Natsu isn’t sure if he has ever taken the ‘compatibility test’ before. When he was younger, he hated taking tests. The ones Erza would put him through to improve his reading and writing skills. There would be dangerous punishments for each mistake.
Though this is different, more like a game, and it’s about Lucy. There’s no one who knows her better than he. So Natsu is positive about winning. Besides, he’ll never back down from a challenge.
“Cool! Let’s start then!” Jason shouts in excitement, “Are you ready?”
“All I gotta to do is answer all of your questions, right?” Natsu bumps his fists together with his signature grin, “That’s easy, bring it on!” Lucy smiles, kind of surprised to see his confidence despite his forgetful nature. But they’ll see.
She shows him thumbs up, “Best of luck, Natsu.”
“I’m excited!” Mirajane claps from behind the bar counter, followed by a wink. Lucy hopes she isn’t up to something again.
“There’s no way you can get more than one answer correct with your memory,” Gray declares confidently, taking off his shirt. “I’m winning this bet.” Jason cuts off Natsu before he can respond to the insult. He can only scowl before the game begins.
“What’s Lucy favorite col-”
The answer comes before Jason can even finish the question. Quite unexpected, Lucy thinks. She receives a cheeky look from Natsu and blushes. He seems satisfied with her reaction.
What’s even more surprising is that he gets the rest of the answers right as well. Jason asks him about Lucy’s birthday, zodiac sign, favorite food and even clothing brand. Apparently, Natsu knows the constellation of her spirits too.
Which seems unreal. Gray’s jaw drops in shock, losing the bet would cost him twenty thousand jewels. Which means he would most likely have to cut that from his savings as they aren’t doing any jobs at the time.
After a while, even Jason struggles to find new questions. “This is the last one,” he finally says.
“In Lucy’s first novel, who did Iris fall in love with?”
This catches Lucy off-guard. The main character in her novel didn’t end up with anyone. The ending was kept ambiguous to satisfy all of the readers. There’s no way Natsu can possibly know the answer to that question.
And Lucy is fairly surprised at his answer.
“That’s something only Lucy knows. But if I had to say,” Natsu then gives her a sideway glance as he continues. “I’d say Noah.”
Jason looks at her for confirmation but she shakes her head, “As the author, I can’t answer this question, however, people are free to interprete the ending as they like.” She smiles, “Natsu’s answer should be counted.” Then she returns her eyes to him, he flashes her his signature grin.
She wonders if he knows that the character Noah was inspired by him.
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