"W-Why are you staring at me?" Lucy asked, a blush creeping onto her cheeks.

"Because," Natsu began, swallowing. He started again, looking a bit nervous.. "Because… you have a bug, in your hair," he finished, and reached out to shoo the imaginary insect from Lucy's head. "There. It's gone."

Lucy blinked, staring at Natsu in confusion. "Oh, thanks," she said. She still looked a little disoriented from sleeping.

Natsu grins his signature grin and tugs his feet out from under the blankets. His ankle is wrapped in bandages, but as he tests his weight on it, there is only a small pain, nothing too serious.

"You sprained it pretty badly," Lucy said. "The nurses wrapped it to keep from hurting it worse, but you should probably take it easy for the rest of camp."

Natsu frowned. "The rest of camp?" he repeated. "Aw, man! I was really looking forward to it too," he sighed. "Well, at least I don't have to go home early. That would really stink."

Lucy smiled slightly and nodded. "Gray and Lisanna are waiting for us," she said, waving for Natsu to follow her outside. "We shouldn't keep them waiting."

Natsu nodded in agreement, and when Lucy turned her eyes away from him, he let out a long breath and ran a hand through his hair. Talk about awkward. But he just couldn't seem to get up the courage to tell Lucy that he might just be a little bit interested in her. Something about her seemed to ward off that kind of approach. He frowned at the thought; he couldn't quite put his finger on it, but he had a sort of sixth sense for recognizing peoples' feelings.

Perhaps he would ask her about it later.

Lisanna sighed loudly and checked her watch for the tenth time in the last ten minutes. "Where are they?" she exclaimed. "I appreciate the fact that they want to spend time together, but they're fifteen minutes late already!"

Gray glanced at Lisanna comically. "Calm down, would ya?" he said. "Natsu's probably still resting, and Lucy was too anxious to leave his side." he rolled his eyes at the thought. "She's such a worrier."

Lisanna cracked a smile at this, but shook her head. "That doesn't excuse her from her duties," she pointed out. "At this rate we'll have to start without them." she glanced anxiously at the group of restless pre-teens awaiting their instructions. "As much as I want them to get together, Lucy has a responsibility to these kids."

Gray pretended to gag, making choking noises. "I'm telling you, she's out of his league. She's way too smart and pretty to go for a guy like Natsu."

"Sssh, here they come!" Lisanna hissed, interrupting Gray's train of thought. Glancing up, he spotted said couple making their way towards him. Natsu was limping slightly on his bad foot, but he had a broad grin on his face as he waved to the kids.

"Sorry we're late," Lucy said with an apologetic glance to her partner. Lisanna pouted at Lucy and crossed her arms. "I'll get you back later," she promised, turning to the group of kids waiting for her.

"Today we're going to be learning how to tie knots!" she announced. There was a collective groan from the group of kids. Lisanna put her hands on her hips. "Oh, come now, they're not that bad."

Lucy giggled, raising a hand to stifle her laughter. Knot tying was probably the least popular part of camp. "My group. come over here!"

Twenty minutes later, the torture that was knot tying was over. Lucy hummed as she packed up the rope and other supplies and turned to Lisanna. "Is this everything?" she asked her companion.

Lisanna nodded. "We'll let the kids practice a little; we still have ten minutes before we have to move on," she said, casting a quick glance at her watch. She sighed and sat down on the hillside, and Lucy sat down beside her. The white-haired girl turned to her friend. "I've been meaning to ask you, how's your love life?" she asked bluntly, with a teasing smirk. "It's been a while since you last had a boyfriend, right?"

Lucy shrugged. "I'm not really in the dating business at the moment," she replied. "After my last break-up, I thought that I would take a break, you know?"

Lisanna pouted. "You'll never find someone if you give up," she pointed out. "Besides, there are plenty of eligible guys right here at camp!"

Lucy glanced at her childhood friend with an odd expression on her face. She snorted contemptuously. "You mean like Gray the stripper? No thanks," she replied. "Besides, he's obviously interested in Juvia, and she sticks to him like glue." she nodded her head purposefully to where the two were chatting at the foot of the hill.

"I wasn't talking about Gray," Lisanna interrupted. "Obviously you can do better."

Lucy frowned. "Then who are you talking about?"

Lisanna groaned. "You're even more dense then I remember," she accused. "I'm talking about Natsu. I can see the way you look at him, and I think he likes you too."

Lucy arched her eyebrows at Lisanna in surprise, but she couldn't help the faint blush on her cheeks. "Natsu? He's not exactly boyfriend material. He's like a five-year-old."

Lisanna leaned forward, resting her elbows on her knees. "But he has a lot of redeeming qualities," she insisted. "He's super friendly, funny, brave, and surprisingly protective, not to mention attractive. Plus he can be really sweet." she stared at Lucy intently. "You can't tell me you're not even a little interested!"

Lucy's blush deepened slightly. "Maybe a little bit," she confessed. "But I'm not looking for a relationship right now. You know how it goes. I'm not exactly Lady Luck when it comes to boyfriends."

Lisanna sighed. "You're so difficult," she complained. "No matter who I recommend, you always go after those bad boys that cause you nothing but trouble. When are you going to see that that kind of guy isn't the guy for you?"

Lucy sighed and laid down, staring up at the sky. "Maybe someday I'll find the one," she murmured, and closed her eyes briefly. "But until them, I'm content to just be single."

Lisanna pouted. Lucy really was incredibly difficult. 'Someday' may be sooner than you think.

A/N: Hey guys sorry this took a while to get up on my account, but if it ever happens again, check Gravity-Chan's account to see if she has uploaded it first. Now i cant write the next chapter which will be put on wait because of school and then the time i'll be able to write it will be in October, which is my fall break, so yeah here ya go!

Chapter 4:

Nalufairytailanime4ever: Well, there it is! Sorry for the wait!

attie: Umm, the story? Im not so sure hun, but it will be soon i guess! (:

Chapter 5:

SkyFairies: Muahahahaha! I the evil Cana have givin you another chapter! But not so much a cliff hanger! Hahahaha!

CelestialWizard: Im glad you do! Can't wait to hear more from you!