together as if it was some romance novel and Lucy found herself speechless. She had never realized exactly what they looked like together until it was shown in this point of view and just because some of it did look like that doesn't make it true.

During the explanation, a man dressed like Gray walked over with a smug smile on his lips. "Don't listen to her, she doesn't know what she is saying. Never once in the story did Natsu nor Lucy say they liked each other that way but they clearly stated that Gray liked her. In the Nirvana arc, Gemini read Gray's thoughts of Lucy and they clearly said that Lucy was his type."

"Just because Gray likes her doesn't mean she likes him!" The girl from before defended. Lucy didn't know what to think anymore. Now this guy thinks she belongs with Gray?

"Oh yeah? Then what about Loke? He has shown his feelings for her time and time again!" A new man dressed like Leo came forward, even pushed his glasses up just like Leo would. Lucy felt like her head was spinning. It's not just Natsu and Gray but Loke as well? How many people was she paired with.

"You can't forget the time when Laxus wanted her as his girl!" A new girl dressed like her walked forward. She was an older woman and her frame was more like Lucy's but she still didn't have the bust Lucy did. This was getting to be too much!

"Look it's not like that, really. Natsu is my best friend, my partner! And yes, maybe Gemini did say that Gray liked me but he never once actually made a move or said something to me about it. Loke is just a player, a playboy who flirts with every cute girl and Laxus? There is quite an age difference there but even still, he only said that to get something in exchange for helping us. He was a bad guy at that time but he has said nothing like that since."

Several people shook their heads, while others looked rather upset. The crowd then began to speak all at the same time, and Lucy started to get dizzy from her head looking between each of them, trying to follow what they were saying. A loud yelling caught Lucy's attention as she turned around to see Natsu running towards her.

"Lucy!"

"Yeah?" All of the Lucy look alikes answered at once stopping the dragon slayer in his tracks. He glanced around shocked for a moment before pointing at the real Lucy.

"Not you all, her! Lucy, you won't believe what I just saw!" His face was pale, sweat was pouring down from his head and his deep charcoal eyes were wide with fear.

"What's wrong Natsu? What happened?" Lucy moved closer and placed a hand on his shoulder. Her concerned eyes looked over him to make sure that he wasn't hurt.

"T-they...they s-showed me...p-pictures..." His face was becoming a sickly shade of green and now Lucy found herself really worried. Pictures? Could they have showed him the same thing she was just looking at? And was this how he would react to the idea of them being together? Lucy felt a sharp pain in her chest, but brushed away the confusing feeling.

'They showed you pictures of what Natsu?"

"They showed me pictures of...me and Erza!" Lucy's eyes widened. Him and Erza? Doing what? They couldn't possibly pair them together...could they?

"You and Erza doing what?"

"K-k-kissing!"

Lucy eyes widened and her jaw dropped once she heard that. Images formed in her head of those two kissing and shuddered. That was just about the craziest thing she had ever heard.

"Natsu these people are just teasing us, don't take them seriously. Look over here, these people not only think of us like that but of me with Gray, Loke, and even Laxus." She tried to laugh the disturbing images away as Natsu narrowed his eyes at the people behind her.

"What the hell?" He grabbed his side as his laughter echoed through out the building. Several people looked his way and Lucy felt hurt. Was he laughing at the idea of them being together? Was it that far fetched? "You think...with them...Gray, Loke and Laxus..." Laughter rang out between every few words making it hard to understand.

"What's that supposed to mean!" Lucy found her temper rising, as she watched the man in front of her.

"I could never see you with those three!" More laughter ensued. Lucy bit her lip as she watched him before she realized something.

"But Natsu, I didn't list off three people. There was four."

"I know." Before Lucy could respond there was an eruption of fangirling behind her. She turned to see several of the girls with sparkles in their eyes and was temporarily reminded of Mirajane.

"That was sooooo cute! It's like watching the real thing, they look just like them. They're costumes are perfect and that was such a cute Nalu moment!" More cheering and fangirling followed and Lucy felt the heat returning to her face. She really wanted to find out why Natsu didn't say anything to the idea of them being together but laughed at the idea of her with the other three.

"That's because we are real!" Natsu shouted but went ignored.

Several of the fangirls ran forward and surrounded Lucy, shoving pictures under her nose and started asking numerous questions.

"So which picture do you think Natsu looks the hottest in?"

"Which is your favorite fight?"

"What's your favorite Nalu moment?"

Lucy felt overwhelmed at all the people around her, the questions were something she would rather not answer. Natsu kept trying to speak but went ignored each time. He couldn't help but feel slightly ticked off that Lucy wasn't paying him any attention. Lucy stood there, trying her best to think of a way to get some of the attention off her when a certain photo caught her eye. Grabbing it from the girls hands, Lucy found herself feeling faint from the amount of heat that was gathering in her cheeks.

In the picture showed Natsu and Lucy, laying in her bed with their arms around each other, their lips pressed firmly together and it was clearly that they were naked under those sheets. Natsu noticed the look Lucy wore, and realized that she was close to fainting. Pushing the girls away, he reached her just before she collapsed to the ground.

"Lucy!" He shouted. She looked up at him with a weak smile. After seeing a photo like that, she knows that she would never be able to look at him the same again. He noticed the picture that remained in her grasp. He pulled it from her weak grip and glanced down at it. A small stream of blood ran down from his nose as he glared at the picture. Now he understood her reaction. How did these people even get such a photo?

"May I have your attention please?" The mayor stood on the stage, as all eyes turned to him. Natsu helped Lucy to her feet, unsure what to say after seeing something like that. Lucy wished that the heat would leave her face, but being so close to Natsu wasn't helping. "We have two special guests tonight."

Lucy's eyes widened when she realized what was happening. This is why he wanted them to come. To be the main attraction! "Please welcome the real...Lucy Heartfilia and Natsu Dragneel!"

Gasps were heard through the crowd as everyone started to glance around looking for them. Neither Natsu nor Lucy moved forward as the fans started to look their way. Some looked at them in awe while others eyes were filled with disbelief. Suddenly a spotlight appeared on the two and Lucy knew that they had no choice. She waved as murmurs spread through out the crowd.

"Come on up!" The mayor announce with a glint in his eye. The two mages glared as they walked to the stage. Lucy was pissed that he used them like this. "Let's give a cheer for Natsu and Lucy!"

Most of the crowd just glared at the two, unable to believe that they were truly them no matter how much they looked like them.

"Prove it!" Someone shouted from the crowd as others began to nod their head. The mayor glanced at the two mages, his eyes begging for them to go along with it. Lucy shook her head, she wasn't about to let him use them like that. The chubby mayor moved closer to the two and whispered something in Lucy's ear. Her eyes widened yet again before she smiled and unhooked one of her keys.

"Open gate of the lion. Leo!" She had decided to call upon him since so many people seemed to like him.

"You called princess?" Loke grabbed her hand and placed a gentle kiss upon it. Lucy blushed lightly as the crowd gave off different reactions. Some cheered while others still looked like they didn't believe. Natsu looked at Lucy wondering what she was doing. Why was she playing along. She looked at him and nodded her head, giving him a silent answer. He nodded in return before raising his fist and lighting it on fire.

"That small flame is nothing like Natsu's! He is much stronger that that!"

"Yeah, any normal fire mage could pull that off!" Natsu smirked, and liked hearing the way these people thought of him. Not wanting to let them down, he sucked in a large breath of air. Lucy saw what he was about to do and tried to reach forward and stop him but it was too late.

"Fire dragons roar!" The crowd screamed, some in fear while others were cheering. That was the proof they needed. Lucy wasn't able to stop him and now several parts of the room were ablaze. Curtains, booths and banners were burning and spreading the flames. People screamed and ran out of the building. The mayor glared before following the crowd out. Lucy scolded Natsu, telling how he was being irresponsible but he just shrugged before grabbing her wrist and pulling her out.

She let Loke return to his world as they ran through the burning building and out onto the street. Looking around, Lucy tried to find a way to put out the flames before she noticed a barrel of water not far from them. Running forward, she ripped her key off the ring and called forth her spirit.

"Open gate of the water bearer, Aquarius!"

"Where the hell did you call me from this time girl?!" The spirit scolded her master.

"Please just put out the fire!" Lucy asked. The spirit turned and looked at the burning building before scoffing. She sent her waves rushing towards it, effectively putting out the fire but the people standing around got washed up in it as well. Lucy and Natsu were washed away and down the road before the waves finally disappeared. Lucy coughed up the water she had swallowed before a set of feet appeared in front of her.

"You two need to leave now, before any more damage is caused to the town. And you will not be receiving the rest of the money!" The mayor stalked off mumbling curses as he went.

"What money was he talking about Luce?"

"He promised us more money if we proved who we were on stage." He helped her to her feet, accepting her explanation.

Lucy and Natsu left the town, not speaking much to each other. Once on the train, Natsu collapsed in the seat and became his usual sickly shade of green. Lucy smiled as she looked at him. She might never be able to look at him the same but maybe that wasn't such a bad thing. Now she just needed to figure out how all those people had videos of everything that happened while in the guild, as she had a feeling that she knew just who to talk to.

A/N: Well, that was different. But it was fun to write. I hope you like it, I know that it's really different than what I normally would do and it's not a full Nalu just like a start to them kind of thing. I honestly got the idea for this from the movie 'Hotel Transylvania'. If you have never seen it then I really recommend it. It's a very cute and funny family movie good for all ages. I am 23 and I found it hilarious right along with my husband who is 25 and my two kids. We each had a lot of laughs with it, so give it a try! Word count before the authors note is 3,692. Longest I have done in a while. Next chapter will be 'Gone away'. What do you think will happen? Thanks for all your wonderful reviews! I really appreciate it!

To those who have also heard that FT anime will be ending on March 30th, so far what I can tell is that it is true. But the manga shall continue. But Hiro Mashima posted a tweet on twitter stating that he has good news for fans not long after they said that they were stopping the anime. He wont reveal the news until it's time so we can only hope that it means they are not ending the anime.