Ahhh, a new chapter.

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Lucy almost had a heart attack when she heard someone say something behind her. When she whirled around, she didn't expect it to be a young tanned man with - wait for it - pink hair. Granted, she was very panicked and not thinking clearly, so her hand went to the item closest to her; the potato sack.

And she once again nearly had a stroke when he asked so casually, as if asking what her favorite color was, if she wanted to get married.

That's when Lucy decided. This handsome man who had weird hair was either a. high, b. incredibly stupid and weird, or c. fell in love with her as soon as he saw her. She guessed it was the second one.

Deeming this idiot too stupid to be a threat, she fully lowered her potato sack. "Sure," Lucy rolled her eyes. "How about next Wednesday?"

Natsu frowned and popped another strawberry. Too tired and surprised to even care anymore, she let him.

"Weirdo! Who wants to get married on Wednesday?"

Lucy's face colored red and she started to swing her potato sack around wildly. "IDIOT! I'm weird?! You're the one who asked me to marry you!"

"Yeah!" Natsu agreed. "So wanna do it?"

Lucy's eyes widened in astonishment. "Y... You're serious?" She sputtered, her face coloring a red once more.

"Yeah, why not?" Natsu shrugged, sitting down on the ground and happily picking more fruits.

"But we only just met!"

"Look weirdo - "

"My name is Lucy!"

"Luigi - "

"LUCY!"

"Geeze, okay, I got it! Just stop screaming!" Natsu groaned. "Anyway, my old man and I made a deal. I find a girl to marry me, and he gets off my back."

Lucy stiffened and glared at him. "This is all just for a bet?" She hissed.

"Well - "

"Forget it!" Lucy shouted. "You're a real asshole, you know that?! First you come in here acting like you own the place, then you eat my things, and now you're acting like I'm some... some toy!" She screamed. The past week finally caught up with her, and tears started to spring up in her eyes. "You don't even know who I am! You don't know what happened! SO GO HOME!"

Natsu's own eyes widened, and he jumped to his feet, strawberries forgotten. "H-Hey, don't cry - "

Lucy hiccuped, raising a hand to try and wipe the thickly falling tears.

"Lui - I mean, Lucy, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to... I..." Natsu breathed in, reaching out to wrap his tanned arms around her shaking shoulders and into his chest.

Lucy let him, too busy heaving and sobbing to care. "M-My sister is about to die... And you're going around a-asking random people to marry you?"

"Shh, shh... I'm sorry... I can help with that, you know." Natsu gulped, incredibly guilty as he rubbed her back in a comforting way.

"H-How? I'm already in thousands of dollars in debt, a-and Wendy's hospital bill - " Lucy sobbed. "I won't be able to keep her with me and f-f-fully heal her if I don't pay them soon - "

"Don't worry," Natsu muttered. "I got it. And I was serious, Lucy. Marry me."

Lucy, finally pulling herself together, lifted her head from his tear-stained vest. "Tell me why. What happened? What deal?"

Natsu launched into an explanation, and she listened onto every word.

"Luce, I promise, I'll repay your debts and help Wendy get better," Natsu promised, flashing her a smile.

Lucy stared at him. "... Wait, you're the prince?"

Natsu frowned at her. "Have you been listening to what I just said?"

Lucy shook her head furiously, and wiped away the remaining tears. "... So you promise to help me with the debts?"

"Yes."

"And Wendy?"

"Luuuuce," Natsu whined.

Lucy laughed breathlessly. "What kind of nickname is Luce, you idiot?"

"Just give me an answer!" Natsu pouted.

Lucy stared at his face. Rosy bangs covered his forehead but didn't get too much in the way of his deep onyx eyes. Compassion and just pure childishness swirled within them, and the man had managed to cheer her up. Sure, they only met ten minutes ago. Lucy was definitely not in love with him, but he was nice, and someone she could live without too much complaint. And if it meant saving Wendy and their farm, then it was a deal.

"Okay." She whispered.

Natsu blinked. "Huh?"

Lucy cracked a grin for the first time since they saw each other. "Yes, I'll marry you."

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Natsu was grinning as he pulled a protesting Lucy up the sidewalk.

"Natsu, where are we going!" She whined as he continued to tug on her wrist.

"To the jewelry store, duh!" Natsu shot Lucy a concerned look. "Ya know, for a girl, are you sure you know how marriages work?"

Lucy flushed. "Of course I do!" She snapped as he opened the door to the said shop.

"Well then, what size are you?" Natsu asked curiously, bringing up her hand to his face and eyeing her fingers. Her skin was calloused and hard from working so hard, but at the same time, it was a soft, milky peach with a certain silkiness.

Getting a rough idea of her size, he didn't let go of her wrist once while he went over to displays and started searching.

"Hey, why is your hand so warm?" Lucy asked as he did this.

Natsu shrugged. "I dunno. Doc always said I had an abnormal body temperature."

Lucy scrunched up her face slightly. "You really are a monster."

"Hey!"

After an hour of looking, Natsu straightened up, disappointed.

"What's wrong?" Lucy asked, seeing the distressed look on her fiancé's - it was still a foreign word in her mind - face.

Natsu shrugged half-heartedly. "I guess they don't have what I'm looking for. C'mon," his eyes sudeenly came back to life. "I bet Gajeel could make one!"

He started racing out of the door, pulling a screaming Lucy along with him.

"Who's Gajeel?!"

"You'll see!"

Lucy groaned, and it only made Natsu laugh.

Ten minutes after running, Lucy was completely exhausted and worn out.

"Natsu, my shoes aren't the best, and I can feel the sidewalk through the fabric." Lucy sighed as she bent down to rub her sore and raw foot.

Natsu frowned, concerned. "Does it really hurt?"

"Yeah," Lucy muttered almost bashfully. "It's fine though, I can probably scrape together a few dollars and buy some new leather." Her brows furrowed slightly. "Crap. Leather is pretty expensive..."

Natsu laughed, catching her attention. "Luce, it's fine. I got it covered, remember?"

Lucy blushed in embarrassment and ducked her head before mumbling a distant 'whatever'.

Natsu softened and took a step closer to her. "Want me to carry you?" He offered.

Lucy's eyes widened and she shook her head frantically. "Natsu, it's fine! Probably a few blisters, but I'm used to them, and - " She didn't get to finish her sentence as Natsu bent down in front of her with his back to her.

She stared.

"Are you getting on or not?" He asked.

Lucy bit her bottom lip. "A-Are you sure?"

"Yes," Natsu groaned. "Now hurry up and get on, I wanna go get something."

Sighing, Lucy carefully climbed onto his back, until eventually she wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs held by his own arms.

"Yosh!" Natsu cheered, straightening to his full height. She shrieked slightly at the movement.

"Oi, Lucy, you're heavy." Natsu started as he walked.

Lucy, rather than feeling offended, only grew irritated and annoyed. "That's not what you say to your future wife!" She snapped, slapping the back of his head.

"Owww!" Natsu pouted, before shifting slightly to push Lucy higher up his back. "And that's not how you act to your future husband!"

Lucy blushed furiously at the word and laid her chin on top of his rosy locks. "Hmph." She muttered.

Natsu grinned triumphantly, and the rest of the walk was filled with endless chattering between the two.

"You're so weird," Lucy emphasized, picking up a strand of his hair and looking at it closely. "Why do you have pink hair?"

"It's salmon! Salmon!" Natsu shouted childishly, his sensitive nose picking up the faint scent of his home. Only five more minutes before they get there.

"And I'm not the one with yellow hair!" Natsu retorted.

"Hey! It's blond, Pinky!" Lucy yelled.

Huffing, Natsu finally set Lucy down, bending to the ground while she slid off of him. "Geeze, Luce. Better lay off the Cheetos, eh?"

Lucy's face went red with embarrassment, and she stomped down on his foot in retaliation.

"OW!" Natsu yelped, and clutched his foot while he hopped around clumsily. "Son of a fucking OW!"

Lucy was bent over laughing hysterically, not at all feeling sorry.

Natsu's eyes gleamed. "You're an evil yellow haired person, Luigi."

"LUCY!" Lucy screamed.

"I CAN CALL YOU WHATEVER YOU WANT! YOU FUCKING STOMPED ON MY FOOT!"

"WHO THE HECK CALLS THEIR FUTURE WIFE FAT?!"

"AND WHO THE FUCK INJURES THEIR FUTURE HUSBAND?!"

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I was gonna make it longer, but then the wait would have extended to tomorrow so I was like 'nah'.

Also, to clear up some things!

A. This is set in modern times.

B. It's summer vacation, which is why Natsu isn't in school.

C. Wendy and Lucy can read and do math because Layla taught Lucy and Lucy taught Wendy.

D. What the fuck do I put Juvia as? I was thinking of Gray's assistant. Eh, eh?

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