For @kevin1eight11!! Thank you so much for the commission, I REALLY hope you like it! You left it open for some fluffy goodness, so I really hope that it’s something that you like!!
Pairing: Nalu
Genre: Fluff + Romance
Words: 5732 (special request)
“Don’t tell me no, you’re such a liar, Lu!” Levy’s teasing tone made Lucy roll her eyes in playful annoyance. “You and Natsu would be so cute together and you know it!”
“I don’t know what you guys are talking about, can we just drop it?” Lucy sighed and shook her head. Around her included Levy, Erza, Cana, Juvia, and Mira; they were all part of a larger group of friends, Lucy having been one of the last people to befriend them while at Magnolia University. The girls were having a night together at Erza’s apartment, the older girl having graduated from the university just the year before. Lucy was a senior and well on her way to graduating with an English degree focused on writing, and she usually spent most of her time writing or spending time with her best friend, Natsu Dragneel. Which brought her to the point she was at the moment; she needed some time with her girl friends, she had been pretty illusive with them and she had felt rather bad about it, so she suggested a girl’s night. She should have known that conversation would always slip into some sort of conversation about boys, it didn’t matter what age, her friends still loved to tease and prod each other about information of their love lives, or lack of one.
“Someone’s a little defensive, eh?” Cana smirked and Lucy huffed in exasperation. They were always on her about leading some secret life with Natsu, which wasn’t at all the case. She had met him when she became friends with all of them; in fact, it was him who introduced her to them all. She had been taking a break her freshman year and was shopping in Hargeon when she had met Natsu, as boisterous as ever. She had actually accidentally bumped into him; her eye had caught a boat coming into the port and she was focused on that and hadn’t seen him step out in front of her. He had been carrying an unholy amount of food and when she knocked into him, the contents of said food spilled all over the sidewalk. She had apologized profusely and actually offered to take him to lunch to make up for it. It was one of the bigger mistakes she made with Natsu since he ordered just as much food as he had been carrying; she had figured he was bringing it to a party or something, but no, it was all for himself and apparently his cat Happy whom he made sure to order fish for. However, it was quite the fateful day because Lucy and Natsu become fast friends, much to Lucy’s surprise. Over the years, she and Natsu always found themselves hanging out with each other, they nearly did everything together. Natsu had even taken to breaking into her apartment through her window shortly after they had become friends, much to Lucy’s horror and chagrin. They took trips together and hung out almost daily, but Lucy didn’t think much of it. Natsu was her best friend, they were inseparable and she wouldn’t trade it for the world. He was one of the best people that she had ever had in her life, and his refreshing outlook on life was probably what made Lucy migrate towards him so much.
“Not at all,” Lucy flipped her hair over her shoulder for good measure, “You guys really do scrutinize every little detail of a person’s social life, don’t you?” She pointed out, sweeping her gaze over the group of girls.
“Aw, we’re sorry Lucy, we’re just interested…” Mira apologized, a sweet smile on her face, but Lucy wasn’t fooled. She was damn near the ring leader of the whole charade; she loved knowing all the details of someone’s potential love life, and Erza wasn’t far behind on the need-to-know list.
“We just want to know because if you two do enter a romantic relationship, I need to know whether or not I need to discipline Natsu,” Erza clasped her hands together on the table in front of her, a dangerous glint flashing in her eyes. “Even if you aren’t together, let me know if he ever needs a good smack.” Lucy blanched; Erza was far too intense sometimes.
“N-noted… But I don’t think it’s necessary since we’re not dating, and besides he’s always perfectly nice so long as he’s not crashing through my window…” Lucy sighed at the last bit, he mind going to the many times he decided that the window was a far more suitable entrance than the door.
“He still does that?” Levy asked in shock and Erza scowled in disapproval.
“How ungentlemanly! I cannot believe that that boy is still doing something so brash!” Erza growled and Lucy sighed, she knew she shouldn’t have said anything. She felt like warning Natsu that Erza might set a booby trap for him at his apartment, but she didn’t feel like getting into that conversation at the moment.
“It’s really not a big deal, I’m used to it.” Lucy shrugged, dismissing the problem. “I appreciate the concern though, but Natsu is the only ruffian breaking into my house.” Lucy laughed and Erza still had a murderous glint in her eyes.
“Isn’t it kind of… Suspect to always be with a boy who isn’t your boyfriend?” Mira asked, genuine interest lacing her words. “I mean, he’s always at your house, you guys are always together… You feed him, you do everything together! I think it’s sweet, but you have to understand our questions, right?” Mira pointed out and Lucy pondered the idea for a moment. She could understand that, from an outside party, it may seem like they were intimately involved, but Lucy couldn’t help but feel a little bit defensive.
“Well, sure, but that’s because we’re best friends. I could argue the same with any one of us. We’re all friends, you guys spend a lot of time together, even not as a group; does that mean that some of you are dating one another?” Lucy countered and the group went silent.
“You can think of Juvia and Gray-sama as lovers, if you’d like,” Juvia chimed in, her eyes in a glaze as they always were when she thought of Gray.
“Well… If you put it that way meaning you guys are open to it…” Cana piped up, a suggestive smile on her face as she sipped on her beer. Lucy snorted out a laugh; Cana always found a way to make a conversation sexual.
“Moving on!” Levy suddenly chirped and Lucy chuckled, rolling her eyes. Whether her and Natsu’s relationship was the center of attention or not, Lucy was happy to have had a night where it was just the girls, she had really missed it.
“How are you and Jellal getting on, Erza?” Lucy asked and Erza’s cheeks flushed a bit. Jellal was Erza’s long time crush, and it had totally been mutual. Everyone could see how much they loved each other, they had known each other since they were years and in an orphanage together. They had been separated, Erza being taken into a foster home belonging to Makarov Dreyar; he had fostered many children, including all of them aside from Lucy. He was kind of like a grandpa and the only family that they had.
Jellal and Erza had met once more when they got to college, and after a long time of some good old mutual pining, the two had finally started dating. The whole group had had bets on it, lead by Mira of course, and Lucy had ended up winning 10,000 jewels for being one of the guessers who picked the correct timeframe that they would start dating.
“O-oh, we’re doing well.” Erza cleared her throat, brushing her hair behind her ear. “We’re thinking of moving in together.” Lucy laughed at the congratulatory uproar that her friends gave Erza. She was glad to see them all so happy. After a few moments of cheering for Erza, Lucy decided to switch gears and put the heat on Levy.
