While they are kids unfortunately there will be no hardcore romantic feelings between Natsu and Lucy. However, fluffiness is guaranteed and the fluttering of the butterflies(wow I sound so much like Starfire).

Disclaimer I do not own Fairy Tail

I had noticed it had become considerably dark since I woke up and met Natsu. I would have been lying if I said I wanted to go home. Natsu and I had spent the night talking until the cathedral bell sung out, Michelle told me that, that signalled it was midnight. Knowing it was far past my curfew I informed Natsu that I had to go home.

"No way! You're my treasure now! You belong to me and you stay here with everything else." He crossed his arms and nodded, he even went as far as to sit in the way of the entrance locking me in.

"But my Aunt will be looking for me!" The thought of Michelle being worried sick over me made me even more anxious to get home.

"Don't worry Luce," he coaxed me,"She knows I'm a dragon, she'll understand."

"She will?" I couldn't suppress the hope that jumped into my voice. My stomach squeezed uncomfortably, it said Natsu could be lying and that Michelle didn't know. However my heart reminded me that Natsu was my frie- best friend. He wouldn't lie to me.

"Of course now let me get our bed!" He began to move towards the ladder that led up to the unknown. The top half of his body disappeared and a minute later he came back down closing the hatch behind him. He was holding a dragon sleeping bag. I wasn't surprised.

"I got it for Christmas," he told me.

He placed the camping item in the corner farthest away from the door and opposite the descending ladder. I tilted my head when he began to climb in.

"What about me?"

"Huh?"

"I mean, where do I sleep?"

"With me Luce!" He grinned lifting up the sleeping bag flap for me and shuffling aside to make room.

"But my Mama said that a woman should never sleep with a man until she is married," I replied. My omniscient mother had elaborated the meaning further but I wasn't listening, my new book was more interesting. At the time I wondered why a man would want to sleep in my bed. Surely they felt more comfortable in their own...

"But Luce ya Weirdo, I'm a dragon!" He had a point. How could I forget?

I squeezed into the sleeping bag and let myself drift off to sleep...after pushing him away multiple times.

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I awoke to yelling, a loud bellowing shout.

"Natsu, you up there boy?"

I felt a huge shift from behind me, like something had lifted off of my waist. I suddenly felt something missing and the emptiness was then replaced by a chilling morning breeze. Not pleasant. Lifting an eyelid open I saw Natsu stumbling over his feet as he padded across the floor boards.

He was half asleep when he opened the door and shouted to the male below.

"Whaddya want old man?!"

"Don't call me that, Brat!" He retorted. "Get down here and put your shoes on. One of neighbours' children has gone missing and we have to find her!"

I felt a chill go down my spine. I knew it was me he was after.

"Kay! Let me go wake my new friend! She slept over last night."

A heavy gasp was heard.

"Boy, what does this 'friend' of yours look like?" The voice said wearily.

"Uh...she has yellow hair...and has brown eyes. She's weird but also cool!"

I didn't know why my face was flushed. Either the embarrassment of being called weird or the compliment of being called cool.

"NATSU! You utter Moron!"

"Gildarts, I ain't done anything!" Natsu cried in confusion.

"Thats the missing girl! You've kept her from home and her Aunt has been worried sick! She came over bawling her eyes out! Get down here with your friend now!"

"Alright!" Natsu grumbled walking away from the door, "No need to get your panties in a twist."

I giggled making Natsu smile slightly.

"I heard that!" The two of us froze and we gave each other nervous smiles.

I, reluctantly, took off the blue sweater and straightened out my pink dress. I began to flatten down my bed-head until I felt no more stray hairs sticking out and I breathed out feeling confident with my appearance. I followed Natsu down the ladder-which also brilliantly carved. I wondered how he got me up there.

I then felt Natsu's warm hands on my waist as he helped me down the final steps of the steep ladder.

I turned to see a tall man named Gildarts. He was reeaaalllllly tall. Taller than Papa. He had shoulder-length orange hair (slicked back) and a stubbly beard and wore dark clothes.

"Do you even realise how worried you've had your Aunt, girl?"

"Yes Sir." I nodded.

Mama had told me to respect, listen and answer my elders.

The man seemed taken aback slightly, even Natsu was looking at me strangely.

The ginger rubbed the back of his neck and crouched in front of me, "No need for any of that Sir business." He playfully jabbed his finger on my forehead making me giggle, "That's Gildarts to you, little Lady."

I nodded quickly and noticed that Natsu's smile had returned.

When Natsu had attempted to start a cheery conversation he had received a hard stare that shut him up. Gildarts had told us to wait here whilst he got Michelle.

There was a tense silence between us.

"Wh-"

"Lucy! Darling!" I was off the ground and in the arms of a hysterical Michelle in seconds. She nearly suffocated me by hugging me into her large breasts, I felt incredibly guilty when I felt her hot tears on top of my head.

"I'm sorry Michelle."

"Are you okay?!" She cried as she set me on my feet.

She began to do a body check, searching for cuts and bruises.

"Yes Auntie Michelle," I mumbled, flushing pink with embarrassment. Did she have to do this in front of Natsu and Mister Gildarts? I looked into my Aunt's teary baby blue bloodshot eyes. Her dirty-golden hair was a mess. She was sniffling and suddenly hugged me again and I happily returned it.

"Don't you ever do that again Lucy."

I hesitated and glanced at Natsu, didn't I belong to him?

Natsu's face looked on in disbelief, I discovered it wasn't about the fact she asked me not to stay with him.

"You live with her?!" He gestured to Michelle with disgust.

My Aunty and I parted and looked at him with twin frowns.

"Natsu! Shut up!" Gildarts bellowed.

"There is no way someone as nice as Lucy live with that rich snob!" I gave out a small gasp.

Why would he say that?

"Natsu I told you to shut up!" Gildarts grabbed a fistful of his pink locks and gave a hard tug successfully shutting the boy up.

"Oh Lucy, are you sure you're alright?" Michelle asked one more time, I admired her will to ignore Natsu's harsh comment.

"I told you Michelle I'm fine," I grasped her hand firmly. "I had Natsu to protect me!"

Despite only knowing him a day I could practically feel his smug grin.

Michelle gave a crafty smile, "Oh did he now?"

I blushed when she gave me a suggestive smile.

She turned to Natsu "Well thank you for that Natsu, I'll be taking Lucy home now. Sorry for causing any trouble-"

"What!? You can't take her!" Natsu yelled and pulled on my pale hand just as Michelle had begun to lead me through and out the house. "I'm her dragon and she's my best friend! She belongs with me and needs to stay with the rest of my treasure!"

"Natsu don't tell me you told her-?!" Gildarts demanded yanking Natsu off of me.

"Hey lay off old man! That snob is stealing my treasure!" he struggled. "She's my best friend and I saw her first!"

"Stop lying boy!" Gildarts had Natsu pinned in his arms and Michelle was quickly gesturing me away.

As we walked out the door, Gildarts was walking up the stairs with Natsu swinging off his shoulders.

He looked a bit sick.

However, I heard Natsu call "Don't listen to 'em Luce! I'm tellin' the truth!"

I could also hear Gildarts say lowly to Natsu, "That imagination of yours boy will end up hurting somebody."

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As I was being tucked into bed by Michelle I finally told her what I had been holding in all day.

"I believe him, Natsu I mean," I didn't really care what my Aunt was doing but I felt the bed dip as she sat at the end of my bed. I also felt her stare. "Not that you're a snob! I mean, when Gildarts said him being a dragon was his imagination. I know he's a dragon, he proved it and is really nice. A bit clumsy but still."

I looked and saw Michelle smile at me. I should ask.

"Why does Natsu not like you, Michelle?"

She tensed and looked off into the distance in thought.

Her mouth opened and the shut.

"I-" she hesitated. "I will tell you later."

I dropped my head in disappointment.

She kissed me goodnight and headed out the room. She stopped at my bedroom door.

"I don't mind you being around Natsu, Lucy. However at school try to avoid speaking of me." And with that she left.

I felt bad for my Aunt. Why wouldn't someone like her?

It was my third day here and I already had a mystery to solve...