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Stage One, Chapter 3

"You wake up in the morning with an earthquake in your head and a strange man in your bed."

~ misshaileyofficial (Tumblr) ~

3rd Person's POV

Lucy wakes up. Her head is roaring like a thunderstorm. A beam of sunlight comes in through the window nearby.

The bed she's in is unfamiliar. The scent is off. This is not her room. Lucy could think that much, despite the earthquake in her head.

It's then she realized she's nude and immediately reaches for the sheets to cover herself. Then, she sees that the sheets aren't her own. They reek of sex. How she knew that, she had no idea.

"Hey," a voice yawns from next to her.

She shrieks and jumps away. A teenage boy is sitting up next to her, yawning and stretching. He's shirtless and Lucy suspects he's not wearing any pants or undergarments either. That he's nude like her. His eyes are black, black as ink and slitted like a reptile's. Like a dragon's. His hair is spiky, ruffled, and salmon pink.

"Must you be so loud in the morning?" he groans irritably. "My head hurts."

"Who the hell are you?!" she demands, clutching the sheets even tighter.

"Jesus Christ!"

He covers his ears, shutting his eyes tightly.

"Give me a sec, 'kay? My head is killing me."

"…"

Lucy's silent for a second. Her head's throbbing too. He turns towards her. A weak smile is on his face. His canines were abnormally sharp, she notices.

"Hey, are you hungry? Help yourself," he offers.

She blinks, surprised.

"You don't know me," she mumbles, looking down.

"I don't, but I think I need to help you," he says to her.

His genuine worry makes her smile.

"It's okay. I'll be okay. I'll be fine," she replies.

"Somehow, I feel like you're telling yourself that."

~.~

His name is Natsu Dragneel. He's 17 like her. He lives alone. He was at the bar because it was his friend's birthday. He was the boy twirling her around last night, while they were dancing under the streetlights.

She would remember that. He was also kind, she would remember. After Lucy had declined his offer of food and a shower, he had given her some clothes to wear so she won't have to wear Cana's ruined dress, and a pair of sandals so she wouldn't have to go barefoot.

Although they would never meet again, she would remember him. Or so she thought.

And scene.

Poor Lucy. And heyyy there's Natsu! Will they meet again? Only time will tell.

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