Lucy's P.O.V.
The parade was over, thank goodness, and it surprisingly went really good. I mean not, Natsu and Gray didn't fight, good but, Erza had to stand between Natsu and Gray so they didn't fight, good. Since the parade was over, there was only one thing left to do, and that was to walk around the carnival and go on….rides….that move…..and Natsu will,,,,,(sigh)….puke. Whelp, maybe not, I'll have to rethink the rides. Lucy was now in her apartment, and went to her bathroom to change. She had Cancer do her hair, by the time he was done. It was in a loose side braid. She was wearing a blue blouse, and a skirt. When Lucy got done getting ready, she looked at the clock. It ready 2:00 p.m., she didn't have to be there for another 2 hours! Even though Lucy was already ready, she decided to take a nap. Looking as beautiful she does on a float isn't easy you know. With this newly made decision, Lucy walked over to her bed. Only to find a…pinked haired dragonslayer. Lucy was about to wake him up, and Lucy kick, but in the blink of an eye. His arms shot up, grabbed her around the waist, and pulled her close to him. Luckily, Happy was on the other side of Natsu, opposite of Lucy. Unluckily, Lucy was very aware of the position they were in, and she was blushing a color more red than Erza's hair! Natsu had his arms around her waist, and his face was tucked in the nape of her neck. She could feel his hot breath on her neck, and not only was it sending shivers down her spine, but it was driving her crazy! Lucy decided that when she calmed down, she would Lucy kick him. *5 minutes later when Lucy was calm* Ok! Now all she had to do was wake him up and Lucy ki-
"Lucy"
Lucy turned her head to see Natsu talking in his sleep. "Lucy" his voice became frantic, "Lucy! Please don't leave me!" Natsu's grip tightened around Lucy's waist, and he was sobbing quietly. Lucy's heart couldn't take much more of this, so she settled into his embrace comfortingly, wrapped her arms around him, and whispered into his ear. "I won't leave you Natsu, I promise" With that Lucy started to close her eyes, but before she did she thought to herself. "It's okay to fall asleep this one time, I have the rest of my life to Lucy kick him. Because I'm never going to leave his side, I made a promise after all. Then she fell asleep with a smile on her face.
Natsu's P.O.V.
Natsu woke up from his nightmare. Just thinking about it made him want to cry. Lucy calling him weak, and that it was his fault Igneel left him, and that he was too weak for her….too weak for her to be his. Then she started walking away, Natsu started calling out her name begging, pleading for her to stay by his side. Natsu thought he was going to lose it, but then he felt arms around him and someone saying, "I won't leave you Natsu, I promise." The voice sounded so familiar….was it Lucy's? Before Natsu could answer the question, he felt movement in his arms. Then he looked down at the shining star in his arms, and smiled, he felt happier than he had ever felt before. He had stars in his eyes. Oh, it was definitely Lucy who spoke those words to him, and it was just what he needed to hear. Yes, his plan was working! Actually, his plan didn't include the nightmare, and it was the worst minutes of his life, but if he had known those minutes would lead to the best minutes in his life? He would have been so scared. Natsu smiled once more down at the angel (only in her sleep lol) sleeping beside him. Then returned to their previous position, and fell asleep with a smile on his face.
Nobody's P.O.V.
Little did Natsu know that a certain blue fur cat had seen the whole scene, and that once Natsu fell asleep. He snapped a picture. A picture that was going to a specific she-demon with white hair. Ooooh, Happy was going to get so much for fish for this! He could hardly wait!
Lucy's P.O.V.
Lucy woke up to a warm embrace that she wanted to stay in forever. Which she was going to, until she remembered the festival. She bolted out of bed, looked next to her, and realized Natsu was there. It was 4 o' clock! She had to get ready.
"Natsu!" Lucy shouted, trying to shake him awake, "Natsu get up, we have to go!"
"Huh?" Natsu said sleepily, "Why do we have to get up Luce? Can't we just sleep a little longer?"
"No! Natsu, we have to get to the festival!"
That made Natsu bolt right up with the smile Lucy loved.
"Well then, what are we waiting for? C'mon Lucy, let's go!" He grabbed Lucy's hand and dragged her out the window, carrying her bridal style.
"But Natsu, wait! My hair is probably a mess!" Lucy complained, trying to get out of Natsu's arms.
"No it doesn't Luce! You look as beautiful as ever, now let's go, or we're going to miss the carnival!" Natsu says this with a smile.
Natsu…Lucy blushes.
"Okay, let's go!" Lucy says, "But put me down first."
Natsu says no, but after a while Lucy convinces him to put her down. Once both of her feet are on the ground, Natsu grabs her hand, once again, and they run to the carnival.
*At the Carnival*
Natsu's P.O.V.
Once they got to the carnival, Natsu could barely breathe, not because he was tired unlike Lucy who was, but because he could barely contain his excitement. His plan was going perfectly! He got to sleep with Lucy, wake up with Lucy, then he got to hold Lucy bridal style, and now he gets to hold hands with her! All that was left on his plan was to have fun at the carnival with Happy and Lucy, and when the fireworks came, he would confess to Lucy. Confess what you might ask? Well, it wasn't that he ramsacked her kitchen for food everyday with Happy, that he once read her diary, or anything like that hehe. He was going to confess that he loved her.
Lucy's P.O.V.
Tonight! Lucy thought, tonight she would tell Natsu that she liked him as more than Nakama, more than a partner, and more than a friend. All of sudden her mental pep talk was interrupted when Natsu asked her a question.
"Hey Luce, do you think we could find Happy real quick?"
"Sure!" Lucy replied smiling. Then she and Natsu began the search for Happy.
"Happy! Where are you little buddy!" Natsu called.
"Happy! Where are you?" Lucy called right along with him.
Happy's P.O.V.
Happy was eating the fish Mira gave him for delivering and taking the picture of Natsu and Lucy, until he heard to familiar voices calling for him.
"Happy! Where are you little buddy!"
Happy smiled, immediately recognizing that voice as Natsu's.
"Happy! Where are you?"
And that was Lushee! He'd better get going, especially if both Natsu AND Lushee were looking for him! He then stood up from his sitting position, then his wings appeared, and he started to fly towards the guildhall's doors. As he was flying out, he heard a voice, who he assumes was Mira's, call out, "Happy, if Natsu and Lucy come back as a couple there's more where that fish came from!"
"Aye Sir!" Happy was definitely going to get that fish.
Natsu's P.O.V.
"Lucy!" Natsu called to the lovely blonde mage across from him.
"Yah Natsu?" She replies.
"I found Happy!" Natsu saw Happy fly around town, and knew he heard their calls.
"Great!" Lucy said, shooting a smile at Natsu when she said it.
To Natsu, though, it wasn't just a smile. It was a smile that lit up her whole face, and made her look like a beautiful, dazzling star. A star that outshone all of the other stars in the sky too. Natsu, of course, kept this all to himself, and simply expressed it through the smile he returned.
Lucy's P.O.V.
When Natsu returned the smile, it was like there was no one else in the world but them. His smile reminded her of the sun, and it wasn't just his smile. It was him in general. He was always burning with something, whether it be light, energy, joy, anger, or love. This was what Lucy loved most about him, because it made her heart burn too. It made her heart burn with love, love that grew and grew every passing day.
"Lushee!"
Now broken of her thoughts, Lucy was attacked by a blue ball of fur, but still she smiled.
"Why hello to you too Happy!"
"C'mon" Natsu called, "Now that we're all here let's have some fun!" Natsu completed this thought by pumping his fist into the air.
"Yah!" Lucy copied the gesture, "Let's go!"
Then they all ran off to whatever games, and food stands, they could found around the corner.
*Hours later*
Lucy was in the best mood she had been in for a while now. She, Happy, and Natsu had so much fun just wondering around doing whatever, and now it was time for the fireworks! Lucy sat down, Natsu had chosen a spot on top of a hill where it was just them, and they could watch the fireworks alone. This was the perfect opportunity to tell Natsu how she felt! She knew this was going to be a good night!
Natsu's P.O.V.
Okay Natsu, you can do it! Natsu mustered up all the courage he ever had. How was this so hard?! He's fought dragons for Mavis' sake, but he can't tell a girl that he likes her?!...The world was messed up.
"Hey Lucy?" Natsu said in a gentle/serious tone.
"Yes Natsu?" Lucy replied, now looking at Natsu's eyes.
Natsu wanted to melt in her chocolate eyes, but he had to continue.
"I want to tell you something."
"Me too" Lucy replied with a smile, "but you go first."
"Okay" This was it, "Lucy Heartfilia, you are the most beautiful, toughest, lovable, and definitely the most sassiest girl I have ever met." He chuckles when he says the last part, "Ever since you have joined Fairy Tail, I have been the happiest I have ever been before Igneel left." He takes a deep breath, "Lucy, I love you, and even though we haven't kissed or anything. I want to ask you, will you be my girlfriend Lucy? Because I can't stand the thought of you being with anyone else but me."
Natsu had been looking at his hands the whole time, so when he looked up. He hadn't expect to see Lucy crying.
"Lucy! Are you okay? Did I do something wrong? Did I hurt yo-" Natsu was cutoff when soft warm lips crashed into his. He smiled, the broke the kiss and said, "Does that mean you will?"
Lucy, who was still crying, shoved Natsu playfully, "Yes you idiot, that means a yes!" She said smiling.
"You loooove him!" Happy said in a sing song voice.
But Lucy didn't yell at him this time, instead she replied, "Yes Happy, I love Natsu Dragneel."
Hearing this, Natsu's heart bursted with joy. Lucy Heartfilia, his girl, loved him! He gathered both Happy and Lucy in his arms, and they watched the fireworks. All of a sudden, though, they saw a family below them, and Happy asked.
"If they're a family, what are we?"
They all pondered on it for a moment. What were they? Natsu knew three things for a fact:
Lucy was a star.
Happy was a cat with wings.
And he was a flame constantly burning.
He expressed these thoughts to the two most important people to him in the world, and Lucy came up with an equation, it was:
Wings + Burning + Star = What? They didn't know.
They decided to think about it while watching the fireworks. While they were watching fireworks, they saw a shooting star. Then Natsu got it: They were a shooting star…and they were his wish. After figuring this out, he looked down at the figures in his arms to tell them. Only to find Lucy asleep with Happy curled into her stomach. Oh, he'd tell them in the morning. For now, though, he brought them closer to him, wrapped his arms them tighter around them, and fell asleep under the stars.
Happy's P.O.V.
Oh yes, Happy was totally going to get his fish!