"YOUR BOYFRIEND IS NATSU?" she exclaimed loud enough for the whole dorm to hear.

[Back to the present]

Lucy sat up. "What?"

Erza breathed in. "I was telling my friends about my roommate, and Natsu suddenly says, 'Hey I know her! We go on dates all the time. She's like my girlfriend!'" Erza said as she dropped her voice into a Natsu impression.

Lucy giggled. "Yeah, so? I didn't know you were friends with Natsu."

"We've been friends since grade school," she said and shut the door behind her. "Tsk. That is so weird. I never thought that Natsu, of all people, would ever have a girlfriend. He's undateable."

"What are you talking about? He's so sweet and innocent," Lucy defended.

"Innocent," Erza coughed and sat on her chair. "He probably doesn't even know what sex is."

"Better than those guys who want sex on the first date."

"That's true," Erza shrugged. "But…it's just so weird. What's he like on dates? What do you even do on dates?"

"We have fun," Lucy said. "For the past two years, he's been like my escape from my father. And I didn't go to regular high school, so I didn't have any real friends."

"But…what do you mean fun?"

"The park, the arcade, sometimes the movies. Once had a picnic on top of Cherry Hill."

Erza stared at her like she was an alien.

"So he never told you or Gray or anyone about me?" Lucy asked.

"He said he had a date one time," Erza remembered. "But we thought he was joking and we didn't care. And I hardly saw him last year. But everyone else was as surprised as me when he told us."

Suddenly, Gray walked in. This time, with jeans and a girl. He still had no shirt, but the jeans were an improvement. The girl, with blue hair and blue eyes and blue clothes, seemed to only look at Gray, like a fly to the light.

"Hey, Erza, Lucy," he said. "Uh, this is my girlfriend, Juvia." Juvia finally looked away from Gray and looked at Lucy.

"Hello, Lucy-san. Erza-san," she said with a quiet doll-like voice.

"Oh, hi, Juvia," Lucy smiled.

"So YOU'RE Natsu's girlfriend," Gray said to Lucy.

"Well, not girlfriend," Lucy said.

"Damn. How did Natsu get you?"

"Um, excuse me?" Lucy raised an eyebrow. She saw Juvia shoot Gray a look.

"I mean," he turned to talk to Erza. "She's, like, a freaking model, and he's...Natsu."

"Yes, I was rather shocked, too," Erza agreed.

"Juvia is sorry, but she has to agree, too," Juvia piped up. Lucy noticed the third-person speak. Different.

"Natsu's not that bad. You're all too hard on him," Lucy defended.

"So what's he like?" Gray asked and he and Juvia stepped forward.

"Is Natsu-san sweet?" Juvia asked.

"Does he actually say nice things?" Erza asked.

Lucy sighed. "Okay, if you're all dying to know." She thought for a while. "Oh, one time, I had a really hard day. My dad and I had a fight and there was yelling, and I was crying. So when Natsu texted me, I told him I didn't feel like texting, because I just had a fight and I was super upset. And later, I heard something hit my window and I looked outside, and Natsu was there, throwing rocks at my window." Lucy felt herself smiling. "So I climbed down and he took me to Sakura Park and we just lay there, watching the stars. And I started crying all over again, and he told me to stop crying, because it makes him sad to see me sad. And then he said that he'll be there for me and the stars will be there for us. It was so sweet."

She looked up to see their reactions.

Juvia had her hand on her heart and Erza and Gray were gaping.

"Was he drunk?" Erza asked.

"No!" Lucy rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, well, that was pretty cool of Natsu, then," Gray shrugged. "...It's getting late. We're gonna go. Yo, Juvia, want to sleep over?" he asked as he left the room. Juvia blushed deeply and followed him. "B-But won't Loke-san mind?"

"Why? We're just sleeping, right?" Gray asked and shut the door.

Erza looked at Lucy.

"Gray and Natsu are like twins," Erza said. "Surprising enough that he got a girlfriend."

"Yeah...Don't you have a date tonight?"

Erza's eyes widened.

"I completely forgot!"

She hurried around the room, pulling out clothes and make up. When she finished in one supernatural minute, she looked stunning in a dark blue dress dress that had a white corset with a flower and a strand of her hair was twisted back and fell down to brush her face.

"How do I look?"

"Stunning." Lucy smiled. "Now go have fun."

"Sorry if I come back really late. I'll try to be quiet," Erza said on her way out.

Once she was gone, Lucy smiled. But she was alone again. So far, Erza had proved herself as a roommate that's never around. But Lucy was fine with that. The best way to fix that is to make some friends. Lucy decided to do something, anything to make more friends, because right now, she only had four.

Suddenly she heard a text. She reached over and checked.

Natsu.

[Hey Luce]

She texted back, [Hey]

[how was your first day as a freshman?]

[Great. How was yours.]

[awesome. all my hs friends r here]

[Lucky]

[you're lucky, lucky lucy]

Lucy smiled. He called her that sometimes. Just like her mother.

[How am I lucky? I have no friends. other than u and Erza]

[exactly. U have th best friends ever]

[I know lol. thx]

[wanna go out somewhere?]

[sure where?]

[and DONT say Mira's]

[don't say the library]

[But I haven't been to the college library yet.]

[theres a college library?]

[duh. but you r a freshman, i dont blame you for not knowing.]

[ok heres the deal]

[We go to the library to read or whatev, then Mira's for dinner]

[Didn't you go to Mira's already today?]

[that was for lunch. i havent had dinner yet and miras is way better than the caf]

[ok meet you where?]

[which dorm you at?]

[Magnolia dorm]

[i can be there in five]

[you know I can walk. I can come to your place]

[its ok. im already out.]

[Don't text and walk!]

[I have a skateboard lol]

Lucy sighed. As her response, she didn't respond. She didn't want to find his corpse sending her a message. And Natsu was not the kind of person to wear a helmet. Not that he was a rebel or a badboy. He smiled alot.

Lucy sat up and realized that she was still in her sweat pants. She found a pleated blue skirt and white short sleeve collar shirt with a dark blue full sleeve under to match her skirt. To finish it off, she tied a dark blue bow in her hair, just like Erza had done hours ago.

Once she did her hair and applied a quick swipe of lip gloss, there was a knock at her door.

She stepped over and opened the door.

And there he was, spiky pink hair and a bright smile. He had jeans and a Vermillion University tee. "Hey, Luce."

"Hey, Natsu," she smiled as brightly as she could. She was, genuinely, happy to see him. In a college full of strangers, he provided a comfort she only hope for.

"Ya ready?" he asked, shoving his hands into his pockets.

"Yup. Let's go," she said and followed him out.

Once the door was shut, he offered her his elbow. She took it with a blush.

"Which dorm are you in anyway? Are you even living here?" she asked.

"I'm at the Crocus dorm. And your dorm is way better."

"Thanks," she looked at the chipped paint on the doors around her. "Who's your roommate?"

"Argh," Natsu looked up, the smile disappearing. "Don't even get me started on that guy."

"Oh no."

"He's a jerk!"

"I'm sorry."

"He's such an asshole!" Natsu exclaimed.

"Hey, quiet. People are sleeping," she hushed him.

"Oh come on, it's six."

"Yeah, I know," Lucy smiled again. "So tell me more about this roommate of yours."

"I hate him! He's worse than Gray! He's always bringing his friend in, he's arrogant."

"Does he make a mess?"

"Actually..." Natsu said sheepishly. "I kinda make the mess. And he's a freaking nitpick, so he's always getting at me to clean up. Who cares?!"

"Well, you should keep clean. Messy roommates can be annoying."

"Whose side are you on?" he asked her. "Anyway, let's not talk about him."

As they walked down the stairs, Lucy smiled to herself. Now she could be the roommate that was never around.

But then again, it was just the first day.

[LINE BREAK]

Lucy and Natsu had just spent an hour and a half at the library. Lucy found so many books she wanted to take with her, but she knew she would never get time to take them, so she wrote down their names for later. Natsu spent the whole time either reading comics or playing games on the computer. At some point Lucy decided to play games with Natsu. After a while, Natsu decided that he needed to eat. So they headed over to Mira's.

Natsu constantly raved about Mira's cooking. Lucy had never been to the restaurant Mirajane worked at, but apparently Natsu went there all the time. It was the hangout place for most of the students in Magnolia City. She didn't even own it, her parents did, but everyone knew Mira, so they just called it that.

And now Lucy was going there for the first time. With Natsu.

Even if it was just Mira's, this time was special. Because it was Lucy and Natsu.

Natsu grabbed Lucy's hand as they rounded the corner. She felt a blush rising up her cheeks and she resisted the urge to pull her hand away. It was making her a little nervous, but she felt comforted at the same time.

"There," he pointed at the dimly lit restaurant with big windows. "There's Mira's."

He took a deep breath. "Mmm. She made pie for dessert."

Lucy rolled her eyes. "Is this a date or do you just want to eat food?" she asked sarcastically.

"I want to eat food and introduce you to my friends," he said, then added coyly, "I should tell all my fangirls to back off, 'cause I'm taken."

"Fangirls? You wish," Lucy snorted as he opened the door. She walked in and immediately heard noise.

Someone shouted, "Hey, Natsu!" and someone else yelled, "Who's the girl?" There was laughter and shouting. Lucy felt slightly overwhelmed, but then decided that she liked it. There weren't even that many people, but the crowd was pretty loud.

Lucy noticed Mirajane at the bar counter, smiling and talking to people. She had modeled before for certain brands, and Lucy recognized her face. Natsu took Lucy's hand and dragged her towards Mirajane.

"Hey, Mira," he exclaimed.

"Hey, Natsu," she smiled with a brightness that matched Natsu's smile. Then she turned to look at Lucy. "Hello."

"Hi," Lucy smiled, starstruck. "This is Lucy," Natsu said, and lifted Lucy's hand. "My girlfriend."

Mira's smile faltered and her eyes widened. "YOU have a girlfriend? How?"

"Because I'm sexy, that's why," Natsu grinned. Lucy hit his arm. "What are you talking about?"

"Hey, Mira, I need food," he said. "I'll have whatever. She'll also take whatever. Can we sit upstairs?"

"Go ahead," she said. "But there's already some people up there."

"It's fine. Thanks," he said.

With that, he turned and dragged Lucy to a stair case, which led to the second floor. As they went upstairs, Lucy noticed that the second floor was lined with a balcony that peered over the main floor. Classy, Lucy noted.

Once they were up, she noticed that it was clearly quieter, and a lot less people. She looked over to the side while Natsu led her to a table next to the balcony. There were only two other people. They were sitting at two separate tables, but still talking to each other. The blond one had his shoes on the table and he was leaning back in his chair. The depressed-looking one was sitting like any other person would sit. Then, she noticed that one-the blond one- had a Vermillion University hoodie. This was the student hangout place, but she still felt surprised. Then she realized Mirajane herself probably goes to Vermillion.

"Luce?" Natsu said.

"Hm?" Lucy stopped thinking and turned her attention back to Natsu. When did they sit down?

"What you thinking about?"

"Eh, you know...stuff," Lucy shrugged it off. "So... I'm your girlfriend?"

"Uh, yeah," Natsu said. "I thought that was obvious."

"I don't know. We just never made it official."

"I guess so," he shrugged. "Can it be official now?"

"Of course," Lucy smiled. "Boyfriend. My boyfriend. I'm your girlfriend, you're my boyfriend."

"Yeah, so?"

"Nothing... I've just...never had a boyfriend," Lucy said sheepishly.

"Seriously?"

"Yes, seriously," she rolled her eyes. "I went to a private school, so I didn't have a lot of...social interaction."

"Wow. That sucks," said Natsu flatly.

"You don't even know. So...have you had a girlfriend?"

"Kind of," Natsu's eyes starting rolling away. "Not really."

He looked back at Lucy. "But she's not important, anymore."

"I'm sure," Lucy said sarcastically with a smile.

Suddenly, a young woman with short purple hair came by their table, balancing bowls and glasses on her forearms. She smiled and began to set the bowls down, then the glasses. "Today's special," she said, "Shio Ramen."

"Thanks, Kinana," Natsu smiled at her.

Kinana nodded, then noticed the unlit candle at their table. "Oh, wait." She pulled a matchbox out of her apron pocket, then lit the candle.

"There you go," she said with a wink. "A little romantic touch."

Lucy blushed and Kinana walked away. "What's with the candle?" Natsu asked, craning his neck. "I can't even see you anymore."

"It was nice of her," Lucy shrugged.

"Eh, whatever," Natsu said, leaning forward to blow it out.

They started eating their food, and Natsu said, "Isn't Mira the best?"

Lucy had to admit that Natsu was right. The food was amazing.

"Yo, Natsu!" a sudden shout was heard across the room. They both turned to look, and Lucy saw the blond guy who sat at his own table waving at them.

Then she noticed Natsu scowling. "Damnit, Sting's here."

"Who's Sting?" she asked as Sting got up to come to their table.

"My roommate," Natsu mumbled.

"Hey, Natsu," Sting said once he reached the table. "Here with your girlfriend?"

"Yeah," Natsu said, glaring him down. "You here with your boyfriend?"

Sting's smile changed to a scowl. "He's not my boyfriend, ya asshole!"

"You wanna fight?"

"Let's fight!"

"Fine!" Natsu got up, clenching his fists.

"Hey!" Lucy stood up. "What are you doing?!"

"We're fighting, Luce, you might wanna back up!"

"Oh, no," Lucy said, stepping forward. "We are in a restaurant," she said, then turned to Natsu, "And we are on a date. So no fighting."

"You've never been here before, have you, lady?" Sting asked with a smirk. "People fight here all the time."

"Until Erza breaks them up, of course," Natsu admitted.

"Yeah," Sting agreed. "Before we do any real damage."

"Still," Lucy said. "This is a date," she turned to Sting. "So if you could...leave."

"I guess. I'm on my way out, anyway," he said nonchalantly. "Catch ya later, Natsu."

Natsu glared at him and sat down.

"Oh," Sting turned around to look at Lucy. "I didn't catch your name."

Lucy didn't feel the need to hate him as much as Natsu did; he seemed like an okay guy. So she told him.

"Lucy."

"Sting. See you later, then," he said with a wink. Lucy shifted uncomfortably as he walked away.

"I hate that guy," Natsu said again.

"He's okay..." Lucy shrugged, not even sure if she should remember him.

He wasn't important. Right?

But Lucy had a strange feeling.

[END]

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